Enjoy an evening of music from the Great American Songbook with the Glenn Yamada Jazz Group performing at Smog City West Brewery (on Thursday June 18. Opening the performance is Charlotte Kieft who will provide us with some of her popular favorites on vocals/guitar. Click here for more info.
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Our formal spring performance recitals will be on Sat June 20 and 27 and will include classical, pop, rock, and jazz music.
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Join us at Smog City Brewery (22755 Hawthorne Blvd – Torrance) Thur May 7 at 6:15pm for performances of pop and jazz by our students and teachers! Performances will include songs by Olivia Dean, Journey, Melissa Etheridge, Bruno Mars, Franki Valli, Billy Joel, Lisa Loeb, and more!
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The Annex Theater has its final classical violin strings quartet concert for the winter season on Sunday May 31 at 3pm in San Pedro. The theme will be classical in the first half, and a selection of Latin pop and jazz pieces in the second half.
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Led by Shura Sasaki, his strings quartet performed two well-attended concerts in January and February at the Grand Annex Theater in San Pedro. The concert was an eclectic mix of classical music in the first half and well known pop and jazz pieces arranged by Shura including Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Joabim, Ben King, Disney’s
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Manoela joined our teaching staff this month. A native of Rio de Janeiro, she has established herself in Los Angeles as an exceptionally versatile and eclectic violinist. Classically trained in violin, she also has a strong passion for improvisation in jazz, blues, and rock genres and is an active composer and arranger for string ensembles
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2nd Strings Valentine Concert Sun Feb 22 3pm at the Annex Theater – San Pedro Celebrate the season of romance with a selection of timeless pieces that capture the beauty and emotion of love in all forms. Classical selections include “Andante Cantabile” by Tchaikovsky, “String Quartet No. 2” by Alexander Borodin and “Rosamunde Second Movement”
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New Strings Chamber Ensemble Music Series Concert dates Sunday Jan 18 and Feb 22, 2026 at 2:00pm Grand Annex Theater – 434 W. 6th Street, San Pedro The Grand Annex is pleased to announce a new strings chamber ensemble series starting on January 18, 2026! This series will perform well-known classical and popular pieces in
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An Evening of Music from artist Laufey and Other Jazz Standards Thursday Nov 20, 2025 6:30pm-8:30pm (admission free) Smog City Brewery West – 22,755 Hawthorne Blvd Torrance Enjoy an evening of jazz with music from Laufey, a Grammy-award winning new jazz artist, and other jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. The music will be
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Thursday Nov 20, 2025 6:30pm-8:30pm Smog City Brewery West – 22,755 Hawthorne Blvd Torrance Enjoy an evening of jazz with music from Laufey, a Grammy-award winning new jazz artist, and other jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. The music will be performed by students and teachers from Bravo Music School in Torrance. The music
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