LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES INITIAL ARTISTS FOR
QUINCY JONES’ 90TH-BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION

All-star lineup features George Benson, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Angélique Kidjo, Patti Austin,
Ibrahim Maalouf, Sheléa and Siedah Garrett with additional names to be announced

Jules Buckley conducts the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

July 28-29 at the Hollywood Bowl

From top left: George Benson, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Angélique Kidjo, Sheléa and Ibrahim Maalouf.

LOS ANGELES (June 5, 2023) – The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association today announced additional details for Quincy Jones’ 90th-Birthday Tribute: A Musical Celebration, Friday and Saturday, July 28-29, at 8 p.m., at the Hollywood Bowl.

The stellar lineup of performers confirmed to appear includes George Benson, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Angélique Kidjo, Patti Austin, Ibrahim Maalouf, Sheléa and Siedah Garrett with additional special guests to be announced. As previously announced, Jules Buckley will conduct the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

Quincy Jones said, “It’s an honor to be able to celebrate my 90th year on this planet with all-a-y’awl at the Hollywood Bowl, with some of my most treasured friends, musicians and songs. Thank-Q for keeping the music playing with and for me, and I can’t wait to see you all there!”

With hits like “P.Y.T.,” “Thriller,” “Give Me the Night” and “Fly Me to the Moon” performed by an all-star lineup, Jones’ illustrious body of music will be on full display for this incomparable birthday celebration on two unforgettable evenings. It's a chance to take in some of the best-selling songs of all time, from the best-selling producer of all time.

Over seven decades, Quincy Jones’ career has encompassed the roles of composer, record producer, artist, film producer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, TV producer, record company executive, television station owner, magazine founder, multimedia entrepreneur and humanitarian. As producer and conductor of the historic “We Are the World” recording (best-selling single of all time) and Michael Jackson’s RIAA multi-Platinum certified solo albums Off the Wall, Bad and Thriller (the best-selling album of all time, with over 100 million copies sold worldwide), Jones stands as one of the most successful and admired creative artists/executives in the history of the entertainment world. A Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for the Broadway production of The Color Purple completed the rare EGOT set for Jones, an exclusive club of artists who have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. He will next serve as producer, along with Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, of the forthcoming feature film of the critically acclaimed musical.

Grammy-winning conductor, arranger, curator and composer Jules Buckley is redefining the rulebook of orchestral music and the role of a conductor. In 2016, he led the Metropole Orkest in a stunning tribute to Jones, his longtime collaborator.

The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra is an international mix of classically trained musicians who are among the best studio musicians in Los Angeles. In a single season, the orchestra performs everything from Broadway favorites to film music, pop music to jazz, with repertoire as diverse as Hollywood itself.

The LA Phil previously honored Jones in Quincy Jones: The A&M Years, led by musical director Christian McBride, with conductor John Clayton and a host of jazz masters, at the Hollywood Bowl in September 2017.

Tickets for Quincy Jones’ 90th-Birthday Tribute: A Musical Celebration are available at hollywoodbowl.com, by phone at 323 850 2000 or at the Hollywood Bowl Box Office. Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability are subject to change.

Quincy Jones’ 90th-Birthday Tribute: A Musical Celebration is produced for the Los Angeles Philharmonic by FestivalWest, Inc.

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About Quincy Jones
Named by Time Magazine as one of the six most influential jazz artists of the 20th century, Quincy Jones is an impresario in the broadest and most creative sense of the word. Over seven decades, Jones’ career has encompassed the roles of composer, record producer, artist, film producer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, TV producer, record company executive, television station owner, magazine founder, multimedia entrepreneur and humanitarian. As producer and conductor of the historic “We Are the World” recording (best-selling single of all time) and Michael Jackson’s RIAA multi-Platinum certified solo albums Off the Wall, Bad and Thriller (the best-selling album of all time, with over 100 million copies sold worldwide), Jones stands as one of the most successful and admired creative artists/executives in the history of the entertainment world. Not to mention his arrangement of “Fly Me to The Moon” with collaborator Frank Sinatra, which became the first recording played on the moon in 1969. Among the multitude of honors he has received for his contributions are seven Academy Award nominations, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, and 28 Grammy Awards with a total of 80 nominations. He is the recipient of the Republic of France’s Commandeur de la Legion d’ Honneur and Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 2001 he was inducted as a Kennedy Center Honoree, the United States’ most prestigious cultural award, for his lifetime contributions to the culture of the country. He was recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts as a Jazz Master, the nation’s highest jazz honor, and in 2010 was bestowed the National Medal of Arts, the nation’s highest artistic honor. In 2016, Jones received a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for the Broadway production of The Color Purple. The award completed the rare EGOT set for Jones, an exclusive club of artists who have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. He will next serve as producer, along with Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, of the forthcoming feature film of the critically acclaimed musical.

About the Hollywood Bowl 
One of the largest natural amphitheaters in the world, with a seating capacity of nearly 18,000, the Hollywood Bowl has been the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since its official opening in 1922 and plays host to the finest artists from all genres of music, offering something for everyone. It remains one of the best deals anywhere in Los Angeles; to this day, $1 buys a seat at the top of the Bowl for many classical and jazz performances. In February 2023 the venue was named the Outdoor Concert Venue of the Year at the 34th Annual Pollstar Awards, an honor bestowed 15 previous times. The Hollywood Bowl was also named Amphitheater of the Decade at the 32nd Annual Pollstar Awards as well as Top Amphitheater at the 2017 and 2018 Billboard Touring Awards. For millions of music lovers across Southern California, the Hollywood Bowl is synonymous with summer. hollywoodbowl.com.