Jazz Previews
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The No-Jazz Blues
Joe Laments the Suspension of Jazz at the Lobero
Economic pressures have curtailed the Lobero Theatre’s outstanding music series, Jazz at the Lobero. Read story.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Plays the Arlington
Clarinetist Ted Nash Talks About Composing for and Playing with Wynton Marsalis and the JLCO
Ted Nash has written a suite for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, parts of which may be part of Sunday’s program, presented by UCSB’s Arts & Lectures. Read story.
Sonny Rollins Brings His Tenor Sax Back to UCSB
Saxophone Colossus Returns to Campbell Hall
The world’s greatest living improviser, Sonny Rollins, returns to Campbell Hall on Monday, April 27. Read story.
UCSB Hosts Chick Corea’s Latest Creation
Jazz Heavyweights Team Up to Form Five Peace Band
The heavyweights of electric jazz team up to form the Five Peace Band. Read story.
Top New Orleans Pianists Play Together
Allen Toussaint, Henry Butler, and Jon Cleary Together on Tour
Three of the funkiest pianists in the world will visit UCSB on March 4. Read story.
2009 Winter Arts Preview - Jazz
2009 Winter Arts Preview - Jazz Read story.
Blue Note Records Live
Bill Charlap Leads the New Blue Note Seven
An all-star group will play new arrangements of Blue Note jazz classics at Campbell Hall on January 21. Read story.
The Johnny Starlings’ Post Apocalypse Old-Time Groove
Timeless Tidings
While the stylish grace and elegance of The Johnny Starlings’ sound echoes days gone by, the band is by no means dwelling on the past. Read story.
A Brave, Nervous, Hopeful New World
Fringe Beat
Being in Berlin immediately following Obama Day, it seemed proper to make a pilgrimage to the Rathaus Schöneberg, where, in 1963, John F. Kennedy made his legendary goodwill speech with the line “I am a small donut” (one actual translation of “ich bin ein Berliner”). Read story.
Blues Society Brings Benoit
Tab Benoit Will Rock the Earl Warren Showgrounds on Saturday, November 8
Tab Benoit will rock the Earl Warren Showgrounds on Saturday, November 8. Read story.
Northern Lights and Sounds
Fringe Beat
Glenn Miller might have been squirming in his oceanic crypt hearing the uncharted, free improvisational wares unfolding in Stockholm's famed Glenn Miller Café last Monday night. Read story.
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester Bring the Sound of Weimar Berlin to Santa Barbara
Foolish Things
The celebratory atmosphere or Stimmung of Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s—a heady mixture of decadence, anxiety, and ambiguity—remains a high point in the history of culture. Read story.
Tale of Three Series
Fringe Beat
One of the sure signs—and for the music-minded, sure thrills—of autumn’s arrival hereabouts is the opening of the hunting season. Read story.
Magic Time Again
Fringe Beat
It’s always good news when Ahmad Jamal comes to town, especially in one of his semi-regular visits to the ever-embracing Lobero Theatre. Read story.
Solvang Jazz Festival Finds the Groove
Solvang Jazz Festival
The Solvang Jazz Festival returns for a second year. Read story.
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