Centennial celebrations, new breakthrough artists and notable anniversaries abounded in jazz in 2025. It was a year that saw America’s richest homegrown musical art form celebrated near — including at ...

Bonus tip: The Mingei International Museum at Balboa Park is open until 8 p.m. on Friday, including Artifact, the restaurant ...

How many times has San Diego-born troubadour and cultural provocateur Robert Lopez — best known for masterminding El Vez, the “Mexican Elvis” — performed at the Casbah? It’s a tricky question that he ...

Each June, just as the marine layer gives way to early summer sun, a different kind of tide rolls into downtown San Diego, not waves, but the warm, rhythm-soaked tones of smooth jazz. The San Diego ...