Making a Federal case for jazz and more

First, there was Vitello's. Now, impresario April Williams hopes to turn the upstairs room at the Federal in the NoHo Arts District into a hot spot for big band music, funk, fusion and jazz.

No one's ever called music impresario April Williams lazy. She began booking and producing music in the upstairs room at Vitello's restaurant in Studio City at the end of 2009. It's now one of the most coveted jazz spots — for musicians and listeners alike — in Southern California. On April 18, she breaks new ground with a spring music series at the Federal, in the heart of the NoHo Arts District near a Metro Rail station.

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