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...

A HUGE congratulations to Nick Caldwell, a 13-year-old sax player in our program. He won DownBeat Magazine's award for Junior High...

From April 5 to April 7, 2019, our "New Soil Ensemble" directed by Gilbert Castellanos competed at the Next Gen Jazz Festival in...

Thank you writer Robert Bush for your great feature in this week's San Diego Reader about Young Lions Jazz Conservatory! Wonderful articl...

J&J Realty contributed $1,000 and we raised an additional $1,100.00 from generous community members. The total amount of $2,100 will cov...

Young Lions Jazz Conservatory is pleased to provide you with our first ever impact report. The impact of your generosity and support over...

This month power couple Rob Thorsen (YLJC Instructor) and Steph Johnson appear on the cover of San Diego Troubadour. They discuss their h...

Congratulations Young Lions Jazz Conservatory Artistic Director Gilbert Castellanos on your nomination for "Artist of the Year" from the ...

We are proud of our thirteen-year-old bassist John Murray for being featured in The San Diego Reader this week! This incredibly talented ...

Students of Young Lions Jazz Conservatory partnered with the young actors of Theatre Art School of San Diego on a production of Midsummer...

Dharma Dorazio, bass, and Carmen Murray, drums, two Young Lions Jazz Conservatory students, joined forces with Edward Gabrielyan, keys, (...