Events for Monday, November 23 - Tuesday, December 8

In 1988, drummer Brian Blade moved to New Orleans to attend Loyola University. It was at this time that he met Jon Cowherd and the roots of the Fellowship Band […]

Benny Green was born in New York City in 1963 and grew up in Berkeley, California. His father, who played the tenor saxophone, introduced him to jazz at an early […]

Ricardo Peixoto’s Brazilian Guitar will explore how various genres of Brazilian music can be expressed on the guitar. Uniquely Brazilian rhythms, harmonies, and chord voicings with open strings are utilized […]

“Raw, underground, and chaotic…one of modern jazz music’s most audacious futurists.” – Pitchfork Revered by living icons and underground tastemakers, Kassa Overall began his career behind the drum kit. At […]

Isaiah Sharkey stands at the confluence of modern soul, jazz, R&B, and Black American guitar tradition, carrying forward a lineage that links George Benson, Curtis Mayfield, Wes Montgomery, and Jimi […]

Founded by Fattah Abbou and Mohamed Aoualou, AZA unites traditional Tamazight (incorrectly labeled “Berber”) music, indigenous to North Africa, with the global influences of its diverse members. With elements of […]

A benefit for the Center for Spiritual Living Santa Cruz Join local favorite Lori Rivera singing songs of comfort and joy. Aidan Santa Cruz on piano, Stan Poplin on bass, […]

Hallelujah! The Songs of Leonard Cohen performed by Dan Frechette on guitar, Laurel Thomsen on violin, Dan Robbins on bass, and Bruce Handloff on drums. A benefit concert for Chadeish Yameinu – Jewish Renewal […]

The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals, and this Farewell Tour features the band’s final performances, celebrating their twenty-six years of musical collaboration and influence. A democratic unit with a […]

Pianist and composer Isaiah J. Thompson is originally from West Orange, New Jersey. He began studying with pianist Alla Epelbaum at The Calderone School of Music and Bob Mikula from […]