The Summer Funk Fest @ Ford Theatre feat. Mandrill & the Lowrider Band | Aug. 4th, 2012
“A Brotherhood Reunion” Concert with the Lowrider Band
LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Two music icons, Mandrill and the Lowrider Band will combine forces on the night of August 4, 2012 at the historic John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood for a soulful and scintillating journey into the world of global Funk, Rock, Latin, R&B and Jazz Fusion.
“We are excited about this opportunity to share the stage again with our brothers from the Lowrider Band,” said Mandrill co-founder Ric (Doc) Wilson. “We have a lot of love for the members of the Lowrider Band and that’s why we’re calling this the Brotherhood Reunion Concert.”Wilson further stated, “This is going to be a treat for both bands, reminiscent of back in the day when the members of Mandrill and Lowrider together routinely sold out arenas in the US. There is no question that the audience of devoted fans will be fully nourished on the evening of August 4th.”
The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA), a showcase of some of the city’s most gifted young classical musicians, will guest star with Mandrill on several songs in keeping with Mandrill’s on-going effort to cultivate young talent.
ICYOLA is conducted by Charles Dickerson.(www.icyola.org)
Mandrill, featuring the Wilson Brothers – Lou, Ric (Doc), Carlos and Wolf, is the definitive creator of global/funk/fusion and has thrilled audiences the world over for more than three decades. Seventeen albums later, they are one of the most sampled bands in the industry. Recently, they performed to sold-out crowds in Times Square and at the TanJazz Festival in Tangier, Morocco.From Madison Square Garden to Carnegie Hall to the Montreux Jazz Festival, Mandrill has shared the stage with legends such as Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Tito Puente, Earth Wind & Fire, The Eagles, James Brown, Deep Purple and David Bowie.”Mandrill’s music has shaped Rock & Roll history,” wrote Kenneth Mallory of The Washington Afro-American).(www.mandrillmusic.com).
Southern California’s own dynamic Lowrider Band – led by multi-platinum, Grammy-winning singer/songwriters Howard Scott, Harold Brown, Lee Oskar and B.B. Dickerson– is best known as the prolific team that has dished up many of radio’s greatest tunes: “The Cisco Kid,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” “Spill the Wine,” “Slipping into Darkness” and “The World is a Ghetto,” just to name a few of the mega-hits from the band’s exhaustive discography. (www.lowriderband.com)
Tickets prices start at $30, $24 for full-time students with ID and $12 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at www.FordTheatres.org or 323 461-3673 (for non-visual media 323 GO 1-FORD). For groups of 8 or more, please call 323 769-2147.
About the Ford Amphitheatre
The Ford Amphitheatre is located at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, CA, just off the 101 Hollywood Freeway across from the Hollywood Bowl and south of Universal Studios. The grounds open two hours before show time for picnicking. The Ford offers a number of dining options: a variety of food and beverages is available on site and box dinners for evening events may be ordered in advance. Patrons are welcome to bring their own food and drink.
The Ford is disabled accessible. Portable wireless listening devices are available upon request. On-site, stacked parking costs $5 per vehicle for evening shows and $1 per vehicle for morning family shows. For evening shows only at the amphitheatre, FREE non-stacked parking serviced by a FREE shuttle to the Ford, is available at the Universal City Metro Station lot at Lankershim Blvd. and Campo de Cahuenga. The shuttle, which cycles every 15-20 minutes, stops in the “kiss and ride” area.
This event is part of the Ford Amphitheatre 2012 Season, a multi-disciplinary arts series produced by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in cooperation with Los Angeles County-based arts organizations. For a complete season schedule, directions to the theater and parking information, log on to www.FordTheatres.org.
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