The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation was privileged to showcase the 2025 winners of our “Young Jazz” music scholarships on Sunday March 16 at 4pm at Cuesta College (Room 7160 at Music & Fine Arts Bldg) in San Luis Obispo. The student musicians played individual and group selections, accompanied by Tom Bethke on guitar, [...]
The SLO County Jazz Federation was excited to present two time Grammy-winning saxophonist Ernie Watts in a rare duo outing with the extraordinary pianist Bill Cunliffe on Saturday February 15 at 7:30 pm at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in SLO. Ernie Watts has been featured on over 500 recordings with artists ranging from Cannonball Adderley, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
