The only way to start your Cinco De Mayo celebration in 2024! Bill Caballero is a Barrio Logan treasure. And for the first time you will be able to hear this great Latin Jazz trumpeter in Encinitas. He’s bringing his whole ensemble and he’s going to blow us away. When you listen to Bill you’ll hear the most real musician in the business. In his own words: “I was exposed to Latin Jazz while obtaining my degree at Cornish School of the Arts by drummer Jerry Granelli and was surprised at how naturally it came to me. I felt it. Since then, I am most comfortable in this particular genre of jazz. As time has gone by, I have tweaked the term Latin Jazz to Homey Jazz. I did so because I realized that the majority of my audience is brown smiling faces and I am well received by them. The moniker Latin Jazz didn’t seem to quite fit my particular audience because in my world they were my homeys. You see, Latin Jazz has many subplots and while I identify with Mongo Santamaria and Poncho S
From the organizers:The 53th Chicano Park Day commemoration will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. This family event is free and open to the public. The theme for the 53rd Chicano Park Day commemoration is "Chicano Park Day 53: Kindling the New Fire". This year's poster artwork was created by CPSC Secretary, Jessica Petrikowski. There were so many fantastic sketches. Thank you to all who submitted sketches for consideration!Visitors to Chicano Park Day will enjoy music and dance, including one of the most beautiful performances of Aztec indigenous dance. The event will include performances and speakers on three stages. Performers for this year include La Rondalla Amerindia de Aztlán, Aztlán Underground, Ballet Folklórico Xochipilli, Bill Caballero & friends, Carnalismo, Sleepwalkers, DJ Moniloca, DJ Bucky, DJ Yoli La Vaga, DJ Chata, DJ Shorty 45, Ruby Clouds, DJ Betty Bangs, Chicano Duke, Quetzalcoatl Band, Indigenous Cats, Kosmik Force, Cuba
This weekend in the arts: Anne Mudge at Quint; Chicano Park Day; "Happy Birthday Mr. Shakespeare" at The Old Globe; Debussy and Mahler at the Shell; Britton Neubacher at CSUSM; Aly Rowell at San Diego Made Spring Market; plus shows from We The Commas, Twin Ritual and the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus.
When Jim Partridge used to attend Trinity Christian School board meetings in Forest Hills, he could always hear a band practicing somewhere in the building. “I used to think, ‘Someday, when I have some extra time, I’d love to play in a band like that,’ ” said Partridge, 65, a Philadelphia