Concerts in Phoenix in January: Elton John, Rich the Kid, Jake Owen, Old Dominion, Blackberry Smoke

The Elton John farewell tour swings through Arizona in a month that ends with Old Dominion and Jake Owen kicking off the Coors Light Birds Nest concert series at the Phoenix Open.

Here's a look at those and other highlights of the month in Valley concerts, from Blackberry Smoke to Rich the Kid and Dawes.

1/26: Elton John

Farewell Yellow Brick Road is a fairly ridiculous name for Elton John's farewell tour – as though using the actual album title he's referencing wouldn't have conveyed the same sense of finality. The man's 71. And it's a three-year tour. Having said that, this should be a great show by a legendary artist. John says, “It’s time to come off the road so I can fully embrace the next important chapter of my life.”

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. Resale prices vary. 623-772-3800, ticketmaster.com. 

1/26: A Hamilton Music Revue

"History Has Its Eyes on You" is a local tribute to the music of 'Hamilton,' presented by Arizona musicians and theater actors performing music from the original cast recording, the "Hamilton" mixtape and Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamildrops," all curated by Arizona Theater Company's Chanel Bragg.

This production has no ties to the original Broadway production.

Details: 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $17-$27.50. 480-659-1641, thevanburenphx.com. 

1/26: Ana Popovic

The blues-guitar sensation is touring the States in support of an album called "Like it on Top," on which she weighs in on feminist issues and female empowerment with guest appearances by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robben Ford and Keb' Mo'.

Born in Serbia, she moved to Amsterdam to study at the conservatory of jazz and world-music before relocating to Memphis and more recently, Los Angeles.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Talking Stick Way, Salt River Reservation. $20 and up. 480-850-7777, talkingstickresort.com.

1/26: Marty Friedman

The guitarists' guitarist is touring the States in support of "One Bad M.F. Live," recorded in Mexico City on the final night of Friedman's "Wall of Sound" tour.

“This live album is a tip of the hat to the live albums that blew my mind when I was a kid,” the guitarist explained in a press release. "The musical content itself is modern and atomic-powered, but the presentation is decidedly old school. The pacing of the show, the audience participation, the special live arrangements of the songs."

Details: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $23-$73. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

1/26: Rich the Kid

This young Atlanta trap sensation made his full-length debut in 2018 with "The World Is Yours." The album features two big hits – the triple-platinum “Plug Walk” and the double-platinum “New Freezer” ft. Kendrick Lamar.

Released in late 2017, “New Freezer” sparked a long-running viral dance competition known as the “New Freezer Challenge.” He's joined at the Pressroom by DJ Drewski.

Details: 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. The Pressroom, 441 W. Madison St., Phoenix. $20; $30 and up. 602-396-7136, thepressroomaz.com.

1/26: John Stowell

The acclaimed jazz guitarist, whose fluid lines are inspired as much by pianists and horn players as other guitarists, is playing the Nash at the helm of a quartet with Brice Winston on sax, Chris Finet on bass and Dom Moio on drums.

Downbeat says, “He plays his amplified guitar as if he were surrounded by fine crystal." Forty years after releasing his first album, "Golden Delicious," Stowell was in fine form on 2017's "Night Visitor," a collaboration with fellow guitarist Ulf Bandgren.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. The Nash, 110 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix. $21; $8 for students with ID. 602-795-0464, thenash.org.

1/27: Francine Reed

She was one of the Valley's most popular jazz and blues vocalist from the mid-1970s until she left us for Atlanta in the early '90s. By the time she left, she was a member of Lyle Lovett’s Large Band, who whom Reed has appeared on "The Tonight Show."

Reed has also recorded duets with Willie Nelson and Delbert McClinton in addition to releasing her own music, including 2015's "Wild Hearted Woman," which played more to the blues side of the Reed aesthetic. 

Details: 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. The Nash, 110 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix. $26-$36; $16 for students with ID. 602-795-0464, thenash.org.

