Jan 21, 2025 7:54 PM
Southern California Fires Hit the Jazz Community
Roy McCurdy and his wife had just finished eating dinner and were relaxing over coffee in their Altadena home, when he…
The Monterey Jazz Festival has announced a nationwide, 54-date tour of the Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Band. The band features Terence Blanchard on trumpet, James Moody on saxophone, musical director Benny Green on piano, Derrick Hodge on bass and Kendrick Scott on drums. Vocalist Nnenna Freelon will also be a member of the group as they embark on tour starting in January.
“We wanted to create a lasting legacy for our 50th anniversary,” said Monterey Jazz Festival General Manager Tim Jackson. “To kick it off, we’ve assembled some of the masters of jazz who have a close relationship with the Festival to carry the MJF name across America.”
The MJF Band will begin its 10-week tour in the Pacific Northwest in Bellingham, Wash., on Jan. 8. They will appear at major performing arts organizations around the county concluding with a concert March 16 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
More info: montereyjazzfestival.org
Gerald and John Clayton at the family home in Altadena during a photo shoot for the June 2022 cover of DownBeat. The house was lost during the Los Angeles fires.
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