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Warm Nights, Cool Sounds at Descanso Gardens (CA)
Corniche Entertainment and Descanso Gardens are presenting a series of evening concerts at beautiful Descanso Gardens in La Canada/Flintridge this summer. The series, called Warm Nights, Cool Sounds, takes place at the Under the Oaks Theatre, and features Latin-flavored jazz from some of Southern California's finest Latin jazz artists. Opening the series on Thursday, July 23rd ...
Jack Nimitz Baritone Sax Player Dies
Jack Nimitz played clarinet and alto saxophone before discovering the baritone sax and falling in love with the instrument's voice. “It sounded so warm and nice and dark and rich," he said. Nimitz played with Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and Herbie Mann and had a busy career as a studio musician in Hollywood. Jack Nimitz, a ...
Playboy Jazz Festival
“Rain or shine" was printed across every Playboy Jazz Festival ticket this year, a boilerplate message that seemed laughably perfunctory for a summertime concert in Southern California but nearly encapsulated each day of the weekend festival. On Saturday, the Hollywood Bowl stage had to be covered after a late-morning drizzle threatened to soak the first day ...
L.A. Jazz Students to Participate in White House Program
Continuing to spotlight the importance of the arts, First Lady Michelle Obama will host the first in a series of White House musical workshops today for 150 middle and high school jazz students, including 14 Los Angeles-area teenagers from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. The event will bring together young students from several jazz education ...
23rd Annual Long Beach Bayou & Mardi Gras Festival Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Jimmy Vivino, Barbara Morrison, Cafe R&B, Sweet Baby J'ai
Hear the sounds of New Orleans at the 23rd Annual Long Beach Bayou & Mardi Gras Festival, Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28th at the Rainbow Lagoon Park, 11:30 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Cajun, Zydeco and Blues music along with a daily Mardi Gras Parade led by New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band. Blues legends guitarist Hubert ...
Playboy's Jazz on Film
Jazz clips With the Playboy Jazz Festival on tap for this weekend, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents its annual “Playboy's Jazz on Film" program this evening. Film archivist Mark Cantor presents clips of performances from Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, among others. Playboy Jazz on Film Thursday, June 11 | 7:30 ...
Playboy Jazz Festival Plays to Wide Audience Saturday and Sunday
Radio-friendly acts and underground artists share the stage at this respected two-day event, this weekend at the Hollywood Bowl. For the hard-core jazz fan, a serious, “Kind of Blue"-dyed collector, the Playboy Jazz Festival can sometimes feel like a bit of an uneven proposition. On one hand there is the festival itself, a sprawling two-day buffet ...
Dream Theater Keyboardist, Jordan Rudess, Releases New Solo CD, Notes on a Dream
Dream Theater Keyboardist, Jordan Rudess, Releases New Solo CD, Notes On A Dream - Rudess Performs Solo Piano Versions of Some of Dream Theater's Favorite Ballads New York, New York: Critically acclaimed keyboard artist, and Dream Theater band member Jordan Rudess is proud to announce the release of his new solo CD, Notes on a Dream, ...
From Where I Stand – a Diverse Musical Journey from Santana's Supernatural Trumpeter, Bill Ortiz
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bill Ortiz, a legendary name synonymous to San Francisco’s music scene, announces the release of his debut CD, From Where I Stand, July 14, 2009. Bill’s sweet full tone, and clear, distinctive and assertive style has made this San Francisco native one of the most in-demand trumpet players on the Bay Area ...
Kenny Rankin Singer-Songwriter's Long Career Almost Defied Categorization Dies
A well-regarded guitarist, he wrote the hit song 'Peaceful' for Helen Reddy and played in Bob Dylan's backup band on the influential 1965 album 'Bringing It All Back Home.' Kenny Rankin, a singer-songwriter and musician whose song “Peaceful" was a hit for Helen Reddy and who had popular covers himself of a pair of Beatles hits, ...
