Vocal Jazz Festival
The 28th Annual Cuesta Vocal Jazz Festival
Friday and Saturday, November 13-14, 2026
Featuring The Sistering!
Location
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo campus
Status
Non-competitive, educational and supportive. Open to any educational vocal jazz ensemble.
Format
Groups go through a rotation: Warm-up, Performance, and off-stage Clinic. Each part
of the rotation lasts 25 minutes. We recommend 3 songs, with a maximum of 4 songs
allowed.
Technical
- We have capacity for 18 handheld mics
- We can provide overhead condenser mics for larger groups.
- We provide, keyboard, bass amp, guitar amp, and drumset; but NOT cymbals. Bring your own Cymbals.
Lunch
Lunch options will be confirmed closer to the event date. There are numerous restaurant
options in Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo, both 10-15 minutes from Cuesta College.
Application
2026 Vocal Jazz Festival Application
Deadline for Application: October 9, 2026
No refunds after October 16, 2026
Registration Fee
$350
The Sistering
A new all star group featuring
Lois Deloatch, Nnenna Freelon, Kate McGarry, and Lenora Zenzalai Helm
Friday November 13 and Saturday November 14, 2026, 8 pm
Cuesta CPAC
Featuring the hottest new vocal jazz collective in the country, The Sistering!
With their first album coming out March 20, 2026 and a Carnegie Hall performance on
April 1, they are off to the kind of amazing start you’d expect when highly acclaimed
jazz artists like these Sisters come together.