Lineup Set For 38th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival

Los Angeles, CA (March 1, 2016) -  The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced today the line-up for the 38th annual Playboy Jazz Festival, to be held Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12, 2016, at the Hollywood Bowl at 3 p.m. For the fourth year George Lopez will be master of ceremonies. An internationally acclaimed event, the Playboy Jazz Festival is one of the premier jazz festivals in the United States and attracts audiences from across the globe. 

Featuring an unparalleled mix of illustrious jazz greats, next generation leaders and Festival perennials, this year’s headliners include Festival alums Fourplay (celebrating their 25thAnniversary), Jon Batiste, Robert Cray, Pete Escovedo and Los Van Van, who will be joined by an extraordinary roster of Festival newcomers including Seth MacFarlane, Janelle Monáe, Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Bad Plus Joshua Redman, Joey Alexander Trio, John Beasley’s MONK’estra, Liv Warfield, South Africa’s Freshlyground,  London’s Anthony Strong,  and Sonny Landreth, who will be playing with Robert Cray.

Joining them will be Festival faves Naturally 7 and New Orleans’ Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. (in a new configuration with the Congo Nation-New Orleans Cultural Group), along with Javon Jackson and Sax Appeal featuring special guests Jimmy Heath, George Cables, Peter Washington, and Willie Jones III; Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents Stretch Music; The LAUSD/Beyond the Bell All-City Jazz Big Band Under the Direction of Tony White and J.B. Dyas, and the CSUN Jazz A Band directed by Matt Harris.

A very special celebratory tribute to the late Blues giant B.B. King will feature The Robert Cray Band with special guests Sonny Landreth and Roy Gaines.

A legend in the pantheon of music festivals, the Playboy Jazz Festival has featured artists ranging from legends such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie™ and Count Basie to today’s hottest stars and contemporary artists, including Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, The Roots, Esperanza Spalding and Trombone Shorty. Now in its 38th year, the Playboy Jazz Festival will once again feature two days of extraordinary musical performances, with multi-talented entertainer George Lopez as the Master of Ceremonies for the fourth year in a row.

Festival West Inc. will be producing the Playboy Jazz Festival for the 38th consecutive year, in association with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Subscriptions are available now for the Playboy Jazz Festival 2016 at HollywoodBowl.com or Ticketmaster.com, or via phone at 323.850.2000 or 800.745.3000 and in person at the Hollywood Bowl Box Office.  Single tickets will be available March 1, 2016.  For more information, please call 323.850.2000.

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The complete line-up is as follows:
PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016
ARTIST LINE-UP

Saturday, June 11:  3 p.m.
Jon Batiste & Stay Human
Seth MacFarlane with conductor Joel McNeely
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Los Van Van
Naturally 7
The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
Joey Alexander Trio
John Beasley’s MONK’estra
Freshlyground
The LAUSD/Beyond the Bell All-City Jazz Big Band
   Under the Direction of Tony White and J.B. Dyas

Sunday, June 12:  3 p.m.
Fourplay Silver Anniversary with Bob James, Nathan East, Chuck Loeb and Harvey Mason
Janelle Monáe
The Robert Cray Band Celebrating B.B. King with special guests Sonny Landreth and Roy Gaines Pete Escovedo Orchestra featuring Sheila E., Juan and Peter       Michael
Javon Jackson and Sax Appeal featuring special guests Jimmy Heath, George Cables, Peter Washington, Willie Jones III
Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. and the Congo Nation-New Orleans Cultural Group
Liv Warfield
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Present Stretch Music
Anthony Strong
CSUN Jazz A Band directed by Matt Harris