Tuesday 9 Celebrate Fat Tuesday with Jazz Live and the Euphoria Brass Band, featuring Sue Palmer and Leonard Patton, with Ron Bocian, Drew Miller, Steve Ebner, April West, David Jackson, J.P. Balmat, and Wayne Rice …
February 7, 2016
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Gary Peacock Trio comes to Scripps Research Institute
Joshua White (((CODES))) at the Loft
Monday 1 The Steph Johnson Trio with Rob Thorsen and Fernando Gomez play the Lyceum Theatre (79 Horton Plaza) from 12 to 1 p.m. in a free concert. Tuesday 2 Ben Wanicur leads a trio …
January 31, 2016
Croce's Park West says goodbye
Restaurateur Ingrid Croce, who owned San Diego’s longest-running jazz venue (in one form or another) has suddenly shuttered the doors at Croce’s Park West, the nightspot she and husband Jimmy Rock opened in Bankers Hill …
January 26, 2016
Abbey Rader returns to the Loft
Monday 25 Start the jazz week off right with a free noon-time concert by the Rob Thorsen Trio with Joshua White and Johnny Steele at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street) from …
January 24, 2016
Celebrating Daniel Jackson week
Tuesday 19HM3 with Harley Magsino, Charles Weller, and Joshua White , Juice Box, and JB and the Movers play the Merrow (1271 University Avenue) at 9 p.m. $5 cover at the door. Wednesday 20 Gilbert …
January 17, 2016
Joshua White debuts new quintet
Tuesday 12Jazz Live (1313 Park Boulevard) opens the week with a tribute to the iconic pianist Bill Evans, with John Campbell, Darek Oles, and Duncan Moore. This concert begins at 8:00 p.m., but is preceded …
January 10, 2016
Curtis Taylor hits Happy Hour at the Handlery
Tuesday 5 The Lanny Roberts Quartet with Jason Shattil on piano, Ben Wanicur on bass, and Duncan Moore on drums play the monthly jam session at 3rd Space (4610 Park Boulevard ) at 8 p.m. …
January 3, 2016
Bring in the New Year with jazz!
Wednesday 30 Gilbert Castellanos begins his double-shift evening at Panama 66 (1450 El Prado) by hosting the Young Lions Series at 6 p.m. At 8:30, he leads the jam session until 11:30 p.m. All-ages, no …
December 27, 2015
Peter Sprague & Friends annual Christmas party
Monday 21 Guitarist Bob Boss leads a quartet with Gilbert Castellanos on trumpet, Duncan Moore on drums, and Marshall Hawkins on bass at the North Coast Repertory Theater (987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive), Suite D, …
December 20, 2015
Mary Oliver solo string concert
Wednesday 16The Purity of Essence Jazz Trio featuring Ed Kornhauser, Mackenzie Leighton, and Isaac Crow play original music at the Studio Door (3760 30th Street) at 7 p.m. for a $5 cover. Thursday 17 Fresh …
December 13, 2015
The Bad Plus adds Joshua Redman
Tuesday 8 The Bad Plus adds saxophonist Joshua Redman for a show at the Music Box (formerly known as Anthology) in Little Italy (1337 India Street) at 8:00 p.m. Tickets range from $25 to $50 …
December 6, 2015
Charlie Hunter Trio returns
Tuesday 1 The Ben Wanicur Trio with special guest Jonathan Karrant hold court at 3rd Space (4610 Park Boulevard) with Ed Kornhauser and Matthew Smith from 8 p.m. for a $5 entry. Wednesday 2 Rob …
November 29, 2015
Monk tribute at 98 Bottles
Tuesday 24Pianist Robert Parker plays solo at the Real Bar & Bistro (124 Solana Hills Drive) at 6:30 p.m. No cover charge, but there is an expectation that food and drinks are moved… Steph Johnson …
November 22, 2015
Jazz at the Jacobs opens
Monday 16 Abrash presents: Flandrew Fleisenbreg & Loren Groendaal, Nathan Hubbard, Michiko Ogawa, Nick Lesley, and Nicolee Kuester at Space 4 Art (325 15th Street) at 7 p.m. $8 at the door. Tuesday 17 The …
November 15, 2015
Don Menza at Jazz Live
Monday 9 Rebecca Jade and the Cold Fact with Alfred Howard, Jason Littlefield, Jake Najor, Dillon Casey, and Tim Felten play the Soda Bar (3615 El Cajon Boulevard). Doors open at 8 p.m. $10. Tuesday …
November 8, 2015
Brad Mehldau Trio: Sold out in La Jolla
Tuesday 3 The Ben Wanicur Trio, with Ian Tordella on saxophone and Duncan Moore on drums, hosts the jam session at 3rd Space (4610 Park Boulevard) from 8 to 11 p.m. $5 cover charge. Wednesday …
November 1, 2015
Fresh Sound: Vicky Chow at Dizzy's
Monday 26 The Ian Tordella Trio with Ben Wanicur on bass and Charles Weller on drums play the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street) at noon for free! Wednesday 28 Guitarist Louis Valenzuela …
