Musicians

Adrienne Nims Adrienne and her band Spirit Wind have been proving themselves to be among the top-tier musicians in the county. Loaded with highly respected veteran musicians and led by Nims who is a virtuoso sax player, they have consistently wowed my library audiences. I can't recommend her and her band enough. Dependable and worth every penny! They take a while to set up and break down so remember to factor in an hour before and after their performance when scheduling. (Erwin/MV)

Manny Cepeda Manny's salsa band is fantastic! I suggest having them play outside during warm evenings to get the right mood and to get patrons on their feet. This is super high quality Latin music, so you won't be disappointed in the least. Erwin/MV

Naruwan Taiko This group is amazing. Based out of the Taiwanese American Community Center of San Diego, they are one of the most energetic and enthusiastic taiko groups anywhere. I saw them perform at the San Diego Buddhist Temple's Obon Festival and they completely blew away the other two taiko groups that performed at the event. They played a Saturday show at Mission Valley and drew a much larger crowd than just about any other Saturday program the library has had in recent years. The only problem is that taiko drums are super loud! It's definitely an "outside program." At Mission Valley they played out in the Children's Garden. We gave plenty of advance notice of how noisy the program would be and there was only one complaint! After they were finished performering, they let kids come up and check out the drums (under close supervision, though, as those drums are expensive). (Bill, Linda Vista and Tierrasanta)

Resounding Joy

This group does interactive musical performances for all age groups. They will tailor their program to your needs. They have created programs based on the Renaissance and tracing the migration of the grey whale through music from Alaska to Mexico for the Clairemont Library. For RP they created programs based on American History for a grant we received. I highly recommend them. (Leslie, CL)

SDSU Foundation

This foundation has a wide variety of music groups for different prices. Every group that we have had has been wonderful. These programs are best for adults. Groups that we have had at CL include Nate Jarrell Jazz, Third Season Jazz, Artemisia Duet, and DiMarea String Quartet.

(Leslie, CL)