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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