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The 7th Annual Parker Summer Jazz Workshop, in partnership with Jazz 88.3 and San Diego’s House of Blues®, offers middle and high school students an opportunity to study and play music with professional jazz musicians while learning performance skills, improvisation, jazz theory and history. One-week sessions are held at Francis Parker School's Thiemann Music Center, a state-of-the-art facility with dedicated classrooms and practice studios. Here, students grow musically as they learn to express themselves through the art of jazz improvisation. Students give a closing performance at the House of Blues®, one of San Diego's premier concert venues. We welcome beginning, intermediate and advanced students at this hands-on workshop designed to nurture their growth as musicians, technically and creatively. The workshop is officially in full-swing! For questions, please contact Nate Jarrell, Program Director for the 2017 Summer Jazz Workshop, or the Francis Parker School Summer Program office on (858) 569-7900, ext. 4236.

And here's the Kenny Dorham Combo....

Make your way to a night of jazz and good times at Jazz On Tap, presented by Jazz 88.3 and Avista Technologies -- a fundraising event THIS SATURDAY, April 22nd from 5-11PM at the Quartyard in East Village! Enjoy refreshing craft beers on tap from local breweries while listening to great jazz music. While you sip and meet new people, the night sky will be filled with melodic tones from several popular and local musicians. The event kicks off with Monette Marino World Jazz Ensemble, followed by the Matt Smith New Jazz Trio, Euphoria Brass Band and renowned trumpeter, Gilbert Castellanos and the New Latin Jazz Quartet. Advanced tickets are $10 each, or $15 at the door. This event is not only all-ages, but it's pet-friendly, too, with all net proceeds going to Water For People. To purchase tickets to this spectacular upcoming event (for a great cause!), click here! MATT SMITH NEU JAZZ TRIO WAS ON-AIR...

San Diego City College’s Saville Theatre is proud to present John Kander and Fred Ebb’s "CHICAGO". It's a dazzling musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. A sensational tale of crime, betrayal, jealousy and desire that has achieved musical iconicism in its run spanning over 40 years. The series will begin April 21st and conclude April 30th. Showtime is at 8 PM on Friday and Saturday dates, and 2 PM on Sunday dates. Seating is limited and early reservations are advised! Click here for tickets. More information is at (619)-388-3676.

Peter Sprague takes hold of the classic songs of Cole Porter for our next Jazz Live TONIGHT. Peter will be presenting these treasures in a new color of Samba, Funk, Salsa, and Jazz. “Just One of Those Things” swinging fast and morphing over to funk, “Love For Sale” taking a trip to Cuba, “Night and Day” arcing with the moon in Brazil...you get the picture. The band includes some of the best with Rebecca Jade on vocals, Tripp Sprague on sax and flute, Gunnar Biggs on bass, Duncan Moore on drums, and Peter Sprague on guitar. The show is currently SOLD OUT so please pick up your tickets before 7:30pm the night of the show to ensure entry. Please print the parking pass to make you legit.

The 26th Annual San Diego Music Awards will take place at House of Blues TONIGHT! Doors open at 6PM, with a pre-show TV taping of Tonight in San Diego! Proceeds from the San Diego Music Awards help to purchase guitars for San Diego County schools, via a partnership between the San Diego Music Foundation and El Cajon's Taylor Guitars. Over the life of the program, 2,978 guitars have been placed into 85 schools from San Onofre to San Ysidro and over 55,000 K-12 students have been impacted by the program. It's going to be a great night in San Diego, so mark your calendars! To purchase tickets, or for more information, click here! HERE ARE THE JAZZ AND BLUES NOMINEES...