Rapper Common will headline Jam Day for the 27th annual JazzReggae Festival, said the festival’s Facebook page on Monday. He will join artists Santigold, the Grouch and Eligh and Ryan McDermott on May 26. Read more...
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May 1, 2:44 am
JazzReggae Festival to feature rapper Common
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May 1, 12:01 am
Band Nonagram puts an original spin on jazz melodies
After playing in several jazz groups in which the names of the bands were anagrams of the musicians’ names, the members of Los Angeles-based jazz trio Nonagram decided the band’s name would be not another anagram. Read more...
Photo: Jazz trio Nonagram will perform its original music, which is influenced by the sounds of singer-songwriters, jazz heroes and Western classical music, in the newest addition of the Fowler Out Loud concert series.
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April 29, 11:41 pm
Q&A: PAPA’s Darren Weiss on the group’s roots, sound
Fresh off of a tour with Lord Huron and featured regularly on KROQ’s Locals Only show, L.A.-based indie rock duo PAPA doesn’t plan on slowing down. Read more...
Photo: Tonight, Student Committee for the Arts is bringing L.A-based indie rockers PAPA to Kerckhoff Grand Salon. Band member Darren Weiss spoke about how to write songs, musical inspiration, the origin of the band’s name and what to expect from tonight’s show at 8 p.m.
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April 29, 12:05 am
Attorney UCLA alum to show his folk-rock side in concert
For attorney Adam Walker, law is his vocation, but music is his passion. Walker studied political science as a UCLA undergraduate and later attended law school at the University of San Diego, but music has always been a constant outside of his education. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Adam Walker, a singer-songwriter who draws both from Bob Dylan and heavy metal, will perform tonight at Kerckhoff Coffee House as a part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s concert series.
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April 29, 12:00 am
Ellingtonia to honor jazz musician
Renowned jazz musician Duke Ellington played at Royce Hall in 1937. Not only was it one of Ellington’s first American concerts, but it was his first ever jazz performance in a concert venue. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Director of Jazz Studies Kenny Burrell and the Ellingtonia Orchestra will perform in Schoenberg Hall as part of the day’s events honoring the life and works of the late Duke Ellington.
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April 29, 12:00 am
B-Sides: Child ballads provide refreshing stories among sea of repetitive music
There’s something about old stories that manage to hold our interest long past their telling. I noticed this in Ireland when I studied abroad in the fall: The past and its tales are revered and treasured as part of Ireland’s national history. Read more...
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April 26, 1:00 am
Album Review: ‘To Be Loved’ By Michael Buble
In a competition between Elvis Presley and Michael Bublé, Elvis would win hands down. Read more...




