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Sessanta: Primus, Puscifer, a Perfect Circle

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

AEG Goldenvoice presents a resurrection, and expansion, of the 2014 Los Angeles event, Cinquanta, which was originally a one-time only celebration. Much like that fabled evening, which commemorated Maynard James Keenan’s landmark 50th birthday, Sessanta celebrates the Puscifer and A Perfect Circle front man as he turns 60.

Herbie Hancock

Balboa Theatre 868 Fourth Ave, San Diego, United States

In a career spanning five-decades, music icon Herbie Hancock has won an Oscar and multiple Grammy’s. He has had a profound influence on acoustic, electornic jazz and R&B. He performs in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month presented by National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian.

Dayramir González & Habana enTRANCé

Conrad Prebys Theatre Center 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

Dayramir González began his career as a pianist and composer with Chucho Valdés’ Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble Diákara at the age of 16. He continues to make his mark as a leading international composer and performs at The JAI as part of Jazz History Month.

Nashville Nights

California Center for the Arts, Escondido 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA, United States

Nashville Nights is a country music extravaganza that takes the audience on a journey through the heart of Music City. This high-energy show features some of the best country music hits of all time, performed by a talented cast of singers and musicians. From classic country to modern hits, Nashville Nights has something for everyone.

A Cathedral of Trees

St. Mark's United Methodist Church 3502 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, United States

Celebrating the beauty of our natural world, this program explores choral artistry rooted in nature and reaching toward the heavens. Selections include some of today's most prominent composers, as well as emerging voices in our field. Musical selections include Crescent Meadow by Nell Shaw Cohen, At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners by Williametta Spencer, and […]

Hiromi’s Sonicwonder

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United States

Pianist Hiromi’s takes the stage as part of the electrified four-piece ensemble Sonicwonder featuring Adam O’Farrill on trumpet, Hadrien Feraud on bass and Gene Coye on drums. Her musicianship and improvisation eclipse the boundaries of jazz, classical and pop.

Willie Nelson & Family

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

AEG Goldenvoice presents the 7-decade career of Willie Nelson, who has earned every conceivable award as a musician, with special guests Asleep at the Wheel.

Madama Butterfly

San Diego Civic Theatre 1100 3rd Ave, San Diego, CA, United States

Puccini's Madama Butterfly is a passionate and haunting story about a young woman who makes a stand to support herself after her father takes his life. She is betrayed by the American Naval Officer with whom she falls in love with.

Yefim Bronfman

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United States

Legendary classical pianist Yefim Bronfman returns to La Jolla Music Society for its’ Piano Series for a passionate program that will include Schubert’s Sonata in A minor, Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien and Tchaikovsky’s Grand Sonata in G Major.

Us, An Evening of Magic & Illusions

California Center for the Arts, Escondido 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA, United States

Us is a theatrical magic experience based on real-life, secret pop-up art exhibits orchestrated by the star of the show, Michael Lamb. Experience an evening of amazing, original impossibilities that both engage and involve the audience. Us is about the magic of family, community, and the act of living.

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

The San Diego Symphony Orchestra will present  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert featuring John Williams’ Grammy Award-winning score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by conductor John Beal .

Carmina Burana

California Center for the Arts, Escondido 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA, United States

Season 31 closes with two City Ballet favorites. Mozart Concerto is classical ballet at its finest. And the music and choir of Carmina Burana are matched with a powerful Black Tuesday tale that only a high-drama ballet can tell

Stir

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

A Globe-commissioned, world-premiere play about family, food, and healing. Two siblings, separated by distance and circumstance, meet to share their mother’s favorite recipe.

Common Kings with Special Guest The Green

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

AEG Goldenvoice presents Common Kings as they bring their American, Hawaiian and Samoan reggae rock/pop music to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with special guest The Green .

Bound for Bachfest!

Bach Collegium previews Bachfest. In his second year as Thomaskantor, J.S. Bach composed a new cantata for every Sunday; a total of 52 works. Address: St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church 743 Prospect St La Jolla,

Notes on Killing Seven Oversight …

moxie theatre 6663 El Cajon Blvd Suite N, San Diego, CA, United States

Lilita finds herself in the Wall Street office of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economics Stability Board. Like a Boricua Lolita before her, she is here in the name of La Revolución! She’s got glamour, glitter, and a gun… but is she ready?

