2016

Mardi Gras in May--it must be Gator By The Bay! San Diego’s Zydeco, Blues and Crawfish Festival! It's your yearly chance to discover something that you haven’t seen, heard or tasted before, and what better way to kick off spring in San Diego than with a weekend jam-packed with music, dancing and delicious southern fare! Gator By The Bay features Grammy winning and legendary music: Cajun, zydeco, rockabilly, Americana and award-winning salsa and Latin bands Over 90 musical performances on seven stages in 4 days. Festival Dates: Now through the 8th at Spanish Landing Park (across from the airport). Click here to purchase tickets and more information. 

Jazz 88.3 is proud to support "Jazz On Tap"--a jazz and food-inspired event benefiting Water for People, an international non-profit working across 9 countries to bring safe water and sanitation to 4 million people. This is your chance to enjoy great food and drinks, alongside spectacular jazz, courtesy of some of San Diego's most talented bands: Euphoria Brass Band, The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio, and Gilbert Castellanos' Quartet, all while supporting a great cause. It's all happening at the Quartyard, located in the heart of the East Village, Saturday, April 30th from 6PM-11PM. This event is not only all-ages, but it's pet-friendly, too! Net proceeds will benefit Water For People. For more information, click here!

The Gerry Mulligan Sextet's performance December 14, 1954 at San Diego's Hoover High School will be celebrated with a concert as part of the San Diego Jazz Heritage Series presented by KSDS-FM, Jazz 88.3 on Friday, April 15, 2016 at 7:30pm in that very same high school auditorium. Jazz 88.3 program director, station manager, and Los Angeles Jazz Institute director Ken Poston talks about the ensemble that become one of Mulligan's favorite with Inside Art (Sundays, 7-7:30pm PT) host Dave Drexler.

Peter Sprague will kick off his Sanctuary Suite, TONIGHT at 7PM at the Oceanside Museum of Art! It's your chance to take a trek into the soundscape explorations of world music-inspired jazz! Sprague’s Sanctuary Suite is a newly commissioned piece by Camarada that's grounded in the rich and diverse music of refugees who have found their haven in San Diego. The pure African 6/8 rhythm of Uluwatu sonically expresses the epic waves of this legendary region of Bali. Further global expedition leads the listener to a South American samba, Voltar Para Casa, which conjures up a vision of “riding in the back of a pickup truck on a Brazilian country road, heading back home through the jungle.” Happily expressing Peter’s music is Camarada’s own jazz quintet – Peter Sprague (guitar), Fred Benedetti (guitar), Beth Ross Buckley (flute), Gunnar Biggs (bass) & Duncan Moore (percussion). Camarada now invites you to find your sanctuary in this suite of music. To purchase tickets, click here!

Jazz 88.3 is proud to support 2Cellos! These two young Croatian cellists, who will grace the Copley Symphony Hall stage TONIGHT at 7:30PM, have achieved international success by taking the cello to a new level with their incredible talent and undeniable passion. Their playing style has broken down the boundaries between different genres of music, ranging from Jazz to classical. 2Cellos have no limits when it comes to performing live so this is certainly one show you won't want to miss! For more information, or to purchase tickets, click here!