Register Now for Jazz Camp!
Register Now for Jazz Camp! Registration is underway for Kuumbwa’s Annual Summer Jazz Camp, June 17 – 27 at Cabrillo College! Camp is open to students entering grades 8-12 in the fall. Students will meet new friends while focusing on live performance, basic improvisation, theory, soloing concepts and phrasing along with jazz history and [...]
On Sale Now: Madeleine Peyroux
ON SALE NOW! Sunday, June 30, 7:30 PM At the Rio Theatre Madeleine Peyroux – The Blue Room $45/Gold Circle, $30/General No Comps Doors 6:30 PM “… distinctive and intriguing.” – The Washington Post Madeleine Peyroux has come a long way from her days of singing on the streets of Paris. Originally inspired by the [...]
Celebrate International Jazz Day with MJF on Tour!
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY: CELEBRATE WITH AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE! Tuesday, April 30, 7:00 and 9:00 PM Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour feat. Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Benny Green, Lewis Nash, Chris Potter & Ambrose Akinmusire After opening their nation-wide tour with two sold-out performances at Kuumbwa Jazz, this super group of jazz musicians, return to close out [...]
Experience Cuba!
Experience Cuba! Our friends at Pacific Harbor Travel invite you on a unique 12 day visit to Cuba, May 6 – May 17, 2013. This is an opportunity to explore the rich heritage, culture and peoples of Cuba. Highlights of the trip include Santiago de Cuba, renowned for its Afro-Caribbean musical heritage, Trinidad, a perfectly [...]
Announcing the 2012- 2013 Honor Band!
Join us in welcoming these amazing young musicians to the 2012 - 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band! Alex Condotti – saxophone, Pacific Collegiate School; Orgyen DeCosse-Graves – drums, Soquel High School; Lucas Hahn – piano, Georgiana Bruce Kirby High School; Derek Mather – guitar, AFE Home School; Celine Miranda – vocals, Harbor High School; Peter Tarantino [...]
Mahalo Monday’s at Hula’s Island Grill
During the month of October, our friends at Hula’s Island Grill and Tiki Room will donate 10% of all sales every Monday night between 4:30 – 10 pm to support Kuumbwa’s concert and education programs. Plan your easy island getaway with family and friends where you will experience the Aloha spirit. Located down the street [...]
ON SALE NOW! Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile
Friday, November 30, 8:00 PM Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile Plus support act: The Milk Carton Kids At the Rio Theatre $25/General Admission Doors: 7:00 PM Punch Brothers are the New York City-based quintet of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Gabe Witcher. Their new album Who’s Feeling [...]
Angelique Kidjo – November 18
Sunday, November 18, 7:30 PM Angelique Kidjo At the Rio Theatre $45/Gold Circle, $30/General Admission No Jazztix or Comps Sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank “Africa’s premier diva.” – Time Magazine “Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World” – The Guardian (2011) Angelique Kidjo has blazed a trail from her native Benin in West Africa [...]
Joshua Redman returns to Kuumbwa with James Farm! - Thursday, May 24 9:00 PM
Thursday, May 24, 9:00 PM Joshua Redman returns to Kuumbwa with James Farm Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman, Eric Harland $28/Adv $31/Door No Jazztix or Comps Doors and dinner beginning at 6:00 PM 9:00 PM: ½ Price Night for Students. Tickets available at the door with valid I.D. Sponsored by Kyle Goldman “…a model [...]
