Event details
Jazz Is Dead is a global movement launched and sustained from the city of Los Angeles by the creative forces of Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) and longtime concert promoter Andrew Lojero. Jazz Is Deadmobilizes community and culture through its concerts around the world. Coming to The Soraya for the first time, they are the quintessential Jazz ambassadors in a modern age. Program and guest artists to be announced.
Thu Apr 17 | 8PM
*Price includes all fees.
Ticket prices
$43-95*
About the Artist
“He’s a genius. He’s like a modern day Quincy Jones.”
Rza, Wu Tang Clan
Adrian Younge is an Emmy Award winning composer, multi instrumentalist, and producer from Los Angeles, CA. Renowned for his analog sound, Younge has been sampled by artists like Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Common, DJ Premier, Alchemist and countless others. He’s also produced for icons including Snoop Dogg, Cee Lo, Rakim, Tony Allen, Ebo Taylor, Marcos Valle, Céu, Azymuth, Dom Salvador, Roy Ayers, Wu Tang Clan, The Delfonics and many more. He’s also known for his work as a film and television composer (Marvel’s Luke Cage, Black Dynamite, etc.) Younge is the founder and brainchild of the record label Linear Labs; he also is the co-founder of the record label and events company Jazz Is Dead.
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