Hosted by Herb and Lani Alpert and the Herb Alpert Foundation, all Proceeds from the Benefit Concert go to Support the Institute's Scholarship and Outreach Programs
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, the legendary Dave Brubeck
Quartet delivered a rare intimate concert at Vibrato Grill Jazz ... Etc. in
Bel Air, CA. Hosted by Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Alpert and the Herb Alpert
Foundation, the engagement was a fundraiser for the scholarship and outreach
programs run by University of the Pacific's world famous Brubeck Institute.
The evening also featured a performance by The Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet.
"This special event at Vibrato brought together many people sharing a
common bond -- a love of jazz and a desire to support its future," said Herb
Alpert. "It gave them the opportunity to indulge in both passions -- to
celebrate the great artistry of Dave Brubeck, and to support the Brubeck
Institute, a program at the University of the Pacific which, through its
Fellowship Program and Summer Jazz Colony, serves to train and nurture the
next generation of great jazz artists and innovators."
Jazz giant, pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, whose signature jazz works
include "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk," serves as Chairman of the
Institute, located at the University of the Pacific's Stockton, CA campus.
The Brubeck Institute's Fellowship Program is a 1-2 year full scholarship
program for five to seven exceptionally gifted jazz students, ages 18-19, who
form the Brubeck Institute Ensemble. Curriculum features classes with
visiting jazz masters, lessons with Bay Area jazz artists, jazz improvisation
and small and big band performances, including outreach concerts to foster
community appreciation of jazz. The Institute's Summer Jazz Colony, funded by
a grant from the Herb Alpert Foundation, is an annual, weeklong, full
scholarship program providing 17 or more of the nation's best young jazz
players the opportunity to interact with and learn from jazz masters.
The legendary event was appropriately held at a soulful jazz and fine
American food establishment Vibrato Grill Jazz ... etc. tucked away in the
hills of Bel-Air. Visionary jazz great Herb Alpert long dreamed of opening a
fine restaurant that offered both exceptional food and music. Despite his
life-long commitment to his art, his initial emphasis for the project was on
the food. To pull off the ambitious concept, Alpert teamed up with veteran
restaurateurs Bob and Gregg Smith to provide the culinary and operational
expertise needed to complement his musical instincts. By pairing the music
with eclectic American cuisine, the result is one of the city's most unique
nightspots and a feast for all of the senses.
The Herb Alpert Foundation, a non-profit, private foundation established
in the early 1980's, makes significant annual contributions to a range of
programs that support the arts, arts education, youth development, compassion
and well-being. Its funding is directed toward projects in which Herb Alpert
and Lani Hall Alpert and Foundation President Rona Sebastian play an active
role. In their philanthropy, the Alperts actively seek to support areas which
they believe have great possibility for bringing young people the tools and
wisdom to develop their potential to lead positive, fulfilling lives. Also,
given Herb Alpert's lifelong involvement with and love for jazz, much of the
Herb Alpert Foundation's funding to the arts has focused on nurturing and
strengthening this unique art form.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, the legendary Dave Brubeck
Quartet delivered a rare intimate concert at Vibrato Grill Jazz ... Etc. in
Bel Air, CA. Hosted by Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Alpert and the Herb Alpert
Foundation, the engagement was a fundraiser for the scholarship and outreach
programs run by University of the Pacific's world famous Brubeck Institute.
The evening also featured a performance by The Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet.
"This special event at Vibrato brought together many people sharing a
common bond -- a love of jazz and a desire to support its future," said Herb
Alpert. "It gave them the opportunity to indulge in both passions -- to
celebrate the great artistry of Dave Brubeck, and to support the Brubeck
Institute, a program at the University of the Pacific which, through its
Fellowship Program and Summer Jazz Colony, serves to train and nurture the
next generation of great jazz artists and innovators."
Jazz giant, pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, whose signature jazz works
include "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk," serves as Chairman of the
Institute, located at the University of the Pacific's Stockton, CA campus.
The Brubeck Institute's Fellowship Program is a 1-2 year full scholarship
program for five to seven exceptionally gifted jazz students, ages 18-19, who
form the Brubeck Institute Ensemble. Curriculum features classes with
visiting jazz masters, lessons with Bay Area jazz artists, jazz improvisation
and small and big band performances, including outreach concerts to foster
community appreciation of jazz. The Institute's Summer Jazz Colony, funded by
a grant from the Herb Alpert Foundation, is an annual, weeklong, full
scholarship program providing 17 or more of the nation's best young jazz
players the opportunity to interact with and learn from jazz masters.
The legendary event was appropriately held at a soulful jazz and fine
American food establishment Vibrato Grill Jazz ... etc. tucked away in the
hills of Bel-Air. Visionary jazz great Herb Alpert long dreamed of opening a
fine restaurant that offered both exceptional food and music. Despite his
life-long commitment to his art, his initial emphasis for the project was on
the food. To pull off the ambitious concept, Alpert teamed up with veteran
restaurateurs Bob and Gregg Smith to provide the culinary and operational
expertise needed to complement his musical instincts. By pairing the music
with eclectic American cuisine, the result is one of the city's most unique
nightspots and a feast for all of the senses.
The Herb Alpert Foundation, a non-profit, private foundation established
in the early 1980's, makes significant annual contributions to a range of
programs that support the arts, arts education, youth development, compassion
and well-being. Its funding is directed toward projects in which Herb Alpert
and Lani Hall Alpert and Foundation President Rona Sebastian play an active
role. In their philanthropy, the Alperts actively seek to support areas which
they believe have great possibility for bringing young people the tools and
wisdom to develop their potential to lead positive, fulfilling lives. Also,
given Herb Alpert's lifelong involvement with and love for jazz, much of the
Herb Alpert Foundation's funding to the arts has focused on nurturing and
strengthening this unique art form.
