SDSU Jazz Ensemble at City College for Jazz Live
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/11/22687/ KSDS Jazz Live continued their concert series at the Saville Theatre last night with some rarely heard big-band music, featuring the SDSU Jazz Ensemble, helmed for the last 27 years by Bill Yeager, and showcasing three special alumni guest …
James Moore Reinvents Classical Guitar at Space 4 Art
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/10/22646/ Last night's second installment of Bonnie Wright's Fresh Sound concert series at Space 4 Art featuring classical guitarist James Moore was a prime example of out-of-the-box programming — and a knockout success for all involved. Space 4 Art was …
Steph Johnson Trio Live at 98 Bottles
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/07/22409/ I last experienced, and commented on SD musician Steph Johnson four months ago, right when she was taking her first steps in transforming from her comfort zone of soul music with a dash of jazz to a more jazz-centric …
Jeff Kaiser, Peter Sprague Groups Scorch The Loft
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/05/22293/ Last night's double-bill presentation of local jazz artists at The Loft was by far the most successful program I've seen at that venue... ever. The combination of the free-funk-jazz chaos of the Jeff Kaiser Quintet paired well with the …
Small Crowd Reaps Benefits from Electrifying Performance by Golia, Helzer, Burr, Unruh & Kangas @ 98 Bottles
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/02/22077/ In a stunning display of absolute indifference to artistic excellence, San Diegans avoided Saturday night's Vinny Golia / Rick Helzer + Burr / Unruh Duo concert in droves--which was a shame, on multiple levels. Despite the low attendance, those …
Chano Dominguez: Flamenco Sketches at Neurosciences Institute
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/01/21974/ You've got to hand it to Dan Atkinson, the Jazz Program Coordinator, and the rest of the folks at the Athenaeum Jazz concert series. Each Athenaeum production, whether it's held at the Music & Arts Library, The Studio on …
Women In Jazz at the Museum of Making Music, March 31
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/30/21932/ "It's never been easy being a woman in jazz--it's a boys club and always will be, but because there are so many great female artists out there now, it is getting easier," says San Diego flute icon Lori Bell. …
Jazz Double-Bill @ The Loft: Peter Sprague Quartet / Jeff Kaiser Quintet
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/29/21857/ Brian Ross, the Programs and Events Manager for UCSD, is putting together a truly magical double-bill performance at The Loft, on April 4, featuring the Peter Sprague Quartet, with special guests the Jeff Kaiser Quintet opening the show. Sprague …
Guitarist James Moore Makes Fresh Sound Debut April 9
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/28/21780/ San Diego's most cutting edge music curator Bonnie Wright is at it again, poised to present the next installment of her experimental series Fresh Sound at Space 4 Art, on Monday, April 9, at 8 pm with a solo …
Legend Gary Lefebvre joins Castellanos for tribute gig @ 98 Bottles
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/27/21721/ Saxophonist Gary Lefebvre is a significant part of the West Coast Jazz history, having played with many luminaries of the genre in the late fifties and sixties, when that term was still in vogue. This is a guy with …
The Triumphant Return of Pat Martino
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/24/21539/ Last Thursday, Anthology added a concert to their "to-die-for" list when they brought jazz guitar legend Pat Martino in tandem with pianist Eldar to San Diego for just the second time in 30 years.Martino's 2006 performance at the Athenaeum …
Woodwind Master Vinny Golia Leads Duos at 98 Bottles
San Diego jazz guitarist Nate Jarrell and drummer Jeanette Kangas don't just make hip music together. The two musicians, along with Kangas' partner Suzann Gage have formed a non-profit organization, the San Diego Center for the Arts, which is making …
Dave Scott Live in National City
Was it just a strange coincidence that meteorologist/bandleader Dave Scott's Sunday performance in National City at the Liberty Theatre occurred during a rainstorm? Well, it certainly gave the affable trombonist something to chat up the audience about. Sunday's gig was …
DGQ + Ian Tordella Group at The Loft
Thursday night's double-concert show at The Loft was a fascinating glimpse into the early expressions of a young band just starting out, and the further development of a group hitting its stride. Dangond Giordano Quartet They go by DGQ, and …
Jazz guitar legend Pat Martino @ Anthology, March 22
Club owner Howard Berkson and the folks at Anthology are going to bring one of the most important musicians in jazz history to San Diego next Thursday, March 22, when legendary guitarist Pat Martino takes the stage in a duo …
Ian Tordella Group/ DGQ at The Loft, March 15
UCSD Concert promoter Brian Ross has been doing some great things for the San Diego jazz scene for some time now, especially in the form of presenting double-bill performances of local jazz musician's at The Loft, a pretty sweet venue …
Jackson & Friends live at McCrea Music Company
Friday night's inaugural Dizzy's production at McCrea Music Company, featuring local legend Daniel Jackson and friends, was memorable for several reasons — not all of them happy ones. It was part concert, part birthday party (for Jackson's two adult children), …
Jazz Live: Judy Wexler Quartet March 13
KSDS Jazz 88 Jazz Live monthly concert series continues on Tuesday, March 13, with LA vocalist Judy Wexler and her quartet. Wexler has been getting a lot of positive press lately from Jazz Times, who called her, "one of the …
Goldberg's three way conversation @ Space 4 Art
"I am so excited. We sold out, standing room only, and the trio got a standing ovation at the end," said Bonnie Wright immediately following the first installment of her Fresh Sound concert series, which also happened to be the …
Daniel Jackson at McCrea Music Co. March 9
"Daniel has been planning this show since the beginning of the year, a performance with some musicians with which he has a special connection — we just weren't sure where we would hold it," says Dizzy's operator Chuck Perrin. He's …