There are several camps of AC/DC fans. Some refuse to listen to anything without lead singer Bon Scott. Ronald Belford (aka “Bon”) Scott served as front man for the Aussie rockers through the “Highway to Hell” album. His 1980 death after a night out in London inspired the band to record a tribute LP, “Back in…
The 50th Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival
By Volunteer Coordinator | Published August 7th, 2012You only have less than 5 days to catch some of the “here and now” of contemporary works for Orchestra! The 50th Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival is here again in Downtown Santa Cruz. Taking place through this upcoming Sunday August 12th, The Cabrillo Music Festival is bringing emerging composers as well as professional musicians and…
Beatles For Kids August 5th
By Michael Bryant | Published July 28th, 2012Here’s a chance to spend a summer afternoon with The White Album Ensemble and your favorite Beatles songs. On Tuesday, August 5th they will perform a matinee at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center at 3 pm featuring animal songs by The Beatles. Favorites like “Blackbird”, “Rocky Raccoon” and “Octopus’s Garden” will no doubt be joined by “Yellow…
Hot Tuna July 28th
By Michael Bryant | Published July 23rd, 2012Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady were bored. Jefferson Airplane’s success during the late 1960′s wasn’t enough to fill their time so they began opening shows with a new band, Hot Tuna. In September of 1969 a week of concerts performed at the New Orleans House in Berkeley were recorded and released as a live album featuring acoustic…
Stanley Jordan July 23
By Michael Bryant | Published July 19th, 2012Imagine being a jazz musician in your early 20′s. You get your start in college by playing with Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie.This was the case for Chicago-born guitarist Stanley Jordan. In time he developed a signature guitar technique; a unique finger-tapping skill that allows him to play melodies and chords simultaneously. Mr. Jordan always…
Pasatempo Thurs July 19th
By Folk Department | Published July 18th, 2012From the soggy town of Seattle comes Pasatempo, a band specializing in old-style music from the Greek underworld, known as “Rebetika” along with other music from the Balkans. They’ll be in concert at Don Quixote’s in Felton, CA on Thursday, July 19th, 2012 at 7:30pm. Led by the husband and wife team of Christos Govetas…
Performance Art Extravaganza!
By Volunteer Coordinator | Published July 6th, 2012If you love musicals, theatre, dance, comedy, burlesque, spoken word and the like, make sure to be in Santa Cruz from July 13-22! The Santa Cruz Fringe Festival is coming to downtown Santa Cruz and there will literally be something for everyone. Whether you like more traditional and classical performances, or if edginess is more…
James Hunter 4th of July
By Michael Bryant | Published June 21st, 2012What better way to celebrate America’s Independence Day than with British blue-eyed soul singer James Hunter? His solo recordings feature a musical style wedged somewhere between early rock & roll and early soul. His 1994 solo debut “…Believe What I Say” had guest appearances by soul legend Doris Troy and Van Morrison and Hunter appeared…
Aaron Jones & Claire Mann Wed June 20th
By Folk Department | Published June 18th, 2012The Celtic duo of Aaron Jones & Claire Mann will be in concert on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s in Felton, CA. Aaron is the singer, bouzouki and guitar player in the popular band “Old Blind Dogs” and a recipient of an “Instrumentalist of the Year” award for Scottish Traditional Music….
Henry Kapono June 20
By Lani | Published June 16th, 2012Rock and roll with Hawaiian musician Henry Kapono at Kuumbwa Jazz Wednesday June 20th. A prolific composer of the Pacific, Henry Kapono was a part of the California/Hawaii sound of the late 1970s in the band Cecilio & Kapono. Henry has been performing solo since 1981. Join in at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center hot spot…