Students are Free * to Select Shows!

Up to four K-12 Students are FREE to attend SBAcoustic Unplugged Concerts at the  USSB Parish Hall,

* when available and accompanied by a paying parent * 

The are first come, first served; buy one seat through a link below, and send a note to reserve a free +1 student seat.

Winter 2026 Series

Mark Leggett - Solo Fingerstyle (1st Half)

March 8, 2026 - 7:30 @ Unitarian Parish Hall

Composer/Guitarist Mark Leggett’s diverse collaborations include Dolly Parton, Werner Herzog, Levon Helm, Richard Thompson, Emininem, Minogue and more.

Twice nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award, he has composed for hundreds of film and television projects. Mark mixes organic instruments, modern electronics and performances by world class musicians to create his scores. His acclaimed guitar work has been reviewed by Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Fretboard Journal and Fingerstyle Journal.

Natalie Gelman - Singer/Songwriter (2nd Half)

March 8, 2026 - 8:15 @ Unitarian Parish Hall

Attraction is inexplicable. It’s pheromonal, quasi-spiritual, physiological and physical. For songwriter-pop artist Natalie Gelman, the pull to music has almost been innate. It has been there since she was an eight-year-old girl with an absent father and an overworked single mother. Back then, she freely roamed the wilds of New York City, stoking the fire of her artistry, spurred on by violin and piano lessons, and her innate singing and songwriting gifts. 

The Ojai, California-based artist has aptly titled her milestone release, Moth To The Flame, which was born out of struggle. Looking to take her career to new heights, Natalie set out to do something different than she had done before, and that meant building an album with precision and direction that would be uncompromising in its execution and creation. This proved to be an arduous task; to record with the team she hand selected meant bending her life to the schedules of many. Long, late hours in the studio; days, weeks, and even months between recording sessions can prove overwhelming to many artists, but Natalie so believed in her vision she refused to settle for anything less than perfection. 

The 13-song album represents a rare artistic feat. Moth To The Flame is a sublimely melodic and heartfelt blend of polished production, telepathic musicianship, and finely crafted pop with emotionally raw lyrics and storytelling. “I feel an everlasting draw to music, sometimes at the expense of the rest of my life. Like a moth to a flame, I continue to drive towards it, even when the price is frustration or pain. Sometimes we need to experience adversity to truly appreciate our purpose, and music is that purpose for me” Natalie says.  

Natalie’s songs are subtly lush, detailed with ethereal atmospherics, majestic cello flourishes, chiming electric guitars, stately piano, and layers of dreamy vocals. Throughout her catalog, Natalie exhibits a stunning range as a vocalist, spanning delicately emotive phrasing to powerhouse full-voice singing. Her lyrics are both profoundly spare and poetically incisive, and her autobiographical songwriting boasts a universal resonance.

Spring 2026 Series Season Passes

for all Four Concerts Below

Go On Sale to Acoustic Club Members

on 2/15/26 for Just $125pp

4/12/26 Poi Rogers, Western Swing Duo

& The Elderberries

April 12, 2026 - 7:30 @ Unitarian Parish Hall

Hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, Poi Rogers performs original and vintage American roots music, with Gerard Egan doubling on acoustic guitar and triple neck steel and Carolyn Sills on standup bass, their timeless harmonies anchoring the show. They won the 2018 and 2024 Ameripolitan Award for Western Swing Group (as ‘The Carolyn Sills Combo’), and Carolyn was named the Academy of Western Artists' Western Swing Female Vocalist of 2020. They performed at the 2024 Monterey Jazz Festival and are both Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame inductees. What began as a fun way for the couple to explore the vintage musical styles they love turned into an in-demand touring act, with their second album due out in 2026. www.poirogers.com

The Elderberries will open the show for the first 30 minutes.

4/26/26 Komaga Trio 

Motoshi Kosako, Jazz Harpist

Michael Manring, Fretless Bass

Chris Garcia, Percussion

April 26, 2026 - 7:30 @ SOhO

These three virtuoso instrumentalists team up to play unique original jazz/ethnic crossover music with full improvisation. This is absolutely the only ensemble that brings you a musical experience you have never had before.

