Dr. Leonard Brown

>> Busy local saxophonist Bobby Muncy leads his band with a night of original music tonight at U-Topia. 9 p.m. No cover.

>> The Barns of Wolf Trap hosts the International Guitar Night on Thursday at 8 p.m. The event brings together international masters of the acoustic guitar for a musical and cultural exchange. $25 + fees.

>> Pianist Amy Bormet is one of the District’s most promising young talents. In 2010, Bormet was chosen for the Kennedy Center’s Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead program and was also selected to participate in the Kennedy Center’s inaugural Mary Lou Williams Piano Workshop. She’ll be at Twins Jazz on Thursday for 8 and 10 p.m. sets. $10 + $10 food/drink minimum.

>> Renowned vocal/guitar duo Tuck & Patti begin a four-night stand of 8 and 10 p.m. sets at Blues Alley on Thursday. $27.50 + $12.50 minimum/surcharge. Advance purchase required.

>> The Funk Ark, led by organist Will Rast (***), will bring its jazzy afrobeat jams to the Bossa Bistro & Lounge on Thursday. 10 p.m. $5.

>> Vocalist Lavenia Nesmith will lead a group of local all-stars in a tribute to the great Abbey Lincoln on Friday at Jazz Night in Southwest. 6 to 9 p.m. $5.

>> Under the direction of Omrao Brown, Bohemian Caverns is reclaiming its rightful place as the best jazz club in the District, drawing jazz legends on a regular basis while cultivating the local scene. Well, the apple does not fall far from the tree, as Brown’s father, Leonard Brown, is a respected saxophonist and jazz academic in the Boston area. The elder Brown’s band, Joyful Noise, will celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the club on Friday and Saturday with a program of spiritual-infused jazz. 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. sets. $18. At 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dr. Brown will host a lecture and book signing at the club for John Coltrane and Black America’s Quest For Freedom: Spirituality and the Music, a volume he edited.