Adam Kabaretti
Award-Winning Jazz Guitarist and Multi-Instrumentalist
Adam Kabaretti is a Santa Barbara multi-instrumentalist and San Marcos High School junior. He began playing violin at age four and has performed with the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony; he also plays jazz guitar, bass, keyboard, and saxophone. In 2026, he received the Outstanding Guitar Soloist award at the Dos Pueblos Jazz Festival and a jazz-guitar solo award at the New Orleans Heritage Festival. He is the son of Santa Barbara Symphony Music and Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti.