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The Adderley School: Celebrating 30 years

by Josh James
December 13, 2022

Join Master of Ceremonies James Corden – Tony, BAFTA, and Emmy Award-winning entertainment legend known for his work as an actor, host, writer, producer, and karaoke singer extraordinaire – in Celebrating 30 years of Adderley, a not-to-be-missed fundraising event supporting The Adderley School Foundation.

with Honorary Hosts:
Debra Martin Chase, Tony Award-winning, Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning film, television, and Broadway producer
and
Ben Platt, Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated actor, singer, songwriter, and Adderley alumnus

Grammy Award-winning and Oscar nominated singer, songwriter Kenny Loggins will be reuniting with Adderley students in a special encore performance of “Footloose.”

Jack Dylan Grazer, the Shazam! and IT star whose first days on the stage started with Adderley, will be joining his cast mates during the performance.

This glorious musical revue includes special moments from Cabaret, Pippin, Chicago, Into the Woods, West Side Story, and other beloved Adderley Conservatory shows, culminating in a glorious “Big Finish!” Performances feature Adderley alumni from far and wide reuniting onstage alongside industry luminaries who have supported and inspired them for one magnificent moment of celebration and joy.

This not-to-be-missed celebration provides a glimpse into the transformative power of early musical theater education and benefits the new Adderley School Foundation, the 501(c)(3) organization carrying the School’s legacy forward for the next 30 years.

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The “Get Together” Concert

by Gina Graham
December 13, 2022

Rock Cellar Magazine and FestForums present the “Get Together” Concert on Thursday, February 2, 2023 – an intimate tribute honoring festival leaders we lost in 2021 – featuring the music of Jesse Colin Young with Jazzie Young, Chris Stills, Teddy Jack, The Tribe, and more special guests, with a special presentation by Henry Diltz. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the “Get Together Foundation.”

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The Magical Music of Motown – 2023

by Gina Graham
December 7, 2022

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Don’t miss this SUPERBAND with internationally acclaimed artists who faithfully recreate the dynamic performances of:  The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Martha and The Vandellas,  The Four Tops, Fontella Bass, The Jackson Five,  Smokey Robinson and many more MOTOWN Legends.

This amazing show presents many classic MOTOWN hits including:

Reach Out, Stop In The Name Of Love, Ain’t Too Proud To Beg, Heatwave, Get Ready,   Rescue Me, Dancing in The Street, Signed Sealed Delivered, You Can’t Hurry Love, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, My Girl , Can You Feel It , I Want You Back and many more.

CHECK OUT the amazing performing credits of our world class band who love to pay tribute to the wonderful music that inspires them.

They have collectively played or recorded with:

Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Jacksons, The Supremes, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight, Bill Withers, Boz Skaggs, Bobby Womack, Earth Wind and Fire, Isaac Hayes, J LO, Aretha Franklin, David Foster, Rose Royce, The GAP Band, Englebert Humperdinck, Sheila E, Usher, Teena Marie, etc.

 

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Benise – Fiesta!

by Gina Graham
December 7, 2022

BENISE – FIESTA! 

Emmy Award Winning Spanish Guitar and Dance Spectacular! 

 It’s one hot night as Benise, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” and his Emmy Award winning production come to town as part of his global tour. Armed with his Spanish guitar, Benise will take the audience on an unprecedented and epic adventure through Spanish Flamenco, Cuban Salsa, Brazilian Samba, Parisian Waltz, exotic drumming, and more!  

‘The Prince of Spanish Guitar’  – Dancing With The Stars 

‘Bennissimo!’ – Chicago News 

‘Extreme Flamenco Fusion’ – Screen India 

FIESTA! showcases songs from Benise’s 7th PBS Special. Performing classic Rock anthems from Led Zeppelin and AC/DC and fusing them with Spanish guitar and dance to bring a fierce intensity to these new interpretations. In addition, Benise adds his signature touch to classics such as “Ave Maria, “Moonlight Sonata,” and Vivaldi’s “Summer” from The Four Seasons. 

For Benise, music has always been a journey. From his humble beginnings as a street performer, to being featured on the #1 rated show in the USA – Dancing With The Stars, and performing around the world. “I wanted to push the boundaries of Nuevo Flamenco/Spanish guitar while combining the elements of dance and theater. This show is a celebration of all the shows we’ve done over the last 20 years,” comments composer, virtuoso guitarist and creative force behind the event, Benise.  

