Jason Moran & The Bandwagon Finding a Line: Skateboarding, Music & Media
CAP UCLA | 8 p.m., Ford Theatres
“In jazz, there are so many moving parts, and within a composition, there are obstacles in the form. Street skaters navigate a landscape finding ways to approach a rail in the same way a drummer approaches the beginning of a song. The mode of improvisation is paramount to how both skaters and jazz musicians approach life through different media.” —Jason Moran
Since his formidable emergence on the music scene in the 1990s, renowned pianist and composer Jason Moran has challenged the status quo, which has earned him a reputation as “the future of jazz.”
The Ford Theatres and CAP UCLA present Finding a Line: Skateboarding, Music and Media, one of Moran’s newest and most ambitious works to date—an unprecedented collaboration exploring the intersection of skateboarding and jazz. Improvisation abounds as local skaters shred a ramp on stage with tricks, flips, and riffs to a musical response performed live by Moran and his group, The Bandwagon. Don’t miss this unforgettable night under the stars at L.A.'s Ford Theatres.
This event is presented by the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA.
Event Date: Saturday, Sep. 29, 8 p.m.
Venue: Ford Theatres
Price: $30—$45*
*UCLA Students: $15, UCLA Faculty & Staff $25
The John Anson Ford Theatres complex is situated in the Cahuenga Pass in Hollywood at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd E, Los Angeles, CA 90068.
There is a cash-only parking garage nearby, visit https://www.fordtheatres.org/visit/parking for more information.
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