Group 2012 December

Concert Reviews archive for December, 2012

Mundell Lowe, Jaime Valle, Jim Ferguson and Ramon Banda

Lowe continues to take chances, improvising in the moment in a sublime and swinging concert at the new Dizzy's.

There is something magical, and instructive about watching guitar great Mundell Lowe perform. Years of living "in-the-moment" have been honed ...

Castellanos reunion concert at the new Dizzy's

Featuring a core group of Gerald Clayton on piano, Hamilton Price on bass and Kevin Kanner on drums, the trumpeter invited tenor saxophonists Ben Schachter and Brian Levy to celebrate a group that dominated the Onyx for ten years.

It is difficult to imagine the San Diego jazz landscape without the Herculean amount of energy that trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos ...

Tribe of D at the new Dizzy's

Alto saxophonist David Negrete joined forces with like-minded improvisers for a hypnotic and compelling set of original music.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/29/37610/ Alto saxophonist David Negrete returned to San Diego last night with Tribe of D, a quartet featuring NYC bassist ...

Twin Tenors heat up 98 Bottles

Ian Tordella and Gerard Nolan lit fires and swung like crazy.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/22/37327/ Local tenor sax man Ian Tordella teamed up with musician Gerard Nolan Thursday night at 98 Bottles for a ...

Best jazz concerts for 2012

Last year, it was Jeff Kaiser's massive 23 piece "big band" that earned top honors. This year, it's a solo concert for contrabass.

The San Diego jazz talent pool is deep, very deep. So much so that after attending more than 200 shows ...

Todd Reynolds @ Space 4 Art

NYC based artist brought solo violin and electronics to the East Village.

Bonnie Wright's Fresh Sound concert series continued Tuesday night at Space 4 Art with a solo violin/electronics performance from NYC ...

A Succinct Review & Highlights from the scene of a memorable musical event - The 33rd Annual San Diego Jazz Festival, 2012

For over three decades, America's Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society ( AFCDJS ) has produced a respectable and well known ...

SRO @ 7 Grand

A ton of fans and musicians made Castellanos's debut at the North Park venue a night to remember

San Diego trumpet master Gilbert Castellanos opened a new chapter in the local jam-session era last night with his premier ...

Reinventing Christmas music with the Matt Wilson Trio

Wilson's "Christmas Tree-O" put an entirely new spin on yuletide classics.

NYC-based drummer Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O landed in San Diego last night to deliver two sets of fractured Holiday classics ...

SRO for Joe Garrison & Night People

After being off the radar for five years, the composer returns to action with a soon-to-be released CD, and a sold out show featuring many of SD's finest improvisers.

Reclusive composer/pianist Joe Garrison staged a triumphant return to action last night with a sold-out, standing-room-only performance of his all-star ...

Michael Dessen Trio: Resonating Abstractions @ Space4Art

Unveiling a new, seven-part suite, trombone virtuoso Dessen led his ace trio into a remarkable ebb and flow of organic intensity.

A less than voluminous audience gathered at Space4Art last night for the Michael Dessen Trio, perhaps because of competing options--who ...