1/28-29: Thursday

These post-hardcore veterans are marking their 20th anniversary with a series of two-night stands. They're playing "Full Collapse" in its entirety the first night and "War All the Time" in full the second night. 

In announcing the tour, they wrote, "When we stopped playing last time, it wasn’t on the best of terms. This time, we get to put down touring on the very highest of notes: in each other’s lives and able to pick up and play together behind closed doors whenever we want."

Details: 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, and Tuesday, Jan. 29. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $40; $35 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

1/29: Hippo Campus

These Minnesota indie-pop sensations are touring the States on "Bambi." It's their second album, following "Landmark," which earned them a spot on NPR Music's list of their favorite new artists of 2017.

They've somehow grown a lot between those two releases. The Line of Best Fit wrote, "They’ve struck a fine balance, between wistful, effervescent music that brims with youthful exuberance, and a grounded, more mature, somewhat troubled outlook on life."

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. SOLD OUT. 480-659-1641, thevanburenphx.com.

1/30: Old Dominion at Birds Nest

These Nashville country-rockers' hits include "Break Up With Him," "Song for Another Time" and "No Such Thing as a Broken Heart." They'll headline the opening night of the Coors Light Birds Nest concert series with opening sets by Midland and Brandon Lay. They won Vocal Group of the Year at the ACM Awards after topping the country charts with second album "Happy Endings." 

Details: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30. TPC Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayden Road. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. 

1/30: Blackberry Smoke

These Southern-rock standard bearers are touring the States in support of "Find a Light." It's an album so steeped in tradition, the critic at Paste wrote, "Rest assured that it doesn't sound like 'In Rainbows' or 'Pet Sounds' or 'Damn,' it sounds exactly like Blackberry Smoke. And that is great news because Blackberry Smoke sounds great."

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $32.50-$62.50. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

1/30: Bas 

An alternative rapper signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records, Bas is touring in support of "Milky Way," a soulful third album, which features guest appearances by Cole, Ari Lennox and ASAP Ferg, among others.

In an Instagram post, he wrote, "This album is about finding ground. About not poisoning your own well. About finding and tethering yourself to the love that truly fulfills you. Love of self. Love of others. Lovers. Family. Friends. Fans."

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $25; $20 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

1/30: ABK

This Native America rapper from Detroit, who's also know as Anybody Killa, has been promising a proper folllowup to 2010's "Medicine Bag" since late 2012.

But "Shape Shifter" has yet to materialize, although he has released three mixtapes and a few EPs since "Medicine Bag." He's signed to Psychopathic Records, founded by the members of Insane Clown Posse.

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30. Club Red, 1306 W. University Drive, Mesa. $13; $10 in advance. 480-258-2733, clubredrocks.com.

1/31: Jake Owen at Birds Nest

A Birds Nest regular whose latest album, "American Love," topped Billboard's country chart, he'll headline the Birds Nest with opening sets by Lee Brice and Michael Ray. His best-known hits include three No. 1 appearances on Billboard’s country songs chart – “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “Alone With You” and “Beachin’” – as well as Top 10 country singles “Anywhere With You” and “American Country Love Song.” 

Details: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. TPC Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayden Road. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. 

1/31: Lizz Wright

A soulful vocalist whose sound is steeped as much in gospel, classic soul and R&B as modern jazz, she arrives in support of the masterful "Grace," an album steeped in the sound of that old-time religion with timeless production by the great Joe Henry.

Three songs find Henry fleshing out her powerful lead vocals with an eight-piece gospel choir, and her take on Allen Toussaint's stately "Southern Nights" won't be mistaken for Glen Campbell's breezy treatment of the song. 

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $43.50-$53.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

1/31: Aaron Carter 

This former preteen idol is clearly hoping for a Justin Bieber-worthy reinvention with his latest album, "Love." It's Carter's first release in more than 15 years, and its blend of EDM and blue-eyed soul is as contagious as it was on Bieber's latest album. 

If that reads like snark, it isn't meant to. It's beyond impressive, in fact, that Carter has managed to sound as of the moment as he does on "Love." And Bieber owes him anyway.

