MJ Santos

LIVE at Piedmont Piano Company #block-256017d6b45db3f1edb2 { } #block-256017d6b45db3f1edb2 .sqs-html-content { } #block-256017d6b45db3f1edb2 { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); border-radius: var(--tweak-text-block-radius); } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-256017d6b45db3f1edb2 { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-256017d6b45db3f1edb2 .sqs-html-content { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { } MJ Santos All-Star Scholarship Fundraising Concert MJ Santos is off to The New School in NYC as a first year student in Jazz Studies! Join us for a special evening of music performed by members of his musical community who helped shape him. Featuring John Santos, Saul Sierra, John Calloway, Dan Parenti, Anthony Blea, Javier Navarrette, Miles Turk, Luca Parenti, surprise guests, and of course, MJ himself. Just added, Destani Wolf! #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_10206 { } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_10206 .sqs-html-content { } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_10206 { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); border-radius: var(--tweak-text-block-radius); } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_10206 { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_10206 .sqs-html-content { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_5444 { --opacity: 100%; --translate-x: 0px; --translate-y: 0px; --rotation: 0deg; --scale-x: 100%; --scale-y: 100%; --skew-x: 0deg; --skew-y: 0deg; --origin-x: 50%; --origin-y: 50%; --block-transform: none; opacity: var(--opacity, 1); transform: var(--block-transform); transform-origin: var(--origin-x) var(--origin-y); } buy tickets #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_6207 { --sqs-block-content-flex: 0; } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_6207 { --opacity: 100%; --translate-x: 0px; --translate-y: 0px; --rotation: 0deg; --scale-x: 100%; --scale-y: 100%; --skew-x: 0deg; --skew-y: 0deg; --origin-x: 50%; --origin-y: 50%; --block-transform: none; opacity: var(--opacity, 1); transform: var(--block-transform); transform-origin: var(--origin-x) var(--origin-y); } General Admission $25 All proceeds are to benefit the MJ Santos Scholarship Fund. 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Learn about his ongoing fundraiser here: https://mjsantos.betterworld.org/campaigns/help-mj-get-new-school #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_5503 { } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_5503 .sqs-html-content { } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_5503 { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); border-radius: var(--tweak-text-block-radius); } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_5503 { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_5503 .sqs-html-content { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_8107 { --opacity: 100%; --translate-x: 0px; --translate-y: 0px; --rotation: 0deg; --scale-x: 100%; --scale-y: 100%; --skew-x: 0deg; --skew-y: 0deg; --origin-x: 50%; --origin-y: 50%; --block-transform: none; opacity: var(--opacity, 1); transform: var(--block-transform); transform-origin: var(--origin-x) var(--origin-y); } MJ SANTOS Born into a musical family, MJ Santos, is a jazz pianist and composer. A recent graduate of Oakland School for the Arts (OSA), he will be attending The New School Jazz Studies Program in the fall of 2026. He has attended many years of jazz camps and institutes, has won awards and scholarships for music excellence, and was a jazz piano alternate for the National Youth Orchestra of Jazz at Carnegie Hall. He has studied with a great array of jazz musicians such as Taylor Eigsti, Randy Porter, Sullivan Fortner, Art Lande, John Santos, Elio Villafranca, George Cables, John Hatamiya, Omar Sosa, Jovino Santos Neto, Allison Miller, Ellen Rowe, Kev Choice, Dan Parenti, and Josh Jones, among many others. He is currently in the Artist Development Program with Follow the Music, a non-profit organization helping young Oakland-based musicians launch their careers. Celebrated pianist Arturo O'Farril said of MJ recently, "He plays masterfully and has a technical facility rare in young musicians. He has a sophisticated sense of harmony and a mature approach to his improvisation." mjsantosmusic.com #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_7656 { --stroke-style: none;--stroke-thickness: 2px; --tweak-text-block-stroke-color: hsla(var(--black-hsl), 1) ; } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_7656 .sqs-html-content { --tweak-text-block-padding: 6% 6% 6% 6%; --tweak-text-block-padding: initial; } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_7656 { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); border-radius: var(--tweak-text-block-radius); } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_7656 { --tweak-text-block-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_7656 { --tweak-text-block-blend : normal; } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_7656 { --blur-value: blur(15px);} @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_7656 { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_7656 .sqs-html-content { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1784752958244_7656 { --opacity: 100%; --translate-x: 0px; --translate-y: 0px; --rotation: 0deg; --scale-x: 100%; --scale-y: 100%; --skew-x: 0deg; --skew-y: 0deg; --origin-x: 50%; --origin-y: 50%; --block-transform: none; opacity: var(--opacity, 1); transform: var(--block-transform); transform-origin: var(--origin-x) var(--origin-y); }