2013

Blues Jam!

Blog Name:Home Page News

Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:April 19, 2013

Heads Up Blues Lovers! Mark your calendar for the Jazz 88.3 Blues Jam every Wednesday night. The Blues Jam takes place at  Proud Mary’s, 5500 Kearny Mesa Road (Ramada Inn, on the west side of 163) from 6:30pm to 9:30pm!  J. Otis Williams is your Blues Jam host, Mark Augustin is the Blues Jam guitar slinger. It's FREE and family-friendly. We'll see you there!

Federal Jazz Project

Blog Name:Jazz 88.3 Blog

Blog Author:Lev Shamil0v

Posted on:March 28, 2013

Federal Jazz Project

San Diego trumpet virtuoso Gilbert Castellanos, recognized as a new American master by Downbeat magazine, has hosted weekly jazz sessions in local warehouses and clubs for 15 years. Inspired by those sessions, playwright Richard Montoya conceived a brand new fusion of live jazz, spoken word, dance, song and story that celebrates the landscape of San Diego from 1959 to the present. Immerse yourself in this world premiere featuring extraordinary music and unforgettable stories of the musicians who've made the city such a fascinating place.

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Black History Month

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We’re now into Black History Month in the U.S. Live theaters, concert venues, libraries, lecturer series, even some television networks are celebrating this February with a host of special programming or features. Special. As in, “we don’t usually do this.” That’s where Jazz 88.3 comes in. We celebrate Black History every day. It’s true, we don’t do a lot of feature programming for this national celebration. But, each day we note the musicians who have made jazz and blues what it is today… and what it is becoming for the future.

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Danny Green Quintet at #JazzLive Tuesday January 8 2013

Blog Name:Jazz Live

Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:January 8, 2013