The 2012 Angel City Jazz Young Artist Competition winner The Anthony Lucca Quintet followed by the Phil Ranelin Jazz Ensemble

The 2012 Angel City Jazz Young Artist Competition winner is:

The Anthony Lucca Quintet

The competition is an avenue for young jazz musicians in the Los Angeles area to create and collaborate with one another in an effort to expand upon the traditional concepts of jazz and improvisation. In line with the theme of the 2012 Angel City Jazz Festival “Artists and Legends”, the competition will give young musicians the opportunity to have their original music heard and evaluated by working jazz professionals.

Members:

• Anthony Lucca – piano


• Rob Sheppard – tenor sax


• Daniel Fox – trumpet


• John Snow – bass


• Ryan McDiarmid – drums

At 7:00 PM with trombonist Phil Ranelin’s Sextet. After his 60s work as a session player with Stevie Wonder, Ranelin became a top experimental jazz player who recently developed a devoted following of edgy musicians including Carl Craig, Tortoise drummer John McEntire, Prefuse 73, Jan Jelinek, Morgan Geist, El-P, Telefon Tel Aviv and more.