Top-notch jazz and more at free Pasadena festival
“If music be the food of love, play on ... ,” or so said the Bard. And if that music is served alfresco on a beautiful Southern California day for free -- so much the better!
The Playboy Jazz Festival will present more than 19 hours of top-flight jazz, R&B;, Latin and world music this weekend as part of the 17th annual Pasadena SummerFest at the Rose Bowl. Jazz guitarist Grant Geissman and his quintet top the lineup Saturday; Grammy-winning Latin jazz percussionist and bandleader Poncho Sanchez anchors Sunday’s show and Monday’s headliner will be smooth jazz saxophonist Michael Lington. Others performing this weekend include the B-Side Players and the Jumpin’ Joz Band (Saturday); the Dave Pell Octet and Bill Cunliffe’s Imaginacion (Sunday); and Dwight Trible, the Hour Trio and David Garfield (Monday).
Playboy Jazz Festival at the Pasadena SummerFest, Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena. Music runs from noon to 7:30 p.m. Saturday through Monday; festival hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. Free. (310) 450-1173. www.pasadenasummerfest.com.
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