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Band photo of Dan Rosenboom's Polarity Quintet

Music & Performance

Dan Rosenboom's Polarity Quintet

A linchpin of the Los Angeles creative music community, trumpeter Dan Rosenboom creates finely wrought music that embraces wide-open improvisation, taught grooves, and thrilling ensemble interplay.

Thu Aug 15 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2024

The artist Yangkura wearing a costume made of trash, standing on a beach

Music & Performance

Yangkura

Artist Yangkura performs as the Forgotten Messenger in his monumental trash costume, accompanied by contemporary musician and composer Kyungso Park on the gayageum, a traditional Korean stringed instrument.

Sat Sep 14 2:00 PM

Part of the series Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice: Programs & Performances

A man, viewed in silhouette, stands in front of a wall of framed artworks

Music & Performance

Walid Raad: Two Drops Per Heartbeat

Artist Walid Raad invites visitors to accompany him as he enters into a web of unexpected coincidences, giving rise to a vertiginous reflection on the legacy of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collections and their connections with the history of art.

Sun Dec 8 2:00 PM

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: Brandee Younger

Harpist Brandee Younger takes the stage in the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal.

Sun Feb 16 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

Black and white photo of Alice Coltrane

Conversations Music & Performance

Coltrane on Coltrane: An Oral History

Vocalist Michelle Coltrane and harpist Brandee Younger come together for a special evening of oral histories and biographical stories about Alice Coltrane interwoven with performances by Younger that bring the stories to life.

Tue Feb 18 7:30 PM

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: Sita's Offering

Vocalist and composer Michelle Coltrane performs live on stage in the galleries of the exhibition, Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal.

Sun Feb 23 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: Slauson Malone 1

Artist and musician Jasper Marsalis, who performs music under the moniker Slauson Malone 1, appears on stage in the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Sun Mar 2 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

Eduardo Del Signore plays guitar on stage

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: A Call 2Peace Ensemble in Celebration of Alice Coltrane's Life & Work

The A Call 2Peace Ensemble, led by guitarist Eduardo Del Signore, takes the stage in the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Sun Mar 9 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: Gerry Gibbs with Billy Childs and Chris Fishman

Jazz drummer Gerry Gibbs plays on stage with Billy Childs and Chris Fishman in the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Sun Mar 16 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: Jeff Parker

One of contemporary music’s most versatile and innovative electric guitarists and composers, Jeff Parker takes the stage in the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal.

Sun Mar 23 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series