DATE

BAND

NONPROFIT

Friday, May 23

5PM to 8PM

UJB

Back by popular demand, the UJB was last season's favorite. They are an improvised funk/jazz experience. Drawing from the songs and artists that inspire them, they play what feel at that moment, and it's usually funky.

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Friday, June 27

5PM to 8PM

Margie Nelson and the Woody DeMarco Quintet

Nelson is a passionate interpreter of classic jazz ballads, flaming torch songs and the swinging standards of the golden era of American music when Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Cole Porter were high on the charts. Joining her on stage will be the Woody deMarco Quintet. Led by keyboardist, arranger and composer Woody deMarco and featuring award-winning guitarist and composer Stephen Geyer, Jon Crosse on sax and reeds and veteran bassist Hank Allen.

Friday, July 25

5PM to 8PM

Headless Houshold

Local favorites and hard to catch live, Headless Household is Dick Dunlap, Tom Lackner, Chris Symer, and Joe Woodard. Headless Household is an electro-acoustic organism with Woodard's unadorned guitar rising out of the bed of sound laid down by the piano and drums. The acoustic piano and bass become humanizing factors, adding to Christensen's vocals.

Santa Barbara Rescue Mission

Friday, August 29

5PM to 8PM

Luis Muñoz

Performing with a six piece band heavy on the percussive sounds of Latin jazz, Munoz is a multi award winning musician and song writer who has produced several critically acclaimed albums and topped various jazz charts. Though born in Costa Rica, Munoz feels a special connection with Santa Barbara having completed his degree in Music Composition at UCSB. For the last 30 years Luis Muñoz has worked with numerous artists such as Airto Moreira, Etta James, Flora Purím and Jim Messina.

Breast Cancer Resource Center

Friday, September 26

5PM to 8PM

Inga Swearingen

An artist we're excited to close the season with, Inga began her career as a singer/songwriter, scat sings with agility and grace, infusing the genre with fresh life. She was the first to win the Shure Jazz Voice competition at the world-renowned Montreux Jazz Festival. Inga is a favorite on the live NPR broadcast A Prairie Home Companion. “Inga has a gorgeous voice, very fresh and evocative” says Garrison Keillor of A Prairie Home Companion. 

Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County