Group 2013 February

Jazz Scene archive for February, 2013

Rudresh Mahanthappa & Gamak live in University Heights, March 3

Mahanthappa has an instantly identifiable sound, and his band is full of ringers.

Sunday, March 3, figures to be a noteworthy day in the San Diego jazz-concert landscape for 2013. Daniel Atkinson, the ...

Jason Robinson at the New Dizzy's

Robinson is one of the most exciting saxophone players I've ever heard.

Fire-breathing former San Diego saxophonist Jason Robinson returns for a must-see concert on March 1, leading a core trio of ...

Joshua White/ Jeff Denson Project at the new Dizzy's

The house was full and the music superb.

The continued development of piano phenomenon Joshua White took a new turn on Feb. 23, in a cooperative venture with ...

Bop Moderno sells out the Museum of Making Music

This was the third gig for Bop Moderno, consisting of Peter and Tripp Sprague, Gilbert Castellanos, Gunnar Biggs and Duncan Moore.

Saturday, Feb. 16, the Museum of Making Music presented the San Diego debut performance of Bop Moderno a newly formed ...

Danny Green plays Chick Corea @ the new Dizzy's

The complex music of Corea is a good fit for Green, who has loads of chops and an exquisite touch.

Local piano wizard Danny Green dropped into the new Dizzy's on Feb. 15, with a well-oiled group comprised of woodwind ...

Joshua White & Spiral at The Loft

White led this red-hot quintet through the music of John Coltrane with imaginative arrangements in front of a packed house.

Wednesday, February 13, piano virtuoso Joshua White, celebrated the musical legacy of jazz icon John Coltrane before a sold-out house ...

Brazilian Jazz Festival at the new Dizzy's, Feb. 17

Vocalist Allison Adams Tucker is organizing a huge concert of four shows by nine musicians.

The infectious sounds of Brazilian music come to the new Dizzy's on Feb. 17, when the fifth annual Brasil Jazz ...

Joshua White & David Borgo live at Villa Musica

An ultra-intimate exchange of spontaneously conceived music from two masters of the genre.

Saturday, February 9, the San Diego Center for the Arts hosted a duo concert by pianist Joshua White and multi-instrumentalist ...

Along Came A Spider @ 98 Bottles

Nathan Hubbard's episodic compositions came to life in bold relief with Ian Tordella, David Borgo and Rob Thorsen.

Last night, at 98 Bottles, the true depth of San Diego jazz talent was dramatically reinforced with two burning sets ...

Larry Ochs, Donald Robinson @ Space 4 Art, Feb. 13

Expect incendiary exchanges from the long-time free jazz duo.

Curator Bonnie Wright's excellent cutting edge concert series, Fresh Sound, continues on Feb. 13 with a sure to be searing ...

Even more jazz choices this week

Nathan Hubbard comes to 98 Bottles. Mike Garson and Mikan Zlatkovich appear in consecutive nights at the new Dizzy's.

Turns out there are even more worthwhile gigs to attend in these first two weeks of February than I originally ...

Tribute to Monk sells out 98 Bottles

Leading a superb quartet,Gilbert Castellanos burned through a set of Monk.

Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos returned to 98 Bottles last night for A Tribute to Thelonious Monk, earning a sold-out house in ...

Peter Sprague, Gilbert Castellanos & Rob Thorsen @ The Westgate

Connecting with the language of bebop, the two San Diego jazz masters made daring music over the redoubtable pulse of Thorsen.

Utilizing a shared study of the music of Sonny Rollins and an encyclopedic knowledge of the Great American Songbook, San ...

Early Feb. jazz opportunities

There are a slew of worthwhile gigs from now through Feb. 13, with more to follow.

The first two weeks of February are literally jam-packed with jazz opportunities, and a few unfortunate conflicts as well. Feb. ...