This two-day event brings together two small string ensembles working within the musical tradition of improvisation: jazz manouche duo Jimmy Grant and Tim Kliphuis; and son jarocho musicians Claudio Naranjo Vega and Dolores Garcia. 

After discussing and demonstrating their music in a recording session for the UC Santa Cruz music archives, making in-class appearances, and leading hands on clinics for students, the series culminates in a concert in which the invited artists present their individual music practices and negotiate their idiomatic differences in a collaborative performance. The clinics are open to UCSC students only and the concert is open to the public. Learn more about the artists here.

​Improvising Across Idioms is organized by Ph.D. Candidate Nelsen Hutchison and Assistant Professor of Music Russell C. Rodríguez with grant funding from Porter College, the UCSC Music Department, and the UCSC Arts Research Institute.

ADMISSION

Jazz Manouche Clinic with Jimmy Grant and Tim Kliphuis
Tue, Mar 14, 5:00 p.m.
Attend in person at the UCSC Music Center.
Free and open to UCSC students only.
Registration required here

Son Jarocho Clinic with Claudio Naranjo Vega and Dolores Garcia
Wed, Mar 15, 10:30 a.m.
Attend in person at the UCSC Music Center.
Free and open to UCSC students only.
Registration required here

Concert
Wed, Mar 15, 7:30 p.m.
Attend in person at the Music Center Recital Hall.
Free and open to the public.
Please read and follow COVID-19 protocols as outlined here on the Arts website.

VISITOR PARKING

• Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the Music Center. 
• Parking is $5 or by permit.
• Purchase a campus permit in advance or use ParkMobile in Lot #126 on the day of the event.
• Some events may have an on-site parking attendant at the event.
• Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces, Medical spaces, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment, or in time zones for longer than the posted time.
• See Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS) for visitor parking information, ParkMobile instructions, and a campus parking map.