Announcing DILLA FEST
This Saturday, Grand Performances commemorates 15 Years of Dilla’s Donuts with special guest DJs and live performances by Talib Kweli with a live trio along with Frank N Dank with Illa J and DJ Rhettmatic of The World Famous Beat Junkies. Click to RSVP.
Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate DEEP last weekend. It was a beautiful gathering rooted in community and positivity. You can catch the rebroadcast on GP's YouTube.
All Grand Performances events are outside at the beautiful California Plaza. For the safety of our entire community, we encourage audience members to wear masks.
Hope to see you soon!
August 7 - Dilla Fest ft. Talib Kweli
The Saturday event with Fusicology will commemorate 15 Years of Dilla’s Donuts with special guest DJs and live performances by Talib Kweli with a live trio along with Frank N Dank with Illa J and The Beat Junkies DJ crew. Grammy winner Daru Jones will also serve as Music Director and drummer.
Sound system provided by Subtract Music. Bar service provided by La Cita
J Dilla aka James Yancey, Jay Dee 1974-2006 Stones Throw began working with J Dilla in the early days of his solo career in the early 2000s. He would soon collaborate with Madlib in the group Jaylib, and eventually releasing the solo album Donuts on Stones Throw in 2006, which has come to be regarded as one of his signature works. J Dilla passed away on the morning of February 10th, 2006 at the age of 32. He had suffered for over three years with an incurable blood disease, and had also been diagnosed with lupus. He left behind a body of work which will be loved and rediscovered for years to come.
Saturday August 7
7pm - 10pm
Grand Performances
presents
Dilla Fest
@ California Plaza
RSVP HERE
DEEP 21st Anniversary
If you missed DEEP’s 21st Anniversary at Grand Performances, you can still catch the rebroadcast on GP's Youtube.
Many thanks to our backstage VIP bar sponsors:
@drinkdirtysue
@herathedogvodka
@ilegalmezcal
@pulpculturejuice
@pizzaportbrewingco
$1 from every Hera the Dog Vodka drink purchased at our bar was donated to @luxepaws - a volunteer street rescue effort laser-focused on TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return), spay/neuter & rescue for the youngest, most at-risk kitties in the LA neighborhoods of Los Feliz/Silver Lake/Echo Park 🐾
Jacque Hammond and Qur’an Shaheed
Friday August 13th, Grand Performances presents a live performance from Jacque Hammond and Qur’an Shaheed. Their music blends the organic feel of old beloved soul classics with the punch and appeal of contemporary music.
Jacque Hammond is a genre-bending singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. She is a driven, passionate, and charismatic artist with a unique approach to R&B. Her music blends the organic feel of old beloved soul classics with the punch and appeal of contemporary music. Her signature guitar stylings mesh with soulful nuances of her voice to create an imaginative song catalogue all her own. After picking up a used guitar in 2011, the instrument has been a key component of her songwriting and evolution as an artist. Originally from Joliet, Illinois, she moved to L.A. in 2012 to pursue music. She released her first album Elbow Room in 2016, which led her song “Two” to be featured on OWN Network’s Original TV show Queen Sugar. Her song “Stuck” also made a debut on Tribeca Film’s and Hulu’s original documentary “Ballet After Dark”. Hammond continues to intrigue audiences in the LA area, opening for artists like Sonnymoon at venues such as the Freehand LA, Catch One, and more. Her latest EP Green is a funky new spin on her classic sound. It’s all about spontaneous energy, uplifting melodies, and emotional vocal performances that connect with the audience on a deeper level.
Qur'an Shaheed (b. 1992, Pasadena, CA) is a pianist, poet, singer and songwriter based in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA. She has been playing piano since the age of four trained extensively in classical music through the expertise of her mother Sharon Shaheed and grandmother Monique Simpson. Since 2012 she has been developing her practice as a songwriter alongside her solo piano and ensemble work. She released the album Process with producer Jesse Justice and Preference Records, in 2020 and regularly performs in and around Los Angeles. Her sound is innovative, highly personal and experimental, incorporating elements of improvisation as well as neo-classical and neo-soul techniques. Shaheed often collaborates with others and has worked with Koreatown Oddity, filmmaker Vashni Konin and the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (of which her father Nolan Shaheed is also a member). She is the keyboardist for Jimetta Rose's gospel choir The Voices of Creation. In 2020 she paired up with Chloe Scallion for dublab + Femmebit's The Art of Performance programme, was interviewed by KCRW for their Private Playlist series and featured in a special mixtape project by waltz for Gucci Shibuya Parco in Tokyo. Shaheed is also engaged in composing for moving image and film scoring, particularly drawn to projects that reflect on society, history and unifying acts.
https://www.instagram.com/quranshaheed/
Friday August 13
6pm - 9pm
Grand Performances
presents
Jacque Hammond
Qur’an Shaheed
@ California Plaza
RSVP HERE
Summer Is Back
Saturday August 7 - Dilla Fest ft. Talib Kweli [RSVP]
Friday August 13 - Jacque Hammond and Qur'an Shaheed [RSVP]
Saturday August 14 - Head Wraps in the Park [RSVP]
Friday August 20 - Katzù Oso and Irene Diaz [RSVP]
Saturday August 21 - Soulection [RSVP]
Friday August 27 - Garth Trinidad [RSVP]
Saturday August 28 - Hello Stranger ft. Brainstory and Chola Orange [RSVP]
Saturday September 4 - Subsuelo ft. Los Rakas, Uproot Andy, Zuzuka Poderosa, LNL, Reyna Tropical and Cumbiatón [RSVP]
Saturday September 18 - Buyepongo vs Quitapenas [RSVP]
Friday September 24 - Madame Gandhi with KCRW’s Anne Litt and Valida [RSVP]
Saturday September 25 - The Do-Over [RSVP]
All events, program information, and activities are subject to change without notice. Please check www.grandperformances.org/events regularly for updates.
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