Jazz Garden Big Band in full flower

He didn’t know it at the time, but when trombonist-composer Dave Eshelman brought his recently formed orchestra into downtown San Jose’s Eulipia Cafe in the fall of 1978, it was the start of something big. The Jazz Garden Big Band turned into one of the Bay Area’s premier large ensembles, a talent-packed aggregation that recorded four acclaimed albums and collaborated with jazz giants Mel Tormé and Joe Henderson. While the band hasn’t performed regularly in years, Eshelman keeps its legacy current by rounding up the illustrious cast for milestone-marking events, like the 40th anniversary concert at Yoshi’s on Monday. For the Yoshi’s show, he’s not only created some new material, he’s taken his pen to some of the ensemble’s signature works. Details: 8 p.m. Monday; Yoshi’s, Oakland; $19; 510-238-9200, www.yoshis.com.

‘Voyage to Vietnam’ back in San Jose

The Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose has welcomed back its successful “Voyage to Vietnam: Celebrating the Tet Festival” exhibition.

The homegrown exhibit — developed over a two-year period by museum and community leaders — opened here in 2015 during Tet, Vietnam’s new year celebration, and has been on a national tour ever since, visiting nine children’s museums.

Visitors to the exhibit are transported to Vietnam, with all of its sights and sounds. The exhibit allows them to role-play at a street market, dress in traditional ao dai clothing, try on a festive lion mask, make rice cakes, ride a Vespa, prepare for a family celebration, even create a digital fireworks display to welcome the new year.

Details: Through May 12; 180 Woz Way, San Jose; admission $15; www.cdm.org.

JAZZGARDEN.COM Jazz educator Dave Eshelman is rounding up the members of his Jazz Garden band for a 40th anniversary concert at Yoshi’s.

CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUM A youngster experiences Vietnamese rural village life as part of the “Voyage to Vietnam” exhibition that has returned to the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.