SAVE THE DATE
JAZZ COMES HOME
Fundraising Concert Benefitting Rim District School Bands
Sunday, May 3, 2026
4 pm to 7 pm
San Moritz Lodge
24640 San Moritz Drive, Crestline, CA. 92325
Join in the fun as Blue Jay Jazz Foundation presents JAZZ COMES HOME on Sunday, May 3rd from 4pm to 7pm. Spotlighting professional local artists and featuring Rim High alumni, this show will showcase The Groovin’ Greg Solman Group led by Crestline resident Gregory Solman. Greg’s group features two amazing Rim alumni, who are also music educators! Don’t miss this engaging day of hard bop recreating the bluesy and soulful roots of jazz in the 50’s and 60’s and interpretations of jazz pioneers Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. The legacy of hard bop jazz is not only preserved but also continuously evolving ensuring its relevance and influence in today’s music scene.
Opening the show will be the amazing sounds of the Rim High Jazz Band after which the temperature will rise when The Ara Tokatlian Quintet takes the stage. Also a Rim alumni and Blue Jay Jazz Foundation 2023 Future Generation Scholar, Ara Tokatlian is no stranger to our jazz community, having played in the Blue Jay Jazz Festival in 2024 and 2025. Refreshments for all ages will be on hand while you cool down at intermission and learn more about the Foundation’s 2026 Future Generation Scholars. Then it’s all over when The Groovin’ Greg Solman Group takes over and burns the house down!!
$20 donation at the door. Students 18 and under are free with plenty of seating and parking at the San Moritz Lodge located at 24640 San Moritz Drive, Crestline, CA. 92325.
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!
There will be some smoking hot jazz licks, along with lots of familiar faces because this season, we are featuring some very famous local jazz talent along with several Rim High Alumni in this winning ticket of a concert on May 3rd.
That’s right, living right here among you in Lake Arrowhead are quite a number of remarkable jazz performers and we have tapped into their love for beautiful Lake Arrowhead and their passion for sharing their music with our local community and school jazz band.
Groovin’ Greg Solman Group
The Groovin’ Greg Solman Group plays mostly hard bop jazz, with the pillars being Horace Silver, Hanj Mobley, Lee Morgan, Art Blakey, and because of their outstanding alto sax, Steve Ragsdale, a lot of Gigi Gryce, Phil Woods and Cannonball Adderley. It’s very enjoyable music.
Groovin’ Greg Solman Group: Greg Solman, trumpet; Steve Ragsdale, alto; Frank Canino, bass; Serge Kasimoff, piano; Karo Galadjian, drums.
House of Chan: (Phil Woods and Donald Byrd) | K.D.’s Blues: (Ido Meshulam on trombone)
Ara Tokatlian Quintet
Ara Tokatlian Quintet: Ara Tokatlian, alto & soprano sax; Javier Alverez, bass; Joseph Orellana, drums; Jade Pareja, piano & flute; Carson Ramos, guitar.
