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23 December 2011

L.A. traffic jam inside Caroline Graham’s home

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It was an L.A. traffic jam of a good sort, Caroline Graham’s Christmas party, packed with people. [...]

5 November 2011

Back to school for Herb & Lani

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More superb philanthropy from the great giving arts couple, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, this time creating the Herb Alpert Educational Village, an educational incubator to implement progressive ideas about learning. [...]

20 April 2011

Monk lives … at UCLA

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A fresh injection of funds from The Herb Alpert Foundation is enabling a beefed-up jazz studies program at UCLA … a new graduate degree for students from around the world to come to LA and study music on full scholarship. [...]

16 April 2011

Happy Birthday, Charlie Chaplin!

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Hollywood Heritage celebrated Charlie Chaplin’s 122nd birthday with the screening of “The Gentleman Tramp.” The writer/director, Richard Patterson was on board for Q & A. [...]

15 February 2011

Herb & Lani’s Latin-infused jazz at “Vibrato”

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It was incredibly special to attend an intimate Sunday night performance of Herb & Lani Hall’s rockin’ band at “Vibrato,” Alpert’s sophisticated jazz club near Mulholland Drive. [...]

17 December 2010

Satchmo blesses Herb Alpert with Blessing trumpet

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On November 10, 2010, the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation presented the first “Satchmo Award” to recording legend Herb Alpert. [...]

2 February 2010

Herb Alpert @ Disney Concert Hall

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Describes Disney Hall concert of Herb Alpert and his wife, singer Lani Hall [...]

3 December 2009

Herb Alpert, local hero

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From humble, hard-working background beginnings in Los Angeles, innovative musician/entrepreneur Herb Alpert has become a premiere American arts patron, doling out generous grants to artists both at start-up stage and at mid-career. [...]