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Universal Amphitheatre
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
Ricardo Arjona (Latin)
Friday 15 & Saturday 16, 8:15 pm
Mariah Carey (Soul, Pop, Rhythm & Blues)
Monday 18 & Thursday 21, 8:15 pm
David Lee Roth Plus Special Guest
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Friday 22, 8:15 pm
California Plaza
300-350 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
(213) 687-2159
Jimmy Scott & Jazz Expresions
Friday, August 8th 8:00 pm
“Venerable vocalist Jimmy Scott does it all, from soulful spirituals and R&B grooves to passionate ballads and popular song. Despite a career beset with heartaches, the 77 year-old Scott has relentlessly pursued this very personal form of expression, achieving a level of artistry that is unparalleled.” National Public Radio. Join us for what will certainly be an unforgettable evening.
Ramata Diakité and Agatsuma
Saturday 9, 8:00 pm
Soaring and lyrical vocals – this is the trademark of the Wassoulou style. Ramata Diabaté brings this magnificent vocal tradition to us on her debut West Coast tour. Her version fuses traditional and contemporary music along with a magical blend of kora, guitars & percussion.
Hiromitsu Agatsuma or Agatsuma as he is commonly known is one of the premiere Shamisen performers in Japan. He is a young man who comes to us with much critical acclaim – in 1988 when he was only 14 years old he won the All-Japan Tsugaru-Shamisen and was awarded the prestigious top prize in the Tsugaru-Shamisen National Competition in 1995
Kronos Quartet and Nortec Collective
Friday 15, 8:00 pm
Kronos is arguably one of the most innovative, fearless and artistically unique visionary music groups of our time. Since its inception in 1973, the group has assembled a body of work unparalleled in its range and scope of expression. Nortec Collective is part of the new wave of exciting bands bursting out of Mexico. It’s a bold mix of traditional Mexican norteño and tambora riffs on the accordion, tuba and drums with electronica
Fandango sin Fronteras
Friday 15 12:00 pm
A fandango is an informal gathering of musicians and dancers – a jam session if you will – where the artists collectively interpret son jarocho, a rhythmic synthesis of music of Spanish, Indian and African influence. Fandango Sin Fronteras is a collection of musicians from two of Southern California’s most celebrated Latin alternative bands; Quetzal, Domingo 7 along with one of Mexico’s revered son jarocho group, Son de Madera. Get ready to explore the souls of Mexico’s African, Indian and Spanish ancestry re-awakened in musical form.
Irvine Barclay Theatre
4242 Campus Dr.
Irvine, CA 92612
New World Flamenco Festival
August 3-18, 2003
The New World Flamenco Festival expands into its third year with a full two weeks of performances, workshops and outreach activities. From the traditional (puro) to the new (nuevo), the festival showcases the best of flamenco music and dance.
Staples Center
1111 S. Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Toby Keith
Sunday 24, 7:30 pm
Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd., East
Hollywood, CA 90068
Music & Stories of Africa with Storyteller Asha’s Baba Anansi’s Antics
Saturday 9 , 10:00 am
Rhythm and rhyme fuse as Asha's Baba shares the humorous antics of the trickster spider of Ghana, West Africa, known as Anansi. Discover the instruments of the African peoples - the buru (lateral reed flute), balafon (wooden xylophone) and kora (21-string bridge harp) - and join in their songs.
Children FREE Adults $5 (reserve by calling Ford Box Office)
Instrumental Women Lady Jazz
Saturday 9, 7:00 pm
When the ladies come to play, watch out! Witness an old fashioned jam session under the stars with the world's most renowned female jazz, blues, gospel and R&B instrumentalists. Journey in this American art form from its early roots to today's contemporary rhythms.
African Village Music Festival
Sunday 10, 7:00 pm
This year's headliners are Soukous Stars & JB.
Plus: Cuban artist Melena and Brazilian Women of the Drum. Audience dancing on stage!
This is Belly Dance!
Saturday 16, 8:30 pm
From the sands of Arabia to the bright lights of Hollywood, from Cleopatra to Jeannie, an enchanted journey through the timeless world of belly dancing and the traditional dances of the Middle East that inspired it. Starring internationally acclaimed stars of belly dance.
Bluegrass at the Ford
Sunday 17 , 7:00 pm
Lynn Morris, one of the best band leaders in bluegrass, shows her award-winning vocal talents. Legends Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen - Grand `Ole Opry vets and composers of stellar standards - team for unforgettable old-time bluegrass.
