Strunz & Farah; Monday, May 13, 2013
Strunz & Farah Monday, May 13, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz “Bridging cultures and stunning audiences…” – Jazziz Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah’s innovative style of “ethno-jazz” has carved out its own melodic path over the course of three decades. The two guitarists have been performing together since 1980, when Strunz left the popular Latin-jazz group [...]
Junior Brown; Thursday, May 9, 2013
Junior Brown Thursday, May 9, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz “…unbelievable…” – Guitar Player Magazine Straight from the “live music capital of the world,” Austin, Texas’ Junior Brown has been honky tonkin’ and consistently wowing audiences the world over with his blistering guitar playing on his custom double-necked guitar, referred to as a ‘guit-steel.’ A country [...]
Jason Moran and The Bandwagon; Monday, May 6, 2013
Jason Moran and The Bandwagon Monday, May 6, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz “…shaping up to be the most provocative thinker in current jazz.” – Rolling Stone A fateful discovery of Thelonious Monk’s “Round Midnight” changed the path of thirteen year-old Houston pianist Jason Moran from a classical player, and took him on a detour through [...]
First Friday Art Collective: Jazz Heroes 3; Friday, May 3
First Friday Art Collective: Jazz Heroes 3 Friday, May 3, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz 6:00 – 9:00 PM | Free Event (Santa Cruz, CA) Curator Marvin Plummer gathers five local artists to create interpretations of their favorite jazz musicians. The collective features San Francisco muralist Brian Barneclo; assemblage artist Jack Howe; artist/illustrator Charlie Powell; high school [...]
Martin Taylor, Thursday, May 2, 2013
Martin Taylor Thursday, May 2, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz “..arguably the most accomplished solo guitar player in the world.” – Guitar Player Magazine (Santa Cruz, CA) Recognized as the world’s foremost exponent of solo jazz guitar playing, British born Martin Taylor has enjoyed a musical career spanning over 30 years. A child prodigy who began [...]
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour & International Jazz Day, April 30, 2013
ENCORE PERFORMANCE! ON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY! Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Benny Green, Lewis Nash, Chris Potter & Ambrose Akinmusire Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz ”… it was rapturous.” – The Boston Globe Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour closes out their 41-city tour of the United States [...]
The Bad Plus, Monday, April 29, 2013
The Bad Plus Monday, April 29, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz “…somewhere between refreshing and downright awe-inspiring.” – CMJ Magazine The Bad Plus has spent over a decade challenging and refining what a piano/bass/drums trio can, and should, be. On their eighth album, titled Made Possible, bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer David King [...]
Chick Corea and The Vigil, Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Chick Corea and The Vigil Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz Sold Out! “His career is among the most kaleidoscopic in jazz.” – The New York Times No one can accuse Chick Corea of resting on his laurels. A leading light in creative music for five decades, Corea is always exploring new avenues of expression. [...]
Anat Cohen Quartet, Monday, April 22, 2013
Anat Cohen Quartet Monday, April 22, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz “… delicious lyricism… a dynamic leader.” – Down Beat magazine Anat Cohen is a fresh shot of energy for the often neglected clarinet. Popular during the swing era, the clarinet was the preferred instrument of jazz legends Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Woody Herman. During the [...]
Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey & Ethan Eubanks; Thursday, April 18, 2013
Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey & Ethan Eubanks Thursday, April 18, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz “…an American treasure…” – Billboard With nine albums of original material to his name and appearances on countless records by the likes of Martha Wainwright, Cake, Teddy Thompson and Norah Jones, guitarist Jim Campilongo is a bone-fide guitar hero (or more specifically [...]
