Jazz Bakery

Jazz Bakery

Infobox Venue
name = Jazz Bakery


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location = 3233 Helms Ave., Culver City, California
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type = Nightclub
genre = Jazz
broke_ground =
built = 1997
opened = 1997
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demolished =
owner = Ruth Price
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seating_type = reserved seating
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website = [http://www.jazzbakery.com/ Jazz Bakery website] The Jazz Bakery is a jazz club in the former Helms Bakery on Helms Avenue off Venice Boulevard in Culver City, California. It was established as a not-for-profit company by jazz vocalist Ruth Price, others, including Maurice Hall co-founded the bakery. It is based on an informal concert hall model as opposed to the typical jazz club style of seating around tables. The Jazz Bakery is one of the most important jazz venues in Los Angeles due to its regular programming of world class acts.

The club regularly features distinguished performers. These have included Benny Carter, McCoy Tyner, Kevin Eubanks, Dave Holland, Woody Allen, Peter Erskine, Johnny Griffin, George Coleman, Paul Bley, Lee Konitz and Terence Blanchard.

ee also

*List of jazz clubs

External links

* [http://www.jazzbakery.com The Jazz Bakery website]
* [http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/people/pricer.htm Ruth Price Biography]
* [http://jazz.about.com/od/losangelesjazzclubs/a/pricejazzbakery.htm All About Jazz article]
* [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117889629.html?categoryid=1666&cs=1 Variety article]


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