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Article: Live Review

Choi / Cunliffe Jazz Orchestra at Campus Jax in Orange County

by Hobart Taylor
March 10, 2026

Choi Cunliffee Jazz Orchestra Campus Jax Orange County, CA March 1,2026 Young Korean composer and arranger Mina Choi is on a roll. She has co-led big bands while collaborating with two of Los Angeles' most esteemed pianists and arrangers, Bill Cunliffe and Josh Nelson. She put out a stellar 2025 debut release, ...

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Teodross Avery & The Kei Akagi Trio Commemorate The Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennials at Winifred Smith Hall

by Hobart Taylor
February 16, 2026

Kei Akagi Trio with Teodross Avery Winifred Smith HallIrvine, CA Centennial Concert Celebrating Miles Davis and John Coltrane February 12, 2026 How do you cut to the chase when contemplating the work of these determinative demigods of jazz? How do you do it in just four tunes? In ...

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Jazz at Lincoln Center JALC Jazz Congress 2025

by Katchie Cartwright
January 31, 2025

Jazz at Lincoln Center JALC Jazz Congress 2025 New York, NYJanuary 8-9, 2025 In Frederick P. Rose Hall, the gorgeous home of Jazz at Lincoln Center overlooking Columbus Circle in New York City, the JALC Jazz Congress brought artists and industry professionals together for two days of panels and ...

News: Event

Youth Trumpet Scholars Inaugural Event For So Cal Student Musicians, September 21-22, 2024

July 8, 2024

Student Musicians to Perform with, Attend Master Classes with World-Renowned Trumpeters Wayne Bergeron, Andrea Giuffredi & Alex Sipiagin! On September 21 and 22, local area trumpet students will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform onstage and attend highly-involved Master Classes with trumpet legends, Wayne Bergeron, jazz artist Alex Sipiagin, virtuoso Andrea Giuffredi and the entire Grammy-winning ...

Article: SoCal Jazz

The Music of Thelonious Monk: John Beasley's MONK'estra Live

by Jim Worsley
June 22, 2022

If you are familiar with John Beasley's MONK'estra, then you may understand my excitement level at the prospects of seeing and hearing his music in a live show. The brilliance of Thelonious Monk's compositions propelled by the power and sass of big band swagger. This recent performance took place at The Barclay Performing Arts Center on ...