Jazz Club Series to include Payton, Tyrell

The Orange County Performing Arts Center recently announced its

2002-03 Jazz Club Series schedule.

Nicholas Payton will open the series Oct. 25 and Oct. 26, Steve Tyrell

will follow Nov. 8 and Nov. 9, the Pat Martino Trio featuring Joey

DeFrancesco will perform Nov. 22 and Nov. 23, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz

Orchestra with Dee Dee Bridgewater will perform Jan. 10, Dianne Reeves

will follow Jan. 24 and Jan. 25, Claudia Acuna with Bill Childs will

perform Feb. 7 and Feb. 8, Terence Blanchard will perform Feb. 28 and

March 1 and Mark O’Connor will follow March 14 and March 15.

Frank Potenza and the Shelly Berg Quartet, featuring Red Holloway,

will perform April 25 and April 26, 2003, and Dave Brubeck will perform

as a bonus option for subscribers April 3 through April 6, 2003.

Scott’s Seafood is the sponsor for the series and concerts will be

held at Segerstrom Hall or Founders Hall.

Information: (714) 556-2122.

The Contemporaries to support Ballet Pacifica

Ballet Pacifica announced a new team that will support the company’s

new works and help with marketing and public relations efforts.

The Contemporaries of Ballet Pacifica held its first kickoff event

last month at the Bayside Restaurant in Newport Beach. Board members and

attendees include artistic director Molly Lynch, conservatory director

Gillian Finley, company dancers, and hosts Jennifer Higby Dauderman and

Christine Boudin.

The Contemporaries will participate in pre-performance mixers and

other special events.

Information: (949) 851-9930.

Changes for Center’s dance season

The Orange County Performing Arts Center recently announced two

changes for its 2002 International Classic Dance Season.

The Bolshoi Ballet was originally planning to perform repertory

highlights on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, in addition to productions of “La

Bayadere” on Nov. 26, Nov. 27 and Nov. 29. The schedule has now changed

to run “La Bayadere” all five days, without a repertory highlights

program.

The second change involves the American Ballet Theatre’s production of

“The Nutcracker” in December. The Dec. 17 performance of the show will

now happen on Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m., which means the opening night has

been pushed to Dec. 18. The complete schedule is now 8 p.m. Dec. 18, Dec.

19 and Dec. 20; 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 21; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22.

Information: (714) 556-2787, Ext. 6677.