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Jazz Wednesday at the Bowl

May 2, 2010

Jazz at the Bowl In the hands of our new Creative Chair for Jazz, the great pianist Herbie Hancock, Jazz at the Bowl 2010 promises some exciting, innovative and much beloved jazz under the stars, including an evening with Herbie himself! Femi Kuti & The Positive Force Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 8:00 ...

Summer Music Festival for Children Hollywood Bowl Summersounds

May 2, 2010

Summersounds 2010! Presented each year at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl, SummerSounds is the premier summer music festival for children in Los Angeles. MUSIC PERFORMANCES Created especially for kids, these delightful programs feature live music and dance on the SummerSounds stage, located in the patio of the Hollywood Bowl Museum. ART WORKSHOPS Guided ...

3-D Revolution: From Nitrate to Digital

May 2, 2010

The film landscape is changing so quickly these days with lively debates over whether to shoot in 3-D or 2-D or use digital or traditional film cameras. But a new UCLA Film and Television Archive series, “From Nitrate to Digital: New Technologies and the Art of Cinema," illustrates that technological change is the norm in Hollywood. ...

KKJZ-FM Los Angeles Makes Lineup Changes

May 2, 2010

Jazz station KKJZ-FM (88.1) is adding a new program to its weekend schedule, “Bebop and More," featuring music by classic artists such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk along with contemporary performers such as Christian Scott. It will air Saturdays from 7 to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m., beginning this ...

Playboy Jazz Festival Free Community Concert

May 2, 2010

Playboy Jazz Festival Community Concert The run-up to the annual summer jazz party starts in earnest with this free concert with Grammy-winning pianist Bil Cunliffe and his septet paired with the traditional sounds of vocalist Johnny Crawford and his Orchestra. May 2nd : 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Beverly Hills Civic Center Plaza

Have They Got a Tale for You in Ojai

April 29, 2010

Performers gather for the 11th annual swapping of yarns at the Ojai Storytelling Festival, naughty bits included. Old-fashioned storytelling may be a dying art in the age of YouTube, but the organizers of the 11th annual Ojai Storytelling Festival don't intend to let it go down without a fight. For the last 10 years, they have ...

Huntington Library Get's the Blues of Charles Bukowski

April 29, 2010

Huntington Library to offer the first look at its Charles Bukowski collection with 'Poet on the Edge' exhibit The Huntington Library in San Marino, known as the home of Gainsborough's “The Blue Boy," made news four years ago with its acquisition of something a lot bluer: a cache of papers, books and memorabilia belonging to Charles ...

South Pasadena Eclectic Music Festival

April 28, 2010

This looks pretty good, just heard about it.All-day music festival in 5 venues throughout South Pasadena.Tickets: southpasadena.netOn the Main Stage ($20)9:00pm David LindleyThe definition of eclectic, Mr. Dave's combination of American folk, blues, and bluegrass traditions with elements from African, Arabic, Asian, Celtic, Malagasy, and Turkish musical ...

Dexter Gordon - "Loose Walk" (1964)

April 28, 2010

Pianist Jacky Terrasson to Releases Concord Jazz Debut, "Push"

April 28, 2010

Concord Jazz proudly announces the release of pianist Jacky Terrasson's new album Push, available April 27, 2010. The album features a new working trio that includes recent Thelonious Monk Competition winner Ben Williams on bass, Jamire Williams on drums and a handful of special guests. Push, Terrasson's 11th overall album and Concord Jazz debut, moves forward ...