Junction Trio

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United States

Conrad Tao on piano, violinist Stefan Jackiw and Jay Campbell on cello make up the Junction Trio. These visionary artists perform at the La Jolla Music Society as part of the Revelle Chamber Music Series.

Roger Daltry

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Roger Daltry, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who, is joined by special guest KT Tunstall for an energetic rock program at The Rady Shell

NEEDTOBREATHE: The Caves World Tour

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Live Nation presents Grammy-nominated multi-platinum rock band NEEDTOBREATHE. The tour will support NEEDTOBREATHE’S ninth studio album Caves, set to release this fall.

An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma

San Diego Civic Theatre 1100 3rd Ave, San Diego, CA, United States

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Elgar’s achingly beautiful concerto, in this one-night-only performance. Rafael Payare leads the Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s passionate 5th Symphony, an emotion-filled journey rife with brilliant melody.

Next to Normal

Ocean Side Theatre 217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA, United States

Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal, written by Brian Yorkey with music by Tom Kitt, introduces audiences to a seemingly typical American family and tells the story of hope, love and learning to let go.

Beethoven’s Eroica

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Rafael Payare leads this brilliant Romantic-meets-Modern program that opens with Sofia Gubaidulina’s dynamic Fairytale Poem. Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings his dazzling style and theatricality to 20th-century composer Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto.

Ballets Jazz Montréal

San Diego Civic Theatre 1100 3rd Ave, San Diego, CA, United States

Ballets Jazz Montréal is one of the most prolific dance companies in Canada and a major force on the Montréal cultural scene. Currently celebrating their 50th anniversary, Ballets Jazz Montréal is an internationally renowned repertory company that embodies excellence, innovation, and above all passion

The Cripple of Inishmaan

North Coast Rep 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr Suite D, Solana Beach, CA, United States

Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, The Cripple of Inishmaan is a strange comic tale in the great tradition of Irish storytelling. As word arrives on Inishmaan that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island of Inishmore to film Man of Aran, the one person […]

World Ballet Series: Swan Lake Performed with a LIVE Orchestra

California Center for the Arts, Escondido 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA, United States

Swan Lake, the ballet of all ballets, will be performed one night only as a part of the World Ballet Series. The production will feature richly detailed, hand-painted sets as well as over 150 radiant costumes that bring fresh representation to this timeless classic.

Pablo Ferrández, cello

Conrad Prebys Theatre Center 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

Born to a family of musicians, Pablo Ferrández joined prestigious Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía when he was 13. He has developed into a cello phenomenon and the most in-demand instrumentalists of his generation. His debut album “Reflections” released in 2021 to high acclaim.

Charles & Friends: John Beasley and the Next Generation

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States

Jazz @ The Jai guest curator, legendary award-winning saxophonist Charles McPherson and John Beasley, two-time Grammy winner, pianist and composer curate a program from Duke Ellington through the eras of jazz up to the present.

Brahms and Mendelssohn

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Rafael Payare leads soloist Lozakovich and the Symphony in this dynamic program that opens with Brahms’ intense Tragic Overture.

JIJI, guitar

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United States

South Korean virtuoso JIJI is joined by students from The Colburn School in a concert program that ranges from traditional and contemporary classical to free improvisation.

Coppélia and the Toymaker: An All-Family Ballet

Joan B Kroc Theatre 6611 University Ave,, San Diego, CA, United States

Toymaker Dr. Coppélius is lonely.  He creates a mechanical doll so lifelike he imagines her as his daughter, named Coppélia.  She evens fools the villagers that she is alive, including Franz who is engaged to Swanhilda.  Swanhilda is jealous of Coppélia and persuades her friends to investigate Dr Coppélius house and his daughter, Coppélia.  After […]

Derek Hough Symphony of Dance

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Derek Hough brings you an All New Spectacular Symphony Of Dance with an incredible cast of dancers for a fast-paced show that features a wide array of dance styles.

Lord Huron Tour 2024

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Live Nation presents the Los Angeles-based indie rock band Lord Huron will perform songs from their four albums one night only in San Diego.

Terry Virts

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United States

Terry Virts, former US Air Force pilot and Commander for the International Space Station speaks about his experience and insights from his career in the space program. His second book How to Astronaut: Everything You Need to Know Before Leaving Earth, was published in 2020.