October 25, 2015
Charles Lloyd returns to La Jolla
Monday 19 The Steph Johnson/ Rob Thorsen Duo play Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. No cover charge. Tuesday 20 Jazz legend Charles Lloyd returns to La Jolla with …
October 18, 2015
Mikan Zlatkovich goes to the movies
Monday 12 The Loft at UC San Diego (911 Lyman Lane) presents a Tribute to Billie Holiday and Billy Strayhorn, featuring Leonard Patton, David Borgo, Tobin Chodos, Antar Martin, and Duncan Moore at 8 p.m. …
October 11, 2015
The game has changed for San Diego jazz scene
“I found out my jam session at Seven Grand was being canceled with just one week’s notice,” trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos related to the Reader over breakfast at Swami’s in North Park. “I mean, the manager, …
October 7, 2015
Youth and experience mingle at Panama 66
Tuesday 6 Bassist Ben Wanicur hosts his monthly jam session at 3rd Space (4610 Park Boulevard) with Duncan Moore on drums and Jason Shattil on piano at 8:00 p.m. $5 at the door. Wednesday 7 …
October 4, 2015
Florent Ghys opens Fresh Sound
Monday 28 The Fresh Sound fall series begins with a solo bass + electronics/video performance by Florent Ghys at Bread & Salt at 7:30 p.m. $15 general admission, $10 students. Wednesday 30 The Loft (911 …
September 26, 2015
Mark Dresser unveils new septet
Wednesday 23Nexus 4000, featuring Gabriel Sundy, Gabriel Wolf, Nate Jarrell, Grant Fisher, Ed Kornhauser, Mack Leighton, and Charlie Weller play the Whistle Stop (2236 Fern Street) at 9 p.m. No cover… Gilbert Castellanos presents the …
September 21, 2015
Besos de Coco at the Handlery
Tuesday 15 The Steph Johnson/Rob Thorsen Duo play Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. No cover charge. Wednesday 16 Gilbert Castellanos hosts the Young Lions Series at Panama 66 (1450 …
September 13, 2015
Doug Webb Quartet does Jazz Live
Tuesday 8 Jazz 88 showcases Jazz Live featuring the Doug Webb Quartet with pianist Mitchell Forman, bassist Kevin Axt, and drummer Dan Schnelle at the Saville Theatre (14th & C Street) at 8 p.m. Free …
September 6, 2015
Peter Sprague's not done, but he'll take the award
“That fellow named Kevin [Hellman], who is in charge of the awards, called me about a month ago and said they’d like to do that,” says 59-year-old jazz guitarist Peter Sprague, on the phone to …
September 2, 2015
Charlie Arbelaez Quartet at Croce's Park West
Tuesday 1Bassist Ben Wanicur's monthly jam session returns to 3rd Space (4610 Park Boulevard) with Robert Dove and Matthew Smith for $5 cover. Wednesday 2 Catch Tin/Bag and the Nathan Hubbard Quartet with Kris Tiner, …
August 30, 2015
Music in the streets at the Imperial Avenue Festival
Wednesday 26 Gilbert Castellanos begins his evening by hosting the Young Lions Series, featuring Hugo Suarez, at Panama 66 (1450 El Prado) at 6 p.m. From there he’s off to the jazz jam session at …
August 23, 2015
Esperanza Spalding's symphonic debut
Wednesday 19Gilbert Castellanos begins his busy night by hosting the Young Lions Series, featuring Arien Jamanila at Panama 66 (1450 El Prado) at 6:00 p.m. before heading to Seven Grand (3054 University Avenue) for the …
August 16, 2015
Angelica Pruitt leads young lions
Wednesday 12The KSDS Blues Jam goes down at Proud Mary’s (5500 Kearny Mesa Road) hosted by Mark Augustin with special guest Fuzzy Rankins from 6:30 p.m. No cover charge… Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos hosts the Young …
August 9, 2015
Bill Cunliffe comes to 98 Bottles
Monday 3Bassist Ben Wanicur hosts the 3rd Space Underground Jam Session (4610 Park Boulevard) with special guest Lenny Roberts on saxophone, Jason Shattil on piano, and Charles Weller on drums. 8 p.m., $5 cover. Tuesday …
August 1, 2015
Leonard Patton, Lizzi Trumbore do Jazz Live
Tuesday 21 The Steph Johnson/ Rob Thorsen Duo play Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Free… Jazz Live presents Lizzi Trumbore, Leonard Patton, Justin Grinnell, and Peter Sprague at the …
July 19, 2015
Ben Wanicur jams at 3rd Space
Monday 13 Saxophonist Charlie Arbelaez presents the Music of Blue Note at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) at 7:00 p.m. for a $5 cover. Tuesday 14 Bassist Ben Wanicur hosts his monthly jam session …
July 12, 2015
