The Santa Monica College Music Department will host “Some of My Best Musicians are Friends,” a benefit concert for its Friday Night Jazz Series. The concert is at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., at Santa Monica Boulevard.
The lineup includes Eric Scott Reed, Ralph Moore, Ira Nepus, Edwin Livingston, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Gilbert Castellanos, Clay Jenkins and surprise guests. KCRW’s LeRoy Downs, known as “The Jazzcat,” will host.
The program will feature small ensemble and big band material and end with a jam session.
The concert celebrates the more than 40-year history of the series. SMC music professor Frederick Keith Fiddmont has organized and run it for the past 22 years. Past performers include John, Jeff and Gerald Clayton, Kim Richmond, Dave Scott, Rich Perry, Francisco Aguabella, Bob Mintzer, Peter Erskine, Eric Person, Theo Saunders, Kevin Brandon, Paul Jackson, Justo Almario, George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear and Jon Mayer.
“Proceeds from this concert will go toward expanding the cultural and educational outreach of the SMC Friday Night Jazz Series in an effort to bring the finest musicians in the world to Santa Monica College and the Santa Monica community,” Fiddmont said.
Tickets are $30 for general admission and $10 for students with any student ID. Advance tickets are available at smc.edu/tickets or by calling 310-434-3005 (Monday through Friday, limited hours). The Broad Stage Box Office will also sell tickets starting 45 minutes before the performance.
Parking is free, and seating is first-come, first-served.
More information is available at 310-434-4323. Performances are subject to change or cancellation.
Edited by SMDP Staff