Santa Cruz santa cruz music events

Strawberry Fields Forever!

Saturday, Jun 1 8:00p

Rock guitars and classical strings come together for Strawberry Fields Forever, a musical fusion featuring the White Album Ensemble and Santa Cruz County Symphony...

Dillon Baiocchi's Neon Deon Express

Thursday, Jun 6 7:00p

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

Dillon Baiocchi, a Downbeat Award Winner, returns with his new project: The Neon Deon Express...

Havana D'Primera

Tuesday, Jun 4 9:00p

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

Havana D'Primera represents the cream of the musical crop from Havana...

Carolyn Wonderland - Santa Cruz Blues Festival

Saturday, May 25 7:00p

Aptos Village Park, Aptos

Cyrille Aimee

Monday, Jun 3 7:00p

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

Born in France to a French father and a Dominican mother, Cyrille Aimée has a sound that crosses genres and borders alike...

Benny Green Trio with David Wong and Kenny Washington

Tuesday, Jun 25 7:00p

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

Twenty years after marking his debut as a talented young pianist with the legendary Ray Brown Trio, Benny Green returns again as the leader of his own trio...

Benny Green Trio with David Wong and Kenny Washington

Monday, Jun 24 7:00p

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

Twenty years after marking his debut as a talented young pianist with the legendary Ray Brown Trio, Benny Green returns again as the leader of his own trio...

The John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick, Tony Mason

Friday, Jun 21 9:00p

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

John Scofield’s guitar work has influenced jazz since the late 70’s...

Harold Lopez-Nussa Duo feat. Ruy Adrian Lopez-Nussa

Wednesday, Jun 12 7:00p

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

Cuban pianist Harold Lopez-Nussa is among the brightest stars in the new wave of clave-based jazz artists taking Latin jazz in a new direction...

Benefit Concert for Santa Cruz County Art of Guitar Exhibit and Festival

Sunday, Jun 9 7:00p

Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz

Pacific Northwest acoustic guitarist Eric Skye plays an eclectic and original style with a wide range of influences from bluegrass, to blues, vintage funk, jazz and classical, threaded together wit...

Free Radio Santa Cruz Benefit Concert - Henry Kaiser with Bill & Rick Walker

Saturday, Jun 15 8:00p

Resource Center for Nonviolence, Santa Cruz

Free Radio Santa Cruz Is 18 Years Old! Support Commercial-Free Radio! Live Concert With Henry Kaiser (Guitar) and Rick & Bill Walker Saturday -- June 15: 8PM-- Santa Cruz -- Resource Center for Non...

The Seasons Guitar Quartet feat. Anthony Wilson, Julian Lage, Chico Pinheiro, and Larry Koonse

Thursday, May 30 7:00p

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

Anthony Wilson's Seasons Guitar Quartet, originally organized to perform his composition, Seasons Guitar Suite, at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, has developed into a wonderful long-runnin...