Jazz in the Schools Program to Visit 22 Area Elementary Schools
Tuesday, February 16 1999
February 16, 1999^^MEDIA CONTACT: Jeff Olson, University Communications and Marketing, (208) 885-8934 or e-mail to jolson@uidaho.edu STORY CONTACT: Lynn Skinner, Jazz Festival director, (208) 885-6765 or e-mail to jazzdoc@uidaho.edu^^Area elementary school students will get a taste of jazz, as musicians appearing at this year's University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival take their jazz show on the road.^^The festival's Jazz in the Schools program, now in its fourth year, will make stops at elementary schools in Lewiston, Clarkston, Pullman, Moscow, Genesee, Lapwai and Spokane. In addition, the jazz road show will make first-time visits to Palouse Elementary School in Palouse, Wash., and Lewiston's St. Stanislaus and Holy Family Elementary Schools. Performances also have been scheduled for homeschool students in the Lewiston and Moscow-Pullman areas and for elementary students in the Whitepine School District.^^Nearly two dozen performers will sing and play for the elementary students, including Lionel Hampton, who is scheduled to perform at Lapwai Elementary School in Lapwai Feb. 25 at 1 p.m.^^The Jazz in the Schools program runs Feb. 22-26 and is funded by U.S. Bank and the Idaho Commission on the Arts.^^Monday, Feb. 22^^Kuni Mikami, piano; Lance Bryant, saxophone; Christian Bausch, bass; Wally "Gator" Watson, drums, and Billy Contreras, violin, will perform at:^^CLARKSTON, WA 9:15 a.m.--Heights Elementary^^10:30 a.m.--Highland Elementary^^Leonid Vintskevich, piano, and Lembit Saarsalu, saxophone, will perform at:^^MOSCOW, ID 9 a.m.--Lena Whitmore Elementary^^10:30 a.m.--Russell Elementary^^Andy LaVerne, piano; Claudio Roditi, trumpet; Jay Ashby, trombone; Amy Nelson, vocals; Dan Bukvich, drums; and Igor Butman, saxophone, will perform at:^^CLARKSTON, WA 9:30 and 10:15 a.m.--Parkway Elementary^^Jim Martinez, piano, will perform at:^^PULLMAN, WA 9 a.m.--Franklin Elementary^^10:30 a.m.--Sunnyside Elementary^^SPOKANE, WA 2 p.m.--University Elementary^^John Stowell, guitar, and Evelyn White, vocals, will perform at:^^MOSCOW, ID 10:45 a.m.--Homeschoolers, Giant Step, and Whitepine School District students at the Lionel Hampton School of Music Recital Hall^^12:30 p.m.--UI Music History class in the Lionel Hampton School of Music Recital Hall.^^Tuesday, Feb. 23^^Kuni Mikami, piano; Lance Bryant, saxophone; Christian Bausch, bass; Wally "Gator" Watson, drums; and Billy Contreras, violin, will perform at:^^MOSCOW, ID 1:30 p.m.--Westpark Elementary^^2:10 p.m.--McDonald Elementary^^Leonid Vintskevich, piano, and Lembit Saarsalu, saxophone will perform at:^^MOSCOW, ID 8:35 a.m.--Logos School^^10 a.m.-- St. Mary's School^^Andy LaVerne, piano; Claudio Roditi, trumpet; Jay Ashby, trombone; Amy Nelson, vocals; Dan Bukvich, drums; and Igor Butman, saxophone will perform at:^^LEWISTON, ID 9:30 a.m.--Lewiston homeschoolers at Northwest Children's Home Education Center^^Jim Martinez, piano, will perform at:^^LEWISTON, ID 1 p.m.--Holy Family and St. Stanislaus Elementary at Holy Family Elementary^^John Stowell, guitar and Evelyn White, vocals, will perform at:^^LEWISTON, ID 9:30 a.m.--Lewiston elementary school students at Lewiston High School.^^Wednesday, Feb. 24^^Jim Martinez, piano, will perform at:^^GENESEE, ID 10:30 a.m.--Genesee Elementary^^PULLMAN, WA 1:30 p.m.--Jefferson Elementary^^John Stowell, guitar and Evelyn White, vocals, will perform at:^^PALOUSE, WA 10:15 a.m.--Palouse Elementary^^Thursday, Feb. 25^^Lionel Hampton, vibes; Kuni Mikami, piano; Lance Bryant, saxophone; Christian Bausch, bass; Wally "Gator" Watson, drums; and Billy Contreras, violin, will perform at:^^LAPWAI, ID 1 p.m.--Lapwai Elementary^^Friday, Feb. 26^^Jonathan Pugh, trumpet; Jay Lawrence, drums; Kuni Mikami, piano and Christian Bausch, bass, will perform at:^^CLARKSTON, WA 2 p.m.--Grantham Elementary ^^-30- ^^jo--2/16/99^^MJAZ^
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