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Celebrate Jazz as a Global Language with Dr. Robert Cozma

Celebrate Jazz as a Global Language with Dr. Robert Cozma

Enjoy a presentation and concert with Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Robert Cozma and learn about the local jazz ties to the “Queen of Swing.”

FREE Admission
Open to the Public

Public Lecture and Presentation:
April 14 at 10 a.m.
Boswell Hall, Room 102
880 W. Garden Avenue
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

Co-presented by Dr. Robert Cozmo and Dr. Gary Edwards, this lecture will explore the global evolution of jazz, connections between Romania, the United States and the Inland Northwest, and the lasting influence of Mildred Bailey on early American jazz.

Live Community Concert:
April 14 at Noon
Boswell Hall Lobby
880 W. Garden Avenue
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

View a live jazz performance featuring Dr. Robert Cozmo and NIC Music Faculty.

Dr. Robert Cozma
Robert is a composer, arranger, and trombonist whose work blends tradition with innovation, performed in jazz clubs and concert halls around the world.

A Tribute to Mildred Bailey
A member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Mildred Bailey was a pioneering jazz vocalist of the 1930s and ‘40s known as the “Queen of Swing.”

Questions? Contact Dr. Faith Valente at (208) 769-5972 or faith.valente@nic.edu.

FULBRIGHT – Freedom 250 – North Idaho College

NIC Boswell Hall, Schuler Performing Arts Center
10:00 AM - 11:59 PM on Tue, 14 Apr 2026

Event Supported By

FULBRIGHT - Freedom 250 - North Idaho College
(208) 769-5972
faith.valente@nic.edu
NIC Boswell Hall, Schuler Performing Arts Center
880 W. Garden Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
(208) 769-5972
faith.valente@nic.edu