Doors open at 6:00 pm. Concertgoers should arrive early to eat, drink, shop, and see current exhibitions. While relaxing in the Skirball's hillside courtyard before the concert, enjoy a set by DJ Wyldeflower.

• 7:00–7:45 pm: Brandee Younger
• 7:45–8:15 pm: Intermission with DJ set by Wyldeflower
• 8:15–9:30 pm: Terrace Martin

Terrace Martin is one of the most versatile and freely collaborative artists of his generation. A product of Los Angeles' rich music community, the multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and vocalist has performed and recorded extensively with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Lalah Hathaway, Herbie Hancock, and Kendrick Lamar, and earned his first GRAMMY nominations for his contributions to the latter's good kid, m.A.A.d. city and To Pimp a Butterfly. As a leader, Martin has an abundant discography synthesizing R&B, jazz, and Hip-Hop in communal fashion. It includes full-lengths such as his early street album Locke High (2008), the GRAMMY-nominated efforts Velvet Portraits (2016) and Drones (2021), as well as Fine Tune (2023), along with a slew of EPs (like 2024's Her Thoughts). Having played keyboards for several years, the younger Martin picked up the saxophone at the age of 13, taking everlasting inspiration from Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Jackie McLean. While attending Locke High School, he moved up to first chair of the California All-State Honors Jazz Band. Martin also began a long-term association with Snoop Dogg and was given a college scholarship from Jay Leno after the Tonight Show Band's Kevin Eubanks heard his playing. Martin operates Sounds of Crenshaw, which since 2016 has been the outlet for his prolific solo endeavors and his GRAMMY-nominated group Dinner Party.

Among the most celebrated jazz artists to emerge in the twenty-first century, Brandee Younger is a harpist, composer, and bandleader whose music connects spiritual jazz and classical training to the rhythmic soulfulness of R&B and Hip-Hop. She grew up on Long Island, where she sang gospel, studied the harp classically and became enamored of both Hip-Hop and the vintage soul that rap producers sampled. When Younger was a teenager, her father introduced her to Alice Coltrane’s music—a transformative moment that all but defined her life’s journey. Her first LP for the storied Impulse! Records label—a.k.a. The House That Trane Built—was 2021’s Somewhere Different. A track from that album, “Beautiful Is Black,” earned Younger a GRAMMY nomination in the Best Instrumental Composition category, making her the first Black female solo artist to achieve this. Two years later, on Brand New Life, Younger revitalized newly discovered Ashby compositions, and that LP won the 2024 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album. Gadabout Season, released in 2025, is a more reflective and personal work focusing on Younger’s inimitable original music. In addition to her non-stop performance schedule, Younger is a dedicated educator, teaching on the faculties of New York University and the New School.

Wyldeflower (aka Ro) is a DJ and an on-air radio host on KCRW and dublab. Ro is a vinyl collector, creative producer, and curator with decades of experience in art, festival, and concert production. She digs deep, exploring music from all around the globe, with a special dedication to Tropicalia, MPB, soul, funk, jazz, and genre-defying artists. Her sets are intentional, they uplift your mood, expand your mind, connect, and inspire. Catch her live on air and in person, where she draws from her deep collection of sounds to craft a unique sonic experience each time she steps behind the turntables.

Our popular summertime music series is back for season 29 with a celebration of America250, honoring the uniquely American musical invention of jazz. Get together with friends and family to sing and dance to an eclectic lineup of musicians in the Skirball’s picturesque hillside courtyard in the heart of our relaxing, community oasis.