Name: Doug Webb Giant Steps
Start: 2019-05-26T16:00:00-07:00
Location: The Westin Los Angeles Airport

Doug Webb Giant Steps

The theme for October is The World Series of Big Band Jazz, celebrating bigs bands from around the world. The following are the confirmed concerts so far and there will be more added. There will also be a number a guest soloists and bandleaders from Los Angeles and beyond that will be announced in the coming weeks.Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra Celebrates the Wide World of Quincy JonesMusic of the Tubby Hayes Big BandGil Evans Centennial CelebrationMusic of Rob Pronk and the Metropole OrchestraAmericans in Europe: John Clayton, Don Menza, Bobby ShewRemembering The Clarke-Boland Big BandPeter Herbolzheimer's Rhythm Combination and BrassEurope Goes Dizzy: Dizzy Gillespie's 1948 European TourThe Chris Walden Big BandThe John Altman Big BandThe Christian Jacob Big BandTed Heath and His MusicBig Band Directed by John AltmanRoyal Blue All Star Big Band featuring Stan Kenton Alumni

LA Jazz Institute

Do you love the sound of the big bands and do love jazz?  This year's LA Jazz Institute festival is all about the big bands of the West and features LA's top jazz big bands during a three-day jazz extravaganza with concerts, panel discussions, and historic film showings from the LA Jazz Institute archives. Jazz fans travel to Los Angeles from all over the world to participate in this unique event.  This year's theme is "Best from the West - Ultimate Big Band Experience" and features the big bands of Bernie Dresel, Bill Holman, Gordon Goodwin, Mike Barone, Steve Huffsteter, Kim Richmond, Roger Neumann, Scott Whitfield, Johnny Mandel, Tom Kubis, Phil Norman, Chris Walden, Rob McConnell and Bob Florence, as well as combos led by Rickey Woodard, Lanny Morgan, Doug Webb, and Carl Saunders. You'll see and hear the best of the best LA big band jazz musicians! 18 concerts in all!  See lajazzinstitute.org for more information.

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