Live Jazz By Keenan & Friends, Saturday

Former Newtown resident Wayne Keenan and his wife Alma regularly spend their summers in Newtown, traveling north when the weather gets too hot in Mexico, where they live the rest of the year.

This year Mr Keenan is celebrating the release of his second album, called Blue-Out. He will be performing, with friends, in Edmond Town Hall’s Alexandria Room on Saturday, August 11, at 7 pm.

“The music [on the new album] is real jazz, as compared to contemporary smooth jazz, the stuff you usually find on the radio these days,” Mr Keenan said. ­Blue-Out offers listeners everything from Latin and bossa nova to swing and even a pair of cover songs. Audiences can expect plenty of the same this weekend.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the town hall’s box office, or reserved by calling 203-270-9525.