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Joshua White, piano & Mike Wofford, piano
Jan
23
12:00 PM12:00
Mini-Concert

Joshua White, piano & Mike Wofford, piano

Monday, January 23, 2023
12 PM

Joshua White is one of the music scene’s most creative and technically accomplished pianists. Praised by legendary musicians like Herbie Hancock as having “immense talent” and lauded for his “daring and courageous approach to improvisation … on the cutting edge of innovation,” Joshua has distinguished himself as a formidable leader of distinct voice among his peers. Mike Wofford has recorded and performed with a long list of major artists, including Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Joe Pass, Quincy Jones, Benny Carter, Ray Brown, Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Art Pepper, Joe Henderson, Benny Golson, and James Moody. He was also conductor and pianist for both Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald.

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Mike Wofford / Josh Nelson—Tribute to Erika Torri
Jul
24
7:30 PM19:30
Jazz at the Athenaeum

Mike Wofford / Josh Nelson—Tribute to Erika Torri

NEW DATE: Sunday, July 24, 2022
7:30 PM

The series continues with a two-piano performance by Mike Wofford and Josh Nelson. This concert is a special tribute to Athenaeum Executive Director Erika Torri on the eve of her retirement after 33 years at the library. Under her leadership the Athenaeum Jazz series has grown and flourished for the past three decades, beginning with the first concerts in the summer of 1989, which included Wofford.

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Farrell Family Jazz at the Athenaeum | Summer 2022
Jun
15
7:30 PM19:30
Jazz at the Athenaeum Series

Farrell Family Jazz at the Athenaeum | Summer 2022

June 15, 29; July 7, 16 & 30, 2022
7:30 PM

Jazz returns to the Athenaeum for our annual series of summer concerts in the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room (at 1008 Wall Street in La Jolla). This series features both Athenaeum favorites and debuts by internationally acclaimed artists. Seating is limited so order soon!

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