Group 2012 April

Jazz Scene archive for April, 2012

Nathan Hubbard's "Translation" succeeds at 98 Bottles

Jazz, and all of its myriad sub-genres, is the kind of music that is best experienced live. There is something ...

Vocalist Sharon DuBois at Liberty Hall Theatre, May 6

"It's a brand-new configuration of musicians for me so I'm expecting some pleasant surprises and magic to happen," says San ...

Dan Clucas's Lost Iguana Ensemble: Do You Know The Ways

L.A. cornetist/flutist Dan Clucas' new release with his Lost Iguana Ensemble, Do You Know The Ways contains just four pieces, ...

Mundell Lowe marks milestone with concert at Tango Del Rey

Don't let the white hair or the huge, thick glasses fool you, even with 90 candles on the birthday cake, ...

Ogd_S(11) Translation Has Failed debuts This Middle Ground April 28 @ 98 Bottles

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/19/23204/ Former San Diegan, drummer, vibraphonist, composer Nathan Hubbard will be making the trip from his new home in Arizona ...

Marillo/Lefebvre Quintet April 20. Mundell Lowe Quartet April 21.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/18/23146/ One of the greatest things one learns from developing a taste for jazz is an inherent respect for your ...

Road Work Ahead: Reunion at Tango Del Rey

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/17/23083/ The all-star San Diego lineup known as Road Work Ahead recently reunited and landed in Pacific Beach on the ...

CD Review: Guitar Decathlon, The Wayne Riker Collective

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/16/23000/ Guitarist Wayne Riker has spent a lifetime in music, developing skills and mastering many genres of music. He is ...

Diane Moser & Mark Dresser: "Duetto"

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/12/22765/ Contrabass virtuoso Mark Dresser and the criminally underrated pianist Diane Moser first met in San Diego in the 1970s, ...

SDSU Jazz Ensemble at City College for Jazz Live

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/11/22687/ KSDS Jazz Live continued their concert series at the Saville Theatre last night with some rarely heard big-band music, ...

James Moore Reinvents Classical Guitar at Space 4 Art

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/10/22646/ Last night's second installment of Bonnie Wright's Fresh Sound concert series at Space 4 Art featuring classical guitarist James ...

Steph Johnson Trio Live at 98 Bottles

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/07/22409/ I last experienced, and commented on SD musician Steph Johnson four months ago, right when she was taking her ...

Jeff Kaiser, Peter Sprague Groups Scorch The Loft

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/05/22293/ Last night's double-bill presentation of local jazz artists at The Loft was by far the most successful program I've ...

Small Crowd Reaps Benefits from Electrifying Performance by Golia, Helzer, Burr, Unruh & Kangas @ 98 Bottles

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/02/22077/ In a stunning display of absolute indifference to artistic excellence, San Diegans avoided Saturday night's Vinny Golia / Rick ...

Chano Dominguez: Flamenco Sketches at Neurosciences Institute

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/01/21974/ You've got to hand it to Dan Atkinson, the Jazz Program Coordinator, and the rest of the folks at ...