Roberto Miranda Trio at Angel City Jazz Festival at Los Angeles County Museum Of Art

THIS IS A FREE EVENT!
For more information please visit http://angelcityjazz.com/venues/lacma

The 2014 Angel City Jazz Festival is presented by The Jazz Bakery.


YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNER (6:00pm)
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ROBERTO MIRANDA TRIO (7:00pm)
Roberto Miranda – bass
Theo Saunders – piano
Fritz Wise – drums

Roberto Miranda has been in Los Angeles since he was eight years old. His first music teacher was his father, Louis Raphael Miranda. Roberto's first instrument was congas which he learned from the elder Miranda. He has studied bass with Bob Stone, Peter Mercurrio, Fred Tinsley, Dennis Trembly, Bill Rene, Diana Gannett, Ray Brown and Red Mitchell. He holds a Master's Degree in Music from USC and studied composition with George Huessenstamm. Roberto lists four people as his jazz mentors. They are Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Horace Tapscott and Kenny Burrell. He has recorded and toured with all four of his mentors as well as with Charles Lloyd, James Newton, David Cherry, Vinny Golia and many others. Roberto is currently a full-time music teacher with LAUSD and is the string bass instructor for the Jazz Studies Program at UCLA....

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THIS IS A FREE EVENT!
For more information please visit http://angelcityjazz.com/venues/lacma

The 2014 Angel City Jazz Festival is presented by The Jazz Bakery.


YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNER (6:00pm)
tba


ROBERTO MIRANDA TRIO (7:00pm)
Roberto Miranda – bass
Theo Saunders – piano
Fritz Wise – drums

Roberto Miranda has been in Los Angeles since he was eight years old. His first music teacher was his father, Louis Raphael Miranda. Roberto's first instrument was congas which he learned from the elder Miranda. He has studied bass with Bob Stone, Peter Mercurrio, Fred Tinsley, Dennis Trembly, Bill Rene, Diana Gannett, Ray Brown and Red Mitchell. He holds a Master's Degree in Music from USC and studied composition with George Huessenstamm. Roberto lists four people as his jazz mentors. They are Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Horace Tapscott and Kenny Burrell. He has recorded and toured with all four of his mentors as well as with Charles Lloyd, James Newton, David Cherry, Vinny Golia and many others. Roberto is currently a full-time music teacher with LAUSD and is the string bass instructor for the Jazz Studies Program at UCLA.

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PARKING
Self-park: Parking is located at the Pritzker Parking Garage on Sixth Street, just east of Fairfax Avenue, and on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard at Spaulding Avenue. The $10 charge may be prepaid at a pay station located in each parking lot. Parking is free after 7 pm entry.

Drop-off: Guests requiring assistance should arrive curbside along Wilshire Blvd in front of the Urban Light sculpture.

Additional Parking: Available in the Petersen Museum parking lot located on the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax, the Museum Square parking on Curson, and meters located on 6th Street.

Electric Vehicles: Free charging stations are available on the first level of the Pritzker Parking Garage, courtesy of Nissan.

By bus: Metro 20 & 720 on Wilshire and 217, 218 and 780 on Fairfax all stop within half a block of the museum. For public transportation information, call 323-GoMetro (323 466-3876) or use the Metro Trip Planner.

By bike: Plan your route using LADOT or Metro bike maps. Bicycle racks are located on Wilshire near the intersection of Spaulding, and just inside the 6th Street gate.

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