Long Beach Jazz Festival

Home at the Long Beach Jazz Festival With Everette Harp and Michael Franks

The annual Long Beach Jazz Festival always delivers as a brief holiday, a respite, one last mini vacation with extended family before the end of summer. This year the tradition continued and all the elements came together; an exquisite summer day by Rainbow Lagoon followed by the full moon’s magnetic glow that evening blending with [...]

Long Beach Jazz Festival Returns Aug. 12th – 14th

One of Southern California’s longest running and eagerly anticipated annual music events, the Long Beach Jazz Festival brings music lovers from around the world –year after year- with its always dynamic blend of sounds and unique coastal venue offering relaxation for every generation. A family affair, party people of all ages enjoy the festival grounds, [...]

CSULB’s Jazz Group “Pacific Standard Time” Named Best In Nation

Vocal Jazz Group to Close Out Its 2010-11 Season with Performance on Friday, April 29 April has been a good month for Pacific Standard Time, the top vocal jazz ensemble in Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) Bob Cole Conservatory of Music. The CSULB group has just been named winner of the 2010 DownBeat Award for [...]

Wine Tasting Trolley adds a second tour for Jazz Festival fans

Hey, Jazz fans! The Wine Tasting Trolley is adding a special tour just for you. Tonight, August 13, the organizers of Friday night’s Wine Tasting Trolley will host two tours: a 5 o’clock special that guarantees to drop music fans off at the Jazz Festival by 6:30pm; and their regularly scheduled 6:30pm Trolley which takes [...]

Festival arrives to Jazz Up Your Summer

The 23rd Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival begins tonight with Boney James, the Orginal Jazz Crusaders, and more. The Jazz Festival takes place August 13-15, 2010 at Rainbow Lagoon Park. As with previous festivals, the three-day music extravaganza has a special theme and focus—Jazz Up Your Summer. The Jazz Festival showcases the exciting and evolving styles of [...]

CSULB Jazz Ensemble, Students Garnered Top Honors at the DownBeat Music Awards

The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) continued to demonstrate its strength and depth in the field of vocal jazz as its students and premiere jazz ensemble Pacific Standard Time recently earned an unprecedented five honors in the 33rd annual DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards. Pacific Standard Time was recognized [...]

Join the CSULB Jazz Ensemble for trip to Monterey

The Concert Jazz Orchestra at California State University, Long Beach and the vocal jazz ensemble Pacific Standard Time (PST) each captured a first-place win at the 5th annual “Next Generation Festival” which was hosted by the Monterey Jazz Festival this past April to showcase the best emerging talent in jazz. As a result of the [...]

Long Beach Jazz Festival to honor Wayman Tisdale

Tickets are now on sale for the Long Beach Jazz Festival August 7-9, 2009. The annual southern California jazz festival is staged on the gorgeous grassy knoll at Marina Green Park. Founder Al Williams has brought together a musical line-up that is as incredible as ever. The Long Beach Jazz Festival features some of this year’s [...]