Recorded Music
- Batish's (Westside) Indian Music CDs and DVDs
- Best Buy (Soquel)
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Borders Express (Capitola Mall)Closed -
Logos Books & Records (Downtown Santa Cruz)Used CDs, DVDs, and Vinyl Closed - MetaVinyl (Downtown Santa Cruz) Vinyl
- So Fresh Clothing (Downtown)
- Streetlight Records (Downtown Santa Cruz) New and used CD's, DVD's, records, etc.
- Video Azteca (Mission Street) Latin CDs and DVDs
Instrument Sales/Recording Equipment
- Batish's (Westside)
- E-Mu Systems (Scotts Valley) Digital audio systems manufacturer
- Ron Cook Studios
- Jansen Music (Watsonville)
- Offshore Music (Capitola)
- More Music (Downtown Santa Cruz)
- Rhythm Fusion (Downtown Santa Cruz)
- The Starving Musician (Downtown)
- Steve's Music & Trading Post (Santa Cruz)
- Sylvan Music (Westside Santa Cruz)
- Thomas Musical Instruments (Downtown) Band & Orchestral instruments and repair
- Universal Audio (Scotts Valley)
Instrument Repair
Music Festivals/Events
- An Altared Christmas
- Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
- Redwood Mountain Faire (Felton)
- Santa Cruz Baroque Festival
- Santa Cruz Blues Festival
- Santa Cruz Jazz Festival
- Y2K International Live Looping Festival
Organizations and Clubs
Also see: Community Organizations and Clubs and Interest Groups
- Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County
- Kuumbwa Jazz Education (Downtown Santa Cruz) Jazz education programs
- Mariposa’s Art
- Monterey Bay Recorder Society
- Santa Cruz Do It Yourself (scdiy) (aka S.C.U.M.)
- Santa Cruz Underground Music collective aka S.C.U.M. on Facebook Also see: S.C.U.M.
- Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz
- Watsonville Taiko
Orchestral Groups, Bands, and Choirs
- Andy Fuhrman & Friends
- Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus
- Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra
- Santa Cruz Chamber Players
- Santa Cruz Chorale
- Santa Cruz City Band
- Santa Cruz County Symphony
- Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony
- Santa Cruz Peace Chorale
- Santa Cruz World Choir & Orchestra
- Watsonville Community Band
Music Lessons
- Batish's (Westside)
- Community Music School of Santa Cruz
- Jansen Music (Watsonville)
- More Music (Downtown Santa Cruz)
- Musicscool (Capitola)
- Sylvan Music (Westside Santa Cruz)
- Treasure's Roadhouse (Watsonville)
Music Teachers
- Ken Arconti Guitar
- Giacomo Fiore Guitar
- Jim Greiner Drums, Percussion, Team Building
- http://beinyourownband.com/ Robin Macomber
- Andrew Marine Guitar, Bass, Piano, Theory, Composition
- Dale Mills Saxaphone, Clarinet
Team Building/Corporate Training
Jam Sessions
- Bluegrass and Old-time Music Jam Sessions
- Celtic Jam Sessions
- Jazz Jam Sessions
- Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County
- Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz
Recording Studios/Services
Music Labels
Radio Shows
- The Rising Tide on KZSC features local bands
- For radio stations see: Local Media
Songs About Santa Cruz
Other Resources
- HomeGrown (KZSC) A now defunct radio program featuring local and California bands
- GrooveTV
- MUSICAL LIVES! Celebrating Senior Musicians of Santa Cruz County
- scdiy on Youtube Videos of local bands
- http://www.myspace.com/santacruzmusic
- Santa Cruz Shows/Scene Photo Group on Flickr
- http://www.santacruzunderground.com/
- Santa Cruz Underground Music Wiki Also see: S.C.U.M.
- Youtube video of Ukulele Dick showing his collection of local music memorabilia
