JAZZ
Thursday and Fridays: Antonio Fe at the Cosmo in The Cosmopolitan Restaurant and Hotel. Free. 6 p.m. 2660 Calhoun St., Old Town. OldTownCosmopolitan.com.
Fridays: Jazz Happy Hour at Handlery Hotel’s 950 Lounge. Free. 5 p.m. 950 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley. SD.Handlery.com.
Saturdays: Douglas Kvandal with the LiveJazz! Quartet at the Amigo Spot at Kings Inn. Free. 7 p.m. 1333 Hotel Circle South, Mission Valley. KingsInnSanDiego.com.
May 20: ‘That’s Amore – A night of Italian-inspired jazz and Little Italy photography’ at 98 Bottles. $12. 8 p.m. 2400 Kettner Blvd., Little Italy. 98BottlesSD.com.
CLASSICAL
May 15: Mary Lou Bradwein (Japanese Sakuhachi flute) and Sumi-e art demonstration at Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Auditorium. Free; donations appreciated. 3 – 4 p.m. 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Carlos. MTRP.org.
May 20 – 22: “Fantastic Variations: Schubert’s Unfinished and Strauss’ Don Quixote” – A Jacobs Masterworks Concert at Copley Symphony Hall. $20+. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. ; Sunday at 2 p.m. 750 B St., Downtown.SanDiegoSymphony.org.
June 5: Caprice Stirngs at Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Auditorium. Free; donations appreciated. 3 – 4 p.m. 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Carlos. MTRP.org.
ALTERNATIVE/ROCK
May 14: Paper Days, Neighbors to the North, The Paragraphs and Brother Weiss at The Merrow. $7 in advance/$10 at the door. 8 p.m. 1271 University Ave., Hillcrest. Visit TheMerrow.com.
May 20: Reflectors at Navajo Live Bar. Free. 9 p.m. 8515 Navajo Road, San Carlos. NavajoLive.com.
May 26: Folding Mr. Lincoln performing “road songs” at Vision Center for Spiritual Living. $15. 7 p.m. 6154 Mission Gorge Road, Suite 100, Grantville. FolkeyMonkey.com.
June 9: Tolan Shaw at Vision Center for Spiritual Living. $15. 7 p.m. 6154 Mission Gorge Road, Suite 100, Grantville. FolkeyMonkey.com.
POP
Tuesdays: Suzanne Shea and Bob Wade at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. 5987 El Cajon Blvd., College Area. BistroSixtySD.com.
Fridays: Nathan Welden at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30 p.m. 5987 El Cajon Blvd., College Area. BistroSixtySD.com.
OTHER
Wednesdays: Blues Jam at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar and Grill in the Ramada Conference Center. Free. 6:30 p.m. 5550 Kearny Mesa Road, Kearny Mesa. ProudMarysSD.com.
Sundays: Jazz 88.3 Blues Brunch at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar and Grill in the Ramada Conference Center. Free. 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. 5550 Kearny Mesa Road, Kearny Mesa. ProudMarysSD.com.
May 29: Gregory Page (guitarist) at Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Auditorium. Free. 3 – 4 p.m. 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Carlos. MTRP.org.
—Compiled by Jen Van Tieghem. Bands, venues and music lovers: please send music calendar listings to [email protected]
