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30th Playboy Jazz Festival on June 14-15 Stars Hancock, Jarreau, Dr. John, Tower of Power, More
The 30th annual Playboy Jazz Festival, one of the largest jazz festivals in the nation, will be staged in the Hollywood Bowl on June 14 and 15, 2008. The diverse program in the 18,000-seat outdoor amphitheater will feature mainstream and contemporary jazz, big bands, R&B and Latin sounds. Among the headliners will be Herbie Hancock, Al ...
Concord Jazz Veteran Scott Hamilton - New CD in Stores Now
The new album from tenor sax legend and Concord Jazz veteran Scott Hamilton is available now (CD & Digital). Released this week on Concord Jazz , Scott Hamilton & Friends - Across The Tracks consists of 9 tracks featuring some of the best musicians accompanying Hamilton including Grammy nominee Duke Robillard (guitar), Gene Ludwig (organ), Chuck ...
Taylor Eigsti - "Let It Come to You" Released This Week
Concord Jazz have released the new album (CD & Digital) from Jazz piano wonder kid and two-time Grammy nominee Taylor Eigsti titled Let It Come To You. Let It Come To You is Taylor's follow up to his 2006 Concord debut Lucky To Be Me which spent 23 weeks on the national jazz radio airplay charts, ...
Live Performance of Uri Caine - May 7th at Amoeba Hollywood
Uri Caine is performing live Wednesday, May 7th at 7 p.m. at the Amoeba Hollywood. Since moving to New York City, this composer and jazz/classical pianist Uri Caine has recorded eighteen albums as a leader. His most recent is The Classical Variations (Winter and Winter 2007) He has made cd's featuring his jazz trio, his Bedrock ...
Playboys Free Community Concert May 9th
Artist Lineup for the Festival's 30th Birthday Bash Longtime festival emcee Bill Cosby and associate producer Darlene Chan, along with Playboy founder and Playboy Jazz Festivals executive producer Hugh Hefner and president Dick Rosenzweig, hosted a press conference at the Playboy Mansion Wednesday afternoon to unveil the artist lineup for this years jazz festival at the ...
Jojo Styles Renews His Love for Latin Instrumental Jazz on Two Releases
Oakland, CA - JoJo Styles got inspiration from living in the Bay Area during rock music's most pivotal and productive times, the 60s. JoJo had the opportunity to see Hendrix, Santana, Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea and other luminaries of the day at the festivals and concerts going on regularly at venues and parks. It ...
30th Anniversary Playboy Jazz Festival 2008
Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday & Sunday, June 14 & 15, 2008 Save the date for Playboy's annual celebration of jazz and blues with a spectacular array of musical talents. This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the event that continues to bring the biggest names in jazz to the Hollywood Bowl in ...
David L. Abell Memorial Jazz Salons Presents Benny Green
David L. Abell Memorial Jazz Salons Presents Benny Green The salon will feature jazz pianist, BENNY GREEN, a player with a sensitive touch, stunning technical command and a sturdy sense of swing. Green will perform two solo sets of music and engage in an interactive dialogue with a featured host and the audience. Monday, June 16, ...
Jimmy Cobb, Eric Alexander and Generations Band at Yoshi's San Francisco, Thursday, May 15!
The International Center for the Arts at San Francisco State is proud to present a history-making night of jazz featuring Jimmy Cobb and Eric Alexander at Yoshi's San Francisco on Thursday night, May 15, at 8 pm. The night will feature two great events: First will be the first public performance by the San Francisco State ...
Lavay Smith & Red Hot Skillet Lickers Perform Free Concert May 4
Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers will perform a free concert on Sunday, May 4, in Beverly Hills, Calif., the first in a series of three community events sponsored by the Playboy Jazz Festival. The event also will feature Grammy-nominated Latin jazz trumpeter-band leader Bobby Rodriguez and his salsa band. The concert, presented in ...
