Monday 20
Athenaeum Jazz presents the SF Jazz Collective with Miguel Zenon, David Sanchez, Warren Wolf, Avishai Cohen, Robin Eubanks, Edward Simon, Matt Penman, and Obed Calvaire at TSRI (10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive) at 7:30 p.m. $35 general admission, $30 members… Kneebody with Adam Benjamin, Shane Endsley, Kevin Rastegar, Ben Wendel and Nate Wood play the Loft (911 Lyman Lane) with Matthew Smith’s Juice Box opening, featuring Ed Kornhauser, Omar Lopez, and Louis Valenzuela. Starts at 8:30 p.m. $10 general admission.
Wednesday 22
Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos begins the evening hosting the Young Lions Series featuring Austin Gatus at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) at 7:00 p.m. for a $5 cover where he plays the first set before jetting over to the jazz jam session at Seven Grand (3054 University Avenue) where the music begins at 9:00 p.m. 21+ no cover.
Thursday 23
The Steph Johnson Trio with Rob Thorsen and Fernando Gomez dig in at Croce’s Park West from 7:00 p.m. for a $10 cover … the Peter Sprague Ensemble featuring Geoffrey Keezer, Gillian Margot, Leonard Patton, Justin Grinnell and Duncan Moore explore the Stevie Wonder catalog at Dizzy’s (4275 Mission Bay Drive) at 8:00 p.m. for a $20 cover.
Friday 24
Trombonist Matt Hall presents Bone Bop with Bob McChesney at 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Boulevard) 8:00 p.m. for $25 at the door … violinist Chris Vitas celebrates the music of Jean-Luc Ponty at Croce’s Park West at 7:00 p.m. for a $10 cover... ... flutist Lori Bell continues her Fourth Friday concert series with Mikan Zlatkovich and Bob Magnusson at the La Jolla Community Center (6811 La Jolla Boulevard) at 8:00 p.m. $23 gets you in with wine, food, and valet parking.
Saturday 25
L.A. saxophonist Chuck Johnson leads a quintet with James Smith, Al Daniels, Justin Grinnell and Duncan Moore at Dizzy’s 8:00 p.m. for a $15 cover … Son Pa Ti with Alex Lopez, Mark Lopez, Alberto Diaz, Oscar Angulo, and Nelson Guzman play the Turquoise (873 Turquoise Street) from 9:00 p.m. no cover charge … Gilbert Castellanos plays Croce’s Park West at 7:00 p.m. for a $10 cover.
Sunday 26
LA bassist Steuart Liebig duets with SD drummer Nathan Hubbard, who also leads a quartet with Kris Apple, Dillon Casey, and Caitlin Casey at the San Diego Center for the Arts (2141 El Cajon Boulevard) at 7:00 p.m. $5/$10 sliding scale (no one turned away) … the Steph Johnson Trio with Rob Thorsen and Fernando Gomez perform at Art Walk/Indigo Grill (1536 India Street) at 1:15 p.m. Free.
Monday 20
Athenaeum Jazz presents the SF Jazz Collective with Miguel Zenon, David Sanchez, Warren Wolf, Avishai Cohen, Robin Eubanks, Edward Simon, Matt Penman, and Obed Calvaire at TSRI (10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive) at 7:30 p.m. $35 general admission, $30 members… Kneebody with Adam Benjamin, Shane Endsley, Kevin Rastegar, Ben Wendel and Nate Wood play the Loft (911 Lyman Lane) with Matthew Smith’s Juice Box opening, featuring Ed Kornhauser, Omar Lopez, and Louis Valenzuela. Starts at 8:30 p.m. $10 general admission.
Wednesday 22
Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos begins the evening hosting the Young Lions Series featuring Austin Gatus at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) at 7:00 p.m. for a $5 cover where he plays the first set before jetting over to the jazz jam session at Seven Grand (3054 University Avenue) where the music begins at 9:00 p.m. 21+ no cover.
Thursday 23
The Steph Johnson Trio with Rob Thorsen and Fernando Gomez dig in at Croce’s Park West from 7:00 p.m. for a $10 cover … the Peter Sprague Ensemble featuring Geoffrey Keezer, Gillian Margot, Leonard Patton, Justin Grinnell and Duncan Moore explore the Stevie Wonder catalog at Dizzy’s (4275 Mission Bay Drive) at 8:00 p.m. for a $20 cover.
Friday 24
Trombonist Matt Hall presents Bone Bop with Bob McChesney at 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Boulevard) 8:00 p.m. for $25 at the door … violinist Chris Vitas celebrates the music of Jean-Luc Ponty at Croce’s Park West at 7:00 p.m. for a $10 cover... ... flutist Lori Bell continues her Fourth Friday concert series with Mikan Zlatkovich and Bob Magnusson at the La Jolla Community Center (6811 La Jolla Boulevard) at 8:00 p.m. $23 gets you in with wine, food, and valet parking.
Saturday 25
L.A. saxophonist Chuck Johnson leads a quintet with James Smith, Al Daniels, Justin Grinnell and Duncan Moore at Dizzy’s 8:00 p.m. for a $15 cover … Son Pa Ti with Alex Lopez, Mark Lopez, Alberto Diaz, Oscar Angulo, and Nelson Guzman play the Turquoise (873 Turquoise Street) from 9:00 p.m. no cover charge … Gilbert Castellanos plays Croce’s Park West at 7:00 p.m. for a $10 cover.
Sunday 26
LA bassist Steuart Liebig duets with SD drummer Nathan Hubbard, who also leads a quartet with Kris Apple, Dillon Casey, and Caitlin Casey at the San Diego Center for the Arts (2141 El Cajon Boulevard) at 7:00 p.m. $5/$10 sliding scale (no one turned away) … the Steph Johnson Trio with Rob Thorsen and Fernando Gomez perform at Art Walk/Indigo Grill (1536 India Street) at 1:15 p.m. Free.