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ANGELES The VIP package includes priority seats in the DATES HOW TO amphitheater and ballroom (first come, first served JAZZ FESTIVAL | October 9-12, 2008 PURCHASE TICKETS basis) plus a Wednesday Night bonus concert. INSTITUTE There are two ways to attend the festival. You can No tickets will be sold for this event. The Los Angeles Jazz Institute houses and maintains BONUS EVENT FOR purchase a full registration package which includes It is available only with the VIP package. one of the largest jazz archives in the world. PLATINUM VIP REGISTRANTS seating at all events or you can purchase individual tick - All styles and eras are represented with a special The Platinum VIP Package includes the bonus emphasis on the preservation and documentation October 8, 2008 ets on an event-by-event basis. The full registration pack - concert and preferred seating for all ballroom of jazz in southern . Many artists personal ages are $425 for the VIP or $375 for the Gold. concerts and is $425 in advance, collections are being preserved at the Institute $400 for Institute members. PLACE Individual event tickets range from $10-$40. including the archives of , The Gold Registration Package is $375 , , , The Hyatt Regency Newport Beach ($350 for Institute members) includes , , , , 1107 Jamboree Rd. Newport Beach, CA 92660 VENDORS reserved seats for all ballroom concerts , Ken Hanna, Dr.Wesley LaViolette, The special convention rate is $155 per night. Tables are available. Jimmie Baker, Sleepy Stein, Ray Avery Hotel stay not included in registration fee. Call (562)985-7065 for more information Bonus Event for and Jimmy Valentine. Platinum Registrants Reserve your room now by calling The Jazz Institute actively uses the materials in the 1-(800)233-1234 archive by maintaining a busy schedule of outreach TICKETS VIVA KENTON activities including concerts, festivals, broadcasts, newporter.hyatt.com Tickets are available for each individual event Wednesday, October 8 I 8:00pm I Plaza Ballroom publications and the release of important recordings To order tickets by phone or for more information Jack Costanzo and an all-star featuring on compact disc. Call (562) 985-7065 Alumni playing the Kenton Latin inspired classics from the forties through the The Institute is housed at California State University seventies 23ºN-82ºW, Viva Prado, Hav a , Long Beach. The Institute is used by teachers, About the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Peanut Vendor, Maleguena, Journey to Brazil, scholars, students, musicians, independent About the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Cuban Carnival… researchers, the media and the industry. For more information go to our The Hyatt Regency Newport Beach is situated on 26 beautifully landscaped acres web site: www.lajazzinstitute.org overlooking the Back Bay, offering style and luxury in the heart of the city’s best The Los Angeles shopping, dining and entertainment venues. A complimentary shuttle service takes Jazz Institute is pleased guests to the airport, as well as Fashion Island and Balboa Island, and the hotel’s to present Big Band Fiesta, big band compositions including central location on Jamboree and Pacific Coast Highway provides easy access to a unique four day Jazz Festival Stan Kenton’s Cuban Fire, Chico O’Farrill’s presenting the many facets of Latin Afro Cuban Jazz Suite and Aztec Suite, Disneyland Resort, Knott’s Berry Farm, The Dunes and local beaches and businesses. Jazz in a Big Band setting. Gil Evans and ’ Sketches of Spain, Several concerts have been designed Shorty Rogers Wuyacananga Suite, George to pay tribute to the legendary artists that Russell’s Cubana Be Cubana Bop, Johnny Richards THE HOTEL FEATURES NUMEROUS AMENITIES INCLUDING brought the two genres together including , Rites of Diablo and lots more. Stan Kenton, Machito, Chico O’Farrill, , There is also a very special west coast appearance by , Three outdoor swimming , Bicycle rentals, biking and Tito Rodriguez, and . The Palladium Big 3 Orchestra as well as special concerts pools and whirlpools that jogging trails, shuffleboard, We are also presenting a number of living legends with The Band and The reflect the hotel’s tropical table tennis, and volleyball who are among the original pioneers of the music Orchestra plus new music by Jose Rizo’s Jazz on setting-all of which are , On-property golf at the nine including Candido, Bud Shank, , the Latin Side All Stars. situated throughout hole, par 3 Back Bay Golf and Jack Costanzo. the property. It’s an amazing four full days of music all performed Course The history of this unique musical genre will by a staggering array of jazz legends and giants , Fully equipped Cardio Room , 16 lighted tennis courts at be explored through panel discussions, film and I hope to see you there. complete with free weights the Palisades Tennis Club, showings and special presentations. Ken Poston , Spa on-property There are a wide variety of concerts throughout the Los Angeles Jazz Institute festival including live performances of many of the classic CUBANA BE-CUBANA BOP FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS The Afro-Cuban Music of the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band with special guest Candido Friday, October 10 I 8:00pm I Tickets: $40 THE PALLADIUM BIG 3 ORCHESTRA The Palladium Big 3 Orchestra features the combined orchestras of Tito Puente, Machito and Tito Rodriguez. Saturday, October 11 I 8:00pm I Tickets: $40 In the 1950’s, America fell in love MACHITO with the Mambo and the best place to hear this electrifying music was at the in New York. Sold-out crowds came to see the now legendary musical battles that took place between giants of the genre Machito, Tito Rodriguez and Tito Puente, otherwise known as “The Big 3”. This musical era is recreated by the Big 3 Palladium Orchestra, led by sons of the maestros and comprised of many musicians from the original bands. This is a very rare west coast appearance. Don’t miss it! THE MUSIC OF CHICO O’ FARRILL All-Star Big Band directed by Arturo O’ Farrill Featuring Candido Saturday, October 11 I 4:30pm I Tickets: $20

