Anat Cohen Quartet Friday, November 7 Top of Campus: Marriott Center   8:00 pm $15; Five College Students and Youth 17 and under $7 Israeli clarinet and sax sensation Anat Cohen plays a fiery and sophisticated blend of jazz, Brazilian choro, Argentine tango, classical music, a variety of Afro-Cuban styles and even a bit of klezmer.

Avery Sharpe Trio Friday, November 21 Top of Campus: Marriott Center   8:00 pm $15; Five College Students and Youth 17 and under $7 Honesty. Clarity. Dignity. These are the words that come to mind when you hear the music of bassist-composer Avery Sharpe.

Hot 8 Brass Band Friday, February 6 Bowker Auditorium   8:00 pm $25, $15; Five College Students and Youth 17 and under $15 New Orleans' Hot 8 Brass Band captures the rhythm and the pulse of the city's magnificent celebratory street music. Hot 8 performs music of the honored Second Line tradition, infusing the funk and energy that make New Orleans music loved around the world.