The bassist initially paid for the school himself, but has organized musical fundraisers in recent years with this year's event taking place at the conservatory's new space on Sept. 9. There will be ...

LOS ANGELES — With that gap-toothed grin, those tattoos, Flea (born Michael Balzary) has defined the Red Hot Chili Peppers with his funky bass riffs and bare-chested on-stage moves for more than 20 ...

Since 2001, the non-profit Silverlake Conservatory of Music founded by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has been a bastion for children's music education in and around Los Angeles' Silver Lake… By ...

The list of musicians who have made schools the focus of their philanthropy is a short one and, curiously, so are their names: Madonna, Shakira, Diddy, Pitbull and Flea, the longtime Red Hot Chili ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Flea co-founded the Silverlake Conservatory Of Music, a nonprofit educational organization, a couple decades back. The endeavor continues today, and now some students have ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea announced the launch of a podcast in which he’ll explore how people fall in love with music. “I wanted to do This Little Light to benefit my music school,” Flea said ...

Flea has strong words for politicians looking to cut music-education programs from public schools: “It’s child abuse,” he says. “It’s just wrong.” The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist had a wakeup call ...

If you were told that Flea, the erstwhile headbanging bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers, had an insect-related hobby going on, you’d probably guess it was a flea circus. That would be a silly guess, ...

October 16 marked Flea’s 50th birthday, and the iconic bass player of the Red Hot Chili Peppers held an event celebrating both his life and his life’s focus on giving back. An army of caterers ...

Flea had a funky birthday. So did the music school he co-founded that has become an LA institution. By Associated Press Flea had a funky birthday. So did the music school he co-founded that has become ...

The non-profit will hold its annual fundraiser on Saturday with guest performances by Anderson .Paak, Randy Newman and Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Tatiana Tenreyro, Billboard Since 2001, the non-profit ...