What an exciting afternoon! The members of the UCSB Jazz Ensemble played some great tunes to an appreciative audience of jazz lovers this day at SOhO. Besides being totally entertained, it was so heart warming to see and hear these YOUNG musicians loving and playing jazz. Interestingly, there were no music majors in the [...]

Lady Blue and her band were the perfect group to help us celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month in a big way. Donna was in great voice and her choice of songs were varied and fun. Many of the tunes were variations on blues with a lot of originals and old standards mixed in. The band [...]

Review: Monday Madness Review 3/13/22 They came to play…and play they did!  It’s not often that we get to hear a 20 piece jazz band here in Santa Barbara, or anywhere, for that manner, but that’s exactly what happened this month. Some of the players were familiar, like old friends that we’ve seen and [...]

December 12th, 2021- the final Jazz Society event of the year, and our annual Holiday Party and Jam! The afternoon opened with the Dos Pueblos High School Jazz Band, who serenaded us with four standards, including "My Favorite Things" and "Satin Doll". The young band was awarded a one thousand dollar check as part [...]

November 14th, 2021 was a memorable day for all of us here at the Santa Barbara Jazz Society. Not only did our event feature the tremendous vocal talent, James Arnold, along with pianist Woody DeMarco, bassist Hank Allen, and drummer Darrell Voss, but also presented moving tributes to Al Reese and Peter Clark who [...]