Tuesday 21
KSDS Jazz 88 presents Jazz Live celebrating the music of Tadd Dameron with the Paul Combs Quintet featuring Bill Cunliffe at the Saville Theatre on the campus of San Diego City College. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert is free to members, $10 general admission.
Wednesday 22
Saxophonist Miguel Zenon brings a quartet to an Art Power presentation at the Loft (911 Lyman Lane) at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $35 to $23 for general admission, $9 students… Gilbert Castellanos has two shows at Panama 66 (1450 El Prado) beginning at 6 p.m. when he hosts the Young Lions Series this week featuring saxophonist Julian Roel. At 8:30 they move into the Copley Auditorium for the jazz jam session with Rob Thorsen and Joshua White. No cover, no minimum, all-ages, musicians bring your horns!
Thursday 23
The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio with Ed Kornhauser and Mackenzie Leighton play a concert at Palomar College Brubeck Theater (1140 W. Mission Road) at 12:30 p.m. Free… The Gary Rich Quartet with Jason Shattil, Dean Hulett and Charles Weller play Harbor Music Hall (1506 India Street) at 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. for a $10 cover.
Friday 24
L.A. –based drummer/vocalist Dave Tull fronts a trio for the Happy Hour at the Handlery Hotel (950 Hotel Circle North) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. No cover, no minimum, validated parking… Fresh Sound presents Steve Schick and Vanessa Tomlinson at Bread & Salt (1955 Julian Avenue) at 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $10 students… The Mark Lessman Quartet with John Opferkuch, Dean Hulett and Duncan Moore play Northern Spirits (727 W. San Marcos Boulevard) from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. No cover…Ascent Trio plus with Tonga Ross-Ma’u, Andrew Michel, Danny Campbell, Curtis Taylor, Brian Clancy, Ariana Warren and Brian O’Donnell play the Encinitas Library (540 Cornish Drive) at 7:30 p.m. $15 at the door…Flutist Lori Bell plays with Mike Garson and Ron Satterfield at La Jolla Community Center for the Fourth Friday Jazz Series (6811 La Jolla Boulevard) $23 cover includes appetizers and valet parking… The Christopher Hollyday Bebop Quintet with Derek Cannon, Jason Shattil, Mackenzie Leighton and Matt Smith play Dizzy’s (1717 Morena Boulevard) at 8 p.m. $20 cash at the door… Brazilian vocalist Thalma de Freitas joins her father and special guest Kamau Kenyatta for an Art Power presentation at the Loft at UCSD. Tickets range from $30 and $20 for general admission and $9 for students. 8 p.m… Bassist Kyle Motl plays a solo concert at the Conrad Prebys Experimental Theater at 7 p.m. Free admission… Jazz at the Westgate features Lorraine Castellanos at the Westgate Plaza Bar (1055 Second Avenue) at 8 p.m. $20 food/drink minimum.
Saturday 25
Joshua White presents (((Codes))) with Dwight Trible, Rebecca Jade, Dean Hulett, Josh Johnson, Curtis Taylor and Christian Euman performing at the Loft at 8 p.m. $15 general admission free to UCSD students… The Lou Damian Trio with Jerome Salazar and Nathan Hubbard play a joint concert with the percussion duo of Nathan Hubbard and Curtis Glatter at Bread & Salt at 7:00 for a $10 donation… Saxophonist Mark Turner and pianist Ethan Iverson perform in concert at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street) at 7:30 p.m. The show is sold out but there may be a few tickets at the door…. The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio with Ed Kornhauser and Mackenzie Leighton play Panama 66 from 7 to 9 p.m. No cover.
Sunday 26
Son Pa Ti with Alex Lopez, Mark Lopez, John Ross, Al Perez, Patty Evans, and Kiko Jimenez play the Rancho Santa Fe Market (16079 San Dieguito Road) from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Free, lots of parking… The Joshua White Trio with Dean Hulett and Dan Schnelle perform at the White Box Theater @ Liberty Station (2590 Truxton Road) at 5 p.m. $20 general, $10 student $30 VIP… The Down Beat Big Band play Queen Bees (925 Ohio Street) from 4 to 6 p.m. All ages, $10 per person.
