Spagnolo Combo
Maile Quinn, tenor saxophone, voice, and flute • JJ Sano, trombone • Tyler Wiederanders, guitar • Ariel Spagnolo, piano • Wesley Bowen, bass • Ryan Badie, drums
Kaulback Combo
Matthew Vo, alto saxophone • Tej Rejtagor, tenor saxophone • Hari Srivatsan, trumpet • Aaron Younessi, guitar • Justin Tan, piano • Nico Sama, bass • Carter Kaulback, drums
Gunturi Combo
Amari Thomas, alto saxophone • Max Knudson, trombone • Charlie Petrie, tenor saxophone • Julianne Varona, voice • Eren Polat, guitar • Will Peng, piano • Casey Zwicker, bass • Aditya Gunturi, drums
Yong Combo
Matthew McGill, alto saxophone • Selina Yong, trumpet • Sofia Sodhi, trombone • Ty Morales, guitar • Jacob Youell, piano • Roland Vasquez, bass • Aditya Gunturi, drums • Kyla Becker, voice
Big Band
Meets T/TH 4-5:45 PM. 20 plus member large jazz ensemble, currently preparing for our quarterly jazz concert on May 20, 2026 at UCSB's Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, "So Hard to Say Goodbye", featuring our graduating students denoted below by asterisk. We also welcome guest artist Katisse Buckingham, an LA based saxophonist, flutist, and rapper.
Saxophones/woodwinds: Matthew McGill, Maile Quinn*, Erik Beahrs*, Tej Rejyagor, Alex Sabater, Angie Oswald
Trumpets: Finn Robertson, Aliana Hermann-Campana*, Selina Yong*, Noah Cooper
Trombones: Max Knudsen, Sofia Sodhi, Morgan Vieira, Sawyer Collard (bass)
Rhythm Section: Megan Etzel and Arial Spagnolo (piano), Jake Runestrand and Will Luton* (guitar), Wesley Bowen*, and Casey Zwicker (bass), Aditiya Gunturi and Carter Kaulback*, drums
Perko Combo
Led by UCSB staff member Matt Perko (Office of Public Affairs), this is combo is comprised of some of the most accomplished and experienced Jazz students and musicians currently at UCSB. Matt Perko is an acclaimed and sought after jazz drummer who is generously offering his talents and experience to our most advanced students.
Erik Beahrs, tenor saxophone • Sriram Ramamurthy, trombone • Will Luton, guitar • Megan Etzel, piano • Liam Ronarch, bass • Matt Perko, drums
Jazz Lab
Our "intro" ensemble, which this year is actually very advanced! Learning to improvise using correct jazz theory, exploring harmonic and melodic analysis of the music studied, and learning the traditions of small group playing.
Jazz Lab
Victor Lopez, tenor saxophone • Kyle Yu, clarinet • Huy Pham and Anika Achary, guitar • Greg Dorn, piano • Devin Miguel, bass • Aneesh Anandanatarjan, drums
Nathan Combo
Wes Gardner, alto and tenor saxophones • Jake Runestrand, guitar • Jordan Lim, piano • Justin Kim, bass • Julianne Varona, voice • Jon Nathan, drums/coach