The Santa Barbara Jazz Society was proud to present Brazilian Jazz Vocalist & Guitarist Téka Sunday, March 9, 2025, 1-4pm Such an excellent performance, Sandy Cummings said "As good as it gets.". Speaking of, hearing Sandy sing a duet with Téka was treat. The Santa Barbara Jazz Society welcomed renowned Brazilian vocalist/guitarist Téka. A native [...]
Photos by Rob Hoffman The Santa Barbara Jazz Society welcomed award-winning vocalist and Los Angeles favorite Janis Mann. She "wows" audiences with a broad repertoire of soul-stirring ballads, hard swinging modern jazz, sensuous latin tunes, and spirited blues all presented with her own deft improvisational twist. Beyond the vocal quality is imaginative delivery and interpretation [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
