Herb Alpert News

The LA Phil has revealed the 2026 Hollywood Bowl summer season with performances at the world-renowned amphitheater in the Hollywood Hills from June to September 2026.

North/South Consonance, Inc. will present a free concert on February 9 at Christ & St. Stephen's Church in New York, showcasing recent works by American composers performed by a Pierrot ensemble with guest soprano Anna Elder.

Veronica Swift will join the Pacific Jazz Orchestra for LOVE INSIDE OUT at The Soraya as part of the Jazz at Naz Festival. The Valentine’s Day concert will be conducted by Chris Walden and feature love-themed selections across genres.

SFJAZZ will present a diverse lineup of jazz performances in February 2026, featuring renowned artists and ensembles. The month-long event will take place at the iconic SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco.

The Houston Chamber Choir will present WHAT HAVE WE DONE TODAY? conducted by Jason Max Ferdinand this February. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Pacific Jazz Orchestra will return to The Soraya on February 14, 2026, with Love Inside Out, a Valentine’s Day concert featuring vocalist Veronica Swift. Conducted by Chris Walden, the program will include classic love songs performed with full orchestra.

The North/South Chamber Orchestra will celebrate the New Year with a free-admission concert on Monday evening, January 12, featuring recent compositions by Munir Beken, Harry Bulow, Andrea Clearfield, and Max Lifchitz.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will bring audiences a New Year packed with the arts as January 2026 kicks off with the 4-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Some Like It Hot.

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) will present the world-renowned tenor saxophonist, bandleader and educator George Coleman with the 15th annual Satchmo Award.

New plays will ring in the new year at The Goodman when the popular annual New Stages Festival returns. This year’s line-up features the newest works by some of the country’s hottest playwrights.

Rufus Wainwright has shared I’m a Stranger Here Myself – Wainwright Does Weill, a new tribute album that explores the songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. Listen to it now.

Rufus Wainwright has shared “Lost in the Stars (feat. Metropole Orkest),” the latest offering from his upcoming tribute album exploring the songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. Listen to the track now.

Pacific Jazz Orchestra’s 17-piece big band, led by composer, arranger, and conductor Chris Walden, will make its Blue Note LA debut on Wednesday, October 29, and Thursday, October 30, 2025, with two shows each night at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

South Coast Repertory (Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Director Suzanne Appel) brings to life one of America’s most produced plays with the heartwarming comedy The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh.

Rufus Wainwright and the Pacific Jazz Orchestra have detailed I’m a Stranger Here Myself – Wainwright Does Weill, a new tribute album exploring the songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. Check out a new rendition of Weill’s “Mack the Knife' now.

CASA 0101 Theater will present the World Premiere production of Josefina López's latest play, Eléctrico, as part of CASA 0101 Theater's ongoing 25th Anniversary Season. 

Sunstone Theatre Company will present The Grown-Ups by Skylar Fox and Simone Henriques in September. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

CASA 0101 Theater will present FERNANDOMANIA, A Ten-Minute Play Festival Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the World-Renowned Mexican Major League Baseball Pitcher, Fernando Valenzuela.

Award-winning SF contemporary chamber group Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) has announced a second two-year Call for Scores collaboration with Luna Composition Labs, part of Luna Lab's 10th Anniversary celebration.

Dorian Harewood, Tony Award Nominee (The Notebook The Musical), Film and Television Star will pay tribute to the legendary Nat King Cole at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz. Learn more!