$5 Cover | 7:00PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Her voice is special – a beautiful instrument, lending itself easily to elation or the bittersweet feelings so often found in the songs of the great period – and she brings deep feeling to her music, without ever emoting or overacting. Dawn doesn’t imitate anyone, but the memorable singers we all know resonate through her own singular approach; gentle and unaffected.

Dawn has appeared on recordings, winning praise from reviewers on both coasts, and she has performed at over a dozen renowned jazz festivals in the US and in Japan. Her CD "Let's Get Lost" received airplay on over 100 radio stations and syndicated shows in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan, broke into the CMJ Jazz Charts top 40 and was picked up for reissue in Japan, Thailand and China. Residing in Paso Robles, California, Dawn frequently delights audiences throughout the Central Coast and beyond.

More at: www.dawnlambeth.com

$10 Cover | 7:00PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Ken Hustad is a freelance musician, bass player and instructor, and has been working on the Central Coast for over 30 years. His musical vocabulary includes orchestral and chamber music, as well as jazz, rock, blues, Americana and Country, and also include working in theater as well as numerous audio recordings. Hustad is currently principal string bass for the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and also plays with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, Orchestra Novo, The Santa Maria Philharmonic, Symphony of the Vines, and Opera SLO. Ken also performs with many jazz and commercial groups in a wide variety of styles and settings. Besides maintaining an active private studio, he is an academic bass instructor for the Cal Poly State University and Cuesta College Music Departments.

Drummer, Percussionist and Educator Darrell Voss has been active as a professional for over 30 years. He has been teaching at Cuesta College since 2000, and is a key member of the jazz faculty and applied music program. He has been co-director of the Summer Jazz Workshop for 8 years at Cuesta College. He has performed or recorded with hundreds of musicians. Most recent performers include The Starlight Dream Band, Jim Barnett Trio, John Proulx, Rick Jarrett, Jeff Babko, Andy Martin, Charlie and Sandy Shoemake, Randy Brecker, Pat Kelley, Doug McDonald, Robert Alberts Quintet and Kathryn Loomis. Darrell continues a busy schedule of performing and educating on the West Coast. He received his undergraduate degrees from Cuesta College and a Bachelors Degree in Music from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo in 1994. He has been fortunate to study with jazz greats Jeff Hamilton, Charlie Shoemake and Steve Houghton, classical teachers Ross Sears and Paulene Soderholm. Darrell has rounded off his music education by participating at Stanford Jazz Workshop, USC Masterclasses, PAS, and Jazz Educator Network events.

$10 Cover | 7:00PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Ken Hustad is a freelance musician, bass player and instructor, and has been working on the Central Coast for over 30 years. His musical vocabulary includes orchestral and chamber music, as well as jazz, rock, blues, Americana and Country, and also include working in theater as well as numerous audio recordings. Hustad is currently principal string bass for the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and also plays with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, Orchestra Novo, The Santa Maria Philharmonic, Symphony of the Vines, and Opera SLO. Ken also performs with many jazz and commercial groups in a wide variety of styles and settings. Besides maintaining an active private studio, he is an academic bass instructor for the Cal Poly State University and Cuesta College Music Departments.

$5 Cover | 7:00pm | The G2 Project is a modern jazz performance collective located on the Central Coast of California. Their somewhat ambiguous moniker encourages musical experimentation and harmonic exploration both in the studio and on stage. Whether it’s solo piano or a trio format, The G2 Project is constantly pushing the accepted boundaries of this American art form known as Jazz.

$5 Cover | 6:30pm | Jamaal Baptiste is a pianist, composer, arranger, and ethnomusicologist. He holds a BM and MM in jazz studies from the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music as well as an MA and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from IU. Baptiste is also the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California. Baptiste has collaborated with esteemed practitioners of Caribbean and Latin American popular music in the United States and contributed to several albums by Grammy nominated artists Michael Spiro and Wayne Wallace. Notably, he recorded on their album Canto América (2017), which was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album. Other notable artists with whom Baptiste has performed include Gary Bartz, Avery G. Sharpe, Ronnie Burrage, Greg Osby, Carol Sudhalter, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Wayne Wallace, Dave Stryker, Steve Houghton, Ed Saindon, Jamey Aebersold, and Rob Dixon. Baptiste is an original member of the Batuquê Trio with drummer Andy Smith and bassist Natalie Boeyink. With this trio, he recorded the album Transparency (2015). He is also a co-founder of the NelBap Duo with saxophonist/clarinetist Ana Nelson and a member of Carlos Bislip’s Aruban Jazz Collective.

$10 Cover | 7:00pm | Jamaal Baptiste is a pianist, composer, arranger, and ethnomusicologist. He holds a BM and MM in jazz studies from the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music as well as an MA and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from IU. Baptiste is also the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California.

Baptiste has collaborated with esteemed practitioners of Caribbean and Latin American popular music in the United States and contributed to several albums by Grammy nominated artists Michael Spiro and Wayne Wallace. Notably, he recorded on their album Canto América (2017), which was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album. Other notable artists with whom Baptiste has performed include Gary Bartz, Avery G. Sharpe, Ronnie Burrage, Greg Osby, Carol Sudhalter, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Wayne Wallace, Dave Stryker, Steve Houghton, Ed Saindon, Jamey Aebersold, and Rob Dixon. Baptiste is an original member of the Batuquê Trio with drummer Andy Smith and bassist Natalie Boeyink. With this trio, he recorded the album Transparency (2015).  He is also a co-founder of the NelBap Duo with saxophonist/clarinetist Ana Nelson, and is also a member of Carlos Bislip’s Aruban Jazz Collective.

Ana Nelson is a clarinetist, saxophonist, and musical composer.  She is the recipient of the prestigious Presser Graduate Award from Indiana University, which supported the recording of her 2022 debut album, Bridges. The album charted on both the Roots Music Report and JazzWeek Top 100.  Nelson has performed with the Louisville Orchestra, the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Michael Spiro, and funk legend Bootsy Collins.  She has also appeared as a featured artist with the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Cal Poly Symphony and University Jazz Band, and the IU New Music Ensemble. In 2020, she received the Earl Hines Outstanding Soloist Award, presented by Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center.  Nelson holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Indiana University and currently teaches applied saxophone, jazz styles, and music appreciation at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She also serves on the applied music faculty at Cuesta College, co-founded the Virtual Woodwind Academy, and maintains an active private studio.

$5 Cover | 7:00pm | The G2 Project is a modern jazz performance collective located on the Central Coast of California. Their somewhat ambiguous moniker encourages musical experimentation and harmonic exploration both in the studio and on stage. Whether it’s solo piano or a trio format, The G2 Project is constantly pushing the accepted boundaries of this American art form known as Jazz.