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. Pub Rock, 8005 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix. $15-$60. 480-945-4985, pubrocklive.com.

PAST EVENTS

1/6: Senses Fail

These Jersey screamo pioneers, who incorporate Eastern mysticism into their inspirational lyrics, are playing Phoenix in support of "If There is Light, It Will Find You," an album All Music Guide hailed as a "heavy, cathartic, and honest statement."

It's a co-headlining tour with Australian metalcore heroes the Amity Affliction, whose latest album, "Misery," gives the Misery Will Find You Tour its name.

Details: 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $29; $25 in advance. 480-659-1641, thevanburenphx.com.

1/11: Melvins

How low can they go? The latest Melvins lineup features two new bassists for the low, low price of one. Singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover are joined on bass by Steve McDonald of Redd Kross and Jeff Pinkus of Butthole Surfers. 

Why? Because they can. And because it sounds good. At least, that proved to be the case on "Pinkus Abortion Technician," their latest release, which features a sludge-metal rethink of the Beatles hit "I Want to Hold Your Hand."

Details: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $25; $20 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

1/11-12: Styx

Longtime members Tommy Shaw and James "JY" Young bring the latest edition of Styx to town to support "The Mission," their highest-charting release since 1983's "Kilroy Was Here." In addition to selections from that album, the concert will cover a wide range of crowd-pleasing favorites, from “Lady” and “Come Sail Away” to “Renegade.” Styx spent almost two years on and off working on the music that became "The Mission."

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, and Saturday, Jan. 12. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $40-$105. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com. 

1/12: The Temptations & the Four Tops

The Temptations are among the biggest-selling singing groups in history, topping Billboard's Hot 100 with four Motown classics – “My Girl,” “I Can’t Get Next to You,” “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.”

The Four Tops also bring a string of Motown classics to the table, from their breakthrough hit “Baby I Need Your Loving” and “It’s the Same Old Song” to the chart-topping “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” and “Reach Out I’ll Be There.”

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $49.50 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

1/14: Disturbed

The multi-platinum rockers are touring an album titled "Evolution," which topped the rock and alternative charts, fueled in part by the song "Are You Ready,” which topped the mainstream rock charts. They hit the mainstream 18 years ago with a five-times-platinum debut called "The Sickness." Their best-known hits include "Down With the Sickness," "Stricken," "Inside the Fire" and a brooding reinvention of "The Sound of Silence."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14. Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $63.75 and up. 623-772-3800, ticketmaster.com. 

1/14: Amen Dunes

"Freedom" is the fifth full-length release for Damon McMahon as Amen Dunes, an atmospheric gem of introspective chamber-folk that more than lives up to the promise of his earlier releases, written as he dealt with his mother's diagnosis with terminal cancer. NME responded with "The enigmatic Brooklyn songwriter finally opens up on a grand, pop-rock masterpiece."

Details: 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $15-$24. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

1/15: Bayside

These New York punks are playing Phoenix on their first acoustic tour – in support of "Acoustic Volume 2," which features one new song ("It Don't Exist") and 10 unplugged renditions of songs from across their catalog.

In announcing the tour on Facebook, they wrote, “To celebrate the release of our new acoustic record, we’re going on a very special tour. Our first full US, full-band acoustic tour with a full set of completely re-imagined songs.”

Details: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $26; $22 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

1/15-16 The Buckinghams

In 1967, it was a very good year for Chicago band the Buckinghams, with the group placing five songs in the Top 40: "Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)," "Don't You Care," "Susan," "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" and "Kind of a Drag," which reached No. 1. The group's smooth, horn-heavy sound was achieved with producer Jim Guercio, who went on to mine a similar vein with Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears. 

Details: 4 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Good Life Resort, 3403 E. Main St., Mesa. 480-832-4990. Also 4 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Valle Del Oro, 1452 S. Ellsworth Road, Mesa. $30-$45. 480-984-5076, cal-am.com.

