Until the 2020 pandemic shutdown of live events, the Athenaeum Jazz at TSR Auditorium concert series typically presented six concerts a year — three in the fall and three in the spring, with some overlap in the seasons in between. Subsequent construction adjacent to the auditorium also saw the series temporarily relocate to other venues.
Here is a nearly complete list of jazz concerts held at the auditorium, according to the Athenaeum and San Diego Union-Tribune articles.
1996-1997
Jimmy Smith Quartet, James Moody Quartet, Tana Reid Quintet, Joe Lovano Quartet, Flute Summit, Cedar Walton’s Eastern Rebellion
1997-1998
John Coltrane Birthday Tribute, Charles McPherson/Tom Harrell Quintet, Dick Hyman, Charlie Haden & Kenny Barron, Kenny Garrett Quartet, Wallace Roney Quintet, Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring Bobo Stenson
1998-1999
Dave Holland Quintet, Bud Shank Quintet, Danilo Perez/Jacky Terrasson duo and the Danilo Perez Trio, Art Farmer/Frank Morgan Quintet, Avishai Cohen Sextet, Jacky Terrasson Quintet
1999-2000
Kenny Wheeler and the Kenny Werner Trio, Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio, Ray Brown Trio, Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd Quartet, Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring John Abercrombie, Terence Blanchard Sextet
2000-2001
Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum, Brad Mehldau Trio, Dave Holland Quintet featuring Antonio Hart, Chucho Valdés Quartet, Sphere, Chick Corea New Trio
Panamanian-born pianist, composer and band leader Danilo Perez is a UNESCO Artist for Peace, Cultural Ambassador to the Republic of Panama and Founder and Artistic Director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 2001. he and his band performed just 13 days after 9/11 as part of the Athenaeum Jazz at TSR concert seires. (Mack Avenue Records)
2001-2002
Danilo Perez and The Motherland Project, Peter Erskine/Alan Pasqua/Dave Carpenter, Marilyn Crispell Trio featuring Paul Motian, Geri Allen Trio, Ray Brown Trio featuring Holly Hofmann, Lee Konitz Quartet
2002-2003
Bill Charlap Trio, Nicholas Payton and Soul Patrol, Tomasz Stanko Quartet, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, Hank Jones Trio
2003-2004
Brad Mehldau Trio, Jimmy Heath with the Cedar Walton Trio, Mike Wofford New York Trio, George Brooks’ Summit featuring Zakir Hussain, René Marie Quartet
2004-2005
Oregon, Don Byron Ivey-Divey Trio, Jim Hall Trio, Toots Thielemans Trio, Flutology featuring Holly Hofmann, Anthony Wilson Nonet
2005-2006
Carla Bley’s Lost Chords, Tribute to Ray Brown, Regina Carter Quintet, Pat Martino Quartet, John Scofield Quartet, Phil Woods Quintet
2006-2007
McCoy Tyner Trio, Billy Childs Jazz-Chamber Ensemble, Stefon Harris Presents African Tarantella’s “Dances with Duke,” Dave Holland Quintet, Matt Wilson Arts & Crafts, Brad Mehldau
2007-2008
Jim Hall/Geoffrey Keezer, Joe Lovano Quartet, Peter Erskine/Alan Pasqua/Dave Carpenter Eliane Elias, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Oregon
2008-2009
Bill Charlap & Rene Rosnes, Antonio Sanchez’s Migration, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, Fly, Jane Bunnett & Spirits of Havana, Karrin Allyson
2009-2010
Grammy Award-winning singer Luciana Souza, a native of Brazil, has performed multiple times at the Athenaeum Jazz at TSR concert series. (Anna Webber/Courtesy of Luciana Souza)
, Peter Erskine/Alan Pasqua/Darek Oleszkiewicz/Bob Mintzer, Mike Wofford New York Trio, Brad Mehldau, Anthony Wilson Trio featuring Gilbert Castellanos, Anat Cohen & Clarinetwork’s “Benny Goodman and Beyond”
2010-2011
Lee Konitz New Quartet, Tom Harrell Quintet, Tierney Sutton, Jim Hall 80th Birthday Quartet featuring Greg Osby, Chico Pinheiro Group featuring Bob Mintzer, Geoffrey Keezer “40-ish” Birthday Concert
2011-2012
The New Gary Burton Quartet, Oregon, Mike Wofford/Holly Hoffman Quintet, Chano Dominguez Quartet, Brad Mehldau Trio, Kenny Barron, Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Orchestra featuring Chase Morrin
2012-2013
Christian McBride Trio, Luciana Souza, Tom Harrell Chamber Ensemble, Gerald Clayton Trio featuring Mark Turner, Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, Anthony Wilson’s Seasons Guitar Quintet
2013-2014
Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart, Dave Douglas Quintet, Fred Hersch Trio, Randy Brecker with the Peter Erskine Trio, Brad Mehldau Trio, Holly Hofmann Quintet
2014-2015
The Cookers, Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints Quintet, Greg Osby Four, Anat Cohen Quartet, Willie Jones III Quintet, SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Joe Henderson
2015-2016
Mark Dresser Septet, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Brad Mehldau Trio, Gary Peacock Trio, Luciana Souza Quintet, Kenny Barron Trio
2016-2017
Geoffrey Keezer & Friends, SFJazz Collective, Dorado Schmitt & The Django All-Stars, Clayton Brothers Quintet, Joe Lovano Classic Quartet, Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes
2017-2018
Danilo Perez with Ben Street & Adam Cruz, Rene Marie & Experiment in Truth, Mike Wofford: “Some of My Best Friends Are,” Mingus Dynasty’s “Tijuana Moods,” Etienne Charles & Creole Soul, Chano Dominguez
Jazz vocal sensation- Veronica Swift has performed twice at the Athenaeum Jazz at TSRI concert series. (Matt Baker)
2018-2019
John Scofield Combo 66, Circuit Rider Trio: Ron Miles/Bill Frissell/Brian Blade, Luciana Souza & Chico Pinheiro, Charles McPherson NYC Quartet, Antonio Sanchez’s Migration, Veronica Swift with the Benny Green Trio
2019-2020
Gerald Clayton Quartet, Anthony Wilson Quartet, Steel House Trio featuring Edward Simon, Scott Colley, Brian Blade
2021-2022
Gilbert Castellanos/Gerald Clayton/John Clayton/Roy McCurdy/Anthony Wilson, Jamie Baum Septet+, Mark Turner Quartet
2023-2024
Regina Carter & Xavier Davis, Etienne Charles Creole Christmas, Brad Mehldau
Regina Carter is one of the only jazz violinists to perform as part of the Athenaeum Jazz at TSR concert series. (David Katzenstein)
2024-2025
Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos, Bill Frisell Trio, Dave Holland & Lionel Loueke
2025-2026
Anthony Wilson Nonet, Django Festival Allstars featuring Veronica Swift Hamilton de Holanda Trio, Luciana Souza & Marcel Camargo, Joshua Redman Quartet (performing Nov. 3), David Sánchez Tambó (performing Nov. 15)