The Sanctuary Studio

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The creative space and teaching studio of Australian poet and musician Simon Drew, offering events and services relating to the study, practice and presentation of the arts & humanities.

🎸 AN EVENING OF CLASSICAL GUITARJoin us Saturday, September 19 at 7 PM for an intimate evening of classical guitar featu...
09/18/2026

🎸 AN EVENING OF CLASSICAL GUITAR

Join us Saturday, September 19 at 7 PM for an intimate evening of classical guitar featuring Southern California guitarists Michael Steven Cruz & Evan Nelson.

Performing together since 2025, Cruz and Nelson bring more than 15 years of individual musical experience to a shared exploration of the classical guitar. Their backgrounds span classical repertoire, Latin music, jazz, chamber ensembles and more, bringing depth and versatility to their work as a duo.

Presented in the intimate setting of The Sanctuary Studio, this promises to be a beautiful evening celebrating the warmth, intricacy and expressive possibilities of the classical guitar.

Saturday, September 19 • 7 PM
📍 The Sanctuary Studio • Downtown Santa Ana
🎟 $15 Students • $20 General Admission

Tickets: TheSanctuaryStudio.org/Events

Congratulations to Tina Trujillo for her standout first-ever ticketed show last Friday! ✨Tina has been singing big band ...
09/18/2026

Congratulations to Tina Trujillo for her standout first-ever ticketed show last Friday! ✨

Tina has been singing big band music and jazz since a very young age, but has just now begun to take those skills to the public. It was such a joy to watch her shine in her element after too many years of this talent being unseen and unheard. These are the moments we live for The Sanctuary Studio. ✨🌱

Christine Araoka Nathan Gutierrez Manny Barajas

🎹 LUKE VAN WYE — LIVE AT THE SANCTUARY STUDIOJoin us Friday, September 18 at 7 PM for an evening of imaginative jazz wit...
09/17/2026

🎹 LUKE VAN WYE — LIVE AT THE SANCTUARY STUDIO

Join us Friday, September 18 at 7 PM for an evening of imaginative jazz with pianist and composer Luke Van Wye.

Known for transforming beloved melodies into fresh and sophisticated jazz arrangements, Luke brings together the familiar and unexpected—from Disney classics, film scores and popular songs to the Great American Songbook, jazz standards and his own original compositions.

Playful, heartfelt and full of musical surprises, this is jazz designed to be experienced and shared—whether you’re a lifelong listener or simply love great music.

Friday, September 18 • 7 PM
📍 The Sanctuary Studio • Downtown Santa Ana
🎟 $15 Students • $20 General Admission

Tickets: TheSanctuaryStudio.org/Events

✨ SANCTUARY SESSIONS ✨Saturday, September 12 · 7:30 PMAn intimate gathering of improvised music, poetry, stillness, and ...
09/10/2026

✨ SANCTUARY SESSIONS ✨
Saturday, September 12 · 7:30 PM

An intimate gathering of improvised music, poetry, stillness, and deep listening at The Sanctuary Studio.

Part concert, part sound bath, part open meditation, Sanctuary Sessions brings together musicians from Eastern and Western traditions to create something entirely in the moment.

For this gathering:

Simon Drew — Bansuri, Didgeridoo & Trumpet
Cole Sainburg — Shakuhachi & Bass
Dani Ekbote — Tablas

Sit. Lie down. Meditate. Pray. Journal. Close your eyes and listen.

We’ll light a candle, allow the room to become still, and the music will begin.

🎟️ Tickets · $15–$20
đź”— TheSanctuaryStudio.org/Events

Thanks to Terri Lynn Zarnoth from We Do Graphics for always doing such wonderful work with our printing! 🙌These are our ...
09/09/2026

Thanks to Terri Lynn Zarnoth from We Do Graphics for always doing such wonderful work with our printing! 🙌

These are our new studio signs. I can’t wait to use the concert sign! ✨🙏

Step back into the golden age of jazz ✨Join us this Friday evening at The Sanctuary Studio for an intimate performance w...
09/09/2026

Step back into the golden age of jazz ✨

Join us this Friday evening at The Sanctuary Studio for an intimate performance with vocalist Cristina Trujillo, celebrating the timeless music of early jazz, swing, and the Great American Songbook.

