The Vox Box

Wed., Oct. 29, 2008

Jazzfest or bust!…

Today's the day for jazz at WSU - the Jazz festival is coming to town...and I'm jazzed. (ha...lousy pun)

This year's guest artist, saxophonist David Hagelganz, has not only scored awards from Downbeat magazine (a very very popular music mag) but also toured with big jazz names including Chris Botti.

This festival is giving high school jazz groups (like the one I'm in!) the opportuity to perform on the big stage in the Kimbrough Music Building. Performances will be adjudicated by experienced musicians, faculty, and staff from surrounding schools such as EWU.

Is anyone else involved in jazz bands, choirs, or ensambles? How is the music program at your school?

Posted Oct. 29, 2008, 5:55 a.m.

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.