An all-star lineup of jazz greats: Dave Brubeck, the Bruce Hornsby Trio and Madeleine Peyroux, treat Hollywood Bowl audience to their masterful and diverse performances, Wednesday, August 22, at 8 p.m. American jazz singer Peyroux, whose vocal style is often compared to that of Billie Holiday, opens the concert in her Bowl debut.
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JVC Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl continues its tradition of presenting the best of contemporary smooth jazz on Sunday, August 19, at 6 p.m. This year's artist roster includes world-renowned saxophone player Dave Koz; pianist David Benoit; vocalists Phil Perry and 19-year-old newcomer Kelly Sweet; guitarist Earl Klugh and His Little Big Band; and Summer Romance starring pianist Jim Brickman and saxophonist Michael Lington.
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Accompanied by a 28-piece orchestra, featuring orchestral arrangements written by Van Dyke Parks, harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom makes her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut on Friday, November 9 at 8:00 p.m.
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Lee Ritenour, one of the world's most prolific jazz guitarists, headlines an evening of first-rate jazz on Wednesday, August 15 at 8 p.m. featuring a distinguished line-up of musicians that includes Patrice Rushen, Richard Bona, Alex Acuna, and Brian Bromberg. West African jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke opens with his trio Gilfema, followed by the innovative John Scofield. This is the fifth of eight concerts that comprise the 2007 Jazz at the Bowl series.
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In a meeting of jazz giants, guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau, with drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier, perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. in support of the critically acclaimed 2006 release Metheny Mehldau and highly anticipated 2007 release Quartet.
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association presents Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell as soloist and director leading the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in Vivaldi's beloved Four Seasons on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 8 p.m. This concert is part of the Philharmonic's 2006/2007 Baroque Variations series, and is Bell's final On Location appearance at Walt Disney Concert Hall this season.
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Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the U.S. premiere of his 2005 work for orchestra, Helix, on Friday, March 30 at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 31 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, April 1, at 2 p.m., at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The program also includes a suite from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand with soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association's 2006/07 Toyota Symphonies for Youth (TSFY) concert series at Walt Disney Concert Hall continues on Saturday, March 17, at 11 a.m. with The Music of Brahms, an original production designed especially for young audiences, with the script written by Bryan Davidson.
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Popular Pre-Concert Presentations Provide Unique Insights for Philharmonic Fans. The "Upbeat Live" podcasts on KUSC.org have been made possible through the support of Box Populi. The Los Angeles Philharmonic continues to break new ground by making podcasts of its popular pre-concert "Upbeat Live" series available on the website of radio partner Classical 91.5 KUSC.
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A legion of jazz all-stars - including bassist Christian McBride - pay tribute to the amazing musical legacy of venerable jazz icon and hard bop pioneer Horace Silver on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 8:00 p.m., at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a program of Mahler's Symphony No. 7 and Webern's Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 on Friday and Saturday, January 12 and 13, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association's 2006/07 Toyota Symphonies for Youth (TSFY) concert series at Walt Disney Concert Hall continues on Saturday, January 20, at 11 a.m., with Jazz and the Orchestra, an original production designed especially for young audiences.
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