Bang a drum with red fish blue fish at Bread & Salt

Monday 12
Get your jazz week started with a free noontime concert by the Rob Thorsen Trio with Kamau Kenyatta on piano and Richard Sellers on drums at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street).

Tuesday 13
KSDS Jazz 88 presents Jazz Live with the Joe Chambers Quartet featuring Chambers on drums and vibes, Rob Thorsen on bass, Josh Nelson on piano and Duncan Moore on drums. 8:00 p.m. at the Saville Theatre, SD City College, free to members, $10 general admission … the Sure Fire Soul Ensemble is hanging at the Hideout (3519 El Cajon Boulevard) from 9:00 p.m. no cover … Robert Jedrzejewski on cello, Tobin Chodos on piano, Kyle Motl on bass, Drew Ceccato on saxophone, Judith Hamann on cello, and TJ Borden on cello perform at CPMC Recital Hall, UCSD (9500 Gilman Drive) 8:00 p.m. Free.

Wednesday 14
Gilbert Castellanos presents the Young Lions Series with Lizzi Trumbore at Croce’s Park West (2760 Fifth Avenue) starting at 7:00 p.m. for a $5 cover … the trumpeter then heads off to the jazz jam session with Ryan Shaw and Joshua White at Seven Grand (3054 University Avenue) the music begins at 9:00 p.m. no cover charge, musicians bring your instruments.

Thursday 15
Bonnie Wright’s Fresh Sound concert series begins with the percussion ensemble red fish blue fish at Bread & Salt (1955 Julian Avenue) with Stephen Solook, Christopher Clarino, Dustin Donahue, Fiona Digney, Leah Bowden and Ryan Nestor at 7:30 p.m. $15 … the Gilbert Castellanos Park West Ensemble play Croce’s Park West at 7:00 p.m. $5 cover … Chris Minh Doky & The Nomads featuring Dave Weckl, George Whitty and Dean Brown play The Loft (911 Lyman Lane) with the HM3 (Harley Magsino, Joshua White, Charles Weller) opening. 8:00 p.m. $10 student, $15 GA, $20 reserved.

Friday 16
Pianist Chase Morrin with Justin Grinnell on bass and Charles Weller on drums hit Dizzy’s (4275 Mission Bay Drive) at 8:00 p.m. $15 … double bill with Vinny Golia, Kristian Aspelin, and Nathan Hubbard plus Mudhead featuring Hubbard, Sam Lopez, Esteban Flores, Scott Nielson, and Sean Conway at the San Diego Center for the Arts (2141 El Cajon Boulevard) at 8:00 p.m. $5–$10 tickets.

Saturday 17
Fusion pioneer flutist Tim Weisberg returns to Dizzy’s with Chuck Alvarez, Barnaby Finch, David Hughes and Maria Martinez at 8:00 p.m. $20 cover … Gilbert Castellanos presents a Tribute To Miles and Cannonball at 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Boulevard) with Christopher Hollyday, Katie Thiroux, Matt Witek and Joshua White. Two shows, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $25 at the door.

Sunday 18
Do that Sunday jam thing with the Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio featuring Ed Kornhauser on keyboards and Mack Leighton on bass at 98 Bottles from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. No cover charge.