Concerts near Aromas

The closest major jazz festival to Aromas: Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter, Miles/Coltrane centennial tributes, and artist-in-residence Ambrose Akinmusire. Leave 90 min before gate, not first music.

Perfume Genius at the Henry Miller Library is a one-off, not a tour stop you'll see repeated. Inventory is showing almost full, so this is close to your last shot. Gates 6, show 7; leave ~3:45 PM.

Trumpeter Chris Botti, back in small-group acoustic-jazz mode and touring his first album in more than a decade. 7:00 PM; leave Aromas about 5:45.

Eric D. Johnson's Fruit Bats, with the full band. Doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

The local orchestra marks the semiquincentennial with American repertoire. The closest serious symphony night to Aromas. Sat 7:30 PM at the Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz; Sun 2:00 PM at the Mello Center, Watsonville.

The Grammy Album-of-the-Year winner brings joyful jazz-soul-pop to the Greek. Currently a hot ticket. Leave ~4:15 PM; late return.

Ken-David Masur conducts Dvorak's New World Symphony, Copland's Billy the Kid Suite, and a co-commissioned Leshnoff Rhapsody on America with pianist Joyce Yang. Sat 7:30 PM or Sun 2:30 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

Kishi Bashi, violinist and songwriter, plays Sonderlust for the album's tenth anniversary. Geographer opens. Doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

Chuck E.'s in Love, two Grammys, and a voice that never sounded like anyone else, in a single-screen theater on Soquel Avenue. Bookings like this do not come within an hour of Aromas often. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM. About an hour from Aromas.

Walk on the Ocean and All I Want: the 1990s alt-rock band in a Monterey theater. Show 7:00 PM; leave Aromas around 5:45.

Twenty-six albums and 16 Grammy nominations in, the fusion quartet plays Kuumbwa's small room. Sunday 7:00 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

Roger McGuinn, who founded the Byrds, solo with the 12-string Rickenbacker. 7:00 PM; leave Aromas about 5:45.

Steve Martin's band when he needs one, and a Grammy-winning bluegrass outfit on their own. Fast, tight, and funnier live than the genre usually is. Show 7 pm; leave Aromas around 5:45.

High-energy Celtic rock in a club that suits the pints-up atmosphere. Doors 8 PM, show 9 PM; leave Aromas about 7.

The Way I Am, Girls Chase Boys, and a decade of TV placements; her shows lean funny and loose in a way the records do not tell you. Show 7 pm; leave Aromas around 5:45.

Violinist Alexi Kenney on Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1, alongside Berwald's Estrella de Soria overture and Copland's Appalachian Spring. Sat 7:30 PM or Sun 3:00 PM; leave Aromas about an hour ahead.

Dobro master Jerry Douglas and his band in a small standing-room hall in Felton. Doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM; 21+; allow 70 minutes to Felton.

Hello It's Me, I Saw the Light, and the producer's chair on Bat Out of Hell. Rundgren in a single-screen neighborhood theater is a rare thing. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM. About an hour from Aromas.

Four Grammys, a stint in I'm With Her, and a tour built around playing Undercurrent ten years on. Probably the best Americana bill in the region this fall. Show 7 pm; leave Aromas around 5:45.

Santa Cruz's own, back in the county-next-door for an early show. Their crowd is loyal, so it will be full. Show 5 pm; leave Aromas around 3:45.

Halloween pops: hero-and-villain film music, Batman, Phantom of the Opera, Ghostbusters, Spider-Man and more. Peter Jaffe conducts; Bianca Orsi sings. Sat 7:30 PM or Sun 2:30 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

Quartet Novalis in the Bach Festival's off-season chamber series, with a program that runs from Mozart to Fanny Mendelssohn. Sunday 7:00 PM; leave Aromas about an hour ahead.

Franti without Spearhead: a three-piece, mostly acoustic, in a theater instead of the amphitheaters he usually fills. Same songs, closer. Doors 6 PM, show 7 PM. About an hour from Aromas.

Lyle Lovett and the Small Large Band in a 700-seat hall. 7:00 PM; leave Aromas about 5:45.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit, the Santa Cruz bluegrass band, playing their hometown on Halloween night. Doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

In Sun Jang plays the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. Also on the program: Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony and a world-premiere overture by Strebulaev. Sat Nov 14, 7:30 PM at the Civic; Sun Nov 15, 2:00 PM at the Mello Center.

Dvořák's irresistible Slavonic Dances plus a two-piano showcase in Carmel's excellent Sunset Center. Two performances, Nov 21–22.

A UK guitarist Joe Bonamassa champions, paired with a Southern-rock band on the way up. A double bill for people who go for the guitar solos. Show 7 pm; leave Aromas around 5:45.

Cars was 1979; the industrial and electronic acts he shaped are still citing him. A US theater date this small is unusual for Numan. Show 7 pm; leave Aromas around 5:45.

An all-Mozart program in San Jose's gorgeous restored movie palace, one of the best classical rooms still drivable. Weekend matinee or evening; Dec 5–6.

Grimaud plays Beethoven's final sonata, Schubert's B-flat major sonata, and Rachmaninoff picture pieces in Bing's in-the-round hall. Sunday 2:30 PM; allow 90 minutes to Stanford.

Pink Martini's holiday show: a dozen musicians, guest singers, and songs in several languages. Sunday 7:00 PM; leave Aromas about 5:45.

Twenty-six years in, The Bad Plus is on its final tour. Kuumbwa is one of the stops. Monday 7:00 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

Christmas standards and Latin classics in salsa arrangements, from a three-time Grammy-winning orchestra. Shows at 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

Jonathan Richman and drummer Tommy Larkins, the duo he has toured with for years. Doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

The orchestra's festive holiday pops. A seasonal night out in a beautiful hall. Three performances: Sat 2:30 and 7:30 PM, Sun 2:30 PM.

Victor Wooten and his brothers, booked by Kuumbwa Jazz into the Rio's bigger room. Doors 6:30 PM, show 7:30 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

New Orleans brass-band funk on New Year's Eve. Show 7:00 PM; leave Aromas around 5:45.

Pianist Serene plays Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto, and Jaron Lanier's Singularity Variations gets its world premiere on the same program. Sat Jan 16, 7:30 PM at the Civic; Sun Jan 17, 2:00 PM at the Mello Center.

Beth Hart, blues-rock singer, on a January weeknight in Monterey. Show 7:00 PM; leave Aromas around 5:45.

Three Dog Night had 21 Top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975 and still tours on them. Show 7:00 PM; leave Aromas around 5:45.

Jesse Cook, nuevo-flamenco guitar, with his band. Doors 6:30 PM, show 7:30 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

Mussorgsky's blockbuster in Ravel's dazzling orchestration. A showpiece for a full orchestra. Jan 23–24, 2027.

Broadway songs in swing arrangements, a Jazz at Lincoln Center touring show with vocalists Kate Kortum and David Marino. 7:00 PM; leave Aromas about 5:45.

Pianist Kenny Barron, an NEA Jazz Master, leads his trio. Monday 7:00 PM; about an hour from Aromas.

Joan Osborne performs her album Relish live. Show 7:00 PM; leave Aromas around 5:45.

Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony is the main event. Before it: Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, Copland's Quiet City, and Valerie Coleman's Seven O'Clock Shout. Sat 7:30 PM or Sun 3:00 PM; leave Aromas about an hour ahead.

Wynton Marsalis leads the 15-piece Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Bing. Saturday 8:00 PM; allow 90 minutes to Stanford.

Bartók's virtuoso showcase puts every section of the orchestra in the spotlight. Mar 6–7, 2027.