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Apr 17 2019

Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA

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Sam First

The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA continues its monthly residency at Sam First. A spectacular lounge presenting world-class modern and straight-ahead jazz, the Los Angeles Times dubbed it "the city's best airport-adjacent jazz club." Two sets at 8pm and 9:30pm.

Featuring the Class of 2020:
Roni Eytan | Harmonica
Aidan Lombard | Trumpet
Lenard Simpson | Alto Saxophone
Chris Lewis | Tenor Saxophone
Paul Cornish | Piano
Emma Dayhuff | Bass
Malachi Whitson | Drums

These musicians are students at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. This intensive, graduate-level college program enables a select group of the world’s most promising young musicians to study tuition-free with legendary jazz artists and educators including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dianne Reeves, Jimmy Heath, John Scofield, Lewis Nash and Danilo Pérez, among others.

21+ | $15 + 1-drink min. | $10 students & LA Jazz Society members