Wednesday, June 25

Grammys 2022: Grammy-nominated live album serves as celebration of Chick Corea jazz trio

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)


‘Aqux’ explores representations of home, connects identities of Latinx community

Home is what artists make of it. “Aqux,” a group exhibition which opened Feb. 19 at The Mistake Room, features 23 Latinx artists and their interpretations of what home means to them. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Susan Aparicio’s digital collages are part of The Mistake Room’s “Aqux” exhibition, which features the work of 23 Latinx artists. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)





UCLA graduate student mixes it up with traditional DJ techniques

This post was updated Feb. 27 at 9:20 p.m. DJ olea is mixing up music with his traditional technique. Graduate student and DJ Daniel Olea, who goes by the stage name olea, is performing alongside Andre Power in Las Vegas on Saturday at “Soulection Las Vegas: Andre Power and Olea.” The event will be held at AREA15 and showcase digital art alongside music, making it an immersive 4D experience. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student and DJ Daniel Olea will bring his San Fernando Valley background and physical turntables to Las Vegas this weekend for the event “Soulection Las Vegas: Andre Power and Olea.” (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin staff)


Tour the Garden: Values sculpture garden reflects may not align with UCLA’s culture anymore

As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. The bucolic hills and surrounding pathways, completed by architect Ralph Cornell in 1967, serve as a community hangout and the backdrop for some of the finest sculptures of the 20th century. Read more...

Photo: (Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin)