2008 Playboy Jazz Festival

30TH ANNIVERSARY PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL ARTIST LINE-UP

WHAT:           2008 PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL
                      (Presented in cooperation with the L.A. Philharmonic Association)

 WHEN:         Saturday, June 14, 2008, 2:30 P.M.—11:00 P.M.
                      Sunday, June 15, 2008, 2:00 P.M. — 10:30 P.M.  

WHERE:        Hollywood Bowl
                      Los Angeles, California 

TALENT:       Saturday, June 14, 2008, 2:30 P.M.-11:00 P.M.
                        (Artist line-up, subject to change)

AL JARREAU
PONCHO SANCHEZ LATIN JAZZ BAND with special guest EDDIE FLOYD
THE JAMES MOODY QUARTET
DR. JOHN
TOWER OF POWER
R n R featuring RICK BRAUN and RICHARD ELLIOT
HIROMI’S SONICBLOOM
SHERRIE MARICLE & THE DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA
COS OF GOOD MUSIC featuring AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE, DWAYNE BURNO, NDUGU CHANCLER, BENNY GREEN, BILLY HARPER, JERRY PETERS, DAVID T. WALKER
ROBERT GLASPER
HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY OF MUSIC JAZZ ENSEMBLE “A” under the direction of Dan Taguchi

 

TALENT:       Sunday, June 15, 2008, 2:00 P.M.-10:30 P.M.
                        (Artist line-up, subject to change)

HERBIE HANCOCK with DAVE HOLLAND, VINNIE COLAIUTA, CHRIS POTTER, LIONEL LOUEKE
KEB’ MO’
ROY HARGROVE BIG BAND
GUITARS & SAXES featuring GERALD ALBRIGHT, JEFF GOLUB, JEFF LORBER & PETER WHITE
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER RED EARTH: A MALIAN JOURNEY 
IVAN LINS with special guest OSCAR CASTRO-NEVES
THE MONK LEGACY SEPTET featuring BEN RILEY
PLENA LIBRR
RYAN SHAW
VIEW PARK PREP JAZZ ENSEMBLE under the direction of Fernando Pullum

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BILL COSBY, Master of Ceremonies

Executive Producer: HUGH M. HEFNER

President, Playboy Jazz Festivals
RICHARD ROSENZWEIG

Producer
GEORGE WEIN

Associate Producer, Playboy Jazz Festivals and The Festival Network, LLC. 
DARLENE CHAN

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets: NEW THIS YEAR! Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster starting February 27, 2008. Patrons can purchase tickets online at www.ticketmaster.com, over the phone by calling (213) 365-3500 or (714) 740-7878, at any Ticketmaster outlet or by downloading a ticket order form available at www.playboyjazzfestival.com. There is also a link to the Ticketmaster website on the Playboy Jazz Festival website. 

Ticket Policy: All patrons, including children, must have a ticket for admittance inside the theater.

 

GETTING TO THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL:  

Park & Ride: For further information on Park & Ride and shuttle lots, please call (323) 850-2000.  

On site Parking is extremely limited. For information, call (323) 850-2000.  

Special Message to All Playboy Jazz Patrons: For safety and fire regulations, the aisles and walkways of the Hollywood bowl must be kept clear at all times. Therefore, all large containers or coolers measuring more than 15” wide, 15” high and 22” long and kegs, pony kegs and party balls of beer will not be permitted past the ticket gate.  

Non-Smoking Policy: The Hollywood Bowl has a no smoking policy inside the theater. Smoking will be permitted only outside the theater seating area on the bowl grounds.  

Thank you for your cooperation. For more information, call the Playboy Jazz Festival Hotline at (310) 450-1173 or visit www.playboyjazzfestival.com.

Courtesy of Nina Gordon Public Relations