Actor, comedian, talk show host and avid jazz fan Arsenio Hall will bring his signature style to the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival. (photo courtesy of the LA Phil)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association has announced that comedian Arsenio Hall has been named this year’s host for the annual Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival (formerly Playboy Jazz Festival), presented by the LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl on June 25-26.
The festival will feature an artistically exciting and eclectic line-up of musical performers, including late-night sensations The Roots, fan favorites Tower of Power, beloved jazz vocalist Gregory Porter and jazz drummer and producer Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science. It also includes Nigerian superstar Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, guitar virtuoso Cory Wong, jazz trumpeter, composer and producer Chief aTunde Adjuah, Lean on Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers, chanteuse Veronica Swift, bluesman Fantastic Negrito, veteran vocalist Carmen Lundy, jazz pianist and composer Gerald Clayton, pianist and saxophonist Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band and jazz saxophonist extraordinaire Azar Lawrence with the Azar Lawrence Experience. Enjoy the Latin rhythms of Jungle Fire, The Lao Tizer Band, the L.A. County High School for the Arts Jazz Band and the LAUSD/Beyond the Bell All-City Jazz Big Band.
The Hollywood Bowl is located at 2301 N. Highland Ave. For information, visit hollywoodbowl.com/ events/performances/1707/2022-06-25/hollywood-bowl-jazz-festival.
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