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“Journey Through Jazz” with SB Charter School

by Gina Graham
October 10, 2022

The Santa Barbara Vocal Jazz Foundation’s mission is to preserve vocal jazz as an original American musical form and provide vital music programming in schools for the purpose of developing future generations that appreciate and participate in vocal jazz music. The “Journey Through Jazz” program not only serves to teach vocal Jazz and Jazz history within the regular school day, but to introduce a desire in our youth for any type of musical or theatrical pursuit.

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22-23 Youth Symphony (March)

by Gina Graham
October 6, 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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22-23 Youth Symphony (October)

by Gina Graham
October 6, 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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“Journey Through Jazz” with Foothill Elementary School

by Cecilia Martini-Muth
October 4, 2022

The Santa Barbara Vocal Jazz Foundation’s mission is to preserve vocal jazz as an original American musical form and provide vital music programming in schools for the purpose of developing future generations that appreciate and participate in vocal jazz music. The “Journey Through Jazz” program not only serves to teach vocal Jazz and Jazz history within the regular school day, but to introduce a desire in our youth for any type of musical or theatrical pursuit.

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Spring Jazz 2023 – Preservation Hall Jazz Band

by Josh James
September 28, 2022

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. The band has featured a long cadre of legendary musicians over the years and issued a number of albums, all of which showcase the group’s rootsy, soulful brand of traditional New Orleans jazz. While standards and traditional New Orleans jazz repertoire remain their core focus, they’ve transformed into a vibrantly cross-pollinated ambassador for New Orleans, exploring original compositions, Afro-Cuban rhythms, R&B influences, and collaborating with artists beyond the jazz spectrum. The Preservation Jazz Band is now embarking on the nationwide tour Pass It On – 60th Anniversary Musical Celebration, commemorating six decades of the Hall’s well-worn, well-loved space that’s physically small, but spiritually huge. Current band members include Branden Lewis (trumpet), Clint Maedgen (saxophone), Kerry Lewis (bass), Kyle Roussel (piano), Revon Andrews (trombone), Glen Andrews (drums). Their mission remains focused on initiating audiences into the ineffable, almost religious experience of channeling their ancestors through the music and culture they’ve inherited from them.

preservationhalljazzband.com

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Holiday “In”

by Gina Graham
September 28, 2022

Award-winning musicians from across the country take turns on stage for a show reminiscent of the old Christmas specials with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and other singing greats. Enjoy this swinging holiday revue, hosted by comedian Dan Cronin, with bandleader Konrad Paszkduzki on piano.

If you’re looking to jazz up your holiday this year then come to Holiday “In”!

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It’s Magic! 2023

by Josh James
September 27, 2022

It’s Magic! has been delighting magic enthusiasts for more than five decades, with an exciting lineup that changes each season. This new live show features Master Magician Lance Burton and amazing guest stars from Hollywood’s famous Magic Castle and exotic showrooms around the world, with each act carefully selected to represent the variety of the art of magic.

Lance Burton has performed over 15,000 shows for over 15 million fans. A Las Vegas headliner for three decades, he was named “Best Magician” 18 years in a row by readers of The Las Vegas Review-Journal. After his first appearance on The Johnny Carson Show, Burton was referred to as “A beautiful, classy act, the best I’ve ever seen!” He then racked up appearances on David Letterman, Jay Leno, The View, Craig Ferguson, The World’s Greatest Magic, and Hollywood Squares, followed by a series of annual TV specials, as well as hosting specials for The History Channel, Discovery, Animal Planet, The Family Channel, and more.

His new live show Lance Burton & Friends, with juggler Michael Goudeau, comedy magician Fielding West, and illusionist Keith West, is a thrilling mix of illusions, sleight of hand, and audience participation – a Las Vegas show suitable for the whole family!

