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Improvisers Summit: Ascension at 98 Bottles
Pictured: Improvisers Summit by TOM HARTEN Last night, a Chuck Perrin/ Dizzy's production held in The Back Room at 98 Bottles, featured a spectacular performance by four masters in the field of free improvising--under the aegis of the Improvisers Summit. …
El Sistema
“With this instrument you are going to change the world.” Jose Abreu was talking to 11 children who had gathered in a Caracas, Venezuela parking garage to learn classical music in 1975. This is the story behind the love. This …
Punching the Floor was the Only Option
I watched a complete performance of Mahler’s Symphonie No. 2 on the YouTube. It was from last year’s Proms. The performance was by the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra and the conductor was Gustavo Dudamel. I’d seen the name "Simon Bolivar …
San Diego's Lovebirds Have New Songs to Sing
"We just concluded a really successful month long west coast tour," says songstress Lindsay White, who with her partner Veronica May is one half of the Lovebirds. "By successful, I mean we only got robbed once and we didn't lose …
Hey Sibling Musicians - Wanna Be On Randy Jackson's New TV Show?
"We're looking for musical acts with at least two sibling members," says Josh Herbst, Casting Producer for an upcoming MTV series co-produced with Randy Jackson (America's Best Dance Crew, etc.). Are you, or do you know someone who's part of, …
Joshua White Quintet: Boiling at 98 Bottles
Pictured: Joshua White Quintet. Photo by TOM HARTEN Last night, the seeds that pianist Joshua White has been sowing since he put together his Southern California quintet came to bear fruit of gargantuan and delectable proportions. Drummer Dan Schnelle, for …
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Continuing our list of distinct and beautiful singers, I propose the late Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau died this year in May at the age of 87. To many, Fischer-Dieskau was the consummate artist. He brought the craft of lieder singing …
Danilo Perez Trio live at the Music & Arts Library
Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez made a triumphant return to San Diego after an absence of 11 years last night as a part of the excellent, ongoing, Athenaeum Jazz at the Library series, brought back by jazz programming coordinator Dan Atkinson. …
UCSD Jazz Camp begins June 25
If I were still playing and studying music, I don't think there would be a more intense place to spend a summer week than the 10th Annual UCSD Jazz Camp, which starts on June 25 and concludes on June 29. …
POD Bassist Traa Produces & Plays on Jon Goodhue EP (Due 6-30)
Bluesy rocker Jon Goodhue hails from Gloucester, Massachusetts. A longtime guitar player and vocalist, he spent time in several bands before working on a solo project, whereupon he moved to San Diego and formed the Jon Goodhue Band. Logging so …
Crispell, Dresser, Hemingway "Play Braxton"
The merits of multi-instrumentalist, composer Anthony Braxton have been the source of much debate, and considerable derision in the jazz community for more than 40 years — but never in my house. To me, Braxton is an irrefutable genius and …
The Kids of the Universal Language Orchestra are Set to Play in Spring Valley
Comprised of members between the ages of 8-12, the Universal Language Orchestra will be preforming their experimental compositions at the Community Center of the Sweetwater Summit Regional Park this Friday. The group will use graphic scores they made, highlighting innovative …