Cd'A Charter Jazz Ensemble wins at Hampton jazz festival

MOSCOW — Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy was a winner at the 2017 University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.

The Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy Jazz Ensemble, directed by Michael Harrison, won the High School Large Instrumental Ensemble B Division. The group was selected to perform at the Young Artist’s Winners Concert on Friday evening. The performances will be available on the Jazz Festival’s YouTube page at the conclusion of the festival.

This year’s Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival was re-incorporated into the nationally accredited Lionel Hampton School of Music in UI’s College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences. It features three days of student competitions, workshops and clinics. More than 115 K-12 schools are in attendance from around the region, including nearly 400 soloists, combos and ensembles from Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.