The Jazz Jubilee by the Sea will be celebrating the music and excitement of New Orleans on the California Coast during the Martin Luther King weekend January 12th to the 15th The Jubilee, now in its 46th year, is a high energy event, featuring a wide variety of hot swingin’ jazz, Dixieland, New Orleans, Zydeco, Rock & Roll, R&B, Blues, Big Band and even a little Western Swing! This premier West Coast jazz event presents many of the most sought-after traditional jazz bands from across the nation. This weekend long party also features great food, California wines, libations and large wooden dance floors in every venue. The Festival attracts music fans from throughout the California Central Coast, the state of California and around the USA – whether they attend for a day or the entire weekend.
2023 headliners include dance favorites like the Cajun violinist Tom Rigney from the Bay Area, the High Street Party Band from Idaho, Blue Street from Fresno and New Orleans, Cornet Chop Suey from St. Louis. Joining them will be nationally known veterans Adrian Cunningham from NYC, the Midiri Brothers from New Jersey, St. Gabriel’s Celestial Brass Band, the Yve Evans Trio and Gator Nation from the Bay Area and the Black Market Trust from LA. Many Central Coast stars will be featured too including the Jump Jax, the Big Sirs of Swing, the Creole Syncopators, Kathryn Loomis, Dawn Lambeth and the Royal Garden Swing Orchestra. In all more than twenty five bands and individual performers will be featured throughout the weekend.
Three venues are located in Pismo Beach along with two venues in Grover Beach. Bands will circulate to all five venues throughout the days and evenings Friday through Sunday. A premium kick off show with a nationally known trio plus a special guest is set for Thursday night at the Pismo Veterans Auditorium which will also act as the main Box Office for the Festival. Numerous free Community Outreach and Promotional shows will happen all week in Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, SLO and Arroyo Grande!
Pismo Jazz Jubilee three-day badges, single day tickets and special evening event tickets are available now through MY805Tix.com. The Basin Street Regulars has been promoting monthly dance/concerts as well as the annual Jubilee by the Sea for over four decades. All Festival details and general information about the Basin Street Regulars is available at PismoJazz.com. Major Sponsors for the Festival are the City of Pismo Beach, the City of Grover Beach and the Community Foundation of SLO County. Media partners include Experience Pismo Beach, KSBY TV and the New Times.
Jubilee Crowd Favorites:
- Professor Cunningham and his Old School. (New York City and the East Coast)
This band performs the most swinging and grooving repertoire ranging from the streets of New Orleans to the early dance halls of Harlem NYC. - Cornet Chop Suey (St. Louis and the Midwest)
Chop Suey applies its own exciting style to traditional jazz, swing, blues and “big production” numbers. - The Midiri Brothers Septet (East Coast Twins on clarinet and vibes)
Authentic big band featuring dazzling performances of the music of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Fletcher Henderson, the Dorsey Brothers, Glenn Miller & more - Tom Rigney and Flambeau (from the Bay Area)
fiddler playing zydeco, cajun and America Roots - Holland and Coots Swingin’ West – all stars from around the country playing Western swing!
- High Street Party Band. (Oregon)
Wild, Crazy group of sharp dressed guys having a party at every gig!! Dance – show band - Gator Nation (from the Bay Area)
Specializing in South Louisiana music which combines traditional Cajun, Zydeco, and New Orleans, R&B. - Blue Street Jazz Band (New Orleans Based) Great Dixieland, Trad Jazz and NOLA style music
- Carl Sonny Leyland and Friends. (Piano Man – Boogie Woogie – Blues – Jazz
(You know Sonny from New Cuyama and KCBX’s Rhythm Retrospective but he’s known worldwide!) - Ivory and Gold (classic swing, jazz and ragtime repertoire of the early 20th century)
New to the Festival this year:
- Black Market Trust (from the LA area).
The Great American Songbook infused with Django’s romantic and virtuosic flavor. Add some intricate vocal harmonies and a dash of Rat Pack-style comedy! - Yve Evans Trio – (from the Bay Area) think Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan
- St. Gabriel’s Celestial Brass Band (Bay Area) 9 pc traditional 2nd line marching/street band
Central Coast Favorites
- The Creole Syncopators (with Valerie Johnson)
- Kathryn Loomis & Co. Big Band Era Vocalist with great backing combo
- The Big Sirs of Swing – Django style hot club jazz from the Cambria area
- The Jump Jax with Ted Waterhouse – Jump Blues
- Royal Garden Swing Orchestra. 10-piece classic Big Band sound
- Central City Swing. (Big Band with all the regional regulars)
- Dawn Lambeth and Friends. – Jazz Vocalist and Pianist
Jazz Jubilee by the Sea Community Show Schedule
All these shows are FREE except for Wednesday at Harry’s
- Sat Jan. 7th (3pm). Jump Jax promotional show at Grover Station Grill
- Wed Jan. 11th (6-10pm). Creole Syncopators open for Jazz Jubilee All Star’s from across the USA – at Harry’s in Pismo
(Mardi Gras Party including food! – Get $25 tics on Harry’s website) - Thur Jan 12th (6-8:30pm). St. Gabriel’s Celestial Brass Band at SLO Farmer’s Market. (At corner of Broad and Higuera)
- Fri Jan 13th (1pm). St. Gabriel’s Celestial Brass Band at the Pismo Pier.
- Fri Jan 13th (4-6pm) Igor the Jazz Cowboy with Jeff Barnhart and Gary Ryan at The Agrarian Hotel in Arroyo Grande
- Sat Jan 14th (7-10pm) Le Rue Blue and Blue Renditions from New Orleans at Puffer’s of Pismo
- Sun Jan15th (5-8pm). Groovus at Puffer’s of Pismo. (Post Festival Party)