Presents SOMETHING COOLCELEBRATING THE VOCALISTS AND ARRANGERS OF THE WEST COAST JAZZ ERA • 16 Concerts, rare films, panels and special presentations • The Four Freshmen • Tierney Sutton • Stephanie Nakasian • Veronica Swift • Mark Winkler • Pinky Winters • James Torme • Bonnie Bowden • Barbara Morrison • John Proulx • Kurt Reichenbach • Calabria Foti • Michael Dees • Ginger Berglund • Denise Donatelli • Diane Hubka • Michael Berkowitz Performing the Arrangements of • Bill Holman • Shorty Rogers • Johnny Mandel • Russ Freeman • Pete Rugolo • Marty Paich • Fred Katz • Bob Cooper • Buddy Bregman • Nelson Riddle • Billy May • Jimmy Giuffre October 25-28, 2018 Tickets 1-909-939-0777 Four Points by Sheraton at LAX 9750 Airport Boulevard www.lajazzinstitute.org Los Angeles, California 90045 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 FESTIVAL DETAILS Thursday, October 25 • 4:30-5:30pm • $20 Dates San Diego Room October 25-28, 2018 Pre-Festival Event Welcome Cocktail Reception Pre-Festival Event October 25 Place Remembering Four Points by Sheraton at LAX 9750 Airport Blvd. the King Cole Trio Los Angeles, CA 90045 Luther Hughes & Friends The special rate for festival attendees is $120 per night. How to purchase tickets There are three ticket choices to attend Thursday, October 25 • 8pm • $30 the festival Deadline to reserve rooms and get the California Ballroom Luther Hughes special rate is October 3, 2018 PLATINUM Pre-Festival Event Reserve your room now by calling: $450 VIP Registration ($425 for members) includes priority reserved seating 1-800-368-7764 and identify yourself as part of the GOLD L.A. Jazz Institute festival group. $425 ($400 for members) includes All-Star Tribute to Marty Paich reserved seating. The Sheraton has a free shuttle to and INDIVIDUAL EVENT TICKETS Celebrating the Dek-Tette Sound from LAX. Individual tickets range from $10-$25. Mel Torme and Marty Paich came up Hotel stay not included in registration fee. See order form on inside back page. with a unique instrumentation influenced by the “Birth of the Cool” and called it a Dek-tette. Once Mel and Marty Vendors recorded their first classic Dek-tette Tables are available. Call 909-939-0777 for more information. album for Bethlehem in 1956, Marty and Note new phone number. the sound became in much demand by a variety of vocalists including Mavis Rivers, Jeri Southern, Sammy Davis Jr., The Hi-Lo’s and Ella Fitzgerald. SOMETHING Brochure Design: Kurt Reichenbach FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 Something CoolCOOL is a celebration of the great written by the west coast giants. In addition to FILM Friday, October 26 • 9-10am • $10 vocalists of the west coast jazz era and the the concerts there are film showings, panels and San Diego Room arrangers who wrote the charts they sang. Many special presentations that will cover a wide range instrumental musicians from the west coast era of singers, arrangers, accompanists and lyricists. Cool Breeze have gained notoriety but the vocalists are often 1 Vocalists of the West Coast Jazz Era Part 1 I hope you will plan to join us. overlooked. This festival remedies that with a four Rare Films from the Los Angeles Jazz Institute Archive day extravaganza that features the great vocalists Ken Poston featuring June Christy, Mel Torme, Nat King Cole, Kay Brown, Chet Baker, Lucy Ann Polk, Peggy Lee, of today performing the original arrangements Festival Director The Four Freshmen, Bobby