The Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Dance, Music, and Theatre Presents the Spring 2026 Jazz Combos. The combos will perform Saturday, April 23rd at 7:30 pm at the Fulkerson Recital Hall. Tickets are $15 General, $5 for Children, and free for Humboldt Students with ID. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at tickets.humboldt.edu/dance-music-and-theatre.

Three combos will perform:

“6 Minutes Late” features Gabriel Avila, trumpet, Francisco Gutierrez, trombone, Jazmine Busteed, guitar, Ben Hernandez, bass, and Miguel López, drums. They are performing four tunes: "George's Dilemma" by Clifford Brown, "Chick's Pain" by Mathieu Fiset, and vocalist Ava Williams will join them for Van Morrison's "Moondance" and "Look at Me" by Cécile McLorin Salvant.

 “Syncopation Station” joins together Giovanny Martinez, piano, Alex Hofer, bass, Conlan House, drums. Their set includes Juan Tizol's "Caravan", a group original called "What So" and two tunes with vocals by Williams, Annie Ross and Wardell Gray's "Twisted" and Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady".

 The final combo, “Dan’s Damaged Outlet” consists of True Laboissonniere, alto sax, Mathias Severn, tenor sax, Silas Bohen, piano, Conlan House, bass, Gavin Kingsley, drums. They will play an original, "Max's Melody", and "Rosalina in the Observatory" from the soundtrack for Super Mario Galaxy. Williams will sing two tunes with them, "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" by David Mann and Bob Hilliard and "I Know You Know" by Esperanza Spalding. 

Don’t miss out. 

When: April 23rd at 7:30pm

Where: Fulkerson Recital Hall

Ticket Purchase: tickets.humboldt.edu/dance-music-and-theatre

Contact: Cal Poly Humboldt School of Dance, Music, and Theatre, 707-826-3566, mus@humboldt.edu

A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the door, one hour prior to the performance.