Smooth Jazz Cruise 26.3: Full Schedule

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9:30am PDT

"How We Do It" Q & A with the Signature Cruise Experiences' Production Team hosted by Michael Lazaroff

Thursday September 17, 2026 9:30am - 10:15am PDT

Artists

Eric Marienthal

Music Director Eric Marienthal has won two GRAMMY® Awards and has been nominated eight times as a member of the Chick Corea Elektric Band, Jeff Lorber Fusion and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. Having performed in over 80 countries and played on hundreds of recordings, films and TV shows, Eric also has recorded... Read More →

Mario Vines

Cruise Director for Signature Cruise Experiences

Michael Lazaroff

The executive director of Signature Cruise Experiences and the man responsible for bringing The Jazz Cruise into the 21st century.

Thursday September 17, 2026 9:30am - 10:15am PDT
Rendezvous Lounge, 4

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9:45am PDT

Guitar Masterclass with Darnell "Showcase" Taylor

Thursday September 17, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Sky Lounge, 11

Artists

Darnell Taylor

Thursday September 17, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Sky Lounge, 11

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1:30pm PDT

DW3 Share Their Thoughts on the Evolution of Pop Music with Watercolors host, Talaya

Thursday September 17, 2026 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Sky Lounge, 11

Artists

DW3

To borrow from a classic quote about the late, great James Brown, DW3 is today’s hardest-working band in soul business, working fans into a dance and romance frenzy with their R&B, old school funk, jazz and Latin-fired magic. Since 2003, brothers Eric and Billy Mondragon and Da... Read More →

Talaya

Musicians, guests and our staff all agree: The Smooth Jazz Cruise Event Host must be Talaya. For more than four decades, Talaya has shared her love of music on the radio and can currently be heard on SiriusXM Watercolors. With various achievements and awards, Talaya’s love of jazz has been a driving force in her career. Her greatest moments have included interviewing... Read More →

Thursday September 17, 2026 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Sky Lounge, 11

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2:00pm PDT

My Life as a Food Critic with Michael Bauer

Thursday September 17, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Rendezvous Lounge, 4

Artists

Michael Bauer

Michael Bauer has written about food for nearly four decades at the Kansas City Star, Dallas Times Herald, and for more than 30 years for the San Francisco Chronicle where as Executive Food and Wine Editor, he led the food and wine team to four James Beard Awards for outstanding... Read More →

Thursday September 17, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Rendezvous Lounge, 4

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