2025 World Class
International Acoustic Music
Dinner Concerts
at SOhO 1221 State St.
in Downtown Santa Barbara
Fall 2025
Series Now On Sale to Acoustic Club Members
On Sale to Public August 1
Transatlantic Guitar Trio
September 21, 2025
Leokane Pryor & Kimo West
Duo & More
October 12, 2025
Alberto Lombardi
Solo Virtuoso
November 9, 2025
Andres Vadin Trio
with special guest dancer
Lakshmi “La Chimi”
November 23, 2025
Co-Sponsored by Flamenco!SB
Acoustic Music & the Guitar
"Acoustic music is the timeless sound of nature and resonating materials – wood, bone, gourd, gut and skin. It predates the spoken language of modern culture, crossing all borders and barriers. It speaks to great, universal truths of very personal, yet familiar stories. Those stories keep legacies alive, allow them to be shared, and create new ones going forward".
(Derek Johnson aka Musicalist)
Music is unparalleled in both its reflection of and impact on human culture, developing across time, place, religion and culture. It is the door to our souls, the balm for our spirit, an inspiration to feel deeply, our common language, and the heart of community.
Acoustic instruments were dictated by the flora and fauna of each area, evolving and cross fertilizing as people migrated across the world. The humble guitar is known for its enormous musical versatility across all cultures and genres. It is the voice of people to tell their stories, and attainable to everyone regardless of wealth or status.
"The guitar is a whole lot more than a guitar....
there's a whole attitude towards life wrapped up in it" (Charles Fox)
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So Much Great Music!
It's been an honor & privilege to host live music
by over 100 of of the world’s great string (and more) players since 2016.
We are so fortunate to have such talent amongst us who have the
freedom of expression to do what they do.
Don't take it for granted ~ get out and enjoy it while you can;
the musicians and venues need you now more than ever.
Thanks for your support.
A Call 2 Peace
(with Federico Ramos
Eduardo Del Signore
Scarlet Rivera &
Ron Wagner)
Don Alder
Muriel Anderson
Paul Asbell
Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan
Adrian Bellue
PIerre Bensusan
Claude Bourbon
Trace Bundy
Clive Carroll
Michael Chapdelaine
Nick Charles
Chucumite
Craig D’Andrea
Kyran Daniel
Alex DeGrassi
Jerry Douglas
(with Maura O’Connell
& a huge band)
Antoine Dufour
The Elderberries
Ken Emerson (w/ Kimo West)
Tommy Emmanuel
(with Richard Smith
& Brooks Robertson)
Diego Garcia (Twanguero)
Vicki Genfan
Nina Gerber & Chris Webster
Teja Gerken & Doug Young
Goh
Trevor Gordon Hall
Mark Hanson
The Hot Club of Nashville
(with Richard Smith
Annie Sellick
Pat Bergeson
Aaron Till
Charlie Chadwick &
Josh Hunt)
The Idiomatiques
(with Craig Sharmat
George Quirin/
Ray Bergstrom
Kim Collins &
Frank Petrilli/
Brian Mann)
Claude LaFlamme
Christie Lenee
David Lindley
Michael Lorimer
John Lyle
Nick Johnson
J2B2
(with John Jorgenson
Herb Pederson
Patrick Sauber &
Mark Fain)
John Jorgenson Quintet
(with Jason Anick
Rory Hoffman
Max O'Rourke
Simon Planting &
Rick Reed)
Laurence Juber
Justin King
Kaki King
Tim Kliphuis & Jimmie Grant
Alberto Lombardi
Marley's Ghost
(with Jerry Fletcher
Ed Littlefield Jr.
Bob Nichols
Mike Phelan
Dan Wheetman &
Jon Wilcox)
Sean McGowan
Tony McManus
Maria Muldaur
(with John Jorgenson &
Simon Planting)
Kai Narezo
Kinloch Nelson
Nightbirds
George Quirin
Gareth Pearson
Abby Possner
Leokane Pryor
Donovan Raitt
Del Rey
Brooks Robertson
Joe Robinson
Jose Antonio Rodriguez
Sam ’n’ Ash
Richard Smith
Tim Sparks
Joscho Stephan Trio
(with Sven Jungbeck
& Volker Kamp)
Walter Strauss
Luca Stricagnoli
Kenny Sultan
Taimane
Sofia Talvik
The Transatlantic Trio
(with Richard Smith
Joscho Stephan &
Rory Hoffman)
Hiroya Tsukamoto
Andres Vadin Project
(with Yosmel Montejo
Diego Alvarez Muñoz
Manuel Gutiérrez &
Jade Valdes)
Dani Vargas & Jenna Columbet
Carl Verheyen Acoustic Band
(with Dave Marotta
& John Mader)
Willie Watson
Kimo West
Andrew York
"The guitar can truly change the world...we've seen that in ministry and education;
it has affected international borders. It's a very dangerous tool." (Richard Hoover, with a smile)
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