Peter Sprague Trio
L>R: Danny Green (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), Peter Sprague (guitar)
Oct. 17, 2025 @ Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, La Jolla, CA
Dmitri Matheny Quartet
L>R: Ed Kornhauser (piano), Dmitri Matheny (flugelhorn),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Duncan Moore (drums)
Oct. 15, 2025 @ The Jazz Lounge, San Diego, CA
Shunzo Ohno Sextet
L>R: Alan Eicher (piano, keyboard), Victor Baker (guitar), Justin Grinnell (bass),
Shunzo Ohno (trumpet), Tyler Kreutel (drums), Clifford Morin (alto sax)
Oct. 10, 2025 @ Dizzy's (Musicians Association), San Diego, CA
[Photo by Yako Eicher]
Allison Adams Tucker's RETRO Quintet
L>R: Danny Green (piano), Duncan Moore (drums), Allison Adams Tucker (voice),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Peter Sprague (guitar)
Oct. 5, 2025 @ Encinitas Library, Encinitas, CA
Melonie Grinnell Trio "Work Song"
Melonie Grinnell (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), Tyler Kreutel (drums)
Oct. 5, 2025 @ Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant, San Diego, CA
[Video by Reuven Rubinson]
Ken Peplowski & The Mike Wofford Trio Plus Special Guest Holly Hofmann
Jazz Live! Presented by KSDS Jazz 88.3
L>R: Jim Plank (drums), Holly Hofmann (flute), Mike Wofford (piano),
Ken Peplowski (clarinet, tenor sax), Justin Grinnell (bass)
July 10, 2018 @ Saville Theatre, San Diego City College, San Diego, CA
RIP Mike Wofford (1938-2025) :: What a terrible loss. Mike has been one of the brightest stars in the San Diego jazz community for decades, and it feels a whole lot darker without him. His playing connected all of us in San Diego to deep roots in the jazz tradition. :: I'm grateful to have played with Mike a handful of times over the last 10-15 years. Performing with him always felt like a special event-not only because he was a masterful musician, but also because I got to share the stage with other world-class players, including his wife and flutist Holly Hofmann and drummer Jim Plank. :: In 2018, I had an unforgettable opportunity: a Jazz 88.3 "Jazz Live!" concert with the great Ken Peplowski on clarinet and tenor sax, along with Mike, Holly, and Jim. The stars aligned for me that night, and I still can't believe I got to be a part of that show. :: I'm so thankful I had the chance to know, hear, and play with Mike. He was always warm and supportive to me and my wife, Melonie. We'll miss him deeply, and our hearts go out to his wife, Holly. (JG, 09/22/2025)
Peter Sprague Quartet "Insist On It" (By Peter Sprague)
Peter Sprague (guitar), Danny Green (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), Duncan Moore (drums)
Sep. 7, 2025 @ Tio Leo's, San Diego, CA
[Video by Peter Horan]
Peter Sprague Plays The Beatles
L>R: Peter Sprague (guitar, arranger), Danny Green (piano), Rebecca Jade (voice),
Duncan Moore (drums), Beth Ross Buckley (flute),
Tripp Sprague (flute, saxophones), Justin Grinnell (double bass)
Aug. 30, 2025 @ The Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad, CA
"Christmas With You" Recording Session
L>R: Keith Bishop (sax), Doug Meeuwsen (trumpet), Charlie Arbelaez (sax), Chuck Phillips (sax),
Brad Steinwehe (trumpet), Jon Papenbrook (trumpet), Mike Holguin (drums), Louis Valenzuela (guitar),
Tripp Sprague (sax), Eduardo Reyes (engineer), Dave Scott (composer), Irving Flores (arranger, director),
Christopher Hollyday (sax), Paul Seaforth (trumpet), Justin Grinnell (bass), Matt Fitzsimmons (trumpet),
Ed Goroza (trombone), Kevin Esposito (trombone), Jeanne Geiger (trombone), Matt Hall (trombone)
July 28, 2025 @ Studio West, San Diego, CA
[Photo by Amanda Flores]
LP And The Vinyl
L>R: Danny Green (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), Leonard Patton (voice), Julien Cantelm (drums)
July 27, 2025 @ Clark County Library, Las Vegas, NV
