Venue Info & Rental
Due to COVID-19-related policies, the details below are subject to change. We appreciate your understanding.
The Kuumbwa Jazz Center is available to organizations and individuals from the community and beyond. With 200 seats and no sight line issues, all seats have an excellent view of the stage for your next concert, performance, or event.
Venue Capacity
200 seated theatre style
Courtyard Capacity
18 seated, 25 standing
Facilities
café, bar, dressing room, 3 restrooms, WiFi, wheelchair accessible
For information on rental rates contact Keith Wieland
Venue Specs
3,000 square foot venue, 13.5′ x 15′ stage (22’ 4” at widest point) (click here for stage diagram), state-of-the-art sound and lighting system
Rental Fee Includes
sound system, light system, Steinway Model B grand piano, professional sound engineer, bar & café staffing *inclusions vary for private events
Deposit
We require a 50% non-refundable deposit and signed contract to guarantee the date. The deposit acts as default payment in case of cancellation for any reason. The balance of the rental fee plus all applicable incidental costs (including but not limited to: advertising costs, multi-track recording, video recording, house manager) are due in full ten (10) days prior to event.
Renter Responsibilities
- (3) door personnel to oversee ticket sales, capacity and safety and conduct of the audience
- Ticket sales
- Publicity and promotion
- Backline
- 5% city of Santa Cruz admission tax on each ticket sold
- Payment of California State Withholding Tax (if applicable)
*responsibilities vary for private events
We assist publicizing your event in the following ways:
- One week of concert listing in local Good Times weekly newspaper. Renters may be included in additional week’s ads at the rate of $35/week (rate subject to change)
- Calendar listing on Kuumbwa Jazz website
- Inclusion in "Upcoming Events" section of the Kuumbwa Jazz website homepage in days immediately preceding event
- Two inclusions in weekly Kuumbwa Jazz email
- Marquee listing
- Kuumbwa Jazz media list provided upon request
Kuumbwa Jazz Sound, Light & Video Systems
Sound System
Meyer
Mains
Meyer Galileo 616 Loudspeaker management system: 2 Meyer UP1 stereo mains (1x 15” w/ 4” drivers) Flown, 5 Meyer UP Jr. Stereo fills (1×8” w/2” drivers) Flown, 2 Meyer 500 HP Subwoofers ( 2x 12”) On floor (recessed into the walls)
Monitors
8 Monitor mixes from front of house: 8 EAW micro wedges 12”, 1 EAW micro wedge 15″, 4 QSC PLX 2 amps
Console
Yamaha QL5 Digital console (32 on board mono inputs 8 TRS inputs), Universal Audio 6176 Tube Stereo Channel Stripm Universal Audio T4 2-LA2 Stereo Compressor
Lighting
Chamsys Quick Q 10 Lighting Board, (7) Elektralite Quad RGBW Par, (2) Chauvet Slim Par CW WW/ Amber, (4) Chauvet EYE P 140 CW WW/ Amber, (7) Dome style RGBs, (3) Cyclorma back curtain RGBs, (2) Upstage Par RGBs
Microphones
(2) AKG 414 ULS condenser mics, (1) AKG D112, (2) Audio Technica Pro44 Boundary Mics, (1) Beyer M88, (2) Electro-voice RE20, (2) Josephson C42 (small diaphragm condenser), (1) Neumann K105 MT, (1) Sennheiser 421, (2) Sennheiser 441, (3) Sennheiser 604, (6) Shure SM58, (4) Shure Beta 58, (10) Shure SM 57, (2) Shure KSM 32 (condenser), (6) Countryman DI boxes 85FET (2) Pro-co passive DI, (2) Horizon Stereo Passive Di, (2) Channels of Shure SLXD4D wireless receivers w/ 2 x SLXD1 body pack transmitters, (2) Shure SM 98 Horn clamp mics for body packs plus one SM 58 handheld transmitter
Video
Sony SRG-X400 PTZ 1080/4k camera, GoPro Hero 8 camera, Black Magic Micro Cinema 4k camera with Voightlander 4/3 manual lens, Shogun Studio 2-channel video recorder, Black Magic ATEM Mini Pro video switcher
Stage Dimensions
Across front 13.5’, across back 15.5’, deep 15’, height 20″ (from floor), distance from sound booth 17’
Green Room
10’x7’
Tech Room
12’x5′