Until the 2020 pandemic shutdown of live events, the Athenaeum Jazz at TSR Auditorium concert series typically presented six concerts a year \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
Here is a nearly complete list of jazz concerts held at the auditorium, according to the Athenaeum and San Diego Union-Tribune articles.<\/p>\n
1996-1997<\/p>\n
Jimmy Smith Quartet, James Moody Quartet, Tana Reid Quintet, Joe Lovano Quartet, Flute Summit, Cedar Walton\u2019s Eastern Rebellion<\/p>\n
1997-1998<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
1998-1999<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
1999-2000<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
2000-2001<\/p>\n
Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum, Brad Mehldau Trio, Dave Holland Quintet featuring Antonio Hart, Chucho Vald\u00e9s Quartet, Sphere, Chick Corea New Trio<\/p>\n
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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)
\n2001-2002<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
2002-2003<\/p>\n
Bill Charlap Trio, Nicholas Payton and Soul Patrol, Tomasz Stanko Quartet, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, Hank Jones Trio<\/p>\n
2003-2004<\/p>\n
Brad Mehldau Trio,\u00a0\u00a0 Jimmy Heath with the Cedar Walton Trio, Mike Wofford New York Trio, George Brooks\u2019 Summit featuring Zakir Hussain, Ren\u00e9 Marie Quartet<\/p>\n
2004-2005<\/p>\n
Oregon, Don Byron Ivey-Divey Trio, Jim Hall Trio, Toots Thielemans Trio, Flutology featuring Holly Hofmann, Anthony Wilson Nonet<\/p>\n
2005-2006<\/p>\n
Carla Bley\u2019s Lost Chords, Tribute to Ray Brown, Regina Carter Quintet, Pat Martino Quartet, John Scofield Quartet, Phil Woods Quintet<\/p>\n
2006-2007<\/p>\n
McCoy Tyner Trio, Billy Childs Jazz-Chamber Ensemble, Stefon Harris Presents African Tarantella\u2019s \u201cDances with Duke,\u201d Dave Holland Quintet, Matt Wilson Arts & Crafts, Brad Mehldau<\/p>\n
2007-2008<\/p>\n
Jim Hall\/Geoffrey Keezer, Joe Lovano Quartet, Peter Erskine\/Alan Pasqua\/Dave Carpenter\u00a0 Eliane Elias, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Oregon<\/p>\n
2008-2009<\/p>\n
Bill Charlap & Rene Rosnes, Antonio Sanchez\u2019s Migration, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, Fly, Jane Bunnett & Spirits of Havana, Karrin Allyson<\/p>\n
2009-2010
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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)<\/p>\n
, Peter Erskine\/Alan Pasqua\/Darek Oleszkiewicz\/Bob Mintzer, Mike Wofford New York Trio, Brad Mehldau, Anthony Wilson Trio featuring Gilbert Castellanos, Anat Cohen & Clarinetwork\u2019s \u201cBenny Goodman and Beyond\u201d<\/p>\n
2010-2011<\/p>\n
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 \u201c40-ish\u201d Birthday Concert<\/p>\n
2011-2012<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
2012-2013<\/p>\n
Christian McBride Trio, Luciana Souza, Tom Harrell Chamber Ensemble, Gerald Clayton Trio featuring Mark Turner, Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, Anthony Wilson\u2019s Seasons Guitar Quintet<\/p>\n
2013-2014<\/p>\n
Goldings\/Bernstein\/Stewart, Dave Douglas Quintet, Fred Hersch Trio, Randy Brecker with the Peter Erskine Trio, Brad Mehldau Trio, Holly Hofmann Quintet<\/p>\n
2014-2015<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
2015-2016<\/p>\n
Mark Dresser Septet, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Brad Mehldau Trio, Gary Peacock Trio, Luciana Souza Quintet, Kenny Barron Trio<\/p>\n
2016-2017<\/p>\n
Geoffrey Keezer & Friends, SFJazz Collective, Dorado Schmitt & The Django All-Stars, Clayton Brothers Quintet, Joe Lovano Classic Quartet, Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes<\/p>\n
2017-2018<\/p>\n
Danilo Perez with Ben Street & Adam Cruz, Rene Marie & Experiment in Truth, Mike Wofford: \u201cSome of My Best Friends Are,\u201d Mingus Dynasty\u2019s \u201cTijuana Moods,\u201d Etienne Charles & Creole Soul, Chano Dominguez<\/p>\n
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Jazz vocal sensation- Veronica Swift has performed twice at the Athenaeum Jazz at TSRI concert series. (Matt Baker)
\n2018-2019<\/p>\n
John Scofield Combo 66, Circuit Rider Trio: Ron Miles\/Bill Frissell\/Brian Blade, Luciana Souza & Chico Pinheiro, Charles McPherson NYC Quartet, Antonio Sanchez\u2019s Migration, Veronica Swift with the Benny Green Trio<\/p>\n
2019-2020<\/p>\n
Gerald Clayton Quartet, Anthony Wilson Quartet, Steel House Trio featuring Edward Simon, Scott Colley, Brian Blade<\/p>\n
2021-2022<\/p>\n
Gilbert Castellanos\/Gerald Clayton\/John Clayton\/Roy McCurdy\/Anthony Wilson, Jamie Baum Septet+, Mark Turner Quartet<\/p>\n
2023-2024<\/p>\n
Regina Carter & Xavier Davis, Etienne Charles Creole Christmas, Brad Mehldau<\/p>\n
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Regina Carter is one of the only jazz violinists to perform as part of the Athenaeum Jazz at TSR concert series. (David Katzenstein)
\n2024-2025<\/p>\n
Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos, Bill Frisell Trio, Dave Holland & Lionel Loueke<\/p>\n
2025-2026<\/p>\n
Anthony Wilson Nonet, Django Festival Allstars featuring Veronica Swift Hamilton de Holanda Trio, Luciana Souza & Marcel Camargo, Joshua Redman Quartet (performing Nov. 3), David S\u00e1nchez Tamb\u00f3 (performing Nov. 15)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Until the 2020 pandemic shutdown of live events, the Athenaeum Jazz at TSR Auditorium concert series typically presented…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":507593,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[967,181,6682,74,76,75,420],"class_list":["post-507592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-entertainment","tag-latest-headlines","tag-music-and-concerts","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/507593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}