Ali Webb at The Front Porch 9/20

Celebrating the release of her first album On a Clear Day, Ali Webb performs an afternoon of scintillating jazz carried by superb vocals. Webb, an engaging storyteller, shares the personal tales behind many of her songs as she weaves humor and heartache into original tracks and genre standards. Pianist Wells Handley, bassist Randall Pharr, and drummer Brian Caputo accompany Webb, performing new arrangements of works by jazz composers including Dave Frishberg, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and others. $22–27, 4pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. cvillejazz.org

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