{"id":254413,"date":"2025-09-25T20:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/254413\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T20:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:19:11","slug":"san-diego-music-hall-of-fame-to-welcome-new-class-of-inductees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/254413\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Music Hall of Fame to welcome new class of inductees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A<\/a>Jefferson Jay, founder of the San Diego Music Hall of Fame. (Photo courtesy of Jefferson Jay)<\/p>\n

When Jefferson Jay launched the San Diego Music Hall of Fame<\/a> eight years ago, he was inspired by the San Diego Music Awards \u2013 but he also wanted his event to be nothing like it. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe San Diego Music Awards \u2013 who we are occasionally conflated with because of both of our goals of honoring San Diego music and doing an annual event \u2013 they have kind of a party, a big huge raucous, fun party every year to give away the awards,\u201d Jay said. \u201cIt\u2019s a very social event.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to do something more serious and more museum-like,\u201d he told Times of San Diego. \u201cSo our whole event is almost designed as kind of a counterpoint to the Music Awards.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hall of Fame ceremony<\/a>, Jay said, is one day a year where the San Diego music community can \u201ccome together and honor its legends, its heroes, share its history in a way that\u2019s meaningful to the inductees and also the audience members.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jay, a singer-songwriter and musician who has released more than a dozen albums, moved to San Diego in 2000 to pursue a master\u2019s degree in history at San Diego State University. That eventually set him on a path to becoming a fixture in the city\u2019s music scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was fortunate to make some friends in the fine arts community in my first couple of years living here, and so I would go to events that they would throw. Sometimes I\u2019d play music,\u201d he said. \u201cI was moved and impressed by the way the patrons pulled together to support the fine artists \u2013 the painters, the sculptors of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom that point, I always wanted to do something to make life a bit more rewarding and maybe even a little more easy for musicians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Jay presented the first-ever San Diego Music Hall of Fame ceremony and the event has been held annually since, except in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal each year is to celebrate and pay homage to people who have enhanced the San Diego music scene in some form or fashion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty serious way to preserve our musical history, to share what\u2019s happened here with the entire community,\u201d Jay said of the ceremony. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot that San Diegans have to be proud about in our musical traditions and I didn\u2019t feel like, besides some individual journalists, there weren\u2019t really a lot of folks doing what\u2019s necessary to preserve stories like this and make sure that artists, fans and the community itself really can get to benefit and feel some of the regional pride that you should have when you live in such a talented community that\u2019s had so many gifted artists over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the main criteria for induction into the Music Hall of Fame, Jay said, is service to the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst and foremost, you need to have given of yourself in a large way to make San Diego music better. Almost every musician who is here 20, 30, 40 years does this, so there are many more worthy inductees than we\u2019ve been able to get to,\u201d Jay said. \u201cWe give special attention to people who, in addition to their own musical journey, have done things to lift up the entire community and other community members.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the years, inductees have included not just musicians, but also educators, journalists, producers and instrument makers. The vetting process can take months, as Jay reaches out to members of the music community for their input regarding who is worthy for induction into the Hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always make sure that our classes reflect our community,\u201d Jay said. \u201cOne of the beautiful things about San Diego is it\u2019s a diverse community. There are people here from all over the country and the world, and all different kinds of backgrounds. We always want to make sure our classes represent the entire community as much as possible \u2013 as best you can with seven acts a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes down to it \u2026 I want the San Diego Music Hall of Fame to not only be another great event this year, but to keep growing,\u201d he said, adding that he envisions the Hall of Fame ceremony eventually being held each year in a special music-related venue.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ultimately would like to start the San Diego Museum of Music, which would have a home for the San Diego Music Hall of Fame in it,\u201d he said. \u201cThen boys and girls in the city who want to learn more about music and can\u2019t make it all the way up to the fabulous Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad can go somewhere all about music and music history in our town.\u201d<\/p>\n

What<\/strong>: Seventh Annual San Diego Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
When<\/strong>: 6-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Induction ceremony begins at 7 pm.
Where<\/strong>: VISION: A Center for Spiritual Living<\/a>, 4780 Mission Gorge Pl, Suite H, San Diego,
92120.
Who<\/strong>: The 2025 inductees are rockabilly artist Rosie Flores, alternative rocker John Reis,
jazz performer\/producer Kamau Kenyatta, jazz bassist Bob Magnusson, all-female \u201880s punk
band The Dinettes, music journalist Bart Mendoza and performer Eulogio \u201cThe Soul Man\u201d Fos.
Tickets<\/strong>: $59.47-$108.55, depending on seating. Available at Eventbrite.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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