$5 Cover Charge | 7:00PM | Anderson Social welcomes pianist Larry Arone, who will be exploring the full compendium of traditional jazz standards, as well as modern Latin compositions and interpretations.

$10 Cover | 7:00pm | The G2 Project is a modern jazz performance collective located on the Central Coast of California. Their somewhat ambiguous moniker encourages musical experimentation and harmonic exploration both in the studio and on stage. Whether it’s solo piano or a trio format, The G2 Project is constantly pushing the accepted boundaries of this American art form known as Jazz.

Pianist, composer, and performing artist George Garcia (G2) has been a member of the west coast jazz and music scene for decades, and is recognized for his inventively unique and borderline disruptive approach to arraigning and performing all manner and genre of musical standards as well as original compositions. During his formative years, George was fortunate to study with a number of incredible jazz mentors including Richie Cole, Dr. Billy Taylor, Bobby McFerrin, and Kenny Kirkland, while his professional career has enabled him to open for notable headliners such as The Yellowjackets and Trio Kait.  In addition to numerous gig dates on the west coast, his international travels have allowed him to perform in a variety of European venues such as the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, The Berlin Ritz Carlton, and The Hotel Manzoni in Milan. Back at home, George and The G2 Project constantly seek to push the very definition of modern jazz by incorporating unconventional voicings and poly-rhythms while simultaneously re-interpreting standards from the American Songbook and beyond.

David Keif is a freelance bass player who has performed and recorded with Mark Lindsay, Rita Coolidge, Etta James, Freida Payne, Carla Olson, Darlene Love the Platters and numerous other performers and songwriters. In addition, he has recorded for many TV shows and movies, including “Night School” “Smallville,” “The Horse Whisperer” and “Trekkies.” David is also a composer with music in dozens of television shows. His catalogue of pop songs can be found on Disco, Soundcloud and YouTube. As an author he has published four instructional books available through Hal Leonard Publishing. Additionally, he has one self-published instructional bass book. He has many bass tutorial videos on Truefire.com. David has lived and worked in Los Angeles for over 40 years and was on the faculty of Musicians Institute as a professor for over three decades. He now resides on the Central Coast of California where he continues to perform and compose extensively.

Drummer, Percussionist and Daryl VanDruff has been active as a professional musician for over 30 years, including stints with the Tipsy Gypsies, as well as a sideman for many other local jazz players, groups and ensembles.

$10 Cover | 7:00PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Her voice is special – a beautiful instrument, lending itself easily to elation or the bittersweet feelings so often found in the songs of the great period – and she brings deep feeling to her music, without ever emoting or overacting. Dawn doesn’t imitate anyone, but the memorable singers we all know resonate through her own singular approach; gentle and unaffected.

Dawn has appeared on recordings, winning praise from reviewers on both coasts, and she has performed at over a dozen renowned jazz festivals in the US and in Japan. Her CD "Let's Get Lost" received airplay on over 100 radio stations and syndicated shows in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan, broke into the CMJ Jazz Charts top 40 and was picked up for reissue in Japan, Thailand and China. Residing in Paso Robles, California, Dawn frequently delights audiences throughout the Central Coast and beyond.

Joining Dawn this evening will be bassist David Keif, a freelance bass player who has performed and recorded with Mark Lindsay, Rita Coolidge, Etta James, Freida Payne, Carla Olson, Darlene Love the Platters and numerous other performers and songwriters. In addition, he has recorded for many TV shows and movies, including “Night School” “Smallville,” “The Horse Whisperer” and “Trekkies.” David is also a composer with music in dozens of television shows. His catalogue of pop songs can be found on Disco, Soundcloud and YouTube. As an author he has published four instructional books available through Hal Leonard Publishing. Additionally, he has one self-published instructional bass book. He has many bass tutorial videos on Truefire.com. David has lived and worked in Los Angeles for over 40 years and was on the faculty of Musicians Institute as a professor for over three decades. He now resides on the Central Coast of California where he continues to perform and compose extensively.

More at: www.dawnlambeth.com

$5 Cover | 7:00PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Her voice is special – a beautiful instrument, lending itself easily to elation or the bittersweet feelings so often found in the songs of the great period – and she brings deep feeling to her music, without ever emoting or overacting. Dawn doesn’t imitate anyone, but the memorable singers we all know resonate through her own singular approach; gentle and unaffected.

Dawn has appeared on recordings, winning praise from reviewers on both coasts, and she has performed at over a dozen renowned jazz festivals in the US and in Japan. Her CD "Let's Get Lost" received airplay on over 100 radio stations and syndicated shows in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan, broke into the CMJ Jazz Charts top 40 and was picked up for reissue in Japan, Thailand and China. Residing in Paso Robles, California, Dawn frequently delights audiences throughout the Central Coast and beyond.

More at: www.dawnlambeth.com

Anderson Social is proud to present pianist Carmen Staaf In Concert!

Doors open at 5:00pm. Concert starts at 6:30pm. First come, first served seating.

Advance tickets can be purchased here:

https://www.my805tix.com/?q=carmen+staff

The great music legend Herbie Hancock calls Carmen Staaf "a consummate jazz pianist with equal talent in composition, orchestration and arranging."  Carmen’s musical resume is truly impressive:  She was the pianist and Musical Director for NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater for over eight years, and has performed everywhere from the Village Vanguard (with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra as well as with John Zorn), to Lincoln Center as a guest soloist with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, to recordings with Natalie Merchant (Keep Your Courage) and Lila Downs (Pecados Y Milagros).

She was honored as a Fellow at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute, where she studied with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock.  Later, she was tapped, with Herbie’s approval, to transcribe his performances and consult on his course for masterclass.com.

Carmen has played at many famous music venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Newport and Monterey Jazz Festivals, the Playboy Jazz Festival (where she performed in a two-piano setting with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter), International Jazz Days in Paris and at the White House, and throughout Europe, Latin America, Morocco, India and Japan.  She has performed for leaders including the Obamas, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Mayor Mamdani.

