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Friday, January 13
Master bassist STANLEY JORDAN returns to DC’s Blues Alley, through Sunday, two shows a night, 8 and 10pm, bluesalley.com
The Lyrical Art of Listening is at An Die Musik in Baltimore with performances by singer/songwriters KARTER JAYMES & ALLISON DIETZ, 8pm, andiemusiklive.com
The hilarious Comedy Get Down is making its way to the Royal Farms Arena with an all-star line-up: CEDRIC, THE ENTERTAINER, EDDIE GRIFFIN, GEORGE LOPEZ, D.L.HUGHLEY and CHARLIE MURPHY, 8pm, royalfarmsarena.com
With music by award winning jazz artist TERRANCE BLANCHARD, Bud, Not Buddy is the commissioned theatre work at the Kennedy Center. The world premiere “is part radio play, part jazz concert, and all heart,” through Sunday in matinee and evening performances, kennedy-center.org
PIERRE EDWARDS offers up more funny stuff for the area at the Baltimore Comedy Factory, through Sunday in early and late evening shows, baltimorecomedy.com
Saturday, January 14
Exciting dance is onstage with KANKOURAN WEST AFRICAN DANCE at Dance Place in Washington, DC, Saturday and Sunday, 4 and 8pm, danceplace.org
Solo jazz piano with BENITO GONZALEZ returns to An Die Musik in Baltimore on North Charles Street, two shows, 8 and 9:30pm, andiemusiklive.com
Sunday, January 15
The Gordon Center for the Performing Arts celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a unique vocal partnership of the MACABEATS and NATURALLY SEVEN, two shows, 1:30 and 5:30pm, gordoncenter.org
The DAVID MURRAY BALTIMORE BIG BAND also celebrates Dr. King in a Memorial Concert, two shows, 5 and 7pm at An Die Musik, andiemusiklive.com
BOBBY THOMAS BUTTERFLY BAND – CREATIVE DIFFERENCES celebrates the Left Bank Jazz Society with Whit Williams on tenor and baritone sax, Charles Rahmat Woods on alto and soprano sax, Lafayette Gilcrest on piano and more at the Wind Up Space on North Avenue, 4pm, 410-900-3744.
IN GRATITUDE: A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire returns to Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis for another night of classic R&B hits, 8pm, ramsheadonstage.com
And it’s a late night MLK BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION with a go go beat featuring RARE ESSENCE & FRIENDS at The Howard Theatre, 10pm, thehowardtheatre.com
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