Idaho Jazz Links

In addition to this page, please also visit "Small Business" for links to websites of those businesses who support and feature local jazz.

 

Tom Hazzard Memorial Jazz Hall of Fame   www.idahojazz.org  Dedicated to the memory of the founding director of the Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree.

Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree  www.sunvalleyjazz.com  Held mid-October each year

Gene Harris Jazz Festival  www.geneharris.org/   Typically held each Spring in Boise. 

Lionel Hamption Jazz Festival  http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/jazzfest/.  Held in February each year at the University of Idaho in Moscow.

Great Basin Jazz Camp  www.greatbasinjazzcamp.com  Held in July on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho.  This is the only Jazz Camp in the state of Idaho

Jazz in the Canyon  http://www.magicvalleyartscouncil.org/jazzincanyon/jitcindex.htm  Held mid-June in the Snake River Canyon, Twin Falls

Idaho's Jazz Stations Jazz is now on the radio 24x7, but it is on the new HD radio format, a new technology requiring new equipment.  See http://radio.boisestate.edu/JazzHD2.html for details.   

The American Rag   an on-line magazine of traditional jazz and ragtime; a great place to find links to other festivals.  www.americanrag.com

The Music Resource  Go to www.themusicresource.com for an exciting and educational resource for jazz enthusiasts.  You can navigate to a page listing the most historically significant jazz recordings, see the entire Blue Note catalog, and much more.

Boise Jazz Society See http://boisestate.edu/music/BJS/index.html and  http://boisejazzsociety.com/bjsjazzmail/.  The Boise Jazz Society is a concert-based organization featuring several unique jazz concerts each year on a subscription basis.

Eastern Idaho Jazz Society See www.eijs.org, Serving the Idaho Falls and Pocatello areas

 

Following are some jazz musician's websites who are from Idaho, or who have strong Idaho ties:  Note: If you're a jazz musician or jazz group with a website, we will gladly provide a link to your site here.  We encourage you to consider joining the Idaho Jazz Society (see "Membership" page) and provide a link to the IJS www.idahojazzsociety.org on your website also.  Contact ijswebmaster@gmail.com if you have any questions.

 

   Jeff Bakerwww.jeffbakerjazz.com

   Emily Bradenwww.myspace.com/emilybraden

   Mike Laky and Rushmore Jazzwww.trakshack.com

   Sidemenhttp://sidemen.ecosmos.com

   Sally Tibbswww.sallytibbs.com

   Brent Jensenwww.brentjensenjazz.com  (To purchase his CDs, visit www.OriginArts.com  

   Kevin Kirk and Onomatopoeiawww.kevinkirk.net

   Curtis Stigerswww.curtisstigers.com

   Paul Tillotsonwww.paultillotson.com

   Ken Harris:   www.myspace.com/kenharrissolopiano