Tri-C JazzFest, Trombone Shorty top big music week

Zoom in: Tri-C JazzFest runs Thursday through Saturday at Playhouse Square. Headliners include R&B singer Ledisi, Gospel Hall of Famers Take 6 and influential keyboardist Bob James.

• Other performers include musician Marcus Miller, who once worked with legendary trumpeter Miles Davis, and saxophonist Charles Lloyd, whose 60-year career includes collaborations with The Beach Boys and The Doors.

Flashback: The festival, which also features more than 20 free outdoor concerts, is coming off one of its biggest years ever.

• The 2023 event drew more than 10,000 people and saw performances by jazz icon Herbie Hancock and the Grammys' Best New Artist winner Samara Joy, among others.

Elsewhere, jazz aficionados can also make the 25-minute drive to Cleveland Heights tonight to see Trombone Shorty with Big Boi as part of Cain Park's summer concert series at Evans Amphitheater.

• Trombone Shorty closed out last year's JazzFest, but Big Boi hasn't performed in Cleveland in more than 20 years.

If you go: JazzFest tickets are available via Playhouse Square. Prices vary.

• Tickets for Trombone Shorty start at $50. Doors open at 7pm.