Venice Vibrations Fundraiser

MUSIC by legendary bands Venice & Cosmic Vibrations + DJ Goxxa

MC'd by KCRW's iconic LeRoy Downs

ART by Francisco Letelier

FOOD available from La Chingona Tacos, Ozi’s Kitchen, and All Chill Ice Cream

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Featuring live music, art, community, and more in support of Keeping Heritage Alive!

This high-energy event will be co-hosted by renowned jazz journalist and KCRW personality LeRoy Downs and feature powerhouse performances by two iconic bands with deep Venice roots: Venice and Cosmic Vibrations.

Also expect to enjoy a set from DJ Goxxa, food, drinks, and an interactive art installation by acclaimed Venice artist Francisco Letelier featuring the poetry of the legendary Wanda Coleman.

The Venice Heritage Museum belongs to the community—in a time when arts and humanities face unprecedented challenges and funding cuts, your support is more vital than ever.

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ABOUT THE BANDS

VENICE

Americana-Pop quartet, Venice consists of two sets of brothers, Mark and Michael Lennon, and their cousins, Kipp and Pat Lennon, who have been performing together since the 1980s and singing all of their lives. They have recorded and toured around the world performing for a loyal, devoted fan base with a deep catalog of rich songs from over 20 albums. Venice’s trademarks are their harmonies, personal lyrics, and high energy, communal shows which garner them ovations and encores at virtually every performance they’ve given, from intimate theaters to sprawling festivals, across the U.S. as well as in Europe. The Lennon family has been in Venice for more than 100 years!

COSMIC VIBRATIONS

The original AZZ IZZ Jazz Club was located on Abbot Kinney Blvd. (West Washington Blvd. at that time) from 1970 to 1978. The desire to spotlight the art, creativity, and community that exemplified Venice during that period was the spark from which the current day Azz-Is Jazz Festival was born.

The all-star Cosmic Vibrations band represents an extension of that legendary Venice nightclub. Featuring the vocals of L.A.’s own Dwight Trible, this moving ensemble often features players from the original AZZ IZZ house band as well as bringing L.A.’s World Stage in Leimert Park all the way out to the westside!

Along with being one of the world’s most sought-after Jazz vocal improvisers, Dwight is also current Director of the World Stage, which is where some of the main players from the AZZ IZZ took their tribe and the vibe, when the Venice jazz spot shut its doors.

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Sponsored by LOST iN and Hotel Erwin