Jazz notes

Two Saint Mary’s University Jazz Combos, directed by John Paulson and Eric Heukeshoven, will perform at the Westfield Golf Course Lounge Thursday, March 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. The informal event is free, and the public is invited to attend.

A Saint Mary’s University Jazz Workshop Combo, directed by Paulson, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, March 27, at the Winona Arts Center, 228 5th St., for a special slide lecture and jazz presentation on painter Robert Ryman, given by Dr. Vittorio Colaizzi, WSU assistant professor of art history. The combo includes John Kamp, guitar; Zach Hansmann, drums; Ryan Ballanger, alto sax; and Neil Leibundguth, bass. Admission is based on individual donations. For more information, call 453-9959 or visit www.winonaarts.org/events.html.

The John Paulson Trio performs 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Michael’s Restaurant in Rochester, and the John Paulson Quartet performs 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, March 21, at the Starlite Lounge in La Crosse, Wis.

The John Paulson Jazz Quartet will also perform a concert of jazz standards and original works Friday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, Austin, Minn. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens. For information on tickets, go to www.paramounttheatre.org or call 434-0934.

A. Eric Heukeshoven will be featured pianist with the Jeff Clark Trio this weekend in La Crosse and Rochester. The trio will perform today, March 20, from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Waterfront in La Crosse, Wis., and Saturday, March 21, at Michael’s Restaurant in Rochester, Minn. Saxophonist Jeff Clark is known for his hard-hitting interpretations of jazz classics in the tradition of sax legend John Coltrane. There is no cover charge at either venue.