Jazz, world

Cara — Berger Performing Arts Center. Irish music. Also, dancers from the Maguire Academy of Irish Dance. All ages. 8 p.m. March 7. $20 in advance; $23 at the door.

Bossa Rhythm Project — The 17th Street Market. A softer, more obscure side of Brazilian music and Latin jazz. 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 8. Free.

"Way, Way Off Broadway" — Church of the Painted Hills, UCC, 3295 W. Speedway. Folk from within and outside the congregation sing. Benefits the church. 2-4 p.m. March 8. $3, with some discounts. 743-9724.

Mr. Boogie Woogie in Concert — The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway. Eric-Jan Overbeek plays the music of Ray Charles, B.B. King, Dr. John and Allen Toussaint. Also appearing: Steve Grams on bass and Jon Westfall on drums. 2-4 p.m. March 8. $19.95. 886-9428.

3rd Annual Twelve Tribes Reggae Festival — Twelve Tribes Reggae Shop, 345 N. Fifth Ave. The Melodians and the Yellow Wall Dub Squad, Sammy Dread, The Mighty 602, Ras Attitude, Batch and the St. Croix Crew, Kindread, Spirit Familia, The Shanty Town Rockers and more. All ages. 2 p.m. March 8. $25 in advance; more the day of the show. 620-1810.

Angelique Kidjo — Centennial Hall. West African-born songstress fuses songs from her homeland with R&B, funk and jazz. 8 p.m. March 8. $17-$40, some discounts.

30th Annual AzJazz Week — UA School of Music, Crowder Hall. Concert No. 1: The Original Wildcat Jass Band, 7:30 p.m. March 9, $9. Concert No. 2: Faculty Jazz, 7:30 p.m. March 10, $9. Concert No. 3: UA Concert Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m. March 11, free. Concert No. 4: UA Studio Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. March 12, $9. Concert No. 5: Vocal Jazz featuring Vocal Ease and the UA Hepcats, 7:30 p.m. March 13. Free. Some discounts. 621-2998.

Lisa Otey Live @ TIA — Tucson International Airport, Welcome Lounge A, baggage claim, 7250 S. Tucson Blvd. Blues and boogie. All ages. 1-2 p.m. March 12. Free; parking will be validated. 573-8100.

Leila Lopez — Javalina's Coffee & Friends. Folk mixed with jazz and rhythmic finger-picking. All ages. 7:30-9:30 p.m. March 14. $5.

Naim Amor — La Placita Village, South Church Avenue and Broadway, Downtown. Acoustic blues, soft rock. All ages. 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. March 6. Free. 547-3338.

Camp Wildcat Benefit Show Featuring Troy's Bucket — Club Congress. Rock. With Shotgun Royale, Feel Good Reveolution, The Shanks, Affinity. All ages. Bar with I.D. 6 p.m. March 6. $7.

Red Letter Agent — Javalina's Coffee & Friends. Indie, rock, pop musicians from Atlanta, Ga. 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 6. $5.

Hacienda Brothers — The Hut. New traditionalist country. 21 and over. 8 p.m. March 6. $8.

Evil Beaver, Jessie Deluxe — Surly Wench Pub. Rock. 21 and over. 9 p.m. March 6. $5.

Run Run Run — Plush. Rock. With Oliver Future, The Runaway Five. 21 and over. 9:30 p.m. March 6. $5, www.ticketweb.com.

BootHill Gang, Last Call Brawlers — Vaudeville Cabaret. Rockabilly, punk. 21 and over. 11 p.m. March 6. $5.

Mr. Boogie Woogie — Savoy Opera House, Trail Dust Town, 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. With Jon Westfall, Danny Krieger and Steve Grams. Includes New Orleans-style dinner with Louisiana crawfish boil and cash bar. Advance reservations required. All ages. 6:15 dinner begins; 7:15 p.m. concert. March 7. $46 dinner and show; $10 concert only. 743-7543.

The Tucson 100 — The Rock. Music festival with 80 bands on multiple stages in a two-day period. Headlining acts include Evil Fudd, Addison Flash, The Sound Engine. All ages. For advance ticket info go to www.myspace.com/evilfudd or www.myspace.com/thetucson100 or call 440-4916. 6 p.m.-midnight March 7; 4 p.m.-midnight March 8. $10 in advance; $12 at the door (whether you go to one or both events).

Crystal Stark Concert — Geronimo Plaza, University Boulevard and Euclid Avenue. Pop and R&B singer. All ages. Parking in Tyndall Garage is free with validation. 6 p.m. March 7. Free.

Authority Zero — Rialto Theatre. Rock. All ages. 6:30 p.m. March 7. $12 in advance; $13 at the door.

Hungry Hill Bluegrass Concert — Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, 17750 S. La Cañada Drive. Canadian band. With Ross Nickerson. All ages. 7 p.m. March 7. $10. 625-1375.

