Celebrating its standing as a jazz institution, the Playboy Jazz Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary this summer with a variety of talent.
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Taking place June 9–10 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, performers will include GRAMMY winners Anthony Hamilton, Snarky Puppy and Lucinda Williams, and 11-time GRAMMY nominee Jazmine Sullivan.
Additional performers will include GRAMMY winners Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, the Ramsey Lewis Quintet, Charles Lloyd & The Marvels, blues guitarist Roy Gaines and horn collective Tower of Power, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary.
Hosted by GRAMMY-nominated comedian George Lopez, the festivities will also include an 80th birthday salute to the late GRAMMY-winning jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, featuring trumpeters Randy Brecker, Nicholas Payton, Jeremy Pelt and David Weiss.
Designed as a showcase for jazz, the Playboy Jazz Festival was founded by the late Hugh Hefner in Chicago in 1959. The second festival did not take place until 1979 at the Hollywood Bowl. It has been held annually ever since.
For additional information on the 2018 installment, including purchasing tickets, visit www.hollywoodbowl.com.
