Every Third Thursday since September, the Santa Monica Pier has been presenting Locals’ Night, a free community curated series for locals, by locals. With performances through May, each monthly event brings a unique offering to the community. The Feb. 19 performance, curated by BroadStage, is Jazz Night, spotlighting four bands featuring talented emerging musicians who were mentored by five-time Grammy-winning bassist and composer Stanley Clarke while they were students at Santa Monica College (SMC) and Santa Monica High School (Samohi).
Clarke, who has been the BroadStage Artist in Residence since August 2023, is a longtime supporter and mentor of young musicians. . . .
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Jessica Koslow 