Jazz 'toons
When local jazz pianist Forrest Westbrook passed away last year, his daughters Leslie and Yvonne had to clean out his City Heights apartment. “We had the daunting task of clearing out 10,000 LPs, 4000 CDs, …
July 8, 2015
Jazz Live featuring Nathan Hubbard
Tuesday 7 Nathan Hubbard is the featured artist at KSDS Jazz Live (City College, 14th & C Street) with Molly Whitaker, Nina Deering, Shannon Perkins, Ed Kornhauser, Branson NeJame, Harley Magsino, and Jerome Salazar at …
July 5, 2015
Banjo Bert does Dizzy's
Tuesday 30 Steph Johnson and Rob Thorsen play in duo at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) from 6 until 9:30 p.m. No cover charge… The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, featuring Phylicia Barron on vocals, …
June 28, 2015
Between rock and an earthquake
“I wanted to get involved in putting together a benefit for Nepal when I learned that a second large earthquake had hit the area, only two weeks after the first,” Steph Johnson informs the Reader, …
June 25, 2015
Young Lions roam
Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos sent out a press release on June 4 announcing that his mentoring program, the Young Lions Series, would be entering its final month in residency at Croce’s Park West, after a 16-month-long …
June 24, 2015
Julia Hülsmann Trio plays the Athenaeum
Tuesday 23 LA vocalist Julie Kelly stars at Jazz Live (Saville Theatre, 14th & City) the Jazz88 concert series, with Tom Ranier on piano, Rob Thorsen on bass, and Duncan Moore on drums at 8:00 …
June 21, 2015
Open a Juice Box at the Merrow
Tuesday 16 Juice Box with Matt Smith on drums, Ed Kornhauser on keys, Kevin Jones on bass, and Louis Valenzuela on guitar hit it at the Merrow (1271 University Avenue) at 9 p.m. Free…. The …
June 14, 2015
The shows must go on
Local bassist Mark Dresser has just returned from New York, where he performed two concerts per night, six nights in a row at the Stone (an East Village performance venue dedicated to experimental music). It …
June 10, 2015
Quebec-based Trifolio trio visits La Jolla
Tuesday 9Cuban firebrand pianist Chuchito Valdez kicks off the summer season of the KSDS Jazz Live concert series with a solo performance at the Saville Theatre on the campus of San Diego City College (14th …
June 7, 2015
Benny Green Trio comes to La Jolla
Wednesday 3 Gilbert Castellanos hosts the Young Lions Series at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) this week featuring Alvin Paige, starting at 7:00 p.m. for a $5 cover. He plays the first set, then …
May 31, 2015
Rebecca Jade plays Sade at Dizzy's
Tuesday 26 Gilbert Castellanos presents the Tuesday Night Big Band Series at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) featuring the Gaslamp Quarter Jazz Orchestra at 6:30 p.m. for a $5 cover. Wednesday 27 Gilbert Castellanos …
May 25, 2015
Birthday concert for Nathan Hubbard at Dizzy's!
Tuesday 19 Revenge of the Grapes with Zack Chase, Tobin Chodos, Kyle Motl, and Nathan Hubbard set up at UC San Diego’s The Loft (911 Lyman Lane) from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. for free... Kronomorfic …
May 17, 2015
Reka Parker, Paul Seaforth celebrate Kenny Wheeler
Wednesday 13 It’s always a busy night for trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, who starts early by hosting the Young Lions Series at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) this week featuring Nathan Collins at 7:00 p.m. …
May 10, 2015
Mundell Lowe returns to Dizzy's
Tuesday 5 Lori Bell and Ron Satterfield perform at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. for a $5 cover … bassist Ben Wanicur hosts the 3rd Space Monthly Underground Jam …
May 4, 2015
Kjell Nordeson: solo percussion in Barrio Logan
Monday 27 Trumpeter Dave Ballou joins bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Kjell Nordeson at UC San Diego’s The Loft (911 Lyman Lane) the music starts at 8:00 p.m. and the concert is free! … drummer …
April 26, 2015
SF Jazz Collective comes to La Jolla
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 …
April 19, 2015
Hubbard plays Lorca
“I was in shock,” composer/percussionist Nathan Hubbard confesses to the Reader over the phone, regarding his surprise win for Best Jazz CD at last year’s SDMA ceremony. “I ran up there to accept it but …
April 15, 2015