2021 Jazz Jubilee by the Sea has been Cancelled
September 8th, 2021
With deep regret we have canceled the 2021 Jazz Jubilee by the Sea. The rapidly changing regulatory environment surrounding the recent increase in COVID-19 cases is too overwhelming to ignore. We are concerned that we will not be able to execute the plans we are currently making.
Starting September 20th, all indoor “Mega Events” in California of more than 1000 people would be required to verify vaccination status or negative test status, and the San Luis Obispo County Health Department considers ours to be one. Also, as of September 1st, wearing masks indoors is required in San Luis Obispo County. We considered other options before cancelling, but it is simply too late in the planning cycle to adequately pull together a complete transformation of the Jubilee.
Planning for this festival started in March as an indoor, safe celebration. In June, this looked very possible; but over time we have become less confident. Although many other events in the area are moving forward, our all-volunteer run festival needs to be cancelled.
Putting on a festival is difficult under the best of circumstances, but in the end, we are all there to have fun. It is hard to imagine that this event will be fun when we are required to take measures to mitigate a very serious illness. The specter of this illness would be hanging over us throughout the event. We are very sorry to take this route and understand that this will seriously disappoint our fans
Everyone who bought badges or donated will receive a refund. We hope to see everyone safely and joyfully in 2022.
Rhonda Cardinal - Festival Director - Jazz Jubilee by the Sea
Basin Street Regulars Sunday Session
January 31st - Encore Performances of Blue Street Jazz Band and the Clint Baker Jazz Band
February 28th - Gino and the Lone Gunmen
March 28th - The Friendly Neighborhood Big Band
April 25th - Dave Stuckey and the Hot House Gang
May 23rd - Lizzy and the Triggermen
June 27th - Jump Jax
July 25th - Barrelhouse Wailers
August 29th - The Clint Baker Jazz Band and BSR BBQ (tentative)
September 26th - The Pub Crawlers featuring Bonnie Otto
October 22nd-24th - Jazz Jubilee by the Sea - Cancelled
November 21st - TBD
December 19th - Royal Garden Swing Orchestra
If you enjoy traditional, classic jazz, the exciting Fats Waller-Louis Armstrong-Jack Teagarden-Benny Goodman Sextet kind of jazz that was the most popular music up through the beginning of the Big Band swing era, then you are in luck. Pismo Beach is the home of the Basin Street Regulars, probably the finest jazz club in the State! The Basin Street Regulars meet monthly to enjoy live jazz at the Pismo Beach Memorial Veterans’ Hall. Then every year on the last weekend in October, the Basin Street Regulars hosts the “Jazz Jubilee by the Sea” – a 3-day jazz festival attended by over 1200 in 5 venues with over 20 of bands.
The Basin Street Regulars is non-profit a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. We are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional jazz, in providing a place where jazz musicians can play and providing young musicians the opportunity to play along with older, more experienced musicians. To further this last interest, we provide scholarships to jazz music camps for promising young musicians.
