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Band Director Eric Heidner conducts the Good Times big band during City Colleges Big Band Blowout on April 18, at the Garvin Theater in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Big Band Blowout is City Colleges annual production showcasing its three jazz bands, Good Times, Lunch Break and New World.

Big sounds, big energy highlight ‘Blowout’ at SBCC Garvin Theatre

Sydney Hammer, Staff Writer
April 22, 2022
From left, Simon Blondell and Eli Nania swap sax solos during the Lunch Break’s performance of Dan Gailey’s big band standard “Attack of the Tenor Titans on Monday, Nov. 15 at City College’s Garvin Theatre in Santa Barbara, Calif. During solos, conductor Jim Mooy walked to the side to let the audience concentrate fully on the players.

Big Bands bring jazz back to the City College Garvin Theatre stage

Laura Luevanos, Staff Writer
November 19, 2021
SBCC Good Times Big Band Saxophonists play for the Monday night jazz performance at sOhO Restaurant and Music Club on Oct. 21, 2019, in Downtown Santa Barbara, Calif. Eli Naania (Middle) played several saxophone solos during the show.

Jazz ensembles end semester after a crescendo of notable shows

August Lawrence, Staff Writer
December 6, 2019
Kevin Roman on the trumpet and Matt Krepky on the saxophone performing a duet for the Good Times Big Band during the Jazz Ensemble Concert on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, in the Garvin Theatre at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Months of practice illuminated in final jazz ensemble performance

Kai Zheng, Arts and Entertainment Editor
November 19, 2019
City College’s Lunchbreak Jazz Band performs on Monday, March 18, 2019, at the Soho Restaurant & Music Club in Santa Barbara, Calif. The band performed five pieces, “Blue Daniel”, “You Go To My Head”, “Mornin’ Reverend”, “La Fiesta”, and “Who Me?”.

SBCC Jazz bands have a strong semester after loss of director

Kai Zheng, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Members of SBCC’s Good Times Big Band play jazz music as the first act in the Big Band Blowout Concert at 7:00pm on Monday, April 22, 2019 in the Garvin Theatre on West Campus at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

SBCC Jazz ensembles strong in final performance of the year

Kai Zheng, Staff Writer
April 23, 2019
Students of SBCC’s Jazz Ensemble practice for their Big Band Blowout Concert happening Monday, April 22, 2019, in the Garvin Theater, on Thursday, April 18, 2019, in the Drama and Music Building Room 105 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

SBCC Jazz to take the stage for Big Band Blowout in Garvin

Kai Zheng, Staff Writer
April 19, 2019

Big Band Blowout! catalogues vast history of jazz at Garvin

JAMES LIVINGSTON, Channels Staff
May 2, 2017

SBCC Music Concert Series to end with 4 shows and a bang

GILLIAN BALDWIN, Channels Staff
April 28, 2017
City College bands Lunch Break and Good Times Band performed their first concert of the semester on Jazz Night at the downtown restaurant and music club Soho. The concert took place at 8 p.m. Monday night, Feb 9.

City college bands light up the stage for jazz night at Soho

MARISSA WHISMAN, Channels Staff
February 10, 2015
City College jazz band “Goodtimes” performs at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 in Santa Barbara, Calif. “Goodtimes” did a four-song set, one of which was Moments Notice.

SBCC ‘Big Bands’ play at SoHo

VERONICA FEYLING, Channels Staff
October 7, 2014
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