Grand Performances’ rich, decades-long partnership with the City of LA’s Artist Fellows program continues to inspire, thanks to this past Friday’s performances by Chris Wabich (experimental drums), Gina Loring (poetry), Sehba Sarwar (documentary and spoken word), Jay Carlon (choreography), and Dorian Wood (vocalist & piano).

For this past Saturday’s NOLA themed show, we pulled out all the stops to honor the rich cultural heritage of the Crescent City. Drawing upon his youth spent near New Orleans, DJ Bennett kicked things off with a mix of NOLA funk and southern soul, including several fun brass band covers of pop songs.

For those of a certain age, house music means transcendent all night dancefloor experiences in clubs and illegal warehouses throughout the 80s and 90s. It was vinyl and it was soulful. It was bold and drew upon R&B, funk, and disco. That was the grown folks vibe that Soulnic brought to our Grand Performances stage this past Saturday.

KCRW and GP audiences coming together for another magical Summer Nights event = Community

As the organization moves toward its 40th Anniversary in 2026, Grand Performances has developed a new Strategic Plan which sets forth a vision, four key goals, an action plan, and an implementation chart for 2024 through 2027.

We are thrilled to introduce four exceptional new members joining our Board: Fabiola Torres, Lorenza Muñoz, Jordan Gadd, and Michael Centeno.

When reflecting on our 2023 concert season, the Grand Performances team is proud to say that we stayed true to our mission of bringing truly global music and art to Los Angeles.

During our 2023 summer season, we worked with BIPOC artists and offered concert goers a unique opportunity to take a piece of the show home with them.

As we reflect on 2023 and what the year meant for Grand Performances, the words “urgency,” “evolution,” and “reach” often come to mind.

Our 2023 season was historic in many ways… and that was the case on our social media platforms as well. Here’s some metrics and accomplishments that we’re proud of.

Our 37th summer became a fully immersive experience with the addition of our vendor village at select concerts. Featuring small businesses, local organizations, and artisans from across LA county.

2023 was an unforgettable Summer Season… but in case you did forget any parts of it, here’s a recap of our press coverage which helped document it all!

We’re beyond grateful that the GP community has responded to the new Membership program. Since April, we’ve TRIPLED the number members we initially had. We’re just getting started too. Check it out…

During our off season we have been busy digitizing archival posters and brochures of Grand Performances shows from the 1990s.

We are thrilled to announce that we have received a capital improvements grant from the Perenchio Foundation. This funding will support critical infrastructure upgrades, propelling us to expand our reach and impact in LA County. Together, let's build a stronger arts sector!

Remembering.a dance community hero Rudy Perez.

Thanks to the legendary cumbia band Grupo Kual, California Plaza became the new home of the 6,000 cumbia fans in attendance (this was one of our largest shows in our 37 year history).

For our final poetry night of the 2023 season, we explored the themes of racial injustice and the Black Lives Matter movement. It was honest, emotional, raw, heavy, and unforgettable.

As a classically trained jazz pianist who also has three decades’ worth of experience crafting house music and experimental broken beat, Mark de Clive-Lowe is a bonafide musical unicorn.