Lee Konitz

>> With a style she calls “acoustic smashing,” vocalist Jaqui Naylor fuses the Great American Songbook with classic rock sounds of the 60s and 70s. Catch this intriguing combination tonight at Blues Alley. Tickets to the 8 and 10 p.m. sets are $20 + $12.50 minimum/surcharge.

>> Israeli born and Boston based drummer Ziv Ravitz has been playing for many top tier musicians since moving to the U.S. in 2000. Tonight, he leads his own group on the Millennium Stage, where it will be performing selections from his debut release, Images From Home. 6 p.m. Free

>> Three Stars alum Brad Linde leads his group in the Kogod Courtyard of the Smithsonian American Art Museum on Thursday as part of the Take Five! concert series. The performance is will feature music from his 2009 re-orchestrations of Birth of the Cool, Monk at Town Hall, and other music from the bebop era. 5 to 7 p.m. Free

>> Three Stars alum Thad Wilson will deliver an encore presentation of his live soundtrack to Louis Malle’s Elevator to the Gallows on Thursday at HR-57. 7 p.m. $10

>> Trombonist Rafi Malkiel has already performed all over the world with first-tier musicians, but is now supporting his debut release, My Island. He will be performing on Thursday at Bohemian Caverns, as part of its Israeli jazz series. Tickets to the 8 and 10 p.m. sets are $15.

>> If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times. Go hear Buck Hill. D.C. jazz’s elder statesman will be at Jazz Night in Southwest on Friday. 6 to 9 p.m. $5