Drawing inspiration from the great female vocalists of the 1930s and ’40s—including Helen Forrest, Bea Wain, and Anita O’Day—Cristina will share a collection of heartfelt ballads, playful swing numbers, beloved melodies, and hidden treasures from another era.

Come experience an evening of warmth, nostalgia, graceful storytelling, and infectious swing in the intimate setting of The Sanctuary Studio.

📆 Friday, September 11 | 7:00 PM
đź“Ť The Sanctuary Studio | Downtown Santa Ana
🎟️ Tickets: $15–$20
đź”— thesanctuarystudio.org/events

The great Eric Stoner (Eric Stoner) does it again with these perfectly psychedelic photos of our two-year anniversary pe...
09/08/2026

The great Eric Stoner (Eric Stoner) does it again with these perfectly psychedelic photos of our two-year anniversary performance last Friday. It truly means the world to have an artist of Eric’s caliber capturing these special moments. 📸✨

I mentioned at the top of our performance that it would be three things specifically:

🌱 1: A pronouncement: “Sanctuary Found”

When I started The Sanctuary Studio, nothing could have prepared me for just how quickly and clearly the community would come out to support and be a part of this seed of a vision. Now, two years in, its clear that the Sanctuary I sought has been found in the love, joy, and beauty that every person brings to this special space, whether they be a student, concert attendee, artist, or just a well-wisher.

🙏 2. A prayer of gratitude

I wanted this performance to be different—a devotional offering of gratitude to every person who has contributed in was big or small to the growth and refinement of The Sanctuary Studio.

🏔️ 3. A blessing on our future

Finally, I wanted our music to be a blessing on the studio and the places we’ll go as this vibrant creative community grows.

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us! Without a doubt, that was my favorite performance of my entire life. The spirit was just right, and I felt completely supported and lifted by the incredible musicians around me as I brought out the Bansuri for the first time. Thank you Lia Booth, Cole Sainburg, Dani Ekbote and Kevin Karagozian! đź’›

Here’s to many more years making music and meaning at The Sanctuary Studio! And yes, we’ll be doing this kind of devotional music a lot more in the near future. 🌱

Thanks to Branden Brown and the Los Angeles Jazz Composers Ensemble for a phenomenal performance at our Art Walk Open St...
09/07/2026

Thanks to Branden Brown and the Los Angeles Jazz Composers Ensemble for a phenomenal performance at our Art Walk Open Studio on Saturday! We couldn’t have hoped for better music on our two year anniversary Art Walk. ✨🙏

This is a first for us: a full photo shoot at The Sanctuary Studio! Thanks to Ryan Phipps and anastasiamaksiuta for choo...
09/07/2026

This is a first for us: a full photo shoot at The Sanctuary Studio! Thanks to Ryan Phipps and anastasiamaksiuta for choosing our space! ✨📸

✨ SANCTUARY FOUND 🌱A Musical Blessing by Simon Drew & FriendsThis Friday, we celebrate two years of The Sanctuary Studio...
09/02/2026

✨ SANCTUARY FOUND 🌱
A Musical Blessing by Simon Drew & Friends

This Friday, we celebrate two years of The Sanctuary Studio with a very special evening of music, gratitude, and reflection.

For this milestone, Simon Drew is joined by a one-of-a-kind ensemble of friends and collaborators for something quite different from our usual concerts.

Through voice, breath, rhythm, improvisation, and stillness, the ensemble will explore a devotional landscape of sound — featuring didgeridoo, bansuri flute, shakuhachi, tablas, upright bass, piano, trumpet, and voice.

More than a concert, Sanctuary Found is an offering of gratitude: for this little space, for the extraordinary artists and students who have filled it with life, for the community that has gathered around it, and for whatever lies ahead.

📆 Friday, September 4 · 7:30 PM
📍 The Sanctuary Studio · Downtown Santa Ana
🎟️ Tickets · $20–$25
đź”— thesanctuarystudio.org/events

Featuring:
Simon Drew · Lia Booth · Kevin Karagozian · Cole Sainburg · Dani Ekbote

Come celebrate two beautiful years with us. ✨

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225 N BROADWAY, SUITE 201
Santa Ana, CA
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