The upcoming 31st annual Playboy 2009 Jazz Festival will present an entire weekend of jazz at the renowned Hollywood Bowl including the very popular pre-festival community events offered free to the general public throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Every year the 2009 Playboy Jazz Festival is presented in conjunction with the L.A. Philharmonic Association and serves up an eclectic smorgasbord of jazz as well as other genres of music. The 31st Annual Playboy Jazz Festival will feature a mix of straight-ahead jazz, smooth jazz, pop, Latin jazz, salsa, New Orleans R&B and brass band, jazz sprinkled with a touch of reggae, and African juju music.
Bill Cosby is set to return as Master of Ceremonies, Hugh M. Hefner, Executive Producer, Richard Rosenzweig, President Playboy Jazz Festival, George Wein, Producer, with Darlene Chan and FestivalWest Inc., Producer/Playboy Jazz Festival Festival. Here’s the lineup for the 31st annual Playboy 2009 Jazz Festival
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
The Neville Brothers
Remembering the Miles Davis Classic Kind of Blue @50 with Jimmy Cobb’s So What Band
Summer Storm: Starring Norman Brown, Wayman Tisdale, Eric Darius and featuring Gail Johnson
Jon Faddis
The Jack Sheldon Orchestra
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings
Pete Escovedo Orchestra featuring Sheila E., Peter Michael and Juan Escovedo
Esparanza Spalding
Cos of Good Music
New Birth Brass Band
Los Angeles County High School For The Arts Jazz Ensemble directed by Jason Goldman
Sunday, June 14th
Wayne Shorter Quartet-with Brian Blade, John Pattitucci and Danilo Perez
Kenny G
Patti Austin
King Sunny Ade
Dave Holland Big Band
Monty Alexander’s Jazz & Roots
Oscar Hernandez & The Congo Room All-Stars
Anat Cohen Quartet
Quincy Jones Presents Alfredo Rodriquez
North Hollywood High School Jazz Ensemble, Directed by Jonathan Kenion
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