Can’t Cancel Jazz: L.A. Festivals Keep the Music Going
Despite the controversy and and unanswered questions swirling around what is being dubbed ‘L.A.’s Fyre Fest’ the jazz…
CD10 Gave $165K in Taxpayer Funds to Failed LA Jazz Festival
Councilmember Heather Hutt sent 7 checks to Martin Ludlow’s LA Jazz Fest from various discretionary funds, per city…
LA Jazz Festival Fallout: Martin Ludlow, Airbnb Under Scrutiny
On a podcast titled “The Birth of the LA Jazz Festival,” Martin Ludlow touted Airbnb, a company that…
Airbnb Paid Martin Ludlow $2.3M to Push Rental Rollback
On the evening of April 11, 2025, a few dozen high-powered political players and community members gathered in…
Airbnb Gave $750K to Failed LA Jazz Festival, Source Says
The failed event which was slated to bring jazz concerts to every corner of thee city is now…
LA Jazz Festival Cancellation Sparks Questions at City Hall
In February, Martin Ludlow, a former Los Angeles City Council member who pleaded guilty to federal public corruption…
L.A. has a new jazz mega-fest, from a former city councilman
One question has bothered Martin Ludlow in his decades as a concert and event promoter in Los Angeles.…