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Concert Reviews
Reviews of concerts and club shows in the greater San Diego area.
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George Colligan Trio live in La Jolla
Solid mainstream piano trio featuring Hamilton Price and Steve Hass.
Well traveled sideman pianist George Colligan made a trio hit at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on June 16, ...
2013 San Diego County Fair Singer-Songwriter Contest Winners
The 2013 San Diego County Fair Singer-Songwriter Contest was held on June 14, with winners taking home Taylor guitars, cash and other prizes.
The San Diego County Fair held its annual singer-songwriter contest on June 14, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The ...
Bert Turetzky, Chuck Perrin, Bob Weller, Charlie Weller: Jazz & Poetry
Turetzky and Perrin transformed words into music with help from the Weller's.
Contrabass virtuoso Bert Turetzky joined forces with Chuck Perrin to present a night of bass and poetry -- specifically the ...
Kwassman Sextet storms Dizzy's
An extremely talented group of players helped the composer realize his ambitions.
Young composer/multi-instrumentalist Joshua Kwassman migrated into town from his NYC base on June 12, drawing a small but enthusiastic group ...
Steph Johnson Trio: Jazz Live
Refining their aesthetic for an upcoming West Coast tour, Johnson's group delighted a packed house.
The Steph Johnson Trio launched the Summer season of bi-monthly Jazz Live concerts on June 11, at the Saville Theatre ...
The Fleshtones at the Casbah
One of only two shows on a West Coast trip, on June 9 the Fleshtones rocked the Casbah
The Fleshtones played to a small but boisterous crowd at the Casbah on June 9, part of only two dates ...
Castellanos Salutes Dinah Washington & Clark Terry
The intrepid horn man even engaged in a horn battle with himself.
Trumpet virtuoso Gilbert Castellanos turned in another one of his excellent theme-based shows on June 8, at 98 Bottles, this ...
Jim Storey & Storeylines live at Dizzy's
Lots of electricity in the air for Storey's fusion project.
On June 7, Dizzy's operator Chuck Perrin provided an opportunity to experience the work of guitarist Jim Storey's fusion project ...
Roni Ben-Hur live at The Studio, June 2
The experience of this trio kept things grooving.
Israel born, NYC based guitarist Roni Ben-Hur came to San Diego June 2, for an Athenaeum Jazz production at The ...
Levy, Zlatkovich & Sprague live at Dizzy's
Sprague used ethnic percussion-loops and guitar synthesizer to negate the lack of bass and drums, making for a thrilling three-way conversation.
Tenor saxophonist Brian Levy, with guitarist Peter Sprague and pianist Mikan Zlatkovich combined for a knockout concert of modern jazz ...
Tenor madness at 98 Bottles
Ian Tordella led a tenor-heavy ensemble and a crack rhythm section at the Little Italy venue.
Local saxophone wizard Ian Tordella delivered a mostly cerebral set on May 24 at 98 Bottles, billed as The Twin ...
Anthony Wilson Guitar Quartet
Four of the world's top players joined forces for a concert in La Jolla.
Athenaeum Jazz concluded its Spring series of concerts on May 23, with the Anthony Wilson Seasons Guitar Quartet in front ...
Rob Thorsen Trio: Live
There is a special, exploratory chemistry happening with these three.
Veteran double bass artist Rob Thorsen celebrated the recent release of his CD, Rob Thorsen Trio: Live on May 18, ...
Ben Wanicur Quartet live at Dizzy's
Wanicur's charts are tricky, but with Peter Sprague, Ian Tordella and Charles Weller in the band, easy to digest.
San Diego bassist Ben Wanicur held a CD release party May 17, at Dizzy's celebrating his new disc The Excluded ...
Parker Trio live in the East Village
The creative Chicago/ Southern California guitarist brought his tight trio to town for some jagged explorations on the jazz aesthetic.
Concert promoter Bonnie Wright's importance to the music and arts community received some rare public acknowledgement on May 14, when ...
The shape of jazz to come: Dresser Quintet at Dizzy's
Jazz should always be like this: exciting, connected to the blues, swinging, grounded in tradition while surging into the future.
When jazz is hitting on all of its cylinders, there is no more important art form on this planet. On ...
Jason Moran & The Bandwagon live at TSRI
Moran, bassist Tarus Mateen and especially drummer Nasheet Waits laid it down.
The May 8 Athenaeum Jazz concert featuring Jason Moran & The Bandwagon was a fascinating conceptual affair that's reach occasionally ...
Danny Weller Quintet does Ella at 98 Bottles
Weller led a superb ensemble through the music of vocal icon Ella Fitzgerald.
Young double-bass virtuoso Danny Weller is back in town for a week or so, and he somehow found time to ...
Anthony Smith CD release party at 98 Bottles
The vibraphonist led a stellar sextet celebrating his new music in front of a sold-out house.
Vibraphonist Anthony Smith celebrated the CD release of two new discs on April 27 at 98 Bottles, leading an all-star ...
White, Schachter & Biggs at the Westgate
Endlessly inventive and swinging, White really shines in the small room.
San Diego pianist Joshua White continues to demonstrate that he is ready for virtually any high-profile gig. I can see ...
