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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis, music director and trumpet Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis are coming to The Rady Shell! The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO), comprising 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988 and spends over a third of the year on tour across the world. Featured in all aspects of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s programming, this remarkably versatile orchestra performs and leads educational events in New York, across the U.S. and around the globe; in concert halls; dance venues; jazz clubs; public parks; and with symphony orchestras; ballet troupes; local students; and an ever-expanding roster of guest artists. Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs a vast repertoire, from rare historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned works, including compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman and Charles Mingus as well as by current and former Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra members Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Ted Nash, Victor Goines, Sherman Irby, Chris Crenshaw and Carlos Henriquez. Follow them on social media! Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: Facebook + Instagram Wynton Marsalis: Facebook + Instagram

Colombian artist Sebastián Yatra is coming to San Diego for his brand new Dharma Tour See him live at Viejas Arena on Sat, Sep 3 at 8 P.M. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Loans to nonprofit and small businesses, building "sexy" streets, investing in the city's Climate Equity Fund and supporting the San Diego Convention Center are among the highlights of Mayor Todd Gloria's $4.6 billion proposed budget. Meanwhile, clinics in National City were packed with young people now eligible for a covid-19 vaccine. Plus, Pac-Arts has their spring showcase opening next week. We’ll have a preview.

Britanny Fousheé is not an artist who can be boxed in. In her Tiny Desk set, she flexes her eclectic artistry and vocal — and emotional — range.

The projects are expected to create over 900 market-rate housing units, and almost 200 affordable ones.

Summer Sunset Jazz with Dante Fire, on Sunday, August 14 from 5:00-7:00 will be on the patio of the Village Church in Rancho Santa Fe. It's a free, family friendly event with the amazing multi-talented jazz artist and record producer Dante Fire. Bring a picnic or enjoy dinner and cool treats for purchase, from Aunty Lynne's Pacific Rim Food Truck. You'll want to bring your beach chairs and blankets to sit on, relax and enjoy the music. There will be limited table seating available. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Join an all-star cast performing songs from the hit musicals “Dreamgirls,” “Ain't Misbehavin,” “The Color Purple,” “Porgy and Bess” and so many more to celebrate the rich history and evolution of Black roles and voices on Broadway. The cast is led by Stephanie Mills, Norm Lewis, Corbin Bleu, Niki Renee Daniels, Peppermint, Tiffany Mann and Sydney James Harcourt. Special appearances include Clayton Cornelius, James Monroe Iglehart, Brittany Johnson and many more.

Join the San Diego Shakespeare Society for a virtual group reading of Shakespeare's Henry VI! About the play — King Henry IV suffers from illness, so his youngest son Prince John fights the rebels, while Prince Hal prepares to be king. Meanwhile, Hal's friend Falstaff causes trouble, recruits, and speaks ill of Hal. Henry dies, and Hal becomes King Henry V. He banishes Falstaff from court, ready to wage war on France. The reading will be directed by Shakespeare Authority Kim Keeline. She has been an instructor in composition and literature at USC, Washington State, PACE program, Mira Costa College, and Southwestern College. Kim received the Star Award from the San Diego Performing Arts League in 2012 for her work at the SDSS. She is a former associate general editor of The Shakespeare Standard. Date | Tuesday, November 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location | Online Register here for free! More information: • In case you don't want to read, you are welcome to show up and just watch. • If you want to act as a specific character or do a specific scene, please talk with the director before starting. • Anyone can participate, no experience needed. For more information, please visit the SDSS webpage.

Feinstein was first elected to the Senate in 1992 and is the oldest member of Congress.

San Diego County is monitoring an increase in hepatitis A cases, with five recent confirmed cases and one death, health officials said Tuesday.