Conductor Carlo Ponti, son of Sophia, conjures “Movie Magic”
He’s got his father’s name and his mother’s looks. But the richly credentialed classical-music resume is all Carlo Ponti, Jr.‘s. The conductor will lead the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra in an evening of compositions drawn from the industry from whence he came. The aptly titled “Movie Magic” program slated for the charming Theatre Raymond Kabbaz ...
Jazz masters soon to play Theatre Raymond Kabbaz
Jan
9
2016
Guitar supremo John Scofield and masterful saxophonist Joe Lovano, both illustrious practitioners of their respective instruments, call upon drummer Louis Nash and bassist Ben Street to complete a galactic quartet offering two concerts at the cozy Theatre Raymond Kabbaz. John Scofield is considered one of the most important jazz guitarists and composers in Jazz, a ...
‘Tecnologia Filosofica,’ Italian contemp dancers at Theatre Raymond Kabbaz
Nov
20
2011
I’ll be bobbing around the Caribbean, on TCM Classic Cruise, watching great movies with TCM’s Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz. But you may want to attend a cool dance performance in Los Angeles while I’m gone. It’s the U.S. premiere performance of one of Italy’s leading contemporary dance troupes, Tecnologia Filosofica. Described as an entertaining and ...