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While in Los Angeles, Derf’s musical endeavors continued to soar.  He performed throughout Europe with jazz musician Eddie Harris. He toured around Canada with rock musician Burton Cummings. His command of his craft took him to South Africa’s Joy of Jazz Festival playing alongside jazz singer Dwight Trible.

In 2006, longtime musician Barry Cogert applied for a grant to bring together youth to rehearse jazz music and play in a community performance. Gathering together 10 middle school musicians, Cogert and his band rehearsed over the course of eight weeks. As the grant cycle came to a close, culminating with the performance, Cogert thought […]

Tamir Hendelman and his trio bring jazz, classical, blues, standard, Israeli and Brazilian influences to Ravenscroft Hall.

LOS ANGELES — Two years ago at the California African American Museum in downtown Los Angeles, three titans of East Coast rap converged for a roundtable: influential “Paid in Full”

Following the stunning altercation at the Oscars, the motion picture academy said it was conducting a formal review of Will Smith’s conduct.

The initiative aims to amplify and multiply the conversation on hip-hop culture across artistic disciplines.

A public viewing and celebration of life will be held today for Los Angeles jazz legend Barbara Morrison, who performed with many of the genre's greats over the course of more than 60 years and worked to bring music to under-served children and Southland neighborhoods.  

In the news for the week ending March 25, 2022, are horological headaches, comic-book cash-ins, discarded dentures, grilled chocolate sandwiches, and more.

Barbara Morrison came into the world on September 10, 1949.

Barbara Morrison is survived by her brother, Richard Morrison, sisters -- Pamela Morrison-Kersey and Armetta Morrison, and 10 nieces and nephews.