The Young Lions Jazz Conservatory is proud to announce that the New Soil Ensemble has won the prestigious Downbeat Student Music Awards for

In a time where much of the music being produced is electronic, auto-tuned and performed live with the accompaniment of computer...

Exciting news! Our partners at San Diego Foundation received a historic, transformative unrestricted $100 million cash gift from the...

Congrats YLJC Class of 2022! Congratulations class of 2022! Your perseverance, dedication and love of the music has been inspiring to...

Congrats to YLJC’s NEW SOIL ENSEMBLE! DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE’s 45th Annual Student Music Award, OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE! 🎉 Category: Small...

We are very proud of these YLJC students! Congrats on being winners in the 2021 Young Arts competition! Nick Caldwell | Jazz/Saxophone:...

Thank you to ALL who came out to Bread & Salt and watch the live stream of our 2021 celebration and fundraiser — The Shape Of Jazz To...

(image: Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune) As we finish up the 2020-2021 season and summer is approaching, I would like to...

Congrats YLJC Class of 2021 This year's graduating seniors are deserving of an especially hardy congratulations. They put in the hours....

Congrats to YLJC’s NEW SOIL ENSEMBLE for winning DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE’s 44th Annual Student Music Awards! ?? Category: Small Jazz Combo High...

We are very excited for, and proud of these three YLJC students! Congrats on being winners in the 2021 Young Arts competition! Nick...

YLJC's response to COVID-19 has been (and will continue to be) strategic and focused on safety. The pandemic crisis is far from over but...

They are our the YLJC Class of 2020! A class that has persisted through the unthinkable and the unpredictable. Each of these students was...

YLJC is proud to announce our 2020 Summer Workshop – Online. Open to all ages, and students can join from anywhere in the world. We have...

Congratulations to YLJC’s New Soil Ensemble for taking the win in the High School Honors Ensemble category for the 43rd annual Downbeat...

We are pleased to introduce an online series presented every Sunday at noon! Join us for some exciting “jazz explorations” sessions...

Young Lions Jazz Conservatory has moved to remote instruction - week two wrapped up today! To ensure that we do our part to help with the...

We are happy to announce that Connor Gilbert, bass player in our "Free For All" and "Blue Train" ensembles, will receive a Spotlight...

We are proud to announce that 12-year-old conservatory student Taichi Okumura has been awarded first prize in the prestigious...

We are thrilled to announce that our New Soil Ensemble, led by Gilbert Castellanos, has been selected to perform at the Monterey Jazz...