Hollywood celebrates legendary composer Charles Fox at Catalina Jazz Club in November

Legendary composer Charles Fox, the Grammy- and Emmy-winning composer and lyricist of “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and iconic TV themes for Happy Days, The Love Boat and Wonder Woman, will take the stage with his sensational big band at Hollywood's famed Catalina Jazz Club on Thursday, November 19, 2026, for an exciting evening of greatest hits, salsa and more.

During Charles Fox & Big Band — Greatest Hits… Salsa… and More!, Fox will celebrate his remarkable musical career with bold big-band arrangements, irresistible Latin rhythms, and unforgettable melodies. Tickets are on sale now at catalinajazzclub.com.

Fox, a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, composer, conductor, and pianist, is one of the great composers and lyricists of all time who has composed music for more than 100 films, including the classics Barbarella, Nine to Five, and Goodbye, Columbus, as well as many iconic TV series and their theme songs, including Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Love, American Style, Wonder Woman, and The Love Boat. His credits also include the themes for Wide World of Sports and Monday Night Football.



Twice nominated for an Oscar and a two-time Emmy winner, Fox composed the music for the Grammy Award-winning song “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” as well as Jim Croce’s “I Got a Name” and Barry Manilow’s “Ready to Take a Chance Again,” among other hits. In 2025, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) presented Fox with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

Fox has composed numerous symphonic concert and chamber music works, as well as ballets for the San Francisco Ballet, the Dance Theater of Harlem, and the Smuin Ballet, which premiered his “SALSA ’TIL DAWN” and “ZORRO” ballets.

Killing Me Softly With His Songs, a documentary about Fox’s life and music, won a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Music Documentary. He has also performed the soundtrack in concert at Vibrato Jazz Club in Los Angeles. Fox’s original manuscripts for his scores and songs are part of the permanent collection of the Charles Fox Letters in the Library of Congress.



Charles Fox & Big Band — Greatest Hits… Salsa… and More!
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026
Time: Doors: 7 p.m. | Show: 8:30 p.m.
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 West Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tickets: $67.30 | All ages
catalinajazzclub.com