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Lifetime achievement Grammy Award winning musician Booker T. Jones, left,  and legendary Jazz saxophonist Joe McQueen chat before their performance at Peery Egyptian Theater. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Music legends meet at the Egyptian Theater

Jennifer Greenlee January 20, 2019

R&B legend Booker T. Jones and Ogden's own jazz icon Joe McQueen met on stage at the historic Peery's Egyptian Theatre on Jan. 18.The two were invited by Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music, a non-profit...

Sean Jones Quartet, courtesy of the Weber State University Preforming Arts Department. (Weber State University)

Esteemed jazz musician swings into Weber

Ana Lichfield September 14, 2018

The jazz stylings of the Sean Jones Quartet came to Val Browning Center for the first time Sept. 14 in the shape of its leader and trumpeter, Sean Jones. In addition to regularly touring with his quartet,...

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Historical series to serve up slices of history

Tiana Pack September 8, 2018

WSU’s Alumni Association and the Weber Historical Society will host Laurence Yorgason as he presents “The History of Jazz in Utah” on Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. Yorgason spoke last year about...

Kirtlyn Bohling, #20, pitches during Big Sky tournament last season at Weber State University. (The Signpost Archives)

Athlete of the Week 3/17/2017

Derrek Ballard March 16, 2017

Weber State Athlete | Kirtlyn Bohling | Weber State Softball Weber State University softball had a stellar weekend last week, winning all of their games, and the Wildcats were led by the pitching prowess...

Joel Bolomboy visits the student section of the Dee Event Center following a game against Oral Roberts University in Spring of 2013. (Signpost Archives)

Utah Jazz select Joel Bolomboy in NBA Draft

Cydnee Green June 27, 2016

Former Weber State University men's basketball player Joel Bolomboy was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round with the 52nd pick of the 2016 NBA Draft on June 23."I have a great opportunity, and...

Senior Joel Bolomboy had a great season playing for the Wildcats for the last time in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.  (Ariana Berkemeier / The Signpost)

Bolomboy to enter NBA Draft June 23

Cydnee Green June 13, 2016

On May 6, over 70 college players were invited to the 2016 NBA Draft Combine that was held in Chicago, Illinois, to be held on May 11-15. Of those 70 players, Weber State University's Joel Bolomboy was...

Novembers Jazz at the Station event was a swinging good time

November’s Jazz at the Station event was a swinging good time

Jess Wright November 18, 2015

The monthly Jazz at the Station event was presented this past Wednesday by Ogden’s Union Station Foundation and the WSU Alumni Jazz takes place every month at the Union Center’s grand lobby. The...

The Pleiss is right for Neto and company

July 20, 2015

For a team that finished the 2014-15 season with a record of 38 wins and 44 losses, the Utah Jazz have had an eventful off-season. Jazz General Manager Dennis Lindsey has stated multiple times that...

OWATC celebrates Black History Month

February 5, 2015

A saxophone and guitar harmony flowed through the room while attendees took their seats to participate in the fifth annual Black History Month celebration at the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College (OWATC)...

Utah Jazz player gives back to the community

January 29, 2015

There was a lot of excitement at the Dee Events Center Tuesday night as youth basketball teams and fans alike flooded in for the opportunity to meet and play with a professional basketball player from...

Weber State offering free tickets to Jazz game to watch Damian Lillard

October 3, 2014

Weber State is giving away free tickets to the Utah Jazz preseason basketball game against former Wildcat standout Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday night at EnergySolutions Arena. The...

Music students form jazz trio

October 10, 2013

Being a professional musician is a dream come true for many music students. Casey Wood and Spencer Howe get to live out that dream before either one of them has graduated by performing as two of a three-piece...

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