The Santa Barbara Acoustic Music Association
acoustic music and lutherie
Love world-class acoustic music, but don’t care for big crowds?
The Wooden Hall Concerts gives unprecedented proximity to international recording artists in a 140 year old, all redwood, open arched truss jewel box with fabulous acoustics, at 2020 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, just off Mission. The cost is only $20 per person (either here or cash at the venue), with 85% of all receipts to the artist and 15% to the hall to help with restoration.
Online sales end at noon day of concert
$20 Cash at door if seats are available
Laurence Juber – Fingerstyle Acoustic
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Richard Smith Plays Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed
Friday, February 2, 2018
Claude Bourbon – International Fusion
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Perfecto deCastro – 10 String Classical
September, 2018
Clive Carroll – UK Phenom
Date TBA
John Jorgenson – Gypsy Jazz
Date TBA
Justin King – Groundbreaking Percussive Guitar
Date TBA
Awesome Video from SBAIC’17
Wooden Hall Sponsor: 
Leaning on his early experience as an innovative luthier with clientele including Graham Nash, Jackson Brown, Janis Ian, and Ry Cooder, Lloyd Baggs found his calling in bringing acoustic guitars to life on stage. With award winning preamps, pickups, and mic based systems, LRBaggs continues to advance the field of acoustic amplification.
After decades of consistently raising the bar in acoustic amplification with the pickups and electronics, LRBaggs has introduced and provides sound to the Wooden Hall with The Synapse Personal PA System, the result from nearly four years of their most advanced engineering to date. Developed primarily for the singer songwriter and solo acoustic performer, this revolutionary approach to the portable loudspeaker isn’t just visually unique, it will fill a room and impact your audience like no other speaker can.
And for every show, LRBaggs has donated a ParaDI Acoustic Direct Box & Preamp with 5-Band EQ to benefit the restoration of the Hall. With studio quality performance, powerful tone shaping EQ and rock-solid reliability, the Para DI enhances any acoustic pickup for a fuller, more complex sound. You can bid on one for yourself starting at just $99 each show!
We invite you to become a member of the Santa Barbara Acoustic Music Association (SBAMA.org) and help create a community resource which will promote local year round acoustic music, education and lutherie activities to children and adults.
The primary objective will be to provide a forum to coordinate:
Acoustic Music with an emphasis on small venue concerts by acoustic musicians in all genres;
Music Education through local school & non-profit programs and private teachers to provide resources and opportunities to get into music; and
Lutherie Education through lectures, local shop visits and workshops to provide demonstrations on the science behind the creation of sound, concepts of instrument building & craftsmanship, and teaching the building of simple stringed instruments from common materials in the grade schools to more advanced instruments from precut kits in the middle schools. The modern renaissance of lutherie is truly an American story of invention and craftsmanship in need of preservation in a world of global fabrication.
Join us to celebrate the healing power of music and working with hands with local acoustic musicians, teachers and luthiers.
Santa Barbara offers a LOT of great music.
Find out what’s going on in our acoustic world, get together with friends, and learn about music and instruments.
Whether you are an individual looking to get involved or an organization wanting people to know what you do, join us to share your passion with local musicians, teachers and luthiers.
Participating will help keep music, lutherie and education alive and well.