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: “Jon is a rare composer who can get you up dancing, bring you to tears, feel the mystery of it all, scratch your head and wonder, make you laugh, and feel the magic of being alive.” And Beal should know, as her company has commissioned over 150 scores of his!

The San Francisco Chronicle lauds Scoville’s eclectic and adventurous works as “…evocative, lyrical, and multi-shaded…various and impressive.” While the Honolulu Star Bulletin heralds his “Wild, marvelous music!” and The New York Times notes its “shrewdly textured” pulse that “underlines the dance’s tribal imagery.”

This special evening will celebrate Jon Scoville’s remarkable career and body of work. Read more about some of the evenings collaborators below:

Jeffrey Gaeto, bandleader, arranger & pianist, grew up on the Interlochen Arts campus with Van Cliburn as his
neighbor–and babysitter! After graduating on the Dean’s List from Grove School of Music in composition for film scores  and studying with Art Lande, he went on to be the Musical Director of the Pickle Family Circus for 20 years, where he composed hundreds of scores–and met Jon and Tandy. When Tandy was tapped to direct the Moscow Circus in Japan for a 2 year gig, she asked him to be Musical Director–composing, band-leading and playing. He has composed for Olympic gold medal winner, Kristi Yamaguchi, and for commercials such as MetLife; toured throughout Taiwan–and played with Martha Reeves.

Art Khu, pianist, started his piano studies and theory at Yale while still in high school, graduated with a bachelors in piano at Oberlin Conservatory, and went on to international touring and collaborations with Jackie Naylor, Laco Decsi, Donald Byrd, and Idina Menzel+. He was commissioned by Oakland East Bay Symphony to create “The Symphony of Souls”.

Charlie McCarthy, saxophonist and woodwinds, has played and recorded with Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Henderson, Sarah Vaughan, Bobby, Hutcherson, Joe Lovano, George Shearing, Madeline Eastman, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, and Joe Williams, and on the road with Tony Bennett, The Beach Boys, and Van Morrison, before landing a steady gig with Lena Horne.

Dave McNab, guitarist in a wide range of styles – jazz, rock, funk, blues, and Latin, has toured and recorded internationally, played radio and TV, released four albums as leader, and played on countless others. From touring with major Broadway shows to composing scores for Theatre and Film, he has played with all the Calif greats from John Santos to Sheldon Brown to Eddie Marshall and many wonderful others.

Mark Pascucci-Clifford, vibraphonist, composer, percussionist, pianist and educator, plays in wide ranging styles from new music, jazz, classical, and indie rock. A range of collaborators from Fred Firth to Vinny Golia to Joan La Barbara, he has played with the Colorado Symphony and SFSound. The ’22 release of his own group The Dirty Snacks Ensemble was named “One of the Best of 22” by Andy Gilbert of Classical Voice.

Steve Robertson, percussion/drums, has performed/recorded with Omar Sosa, Paul Jackson, Laurindo Almeida, Giovanni Hidalgo, Rebecca Parris, John Handy, Joyce Cooling, Othello Molineaux, Deepak Ram, Claudia Villela+. With a wide-ranging focus in Jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and North Indian Classical on tabla, his studies in orchestral percussion have led to performances with the Santa Cruz and Monterey County Symphonies. “I’m very fortunate to have had great teachers including Anthony Cirone (orchestral percussion), Ashwin Batish and Zakir Hussain on tabla, among others.”

Dillon Vado, drummer, vibraphonist and educator in the Bay area. A graduate of the California Jazz Conservatory is performed in the Montreux and Umbria Jazz festivals, Yoshi’s, SF JAZZ+. Collaborators include Art Lande, Marcus Shelby, Hafez Modirzadeh, Jovino Santos Neto+.

Six string electric bassist Michael Wilcox has an extensive performing and recording career, with more than 30 CDs to his credit, as well as tv, commercial, and radio work. He has performed with the Pickle Family Circus and the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and has taught in the Jazz Departments at San Jose State University and the California Jazz Conservatory. Currently, he performs with the Sheldon Brown Group, the Brown/Bowman/Wilcox Trio, and the Evidence Trio.

(Ticket Includes 5% City of Santa Cruz Admission Tax)