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Sat, Oct 11 · 8:00 PM PDT

Angel City Jazz Festival: Dan Rosenboom’s Coordinates Orchestra + Devin Daniels

REDCAT: ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER, 631 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA, US

Date: October 11, 2025 @ 8:00 pm

Venue: REDCAT at Disney Hall
631 W 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA

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Tickets: $25 https://angelcityjazz.com/event/dan-rosenbooms-coordinates/

Doors at 7:30pm

8:00pm – Devin Daniels Quintet

Devin Daniels – sax & composition
Julien Knowles – trumpet
Benjamin Ring – drums
TBA – piano
TBA – bass

9:15 pm – Dan Rosenboom’s Coordinates Orchestra
Dan Rosenboom – Trumpets, Compositions
Anthony Parnther – Conductor
Jake Vossler – Guitars
Jerry Watts Jr. – Electric Bass
Caleb Dolister – Drums
Gloria Cheng – Piano
Joshua White – Keyboard
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Electric 5-String Violin
Gavin Templeton – Saxophones
Brian Walsh – Clarinets
Laura Brenes – Horn
Ryan Dragon – Trombone
Doug Tornquist – Tuba
Wade Culbreath – Vibraphone
Petri Korpela – Percussion

with
The Lyris Quartet:
Alyssa Park – Violin
Shalini Vijayan – Violin
Luke Maurer – Viola
Timothy Loo – Cello

Visuals by Kio Griffith

*Lineup subject to change without notice

For trumpeter-composer-producer Dan Rosenboom, there are no boundaries when it comes to making music. Genre distinctions are meaningless, unusual combinations of instruments are a hallmark, and sources of inspiration are as numerous as the stars.

His expansive and explosive new album Coordinates is a multi-faceted exploration of self through the lenses of found numerical patterns, cosmic temporal imagination, orchestrational possibility, and true friendship. It spans the stylistic universe from progressive jazz to metal, world, symphonic, and chamber music sensibilities and features an extended cast of virtuoso musicians from the Los Angeles jazz scene and Hollywood film recording studios.

““Rosenboom at his toughest and most colorful, busting the walls to find grandeur in the collapse of modernity and opening cracks into the corners of the soul.”
– Greg Burk, metaljazz.com

Alto saxophonist Devin Daniels stands out as one of the most unique and versatile voices to emerge from LA’s rapidly evolving creative music landscape. The Inglewood native has the unique ability to fit into any musical situation without sacrificing the integrity of his individual voice. For this special concert Devin will be premiering a new composition commissioned by the Los Angeles Jazz Society’s Jeff Clayton Memorial New Note Award.

“Devin Daniels is a musician from whom we can expect big things”
– All About Jazz

Dan Rosenboom is an internationally recognized trumpet player, composer, and producer. He is known as a prolific member of the Los Angeles creative music scene, having released more than 25 albums of original music as a solo artist and bandleader and has supported over 60 artists across over 100 releases on his label, Orenda Records.
Rosenboom is a proud member of the Hollywood studio musician community and has recorded for over 200 major film and television soundtracks with such notable composers as John Williams, Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Alexandre Desplat, and many more. He has also performed with such elite ensembles as the LA Philharmonic, the LA Chamber Orchestra, and the LA Opera.

His own music eschews genre distinctions and draws from such disparate influences as Black American Music, metal and experimental rock, contemporary classical music, folk music from the Balkans, and a broad range of progressive music from the avant-garde.

He studied at the Eastman School of Music, CalArts, and UCLA, where he earned advanced degrees in music. The Los Angeles Times has called Dan Rosenboom “a musician dedicated to exploration and expression, regardless of anyone’s imagined boundaries,” and “a phenomenon.”
https://danrosenboom.com/

Dan Rosenboom – Los Angeles-based trumpeter and composer known for genre-defying performances and cosmic jazz fusion

Devin Daniels – Alto saxophonist from Inglewood, LA, known for fluid improvisation and contemporary jazz innovation

Devin Daniels
Alto saxophonist Devin Daniels has the unique ability to fit into any musical situation without sacrificing the integrity of his individual voice. That, combined with his warm and thoughtful personality, is why Daniels has been invited to perform with bands led by Gerald Clayton, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, John Beasley, Sam Barsh and Jamael Dean.

