From the Louisville Jazz Society:
Louisville area jazz fans face an embarrassment of riches - and some tough choices - this coming weekend. In addition to all the regular gigs, there are a number of special shows going head to head, including Jazz Fest 2010 master saxophonist Gary Keller playing at UofL with a strong supporting cast, two gigs featuring Joe Lovano in Lexington, the third annual Bootleggers Ball for vintage jazz fans, and a live concert at WFPK's studio featuring Harry Pickens and Dick Sisto to raise funds for medical care in Haiti. Please get out and hear some great music this week:
• Monday, 25 January:
o Jeff Sherman Duo at Varanese (6:00 pm)
o Aebersold, Allee, Wheeler & Higgins at UofL (7:00 pm)
• Tuesday, 26 January:
o Jeff Sherman Duo at Varanese (6:00 pm)
o Doug Elmore, Dave Clark and Pat Lentz - The Blu at the Marriott (6:00 pm)
o Craig Wagner & Friends at Sake Blue (6:30 pm)
o Scott Henderson Duo at Jack's (7:00 pm)
• Wednesday, 27 January:
o Jeff Sherman Duo at Varanese (6:00 pm)
o VoJazz Trio at Theatre Square Marketplace (6:30 pm)
o Walker & Kays at Clifton's (7:30 pm)
o Vamp with Jacob Duncan and Jason Tiemann at the Nachbar (10:00 pm)
• Thursday, 28 January:
o Jeff Sherman Duo at Varanese (6:00 pm)
o Scott Henderson Duo at Jack's (7:00 pm)
• Friday, 29 January:
o West Market St Stompers at Bearno's by the Bridge (5:30 pm)
o Jeff Sherman Trio at Varanese (6:30 pm)
o VoJazz Trio at Theatre Square Marketplace (6:30 pm)
o Gary Keller kicks off the 2010 Jazz Fest at UofL (8:00 pm)
o Dick Sisto solos at the Seelbach Bar (8:00 pm)
o Sarah Stivers and Friends at the Power Plant in French Lick (8:00 pm)
o Joe Lovano with the Osland-Dailey Jazztet at Natasha's in Lexington (9:00 pm)
• Saturday, 30 January:
o Jeff Sherman Trio at Varanese (6:30 pm)
o W. Market St. Stompers and Walker & Kays at Bootleggers Ball at Wildwood Club (6:30 pm)
o Joe Lovano's Us Five Quintet at Singletary Hall in Lexington (7:30 pm)
o Sisto Trio returns to the Seelbach Bar (8:00 pm)
o Sarah Stivers, Todd Hildreth & Jeremy Allen in French Lick (8:00 pm)
• Sunday, 31 January:
o Steve Crews accompanies brunch at the Seelbach (10:00 am)
o Pickens & Sisto live Haiti fundraiser at WFPK (4:00 pm)
o Jeff Sherman Duo at Varanese (6:00 pm)
o Ron Hayden Jazz Band at Clifton's (9:30 pm)