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Jazz University: Class Begins Thurs. Night, Nov. 7

To register for the inaugural semester of KSDS’s Jazz University, call 619-388-3000 or email Chuck@jazz88.org.

The inaugural semester of KSDS's Jazz University will kick off on Thurs. evening, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m., on the campus of San Diego City College. Classes will meet at the Black Box Theatre, on City College's campus, the first three Thurs. evenings in November (Nov. 7, 14, and 21), from 7 to 9 p.m. The culmination of the course — the “Final Exam” — will be a dinner party, with authentic New Orleans cuisine, hosted at Nola on 5th in Hillcrest on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 at 7 p.m.

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Jazz at Tio Leo's

Holly Hofmann's jazz series continues this month at Tio Leo's Restaurant and Lounge at 5302 Napa St. at Morena Blvd. Jazz at Tio Leo's is happening every Sunday evening from 5-7pm and features Southern California's finest jazz musicians in a quiet, spacious setting with full bar and Mexican cuisine. There is also plenty of free parking. See this month's schedule below:

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Today's Birthdays

Born on this day, November 6th…

  • Francy Boland (Keyboards-Various, Piano) was born in Namur, Belgium, 1929–2005.
  • Arturo Sandoval (Trumpet) was born in Havana, Cuba in 1949.
  • Dick Cathcart (Trumpet) was born in Michigan City, IN, 1924–1993.
  • Gus Kahn (Lyricist) was born in Coblenz, Germany, 1886–1941.
  • Ray Conniff (Trombone) was born in Attleboro, MA, 1916–2002.
  • Andy Gibson (Trumpet) was born in Zanesville, OH, 1913–1961.
  • Amos White (Trumpet, Cornet) was born in 1889.
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On This Day

November 6th in Jazz History…

  • Benny Goodman begins his engagement at the Congress Hotel in Chicago in 1935. His original one month contract was extended for 6 months.
  • Woody Herman's new band cuts their first record for Decca in 1936.
  • Ben Webster "Meets the Oscar Peterson trio" in 1959.
  • Charles Mingus makes his first record without his signature bass back in 1961, and is featured as the group's pianist on his Atlantic release "Oh Yeah".
  • "Soft Winds" and "Blackout" were recorded by Erskine Hawkins and his orchestra in 1940 for Bluebird records.
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