The Duke Ellington Orchestra: The legendary orchestra, which as been performing worldwide for the past 88 years, will continue playing pieces from one of the most prolific American composers of the 20th century 8 p.m. April 13, 8 p.m. April 14 and 2 p.m. April 15 at Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle.
Leroy Bell and His Only Friends: The Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter will share the stage with his band of award-winning musicians who blend smooth pop-soul melodies with hard-rocking beats at 7:30 p.m. April 14 at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. Bell has toured with such artists as The Temptations, Al Green and Van Morrison. Tickets are $15. Call 360-363-8400 or visit www.marysvillewa.gov.
Lavon Hardison Quartet: Hear jazz standards, blues and swing music from 7 to 9:15 p.m. April 18 at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. The performance is part of the Jazz at the Center concert series. Tickets are $20; it’s free for students with student IDs. Call 360-388-0222 for more information.
Cascade Symphony: Cascade Symphony Orchestra ensembles will perform at 3 p.m. April 15 at Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St., Edmonds. Features Mozart’s “Kegelstatt Trio” and Heitor Villa-Lobos’ “Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle).” Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and $5 for kids 12 and younger. Order tickets at www.EC4ARTS.org or by calling 425-275-9595.
Aardvarks Utd: The high-energy band will play everything from danceable rock to alternative funk grooves at 5:30 p.m. April 19 at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. More at www.marysvillewa.gov or call 360-363-8400.
North Cascades Concert Band: The band will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. April 21 at Arlington High School, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd., Arlington. Cecilia Buettgen, a French horn player with the United States Marine Band, is the featured soloist. She will solo in Richard Strauss’s “Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major,” “Blue Skies” by Irving Berlin and “Eternal Father Strong to Save” by Claude Smith. The band will also play music by Aaron Copland, Robert Jager and Benny Goodman. The event is free, but donations are accepted.
Randy Haines: The Snohomish guitarist is playing traditional and classical guitar by Albeniz, Villa-Lobos and Tarrega at a free concert 2 p.m. April 21 at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. in Everett. Call 425-257-8000.
Sno-King Community Chorale: A special benefit performance featuring jazz musicians Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson is set for 7 p.m. April 22 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Tickets are $35 for adults, $32 for seniors and $20 for children 12 and younger. More at www.sno-kingchorale.org.
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: The orchestra will perform Duke Ellington’s “Such Sweet Thunder Suite,” 7:30 p.m. April 23 at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 401 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Ellington composed the suite as his tribute to Shakespeare. The orchestra teams up with local actors to pair this special suite of works with selections from the plays and sonnets that inspired Ellington to create it. Tickets are $35 standard, $33 for seniors and $10 youth. Order tickets at www.srjo.org.
Los Lonely Boys: The American Chicano rock power trio from San Angelo, Texas, is playing “Texican Rock n’ Roll” at 7 p.m. April 27 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets start at $50. More at www.historiceveretttheatre.org.
Las Cafeteras: The Los Angeles-based band is playing everything from rock to hip-hop — in English, Spanish and Spanglish — at 7:30 p.m. April 27 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. The band uses traditional son jarocho instruments such as the jarana, requinto, quijada and tarima. Tickets start at $15. More at www.ec4arts.org.
The Legend of Pop: Iranian singer Aref Arefkia will perform 9 p.m. May 5 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. The pop music singer and actor from Tehran goes solely by Aref. He is known as “the legend of pop” in Iran. Tickets range from $50 to $80. More at www.ec4arts.org.
New York Voices: The jazz vocal group founded in 1987 is performing at 7:30 p.m. May 19 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. The perfomance is tranlsated for deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons. Tickets start at $19. More at www.ec4arts.org.
Northwest Junior Pipe Band: Young pipers and drummers in the Northwest Junior Pipe Band are performing a Celtic celebration at 7 p.m. May 12 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. The competition band and pipe band school teaches Scottish bagpipes and drums to Puget Sound area youths ages 8-18. Tickets are $25. More at www.nwjpb.org.
Geoffrey Castle with Nick Mardon: Geoffrey Castle, an electric violinist, and Nick Mardon, a 17-year-old guitarist, will share the stage starting at 8 p.m. May 12 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Castle and Mardon, who are both from the Pacific Northwest, will be accompanied by their own bands. Tickets from $14. More at www.historiceveretttheatre.org.
Heart by Heart: The Heart tribute band is playing at 8 p.m. May 19 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. The band includes original Heart members Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll of Fame in 2013. Tickets start at $15. More at www.heartbyheart.com.
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