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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, ...
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 ...
Joshua Kwassman blows in from NYC, June 12
Promoting a new album that defies easy categorization, the saxophonist makes a Dizzy's hit.
I've been spending the afternoon listening to the new disc from composer / multi-instrumentalist Joshua Kwassman as sort of a ...
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 ...
Steph Johnson Trio: Jazz Live June 11
Johnson's life has been a whirlwind of gigs, rehearsals and practice lately.
KSDS Jazz 88 kicks off their summer "Jazz Live" concert series with a premier performance on June 11, by the ...
Teagan Taylor: "Hello"
This is a striking pop-vocal effort, beautifully recorded.
Imperial Beach musician Teagan Taylor has a brand-new CD about to drop, Hello, which might come as a surprise to ...
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 ...
Ian Tordella : Twin Tenors @ 98 Bottles, May 24
This is Vol.III in the series, pairing Tordella with LA sax man Joe Berry
Saxophonist Ian Tordella continues his Twin Tenors series, which spotlights up-and-coming saxophone talent (as well as established players) in the ...
On the menu: saving jazz
Loving local music and local food: "not a sausage fest."
"This is a dinner party. I want people to understand that." LJ Livingston is on the phone to talk about ...
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 ...
Jeff Parker Trio: May 14
The Chicago guitarist returns to Fresh Sound @ Space 4 Art with his longstanding trio.
Bonnie Wright closes out her Spring String Theory concert series with a bang on May 14 by way of a ...
