In partnership with Santa Monica Cultural Affairs and KCRW, McCabe’s Guitar Shop presents Americana in the Park 2026, a free event featuring a live concert celebrating a broad spectrum of Americana music—from traditional roots, blues, jazz, and folk to its modern forms.
Join us for family-friendly programming featuring top-notch local talent including Albert Lee, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Abby Posner & the Big Fall, Jason Luckett, and the Bob Baker Marionettes, along with food trucks, kid-friendly interactive elements, and a McCabe’s Guitar Shop pop-up!
Live at Gandara Park 1819 Stewart St. Santa Monica, CA 90404
In partnership with Santa Monica Cultural Affairs and KCRW, McCabe’s Guitar Shop presents
Americana in the Park 2026, a free event featuring a live concert celebrating a broad spectrum of Americana music—from traditional roots, blues, jazz, and folk to its modern forms.
Join us for family-friendly programming featuring top-notch local talent including
Albert Lee, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Abby Posner & the Big Fall, Jason Luckett, and the Bob Baker Marionettes,
along with food trucks, kid-friendly interactive elements, and a McCabe’s Guitar Shop pop-up!
Live at Gandara Park
1819 Stewart St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Looking forward to having my old friends J Ramada and Est Nyboer present their newest directions on the next Second Saturdays!
J Ramada’s guitar playing will blow you away. I get a similar feeling seeing him as I did when I first encountered Michael Hedges in my youth!
“J. Ramada is a singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist based in Los Angeles, California, who specializes in Americana music with diverse influences. His music incorporates elements of folk, rock, latin/flamenco, jazz, EDM, and acoustic soul, creating what has been described as a ‘rainbow of sound.'” — jramada.com
Est is a renaissance creative with whom I’ve played since we were in Kevin Frank’s Kaliband back in the early aughts. We performed a lot as a guitar/drums duo subsequently. The piano is a percussion instrument, and that’s what he’s playing on Saturday, bringing his new songs out of the studio for us.
“Est Nyboer is a few things to a lot of people – L.A.’s best street dance photographer; drummer for Jason Luckett, Mexico68 and various other situations; and now he’s decided that a piano and microphone are the best way to deliver his inventory of lyrics to the listener. His intention is to make you feel something and maybe think just a little bit.” — estnyboer.com
—— Doors open at 7:30, music starts at 8:00 and will go until 10:30ish. Pay what you can to support musicians and this wonderful community event. See below how we’ve altered our suggested donations to reflect what’s needed to keep this series thriving and to offer you new ways to support.
Thanks so much for your support
Jason
Second Saturdays Jazz Night w/ Jason Luckett & Friends Saturday, August 8, 2026 7:30 pm Doors, 8:00 Showtime, runs until 10:30ish
$25 — Suggested Entry $35 — Supporter $50 — Patron (helps sustain the music + space) $10 — Student / Low Income (everyone is welcome)
Archetype Yoga 638 E. Colorado Blvd. Ste. 301 Pasadena, CA 91101 626-345-5676 Please RSVP to coordinate accessibility options. Elevator is in the back so we’ll need to meet you there.
In Playhouse Village in the heart of Pasadena, just around the corner from the Playhouse, plenty of parking on Colorado or in the city lot behind Urth Cafe.
Enter through the front, we’re on the third floor. Let us know if you need an elevator and will let you in the back through the alley. 626-345-5676
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 • 7:00 PM Live on KXLU 88.9 FM — Los Angeles
Wildwood Flower Radio Hour featuring
Jason Luckett, Pi Jacobs, and Shane Alexander, with guest host
Tom Zehnder of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, in celebration of
Americana in the Park 2026 on September 13 at Gandara Park in Santa Monica.
Tom will interview us, and we’ll each perform about 25 minutes of music live.
The show will also stream on Instagram.
of Jason by Kimberly Adams Fongheiser
