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SF Jazz Announces the New SF Jazz Center in San Francisco

May 6, 2010

The SFJAZZ Board of Trustees today announced plans to build the first permanent home for the 28-year-old San Francisco institution, one of the world's most comprehensive and innovative jazz organizations. The SFJAZZ Center, to be located at 205 Franklin Street in San Francisco's Hayes Valley neighborhood, will be a 35,000 square-foot transparent free-standing structure designed by ...

Max Palevsky: Computer Magnate and Philanthropist Dies

May 6, 2010

A founder of Intel, the billionaire donated lavishly to political causes and the arts. He was a key backer of L.A.'s first black mayor, Tom Bradley. Billionaire Max Palevsky donated lavishly to politics and the arts as well as to other eclectic pursuits. In certain well-connected circles, Max Palevsky was known as the billionaire patron of ...

Mother's Day Jazz and Blues Extravaganza

May 6, 2010

The acclaimed jazz singer Barbara Morrison heads up this lively outdoor Mother's Day concert. Artists such as the Cu Crew, J. Boykin, and Joe Kincaid and the Soul Brothers will have the crowd laughing, singing and dancing. The Ford Amphitheatre May 9, 2010 3:00 p.m. 2580 Cahuenga Blvd, East, Hollywood, CA Box ...

Jazz: That's How It Grows

May 6, 2010

We slipped up last week and totally forgot the Monterey Jazz on Tour was at Royce Hall last Thursday. They're calling them the MJF/52 All-Stars, with pianist Kenny Barron, violinist Regina Carter, guitarist Russell Malone, vocalist Kurt Elling, bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and the brilliant Johnathan Blake on the drums. Real live jazz stars, most of them, ...

Nicole Laporte Goes Behind Closed Doors at Dreamworks

May 6, 2010

'The Men Who Would Be King' by Nicole LaPorte The 1990s were the financial apogee of Hollywood, a period when billions in fresh capital flowed into the coffers of the studios in the expectation that the world had an infinitely expanding need for American entertainment. With new cable networks launching to fill the multi-channel universe and ...

Nice Guy Trio Live at the Bluesix Acoustic Room

May 5, 2010

Trumpeter Chris Tedesco's Jazz CD "Living the Dream" Currently at Number 8 in the US for Jazz Radio Airplay

May 5, 2010

Los Angeles based Trumpeter Chris Tedesco's jazz CD Living the Dream has been in the TOP TEN for three weeks and is currently at number 8 in the US for jazz radio airplay. An astonishing feat for a first timer to jazz radio, Chris has received rave reviews from Jazz Times magazine and jazz radio DJ's ...

Baked Potato Jazz Club Celebrates 40th Anniversary

May 4, 2010

The world-famous The Baked Potato Jazz Club, a Los Angeles music institution, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with an epic, one-of-a-kind jazz festival. Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the magical Anson Ford Amphitheater. The festival will showcase many of the bands and artists that got their start at The Baked Potato. The ...

Recording Academy Readies Benefit

May 4, 2010

The Recording Academy takes up some of its most important work on Friday when it mounts its annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit, which provides money for addiction treatment and sober living resources in the music community. This year's benefit at Club Nokia salutes former first lady Betty Ford, whose own battle with addiction led her to ...

Dave Pell & Med Flory Quintet @ Henri's

May 4, 2010

One of the legendary originators of the West Coast Jazz Sound, Dave Pell plays The Back Room at Henri's with the Med FLory Quintet. FRIDAY, MAY 14 SHOWS 7 pm and 9 pm DAVE PELL Tenor MED FLORY Alto RICHARD SIMON Bass FRANK STRAZZERI Piano FRANK ...