Tonight/Sunday: Jazzo-blues singer Adrian Duke at Durham's Blue Note Grill 5p. I'll be there--& you should be too!
Monday-Wednesday: The usual suspects at The Shed, Imbibe, Looking Glass, & 2nd Wind, but...
...I'll be in Greenville listening to Kurt Elling sing with the Branford Marsalis Quartet. Worth the two hour drive!
Thursday: Either the Al Strong group at CG or the Grewen-McKeown Quartet regular gig at Imbibe.
Friday: Too many choices! Though I'm likely to hear the Keith Ganz Quartet at Sharp Nine, ideally I'd catch the Boom Unit Brass Band at The Station 9p, or the Gregg Gelb Quartet at C Grace.
It's worth noting too that DC-based pianist Mark Meadows & the Movement are at The Shed 8p Friday & then solo at the Beyu Saturday 7 & 9p. Don't know how he did that contractually, but it's good listening...
Saturday: Too many choices (reprise)! Check out our local venues for those choices. I'm leaning towards the Shaquim Muldrow Quartet at Durham's West End Wine Bar 9p (perhaps after catching Mark Meadows at Beyu.
Sunday: Fine extravore jazz via Duke Performances: multi-reed player Anat Cohen at the 21c Hotel 5:30 & 7p. I'll be there.