TITO RODRIGUEZ, JR.

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MACHITO, JR. T O B TITO PUENTE B ARTURO O’FARRILL A N H O J O T O H P BRAZILLIANCE Featuring Bud Shank and His Brazilian Friends ECHOES OF ARANJUEZ Friday, October 10 I 1:30pm I Tickets: $20 The Bill Holman Band Friday, October 10 I 4:30pm I Tickets: $20 R E N S R O K N A I R D A O T O H P

BUD SHANK- QUARTET

VIVA TIRADO The Gerald Wilson Orchestra Sunday, October 12 I 4:30pm I Tickets: $20

STAN KENTON’S CUBAN FIRE All-Star Big Band featuring Stan Kenton Alumni Sunday, October 12 I 8:00pm I Tickets: $40 FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL JAZZ FESTIVAL THE LOS ANGELES JAZZ INSTITUTE IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO PRESENT THREE OF THE LEGENDARY MASTER CONGUEROS WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN SEVERAL CONCERTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. M O C . D A

E CANDIDO ARMANDO PERAZA FRANCISCO AGUABELLA H Featured with the Music of Featured with the

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SHORTY ROGERS AFRO CUBAN INFLUENCE ESTRADA BROTHERS The Shorty Rogers Big Band Thursday, October 9 I 8:00pm I Tickets: $40

VIVA ZAPATA: THE LATIN SIDE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE ALL-STARS Bud Shank and JOHNNY RICHARDS’ RITES OF DIABLO the All-Stars Collegiate Neophonic Orchestra With special guest Directed by Jack Wheaton Jack Costanzo Sunday, October 12 I 1:30pm I Tickets: $20 Thursday, October 9 I 4:30pm I Tickets: $20 S E G N A A I M I J S R T E C M | E Y D R B E V O A C Y A J A R O T © O O H T P O H P

JACK WHEATON

JOHNNY RICHARDS Thursday, October 9

9:30-10:30 3:00-4:00 Witch Doctor #1, SKETCHES OF SPAIN Plaza Ballroom Plaza Ballroom Patio Witch Doctor #2, THE MILES DAVIS-GIL EVANS CLASSIC Film 1 Panel 2 La Soncalli, Mambo Las Featuring Bobby Shew Casa De Luz Feliz, Mexican Passport, I I Sunday, October 12 3:00pm Tickets: $20 10:45-11:45 on Viva Zapata, Mambo Plaza Ballroom the West Coast Las Vegas, Casa De Luz Panel 1 Panelists: Howard Rumsey, Jelly Roll Jack Costanzo, 8:00-10:00 S E Morton’s Armando Peraza Plaza Ballroom G A M I Spanish Tinge

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P Cal State The Latin Side of The Amphitheater Wuyacananga Suite Northridge Lighthouse All-Stars Concert 2 EW Latin Jazz Bud Shank and Y SH Tribute to Cal Tjader BOBB Ensemble the All-Stars The Estrada Brothers featuring Jack Costanzo Armando Peraza

