When asked to picture a singer performing with a saxophone player, chances are an image of some smoky old jazz club will come to mind. However, for a group of UCLA music professors, that image is only one of many styles that can come from combining sax with voice. From opera to cabaret, the chamber group unites classical and jazz saxophonists, vocalists, pianists and other players in a concert showing just how versatile voice and sax pairings can be. Read more...

Photo: Saxophone Professor Doug Masek will perform tonight at Schoenberg Hall alongside professors Juliana Gondek and Rakefet Hak. The trio founded an unconventional blend of piano, vocals and saxophone.

It's where music with a message collides with the power of education "“ the fourth annual Mighty Mic benefit concert will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...

Photo: The hip-hop duo Zion I is one of the acts for Mighty Mic, a benefit concert aiming to educate the audience about conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Formed about two decades ago, the Gould Piano Trio has objectively established a name for itself as one of the premier chamber ensembles in the world, and tonight they plan to bring their talent to the stage of Schoenberg Hall. Read more...

Photo: GOULD PIANO TRIO Violinist Lucy Gould, pianist Ben Frith and cellist Alice Neary, who form the Gould Piano Trio, will perform their classical repertoire in Schoenberg Hall tonight.

Incorporating young talent from all over Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, the American Youth Symphony aims to provide pre-professional musicians with the skills they need to earn places in top orchestras. Read more...

Photo: Conductor Alexander Treger leads the American Youth Symphony in Royce Hall. The symphony features pre-professional talent from the Los Angeles area performing works by Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff.