March
3-4, The Divas: Margo Reed, Nancy Gee, Delphine Cortez,
Vicki McDermitt, 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Thurs., $24-$29,
monthly Jazz in AZ “Jazz in Concert” series
in cooperation with ASU Kerr Cultural Center & Jazzbird
Foundation, 6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale (west
off Rose Lane south of Lincoln Drive, north of McDonald
Drive), 480-596-2660.
March 4, Jan Sandwich Trio (Sandwich-vocals, Steve Sandner-piano,
Ted Sistrunk-bass), 12:30-1 p.m. Thurs., free, outdoors,
Mesa Arts Center Lunchtime Music Series, 1 E. Main St.,
Mesa 85201, 480-644-6500.
March 4, Annie Sellick-vocals, Voce'
Ristorante' & Lounge, 9719 N. Hayden Road (SE corner
Mountain View), Scottsdale, 480-609-0429. voceristoranteandlounge.com
March 4, GCC Jazz Combos, 7:30 p.m. Thurs., free, Glendale
Community College Performing Arts Building, Room MU2-151,
6000 West Olive Ave., Glendale 85302, 623-845-3725,
Dave Schmidt.
March 5-June 25, “Jazz in
the Garden” concert series, Desert Botanical Garden,
1201 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix 85008, 480-481-8188,
21 and older, members-$14, non-members- $20; includes
garden admission.7-9 p.m. Fri.: March 5 - Nina Curri
and the King Snakes (blues-jazz-roots) w/ members of
Jump Back Brothers; March 12, Solomon Douglas Quartet
(jazz-blues-big band); March 19, Big Pete Pearson -
blues-soul; April 2 - Hot Club of Phoenix / acoustic-swing
jazz; April 9 - Pete Pancrazi / jazz guitar-bossa nova;
April 16 - Fuerza Caribe / Latin jazz-salsa; April 30
Huneybrown / jazz-R&B-blues; May 7 - Dave Riley
& Juke Joint blues; May 14 - The Del Rayz / blues-boogie-jazz
featuring members of Sistah Blue; May 21 - Cinco de
Moio / Latin Jazz-Lounge; May 28 - Dennis Rowland /
Jazz-R&B-Soul; time change to 7:30-9:30 p.m.: June
4 - Cold Shott and the Hurricane Horns / R&B-soul-funk;
June 11 Junction 10 (Western swing-blues); June 18 -
The Jump Back Brothers /roots-blues-rockabilly; June
25 - Big Nick and the Gila Monsters / Chicago blues.
March 5, The Sugar Thieves, 9 pm Fri.,
Rhythm Room, 1019 E Indian School Road, Phoenix, 85014,
$7, 21 and older, www.rhythmroom.com
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March 6, "Melrose on 7th Avenue Street
Fair" - Jump Back Brothers, 2-5 pm Sat.,
Hollywood Regency Vintage Clothing, 708 W. Montecito,
Phoenix 85013, free, all ages, dancing.
March 6, Kokopelli Wine, Blues & Barrel
Tasting Festival, 11:30 a.m. Honeybrown Divas,
3 p.m Big Daddy D & the Dynamites, 7 p.m. Blues
Review Band, Kokopelli Winery and Bistro, 35 W. Boston
St., Chandler, 480-792-6927
March 6, SAMA Street Fair (Seventh Avenue Merchants
Assn), Steve Means-clarinet, David Valdivia-keys,
Vic Kottner-bass, Tom Gooodwin-drums, 11:30 a.m.-1:30
p.m. Sat., in front of Los Compadres, 4414 N. Seventh
Ave., Phoenix.
March 7, Frank Sinatra Tribute by Vito Maynes
(6-6:45 p.m. Sun.), Andrews Sisters Tribute by Maynes
Sisters (7-8 p.m. Sun.), $12-$23, Skye Restaurant, 16844
N. Arrowhead Fountain Center Drive, Peoria, 623-334-0010,
LiveAtSkye.com
March 7, “Dixieland Extravaganza!”
ASU Dixie Devils, 4 p.m. dinner 5 p.m. concert
Sun., AZ MusicFest, American Lutheran Church, 17200
N. Del Webb Boulevard, Sun City 85373, $22 + $6 dinner,
480-488-0806, 866-488-0806, www.azmusicfest.org
March 8, GCC Jazz Big Bands, 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., free, Glendale Community College Performing
Arts Building, Room MU2-151, 6000 West Olive Ave., Glendale
85302, 623-845-3725, Dave Schmidt.
March 11, Jimmy Cobb and Jimmy
Heath: Generations Band, Scottsdale Center
for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale,
$39, 480-994-2787.
March 11, Tera Crisalida Trio (Crisalida-guitar-vocals,
Glenn Stern-acoustic bass, Miro de Sa-drums-percussion),
7-9 pm. Thurs., free, in front of Casa de Artistas
Gallery, NW corner Main Street/Marshall Way, Scottsdale.
March 11, Solomon Douglas Swingtet, Thurs., 7 pm swing
dance Lesson; 8 pm: band, Paragon Dance Center, 931
E. Elliot. Tempe, $12, all ages, www.AZLindy.com
March 11-13, ”Cool Like That”: Black
Poet Ventures Tribute to Miles Davis (music-spoken word),
7:30 p.m. Thurs-Sat., ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110
N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480-
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blackpoetvenure.com.
