Clubs / Venues
Bocci's Cellar
www.boccis.net 140 Encinal St., Santa Cruz, CA (831)427-1795
Home of the Jazz Society Jam Session on Sundays, 3-7pm. Live-music most nights of the week (please call for details). Bocci ball courts and dart boards in the patio. Lunch, Dinner, and a Full-Bar are available
Hoffman's Bakery and Restaurant
www.HoffmansBakery.com 1102 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA.
For more info, call: (831)420-0135.
Hoffman's serves the finest cuisine in an upscale, comfortable, European style atmosphere. Only the finest and freshest ingredients go into the wide variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner preparations. Master Baker Ed Hoffman's desserts and pastries are not to be missed! You'll taste the difference!
Live Jazz Music every night!
Kuumbwa Jazz
www.kuumbwajazz.org 320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, Ca.
For more info, call: (831) 427-2227.
Kuumbwa Jazz is an internationally recognized nonprofit jazz venue. We are one of the longest weekly nonprofit jazz presenters on the West Coast, established in 1975. When we aren’t presenting our own weekly jazz series, the venue is available for outside promoters to bring in acts such as bluegrass, folk, Celtic and world music. The venue is also available for special occasions such as receptions, private parties, and community events.
Kuumbwa Jazz is all ages venue.
* Kuumbwa is 100% smoke-free.
* Kuumbwa is wheelchair accessible.
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Bands / Performers
Jim Greiner's Hands-On! Drumming® Events
Hands-On! Drumming®
Interactive Drumming Programs & Rhythm Based Keynote Presentations:
Corporations, Conferences, Schools, Public & Private Events WorldwidePercussion Education For Schools & Communities
Jim Greiner is an award-winning percussionist, teacher and community drumming leader who has made his home in Santa Cruz since the 1970's.
He plays and teaches congas, bongos, djembe, timbales, doumbek, frame drums, udu and a wide range of hand percussion instruments including Shekere, maracas and other shakers, claves, afuce/cabasa, tambourine, bells and percussion sound effects in a wide range of traditional and contemporary musical styles. Jim is an endorser/clinician for a number of top instrument makers, including Latin Percussion Instruments (LP), Sabian Cymbals, ProMark Drumsticks, Gibraltar Drum Hardware, Audix Microphones and Factory Metal Percussion. He is also Head Artist of LP's Recreational & Community Drumming Program (www.communitydrumming.com). He has played worldwide in one of the country's top corporate events bands for 15 years, at festivals with Sista Monica Parker, and has been active in the Bay Area recording scene, doing sessions for CD's, jingles and feature films. Jim also conducts community drumming programs locally and worldwide for corporate team building, conference/meeting ice breaking, community groups, schools and private celebrations of all types. "Jim Greiner is an accomplished and versatile percussionist, and is recognized as one of America's leading percussion educators." - Steve Nighohosian, Artist Relations Head, LP
Cal Leister
http://www.calleister.com
Music with style, emotion, and a sense of humor. Cal is an experienced vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist and can perform solo, duo, or with band. Repertoire consists of over 300 songs encompassing styles such as Jazz Swing/Latin/Modern/Ballads/Standards, Pop, Rock, Blues, R&B, Motown, and Country. Available for Clubs, Concerts, Corporate/Special Events, and Weddings. Available for performances in the Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley, Monterey Bay, and San Francisco Bay Areas. When playing solo or duo Cal can use a loop station and/or arranger keyboard that allow him to emulate a full band.
Caravan
www.philsmith.com/caravan/
Caravan is a five-piece group from the coastal creative sanctuary of Santa Cruz, California. Their music is derived from a directed collective improvisational space. Their lyrics are poetic and visionary, finding the transcendental and transpersonal in the everyday experiences of our lives.
Dan Robbins
www.danrobbinsmusic.com
Dan Robbins has played or recorded in settings ranging from solo, duo, trio, etc. to big band and orchestra, and is known for driving, creative, harmonically and melodically rich background and lead parts on bass.
