Archive for the ‘Jazz N LA’ Category

Joni’s Jazz-Photo Feature by Malcolm Ali

      Cover Photo-Cassandra Wilson by Malcolm Ali. Inside Photo-Herbie Hancock. Hancock spoke of performing with Joni Mitchell and had an amazing performance in his trademark, sensational, improvisational style. All photos by Malcolm Ali.       August 17, 2011- Joni’s Jazz at the Hollywood...
August 18th, 2011 | Jazz N LA | Read More

The Playboy Jazz Festival 2011

  Buddy Guy and 12 year old guitar phenom Quinn Sullivan are interviewed by the press. Cover and Inside Photo by Dory Green.  Buddy Guy and The Roots excel at one of the best Playboy Jazz Festivals in years.  By Buddy Sampson  The Playboy Jazz Festival 2011, a two day jazz festival, presented an...
June 15th, 2011 | Jazz N LA | Read More

Jazzy Jam Pasadena-Helping Children Through Jazz

      Jazzy Jam-Pasadena, which will take place next Saturday, May 14th will benefit after school programs. Jazzy Jam Pasadena Education for Empowerment Benefit Concert, May 14th Helping Children Through Jazz Jackie Snell-Brown has a vision, She has a vision of a time when things were more innocent...
April 15th, 2011 | Events, Jazz N LA | Read More

Celebrating Black Music Month with Saxman Damon Rentie

Photo by Kim Webster Damon Rentie describes the saxophone as “more than an auditory experience, the saxophone actually touches you to the core of your soul.”  Damon grew up in Compton, CA and began playing the sax at ten years old.  “ I started in the Compton Unified School District,” ...
June 21st, 2010 | Jazz N LA | Read More

Playboy’s Jazz Festival Series 2010 Line Up

Bill Cosby It’s Here Again, Folks! By Buddy Sampson The Playboy Jazz Festival has been innovative over the years, marrying traditional jazz with new artists and new forms of jazz. Wait a minute. Stop the presses! I’ve getting a case of deja vu. Didn’t I write that last year? Okay,...
May 25th, 2010 | Jazz N LA | Read More