Luckman Jazz Orchestra Performs Tribute to John Coltrane – Secret Password Gets You a Great Ticket Price!!
by jazzcat on Mar.20, 2009, under News
THE
HARRIET & CHARLES LUCKMAN FINE ARTS COMPLEX
California State University,
Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive,
Los Angeles, CA 90032
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Luckman
Jazz Orchestra to Perform Tribute to
Jazz Legend John Coltrane
WHO/WHAT: Luckman Jazz Orchestra:Tribute
to John Coltrane
WHEN: Saturday, March 21, 2009,
8:00 PM
WHERE: Luckman Fine Arts Complex,
Luckman Theatre
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032
TICKETS: $40/$35. Box Office:
323-343-6600 or ticketmaster.com
INFO: www.luckmanarts.org
The Luckman Fine Arts Complex on the
campus of Cal State L.A. will present the Luckman Jazz Orchestra on
Saturday, March 21, 8:00 p.m., celebrating the work jazz legend John
Coltrane.
John Coltrane is recognized as a legendary
master of jazz with musical creativity and genius that has penetrated
all genres of music today. Having pioneered the free jazz movement,
Coltrane is celebrated for his precision and improvisation- considered
by many to be the best in the history of jazz. The Luckman Jazz Orchestra
and conductor Charles Owens continue a season-long series of tributes
to legends of jazz with this one night event.
Coltrane’s career was prolific in not
only his output of recordings, but also in the quality of each piece
he produced, nearly every one of them becoming an instant jazz classic.
An undeniably formative figure in American history- and music history
in general- John Coltrane has become synonymous with anything and everything
jazz, launching this uniquely American art form onto the world stage.
In existence since 2001, the Luckman
Jazz Orchestra boasts some of the finest professional jazz musicians
in Los Angeles. Musicians scheduled to perform on March 21st are
Charles Owens, conductor, tenor and soprano saxophone; Lanny
Hartley, piano; Alphonse Mouzon, drums; Trevor Ware,
bass; Alberto Salas, percussion; Winston Byrd, first trumpet;
Jumaane Smith, second trumpet; James Ford, third trumpet;
Dr. Bobby Rodriguez, fourth trumpet; Brian Swartz, fifth
trumpet; George McMullen, first trombone; Jacques Voyemant,
second trombone;
Phil Ranelin, third trombone;
William Roper, Tuba; Lee Secard, alto saxophone; Dereck
McLyn, second alto saxophone; Bennie Maupin, first tenor
saxophone; Fred Jackson, second tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz,
baritone saxophone; and special guest bassist James Leary.
Tickets for this event are available
through the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600 or through
ticketmaster.com. For more information,
please visit luckmanarts.org.
The Harriet & Charles Luckman Fine
Arts Complex, with two state-of-the-art theatres and a
critically acclaimed art gallery, enjoys
a reputation for presenting world-class music, dance,
theatre, and visual arts programming
in a beautiful, accessible setting. It is located on the campus
of California State University, Los Angeles
at 5151 State University Drive, near the convergence
of the 10 and 710 freeways. A full schedule
of all Luckman Fine Arts Complex events and
exhibitions is available online at luckmanarts.org.
Working for California since 1947: The
175-acre hilltop campus of California State University, Los
Angeles is at the heart of a major metropolitan
city, just five miles from Los Angeles’ civic and
cultural center. More than 20,000 students
and 205,000 alumni—with a wide variety of interests,
ages and backgrounds—reflect the city’s
dynamic mix of populations. Six colleges offer nationally
recognized science, arts, business, criminal
justice, engineering, nursing, education and
humanities programs, among others, led
by an award-winning faculty.