Hot Club Pacific of Santa Cruz
www.hotclubpacific.com
Hot Club Pacific is comprised of four musicians from the Santa Cruz, California area that all share a strong interest in the legacy of Django Reinhardt, one of the worlds greatest guitar players.
Jazz Birds
www.jazzbirds.com
Jazz Birds delight audiences as they swoop and swing with their high-flying harmonies and soaring syncopations. The heart of every performance includes a tribute to the Boswell Sisters, three New Orleans-born stars of 1930s radio and recording.
Jazzy Devils
www.jazzydevils.com
Peter Cor and the Jazzy Devils have been in existence since 2003, having played numerous clubs and festivals such as: Capitola Twilight Concert Series, Capitola Art & Wine, Jazz on the Wharf, Crow's Nest, Kuumbwa,...this quintet is led by composer Peter Cor (keyboards) with Gary Regina (sax), Roxy McDaniel (bass), Chris Miller (drums), Renato Annicchiarico (percussion). Checkout our CD "Burning Bridges" on Rhombus Records.
Joao Dilberto (aka Greg Keranen)
www.dilberto.com
Bossa Nova & Jazz guitar, vocals influenced by the styles of João Gilberto, Ivan Lins, Wes Montgomery, etc.
Dual identity as bassist with over 30 years experience in jazz, rock, classical and other styles.
Please see website for music samples and more info.
Martan Mann
www.musicmann.com
Martan Mann is a jazz pianist, piano teacher, composer, band leader and demo recording studio. His bands are: Martan Mann & Mannkind (contemporary jazz); Martan Mann Trio (straight-ahead jazz); The Swingsters (Swing Dance Band); and Martan Mann & the Jazzical 6 (Dixieland).
Ms. Rachel Nelson
www.msrachel.com
Ms. Rachel Nelson performs in the jazz genre and can play with people she's known for years or with someone she's just met. It is the spontaneity and freedom jazz IS that Ms. Rachel loves so much.
Penny Hanna
www.pennyhanna.com
Musician Penny Hanna performs throughout the San Francisco Bay area as a singer, bassist, and/or reed player with numerous groups including the Matisse Freimark Band, Jazz Birds, The Musician’s Warehouse Big Band, Red Malone's Esquire Big Band, The Scott Harris Big Band, the Young at Heart Project, Esther’s Klezmer Band, Velzoe and the Upbeats, and as a viola da gambist with The Antiquarian Funks and the California Gamba Consort.
Rizorkestra!
http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/170/music.php
Riz here...jazz vibraphonist...have a new website rolling for "Rizorkestra!", the moniker for my musical ruckus-making here in Los Angeles (and everywhere else I ramble off to...). It works well, it's easy to check out and it's totally free! Santa Cruz is definitely part of my musical world, and I'd like to let music lovers there in on the fun...
Ron Kaplan
www.ronkaplan.com
Los Angeles native Ron Kaplan's musical style is reminiscent of the great jazz vocalists of the 1950's. Critics note his sophisticated phrasing, tone and diction. They also recognize his ability to get to the heart of the song with his own mark of musicianship.
Scott Harris
www.scottharris.com
Scott Harris has been performing Jazz and Classical music professionally in Northern California since 1980. Born and raised in the Berkeley area, he moved to Santa Cruz in 1979 to attend the University of California, and never managed to successfully escape...
Steve Czarnecki's Soul/Jazz Quintet
www.soul-jazz.com
Steve Czarnecki's SOUL/JAZZ QUINTET is based on the premise that if any music doesn't prominently feature the sound of the Hammond B3, it's probably not worth listening to. This is Jazz with a groove!
Steve's Jazz Kitchen
http://santacruzjazz.org/stevesjazzkitchen
jazz@baymoon.com
Steve's Jazz Kitchen - plays classic jazz, swing, latin and blues standards - all proven winners, but rarely played these days.
SJK is Steve Newman on Sax, Clarinet, Flute plus bass, drums and piano/or guitar plus guest singers and instrumentalists.