As a composer, she has been commissioned by the Jazz Coalition, the Jazz Education Network, and others, and created orchestral arrangements for the American Ballet Theater.  Her piece “Symmetry” was included in New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers (Terri Lyne Carrington, ed.).  In 2026 she released ContraPunctus’s eponymous debut, played with Brazilian legend Toninho Horta, and recorded in duo with bassist Jorge Roeder.  In 2025 Carmen released and toured her album Sounding Line (an exploration of links between Mary Lou Williams and Monk) to critical success and toured with Dee Dee Bridgewater’s We Exist!, Jenny Scheinman’s All Species Parade, and with her own trio. She was a DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star Jazz Artist in 2024 and was a Rising Star Pianist in the poll for three years. She and Allison Miller released their duo album Nearness (Sunnyside) in 2022 to wide critical acclaim, including selection as one of DownBeat’s “Best of 2022.” She and Miller also co-lead Science Fair, whose eponymous debut was selected by the NY Times, LA Times and DownBeat in their “Best of 2018” lists.

As a recording studio musician, Carmen is featured on albums by Samuel Torres, Jenny Scheinman, Noah Garabedian, Dan Blake, Ayn Inserto, Jeff Williams, Ryan Keberle, Michael Winograd, Allegra Levy, and countless others.

$5 Cover | 7pm Tom Bethke is a lifelong Musician / Guitarist / Composer who has spent most of his professional career working in Los Angeles, and is currently splitting time between the LA music scene and the California Central Coast. Tom’s virtuosity enables him to perform in a wide range of styles and situations as a soloist or in an ensemble setting. He has recorded numerous scores for TV and Film, as well as being taped for countless live shows for stage and theatre. Tom is a member of ASCAP, a published composer and has played on countless industry recordings. The diverse range of artists and composers he has worked with include Sir James Galway, Joel Gray, Jewel, Jan Hammer, Van Dyke Parks, Katherine McPhee, Najee, Micheal Bolton, Thelma Houston, Bernadette Peters, Henry Mancini, Les McCann, Gary Morris, Juice Newton, Dinah Carroll, Steve Wariner, Joe Williams and Michael Wolff, and many more.

$10 Cover | 7pm Tom Bethke is a lifelong Musician / Guitarist / Composer who has spent most of his professional career working in Los Angeles, and is currently splitting time between the LA music scene and the California Central Coast. Tom’s virtuosity enables him to perform in a wide range of styles and situations as a soloist or in an ensemble setting. He has recorded numerous scores for TV and Film, as well as being taped for countless live shows for stage and theatre. Tom is a member of ASCAP, a published composer and has played on countless industry recordings. The diverse range of artists and composers he has worked with include Sir James Galway, Joel Gray, Jewel, Jan Hammer, Van Dyke Parks, Katherine McPhee, Najee, Micheal Bolton, Thelma Houston, Bernadette Peters, Henry Mancini, Les McCann, Gary Morris, Juice Newton, Dinah Carroll, Steve Wariner, Joe Williams and Michael Wolff, and many more.

Ken Hustad is a freelance musician, bass player and instructor, and has been working on the Central Coast for over 30 years. His musical vocabulary includes orchestral and chamber music, as well as jazz, rock, blues, Americana and Country, and also include working in theater as well as numerous audio recordings. Hustad is currently principal string bass for the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and also plays with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, Orchestra Novo, The Santa Maria Philharmonic, Symphony of the Vines, and Opera SLO. Ken also performs with many jazz and commercial groups in a wide variety of styles and settings. Besides maintaining an active private studio, he is an academic bass instructor for the Cal Poly State University and Cuesta College Music Departments.

$10 Cover | 7pm Tom Bethke is a lifelong Musician / Guitarist / Composer who has spent most of his professional career working in Los Angeles, and is currently splitting time between the LA music scene and the California Central Coast. Tom’s virtuosity enables him to perform in a wide range of styles and situations as a soloist or in an ensemble setting. He has recorded numerous scores for TV and Film, as well as being taped for countless live shows for stage and theatre. Tom is a member of ASCAP, a published composer and has played on countless industry recordings. The diverse range of artists and composers he has worked with include Sir James Galway, Joel Gray, Jewel, Jan Hammer, Van Dyke Parks, Katherine McPhee, Najee, Micheal Bolton, Thelma Houston, Bernadette Peters, Henry Mancini, Les McCann, Gary Morris, Juice Newton, Dinah Carroll, Steve Wariner, Joe Williams and Michael Wolff, and many more.

Ken Hustad is a freelance musician, bass player and instructor, and has been working on the Central Coast for over 30 years. His musical vocabulary includes orchestral and chamber music, as well as jazz, rock, blues, Americana and Country, and also include working in theater as well as numerous audio recordings. Hustad is currently principal string bass for the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and also plays with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, Orchestra Novo, The Santa Maria Philharmonic, Symphony of the Vines, and Opera SLO. Ken also performs with many jazz and commercial groups in a wide variety of styles and settings. Besides maintaining an active private studio, he is an academic bass instructor for the Cal Poly State University and Cuesta College Music Departments.

Drummer Aaron Kroeger is a professional central coast musician who is in constant demand with multiple bands, groups and combos. Aaron is also the drummer for Proxima Parada.

$5 Cover | 7pm Tom Bethke is a lifelong Musician / Guitarist / Composer who has spent most of his professional career working in Los Angeles, and is currently splitting time between the LA music scene and the California Central Coast. Tom’s virtuosity enables him to perform in a wide range of styles and situations as a soloist or in an ensemble setting. He has recorded numerous scores for TV and Film, as well as being taped for countless live shows for stage and theatre. Tom is a member of ASCAP, a published composer and has played on countless industry recordings. The diverse range of artists and composers he has worked with include Sir James Galway, Joel Gray, Jewel, Jan Hammer, Van Dyke Parks, Katherine McPhee, Najee, Micheal Bolton, Thelma Houston, Bernadette Peters, Henry Mancini, Les McCann, Gary Morris, Juice Newton, Dinah Carroll, Steve Wariner, Joe Williams and Michael Wolff, and many more.

$5 Cover | 6:30pm | Jamaal Baptiste is a pianist, composer, arranger, and ethnomusicologist. He holds a BM and MM in jazz studies from the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music as well as an MA and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from IU. Baptiste is also the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California. Baptiste has collaborated with esteemed practitioners of Caribbean and Latin American popular music in the United States and contributed to several albums by Grammy nominated artists Michael Spiro and Wayne Wallace. Notably, he recorded on their album Canto América (2017), which was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album. Other notable artists with whom Baptiste has performed include Gary Bartz, Avery G. Sharpe, Ronnie Burrage, Greg Osby, Carol Sudhalter, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Wayne Wallace, Dave Stryker, Steve Houghton, Ed Saindon, Jamey Aebersold, and Rob Dixon. Baptiste is an original member of the Batuquê Trio with drummer Andy Smith and bassist Natalie Boeyink. With this trio, he recorded the album Transparency (2015). He is also a co-founder of the NelBap Duo with saxophonist/clarinetist Ana Nelson and a member of Carlos Bislip’s Aruban Jazz Collective.

