The 33rd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival | June 11th-12th, 2011 | TheUrbanMusicScene.com

33RD ANNUAL PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL ARTIST LINE-UP

WHAT: 2011 PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL

(Presented in cooperation with the L.A. Philharmonic Association)

WHEN: Saturday, June 11, 2011, 3:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.

Sunday, June 12, 2011, 3:00 P.M. — 10:30 P.M.

WHERE: Hollywood Bowl

Los Angeles, California

TALENT: Saturday, June 11, 2011, 3:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.

(Artist line-up, subject to change)

DIANNE REEVES

THE ROOTS with special guest TERENCE BLANCHARD

FOURPLAY featuring BOB JAMES, NATHAN EAST, CHUCK LOEB and HARVEY MASON

EDDIE PALMIERI SALSA ORCHESTRA

SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER featuring STEFON HARRIS, AVISHAI COHEN, GREG OSBY, DAVID SANCHEZ, ROBIN EUBANKS, EDWARD SIMON, MATT PENMAN and ERIC HARLAND

A NIGHT IN TREME: THE MUSICAL MAJESTY OF NEW ORLEANS featuring the REBIRTH BRASS BAND with guest artists DONALD HARRISON, JR., KERMIT RUFFINS, DR. MICHAEL WHITE and BIG SAM WILLIAMS

COS OF GOOD MUSIC featuring GERI ALLEN, GEORGE BOHANON, DWAYNE BURNO, NDUGU CHANCLER, ANAT COHEN and BABATUNDE LEA

AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE

THE LAUSD ALL CITY HIGH SCHOOL BIG BAND
under the direction of Tony White and JB Dyas

TALENT: Sunday, June 12, 2011, 3:00 P.M.-10:30 P.M.

(Artist line-up, subject to change)

BUDDY GUY

LEE KONITZ NEW QUARTET

JOHN SCOFIELD and ROBBEN FORD

NATURALLY 7

HARMONY 3 with RONNIE LAWS, STANLEY JORDAN and WALTER BEASLEY

GERI ALLEN and her TIMELINE BAND

STILL BLACK, STILL PROUD: AN AFRICAN TRIBUTE TO JAMES BROWN featuring PEE WEE ELLIS, FRED WESLEY and VUSI MAHLASELA

BILL CUNLIFFE and the RESONANCE BIG BAND with MARIAN PETRESCU in a TRIBUTE TO OSCAR PETERSON

CARLOS VARELA

PULLUM HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BIG BAND
under the direction of Fernando Pullum

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BILL COSBY, Master of Ceremonies

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Executive Producer
            HUGH M. HEFNER
              President, Playboy Jazz Festivals
                     RICHARD ROSENZWEIG

                         Producer Emeritus
                           GEORGE WEIN

               Producer, Playboy Jazz Festivals
         DARLENE CHAN AND FESTIVALWEST INC.

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets: Single day tickets will be available through Ticketmaster starting February 10th. Patrons can purchase tickets online at www.ticketmaster.com , over the phone by calling (213) 365-3500 or (714) 740-7878, at any Ticketmaster outlet or by downloading a ticket order form available at www.playboyjazzfestival.com . There is also a link to the Ticketmaster website on the Playboy Jazz Festival website.

Tickets may also be purchased at the Hollywood Bowl Box Office beginning May 7th.

Ticket Policy: All patrons, including children, must have a ticket for admittance inside the theater.

GETTING TO THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL:

Park & Ride: For further information on Park & Ride and shuttle lots, please call (323) 850-2000.

On site Parking is extremely limited. For information, call (323) 850-2000.

Special Message to All Playboy Jazz Patrons: For safety and fire regulations, the aisles and walkways of the Hollywood bowl must be kept clear at all times. Therefore, all large containers or coolers measuring more than 15” wide, 15” high and 22” long and kegs, pony kegs and party balls of beer will not be permitted past the ticket gate.

Non-Smoking Policy: The Hollywood Bowl has a no smoking policy inside the theater. Smoking will be permitted only outside the theater seating area on the bowl grounds.

Thank you for your cooperation. For more information, call the Playboy Jazz Festival Hotline at (310) 450-1173 or visit www.playboyjazzfestival.com .