The Playboy Jazz Festival
is an annual event sponsored by Playboy Enterprises to celebrate jazz as well as feature both established and up and coming musicians of the genre. It was founded by Hugh Hefner and was first held in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Stadium in 1959. However, the second festival did not occur until 1979 when it was moved to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The event has been held there ever since.
The 2008 edition took place on June 14th & 15th.
The 2009 edition will take place on June 13th & 14th
The Festival is held on Saturday and Sunday in mid-June. Bill Cosby has been the emcee of most of the Festivals since 1979. The Festival is produced by George Wein's Festival Productions, Inc..
The Playboy Jazz Festival is broadcast live by the Southern California jazz public radio station KKJZ.
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The Playboy Jazz Festival
is an annual event sponsored by
Playboy Enterprises to celebrate jazz as well as feature both established and up and coming musicians of the genre. It was founded by
Hugh Hefner and was first held in
Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Stadium in 1959. However, the second festival did not occur until 1979 when it was moved to the
Hollywood Bowl in
Los Angeles. The event has been held there ever since.
The 2008 edition took place on June 14th & 15th.
The 2009 edition will take place on June 13th & 14th
The Festival is held on Saturday and Sunday in mid-June.
Bill Cosby has been the
emcee of most of the Festivals since 1979. The Festival is produced by
George Wein's
Festival Productions, Inc..
The Playboy Jazz Festival is broadcast live by the
Southern California jazz
public radio station
KKJZ.