Curtis Taylor Quintet "Jazz At LACMA"
Curtis Taylor (trumpet), Aaron Shaw (tenor sax), Theron Brown (piano),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Gene Coye (drums)
July 11, 2025 @ LACMA, Los Angeles, CA
[Videos by @thaddeus3792]
Justin Grinnell Quartet
L>R: Joshua White (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), Kevin Koch (drums), Jason Robinson (tenor sax)
July 1, 2009 @ Tango Del Rey, San Diego, CA
RIP Kevin Koch (1961?-2025) :: I'm in shock that Kevin had to leave us so soon. He was a first-rate drummer and an adventurous improviser. I always had fun making music and hanging out with Kevin. :: I first met him while playing a steady Monday night gig at Croce's Jazz Bar (5th and F) with the Dave Scott Quintet. We were Dave's go-to bass and drums from July 2005 to August 2009. In March 2006, the quintet at that time - Dave, Bill Shreeve, Lynn Willard, Kevin, and I - recorded a bunch of Dave's and Bill's original music that was later released on an album titled Global Cool, under the band name Monsoon. :: Kevin felt like a kindred spirit right away, so I started inviting him to play in some of my own projects. In July 2009, I presented a concert of my original music at Tango Del Rey with Jason Robinson, Joshua White, and Kevin. This concert was a big deal to me - it was the first time that I presented my own music at a venue that wasn't a school. It was an honor to have these incredible musicians helping me bring that music to life. :: Kevin was a world-class musician and supremely good person. He'll be missed. (JG, 2025/06/24)
David Borgo Quartet, Live Sketch Art By Brian Meyer
L>R: Jason Shattil (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass),
David Borgo (tenor sax), Tyler Kreutel (drums)
June 22, 2025 @ Tio Leo's, San Diego, CA
SDSU Bass Fest Faculty Concert
L>R: Sayuri Yamamoto, P.J.Cinque, Kevin Gobetz,
Aaron Blick, Ted Botsford (guest artist), Justin Grinnell
June 13, 2025 @ San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
[Photo by Melonie Grinnell]
LP And The Vinyl "Hungry Like The Wolf"
Leonard Patton (voice), Danny Green (piano, arrangement),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Julien Cantelm (drums)
June 11, 2025 @ The Jazz Lounge, San Diego, CA
Grinnell Family Quartet
L>R: Brady Grinnell (piano), Melonie Grinnell (voice),
Owen Grinnell (bass), Justin Grinnell (drums)
June 6, 2025 @ La Jolla Community Center, La Jolla, CA
[Photo by Kathryn Anthony]
Song Release: Jennifer Lee and the Ever-Expanding Universe "Hold On"
Jennifer Lee (voice), Adam Shulman (piano), Justin Grinnell (electric bass),
Duncan Moore (drums), Tommy Aros (percussion)
Released on YouTube June 5, 2025
Video Release: Peter Sprague Plays "Leucadia Uncompromised"
Peter Sprague (guitar), Tripp Sprague (tenor sax), Danny Green (piano),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Duncan Moore (drums)
Released on YouTube May 20, 2025
[Performance from Sep. 29, 2024 livestream concert - Live(ish) at SpragueLand Episode 37 - Hurricane Country: Peter Sprague Plays Grusin & Klugh]
Album Release: David Borgo - Cycles
David Borgo (saxophones, compositions), Jason Shattil (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), Tyler Kreutel (drums)
Released Apr. 5, 2025
[Listen to the album on Bandcamp]
San Diego Troubadour (CD Review)
"Peter Sprague: Estrada do Sol," by Jim Trageser
Published Apr. 1, 2025
:: [Sprague's] new recording ... is apparently Peter's first full album of straight-ahead Brazilian jazz - and every song but one is from the pen of Antonio Carlos Jobim. Joining Sprague is his brother Tripp, on reeds and flutes, and longtime cohorts Duncan Moore (drums), Danny Green (piano), and Justin Grinnell (bass). Beth Ross Buckley also contributes flute, while local vocalist Allison Adams Tucker fronts the project.
