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Catch the Charles McPherson Quintet for free!

...and other jazz happenings around San Diego September 15–21

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Monday 15
Guitarist/vocalist Lorraine Castellanos and bassist Evona Wascinski perform in duo at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) from 6 to 9 p.m. for free!

Tuesday 16
Steph Johnson on guitar and vocals and Rob Thorsen on bass are doing that duet thing at Croce’s Park West, from 6 to 9 p.m., no cover…the Mikan Jazz Trio, featuring Mikan Zlatkovich on piano, Bill Andrews on bass, and Bryan Cabrera on drums, are hitting Eddie V’s (1270 Prospect Street) from 5 to 9 p.m. No cover.

Wednesday 17
Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos begins his double-shift night by hosting the Young Lions Series at Croce’s Park West featuring an up-and-coming young jazzer starting at 7 p.m. for a $5 cover; then he’s off to the Latin Jazz Jam Session at Seven Grand (3054 University Avenue) with Irving Flores, Rob Thorsen, and Mike Holguin. Downbeat is at 9 p.m. No cover. Musicians bring your horns…Jazz 88.3’s Weekly Blues Jam led by guitarist Mark Augustin and hosted by J. Otis Williams is happening at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill at the Ramada (5500 Kearny Mesa Road) from 6:30 to 9:30. It’s free and family-friendly.

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Thursday 18
Besos de Coco with Lorraine Castellanos, Rob Thorsen, and Claudia Gomez are hitting it at Ortega’s Bistro (141 University Avenue) from 7 to 10 p.m. Free…Leonard Patton, Matt Falker, and Gunnar Biggs do Northern Spirits (727 W. San Marcos Boulevard) starting at 7 p.m. $5 cover…Jazz 88.3’s monthly Happy Hour featuring the Bayou Brothers is going down at the Lafayette Hotel (2223 El Cajon Boulevard) from 5 to 7:30 p.m. It’s free, but you must be 21+.

Friday 19
The Lorraine Castellanos Trio with Irving Flores on piano and Dean Hulett on bass, star at Bijou French Bistro (1205 Prospect Street) from 7:30 to 10:30. No cover charge…Gilbert Castellanos lays it down at the intimate Westgate Hotel (1055 Second Avenue) with piano and bass TBA, from 8 p.m. No cover, but there is a $20 food/drink minimum.

Saturday 20
Rare hometown appearance by the Charles McPherson Quintet, featuring Gilbert Castellanos, at the Imperial Avenue Street Festival at 3:45 p.m. Free!…Hispanic Heritage Month Benefit for Jazz 88.3, featuring Oscar Hernandez and Justo Almario and Gilbert Castellanos at City College (14th & C Street) 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $45…the Reka Parker/Paul Seaforth Quartet with Bob Daniels and Jeff Blanco are at Northern Spirits from 7:30 p.m. $5 cover…Get a super early start with Latin Magic at the Little Italy Farmer’s Market (519 W. Cedar Street) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free…the Curtis Taylor Quartet with Dean Hulett, Richard Sellers, and Jaques Lesure are at Prohibition (548 Fifth Avenue) from 8 p.m. No cover charge…Allison Adams Tucker & Allegato World Jazz with Ed Kornhauser, Justin Grinnell, and Julien Cantelm are at the Harmony & Motion International Music Dance Festival at Prado Theatre (1800 El Prado) with shows at 1 and 5 p.m. Tickets for each show are $16, both for $30 Tucker’s band performs at 6:45 p.m.…you can catch the new Kuhn/Motl/Hubbard trio at the Carlsbad Village Walk in the afternoon for free…the Steph Johnson Trio with Rob Thorsen and Richard Sellers dig in at La Valencia Hotel (1132 Prospect Avenue) from 6 to 9 p.m. No cover charge.

Sunday 21
Start the morning with Latin Magic, featuring Alex Lopez, Alberto Diaz, Ray Roeder, John Cunningham, and Johnny Salinas at the Rancho Santa Fe Farmers Market (16079 San Dieguito Road) from 9 a.m. Free…Come to Petrini’s (610 W. Ash, Suite 100) for the double-header Sunday Jazz Brunch featuring the Steph Johnson Duo with Rob Thorsen and the Curtis Taylor Quartet with Kamau Kenyatta, Dean Hulett, and Richard Sellers. Johnson starts at 11:30 a.m. and Taylor hits at 1 p.m. free admission … head over to 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Bouevard) for the Sunday Jam Session featuring the Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio showcasing bassist Mackenzie Leighton and a TBA pianist from 2 to 5 p.m. Free, 21+…flugelhornist Kornel Fekete-Kovacs and the Modern Art Jazz Orchestra from Budapest with guest soloists Lori Bell and Mike Garson play at Soka University (1 University Cir Street, Aliso Viejo) at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25.

