The Basin Street Regulars Hot Jazz Club has been promoting jazz on the Central Coast with monthly dance concerts and an annual festival for almost 50 years. BSR also provides scholarships to Jazz Camp for young musicians who are interested in furthering their knowledge of music and jazz—learning from the pros!
This fall, the Basin Street Regulars Hot Jazz Club expanded its annual festival by initiating and orchestrating the Jazz Jubilee Central Coast 2024. Local music venues, jazz organizations, dance clubs, colleges, night clubs, wineries, and restaurants from Orcutt to San Luis Obispo, participated in the festival from Oct. 21 to Nov 4. Jazz, music, and dancing were highlighted at 15 venues with kick-off parties, special musical guests, local favorite jazz bands, VIP events, and musical productions. Most of the events were free, with select ones being ticketed events.
Patrons of the event gave it a wholehearted “thumbs up.” Venue owners were very pleased at the response from the community. Many individuals were introduced to and fell in love with a genre of music that inspired fun, family, and unity over the universal language of music!
We thank the (so many to list!) sponsors, promoters, venue owners, and community members for making this a successful festival that continues to develop and expand the regional jazz audience! We look forward to enhancements and additional partners for Jazz Jubilee Central Coast 2025!
Tara Hoffmann
Santa Maria
This article appears in Dec 12-22, 2024.