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The Santa Monica College Jazz Ensemble performs under conductor Frederick Keith Fiddmont during a concert in the Music Hall at Santa Monica College’s Performing Arts Center in Santa Monica, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. The concert program listed 29 musicians in the ensemble. (Jiayi Jiang | The Corsair) Members of the Carter family, from left, Tom, Taylor and Marie Carter, watch the Santa Monica College Jazz Ensemble during a concert in the Music Hall at Santa Monica College’s Performing Arts Center in Santa Monica, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. The Paul Kreibich Sextet also performed during the concert. (Jiayi Jiang | The Corsair) Bassist Gabriel Arriaga performs with the Santa Monica College Jazz Ensemble during a concert in the Music Hall at Santa Monica College’s Performing Arts Center in Santa Monica, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Arriaga is one of three bassists in the ensemble.

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