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SBCC Summer Jazz featured on KEYT
KEYT came to class this summer, and interviewed some of the faculty and students in the summer jazz program. Watch here!
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SBCC Piano Faculty Returns to Carnegie Hall
Dr. Adea Badivuku, who teaches applied piano in the SBCC Music Department, returned to the stage at Carnegie Hall on July 8 following a first-prize win in the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition. Badivuku earned the honor as part of a duo with violist and composer Dr. Deniz Caglarcan, a collaboration the two have…
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Trombone Day April 18th 2026, with Alex Iles
Come see the free Master Class with Alex Iles on Saturday April 18th from 9 am till 2:30 pm in the Fe Bland Forum. At 3 pm, the show moves to the Garvin theatre where several of the trombone groups will perform.
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Big Bands at SoHo Moved to May 4th
SBCC Big Bands and Jazz combo moved to May 4th. Due to a scheduling snafu, the April 13th big band date at SoHo has been moved to Monday May 4th. Also at SoHo!
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SBCC New Class – Buisness of Music
For the first time in 6 years, Music 123 Buisness of Music is back! The instructor, David Grossman, is a Berklee-trained jazz drummer who has spent time at the helm of the music division at Paramount Pictures and as EVP of The Recording Academy, the organization that produces the Grammy Awards. He has also authored…
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SBCC Brass performs with the Santa Barbara Symphony
On October 18 and 19, members from Santa Barbara City College’s Symphony and Concert Band were featured in the Santa Barbara Symphony’s 2025-26 season opening concerts. Under the baton of Maestro Nir Kabaretti, the 18 SBCC musicians provided an additional boost of energy to the legendary professionals of the Santa Barbara Symphony at the conclusion…
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Alex Iles performs with SBCC Trombones
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 class and concert The morning master class featured Alex Iles working with members of our SBCC Trombone Ensembles, providing critique for trombonists of all ages and…
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New Orleans Jazz at SBCC
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 hosted a memorable jam session at the Granada Theatre, which drew strong student participation. The event stands out as a meaningful highlight of the year…
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SBCC Jazz at the Dos Pueblos High School Jazz festival!
SBCC’s jazz department will be well represented at the DPHS jazz festival, with the Good Times big band and the New World Jazz combo performing during the day, and the award-winning Lunch Break big band playing with guest artist Steve Moretti. starting at 7:30 pm on March 1st, 2025. The concert is the final event…
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Quire of Voyces tours Japan!
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 family who joined the tour. Coming as the tour did, 4 years after the COVID cancellation of our Baltic tour, the QV Japan tour felt…