Terence Blanchard’s in a Brazilian Mood

Trust trumpeter Terence Blanchard to tackle something new.

Besides post-bop modern jazz that is still his core mode, the 34-year-old Blanchard has explored the music of Billie Holiday and written the soundtracks to “Malcolm X” and “Clockers,” both Spike Lee films. Now the trumpeter, who plays Tuesday through Saturday at the Jazz Bakery, has turned his attention to songs from Brazil, and those by singer-songwriter Ivan Lins in particular. Blanchard’s latest album, “The Heart Sings” (Columbia), is composed entirely of songs by Lins.

“I’ve long had a passion for Brazilian music, since I traveled to Rio with Art Blakey in 1986, but I only discovered Ivan about five years ago,” Blanchard says. “He is a true genius.”

On the album, the trumpeter is often heard playing flowing melodies that accompany vocals by Lins. Philip Manuel handles the vocal chores on the current tour.

“I told him not to mimic Ivan, just be musical and sing, go out and have fun,” the trumpeter says. “So he’s stretching, bringing a new element to the band.”

Blanchard says that at the Bakery, he and his quintet--Ed Simon, piano; David Palphus, bass; and Troy Davis, drums--will do material from the new album as well as “stuff from other albums.” Information: (310) 271-9039.

Youth on Tap: Zane Musa, the extraordinary 17-year-old saxophonist who has won two national awards, kicks off a series of Youth Artist Concerts at Catalina Bar & Grill. Musa--of whom one of his teachers, Gordon Brisker, says, “This guy can really play”--appears Sunday, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Also on the schedule is guitarist Anthony Wilson on April 28 and saxophonist Scheila Gonzalez on May 19. Information: (213) 466-2210.

Tribute to Woody: Big bands led by Bill Holman and Bill Perkins plus panel discussions highlight “A Celebration of Woody Herman,” a joint fund-raiser for KLON and the Jazz Bakery. The event will be held Sunday, 3 to 11 p.m., at the Bakery. The event will be spotlighted by the premiere of Holman’s suite “Homage a Woody,” plus appearances by Terry Gibbs and Ruth Price. Information: (310) 271-9039.

Around Town: Singers Jimmy Scott, Mose Allison and Dwight Trible offer their distinctly different styles in Southern California rooms this weekend.

Scott, a veteran whose career started in the ‘50s, is fond of slow, emotion-drenched ballads like “All of Me” and “Dream” (the title of his latest Sire/Blue Horizon album). His pale tenor can be heard tonight through Sunday at Catalina.

Allison, another veteran, plays piano while singing with a mixture of Southern twang and hipster swagger. Appearing tonight and Saturday at the Jazz Bakery and Sunday at Wheeler Hot Springs in Ojai, (805) 646-8131, Allison builds his shows around his wry, witty originals. “I’m interested in songs that have to do with the way we are right now,” he says.

Trible, who sings tonight and Saturday at the World Stage, (213) 293-2451, offers pieces not often heard as vocals, like Nat Adderley’s “The Old Country” and Wayne Shorter’s “Infant Eyes.” “I try to find material that is not run-of-the-mill,” Trible says of his repertoire, which does include the occasional standard. “I have a sense that if I like a song, someone else will feel the same way.”