$10 Cover | 6:30pm | Jamaal Baptiste is a pianist, composer, arranger, and ethnomusicologist. He holds a BM and MM in jazz studies from the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music as well as an MA and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from IU. Baptiste is also the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California.

Baptiste has collaborated with esteemed practitioners of Caribbean and Latin American popular music in the United States and contributed to several albums by Grammy nominated artists Michael Spiro and Wayne Wallace. Notably, he recorded on their album Canto América (2017), which was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album. Other notable artists with whom Baptiste has performed include Gary Bartz, Avery G. Sharpe, Ronnie Burrage, Greg Osby, Carol Sudhalter, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Wayne Wallace, Dave Stryker, Steve Houghton, Ed Saindon, Jamey Aebersold, and Rob Dixon. Baptiste is an original member of the Batuquê Trio with drummer Andy Smith and bassist Natalie Boeyink. With this trio, he recorded the album Transparency (2015).  He is also a co-founder of the NelBap Duo with saxophonist/clarinetist Ana Nelson, and is also a member of Carlos Bislip’s Aruban Jazz Collective.

Ana Nelson is a clarinetist, saxophonist, and musical composer.  She is the recipient of the prestigious Presser Graduate Award from Indiana University, which supported the recording of her 2022 debut album, Bridges. The album charted on both the Roots Music Report and JazzWeek Top 100.  Nelson has performed with the Louisville Orchestra, the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Michael Spiro, and funk legend Bootsy Collins.  She has also appeared as a featured artist with the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Cal Poly Symphony and University Jazz Band, and the IU New Music Ensemble. In 2020, she received the Earl Hines Outstanding Soloist Award, presented by Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center.  Nelson holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Indiana University and currently teaches applied saxophone, jazz styles, and music appreciation at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She also serves on the applied music faculty at Cuesta College, co-founded the Virtual Woodwind Academy, and maintains an active private studio.

$5 Cover | 6:30pm | Jamaal Baptiste is a pianist, composer, arranger, and ethnomusicologist. He holds a BM and MM in jazz studies from the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music as well as an MA and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from IU. Baptiste is also the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California. Baptiste has collaborated with esteemed practitioners of Caribbean and Latin American popular music in the United States and contributed to several albums by Grammy nominated artists Michael Spiro and Wayne Wallace. Notably, he recorded on their album Canto América (2017), which was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album. Other notable artists with whom Baptiste has performed include Gary Bartz, Avery G. Sharpe, Ronnie Burrage, Greg Osby, Carol Sudhalter, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Wayne Wallace, Dave Stryker, Steve Houghton, Ed Saindon, Jamey Aebersold, and Rob Dixon. Baptiste is an original member of the Batuquê Trio with drummer Andy Smith and bassist Natalie Boeyink. With this trio, he recorded the album Transparency (2015). He is also a co-founder of the NelBap Duo with saxophonist/clarinetist Ana Nelson and a member of Carlos Bislip’s Aruban Jazz Collective.

$5 Cover | 6:30pm | The G2 Project is a modern jazz performance collective located on the Central Coast of California. Their somewhat ambiguous moniker encourages musical experimentation and harmonic exploration both in the studio and on stage. Whether it’s solo piano or a trio format, The G2 Project is constantly pushing the accepted boundaries of this American art form known as Jazz.

$10 Cover | 6:30pm | The G2 Project is a modern jazz performance collective located on the Central Coast of California. Their somewhat ambiguous moniker encourages musical experimentation and harmonic exploration both in the studio and on stage. Whether it’s solo piano or a trio format, The G2 Project is constantly pushing the accepted boundaries of this American art form known as Jazz.

Pianist, composer, and performing artist George Garcia (G2) has been a member of the west coast jazz and music scene for decades, and is recognized for his inventively unique and borderline disruptive approach to arraigning and performing all manner and genre of musical standards as well as original compositions. During his formative years, George was fortunate to study with a number of incredible jazz mentors including Richie Cole, Dr. Billy Taylor, Bobby McFerrin, and Kenny Kirkland, while his professional career has enabled him to open for notable headliners such as The Yellowjackets and Trio Kait.  In addition to numerous gig dates on the west coast, his international travels have allowed him to perform in a variety of European venues such as the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, The Berlin Ritz Carlton, and The Hotel Manzoni in Milan. Back at home, George and The G2 Project constantly seek to push the very definition of modern jazz by incorporating unconventional voicings and poly-rhythms while simultaneously re-interpreting standards from the American Songbook and beyond.

Ken Hustad is a freelance musician, bass player and instructor, and has been working on the Central Coast for over 30 years. His musical vocabulary includes orchestral and chamber music, as well as jazz, rock, blues, Americana and Country, and also include working in theater as well as numerous audio recordings. Hustad is currently principal string bass for the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and also plays with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, Orchestra Novo, The Santa Maria Philharmonic, Symphony of the Vines, and Opera SLO. Ken also performs with many jazz and commercial groups in a wide variety of styles and settings. Besides maintaining an active private studio, he is an academic bass instructor for the Cal Poly State University and Cuesta College Music Departments.

Drummer, Percussionist and Daryl VanDruff has been active as a professional musician for over 30 years, including stints with the Tipsy Gypsies, as well as a sideman for many other local jazz players, groups and ensembles.

$10 Cover | 6:30pm | The G2 Project is a modern jazz performance collective located on the Central Coast of California. Their somewhat ambiguous moniker encourages musical experimentation and harmonic exploration both in the studio and on stage. Whether it’s solo piano or a trio format, The G2 Project is constantly pushing the accepted boundaries of this American art form known as Jazz.

Pianist, composer, and performing artist George Garcia (G2) has been a member of the west coast jazz and music scene for decades, and is recognized for his inventively unique and borderline disruptive approach to arraigning and performing all manner and genre of musical standards as well as original compositions. During his formative years, George was fortunate to study with a number of incredible jazz mentors including Richie Cole, Dr. Billy Taylor, Bobby McFerrin, and Kenny Kirkland, while his professional career has enabled him to open for notable headliners such as The Yellowjackets and Trio Kait.  In addition to numerous gig dates on the west coast, his international travels have allowed him to perform in a variety of European venues such as the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, The Berlin Ritz Carlton, and The Hotel Manzoni in Milan. Back at home, George and The G2 Project constantly seek to push the very definition of modern jazz by incorporating unconventional voicings and poly-rhythms while simultaneously re-interpreting standards from the American Songbook and beyond.

Ken Hustad is a freelance musician, bass player and instructor, and has been working on the Central Coast for over 30 years. His musical vocabulary includes orchestral and chamber music, as well as jazz, rock, blues, Americana and Country, and also include working in theater as well as numerous audio recordings. Hustad is currently principal string bass for the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and also plays with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, Orchestra Novo, The Santa Maria Philharmonic, Symphony of the Vines, and Opera SLO. Ken also performs with many jazz and commercial groups in a wide variety of styles and settings. Besides maintaining an active private studio, he is an academic bass instructor for the Cal Poly State University and Cuesta College Music Departments.

Drummer, Percussionist and Educator Darrell Voss has been active as a professional for over 30 years. He has been teaching at Cuesta College since 2000, and is a key member of the jazz faculty and applied music program. He has been co-director of the Summer Jazz Workshop for 8 years at Cuesta College. He has performed or recorded with hundreds of musicians. Most recent performers include The Starlight Dream Band, Jim Barnett Trio, John Proulx, Rick Jarrett, Jeff Babko, Andy Martin, Charlie and Sandy Shoemake, Randy Brecker, Pat Kelley, Doug McDonald, Robert Alberts Quintet and Kathryn Loomis. Darrell continues a busy schedule of performing and educating on the West Coast. He received his undergraduate degrees from Cuesta College and a Bachelors Degree in Music from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo in 1994. He has been fortunate to study with jazz greats Jeff Hamilton, Charlie Shoemake and Steve Houghton, classical teachers Ross Sears and Paulene Soderholm. Darrell has rounded off his music education by participating at Stanford Jazz Workshop, USC Masterclasses, PAS, and Jazz Educator Network events.

$5 Cover | 6:30pm | The G2 Project is a modern jazz performance collective located on the Central Coast of California. Their somewhat ambiguous moniker encourages musical experimentation and harmonic exploration both in the studio and on stage. Whether it’s solo piano or a trio format, The G2 Project is constantly pushing the accepted boundaries of this American art form known as Jazz.

$40 | 6:30pm | Anderson Social presents Joel Harrison IN CONCERT

Doors open at 5:00pm. Concert starts at 6:30pm. First come, first served seating.

Advance Tickets At: https://www.my805tix.com/e/joel-harrison-in-concert

Guitarist Joel Harrison's In a Silent Way project featuring Paul Hanson, Michael Manring, & Scott Amendola, will be performing music from the iconic 1970 Miles Davis record as well as original material

Former Berkeley resident and professional guitarist Joel Harrison returns to California for a fantastical journey into Miles Davis' iconic 1970 record, "In a Silent Way."  This one-night only concert will feature a hand-picked quartet consisting of the Bay Area's finest and most creative musicians, whom will also perform some of Harrison's original music.  Joel has recently released a live record from the Big Ears Festival of this same music.  However, this unique band's approach will be to "make it new."

Guitarist, composer, arranger, lyricist, writer, educator, and vocalist Joel Harrison has “created a new blueprint for jazz” (New Orleans Times-Picayune). He has released 27 records, a body of work that connects multiple American traditions.  While rooted in jazz, his music moves fluidly through classical, rock, country, and American roots music.  The New York Times has described his work as “protean… brilliant.” 

In addition to a hectic performance schedule, Harrison is the founder and director of the Alternative Guitar Summit, an annual festival devoted to innovative and unconventional guitar music. The Summit has featured artists such as Fred Frith, Nels Cline, Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Michael Gregory Jackson, Mary Halvorson, and Pat Metheny, who has called it “one of the most interesting and distinguished forums for guitar on the planet.” Harrison is also the author of Guitar Talk: Conversations with Visionary Players, Pity the Genius, and Modern Jazz Standards for Guitar.

Joining Harrison for this special concert will be Paul Hanson, the world's foremost improvising bassoon player.  Yes, that’s correct:  Improvisational Bassoon!  Paul’s resume is exhaustingly impressive, including stints as Bassoonist & Electric Bassoonist with the Jon Baptiste’s American Symphony, Acoustic Bassoonist with Vitamin Em,  Electric Bassoonist with Idiot Fish featuring Wally Schnalle, Vincent Houdijk’s Polestar Project, as well as Electric Bassoonist with Raze The Maze (Progressive Rock Band).  Paul has also performed with Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project, has been Bassoonist with Cirque Du Soleil’s ZED; Cirque Du Soleil’s SALTIMBANCO (multi-woodwind show), Electric Bassoonist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and the Paul Dresher Ensemble, as well as  Assistant Bassoon Professor at Ithaca College of Music.  As one reviewer puts it “Paul plays at the very highest level surpassing almost anyone’s conception and ability on one of the most unforgiving instruments – ever.  For years, Hanson has brought the double reed instrument into areas where it’s seldom, if ever, gone before, combining a commanding improvisational sensibility with funk, classical, and world music influences.”

Hailed by many as the world’s leading solo bassist, Michael Manring has been pushing back the boundaries of what’s possible on the electric bass guitar for decades.  While his technical prowess and innovations always make an impression, it is his ability to communicate on a profound emotional level that most touches listeners.  As editor Tom Darter wrote in Keyboard magazine after seeing one of Michael's solo concerts, "Forget his astounding technique and musicality; forget his absolute command of his instruments; forget how seamlessly the musical ideas and the performance of them were wedded together...The enlightenment came most from feeling (seeing, hearing) the joy Michael felt to be playing...his brand of transcendental chops and musical understanding...was all in the service of the final outcome, the joy of making music."  Building on the conceptions of his teacher, the late bass legend Jaco Pastorius, Michael has developed a new approach to the instrument that includes unorthodox tunings, techniques and methodologies.  He has honed his skills on hundreds of recordings as a session musician and thousands of concerts throughout the world in venues including Carnegie Hall in NY, Yamaha Hall in Tokyo and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. Michael has worked with a surprisingly diverse collection of musicians from New Age keyboardist Suzanne Ciani to avant-improv guitar innovator Henry Kaiser to celebrated folk troubadour John Gorka to experimental post-metal rockers Tim Alexander (Primus) and Alex Skolnick (Testament) to electro-pop pioneer Thomas Dolby. 

Manring’s long-term collaboration and close friendship with the late acoustic guitar genius Michael Hedges led to a lengthy stint as house bassist for Windham Hill Records; a label for whom he also worked as a solo artist, releasing four recordings under his own name: Unusual Weather (1986), Toward the Center of the Night (1989), Drastic Measures (1991) and Thonk (1994). These, along with his 1998 release The Book of Flame on the Alchemy record label earned him an international reputation as "a master of the fretless bass without rival." (Guitar Club Magazine, Italy).   Michael has garnered two gold records, Grammy and Bammie nominations, a Berklee School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award, two Just Plain Folks Awards and numerous Bass Player Magazine Reader's Poll awards including 1994 Bassist of the Year.  He was also the subject of a recent PBS TV documentary, The Artist's Profile: Michael Manring.  To quote Bass Guitar Magazine: “Every instrument has its technical innovators, and its pioneers who explore the emotional and expressive potential. Very rarely are the two combined in the same person – John Coltrane did it for the tenor sax, Keith Jarrett for the piano and Michael Manring for the bass guitar.”

And rounding out this incredible quartet is none other than drummer Scott Amendola, whose return to the California Central Coast is highly anticipated after a recent sold-out show at Anderson Social this past May.  For Scott, the drum kit isn’t so much an instrument as a musical portal. As an ambitious composer, savvy bandleader, electronics explorer, first-call accompanist and capaciously creative foil for some of the world’s most inventive musicians, Amendola applies his wide-ranging rhythmic virtuosity to a vast array of settings. His closest musical associates include guitarists Charlie Hunter, Nels Cline, and Jeff Parker, Hammond B-3 organist Wil Blades, violinist Jenny Scheinman, saxophonist Phillip Greenlief, clarinetist Ben Goldberg, bassists Trevor Dunn, and Todd Sickafoose, players who have each forged a singular path within and beyond the realm of jazz.

While rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area scene, Amendola has woven a dense and far-reaching web of bandstand relationships that tie him to influential artists in jazz, blues, rock and new music. A potent creative catalyst, the Berkeley-based drummer is the nexus for a disparate community of musicians stretching from Los Angeles and Seattle to Chicago and New York. Whatever the context, Amendola possesses a gift for twisting musical genres in unexpected directions.

$10 Cover | 6:30PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Her voice is special – a beautiful instrument, lending itself easily to elation or the bittersweet feelings so often found in the songs of the great period – and she brings deep feeling to her music, without ever emoting or overacting. Dawn doesn’t imitate anyone, but the memorable singers we all know resonate through her own singular approach; gentle and unaffected.

Dawn has appeared on recordings, winning praise from reviewers on both coasts, and she has performed at over a dozen renowned jazz festivals in the US and in Japan. Her CD "Let's Get Lost" received airplay on over 100 radio stations and syndicated shows in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan, broke into the CMJ Jazz Charts top 40 and was picked up for reissue in Japan, Thailand and China. Residing in Paso Robles, California, Dawn frequently delights audiences throughout the Central Coast and beyond.

More at: www.dawnlambeth.com

$10 Cover | 6:30PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Her voice is special – a beautiful instrument, lending itself easily to elation or the bittersweet feelings so often found in the songs of the great period – and she brings deep feeling to her music, without ever emoting or overacting. Dawn doesn’t imitate anyone, but the memorable singers we all know resonate through her own singular approach; gentle and unaffected.

Dawn has appeared on recordings, winning praise from reviewers on both coasts, and she has performed at over a dozen renowned jazz festivals in the US and in Japan. Her CD "Let's Get Lost" received airplay on over 100 radio stations and syndicated shows in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan, broke into the CMJ Jazz Charts top 40 and was picked up for reissue in Japan, Thailand and China. Residing in Paso Robles, California, Dawn frequently delights audiences throughout the Central Coast and beyond.

More at: www.dawnlambeth.com

$10 Cover | 6:30pm | Guitar virtuoso Pat Kelley is a composer, arranger, producer, and music educator.  In addition to recording twelve albums as band leader, Pat has enjoyed a prolific career as a Los Angeles studio guitarist, while also touring the world for five years with George Benson, and two years with Natalie Cole.  He has worked with Tom Scott, Hubert Laws, Ronnie Laws, David Benoit, Jane Monheit, Burt Bacharach, Gregg Karukas, Melissa Manchester, Al Jarreau, Eric Marienthal, and many others.  Pat was the house guitarist for the final five years of the Merv Griffin Show, the CBS Pat Sajak Show and the new Carol Burnett Show.  Now designated Professor Emeritus, Pat also taught for twenty- four years in the USC Thornton School of Music before recently relocating to the California Central Coast.

Joining Pat will be drummer, Percussionist and Educator Darrell Voss, who has been active as a professional for over 30 years. He has been teaching at Cuesta College since 2000, and is a key member of the jazz faculty and applied music program. He has been co-director of the Summer Jazz Workshop for 8 years at Cuesta College. He has performed or recorded with hundreds of musicians. Most recent performers include The Starlight Dream Band, Jim Barnett Trio, John Proulx, Rick Jarrett, Jeff Babko, Andy Martin, Charlie and Sandy Shoemake, Randy Brecker, Pat Kelley, Doug McDonald, Robert Alberts Quintet and Kathryn Loomis. Darrell continues a busy schedule of performing and educating on the West Coast. He received his undergraduate degrees from Cuesta College and a Bachelors Degree in Music from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo in 1994. He has been fortunate to study with jazz greats Jeff Hamilton, Charlie Shoemake and Steve Houghton, classical teachers Ross Sears and Paulene Soderholm. Darrell has rounded off his music education by participating at Stanford Jazz Workshop, USC Masterclasses, PAS, and Jazz Educator Network events.

Rounding out this evening's trio will be Ken Hustad, a freelance musician, bass player and instructor, who has been working on the Central Coast for over 30 years. His musical vocabulary includes orchestral and chamber music, as well as jazz, rock, blues, Americana and Country, and also include working in theater as well as numerous audio recordings. Hustad is currently principal string bass for the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and also plays with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, Orchestra Novo, The Santa Maria Philharmonic, Symphony of the Vines, and Opera SLO. Ken also performs with many jazz and commercial groups in a wide variety of styles and settings. Besides maintaining an active private studio, he is an academic bass instructor for the Cal Poly State University and Cuesta College Music Departments.

$5 Cover | 6:30pm | Guitar virtuoso Pat Kelley is a composer, arranger, producer, and music educator.  In addition to recording twelve albums as band leader, Pat has enjoyed a prolific career as a Los Angeles studio guitarist, while also touring the world for five years with George Benson, and two years with Natalie Cole.  He has worked with Tom Scott, Hubert Laws, Ronnie Laws, David Benoit, Jane Monheit, Burt Bacharach, Gregg Karukas, Melissa Manchester, Al Jarreau, Eric Marienthal, and many others.  Pat was the house guitarist for the final five years of the Merv Griffin Show, the CBS Pat Sajak Show and the new Carol Burnett Show.  Now designated Professor Emeritus, Pat also taught for twenty- four years in the USC Thornton School of Music before recently relocating to the California Central Coast.

