The Albemarle High School Jazz Ensemble returns for its annual Swing Into Spring benefit concert, an evening of standards, pop, and R&B favorites hosted by Z95’s Sherry Taylor. Dropping Julia, Jay Pun, Morwenna Lasko, Ivan Orr, Charles Owens, and John D’earth are among the musicians who will join the award-winning, 34-piece band led by Andrew LaPrade. The show benefits Stepping Stone, which provides essentials to ensure healthy development and safety for babies and toddlers from under-resourced families. $20.50–32.75, 3:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net
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