Playboy Jazz Festival
Los Angeles, CA, West Coast USA
Father’s Day Weekend
Some of the Artists who’ve performed …
Stanley Clarke/George Duke Project
Branford Marsalis Quartet
Jamie Cullum
Benny Golson Quartet
The Golden Striker Trio featuring: Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller, Russell Malone
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra plus special guest Stefon Harris in a Tribute to Milt Jackson
Baaba Maal featuring Daande Lenol
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Hiromi
Cos of Good Music featuring: Walter Blanding, Jr., Dwayne Burno, Ndugu Chancler, Gerald Clayton, Kevin Eubanks, Steve Turre
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Jason Goldman
Sunday, June 18th 2006
McCoy Tyner Trio with the Lula Washington Dance Theatre
Elvis Costello and the Imposters featuring the piano and songs of Allen Toussaint with his New Orleans Horn Section, The River In Reverse Tour 2006
Groovin’ For Grover featuring Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber and Kirk Whalum A Celebration of the Music of Grover Washington, Jr.
The Grover Washington Jr. Protect the Dream Foundation to benefit young musicians.
Ozomatli
Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Jazz All-Stars with special guests Regina Carter and David Sanchez
Chuck Mangione
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Eldar
Christian Scott
Lesa Terry and the Women’s Jazz Orchestra of Los Angeles
Elder Edward Babb & The McCollough Sons of Thunder
Bill Cosby Master of Ceremonies
About Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood Bowl
Established in 1979, The Playboy Jazz Festival has become internationally acclaimed, emerging as the West Coast’s premier jazz event. Sold out every year, it is a month-long affair culminating on one weekend in June at the Hollywood Bowl featuring jazz, latin and world music. Virtually every jazz legend and major contemporary artist has performed here, yet the festival has also showcased up and coming talent from around the world and from various genres. As part of its commitment to foster a greater awareness of jazz music, the festival presents a comprehensive six-week series of free pre-festival events most notably: the standing room only “Jazz on Film” night and the “Old Pasadena Summerfest”, a three-day event featuring 20 hours of free live jazz, arts & crafts, gourmet foods, rides and a variety of family entertainment. Begun in 1959 as a one-time landmark event in Chicago to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Playboy Magazine, it was revived in 1979 and remains one of the most unique festivals with its forward thinking and creative programming.
Past performers include Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Joe Williams, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Gerry Mulligan, Mel Torme, Etta James, Pancho Sanchez, Chris Botti, Arturo Sandoval, Brian Setzer, Gladys Knight, Joshua Redman, Chucho Valdes, Ozomatli and hundreds of others.