đđ»Ireland's LĂșnasa Live at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Schedule
Sat Mar 28 2026 at 07:30 pm to 10:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Kuumbwa Jazz Center | Santa Cruz, CA
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Celebrating St. Patrick's Day season, welcome the return of LĂșnasa to Kummbwa Jazz in downtown Santa Cruz on Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 pm! đđ»Tickets: www.celticsociety.org
Celtic Society members take $3 off
Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, LĂșnasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents in Ireland. Its members have helped form the backbone of some of the greatest Irish groups of the decade.
From the start, the bandâs complex arrangements and unique sound reshaped the boundaries of traditional music and energized audiences the world over. Critical acclaim followed, The Irish Echo describing the band as the âthe hottest Irish acoustic band on the planetâ; MOJO magazine named the band "the new gods of Irish music,â adding that ânobody since the Bothies has wielded such a thrilling rhythmic underlay.â Billboard raved that âanybody who listens canât help but find them contagious.â
Having since performed over 3,000 shows across 36 countries, LĂșnasa has won multiple awards and become one of the most influential bands in the history of traditional music.
Collaborations with singers Natalie Merchant, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Tim OâBrien and high profile concerts at The Hollywood Bowl, New Yorkâs Carnegie Hall, Glastonbury Festival and Bercy Arena Paris ,helped broaden the bandâs audience and cement itâs place at the forefront of contemporary Irish music.
LĂșnasaâs current lineup features: Trevor Hutchinson, who achieved fame as the bassist with the The Waterboys and Sharon Shannon: piper Cillian Vallely was a member of Riverdance and recorded with Bruce Springsteen: Flute player Kevin Crawford, considered one of Irelandâs greatest flute players, was a member of Moving Cloud: award winning fiddler Sean Smyth, who performed with Donal Lunnyâs legendary Coolfin and accordionist Alan Kelly; Guitarist Ed Boyd made a name for himself in the UK folk scene with bands such as Flook, Kate Rusby, and Cara Dillon.
The band are currently celebrating the release of their 10Th album âLive in Kyotoâ, an album of new material that was recorded in the legendary Taku Taku club in Kyoto, Japan in Dec 2023.
âThe result is a satisfying, well tailored programme delivered with the distinctive blending of tightly reciprocal but almost casually dispatched ensemble playing that has become the quintet's signature." -Songlines Magazine
âThe playing here is exceptional, even by LĂșnasa standards and while the music is very well done, it wouldnât be as impactful were the recording itself not as good it isâ -The Irish Echo, New York
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