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Farrell Family Athenaeum Jazz
Summer 2026 Series
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Farrell Family Athenaeum Jazz
Summer 2026 Series
The Athenaeum is pleased to announce this three-concert series featuring local debuts and return visits by internationally acclaimed jazz artists. All performances take place in the library’s intimate Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room (at 1008 Wall Street in La Jolla). Seating is limited—so, order soon! For tickets and information, click below or call (858) 454-5872.
JOAN & IRWIN JACOBS
MUSIC ROOM
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
1008 Wall Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
CONCERTS BEGIN AT 7:30 PM.
DOORS OPEN AT 7:00 PM.
SERIES OF 3 CONCERTS:
$150 member / $165 nonmember
INDIVIDUAL CONCERTS:
$53 member / $58 nonmember
Online ticket sales are subject to ticketing fees.
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The concerts will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037). There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. Priority seating will be given to Donor level members and above.
These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each concert.
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Payment must be received in order to reserve a spot at a concert.
Your reservation is not complete until you receive an email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation email, your tickets have not been reserved. Please check your inbox and spam/junk folder or contact us at info@ljathenaeum.org or (858) 454-5872 to ensure your booking is finalized.
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ALL SALES ARE FINAL. No refunds or exchanges. In the event of a cancellation for which there is no rescheduled date, a refund for this ticket may be issued at the option of the management.
Banner image: Rodriguez Brothers Quintet
Special Jazz Concert
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Roberta Gambarini & Tamir Hendelman
Special Jazz Concert
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Roberta Gambarini
Don’t miss this late-breaking addition to the Athenaeum’s summer jazz schedule, a special opportunity to experience the artistry of acclaimed jazz vocalist Roberta Gambarini in an intimate duo setting with one of the West Coast’s finest pianists, Tamir Hendelman. A multi-Grammy–nominated singer, lyricist, arranger, and educator, Gambarini has been called “a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen McRae” (Boston Globe).
The Italian-born vocalist burst onto the world’s jazz scene in 1998, when she became one of the top finalists in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition. Since then, she has enjoyed a stellar career, which has won her the love of audiences in the United States and around the world, performing in prestigious venues from Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to jazz festivals, such as Monterey and Newport, and NYC’s Blue Note Jazz Club. She has performed, recorded, and toured extensively with many of the greatest masters of jazz, among them James Moody, Roy Hargrove, Hank Jones, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, and the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars Big Band. She makes her Athenaeum debut in the company of award-winning jazz pianist Hendelman, known to Athenaeum audiences from his past performances with the Jeff Hamilton Trio. His other associations include the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Harry Allen, Teddy Edwards, Warren Vache, Houston Person, John Clayton, and Barbara Morrison, and his recording credits include projects with vocal stars Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand, Diana Krall, and Janis Mann.
This concert is partially underwritten by the Sleet Music Performance Fund in memory of San Diegans Don Sleet (jazz trumpeter), Marshall Sleet (band leader and composer), Anna Mae Sleet (vocalist), and Jeffery Sleet (concert cellist).
JOAN & IRWIN JACOBS
MUSIC ROOM
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
1008 Wall Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
CONCERT BEGINS AT 7:30 PM.
DOORS OPEN AT 7:00 PM.
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS:
$53 member / $58 nonmember
Online ticket sales are subject to ticketing fees.
-
The concerts will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. Priority seating will be given to Donor level members and above.
These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each concert.
-
Payment must be received in order to reserve a spot at a concert.
Your reservation is not complete until you receive an email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation email, your tickets have not been reserved. Please check your inbox and spam/junk folder or contact us at info@ljathenaeum.org or (858) 454-5872 to ensure your booking is finalized.
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ALL SALES ARE FINAL. No refunds or exchanges. In the event of a cancellation for which there is no rescheduled date, a refund for this ticket may be issued at the option of the management.
Banner image: Roberta Gambarini
“This thoughtful series presents jazz with the seriousness and dignity becoming the art form.”
“One of the west coast’s more discerning jazz concert series…”
“The intimate and acoustically pristine Athenaeum Library was packed with fans primed for the event.”
(Photo by Eduardo Contreras / San Diego Union-Tribune)
“What is even more impressive than the many stellar musicians who have appeared there is that the Jazz at the Athenaeum series has endured—and thrived—for three decades. Moreover, its jazz programming has been guided the entire time by a single curator, Daniel Atkinson, whose longevity equals that of the series.”