Daily Bruin File Photo Steve Black, left, and Billy Higgins give a jazz performance in UCLA’s Royce Hall last year. By Chris Young Daily Bruin Staff On Saturday night Royce Hall will house a tribute to trumpeter Miles Davis and drummer Billy Higgins. Read more...
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May 24, 9:00 pm
Tribute to commemorate jazz legends
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May 24, 9:00 pm
Group hopes lineup will provide unity, entertainment
 Daily Bruin File Photo Yami Bolo, backed by Detour Posse, performs last year at the JazzReggae Festival. By Mary Williams Daily Bruin Staff There are those whose sole knowledge of reggae music is restricted to having once heard Bob Marley’s “One Love” in commercials advertising trips to Jamaica. Read more...
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May 24, 9:00 pm
Event organizes diverse community around influential genre
By Mary Williams Daily Bruin Staff Thousands are expected to attend Sunday’s portion of the 15th Annual JazzReggae Festival ““ a celebration of the rebellious, freeform, toe-tapping rhythms of jazz. Read more...
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May 24, 9:00 pm
Surfer Jack Johnson, is now enjoying a wave of musical success
 Jack Johnson Music Surfer and musician Jack Johnson is on the last leg of his West Coast tour with Ben Harper, promoting his latest CD "Brushfire Fairlytales." By David Holmberg Daily Bruin Staff If the Beach Boys had met former surfer-turned-musician Jack Johnson, they might have instead sung, “Catch a note and you’re sitting on top of the world.” There is no question as to whether Johnson is riding the “Big One,” with his new album, “Brushfire Fairytales” growing in popularity, as well as an international tour with another rising star, Ben Harper. Read more...
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May 23, 9:00 pm
Dave Matthews Band does it again
 Photos from Daily Bruin File Dave Matthews, shown here in a concert in 1998, rocked Dodger Stadium in a sold-out show on Tuesday night. Read more...
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May 23, 9:00 pm
Happy birthday Bob Dylan; thanks for modern culture
 Dave Holmberg If you don’t like Bob Dylan, please do not write to Holmberg at [email protected], because he really doesn’t care. Click Here for more articles by Dave Holmberg For all of us who have ever listened to the radio, read a contemporary novel, or watched a film made after 1960, let us take a moment to say “Happy Birthday” to the man who made modern American culture what it is today: Bob Dylan. Read more...
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May 23, 9:00 pm
Web Surfing
 Psycho-Ex www.psychoexgirlfriend.com Fifty-three voice-mails from an enraged, emotional and neurotic ex-girlfriend form the premise of www.psychoexgirlfriend.com. Site founder Mark was looking to vent after an unpleasant experience with a former girlfriend and thought the World Wide Web would be the place to do it. Read more...