Participating in drama at Emerson Community Charter Middle School coaxed 12-year-old seventh-grader Akira Shelton out of her shell, allowing her to make friends while building her skills in acting and singing. Read more...
Photo: Under the guidance of UCLA alumna Nina Kasuya (lower left), Emerson A Cappella, a group of Emerson Community Charter Middle School in Westwood, will perform at a concert event to raise money for the school’s arts program. (Courtesy of Nathan Peralta)
From the JazzReggae Festival to the upcoming Ecochella, Apollo Soul has worked its way around the UCLA musical circuit. Yet with ethnomusicology students Ellington Peet on drums, Jack Bastian on keyboard and Cole Brossus on bass, and undeclared student Matt Saunders on guitar, all four Apollo Soul members are first-year students. Read more...
Photo: UCLA first-year ethnomusicology student Ellington Peet (top left), first-year undeclared student Matt Saunders (top right), first-year ethnomusicology student Cole Brossus (bottom left) and first-year ethnomusicology student Jack Bastian (bottom right) make up the band Apollo Soul, which is performing Friday at Ecochella. (Apollo Soul)
At 3 years old, UCLA alumnus Julian Le began playing classical piano under the guidance of his parents. From then on, he played the instrument regularly, garnering gigs at churches and with his band around Los Angeles throughout his college career. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Julian Le transitioned from his roots as a classical child pianist to joining opener Jhené Aiko’s band for J. Cole’s European summer tour in May. (Julie Song/Daily Bruin)
The 29th annual JazzReggae Festival embodied more music genres than what its name entailed. From alternative to hip-hop music, JRF broadened its lineup in its new home, the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...
Photo: Indie rock band Portugal. The Man performed at the 29th annual JazzReggae Festival Saturday. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jacqueline Marshall said she wasn’t playing the music that most interested her at the rise of her professional music career. Though a thriving harpist for orchestral and recorded music, the UCLA alumna said her passions lay in new music. Read more...
Photo: The Contemporary Performance Collective, created by UCLA alumna Jacqueline Marshall, will hold its flagship concert on Sunday. (Courtesy of Jacqueline Marshall)
On Monday – 4/20 – Keznamdi released the music video for his song “10 Pound,” which depicts the singer-songwriter lying in a field of cannabis in his home country of Jamaica. Read more...
Photo: Jamaican reggae artist Keznamdi will perform Saturday at the 29th annual JazzReggae Festival, presented by the Cultural Affairs Commission. Keznamdi draws inspiration from reggae, hip-hop and R&B. (Courtesy of Keznamdi)
Tranquil strums of the ukulele, lively Middle Eastern riqq beats and jazzy piano textures all make up a palette of sounds quite familiar to fourth-year individual studies student Lindsey Kunisaki. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year individual studies student Lindsey Kunisaki will lead a three-part performance of Jamaican, Middle Eastern and contemporary jazz music with the rocksteady trio The Kitchenette Thursday at the Fowler Museum. Kunisaki will sing and play the ukulele during the performance. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