In 2023, the great Herbie Hancock invited Devin to join him alongside jazz legends Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Terence Blanchard, Chris Potter and LA-royalty, Kamasi Washington in a performance at the Hollywood Bowl honoring the late iconic saxophonist, Wayne Shorter. Following this performance, Hancock invited Daniels to join his band again, this time for a month-long US tour in the Spring of 2024.

Daniels’ love for the saxophone started in the “Just Lovin’ Music Studios” program, led by pianist Michelle Love— a free program designed to give students of color a chance to rent out and learn a new instrument. It was attending programs like this one that helped Daniels earn full-scholarships to study at some of the world’s most prestigious music schools: Berklee College of Music, FocusYear Basel and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Studies at UCLA.

Following his time at the Hancock Institute, Daniels was selected to be the Herb Alpert Foundation’s 2024 “Make Jazz Fellow”, where he was commissioned to compose a range of new music over the course of three months, much of which became the foundation for his newest album, LesGo!.

Recorded live at LA’s westside jazz club, Sam First, LesGo! captures the raw, unadulterated energy that’s been brewing in LA’s jazz scene over the past 15+ years. Joining him on this recording are four of Daniels’ exceptionally talented LA-based cohorts – trumpeter Julien Knowles, pianist Chris Fishman, bassist Jermaine Paul and drummer Benjamin Ring.

Daniels’ 2022 release Trio Exposition on The Village Records features Daniels in a trio format alongside drummer Christian Euman and bassist Logan Kane, giving the three musicians space to fully explore and push each other.

Daniels also produces electronic music in his downtime and has released an album on the Los Angeles-based record label, Leaving Records, under the name Kara-Do, joining a catalog with the likes of Knxwledge, Keifer, and Carlos Niño. His electronic music has been described as “… fusion at its finest, beat music and jazz moving forward in lockstep.”

Sun, Oct 12 · 2:00 PM PDT

JAZZ IN THE ORCHARD: HORACE SILVER TRIBUTE

The Orchard, 2016 Tustin Avenue, Newport Beach, CA, US

Jazz concert in private park-like setting

Cross-Posted with SO CAL EXPLORERS

Date: Sunday, October 12, 2-5 pm

Venue: The Orchard
2016 Tustin Ave., Newport Beach 92660

$20 cash donation - we will pass the hat

Jazz concert The Orchard in Newport Beach featuring the music of composer, pianist and jazz legend Horace Silver. The band is led by bassist Luther Hughes, who led the Miles Davis concert at The Orchard last month. Music Promoter Dave Lumian opens his beatiful shaded backyard to the public and brings in top-shelf musical talent. The concert is free, but a $20 donation to the band is recommended.

"Song For My Father" https://youtu.be/CWeXOm49kE0?si=d710aDH0b9Oqezr7

"Sister Sadie" https://youtu.be/SmO2pM20MrU?si=tmqW6KHcSMFJzrck

“Jody Grind” https://youtu.be/cIrE6sZduWo?si=LbFyMVvoA5QoiyS7

“Nica’s Dream” https://youtu.be/cEFHBKLsbxc?si=GPEQVSwS72kDirKy

Tribute to Horace Silver

Jeff Bunnell - Trumpet
Ralph Moore - Tenor Sax
Tom Ranier - Piano
Luther Hughes - Bass
Paul Kreibich - Drums

Beautiful outdoor park-like setting in a private residence in Newport Beach. Bring your own seat, picnic lunch, and beverages for a relaxing afternoon listening to this amazing band. FREE, but please bring cash. We will be passing the hat for donations for the band.

