JAZZ
Fridays: “Jazz at the Cosmo” at The Cosmopolitan Restaurant and Hotel. Free. 6:30 p.m. 2660 Calhoun St., Old Town. OldTownCosmopolitan.com.
Charlie Arbelaez Trio at The Rook. Free. 9 p.m. 7745 University Ave., La Mesa. TheRookBar.com.
Jazz Happy Hour at the Handlery Hotel’s 950 Lounge. Free. 5:30 p.m. 950 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley.
Saturdays: Jazz with George and Alan at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. 5987 El Cajon Blvd., College Area. BistroSixtySD.com.
Douglas Kvandal with the LiveJazz! Quartet at the Amigo Spot at Kings Inn. Free. 7 p.m. 1333 Hotel Circle South, Mission Valley. KingsInnSanDiego.com.
POP
Tuesdays: Suzanne Shea and Bob Wade at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. 5987 El Cajon Blvd., College Area. BistroSixtySD.com.
Fridays: Nathan Welden at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30 p.m. 5987 El Cajon Blvd., College Area. BistroSixtySD.com.
Feb. 11: “All You Need is Love 2016” with multiple musicians performing love songs by The Beatles at Vision Center for Spiritual Living. $20. 7 p.m. 6154 Mission Gorge Road, Suite 100, Grantville. FolkeyMonkey.com.
CLASSICAL
Jan. 16 – 17: Beethoven’s “Emperor Concerto” at Copley Symphony Hall. $20+. 8 p.m. on Saturday; 2 p.m. on Sunday. 750 B St., Downtown. Visit SanDiegoSymphony.org.
Jan. 20: La Jolla Music Society presents Itzhak Perlman (violin) and Emanuel Ax (pianist) featuring works by Mozart, Fauré and Richard Strauss at Copley Symphony Hall. $30. 8 p.m. 750 B St., Downtown. Visit SanDiegoSymphony.org.
Jan. 29 & 31: Brahms and Beethoven’s “Pastorale” at Copley Symphony Hall. $20+. 8 p.m. on Friday; 2 p.m. on Sunday. 750 B St., Downtown. Visit SanDiegoSymphony.org.
ALTERNATIVE/ROCK
Jan. 21: Nathan James at Tio Leo’s Lounge. Price TBD. 8 p.m. 5302 Napa St., Linda Vista. TioLeos.com.
Jan. 28: Michael McNevin performing Pink Floyd songs at Vision Center for Spiritual Living. $15. 7 p.m. 6154 Mission Gorge Road, Suite 100, Grantville. FolkeyMonkey.com.
Jan. 30: The Silent Comedy, Creature and the Woods and Robert Jon and the Wreck at Casbah. $20. 9 p.m. 2501 Kettner Blvd., Little Italy/Middletown. CasbahMusic.com.
OTHER
Jan. 23: Farmers at Navajo Live Bar. Free. 8 p.m. 8515 Navajo Road, San Carlos. NavajoLive.com.
Jan. 28: Little Kings at Tio Leo’s Lounge. Price TBD. 8 p.m. 5302 Napa St., Linda Vista. TioLeos.com.
Jan. 31: Gaichikukai Shakuhachi Trio (Japanese bamboo flute) at Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Public Library. Free. 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. 9005 Aero Drive, Serra Mesa. Facebook.com/SerraMesaLibrary.
Feb. 10: “Oh, What Love” concert by The Watoto Children’s Choir at Church:SD. Free. 7 p.m. 4579 Mission Gorge Place, Mission Valley. Watoto.com.
—Compiled by Jen Van Tieghem. Bands, venues and music lovers: please send music calendar listings to jen@sdcnn.com.
