Playboy Jazz Festival

Playboy Jazz Festival
Playboy Jazz Festival
	Playboy Jazz Festival in Los Angeles, 2007
Genre	Jazz
Dates	June
Location(s)	Hollywood Bowl; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates	34°06′46″N 118°20′20″W / 34.11278°N 118.33889°WCoordinates: 34°06′46″N 118°20′20″W / 34.11278°N 118.33889°W
Years active	1959; 1979–present
Founded by	Hugh Hefner
Capacity	17,500
Website	www.playboyjazzfestival.com

The Playboy Jazz Festival is an annual event sponsored by Playboy Enterprises to celebrate jazz as well as feature both established and up and coming musicians of the genre.

History[]

It was founded by Hugh Hefner and was first held in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Stadium in 1959. However, the festival did not occur again until 1979, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as a celebration of the magazine's 25th anniversary. The event has been held there ever since.^[1]

The Festival[]

The Festival is held on a Saturday and Sunday in mid-June. Bill Cosby was the emcee of the majority of the annual festivals from 1979 to 2012. In 2013, comedian George Lopez began hosting the event after Cosby retired.^[2]

In 2014, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, which presents the summer Hollywood Bowl concerts, assumed presenting and booking duties.^[3]

The Playboy Jazz Festival is broadcast live by the Southern California jazz public radio station KKJZ.

References[]

^ Nina Gordon Public Relations (February 26, 2010). "Playboy and Jazz: A History". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
^ "George Lopez To Host 35th Playboy Jazz Festival". The Beverly Hills Courier. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
^ Brown, August (December 4, 2013). "L.A. Philharmonic to present, book Playboy Jazz Festival". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] Nina Gordon Public Relations (February 26, 2010). "Playboy and Jazz: A History". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.

[2] "George Lopez To Host 35th Playboy Jazz Festival". The Beverly Hills Courier. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

[3] Brown, August (December 4, 2013). "L.A. Philharmonic to present, book Playboy Jazz Festival". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.

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