☞ LISTEN: Jazz Shrines Festival Friday Events

Friday, May 13th, 8:00 PM, WYCLIFFE GORDON'S JAZZ à LA CARTE at the Apollo Theater (253 W 125th Street) featuring Wycliffe Gordon, music director, with Carla Cook and Nikki Yanofsky, vocals; Savion Glover, tap; Grace Kelly, sax; Corey Wilcox, trombone; Temple University Big Band, Robbie Todd, MC $10 Tickets

Friday May 13th,  9:00 PM, FATS WALLER DANCE PARTY: SMALL'S PARADISE TRIBUTE at Harlem Stage Gatehouse (150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street) featuring Jason Moran, piano & Meshell Ndegeocello, vocals/bass, with Mark Kelley, bass; Marvin Sewell, guitar; Charles Haynes, drums; Lisa Harris, vocals; Leron Thomas, trumpet; Corey King, trombone. $10 Tickets

Friday, May 13th, 9:00 PM, SHOWMAN'S LATE NIGHT JAZZ at Showman's Jazz Club (375 W 125th Street) with Seleno Clarke/Harlem Groove Band, David Lee Jones, alto sax; Roger Coles, drums; Gerald Brazel, trumpet; Joe Friedman, guitar. No cover charge. Two drink minimum per set, per person

Friday, May 13th, 10:00 PM, GERI ALLEN "JAMS" WITH TIMELINE at Apollo Music Café (253 W 125th Street) Featuring Geri Allen, piano, Kenny Davis, bass; Kassa Overall, drums; Maurice Chestnut, tap; and special guests Don Byron, clarinet; Jaimeo Brown, drums; JD Allen, sax; Chris Sholar, guitar. $10 Tickets; Cash Bar opens at 9:00 PM.

Friday, May 13th, 10:00 PM, REVIVE DA LIVE: LATE NIGHT AT MINTON'S at Minton's Playhouse (206 W 118th Street) featuring Onaje Allen Gumbs, Stefon Harris, Casey Benjamin, Robert Glasper, Beka Gochashvilli, Marcus Strickland. $10 Tickets; Cash Bar

More details on this weekend's events and tickets for the inaugural Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival can be found on the organization site: www.HarlemJazzShrines.org