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VICKI PEDRINI
Vicki
Pedrini - A third generation Angelino who's Grandfather founded
Pedrini Music in Alhambra in 1938. Vicki was raised by two musician
parents; she couldn't help but get music in her blood. She produced
a "Live Jazz Series" at Pedrini Music for seven years, featuring
musicians such as John Clayton, Alan Broadbent, Gary Foster, Gerry
Wiggins, and Buddy Collette, among others. She decided there were so
many living composers who had arranged for many musicians living in
the Los Angeles area that she started a "Meet the Composer" venue.
With joy, she was able to get Johnny Mandel, David Raksin, Neil
Hefti, Steve Allen, Michael Feinstein (who supported so many
composers) to the store and introduced them to "everyday people.”
Vicki was the first recipient to receive the Teri Merrill award from
the Los Angeles Jazz Society. The Pedrini Family received the award
again in 2001. LagunaBeachLive.Org is her Orange County contact for
Jazz now. A summer & winter season is produced by Cindy Prewitt and
Bejon Watson and the venues are the best: Summer at "The Ranch" and
Winter at "7 Degrees".
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