Angel City Jazz Fest present Rudresh Mahanthappa and Samdhi and Many More October 1, 2011

On Saturday, October 1 the Angel City Jazz Festival’s signature afternoon/evening “Global Jam” event will take place at the beautiful John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in the Hollywood Hills. The Jam begins at 5pm with Los Angeles’ own Pan Afrikan People’s Arkestra celebrating it’s 50th anniversary of furthering the legacy of iconic pianist Horace Tapscott, followed by the dynamic duo of Satoko Fujii on piano and Natsuki Tamura on trumpet at 6:15pm, continuing with the French progressive ensemble The Kandinsky Effect at 7:00pm, The Tigran Quintet featuring Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan at 8pm, and finishing with Indian saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and Samdhi in their first west coast appearance at 9:30pm. Tickets, priced at $45 - $75, $18 for full-time students with ID and $12 for children 12 and under, are available at http://www.FordTheatres.org or 323 461-3673 (for non-visual media 323 GO 1-FORD). Through the Ford’s early buyer incentive, adults who buy tickets on or before 9/23/11 pay only $40.