Brand Library’s Plaza Concert Series is back for another season of free music under the summer skies. Enjoy your Friday nights starting June 1st through August 31st, check out the line-up below.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Scambooty!
Friday | June 1, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
The fabulous Scambooty opens up the Brand Library Plaza Series! Scambooty weaves jazz, folk, blues, jump, country and the Great American Songbook into tight 3-part vocals spanning the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s, as well as songs influenced by American Roots Music.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Jonathan Stout & His Campus Five
Friday | June 8, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five, featuring Hilary Alexander is the nation’s premier swing dance band. Showcasing the small-group sound of the late 1930’s and early 1940’s, the Campus Five is the most danceable swing band anywhere.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Nevanka East European Folk Ensemble
Friday | June 15, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Nevenka is a Los Angeles-based women’s folk chorus performing songs from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Croatia, Albania, Russia, Greece, and Georgia, as well as Ladino Sephardic and Romany (Gypsy) songs. The group was formed in 1976 by women who shared a common interest in the complex harmonies and compelling rhythms typical of Balkan music. Very much in the Eastern European tradition, Nevenka includes women of all ages making music together.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Armenian ensemble
Friday | June 22, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
This quintet was formed in 2017 by young musicians in Los Angeles. Playing folk instruments characteristic of the region, the ensemble is committed to preserving a performance practice informed by the rich musical traditions local to Armenia and its surrounding cultures. The program will consist of Armenian folk, minstrel (ashugh) and sacred music, as well as Persian classical music.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Ukulele Bartt Three-Man Quartet
Friday | June 29, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Ukulele Bartt Warburton has performed worldwide across Australia, New Zealand, England, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Greece, America, and lots of other places. His romantic and quirky songs, from “Pluck You” to “Do You Know Where I’d Like to Kiss You?” appear on his three studio albums, and in videos that have garnered millions of views.
Brand Library Plaza Series | LA Bluescasters
Friday | July 6, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Formed in fall 1992, the L.A. Bluescasters is a four-piece blues / rhythm & blues band from the San Gabriel Valley. The band’s music includes traditional blues and updated interpretations of the blues as well as rhythm and blues, and original compositions, along with music from their musical influences such as Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn and the Allman Brothers.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Alison Lewis Quintet
Friday | July 13, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Alison and her dynamic quintet will re-imagine and recharge works by artists including Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Cole Porter, Rogers and Hammerstein, and the Beatles, as well as present several original numbers.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Big City Swing Committee
Friday | July 20, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Join us for an evening of upbeat, high energy music, laughs and just plain fun. Retro swing and blues paired with audience participation. Come prepared to be in the show!
Brand Library Plaza Series | Carl Verheyen Band
Friday | July 27, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
“One of the Top 100 Guitarists of All Time” Classic Rock Magazine
“One of the Top 10 Guitar Players in the World” Guitar Magazine
"Verheyen’s guitar work will blow you away” Guitar Player Magazine
Brand Library Plaza Series | Holy Crow Jazz Band
Friday | August 3, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Holy Crow Jazz Band is a Los Angeles (formerly NYC) based ensemble that performs traditional American jazz and blues circa 1900-1930.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Yuko Mabuchi Trio
Friday | August 10, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Yuko Mabuchi started playing classical piano at age of 4, in her hometown of Fukui, Japan. As a teenager she was fascinated by American R&B, Hip-Hop and Blues. After hearing the music of Oscar Peterson and Herbie Hancock she fell in love with Jazz and after high school she entered the AN Music School in Kyoto to study jazz piano under Kunihiro Kameda. After graduating from the conservatory, she began performing locally as a soloist, and as a member of a local jazz trio.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Other Mother Brother Band
Friday | August 17, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Other Mother Brother Band is an eclectic progressive instrumental group based out of Los Angeles. OMBB weaves together influences from bluegrass, world, Latin jazz, reggae, rock, funk and classical music to form their unique sound that has delighted audiences from Southern California to Yosemite to Colorado.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Marc Berger & Ride
Friday | August 24, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Marc has performed at Austin’s South X Southwest Music Festival, and the Kerrville and Falcon Ridge Folk Festivals and has opened shows for Bob Dylan and other national acts.
Brand Library Plaza Series | Bobby Barron & the Swing Thing Band with Barbara Morrison
Friday | August 31, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Contact: Blair
Free
Bobby Barron & the Swing Thing Band, retro music with modern flair, will set your night on fire! From trendy night clubs and elegant cocktail lounges to exciting Hollywood premieres and private events, Bobby Barron Entertainment delivers the perfect blend of instrumentals, popular songs and dance music.
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