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ANGEL CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
OCTOBER 1 - 15“…the city’s can’t miss destination for
eclectic, cutting-edge jazz.”
WWW.ANGELCITYJAZZ.COM
— Los Angeles Times
JAZZ NEVER STANDS STILL It’s constantly evolving and reinventing itself
While nurturing a deep respect for the history of jazz, Angel City focuses on its future by
encouraging and embracing the continuing innovation of this American art form
we call jazz.
Angel City Arts presents the 10TH ANNUAL
ANGEL CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 1ST - OCTOBER 15TH...establishing Los Angeles
as a jazz destination
The 2017 program will feature some of the world’s most
innovative jazz musicians, many of whom have not performed in
Los Angeles for many years
2017 FESTIVAL VENUES:John Anson Ford Ampitheatre
REDCATThe Colburn School - Zipper Hall
LACMAThe Blue Whale
— Los Angeles Times — Los Angeles Times
Archie Shepp + Roscoe Mitchell + Rudresh Mahanthappa + Ravi Coltrane + Anthony Braxton + Wadada Leo Smith + Ambrose Akinmusire + Anat Cohen + Greg Osby + Dave Holland + John Scofield + Albert “Tootie” Heath + Dafnis Prieto + The Claudia Quintet + Yosvanny Terry + Kneebody + Nicole Mitchell + Chris Speed + Bill Frisell + Myra Melford + Tigran Hamasayan + Burkina Electric with DJ Spooky + The Necks + Pan Afrikan People’s Arkestra + Craig Taborn + Theo Bleckmann + Bennie Maupin + Jim Black + Dave Douglas + Bobby Bradford + Tim Berne + Marilyn Crispell + Allison Miller + Satoko Fujii + Mark Dresser + Peter Erskine + Vijay Iyer + Mat Maneri + Pharoah Sanders, and numerous others... l
WE HAVE PRESENTED...
Our guests come from all over California, including:
The greater Los Angeles areaNorthern California
The Bay areaSan Diego County
Orange County
Annual attendance:
10,000+
20% 20%60%Young Adult (under 35)
Mature Adult (46+)
Adult (35-45)
OUR AUDIENCE
Jazz FansMusicians
Arts & Culture EnthusiastsMembers of the mediaCreative Professionals
The YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
an avenue for young jazz musicians to create and
collaborate with one another, expanding on the traditional
concepts of jazz and improvisation
The competition is open to all high-school and college-aged (16-22) student jazz ensembles based in the
greater Los Angeles Area
WINNING ENSEMBLE RECIEVES:
• $1500 cash prize • Perform opening set of the 2016 Festival
• Feedback and evaluation by jazz professionals
“An end-of-summer fixture since its debut… the Angel City Jazz Festival has drawn top-tier talent from figures across the jazz vanguard.” -Los Angeles Times
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS *PRICING AND CUSTOM PACKAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST“Is the Angel City Jazz Festival the best jazz festival in Los Angeles?
If you are going to measure it by the quality of acts, quantity of acts, accessibility of venues, price of parking or friendliness of the crowd, then YES, it is the best jazz festival in Los Angeles”
“Is the Angel City Jazz Festival the best jazz festival in Los Angeles? If you are going to measure it by the quality of acts, quantity of acts, accessibility of venues, price of parking or friendliness of the crowd, then YES, it is the best jazz festival in Los Angeles”
– Sean O’Connell, LA Weekly
LET’S TALKWithout help from individuals, businesses and donors, this festival simply would not go.Angel City Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Therefore, your contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. We are a 100% volunteer operated organization of music lovers who simply want to present and preserve this valuable American art-form called jazz.
WWW.ANGELCITYJAZZ.COM
Rocco Somazzi Artistic Director323.573.2110
Rob Woodworth [email protected]
