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 [...]
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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 [...]
The Santa Barbara Jazz Society held its holiday party at SOhO last month and started with a bang presenting a dozen of the Dos Pueblos Jazz Combo students under the direction of Les Rose. The group began with a brassy rendition of Stolen Moments where they showed their skills and styles as everyone soloed. They [...]
By Mark McDonald Bassist Kristin Korb made her happily anticipated return to SOhO Sunday afternoon sponsored by the Santa Barbara Jazz Society. Backed by her two Danish side men, Magnus Hjorth on piano and Snorre Kirk on drums, she sang in a voice ringing clear as a bell as she dug deeply into the big [...]
On Sunday afternoon, Oct 12th, The Ian Bernard trio, comprised of Bernard at the piano, Richard Simon on bass and Kendall Kay on drums, was featured at the Santa Barbara Jazz Society’s monthly concert at SOhO. Bernard spent the first set tracing his career in jazz. In doing so, the audience heard some jazz classics. [...]
