FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Summer Stages: Pop and Jazz

California HOLLYWOOD BOWL June 12-Oct. 8. It's become somewhat de rigueur to pair a pop act with an orchestra (one gets a little extra bombast, the other a little extra edge), and each summer, the Hollywood Bowl plays matchmaker. On June 15 Sting will perform with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra; on July 2-4 Vince Gill will team up with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; on Aug. 13-14 Harry Connick Jr. and his Big Band will do the same; and on Oct. 2 Carrie Underwood will sing alongside t...

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