2025 Performer/Teacher Lineup Will Be Announced Soon!
-Bigger Venue
-More Guitars
-More Gear
-More To Explore
-More FUN!!
-Great Prices on Rooms
-Walk to Other Restaurants
-Wineries & Shopping Nearby
-Shuttle Available From LAX or Santa Barbara Airports
You will see nightly jazz concerts featuring a wide-variety of jazz genres from our list of guitar pros. They'll be featured in full band settings and are sure to included some intriguing collaborations and arrangements
You'll get truly inspired while attending a wide-ranging variety of workshops and seminars, featuring some of the best jazz guitar teachers in the world! Walk away with new techniques and insider secrets that will boost your creativity
The event will be loaded with not just concerts. There will also be entertaining up-close and personal performances in a beautiful, comfortable setting. Relax and have a drink while hearing solo guitarists and duos playing their best stuff.
Rich Severson
Bruce Forman
Thom Rotella
At the Central Coast Jazz Guitar Fest, the magic of jazz comes alive in picturesque settings in some of the most beautiful areas of California. This annual festival is a dream weekend for jazz guitar enthusiasts of all levels. Founded by the esteemed jazz guitarist and educator, Rich Severson, along with his wife Gail and son Wes, the Central Coast Jazz Guitar Fest is a celebration of all things jazz guitar.