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Jazz & Blues

Julian Lage Quartet Feat. John Medeski, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen – Epstein Family Amphitheater, San Diego

Date
Saturday, 24 October 2026
Time
19:30
Venue
Epstein Family Amphitheater
Address
9500 Gilman Dr MC 0029, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
City
San Diego
Organisation
Jorge Roeder
Price range
30 $ – 75 $

About this event

This is a live instrumental jazz concert presented by ArtPower at UC San Diego. The quartet features Julian Lage on guitar, John Medeski on keyboard or organ, Jorge Roeder on bass, and Kenny Wollesen on drums. The event materials describe the four musicians as long-time collaborators and friends who had not previously recorded together; Blue Note identifies Scenes from Above as Lage's first album with this quartet. The music emphasizes collective interaction and conversational playing rather than a lead-and-accompaniment hierarchy. Lage’s writing process included a rapid drafting sprint before a four-day SFJAZZ residency, after which the quartet recorded at Sear Sound in New York, capturing many pieces in the first or second take. There is no theatrical staging; this is a concert focused on ensemble interplay.

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