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On Saturday, April 12, Santa Barbara City College’s Trombone Ensembles once again welcomed legendary movie soundtrack trombonist Alex Iles as our guest artist for the Spring 2025 “Slide Show” master … Read more

SBCC was honored to welcome the Derek Douget Band on April 4th, 2025 to Santa Barbara for an inspiring jazz performance that resonated with students and community members alike. Derek … Read more

SBCC’s Quire of Voyces’ 2024 Japan tour was, unexpectedly, a profoundly emotional, musical, and intercultural experience that left a deep impression on the choir, our audiences, and our friends and … Read more

The Channels reviews the SBCC big band performance at the Dos Pueblos High School jazz festival with special guest, Karl Hunter, of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Link to the article: … Read more

The Santa Barbara Independent reviews the Quire of Voyces December Concerts: https://www.independent.com/2023/12/26/review-voyces-in-a-chapel-site-meets-glorious-sound-in-santa-barbara/

From the larger Santa Barbara Independent article ON the Beat | Xmas Music X-ing Giving Serious Guitar Some Attention Santa Barbara’s bounty and diversity of classical music offerings is rich enough — especially … Read more

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