World Saxophone Quartet

Our main source for the Twin Cities jazz calendar is the Twin Cities Jazz Society's Jazz Notes newsletter.

• Through March 11th: Blue, directed by Lou Belamy wit musical direction by Sanford Moore, Penumbra Theater, 270 N. Kent St., St. Paul, (651) 224-3180.
• March 2: Northwestern College Jazz Ensemble featuring trumpeter Dave Jensen, directed by Monte Mumford, Colonial Church of Edina, 6200 Colonial Way, Edina, 7:30 p.m., free. A TCJS “Jazz from J to Z” series concert.
• March 2-3: Jean-Michel Pilc & Ari Hoenig Project, Artists’ Quarter.
• March 3: See Jazz Festivals for U of M and MSU festival concerts.
• March 3: The Elk River Area Arts Alliance will present the George Maurer Group, led by pianist/composer George Maurer—performing traditional jazz to swing, blues to bebop, and a healthy dose of originals—Elk River High School’s Zabee Theater, 900 School Street, Elk River, 7:30 p.m. Tickets, at the door, are $15, $12/senior and, $5 youth. FFI, contact The Elk River Area Arts Alliance; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (763) 441-4725.
• March 4: Jazz On the Prairie Big Band, directed by Don Bates, Woodbury Central Park Amphitheater, 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury, 2 p.m., free, (651) 714-3799.
• March 4: Café Accordion, Hope Christian Church Concert Series, 4911 Hodgson Rd., Shoreview, 6 p.m., $7 at the door, (651) 486-6243, .
• March 4-5: Yellowjackets, Dakota Jazz Club.

• March 6: University of Minnesota Jazz Ensembles I I & III, “Jazz Classics,” Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 S. 4th St., Mpls., 7:30 p.m., (612) 626-8742, <www.music.umn.edu/events>.
• March 7: Lucia Newell, Pete Whitman and Laura Caviani, St. Paul Conservatory of Music, 29 Exchange St. E., St. Paul, noon, free.
• March 10: World Saxophone Quartet “Plays Hendrix,” presented by Northrop Jazz Season (co-sponsored by TCJS) and the Walker Art Center, William and Nadine McGuire Theater, Mpls., 7 & 9:30 p.m., (612) 624-2345. TCJS members get a discount.
• March 10: Steamheat performs swing music at 2nd annual John Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser (+ silent auction), Legends Golf Course, 8670 Credit River Blvd., Prior Lake, 7-10 p.m., $15. FFI, call Karen Reynolds, (612) 747-2858.
• March 10: The Dallas Brass quintet, Music at the Center, Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, 7:30 p.m., $24, senior, $19 and student, $12, (952) 979-1111, .
• March 11: Century College Jazz Ensemble, Central Park Indoor Amphitheater, 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury, 2 p.m., free, (651) 714-3799.
• March 12: JazzMN Big Band High School Jazz Festival featuring Cambridge High School Jazz Ensemble, St. Cloud Area All-star Jazz Ensemble, directed by Scott Carter, and JazzMN Big Band, directed by Doug Snapp, South High School Auditorium, 3131 19th Ave. S., Mpls., 7 p.m., free. Clinics & Masterclasses by JazzMN musicians, 3 p.m.
• March 12: Milo Fine, Anthony Cox, Davu Seru and Stefan Kac, Improvised Music at Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Ave. N., Mpls., 7 p.m., $5, (612) 587-0230.
• March 16: Paula Lammers and the Bury Brothers, Chateau LaMothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, 6:30-10:30 p.m., (952) 435-7709 (dance/dinner reserv. required.)
• March 17: Earl Klugh, solo jazz guitar, presented by the Minnesota Guitar Society, Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University, Hewitt Ave. & Snelling, St. Paul, 8 p.m., $20.
• March 18: Earl Klugh Masterclass, MacPhail Center for the Arts, 1128 LaSalle Ave., Mpls., 3-5 p.m. FFI, contact Matthew Prediger at MacPhail, (612) 767-5310.
• March 18: Lee Engele with Jon Schneider, Jason McLean, Nick Haas, and Chris Gray, Chautauqua Fine Arts Center, Wildwood Artist Series, 8000 75th St. N., Mahtomedi, 4 p.m., $10, and $7, student/senior (62+).
• March 19-20: Kurt Elling, Dakota Jazz Club.
• March 21: Toumani Diabate & the Symmetric Orchestra, Dakota Jazz Club.
• March 22: Southern Minnesota’s Real Big Band, Owatonna High School, 7:30 p.m.
• March 24: JazzMN Big Band with arranger Bill Holman, “The Art of the Big Band,” Hopkins High School Performing Arts Center, 2400 Lindbergh Dr., Minnetonka, 7:30 p.m., $26 main floor/$24 balcony, $16 students reserved. (Student Rush, night of concert, $10.) FFI, call (651) 209-6689.
• March 24: Classic Big Band & the Nostalgics Vocal Quartet, swing dance, Medina Entertainment Center.
• March 24: Southern Minnesota’s Real Big Band, Austin High School, 2:25 p.m.
• March 25: SF Jazz Collective, Dakota Jazz Club.
• March 25: Winter jazz concert featuring the Jazz On the Prairie Big Band with special guest, directed by Don Bates, Eden Prairie High School Theater, 3 p.m., free.
• March 25: Madison Jazz Society presents the Dixie Doodlers from Milwaukee, Coliseum Bar, 232 E Olin Ave., Madison, WI, 2-5 p.m. FFI, visit .
• March 26: Dr. John Paulson and Larry Price with their quintet, Eric Graham and Rich MacDonald joined by Dean Sorenson perform a TCJS “Jazz from J to Z” concert with the St. Paul Central High School Jazz Ensemble, St. Paul Central High School, 275 N. Lexington, St. Paul, 7 p.m., $10; $7/TCJS members and $5/students. Free parking.
• March 26-27: Steve Smith & Vital information, Dakota Jazz Club.
• March 27: Stan Bann Big Band, “Jazz at St. Bar-neys,” St. Barnabas Center for the Arts, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, 15600 Old Rockford Rd., Plymouth, 7:30 p.m., (763) 553-3083.
• March 29: Hornheads, University of Wisconsin- River Falls, WI, Abbott Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m., $5, $3/seniors and $2/students, 5 & under/free., (715) 425-4444.
• March 29: Jonathan Pemberton and his jazz group from Mercy Seat Lutheran perform as part of a 7-8:30 p.m. musical presentation at The Spiritual Art Festival and 7th Annual Juried Art Show, St Boniface Catholic Church in northeast Minneapolis. A donation will be asked for to help defray costs of musicians. FFI, call Nicholas P. Heille, (612) 789-6527 or e-mail .
• March 30-April 1 “Doc Swings The Songbook” featuring & the Minnesota Orchestra with Doc Severinsen with vocalist Lynn Roberts, Orchestra Hall, Mpls., 8 p.m., 3/30 and 31; 2 p.m., 3/31. (612) 371-5656.
• March 31: Variety Showcase from faculty and students from MN State College Southeast Technical, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing, MN, 7 p.m., $12, $7, students. 1-800-899-5759.