Lula Washington Dance Theatre
Friday 22, 8:30 pm
Lula's company startles with its immediacy. Music of Tupac Shakur and fellow rap artists propel a brand new hip-hop suite. Lula shares her take on the city of angels (L.A. View) and reflects the spirit of Africa (African Memories).
Amanda McBroom & Steve Ross
Sunday 24, 8:00 pm
Consummate composer-singer McBroom ("The Rose") is "the finest cabaret performer of her generation" (Variety). Ross, an icon of New York's uptown saloons, doesn't merely interpret the likes of Cole Porter and Noël Coward - he channels their spirits. Romance and wit under the stars!
Calder Quartet & Friends
Monday 25, 8:00 pm.
The dynamic young Calder, formed at USC, won the Coleman competition in 2000. Haydn, Beethoven & Mendelssohn.
Hollywood Bowl
SummerSounds: African Safari
Thursday 7 & Friday 8, 10:00 & 11:15 am
Salonen's Fantastic Variations
Friday 8, pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Farmers Great American Concert
Friday 8 & Saturday 9, 8:30 pm
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor; Carol Channing, special guest; Michael Bublé, special guest
Yo-Yo Ma's Sounds of Brazil
Sunday 10, 7:00 pm
Yo-Yo Ma; Assad Brothers, guitar; Cyro Baptista, percussion; Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet; Nilson Mata, bass; Rosa Passos, vocalist; Kathryn Stott, piano; Tom Schnabel, host
Summer Sounds: Silk Road - Persia and Points East
Aug 11 , 12 , 13, 14 & 15 , 10:00 & 11:15 am
Bjork
Monday 11, 7:30 pm
A Beethoven Concerto Mini-Marathon
Tuesday 12, 8:00 pm
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
To Ella With Love
Wednesday 13, 8:00 pm
Dee Dee Bridgewater; Cleo Laine; John Dankworth; Kevin Mahogany; Janis Siegel; Denzal Sinclaire; Patrice Rushen, music director; All-star jazz orchestra
Beethoven's Heroic Emperor
Thursday 14, 8:00 pm
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor/piano
Romantic Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet
Friday 15 & Saturday 16, 8:30 pm
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor; Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre; Audra McDonald, special guest
JVC Jazz
Sunday 17, 6:00 pm
The Crusaders featuring Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Ray Parker, Jr. and special guest vocalist Randy Crawford; David Sanborn and his Band; Stanley Clarke; Larry Carlton; Ellis Hooks
SummerSounds: Celtic Celebration
August 18, 19, 20, 21 & 22, 10:00 & 11:15 am
The Four Seasons
Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20, 8:00 pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Mark O'Connor, violin; Michele Bovyer, violin; Akiko Tarumoto, violin; Jonathan Wei, violin; Stacy Wetzel, violin
The Edge of Jazz
Wednesday 20, 8:00 pm
Medeski Martin & Wood ; John Scofield Band; Roy Hargrove's RH Factor O'Riley Plays Radiohead
Friday 22, 7:30 pm
At The Knitting Factory. Christopher O'Riley, piano.
An Evening with Tony Bennett
Friday22 & Saturday 23, 8:30 pm
Tony Bennett; Los Angeles Philharmonic; John Axelrod, conductor
Reggae Night II
Sunday 24, 7:00 pm
Jimmy Cliff; Toots and the Maytals; Freddie McGregor; Anne Litt, host
Mozart Magic
Tuesday 26, 8:00 pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Bernard Labadie, conductor; Martin Chalifour, violin
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Telephone: (310) 440-4500
Zeitgeist, The Harry and Belle Krupnick International Jewish Arts Festival
The only festival of its kind in the United States, Zeitgeist presents from August 10-August 28 some of the world’s finest artists who use Jewish tradition as the launching pad for creating contemporary work. This festival introduces to U.S. audiences nearly a dozen music, dance, and theater companies from Europe and Russia, beginning with three program-filled weeks in August and continuing with a series of performances through March 2004.
Spirit of the Times: a Family Celebration
Enjoy a festive daylong program of international performances, food, and family fun.
Sunday 10, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cracow Klezmer Band
Tuesday, 12
Making their West Coast debut, the Cracow Klezmer Band (CKB), founded in 1997, is considered to be the greatest Polish reinterpreter of the European klezmer tradition. CKB is considered to be the finest reinterpreter of the European klezmer tradition.
Rosenzweig Works (Denmark)
Wednesday 13, 8:00 p.m.
