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San Jose Jazz celebrates its annual winter season of afternoon jazz concerts on January 17, 2010 with celebrated big band jazz singer Robin McKelle, and continues through a final March 21 performance with Antonio Sanchez.

Also appearing at this year's concert series at The Improv nightclub in downtown San Jose, are a "Sax Blowout" with Bari Bari (a three-baritone sax section featuring Aaron Lington, Fil Lorenz and Geoff Roach, along with trumpeter and fluegelhornist John Worley, keyboardist Murray Low, bassist Tom Bockhold and drummer Curt Moore); award-winning composer, arranger and saxophonist John Altman's musical narrative "Jazz Goes to the Movies," and chanteuse Pamela Rose, who brings the music of women songwriters — particularly songwriters of the Tin Pan Alley and classic blues eras — to the stage on Valentine's Day.

Here's the schedule for the 2010 Winter jazz concerts:

Sunday, January 17 2-4 pm		Robin McKelle
Sunday, January 24 2-4 pm		"Sax Blowout! Bari Bari Plays the Music of Charlie Parker and Lester Young"
Sunday, January 31 2-4 pm		"Jazz Goes to the Movies" by John Altman
Sunday, February 7		Super Bowl Sunday :: No performance
Sunday, February 14 2-4 pm		Special Valentine's show: Pamela Rose with the "Wild Women of Song"
Sunday, February 21 2-4 pm		"The Latin Side of Duke Ellington" featuring the Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
Sunday, February 28 2-4 pm		The Hot Club of San Francisco
Sunday, March 7 2-4 pm		Brian Bromberg and the San Jose Jazz Orchestra
Sunday, March 14 2-4 pm		Third Annual Silicon Valley Composers Showcase
Sunday, March 21 2-4 pm		Antonio Sanchez

All performances take place from 2 to 4 pm at The Improv, 62 South 2nd Street in downtown San Jose. Tickets for individual concerts are $30 ($25 for students & SJJ members) and can be purchased by calling The Improv box office at 408.280.7475. Subscriptions to the entire series (as well as 4-concert mini-subscriptions) are available by calling San Jose Jazz at 408.288.7557 x2335.

More information about the 22nd annual Jazz Series — including extended artist bios, full ticketing details, sponsor info, and related links — is available online. You can also access Series info on your mobile device by visiting m.sanjosejazz.org.