City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Friends of Watts Towers Arts Center Celebrate the 46th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival at Watts Towers Arts Center Campus
Dates: 10/1/2023
📍 Theatre: Watts Towers Arts Center Campus
1727 East 107th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90002
Phone: 213.847.4646
Tickets: free
Los Angeles - The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) celebrates the 41st anniversary of the Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival, and the 46th anniversary of the Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival. DCA and Friends of Watts Towers Arts Center will host multicultural dance and music performances at the 41st Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival on Saturday, September 30, 2023 and the 46th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival on Sunday, October 1, 2023 to continue these festivities.
An all-star line-up of international recording artists, local jazz greats, percussionists, and dancers will come together over two days, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., for unbelievable festival experiences under the artistic direction of Rosie Lee Hooks, Patrice Rushen, and Munyungo Jackson. Presented by DCA and the Friends of Watts Towers Arts Center, the two-day festival is free and open to the public.
Both festivals take place at the DCA’s Watts Towers Arts Center Campus at 1727 East 107th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90002. For more information, please call 213.847.4646 or visit www.wattstowers.org.
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Friends of Watts Towers Arts Center Celebrate the 46th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival at Watts Towers Arts Center Campus Schedule
Sunday, October 1, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Masters of Ceremonies: Kamau Daáood and Dee Dee McNeil
11:00 a.m. Alaadun
Yoruba ground blessing uniting all cultures based on common themes and principles
12:00 p.m. Melvin Lee Davis and Friends featuring Derek Bordeaux, Kevin Flournoy, and Jeffery B. Suttles
Gospel Jazz
1:00 p.m. Food4Thought, Queen Socks, and Love
Spoken Word
1:30 p.m. Ray Bailey and Friends
Traditional blues
2:30 p.m. Dee Dee McNeil
Spoken word
3:00 p.m. The World Stage Big Band
Continuing the legacy of all the great master musicians, composers, and arrangers in black music that can be loved, enjoyed, and appreciated by all cultures
4:15 p.m. Kamau Daáood
Spoken word
4:45 p.m. JMP Allstars featuring Patrice Rushen, Munyungo Jackson, Bobby Rodriguez, and Reggie Hamilton
Straight-ahead jazz
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