Jazz in the Capital Region

A jazz duo concert at Caffè Lena by pianist Chuck Lamb and Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo, blending jazz, bossa nova and classical technique.

A jazz ensemble and Latin percussion workshop at Union College's Emerson Auditorium, with special guest The Pedro José Pastrana Trio.

Jazz flutist Ali Ryerson leads her quartet in a concert presented by A Place for Jazz. Ryerson has ranked among top flutists in the Downbeat Jazz Poll.

Jazz concert by trumpeter Chris Botti at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The program is his Blue Note Records debut Vol.1, a small-group acoustic set of jazz classics and standards with his band.

Concert led by JoAnn Falletta with violinist Mira Wang, featuring works by Jewish émigré composers and Gershwin's An American in Paris.

Concert by Endea Owens & The Cookout at MASS MoCA, led by Detroit-raised bassist, composer and recording artist Endea Owens.

Orchestral concert of works by five Jewish composers from the Jazz Age, including Gershwin's An American in Paris. JoAnn Falletta conducts.

Jazz Vespers with the Peg Delaney Quintet is a jazz performance at First Reformed Church of Schenectady.

Jazz event featuring Jeanine Ouderkirk at Bulmer Auditorium on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY.

Cold Chocolate, a Boston-based duo of Ethan Robbins and Ariel Bernstein, performs in the Bright Series at Caffè Lena, mixing bluegrass, folk, funk and rock with tight harmonies.

Jazz Night is a monthly concert hosted by Matt Niedbalski, featuring the jazz piano trio GNP playing original pieces and standards.

Jazz concert by the Joshua Redman Quartet, led by saxophonist Joshua Redman, at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. Redman is the son of saxophonist Dewey Redman.

Guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo perform a jazz concert at Caffè Lena, weaving jazz standards, timeless classics and improvisation.

A performance by the Sean Mason Trio at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA.

New York jazz singer Laura Anglade performs songs from her new album Something's Coming, centered on musical theater numbers, accompanied by guitar, bass and drums.

A concert by the Saratoga-based band Annie & the Hedonists, performing vintage jazz, swing, blues and Americana with lead vocals by Annie Rosen at Caffè Lena.

A performance by the Sean Mason Trio at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA.

A Jazz Vespers service with the Art D'echo Trio and Studio Blue (octet) at First Reformed Church of Schenectady, NY.

Keith Pray Trio performs at Cock 'N Bull Restaurant in Galway, NY, as part of a Keith Pray Trio event series listed in The Jazz Calendar.

A concert by Heard, a world music and jazz band blending West African, Brazilian and Caribbean rhythms, as part of the Momentum Series at Caffè Lena.

A jazz performance by the Brian Patneaude Trio in the lobby of the Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino Schenectady, part of the Jazz Evenings series.

A Skidmore Department of Music concert featuring the Jazz Ensembles and Cuban Music Ensemble, with student musicians under the direction of Russell Haight and Jorge Gomez.

A concert by Jason Crosby with Johnny Kimock and Kevin Reilly, reimagining Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown music with Grateful Dead-inspired jams.

A concert by Jason Crosby with Johnny Kimock and Kevin Reilly, reimagining Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown music with Grateful Dead-inspired jams.

A jazz performance by the Keith Pray Group at 9 Maple Ave in Saratoga Springs, NY.

The annual winter concert pairs the Percussion Ensemble with the University Jazz Ensemble in a program of jazz works and holiday classics.

A jazz concert at Caffè Lena in Saratoga featuring the Chuck Lamb Trio with special guest saxophonist Jimmy Greene. The show is part of the venue's monthly jazz series hosted by pianist Chuck Lamb.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, a swing band formed in Ventura, California, presents its Wild & Swingin' Holiday Party at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The band was co-founded by singer Scotty Morris.

Ana Gasteyer performs her holiday concert, cabaret and comedy show Sugar & Booze Holiday Spectacular, with jazz arrangements of Christmas classics and original songs.

A family-friendly concert for young children and their caregivers by Annie & Jonny Rosen, performing vintage jazz, swing, blues and roots Americana. Admission is free with registration.

Tab Benoit and Bonerama each perform a full set of Louisiana blues, New Orleans brass and funk on their joint Blues and Brass Winter Tour.

Christmas concert by Italian-American tenor Anthony Nunziata, singing Italian, Broadway, jazz and holiday songs including O Holy Night and The Christmas Song.

Ben Sherman Quartet is a jazz concert led by Brooklyn-based tenor saxophonist Ben Sherman, with Roman Goron, Solomon Gottfried and Jacob Patrone.

Jazz Night is a monthly concert hosted by Matt Niedbalski, featuring saxophonist Joel Cotton and bassist Steven Kirsty.

It's a Jazzy Christmas features an all-star jazz lineup performing holiday favorites with the Art D'echo Trio and special guests, wrapped around an old-timey radio show.

It's a Jazzy Christmas features an all-star jazz lineup performing holiday favorites with the Art D'echo Trio and special guests, wrapped around an old-timey radio show.

Jazz concert by the John Pizzarelli Trio with Jessica Molaskey, titled The Glory of Love: Married to Jazz, at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA.

Cindy Cashdollar and Jack Petruzzelli perform Two Many Guitars, a concert with their band tracing a century of jazz, blues, Western Swing and roots music.

Jazz Vespers performance by the Peg Delaney Quintet at First Reformed Church of Schenectady, part of the Jazz Vespers event series.

Concert by singer, songwriter and bassist Gail Ann Dorsey, known for her work with David Bowie, presenting new solo music at Caffè Lena.

Jazz pianist Sullivan Fortner performs a solo program of jazz standards and original compositions infused with his New Orleans roots at Union College Memorial Chapel.

A concert by the eighteen-piece North Country Jazz Project big band, led by David Hosley. Repertoire includes Count Basie and Duke Ellington.

Jazz musicians Matt Steckler, Yayoi Ikawa, Lonnie Plaxico and Tony Lewis perform original compositions from their project Old Friends Beckoned / New Sounds Reckoned at Caffè Lena.

The Helderberg Hot Club performs at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, NY, listed on The Jazz Calendar.

The Helderberg Hot Club, an acoustic swing band based in Albany, performs Gypsy Jazz and Jazz Manouche tunes, including swing, bossa, waltzes and rhumba, in the Music @ Noon free concert series.

An evening of poetry and music with aja monet and the Brandee Younger Trio, celebrating Black women's creative expression.

A jazz fusion concert by Spyro Gyra at Universal Preservation Hall, marking more than 50 years of the group's music. The program blends jazz, funk, R&B and pop, including the hit Morning Dance.

A Jazz at Lincoln Center touring concert with vocalists Kate Kortum and David Marino, debuting arrangements of Broadway tunes from Hamilton, Wicked and West Side Story.