$10 Cover | 6:30pm | The G2 Project is a modern jazz performance collective located on the Central Coast of California. Their somewhat ambiguous moniker encourages musical experimentation and harmonic exploration both in the studio and on stage. Whether it’s solo piano or a trio format, The G2 Project is constantly pushing the accepted boundaries of this American art form known as Jazz.

Pianist, composer, and performing artist George Garcia (G2) has been a member of the west coast jazz and music scene for decades, and is recognized for his inventively unique and borderline disruptive approach to arraigning and performing all manner and genre of musical standards as well as original compositions. During his formative years, George was fortunate to study with a number of incredible jazz mentors including Richie Cole, Dr. Billy Taylor, Bobby McFerrin, and Kenny Kirkland, while his professional career has enabled him to open for notable headliners such as The Yellowjackets and Trio Kait.  In addition to numerous gig dates on the west coast, his international travels have allowed him to perform in a variety of European venues such as the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, The Berlin Ritz Carlton, and The Hotel Manzoni in Milan. Back at home, George and The G2 Project constantly seek to push the very definition of modern jazz by incorporating unconventional voicings and poly-rhythms while simultaneously re-interpreting standards from the American Songbook and beyond.

Ken Hustad is a freelance musician, bass player and instructor, and has been working on the Central Coast for over 30 years. His musical vocabulary includes orchestral and chamber music, as well as jazz, rock, blues, Americana and Country, and also include working in theater as well as numerous audio recordings. Hustad is currently principal string bass for the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and also plays with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, Orchestra Novo, The Santa Maria Philharmonic, Symphony of the Vines, and Opera SLO. Ken also performs with many jazz and commercial groups in a wide variety of styles and settings. Besides maintaining an active private studio, he is an academic bass instructor for the Cal Poly State University and Cuesta College Music Departments.

Drummer, Percussionist and Educator Darrell Voss has been active as a professional for over 30 years. He has been teaching at Cuesta College since 2000, and is a key member of the jazz faculty and applied music program. He has been co-director of the Summer Jazz Workshop for 8 years at Cuesta College. He has performed or recorded with hundreds of musicians. Most recent performers include The Starlight Dream Band, Jim Barnett Trio, John Proulx, Rick Jarrett, Jeff Babko, Andy Martin, Charlie and Sandy Shoemake, Randy Brecker, Pat Kelley, Doug McDonald, Robert Alberts Quintet and Kathryn Loomis. Darrell continues a busy schedule of performing and educating on the West Coast. He received his undergraduate degrees from Cuesta College and a Bachelors Degree in Music from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo in 1994. He has been fortunate to study with jazz greats Jeff Hamilton, Charlie Shoemake and Steve Houghton, classical teachers Ross Sears and Paulene Soderholm. Darrell has rounded off his music education by participating at Stanford Jazz Workshop, USC Masterclasses, PAS, and Jazz Educator Network events.

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$5 Cover | 6:30pm | The G2 Project is a modern jazz performance collective located on the Central Coast of California. Their somewhat ambiguous moniker encourages musical experimentation and harmonic exploration both in the studio and on stage. Whether it’s solo piano or a trio format, The G2 Project is constantly pushing the accepted boundaries of this American art form known as Jazz.

$5 Cover | 6:30PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Her voice is special – a beautiful instrument, lending itself easily to elation or the bittersweet feelings so often found in the songs of the great period – and she brings deep feeling to her music, without ever emoting or overacting. Dawn doesn’t imitate anyone, but the memorable singers we all know resonate through her own singular approach; gentle and unaffected.

Dawn has appeared on recordings, winning praise from reviewers on both coasts, and she has performed at over a dozen renowned jazz festivals in the US and in Japan. Her CD "Let's Get Lost" received airplay on over 100 radio stations and syndicated shows in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan, broke into the CMJ Jazz Charts top 40 and was picked up for reissue in Japan, Thailand and China. Residing in Paso Robles, California, Dawn frequently delights audiences throughout the Central Coast and beyond.

More at: www.dawnlambeth.com

$10 Cover | 6:30PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Her voice is special – a beautiful instrument, lending itself easily to elation or the bittersweet feelings so often found in the songs of the great period – and she brings deep feeling to her music, without ever emoting or overacting. Dawn doesn’t imitate anyone, but the memorable singers we all know resonate through her own singular approach; gentle and unaffected.

Dawn has appeared on recordings, winning praise from reviewers on both coasts, and she has performed at over a dozen renowned jazz festivals in the US and in Japan. Her CD "Let's Get Lost" received airplay on over 100 radio stations and syndicated shows in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan, broke into the CMJ Jazz Charts top 40 and was picked up for reissue in Japan, Thailand and China. Residing in Paso Robles, California, Dawn frequently delights audiences throughout the Central Coast and beyond.

More at: www.dawnlambeth.com

$10 Cover | 6:30PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Her voice is special – a beautiful instrument, lending itself easily to elation or the bittersweet feelings so often found in the songs of the great period – and she brings deep feeling to her music, without ever emoting or overacting. Dawn doesn’t imitate anyone, but the memorable singers we all know resonate through her own singular approach; gentle and unaffected.

Dawn has appeared on recordings, winning praise from reviewers on both coasts, and she has performed at over a dozen renowned jazz festivals in the US and in Japan. Her CD "Let's Get Lost" received airplay on over 100 radio stations and syndicated shows in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan, broke into the CMJ Jazz Charts top 40 and was picked up for reissue in Japan, Thailand and China. Residing in Paso Robles, California, Dawn frequently delights audiences throughout the Central Coast and beyond.

More at: www.dawnlambeth.com

$5 Cover | 6:30PM | Dawn Lambeth possesses that rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet melodic and rhythmic singing effortlessly draws audiences in. Other artists feel necessary to “create” new melodies and obscure original melody, as if Gershwin needs improvement. Dawn likes to recognize the original tune and sing the lyric so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When Dawn steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with listener. The tunes might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance like MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when Dawn presents them and new melodies instantly become old friends. “These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” Dawn is also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party.

Her voice is special – a beautiful instrument, lending itself easily to elation or the bittersweet feelings so often found in the songs of the great period – and she brings deep feeling to her music, without ever emoting or overacting. Dawn doesn’t imitate anyone, but the memorable singers we all know resonate through her own singular approach; gentle and unaffected.