Young Mother, Hands on Fire, Breadbrick, Technicolor Yawn 5 — Living Room Rock. All ages. 7 p.m. March 7. $5.

Green Fire Showcase With Bill Lackey, Jim Swafford and Keith Wilmarth — F.O.P. Lodge "The Lodge on Dodge." Three performances that include folk, blues and soft rock. 7:30 p.m. March 7. $5.

Jo Wilkinson and Grains of Sand — Javalina's Coffee & Friends. Folk, soft rock. All ages. 7:30-9:30 p.m. March 7. $5.

American Android EP Release Celebration — Club Congress. American Android debut EP "Silent Partner," with music by Doubletop, Sleepwalk A Robot, Vayden, . . . Music Video? Rock. 21 and over. 8 p.m. March 7. $5

Eric Carlson — Nimbus. Blue mountain folk. 21 and over. 8-11 p.m. March 7. $3.

Traffic Violator, Low Red Land — The Hut. Songwriter, indie rock. 21 and over. 9:30 p.m. March 7. $3.

Bill Callahan (Smog) — Plush. Indie rock. With Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater. 21 and over. 9:45 p.m. March 7. $10, www.ticketweb.com.

OMA Showcase 2008 — Rincon/University High School Auditorium, 421 N. Arcadia Ave. Concert by various Opening Minds Through the Arts artists and students. Followed by a Meet the Artist reception. 3-6 p.m. March 8. $25. 225-4900.

Angie Stevens, Melissa Polinar, Amber Norgaard With Will Clipman — Javalina's Coffee & Friends. Singer/songwriter showcase features Indie, Americana and folk music with performers from Denver and Dallas. 7-9:30 p.m. March 8. $5.

Choir of the Broken and Terry McCabe — GJs Coffeehouse, Northwest Community Friends Church, 5950 N. La Cañada Dr. Contemporary Christian music. All ages. 7-10 p.m. March 8. $2. 825-3317.

The Shaw, The Hanks, The Forward, Paul Revere — Living Room. Rock. All ages. 7 p.m. March 8. $5.

Phil Borzillo — Nimbus. Acoustic blues. 21 and over. 8:30 p.m. March 8. $3.

Mozarts Sister, Jumper, Sascha Sacket, Leila Lopez — Vaudeville Cabaret. Rock, punk, folk rock. 21 and over. 9 p.m. March 8. $5.

Greyhound Soul, Family of Light, Little Sisters of the Poor — The Hut. Americana, desert rock. 21 and over. 9:30 p.m. March 8. $5

The Holy Rolling Empire — Plush. Rock, indie. With Music for Animals, Transfer. 21 and over. 9:30 p.m. March 8. $5, www.ticketweb.com.

Amy Rude — Plush. Dark folk rock. With Mars Arizona. 21 and over. 9:30 p.m. March 9. Free.

The Deludes, ADHD, Shark Pants, Birthday Suits — Vaudeville Cabaret. Rock. 21 and over. 10 p.m. March 9. $5.

The Hotel Cafe Tour (Night 1) — Club Congress. Rock with Ingrid Michaelson, Cary Brothers, Greg Laswell, Jessie Baylin, Jim Bianco, Kate Havnevik. All ages. 7 p.m. March 10. $8, at www.ticketweb.com.

The Cops — Plush. Rock, punk rock. With Division Day, The A Sides, Mahjongg. 21 and over. 8:30 p.m. March 10. $8, www.ticketweb.com.

Scary Kids Scaring Kids — The Rock. Rock. All ages. Bar with I.D. 7 p.m. March 11. $12, Ticketmaster, 321-1000.

The Hotel Cafe Tour (Night 2) — Club Congress. Rock with Heavenly States, Oslo, Gil Matera's Party Dream. 21 and over. 7 p.m. March 11. $8. .

WXSW Concerts: Juke Joint All Stars, Pistolera — The Hut. Jump, swing, rock and Latin. 21 and over. 8 p.m. March 11. $8 wristband (allows access to other venues).

Slim Cessna's Auto Club — Plush. Folk rock, Americana, gothic. With Shannon Curtis, Brian Kenney Fresno, Matt Mitchell and Marianne Dissard. 21 and over. 8:30 p.m. March 11. $8, www.ticketweb.com.

The Active Set — The Living Room. Los Angeles-based rock band. Also special guests. All ages. 7-7:45 p.m. March 12. Free.

Thrift Store Cowboys, Rodney Crowell and 50 Peso Reward, One Wolf — The Hut. Americana. 21 and over. 9:30 p.m. March 12. $5.

The Fall-Outs — Club Congress. Rock. With Unnatural Helpers, UltraMaroon. 21 and over. 9 p.m. March 12. $5.

