This is a good evening for free live jazz (not to be confused with "live free-jazz") in a barroom or beer garden. For the latter, head to Blue Lake and the Mad River Brewery taproom at 6 p.m. for the guitar and vocal stylings of Blue Lotus Jazz, a mellow duo that picks out standards and seven-string serenades (free).
For a more fiery jazz trio, go check out the Opera Alley Cats at the Speakeasy in Eureka from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. (free).