Joni's Jazz Set for the Hollywood Bowl 8/17

The Hollywood Bowl proudly presents Joni's Jazz, a concert featuring special guests performing works from the jazz-based recordings of the iconic singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell.* Artists include Herbie Hancock, Kurt Elling, Glen Hansard, Aimee Mann, Chaka Khan, Wayne Shorter and Cassandra Wilson. Backed by an all-star ensemble with arrangements by drummer Brian Blade and pianist Jon Cowherd, Joni's Jazz takes place on Wednesday, August 17 at 8 PM and includes a complete performance of her 1975 masterpiece The Hissing of Summer Lawns.

Arguably one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, Joni Mitchell constantly reinvented herself as an artist throughout her celebrated career. Innovative and experimental, her music evolved from deeply personal folk into pop, jazz, avant-garde, and even world music. Her work resisted the whims of both mainstream audiences and the recording industry. While she is often juxtaposed with contemporaries like Carole King, Janis Joplin, and Joan Baez, none of them experimented so brazenly with their artistic identities or so emphatically explored territory outside of the accepted confines of pop music.

Joni's Jazz is part of the Jazz at the Bowl series at the Hollywood Bowl. Curated by the LA Phil and Creative Chair for Jazz Herbie Hancock, the series continues with Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® featuring Omara Portuondo (August 24), George Benson and DMS featuring George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn (August 31), and Quincy Jones featuring The Global Gumbo All-Stars and Friends (September 7).

*Joni Mitchell is not scheduled to perform.

For more information and complete artist biographies, please visit: www.hollywoodbowl.com.

Special Guests:
Herbie Hancock
Kurt Elling
Glen Hansard
Aimee Mann
Chaka Khan
Wayne Shorter
Cassandra Wilson

Brian Blade, drums/arranger
Jon Cowherd, piano, keyboards/arranger
Greg Leisz, guitars
Marvin Sewell, guitars
Chris Thomas, bass
Jeff Haynes, percussion
Tom Scott, saxophone
Mark Isham, trumpet

Ticket price ranges from $1-$101 (prices are subject to change). Tickets are currently on sale at the Hollywood Bowl Box Office (12 PM - 6 PM, Tuesday - Sunday); via credit card phone order at 323.850.2000, or through Ticketmaster. Groups of 10 or more may call 323.850.2050 for information about special rates, subject to availability.

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