
Sasha Dobson
Sasha Dobson returns to her hometown with a plentiful and heartfelt body of original music. With twenty-five years of experience on tour and on the New York City jazz and […]
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Tandy Beal & Company & Kuumbwa Jazz Present: Jon Scoville Futurespective Celebration
When asked what kind of music he composes, renowned Santa Cruz artist Jon Scoville answered with a twinkle in his eye, “Good music, I hope!” Scoville’s co-conspirator, Tandy Beal, expanded: […]
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The Tom Ralston Band – A Sonic Bouquet
Get ready for a sonic explosion of music with The Tom Ralston Band - it's gonna be a wild ride! Keyboardist and singer Tom Ralston is best known in Santa Cruz as […]
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Claudia Villela & Vitor Gonçalves
“A Brazilian-born genius with a blistering voice" (JazzTimes), Rio-born Claudia Villela has developed a reputation as a singularly unique singer, pianist and composer, lending her five-octave voice to work with […]
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Master Class: Kristen Strom – Strategies for Jazz Improvisation
Kristen Strom is a renowned Bay Area saxophonist and educator. She is on the faculty at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, West Valley College, and the Stanford Jazz Workshop, where […]
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Breabach
Twenty years on from winning the Danny Kyle Open Stage Award at Celtic Connections, Breabach remain securely ranked amongst Scotland’s most skilled & imaginative contemporary-folk acts and at the forefront […]
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Spirit of ‘75 Series: Carolyn Sills
Kuumbwa Jazz's Spirit of '75 Series celebrates our 50th anniversary with performances by local artists and $19.75 tickets commemorating our founding year. Carolyn Sills booked her first show in Santa […]
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A Tribute to Bob Dylan
An accomplished group of Dylan aficionados will be performing the iconic Bob Dylan album “Blood on the Tracks” and the timeless “Desire." This special evening benefits Housing Matters, Santa Cruz […]
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Painted Mandolin with the Mojo Navigators Trio
A fun night of dancing and acoustic Grateful Dead-inspired music from Matt Hartle, Larry Graff, Joe Craven and Dan Robbins. Painted Mandolin will be joined by the Mojo Navigator Trio […]
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Three Visitors feat. Edward Simon, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
Three Visitors conjures ephemerality – the idea that we are all temporarily in this physical realm and that we can visit other equally transient realms through art and music. In […]
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