STHS seeks toys in conjunction with concert (The Ottawa Times)

The Streator Township High School band and art department will conduct their annual toy drive, in conjunction with the Streator Salvation Army, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec

Jazz Ensemble world premiere tonight (The Valdosta Daily Times)

VALDOSTA — Before this weekend’s push of Christmas shows, Valdosta State University Jazz Ensemble performs a concert of non-holiday music and all that jazz.

Wynton Marsalis offers thanks to fans with free concert at jazz club (Jam! Showbiz)

NEW YORK - Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis offered thanks over the holiday weekend to fans who have stuck with him through the years by presenting a free concert in the intimate setting of Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Antonio Ciacca’s Harlem Jazz Collective Performs at Minton’s Playhouse (All About Jazz)

Jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader Antonio Ciacca will lead a new musical consortium, The Harlem Jazz Collective, in performances every Saturday night in December at Minton’s Playhouse. The concerts, showcasing new compositions as well as time-honored classics, feature an ever-rotating ensemble with Mr.

Asian Jazz Fusion Big Band Concert (New York Post)

Queens-based jazz composer and trombonist Jeff Fairbanks and his band will play Korean and Chinese-inspired jazz songs today. Admission is free. For more information, call 718-463-7700 or visit www.flushingtownhall.org.

Tickets available for Danny & the Juniors concert at Estero High (The News-Press)

Danny & the Juniors will headline a concert Saturday in the Estero High auditorium to benefit the school’s music program.

Holiday concert at RHS (Norridge-Harwood Heights News)

Norridge and Harwood Heights residents are invited to the Ridgewood High School Holiday Band Concert.

Talmadge Hill hosts Christmas concert (The Darien Times)

Talmadge Hill Community Church will hold its annual Christmas Candlelight Concert on Sunday, Dec.

Eldar Salutes His Elders With ‘Virtue’

On a chilly, wet October afternoon, the prodigiously talented young jazz pianist Eldar visited the KPLU performance studio in Seattle. He warmed things up immediately with his outgoing personality and stunning solo piano playing. ? E-Mail This ???? ? Add to Del.icio.us

EDUCATION: Stax Music Academy Winter Concert Salutes Divas of Soul, Jazz, Pop, and R&B with Special Guest Candi Staton (All About Jazz)

MEMPHIS - When the Stax Music Academy students take to the stage on December 5, 2009, at Germantown Performing Arts Center in Memphis to salute some of the most popular female singers in American history, they will be joined by one of the most internationally renowned soul and gospel singers in the industry, Candi Staton…