Composer Joe Garrison opens Book of Gratitude

Monday 17
Nothing like a free noon-time concert to start the jazz week on a roll, especially when it’s the Joshua White Trio with Rob Thorsen on bass and Duncan Moore on drums, playing at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street), get there early for prime seats … Kronomorfic do their polymetric free-jazz thing at the Loft (911 Lyman Lane) featuring David Borgo, Stephanie Richards, Kjell Nordeson, Nate Jarrell, Andy Zacharias, and Paul Pellegrin. 8:00 p.m. Also free!

Tuesday 18
The Steph Johnson Duo featuring Rob Thorsen dig in at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) starting at 6:00 p.m. No cover charge.

Wednesday 19
Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos is out on a European tour, so the Robert Dove Quartet is subbing for the jazz jam session at Seven Grand (3054 University Avenue) with Dove on tenor saxophone, Rob Thorsen on bass, Joshua White on piano, and Fernando Gomez on drums. Music starts at 9:00 p.m. Musicians bring your horns! Free, but you must be 21+ to enter.

Thursday 20
Get your cheek-to-cheek dancing going with the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra at the Stone Ridge Country Club (17166 Stoneridge Country Club Lane, Poway) from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. $10 per dancer… The Ben Wanicur Trio with Jason Shattil and Duncan Moore play the music of Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea at Croce’s Park West from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. $5 cover… The Steph Johnson Duo with Rob Thorsen are at the U.S. Grant Hotel (326 Broadway) at 8:00 p.m. No cover charge.

Friday 21
UC Irvine slide-trombonist Michael Dessen Trio with NYC bassist Chris Tordini and drummer Dan Weiss headline a concert at The Loft with locals the Charlie Arbelaez Trio, featuring Mackenzie Leighton and Matt Smith opening. $10 at the door. Arbelaez then heads over to the Rook Bar (7745 University Avenue) to play from 9:30 p.m. with Leighton and Charles Weller. No cover charge.

Saturday 22
Son Pa Ti with Alex Lopez, Mark Lopez, Alberto Diaz, and Juan Santana get down at the Turquoise (873 Turquoise Street) from 9:00 p.m. Free, with lots of parking … Lower Left featuring Mikan Zlatkovich on piano, Bill Andrews on bass and Barry Farrar on drums are playing at Andiamo Ristorante Bar (5960 Santo Road) from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. No cover charge. Call 858 277-3501 to make a dinner reservation.

Sunday 23
The Nathan Hubbard Quartet with Mackenzie Leighton, Grant Fisher, and Dillon Casey are setting up at the Ion Theatre (3704 Sixth Avenue) from 7:00 p.m. $10 … The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio with Ed Kornhauser and Mackenzie Leighton host the Sunday Jam at 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Boulevard) from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. No cover, 21+ … One hour later, upstairs in the Back Room, composer Joe Garrison debuts Book of Gratitude featuring Kamau Kenyatta, Kirk Johnson, Scott Paulson, Ian Tordella, Ariana Warren, Derek Cannon, Brian O’ Donnell, Lynn Willard, Christopher Paul Miller Duvall, Michael Hayes, David Castaneda, and Steve Solook at 6:00 p.m. $15 at the door. Don’t miss this!