Schedule Is Jam-Packed With Big Names
(Hollywood, CA) - April 27, 2006 - Steve Huffsteter Big Band and Poncho Sanchez are just a couple of the many renowned jazz performers who will be blowing their horns and beating their drums as the Hollywood & Highland Center's Summer Wine & Jazz Concert Series sponsored by kjazz 88.1fm radio station returns in June.
(Back by overwhelming demand, this summer's jazz concert series is bigger, better and hotter than previous years. Top bands, ensembles, trios and quartets will be performing a variety of jazz styles under the summer stars every Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Central Courtyard (Level 2) of the center.
(Featured performances by:
June 6 Joey DeFrancesco
June 13 The Midnight Jazz Band
June 20 Tolu with Justo Almario and Alex Acuna
June 27 Alan Broadbent Trio
July 11 Alan Pasqua Jazz Collective
July 18 Poncho Sanchez
July 25 John Altman Big Band
August 1 Jeff Hamilton Trio
August 8 Luis Conte Latin Jazz Ensemble
August 15 Steve Huffsteter Big Band
August 22 Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Ensemble
August 29 Gerald Clayton Quartet
Each week a different winery will showcase a selection of wines, including: Malibu Family Wines (June 13th), Red Diamond Wines (July 11th), Wilson Creek Winery (July 18th), Joseph Filippi Winery Cucamonga (July 25th) and Rex Goliath Winery (August 15th). All proceeds from the wine bar will directly benefit Project Angel Food (www.angelfood.org) -- an organization whose mission is to deliver free and nutritious meals to men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS and other serious illness.
The event is FREE and open to the public. For more information, jazz music-lovers can call (323) 467-6412 or visit www.hollywoodandhighland.com or www.kjazz.org.
About Hollywood & Highland Center:
Hollywood & Highland Center features 65 retailers. The newest addition includes Virgin Megastore, the west coast flagship featuring full-scale, pop-culture entertainment; the first-ever West Coast Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe, Japan's fastest growing pastry chain, and so much more. The 640,000 square foot center also boasts retail space leased to national, regional and local tenants including a variety of restaurants; several of Hollywood's hottest nightclubs; the trendy and very popular Lucky Strike Lanes and a six-screen state-of-the-art cinema adjacent to the world-famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre. It has recently been announced that CIM Group, owners of Hollywood & Highland Center, will open fashion powerhouse H&M directly across the street from the center in 2007. The renowned Kodak Theatre, home of the Academy Awards and the 640 room Hollywood Renaissance Hotel are also located within the center.
About CIM Group:
CIM Group is an integrated, full service real estate investor with in-house acquisition, development, finance, leasing, and management capabilities. CIM Group directs its efforts towards districts of high population density, including the downtown areas within large cities, smaller “main street" districts within towns and suburban cities, and other locations which lie within the metropolitan areas of the country. Since its inception in 1994, CIM Group has been a leading force in the creation of great streets in the cities of Santa Monica, San Diego, Pasadena, Brea and Hollywood. CIM Group has identified Hollywood as a premier urban district for investment and development. In line with its long-term view of a flourishing Hollywood community, the company has built a portfolio that includes a variety of properties. They include housing, office, entertainment and a diverse mix of restaurants and retailers to support revitalization of the area as a vibrant urban center serving residents, visitors and businesses. The company made its first investment in Hollywood in 1998 with the acquisition of the office building now known as the TV Guide Hollywood Center, which also is the company's headquarters. Today, the CIM Group owns 10 properties throughout the area and is one of the largest property owners in Hollywood.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
