SBJS presented Musical Moments with Lois Mahalia Sunday, October 11, 2026, 1-3:30pm One of our most popular shows of the year! Timeless Classics, Smooth Jazz, and Heartfelt Songs from the Heart Lois Mahalia is an American singer-songwriter whose soulful voice blends R&B, jazz, pop, reggae, and soul into a sound that is both timeless [...]
Sandy Cummings & Friends Sunday, September 13, 2026, 1-3:30pm SOhO 1221 State St Santa Barbara Who is Sandy Cummings? Why go to a concert of hers? These are questions she has asked herself through the on and off music career, that began in 1969 at the Orchid Bowl in Goleta. After a few year [...]
Fiesta Summer Jazz Jam Party with Woody DeMarco & Friends Sunday, August 9, 2026, 1-3:30pm SOhO 1221 State St Santa Barbara Join us for an afternoon of Jazz starring YOU! You are invited to our popular Summer Jazz Jam. This is the afternoon for all you closet vocalists and musicians (and you know who [...]
The Santa Barbara Jazz Society was excited to host Jazz Duende with Tony Ybarra! Joining Tony for this special performance: • Melody Collins – Flute/Voice • Theo Wheeler – Guitar • Guil Juliao – Bass • Al Velasquez – Drums & Percussion. Together we went from intimate acoustic textures to high-energy Flamenco Jazz explorations inspired [...]
Photos by Monika Petroczy
The Santa Barbara Jazz Society presented Dave Tull – Jazz & Laughter Sunday, May 10, 2026, 1-4pm SOhO 1221 State St Santa Barbara The Santa Barbara Jazz Society was very excited to announce our. Dave has long been known as one of the world’s finest jazz drummers…he’s Barbra Streisand’s drummer! Over the past decade [...]
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 1-4pm SOhO 1221 State St Santa Barbara On Sunday April 12, UCSB Jazz Ensemble presented a program of music tailored especially for the Santa Barbara Jazz Society, including music from the entire academic year and prominently featuring vocalists chosen as part of our 2nd ever Vocal Jazz Competition. Jon Nathan, currently [...]
In honor of Mardi Gras, the Jazz Society was pleased to bring you the Bayou Bump, a New Orleans Jazz, Second Line, and R&B band based out of Los Angeles. They bring the flavor of New Orleans to any event with a versatile style that covers the Brass Band sound to Zydeco and everything in [...]
