The SBJS welcomes all of its new and renewing members. Of particular note, new members Don Goldberg and his wife, Maris, met with their longtime friends, Charles and Carol Blakeslee, also new members, for an afternoon of jazz on Sunday at SOhO. That may not be so newsworthy until you hear the rest of the [...]
The Phil Norman Tentet By Mark McDonald With a blast of brass, drums, guitar, bass, piano and percussion, The Phil Norman Tentet band blew the roof off SOhO at Santa Barbara Jazz Society’s monthly presentation Sunday afternoon. Norman and his eleven-member group shrieked into an Artistry of Rhythm, opening the show and demonstrating their affection [...]
On June 14 an overflowing crowd of jazz enthusiasts were treated to a funky, but groovy afternoon of highly charged jazz music. Les McCann and company provided toe tappin’ rhythm all afternoon for those wanted to see and hear the legendary jazz singer and keyboardist. The soon to be 80 years old headed up a [...]
The first Santa Barbara Jazz Society Student Scholarship Competition was held on Sunday, May 17 at SOhO to a full house of Jazz Society members and families and friends of the young musicians who competed for prize money and the honor of being the chosen as the best in their category. The decision must have [...]
On Sunday, April 19th the Jon Mayer Quartet featuring Ricky Woodard on tenor sax, Chris Conner on bass, Roy McCurdy at the drums and Mayer leading from the piano, held forth at SOhO for the Santa Barbara Jazz Society’s monthly concert. The first set started with Mayer’s “Round up the Usual Suspects,” followed by “Day [...]
On March 22, SBJS held its monthly jazz event at SOhO featuring an excellent afternoon of jazz with a cleanly tight and appropriately loose group – the Christian Jacob Trio with Ray Brinker on drums, Trey Henry on bass, and Jacob leading from the piano. The musicianship was intelligent and powerful. The creative players were [...]
Photos by Mark McDonald. Also see more photos at his website: piworks.smugmug.com Review by Erin Graffy
Barbara Morrison held forth in grand style at the Jazz Society’s monthly concert. She started off at a full gallop, neither needing nor leaving any room for warming up. The pace varied with the material but the content stayed at the highest possible level. The lady is the history of jazz and it’s all there [...]
