The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents the 37th annual Playboy Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14 at the Hollywood Bowl. The festival is one of the premier jazz events in the United States and attracts audiences from around the world.

(photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic)

An unparalleled mix of jazz greats, next generation leaders and festival perennials will perform. This year’s headliners include festival alums Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, who will be performing with the Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble. Festival favorites Tower of Power and Ozomatli, Grammy Award-winning jazz and R&B singer Ledisi, and the Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Jazz Band with special invited guests Ronnie Cuber, Alfredo De La Fe, Donald Harrison and Joe Locke will perform. Terence Blanchard will debut with his new band, the Terence Blanchard E-Collective.

Additional performers include Aloe Blacc, The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band under the direction of John Lee, Snarky Puppy, King Sunny Ade and his African Beats, Jason Moran’s Fats Waller Dance Party, and the New Orleans and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The Jones Family Singers and the award-winning Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Vocal Jazz Ensemble will also perform, along with the LAUSD/Beyond the Bell All-City Jazz Big Band.

A special celebratory tribute will honor the late jazz giant Gerald Wilson featuring the Celebrating Gerald Wilson Orchestra under the direction of Anthony Wilson, Gerald’s son.

Tickets start at $20. The Hollywood Bowl is located at 2301 N. Highland Ave. For information, call (323)850-2000 or visit www.hollywoodbowl.com/playboyjazz.