1/16: The Flesh Eaters

Singer-songwriter Chris Desjardins — better known as Chris D. — is backed by the “all-star” edition of the Flesh Eaters, as heard on 1981's essential "A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die": Dave Alvin (guitar) and Bill Bateman (drums) of The Blasters; John Doe (bass) and D.J. Bonebrake (marimba and percussion) of X; and Steve Berlin (saxophones) of The Plugz (and later the Blasters and Los Lobos). 

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $20.25-$30. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

1/17: The Districts

These Philly indie-rockers earned raves in 2017 for "Popular Manipulations," an album that filters their seemingly effortless pop sensibilities through production decisions that underscore their more experimental tendencies to intriguing effect. Under the Radar said, "On their second release, the Districts are imbued with the power to make long-stay names of themselves in a genre they're frankly dominating right now."

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $15; $11.25 in advance. 602- 368-3121, valleybarphx.com.

1/17: Mustard Plug

These ska-punk veterans haven't put a record out since "Can't Contain It" hit the streets in 2014, which is weird because it sounded like a rebirth at the time.

Alternative Press quoted singer Dave Kirchgessner saying, “Instead of just trying to document a bunch of songs that we play live, we took our time and got more creative in the studio.... This album is strong evolution in our sound and our art while still staying true to the goal of playing party music for punk rockers.” 

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $11.25-$18. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

1/18: TLC

TLC bring four chart-topping singles to the table – "Creep," "No Scrubs," "Unpretty" and their finest hour, the Prince-like ballad "Waterfalls."

Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes died in 2002, but Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozondo "Chilli" Thomas have carried on without her, releasing new music, including last year's surprisingly vital "TLC," and touring.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18.  Wild Horse Pass Casino, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler. $45-$95. 800-946-4452, playatgila.com.

1/18-19: The Maine 8123 Fest

These local rockers are launching their second 8123 Fest with a sold-out performance at the Van Buren Friday, Jan. 18. Then, the action moves to Civic Space Park on the 19th with a lineup of acts that have played a significant role in their career these past 12 years (Mayday Parade, We The Kings, Real Friends, This Century and more).

The Maine will play "Can’t Stop Won’t Stop" in its entirety as part of their headlining performance at Civic Space Park before heading back to the Van Buren for a Make America Emo Again after-party.

Van Buren details:  7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. SOLD OUT. 480-659-1641, thevanburenphx.com.

Civic Space Park details: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. Civc Space Park, 424 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004. $45-$149.99. 480-659-1641, ticketfly.com.

Van Buren afterparty details: 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. SOLD OUT. 480-659-1641, thevanburenphx.com.

1/19-20: Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons

Valli, who rose to fame in the early '60s as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, is hotter than he's been in decades thanks to the success of "Jersey Boys," the Tony-winning musical that chronicles the life and times of Valli and his group. The Four Seasons had 40 singles go Top 40 in their prime, including "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like a Man," "Rag Doll" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19; 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $66-$126. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

1/19-20: Booker T. Jones

The Memphis soul legend was still in his teens when the M.G.'s topped the R&B charts with the great "Green Onions," Jones' Hammond M3 organ commanding the spotlight. They also appeared on no fewer than 600 Stax/Volt recordings, including classics by the likes of Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and William Bell.

They worked with non-Stax artists too, including Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave and Albert King. But enough about the '60s. "Sound the Alarm," a star-studded album released in 2013, is a welcome addition to a deeply soulful legacy. 

Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19; 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $48.50-$53.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

1/20: Dawes

It's not for nothing that these guys recorded their debut in Laurel Canyon, the epicenter of the California soft-rock sound that flourished in the early '70s. It's in their blood. And that blood is all over the tracks on every Dawes release. They arrive in support of "Passwords," of which Taylor Goldsmith says, "We’re living in such a unique moment in history. Many of these songs are an attempt to come to terms with the modern world, while always trying to consider both sides of the story.”

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20.  The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $37 and up. 480-659-1641, thevanburenphx.com. 