“A must for magic buffs of all ages.” – The Los Angeles Times

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Morgan Wade

by Gina Graham
September 26, 2022

Morgan Wade didn’t write to be a sensation, for critical acclaim or massive concert tours. She wrote to speak her truth, to save her own life – and perhaps throw a rope to others struggling with the weight of a world moving too fast, loves where you fall too hard and nights that, good or bad, seem to go on forever. A Blue Ridge Mountain girl willing to put her whole truth out there as an artist without flinching – and as a performer who gives it all away onstage – Wade has a voice The FADER lauds is “like a jagged blade, sharp enough to draw blood but lustrous under the light” while The New York Times declares “she sounds like she’s singing from the depths of history.” The old soul writer understands chaos, compulsion and letting go in a way most people will never experience; with her songs, she brings listeners inside the rollercoaster ride of euphoria, emptiness and exile with a soft touch and deep truth. With her unabashed debut album Reckless, she landed on various Best Album and Songs of 2021 rankings from TIME, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Stereogum, The FADER, Tennessean, Boston Globe, and more. Produced by Jason Isbell + the 400 Unit guitarist Sadler Vaden and Paul Ebersold, the trio worked to create a song cycle that pulled the lean rock of Tom Petty through a modern take on country — and achieved a No. 1 on SiriusXM The Highway’s Top 30 Countdown with debut single “Wilder Days.” Having reached radio’s Top 30 with the acoustic guitar-driven track, Reckless (Deluxe Edition), available now, expands the conversation with six additional tracks, including a scalding, heart beating read on Elvis’ Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” and desperate “The Night” – Wade’s first release. Having toured with Lucero last fall, she joins Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Brooks & Dunn, and more on the road throughout 2022.

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Spring Jazz 2023 – Arturo Sandoval

by Josh James
September 23, 2022

A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, 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 dynamic, vivacious performer has received 10 GRAMMY® Awards, 6 Billboard Awards, and an Emmy Award. Sandoval is also a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from University of Notre-Dame.

In 2022, the Cuban maestro released his newest album Rhythm & Soul to rave reviews! The “Rhythm” is represented by a collection of new originals that draw on Arturo’s wealth of experience and encyclopedic knowledge in all forms of Latin music, from traditional Cuban Son to Brazilian Bossa-Nova and Samba to Caribbean Soca. The “Soul” is what comes from his horn. This album showcases Arturo as a player in many forms – from fiery to sensitive. Musicians and fans alike rightly marvel at his technical ability on the horn – the effortless high notes and the dizzying speed and execution of his improvised runs. He truly is one of the most beautiful ballad players around, and both sides of his soul are well represented here.

“Born into poverty in Cuba and held back by his government, he risked everything to share his gifts with the world. In the decades since, this astonishing trumpeter, pianist and composer has inspired audiences in every corner of the world and awakened a new generation of great performers. He remains one of the best ever to play.” – President Barack Obama

“Arguably the most prodigious trumpeter of his generation, a showman to the tips of his toes… imperiously and dashingly in charge of the resources of his trumpet.” – The Guardian

arturosandoval.com

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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

by Josh James
September 23, 2022

One of the most compelling new voices in the roots music world, Molly Tuttle is a virtuosic multi-instrumentalist and singer/ songwriter with a lifelong love of bluegrass. The award-winning, native Californian continues to push her songwriting in new directions and transcend musical boundaries. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – her brand new band of bluegrass virtuosos – features mandolinist Dominick Leslie, banjoist Kyle Tuttle, fiddle player Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, and bassist Shelby Means. The artist’s latest album – Nonesuch Records debut, Crooked Tree – is both forward-thinking and steeped in bluegrass heritage. From song to song, Tuttle proves her gift for introducing a contemporary sensibility to a musical tradition many decades old.

 

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Los Lobos Acoustic

by Josh James
September 22, 2022

*Please note that there is an additional amplified only performance on Friday, January 20th at 7:30 PM*

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For all the trailblazing musical acts who’ve emerged from Los Angeles, very few embody the city’s wildly eclectic spirit more wholeheartedly than Los Lobos. Over the last five decades, the East L.A.-bred band has made an indelible mark on music history by exploring an enormous diversity of genres — rock-and-roll and R&B, surf music and soul, mariachi and música norteña, punk rock and country — and building a boldly unpredictable sound all their own. On their new album Native Sons, the multi-GRAMMY® Award-winners map their musical DNA by covering a kaleidoscopic selection of songs from their homeland, ultimately creating a crucial snapshot of L.A.’s musical heritage.

David Hidalgo (vocals, guitars) – Louie Pérez, Jr. (vocals, guitars) – Cesar Rosas (vocals, guitars, bass, Hammond B3 organ) – Conrad Lozano (vocals, bass) – Steve Berlin (saxes, midisax, keyboards)

Rasquache Liberation Front

The Rasquache Liberation Front’s (RLF) forthcoming album on Cosmica Artists, produced by Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin, is a dispatch of psychedelic cumbias, jarocho blues, lowrider folk, and cuentos. The RLF emerges from the eclectic musical backgrounds of front members that span from mariachi to Puerto Rican bomba, Tejano to Afro Cuban jazz, and from salsa to blues. Collectively, the RLF creates a trippy and original stew of Chicano music to raise spirits and liberate audiences.

https://rasquacheliberationfront.org/

 

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Los Lobos Amplified

by Josh James
September 22, 2022

*Please note that there is an additional acoustic only performance on Saturday, January 21st at 7:30 PM*

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For all the trailblazing musical acts who’ve emerged from Los Angeles, very few embody the city’s wildly eclectic spirit more wholeheartedly than Los Lobos. Over the last five decades, the East L.A.-bred band has made an indelible mark on music history by exploring an enormous diversity of genres — rock-and-roll and R&B, surf music and soul, mariachi and música norteña, punk rock and country — and building a boldly unpredictable sound all their own. On their new album Native Sons, the multi-GRAMMY® Award-winners map their musical DNA by covering a kaleidoscopic selection of songs from their homeland, ultimately creating a crucial snapshot of L.A.’s musical heritage.

