Wednesday 29
KSDS Jazz 88 presents the Wednesday Blues Jam featuring guitar-slinger Mark Augustin and host J. Otis Williams at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill (5500 Kearny Mesa Road) from 6:30 to 9:30 it’s free and family friendly … trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos hosts the Young Lions Series at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) this week spotlighting Hugo Suarez. Castellanos plays the first set, then heads over to Seven Grand (3054 University Avenue) for the Latin Jazz Jam with Irving Flores, Mike Holguin, and Charlie Chavez. Music starts at 9:00 p.m. no cover, musicians bring your instruments!
Thursday 30
Therianthrope with Miles Shrewsbery, Fabrice Martinez, and Dusty Brough play Lestat’s West (3343 Adams Avenue) from 9:00 p.m. $10 tickets … get your dancing close and slow going with the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra at the Stoneridge Country Club (17166 Stoneridge Country Club Lane) from 7:00 p.m. $10 per person … Besos de Muertos featuring Lorraine Castellanos, Evona Wascinski, and Claudia Gomez get spooky at Croce’s Park West at 7:00 p.m. for a $5 cover … Gilbert Castellanos plus special guest vocalist Coral MacFarland Thuet play at Ortega’s Bistro (141 University Avenue) from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. no cover.
Friday 31
The Steph Johnson Trio with Rob Thorsen on bass and Duncan Moore on drums play at Searsucker in Del Mar (12995 El Camino Real) from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. free. Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos with Lorraine Castellanos and Dean Hulett play the intimate Plaza Bar at the Westgate Hotel (1055 Second Avenue) from 8:00 p.m. No cover charge, but there is a $20 food/drink minimum.
Saturday 1
Seems like everyone’s got a gig on the first day in November. Dependent Origination featuring Alex Cline on drums, Dan Clucas on trumpet, Peter Kuhn on reeds, and Dave Sewelson on reeds play at the Taoist Sanctuary (4229 Park Boulevard) at 8:00 p.m. $10 … Son Pa Ti with Alex Lopez, Mark Lopez, Alberto Diaz and Juan Santana celebrate Dia De Los Muertos at the Old Town Whaley Stage (2476 San Diego Avenue) 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. free … trumpeter Jeff Kaiser performs with Max Gualtieri and Jason Ponce at the University of San Diego’s Camino Hall (5998 Alcala Park) from 7:30 p.m. $10 general admission, $5 students with ID … the Reka Parker Trio with Jeff Blanco and Bob Daniels play Northern Spirits (727 West San Marcos Boulevard) 7:30 to 10:30 $5 cover.
Sunday 2
The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio with Ed Kornhauser, Mackenzie Leighton and Nathan Hubbard host the Sunday Jam at 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Boulevard) from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. … if you’re still itching to play, head north for the KSDS Sunday Jazz Jam featuring Mark Augustin, Bruce Cameron, Tommy Gannon and Jeff Dalrymple at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. free and family friendly… Son Pa Ti play again at the Old Town Whaley Stage from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 29
KSDS Jazz 88 presents the Wednesday Blues Jam featuring guitar-slinger Mark Augustin and host J. Otis Williams at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill (5500 Kearny Mesa Road) from 6:30 to 9:30 it’s free and family friendly … trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos hosts the Young Lions Series at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) this week spotlighting Hugo Suarez. Castellanos plays the first set, then heads over to Seven Grand (3054 University Avenue) for the Latin Jazz Jam with Irving Flores, Mike Holguin, and Charlie Chavez. Music starts at 9:00 p.m. no cover, musicians bring your instruments!
Thursday 30
Therianthrope with Miles Shrewsbery, Fabrice Martinez, and Dusty Brough play Lestat’s West (3343 Adams Avenue) from 9:00 p.m. $10 tickets … get your dancing close and slow going with the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra at the Stoneridge Country Club (17166 Stoneridge Country Club Lane) from 7:00 p.m. $10 per person … Besos de Muertos featuring Lorraine Castellanos, Evona Wascinski, and Claudia Gomez get spooky at Croce’s Park West at 7:00 p.m. for a $5 cover … Gilbert Castellanos plus special guest vocalist Coral MacFarland Thuet play at Ortega’s Bistro (141 University Avenue) from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. no cover.
Friday 31
The Steph Johnson Trio with Rob Thorsen on bass and Duncan Moore on drums play at Searsucker in Del Mar (12995 El Camino Real) from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. free. Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos with Lorraine Castellanos and Dean Hulett play the intimate Plaza Bar at the Westgate Hotel (1055 Second Avenue) from 8:00 p.m. No cover charge, but there is a $20 food/drink minimum.
Saturday 1
Seems like everyone’s got a gig on the first day in November. Dependent Origination featuring Alex Cline on drums, Dan Clucas on trumpet, Peter Kuhn on reeds, and Dave Sewelson on reeds play at the Taoist Sanctuary (4229 Park Boulevard) at 8:00 p.m. $10 … Son Pa Ti with Alex Lopez, Mark Lopez, Alberto Diaz and Juan Santana celebrate Dia De Los Muertos at the Old Town Whaley Stage (2476 San Diego Avenue) 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. free … trumpeter Jeff Kaiser performs with Max Gualtieri and Jason Ponce at the University of San Diego’s Camino Hall (5998 Alcala Park) from 7:30 p.m. $10 general admission, $5 students with ID … the Reka Parker Trio with Jeff Blanco and Bob Daniels play Northern Spirits (727 West San Marcos Boulevard) 7:30 to 10:30 $5 cover.
Sunday 2
The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio with Ed Kornhauser, Mackenzie Leighton and Nathan Hubbard host the Sunday Jam at 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Boulevard) from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. … if you’re still itching to play, head north for the KSDS Sunday Jazz Jam featuring Mark Augustin, Bruce Cameron, Tommy Gannon and Jeff Dalrymple at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. free and family friendly… Son Pa Ti play again at the Old Town Whaley Stage from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.