Carlos Reyes is a Grammy winning recording artist, producer, engineer, harpist and violinist-- has been breaking musical barriers since his first public performance at the age of five in Paraguay.
This man will blow you away; you never know what to expect, he arranges the songs from classical, to Latin to Pop in ways you would NEVER expect it's MAGIC.

“El Tosco” named Carlos “EL Monstro Musical” ……..”The Musical Monster”

SPECIAL GUESTS: Janice Maxine Reid (Keys ) and Rolando Morales ( Guitar)

Meet & Great After the show!

Freda Payne is best known for her 1970 hit from Invictus Records, "Band of Gold," written by the founders of Invictus, the famed Motown hit team, Holland-Dozier-Holland (Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland).

One of her biggest influences during that time was one of jazz's greatest vocalists, Ella Fitzgerald. Payne references other inspirations, but claims "Ella was the one I felt most attached to." So it's fitting that some 60 years later.

Payne pays tribute to the greats, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Carmen McRae and many more.

Payne's love for the Queens of Jazz is evident in every moment of her performance.

Larry Dunlap 
Pianist, composer and arranger Larry Dunlap has a multifaceted career and has been the pianist in North America with the British singer Dame Cleo Laine and her musician husband Sir John Dankworth.

Award-winning jazz/blues recording artist Roberta Donnay’s interest in roots music started at a young age. Studying Vintage Jazz and Blues, she started performing with her guitar and composing music, then moved to San Francisco and sang with Dick Oxtot’s Golden Age Jazz Band and “Tom Keats and his Tom Kats” and the Jimmy Price Big Band.

This led her to record with legendary jazz producer Orrin Keepnews, and touring 10+ years as a member of “Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks”.

Her group Prohibition Mob, formed in 2011, signed with Motema Music (“A Little Sugar” 2012 and “Bathtub Gin” 2015 and with Blujazz (“My Heart Belongs to Satchmo”) 2018. They have performed at venues and festivals including Birdland NYC, Exit Zero Jazz Fest, San Jose Jazz, Jacksonville Jazz, Berkshires Jazz Fest, as guest artist at Monterey Jazz and Montreux Jazz Fest, and more.

The Prohibition Band features Grammy-winning trombonist Mike Rinta, John R.Burr on piano, Mark Williams on bass, Mark Lee on drums

"With her singularly enticing sound, few contemporary vocalists are as well suited to dustily vintage material as jazz-blues stylist Roberta Donnay." - Jazz Times

However, in the world of Paula West, it’s also fraught and ferocious, carnal, capricious, hilarious and heartbreaking.

The San Francisco jazz singer who thrives in cabaret settings is back at Marin Jazz in Larkspur at the Lark Theatre on a run with a strikingly contemporary show that seamlessly moves from Bob Dylan and David Bowie to Irving Berlin and Kurt Weill.

Her style, precise and wistful, let in breezes from a mature world. “Temptation” turns twenty-five this year, and what strikes me at the milestone isn’t just my conviction that the album remains as dazzling as ever but the realization that, in twenty-five years, I have never once stopped listening to it, never taken it from frequent rotation.
Nathan Heller, The New Yorker)

Paula is a staple of Marin Jazz and an artist that you just can't miss every time she plays it's a date night for you and your partner.

Don't miss out buy your tickets now!!

For more than Thirty-Five years The Hot Club of San Francisco has been developing their own style of Gypsy Jazz. They are celebrated all over the USA and abroad for their fusion blend of America Jazz & European based Romani music or groovy gypsy folk songs.  (Dee Dee Mcneil)

The Hot Club of San Francisco ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrates the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli’s pioneering Quintette du Hot Club de France. The HCSF borrows the instrumentation of violin, bass, and guitars from the original Hot Club while breathing new life into the music with innovative arrangements of classic tunes and original compositions from the group’s superb lead guitarist, Paul Mehling. Featuring the silken violin of twice GRAMMY® Award-winning Evan Price, amazing solos from all
, and a swinging rhythm section, the group never fails to surprise and delight.

To hear the ensemble live or on any of their 15 albums is to be carried back to the tight, smoky jazz clubs of 1930's Paris and to the refined lounge of the famous Hotel Ritz. 

Often called gypsy jazz, the music of The Hot Club of San Francisco has entranced audiences around the globe for over 35 years. Acoustic Guitar has hailed the group’s playing as “intricate, scorching and often brilliant.” With frequent national and international tours—from Iceland to Lincoln Center and the Monterey Jazz Festival—The Hot Club of San Francisco keeps this historic music fresh and alive.

 
Get your "Blues On". Back by popular demand from their " SOLD OUT" show last year".

Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 7:30pm @ The Lark Theatre @ 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, CA

Marin Jazz and The Lark Theatre present these 3 powerhouse singers are internationally known touring and recording artists have been ambassadors of the Blues all around the world. This show is a fundraiser for kids after school programs in Marin where we provide scholarships to children in need and never turn anyone away.  

Tia Carroll brings her own style of energy and spark to the stage with her unique approach. It's all about a good time, dancing shoes and maybe a few tears for the emotional cuts. In 2007 she won the West Coast Female Blues Vocalist of the year and in 2008 she received the Just Blues Music Foundation’s Traditional Blues Woman of the Year. She topped that in 2009 with West Coast Hall Of Fame Female Band Leader of the Year and R&B vocalist of the year in 2011.

Terrie Odabi will draw you into her world with her inspiring and powerful voice & lyrics. She is a 7-Time Blues Award Nominee. They call her the "queen of blues". Her message of peace, equality and love are unmistakable while bringing the news about what it was, what it is and what it can be. Terri stands as a prominent figure in the blues scene.

Lady Bianca, is a force of nature, and we saved the best for last.  Once seated on her throne (piano bench) she will show you where all the blues, soul, gospel, rock, country etc., came from. She has sung with the likes of Van Morrison, Frank Zappa and Merle Haggard. Deeply rooted in the blues she's Oakland's finest female blues singer. No wonder she was awarded the BLUES OVATION for "Best 2002. She is also a three-R&B Female Vocalist" in time Grammy nominee and on August 16, 2023, was awarded the Legendary Blues award by The Golden Gate Blues Society. Lady Bianca has also been voted Oakland's "female vocalist of the year" in 1989, 1990 and 1991.

Tickets:
VIP 75.00 (first three rows with meet and greet)
General Admission: 60.00

The Ray Charles Project
In tribute to the genius of Ray Charles, a swinging sextet of outstanding Bay Area musicians offers their take on some of the highlights from Ray’s amazing songbook.

A band of prominent musicians is perpetuating that legacy and bringing his music to San Francisco. The band is a meeting of elite jazz and blues musicians including 11-time GRAMMY® Award winner and Santana vocalist Tony Lindsay & noted Bay Area guitarist Chris Cain. A talent-packed rhythm section will back them, including Hammond B-3 player Jim Pugh, bassist DeWayne Pate and drummer Deszon Claiborne.


The Ray Charles Project is a rock solid line-up all-stars. In addition to Tony Lindsay, Chris Cain and (special guest) Danny there are: Glenn Walters, Eamonn Flynn , Deszon Claiborne and DeWayne Pate!!

Jackie Ryan, Sings the Sarah Vaughn & Duke Ellington Songbook

Jackie Ryan "is one of the outstanding jazz vocalists of her generation. and is back at Marin Jazz after her sold out show last year.

She is the thoroughbred vocal equivalent of the Triple Crown, rivaling the dexterous sass of Sarah Vaughan, the instinctive smarts of Carmen McRae and the scintillating verve of Diana Krall." - Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times

"Extraordinary is the word!" --- Don Heckman; The Los Angeles Times.

The Mark Vickness Jazz Band, Sat Jan 23rd 2027 ( Album Release Party) @ Marin Jazz

Mark Vickness (MVI) consists of Matt Renzi (winds), two-time Grammy winner Mads Tolling (violin), Joseph Hebert (cello), Dan Feiszli (upright bass) and myself playing acoustic guitars.

MVI is intended to embody the idea that we are all interconnected as one human family.

MArk Vickness and MVI embody the belief that music is a universal language that transcends boundaries. Their music speaks to the interconnectedness of humanity, offering a rich tapestry of sounds that resonate with listeners worldwide. As MVI continues to push boundaries with their unique blend of acoustic fusion, they invite listeners on a journey of discovery and unity through music. David Henry/LA Weekly 7/17/24

Since its inception, MVI has been a beacon of innovation in the realm of Instrumental Progressive Acoustic Fusion music. Mark Vickness, alongside a group of exceptionally skilled musicians . . . has shaped a unique musical narrative. Their music resonates with a blend of technical prowess and heartfelt expression, creating an immersive experience for listeners worldwide. Vents Magazine - 7/26/24

Howell Devine, Blues

"There is no blues band performing today as different as HowellDevine—nor as delightful."  ~ Lee Hildebrand, Living Blues Magazine/SF Chronicle

Triple threat talent, Joshua Howell (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and percussion savant, Pete Devine (drums, washboard), plus veteran upright bassist, Joe Kyle Jr. deftly mix rural blues with wildly syncopated rhythms to create a rollicking sound that stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard these days. The band was the first blues act signed by Chris Strachwitz to his legendary Arhoolie Records label in over 25 years, a testament to Howell Devine's ability breathe life back into the early blues with their stamp of propulsive, hypnotic rhythms.

"This band plays the blues in a way that Transports You Back in Time and is So Much Fun ~ Todd Ghanizadeh, CEO Marin Jazz