R&B/jazz singer-pianist Patrice Rushen, will take to the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage on Friday, May 2. The first woman to serve as music director for the Grammys, is preparing a show unbounded by one album or type of music. It’s a fitting approach for an artist who’s made a career out of not boxing herself into one category, let alone one role. And with a venue like the Hall, as part of their Jazz series with Herbie Hancock preceding her on March 30, few could live up to its legacy as Rushen does.

No matter when you first heard of Rushen, it’s never a bad time to lose yourself to her music. Rarely is an artist known––for all the right reasons––across wildly different generations. From the baby boomers and older Gen X who first heard Straight from the Heart to the young Gen X and millennials who knew her through artists like Will Smith, to finally, Gen Z rediscovering her on TikTok. Apart from everyone knowing Rushen through different avenues, the wide-spanning recognition she has achieved speaks to what makes her fusion of genres so alluring years later.

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If you would like to enter the giveaway, please fill out the entry form below. On Thursday, May 1, we’ll randomly select a winner for a pair of tickets. The winner will be notified via email, and tickets will be emailed to them. The event is for all ages; however, you must be 18 or over to enter this giveaway. No purchase is necessary.

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