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 [...]
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 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 [...]
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation will presented the award winning bassist and composer Marcus Shelby and his Quintet for a special program titled “Homecoming: Blues and the Pursuit of Freedom” on Saturday November 11 at 7:30 pm at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in SLO. The San Francisco and New York based quintet presented [...]
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation was proud to present the internationally renowned Mimi Fox B3 Organ Trio on Saturday October 14th at 7:30 pm at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in SLO. Guitarist Mimi Fox is a virtuosic improviser who’s shows “utter mastery” (Downbeat Magazine) and “dazzles from start to finish” (Jazz Weekly) [...]
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation was proud to present the Pat Kelley Trio, with Dylan Johnson and Darrell Voss on Saturday September 9 at 7:30 pm at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in SLO. Guitarist Pat Kelley has enjoyed a successful career in Los Angeles as a studio and touring musician, recording artist and [...]
The SLO County Jazz Federation is excited to present two time Grammy-winning saxophonist Ernie Watts in a rare duo outing with the extraordinary pianist Bill Cunliffe on Saturday February 18 at 7:30 pm at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in San Luis Obispo. Ernie Watts has been featured on over 500 recordings with artists ranging from [...]
May 28, 2022 • 7:30pm • Mount Carmel Lutheran Church • 1701 Fredericks St, SLO The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation wass proud to present their 37th Annual Jazz Piano Showcase. The concert will featured Marshall Otwell, Mark Bocchicchio, Bob Harway, Jim Barnett, Mark Pietri and Craig Updegrove accompanied by Dylan Johnson on bass [...]
by https://www.mcglaviano.com/ February 9, 2020 It was a crisp, clear winter afternoon. Inside the Mount Carmel Lutheran Church, a near capacity crowd settled in for this year’s Saxophone Summit. The church’s acoustics, together with the sizable audience and sound engineer Marshall Pihl’s hands on the controls, provided a pleasing sound, with just a hint [...]
