Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center

A staple in the budding Los Angeles jazz & swing scene, the Jason Fabus Trio features highly sought-after saxophone player and songwriter/arranger, Jason Fabus, on saxophone, vocals and piano, joined by guitar and upright bass. The group’s repertoire focuses on tight and swinging arrangements of songs from the Golden Era of American music, spanning from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Breaking Benjamin are no strangers to the upper echelons of the rock charts. Since bursting onto the scene with 2002’s Saturate, the band has amassed an impressive string of mainstream rock radio hits, with ten songs hitting #1, numerous platinum and multi-platinum songs and albums, 8.5 billion combined streams worldwide and a social imprint of over 6.5 million -- a testament to the band’s global influence and loyal fan base. Their most recent release, AURORA, gave Breaking Benjamin their 10th #1 song at rock radio with “Far Away ft. Scooter Ward.” Breaking Benjamin’s last studio album, EMBER debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 and marked the multiplatinum band’s fourth Top 5 debut on the Billboard Top 200, following 2015’s #1 debut for DARK BEFORE DAWN (Gold), 2009’s DEAR AGONY (Platinum) at #4 and 2006’s PHOBIA (Platinum) at #2. EMBER spun off two #1 hits at Active Rock Radio with “Red Cold River” and “Torn in Two.” AURORA and EMBER charted Top 10 across numerous countries worldwide and topping #1 charts across multiple genres, including Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Rock Albums and Top Digital Albums.

Experience the Evolution of Jazz! Get ready to groove with LA’s finest musicians at “Jazz & Beyond,” a spectacular free concert like no other! Our talented artists aren’t just any performers; they’re seasoned pros who have sparkled on TV and film, and have collaborated with major pop sensations! -  Journey Through Jazz: From the soulful rhythms of classic jazz to the electrifying beats of modern hits, travel through the rich history of this incredible genre. -  Star-Studded Talent: Witness LA's top musicians, whose skills have graced both the big screen and the recording studios of popular music icons. -  Family-Friendly Fun: Bring the whole family! There’s something for everyone in this celebration of music and culture.  Spread the Word! Share this event with friends and family, and let’s make “Jazz & Beyond” the talk of the town! Admission is FREE! Limited seating available, so arrive early to secure your spot! Join us for an evening where music, history, and community come alive! See you at Jazz & Beyond!

It’s easy to dismiss West Texas as just a vast, barren wasteland void of nuance or life. Those West Texans born and bred, they often daydream of escaping the endless miles of mesquite bush pastures, cotton field patches, and iron orchard oil wells. Still, something draws them back time and again. For millennia, its inhabitants have etched out corners and dugouts to break from the wind and fight off the sun. And through it all, they attempt to capture the brazen beauty of the land and the spirit of its people in song and story. It ain’t for the faint of heart. It’s a tough, bold country. The Panhandlers are four native sons from the outskirts of Texas society, having spent much of their lives in the high desert and southern prairie. Individually, Josh Abbott, John Baumann, William Clark Green, and Flatland Cavalry’s Cleto Cordero have long pursued that Far West Texas mythos and Panhandle lore. Scattered throughout their solo catalogs, the four frontmen have delivered earnest anthems and endearing balladry that embodies a Flatland life and South Plains dreams. Still, that hasn’t ever been quite enough for Abbott, Baumann, Cordero, and Green, who in early 2020 released The Panhandlers. […]

Rather than lean on destiny for direction, Blue October invents and inhabits a future all their own. The platinum-certified alternative quartet from Houston, TX - Justin Furstenfeld , Jeremy Furstenfeld , Ryan Delahoussaye , and Matt Noveskey -consistently evolves with an outlier perspective. For their eleventh studio album and first double-LP, Spinning The Truth Around: Part I & II, Blue October unlocks another creative renaissance.