2016 Sunset Poolside Jazz Series!

Mark your calendars because it's going to be one jam-packed jazz-inspired summer! Every Thursday, from 6:30-9:30PM, jazz enthusiasts can groove to the sounds of Southern California’s finest jazz artists alongside The Westgate Hotel's luxurious pool that's set against the backdrop of downtown San Diego’s skyline. The 3rd annual Sunset Poolside Jazz Series will not only feature jazz entertainment, but will also offer a selection of traditional and craft cocktails, fine whiskey, wine, beer, and an array of gourmet appetizers and tapas. For more information and to check out the entire summer line-up, click here! MORE ON THIS SUMMER'S LINEUP...

Sunset Poolside Jazz Series 2016 at The Westgate Hotel

Holly Hofmann Group - Thursday, August 18th

Leonard Patton & Friends - Thursday, August 25th

Previous Shows

Gilbert Castellanos Hammond B-3 Trio - Thursday, June 2nd

Guy Gonzales Trio - Thursday, June 9th

Besos De Coco - Thursday, June 16th

Coral MacFarland Thuet - Thursday, June 23rd

Coral MacFarland Thuet has been a mainstay of the San Diego Jazz and Vocal scene for many decades. Equally comfortable singing in Spanish, English and Portuguese, her repertoire combines jazz and the music of Latin America.

Sacha Boutros Trio - Thursday, June 30th

Sacha Boutros performed at Jazz Live San Diego in 2014 and here's a taste of what you'll hear Poolside...

Sacha stopped by the Jazz 88 studios back in August, 2013 to chat about her recent release "NY After Dark". CLICK TO LISTEN TO THE JAZZ 88 SPEAKEASY ARCHIVE!

Robert Dove Quartet - Thursday, July 7th

Saxophonist, bandleader, composer Robert Dove is one of the newer "young lions" to make San Diego his home, settling here in large part due to the thriving Jazz scene in America's Finest City. He explained as much in a fantastic 2014 San Diego Magazine article by Dave Good describing the hot San Diego Jazz scene and a life changing night when Dove played with Gilbert Castellanos on a visit to San Diego: "Dressed in a suit and tie, Dove explains why he chose San Diego over a more traditional jazz launch pad like the Big Apple. He says that nothing he ever experienced in New York even came close to the fire coming off the bandstand on that fateful night in North Park."

Here's a 2015 Jazz 88 Interview with Robert on the eve of the release of his debut CD "Paradigm Shift"...

Here's a performance by Robert and SoCal 7 in honor of San Diego Jazz Legend Daniel Jackson...

Ruby & Her Trio - Thursday, July 14th

Party at Comic Con (No Sunset Pool Show) - Thursday, July 21th

Charlie Arbelaez Quartet - Thursday, July 28th

Here's a 2015 interview at the Jazz 88.3 studios with Charlie Arbelaez and Matt Hall on the release of Charlie's self-titled debut CD as a solo leader "Charlie Arbelaez"...

Steph Johnson Trio - Thursday, August 4th

Steph Johnson performed at our Jazz Live San Diego show on Tuesday June 11, 2013. Here is her performance of "Music is Art"

Learn more about Steph in this interview she did before her Jazz Live performance...

Trio Gadjo - Thursday, August 11th

Uxorious, Bucolic, Avuncular, Garrulous = Trio Gadjo...at least according to the opening scroll of this San Diego Gypsy Jazz trio featuring Aaron Mahn guitar, Jason Durbin drums, and Jeremy Eikam bass and in their 7th year together. In a 2014 San Diego Troubadour profile, writer Tabitha Hernandez sums it up this way,

"Trio Gadjo is really just three good friends who have been around and share the same passion for music. They enjoy making a quality sound and sharing it with whomever is willing to listen, much like their fellow Gypsy musicians of the past just playing a sound they enjoy. "

Here's a Trio Gadjo 2011 performance of the Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn classic "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)",