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Athenaeum Jazz returns to the Scripps Research Auditorium for a special 30th anniversary season. This fall, we celebrate 30 years of Athenaeum Jazz at Scripps Research with a lineup that brings together new and familiar voices. The fall series showcases the talents of three extraordinary artists who have each brought their distinctive voices to the world of jazz: Joshua Redman on Tuesday, November 3; David Sánchez on Sunday, November 15; and Gabrielle Cavassa on Thursday, December 3. Redman and Sánchez perform at the Scripps Research Auditorium as part of the anniversary celebration, while Cavassa brings the series to a close at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla.
The Athenaeum Friends of Jazz
The Athenaeum Friends of Jazz is a group of individuals who contribute especially to support the Athenaeum’s jazz music programming. The Friends of Jazz’s mission is to ensure that Athenaeum jazz concerts continue to offer a compelling mix of established performers and carefully chosen emerging stars. Your membership will play an important role in maintaining the quality and excellence of the jazz series.
As a Friend of Jazz, you will not only support the jazz music community, but also access exclusive benefits based on your level of contribution. Together, we will continue to enrich the lives of our community through jazz music. Friends of Jazz is an add-on to your regular Athenaeum membership. If you would like to update your regular membership, please visit ljathenaeum.org/membership.
The Athenaeum is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. Please contact the Athenaeum at (858) 454-5872 during normal library hours if you have any questions.
Levels & Benefits
Current FOJ Members
Buck Abell and Penny Abell
Daniel Allen and June Allen
Kris Anderson
John Ball and Linda Ball
Kate Beckel and James Halliday
Susan Berk
Charles Betlach II
Antoinette Bodeau
Reydeen Brooks and Steven Prestrelski
Robert Caplan and Carol Randolph
Stephen Colburn and Betty Colburn
Susan Chortek Weisman and Eric Weisman
Carol Danks and Joseph Danks
Wallace Dieckmann and Linda Dieckmann
Edith L. Drcar and Ed Drcar
Anne Fletcher
David Francis and Karen Gordon Francis
Lawrence Gartner
Jocelyn Gonzales and David Oliver
Virginia Gordon and Robert Hooper
John Henze
Peter C. Herman
John Iammarino
Irwin M. Jacobs
Marilee Kovacs and Peter Kovacs
Patricia Lending and Stephen Lending
Nancy L. Linke Patton and Rip Patton
Sara Matta
Douglas Matthews and Monica Matthews
Michele McNeil and Roger McNeil
Paul Mitchell and Susan Mitchell
Zdenka Fronek and Walter Olsen
Gregory T. Pardue
Maryanne Pfister and Irwin Pfister
Jim M. Plank and Carmen Plank
Mark Prebilic
Patricia C. Shank
Bruce Silva and Jane Silva
David Sleet and Marcia Sleet
Ulf Sundberg
Grace M. Valencia
(Updated: September 10, 2026)
† in memoriam