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The first event will be held on Feb. 9 from 9 to 11 p.m. at the Portneuf Valley Brewery. There is a $10 cover charge and proceeds benefit the ISU music department.

On Feb. 10 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., ISU will host 12 local high school bands, free and open to the public. Then at 7:30 p.m., the ISU Big Band and Howard Wiley & Extra Nappy will perform. Tickets are available at the ISU Box Office.

Tenor-saxophonist Howard Wiley has been a major force on the Bay Area music scene since his teenage years in the mid-90s. A prot茅g茅 of the dynamic Miss Faye Carol, he鈥檚 steeped in a vast array of African-American idioms, from gospel, blues and jazz to R&B, funk and hip-hop. Wiley鈥檚 quartet plays next-level grooves with such a deep pocket it鈥檚 not just nappy, it鈥檚 Extra Nappy.            

Extra Nappy鈥檚 band members have earned their stripes playing alongside some of contemporary music鈥檚 finest voices, among them include, Lauryn Hill, Sheila E, Christian McBride, Alicia Keys, Steely Dan, Boyz II Men, Nas, the Mars Volta and Thundercat.

For more information, contact Jon Armstrong at armsjona@isu.edu or (208) 282-3143.