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CD Release: "Just Sayin" by Lower Left
SD jazz veterans hit hard on this trio session.
Mikan Zlatkovich, Bill Andrews and Barry Farrar, the piano/bass/drum trio collectively known as Lower Left have been playing together for 10 years, and it shows in the interplay on this new release Just Sayin'. Serbian born Zlatkovich is both a …
Mark Dresser's night at the museum, volume 1
Leading a string-heavy quartet, the bassist dazzled a packed house.
There are some nights when the music is just so good, it defies description. When contrabass virtuoso Mark Dresser opened his 3 night residency at the San Diego Museum of Art with NYC pianist Denman Maroney, drummer Kjell Nordeson and …
Boarsley: Sabertooth EP preview
Local producer debuts on experimental bass and beat label Liquid Geometry
Local producer Boarsley dropped his debut EP, Sabertooth, on Liquid Geometry today. Sabertoother EP by Boarsley Stand by for an album review, but in the meantime, check out this ridiculous video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvHwBn35wVI
New Mark Dresser Quartet: August 15 @ SD Museum of Art
Dresser and Maroney go way back. Nordeson is originally from Sweden and the violinist must be something special.
"It's a first outing with this band. I'm excited," says contrabass master Mark Dresser who opens his concert series at the San Diego Museum of Art on August 15 with a quartet featuring NYC "hyper-pianist" Denman Maroney, drummer Kjell Nordeson …
SD Union three-year anniversary with Total Science and Gridlok
Multi-genre electronic music night celebrates birthday at The Merrow in Hillcrest.
On Saturday, August 17 multi-genre bass music night SD Union celebrates three years of drum & bass, dubstep, hip hop, breaks, and beyond in the first large-scale event at recently-opened Hillcrest lounge, The Merrow (formerly the Ruby Room). “When we …
Carlsbad Music Festival: Village Walk seeks San Diego musicians
The third annual Village Walk features performers of all genres in intimate Carlsbad venues.
Attention musicians! The ninth annual Carlsbad Music Festival want to pay your act to perform at the Village Walk on Friday, September 20. Any artist of any style from San Diego County can apply for a 20-minute performance in a …
Teagan Taylor Group at Hooley's Irish Pub
Taylor is equally impressive as a singer and horn player.
Non jazz bars are the proving grounds for young jazz musicians-- kind of a Petri dish to learn and ply their craft under trying circumstances, and with the right attitude, a musician like vocalist/trumpeter Teagan Taylor can make people who …
Full house for Coast Bop debut
Hard bop and burning tempos characterized this sterling performance at 98 Bottles
A standing room only crowd gathered for the debut performance by the Coast Bop quintet at 98 Bottles on August 10, drinking in the kinetic energy and virtuosity offered up by this unusual amalgamation of individuals. Two members of the …
Kill Quanti: Jonwayne, Jeremiah Jae, Mndsgn, and more.
Soda Bar hosts beat artists and MCs from labels including Warp, Brainfeeder, Stones Throw, A.1.R., and beyond.
On Sunday, August 11, local beat collective Kill Quanti are bringing an all-star hip hop and experimental beat showcase to Soda Bar (3615 El Cajon Blvd ) with headliner and Stones Throw artist Jonwayne topping the bill: Chicago-based Warp and …
Mark Lessman Quartet live
The saxophonist capitalized on a rare San Diego visit from NYC pianist Rob Schneiderman, who was a vital force in the SD jazz scene back in the day.
There's nothing quite as exhilarating as experiencing four masters create in the moment. Thirty years ago, some of the finest jazz heard in this city came from tenor saxophonist Mark Lessman pianist Rob Schneiderman and a recent Iowa transplant drummer …
JW 4: a night of Monk
Joshua White's latest distillation of Monk took on a new sonic density.
One of the greatest advantages of having an artist of the stature of Joshua White in town is the ability to experience his inexorable development through the prism of multiple performances -- gauging material from both constant and varying ensemble …
21st Century Drummer: free clinic featuring Dan Harumi
Michael Alan Hams and Dan Harumi (Room E) present a free clinic exploring technology and drumming.
For the third and final installment in his Drum Days of Summer series, percussion coach Michael Alan Hams presents a free drum clinic featuring special guest Dan Harumi, a local multi-instrumentalist and beatmaker who puts out music under the alias …
Liquid Geometry: Bosstone brings bass from down under
Bass and beat label Liquid Geometry hosts Australian producer Bosstone at Kava Lounge.
Last minute party advisory! Tonight, Liquid Geometry brings choice bass&beats to the Kava Lounge with headliner Bosstone, a soft-spoken producer from the outskirts of Melbourne who stirs up the vibes via juke, trap, and R&B-infused whoppers. Catch a glimpse of …
Matt Slocum Trio at Jazz Live
Slocum's compositions came to life with the able assistance of Josh Nelson and Dave Robaire.
Matt Slocum the New Jersey- based drummer and composer returned to KSDS' Jazz Live on August 6, fronting a potent trio featuring LA heavyweights Josh Nelson on piano and Dave Robaire on bass for an evening of music mostly culled …
SRO for Allison Adams Tucker
A large crowd gathered at Dizzy's to take in the singer's tribute to Django Reinhardt.
Vocalist Allison Adams Tucker has a lot of fans, as the standing room only situation on August 4 at Dizzy's soundly reinforced. And, why not? Tucker has a strong and pure voice with implacable intonation and superb enunciation, and she …
The Bancroft: Secret Fun Club, Innerds, and Hot Nerds
New Spring Valley music venue and cocktail lounge hosts Three One G weirds.
This Friday, August 9 is an ideal time to check out The Bancroft, a live music bar that recently opened in the former location of Fannie’s Cocktails (9143 Campo Road), with a free show from Three One G duo Secret …
Strange Stage Stories from San Diego Musicians: Matt Bozzone (Todo Mundo), Chris Biggin (We Are Sirens), Garrison Bailey and more.
Strange Stage Stories from San Diego Musicians: Chris Biggin (We Are Sirens), Chris Faust (promoter), Matt Bozzone (Todo Mundo), Garrison Bailey and Suzanne Shea's meeting with Joan Baez.
Matt Bozzone (Todo Mundo): "At a show on our current tour the power cut out on us, but we just kept playing the song and broke out into some drum solos. The power turned back on, so we went right …
Australian tunesmith Joe Algeri makes a rare appearance at Lestat's
Australian tunesmith Joe Algeri made a rare solo appearance at Lestat's Coffeehouse on August 4.
Australian songwriter Joe Algeri performed to a small, but enthusiastic, crowd on August 4 at Lestat’s. The Perth based musician was playing the last date on a two week tour around the Midwest and West Coast, which kicked off on …
It's Gonna Blow!!!: local filmmaker documents San Diego's music underground circa 1986-1996
Bill Perrine combines archival footage with interview from local legends to provide a glimpse into the "next Seattle" that never was.
Once upon a time, San Diego was poised to conquer its supposed inferiority complex (thanks, L.A.) via an explosive music scene that had onlookers proclaiming America’s Finest City as “the next Seattle.” Nothing ever really came of that, or – …
Packed house for 'Trane tribute
Gilbert Castellanos welcomed Azar Lawrence, Alphonse Mouzon, Hamilton Price and Joshua White into a meditation at 98 Bottles.
The spiritual gravitas of jazz icon John Coltrane hung thick in the air at 98 Bottles on August 4, especially when tenor saxophonist Azar Lawrence steered the ensemble into what would become a blueprint for the evening: a free rubato …