Playboy Jazz Festival…A Successful Weekend…Yet Again…Day 2 – PICs
*Day 2 of the 41st Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, which was again hosted by comedian George Lopez, had a tough day to follow because Day 1 was off the chain, hook and hinges. Day 2 had more of what was featured in Day 1: light up Playboy ears, Jello shots, […]
Sheila E, Kool & The Gang and Many More Headline the Playboy Jazz Festival This Wknd June 8-9
*Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association will present the 41st annual Playboy Jazz Festival, June 8-9, 2019 at the Hollywood Bowl. It is the LA Phil’s sixth year presenting the event, and in keeping with tradition, the Festival will feature an extraordinary and eclectic slate of jazz-and-beyond artists as well as renowned […]
2018 Playboy Jazz Festival Celebrates 40 Years, Honors 50th Anniversary of Tower of Power
*The Playboy Jazz Festival is iconic in many ways, with a who’s who of jazz and R&B greats taking the stage over the years to show love to fans while promoting their respective genre of the universal language. This year marks four decades of the annual event doing just that, with an all-star line-up that […]
Corinne Bailey Rae, Common Confirmed for 2017 Playboy Jazz Festival
*Corinne Bailey Rae, Common and Gregory Porter are among the first round of performers announced today (Jan. 3) for the 2017 Playboy Jazz Festival. The 39th annual event returns to Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on June 10-11. Rounding out the first wave of announce performers are Kenny Garrett, Hudson with Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John […]
George Lopez Remembers Cosby’s Oral Sex Advice
*As if there wasn’t anything else to reveal about Bill Cosby. Apparently George Lopez had some dirt to share as he mentioned a bit of advice he received from the controversial TV icon before sexual assault allegations from various women rained down on him. During an appearance on The Howard Stern show on Tuesday (03-29-16), […]
Patty Farmer’s ‘Playboy Swings’ Releases in September
*Since the launch of Playboy magazine in 1953, two elements have been remarkably consistent: the first is the celebration of the world’s most beautiful & desirable women and the second is its involvement with music. The Playboy experience was never just about sex—it was about lifestyle. And music—particularly the finest jazz, a personal passion of […]
Ledisi, Aloe Blacc, Herbie Hancock Set for Playboy Jazz Festival
*Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ledisi and Terence Blanchard are among the headliners for the 37th annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (June 13-14). Rounding out the two-day lineup will be artists and special guest collaborators making their festival debuts. The slate includes Aloe Blacc, Jason Moran’s Fats Waller Dance Party, […]
