Pacific Standard Time and Jazz & Tonic 11/7/26
Pacific Standard Time, Jazz & Tonic
Carpenter Performing Arts CenterDaniel Recital Hall6200 Atherton St., Los Angeles 90815
Pacific Standard Time is billed for the November 7 Jazz & Tonic program in the Daniel Recital Hall at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. The California State University, Long Beach vocal-jazz ensemble performs with eleven singers and a four-piece rhythm section. Its sets bring together close vocal harmonies, arranged material, solo features and improvisation, drawing on jazz and jazz-influenced repertoire. No further program details, guests or special theme have been announced in the available listing information.
Based at CSULB’s Bob Cole Conservatory, Pacific Standard Time is an 8 to 12 member vocal ensemble with a long record at the DownBeat Student Music Awards, receiving honors from 2010 through 2023 according to the group’s profile. They have performed with singers Kurt Elling, Peter Eldridge and Dena DeRose, and have appeared at the Playboy Jazz Festival and Monterey Jazz Festival. A Piedmont Piano Company description praises the ensemble’s “outstanding musicianship,” “incredible vocal skill” and “amazing improvisation ability,” a useful indication of the precision and spontaneity the group brings to its vocal work.
Named for pop duo and alumni Karen and Richard Carpenter, this 1,054-seat concert hall pairs the acoustics and sightlines of a premier civic theater with the welcoming ease of a campus arts hub. Visitors arrive early through a curved glass facade to browse a permanent lobby showcase of original instruments, gold records, and memorabilia before taking reserved tiered seats. The stage accommodates everything from touring jazz ensembles and symphonies to Broadway musicals by resident company Musical Theatre West, along with an occasional cabaret setup where small tables and chairs move directly onto the stage floor behind the main curtain. Light refreshments and beverages are available in the lobby to enjoy before showtime, and while the focused, listening-room atmosphere commands rapt attention throughout performances, the surrounding East Long Beach neighborhood offers plenty of casual dining just off the freeway.