NEW DATE: June 9, 2012 | 8PM

CocoRosie was formed in Paris, France by American sisters Bianca Casady (Coco) and Sierra Casady (Rosie). Definition eludes these artists as CocoRosie blends and manipulates what critics have described as indie, hip-hop, pop, blues, opera, and electronic music. They find duality between their unique vocal stylings, expanding those differences and playing music that expresses the inner and outer world of the characters in their songs. CocoRosie continues to develop an avant-garde and evolving musical journey.

Special Guest: pre-show performance in the Luckman outdoor amphitheatre.

Media Partner: 89.3 KPCC | Event Partners: Amoeba Music, Filter Magazine

$25 - $35

PURCHASE: by calling the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600 or via Ticketmaster.

Miles Davis summarized the history of jazz with two names: “Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker.” Charlie Parker is widely praised as one of the most important and influential saxophonists with an uncompromising artistic direction. Parker gained wide recognition for his brilliant solos and innovative improvisations that propelled him to iconic status for the Beat Generation. The Luckman Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to this iconic jazz master.

Media Partner: 88.1 KJAZZ

$25 - $35

PURCHASE: by calling the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600 or via Ticketmaster.

Influenced by classic Motown artists, Nikka Costa has been at the forefront of the jazz, funk, and soul revivals. With roots in Japan, Australia, and Los Angeles Nikka Costa combines jazz and blues melodies with her ferocious rock & roll vocal style. With a career spanning 30 years, Nikka Costa has furthered her synthesis of funk, soul, and contemporary R&B. Costa will grace the Luckman stage and perform songs from her current release PRO*WHOA! along with hits including "Like a Feather" and "Push & Pull."

Media Partner: 88.1 KJAZZ 

$25 - $35

PURCHASE: by calling the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600 or via Ticketmaster.

Robert Moses' Kin is a critically praised American contemporary dance company known for their artistic and choreographic innovation. Described as "elegantly hip" by the San Francisco Chronicle, the diverse eleven-member company employs eclectic movement vocabulary, demanding choreography, ferocious dancing, and provocative themes. Robert Moses’ Kin is one of the most prolific and exciting new contemporary dance companies to emerge nationally in the past decade.

Media Partner: 89.3 KPCC | Event Partner: NEFA

$25 - $40

PURCHASE: by calling the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600 or via Ticketmaster.

Robert Moses' Kin is funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts. NDP is supported by lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, with additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust.

Anoushka Shankar breaks new ground as she brings together the passionate and diverse music of Spain with the vibrant, ancient forms of the Indian classical tradition. Tracing the musical commonalities of the Gypsies' journey from Rajasthan to Spain, through Iran, Iraq, and Armenia, Anoushka re-forges the musical links separated by a thousand years by immersing herself in the Spanish forms of flamenco, fandango, and bulería.

Media Partner: 89.9 KCRW l Event Partner: Origami Vinyl, Ziba Beauty, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles

$25 - $40

PURCHASE: by calling the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600 or via Ticketmaster.

Fiercely original, Chunky Move has earned an enviable reputation for producing a distinct yet unpredictable brand of technology-driven and genre-defying dance performance. The company redefines what is or what can be contemporary dance. Chunky Move’s work is both diverse in form and content. In Connected, the dynamic is flipped and digital technology is side stepped in favor of pure mechanics. Teaming up with Californian artist, Reuben Margolin, Chunky Move's director and choreographer Gideon Obarzanek, animates both the body and the machine through physical connection between the dancers and Margolin's purpose-built, kinetic sculpture. In Connected it is people - athletic and agile dancers' bodies twisting and hurtling through space, as well as people in recognizable situations. To date, they have created a repertoire for the stage, as well as site specific, new-media, and installation works.

Media Partner: 89.3 KPCC | Event Partner: NEFA

$25 - $40

PURCHASE: by calling the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600 or via Ticketmaster.

Chunky Move is funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts. NDP is supported by lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, with additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust.

The LJO will perform its homage to J.J. Johnson, one of the leading jazz musicians of the post-swing era. Regarded as one of the first trombonists to embrace bebop music, J.J. Johnson was a key player and innovator in this definitive style. Collaborating with jazz greats including Dizzy and Miles, Johnson blazed a path for himself in the bebop movement doing for the trombone what Charlie Parker did for the saxophone.

Media Partner: 88.1 KJAZZ

$25 - $35

PURCHASE: by calling the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600 or via Ticketmaster.

Acclaimed Taiwanese choreographer Lin Hwai-Min founded Cloud Gate 2 to foster new talent and showcase the next generation of Taiwanese dance. Dance Europe describes this innovative ensemble as, "a vibrant Company." Cloud Gate II's portfolio of work is celebrated around the world as some of the most innovative and creative contemporary dance to come out of Asia in decades. At the forefront of modern dance, Cloud Gate II dares to take beautiful risks that produce equally stunning outcomes.

Media Partner: 89.3 KPCC

$25 - $40

PURCHASE: by calling the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600 or via Ticketmaster.