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Laurence Hobgood & Janis Mann
Legendary pianist/composer/arranger Laurence Hobgood joins award-winning, esteemed jazz vocalist Janis Mann to share their dynamic, exciting repertoire. Over the past couple of years they have toured together on the East Coast, notably in New York and Pennsylvania, and in Los Angeles at the famed Village Studios. Their collaboration is a fresh interpretation of jazz gems, pop standards, blues, and Latin. Their approach is spontaneous and artistic. An afternoon of great music not to be missed!
$25 General Admission
We are offering a limited number of tickets to attend this performance in person. Advance purchase is recommended. Masking is encouraged but no longer required.
LAURENCE HOBGOOD
Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, producer, Yamaha® artist and Grammy® winner Laurence Hobgood has enjoyed a 30+year career, including three consecutive Fellowships to the Aspen Music Festival (1990 - 92), being chosen as a 1995 Chicagoan of the Year in the Arts, a 2003 Deems Taylor Award given by ASCAP for the year’s outstanding music journalism, multiple Grammy® nominations and a 2010 Grammy® Award. He's played at many of the world’s most prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the White House, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Tanglewood, Hollywood Bowl, and the Sydney Opera House. For almost 20 years he served as pianist/arranger/collaborator/co-producer for singer Kurt Elling during which time he wrote virtually all of the material on Elling's first ten albums, all of which received Grammy® nominations. laurencehobgood.com
JANIS MANN
Award-winning vocalist and Los Angeles favorite Janis Mann "wows" audiences with a broad repertoire of soul-stirring ballads, hard swinging modern jazz, sensuous latin tunes, and spirited blues all presented with her own deft improvisational twist. Beyond the vocal quality is imaginative delivery and interpretation that comes from experience in life as well as performance. The way she weighs and colors the lyrics in her singing place her in rare company. She’s performed with Diane Schuur, Roy Haynes, Kenny Werner, Terrell Stafford, Dave Frishberg, Laurence Hobgood, John Clayton, Eric Reed, the Caribbean Jazz Project, Ernie Watts, and many other jazz luminaries in addition to her own legendary shows. Her music appears in films and her recordings are a radio and streaming mainstay. JazzTimes Magazine says, “Mann is not only one of the most skilled vocalists around, but one of the most alluring as well.” janismann.com