The Emmy Award-winning composer along with an international cast of musicians and dancers will entertain audiences with a two-hour show that “is an escape from all their problems,” Benise says. “Much like the recent PBS special, with this show I want to take the audience on an escape to Spain…to a beautiful Spanish courtyard filled with Flamenco dancers, stunning costumes, and fiery Spanish guitars. BENISE adds, “This is a great show for the whole family; I really think we have something for everyone.  I hope people will be inspired by our story, by the music, by the production–and have the passion to follow their own dreams. I have always loved to travel, my heritage is Bohemian (from Prague), so I think it’s in my blood. I can’t wait to go to new cities, meet new people, and play every night–it’s what I live for.” 

The Theatrical World Music and Dance spectacle that has been called “The Latin Riverdance” 

benise.com

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Jesse Colin Young

by Gina Graham
December 1, 2022

Jesse Colin Young has influenced and shaped the character of American music for over 50 years. The artist had a serious solo career showcasing his vocals and guitar work with 2 records before he formed his folk-rock band, The Youngbloods, in 1965. The band made 5 records on RCA and 5 records on Warner Brothers before Jesse went on to make 16 more records in his expansive solo career. His style is now considered Americana, but in fact it’s his unique fusion of folk, rock, jazz, and blues, with an emphasis on his extraordinary voice, that makes his signature sound.

The Youngblood’s version of “Get Together” has been heard by millions, from the Forrest Gump soundtrack, Cats and Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore, Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas, The Simpsons “Oh Brother where Bart thou” and “Tree of Horror II”, and South Park’s “Smug Alert” to numerous commercial spots, including one for the 1995 Super Bowl. “Darkness, Darkness,” written by Jesse, was in Jack the Bear, chosen as the theme song for the James Cameron movie Ghosts of the Abyss, and was in the trailer of TV series Bloodline. A cover of the song by Robert Plant won the GRAMMY® for Best Rock Vocal in 2002. Many still cover it today.

His most recent poignant and compelling work, Dreamers (released on BMG in 2019), saw Young exploring a wide array of musical styles blazing country-rock, exhilarating folk, Cajun waltz, neo-blues, and Celtic grooves on 14 new originals that include some of the singer’s most deeply personal lyrics with other cuts that cast a critical eye at the state of the world today. Dreamers is on multiple digital formats, including iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play and Spotify, as well as CD and Vinyl.

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Vlad De Briansky

by Gina Graham
November 28, 2022

Born in Ukraine, banned in Russia, Ukrainian-American guitarist Vlad De Briansky became a national sensation with his U.S. debut album Vladosphere in 2004. His radio hits “Little Star” and “Life of My Heart” made him the only instrumental artist in the top 100 radio charts climbing above the heavyweights such as John Mayer or Phil Collins. Vlad’s second release Sun in Capricorn was featured on public and classical radio stations and was nominated for a Grammy award. His latest blues studio album Dreamland was recorded in Ukraine during the pandemic. “Even though I couldn’t travel, I was glad to be in Ukraine, in my Dreamland” – says Vlad.

“Soothing, rich and warm. I don’t think I ever heard a Tele sound so sweet” – says guitarist Steve Vai about Vlad.

“Vlad has the creativity of a Wes Montgomery and the dexterity of an Eric Clapton.” – says Zack Vaz from Motown Records.

Dreamland reached top of the charts around the world, and 2022 was filled with Vlad’s sold-out European tour. And now Vlad brings the Dreamland Blues Tour to the US. Vlad is an outspoken critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and he is banned in Russia after Dreamland was #1 Blues album on the Russian music charts. His Dreamland Blues Tour is dedicated to the people of Ukraine and he donates 50% of proceeds from the ticket sales to help Ukrainian refugees.

https://debriansky.com/

 

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UCSB A&L – Ensemble Intercontemporain

by Gina Graham
November 17, 2022

“That’s what I think artists are sometimes for, to say no to the rise of hatred.” – Olga Neuwirth

Co-presented with Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara

Regarded as the world’s leading contemporary music group, Ensemble Intercontemporain make a rare appearance to present Olga Neuwirth’s score for the 1924 satirical silent film Die Stadt ohne Juden (The City Without Jews). Under music director Matthias Pintscher, the French musicians will accompany the movie directed by Hans Karl Breslauer for which Neuwirth wrote music “both touching and harsh, warm-hearted and open, amusing and furious, involved and distanced, humorous and sad all at once.”

