For one Chicana rocker and memoirist, music is activism, and a way of life

Martha Gonzalez, the singer for Quetzal and author of a new book, “Chican@ Artivistas,” at her home in Los Angeles, holding a jarana from Veracruz.(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) By STEVE SALDIVARLos Angeles Times, JULY 24, 2020, 7 AM You might think winning a Grammy might be an artist’s dream. For Martha Gonzalez, the

By |2020-07-27T19:11:15+00:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Arts Education, LACHSA Alumni, Music|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on For one Chicana rocker and memoirist, music is activism, and a way of life

Pianist Gerald Clayton Makes Blue Note Debut With Star-Studded Quintet via ‘Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard’

Joining famed jazz pianist and LACHSA alumni Gerald Clayton are a formidable front line of altoist Logan Richardson and tenorist Walter Smith III and the rhythm tandem of bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Marcus Gilmore, both fellow LACHSA alumni, that perform on five of the seven tunes – four Clayton originals and the finale, Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the Coltrane.” Bud Powell’s “Celia” and the

By |2020-07-16T22:31:07+00:00July 16th, 2020|Categories: LACHSA Alumni|Tags: , |Comments Off on Pianist Gerald Clayton Makes Blue Note Debut With Star-Studded Quintet via ‘Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard’
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