The Grand on State’s Visiting Artist Series presents
Peter Erskine / Alan Pasqua / Darek Oles Trio
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Music: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Doors & Dinner starting at 5:00 PM
The Grand on State
Next to The Granada Theatre
1218 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA
— Jenna Berg, Owner of The Grand on State
Erskine is a Modern Jazz Hall of Famer and Grammy Award winner who has been at the top of the jazz world for decades.
He has recorded 50 albums as leader or co-leader, and contributed to hundreds more. Among the artists Erskine has backed are such widely varying performers as Diana Krall, Pat Metheny, Maynard Ferguson, Weather Report, Steely Dan, and Jazz Orchestras from Tokyo to Los Angeles to London.
Pasqua’s jazz history includes a lengthy stint with legendary drummer Tony Williams, plus performances with Stanley Clarke, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin.
Pasqua provided the piano accompaniment for Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize acceptance, and took part on several Dylan albums.
Oles, a native of Poland, has recorded and performed with jazz artists including Metheny, Chris Potter, Ernie Watts, and Charles Lloyd.
Jenna Berg
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The Grand on State
1218 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA