John Knutson
USA – California
San Luis Obispo
Cuesta Voce is the premier vocal jazz ensemble at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California. Since its inception in 1981, the ensemble has toured extensively on the West Coast and has toured Europe eleven times.
Cuesta Voce has received numerous awards including an Outstanding Performance Award from Downbeat Magazine, First Place at the Reno Jazz Festival, two invitations to perform at the Conference of the International Association of Jazz Educators, three invitations to perform at the Jazz Education Network conference, and a featured performance at the National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association.
Cuesta Voce has been the headliner at the California Music Educators Conference, the Point Loma Jazz Festival, and at the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival. In Europe, Voce has performed at the Festival North Sea Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, Festivals International Choral en Provence and Aveyron, and the Vokal Total Festival (Austria).
Cuesta Voce has recorded five CDs, “Sea Journey” in 2001, “Just One of Those Things” in 2006, “Timepieces” in 2008, “Crossing the Lines” in 2011, “The Whole Package” in 2014, “Straight to YouTube” in 2018, and their latest EP, “Brand New” in 2022.