Nate Jarrell–Chris Acquavella: Duo LaRé
Duo LaRé is comprised of mandolin virtuoso Chris Acquavella and rising star guitarist Nate Jarrell, ably assisted on several tracks by additional musicians Erdis Maxhelaku on cello, Harley Magsino on double bass, and Steve Haney on percussion. Recorded at San …
And the Global Music Award Winner Is...Lori Bell !
San Diego flute master Lori Bell recently received a 2011 Award Of Excellence from the GMA, (Global Music Awards). "I found out about it, (the award), from the faculty at SDSU, who encouraged me to apply, then from I got …
Bobby Bradford Mark Dresser Glenn Ferris "Live in LA"
LA trumpeter/cornetist Bobby Bradford is a living legend of free jazz music. He grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and played with childhood friend Ornette Coleman, eventually replacing Don Cherry in Coleman's quartet years later, after a stint in the …
Top 15 SD Jazz Concerts for 2011
This list of the top-fifteen concerts was culled from more than 100 I attended this year. There were some I missed, due to personal economics, like Herbie Hancock and Return To Forever IV, but as it was, whittling those 100 …
Steph Johnson Live in North Park
Last night's Holiday Concert at the Sunset Temple by Steph Johnson, a singer, songwriter and guitarist with seemingly unlimited potential, was a prime example of an emergent artist spreading her wings. Two years ago, Ms. Johnson was working at a …
White-Livingstone-Schnelle at 98 Bottles
98 Bottles in Little Italy has been open just 10 weeks now, but they've established a forward-thinking policy of featuring jazz musicians in performance--always a welcome trend. Thursday night, they opened with a bang with the Joshua White Trio, which, …
Steph Johnson Holiday Concert @ Sunset Temple
Sultry singer/ songwriter/ guitarist Steph Johnson is deep in preparation for a special San Diego concert Dec. 17, at the Sunset Temple, 3911 Kansas St. in North Park. Johnson's work is well known to SD music fans. Her first CD, …
One Man Country Blues @ Jazz Live
December's blues show at KSDS Jazz Live got a definite shot in the arm tonight with the performance of singer /songwriter, country blues specialist Doug Macleod. Macleod is as much a storyteller as anything else, and his stories are pretty …
Blues at the Saville with Doug MacLeod
KSDS Jazz 88's Jazz Live concludes its 2011 concert series with the traditional December blues show, in honor of their long-time announcer "T". Dec. 13, the Saville Theater will present veteran troubadour, storyteller, and country blues specialist Doug MacLeod at …
Age Is Just a Number
For 89 year old guitarist Mundell Lowe, age is not a deterrent, a ravage or a disqualifier. At last night's concert with Bob Boss, it truly seemed that playing music might be Lowe's fountain-of-youth. His technical facility was actually more …
Trio M : The Guest House
Trio M is composed of bassist extraordinaire Mark Dresser, Bay Area pianist Myra Melford and the New York based drummer, Matt Wilson. The Guest House is their brand new CD, recorded for the longstanding German label Enja. This is not …
Mundell Lowe & Bob Boss: Dec. 9, North Park
The San Diego Center for the Arts is featuring a rare two guitar duo of Mundell Lowe and Bob Boss, Dec.9, at the Architecture venue, 3956 30th St., in North Park. Lowe is a legendary figure in jazz history. He …
New Late Night Jam Session: Friday @ 3rd Space
There are not a lot of places in San Diego for jazz musicians to play. Recently "re-localized" bassist Benjamin Wanicur is working hard to mitigate that situation. He's already established a Monday night jam session at the Turquoise Cafe in …
Daniel Rosenboom : Fallen Angeles
After the monstrous Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet concert on Nov. 19, I was chatting with trumpet virtuoso Daniel Rosenboom, telling hime how much I enjoyed his work on some of Vinny Golia's latest recordings, when he alerted me to his own …
Sold Out Crowd Takes in "Dr. Einstein's Spin"
Athenaeum Jazz at the Studio was sold out for the Peter Sprague String Consort gig on Dec. 2. In the audience were other local musical heavyweights like pianist Joshua White and saxophonist Ian Tordella, along with U-T music critic George …
A Tale of Two Concerts @ The Loft
Last night's double-concert at UCSD's Loft, featuring KaiBorg (Jeff Kaiser: trumpet/electronics; David Borgo: winds/electronics) and the very popular Marco Benevento Trio (Benevento: piano; Reed Mathis: electric bass; Andrew Borger: drums), combined two drastically differing aesthetics. UCSD has a long, and …
New on pfMENTUM: Bonnie Barnett's "In Between Dreams"
"Imagine Cassandra Wilson on acid and you're on the right track." ( Deni Kasrel--Jazz Times ) Vocalist Bonnie Barnett's new disc on Jeff Kaiser's pfMENTUM label, In Between Dreams, released last month, is a startling example of how the voice …
Marco Benevento & KaiBorg @ The Loft, Dec. 1
If you dig experimental, wide ranging and exploratory jazz, UCSD's The Loft is where you need to be on Dec. 1. Headlining the show is Marco Benevento a recent fixture on the NYC experimental and contemporary scene. Perhaps best known …
Peter Sprague Debuts "Dr. Einstein's Spin" Dec. 2
Having just returned from a week-long tour of Japan, with vocalist Dianne Reeves, guitarist Peter Sprague is set to perform the world-premier of "Dr. Einstein's Spin," a piece commissioned by Chamber Music America as a part of their New Jazz …
Hofmann and Wofford Make "Left Turn" in La Jolla
Athenaeum Jazz at the Neurosciences Institute created a hugely successful finale to the fall concert series last night with a performance by the Mike Wofford / Holly Hofmann Quintet. The gig was in celebration of their soon-to-be-released CD, Turn Signal …