Performers Pay Tribute to Two Jazz Legends

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Trumpeter Bijon Watson
Trumpeter Bijon Watson

An all-star group of musicians has been assembled to re-create the music of Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter for the Jazz Wednesdays series March 30.

Laguna Beach Live! hosts the special tribute night.

The performance will feature Rickey Woodard on saxophone, John Beasley (former Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis band member) on piano, Marvin “Smitty” Smith (former “Tonight Show” band member) on drums, Benjamin Shepherd on bass, Bijon Watson on trumpet and flugelhorn and Adam Schroeder on baritone sax.

The 6 p.m. show takes place at Seven Degrees, 891 Laguna Canyon Rd., which open at 5 and offers a bar and buffet dinner. Tickets: $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Buy at www.lagunabeachlive.org or call 800-595-4849.

Youth Theatre Presents ‘Zombies’

Young actors from Laguna Beach and elsewhere in the county will perform “Zombie In Love: The Muzical” at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd., April 8-17.

The cast includes Ryan Han, Siena Yusi, Trevor Yusi, Jayden Goodman, Sophia Haslett, Victoria Thompson, Samia El-Erian, Nini Guerry, Robert Born, Troy Huyen, Quinton Yusi, Colter Alves, Olivia DeVito, Leo Hekma, Benji Jenkins, Isabella Saunders and Abigail Williams.

Tickets, $18 – $20, can be purchased online at lagunaplayhouse.com or by calling 949-497-2787. Group tickets are available by calling the group sales hotline at x 229.

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