>> Local group Ocio brings its repertoire of classic jazz standards to Twins Jazz tonight. Call (202) 234-0072 for cover information. >> It might be a bit of a drive for those of us who live in D.C., but Jeff Antoniuk and the Jazz Update, a stellar band comprised of saxophonist Antoniuk, bassist Tom Baldwin, pianist Wade Beach, and drummer Tony Martucci, plays tonight at 49 West in Annapolis. Their album, Here Today, has charted…

The Ahn Trio are three sisters, originally from Korea, who graduated from Juilliard. Their performance on Wednesday night at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the conclusion of this year’s three-concert Shenson Chamber Music Concert Series, was a lightweight 80 minutes of mostly popular music. The Ahn Trio thrives on the same crossover concept as the Turtle Island String Quartet, in fact opening with a piece by the Turtle Island’s first violinist, David…

There is little doubt about the major event in classical music this week in Washington. On Tuesday (April 4, 8 p.m.) renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will play a recital in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Not only that, but he will be playing three of the solo cello suites by J. S. Bach, works with which he is widely identified, to the point that when he appeared on The West Wing, he was playing one…