The year ahead may prove to be a game-changer for CalArts alumnus Daniel Rosenboom, recently named by the Los Angeles Times as one of the “Faces to Watch in 2013.”…
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Listen to 23 Years of CalArts Jazz Albums on New Online Archive
The annual CalArts Jazz CD project, led by Jazz Studies faculty member David Roitstein and produced by Capitol/EMI, is a compilation of works written and performed by students of The Herb…
Continue reading »Jazz Saxophonist Gavin Templeton Releases Debut Album
On Saturday (July 28), the Gavin Templeton Quintet, a group consisting of composer and alto saxophonist, Gavin Templeton (Music MFA 08), guitarist/CalArts faculty member Larry Koonse, pianist Gary Fukushima (Music MFA…
Continue reading »Slumgum Performances at LACMA and the Blue Whale this Week
Slumgum, an all-CalArts alumni jazz quartet, presents a pair of CD release concerts this weekend in LA—at LACMA on Friday and the Blue Whale in LA’s Little Tokyo neighborhood on…
Continue reading »Month-Long Nine Winds Residency Features Live L.A. Jazz Every Wednesday
Nine Winds Records, a record label created in 1977 by multi-instrumentalist, composer, band leader and CalArts faculty Vinny Golia, celebrates it’s 35th anniversary this year. The label, which has released albums…
Continue reading »Jazz Legends to Perform in Rare Collaboration at CalArts
This Saturday (Jan. 21), two jazz greats, drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath and pianist Art Lande, come together in a rare performance at CalArts. The musicians join CalArtian jazz faculty and…
Continue reading »Livestream: 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award Ceremony and Concert Tonight
Tonight, Jan. 10, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) bestows the awards for its 2012 Jazz Masters Fellowship, the highest honor that the nation imparts on jazz artists. Among…
Continue reading »Film Fridays: Charlie Haden Quartet West
The Film Fridays segment appears every Friday and features films and videos from students, faculty and alumni of the six schools at CalArts. In today’s Film Fridays post, we feature…
Continue reading »Film Fridays: CalArts @ Capitol Records
The Film Fridays segment appears every Friday and features films and videos from students, faculty and alumni of the six schools at CalArts. This week’s Film Fridays selection is a…
Continue reading »CalArts Faculty Member Charlie Haden Receives 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award
Last week, the National Endowment for the Arts announced the 2012 recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Awards, which “recognize outstanding musicians for their lifetime achievements and significant contributions to…
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