msn: GP Concert 2022 Line-Up
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Susan C. Schena - May 18
LOS ANGELES, CA — Grand Performances, a longtime presenter of free, family-friendly concerts in downtown Los Angeles, returns for summer 2022 with a diverse mix that includes music from across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, plus cumbia, classical, funk, folkloric, jazz and jam bands, theater and poetry.
The outdoor shows are Saturday evenings from June 4 through Sept. 24 at California Plaza, adjacent to the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Broad and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
“This summer feels like a homecoming celebration – a new renaissance of live music in downtown Los Angeles,” said Stewart Irel, Grand Performances' creative and artistic director. “After going through all the pandemic closures and social distancing, this is our chance to come together again and reconnect through the joy of music, dance and the performing arts.”
This year's highlights include: Indian virtuoso Aditya Prakash on June 11; viral funk sensation Scary Pockets on July 9; Filipina singer-songwriter Melissa Polinar on Aug. 6; and Latinx DJ collective Cumbiatón Sept. 17.
For Father’s Day weekend on Saturday, June 15, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., families with young children are invited to a special celebration with music by Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, plus dancing with DJ KG Superstar.
Two tribute shows also are in the line-up. On June 25, Boleros de Noche presents A Tribute to Agustín Lara, featuring musical director Marco Godoy, singer Julian Torres and mariachi trio ELLAS. And Aug. 27, dublab hosts a tribute to Alice Coltrane, with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Surya Botofasina, organizers said.
The events are 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. (unless otherwise noted *** ) at California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. See the Saturday schedule below.
June 4: COLA 2022 Artist Fellows
June 11: Aditya Prakash Ensemble and Nick Smith
June 18: Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band (2pm - 6pm) ***
June 25: Boleros De Noche: A Tribute to Agustín Lara
July 2: A Midsummer Live Stream (Online Only) ***
July 9: Scary Pockets and Rozzi Crane
July 16: World Stage presents Black Nile and Linafornia
July 23: Pakistan Arts Council presents Ali Sethi
July 30: KCRW Summer Nights
Aug. 6: Melissa Polinar
Aug. 13: Extra Ancestral
Aug. 20: Farhang Foundation
Aug. 21: M&M Afro-Persian Experience (West Hollywood Plummer Park) ***
Aug. 27: dublab presents Alice Coltrane: An Expansive Spirit
Sept. 3: KCRW Summer Nights
Sept. 10: The Fountain Theatre presents Citizen: An American Lyric
Sept. 17: Cumbiatón
Sept. 24: Renee Goust
Over the past 36 years, Grand Performances, founded in 1986, has presented its free, live concerts with such performers as Stevie Wonder, Ozomatli, Kamasi Washington, Seun Kuti, Madame Gandhi, Ana Tijoux, Soulection, Aloe Blacc, Angelique Kidjo and others.
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