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Great Seats Available—JLCO with Wynon Marsalis, October 2nd
“The finest big band in the world today.” —London’s Daily Telegraph The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, founded by GRAMMY and Pulitzer Prize Winner Wynton Marsalis, is made up of 15 of the finest soloists, ensemble players, and arrangers in jazz music today....
read moreKuumbwa Jazz Honor Band 2016-17
Qualified high school students are invited to audition for the 2016-2017 Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band. Auditions are open to all high school students who are prepared for an intensive jazz performance group. All positions in the ensemble are open each fall. Being in the...
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Dominick Farinacci I first heard Dominick when he was a high school student and participated in Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Festival. He had a special sound and presence even then. His new recording Short Stories is a beauty and is produced by the one and...
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Kuumbwa Showcases Young Talent at the 2016 Jazz Camp Concert
While most Santa Cruz County kids are just now easing into their summer routines, a group of 48 young musicians dedicated the first two weeks of their vacation to attend Kuumbwa Jazz Camp. The program brings together junior high and high school students from 22 area...
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Artist administrator Brian Fitzgerald knows jazz. By day Brian handles artist liaison and contract duties, in addition to helping patrons purchase tickets; by night (at on his lunch break) he is a talented jazz guitarist. Here’s Brian’s Best Bets on summer concerts...
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9pm Show Added! Tony Lindsay Presents: The Music of Marvin Gaye, Lou Rawls & Bill Withers
Tony Lindsay Presents: The Music of Marvin Gaye, Lou Rawls & Bill Withers sold out so quickly, Kuumbwa Jazz has added a 2nd show at 9:00 pm on Thursday, January 14. Tony Lindsay’s fans know him as a founding member of the popular r&b/jazz group Spang-a-Lang...
read moreJazz Notes Jan/Feb 2016
January/February Concerts On Sale We are kicking off the new year with a fantastic set of concerts for all musical tastes: January 25 Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson;...
read moreKuumbwa Jazz at 40!
A look back at the first forty years of Kuumbwa...
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KJ Board of Trustees Celebrate Jazz
Kuumbwa Jazz Board of Trustees celebrate their sold-out, sponsored, concert featuring the Kuumbwa Jazz debut of 12-year old piano prodigy, Joey Alexander. For more on Joey Alexander visit: http://joeyalexandermusic.com/ photos: r.r....
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Jazz EPICenter Cover Story
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 | by Andrew Gilbert | Good Times Weekly In celebration of the Kuumbwa Jazz Center’s 40th anniversary, a look back at how it shook up the jazz world Standing behind his electric keyboard, his beatific face bathed in sweat and his rotund...
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Bay Area’s bursting with jazz piano stars
Bay Area’s bursting with jazz piano stars Wednesday, September 8, 2015 | by Andrew Gilbert | San Jose Mercury News Aaron Goldberg has heard some extraordinary piano playing in his life. He’s even produced some of it himself. At 41, he’s one of his...
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Jazz Notes Sept/Oct 2015
Annual Fall Fund Drive Our Annual Fall Fund Drive kicks off in October. For me, it has become a good time to remind myself of how I became member of Kuumbwa and why I have chosen to become more involved over the years. As perhaps many of you did, I started attending...
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