The Monterey Bay Area

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  • 1. Jazz Bash by the Bay

    Festivals

    Traditional jazz bands play early jazz, big band, swing, ragtime, blues, zydeco, and gypsy jazz at waterfront venues during this festival, held on the first full weekend of March.

    , USA
    888-349–6879
  • 2. Kuumbwa Jazz Center

    The center draws top performers such as Lee Ritenour, Chris Potter, and the Dave Holland Trio. A café serves meals an hour before most shows.

    320–2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, California, 95060, USA
    831-427–2227
  • 3. Monterey Jazz Festival

    Festivals

    The world's oldest jazz festival attracts top-name performers to the Monterey Fairgrounds on the third full weekend of September.

    , USA
    888-248–6499-ticket office
  • 4. Monterey Symphony

    The symphony performs classical concerts from October through May at the Sunset Center in Carmel and at the Performing Arts Center of the Steinbeck Institute of Art & Culture in Salinas.

    USA
    831-646–8511
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