To El Cajonβbased pianist Joshua White, βvibeβ is the determining factor for just about every place he chooses to spend his time. βMy number-one music venue is the Athenaeum Library in La Jolla. Itβs a combination of the room and the warmth of the sound you can get,β says White. βBoth of the pianos they have there are exceptional. Next would be Dizzyβs, even though the location keeps changing. Chuck Perrin has always been extremely supportive, and itβs great to have a place to experiment.β
White is a night-owl and an avid reader. βMy number-one place to hang is Lestatβs on Park Boulevard. Iβll go there and bring a stack of 15β20 books and read until the wee hours of the morning. For me itβs all about the vibe. The one on Adams or the new one in Hillcrest are cool, but they donβt have the same ambiance.β
Physical fitness is also a defining motif in Whiteβs routine. βI try to go twice a day to the gym and stay active on that end of the spectrum,β he said. βIβm a member of a chain, so I try to keep it varied because of the vibe. Sometimes Iβll go to the one in El Cajon or Grossmont; other times I head to Hillcrest because itβs next to the Whole Foods where I get groceries.β
After 27 years in town, White is readying for a move to Los Angeles, where more opportunities await, although he still has local gigs booked through July. Asked what he will miss most about living here in San Diego. βDuring this transitional phase β the comfort of knowing where thereβs a quiet place to read or where you can get soup at 3 oβclock in the morning will be missed until I get acclimated up in L.A. I know San Diego like the back of my hand.β
To El Cajonβbased pianist Joshua White, βvibeβ is the determining factor for just about every place he chooses to spend his time. βMy number-one music venue is the Athenaeum Library in La Jolla. Itβs a combination of the room and the warmth of the sound you can get,β says White. βBoth of the pianos they have there are exceptional. Next would be Dizzyβs, even though the location keeps changing. Chuck Perrin has always been extremely supportive, and itβs great to have a place to experiment.β
White is a night-owl and an avid reader. βMy number-one place to hang is Lestatβs on Park Boulevard. Iβll go there and bring a stack of 15β20 books and read until the wee hours of the morning. For me itβs all about the vibe. The one on Adams or the new one in Hillcrest are cool, but they donβt have the same ambiance.β
Physical fitness is also a defining motif in Whiteβs routine. βI try to go twice a day to the gym and stay active on that end of the spectrum,β he said. βIβm a member of a chain, so I try to keep it varied because of the vibe. Sometimes Iβll go to the one in El Cajon or Grossmont; other times I head to Hillcrest because itβs next to the Whole Foods where I get groceries.β
After 27 years in town, White is readying for a move to Los Angeles, where more opportunities await, although he still has local gigs booked through July. Asked what he will miss most about living here in San Diego. βDuring this transitional phase β the comfort of knowing where thereβs a quiet place to read or where you can get soup at 3 oβclock in the morning will be missed until I get acclimated up in L.A. I know San Diego like the back of my hand.β
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