JAZZ IS DEAD RESIDENCY AT THE FORD 2024
We’ve joined forces with the LA Phil to bring three once in a lifetime concerts to The Ford. 15 years in the making, we are thrilled to bring to life and celebrate the Mizell Brothers on August 28, a night of Brazilian Samba Soul with Marcos Valle and opening performances by Azymuth and Brainstory on September 17, and finally we bring the Ghanian legends Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas for their first ever US performances together on October 9.
Tickets are available today for all three concerts as one bundle until individual tickets go on sale May 14th. If you buy them as a bundle, you only get charge once processing fee (savings of two processing fees).
At a night at The Ford in Los Angeles, a stellar lineup awaits, featuring jazz luminaries like Gary Bartz and members of the Blackbyrds alongside rising talents Melanie Charles and Katalyst. Among the esteemed performers gracing the stage is Larry Mizell, one half of the legendary Mizell brothers who reshaped the landscape of jazz-funk with their innovative productions under Sky High Productions. Hailing from Englewood, New Jersey, Larry and Alphonso “Fonce” Mizell embarked on a musical journey rooted in their adolescence, eventually leaving an indelible mark on the music industry with their fusion of jazz and R&B. From their early days mimicking horn lines to their collaborations with Motown and jazz icons like Donald Byrd, the Mizell brothers' influence continues to resonate, shaping the soundscape of contemporary music and earning them a well-deserved place among the pantheon of musical innovators.
An electrifying evening of Brazilian Samba Soul as the legendary Marcos Valle takes the stage with opening performances by the one and only Azymuth and Brainstory.
In 1963 at the tender age of twenty Marcos Valle managed to record over a dozen albums in Brazil debuting with Samba Demais. Overnight Marcos was a success. The boy from Ipanema was suddenly the star of the Andy Williams Show coast to coast across the States. Probably his biggest triumph was for entering the Guinness Book of Records as the only artist to have a track in the Billboard Top Forty with three different versions of the same song at the same time including a version by Frank Sinatra. The song "Samba de Verao" became a bossa nova standard.
Immerse yourself in a night of rich musical heritage and cross-cultural rhythms at The Ford, featuring the 88 year old legendary Ghanaian guitarist, composer, and producer Ebo Taylor andPat Thomas. With a career spanning over half a century, Taylor's influence on African music is undeniable, from his early days with highlife bands like the Stargazers to collaborations with Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Pat Thomas is a Ghanaian vocalist and songwriter famed for his work in the highlife bands of Ebo and his own recordings of Afrobeat and Afro-pop.
