This post was updated March 30 at 11:02 p.m. Arturo O’Farrill is saying goodbye to the past and hello to the future of Afro Latin jazz. Read more...
Photo: (Maddie Rausa/Daily Bruin)
Music
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
|
March 17, 8:52 pm
Concert review: Still Woozy brings dizzying energy despite technical difficulties
Still Woozy never fails to woo. After numerous show date changes, Woozy finally graced the stage on Tuesday at The Novo and unleashed a flurry of pent-up energy, all while remaining true to his soft artistic persona. Read more...
Photo: Sven Gamsky, better known as artist Still Woozy, performed Tuesday and Wednesday night at The Novo in Los Angeles. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
|
March 11, 4:34 pm
Album review: Repetitive arrangements obscure lyrical depth on Rex Orange County’s ‘WHO CARES?’
This post was updated March 14 at 6:16 p.m. For Rex Orange County, “Who cares?” is not a rhetorical question. In his self-reflective fourth full-length album, Rex Orange County crafts a narrative of purpose, self-doubt and the loss of love. Read more...
Photo: Rex Orange County returns with orchestral elements in his fourth studio album “WHO CARES?” (Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment)
Arts, Music
|
March 9, 9:50 pm
Joe’s Oasis to bring new rhythm to UCLA campus lunchtimes
This post was updated March 9 at 10:34 p.m. Joe’s Oasis plans to provide a musical respite for the UCLA community. Joe’s Oasis will be a recurring series of live jazz performances that will begin Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Computer science and medicine professor Joe DiStefano is working with ethnomusicology professor Steven Loza to create Joe’s Oasis, a jazz event that aims to bring jazz to UCLA’s community. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
Arts, Music
|
March 6, 8:57 pm
UCLA’s Jazz Combo Concert showcases student passion, musical growth
Creation is at the very core of UCLA’s jazz combos. The UCLA Jazz Combo Concert, which took place on Sunday, aimed to showcase the musical advancements of various jazz combo groups over the last quarter. Read more...
Photo: Students in the UCLA Gluck Jazz Ensemble rehearse ahead of their Sunday performance as part of the UCLA Jazz Combo Concert. Second-year global jazz studies student Dalton Mumphrey (center) plays the tenor saxophone alongside third-year global jazz studies student and trumpeter Colin McClure (left) and second-year global jazz studies student Jordan Casciato (right) who plays the alto saxophone. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
|
March 4, 7:26 pm
Second Take: Grammy Awards fail to provide adequate representation for global artists
This post was updated March 30 at 11:49 p.m. Like a broken record, the Grammys nominated the same old tunes. The Recording Academy announced this year’s Grammy nominations with a notable absence of the global artists who are rocking today’s charts. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
Arts, Music
|
March 3, 2:25 pm
Q&A: Cautious Clay discusses emotion, perception and the making of ‘Deadpan Love’
This post was updated March 6 at 9:01 p.m. Cautious Clay is not so cautious anymore. Joshua Karpeh, better known as Cautious Clay, has broken into the music industry with co-writing credits alongside artists such as Taylor Swift and by making R&B and indie music under his own name. Read more...
Photo: Musician Cautious Clay, known offstage as Joshua Karpeh, spoke with the Daily Bruin prior to his concert Friday at The Fonda Theatre about his transition into music and the wordplay behind his songs and stage name. (Courtesy of Leeor Wild)