Lorraine Feather, “Tales of the Unusual” (Jazzed Media). Imagine the fierce wit and literacy of pixie-voiced Blossom Dearie. Now add the jaunty Gothic tinge of Tom Waits but without the neo-Beat stream of consciousness. Sprinkle a tiny bit of Sondheim’s

Sun. Feb. 19 • Kate Clinton at the Ark • "The Amazing Race" season premiere, 8 p.m. CBS Mon. 20 • Van Halen with Kool & the Gang at the Palace • "Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Super Heroes" closes at Fox Theatre Tue. 21 • "Rock of Ages," opens at Fisher The

Grace Kelly first picked up the saxophone at age 9. Six weeks later, she was performing in public. Now 19, the young jazz musician has already had an enviable career, playing with jazz legends, putting out several albums and performing all over the world

For Wynton Marsalis, “All That Jazz” isn’t just a song title, it’s a way of life. Think of the great jazzmen on the contemporary world scene and the moon-faced, 50-year-old trumpet player who’s going to be playing at Massey Hall on Feb. 23 is likely to l

MIDDLETOWN — Avery Sharpe and Charles Neville will feature “From New Orleans to New England” on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. at The Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main St. Tickets are $15. Sharpe learned both electric and acoustic bass as a teenager and studied wi

Stan Kenton Centennial (Friday and Saturday) A big band composer and educator remembered for his pedantic progressivismand for employing some of the great talents of the postwar era, like the alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, the arranger Bill Holman and the