A FREE AFFAIR FOR JAZZ FANS AT PLAYBOY'S ROSE BOWL FEST.Byline: Paul Andersen Correspondent History will be made this weekend when the first notes are struck by the John Muir High School Jazz Band, as jazz makes its debut at the Rose Bowl when the 16th annual Old Pasadena Summer Fest kicks off Saturday morning. Finally, America's music will be coming to America's stadium. This will mark the 11th year that the Playboy Jazz Festival The Playboy Jazz Festival is an annual event sponsored by Playboy Enterprises to celebrate jazz as well as feature both established and up and coming musicians of the genre. It was founded by Hugh Hefner and was first held in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Stadium in 1959. will be a part of the swirl of activities that make up Summer Fest. What began as a one-day concert at a community art fair is now the second-largest public gathering in the city of Pasadena, with only the Rose Parade drawing more people. In fact, the Pasadena segment of the Playboy Jazz Festival hosts a larger audience than the actual festival itself, which this year takes place June 11 and 12 at the Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances. The "bowl" in this context is the natural cavity in the earth into which the amphitheater is built, rather than the shape of the . ``We're really excited about coming to the Rose Bowl,'' says saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa Jeff Kashiwa is a smooth jazz saxophonist native to Seattle who made his start as a member of popular fusion jazz group The Rippingtons. Kashiwa moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music where he developed an interest in straight-ahead jazz. , who will headline Saturday's show with his Coastal Access Band. ``I'm spending most of the summer touring with the Sax Pack, which features Kim Waters, Marion Meadows ṅ Soprano saxophonist Marion Meadows is of Native American, African American and Caucasian descent. Born, December 7, 19??, in West Virginia and raised in Stamford, Connecticut, he began playing clarinet and studying classical music at age eight. and me playing this sexy, Ocean's Eleven kind of sports-car-driving music. But Coastal Access actually predates my time with the Rippingtons - we go back to 1986, I think. So we've got some history, too.'' Kashiwa is one of the leading voices in the contemporary jazz field, having made his initial mark with his decade as the saxophonist with guitarist Russ Freeman's Rippingtons collective. He has since gone on to his own solo recording career and is currently planning CDs with both his Sax Pack partners and Coastal Access Band. ``We're named after those brown signs you see when you drive along Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
``One of the sad things about this business right now, the jazz business, is that there are so few places to play, especially here in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, .'' Franklin began his career while still in high school when he joined Roy Ayers' Latin Jazz Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz and classical harmonies from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and United States. The two main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian and Afro-Cuban. Quintet. Over the years, he has played with everyone from Gene Harris For the baseball player, see . Gene Harris (September 1, 1933, Benton Harbor, Michigan – January 16, 2000) was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style that is known as soul jazz. and Ornette Coleman to Hugh Masekela (he has a gold record from having appeared on the trumpeter's classic hit ``Grazing in the Grass'') and O.C. Smith. He feels it is imperative that the music be passed along from one generation to the next. ``We're the elder statesmen now,'' he said. ``If each one teaches one, it will keep it out there.'' PLAYBOY JAZZ AT THE ROSE BOWL/OLD PASADENA SUMMER FEST Where: The Rose Bowl, Brookside Park, Pasadena. When: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Tickets: Free admission; $10 parking. Information: (310) 449-4070, www.delmanoprod.com. Lineup: Saturday - Jeff Kashiwa & the Coastal Access Band, Henry Franklin Group, Vocal Legacy featuring Victor Fields & Clairdee, Oskar Cartaya & the Enclave, the Hi-Fi Quintet, Trio Gonzalo, John Muir High School Jazz Band. Sunday - Ronnie Laws, Bill Fulton Band, Odara, Kristin Korb, CJS CJS® The abbreviation for Corpus Juris Secundum, which is a comprehensive encyclopedia of the principles of American law. Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS) serves as an important research tool that enables a user to locate statements and reported decisions on Quintet, Chatsworth High School Jazz Band. Monday - Steve Oliver, Rickey Woodard, Taylor Eigisti, Luis Conte, Sandy Graham, Eagle Rock High School Jazz Band. At the Rose Bowl: You CAN bring blankets and beach/lawn chairs. You CAN'T bring picnic baskets, coolers, backpacks, glass containers, cans, BBQ BBQ barbecue grills, umbrellas/canopies, video cameras, audio recorders, alcoholic beverages or dogs. No smoking allowed on the Rose Bowl lawn. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Jeff Kashiwa brings his Coastal Access Band to the Playboy Jazz at the Rose Bowl event on Saturday. |
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