Tickets also available through UCSB Arts & Lectures directly HERE

The Health & Safety Protocols for this event are different than the standard Lobero Theatre Protocols. 
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The Farallonites

by Gina Graham
October 26, 2022

The Farallonites is a theatrical dance performance that evokes the lives of lighthouse keepers on the Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco in the 1860s. Audiences will find themselves immersed in another time and place complete with music adapted from popular songs of the era and the familiar sounds that come with living by the ocean. All this as the families on the Island go about their daily lives and chores surrounded only by water, waves, rain, wind, and birds and find purpose and yes, even joy, as they work to keep the lamp lit.

https://danalawtondances.org/

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Tom Russell

by Gina Graham
October 20, 2022

Tom Russell is “the greatest living folk-country songwriter.” – Rolling Stone magazine

October in the Railroad Earth was “the best record of the year.” – Bernie Taupin

Tom Russell is an award-winning American singer/songwriter. Having released more than three dozen albums, he is regarded by peers and fans alike as part of an American cultural and literary lineage that extends from the golden era of cowboy and folk traditions to the romantic yet hard-bitten Americana of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan; from Townes Van Zandt to the poetry and prose of writers such as Raymond Chandler, William Faulkner and Charles Bukowski.

His songs have been recorded by musical legends including Johnny Cash, Doug Sahm, Nanci Griffith, k.d. lang, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Dave Alvin, Iris DeMent, Dave Van Ronk, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joe Ely and Tom Paxton.

Tom Russell describes his latest recording of original compositions, October in the Railroad Earth, as “Jack Kerouac meets Johnny Cash in Bakersfield.”

Bill Kirchen is featured on lead electric guitar, Eliza Gilkyson adds vocals, and the GRAMMY® Award-winning Texmaniacs appear on “Isadore Gonzalez,” about a Mexican cowboy who died in England during a performance of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. The record contains nine other originals, including the title song from the Irish film Small Engine Repair, and a cover of the traditional “Wreck of the Old 97.”

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Spring Jazz Series 2023

by Gina Graham
October 18, 2022

THE JAZZ SERIES IS BACK

The 1870’s planted a fertile ground for creative expression. Not only did José Lobero open the first legitimate theater/opera house in Santa Barbara, but the historic birth of jazz also materialized during that timeframe in New Orleans. Throughout the years, the Lobero Theatre has provided a stage for some of the world’s finest performers – a platform for creative musicians of diverse backgrounds.

Bringing together an eclectic group of artists, Jazz at Lobero remains a common thread that links jazz to our community. With our exciting 150th Anniversary upon us, we are thrilled to welcome back some of our longtime favorites.

Our Ovation Celebration also coincides with GRAMMY® Award-winner Charles Lloyd’s 85th Birthday. One of the world’s most renowned saxophone players, Lloyd has performed more on the Lobero stage than any other single artist, and even recorded his memorable album 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) here.

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SEASON LINEUP:

Arturo Sandoval – FEB 10, 2023
A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, 10-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Arturo Sandoval has evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist, and composer.

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band – MARCH 3, 2023
From the heart of the French Quarter to the world’s stage, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band has spread the joyful, timeless spirit of true New Orleans jazz since 1961, and is now embarking on the nationwide tour Pass It On – 60th Anniversary Musical Celebration.

The Derek Douget Band – APRIL 8, 2023
Douget has performed with many notable musicians on the New Orleans scene, mixing his Louisiana upbringing with his strong individualism and idiosyncratic voice. The saxophonist will be joined on stage by Ashlin Parker (trumpet), Victor Atkins (piano), and Jason Stewart (bass).

The Tierney Sutton Band with guest artist Serge Merlaud – MAY 12, 2023
The 8-time GRAMMY® nominee has recently headlined at The Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, and has received 7 consecutive nominations for “Best Jazz Vocal Album.”


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Charles Lloyd 85th Birthday Celebration with Jason Moran, Larry Grenadier, and Brian Blade – MARCH 10, 2023
NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd felt the world needed more tenderness, so he invited these talented musicians to join him in making an offering to humanity. Coinciding with Charles’ 85th birthday, these great artists will all come together for the first time ever – at home on the stage of the Lobero.

