How Cowboy Bebop LIVE takes fans across the galaxy with a funky jazz ensemble

Corey Paul’s dream of leading a live funky jazz ensemble that nodded to the intergalactic noir-western series “Cowboy Bebop” seemed like a far-out fantasy. Now it’s a reality, and the show’s hitting venues across Southern California this November.
In the early aughts, Paul was an avid viewer of Toonami, a Cartoon Network programming block focused mainly on broadcasting Japanese animations. Some of its early weekly showings featured popular animes such as “Sail