Wed, Dec 16
|Panama 66
BIRTH OF THE COOL ENSEMBLE & MIDNIGHT BLUE ENSEMBLE
Young Lions Series Presented By Gilbert Castellanos 7:00 PM every Wednesday at Panama 66 in Balboa Park
Time & Location
Dec 16, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
Panama 66, 1450 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
About The Event
Wednesday (12/16) at Panama 66 — BIRTH OF THE COOL ENSEMBLE & MIDNIGHT BLUE ENSEMBLE ! ✨🔥
🎵 1️⃣ 1st Set: 6:30 to 7:00 PM 🎵
❄️ Birth of the Cool Ensemble ❄️
🎺 Leo Marosi — Trumpet
🎷 Adam Medrano — Saxophone (Alto)
🎹 Isabella Smith — Piano
🎻 Angel Santos — Bass (Upright)
🥁 Barrett Lamb — Drums
🎵 2️⃣ 2nd Set: 7:15 to 7:45 PM 🎵
🌙 Midnight Blue Ensemble 🌙
🎷 El Zimbric — Saxophone (Tenor)
🎺 Joshua Xavier Narcelles — Trumpet
🎹 David Cancel — Piano
🎸 Soren Dykstra — Bass (Electric)
🥁 Ulises Cruz — Drums
THE YOUNG LIONS SERIES PRESENTED BY GILBERT CASTELLANOS
📍 Panama 66 (Google Maps) | @panama66sdma
🆓 FREE – All Ages
📅 WEDNESDAY, DEC 16th, 2026
🕡 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM
👉 Stay after for the jam session hosted by YLJC artistic director, Gilbert Castellanos! 🎺🎶
YLJC would like to thank Panama 66 and the San Diego Museum of Art for their ongoing partnership and for providing such a wonderful home-away-from-home for our students and community!