The Los Angeles Jazz Society is honored to present our 2026 Jazz Tribute Concert & Awards on November 6th at the Eli & Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Sara Gazarek & Chris Walden
We are thrilled to bring the Lado B Brazilian Project to Santa Barbara for the very first time! We will be performing at The Grand on State, a wonderful venue right in the heart of downtown, which has truly become the premier jazz corner for the area, complete with a first-class dinner menu.
Line up:
Catina DeLuna - vocals
Otmaro Ruiz - piano
Larry koonse - guitar
Edwin Livingston - bass
Ana Barreiro - drums
November 7 | Saturday | 7PM
Friday Night Jazz Series: Some of My Best Musicians are Friends
Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage, Santa Monica, CA
Don’t miss this special fundraising event for the Friday Night Jazz Series! The all star line-up includes Eric Scott Reed, Ralph Moore, Ira Nepus, Edwin Livingston, Marvin 'Smitty' Smith, Gilbert Castellanos, Clay Jenkins, and special surprise guests. The program will present small ensemble and big band material from some of the best musicians in the world, and end with a celebratory jam session. This concert is the culmination of an over-40-year history of the Friday Night Jazz series, which has featured musicians John, Jeff, and Gerald Clayton; Kim Richmond, Dave Scott; Rich Perry; Francisco Aguabella; Bob Mintzer, Peter Erskine; Eric Person; Theo Saunders; Kevin Brandon; Paul Jackson; Justo Almario; George Bohanon; Oscar Brashear; Jon Mayer; and many others.
Award-winning Filipino-American jazz vocalist Mon David is celebrated for his remarkable vocal range, masterful improvisation and deeply expressive interpretations. Winner of the 2006 London International Vocal Jazz Competition, he brings together jazz sophistication, heartfelt storytelling and influences from his Filipino heritage. For this special evening at Catalina Jazz Club, Mon joins his children, Nicole and Carlo, for an intimate family performance filled with beautiful har