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Zane Musa
Alto Saxophonist Zane Musa performs during the 7th annual Jazz on the Lawn at Stewart Park on Sunday, Aug 12, 2012.
Posted on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 12:00PM
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LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
Adam de la Pena, 4, plays the drums at the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. The drum set belongs to street performer Lenny Hoops.
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Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 06:21PM
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Masanga Marimba Ensemble
Masanga Marimba Ensemble performs at the Santa Monica Farmers Market on Sunday, May 22, 2011. Masanga Marimba plays traditional and popular music from Latin America and Africa. The instruments used in this ensemble consist of 7 Zimbabwean marimbas of various sizes along with vocals, drums, percussion, saxophone and trumpet. The word "Masanga" comes from an African word that means the coming together of rivers or roads representing the meeting of African, Latin and American traditions in this group.
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Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 09:24AM
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Hitting the High Note
Lenny Hoops plays the trumpet on the Santa Monica Boardwalk on Friday, March 18, 2011.
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Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 07:31AM
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Masanga Marimba
Dr. Ric Alviso, California State University Northridge world music professor and director of the Masanga Marimba Ensemble, performs with his students at the Santa Monica Farmers Market on Sunday, March 13, 2011
Masanga Marimba plays traditional and popular music from Latin America and Africa. The instruments used in this ensemble consist of 7 Zimbabwean marimbas of various sizes along with vocals, drums, percussion, saxophone and trumpet. The word “Masanga” comes from an African word that means the coming together of rivers or roads representing the meeting of African, Latin and American traditions in this group.
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Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 05:38AM
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LAYLA LANE
Singer-songwriter and SMC alumni, Heday, 28, and award-winning pianist Valerie Stern, 26, of Layla Lane perform at SMC Performing Arts Center's Edyle Second Space during the SMC Music Department's Spring Concert Series on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
Layla Lane is a band that dazzlingly embraces the rock genre, cutting through it with a vintage edge and a sprinkling of gypsy swing.Utilizing an abundance of instruments from across the musical spectrum, Layla Lane consistently showcases the ability to not only capture the imagination of the casual music listener but also to intrigue the most intense of enthusiasts.
Perhaps this is due to the unique influence of both classical music and rock implemented into each recording. Or perhaps it is the depth and emotion in the melodies that come spilling out to the listener, stemming from precise efforts to place each note in its proper place. Whatever it may be, the result is a crystal-clear sort of pop that brings listeners back to what was and forward to what may be.
Check out their tunes and more at www.myspace.com/laylalanemusic
Perhaps this is due to the unique influence of both classical music and rock implemented into each recording. Or perhaps it is the depth and emotion in the melodies that come spilling out to the listener, stemming from precise efforts to place each note in its proper place. Whatever it may be, the result is a crystal-clear sort of pop that brings listeners back to what was and forward to what may be.
Check out their tunes and more at www.myspace.com/laylalanemusic
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Posted on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 09:44PM
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SANTA MONICA SYMPHONY
(1,2,4) Conductor Allen Robert Gross leads the Santa Monica Symphony in Mussorgsky's 'Night on Bald Mountain' during the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Weekend Family Concert at the SGI Auditorium Sunday, January 17, 2010. (3) Tuba soloist Christopher Miller performs Vaughan Williams’ melodious “Tuba Concerto” during the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert.
The mission of the Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra is to provide high-quality, admission-free concerts from the classical and contemporary symphony repertoire to Santa Monica and West Lost Angeles. The Symphony also extends its reach into the community by performing at local schools and community arts events, assisting the community in introducing young people to classical music and enhancing lifelong learning opportunities by providing enrichment information to adults. All of the Symphony's programming is planned to target a multi-cultural, multi-generational audience.
The Santa Monica Symphony has been a major cultural asset for the Southern California Westside community since its debut in 1945. It has grown from a fledging local orchestra into a highly acclaimed symphony orchestra which attracts music lovers from all parts of the greater Los Angeles area. Each season the Santa Monica Symphony presents four free concerts to an audience of 5,000 persons of all ages. Its repertoire of classical and contemporary music provides well-rounded programs of wide appeal. Talented community musicians and college music students form the nucleus of the orchestra, augmented by a small group of professional musicians. Many weeks of rigorous rehearsals precede each concert, resulting in the highest artistic standards.
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The Santa Monica Symphony has grown to its present excellence under the batons of six outstanding conductors/music directors: founding conductor Jacques Rachmilovich, composer Arthur Lange, Peter Meremblum, former CBS Symphony director Victor Bay, USC School of Music faculty member Yehuda Gilad, and its current conductor Dr. Allen Robert Gross of the Occidental College Music faculty. Guest soloists are a regular program feature of the symphony season. Among artists performing with the orchestra have been Sydney and Jeanne Weiss, Nathaniel Rosen, Ronald Leonard and such noted composers and guest conductors as Nelson Riddle, Miklos Rosza, David Rose, Alfred Newman, John Green, and Elmer Bernstein. The Santa Monica Symphony also has made multiple recordings and was the first orchestra in the United States to record the First and Second Symphonies of Tchaikovsky. Among its other contributions have been the Young Musicians Concerts which provide performance opportunities for aspiring young musicians.
The Santa Monica Symphony is a member of the Association of California Symphony Orchestra (ASCO), The American Symphony Orchestra League (ASOL), and the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. This music is sponsored as a public service by the City of Santa Monica and made possible in part by the Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division. Instrumental Music for these performances funded in part by the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Funds as arranged by Local 47 of the American Federation of Musicians, William Peterson, President. These performances are made possible in part through sponsorship of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles County Music and Performing Arts Commission.
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Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 06:43PM
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INDIAN SOUNDS
Internationally acclaimed performer Rajeev Taranath (left) on the Sarod and Leonice Shinneman on the Tabla perform at Santa Monica College on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
Master of the Sarod, Rajeev Taranath is today one of the world's leading exponents of the Sarod. A distinguished disciple of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, his performances masterfully combine the depth and rigor of the tradition of Hindustani classical music with an inspired imagination and emotional intensity. Hailed a prodigy in Hindustani vocal music, he had been earlier trained by his father Pandit Taranath and other eminent musicians and was a concert and radio artist before he was twenty. Rajeev has toured extensively as a performer in India, Australia, Europe, Yemen and throughout the U.S. He has also composed music for several nationally and internationally honored Indian films.
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Posted on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 08:45AM
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