André 3000's flute show and cool jazz

Another week, more great shows! Here are our top concert picks for this weekend in Austin.

Sunday: André 3000 spoils Texas with his local flute treasures

Follow your flute fantasy to ACL Live for a special performance by André 3000 showcasing his November 2023 album, New Blue Sun. The entirely instrumental album describes itself as “a celebratory work in the form of a living, breathing, improvised acoustic organism.”

“When people think of the flute, they think of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but I started playing the native flute and went down a rabbit hole,” André Lauren Benjamin told the Statesman. After OutKast's final tour in 2018, the 49-year-old rapper put down his mic, much to the chagrin of his legion of fans, many of whom consider him the GOAT.

“People may not understand the choices I've made in my career. The choices I make may not be the most popular, but I do things that excite me,” he said.

These days, he says, he discovers new musical discoveries while touring with obscure instruments he finds in thrift stores and often incorporates these treasures into his improvised live shows.

“For me, it's an exploration and a connection to the roots,” said André. “For me, it's cool to go back to the basics, like drums and flute, because they came first. You start with one note and go from there. Playing is a discovery.”

Info: Sudan Archives opens, from $70, acllive.com

Saturday-Sunday: Austin Women in Jazz Festival takes over PBS Soundstage

The Austin Women in Jazz Festival comes to the Austin PBS Pfluger Keller Community Soundstage for its second year showcasing soulful tunes from female trailblazers. Produced by the local Women in Jazz Association, the show spans two days and features performances by Maysa, Chelsey Green, Christie Dashiell and the Pamela Hart Quintet on Saturday. On Sunday evening, Kim Scott, Kyle Turner, Phylicia Raw, Kerry Wilkins and Ange K round out a weekend of unforgettable smooth jazz talent, supported by the City of Austin Department of Economic Development.

Info: $70 and up, womeninjazz.org

Saturday: Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis tribute tames the heat with cool jazz

KUTX Sunday Morning Jazz brings Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis tribute to the Paramount Theater for a special evening honoring the legendary trumpeter's legacy. A two-time SXSW Austin Music Award winner, Lofton has enlivened the underground jazz scene since his pilgrimage from South Carolina to the Lone Star State in 2007. The tribute has been praised for its engaging authenticity and was featured in the New Faces Series at New York's Iridium Jazz Club in 2009 and at the Blanton Museum of Art for their “Birth of Cool” exhibition. In addition to a notable rhythm section, Diego Rivera, UT Austin's director of jazz studies, will join Lofton onstage as John Coltrane to his Davis.Info: From $43, austintheater.org

André 3000's flute show and cool jazz

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Sunday: André 3000 spoils Texas with his local flute treasures

Saturday-Sunday: Austin Women in Jazz Festival takes over PBS Soundstage

Saturday: Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis tribute tames the heat with cool jazz

By Vanessa

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