Friday, April 24, 7:30 PM: Luciana Souza & Marcel Camargo—New Moon (at Scripps Research)

Wednesday, May 27, 7:30 PM: Peter Erskine Trio with Alan Pasqua and Scott Colley (at the Athenaeum)

The Athenaeum’s spring jazz series features return visits by two of our audience’s longtime favorite artists, Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza and drummer Peter Erskine. Each will present a new band with music from their latest album. Don’t miss these two special spring evenings of jazz!

Tuesday, January 20, 2026—Hamilton de Holanda Trio
Wednesday, January 28, 2026—Paul Cornish Trio
Saturday, February 14, 2026—Anat Cohen Quartetinho*
Wednesday, March 18, 2026—Tord Gustavsen Trio
Monday, March 23, 2026—Immanuel Wilkins Quartet
7:30 PM
*6 & 8:30 PM

*AT THE ATHENAEUM MUSIC & ARTS LIBRARY*

Start the new year with jazz! The Athenaeum is pleased to announce this five-concert series featuring return visits and local debuts by internationally acclaimed and rising-star artists, including performances in the library’s Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room (at 1008 Wall Street in La Jolla) and at Scripps Research Auditorium (10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive). Seating is limited, so order soon!

Wednesday, October 29, 7:30 PM—Kris Davis Trio (Athenaeum)
Sunday, November 9, 7:30 PM—Anthony Wilson Nonet (Scripps Research)
Wednesday, November 19, 7:30 PM—Django Festival Allstars with Veronica Swift (Scripps Research)
Friday, December 5, 7:30 PM—Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O (Athenaeum)
7:30 PM

The Athenaeum’s jazz program returns with a four-concert series this fall including performances in the library’s Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room (at 1008 Wall Street in La Jolla) and at the Scripps Research Auditorium (10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive). The series features internationally acclaimed artists and Athenaeum favorites. Seating is limited—so, order soon!

Thursday, March 27, 7:30 PM—Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos (at Scripps Research)
Wednesday, April 9, 7:30 PM—Bill Frisell Trio (at Scripps Research)
Thursday, April 24, 7:30 PM—Ben Wendel Quartet (at the Athenaeum)
7:30 PM

We are pleased to announce the return of the Athenaeum Jazz series to the Scripps Research Auditorium (10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive, north of Genesee Avenue in Torrey Pines Mesa) for two out of three concerts in our annual spring series. Seating is limited for all three evenings, so early reservations are advised. Please join us for these three special performances featuring internationally acclaimed jazz artists Omar Sosa, Bill Frisell, and Ben Wendel.

Saturday, November 2, 7:30 PM—Ben Williams Quartet
Sunday, December 1, 7:30 PM—Billy Childs Quartet
Thursday, January 16, 7:30 PM—Alex Kautz Quartet
7:30 PM

Our annual fall series of Athenaeum Jazz will take place in the library’s Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room. Seating is limited, so early reservations are advised. Please join us for these three special evenings featuring internationally acclaimed jazz artists Ben Williams, Billy Childs, and Alex Kautz.

Sunday, March 10, 2024—Fred Hersch
Saturday, March 23, 2024—Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart Organ Trio
Friday, April 26, 2024—Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente
7:30 PM

Our annual spring series of Athenaeum Jazz will take place in the library’s Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Room. Seating is limited so early reservations are advised. Please join us for these three special evenings featuring internationally acclaimed jazz artists and Athenaeum favorites Fred Hersch, the all-star Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart Trio, and Luciana Souza.

Friday, March 17 — Charles Lloyd Ocean Trio at Jacobs Qualcomm Auditorium
Saturday, March 25 — Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom at the Athenaeum
Wednesday, April 12 — We ARE Trio: Goldberg/Rogers/Harland at the Athenaeum
7:30 PM

Athenaeum Jazz returns for our annual series of spring concerts, this time relocated from Scripps Research to the Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Auditorium in Sorrento Mesa and the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room at the Athenaeum in La Jolla. (Known as Jazz at Scripps Research, due to construction, the concerts will be held at the Athenaeum library and other locations until later 2023.) Seating will be limited, so early reservations are advised! Please join us for these three special evenings featuring internationally-acclaimed jazz artists Charles Lloyd, Allison Miller, and the all-star We ARE Trio.