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Ben Wendel Quartet | Athenaeum Jazz
Apr
24
7:30 PM19:30
Athenaeum Jazz

Ben Wendel Quartet | Athenaeum Jazz

Thursday, April 24, 2025
7:30 PM

*AT THE ATHENAEUM MUSIC & ARTS LIBRARY*
The series concludes on Thursday, April 24, at the Athenaeum with the Ben Wendel Quartet, featuring Wendel on saxophone with an all-star rhythm section of Gerald Clayton on piano, Luca Alemanno on bass, and Jonathan Pinson on drums. Grammy-nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel was born in Vancouver and raised in Los Angeles. Currently living in Brooklyn, he has enjoyed a varied career as a performer, composer, and producer. Highlights include tours, performances, and/or recordings with artists such as Terence Blanchard, Bill Frisell, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Tigran Hamasyan, Antonio Sanchez, Eric Harland, Taylor Eigsti, Linda May Han Oh, Moonchild, Louis Cole, Daedelus, Snoop Dogg, and Prince. Wendel is a founding member of the Grammy-nominated group Kneebody. His 2023 record, All One, was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category. His latest release, Understory: Live at the Village Vanguard (October 2024), features his longtime colleague, Gerald Clayton.

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Athenaeum Jazz Spring Series
Mar
27
7:30 PM19:30
Athenaeum Jazz Series

Athenaeum Jazz Spring Series

Thursday, March 27, 7:30 PM—Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos (at Scripps Research)
Wednesday, April 9, 7:30 PM—Bill Frisell Trio (at Scripps Research)
Thursday, April 24, 7:30 PM—Ben Wendel Quartet (at the Athenaeum)
7:30 PM

We are pleased to announce the return of the Athenaeum Jazz series to the Scripps Research Auditorium (10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive, north of Genesee Avenue in Torrey Pines Mesa) for two out of three concerts in our annual spring series. Seating is limited for all three evenings, so early reservations are advised. Please join us for these three special performances featuring internationally acclaimed jazz artists Omar Sosa, Bill Frisell, and Ben Wendel.

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Miguel Zenón Quartet
Oct
26
7:30 PM19:30
Jazz at the Athenaeum, Jazz at Scripps Research

Miguel Zenón Quartet

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
7:30 PM

The series concludes on Wednesday, October 26, with the Miguel Zenón Quartet. Brilliant Puerto Rican–born alto saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón returns to San Diego with his stellar longtime quartet featuring pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Luca Alemanno, and Puerto Rican drummer Henry Cole, playing the music from his forthcoming album.

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Willie Jones III Quintet
Sep
29
7:30 PM19:30
Jazz at the Athenaeum, Jazz at Scripps Research

Willie Jones III Quintet

Thursday, September 29, 2022
7:30 PM

The series opens on Thursday, September 29, with the Willie Jones III Quintet, an all-star ensemble featuring Jones on drums, past Tonight Show Band member Ralph Moore on tenor sax, San Diego’s own Gilbert Castellanos on trumpet, Sam Hirsh on piano, and Luca Alemanno on bass. Jones’ association with the Athenaeum goes back to 1995, when he first appeared at the library in the stellar collective Black Note alongside longtime friend Castellanos.

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Athenaeum Jazz Fall Series
Sep
29
7:30 PM19:30
Jazz at Scripps Series, Jazz at the Athenaeum Series

Athenaeum Jazz Fall Series

Thursday, September 29; 7:30 PM—Willie Jones III Quintet
Wednesday, October 12, 7:30 PM—The Bad Plus
Wednesday, October 26, 7:30 PM—Miguel Zenón Quartet

Jazz returns to the Athenaeum for our annual series of fall concerts, this time relocated from Scripps Research to our Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room at 1008 Wall Street in La Jolla. (Known as Jazz at Scripps Research, due to construction, the concerts will be held at the Athenaeum library until later 2023.) Seating will be limited, so early reservations are advised! Please join us for three special evenings featuring Willie Jones III, The Bad Plus, and Miguel Zenón.

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