Listen to our conversation with Idaho State Civic Symphony Conductor Dr. Nell Flanders and ISU Director of Choral Studies Dr. Jeff Francom. They’ll share insights into Joy to the World, a pair of captivating performances on Friday, December 6th, and Saturday, December 7th, featuring the ISU Choirs, Camerata Singers, ISU Children’s Choir, and the Idaho State Civic Symphony.

Dean Kandi Turley-Ames speaks with former ISU women’s basketball player Ilene Hauser and ISU Sports Hall of Famer, Nancy Graziano on their roles in building a legacy for women’s sports at Idaho State University. The two discuss their impactful careers and ISU’s longstanding support for women’s athletics.

I am happy to welcome Keith Kelly again to the show, this time to share the music that each of us is teaching our students at our respective schools! Keith is a professor of music at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, AZ.

Don't Call It Jazz welcomes back Kieth Kelley to take you on a deep dive into two great records: Alice Coltrane's Ptah the El Daoud and Qasim Naqvi's Two Centuries. Jon and Keith put together a playlist of tracks from each of the principal players on both of these legendary albums.

Symphony Artistic Director and Conductor Dr. Nell Flanders and Native American flutist Hovia Edwards joined Jamon Anderson for a conversation about the upcoming November 2nd performance, Songs of the Land, by the Idaho State Civic.

I am excited to welcome Dr. Jenna McLean, my colleague in the ISU music department and co-director of the commercial music big band to Don’t Call it Jazz. Jenna and I converted the big band to this open-instrumentation group as a way to better represent and support the growing and dynamic talent of the commercial music program. We put together ten interesting new arrangements of songs by Stevie Wonder for our debut concert, Friday October 25th in Jensen Hall at the Stephen’s Performing Arts Center. Concert starts at 7:30pm, tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance.

Don't Call It Jazz welcomes back Kieth Kelley to take you on a deep dive into two great records: Alice Coltrane's Ptah the El Daoud and Qasim Naqvi's Two Centuries. Jon and Keith put together a playlist of tracks from each of the principal players on both of these legendary albums.

Don’t Call it Jazz is thrilled to present, “From the Vault”, a new series of episodes where host Jon Armstrong plays music from his old CD and Vinyl collection. This physical media collection has been going strong for over 25 years, and it’s been a blast to rediscover these iconic albums.

Don’t Call it Jazz is thrilled to present, “From the Vault”, a new series of episodes where host Jon Armstrong plays music from his old CD and Vinyl collection. This physical media collection has been going strong for over 25 years, and it’s been a blast to rediscover these iconic albums.

It is the 10-year anniversary of my debut album, Farewell, which was released in 2014 on Orenda Records, a Los Angeles-based creative jazz label. The album consists of five tracks, original compositions, and arrangements for a 23-piece jazz orchestra of incredible LA-based jazz musicians.