1/22: Gabriel Kahane

The Brooklyn composer is touring the States in support of "Book of Travelers," a haunting collection of ballads inspired by the character he met while riding a train nearly 9,000 miles across the nation in the days that followed President Donald Trump's election.

Uncut called it "musically fascinating and hauntingly empathetic" while PopMatters said "An engaging, sometimes stunning collection of songs, in the end, it serves as a worrisome prologue to what is still unfolding."

Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $28.50-$33.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

1/22: JJ Grey & Mofro

"Ol' Glory" is the sound of the Southern soul revival getting all the details right, Grey effortlessly channeling the raspy essence of those classic Otis Redding records he appears to have been studying his whole life just to get to this moment.

Even when they turn it down on the country blues of "The Island," it feels like a spiritual cousin of "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay." As PopMatters says, they "provide a connection to the past and a time when talent and tenacity moved the music forward."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. $35-$40. 480-499-8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org.

1/23: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

The once and (I’m assuming) future leader of Jack’s Mannequin and Something Corporate plays Phoenix in support of his third album as the leader of Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, "Upside Down Flowers."

In announcing the album on Instagram, McMahon wrote, “Welcome to the land of Upside Down Flowers. We don’t live here because it’s easy, we live here because it’s beautiful.” 

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $35; $32.50 in advance. 480-659-1641, thevanburenphx.com.

1/23: Branford Marsalis Quartet

The saxophonist is joined by Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass and Justin Faulkner on drums. Their latest album, "Upward Spiral," was recorded in collaboration with guest vocalist Kurt Elling, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Marsalis has two Grammys to his credit – Best Jazz Instrumental Performance for "I Heard You Twice the First Time" and Best Jazz Instrumental Album for "Contemporary Jazz."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. $39-$69. 480-499-8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org.

1/24: Corrosion of Conformity

These stoner-punk veterans are touring the States in support of the masterful "No Cross No Crown," their first album with singer-guitarist Pepper Keenan in more than a decade and their highest-chart effort yet.

Mojo called it "a noteworthy comeback" while the Wire raved, "They feel energised with Keenan back in the fold, and while the pronounced riffs on the introduction of 'Little Man' might hark back to their hardcore days, the emphasis here is on groove."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $30; $29 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

1/24: Melissa Manchester

The Grammy-winning performer has written some great songs ("Midnight Blue," "Whenever I Call You Friend") and turned great songs by others ("Don't Cry Out Loud," "You Should Hear How She Talks About You") into hits. Now Manchester is touring behind "The Fellas," an engaging disc that pays tribute to classic male vocalists through tunes like "Chances Are," "Night and Day" and "Smile."

Details: 4 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. Mesa Regal Resort, 4700 E. Main St. $40-$55. 480-981-5118, cal-am.com.

1/25: Peter Murphy

It's the 40th anniversary of Bauhaus and former frontman Peter Murphy is marking the occasion with the Ruby Tour, on which he's joined by fellow Bauhaus veteran David J on bass as they revisit "In the Flat Field," their debut, in its entirety. When they're done with that, they've promised an extended encore packed with Bauhaus classics.

Details: 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $45; $40 in advance. 480-659-1641, thevanburenphx.com.

1/25: Kris Kristofferson & the Strangers

He first made a name for himself at the start of the '70s as a songwriter, penning such classics as "Me and Bobby McGee," "Help Me Make It Through the Night," "Sunday Morning Coming Down" and "For the Good Times." The three-time Grammy winner has recorded 30 albums, including three with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings as the Highwaymen. The Strangers are best known for backing Merle Haggard.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $30-$70. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

1/25: Patty Peterson

Jazz Times says this Peterson "stretches her voice to accommodate wrenching emotions and brings it all off with class." The LA Times says she "energizes a room with her high-spirited, big-voiced, take-no-prisoners command of the American Songbook."

She arrives at the helm of the Jazz Women All-Stars with Mary Louise Knutson of the Doc Severinsen Band.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $28.50-$38.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

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