Back to First Sunday Concerts for the third time Jazzgrass bring a musical style that is at once unique and accessible. If you haven’t heard them before, you must give them a try. If you have been lucky enough to hear them, you won’t want to miss them. Barnaby Finch has played with many, many commercially successful artists both on the road and in the studio. This is his passion project.

Jazzgrass is an exciting band dedicated to toe-tappin’, accessible music, honoring the traditions of bluegrass, Appalachian music, Americana, and the jazz composers who have their ears attuned our rural homeland. Jazzgrass will be performing music written by Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Pat Metheny, Dave Grusin, Barnaby Finch, Natalie McMaster, the Allman Brothers, and many more….

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The award winning Rob Thorsen Quartet will perform a variety of music which includes jazz, Latin music, original compositions and more. The band includes bassist Rob Thorsen, virtuoso pianist Melonie Grinnell, the hardest working drummer in San Diego Richard Sellers and introducing Young Lions product Kahlil Childs on sax. Together they integrate many different music styles that contribute to their modern jazz sound. From Duke Ellington to Wayne Shorter and Miles Davis, the quartet weaves together a unique sound that honors the jazz masters while inspiring a fresh approach to this great American art form. Bassist Rob Thorsen maintains a diverse and busy schedule in Southern California as a performer, educator, clinician and composer. After playing classical guitar, flute, saxophones, tuba and electric bass as a youth, he found his true voice in the upright bass. “When I began playing upright bass, the fact that I felt the sound as much as heard it had a profound effect on me. I was hooked for life.”

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