Jazz on the Green
Award-winning Jazz Live on the Festival Stage
Groove to the sounds of these living legends in a casual outdoor gallery setting that offers a memorable and unique concert experience unmatched in Southern California. The Festival of Arts continues to build on its national and critically acclaimed reputation as one of the finest outdoor art venues.
Concerts are free with Festival of Arts admission. Limited seating available in reserved section for $25 per person per concert. The perfect soundtrack to Saturday afternoons from 1 – 3pm in Laguna Beach. Sponsored in part by Redlands University.
JULY 12: GREG ADAMS AND EAST BAY SOUL
Trumpeter and songwriter Greg Adams’ musical journey has spanned nearly four decades, earning both Grammy and Emmy nominations and an International Broadcasting Award from The Hollywood Radio and Television Society. A founding member of Tower of Power, Greg’s legendary horn arrangements created their signature sound and made the group one of the most enduring musical entities today. Greg has arranged for, performed and recorded with countless artists as diverse as his career. Joining Greg is East Bay Soul, whose extraordinary combined talents bring incredible energy to the music.
JULY 26:DOWN TO THE BONE
Founded in the UK and hailed as the “Kings of Jazz/Funk Fusion,” Down to the Bone has set a trademark through its reputation for infectious grooves, hooky riffs, and head nodding rhythms. The band’s lineup features top-notch musicians led by bandleader Rufus Philpot on bass. Their newest CD Dig It! was released earlier this year and the single “The Sweetness” has topped the Billboard Jazz radio play charts.
AUGUST 9: JEFF LORBER FUSION
By the late 1970s, trailblazing keyboardist/composer/producer Jeff Lorber had become a prominent figure in the new movement known as jazz fusion – a marriage of traditional jazz with elements of rock, R&B, funk and other electrified sounds. Lorber and his band, the Jeff Lorber Fusion, first honed their craft in the Portland, Oregon, club scene and rapidly expanded their reach to a national and international audience via a combination of complex harmonies, unconventional time signatures and compelling rhythms. In subsequent years, he continued to explore the innovative, improvisational potential of grafting other musical forms to the jazz idiom.
AUGUST 30: PONCHO SANCHEZ AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND
For more than three decades as both a leader and a sideman, conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources. His influences are numerous, but among the more prominent figures that influenced his music are two of the primary architects of Latin jazz – conga drummer/composer Chano Pozo and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS FINE ART SHOW
As one of the nation’s oldest and most highly acclaimed juried fine art shows, the Festival of Arts features the artwork of 140 award-winning artists. Patrons may enjoy the work of exhibiting artists, demonstrations and art workshops, daily art tours, live music, special events, on-site restaurants and much more. For a full listing of events, visit LagunaFestivalofArts.org.
DATES & TIMES
July 6 – August 30, 2014
Open daily from 10am – 11:30pm
Early closings: July 6 at 6pm and August 23 at 3:30pm
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission: Weekdays $7, Weekends $10
Students & Seniors: Weekdays $4, Weekends $6
Free Admission for Children 12 and under, Military, and Laguna Beach Residents.
SPONSORS
The Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters are sponsored in part by
Fidelity Investments, KOST Radio 103.5, the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel,
and Orange County Register.
LOCATION
Festival of Arts Grounds
650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
FOR INFORMATION & TICKETS
(800) 487-3378
Meghan Perez
Sharbie Higuchi, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Festival of Arts • 650 Laguna Canyon Road • Laguna Beach, CA 92651