Melonie Grinnell Trio

Conrad Prebys Theatre Center 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

Melonie and Justin Grinnell are a dynamic piano-bass duo and married couple and they are joined by drummer Richard Sellars for an ensemble that infuses jazz tradition with improvisation and energy. FRIDAY, MAY 24 | 8 PM | PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY SATURDAY, MAY 25 | 8 PM | ALEX THEATRE

Piano Women

California Center for the Arts, Escondido 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA, United States

Following the success of  The Piano Man and  The Piano Men: Beatles Edition , CCAE Theatricals is creating an all new eight-handed, 88 keys x 2 spectacular. The Piano Women will introduce you to 4 dynamic female performers, singing/playing the songs of Sara Bareilles, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Carol King and more.

Fat Ham at The Old Globe

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

A fresh and funny take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. During a family cookout, Juicy is confronted by the ghost of his father, who demands revenge for his murder. But Juicy, a young, queer, Black man, has enough on his plate

Beethoven and Strauss

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Soloist Jeremy Denk joins Music Director Rafael Payare and the Symphony for this brilliant program to close the season. The San Diego Symphony will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Stravinsky’s complete ballet score to The Firebird.

The Ballad of Johnny and June

La Jolla Playhouse 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, United States

The love story between country music royalty Johnny Cash and June Carter is iconic. This world-premiere musical covers their love story from their childhoods to their on-stage proposal and through the ups and downs of their marriage. It is the soundtrack of their life.

Camelot

North Coast Rep 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr Suite D, Solana Beach, CA, United States

Written by Lerner and Loewe, this Tony Award-winning fairy-tale musical resounds with such memorable songs as, “I Loved You Once in Silence,” “If Ever I Would Leave You,” and the title song, “Camelot.” Based on the King Arthur legend, it features the iconic characters King Arthur, Guenevere, Sir Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round […]

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Lamb's Players Theatre 1142 Orange Avenue, Coronado, United States

Catch the funniest musical comedy of the past 20 years—a hilarious unforgettable middle school spelling competition performed by multitalented adults.

A Space to Belong

St. Paulʼs Episcopal Cathedral 2728 Sixth Avenue, San Diego, CA, United States

Composer and San Diego native Dr. Cory Hibbs’ world premiere of “Queer Spaces”, a season-long collaborative project. This multi-movement choral work draws from personal narratives of the composer, choir members and members of the queer community.

Bruce Liu, piano

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United States

Bruce Liu took the classical music world by storm in 2021, winning first price at the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. His first album received international acclaim including both the Critics’ choice and Editor’s choice in Gramophone Magazine. His La Jolla Music Society debut brings an exciting program that will showcase his awe-inspiring […]

Larry & Joe

Conrad Prebys Theatre Center 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

Venezuelan joropo maestro Larry Bellorín and Grammy nominated bluegrass star Joe Troop come together to put on a bilingual program in English and Spanish fusing together their Venezuelan and Appalachian folk traditions. Saturday, June 1, 2024 • 6 PM & 8:30 PM

Cody Jinks

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

AEG Goldenvoice presents Cody Jinks, a trailblazing independent musician who has sold over 2.5 million units and garnered more than 3.5 billion streams across platforms which garnered him the title of Music Row’s 2023 Independent Artist of the Year.

Dr. Glas

North Coast Rep 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr Suite D, Solana Beach, CA, United States

Penned by Jeffrey Hatcher based on a Swedish masterpiece, this psychological thriller slowly unravels a life-and-death moral dilemma of passion and all-consuming desire.

Peter Sprague Trio

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States

Award-winning jazz guitarist and composer Peter Sprague teams up with pianist Danny Green and bassist Mack Leighton to play music that jumps around jazz, samba.

The Charles McPherson Quintet

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States

Jazz guest curator Charles McPherson’s New York band performs in their San Diego debut with the best jazz musicians on the scene for two intimate shows at the JAI.

A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United States

Experience the beauty and power of Final Fantasy music by the incredible New World Players chamber ensemble, led by acclaimed conductor Eric Roth. Specially featuring the music of composer Nobuo Uematsu, Masayoshi Soken and more,  A New World delivers an amazing communal music event. Saturday, June 15, 2024 • 6 PM & 9 PM

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