Moment's Notice

Bassist Ben Allison, guitarist Steve Cardenas and multi-reedist Ted Nash come to town with their long-running trio this week. So do Wynton Marsalis with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, among others.

This week, Sun Ra Arkestra Bandleader Marshall Allen celebrates his 102nd birthday, Snarky Puppy members work in an offshoot trio, and Tony Miceli and Dianne Monroe co-lead a chamber quartet.

The spring edition of Exit Zero in Cape May feels like the unofficial kickoff to summer festival season. But that's not all we have in the mix this week — far from it.

Although Philly Jazz Month has concluded, jazz performances haven't. This week features Odean Pope and Immanuel Wilkins, Al Di Meola, the Mike Lorenz trio, and more.

Jazz Appreciation Month concludes with local jazz performances by artists from across the globe.

Philly Jazz Month presses on, bringing the Germantown Jazz Festival, saxophonists Tia Fuller and María Grand, and the heavyweight bass duo of Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer.

At the midpoint of Philly Jazz Month, there's a little something for every taste on the scene. Moment's Notice has the details.

Can spring really hang you up the most? Only if you don't jump on one of these amazing shows in the coming days.

April is just around the corner, and at long last, spring has fully kicked in. Can it be a coincidence that the live music calendar feels so in bloom?

This week in Moment's Notice: John Coltrane and Miles Davis in tribute, GEORGE in Technicolor, and the Berks Jazz Fest kicks off in Reading.