ART MAXWELL performs w/ CALVIN KEYS @ THE VALLEJO JAZZ FESTIVAL The Bay Terrace Theater 51 Daniels Avenue Vallejo, CA 5pm | $10 ($5 for VJS members) This Vallejo Jazz Society concert will spotlight Calvin Keys, an extraordinary guitarist who came to prominence performing and recording with the likes of Jimmy Smith, Ahmad Jamal, Ray Charles, Oscar Brown Jr. and dozens of other legendary jazz and blues performers. Keys will be joined by a trio of the area’s finest jazz…

ART MAXWELL performs w/ DIANE WITHERSPOON @ 57TH STREET GALLERY 5701 Telegraph Avenue Oakland, CA 94609 Admission: $15.00 Sunday Evening Jazz with Diane Witherspoon – Floyd Pellom’s 57th Street Gallery is proud to welcome Diane Witherspoon for two shows on Sunday, September 2, 2012. First show is at 6:00pm and second show is at 8:00pm; doors open at 5:00pm. Only tables 1-8 are reserved; all other seating is first come first seated. Performers are Diane Witherspoon, vocals; Keith Saunders, piano;…

ART MAXWELL performs w/ CALVIN KEYS @ KRUG EVENT CENTER 1261 Grove Street (behind Dry Creek Inn) Healdsburg, CA 7-9pm | $20 When it comes to laying down a groove, guitarist Calvin Keys is the undisputed master. He’s been entertaining Bay Area audiences consistently for decades with his Wes Montgomery-influenced hollow-body stylings, and at 68 he’s not slowing down. For Healdsburg this year, Keys will be bringing his Organ Quartet— with Brian Ho on the Hammond, Art Maxwell on sax…