Athenaeum Jazz Fall 2026 Series

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Joshua Redman, David Sánchez; photo credit: Daniela Murillo, Gabrielle Cavassa Joshua Redman Quartet David Sánchez; photo credit: Daniela Murillo Gabrielle Cavassa Tuesday, November 3, 7:30 PM—Joshua Redman Quartet (Scripps Research) Sunday, November 15, 7:30 PM—David Sánchez “Tambó” (Scripps Research) Thursday, December 3, 7:30 PM—Gabrielle Cavassa (Athenaeum Music & Arts Library) BUY TICKETS The Athenaeum is pleased to announce this three-concert series featuring internationally acclaimed jazz artists. The series opens with two concerts commemorating the 30th year of Athenaeum Jazz at Scripps Research, in the acoustically-pristine Scripps auditorium, located at 10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive just north of the UCSD campus. Seating is limited—so, order soon! For tickets and information, click below or call (858) 454-5872. Join us for an exciting fall series commemorating the 30th year of Athenaeum Jazz at the Scripps Research Auditorium. In the fall of 1996, the Athenaeum opened the hall with the first three public performances ever in this venue, featuring jazz legends Jimmy Smith and James Moody, and the TanaReid quintet with Mark Turner. We mark this special occasion of 30 years of jazz with a lineup featuring new and old friends of the Athenaeum’s jazz program. Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 7:30 PM—Joshua Redman Quartet The series opens on Tuesday, November 3, with an Athenaeum debut by one of the great saxophonists of our time, Joshua Redman, bringing his own quartet to San Diego for the first time in 15 years. The band features pianist Paul Cornish (whose trio appeared at the Athenaeum in January 2026), bassist Philip Norris, and drummer Nazir Ebo. Redman’s public career was launched in 1991 with his win of the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition. His early apprenticeships included gigs with Charlie Haden, Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, Clark Terry, Milt Jackson, and his father, Dewey Redman, to name just a…

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