Events for Wednesday, July 16 - Thursday, August 7

Dinner Special: Grilled Hawayej Spiced Chicken Herb Salsa Verde Roasted Rosemary Potatoes House Salad Baguette *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter – – – 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

Few American jazz singers have had as long and fruitful a relationship with Brazilian music as Karrin Allyson. Her early albums included such classics as “Corcovado” and “One Note Samba”; her 1999 recording From Paris to Rio split the difference between songs from those musical cities; 2008’s Imagina: Songs of Brazil upped the ante on […]

Brothers Zohar & Adam Cabo are fast becoming one of the most talked about new acts in jazz. With Zohar on keyboards and Adam on drums, these rising young stars bring a lifetime of musical experiences and influences to bear on their eclectic, genre-bending duo performances. Born to musician parents Richard Cabo (former Latin big […]