Joseph Lee Hedderich, a 35-year-old Culver City man, plays (or played) the piano as an independent musical contractor at Colburn School of Performing Arts, The Westside Academy of Dance, The California Institute of the Arts and the Los Angeles Ballet. He also allegedly attempted sexual relations with an 11-year-old girl. more ›

This was exactly not the case when 24-year-old pianist Yuja Wang took to the Hollywood Bowl stage earlier this month. Clad in an "orange, thigh-grazing, body-hugging dress atop sparkly gold strappy stiletto sandals," Wang apparently had "necks craning, tongues wagging and flashbulbs popping," according to LA Times. more ›

Jazz pianist John Osnes, 55, was walking across the street last week on November 23rd when an SUV driven by 34-year-old David Jassy crossed/edged/drifted into crosswalk as it came to a stop. Osnes, known as a "stickler for pedestrian rights," struck the vehicle with his hands, prompting Jassy to exit his vehicle and punch him, knocking Osnes' glasses off. As he went to pick them up, Jassy kicked him in the head. more ›