Posts Tagged ‘Billy Strayhorn’
La Jolla SummerFest’s California Dreamin’ Survey of 20th-Century Music in the Golden State
Pianist Conrad Tao’s ‘Rachmaninoff Songbook’ and a sampler of contrasting works by classical 20th-Century composers with California connections comprised Saturday’s La Jolla SummerFest program.
Read MoreCamarada Celebrates Jazz at the Mingei International Museum
Camarada Artistic Director Beth Ross Buckley brought her ensemble’s 2022-2023 season to a close Thursday with a rewarding evening of instrumental jazz at the Mingei International Museum.
Read MoreDavid Roussève’s ‘Halfway to Dawn’ Dances a Portrait of Jazz Great Billy Strayhorn
“Strayhorn was far ahead of his time, gay and out and living with his life partner in the late 1930s, which was unheard of and dangerous…His motto was ‘halfway to dawn.’”
Read MoreWestwind Brass Delivers Smart Jazz Survey on the Berkeley
Although the Westwind Brass ensemble has established its enviable reputation playing the classical brass quintet repertory, in recent seasons it has branched out.
Read MoreSaxophone Mastery at the La Jolla Athenaeum
The masterful duo of Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson, appeared at the La Jolla Athenaeum on February 25, 2017, in a concert expertly curated by Dan Atkinson . . .
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