Joshua White Sextet at Dizzy's

...and other jazz happenings around San Diego April 12-17

Joshua White (Robert Sanchez)

Tuesday 12
Peter Sprague debuts the Sanctuary Suite at the Oceanside Museum of Art (704 Pier View Way) with Beth Ross Buckley, Fred Benedetti, Gunnar Biggs, and Duncan Moore. Tickets are $30 general admission, $25 students.

Wednesday 13
Gilbert Castellanos begins his double-duty evening at Panama 66 (1450 El Prado) at 6 p.m. by hosting the Young Lions Series before switching gears at 8:30 to lead the jam session. No cover, no minimum… The Jazz 88 Blues Jam, led by Mark Augustin and hosted by J. Otis Williams happens at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill (5500 Kearny Mesa Road) at 6:30 p.m. Free, and family friendly… A cooperative group with Steven Leffue, Kjell Nordeson, Kyle Motl, Tommy Babin, Josh Charney, and Andrew Munsey play the Loft at UCSD (9500 Gilman Drive) 8:30 p.m. No cover charge.

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Thursday 14
The Loft at UCSD presents the Sibarg Ensemble with Niloufar Shiri, Hesam Abedini, Josh Charney, Kyle Motl, and Andrew Munsy supporting the Peter Kuhn Trio with Kyle Motl and Nathan Hubbard at 8:30 p.m. No cover.

Friday 15
Richard James with Grant Clarkson and Duncan Moore play the Happy Hour at the Handlery Hotel (950 Hotel Circle North) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. No cover, no minimum, validated parking… The Danny Green Trio with Julien Cantelm and Justin Grinnell play the Coronado Public Library (640 Orange Avenue) at 2 p.m. Free… Jazz 88 celebrates the historic Gerry Mulligan concert that took place at Hoover High School (4474 El Cajon Boulevard) with Pete Christlieb, Harry Allen, Ron Stout, Alan Kaplan, Jim Hughart, and Kendall Kay at 7:30 p.m. $20 at the door… The Kenny Barron Trio with Kiyoshi Kitagawa and Jonathan Blake play the Scripps Research Institute (10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive) at 7:30 p.m. $35 general admission, $30 member, $15 student rush… The Lorraine Castellanos Sextet makes their debut at 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Boulevard) with Robert Dove, Curtis Taylor, Ed Kornhauser, Dean Hulett, and Ryan Shaw. Tickets are $25 at the door.

Saturday 16
The Amber Whitlock Quartet with Rob Whitlock, Joey Carano, and Charles Weller play Northern Spirits (727 West San Marcos Boulevard) at 7:30 p.m. No cover charge… The Joshua White Sextet with Mark Dresser, Michael Dessen, Ellen Weller, Stephanie Richards, and Kjell Nordeson plays Dizzy’s (4275 Mission Bay Drive) at 8 p.m. $20 at the door.

Sunday 17
The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio with Ed Kornhauser and Mack Leighton host the jam session at 98 Bottles from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. 21+, no cover.

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