Harpist Brandee Younger performs at Bohemian Caverns on Friday and Saturday. >> Led by multi-instrumentalist Michelle Webb, The Young Black Mechanics brings together jazz, rock, progressive, Afrobeat and funk. The trio will be at Twins Jazz tonight for 8 and 10 p.m. sets. Tickets $10 plus food and drink minimum.
>> Pianist Eldar Djangirov performs 8 and 10 p.m. sets tonight at Blues Alley. Tickets $25 plus food and drink minimum or surcharge.
>> One hundred years (and one day) after composer Igor Stravinsky premiered his iconic orchestral piece, “The Rite of Spring”, bandleader/composer Darryl Brenzel assembles his Mobtown Modern Big Band to perform his “The Re-write of Spring”, which takes the original and adapts it to a jazz setting. The group will be at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club on Thursday for an 8 p.m. set. Tickets $20 plus food and drink minimum.
>> Guitarist John Pizzarelli is considered a master of the Great American Songbook, but he also expands it with more contemporary material. On Thursday, Pizzarelli begins a four night stand of 8 and 10 p.m. sets at Blues Alley. Tickets $40 plus food and drink minimum or surcharge.
>> Local trumpeter Joe Brotherton leads his group at Twins Jazz on Thursday. 8 and 10 p.m. sets. Tickets $10 plus food and drink minimum.
>> Jazz in the Garden, one of the city’s most well attended outdoor concert series, launched last Friday and this week’s edition features Chopteeth. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free.
>> Saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk leads his quartet on Friday at Jazz Night in Southwest. The group will play a tribute to jazz legends Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk. 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets $5.
>> Maceo Parker, who has played saxophone for the likes of James Brown, George Clinton and Prince, will be at The Birchmere on Friday, leading his own group. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $29.50.
>> Ken Navarro will showcase his brilliant guitar technique on Friday at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club. His style involves playing melody, bass, harmony and rhythm all on one guitar, with no loops. 8 p.m. Tickets $25 plus food and drink minimum.
>> On Friday, the Washington Women in Jazz Festival and Union Arts DC present four ladies from D.C. and Seattle, who will collaborate in a special showcase of experimental improvisation. The Seattle-based Syrinx Effect will join saxophonist Sarah Hughes and pianist/WWJF founder Amy K. Bormet for a night of cutting edge music. The 8 p.m. show takes place at Union Arts and Manufacturing (411 New York Avenue NE). Tickets $10.
>> Ulah Bistro continues its trial run of weekend jazz with trumpeter DeAndre Howard. 11 p.m. No cover.
>> Brandee Younger is not only an extremely talented musician, but she also gets notice by virtue of her unusual choice of jazz instrument, the harp. Younger and her band will set up shop at Bohemian Caverns on Friday and Saturday. 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. sets. Tickets $18 online, $23 at the door.
>> D.C.’s resident piano ace, Allyn Johnson, leads his band on Friday and Saturday at Twins Jazz. 8 and 10 p.m. sets. Tickets $15 plus food and drink minimum.
>> HR-57 hosts saxophonist Antonio Parker (Friday) and trumpeter Victor Haskins (Saturday). 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. $15.
>> The DC Jazz Festival kicks off this Saturday with its annual Jazz n’ Families Fun Days, hosted at the Phillips Collection. The event, which continues on Sunday, features performances from a host of local talents as well as events designed to expose kids to jazz.
>> Christie Dashiell is one of the area’s top vocalists and made waves during Afro Blue‘s impressive run on NBC’s The Sing Off. Dashiell will lead her group on Sunday at Bohemian Caverns. 7 and 9 p.m. sets. Tickets $15 online, $20 at the door.
>> Vocalist Jane L. Powell‘s 5-octave range and powerful deliver allow her to deliver a set that crosses from jazz to R&B to blues. Catch her on Sunday at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club. 7:30 p.m. $20 plus food and drink minimum.
>> Award winning trombonist Nick Finzer comes to town on Sunday from New York to lead a group at Twins Jazz. 8 and 10 p.m. sets. Tickets $10 plus food and drink minimum.
>> Blue Monday Blues hosts the Stacy Brooks Band. 6 to 9 p.m. $5.
>> The Alexandria Kleztet are 15-time Wammy winners and bring their blend of jazz, Eastern European and Jewish sounds to the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club on Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 plus food and drink minimum.
>> On Tuesday, veteran area saxophonist Marshall Keys begins a month long stint as June’s artist-in-residence at Bohemian Caverns. The performance will be paying tribute to Claude Nobs, the founder and executive producer of Montreux Jazz Festival.7:30 and 9:30 p.m. sets. $10 online, $15 at the door.
