The SLO County Jazz Federation proudly presents its annual Young Jazz Scholarship winners! We hope you will help us guarantee that there is support for young talent in our area by attending and appreciating this year’s winners of the Young Jazz Showcase competition. 2014 winners, drawn from local high schools, Cuesta and Cal Poly, are: [...]
What a wonderful performance on Valentine's Day! Here are some pictures from an enchanting evening.
Vocalists Dawn Lambeth and Judy Philbin to embark on a “Sentimental Journey”Vocalists Dawn Lambeth and Judy Philbin will combine talents to take listeners on a “Sentimental Journey: A Valentine Special”, Saturday, February 15, 7:30 p.m. at the Unity Concert Hall, 1490 Southwood Drive in San Luis Obispo.Sponsored by the SLO County Jazz Federation, the program [...]
The SLO County Jazz Federation proudly presents the piano wizardry of Carl "Sonny" Leyland at the Unity Concert Hall (Johnson at Southwood in SLO) on Friday, December 13th, at 7:30 pm. Sonny is a member of the Boogie-Woogie Hall of Fame as well as the host of KCBX's "Rhythm Retrospective." His wide range of piano [...]
The SLO County Jazz Federation is excited to feature the internationally acclaimed guitarist Anthony Wilson and his trio at the Unity Concert Hall on Saturday October 19 at 7:30 p.m. (Southwood at Johnson in SLO). The concert is a continuation of the Marilyn Greenberg Memorial Series. Marilyn was a founding member of the Jazz Fed [...]
This years 2013 Marilyn Greenberg Concert selection is our best to date! Here's the specifics: Oct. 19th 7:30PM - Unity Concert Hall ( Corner of Southwood & Johnson, SLO) $20 General Admission - $15 Jazz Fed Members - $10 Students More to Follow but save the date!
The 30th Piano Showacse Lineup! What a FAN-tastic night of music on Saturday! For those who missed it, the show was a sell-out with people standing in the aisles to hear every note! The night had everything: great music, a mystery guest, "the joke", "hot" and "cooler" moments (literally), and of course, CAKE! [...]
Mark your calendars as this years lineup is one to remember! Here's our lineup for the 30th Annual Piano Showcase: Carl Sunny Leyland Charlie Shoemake Mark Bocchicchio Steve Carlton Bob Harway David Manion Saturday, April 27th 7:30PM Unity Concert Hall, Southwood & Johnson in SLO
Thanks to all who attended a great afternoon of music! This years recipients are: High School: Alex Wingfield, Gracelyn Hedrick Cuesta College: James Gallardo, Josh Collins Cal Poly: Trent Braswell, Justin Pecot Matt Taylor Scholarship: (Best Overall) Josh Collins Each scholarship winner received a $200 award with the exception of the Matt Taylor recipient who received a $500 cash award. [...]
This years young jazz scholarship winners have been selected! Their award? I scholarship paying gig! We need music lovers and supporters of Jazz out in full force for this event! Please stop by, grab a cup of joe, and enjoy listening to the future of the art for a few hours! When: Sunday, March 10th, [...]
