More than 12 Internationally-Renowned Jazz Artists Open Jazz Festival at Barnsdall Park HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 2
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.
SOURCE Angel City Jazz Festival
