Linda Yohn, moderator, Gary Burton and Dennis Wilson, panelists.

Lionel Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. The U-M Jazz Festival is a non-competitive event providing collegiate and high school students an opportunity for increased experience and understanding of American jazz. The Festival is open to students, educators and music lovers of all ages. It is presented by SMTD through the Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation with support from numerous academic units within the U-M. This year’s festival is participating in a University-wide celebration commemorating the Bicentennial of the University’s founding.