Rosenzweig Works is a Danish dance company with a quirky energetic style. Drawing heavily from folk dance as well as modern and post-modern traditions, Ari Rosenzweig’s clever dances captivate audiences with their fun and heart. The company has received awards from the European Association for Jewish Culture.
Film With Music
Tuesday 12, 8:00 p.m.
JEWISH LUCK with live accompaniment by Cracow Klezmer Band (Poland)
One of the greatest Yiddish actors and directors of Moscow’s Yiddish State Art Theatre, Solomon Mykhoels made his film debut in this adaptation of Sholom Aleichem’s Mendel the Matchmaker. Like Buster Keaton, Mendel falls into one hilarious calamity after another. (Russia, 1925, 90 min.) Silent with English intertitles and live music by the Cracow Klezmer Band.
Zohar (United Kingdom)
Thursday 14, 7:30 p.m.
Free—No reservations necessary
This innovative four-piece ensemble from London blends mystical Middle Eastern sounds with modern technology and dance grooves. Zohar’s new soul fusion of Jewish Cantors, Arab Muezzins, and Byzantine chants effortlessly connects cultures separated by thousands of years and thousands of miles. Thisperformance is also part of the free Sunset Concert series.
A & BC Theatre (United Kingdom)
The Tale that Wags the Dog
Saturday, August 16, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 17, 7:00 p.m.
This witty drama chronicles stories of love and marriage. Mixing humor, live music, sexual intrigue, and storytelling, The Tale that Wags the Dog honors an individual’s heritage in a world filled with competing cultural obligations, and illuminates similarities between modern European and American life.
Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis
Tuesday, August 19, 7:30 p.m.
Acclaimed graphic artist Peter Kuper presents an illustrated talk about his newly-published, kinetic adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis.
Getty Museum
Artist-at-Work Demonstration
Thursday 7 & 10, 1 pm
Drop by as artist Sylvana Barrett demonstrates techniques used to make illuminated manuscripts during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Complements the exhibition Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe. Museum Courtyard
Curator's Gallery Talk (3 of 4)
Friday 8, 1:30 pm
Curators give one hour talks on the exhibition Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe. Sign up at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall beginning at noon. Talks are at 1:30 pm in the Exhibitions Pavilion. Elizabeth Morrison, assistant curator of manuscripts, the J. Paul Getty Museum. Exhibitions Pavilion
Curator's Gallery Talk (4 of 4)
Friday 14, 1:30 pm
Scot McKendrick, curator of manuscripts, the British Library, and co-organizer of the Illuminating the Renaissance exhibition. Exhibitions Pavilion
Art Adventures for Families
August 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 2:00 pm
August 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 11:00 am
Our one-hour tours for children (ages 5 and up) and adults to enjoy together feature a fun, activity-filled visit to the galleries. Sign up at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall beginning at 10:30 & 1:30 pm. Offered in English and Spanish. Museum Galleries
Garden Concerts for Kids
Saturday 9 & 10, 4:00 pm
Summer fun isn't over yet! Our popular children's concert series returns for a second season of cool tunes for fidgety feet in the Getty's Central Garden. This summer the series features the acclaimed bilingual quintet Sol y Canto and the high-energy duo Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer. All you need to bring is sunscreen and lots of imagination. Free, no reservations needed. All concerts at 4 pm in the Central Garden. Sat. August 9 and Sun. August 10 - Sol y Canto - Performing everything from Puerto Rican plenas to Tex-Mex cumbias to Afro-Brazilian ijexás, Sol y Canto is sure to turn the Central Garden into one big toe-tapping, be-bopping parranda. Fresh from the release of their first bilingual children's CD, El Doble de Amigos/Twice As Many friends, the quintet will share original compositions as well as cherished favorites from throughout Latin America. Central Garden
Garden Concerts for Kids
Sat. August 23 and Sun. August 24, 4:00 pm
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Together, Cathy, on banjo, and Marcy, on mandolin, have been entertaining families for over 20 years and are two of the most sought-after children's performers in the country. The five-time Grammy-nominated duo is praised for their ability to present music for kids that is both complex and accessible, thought-provoking and fun.
Central Garden
Point-of-View Talk
Friday 22, 6:00 & 7:30 pm
Sign up at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall beginning at 4:30 pm. Talks take place at 6 and 7:30 pm in the Museum galleries. Fri. August 22 - Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan talks about the proto-cinematic qualities of Flemish illuminated manuscripts in conjunction with the Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe exhibition. Museum Galleries
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