Events for Monday, April 6 - Thursday, April 23

Mark Lettieri is a six time nominated, five-time GRAMMY-winning guitarist, composer, producer, and instructor based in Fort Worth, TX. He creates acclaimed guitar-based instrumental music, and is a member of leading instrumental bands Snarky Puppy and The Fearless Flyers. As a session musician proficient in a multitude of styles, he has recorded and performed in […]

For Lee Ritenour, there aren’t many ‘firsts’ left to achieve. A California native, Ritenour started on guitar at the age of eight. By sixteen, he was in the Los Angeles recording studios working with top musicians twice his age and experience. A founding member of Fourplay – with Harvey Mason, Nathan East and Bob James […]

For Lee Ritenour, there aren’t many ‘firsts’ left to achieve. A California native, Ritenour started on guitar at the age of eight. By sixteen, he was in the Los Angeles recording studios working with top musicians twice his age and experience. A founding member of Fourplay – with Harvey Mason, Nathan East and Bob James […]

Sin Sisters is celebrating their 15 year anniversary! Get your seats now and help fill the room with glitter, love, and community! This show has always been about creating a stage worthy of the incredible performers who are trusted with their art, and creating a space where the community can come together, feel seen, and […]

Multi-faceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen has emerged as one of his generation's pivotal figures in music and the related arts. Downbeat observed that his "nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he's above any convoluted technical showmanship." In the same spirit, Cohen himself has noted that playing jazz is "about […]

Multi-faceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen has emerged as one of his generation's pivotal figures in music and the related arts. Downbeat observed that his "nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he's above any convoluted technical showmanship." In the same spirit, Cohen himself has noted that playing jazz is "about […]

Join teen poets from across the county. Celebrate the voices of the Youth Poet Laureate program, hear poems from the newly published Rising Voices Anthology, and meet the 2026-27 Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate. This is a joyful opportunity to appreciate the county's youth and let their unique voices shine. Santa Cruz County Youth […]

Known as “Hawai‘i’s Renaissance Man,” George Kahumoku Jr. is beloved for his soulful vocals, masterful slack key guitar playing, and warm storytelling rooted in Hawaiian tradition. Jim “Kimo” West—renowned both for his own award-winning slack key albums and decades of guitar work with “Weird Al” Yankovic—brings his signature melodic style and deep reverence for Hawaiian music. Together, the […]

NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz has been one of the best purveyors of what he calls “informal composition” (as opposed to improvisation) on alto saxophone since the 1960s, working with such luminaries as Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, and Miles Davis. He has released more than forty-five solo albums and appears on more than […]

Jane Monheit is a jazz and adult contemporary vocalist with a deep passion for the Great American Songbook. With many highly acclaimed solo albums, countless awards and accolades, and over two decades of international touring experience, Monheit has not only been an extremely successful bandleader, but has had the privilege of making music with some […]