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Monday 15
Guitarist/vocalist Lorraine Castellanos and bassist Evona Wascinski perform in duo at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) from 6 to 9 p.m. for free!

Tuesday 16
Steph Johnson on guitar and vocals and Rob Thorsen on bass are doing that duet thing at Croce’s Park West, from 6 to 9 p.m., no cover…the Mikan Jazz Trio, featuring Mikan Zlatkovich on piano, Bill Andrews on bass, and Bryan Cabrera on drums, are hitting Eddie V’s (1270 Prospect Street) from 5 to 9 p.m. No cover.

Wednesday 17
Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos begins his double-shift night by hosting the Young Lions Series at Croce’s Park West featuring an up-and-coming young jazzer starting at 7 p.m. for a $5 cover; then he’s off to the Latin Jazz Jam Session at Seven Grand (3054 University Avenue) with Irving Flores, Rob Thorsen, and Mike Holguin. Downbeat is at 9 p.m. No cover. Musicians bring your horns…Jazz 88.3’s Weekly Blues Jam led by guitarist Mark Augustin and hosted by J. Otis Williams is happening at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill at the Ramada (5500 Kearny Mesa Road) from 6:30 to 9:30. It’s free and family-friendly.

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Thursday 18
Besos de Coco with Lorraine Castellanos, Rob Thorsen, and Claudia Gomez are hitting it at Ortega’s Bistro (141 University Avenue) from 7 to 10 p.m. Free…Leonard Patton, Matt Falker, and Gunnar Biggs do Northern Spirits (727 W. San Marcos Boulevard) starting at 7 p.m. $5 cover…Jazz 88.3’s monthly Happy Hour featuring the Bayou Brothers is going down at the Lafayette Hotel (2223 El Cajon Boulevard) from 5 to 7:30 p.m. It’s free, but you must be 21+.

Friday 19
The Lorraine Castellanos Trio with Irving Flores on piano and Dean Hulett on bass, star at Bijou French Bistro (1205 Prospect Street) from 7:30 to 10:30. No cover charge…Gilbert Castellanos lays it down at the intimate Westgate Hotel (1055 Second Avenue) with piano and bass TBA, from 8 p.m. No cover, but there is a $20 food/drink minimum.

Saturday 20
Rare hometown appearance by the Charles McPherson Quintet, featuring Gilbert Castellanos, at the Imperial Avenue Street Festival at 3:45 p.m. Free!…Hispanic Heritage Month Benefit for Jazz 88.3, featuring Oscar Hernandez and Justo Almario and Gilbert Castellanos at City College (14th & C Street) 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $45…the Reka Parker/Paul Seaforth Quartet with Bob Daniels and Jeff Blanco are at Northern Spirits from 7:30 p.m. $5 cover…Get a super early start with Latin Magic at the Little Italy Farmer’s Market (519 W. Cedar Street) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free…the Curtis Taylor Quartet with Dean Hulett, Richard Sellers, and Jaques Lesure are at Prohibition (548 Fifth Avenue) from 8 p.m. No cover charge…Allison Adams Tucker & Allegato World Jazz with Ed Kornhauser, Justin Grinnell, and Julien Cantelm are at the Harmony & Motion International Music Dance Festival at Prado Theatre (1800 El Prado) with shows at 1 and 5 p.m. Tickets for each show are $16, both for $30 Tucker’s band performs at 6:45 p.m.…you can catch the new Kuhn/Motl/Hubbard trio at the Carlsbad Village Walk in the afternoon for free…the Steph Johnson Trio with Rob Thorsen and Richard Sellers dig in at La Valencia Hotel (1132 Prospect Avenue) from 6 to 9 p.m. No cover charge.

Sunday 21
Start the morning with Latin Magic, featuring Alex Lopez, Alberto Diaz, Ray Roeder, John Cunningham, and Johnny Salinas at the Rancho Santa Fe Farmers Market (16079 San Dieguito Road) from 9 a.m. Free…Come to Petrini’s (610 W. Ash, Suite 100) for the double-header Sunday Jazz Brunch featuring the Steph Johnson Duo with Rob Thorsen and the Curtis Taylor Quartet with Kamau Kenyatta, Dean Hulett, and Richard Sellers. Johnson starts at 11:30 a.m. and Taylor hits at 1 p.m. free admission … head over to 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Bouevard) for the Sunday Jam Session featuring the Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio showcasing bassist Mackenzie Leighton and a TBA pianist from 2 to 5 p.m. Free, 21+…flugelhornist Kornel Fekete-Kovacs and the Modern Art Jazz Orchestra from Budapest with guest soloists Lori Bell and Mike Garson play at Soka University (1 University Cir Street, Aliso Viejo) at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25.

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