It was a beautiful June weekend in Hollywood. The "June gloom" visited in the morning, keeping the temperature from climbing too high with the afternoon sun. Hollywood is always an entertaining place with Hollywood Boulevard and the Hollywood Walk of Fame within walking distance of most of the hotels near the Hollywood Bowl. Definitely a tourist trap, it is fun to check out the attractions, and there are good restaurants in the area.
The Playboy Jazz Festival begins at 2:30PM and continues nonstop until 11PM. 18,000 people having one big party for 8½ hours. Drinking champagne, fine wine, beer and other assorted beverages, while eating a smorgasbord of elegant foods with flowers on their tables. There is no place like the Hollywood Bowl, where large coolers of wine, beer, and food are tolerated (no kegs please, the fire chief doesn't like them) and booths with tables are the norm for all premium seats. The rotating stage keeps the party continual with no breaks, no intermission, the music never stops.Saturday started off with
Saturday June 12, 2010
2:30-11:00PM
Chick Corea Freedom Band w/ Roy Haynes, Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett
Sax for Stax ~ Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Jeff Lorber
Kurt Elling
Pete Escovedo and Family
Marcus Miller Band w/ Christian Scott
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra salutes Louie Bellson
Javon Jackson Band w/ Les McCann
Naturally7
Jake Shimabukuro
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
El Dorado High School under direction of Richard Watson
18,000 people having one big party for 8½ hours.
Hef's Entourage
Sunday, June 13, 2010
2:30-10:30PM
George Benson
Manhattan Transfer
Bobby Hutcherson and Cedar Walton Quartet
Salif Keita
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Esperanza Spalding
Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Tiempo Libre
Cos of Good Music w/ Dwayne Burno, Ndugu Chancler, Mark Gross, Jay Hoggard, D.D. Jackson, Ingrid Jensen
Jazz Mafia's Brass Bows and Beats
L.A. District High School Jazz Band under the direction of Tony White and J.B. Dyas
Audio Interview
Audio Interview
Recorded a few days before the show
Recorded a few days before the show
Gerald Albright
Jeff Lorber
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