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September 25 to October 11, 2015 The Jazz Bakery & Angel City Arts Present the 7th Annual: Angel City Jazz Festival | September 25 to October 11, 2015 “...the city's can't-miss destination for eclectic, cutting-edge jazz.” –Chris Barton, LA Times. “...the best jazz festival in Los Angeles.” –L.A. Weekly 2015 Sponsorship Opportunities [email protected] The Jazz Bakery & Angel City Arts Present: Angel City Jazz Festival | September 25 to October 11, 2015 2015 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The 78h annual Angel City Jazz Festival - LA’s only non-commercial jazz and new music festival - is a celebration of cutting edge Jazz at some of the most exciting & prestigious venues in LA. The festival consistently features the most innovative and original national and international jazz musicians working today, balancing established jazz artists with emerging talent, and focusing on west coast creative jazz, past, present and future. Festival Snapshot • 13 concerts featuring over 100 world class performers, including Doris Duke Impact Award recipient Jen Shyu , Blue Note artist Ambrose Akinmusire , Miles Davis’s Band alumni John Beasley , Emmy award winning Dan Tranh virtuoso Vanessa Anh Vo, Grammy Award winning Cuban saxophonist Yosvany Terry , ECM recording artists Lucian Ban & Mat Maneri and many more. • 8 nights of memorable concerts at some of the most exciting and prestigious venues to hear music in LA : REDCAT , LACMA, The Moss Theatre, Musician Institute, The Edye, The Blue Whale and Barnsdall Gallery Theatre. Festival Highlights • World premiere of Lisa Mezzacappa ’s Glorious Ravage, a panoramic free jazz song cycle featuring a large ensemble of master improvisers in dialogue with four prominent Bay are filmmakers. • A celebration of Thelonious Monk ’s birthday (10/10) featuring the Monk Institute Ensemble and John Beasley’s MONK’estra • World premiere of Alex Cline ’s ‘Ocean of Vows’ featuring Wilco’s guitarist Nels Cline & Cibo Matto’s Yuka Honda among many others. Sponsorship Options –Presenting Partner | $10K | limit of 1 Logo prominently displayed on all festival marketing materials (printed and online) including stage banners throughout the festival Full page color ad in festival programs 10 VIP passes for all festival events –Supporting Partner | $5K | limit of 3 Logo displayed on all festival marketing materials (printed as well as online) except stage banners. 1/2 page color ad in festival program. 5 VIP passes for all festival events –Associate Partner | $1K | no limit Logo displayed on all online marketing materials 1/4 page color ad in 6000 festival programs Angel City will accept up to 50% of your sponsorship contribution in trade. We can also customize a sponsorship package to better fit your needs and/or requirements. The Jazz Bakery & Angel City Arts Present: Angel City Jazz Festival | September 25 to October 11, 2015 “The Angel City Jazz Festival took its notion of “rethinking jazz” to new heights at the John Anson Ford Amphitheater...It not only celebrates our city’s rich tradition of jazz but also points to its wide-open future.” -LA Times Angel City Demographics Angel City attracts Arts & music lovers, creative professionals, urban dwellers, young families and retirees from all walk of life. Our audiences all share a passion for genuine artistic experiences, individual expression and creative freedom. We proud ourselves to cater to a truly diverse demographic spanning most ethnic groups found in LA as well and ranging from 12 to 80+ in age. The Angel City Jazz Festival is co-produced by Angel City Arts (ACA) and The Jazz Bakery . ACA is a music presenting nonprofit organization committed to cultivating and revitalizing jazz culture in Los Angeles,presents regular live concerts by established and emerging music innovators who have achieved exceptionally high levels of musicianship and brought forward a significant contribution to the evolution of jazz and improvised music. The Jazz Bakery brings a 20 year history of presenting the finest in jazz at their legacy performance space in Culver City. The Bakery is building a new performance center designed by Frank Gehry next door to the Kirk Douglas Theatre in downtown Culver City. Contact: Rocco Somazzi - Angel City Arts - 323-573-2110 Jeff Gauthier - The Jazz Bakery - 310-344-3454 [email protected] angelcityjazz.com angelcityarts.org 520 Baughman Ave. Claremont, CA 91711.
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