Dawn has appeared on recordings, winning praise from reviewers on both coasts, and she has performed at over a dozen renowned jazz festivals in the US and in Japan. Her CD "Let's Get Lost" received airplay on over 100 radio stations and syndicated shows in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan, broke into the CMJ Jazz Charts top 40 and was picked up for reissue in Japan, Thailand and China. Residing in Paso Robles, California, Dawn frequently delights audiences throughout the Central Coast and beyond.

More at: www.dawnlambeth.com

$5 Cover | 6:30pm | Jamaal Baptiste is a pianist, composer, arranger, and ethnomusicologist. He holds a BM and MM in jazz studies from the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music as well as an MA and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from IU. Baptiste is also the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California. Baptiste has collaborated with esteemed practitioners of Caribbean and Latin American popular music in the United States and contributed to several albums by Grammy nominated artists Michael Spiro and Wayne Wallace. Notably, he recorded on their album Canto América (2017), which was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album. Other notable artists with whom Baptiste has performed include Gary Bartz, Avery G. Sharpe, Ronnie Burrage, Greg Osby, Carol Sudhalter, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Wayne Wallace, Dave Stryker, Steve Houghton, Ed Saindon, Jamey Aebersold, and Rob Dixon. Baptiste is an original member of the Batuquê Trio with drummer Andy Smith and bassist Natalie Boeyink. With this trio, he recorded the album Transparency (2015). He is also a co-founder of the NelBap Duo with saxophonist/clarinetist Ana Nelson and a member of Carlos Bislip’s Aruban Jazz Collective.

$5 Cover | 6:30pm | Jamaal Baptiste is a pianist, composer, arranger, and ethnomusicologist. He holds a BM and MM in jazz studies from the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music as well as an MA and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from IU. Baptiste is also the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California.

Baptiste has collaborated with esteemed practitioners of Caribbean and Latin American popular music in the United States and contributed to several albums by Grammy nominated artists Michael Spiro and Wayne Wallace. Notably, he recorded on their album Canto América (2017), which was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album. Other notable artists with whom Baptiste has performed include Gary Bartz, Avery G. Sharpe, Ronnie Burrage, Greg Osby, Carol Sudhalter, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Wayne Wallace, Dave Stryker, Steve Houghton, Ed Saindon, Jamey Aebersold, and Rob Dixon. Baptiste is an original member of the Batuquê Trio with drummer Andy Smith and bassist Natalie Boeyink. With this trio, he recorded the album Transparency (2015).  He is also a co-founder of the NelBap Duo with saxophonist/clarinetist Ana Nelson, and is also a member of Carlos Bislip’s Aruban Jazz Collective.

Ana Nelson is a clarinetist, saxophonist, and musical composer.  She is the recipient of the prestigious Presser Graduate Award from Indiana University, which supported the recording of her 2022 debut album, Bridges. The album charted on both the Roots Music Report and JazzWeek Top 100.  Nelson has performed with the Louisville Orchestra, the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Michael Spiro, and funk legend Bootsy Collins.  She has also appeared as a featured artist with the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Cal Poly Symphony and University Jazz Band, and the IU New Music Ensemble. In 2020, she received the Earl Hines Outstanding Soloist Award, presented by Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center.  Nelson holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Indiana University and currently teaches applied saxophone, jazz styles, and music appreciation at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She also serves on the applied music faculty at Cuesta College, co-founded the Virtual Woodwind Academy, and maintains an active private studio.

$10 Cover | 6:30pm | Jamaal Baptiste is a pianist, composer, arranger, and ethnomusicologist. He holds a BM and MM in jazz studies from the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music as well as an MA and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from IU. Baptiste is also the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California.

Baptiste has collaborated with esteemed practitioners of Caribbean and Latin American popular music in the United States and contributed to several albums by Grammy nominated artists Michael Spiro and Wayne Wallace. Notably, he recorded on their album Canto América (2017), which was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album. Other notable artists with whom Baptiste has performed include Gary Bartz, Avery G. Sharpe, Ronnie Burrage, Greg Osby, Carol Sudhalter, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Wayne Wallace, Dave Stryker, Steve Houghton, Ed Saindon, Jamey Aebersold, and Rob Dixon. Baptiste is an original member of the Batuquê Trio with drummer Andy Smith and bassist Natalie Boeyink. With this trio, he recorded the album Transparency (2015).  He is also a co-founder of the NelBap Duo with saxophonist/clarinetist Ana Nelson, and is also a member of Carlos Bislip’s Aruban Jazz Collective.

Ana Nelson is a clarinetist, saxophonist, and musical composer.  She is the recipient of the prestigious Presser Graduate Award from Indiana University, which supported the recording of her 2022 debut album, Bridges. The album charted on both the Roots Music Report and JazzWeek Top 100.  Nelson has performed with the Louisville Orchestra, the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Michael Spiro, and funk legend Bootsy Collins.  She has also appeared as a featured artist with the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Cal Poly Symphony and University Jazz Band, and the IU New Music Ensemble. In 2020, she received the Earl Hines Outstanding Soloist Award, presented by Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center.  Nelson holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Indiana University and currently teaches applied saxophone, jazz styles, and music appreciation at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She also serves on the applied music faculty at Cuesta College, co-founded the Virtual Woodwind Academy, and maintains an active private studio.

$5 Cover | 6:30pm | Musical artists Brice & Nina are a dynamic duo hailing from Monterey California. Their ability to effortlessly blend traditional jazz with contemporary compositions immediately captivates the audience. From classics to modern, this duo fearlessly tackles all genre of music.

Guitarist Brice Albert was born and raised in Monterey, CA, where his love for music first began. Deeply involved in the local music scene during his formative high school years, Brice performed at many local venues including the famous Monterey Jazz Festival.  He then attended California State University, Northridge, majoring in Jazz Guitar, and later earning his Master’s Degree from CalArts.  While living in Los Angeles, Brice formed several ensembles, exploring electronic music while blending it with jazz elements.  He’s also toured up and down the West Coast as a professional musician, but his true passion lies in live performance, preferring to create authentic soundscapes during each show, rather than relying on prerecorded tracks.

Vocalist Nina Hadzi-Antich musical journey started in Buffalo, NY, before her family relocated to Sacramento, CA, where she became involved in jazz music through her high school’s vocal jazz choir, where she also had privilege of participating in the Monterey Jazz Festival.  Nina later pursued her vocal passion by majoring in Jazz Studies at UCLA, and spent a decade performing throughout Los Angeles, while also working as a professional backup singer.  In 2021, Nina relocated to Monterey, where she reconnected with her love of jazz performance, while constantly refining her craft.

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