Music Archives

Local Tenor Todd Wilander Joins The Verdi Chorus To Celebrate Its Namesake Composer, Plus Strauss

By steve.simmons0211 April 25, 2023Music

Arcadia native Todd Wilander will show what makes him a popular leading tenor with opera companies around the world when he joins The Verdi Chorus and three other soloists for…

Music At The Odyssey Celebrates Musical Theatre Icons Rodgers & Hammerstein, and More

By steve.simmons0211 March 30, 2023Music, Theatre

The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s stage will be alive with the sounds of Rodgers & Hammerstein and other giants of the American musical theatre when it continues its popular Music at…

Spanish Guitar Sensation Twanguero Takes Fans To The Jungle With New Album, Launching This Month

By steve.simmons0211 March 26, 2022Music

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 10:45 p.m., March 25, 2022 Spanish guitar phenomenon El Twanguero is taking his devoted fan base to the jungle. Known for his blending of…

Drummer Stix Hooper Set To Honor Songstress Ernestine Anderson, Launch Radio Show And Release New Music

By steve.simmons0211 October 30, 2021Music

By Steve Simmons Pioneering drummer Nesbert “Stix” Hooper, founding member of The Jazz Crusaders, later The Crusaders, whose nearly seven-decade career has seen him play with dozens of jazz luminaries…

Los Angeles Jewish Symphony To Celebrate ‘Women’s Voices, Women’s Souls’ In Sunday Concert

By steve.simmons0211 October 11, 2021Music

By Steve Simmons - posted at 5:58 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony (LAJS) continues its return to live performances with a celebration of Jewish women…

In ‘Sinatra: RAW,’ Richard Shelton To Present An Unvarnished Look At The Iconic Singer

By steve.simmons0211 January 14, 2021Music, Theatre

Richard Shelton as Frank Sinatra. Photo Courtesy Richard Shelton By Steve Simmons - published 11:31 p.m., Jan. 13, 2021 Richard Shelton is bringing Frank Sinatra back to Beverly Hills. The…

In ‘Tchaikovksy-Live From Florence’ Hershey Felder Shows How The City Rescued A Tortured Composer

By steve.simmons0211 December 17, 2020Music, Theatre

Hershey Felder as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Photo courtesy Hershey Felder Presents By Steve Simmons - Posted at 10:45 a.m., Dec. 17, 2020 The great Romantic-era composer of beloved ballets and…

Rex & Friends Creates Rockin’ Holiday Video, Adapts To Pandemic And Sets Louis Braille Musical

By steve.simmons0211 December 15, 2020Music, Theatre

Performers in Rex & Friends include Michael Gourzis and Crysten Craig (inset) and back from left, Alan Davis, Igor Zaninovich, Patrick Story, August McAdoo and Jonetta Ward with Rex Lewis-Clack…

Singer Fleece Kawasaki Helps Grand Park And Community Celebrate ‘Easy Mornings’ And Public Spaces

By steve.simmons0211 September 25, 2020Music

Fleece Kawasaki (Kiazi Halpern) in L.A.'s Grand Park. By Steve Simmons - published 10:18 p.m., Sept. 24, 2020 Singer/guitarist Kiazi Halpern, known as the performer Fleece Kawasaki, is a strong…

Barbara Morrison To Present Virtual Induction Ceremony, Concert to Benefit New California Jazz & Blues Museum and Performing Arts Complex

By steve.simmons0211 September 19, 2020Music

Barbara Morrison. Photo by Tony Maddox UPDATED - March 23, 2022 Barbara Morrison died March 16, 2022 in Los Angeles. She was 72. The first of what are expected to…