Results for "Gunnar Biggs"

Gunnar Biggs

Gunnar Biggs is a Southern California bassist/music educator. He is active in many genres of musical performance including jazz, Latin, classical, world, and experimental. Retired from San Diego State University after twenty five years as Instructor of Double Bass and as Director of Jazz Ensembles at Palomar Community College, Gunnar continues to maintain a thriving private teaching practice. “Gunnar Biggs has been a rock of the local jazz scene for 30 years” – San Diego Reader“After years of prodding and encouragement from friends and fellow musicians, local bassist Gunnar Biggs finally released a CD of his own last year

Guinnevere

By Peter Sprague

Label: SBE Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: George, Tell It Like It Is; Guinnevere; The Wind Cries Mary; August; Good Vibrations; The Kiss; Whispers From the Great Beyond; You Make Me Want to Sing

Peter Sprague: Guinnevere

by Jim Trageser
September 15, 2026

Peter Sprague, the San Diego-based guitarist who has gigged with everyone from Chick Corea to Hubert Laws, Charles McPherson to Dianne Reeves, seems to be accelerating his recording output of late. He is averaging more than two albums a year as leader the past half-decade, plus guest appearances on numerous others. And all of this is ...

Glimpse

By Jennifer Lee

Label: SBE Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: I Caught a Glimpse of Your Soul; Farewell to Comfort; Dave Don't Mind the Rain; Vivid Technicolor Love; If I Only Had a Brain; Serendipity; Warrior, Drop Your Sword; Hold ON; Superhero; Here You Are; Strange and Beautiful

Jeff Kaiser / Kronomorphic / Keneally-Minnemann-Beller: San Diego, March 11, 2011

by Robert Bush
March 31, 2011

Jeff Kaiser / Kronomorphic / Keneally/Minnemann/BellerPorter's Pub, UCSDSan Diego, CAMarch 11, 2011 The Friday, March 11 show at Porter's Pub, organized by UCSD promoter Brian Ross, was a wild, kaleidoscopic affair. Featuring two Southern California-based creative improvising exponents with a rock-fusion headliner represented a certain degree of risk: would the ...

Bertram Turetzky: Contrabass Pioneer

by Robert Bush
March 18, 2011

Contrabassist Bertram Turetzky's career is nothing short of extraordinary. He almost single handedly redefined the role of the bass in 20th Century classical music, from one of back row support to that of featured and celebrated soloist. Even within the confines of classical music, Turetzky's range is huge: he is a master of early, pre- Bach ...