March 12, Keb' Mo'-guitar-vocals, 7:30 p.m., $30, Mesa
Arts Center, 1 N. Center St., Mesa, 480-644-6500.
March 12, Deer Valley High School Jazz Ensemble
+ guest Andrea Tofanello-tpt,. 7:30 p.m. Fri.,
Trinity Bible Church, 3420 W. Peoria Ave., Phoenix 85029,
$5, info 623-869-7846, email redjeepchick@gmail.com.
March 12-14, “Music of Doris Day:” Laura
Didier-vocals, Jim Martinez-piano, St. Luke's Episcopal
Church, 2700 State Route 179 (between Back 'O Beyond
& Chapel Roads roundabouts), Sedona, 928-282-7366,
www.episcopalnet.org/DBS/ Sedona/Jazz
March 12-14, Ted Goddard-guitar, Fri-solo guitar;
Sat.-Sun. Goddard + Frank Smith-sax-flute, Vic Kottner-bass,
Phoenix Symphony Hall Lobby before La Boheme
opera (6:15 p.m. Fri-Sat., 12:45 p.m. Sun.), http://www.azopera.com/
and http://www.tedgoddard.com
March 12-14, Scottsdale Festival of the Arts,
Scottsdale Civic Center. 7320 E. Second St.
Scottsdale, outdoors: Friday, March 12: Amphitheater
Noon 1:30 p.m. Back Porch Bandits 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Brid
Dower Band 4 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Jaleo; Fountain Stage 11:30
a.m.- 1 p.m. Bad Cactus Brass Band 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Jeff Hunt Band 4 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Jim Martinez & Friends;
Saturday,
March 13: Amphitheater 10:30 a.m. Noon Mikioi Noon 2
p.m. Sugar Thieves 2:30 p.m. 4 p.m. KC Blues Band 4:30
p.m. 6 p.m. Marmalade Skies; Fountain Stage 10:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m. Musical Nomads 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Meadowlark
4:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Sarah Vanell Band; Sunday, March 14:
Amphitheater 11 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Bata Ire 1 p.m. 2:30
p.m. Traveler 3 p.m. 5 p.m. Mark Zubia & Los Guys;
Fountain Stage 10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. Cultural Connections
Through the Arts (Dance): Arcadia High School, Desert
Mountain High School, Highland High School,Metropolitan
Arts Institute Noon 1 p.m. Fushicho Daiko 2:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m. Scott Sadlon Trio w/ Nick Manson & Ted
Sistrunk
March 12, Steve Tyrell Band: Tribute to Burt
Bacharach, 7:30 pm Fri., $38 children $5, Wickenburg,
$42, children $5, Del E. Webb Center for the Performing
Arts, 1090 S. Vulture Mine Road, Wickenburg, 928-684-6624,
www.delewebbcenter.org
March 14, The Original Wildcats Jazz Band,
3 p.m. Sun., music an
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highlights of 1900-1940 jazz history + dance demos,
$15, $12 seniors, $10 students, ASU Kerr Cultural Center,
6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480-596-2660, presented
by Arizona Classic Jazz Society.
March 14, Ally & the Boys, Celtic-Irish jazz;
1-4 p.m. Sun. outdoors, free, El Pedregal Marketplace,
34505 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480-488-1072
March 18, Young Sounds of Arizona,
9:30 a.m. coffee-tea, 10:30 a.m. music, free, ASU Kerr
Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale,
480-596-2660, RSVP after March 4.
March 18, Hot Club of Phoenix, 12:30-1 p.m.
Thurs., free, outdoors, Mesa Arts Center Lunchtime Music
Series, 1 E. Main St., Mesa 85201, 480-644-6500.
March 19, Joe Bourne-vocals, featuring songs
of Nat "King" Cole and The Great American
Songbook (w/ Joel Robin-grand piano, Steve
Douglas-acoustic bass); 5:30-8 p.m. Fri., $75 minimum
donation (tax deductible), wine/food, Jazz in AZ benefit
event in private home in Paradise Valley, limited to
40 guests, reserve at 480-994-0807.
March 20, Terence Blanchard Band w/ Brice Winston,
7:30 p.m. Sat., Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200
W. Speedway, Tucson, $30, $25 students/seniors, Tucson
Jazz Institute, 520-514-0935.
March 21, Crackerjack Jazz Band, 1-
4 p.m. Sun., $10 members, $15 non-members, under 18
free, Arizona Classic Jazz Society, Crowne Plaza San
Marcos Golf Resort, One San Marcos Place, Chandler,
480-983-4475, www.azclassicjazz.org
March 21, Reed Family: Margo, Francine, Mellody,
Michael, 1:30-5 p.m., $85, food, desserts,
wine, silent and live auctions, 29th annual Duet benefit
(provides free services for homebound adults), Arizona
Biltmore Resort, 2400 E. Missouri, Phoenix 85016, reserve
at 602-274-5022.
March 21, Guy Pennacchio: Sinatra tribute,
1-4 p.m. Sun. outdoors, free, El Pedregal Marketplace,
34505 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480-488-1072.
March 21, Andres Martinez and Mosaic (Martinez-guitar-vocals,
Jeff Jones-sax-flute, Marcus Weeden-bass, Jesse Parker-percussion),
2:30-4 p.m. Sun., free, Fountain Park (northwest
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