Aug. 18
A former member of Wynton Marsalis' septet and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, alto saxophonist Wess "Warm Daddy" Anderson blends traditional jazz, some bebop and swinging sounds in a blues-inflected style that has drawn flattering comparisons to Cannonball Adderley. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. Thursday. Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen St., 949-0696; www.snugjazz.com