:: The band starts out with ... "Girl from Ipanema." ... It's a wonderfully original, swinging arrangement that presents an utterly fresh perspective on a classic tune.
:: "Agua De Beber" opens with Grinnell and Moore laying down the rhythm for a few bars before everyone else jumps in. Tucker scats a bar before jumping into the English lyrics. Green's extended solo halfway through the song is a stylish extrapolation of the theme, reworking it eight ways from Monday before he hands it off to Sprague on acoustic guitar - who takes that improvisation into even higher orbit before bringing it back to center. Grinnell and Tripp (tenor sax) then take equally imaginative solos before Tucker takes them all to the finish.
:: The album closes with an unlisted bonus Sprague original, "Saudade De Voce." ... the song begins with Sprague slowly picking out the lead while Green harmonizes behind him before they double on the theme with what sounds like Grinnell bowing the bass behind them. ... [the song] is just gorgeous. Which can also be said of the album as a whole.
Aubrey Johnson & Peter Sprague
L>R: Leonard Patton (voice, percussion), Danny Green (piano), Aubrey Johnson (voice),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Peter Sprague (guitar)
Mar. 11, 2025 @ The Jazz Lounge, San Diego, CA
Joshua White Trio
L>R: Justin Grinnell (bass), Joshua White (piano), Tyler Kreutel (drums)
Feb. 28, 2025 @ La Jolla Community Center, La Jolla, CA
[Photo by Lev Tsimring]
Grossmont College Faculty Jazz Quintet
L>R: Justin Grinnell (bass), Melonie Grinnell (piano), Tripp Sprague (tenor sax),
Derek Cannon (trumpet), Richard Sellers (drums)
Feb. 23, 2025 @ Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant, San Diego, CA
16th Annual Brasil Jazz Festa
L>R: Danny Green (piano), Allison Adams Tucker (voice), Julien Cantelm (drums),
Claudia Villela (voice, piano), Mitchell Long (guitar), Justin Grinnell (bass)
Feb. 22, 2025 @ Dizzy's (Musicians Association), San Diego, CA
Album Release: Estrada Do Sol - Peter Sprague Plays Jobim
Featuring the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim with arrangements by Peter Sprague
Peter Sprague (guitar), Allison Adams Tucker (voice), Tripp Sprague (tenor sax, flute),
Beth Ross Buckley (flute), Danny Green (piano),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Duncan Moore (drums)
Released Feb. 19, 2025
[Listen to the album on Spotify]
Leonard Patton's Annual Valentine's Tribute To Louis & Ella
L>R: Ed Kornhauser (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), Lia Booth (voice),
Duncan Moore (drums), Leonard Patton (voice), Clarence McDuffie III (trumpet)
Feb. 13, 2025 @ The Jazz Lounge, San Diego, CA
[Videos of concert on Facebook: La Vie En Rose, They Can't Take That Away From Me, They All Laughed, Cheek To Cheek, A Foggy Day]
Album Release: Hurricane Country - Peter Sprague Plays Grusin & Klugh
Featuring the music of Dave Grusin and Earl Klugh with arrangements by Peter Sprague
Peter Sprague (guitar), Tripp Sprague (tenor sax, flute), Danny Green (piano),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Duncan Moore (drums)
Released Feb. 9, 2025
[Recordings originally from Sep. 29, 2024 livestream concert - Live(ish) at SpragueLand Episode 37 Peter Sprague Plays Grusin & Klugh]
[Listen to the album on Spotify]
Jonathan Karrant Quartet
