On Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, the Santa Barbara City College Trombone Choir celebrated its 10th anniversary by hosting “Slide Show,” comprised of a daytime master class and evening concert in SBCC’s … Read more
SBCC Jazz and Drum instructor Ed Smith was asked to arrange and orchestrate a new musical called “Bread ‘n’ Gravy”, by Frank Cullen. Bread ’n’ Gravy is a new musical … Read more
Dillon MacIntyre joins the SBCC trombone ensembles for a Master Class in the FéBland Forum on April 22nd, from 10 am – 1 pm (subject to change). He will then … Read more
Distinguished and world-famous trumpet player and composer John Daversa will join the SBCC Good Times & Lunch Break big bands as well as the SBCC New World Jazz combo for … Read more
For most of his life, Doug Trantow has made music. As a sound engineer, he helped create some major hits for artists such as Hootie & The Blowfish, Matchbox Twenty, Jewel and Santana. And, yes, … Read more
Grammy-winner Ted Nash leads SBCC composers in concert at Museum of Art SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2021) – Grammy Award-winning musician and composer Ted Nash will lead a group … Read more
Yesterday, Opera Santa Barbara treated students and community members to a free vocal masterclass, featuring members of Chrisman Studio Artist program led by Layna Chianakas, (director of this weekend’s production) … Read more
In the wake of Simone Biles’ withdrawal from the Individual All-Around portion of the Olympics competition, I was startled by her teammates’ insight that they can perform their gravity-defying feats only … Read more
On Oct. 23, 2020 at 7p.m. Pacific Time, the Santa Barbara City College Lunch Break Big Band became the first school band in the world to present a live concert … Read more