David Hidalgo (vocals, guitars) – Louie Pérez, Jr. (vocals, guitars) – Cesar Rosas (vocals, guitars, bass, Hammond B3 organ) – Conrad Lozano (vocals, bass) – Steve Berlin (saxes, midisax, keyboards)

Rasquache Liberation Front

The Rasquache Liberation Front’s (RLF) forthcoming album on Cosmica Artists, produced by Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin, is a dispatch of psychedelic cumbias, jarocho blues, lowrider folk, and cuentos. The RLF emerges from the eclectic musical backgrounds of front members that span from mariachi to Puerto Rican bomba, Tejano to Afro Cuban jazz, and from salsa to blues. Collectively, the RLF creates a trippy and original stew of Chicano music to raise spirits and liberate audiences.

https://rasquacheliberationfront.org/

 

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Elton Dan & The Rocket Band 2023

by Gina Graham
September 13, 2022

An Elton Dan show pays tribute to one of the all-time greatest artists ever: ELTON JOHN. Elton Dan’s rapport and stage presence is second to none and his magical piano playing has a way of engaging you in the full ELTON experience. Before you know it, you’re captivated by his incredible band including backup singers, and thrilled with the over the top costumes and high energy performances just like ELTON in days past. Elton Dan has performed for gatherings of 8,000 plus but gives each listener the feeling that they are sharing the intimate emotions of the much loved music with just them. For more information, check out Elton Dan on Facebook.

ELTON DAN

Dan has been playing the piano since he was 10 years old. His first concert he attended was the Orange County Symphony, but the concert that made him decide to play music was seeing Elton John live at Caesar’s Palace and  Paul McCartney at Arrowhead Stadium. From childhood, Dan’s hero in music was Elton John for both the wonderful music he made and the humanitarian contributions the band honored. Dan has persisted in keeping the same traditions in the band he created to honor his music hero Elton John and the legacy and culture of what the Elton John Band stands for.

Today, Elton Dan and the Rocket Band play songs from seven of the Elton John albums, including the epic hit songs – “Saturday Night’s Alright”, “Daniel”, “Your Song”, “I’m Still Standing”, “Bennie and the Jets”, “Tiny Dancer” as well rotating a few treasured album cuts – “Levon“, “Sweet Painted Lady”, “Honky Cat” and “Funeral for a Friend.”  They rehearse weekly.. Dan has seen Elton John in concert 14 times including Sir Elton’s final US Performance at Dodgers Stadium 11/20/22 to honor the rock legend.

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Go to Hale: Quips & Clips

by Josh James
September 6, 2022

Throughout history, musicians and songwriters have been change makers. Their lyrics often carry the intention to educate and inspire. Music is a unifying force, a universal language, that has the ability to stimulate emotion, imagination, and even healing in listeners. Please join us as we experience this communal power. Anyone who has attended previous Quips & Clips shows knows what a special “one night only” experience it offers. The majority of the musical film footage has been curated from a vast private archive. Your Host Hale Milgrim will share personal stories of his many years in the music industry, including his relationships with artists before and during his tenure as President / CEO of Capitol Records. See you soon.

Doors open at 6:22 PM Sharp

 

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The Jungle Book

by Gina Graham
September 2, 2022

Rudyard Kipling’s famous tale of the “laws of the jungle” will ignite your sense of adventure onstage at the Lobero Theatre. Colorful, upbeat, and wildly entertaining, this original production has successfully toured throughout California and the Southwestern United States. With choreography by Artistic Director Rodney Gustafson and audience-favorite Kassandra Taylor Newberry, an original score by Czech composer Milan Svoboda, and mesmerizing digital projections by Jean-Francois Revon, State Street Ballet’s dancers will take you on an unforgettable journey through the jungles and forests of India.

With internationally acclaimed dancers and an enviable repertoire, State Street Ballet brings this highly successful touring production home to Santa Barbara. The jazzy rhythms, intricate movements, and fanciful staging of Jungle Book identify it as one of the company’s signature works created by its founder and former ABT dancer Rodney Gustafson.

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