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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
(August 2025–August 2026)
FOJ 5000 Level $5,000
Irwin Jacobs
M & I Pfister Foundation
The Sleet Music Performance Fund
FOJ 2500 Level $2,500
Robert Caplan & Carol Randolph
Steve & Pat Lending
Nancy Linke Patton & Rip Patton
FOJ 1000 Level $1,000
Judith Bachner & Eric Lasley
Reydeen Brooks &
Steven Prestrelski
Wallace & Linda Dieckmann
David & Karen Francis
Zdenka Fronek & Walter Olsen
Lawrence Gartner &
Suzanne Ward
Virginia Gordon & Robert Hooper
FOJ 500 Level $500
Buck & Penny Abell
Dan & June Allen
Kris Anderson
John & Linda Ball
Kate Beckel & James Halliday
Cheryl Crittenden &
Ricardo Hernández
Edith & Ed Drcar
Elizabeth & Joseph
Taft Foundation
Anne Fletcher
Peter Herman
John Iammarino
Marilee & Peter Kovacs
Douglas & Monica Matthews
Michele & Roger McNeil
Susan & Paul Mitchell
Gregory Pardue
Carmen & Jim Plank
Mariko Sawa & Ulf Sundberg
Bruce & Jane Silva
Julia & Kenneth Stone
Dr. Grace Miller Valencia
Eric & Susan Weisman
FOJ 250 Level $250
Susan Berk
John Henze & Alyce Muldoon
Sara Matta
Patricia Shank
FOJ 150 Level $150
Chuck Betlach II
Stephen & Betty Colburn
Jocelyn Gonzales &
David Oliver
Philip Melese
Mark Prebilic
† in memoriam