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Paul Brown & Marc Antoine Release New Album
Smooth Jazz Guitarists Paul Brown & Marc Antoine's new collaboration CD Foreign Exchange hits stores this week. The new album produced by Brown, co-produced by Antoine features guest performances by some of the genre’s most acclaimed artists (including Jessy J and keyboardists Philippe Saisse and Gregg Karukas). The collection brings out the best in both guitarists ...
Aretha Franklin Will Play the Hollywood Bowl on June 26; First Time in 35 Years
Opinions may have run the gamut on Aretha Franklin's performance at President Obama's inauguration -- not to mention her ginormous bow hat -- but we can all agree that 35 years is too long to wait for her to return to the Hollywood Bowl. The Queen of Soul will play the amphitheater on June 26, the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ford Amphitheatre Announces '09 Summer Season
Does fighting the crowds at the Hollywood Bowl give you the summer blues? The Ford Amphitheatre, located just up the street, has long served as the Bowl's funkier younger sibling, offering an eclectic cultural menu in a relatively more intimate setting (1,241 seats versus the Bowl's approximately 18,000). This summer, the Ford's lineup is typically diverse ...
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