The SLO County Jazz Federation was thrilled to present the Bill Mays Trio in concert on Saturday January 11th at 7:30 pm. Bill Mays is a masterful pianist as well as a prolific composer and arranger. He has worked extensively with numerous jazz legends including Sarah Vaughan, Phil Woods, Benny Golson, Red Mitchell, Gerry Mulligan [...]
The SLO County Jazz Federation was pleased to present the Kait Dunton Quartet in concert on Saturday night Nov. 16. Kait is a Los Angeles based keyboardist and composer. She is a former member of the jazz-fusion group Snarky Puppy. Her numerous recordings are popular on major streaming platforms. Several movies and television shows have [...]
Adam Levine and Metro Friday, October 25, 2024 • 7:30pm • Mount Carmel Lutheran Church • 1701 Fredericks St, SLO The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation presened Adam Levine and Metro on Friday October 25 at 7:30 pm at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in SLO. The band featured some of the finest jazz artists [...]
The SLO County Jazz Federation was excited to present to the area Jamaal Baptiste, the new leader of Jazz Studies at Cal Poly. What better way for this introduction than a concert with Jamaal on piano, and local all-star jazz professors Dave Becker and Ron McCarley on saxes and flute, Darrell Voss on drums and [...]
Presented Sunday, June 2, 2024 • 4:00pm • Mount Carmel Lutheran Church • 1701 Fredericks St, SLO The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation was proud to present our 39th Annual Jazz Piano Showcase on Sunday June 2 at 4:00 pm at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in SLO. The concert featured some of the [...]
Sam Hirsh Quartet featuring Ralph Moore Saturday, May 11, 2024 • 7:30pm • Mount Carmel Lutheran Church • 1701 Fredericks St, SLO The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation presented the Sam Hirsh Quartet featuring Ralph Moore on Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 pm at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in SLO. Sam Hirsh has [...]
Ben Rosenblum and The Nebula Project The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation was pleased to present the return of the award-winning NYC pianist and accordionist Ben Rosenblum on Saturday, April 6. For this show, Ben played with his ensemble, The Nebula Project. The group's music integrates mainstream jazz with sounds from Brazil, the Caribbean [...]
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation was privileged to showcase the 2024 winners of our "Young Jazz" music scholarships on Sunday March 19 at 4pm at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in San Luis Obispo. The student musicians played individual and group selections, accompanied by Gary Drysdale on guitar, Ken Hustad on bass and [...]
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation was excited to present an all-star septet featuring world-class trombonist Andy Martin on Thursday February 1st. Mr. Martin was joined by local all stars Dave Becker and Ron McCarley (reeds), Bob Bennett (trumpet), Marshall Otwell (piano), Dylan Johnson (bass) and Darrell Voss (drums). Mr. Martin has been a [...]
January 19, 2024 • 7:30pm • Mount Carmel Lutheran Church • 1701 Fredericks St, SLO The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation was pleased to present the Idiomatiques, a modern Gypsy Jazz quartet performing music in the spirit of Django Reinhardt with an emphasis on original compositions. The band was spawned in 2013 by [...]
