The concert spotlights several of the finest local pianist in a trio setting. Featured this year are Mark Bocchicchio, George Garcia, Bob Harway, Marshall Otwell and Paul Rinzler. Darrell Voss, drums, and bassist Dylan Johnson form the stellar rhythm section. In a special tribute to the 1984 series' founding concert, four of the musicians who played in the original showcase will [...]
2018 Young Jazz Scholarship Concert The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation is proud to showcase, in concert, the 2018 winners of our Young Jazz Scholarship Program. This program, started in 1983, awards scholarships to talented and deserving students from local schools in an effort to further their musical development and to keep the jazz tradition [...]
The SLO County Jazz Federation is excited to present two time Grammy-winning saxophonist Ernie Watts and his Quartet on Saturday night Jan. 27 at the Unity Concert Hall (1130 Orcutt Rd./SLO). Ernie Watts has been featured on over 500 recordings with artists ranging from Cannonball Adderley, Marvin Gaye, Frank Zappa and Charlie Haden. In addition to [...]
Unity of SLO 1130 Orcutt Road, SLO Saturday, November 18, 2017 • 7:30 PM The highly acclaimed Canadian jazz saxophonist Allison Au and her Toronto-based quartet bring their United States tour to San Luis Obispo at the Unity Concert Hall (1130 Orcutt Rd.) on Saturday November 18 as a SLO County Jazz Federation presentation. The Quartet has [...]
Unity of SLO 1130 Orcutt Road, SLO Saturday, October 7, 2017 • 7:30 PM With Keith Saunders (piano), Eric Markowitz (bass), Jimmy Gallagher (drums) Please join us in celebrating the 100th birthday of Thelonious Monk, a true American jazz original. Monk was a jazz pianist and composer whose unique improvisational style and idiosyncratic performance habits made him [...]
Susan Krebs with Adam Levine Trio Coalesce Bookstore 845 Main St, Morro Bay August 25, 2017 • 7:00 PM "Krebs and her band sound like no one else in today´s jazz world." - John Sanders/Jazz Music Archives A native of Baltimore, now longtime citizen of Los Angeles, Susan has been an actor and theater improviser for [...]
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation presents the Dave Becker Sextet, featuring acclaimed LA trombonist Kevin Hicks, on Saturday night, July 8th, at the Unity Concert Hall (1130 Orcutt Rd./SLO). The Sextet, with the three-man front line (Becker, saxes, Bob Bennett, trumpet and Hicks on trombone), will play straight-ahead jazz reminiscent of Art Blakey's [...]
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation proudly presents its 34th Annual Jazz Piano Showcase on Saturday April 22 at the Unity Concert Hall (1130 Orcutt Road/SLO). The concert starts at 7:30 with the doors opening at 7:00. The Showcase allows six of the finest local pianists to "show their stuff”. This year's players are [...]
2017 Young Jazz Concert presented by the San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation Steynberg Gallery 532 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo Sunday April 9, 2017 • 4:00 - 5:30 PM - Donations Accepted The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation is proud to showcase, in concert, the 2017 winners of our Young Jazz Scholarship Program. This program, started in [...]
From the SLO Tribune: Get ready for some mind-blowing sax. Eight saxophone players will celebrate the versatile woodwind at the latest Saxophone Summit on Feb. 12 at The Siren bar and live music venue in Morro Bay. Presented by the San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation, the 21-and-older concert will feature sax-heavy jazz, blues and [...]
