Santa Monica Cultural Affairs presents the 10th annual Jazz on
the Lawn summer concert series at Stewart Street Park every Sunday
from 5 to 7 pm. The fun, family-friendly concerts draws people of all
ages who come to dance, picnic, relax and enjoy lively music in the
park. Attendees can bring a picnic or grab a bite to eat at one of the
food trucks that rotate each week.
This week, Estaire Godinez, a sensational vocalist and percussionist,
crooned a medley of Latin and Brazilian lineup that fused jazz and
funk with her band on Aug. 9.
Check out Louie Cruz Beltran on August 16, an extraordinary conguero,
timbalero and vocalist who blends Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz, pop,
and R&B; the California Feetwarmers on August 23, a band of
entertaining musicians who breathe new life into the old-time sound of
Ragtime, swing, and New Orleans jazz.; and on August 30, Brasil Brazil
plays popular Brazilian melodies with a variety of vivacious rhythms
and explosive sound.