Friday, October 10 JACK COSTANZO Featured with the Viva Kenton 9:30-10:30 1:30-2:30 CHANO 4:30-5:30 concert on October 8 POZO and with Bud Shank Plaza Ballroom Amphitheater Amphitheater and the All-Stars Film 2 Concert 6 California Ballroom on October 9 Brazilliance Concert 7 10:45-11:45 Bud Shank and Echoes of Aranjuez Plaza Ballroom Patio His Brazilian Friends The Bill Holman Band Panel 3 Jazz Meets the Samba 3:00-4:00 8:00-10:30 Bud Shank Plaza Ballroom Patio Plaza Ballroom Panel 4 Concert 8 12:00-1:00 Cubop: Dizzy Cubana Be-Cubana Bop Bay Pool Gillespie, Chano The Afro-Cuban Music Concert 5 Pozo and the Birth of the Dizzy Gillespie Stan Kenton’s of Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band West Side Story Panelists: Featuring Candido CSULB Concert Candido, MEMORABILIA COURTESY Jazz Orchestra Arturo O’Farrill OF:THE LOS ANGELES JAZZ INSTITUTE Directed by Jeff Jarvis Saturday, October 11 INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ORDER 9:00-10:30 1:30-2:30 4:30-5:30 If you do not wish to attend all four days, you may FORM Plaza Ballroom Amphitheater Amphitheater purchase tickets for individual events as follows: Film 3 Concert 10 Concert 11 Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Palladium: Jose Rizo’s Jazz The Music of Film 1 $10.00 _____ Where Mambo on the Latin Side Chico O’Farrill Panel 1 Jelly Roll Morton’s Spanish Tinge $10.00 _____ Mail completed forms to: was King All-Stars All-Star Big Band directed Concert 1 CSUN $10.00 _____ With special guests by Arturo O’Farrill with Concert 2 Estrada Brothers $20.00 _____ Los Angeles Jazz Institute 10:30-11:30 Francisco Aguabella special guest Candido Panel 2 Casa De Luz $10.00 _____ Concert 3 Lighthouse All-Stars $20.00 _____ P.O. Box 8038 Plaza Ballroom Patio and Featuring The Concert 4 Shorty Rogers Big Band $40.00 _____ Long Beach, CA 90808-0038 Panel 5 Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite The Big 3 2:45-3:45 and The Aztec Suite Friday, October 10, 2008 Name Panelists: Machito Jr. , Plaza Ballroom Patio Film 2 $10.00 _____ Tito Rodriguez Jr. Panel 6 8:00-10:30 Panel 3 Jazz Samba $10.00 _____ The Masters Plaza Ballroom Concert 5 CSULB $10.00 _____ Concert 6 Bud Shank $20.00 _____ Address 12:00-1:00 Candido, Concert 12 Panel 4 Cubop $10.00 _____ Bay Pool Francisco Aguabella, The Palladium Concert 7 Bill Holman $20.00 _____ Concert 9 Armando Peraza Big 3 Orchestra Concert 8 Cubana Be-Cubana Bop $40.00 _____ City Saddleback College The music of Machito, Saturday, October 11, 2008 Jazz Ensemble Tito Puente and Film 3 $10.00 _____ Directed by Joey Sellers State Tito Rodriguez Panel 5 The Big 3 $10.00 _____ Concert 9 Saddleback College $10.00 _____ Concert 10 Jazz on the Latin Side All-Stars $20.00 _____ Panel 6 The Masters $10.00 _____ ZIP Sunday, October 12 Concert 11 Music of Chico O’Farrill $20.00 _____ Concert 12 The Palladium Big 3 Orchestra $40.00 _____ Sunday, October 12, 2008 Country 10:30-11:30 1:30-2:30 4:30-5:30 Film 4 $10.00 _____ Plaza Ballroom Amphitheater Amphitheater Concert 13 CSLA $10.00 _____ Telephone Film 4 Concert 14 Concert 16 Concert 14 Collegiate Neophonic $20.00 _____ Concert 15 Sketches of Spain $20.00 _____ Johnny Richards’ Viva Tirado Concert 16 Gerald Wilson $20.00 _____ Total Enclosed (US dollars only) $ 12:00-1:00 Rites of Diablo Suite The Gerald Wilson Concert 17 Cuban Fire $40.00 _____ Bay Pool The Collegiate Orchestra J Visa J MC J AMEX J Discover Card Concert 13 Neophonic Orchestra FULL FOUR DAY REGISTRATION # CSLA Latin of Southern California 8:00-10:00 _____Full Four Day Registration (VIP) Jazz Ensemble Directed by Jack Wheaton Plaza Ballroom at $425 each= $______EXP / Directed by Concert 17 _____Full Four Day Registration(VIP member) Dr. Paul De Castro 3:00-4:00 Stan Kenton’s at $400 each = $______Amphitheater Cuban Fire _____Full Four Day Registration Signature Concert 15 at $375 each = $______Gil Evan’s _____Full Four Registration (Member) PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE Sketches of Spain at $350 each = $______NO REFUNDS

Featuring Bobby Shew ¡ GRAND TOTAL $______