Troup, Jeri Southern and more. PRESENTATION Friday, October 26 • 10:30-11:30am • $10 CONCERT Friday, October 26 • 4:45-5:45pm • $25 San Diego Room California Ballroom He’s Just This Guy: The Songs of Joe Greene 1 Presented by Bill Reed 3 CONCERT Friday, October 26 • 1-2pm • $25 California Ballroom 1 lucky lucy ann Pinky The Lucy Ann Polk- Winters Dave Pell Octet Music FeaturingSongs JimI Love Cox, Piano The Dave Pell Octet directed by Carl Saunders featuring Bonnie Bowden Friday, October 26 • 7:30-8:30pm • $25 CONCERT California Ballroom Arrangements by Shorty Rogers COOL HEAT 4 and Wes Hensel The West Coast Big Band Music of Anita O’Day PRESENTATION Friday, October 26 • 2:15-3:15pm • $10 All-Star Big Band Directed by San Diego Room Michael Berkowitz A Swingin Affair Featuring 2 The Vocal Arrangements of Nelson Riddle Veronica Swift Presented by Michael Berkowitz Arrangements by Bill Holman Friday, October 26 • 3:30-4:30pm • $25 CONCERT Jimmy Giuffre California Ballroom Buddy Bregman 2 and Billy May Friday, October 26 • 9-10pm • $25 CONCERT But Not For Me California Ballroom Celebrating Chet Baker Sings 5 The Sinatra-Riddle Collaboration All Star Big Band Directed by The John Proulx Trio Michael Berkowitz with special guest Ron Stout featuring Michael Dees CONCERT Saturday, October 27 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 4:45-6:pm • $25 FILM Saturday, October 27 • 9-10am • $10 California Ballroom San Diego Room 8 Cool and Groovy 2 Vocalists of the West Coast Jazz Era Part 2 Rare Films from the Los Angeles Jazz Institute Archive featuring June Christy, Mel Torme, Nat King Cole, JAZZ FOR COOL ONES Kay Brown, Chet Baker, Lucy Ann Polk, Peggy Lee, The Four Freshmen, Bobby Troup, Jeri Southern & more. featuring Russ Garcia’s arrangements for PANEL Saturday, October 27 • 10:30-11:30am • $10 Peggy Connelly and the Wigville Band San Diego Room and Fred Katz arrangements for Carmen McRae’s Jazz Vocal Summit Carmen for Cool Ones 1 Moderator: Joe Lang • Panelists: Stephanie Nakasian, Veronica Swift, Mark Winkler, Kurt Reichenbach, Denise Donatelli, and Diane Hubka. Featuring Diane Hubka and Denise Donatelli CONCERT Saturday, October 27 • 1-2pm $25 CONCERT Saturday, October 27 • 8-9pm • $25 6 California Ballroom California Ballroom 9 MEL TORMÉ AND JOHNNY MANDEL’S The Shadow I DIG THE DUKE, of Your Smile I DIG THE COUNT Kurt Reichenbach Sings Johnny Mandel All Star Big Band featuring the Jim Cox Trio and special guest with special guest James Torme PRESENTATION Saturday, October 27 • 2:15-3:15pm • $10 San Diego Room The Song is June 3 Ken Poston presents rare recordings, video, photos and memorabilia from the Saturday, October 27 • 9:30-11pm • $25 CONCERT Bob Cooper June Christy Collection housed at the Los Angeles Jazz Institute. California Ballroom Saturday, October 27 • 3:30-4:30pm • $25 CONCERT The 10 California Ballroom ’ Ella Fi tz gerald JUNES GOT RHYTHM 7 song Books All Star Big Band Directed by Michael Berkowitz The Music of Featuring June Christy & Bob Cooper Barbara Morrison, featuring Stephanie Nakasian, and Stephanie Nakasian Veronica Swift SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 PANEL Sunday, October 28 • 12:30-1:30pm • $10 San Diego Room FILM Sunday, October 28 • 8:30-9:30am • $10 West Coast Vocal Legends San Diego Room 2 Moderated by Bill Reed Cool and Crazy Panelists: Pinky Winters, Betty Bennett, Corky Hale, Johnny Holiday, Annette Warren, 3 Vocalists of the West Coast Jazz Era Part 