This post was updated March 30 at 11:40 p.m. Music’s biggest night just got a little bit bigger. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards introduced an increase in 2021 from eight to 10 nominees in the general field categories – a last-minute change proposed by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. Read more...
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This post was updated March 30 at 10:53 p.m. Opera marches to a new field of possibilities in “Soldier Songs.” James Darrah, an alumnus and lecturer in the School of Theater, Film and Television and the Herb Alpert School of Music, is known for his incorporation of film into operatic work. Read more...
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This post was updated March 30 at 11:02 p.m. Arturo O’Farrill is saying goodbye to the past and hello to the future of Afro Latin jazz. Read more...
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Still Woozy never fails to woo. After numerous show date changes, Woozy finally graced the stage on Tuesday at The Novo and unleashed a flurry of pent-up energy, all while remaining true to his soft artistic persona. Read more...
Photo: Sven Gamsky, better known as artist Still Woozy, performed Tuesday and Wednesday night at The Novo in Los Angeles. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 14 at 6:16 p.m. For Rex Orange County, “Who cares?” is not a rhetorical question. In his self-reflective fourth full-length album, Rex Orange County crafts a narrative of purpose, self-doubt and the loss of love. Read more...
Photo: Rex Orange County returns with orchestral elements in his fourth studio album “WHO CARES?” (Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment)
This post was updated March 9 at 10:34 p.m. Joe’s Oasis plans to provide a musical respite for the UCLA community. Joe’s Oasis will be a recurring series of live jazz performances that will begin Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Computer science and medicine professor Joe DiStefano is working with ethnomusicology professor Steven Loza to create Joe’s Oasis, a jazz event that aims to bring jazz to UCLA’s community. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
Creation is at the very core of UCLA’s jazz combos. The UCLA Jazz Combo Concert, which took place on Sunday, aimed to showcase the musical advancements of various jazz combo groups over the last quarter. Read more...
Photo: Students in the UCLA Gluck Jazz Ensemble rehearse ahead of their Sunday performance as part of the UCLA Jazz Combo Concert. Second-year global jazz studies student Dalton Mumphrey (center) plays the tenor saxophone alongside third-year global jazz studies student and trumpeter Colin McClure (left) and second-year global jazz studies student Jordan Casciato (right) who plays the alto saxophone. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin)
