Group 2012 February

Jazz Scene archive for February, 2012

Tayari Howard to Resurrect Smooth Jazz Online

“I was the first person to be laid off.” After 16 years as a Smooth Jazz host KIFM radio management ...

Ian Tordella Group, Mattson 2, Dusty Brough & Julien Cantelm

Saxophonist Ian Tordella hosted a multifaceted CR-Release party last night, held in the very cool artist-workspace-warehouse Glashaus building in the ...

Rosenwinkel Standards Trio Live at Athenaeum Jazz

Last night, the Athenaeum Jazz at the Studio concert series struck gold with the debut San Diego performance by the ...

Third Story CD-Release Party March 2 @ 98 Bottles

Former San Diegans bassist Danny Weller and guitarist Jeff Miles return home from Brooklyn, NY, to reunite with LA drummer ...

Takin’ It to New Orleans: Mission Bay High School’s Preservationists

“I said this was Fat Tuesday, not lazy Tuesday.” JP (short for Jean Paul) Balmat, the music director at Mission ...

Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio Feb. 24

Athenaeum Jazz at The Studio will continue its concert series with a special one: guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel's Standards Trio on ...

Ben Goldberg/ Jeff Parker/ Ches Smith open Fresh Sound series.

Cutting edge music curator Bonnie Wright is back in San Diego, fresh from a six-month sojourn in New York City, ...

Joshua White Quintet at 98 Bottles

Piano virtuoso Joshua White assembled a quintet of like-minded Southern California improvisers for an explosive and expansive evening of works ...

Peter Sprague Is in a New York State of Mind

Leucadia jazz guitarist Peter Sprague was in New York last month for a week, at a composers conference, as a ...

Joshua White Quintet at 98 Bottles Feb. 18

Feb. 18, a very special Joshua White Quintet will be performing in The Back Room at 98 Bottles in Little ...

Allison Adams Tucker Quartet: Jazz Live

Vocalist Allison Adams Tucker played a special, Valentine concert for her KSDS Jazz Live appearance last night at the Saville ...

Middle East meets West at the Museum of Making Music

Last night, the Museum of Making Music concert featuring A.J. Racy and David Borgo, titled "Tales Of The Reeds," was ...

Allison Adams Tucker: Jazz Live Valentine Concert

The February edition of the KSDS Jazz Live concert series is going to be a Valentine Day special, with local ...

Nobu Stowe: "Confusion Bleue"

In the moments leading up to the Improviser's Summit concert last month at the Neurosciences Institute, adventurous music promoter Bonnie ...

David Borgo, A.J. Racy explore the "Roots Of Reeds" in Carlsbad

Saxophonist / educator / ethnomusicologist / UCSD professor Dr. David Borgo will be appearing in tandem with double bassist Rob ...

Grading Spotify on Jazz Terms

Spotify the Swedish based music streaming service associated since Sept. 2011, with Facebook, has a pitch that sounds too good ...

Michael Vlatkovich Ensemblio: an autobiography of a pronoun

Trombonist Michael Vlatkovich has been a stalwart presence in the West Coast improvising community for more than 30 years. His ...

Trio M Astonishes Packed House In La Jolla

Last night, the final concert in the Winter series for Jazz at the Athenaeum was an excellent reminder of the ...

Paul Keeling: The Farthest Reach

Vancouver pianist Paul Keeling grew up in San Diego, where his musical upbringing was reflective of the Del Mar jazz ...