Events for April 2026 – Page 149 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

A Jazzical Celebration for Professor Gary Gray

A night celebrating and honoring the career of our esteemed clarinet faculty member, Gary Gray. The performances feature musical delights presented in duos, trios and quartets from composers George Gershwin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla, Maurice Ravel, and Miguel del Aguila.

Music Finance Forum

Both Gigi Johnson and Dae Bogan, from the Music Industry Program, will be speaking at this September’s Music Finance Forum, just down Sunset from UCLA. Music Finance Forum — Presented by Winston Baker — will bring together debt and equity financiers, strategic and operational executives, and seasoned deal makers in the music sector. Through the conference, participants will explore new revenue streams, acquisition strategies and evolving business models.

Tech and . . . Music | General Assembly DTLA

TECH AND…is an event series where General Assembly hosts thought-leaders from a specific industry and explore new intersections between their field and technology. Together, they discuss how they’ve been impacted by the rise of tech, ways they’ve adapted and innovated along the way, and what they expect to see in the future. In September, General

UCLA Jazz Combos Concert

UCLA student Jazz Combos, directed by world-class jazz artists, explore composition and improvisation, with special guests the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA.

UCLA Big Band Concert

UCLA student big bands directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students.