Julian Lage lights up the Loft at UCSD

Monday 5
Get the jazz week rolling with a free noontime concert featuring the Rob Thorsen Trio with Bobby Cressey on piano and Fernando Gomez on drums at the Lyceum Theater Horton Plaza (79 Broadway Circle) from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday 6
Catch the Sure Fire Soul Ensemble who look to be setting up a weekly residency at The Hideout (3519 El Cajon Boulevard) starting at 9:00 p.m. No cover charge.

Wednesday 7
Guitar virtuoso Julian Lage blows into town and lands at The Loft (911 Lyman Lane) at UCSD. General admission tickets are $18, reserved seats are $28 … Gilbert Castellanos presents the Young Lions Series at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) this week featuring saxophonist Nathan Collins at 7:00 p.m. for a $5 cover. Castellanos plays the first set then heads over to the weekly jam session at Seven Grand (3054 University Avenue) where the fun begins at 9:00 p.m., no cover, musicians, bring your horns!

Thursday 8
Coming in from Austin, Texas, the John Mills Times Ten featuring Mills, Jake Lampke, Joey Colarusso, Eric Johnson, Rich Haering, Michael Mordecai, Russell Scanlon, Hank Hehmsoth, Kris Afflerbaugh, and Bob Kazenel to Dizzy’s (4275 Mission Bay Drive) at 8:00 p.m. for a $15 cover, ($10 students)... L.A. guitarist Bruce Forman joins pianist Mike Wofford for two sets at Croce's Park West, at 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., $10 cover, call 619 233-4355 for reservations.

Friday 9
Joe Garrison & Night People with special guests Chris Warren on live electronics and Dave Millard on flute will be performing at 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Boulevard ) at 8:00 p.m. $15 at the door. I’d get there early, because these cats draw a crowd … Gilbert Castellanos teams up with guitarist Bob Boss and bassist Rob Thorsen at the Westgate Hotel (1055 Second Avenue) from 8:00 p.m. no cover, $20 food/drink minimum … Danish jazz vocalist Sinne Eeg returns to Dizzy’s with Peter Sprague, Gunnar Biggs and Duncan Moore at 8:00 p.m. $15 at the door.

Saturday 10
Check out the Charlie Arbelaez/ Matt Hall Sextet with the all-star lineup of Mike Wofford on piano, Jim Ferguson on bass, Jim White on drums, and Mundell Lowe on guitar at 98 Bottles, 8:00 p.m. $20 at the door … Grammy Award winning, NYC-based trumpeter Bryan Lynch with John Beasley, and Chuck Bergeron hit Dizzy’s at 8:00 p.m. for a $20 cover.

Sunday 11
Get your jam going with the Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio featuring Ed Kornhauser on piano and Mackenzie Leighton on bass at 98 Bottles from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. No cover charge.