Columbus Jazz Orchestra

SOUTHERN THEATRE,

21 E. MAIN ST.

Contact: 614-294-5200, www.jazzartsgroup.org

Details: Last-minute Valentine’s shoppers, take note: Trumpeter Benny Benack III and singer Lena Seikaly will tour the Nat King Cole catalog in honor of the crooner’s 100th birthday. Students can buy half-off tickets at the Southern Theatre box office.

Showtime: 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday

Tickets: $18 to $71

Jazz Lab Big Band

WEIGEL HALL,

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 1866 COLLEGE ROAD

Contact: 614-292-4659

Details: Celebrating the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance, Ohio State University professor Michael Smith will lead a concert of jazz tunes from the era, such as W.C. Handy’s “St. Louis Blues” and Ella Fitzgerald’s version of “A-tisket, A-tasket.”

Showtime: 8 p.m. Monday

Admission: free

J.I.D

SKULLY’S MUSIC-DINER, 1151 N. HIGH ST.

Contact: 614-291-8856, www.skullys.org

Details: Destin Route’s rise took a decade longer than that of many of his peers. The long game paid off for the 28-year-old Atlanta rapper with his recent release “Dicaprio 2.”

Doors open: 7 p.m. Tuesday

Tickets: only $65 and $99 VIP packages remain; $5 surcharge for age 20 and younger