Purchasers of Series tickets receive priority seating until July 15, 2005, as well as a substantial discount. To buy tickets and to get additional information, call 310-825-2101 or visit www.UCLALive.org. Single event tickets and Choose Your Own Subscriptions go on sale July 18, and at that time will also be available at Ticketmaster.

UCLA Live’s 05/06 Jazz Calendar

§         Saturday, Oct. 22: The Omar Sosa Quartet highlights the sophisticated Latin-urban jazz of Cuban pianist Sosa reunited with the hip-hop esthetic of special guest Will Power in a “Roots Trilogy Reunion Concert” celebrating their earlier recordings.

§         Tuesday, Oct. 25: Grammy-award-winning bassist Marcus Miller, who has played with such greats as Miles Davis, George Benson and Chaka Khan, makes his UCLA Live debut in a double bill with the beguiling R&B songstress Lalah Hathaway.

§         Friday, Oct. 28: In “Billie & Me” with Dianne Reeves, Fontella Bass, Rokia Traoré, Terri Lyne Carrington, Joan Osborne and Nancy Wilson (narration) an extraordinary lineup of women celebrates 20^th century icon Billie Holiday with live music, film and audio footage.

§         Sunday, Nov. 20: Pioneering pianist Ahmad Jamal’s tightly focused rhythmic and harmonic innovations have influenced musicians from Miles Davis to Keith Jarrett.

§         Saturday, Feb. 18: Alice Coltrane, in a bill with L.A.’s own Dwight Trible Quintet opening, returns to the stage in the live world premiere of songs from her new album.

UCLA Live’s 05/06 Jazz Lineup—Additional Information

Omar Sosa Quartet with special guest Will Power

“Roots Trilogy Reunion Concert”

Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m.; Royce Hall

Drawing from a musical gene pool of global styles—from world beat rhythms and Latin jazz to bebop and urban hip-hop—the sophisticated and thrilling music of Cuban pianist Omar Sosa is truly the future sound of jazz. Eight years ago Sosa collaborated with Will Power, the dynamic young actor, rapper and modern-day griot, in a trilogy of groundbreaking recordings that fused Afro-Cuban elements with Latin jazz and hip-hop. In this very unique event, Power and Sosa reunite in celebration of those early recordings.

Marcus Miller

Lalah Hathaway

Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m., Royce Hall

With his “supercharged, volcanic and mind blowing” bass-playing [NPR], Marcus Miller has earned great acclaim for his solo albums and as a standout session player with the likes of Miles Davis, David Sanborn, George Benson, Chaka Khan and many others. Following the success of his 2001 Grammy-winning album “M²” and his recent release “Silver Rain,” Miller makes his UCLA Live debut in a double bill with the beguiling and versatile R&B songstress Lalah Hathaway. Daughter of the great Donny Hathaway, Lalah’s talent, poise and confidence have been commanding attention since her debut recording in 1990.

Billie & Me:

Dianne Reeves, Fontella Bass, Rokia Traoré, Terri Lyne Carrington, Joan Osborne and Nancy Wilson (narration)

Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m., Royce Hall

This extraordinary lineup of women musicians celebrates Billie Holiday, one of the most influential figures in music and a 20^th century icon. Live performances, readings and interpretations of Lady Day’s repertoire combine with a tapestry of stories told through film and audio footage, taking audiences on a journey from her humble beginnings to life on the road and as a solo artist.

Ahmad Jamal

Sunday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m., Royce Hall

A bona fide legend whose rhythmic innovations, gorgeous harmonies and groundbreaking use of space and silence, tension and release, have inspired instrumentalists from Miles Davis to Keith Jarrett, pianist Ahmad Jamal remains a powerful creative force in jazz music and one of the most exciting keyboard artists alive.

Alice Coltrane

Dwight Trible Quintet

Saturday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m., Royce Hall

Lauded as a great instrumentalist and bandleader in her own right, the pianist and widow of the late jazz master John Coltrane recently released her first album in 26 years. Continuing her husband’s investigations of Eastern and Indian music, the “Translinear Light” recording showcases the “undiminished brio that Coltrane brings to the keyboard” particularly her ethereal Wurlitzer organ and synthesizer playing. A truly unexpected album” [The New Yorker].  Coltrane makes her much anticipated return to the stage at UCLA Live with the world premiere of songs from her new album. Local vocal talent Dwight Trible and his group will open.

Tickets for UCLA Live’s Jazz and other Series may be purchased in person at the UCLA Central Ticket Office at the southwest corner of the James West Alumni Center, by calling 310-825-2101, or online at www.UCLALive.org. Purchasers of Series tickets receive priority seating until July 15, 2005, as well as a substantial discount. Single event tickets and Choose Your Own Subscriptions will go on sale July 18, 2005, and at that time are also available at Ticketmaster. UCLA students may also purchase discounted tickets in advance. Student rush tickets at the same price, subject to availability, are offered to all students with a valid i.d. one hour prior to show time.

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