SJK has been playing once or twice a week at local bars and restaurants and private occasions for the last 6 years. Our current ongoing gigs are at Cava Wine Bar in Capitola Village, every Wed. nite and at Bocci's Cellar every 2nd & 4th Friday of the month.
Tammy Hall
www.tammyhall.com
NEW YORK, NY (January, 2006) - For the last 15 years, Tammy Hall has been one of the best-kept secrets in the San Francisco Bay Area. The jazz pianist and songwriter has been successfully packing in local clubs and venues, thanks to a widespread rep for distinctive, lively performances of everything from jazz and Brazilian to salsa and classical, and both original tunes and renditions. And now, listeners around the country can witness her virtuosity and captivating musical approach with the releases of her first CD with a jazz quartet, titled "Blue Divine" and a live DVD, "Reflections"... Read more
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General links | Performers | Venues
General
Blue Canoe Records
www.BlueCanoeRecords.com
Blue Canoe Records is an independent digital record label based outside of Atlanta, GA USA. With vision, dedication and determination, we strive to provide our artists with unparalleled marketing, digital distribution and licensing opportunities. We seek artists and bands that focus primarily on original materials.
Fender Rhodes History and Tech Info
http://www.fenderrhodes.com/
Rhodes Super Site - hosted by James Garfield and Frederik "Freddan" Adlers History, Model info, Parts and Repairs info, and even a Forum for Rhodes fans.
Frety.NET
Frety.NET
A web directory with homepage thumbnails.
Guitar Kulture
http://guitarkulture.com/
GUITAR KULTURE™ is a weekly one hour television program for all music lovers produced by Jeffery Luhn. The show is dedicated to showcasing great guitar and bass players in a variety of settings and genres that include instruments and music from all cultures and eras.
JazzpianoTracks.com
http://www.jazzpianotracks.com
Play along music tracks for music lovers, musicians and music students of Jazz and contemporary improvised music. All songs composed and performed by Ray Nicovs.
Jerry Jazz Musician
www.jerryjazzmusician.com/
...a counterculture world of music, art, ideas, gifts, and mid-twentieth century America...
Music Education New York -
A Jazz Ensemble Performer, Composer and Contemporary Jazz Music Program
www.mnmp.org/
Our vision is to provides access to the Jazz & contemporary music performers to the public in New York at large through Program Development Think Tank & Music Educational Service Provider, Creators Platform & performing ensemble.
Musician's Local 153
www.afm153.org
Serving Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey and Central/Southern Alameda Counties of California.
Online Jazz from Live365
www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=jazz
Live365 has links to over 100 Jazz Radio stations
Portland Jazz Jams
http://portlandjazzjams.com/
The project is about promoting jazz learning and listening in the Portland area. We're applying for a culture grant and 501c3 non-profit status. Portland was a real hot spot at one time for jazz, and has the potential to be even better than ever. We have excellent jazz schools, the Portland Jazz Festival, and a lot of very experienced players and new talent.
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Hotels
www.santacruzboardwalkhotels.com/
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Hotels offers the best rates on hotels near the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. All of our hotels have been inspected and rated by AAA and the Mobile Travel Guide, the authorities in hotel inspection. Book securely online for great rates on hotels near the Santa Cruz Boardwalk!
South Bay Traditional Jazz Society
www.southbayjazz.org
The South Bay Traditional Jazz Society (SBTJS) is dedicated to the performance, promotion and preservation of vintage jazz.
Steve Gray's Musical Instrument Page
members.cruzio.com/~sgray/
Steve buys, sells and repairs instruments of all kinds.
Streetlight Records
www.streetlightrecords.com
Streetlight Records has a great collection of new and used jazz CDs and vinyl, buys and sells used cds and vinyl, and sponsored the Santa Cruz Jazz Society compilation CD "Santa Cruz Jazz 2001".
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To add a listing to the Cool Links Section, send URL and description to webmaster@santacruzjazz.org. Listings for bands / performers are restricted to members of the Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County.