3 Michael Dees, and Barbara Morrison. Rare films from the Los Angeles Jazz Institute Archive featuring Lola Albright, Linda Lawson, Georgia Carr, Ernie Andrews, Herb Jeffries, Ruth Olay, Ernestine CONCERT Sunday, October 28 • 1:45-2:45pm • $25 Anderson, Joanie Sommers, Mavis Rivers, Ruth Price, Mary Ann Call, Irene Kral and more. California Ballroom UN- PRESENTATION Sunday, October 28 • 9:45-10:45am 12 ORIGINAL $10 CAST San Diego Room 4 Stars of Jazz Jim Harrod explores the many vocalists that appeared on the Stars of Jazz TV show between 1956 and 1958. Includes rare audio, film, photos and memorabilia. The classic 1964 John Williams arrangements originally recorded by Jack Sheldon and Irene Kral with Shelly Manne CONCERT Sunday, October 28 • 11am-12:15pm and a Big Band. California Ballroom 11 Optional Sunday Brunch (not included in full registration) $100 concert with Brunch • $75 concert only And Her Tears Flowed Featuring Tierney Sutton and Pat Tuzzolino Like Wine with All Star Big Band Celebrating the Great Kenton Vocalists CONCERT Sunday, October 28 • 3-4pm • $25 with special guests: Stephanie Nakasian, California Ballroom Veronica Swift, Ginger Berglund, and The Four Freshmen 13 Route 66 All Star Big Band performing the original Kenton Mark Winkler arrangements for Anita O’Day, June Christy, Chris Conner, Ann Richards and The Four Freshmen. Sings Bobby Troup CONCERT Sunday, October 28 • 4:15-5:15pm • $25 California Ballroom ORDER FORM 14 Individual Tickets ALL THROUGH If you are not attending all four days, you may purchase tickets for individual events below. Thursday • October 25, 2018 Sunday • October 28, 2018 THE NIGHT Welcome Cocktail Reception $20.00_____ Film 3 Cool and Crazy $10.00_____ Pre-Festival Event: Celebrating Marty Paich $30.00_____ Presentation 4 Stars of Jazz $10.00_____ Friday • October 26, 2018 Remembering Julie London Sunday Brunch: Kenton Singers Film 1 Cool Breeze $10.00_____ Concert 11 with Sunday Brunch $100.00_____ Featuring Calabria Foti Presentation 1 Joe Greene $10.00_____ Concert 11 Concert Only $75.00_____ Concert 1 Lucky Lucy Ann $25.00_____ Presentation 2 Nelson Riddle $10.00_____ Panel 3 Vocal Legends $10.00_____ Sunday, October 28 • 7-8pm • $25 CONCERT Concert 2 Celebrating Chet Baker Sings $25.00_____ Concert 12 My Fair Lady $25.00_____ Concert 3 Pinky Winters $25.00_____ California Ballroom Concert 13 Mark Winkler sings Troup $25.00_____ Concert 4 Veronica Swift / Anita O’Day $25.00_____ Concert 14 Calabria Foti sings Julie London $25.00_____ 15 Concert 5 Michael Dees / Frank Sinatra $25.00_____ Saturday • October 27, 2018 Concert 15 Ginger Berglund / Ann Richards $25.00_____ It’s Ann, Man! Film 2 Cool and Groovy $10.00_____ Concert 16 The Four Freshmen $25.00_____ The Music of Panel 2 Jazz Vocal Summit $10.00_____ Ann Richards Concert 6 Kurt Reichenbach sings Mandel $25.00_____ Platinum Registration $450.00_____ Presentation 3 June Christy-Bob Cooper $10.00_____ Arranged by Gold Registration $425.00_____ Bill Holman Concert 7 Stephanie Nakasian-June Christy $25.00_____ Concert 8 Cool Ones $25.00_____ Service Fee $3.00_____ Featuring Concert 9 James Torme/Johnny Mandel $25.00_____ Ginger Berglund Concert 10 Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks $25.00_____ GRAND TOTAL $_______________ and All Star Big Band MAIL COMPLETED FORMS TO: Or use your credit card to order by NEW PHONE LOS ANGELES JAZZ INSTITUTE phone at 1-909-939-0777 NUMBER! NEW MAILING 1613 S.