More than 12 Internationally-Renowned Jazz Artists Open Jazz Festival at
Barnsdall Park
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 2 -- Angel City Jazz Festival
(ACJF) will launch its inaugural year this Labor Day, September 1st, 2008,
at Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood. The festival will feature over 12
international and local jazz artists on two separate stages from 11am to
10:30pm in a wide-spectrum of musical settings from acoustic piano trios to
hard bop combos and avant-garde ensembles.
Producer, Rocco Somazzi, who has over 10 years experience as a
promoter, booking agent and club owner in Los Angeles, has filled the ACJF
roster with over 12 exciting jazz acts from around the world including the
Alan Pasqua Quartet, the Arthur Blythe Quintet, the Nick Mancini
Collective, Nels Cline, and Motoko Honda from Los Angeles; Leni Stern, Andy
Milnes's Dapp Theory, Elliott Sharp, Shane Endsley, and Ian Rapien from New
York; Wayne Horvitz from Seattle, and Satoko Fuji's Quartet from Japan,
among others. The eclectic program will place equal emphasis on
established, world-renowned artists as well as young, emerging talent.
This year's festival is sponsored by Angel City Brewing Company, Cafe
Metropol, as well as media sponsors KXLU Radio, the LA Weekly, and All
About Jazz. Beer and wine gardens, an eclectic food selection, and live art
by Unification Theory will be featured throughout the day.
Advanced general admission tickets are $25. Special VIP packages that
include VIP seating at both stages and back stage passes are $50. General
admission tickets at the door are $35. Artist Meet-and-Greet will be
available for all. For tickets and information, please visit
http://www.angelcityjazzfestival.com. ACJF can also be reached at
323-434-0659 and http://www.myspace.com/angelcityjazzfestival.
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