We enjoyed a great afternoon of jazz with John Schnackenberg. The Jazz Society will also awarded its annual scholarship to the young and upcoming jazz talent at Dos Pueblos High School. John has been playing saxophone for over 45 years and has appeared on national television and with Spencer The Gardener, as well as numerous [...]
Photos by Rob Hoffman photography
This was our annual Summer Jam Session for all you closet vocalists and musicians. It was a lot of fun and we had a GREAT house band … piano virtuoso Debbie Denke, iconic Hank Allen on bass and Dick Weller on percussion…all local jazz legends. Photos by Rob Hoffman [...]
The Santa Barbara Jazz Society was excited to present the Co & Company jazz quintet Sunday July 14th at SOhO. New to the Jazz Society, Co & Company was created by 3rd generation jazz vocalist Colene Riffo in 2014, performing with long-time jazz professionals from Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles. Colene Riffo’s quintet [...]
Sunday, May 12th, 2024 was a joyous afternoon at SOhO, where the Jazz Society was treated to a special Mother’s Day concert by SBCC’s Monday Madness Jazz Orchestra! Bandleader and saxophonist Andrew Martinez introduced a variety of songs from the jazz repertoire that gave a nod to mothers, such as “Her Royal Highness” and Sammy [...]
In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, The Santa Barbara Jazz Society was proud to present Donna Greene and the Roadhouse Daddies in concert on Sunday, April 14 from 1 - 4pm at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club. Ms. Greene, or Lady Blue as she is known, has a sultry bluesy voice mixed with a [...]
Sunday, March 10, 2024Back by popular demand, SON ENRICO! And they played their hearts out to a packed house at SOhO. With fabulous arrangements by leader, John Douglas, the excellent players were definitely inspired. John gave new life to classical themes by adding exciting Latin rhythms full of montunos to compositions from Brahms to Revel’s [...]
