Thornton Winery Champagne Jazz: Damien Escobar & Julian Vaughn

Thornton Winery, 32575 Rancho California Rd, Temecula. May 30th. Damien Escobar and special guest at the Thornton Winery Champagne Jazz Series — the outdoor concert format in Temecula wine country that has been pairing live performance with the vineyard setting since 1988, which is long enough to know exactly what it's doing.

Damien Escobar — the neo-classical violinist who built a career on the collision between classical training and contemporary R&B and hip-hop influence — brings that particular energy to an outdoor stage surrounded by the Rancho California hills. The Champagne Jazz series is the event where the wine and the music are doing the same work: creating the specific evening you'll still be thinking about after the drive home.

thorntonwine.com for ticket details and the full Champagne Jazz schedule. May 30th. Arrive for the wine tasting before the show and the full Temecula wine country experience assembles itself. The outdoor setting means come with the right people and the evening takes care of the rest. Reserve early — Thornton Winery's outdoor shows fill before the summer season opens.