Made in America Weekend

Jim Washburn’s Guitar Picks - August 23

A one-of-a-kind program curated by local critic Jim Washburn and featuring the John Jorgenson Quintet, legendary bluesman Junior Watson and more

John Jorgenson Quintet

The John Jorgenson Quintet features guitarist John Jorgenson, a founding member of the Desert Rose Band and the Hellecasters.

At a John Jorgenson Quintet performance, audiences are amazed by John’s dazzling guitar work as well as his mastery as a clarinet player and vocalist.

Junior Watson

With nearly thirty years of experience, Junior Watson has reached cult status. Junior melts diverse styles to create a style all his own. With influences as varied as Tiny Grimes, Oscar Moore, Bill Jennings, Rene Hall, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Guitar Slim, Earl Hooker and others, he has truly created one of the most unique and original guitar voices in years.

Pete Jacobs Band - August 24

Swing music then and now with dance instruction by Atomic Ballroom

Much loved for his famous Wartime Radio Review, local bandleader Pete Jacobs now mixes big band swing with Motown and classic rock in a multi-generational dance party.

The Del McCoury Band - August 25

Back by popular demand, the Del McCoury Band returns to the Great Park with high, lonesome vocals and a knife-sharp band that keeps the bluegrass flame alive

For fifty years, Del McCoury’s music has defined authenticity for hard core bluegrass fans as well as a growing number of fans that are new to the genre.

McCoury is something special, a living link to the days when bluegrass was made only in hillbilly honkytonks, schoolhouse shows and on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, yet also a commandingly vital presence today, from prime time and late night talk show TV to music festivals where audiences number in the hundreds of thousands.