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The Instrumental Women Project Presents
Lady Jazz in the Key of Grand
Sun. August 31 at 6:00 p.m.
The grand piano takes center stage as honoree Karen Hernandez, often compared to Ramsey Lewis, performs with a jazz string ensemble and roster of master instrumentalists, including bassist Nedra Wheeler, in Southern California’s premier all-woman jazz showcase.
Full price $35, $25
Buy 3 or more events and pay only $28, $20
Children $12
AUGUST JAZZ DOUBLEHEADER PACKAGE $40
Take in two great evenings at the Ford at a discount -
Lady Jazz* and Imani Winds
*rows L-Z only
To purchase, call 323-461-3673
Extended Event Information
This year’s honoree, pianist Karen Hernandez, weaves Latin and Blues riffs throughout the evening’s jazz repertoire. A Hammond B-3 Organ provides the genre’s rich, Gospel undertones delivered by vocalist and keyboardist, La Carol Miles. Featured jazz harpist and pianist, Corky Hale, takes the stage for this all-female annual showcase of master jazz musicians, which will also include bassist, Nedra Wheeler, saxophonist Carol Chaikin, drummer Maria Martinez, percussionist Estaire Godinez, trumpeter Anne King, trombonist Alisha Marie Ard and Members of the Pasadena Young Musicians Orchestra. Co-Hosts for the event are Jane Monreal of ABC7 and James Janisse, Los Angeles’s Gentleman of Jazz. Event Sponsors include: ABC7, KPFK-FM, Mountain View-Observer, Carnivo Liqueur, Armory Center for the Arts, L.A. Watts Times, UCLA in LA and THE Magazine.
The Song List will include: “Sister Sadie,” “Oh Happy Day,” “Life’s Too Short,” “Cherokee,” “Green Tomatoes,” “Riverside Drive,” “Over The Rainbow” and “I Did Know What Time It Was,” among others. The event will be preceded by a limited Art Exhibit of select works created by Huichol Indian artists who live in the mountainous region of western, central Mexico. The exhibit, on the Ford Plaza, will open at 4:00 p.m. |
