Omar Sosa and Yilian Cañizares bring their spiritually grounded jazz project Aguas to Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz.

The Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band entertains the crowd as Kuumbwa Jazz Center hosts the annual holiday party for their volunteers, staff and supporters. Since 1975, Kuumbwa has provided opportunities for ...

No shade on the Symphony, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, the Cabrillo Festival, the Warriors, the MAH or any of our other important cultural institutions, but for my money by far our standout local ...

His songs have been recorded by — just to namedrop a few — George Strait, Elvis Costello and Lee Ann Womack. In 2025, he was ...

The musical partnership between consummate performer Alasdair Fraser, "the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling", and brilliant Californian cellist Natalie Haas spans the full spectrum between intimate ...

The Alley Oop, a sophisticated cocktail lounge, is opening Friday at 320 Cedar St. in the former Poet & Patriot space next to Kuumbwa Jazz after a three-year renovation. Owner Max Turigliatto hopes ...

UCSC Recreation is offering the campus community a trip to the Kuumbwa Jazz Center to see the Kat Parra Latin/World Jazz Ensemble on Thursday evening, February 7. Kat Parra easily crosses over from ...

Beginning on June 11, the internationally recognized Kuumbwa Jazz Center in downtown Santa Cruz will begin a new monthly half-price series for students. The venue’s “1/2 Price Night” kicks off on ...

It’s been a fantastic spring for jazz music in the Bay Area, with such massive talents as Brad Mehldau, Kenny Barron and Terence Blanchard performing at our local venues. And the trend joyfully ...

This month marks the 25th anniversary of Bullseye being on the air. This week, we return from whence we came! That's right, this week's episode was recorded live in Santa Cruz at the Kuumbwa Jazz ...