Since then the festival has grown into an essential multi-day celebration of creative Jazz from around the world, at some of the most exciting & prestigious venues in LA, such as LACMA, REDCAT at Disney Hall, Zipper Hall, the World Stage, Zebulon and 2220 Arts + Archives (formerly the Bootleg.)
The festival is presented by Angel City Arts, a non-profit organization committed to cultivating and revitalizing jazz culture in Los Angeles by producing concerts by established and emerging music innovators who have brought forward a significant contribution to the evolution of jazz and improvised music.
The Angel City Jazz Festival consistently features the most innovative and original musicians working today, balancing established artists with emerging talent, and focusing on west coast creative jazz, past, present and future.
Schedule of Events:
Doors at 7:30pm
8:00pm – Yafeu Tyhimba
Premiere of Dystopia, a new piece commissioned by the Los Angeles Jazz Society
Ennis Harris – alto sax/flute
Jordan De Tiege – tenor sax
Remee Ashley – trombone/bass trombone
Kaitlin Miller – harp
Alexis Angulo – vocoder/synthesizer
Samuel Reid – synthesizer/piano
Yafeu Tyhimba – upright bass
Trevor Zemtseff – drums/percussions
9:00pm – Diego Gaeta
Diego Gaeta – piano, synth, percussion
Bryan Baker – flute, tenor sax
Devin Daniels – alto sax
Mekala Session – drums
Caleb Buchanan – bass
Jon Kaye – violin
Jimetta Rose – vocals
