Events for Monday, June 1 - Monday, June 29

Making their West Coast debut, the Emi Makabe Quartet presents a visionary blend of Japanese folk, contemporary jazz, and global rhythms. Featuring an acclaimed lineup – Emi Makabe on vocals/shamisen, […]

Originally from Santa Cruz, California, identical twin brothers Remy Le Boeuf & Pascal Le Boeuf—saxophone & piano respectively—moved to New York in 2004 where they established their prominent musical voices […]

Nicole Zuraitis is a two-time GRAMMY winning and four-time GRAMMY-nominated jazz singer/songwriter, pianist/arranger, New York-based bandleader, and winner of the prestigious 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition gold medal. With a […]

From a young age it was clear that Jason Marsalis had what it took to be great. Marsalis is the son of pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and his […]

The reunion of singer-songwriter Teresa Trull, and multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Barbara Higbie, is a long-awaited musical event. Trull visits from her home in New Zealand to join Higbie as they […]

Featuring performances from Keith Greeninger and Vicki Randle, and an appearance from founder Richard Hoover, this event is presented in conjunction with Santa Cruz MAH’s upcoming exhibit, highlighting fifty years […]

Singer and bandleader Pamela Rose, along with her talented “all-gal band,” has a brand new show – shining a light on the women songwriters who gave us an unforgettable generational […]

Kuumbwa’s Jazz Camp is an annual day camp for students 12-18 years old who are interested in learning to play jazz. Students receive both one-on-one and group instruction and the […]

Billy Childs has emerged as one of the foremost American composers of his era, successfully marrying the musical products of his heritage with the Western neoclassical traditions of the twentieth […]

Luciana Souza was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and grew up in a family of bossa nova innovators – her father, a singer and songwriter; her mother, a poet and […]