NEA grant for Forest at Angel City Jazz Festival

The Angel City Jazz Festival in Los Angeles learned that its proposal for The Forest percussion ensemble was accepted by the National Endowment for the Arts and awarded $12,500. The Forest will perform compositions by the legendary percussionist, co-founder with Max Roach of M’Boom, and frequent Forest collaborator, Warren Smith.

The late notification precluded the possibility for Angel City to present The Forest and Smith in October, 2025 as proposed. The performance is now being scheduled for October 2026.