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Billy Childs Quartet with Special Guest Sean Jones

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 him the 2013 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship (2009), a composers award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2015), and two Chamber Music …

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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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Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band

Meet the ’22/’23 Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band! Featuring Derick Freitas on guitar, Jonah Harre on drums, Kyle McMillan on bass, Logan Manildi on trumpet, and Noah Rowe on tenor saxophone, the Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band showcases some of the most talented high-school student musicians from Santa Cruz County and the Central Coast region. These young jazz ambassadors pass a rigorous audition to earn their position in …

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Laurie Lewis & the Men of Note

Led by the Bay Area folk and bluegrass legend herself, Laurie Lewis and the Men of Note are a supergroup of acoustic talent. Featuring the unflappable, percussive groove of renowned bassist Mark Schatz, the deep jazz sensibilities of accordionist Sam Reider and the swing and drive Brandon Godman on fiddle, the new ensemble combine with …

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Peter Cincotti

88 keys, a bench, and a mic. Give those things to Peter Cincotti and he can take you anywhere. Like a pilot in a cockpit, when Cincotti sits down at a piano it's as if the world is at his fingertips. A born and bred New Yorker, Cincotti's debut album reached #1 on the Billboard …

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Kuumbwa Jazz & Indexical Present: Ami Dang + Beast Nest

Amrita “Ami” Kaur Dang is a South Asian-American vocalist, sitarist, composer and producer from Baltimore. Her sound blends elements of North Indian classical, noise/ambient electronics, beat-driven psych and experimental dance pop. The work references her hybrid identity as a first-generation South Asian-American, Sikh upbringing, musical education, as well as the chaos and spirituality of the landscapes of …

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Mark Turner Quartet

In a career that spans two decades and encompasses a broad array of musical ventures, saxophonist Mark Turner has emerged as a towering presence in the jazz community. With a distinctive, personal tone, singular improvisational skills and an innovative, challenging compositional approach, he’s earned a far-reaching reputation as one of jazz’s most original and influential …

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Master Class: Dr. Renata Bratt – Teaching & Learning Jazz Using Elements of Suzuki Method

You can learn jazz songs and the reimagine the melody with jazz phrases by listening and copying what you hear. Using elements of the Suzuki Method, cellist Dr. Renata Bratt has been successfully teaching jazz improvisation to students and teachers of all ages since 2000. Teaching & Learning Jazz Using Elements of Suzuki Method will …

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Daimh

Daimh, pronounced "Dive," Gaelic Supergroup and un-challenged champions of straight in the eye Highland music are based around West Lochaber and the Isle of Skye. Formed around the turn of the century and taking the name from the Gaelic word for kinship, Daimh have taken their contemporary take of Highland and Gaelic music to over …

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Hermeto Pascoal

Presented in partnership with Jazz is Dead. Few musicians have ever reached the stature of Hermeto Pascoal. A true maestro and a cultural icon, he represents the highest level of musical evolution; as a multi-instrumentalist, as a composer and as an arranger. Pascoal is a Brazilian legend. He has worked with the greatest of the …

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