University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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a Oe SA ae alt - pet ee hoo OX. = toe re s 4 % ase 2 ‘a ‘ “eu Ne SR ; + aCe 2” ae yee ses 2) Tag Seal rs AS Seats ee ae ; ANTS + o Ny ar 4 ¢ mM 4 S ‘ % m7) f iv = % % e 4 = jet ? 5 + ; ey Mardi Gras in the snow, you ask? Well, on Fat Tuesday and the days to follow, New Orleans Pizazz Hits Moscow Moscow and Pullman combined efforts this year to give the Palouse iwo nights of unforgettable Marci Gras activities Feb. 17 - 18 Shuttle buses ran both nighis be tween 17 locations, giving par- ticipants access to 26 live bands. Three separate balls were held this year. Friday night the Bellhop Mardi Gras Ball, sponsored by Washing tion State University’s Sigma Iota. was held at the CUB in Pullman. Saturday the traditional Beaux Aris Ballwas held at the SUB and the Black Tie Ball was held at the Con- vention Center of the UI Best Wwestem Almost 4,000 people bought tick- eis for the Mardi Gras weekend rickets, which cost students si2 and “real people” SiS in advance ora flat S20 at the door, were good for admittance to the balls and free rides on the shuttle buses. Je Ka Jo, The Poseys, The Untouchables and Moscow's own Imaginary Friend were among some of the bands brought in for the weekend Saturday morning's parade drew approximately 3,000 people. despite the weather and Friday night's parties. The parade featured more than 60 entries. with every- Mardi Gras thing from Couch potatoes to the fa- mous UI Briefcase Brigade strolling down Main Street Students in the Visual Communi cation and the Design Process course offered by the Ul's Depart ment of Art and Architecture designed and built many of the floats for the parade. An estimated 70 hours of production time is need ed to complete each float, according to instructor David Giese. Most sroups spend anywhere trom $80-SIO0 to Cover the cost of lum- ber, glue and pizza. Some groups sought out sponsors to help cover the costs According to the course syllabus, limits on the project include using only the provided milk Carion paper material on the surface of the float, moving the float without motorized assistance and using the priciples of bas-relief (design raised slightly from the background) to make the colorless floats visually exciting It doesn't matter Sneaking up from who you dance behind, the cat tries with, solongas you to make a sneak at dance. At Mos- tack onthe theiving cow's most formal mice, who looked yet uninhibited innocently at the Beaux Arts Ball crowd of 3,000 on (Lyon) the cold, rainy day (Munroe) The UI Jazz Band let ‘er rip as they opened the festivi- ties at the Beaux Ams Ball. (Lyon) “i

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=e ‘ os 16 AE See ylaaee ee ee eect ft” a 4. 4 i a a em On , oe RS Se ee OP i} Jazz enthusiasts of all ages made the trek to Moscow to isten to the Jazz Man ‘This jazz festival is getting to be Known as the jazz festival of the world,” said Lionel Hampton about the growth of one of the UI’s most famous events. Attracting periorm- ers from around the world, the 22nd annual Lionel Hampton Chevron Jazz Festival started off with more famous names than had ever ap- peared at the festival before. The Soviet Duo, Jazz for Two, kicked off the week on Wednesday, February 22nd in their official Ameri- can debut. Pianist Leonid Vint- skevich and Lembit Saarsalu on tenor sax surprised the audience at the Patricia Miller concert and were joined by Lionel Hampton, where they jammed for about an hour in the unplanned performance The Thursday concert was led with the Lionel Hampton Trombone Workshop, a group of 23 trom- bones who performed with Hamp- ton and a rhythm section. Jazz for Two performed again, including American jazz standards and com positions of their own. Carmen McRae's unforgettable voice and the Ray Brown Trio kept the fans en thralled Wynton Marsalis joined in at McRae's call and filtered some tasty lines that left the audience anticipat- ing his solo work later in the concert Jazz Festival a? ak ast ee Lionel Hampton joined the group and led the concert to a great finish with his great vibes work The Friday night concern was again headed by Jazz for Two. Ken- ny Burrell on guitar and the Ray Brown trio Kept the momentum by playing jazz standards. Trumpeter Doc Cheatam and trombone man Al Grey jammed, then Cheatam amused the audience when he sang a song “dedicated to all the girls in Moscow ’ Stan Getz, with members of his own band and the Ray Brown Trio, displayed his mastery of the tenor sax with his melodic lines and ele- gant structuring of blues phrases. Hampton and Burrell joined Getz and the Ray Brown Trio and jammed until the end of the concen The Lionel Hampton Trombone workshop got the final concert a great Start. Jazz for Two gave their final performance in Moscow, leav- ing the stage to a standing ovation Phyllis Hyman, backed by the Ray Brown Trio, showcased her power ful voice with selections from Duke Ellington and though the crowd en joyed Hyman's gorgeous voice, the real focus of the concert came when Hampton brought out his Bigs Band and cut loose In his Gist yearin Getting into the show business, groove of the jazzy Lionel Hampton atmosphere, Wyn- continues to delight) ton Marsalis grin- audiences with his ned as he enter vibraphone at the tained the = au- jazz festivalnamed dience. (Munroe) in his honor, (Munroe)