In a meeting of jazz giants, guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau, with drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier, perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. in support of the critically acclaimed 2006 release Metheny Mehldau and highly anticipated 2007 release Quartet.

In music, it's all about synergy, and nowhere is that more evident than when Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau take the stage together. The combination of Metheny's searing guitar skills and Mehldau's piano prowess will mesh to create an unforgettable evening of contemporary jazz at the McCallum Theatre on March 22 at 8pm. For this concert, Metheny and Mehldau will share the stage with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard.

Fitz's Jazz Café presents the soulful and enchanting, Sara Gazarek at the McCallum Theatre on Saturday, March 17 at 8 pm. In 2005, one of jazz's hottest young stars, Sara Gazarek, 25, released her first album, "YOURS," a collection of vocal standards and original compositions encompassing her wide array of influences from Sarah Vaughan to Ben Folds Five.

Stan Tracey, pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, is an outstanding figure in the British jazz world and we are proud to welcome him back to the Queen's Theatre stage when he performs with his seven piece band on Friday 16th February at 7.45pm.

This year marks the 30th birthday for the KU Jazz Festival, sponsored by KU's Music and Dance Department in the School of Fine Arts. The festival, which features educational and performance opportunities for students and live concerts for the general public, takes place March 2-3, 2007.

Can jazz be classical music? Is classical music ever jazzy? Children and their families at the next National City Young People's Concert will find out when superstar saxophonist Branford Marsalis joins the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a special performance at Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center.

On Friday, February 23, 2007 the Annenberg Theater will present Michael Lington at 8 p.m. as the fourth act in the Fitz's Intimate Nights at the Annenberg concert series. Gold seats are $70 for Palm Springs Art Museum members and $75 for nonmembers. Silver seats are $50 for Palm Springs Art Museum members and $55 for nonmembers. Tickets can be purchased now by calling the Box Office at 760.325.4490.

Prepare to be stunned by the sheer musical excellence of Humphrey Lyttelton as he and his band make a welcome return to perform alongside the wonderful vocal talent of Britain's premier Jazz diva, Tina May, for an unforgettable night of Jazz at York Theatre Royal on 10th February at 8.00pm.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's SuperPops heats up February 9-11 with the renowned Preservation Hall Jazz Band along with vocalist Banu Gibson and The New Orleans Hot Jazz, bringing the music of New Orleans to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

The months ahead bring a diverse and exciting line-up of performers to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for its popular Friday night series Art After 5. From much-loved acts like the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the most successful big band of recent decades, to up and coming performers like bassist and singer Esperanza Spaulding, who at age 22 has already collaborated with some of the biggest names in jazz, Art After 5 continues to offer one of the city's premier live music events.

One of the Valley's most popular vocalists, legendary American jazz and pop singer Jack Jones is scheduled to perform at the McCallum Theatre on Wednesday, January 24 at 8pm. Described as the best jazz singer in the world by Judy Garland, the two-time Grammy Award-winner brings his new show "The Romance Continues," a program of great love songs to the McCallum stage, accompanied by the Pat Rizzo big band.

Gifted instrumentalist, talented composer and charismatic performer, Chris Botti is on his way to the McCallum Theatre this season on Thursday, January 25 at 8pm. Since the release of his first solo album in 1995, Chris Botti has created a series of recordings that have made him a virtual genre-of-one in the realm of contemporary jazz. Through his singular combination of lush atmospheres and thoughtful improvisations, Botti has earned both critical acclaim and mainstream appreciation.