Berkeley jazz this week

Hardymon Hall at The Jazzschool is described on the school’s facilities page as an intimate, roughly 100‑seat performance space located at 2087 Addison Street in Berkeley. (jazzschool.org) (jazzschool.org) The Brown Bag Jazz Hangs series appears on the Jazzschool’s concert pages as a recurring lunchtime program across April, and the Ami Molinelli session is listed as free with an RSVP prompt on the event page. (concerts.jazzschool.org) (concerts.jazzschool.org) The PianoLove evening that pairs Erika Oba with RDL+ is presented as a ticketed concert on the Jazzschool calendar, and Erika Oba’s trio released the album Ghosts on the Water on June 21, 2024. (concerts.jazzschool.org) (concerts.jazzschool.org) Ruthie Dineen’s RDL+ is billed on promotional pages as a collective co‑led with bassist Doug Lee and featuring Puerto Rican cuatro player Pedro Pastrana on recent bills, highlighting the group’s focus on Caribbean and Latin rhythms. (rdlplus.com) (rdlplus.com) The Youth Jazz Jam is listed as a free, youth‑focused monthly jam open to middle‑ and high‑school instrumentalists and vocalists who can “sign up at the door,” with the Jazzschool’s Young Musicians Program supplying a house band and rotating faculty leaders. (jazzschool.org) (jazzschool.org) The organization operates performances out of two nearby Addison Street locations—Hardymon Hall at 2087 Addison and Rendon Hall in the Fiddler Annex at 2040 Addison—each promoted as intimate, near‑100‑seat venues used for faculty, student and community shows. (jazzschool.org) (jazzschool.org) The institution formerly operating degree programs as the California Jazz Conservatory announced in mid‑2024 that it would end degree offerings, while continuing community education and concert programming under the Jazzschool name. (wikipedia.org) (en.wikipedia.org)