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February 22, 2008 by Doug Ramsey

Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating. - Lionel Hampton Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. - Lionel Hampton … [Read more...]

Hamp’s Gala: The First Night

February 22, 2008 by Doug Ramsey

Tuesday evening's opening event of the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival was in the University of Idaho Auditorium, a hall intriguing for its neo-Gothic architecture and superb acoustics. Called Hamp's Gala, the concert presented students of the Lionel Hampton School of Music. The first … [Read more...]

Doug Ramsey

Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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