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ANGEL CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

OCTOBER 1 - 15“…the city’s can’t miss destination for

eclectic, cutting-edge jazz.”

WWW.ANGELCITYJAZZ.COM

— Los Angeles Times

JAZZ NEVER STANDS STILL It’s constantly evolving and reinventing itself

While nurturing a deep respect for the history of jazz, Angel City focuses on its future by

encouraging and embracing the continuing innovation of this American art form

we call jazz.

Angel City Arts presents the 10TH ANNUAL

ANGEL CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 1ST - OCTOBER 15TH...establishing Los Angeles

as a jazz destination

The 2017 program will feature some of the world’s most

innovative jazz musicians, many of whom have not performed in

Los Angeles for many years

2017 FESTIVAL VENUES:John Anson Ford Ampitheatre

REDCATThe Colburn School - Zipper Hall

LACMAThe Blue Whale

— Los Angeles Times — Los Angeles Times

Archie Shepp + Roscoe Mitchell + Rudresh Mahanthappa + Ravi Coltrane + Anthony Braxton + Wadada Leo Smith + Ambrose Akinmusire + Anat Cohen + Greg Osby + Dave Holland + John Scofield + Albert “Tootie” Heath + Dafnis Prieto + The Claudia Quintet + Yosvanny Terry + Kneebody + Nicole Mitchell + Chris Speed + Bill Frisell + Myra Melford + Tigran Hamasayan + Burkina Electric with DJ Spooky + The Necks + Pan Afrikan People’s Arkestra + Craig Taborn + Theo Bleckmann + Bennie Maupin + Jim Black + Dave Douglas + Bobby Bradford + Tim Berne + Marilyn Crispell + Allison Miller + Satoko Fujii + Mark Dresser + Peter Erskine + Vijay Iyer + Mat Maneri + Pharoah Sanders, and numerous others... l

WE HAVE PRESENTED...

Our guests come from all over California, including:

The greater Los Angeles areaNorthern California

The Bay areaSan Diego County

Orange County

Annual attendance:

10,000+

20% 20%60%Young Adult (under 35)

Mature Adult (46+)

Adult (35-45)

OUR AUDIENCE

Jazz FansMusicians

Arts & Culture EnthusiastsMembers of the mediaCreative Professionals

The YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION 

an avenue for young jazz musicians to create and

collaborate with one another, expanding on the traditional

concepts of jazz and improvisation

The competition is open to all high-school and college-aged (16-22) student jazz ensembles based in the

greater Los Angeles Area

WINNING ENSEMBLE RECIEVES:

• $1500 cash prize • Perform opening set of the 2016 Festival

• Feedback and evaluation by jazz professionals

“An end-of-summer fixture since its debut… the Angel City Jazz Festival has drawn top-tier talent from figures across the jazz vanguard.” -Los Angeles Times

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS *PRICING AND CUSTOM PACKAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST“Is the Angel City Jazz Festival the best jazz festival in Los Angeles?

If you are going to measure it by the quality of acts, quantity of acts, accessibility of venues, price of parking or friendliness of the crowd, then YES, it is the best jazz festival in Los Angeles”

“Is the Angel City Jazz Festival the best jazz festival in Los Angeles? If you are going to measure it by the quality of acts, quantity of acts, accessibility of venues, price of parking or friendliness of the crowd, then YES, it is the best jazz festival in Los Angeles”

– Sean O’Connell, LA Weekly

LET’S TALKWithout help from individuals, businesses and donors, this festival simply would not go.Angel City Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Therefore, your contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. We are a 100% volunteer operated organization of music lovers who simply want to present and preserve this valuable American art-form called jazz.

WWW.ANGELCITYJAZZ.COM

Rocco Somazzi Artistic Director323.573.2110

Rob Woodworth [email protected]