LEWISTON — Pianist-composer Frank Carlberg will be presenting three March concerts honoring some of the most influential artists in jazz.

Two of the concerts take place on a single evening, Thursday, March 3. In a 7 p.m. “Music Salon,” Carlberg presents Bates students and a music faculty colleague, pianist Tom Snow, playing compositions by Billy Strayhorn and Kenny Wheeler.

Following the salon, at 8:30 p.m., Carlberg joins an ensemble supporting Maine drummer and composer Steve Grover in a performance of “The Monk Variations,” a long-form piece that Grover created as a musical setting for poems by Anthony Walton about the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. Walton, Bowdoin College writer-in-residence, will read from his work to begin the event.

Finally, a Carlberg-organized tribute to composer and bandleader Sun Ra takes place at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21. Titled “Space Is The Place/The World of Sun Ra,” the concert features performances by students and faculty in music and dance, supported by lighting and costume design provided by the theater department.

All three concerts take place in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. All are open to the public at no cost but tickets are required, available at batesconcerts.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact olinarts@bates.edu or call 207-786-6135.

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