The Via Maris — Plush. Americana, folk, indie. 21 and over. 9:30 p.m. March 12. Free.

Courtney Robbins — La Placita Village, Church Avenue and West Broadway, Downtown. Folk rock, indie. All ages. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 13. Free. 547-3338.

Hoot @ the Hut Presents The Determined Luddites — The Hut. Folk, Americana. 21 and over. 7 p.m. March 13. $3.

Patti Page — DesertView Performing Arts Centre. Two shows: 4 and 7:30 p.m. March 13. $70.

Duo Songwriter Showcase — Javalina's Coffee & Friends. Showcase features four singer/songwriter duos: Dave Argentati and Stephanie LaVeer, Don and Victoria Armstrong, Chad Brimm and Chelsea Duncan, Hank Childers and Nancy Lynn Bright. 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 13. Free.

Divine Heresy — The Rock. Rock. With special guests. All ages. Bar with I.D. 7 p.m. March 13. $12.

Shooter Jennings — Rialto Theatre. Alternative country, Southern rock. All ages. 8 p.m. March 13. $16 in advance; $18 day of show.

Leila Lopez — Plush. Folk, Gypsy, bossa nova. 21 and over. 9:30 p.m. March 13. Free.

A Tribute to Ray Charles — Tucson Arena, 260 S. Church Ave. Maestro Albert-George Schram and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, along with pianist and vocalist, Ellis Hall. 7:30 p.m. March 14-15; 2 p.m. March 16. $20-$52. 791-4266.

Tyler T. — Nimbus. Folk, rock. 21 and over. 7-10 p.m. March 14. $3.

Leila Lopez — Javalina's Coffee & Friends. Folk rock, Gypsy, bossa nova.All ages. 7:30-9:30 p.m. March 14. $5.

Explosions in the Sky — Rialto Theatre. Rock. With Lichens. All ages. 8 p.m. March 14. $14 in advance; $15 day of show.

Kinky — Club Congress. Rock, electronica. With The Jons. 21 and over. 9 p.m. March 14. $14 in advance; $16 day of show.

The Mission Creeps — Plush. Rock, surf-rock, psychobilly. Winelord, The Solace Bros. 21 and over. 9:30 p.m. March 14. $5.

Out of Town

Mr. Boogie Woogie — La Misión de San Miguel, Patagonia. Pianist Eric-Jan Overbeek performs boogie and blues. Also, Belgian beer tasting, barbecue and photo art exhibit. Benefits the Bangladesh Mission. 1-5 p.m. March 9. $10 concert; extra for food and drink.

Electrify Your Strings — Nogales High School, James K. Clark Performing Arts Center, 1905 N. Apache Blvd., Nogales, Ariz. Mark Wood, one of the original members Trans Siberian Orchestra, and vocalist Laura Kaye perform on stage with Santa Cruz County students. Advance tickets at: Young Audiences, Nogales (1-520-397-7914); Manos Gallery, Tubac (1-520-398-8144); Harriet's Incredible Edibles, Nogales (1-520-281-1600) and Mariposa Books & More, Patagonia (1-520-394-9186). 7-8 p.m. March 7. $10 in advance; $15 at the door, with discounts. 1-520-397-7914.

Blake Shelton — Mesa Amphitheatre. Country, folk. All ages. 7 p.m. March 9. $49.50, Ticketmaster, 321-1000.

John Tesh — Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. New age, contemporary instrumental. All ages. 7 p.m. March 9. $48-$78. 1-480-782-2680.

United States Air Force Band of the West — Mesa Arts Center, Ikeda Theater, Mesa. Concert band's 45 members perform symphonic-band literature to Broadway musicals. All ages. 7:30 p.m. March 11. Free.

Winger — Martini Ranch. Hard rock, metal. 21 and over. 7:30 p.m. March 12. $15, through livenation.com.

Upcoming

Duke Ellington Orchestra, March 15, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler. www.ticketmaster.com.

Temptations & the Four Tops, March 15, Desert Diamond Casino. www.ticketmaster.com.

Salt River Brass, March 16, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler. www.ticketmaster.com.

Black Tide, March 18, The Rock. www.ticketmaster.com.

RX Bandits, March 19, Club Congress. www.ticketmaster.com.

Savoy Brown, March 25, Rhythm Room, Phoenix. www.ticketmaster.com.

Engelbert Humperdinck, March 28, Maricopa County Events Center, Sun City West. www.ticketmaster.com.

Rockstar Taste of Chaos: Avenged Sevenfold and Atreyu, April 9, Jobing.com Arena, Glendale. www.ticketmaster.com.

Kenny Chesney and LeeAnn Rimes: The Poets & Pirates, May 31, University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix. www.ticketmaster.com.

The Cure, June 4, Dodge Theatre, Phoenix. www.livenation.com.