La Quinta Resort launches jazz series

Legendary Desert Retreat to Spotlight Series of Noted Jazz Artists through November

WHAT: Cool grooves will envelope the warm desert air this Friday, October 1, when formidable jazz virtuosos Rick Braun and Michael Paulo join creative forces to kick off La Quinta Resort & Club’s jiving new series, “Grooves in the Grove.”

WHO: Trumpeter Rick Braun, a legend on the contemporary urban jazz scene, and Michael Paulo, an accomplished and versatile jazz and pop-oriented saxophonist, headline the first of La Quinta Resort & Club’s much-anticipated fall jazz series, which over eight weeks will spotlight some of the country’s most dynamic and acclaimed performing artists, representing a compelling array of jazz styles and genres, appealing to a diverse audience:

· Oct. 1: Michael Paulo with special guest Rick Braun
· Oct. 8: Marc Antoine & Paul Brown
· Oct. 15: Hiroshima
· Oct. 22: Brian Simpson & Jessy J
· Oct. 29: Gregg Karukas, Richard Smith & Brian Bromberg
· Nov. 5: Greg Adams & East Bay Soul
· Nov. 19: Jeff Lorber Fusion with Eric Marienthal
. Nov. 26: Patrice Rushen, Paul Jackson Jr. & Harvey Mason

WHEN: The series gets underway this Friday, Oct. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m., and continues every Friday throughout November 26.

PRICE: Tickets are $25 for general admission; $40 for preferred seating. For visiting jazz lovers, La Quinta Resort & Club offers a “Grooves in the Grove” Resort Package that includes two-nights accommodations, two concert tickets and breakfast daily. Prices start at $249.

WHERE: On the expansive Main Lawn of La Quinta Resort & Club – under a star-studded sky and surrounded by fragrant citrus trees, towering palms and cacti, vibrant wildflowers and stunning vistas of the Santa Rosa Mountains – setting a spectacular stage for an open air concert.

La Quinta Resort & Club
49-499 Eisenhower Drive
La Quinta, CA 92253
760-564-4111
www.laquintaresort.com

La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA WEST feature world-class accommodations, dining, golf, tennis and fitness. Known as The Western Home of Golf in America®, the world renowned destination is home to 90 holes of award-winning golf courses – designed by legends Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Greg Norman and Tom Weiskopf – as well as instruction at the Jim McLean Golf School. In addition to great golf, La Quinta Resort features 796 elegantly appointed casitas, suites and villas; 23 tennis courts; the 23,000-square-foot Spa La Quinta® with 41 pools and 53 hot spas; and exceptional cuisine at Morgan’s in the desert, Twenty6 and Adobe Grill. La Quinta Resort & Club is a member of Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts.

For more information, visit www.laquintaresort.com.