Lew Tabackin, flutist and tenor saxophonist, is an artist of astonishing vision. His electrifying flute playing is at once virtuosic, primordial, cross-cultural, and passionate. His distinctive tenor sax style includes the use of wide intervals, abrupt changes of mood and tempo, and purposeful fervor, all in the service of showing the full range of possibilities […]
June Cavlan is a Santa Cruz native who has blossomed as a top vocalist in the New York jazz scene. After four years of focusing on music at Soquel High School, Cavlan studied jazz at The University of Miami with a full scholarship. Since moving to New York in 2023, she has been signed to […]
Gyedu Blay Ambolley is a musical luminary hailing from Ghana, West Africa, with a staggering 29 albums under his belt. Known affectionately as the "Simigwa Do Man,” Ambolley’s musical journey began in the vibrant port city of Sekondi-Takoradi, in the Western Region of Ghana. His early fascination with music blossomed into a lifelong passion. From […]
Laurence Juber is the former lead guitarist from Paul McCartney and Wings. A two-time Grammy Award winner, his sublime work is recognized by Guitar World for “A stunning sense of space and fluidity…a truly wondrous sound" . Pete Townshend has called him "A Master!", Guitar Player chimes in that "The melodies, textures and harmonies he […]
From the reaches of Oceania, Seven Suns emerge as a collective of seven souls – artists, producers, engineers, backup musicians, and musical directors – with a shared purpose that is simple yet profound: to spread love, unity, and peace through their music. Individually, they have supported a diverse range of artists on both local and global […]
When Grammy winner Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore made the album Downey To Lubbock together in 2018, they wrote the title track as a sort of mission statement. “I know someday this old highway’s gonna come to an end,” Alvin sings near the song’s conclusion. Gilmore answers: “But I know when it does you’re going to […]
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are internationally recognized as one of the top bands in the world performing classic American jazz, swing, blues, R&B and New Orleans music from the mid-twentieth century. They have received rave reviews and have toured extensively, performing at many of the top festivals, concert halls and nightclubs […]
The Le Boeuf Brothers are “talented musicians and award-winning composers who channel their influences, environments, and resources into works that reflect their own identities” (All About Jazz). Pianist Pascal Le Boeuf and saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf “pursue a hyper-fluent streamlined modern ideal” (New York Times) with “an impressive level of sophistication” (San Francisco Chronicle). Together, […]
Born in Oakland, California in 1950, Susan Muscarella began playing the piano when she was eight years old. Predisposed to improvising, she was encouraged by her first teacher to play the music she loved – jazz. Muscarella made the decision to become a professional musician while still in high school. In 1975, she was a […]
Kuumbwa Jazz's Spirit of '75 Series celebrates our 50th anniversary with performances by local/community artists and $19.75 tickets commemorating our founding year. “Whether or not you’re familiar with the music, your mind is likely to be delightfully blown by what Batish creates.” – San Francisco Weekly If global oneness and harmony is an ideal we […]
Lew Tabackin, flutist and tenor saxophonist, is an artist of astonishing vision. His electrifying flute playing is at once virtuosic, primordial, cross-cultural, and passionate. His distinctive tenor sax style includes the use of wide intervals, abrupt changes of mood and tempo, and purposeful fervor, all in the service of showing the full range of possibilities […]
June Cavlan is a Santa Cruz native who has blossomed as a top vocalist in the New York jazz scene. After four years of focusing on music at Soquel High School, Cavlan studied jazz at The University of Miami with a full scholarship. Since moving to New York in 2023, she has been signed to […]
Gyedu Blay Ambolley is a musical luminary hailing from Ghana, West Africa, with a staggering 29 albums under his belt. Known affectionately as the "Simigwa Do Man,” Ambolley’s musical journey began in the vibrant port city of Sekondi-Takoradi, in the Western Region of Ghana. His early fascination with music blossomed into a lifelong passion. From […]
Laurence Juber is the former lead guitarist from Paul McCartney and Wings. A two-time Grammy Award winner, his sublime work is recognized by Guitar World for “A stunning sense of space and fluidity…a truly wondrous sound" . Pete Townshend has called him "A Master!", Guitar Player chimes in that "The melodies, textures and harmonies he […]
From the reaches of Oceania, Seven Suns emerge as a collective of seven souls – artists, producers, engineers, backup musicians, and musical directors – with a shared purpose that is simple yet profound: to spread love, unity, and peace through their music. Individually, they have supported a diverse range of artists on both local and global […]
When Grammy winner Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore made the album Downey To Lubbock together in 2018, they wrote the title track as a sort of mission statement. “I know someday this old highway’s gonna come to an end,” Alvin sings near the song’s conclusion. Gilmore answers: “But I know when it does you’re going to […]
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are internationally recognized as one of the top bands in the world performing classic American jazz, swing, blues, R&B and New Orleans music from the mid-twentieth century. They have received rave reviews and have toured extensively, performing at many of the top festivals, concert halls and nightclubs […]
The Le Boeuf Brothers are “talented musicians and award-winning composers who channel their influences, environments, and resources into works that reflect their own identities” (All About Jazz). Pianist Pascal Le Boeuf and saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf “pursue a hyper-fluent streamlined modern ideal” (New York Times) with “an impressive level of sophistication” (San Francisco Chronicle). Together, […]
Born in Oakland, California in 1950, Susan Muscarella began playing the piano when she was eight years old. Predisposed to improvising, she was encouraged by her first teacher to play the music she loved – jazz. Muscarella made the decision to become a professional musician while still in high school. In 1975, she was a […]
Kuumbwa Jazz's Spirit of '75 Series celebrates our 50th anniversary with performances by local/community artists and $19.75 tickets commemorating our founding year. “Whether or not you’re familiar with the music, your mind is likely to be delightfully blown by what Batish creates.” – San Francisco Weekly If global oneness and harmony is an ideal we […]
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