If you do one thing this month, please go vote. But if you do TWO things this month, might I suggest voting AND going to hear your favorite attention-starved clarinetist (and saxophonist) (and flautist)?

I've got gigs all over the place in the next few weeks, including:

• A quick jaunt to the NYC area for two concerts with guitarist/vocalist Vladimir Fridman and violinist Christine Kharazian.
• A pair of all-star concerts in Annapolis and Rockville put together by the illustrious Jeff Muller, featuring New Orleans piano legend Joe Krown.
• A swing dance at Glen Echo with two of the best blues and boogie-woogie pianists anywhere -- Daryl Davis and Mitch Woods.

As always, you can check out my schedule of public performances on my website here.

But, there are two shows I want to highlight for you right now -- a free one in Baltimore and then a not-quite-so-free one at a legendary venue in Washington, DC!

Wednesday, November 4 -- Beth El Congregation of Baltimore

8101 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21208

7 to 8:15 pm

This is a completely FREE concert, sponsored by the Rabbi Mark G. Loeb Center for Lifelong Learning. No tickets or advanced registration required. Klezmer, jazz, and swing with yours truly, pianist Sean Lane, and bassist Bob Abbott. In the Offit Auditorium.

Tuesday, November 17 -- Blues Alley

1073 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, 1st Floor, Washington, DC 20007

Shows at 7 and 9:30 pm

A return visit to Washington DC's premier venue for live jazz, the legendary Blues Alley! And this time, it'll be another show celebrating my new(ish) album, "Clarinet, Without a Net," featuring an all-star band of musicians who played on the album with me -- Marcel Penzes on trombone, Erin Snedecor on cello, Ahren Bucheister on acoustic guitar, dobro, and mandolin, Tom Holtz on tuba, and Haroon Alam on tablas. This is the last show I have scheduled celebrating the new record, so don't snooze on this one!

There are two seatings -- one at 7 and a late show at 9:30 pm. Last time I headlined at Blues Alley, we sold out the 7 pm set, so make sure to get your tickets in advance!

Click here for the 7 pm show.

Click here for the 9:30 pm show.