Free Jazz Concert Series on Friday Evenings in Hollywood
On March 4, First Friday Free Jazz presents legendary drummer Washington Rucker and Friends. An award-winning musician, Mr. Rucker was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in 1998. His career as a “musician's musician" has encompassed all genres of Jazz and Gospel, as well as popular music. He has toured with a number of music legends, including Stevie Wonder, Nancy Wilson, and Hampton Hawes.
On April 1, First Friday Free Jazz presents talented pianist Derrick Finch and The Jazz Collection Quintet. Mr. Finch is a dynamic piano player who has toured with such notables as Linda Hopkins and Maxine Weldon.
On May 6, First Friday Free Jazz presents Latin Jazz, featuring Rudy Regalado and his hot Latin Jazz Quintet with congas and all. This concert celebrates Cinco de Mayo and will be presented on the outdoor stage in Barnsdall Art Park - bring your blankets for a warmer evening.
Doors to the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre will open at 7:00 p.m. Concerts begin at 8:00 p.m., featuring two 45-minute sets. Seating for each performance is on a first-come, first-served basis. Audience members are invited to come early and enjoy the current exhibitions at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery for FREE prior to each concert, as part of the Municipal Art Gallery's First Friday Program.
The Music Performance Fund supports programs which are often the only source of live music in the communities in which they take place. For more information about the Music Performance Fund, visit www.mptf.org.
The Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, and Barnsdall Art Park are facilities of the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. For further information about First Friday Free Jazz, the public may call toll-free at (866) 881-8399.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