L>R: Joshua White (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass),
Jonathan Karrant (voice), Julien Cantelm (drums)
Jan. 31, 2025 @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, San Diego, CA
[Photo by Judith Rose]
Video Releases: Bill Yeager Jazz Orchestra "Plays The Music Of Wayne Shorter"
Director - Bill Yeager; Saxophones - Chaz Cabrera, Christopher Hollyday, Brian Levy, Bradley Nash, Tim Nunnink, Dylan Soto; Trumpets - Jeff Beck, Derek Cannon, Billy Edwall, Karl Soukup, Brad Steinwehe; Trombones - Kevin Esposito, Matt Hall, Jordan Morita, Alex Panos; Rhythm Section - Louis Valenzuela (guitar), Chris Potente (vibraphone), Melonie Grinnell (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), David Whitman (drums)
Released on YouTube Jan. 27, 2025
[Performance from Oct. 21, 2023 concert at San Diego State University, San Diego, CA]
Joshua White Quintet "Tribute to John Coltrane's A Love Supreme"
L>R: Joshua White (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), David Borgo (tenor sax),
Brian Levy (tenor sax); not visible: Tyler Kreutel (drums)
Jan. 16, 2025 @ The Jazz Lounge, San Diego, CA
[Facebook Video by Reuven Rubinson - Joshua White Quintet "Moment's Notice"]
Video Release: Peter Sprague Plays "Spain"
Peter Sprague (guitar), Tripp Sprague (flute), Danny Green (piano),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Duncan Moore (drums)
Released on YouTube Jan. 16, 2025
[Performance from Dec. 21, 2021 livestream concert - Live(ish) at SpragueLand Episode 25 Peter Sprague Plays The Holidays]
LP And The Vinyl
L>R: Danny Green (piano), Leonard Patton (voice), Justin Grinnell (bass), Julien Cantelm (drums)
Jan. 15, 2025 @ Rancho Mirage Library, Rancho Mirage, CA
[View full concert livestream on YouTube]
Video Release: Peter Sprague Plays "Pillow"
Peter Sprague (guitar), Tripp Sprague (flute), Danny Green (piano),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Duncan Moore (drums)
Released on YouTube Jan. 6, 2025
[Performance from Jan. 28, 2022 livestream concert - Live(ish) at SpragueLand Episode 26 Peter Sprague Plays Songs of Home]
:: some 2024 highlights
Joshua White Quartet Performs "Let's Cool One"
Daniel Rotem (tenor sax), Joshua White (piano),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Tina Raymond (drums)
July 18, 2024 @ The Jazz Lounge, San Diego, CA
[Video by Reuven Rubinson]
Leonard Patton Group Featuring Curtis Taylor Perform "Ocean"
Leonard Patton (voice), Curtis Taylor (trumpet), Melonie Grinnell (piano),
Justin Grinnell (bass), Tyler Kreutel (drums)
July 5, 2024 @ The Jazz Lounge, San Diego, CA
[Video by Reuven Rubinson]
[More videos on Facebook by Reuven Rubinson: "Moment of Truth" and "After The Rain"]
San Diego Jazz Piano All-Stars, Presented by La Jolla Music Society
L>R: Mike Wofford (piano), Bobby Cressey (piano), Kat Shoemaker (piano),
Melonie Grinnell (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), Julien Cantelm (drums)
Apr. 17, 2024 @ The Conrad, La Jolla, CA
[Photo by Bao Ho Photography]
[Listen to Melonie Grinnell's three-song set on YouTube]
Jazz at Tio Leo's: San Diego Jazz Artists Celebrate The Life & Music Of Guitarist Bob Boss
Video above features Gilbert Castellanos (trumpet), Louis Valenzuela (guitar), Mikan Zlatkovich (piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), Jim Plank (drums)
March 24, 2024 @ Tio Leo's, San Diego, CA
[Video by Irina Shageryan]