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Local music fans are gearing up for warm weather and smooth sounds with the arrival of Stanford Shopping Center's 25th annual Summer Jazz Series.

This summer's free (as in "no admission") Thursday evening concert series includes performances by Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Times 4, Weather Wayne with saxophonist Michael Zilber, and the Django Reinhart-influenced gypsy jazz group Le Jazz Hot Quartet.

The ten-week concert series is hosted by Stanford Shopping Center and produced by SFJAZZ, a leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast. The series is presented by See's Candies, Gentry Magazine, wheretraveler.com and C Magazine.

The concerts, which run from 6 to 7.30 pm every Thursday evening from June 16 to August 18, will be emceed by Clifford Brown, Jr., and take place at the Clock Tower Plaza (near the Neiman Marcus and Williams-Sonoma Home stores) in the Stanford Shopping Center.

Here's the complete schedule for the Stanford Shopping Center's 25th annual Summer Jazz Series:

Thursday, June 16 at 6 pm
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

Thursday, June 23 at 6 pm
Stanford Jazz Workshop Faculty All-Stars

Thursday, June 30 at 6 pm
Erik Jekabson's Son's New Orleans Quintet featuring Kenny Washington

Thursday, July 7 at 6 pm
Weather Wayne with Michael Zilber

Thursday, July 14 at 6 pm
Tito y su Son de Cuba

Thursday, July 21 at 6 pm
Times 4

Thursday, July 28 at 6 pm
Scott Amendola Quartet

Thursday, August 4 at 6 pm
Forró Brazuca

Thursday, August 11 at 6 pm
María Volonté

Thursday, August 18 at 6 pm
Le Jazz Hot Quartet

For more information, visit the Stanford Shopping Center shows page on www.sfjazz.org.