Events for April 2023

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Steve Smith & Vital Information

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A Tribute to Bob Dylan – Benefit for the Arhoolie Foundation

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Immanuel Wilkins Quartet

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Dan Wilson Organ Trio

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We ARE: Aaron Goldberg, Reuben Rogers & Eric Harland

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Reunion! Trio: Bruce Forman, John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton

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Mr. Sun feat. Darol Anger, Joe K. Walsh, Grant Gordy & Aidan O’Donnell

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Larry & Joe

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Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita: SUBA Trio feat. Gustavo Ovalles – 7:00 PM

Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita: SUBA Trio feat. Gustavo Ovalles – 9:00 PM

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Nellie McKay

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Master Class: Steve Wilson – Molluskular Musical Meanderings

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Le Boeuf Brothers

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Billy Childs Quartet with Special Guest Sean Jones

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Old Blind Dogs

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Steve Smith & Vital Information

Dinner Special: Beef Stew House Salad & Baguette *meat & veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– Drummer Steve Smith has been touring and recording with his all-star group Vital Information since1983. The new line-up of Vital Information incorporates players with vast experience. Keyboardist Manuel Valera, a Guggenheim Fellow and Grammy-nominated […]

A Tribute to Bob Dylan – Benefit for the Arhoolie Foundation

The show features all-star line up of accomplished musicians providing high quality versions of Bob Dylan's classics as well as the obscure.  This is benefit for the Arhoolie Foundation, a group of musical archivists endeavoring to record, provide and protect some of this worlds greatest music. The evenings line up include Matt Hartle on guitar, […]

Immanuel Wilkins Quartet

Dinner Special: Braised Cod in a Spicy Coconut Broth with Sweet Potatoes and Greens House Salad & Baguette *meat & veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– The music of saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins is filled with empathy and conviction, bonding arcs of melody and lamentation to pluming gestures of space and […]

Dan Wilson Organ Trio

Dinner Special: Beef Tagine Mashed Potatoes House Salad & Baguette *meat & veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Dan Wilson spent much of his youth within the church community, where his musical path began. Traces of his major guitar influences – including Wes Montgomery, Charlie […]

Painted Mandolin – A Benefit for the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County

Painted Mandolin, a four piece musical adventure into the music of Jerry Garcia will be performing at Kuumbwa Jazz Center on April 8th as a benefit for the Santa Cruz Land Trust, a foundation dedicated to preserving the open spaces around Santa Cruz. The Wheel Company Website More info:  The Wheel Company Email

We ARE: Aaron Goldberg, Reuben Rogers & Eric Harland

Dinner Special: Red Wine Braised Chicken with Olives & Capers Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes House Salad & Baguette *meat & veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– We ARE is the resurgence of the empathic collaboration between pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Eric Harland. Three of the most distinctive voices […]

Reunion! Trio: Bruce Forman, John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton

Dinner Special: Chicken Curry with Sweet Potatoes, Spinach & Cashews Basmati Rice House Salad & Baguette *meat & veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– Together, guitarist Bruce Forman, bassist John Clayton, and drummer Jeff Hamilton celebrate the music of The Poll Winners. Of the project, Forman writes: “Can a musical […]

Mr. Sun feat. Darol Anger, Joe K. Walsh, Grant Gordy & Aidan O’Donnell

Dinner Special: Cannellini Beans, Spinach, Shiitake Mushrooms & Sweet Potatoes, Braised in a Spicy Coconut Broth House Salad Baguette *meat & veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– If you haven’t heard of the cheerfully named supergroup Mr. Sun, you’ve certainly heard its proponents, four of the finest musicians on the […]

Larry & Joe

Larry & Joe were destined to make music together. Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and oldtime musician. Larry was forced into exile and is an asylum seeker in North Carolina. Joe, after a decade in South […]

Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita: SUBA Trio feat. Gustavo Ovalles – 7:00 PM

Dinner Special: Jambalaya House Salad & Baguette *meat & veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– SUBA Trio is the second recording and concert collaboration between 7-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist-composer-bandleader Omar Sosa and U.K.-based Senegalese kora master and singer Seckou Keita, featuring folkloric Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles.  The recording made NPR Music’s ’20 Best Albums of 2021’, reached #1 on […]

Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita: SUBA Trio feat. Gustavo Ovalles – 9:00 PM

SUBA Trio is the second recording and concert collaboration between 7-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist-composer-bandleader Omar Sosa and U.K.-based Senegalese kora master and singer Seckou Keita, featuring folkloric Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles.  The recording made NPR Music’s ’20 Best Albums of 2021’, reached #1 on the Transglobal World Music Chart (December 2021), and received a 4-star review in Downbeat, to mention just a few of hundreds of accolades. […]

Nellie McKay

Dinner Special: Green Curry with Chicken, Green Beans, Sweet Potatoes & Spinach Basmati Rice House Salad & Baguette *meat & veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– A singular artist with a unique flair for musical narrative, Nellie McKay has produced an array of wildly varying albums, from Get Away From […]

Master Class: Steve Wilson – Molluskular Musical Meanderings

The connection between conch shells and brass instruments has a long and storied history, including jazz trombonist Steve Turre, Carlos Chávez, along with their use by film composer Jerry Goldsmith. When Steve Wilson first heard Turre play the conch shells while performing at Kuumbwa Jazz over twenty years ago, he was intrigued and tried his […]

Le Boeuf Brothers

Dinner Special: Steelhead Trout w/ Tamari, Lemon & Garlic Basmati Rice House Salad & Baguette *meat & veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– Hush is an album of all new original music by Remy and Pascal Le Boeuf and their contemporary jazz quintet, Le Boeuf Brothers. The album explores the […]

Billy Childs Quartet with Special Guest Sean Jones

Dinner Special: Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon, Apricots & Pistachios Couscous House Salad & Baguette *meat & veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– Jazz pianist/composer Billy Childs remains one of the most diversely prolific and acclaimed artists working in music today. Childs’ canon of original compositions and arrangements has garnered […]

Old Blind Dogs

The musical evolution of Old Blind Dogs began in Aberdeen in 1992 with roots that grew from the eclectic music scene that flourished in the Granite City during the early 90’s. Four musicians from very different musical backgrounds came together to create a full-time professional touring band with the aim of showcasing the rich tradition […]

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