Sun, Oct 12 · 8:00 PM PDT

Angel City Jazz Festival: Milena Casado + Steph Richards Power Vibe

Nimoy Theater, 1262 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles , CA, US

Date: October 12, 2025 @ 8:00 pm

Venue: UCLA Nimoy Theatre
1262 Westwood Boulevard
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Tickets: $40 https://angelcityjazz.com/event/milena-casado-steph-richards/

Possible dinner before, TBD

Doors at 7:30pm

8:00pm – Steph Richards Power Vibe
Steph Richards – trumpet
Joshua White – piano
Stomu Takeishi – bass
Max Jaffe – drums

9:15 pm – Milena Casado
Milena Casado – trumpet, vocals, fx
Morgan Guerin – ewi
Lex Korten – piano, synth
Kanoa Mendenhall – double bass
Jongkuk Kim – drums

Called “a revelation” by The New York Times, trumpeter and composer Milena Casado is one of the most compelling new voices in contemporary jazz. Known for her fluid improvisation and deeply personal compositions, she effortlessly moves between acoustic music and electronic experimentation, blending tradition with innovation.
Steph Richards’ latest project Power Vibe is “easily the most emboldened and venturesome statement of her ascendant career.” (AAJ). A hyper-lucid exploration of experimental jazz, electronics and groove.

“...as adventurous and virtuosic as listeners have come to expect…”
– Jazziz

“Richards is easily one of the most exciting brass players in the world, and the personal stakes at the heart of Power Vibe make this her most, pun unavoidable, powerful album yet.“
– Free Jazz Collective

Milena Casado
Called “a revelation” by The New York Times, trumpeter and composer Milena Casado is one of the most compelling new voices in contemporary jazz. Known for her fluid improvisation and deeply personal compositions, she effortlessly moves between acoustic music and electronic experimentation, blending tradition with innovation.
Recently recognized by the Los Angeles Times as a can’t-miss newcomer, Milena Casado is keeping the spirit of jazz moving.

Highlighted as a contemporary jazz artist audiences should know by WBGO, Casado has already generated major buzz through her work with Terri Lyne Carrington, Vijay Iyer, Aaron Parks, Kris Davis, and other guiding forces in the music world, earning critical acclaim.

A notable bandleader in her own right, Casado leads her own working quintet. Backed by this group, Casado recently released her debut album, Reflection of Another Self, on Candid Records.

Reflection of Another Self is a stunning debut—sonically adventurous and deeply personal, a journey of self-discovery and resilience, overcoming personal traumas. It is a bold statement from a newcomer who has been honing her skill with luminaries and biding her time, constructing a debut album fit for someone destined to upend the jazz world.
https://www.milenacasado.com/

Steph Richards
Steph Richards is a dynamic improvisor known for her innovative approach to the trumpet and interdisciplinary expression as a composer. An “innately adventurous trumpeter” (DownBeat), she has collaborated with visionaries Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton, Muhal Richard Abrams and John Zorn as well as art pop luminaries Yoko Ono, St. Vincent, David Byrne and Laurie Anderson.

Characterized by The New York Times as “boldly inventive…Richards composes in ways that standard notation could never document,” her works span interactions with film, poetry, electronics, choreography and scent and have garnered critical acclaim including Record of the Year by The New York Times and DownBeat. Her seminal record Supersense (2019), featuring all-star improvisers Jason Moran, Stomu Takeishi and Kenny Wolleson, includes multimedia artist Sean Raspet creating singular, abstract scents to both inform and converse with the recording.

