The free public event, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 9, will be performed by the Los Angeles Multi-School Jazz Band at the Bradley Senior Center, 10957 S. Central Ave. in the Watts area of Los Angeles. The band, established in 1991 for gifted student musicians from local public and private high schools, also will include alumni. The program will feature the music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Gerald Wilson and others dating from the 1930s to modern-day.
The concert is the second in the Playboy's free community series, scheduled in conjunction with the 30th anniversary Playboy Jazz Festival, June 14-15 in the Hollywood Bowl. “With great entertainment by some of the best young musicians in Los Angeles, an audience of seniors and community members will take to the dance floor to show they've still 'got that swing,'" said Richard Rosenzweig, festival president.
The festival, which attracts 18,000 listeners each day in the outdoor amphitheater, this year will feature a variety of jazz genres performed by celebrated and upcoming musicians, including Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau, Keb' Mo', Dee Dee Bridgewater, James Moody, Dr. John, Tower of Power, RnR (Richard Elliot-tenor sax, Rick Braun-trumpet), Roy Hargrove, Hiromi, Guitars and Saxes, Ivan Lins, The Cos of Good Music and much more.
For more information about the Watts concert or the festival, call the Playboy festival hotline, 310-450-1173, or go to the website, playboyjazzfestival.com. Festival tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster, 213-365-3500 or 714-740-7878, or online at ticketmaster.com.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
