RENOVATED BOWL TO BOW WITH PLAYBOY JAZZ.Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer Jazz and the many types of music included under that label return to 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 this summer. 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. , June 19-20, will inaugurate in·au·gu·rate tr.v. in·au·gu·rat·ed, in·au·gu·rat·ing, in·au·gu·rates 1. To induct into office by a formal ceremony. 2. the newly renovated historic amphitheater. For its 26th year, the event reflects the most popular streams of that thing called swing, which means a big dose of Wave-styled pop instrumentals, along with r&b, Latin, Afrobeat, jam bands and even tap dancing. And for anyone who might notice, a couple of straight-ahead jazz acts, too. Jazz classicist clas·si·cist n. 1. One versed in the classics; a classical scholar. 2. An adherent of classicism. 3. An advocate of the study of ancient Greek and Latin. Noun 1. Wynton Marsalis will entertain along with r&b singer Etta James, Nigerian band leader Femi Kuti, standards crooner Peter Cincotti, banjoist Bela Fleck, smooth jazz trumpeter Rick Braun, dancer Savion Glover and a promising quartet headed by Herbie Hancock. Bill Cosby will host the first day, while guitarist Kevin Eubanks, leader of the ``Tonight Show'' band, takes over as master of ceremonies the following afternoon. Renovations at the 80-year-old Los Angeles County-owned Bowl cost $24 million and include a new acoustical shell and upgrades of the stage area and surrounding buildings. The plan to modernize was approved in 2000. The Playboy Jazz Festival lineup follows. June 19: Wynton Marsalis Septet; Etta James & the Roots Band; Hugh Masekela; Savion Glover & Ti Dii; Brian Culbertson with Michael Lington; the Cos of Good Music IX (Geri Allen, James Carter, Wallace Roney, Ndugu Chancler and Dwayne Burno); Christian McBride Band; Charles McPherson Quartet; Yerba Buena yerba buena (yĕr`bə bwā`nə), trailing evergreen perennial (Micromeria chamissonis) of the family Labiatae (mint family). It is native to W North America and especially common to woodland areas along the Pacific coast. ; Jose Rizo on the Latin Side All-Stars; Washington Preparatory High School George Washington Preparatory High School is a secondary school in the Westmont section of unincorporated Los Angeles County, California that is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. It was founded in 1926. Jazz Ensemble. June 20: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Brian Blade Quartet; BWB BWB Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung (German: Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement) BWB Blended Wing Body (flying wing) BWB British Waterways Board featuring Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown; Gerald Wilson Orchestra with Barbara Morrison; Bela Fleck and the Flecktones; Roy Hargrove RH Factor; Michel Camilo Trio with Charles Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the and Horatio ``El Negro'' Hernandez; Peter Cincotti; Femi Kuti; Robert Randolph & the Family Band; and Katia Moraes & Sambaguru. Tickets are currently available by mail order only. Those interested in buying seats should request a mail order form by calling (310) 449-4070. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster starting May 2 or at the Bowl box office beginning the same day. Tickets can also be purchased through the Playboy Web site at www.playboy.com/arts-entertainment. Fred Shuster, (818) 713-3676 fred.shuster(at)dailynews.com |
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