Oh yeah a good House Concert before my trip to Brazil will hit right on the spot. The new CD has been promised to be ready by the 12th, so I am counting it in for the night. I invited my best man virtuoso trumpeter Jacob Wynne to play with me and give you a good treat by blending Bossa Nova and American Jazz together. We have been playing together for over 10 years and Jake is fantastic, he has a lot of great work into this CD as well. I will open only 45 tickets for this event, so it is important that you please get your tickets here on the icon below so I can keep control of the numbers. BYOB Doors at 7:30pm. $20 donation

A new holiday tradition is growing in one of Cleveland’s most historic areas on the West Side. For the fourth year in a row, Wintertide at Gordon Square will bring a holiday street party to West 65th and Detroit – bigger than ever. This year’s festival takes place from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday Dec 14th. It features an expanded main stage, beer garden, fire pits and s’mores, pop-up musical acts in shops and restaurants, strolling performers, Kids Zone, photos with Santa, and free trolleys to Cleveland Bazaar Holiday! at 78th Street Studios. Free admission.

This time of the year is marked with this blended gig mixing live Bossa Nova with Jazz, when California based virtuoso tenor saxophonist Joshua Smith comes around to visit his family. We enjoy playing together in several special occasions and I am looking forward to this one.

it’s never too early to start planning where you’ll be when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve. Kiss 2019 goodbye in a festive atmosphere of live Brazilian Jazz and Samba, with Joshua Smith on Tenor Sax and Dylan Moffitt on drums to keep the beat going. Chef Michael Symon's inventive and creative menu will get you to experiement a modern spin of dishes throughout the evening.

Outstanding Jazz singer from France performing with her pianist at Nighttown, a must see show. Tickets at Nighttown.com.