Tuesday 21
KSDS Jazz 88 presents Jazz Live celebrating the music of Tadd Dameron with the Paul Combs Quintet featuring Bill Cunliffe at the Saville Theatre on the campus of San Diego City College. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert is free to members, $10 general admission.
Wednesday 22
Saxophonist Miguel Zenon brings a quartet to an Art Power presentation at the Loft (911 Lyman Lane) at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $35 to $23 for general admission, $9 students… Gilbert Castellanos has two shows at Panama 66 (1450 El Prado) beginning at 6 p.m. when he hosts the Young Lions Series this week featuring saxophonist Julian Roel. At 8:30 they move into the Copley Auditorium for the jazz jam session with Rob Thorsen and Joshua White. No cover, no minimum, all-ages, musicians bring your horns!
Thursday 23
The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio with Ed Kornhauser and Mackenzie Leighton play a concert at Palomar College Brubeck Theater (1140 W. Mission Road) at 12:30 p.m. Free… The Gary Rich Quartet with Jason Shattil, Dean Hulett and Charles Weller play Harbor Music Hall (1506 India Street) at 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. for a $10 cover.
Friday 24
L.A. –based drummer/vocalist Dave Tull fronts a trio for the Happy Hour at the Handlery Hotel (950 Hotel Circle North) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. No cover, no minimum, validated parking… Fresh Sound presents Steve Schick and Vanessa Tomlinson at Bread & Salt (1955 Julian Avenue) at 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $10 students… The Mark Lessman Quartet with John Opferkuch, Dean Hulett and Duncan Moore play Northern Spirits (727 W. San Marcos Boulevard) from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. No cover…Ascent Trio plus with Tonga Ross-Ma’u, Andrew Michel, Danny Campbell, Curtis Taylor, Brian Clancy, Ariana Warren and Brian O’Donnell play the Encinitas Library (540 Cornish Drive) at 7:30 p.m. $15 at the door…Flutist Lori Bell plays with Mike Garson and Ron Satterfield at La Jolla Community Center for the Fourth Friday Jazz Series (6811 La Jolla Boulevard) $23 cover includes appetizers and valet parking… The Christopher Hollyday Bebop Quintet with Derek Cannon, Jason Shattil, Mackenzie Leighton and Matt Smith play Dizzy’s (1717 Morena Boulevard) at 8 p.m. $20 cash at the door… Brazilian vocalist Thalma de Freitas joins her father and special guest Kamau Kenyatta for an Art Power presentation at the Loft at UCSD. Tickets range from $30 and $20 for general admission and $9 for students. 8 p.m… Bassist Kyle Motl plays a solo concert at the Conrad Prebys Experimental Theater at 7 p.m. Free admission… Jazz at the Westgate features Lorraine Castellanos at the Westgate Plaza Bar (1055 Second Avenue) at 8 p.m. $20 food/drink minimum.
Saturday 25
Joshua White presents (((Codes))) with Dwight Trible, Rebecca Jade, Dean Hulett, Josh Johnson, Curtis Taylor and Christian Euman performing at the Loft at 8 p.m. $15 general admission free to UCSD students… The Lou Damian Trio with Jerome Salazar and Nathan Hubbard play a joint concert with the percussion duo of Nathan Hubbard and Curtis Glatter at Bread & Salt at 7:00 for a $10 donation… Saxophonist Mark Turner and pianist Ethan Iverson perform in concert at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street) at 7:30 p.m. The show is sold out but there may be a few tickets at the door…. The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio with Ed Kornhauser and Mackenzie Leighton play Panama 66 from 7 to 9 p.m. No cover.
Sunday 26
Son Pa Ti with Alex Lopez, Mark Lopez, John Ross, Al Perez, Patty Evans, and Kiko Jimenez play the Rancho Santa Fe Market (16079 San Dieguito Road) from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Free, lots of parking… The Joshua White Trio with Dean Hulett and Dan Schnelle perform at the White Box Theater @ Liberty Station (2590 Truxton Road) at 5 p.m. $20 general, $10 student $30 VIP… The Down Beat Big Band play Queen Bees (925 Ohio Street) from 4 to 6 p.m. All ages, $10 per person.