Not all the musical action is at the Northwest Folklife Festival. If big crowds aren’t for you, here are a few options:
Vocal jazz music. Contemporary jazz singer Barbie Anaka performs Saturday in Everett. “Smooth Jazz” radio host Cedric James of KWJZ-FM said that she was “well on her way to earning national recognition.”
Anaka comes from a long line of entertainers, among them a grandfather who developed the first traveling vaudeville show in Canada.
Choir music. The Edmonds Community College Symphonic Choir performs its Spring Invitational Concert Tuesday.
The choir, directed by music instructor Kirk Marcy, will perform “Mass in G” by Franz Schubert with guest choirs from Bothell and Meadowdale high schools.
Jazz music. Three Mountlake Terrace High School jazz ensembles will perform Tuesday in Seattle.
Jazz Ensemble 1 has placed in the top three at the Lionel Hampton, Bellevue and Clark College jazz festivals, and twice been invited to compete with 14 other student bands at The Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival at the Lincoln Center.
Roots music. Maria Muldaur brings her rootsy music to Seattle on Saturday. She long ago moved past the pop hit “Midnight at the Oasis,” a small part in a career that started with the 1960s folk and blues revival.
At this stage she’s blending the best of gospel, blues and jazz, influenced by her tours with Dr. John.
Modern jazz. Saxophonist and composer Jessica Lurie and her ensemble perform Thursday in Seattle. She’s also part of The Tipton Saxophone Quartet and the funk-and-groove Living Daylights.
Lurie’s musical base is modern, with jam band aspects and undertones of Eastern Europe. She’s collaborated with the best, including Bill Frisell, Sleater-Kinney and Indigo Girls.
Soul music. Horn-driven Tower of Power has a dozen shows in Seattle today through Thursday, and eight shows are already sold out.
The 10-musician band is touring with “What is Hip? And Other Hits,” letting loose with their trademark brand of soul, funk, jazz and rock.
Sold-out music. Three of Woodland Park Zoo’s ZooTunes concerts are already sold out: Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt and Pink Martini.
Tickets are still available for Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith, Bela Fleck, Greg Brown with Todd Snider and Aimee Mann. 206-615-0076, www.zoo.org.
Also, Saturday’s Heart concert at EMP is sold out.
Where to hear it
Vocal jazz music. 7 p.m. Saturday, Espresso Americano, Everett Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave.; free.
Choir music. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; $7, $5 seniors, students free with ID; 425-640-1313.
Jazz music. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $15, $8 students and seniors; 206-838-4333.
Roots music. 8 p.m. Saturday, Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $20; 206-838-4333.
Modern jazz. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $12; 206-838-4333
Soul music. Various times today through Thursday, Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle; $26, $29; 206-628-0888.
Where to hear it
Vocal jazz music. 7 p.m. Saturday, Espresso Americano, Everett Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave.; free.
Choir music. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; $7, $5 seniors, students free with ID; 425-640-1313.
Jazz music. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $15, $8 students and seniors; 206-838-4333.
Roots music. 8 p.m. Saturday, Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $20; 206-838-4333.
Modern jazz. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $12; 206-838-4333
Soul music. Today through Thursday, Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle; $26, $29; 206-628-0888.
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