Her work as an improviser has brought her into contact with progressive voices in jazz and experimental music, including Ravi Coltrane, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Tomeka Reid, Nicole Mitchell, Ingrid Laubrock and Jeff Parker, while her conducting work— informed by the concept of “Conduction” developed by Butch Morris— has taken her to orchestras around the world, where she continues to push the boundaries of musical expression.
https://www.stephrichards.com/

Mon, Oct 13 · 8:00 PM PDT

Angel City Jazz Festival: Adegoke Steve Colson & Iqua Colson

The World Stage, 4344 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, US

Date: October 13, 2025 @ 8:00 pm

Venue: The World Stage
4321 Degnan Blvd
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Tickets: $20 https://angelcityjazz.com/event/adegoke-steve-colson-iqua-colson/

Possible dinner before, TBD

Doors at 7:30pm

8:00pm – Adegoke Steve Colson & Iqua Colson
Adegoke Steve Colson – piano
Iqua Colson – vocals
Trevor Ware – bass
Fritz Wise – drums
Maia – flute & harp

Referred to as a “musical power couple” (The New York Times) and early members of the famed AACM, pianist/composer Adegoke Steve Colson and vocalist/composer Iqua Colson focus on many facets of the human experience.

Their critically acclaimed performances and recordings illuminate social issues, and have featured such innovators as Reggie Workman, David Murray, Tyshawn Sorey, Joseph Jarman, Oliver Lake, Tomeka Reid, and Henry Threadgill, as well as master artists of other disciplines including dancer/choreographer Savion Glover, writer/activist Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), and dancer/actress Carmen de Lavallade.

The Colsons’ latest release Glow: Music for Trio…Add Voice will be released in August 2025.

Adegoke Steve Colson
Adegoke Steve Colson – pianist, composer, saxophonist, historian, educator – performs internationally as a soloist and leader of ensembles ranging from trios to orchestras. His work appears on labels including Columbia/Sony, Evidence, and Black Saint.

Born in Newark and raised in East Orange, NJ, Steve started writing music during his high school years. He earned his degree from Northwestern University School of Music and joined the influential musicians’ collective, the Association for Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in 1972 while living in Chicago. He returned to the East Coast in 1982, moving to Montclair, NJ.

His projects have featured modern innovators – Reggie Workman, David Murray, Henry Threadgill, Malachi Favors, Joseph Jarman, Anthony Davis, Andrew Cyrille, Tyshawn Sorey, Oliver Lake – among many other musicians; and collaborations including master artists of other disciplines such as poet/activist Amiri Baraka, dancer/choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, and artist Willie Cole.

He co-owns recording label Silver Sphinx with wife and musical partner Iqua, and their first release in 1980 later became part of Gilles Peterson’s 2011 compilation Freedom, Rhythm & Sound, which credited them as the early roots of the “indie” movement alongside such independent innovators as Maurice White, John Coltrane, Sun Ra, and Mary Lou Williams.

Ade is featured on 14 recordings, 6 as ensemble leader and one solo piano.

Iqua Colson
Iqua Colson began studying piano, dance, and voice as a child, which led to her entering Northwestern University School of Music as a piano major at 16 years old. She was named a Vocal Talent Deserving Wider Recognition by DownBeat Magazine and has been recognized by Billboard Magazine for distinguished achievement as a lyricist.

The media has placed her in the company of some of our finest known vocal innovators and stylists including Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, and Abbey Lincoln. Her work has been discussed/reviewed in many languages and can be found in countless periodicals, and in several books including: Black Women & Music: More than the Blues, an anthology of essays/interviews on several women in music including the great Leontyne Price.

Iqua worked with tenor saxophone titan Fred Anderson for several years in her early career. This contributed to her decision to join the AACM in 1974 – that, and the encouragement of friend and master drummer — AACM Founder, Steve McCall.

Though she has performed with other artists including Hamid Drake, Amina Claudine Myers, Joseph Jarman, and Roscoe Mitchell, her most frequent collaborator is her husband, noted pianist and composer Adegoke Steve Colson.

In 2024, The Northwestern University Libraries purchased The Adegoke Steve Colson and Iqua Colson Archives, including scores, compositions and artifacts relative to the first 50 years of their varied and prolific careers — an honor, as they are now documented at Ade’s alma mater among one of the largest and most venerated music collections in the U.S., known for an unmatched strength in contemporary music.