Washington State University received the lion’s share of awards on “College Day” at the 2005 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival held at the University of Idaho on Feb. 24. The outstanding college instrumental soloist award winners include Matt Reid on trumpet, David Snider, bass, and Kristen DuChateau, piano. Snider was also selected the winner of the […]
Wednesday, November 3rd, the 2004 Washington State University Jazz Festival will be presented on the WSU Campus. The Festival will include a concert by Jazz Northwest, the WSU faculty group, from 12:00-12:30 pm followed by a gala concert from 12:30 to 1:30 pm featuring guest trumpet artist Tim Acosta and the award-winning WSU Jazz Big […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University Campus Involvement will present Music on the Mall with Jazz Night from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, on Glenn Terrell Mall. Jazz Night, a musical experience fusing together favorites of many eras of music, is influenced by the sounds of James Brown, Herbie Hancock and the jazz […]
Walk through most WSU buildings at noon and you’re sure to find empty offices or employees doing lunch at their desks. But stroll through Information Technology and you might think you wandered into Kimbrough by mistake. You didn’t. The live jazz and blues music you’re likely to encounter is produced by Ken Clark, graphic lab […]
Musician Jude Bowerman will bring his high-energy act to the Washington State University campus on June 25 to highlight the release of his new album “Life Goes On.” The performance will be from noon-1 p.m. on Glenn Terrell Mall. Bowerman covers a variety of musical styles that blend blues, funk jazz and rock into a […]
Students of the Jazz Studies Program at WSU walked away big winners from the 2003 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho in Moscow. Results of the College Day competition ended with WSU winning numerous awards including first place prizes for the Jazz Big Band; Anna Webber, flute; Scott Tenhulzen, drums; and Rachel […]
The 2002 Washington State University Jazz Festival will be presented in the Kimbrough Music Building on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The gala concert highlighting this event will be at noon in Bryan Hall Theatre, featuring guest cornetist Jon Pugh and the award-winning WSU Jazz Big Band, directed by Greg Yasinitsky. Performing jazz faculty members will include […]
The Washington State University Jazz Big Band and VOJAZZ vocal jazz ensemble will perform in concert 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in Kimbrough Concert Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The program will open with VOJAZZ with their new director Jennifer Scovell. Scovell is a graduate of Western Michigan University where […]
A Holland jazz ensemble that combines the musical cultures of Indonesia, the United States, and the Netherlands will appear July 17 at Washington State University. Luluk Purwanto and the Helsdingen Trio are touring the United States this summer and fall. They will perform at WSU at noon on the Glenn Terrell Mall, and they will […]