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22-23 Youth Symphony (May)

by Gina Graham
October 17, 2022

Heralded as “…a prestigious group of young, talented musicians…” by Santa Barbara SEASONS magazine, the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony brings together 50 gifted musicians, ages 12-18, from Santa Barbara and Ventura counties to perform works across the orchestral repertoire. This advanced ensemble teaches the skills and instills the discipline that budding young musicians need for the next step in their careers, whether in music or another field.

The Santa Barbara Symphony continues to enjoy its strategic partnership with Westmont College. Through the expertise of new Youth Symphony Music Director/Conductor and Westmont faculty member Dr. Daniel Gee and the overarching artistic oversight of The Symphony’s Music & Artistic Director, Nir Kabaretti, the partnership brings additional resources to our music education program as well as new learning opportunities for our students.

Please join us, we hope to see you there!


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Charles Lloyd 85th Birthday Celebration

by Gina Graham
October 14, 2022

NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd felt that the world needed more tenderness and invited pianist Jason Moran, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Brian Blade to join him in making an offering to humanity. This super group of musical genius will have its World Premiere at the Lobero during the celebration of its 150th anniversary which, serendipitously, coincides with Charles’ 85th birthday!

charleslloyd.com

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Spring Jazz 2023 – Tierney Sutton Band

by Gina Graham
October 14, 2022

A 9-time GRAMMY® nominee, Tierney Sutton has received 7 consecutive nominations for “Best Jazz Vocal Album” – a nomination for every project she has released for the last decade. With a recording and touring history spanning over 20 years and 9 CDs, The Tierney Sutton Band, “TSB” has traveled a rare path. Comprised of Sutton and instrumental virtuosos Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry and Christian Jacob, the band functions as a true collaborative unit and is the only team ever to receive a GRAMMY® nomination for its collaborative arranging. Sutton has headlined in recent years at The Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Jazz At Lincoln Center and can also be heard on film and television soundtracks.

tierneysutton.com

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Spring Jazz 2023 – The Derek Douget Band

by Gina Graham
October 14, 2022

A member of the Ellis Marsalis Quartet and the Director of the Heritage School of Music, Douget finely mixes his Louisiana upbringing with his strong individualism and idiosyncratic voice. Playing the alto and soprano saxophones, the artist has performed with many notable musicians on the New Orleans scene, including the Louis Armstrong Quintet, Nicolas Payton, Ellis Marsalis, Dr. John, Terence Blanchard, Allen Toussaint, Branford Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wyclef Jean, Jason Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins, Stefon Harris and many others. He will be joined on stage by Ashlin Parker (trumpet), Victor Atkins, (piano), Jason Stewart (bass) and Adonis Rose (drums).

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John Tesh

by Gina Graham
October 11, 2022

Six music Emmys, two Grammy nominations, four gold records, seven Public Television specials and 8 million records sold. After more than three decades as an international entertainer, John Tesh’s recording and live concert career continues to thrive today. Whether at the solo piano, with a 12-piece ‘big band’ or an 80-piece orchestra, Tesh’s ability to create a unique journey for concert fans with music and storytelling has taken him from the Red Rocks Amphitheater and the Coliseum in Rome to Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center. His live television concerts, including the seminal “Live at Red Rocks,” have raised more than $20 million for Public Television.

In John Tesh’s concerts, the beloved pianist, composer and Emmy Award-winning radio and TV host reminisces about his life and30-year career through music, pictures and hilarious anecdotes. Tesh reveals how he got his first job in radio, the enduring impact of his Olympics theme song, and the story behind that infamous Red Rocks Live performance in the driving rain. Featuring appearances by John’s daughter Prima and son Gib, John also tells of his recent battle with cancer, and gives an inspiring meditation on persistence, grit, purpose and the importance of faith and family.

Thirty years and 50 plus recordings into his multi-faceted, ever-evolving musical and broadcast career, John Tesh’s highly successful and varied career path also includes a string of #1 radio hits, a Keyboard Magazine Performance award, 12 years as an investigative journalist for the CBS TV Network, a 10-year run as anchor on Entertainment Tonight, broadcast host and music composer for the Barcelona and Atlanta Olympic Games, and the unique distinction of composing what critics have hailed as “The greatest sports theme song in television history,” the NBC SPORTS’ NBA Basketball Theme.

Tesh’s consistent popularity as a TV and Radio broadcaster has only amplified the personal connection with his loyal tribe of fans who get to listen to him 6 days a week on the ‘Intelligence For Your Life’ radio and multi-platform programs.

 

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