Monthly Archives: August 2009

James Brown n barbecue – a jazz take on the funk laced rhythms of James Brown with the Cold Sweat Sextet

featuring Chuck McPherson drums, Daniel Jackson saxophone, Mikan Zlatkovich keyboards, Greg McKinney bass, & more. Come to eat barbecue fare on the patio, & hang with the musicians @ 4PM. The live grooves start @ 6PM – $15 cover

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A jazz performance by the Young Lions Collective featuring Kiefer Shackelford piano, Griffin Kisner drums, Zach Pyke bass, & Tommy Holladay guitar

7:30PM – $10 cover

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Celebrating his 16th birthday & the CD release of “A Minor Shade of Red”, young piano sensation Chase Morrin presents a special evening of original jazz & Latin compositions/arrangements

featuring 18 year old Fernando Gomez drums, Doug Walker bass, vocalist Siena Castanares, & special guest Daniel Feldman congas 7PM -$15 cover ($10 students)

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Intimate & acoustic sets from 2 virtuosos – Nashville guitarist Michael Gulezian & San Diego’s Mike Keneally (performing primarily on piano)

8PM – $15 cover

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Flutist extraordinaire Lori Bell presents an evening of Brazilian jazz featuring music from her recent Resonance Records release “The Music of Djavan”

with L.A. bassist Hussin Jiffry (Sergio Mendez), Kevin Koch drums, guitar genius Joey Carano, & – welcoming her back to San Diego – special guest vocalist Kevyn Lettau. 8PM – $15 cover

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The Three Tenors features 3 tenor saxophone virtuosos with ties to San Diego

Gary Lefebvre, Steve Feierabend, & Brian Levy – blowin up a storm with the rockin’ rhythm section of Lynn Willard piano, Rob Thorsen bass, & Brett Sanders drums 7PM – $15 cover ($10 students)

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A tribute to the grooves of Horace Silver

featuring jazz trumperter Gilbert Castellanos with Brian Levy tenor saxophone, Mikan Zlatkovich piano, Kevin Kanner drums, & Danny Weller bass 8PM – $15 cover ($12 students) If you’re like me, & you got that jones for the long wailing tones … Continue reading

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Neo soul vocalist Latanya Lockett & her band join participants of the Be Your Own Idol workshop for their final competition performance

7PM – $10 cover

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