

Student Jazz Concert impresses
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The brass section in one of the four big bands and eight jazz combos that performed at the Student Jazz Concert takes center stage. The free concert was held at the IAF Theatre at Idyllwild Arts on Saturday, July 16. Photo: Cid Castillo

“What a thrill to be in paradise,” Pam Jordan said sitting in her office on the Idyllwild Arts campus across from the construction site of the William M. Lowman Concert Hall. “It’s everything I hoped for and much more. Christopher and I love living in Idyllwild. I thought we would, but I didn’t know how…
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