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Tabla Master Zakir Hussain, 73, Succumbs to Illness
Tabla master Ustad Zakir Hussain, one of India’s reigning cultural ambassadors and a revered figure worldwide…
SAN DIMAS, CA—The 12th annual JazzFest West, formerly the Old Pasadena JazzFest, is slated for July 21 and 22. The lineup will feature three R&B vocalists—Erykah Badu, Brian McKnight and KEM—as well as many other artists, including bassist Stanley Clarke, saxman Euge Groove and The Average White Band. In addition, festival organizers say that a “Mystery Headliner,” a jazz artist who has received multiple Grammy nominations, will close the festival.
General admission tickets are $45 per day or $75 for a two-day pass. VIP tickets ($85 per day) and Gold tickets ($165 per day) offer various amenities and reserved seats. Tickets can be purchased at omegaevents.com, the Omega Events Box Office (949-360-7800), and all Wahoo’s Fish Taco and Ticketmaster locations.
“Watching people like Max Roach or Elvin Jones and seeing how they utilize the whole drum kit in a very rhythmic and melodic way and how they stretched time — that was a huge inspiration to me,” Hussain said in DownBeat.
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Tabla master Ustad Zakir Hussain, one of India’s reigning cultural ambassadors and a revered figure worldwide…
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