Events for Monday, August 24 - Friday, September 18

“Keyon Harrold is the future of the trumpet” – Wynton Marsalis Keyon Harrold is an award-winning trumpeter, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. Harrold first came into the international spotlight for his critically acclaimed album, The Mugician, and his work as the trumpet voice behind the GRAMMY winning Don Cheadle film Miles Ahead. As a bandleader, he […]

Jazz. Rock. Jazz-rock. Across more than four decades, legendary drummer Simon Phillips has shown an uncanny ability to excel in most any musical environment. Precision, intensity, and emotion are hallmarks of Phillips’ sound in every setting. Working with many of the world’s most prominent musicians from an early age, he has repeatedly made his mark […]

Pulse Productions Website info/tickets/questions:  michael@pulseproductions.net

Nduduzo Makhathini is an improvisor, scholar and musicologist at the University of KwaZulu-Natal school of the arts with a PhD in music. Makhathini is also a multi award-winning artist and internationally acclaimed musician from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. As a bandleader, Makhathini holds twelve albums under his belt and he features on many as a sideman […]

Two decades after their first ever collaboration, British-Italian folk songwriter, Piers Faccini, and Malian kora virtuoso, Ballaké Sissoko, return with a mesmerizing album. This new and captivating musical dialogue — between a prodigious instrumentalist at the height of his powers and a gifted songwriter and wordsmith — deftly bridges continents and traditions, inventing new song […]

Two decades after their first ever collaboration, British-Italian folk songwriter, Piers Faccini, and Malian kora virtuoso, Ballaké Sissoko, return with a mesmerizing album. This new and captivating musical dialogue — between a prodigious instrumentalist at the height of his powers and a gifted songwriter and wordsmith — deftly bridges continents and traditions, inventing new song […]

Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” Established as one of the prime contemporary interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Pizzarelli has expanded that repertoire by including the music of Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim, […]

Join Gerard Egan, Santa Cruz’s ‘resident guitar mechanic,’ for Zen & the Art of Guitar Maintenance – a presentation about guitar playability and maintenance. Learning just a few basic skills can dramatically improve your relationship with the guitar and your playing; being armed with the ability to know when and why your guitar needs a […]

Sarah Elizabeth Charles is a vocalist/composer/producer/teaching artist/mother based in Brooklyn, New York. She has released four critically acclaimed albums with her band SCOPE, and her fifth album Dawn – a reflection on birth, loss, joy, and motherhood – features a brand new ensemble. Charles has performed at venues including The White House, Carnegie Hall, the […]

The Old Blind Dogs, Jonny Hardie (fiddle/vocals), Aaron Jones (cittern/guitar/vocals), Mike Katz (highland pipes/vocals) and Donald Hay (percussion/vocals) return to Santa Cruz with their signature sound of lively tunes and beautiful male harmonies. The Old Blind Dogs began in Aberdeen in 1992 with roots that grew from the eclectic music scene that flourished in the Granite City during the early 90’s. Four musicians […]