This post was updated March 14 at 6:16 p.m. For Rex Orange County, “Who cares?” is not a rhetorical question. In his self-reflective fourth full-length album, Rex Orange County crafts a narrative of purpose, self-doubt and the loss of love. Read more...
Photo: Rex Orange County returns with orchestral elements in his fourth studio album “WHO CARES?” (Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment)
This post was updated March 9 at 10:34 p.m. Joe’s Oasis plans to provide a musical respite for the UCLA community. Joe’s Oasis will be a recurring series of live jazz performances that will begin Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Computer science and medicine professor Joe DiStefano is working with ethnomusicology professor Steven Loza to create Joe’s Oasis, a jazz event that aims to bring jazz to UCLA’s community. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
Creation is at the very core of UCLA’s jazz combos. The UCLA Jazz Combo Concert, which took place on Sunday, aimed to showcase the musical advancements of various jazz combo groups over the last quarter. Read more...
Photo: Students in the UCLA Gluck Jazz Ensemble rehearse ahead of their Sunday performance as part of the UCLA Jazz Combo Concert. Second-year global jazz studies student Dalton Mumphrey (center) plays the tenor saxophone alongside third-year global jazz studies student and trumpeter Colin McClure (left) and second-year global jazz studies student Jordan Casciato (right) who plays the alto saxophone. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 30 at 11:49 p.m. Like a broken record, the Grammys nominated the same old tunes. The Recording Academy announced this year’s Grammy nominations with a notable absence of the global artists who are rocking today’s charts. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
This post was updated March 6 at 9:01 p.m. Cautious Clay is not so cautious anymore. Joshua Karpeh, better known as Cautious Clay, has broken into the music industry with co-writing credits alongside artists such as Taylor Swift and by making R&B and indie music under his own name. Read more...
Photo: Musician Cautious Clay, known offstage as Joshua Karpeh, spoke with the Daily Bruin prior to his concert Friday at The Fonda Theatre about his transition into music and the wordplay behind his songs and stage name. (Courtesy of Leeor Wild)
This post was updated March 30 at 10:44 p.m. “Unexpected Shadows” casts light upon stories that have shaped and empowered women. In an homage to powerful women, opera singer Jamie Barton presents a collection of alumnus Jake Heggie’s compositions and voices the plights and triumphs of womanhood. Read more...
Photo: (Maleeha Zaman/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 30 at 11:19 p.m. “Chick Corea Akoustic Band LIVE” celebrates years of collaboration. John Patitucci, an artist in residence at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA, received a 2022 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for “Chick Corea Akoustic Band LIVE,” along with fellow jazz musicians Chick Corea and Dave Weckl. Read more...
Photo: (Dani Nalangan/Daily Bruin)
