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Actors and Studios Said to be Close to New Contract
After weeks of back-channel talks, Hollywood's biggest actor union and the major studios appear to have broken their logjam and could be close to reaching an agreement on a new three-year contract, according to people close to the situation. The agreement would come as a breakthrough for the Screen Actors Guild, whose members have been working ...
Armen Nalbandian Music Director for Poetry in Motion II
Reprising his role as Music Director for Poetry in Motion, pianist/composer Armen Nalbandian will be performing new original compositions with a new ensemble. Created specifically for the April 28th Poetry in Motion II event will feature Eva Scow, Ray Moore, and members of the Park. Nalbandian's compositions are being written to feature many poets including: Joshua ...
UCLA Celebrate the Lengendary Music of Duke Ellington with Performances by UCLA's Jazz Orchestra and Latin Jazz Ensemble.
Two days of music events at UCLA are lined up to celebrate the jazz great's 110th birthday. When it comes to describing Duke Ellington, it's easy to run out of superlatives. One of the defining figures of American music? Sure, with a 50-year career that includes standards such as “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It ...
Southland Jazzeries
Jazz Los Angeles Arturo Sandoval: Mambo Mania! Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Cal State Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive, L.A. Cuban Jazz legend Arturo Sandoval performs his blend of Afro-Cuban jazz, bebop and classical concertos. The Bird & the Bee Echoplex 1154 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles ...
Bill Frisell's Disfarmer Project at Skirball Center
Long known for merging rustic Americana with atmospheric jazz, Bill Frisell brought to the Skirball Center on Thursday night. His new Disfarmer Project, a suite of as-yet- untitled compositions intended for a future CD release that are inspired by the American photographer known as Disfarmer. An eccentric, reclusive man, Disfarmer, born Mike Meyers, became an outsider ...
Soloist Downtown Street Musician Inspires Times Columnist
When I met a street musician in downtown Los Angeles nearly four years ago, a guy playing a violin that was missing two strings, I wasn't sure I'd ever write about him. But as I got to know more about this gent, Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, one column led to another, and then to a book called ...
Ex-Beatle Harrison to Get Hollywood Star
Paul McCartney may have a knighthood, but it’s George Harrison who is receiving the royal treatment from the Hollywood Walk of Fame this month. Harrison will receive a star on the fabled walk on April 14, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Friday. His widow, Olivia Harrison, and his son, Dhani, are expected to attend the ...
Omar Sosa and the Afreecanos Quartet at Jazz Bakery
When Omar Sosa walked onstage at the Jazz Bakery on Thursday evening, magisterially dressed in head-to-toe white, he carried with him a candle in one hand and a small carved deity in the other. Then, seated before his piano, he began tapping out notes in tandem with percussionist John Santos' extraordinary mlange of found and sampled ...
Victor Little, Lauded Session Bassist/Composer, Releases Inner Portrait CD
In a music career that has spanned over 20 years, Victor Little has established himself as the consummate session bassist. Victor has laid down the low-end musical foundation on recordings and on stage with Patti Austin, Billy Preston, Angela Bofill, Charlie Musselwhite, Mickey Hart, and the legendary Booker T. Jones. Now one of the San Francisco ...
Ascension of the Blues - An American Musical Journey Comes to Marin 142 Throckmorton Theater
Ascension of the Blues - An American Musical Journey Comes to Marin’s 142 Throckmorton Theater for Two Nights Only, April 3 and 4, 2009 Bay Area music critic, Paul Liberatore, declared, “Ascension of the Blues is a heart-stopping show that vibrated the sidewalk and made the sun come out on a rainy day." The ...
