Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

Monty Alexander, Jeff Hamilton & John Clayton

Since the 1960s, the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival has been one of the largest and oldest educational jazz festivals in the world. With over 400 student performances, a dozen world-class jazz artists on four main stages and nearly 100 workshops, clinics and special exhibits, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival honors the music, dance and history of jazz music and one of its most honored artists, Lionel Hampton. The 2016 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival begins on February 24, and ends February 27.