Young Jazz Showcase & Scholarship Awards Sunday, April 19, 2026 • 4:00pm • Cuesta College The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation is privileged to showcase the 2026 winners of our “Young Jazz” music scholarships on Sunday April 19 at 4pm at Cuesta College (Room 7160 at Music & Fine Arts Bldg) in San Luis [...]
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation presented “The Brian Ho B3 Organ Trio” on Saturday, March 21st at 7:30 pm. Brian Ho is a modern master of the Hammond B3 organ tradition. As a first call organist, he has been a long-time member of the Mimi Fox Trio and has played with Richie [...]
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation was pleased to present a return visit by Marina Pacowski and Scott Whitfield with the Dave Becker Quartet on Saturday April 26 at 7:30 pm at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in SLO. Marina Pacowski is a brilliant jazz vocalist, scat singer and pianist. A French native who has [...]
MThe 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 [...]
