NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, May 20.
PORT TOWNSEND — Explore the hip sounds of jazz this evening with San Francisco Bay Area jazz duo Leftover Dreams when they take the stage at the Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St.
The show — produced by Toolshed SoundLab — is set to begin at 8 p.m.
Toolshed SoundLab is a music production and recording studio in Port Townsend that presents regional and national touring musicians in an intimate concert setting.
This is the first summer concert of the year at Key City Playhouse, organizers said.
Tickets are $20 and are available online at keycitypublictheatre.org and at the Playhouse Box Office.
For more information, call 360-385-5278.
Leftover Dreams consists of Patrice Haan and Tony Marcus, who sing “gems of the great American songbook with stunning harmonies and burnished accompaniment,” said Luisa K, Key City Public Theatre marketing and sales director.
“Both are veterans of the Port Townsend music scene, appearing most recently as Leftover Dreams at the Centrum VoiceWorks festival in 2013.”
Marcus has played several other jazz festivals at Centrum with Cats & Jammers.
During tonight’s performance, Haan and Marcus will explore a sampling of classic songs by Duke Ellington, the Gershwins and Harold Arlen — all mixed with lesser-known artists such as Bernice Petkere, Ted Fiorito and Ben Oakland.
The numbers range from the up-tempo swing of “Just In Time” to the sultry Latin feel of “Close Your Eyes” and the sentimental sounds of “In a Sentimental Mood.”
Their arrangements of American classics often incorporate additional lyrics and countermelodies of their own devising, Luisa K said.
