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The Scripps Jazz at the Athenaeum Series open with an appearance by brilliant jazz clarinetist Anat Cohen with Brazilian seven-string-guitar master Marcello Gonçalves. Ever charismatic, prolific, and inspired, Grammy-nominated Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over. Cohen and Gonçalves’s first duo album, Outra Coisa: The Music of Moacir Santos, was nominated for a Grammy as Best Latin Jazz Album in 2017. Last year they recorded their second collaboration, Reconvexo, turning to music from the Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) songbook by artists such as Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, and Gilberto Gil. Date | Tuesday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. Location | The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library Get tickets here! Members: $40 Non-members: $45 For more information, please visit ljathenaeum.org/events/jazz-22-0329 or call the venue at (858) 454-5872.

Beginning in the early '50s, Taylor treated his projects and artists with lush care and extensive support, eventually creating a Grammy-winning, cross-genre artistic hub with his label, CTI.

Tuesday Night Comics is arguably the funniest night of comedy in San Diego. The show is comprised of talent from all over the country with late-night television credits as well as credits from Comedy Central, HBO, SHOWTIME, and more! Hosted by Paul Ogata, Tuesday Night Comics guarantees a great time! Our lineup includes a music by Haley Blaze, an opening act by Dewey Bratcher followed by Lisa Gilbert and our headliner, Don Friesen. Date | Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m., happy hour at 6:30 p.m. Location | North Coast Repertory Theatre Get tickets here! General admission is $39 per person. For more information, please call (858) 481-1055 or visit www.northcoastrep.org.

A man was charged with killing two Muslim men and is suspected of killing two others in Albuquerque, N.M. The killings sparked fear in Muslim communities nationwide.

From the organizers: This program celebrates San Diego Ballet's resident composers Gilbert Castellanos and Charles McPherson. Get swept away as Southern California’s hottest Jazz musicians accompany San Diego’s most acclaimed dance company live in this unique venue. This year’s offering will feature the world premieres of new works by both composers. Castellanos’ “Mi Tierra” (My Land) is a deeply personal rumination on the artists and places that formed him as a musician, while McPherson’s ebullient “Bird” pays tribute to arguably the most influential jazz innovator of our time, alto saxophonist Charlie “Yardbird” Parker. Tickets: Show + Dessert and Coffee Reception with Dancers and Musicians: $60 Show Only: $40 NOTE: Vaccination or Negative Covid Test Required. Negative PCR test within 72 before the event or Negative Rapid Test within 24 hours of the event. Masks required while indoors. Related links: San Diego Ballet on Instagram San Diego Ballet on Facebook Related stories: Influential: Charles McPherson's Playlist (KPBS music feature) Influential: Gilbert Castellanos' Playlist (KPBS music feature)

U.S. employers added 528,000 jobs in July, showing the labor market remains strong, despite high inflation and softening economic growth. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.

Warner Bros. Discovery has shelved production of its film Batgirl. It's a good time to recall her path to this point.

To the many fans of Neil Gaiman's comic book series: Relax. The new Netflix show nails it.

Mondays, Aug. 1 - 15, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Tuesdays, Aug. 2 - 16 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Actor Richard E Grant (DOWNTON ABBEY; "Gosford Park") travels in the footsteps of notable authors whose work has been inspired by the culture, cities and landscapes of southern France, southern Italy and southern Spain. This week: Richard journeys to southern France, visiting the Cévennes mountains, Marseille, Juan-les-Pins on the French Riviera and Grasse in the hills north of Cannes.

Gilberto Vera of the Legal Aid Society of San Diego joined Midday Edition to talk about tenant's rights.