Jon Scoville
A Soundtrack of Movement, Imagination, and Light
Over 1,500 works spanning dance, circus, film, and theatre now accessible for choreographers, teachers, and creators worldwide.
November 14th, 2025
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Join us for Futurespective at the renowned Kuumbwa Jazz Center–a concert of Jon Scoville’s music played live! Each distinct musical gem is its own short story or poem.
Collaborators in this Grand Band with Jon include: Jeffrey Gaeto, Musical Director; Art Lande, Marshall Ottwell and Jeffrey Gaeto, creative collaborators and Art Khu, Keyboards; Charlie McCarthy, Woodwinds; Dave McNab, Guitar; Mark Pascucci-Clifford, Vibraphone; Steve Max Robertson, Percussion; Dillon Vado, Drums; Michael Wilcox, Bass.
Photo credit: Paul Schraub
Music for Movement
Jon Scoville is a “triple treat” artist — composer, writer, and photographer — whose work spans dance, circus, film, animation, and commercials. Author of Sound Designs (Ten Speed Press) and a former columnist for Percussive Notes, he has created over 100 commissioned scores for choreographers and companies worldwide, including Alwin Nikolais Dance Theater, Murray Louis Dance Company, TranChan (Brazil), Oakland Ballet, Compagnie Hors Taxes (Paris), Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, New Music Works, Pickle Family Circus, and Tandy Beal & Company.
Enjoy a quick look at a variety of artists who've created work to Jon's music- in Circus, Video, and Dance-- Balinese, Hip hop, Brazilian, Contemporary, and Tango.
