Review: Bill Frisell at Ace Theater, CAP UCLA
Rolling Stone published its list of the 250 BEST Guitarists of All Time and coming in at #154 was Bill Frisell. So I was excited to see Bill Frisell and review this show at the Ace Theater as Part of the
Review: The Hollywood Bowl, Herbie Hancock Celebrates Wayne Shorter
With a backdrop showcasing the Hollywood Hills and a history of performances by musical legends, the Hollywood Bowl is without a doubt a magical place. This week (August 23, 2023), the enchanted outdoor amphitheater added another legendary performance to its vast
Read the Reviews Hollywood Bowl Jazz Series
If you love the Hollywood Bowl, as I do, it has been offering some incredible shows this summer (2023). Plus the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Series is attracting jazz lovers everywhere. LA Phil’s Jazz Plus series is curated by Herbie Hancock and
Review: The Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival 2023
This is a 2 writer review - Richard Bilow reviewed Saturday. Keith Block reviewed Sunday. Intro is by Keith Block. What use to be the Playboy Jazz Festival is now the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival. The first Playboy Jazz Festival took
Review: LA Opera’s Otello at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion
LA Opera’s Music Director James Conlon conducted a vibrant and emotionally charged performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello based on William Shakespeare’s play Othello at the Music Center. Conlon explained in a pre-performance talk that Verdi had evolved away from the traditional
Review: The LA Phil New Music Group Presents All-Reich
The LA Phil New Music Group conducted by Brad Lubman at Disney Hall presented an exceptionally enjoyable evening of the meditative and entrancing music of Steve Reich, which is distinguished by his minimalist compositions of intricate repetitive patterns and harmonic gradual
Review: LA Phil’s “Tristan Project” at Disney Hall
The LA Phil conducted by Gustavo Dudamel presented the “Tristan Project”, based on Richard Wagner’s opera “Tristan and Isolde,” in three separate 80-minute concert performances at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Photo courtesy of Mathew Imaging/LA Phil The “Tristan
Review: The LA Phil’s “The Nutcracker” at Disney Concert Hall
Tis the season for “The Nutcracker” and it was most wonderfully presented by the LA Phil at the elegant and acoustically magnificent Disney Concert Hall. Gustavo Dudamel, the world renowned LA Phil Music and Artistic Director, masterfully conducted a rousing rendition
Review: LA Opera’s Production of Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Music Center
LA Opera continues its 2022/23 season at The Music Center with a revival of “Tosca,” Giacomo Puccini’s riveting drama of love, jealousy, depravity, and violence within a backdrop of religious and political turmoil. Soprano Angel Blue captivates as Tosca with her range
Review: The Ford Theatres, Noche Cosmica
Saturday, October 1st was a very entertaining and soulful night of Latinx music at the Ford Theatres in Hollywood. What I loved about the open air amphitheater is that we were outside with the Hollywood Hills behind the stage. What a