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Jazz & Blues

The Wednesday Jam Session

November 18 & November 25 at 7pm

At Panama 66 at SDMA

Banker's Hill, San Diego

Food and drinks are permitted inside the auditorium during the performances.
Reviewers note that parking is free after 8:00 PM.

Brass and rhythm fill the hall as Gilbert Castellanos leads the Young Lions through a weekly showcase, starting with an open jam session before the main concert gets underway inside Copley Auditorium.

Wednesday, November 18, 7pm

Free

Gilbert Castellanos

San Diego jazz trumpeter, straight‑ahead and Latin jazz

Headliner


Gilbert Castellanos is a San Diego‑based trumpeter known for straight‑ahead, Latin and Afro‑Cuban jazz. He has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Nancy Wilson and Wynton Marsalis, and is the artistic curator of the San Diego Symphony’s Jazz at The Jacobs series.

Young Lions

San Diego youth jazz ensemble


The Young Lions are a high‑school jazz ensemble led by Gilbert Castellanos, featuring rising musicians from the San Diego area. They perform weekly at Panama 66’s Wednesday Jam Session.

What are you into?

  • Gilbert Castellanos
  • Young Lions
  • Copley Auditorium
  • All ages show
  • Panama 66 at SDMA
  • Banker's Hill
  • San Diego

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