Name: JazzPOP 2023 at the Hammer Museum
Start: 2023-08-03T20:00:00-07:00
End: 2023-08-03T22:00:00-07:00
Location: Hammer Museum

JazzPOP 2023 at the Hammer Museum

THURSDAY – Hammer Museum

We welcome you to JazzPOP 2023 at the Hammer Museum where the spirit of jazz meets the creativity of West Coast musicians in an extraordinary celebration of musical fusion! This summer marks our 16th season, and we are thrilled to invite you to the Hammer courtyard for three unforgettable concerts in August.

At JazzPOP, we pride ourselves on curating a series that showcases the finest luminaries of West Coast jazz and creative improvised music. Each concert is a mesmerizing journey led by talented California bandleader-composers who push the boundaries of their craft and explore a captivating range of musical influences.

Prepare to be transported to a world where jazz weaves seamlessly with diverse genres, and where innovation and tradition dance hand in hand. Whether you’re a seasoned jazz aficionado or a music enthusiast seeking new and exciting experiences, JazzPOP 2023 at the Hammer Museum offers something truly special.

Join us for an unforgettable musical journey as we celebrate the vibrant tapestry of jazz and the boundless creativity of West Coast artists. Be part of the magic at JazzPOP 2023, where the fusion of genres creates an exceptional experience you won’t want to miss.

TONIGHT’S PERFORMANCE

Hafez Modirzadeh Quartet

Hafez Modirzadeh, saxophones
Tim Volpicella, guitar
Stan Poplin, bass
Keshav Batish, drums

Commanding saxophonist and expansive musical thinker Hafez Modirzadeh brings a new quartet of Northern California improvisers to explore his latest set of compositions. Modirzadeh has spent decades bridging jazz vocabulary with the sonorities and syntax of non-Western music. His work is influenced as much by the tuning systems of Persian and Turkish music, Filipino kulintang, and Indonesian gamelan as it is by the harmolodic lyricism of Ornette Coleman and the gritty chromaticism of Thelonious Monk. On a mission to liberate musical expression from the homogenizing influence of equal temperament, Modirzadeh pursues music of liberation through personal resonance discovered through new tuning systems based on the natural harmonic series. His latest release on Pi Recordings, Facets, was praised as “sublime, genre-defying music” (All About Jazz) and “a shimmering liberation” (I Care if You Listen).

UPCOMING SHOWS