JAZZ Re-EVOLUTION brings together acclaimed actors, singers, and world-class musicians on stage for an electrifying fusion of storytelling and jazz to convey the rich history and power of America’s greatest original art form. This one-night-only event shines a spotlight on many of the artists who have become jazz legends—from Buddy Bolden, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton, and Louis Armstrong to Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Arturo Sandoval, and Wayne Shorter—through biographical and memoir excerpts, letters, and selections from the writings of literary luminaries such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, and Walter Mosley. Multi-generational audiences will be transported from the birthplace of Jazz in New Orleans, to Harlem, to the Los Angeles clubs that thrived along Central Avenue, and beyond.
Programs, artists, dates, prices, and availability subject to change.
Videos
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RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | |
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Avenue Q
Wisteria Theater (1/24 - 3/2)
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Laurie Sefton Creates at LA Dance Project
LA Dance Project (2/20 - 2/22) LOS ANGELES PREMIERE | |
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C A B A R E T
Jaxx Theatre (3/13 - 3/29) | |
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Song of the Night
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/27 - 3/1) | |
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Gustav and Alma
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/6 - 3/9) | |
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DOT by Colman Domingo
The Box Riverside (2/27 - 3/2) COMEDY NEW PLAY
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Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival GALA
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre (3/27 - 3/27) | |
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Firebird & Serenade - Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center (5/25 - 5/25) | |
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Jesus Christ Superstar
Coachella Valley Repertory (3/8 - 3/8) | |
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Midori
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/13 - 3/13) | |
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Insidious: The Further You Fear
Dolby Theatre (4/30 - 5/1) | |
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