The origins of jazz have traditionally been rooted in black culture, particularly in the U.S. South, with the likes of John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Ella Fitzgerald leading the musical revolution. Read more...
Photo: Charmaine Clamor, a jazz artist known for her “jazzipino” fusion, is one of the participants in the Asian American Jazz Festival, which celebrates the American jazz art form.
When the UCLA Philharmonia was first founded in 1936, one of its main goals was to perform the best in both contemporary and rarely performed works. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Philharmonia is scheduled to perform Mozart and Mahler in Schoenberg Hall on Oct. 29. The group is composed of 75 undergraduate and graduate students.
Boys Like Girls began its Love Drunk Tour earlier this month and has been received with open arms, ear-piercing screams and sold-out venues. The group headlines the tour, which also features Cobra Starship, The Maine, A Rocket to the Moon and VersaEmerge. Read more...
Photo: COBRA STARSHIP Cobra Starship has been performing on the Love Drunk Tour, headlined by Boys Like Girls and coming to Los Angeles.
With the nation's first black president sitting comfortably in the White House, the United States has certainly evolved past its legacy of slavery and segregation. Read more...
Photo: CARABINER COMMUNICATIONS (Left to right) Donald Morgan, Walter Richardson, Derek Shaun and Gary Gardner of “Forgive Us Our Transgressions.”
With so much to remember to do, it's perhaps time to resort back to the old method of tying a string around your finger as a reminder. But what if the string were to be removed? You would forget. Read more...
The mission of the Marine Band "“ nicknamed "The President's Own" by Thomas Jefferson during his time in office "“ is to provide music for the president and the commandant of the Marine Corps. Read more...
As part of UCLA Live's well-rounded fall season, Nashville-based bluegrass family band Cherryholmes will join genre legend Ralph Stanley on Royce Hall's stage Sunday night. Read more...
Photo: Cherryholmes, the top-selling band created by bassist Jere, mandolinist Sandy and their four children, will join bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley for a concert on Sunday at Royce Hall.