Motoshi Kosako (harp) was born in Matsuyama City, Japan. He started his musical training on the piano and also the guitar. In Tokyo he played the acoustic and electric guitar in professional Jazz bands and the Swing Journal magazine described him as “one of the most remarkable young Jazz musicians.” He learned the harp after moving to the US and was the principal harpist of Stockton Symphony Orchestra in California between 2005-2010 as well as the featuring soloist for 2009-2010 season.

Motoshi plays with fluid, modern style and introspective soloing that evokes Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea.  He is considered to be one of the most influential Jazz harpist in the world and tours internationally to give concert, lectures and workshops.

Hailed by many as the world’s leading solo bassist, Michael Manring has been pushing back the boundaries of what’s possible on the bass guitar for over three decades. While his technical skill and innovations always make an impression, it is his ability to communicate on a profound emotional level that most touches listeners.

Michael has developed a new approach to the instrument that includes unorthodox tunings, techniques and methodologies. He has honed his skills on hundreds of recordings as a session musician and thousands of concerts throughout the world. His long-term collaboration and close friendship with the late acoustic guitar genius Michael Hedges led to a lengthy stint as house bassist for Windham Hill Records; a label for whom he also worked as a solo artist, releasing four recordings under his own name.

"Do not miss your next opportunity to discover the bassist with the most fresh and inventive playing today."

Musicien magazine

Chris Garcia (tabla, percussion) is a critically acclaimed performer, improviser, composer, and educator who has made a career with over 1200 performances in 28 countries on 5 continents, either on Western drumset, percussion of North and South India, percussion of indigenous Mexico, Meso America or his own unique percussion configuration called EL MONSTRO which contains instruments from all of the above all within arms reach.

His fascination with rhythm and the color of sound allows him the opportunity to be a group member and frequent collaborator/composer with various critically acclaimed classical, jazz, rock, and world music ensembles with whom he continues to concertize with in the US and abroad.

As a composer he Chris garners critical and popular acclaim and commissions for indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica and India and classical guitar, marimba, piano, string quartet, western harp and woodwind quintet.

J2B2

John Jorgenson, Mandolin

and featuring

Herb Pederson, Banjo

June 13, 2026 - 6:30 @ SOhO

J2B2 is an all-star bluegrass supergroup featuring the legendary, award-winning musicians John Jorgenson on acoustic guitar, mandolin and vocals; and Herb Pedersen on banjo, acoustic guitar and vocals. Additionally, Mark Fain on bass and Patrick Sauber on acoustic guitar and vocals frequently join in, as well as other rotating members.

They deliver bluegrass like no one has ever heard it before and form a union of impeccable musicianship, incomparable songwriting, incredible harmony vocals (a fresh twist combining bluegrass with elements of West Coast folk rock) and seasoned showmanship. This is the “high lonesome sound” of American roots music at its finest; the band’s undeniable live shows have received stellar reviews and have the bluegrass world buzzing.

Jorgenson and Pedersen were founders (with Chris Hillman) of the formative country rock group Desert Rose Band. Jorgenson went on to found the Hellecasters and toured with Elton John’s band for six years. Jorgenson won a Grammy for Best Country Instrumental with Brad Paisley and was nominated for Best Bluegrass Album with Earl Scruggs.

Herb Pedersen was a member of legendary bluegrass band The Dillards as well as bluegrass super-group Old and In the Way. A sought-after singer and musician, he has worked with such music legends as Chris Hillman, Earl Scruggs, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Tony Rice, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Jackson Browne and John Denver.

J2B2 has created quite a buzz, and The International Bluegrass Music Association is among the many giving the newly formed band’s live performance high marks.

“There was warmth, and storytelling, and lots of laughter as this fresh band of legends made their debut…but with their expertise combined, you would think they had been playing in this configuration for years.”

IBMA 

“Expect fireworks and amazing playing from some of the best string players in the world.”

Yes! Weekly 

  Fall 2026 Series  

"The guitar is a whole lot more than a guitar....
there's a whole attitude towards life wrapped up in it"  (Charles Fox)