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Jazz at the Jacobs The San Diego Symphony launched Jazz @ The Jacobs in 2015 at the Jacobs Music Center. Gilbert Castellanos is curator of this highly successful series.

Trumpeting and curating San Diego Symphony’s brand new jazz series is coincidentally none other than trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, well-known San Diego jazz musician who will open three of the four Jazz @ The Jacobs concerts. Castellanos, a native of Los Angeles, has lived in San Diego for the past 20 years. The first concert of the series which takes place at the Jacobs Music Center on Saturday,

November 21 is Living Legends of Jazz + The Young Lions. This kickoff concert features many of the most experienced jazz musicians working across the country today including Mike Wofford, local pianist and music director for Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald and the great Barbra Morrison, a favorite vocalist for Count Basie and Doc Severinsen. The kickoff also features Castellanos’ protégés, The Young Lions, the very best high school jazz musicians in San Diego County. The star-studded second concert is Jazz Piano Masters: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk, Art Tatum and Bud Powell. It features Joshua White, second-place winner of the prestigious 2011 Thelonious Monk International competition, Downbeat Magazine “Rising Star” Helen Sung and frequent Wynton Marsalis collaborator Eric Reed. This tribute concert also includes Jazz at Lincoln Center drummer Willie Jones III and Terrence Blanchard Quintet bassist Rodney Whitaker. The evening culminates as four master pianists perform four hands per piano for the grand finale. For the final two concerts in February and May, Jazz @ The Jacobs welcomes Grammy Award- winning vocalists Dianne Reeves and Gregory Porter, respectively. Reeves, who has won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for an unprecedented three years in a row, is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world. Opening for Reeves is Gilbert Castellanos and the New Latin Jazz Quintet. Former San Diego State University student Gregory Porter closes the four-concert series in May. Porter is today’s top-selling Blue Note Records artist. The New York Times reported that Porter is “strong and sometimes experimental yet serenely unacademic, and mightily good.”

11/10/2024

➡️ Just announced: MASTERCLASS with WILLIE JONES lll 🔥
➡️ Saturday, October 12 @ 2:00 PM
➡️ FREE
➡️ YLJC Classroom (Room-2: 2650 Truxtun Rd suite 107, San Diego, CA 92106)

Gilbert Castellanos

28/09/2024
25/09/2024

*** SOLD OUT ***

➡️ But you can still contribute! ⬇️
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/2013fundraisingconcert/event/theshapeofjazztocome2024/

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We are thrilled to invite you to this year’s annual THE SHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME fundraising concert. Please join us for an unforgettable afternoon of celebration with friends and community, enjoying breathtaking views of the San Diego Bay, delicious food and drinks, and (of course) some of the finest jazz around!

THE SHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME 2024
Coasterra Bayroom Ballroom and Terrace
880 Harbor Island Dr, San Diego, 92101
October 13, 2024
1:30 PM—4:30 PM
VIP Pre-Event Concert - 12:00 PM—1:00 PM
This year’s concert promises to be one of our best yet! Prepare to be captivated by performances from:

⭐Gerald Clayton – Piano
⭐Charles McPherson – Alto Sax
⭐Willie Jones III – Drums
⭐Gilbert Castellanos – Trumpet
⭐Joshua White – Piano
⭐Holly Hofmann — Flute
⭐Rob Thorsen – Bass
⭐Tyler Kreutel – Drums
⭐Nick Caldwell – Sax
⭐John Murray – Bass
⭐Plus, our current YLJC students will showcase their incredible talent in an all-star lineup!

Castellanos

Save the date!! October 13! Young Lions Jazz Conservatory Fundraiser!!
31/08/2024

Save the date!! October 13! Young Lions Jazz Conservatory Fundraiser!!

⭐ GERALD CLAYTON ⭐ CHARLES MCPHERSON⭐ WILLIE JONES III⭐ JOSHUA WHITE ⭐ ROB THORSEN ⭐ TYLER KREUTEL⭐ NICK CALDWELL ⭐ JOHN MURRAY

16/08/2024

Sat. 8/17 @ 7:30pm

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Soundcheck happening NOW with featured vocalist Mary Stallings & the WILLIE JONES III QUINTET for tonight’s concert A TRIBUTE TO NANCY WILSON! Yes, you can still purchase tickets at the door. Concert starts at 730PM 😎

San Diego Symphony’s BAYSIDE SUMMER NIGHTS JAZZ • REHEARSAL || The Jack Costanzo Tribute Band led by MIKE HOLGUIN is killing it! Join over 1500 music lovers TONIGHT under the stars by the San Diego Bay! 530PM Gates Open • 615PM Young Lions Pre-Show • 730PM JOSE RIZO'S MONGORAMA & Jack Costanzo Tribute Band! Food & Bevs Available for purchase. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR 😎🎶💃🏻

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