This weekend

I've been out of the blog mode for a few weeks because of the holidays and an in-depth reporting assignment. I have, however, had some enjoyable conversations with Mary Jo Strickland and Phil Clore over at SOJA and singer Laura Coyle about house concerts. More info. coming soon.

There's a lot happening this weekend, and I'll most likely be blogging about one or all of these shows. First up is Jazz at the High tomorrow evening with Gordon Vernick. 5 p.m.; $18. On Saturday, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band comes to Smith's Olde Bar. This isn't completely jazz, and the Dirty Dozen is in Atlanta constantly, but this band always puts on a good show. 8 p.m. $20

Finally, Takana Miyamoto and Christian Tamburr are giving a house concert this Sunday. It's completely booked, so you'll have to beg for a ticket, but Tamburr is also playing at Churchill Grounds on Friday ($10 cover/$10 minimum). I'll certainly have pictures and a write-up of the house show, so stay tuned. In the meantime, make your way to the SOJA Web site to sign up for next month's house show featuring Marcus Printup.

Here's a Miyamoto clip from YouTube: