Discovery: If you like the last great Wayne Shorter Quartet, you would’ve be smitten by the Ernest Turner/Stephen Riley Duo at Sharp Nine Friday night. There are no other local musicians who can improvise off each other like they can, who can produce music like Shorter’s Quartet did.

This Week: You know the players, you make your choices!


LOCAVORE JAZZ CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF March 20
Monday, March 20
The Halo Trio Jazz Jam: 9pm @ The Cave, Chapel Hill, caverntavern.com


Tuesday, March 21
Jeremy “Bean” Clemons Trio: 9pm @ Kingfisher, Durham, kingfisherdurham.com


Wednesday, March 22
Al Strong: 12:30pm @ Northstar Church of the Arts, Durham,                                    northstardurham.com/contact
Alison Weiner: 5:30, 7:30pm @ The Eddy Pub, Saxapahaw theeddypub.com
Danny Grewen & Robert Griffin: 6pm @Imbibe, Chapel Hill, 108henderson.com
Lauren Meehan: 6pm @ The Sycamore, Pittsboro, thesycamoreatchathammills.com
Jazz Jam: 7:30p @ Niche Wine Lounge, Holly Springs, nichewinelounge.com/calendar/
Hayti Jazz Jam: 8p @ Hayti Collective Kitchen, Durham, hayticollectivekitchen.com
Jazz At the Mary Lou: 9:30p @101 Flowers Building, Duke, Durham 


Thursday March 23
Thursday Night Jazz: 6p @ O’Henry Hotel, Greensboro, ohenryhotel.com/happenings/ 
Casey Toll Trio: 7pm @ Corpse Reviver Bar, Durham, thecorpsereviver.com
Trois Chats: 7pm @ Yonder Bar, Hillsborough, yonderbarnc.com
Jazz Jam w/ Thrio/Paul Rogers: 8pm @ Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary,                 bondbrothersbeer.com/calendar


Friday, March 24
Steve Chall Duo: 5:30 pm @ Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Raleigh, sullivanssteakhouse.com/raleigh/
Kenny Phelps-McKeown Quartet 8p @Durham Jazz Workshop, Durham,                 durhamjazzworkshop.org


Saturday, March 25
City Lights: 5:30pm @ Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Raleigh, sullivanssteakhouse.com/raleigh/
Vocalist Kathy Gelb: 6p @ Pimiento Tea Room, Holly Springs, pimientotearoom.com/ptr-after-dark
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble: 7pm @ Halle Cultural Arts Center, thehalle.org/            
Mac McLaughlin Group: 7:30pm @ Niche Wine Lounge, Holly Springs,                     nichewinelounge.com/calendar/
Kate McGarry & Keith Ganz: 8p @Durham Jazz Workshop, Durham,                     durhamjazzworkshop.org

​Sunday March 26
Al Strong Trio Jazz Brunch: 12p @ Alley Twenty-Six, 320 E Chapel Hill St,             Durham, instagram.com/alleytwentysix/

Discovery: Magnetic Sound recording studio has a set of possibly jazzish, definitely eclectic, performances coming up:

• https://www.magneticsoundstudios.com/events

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​E.g., Mr Ho's Orchestrotica...

ReDiscovery: The Six Count podcast has interviews with Mark Wells & others & will have one soon with Keenan McKenzie:

• https://sixcount.simplecast.com

I'm jealous about how good a job Xara Wilde's doing with this!