Jazz Trio to perform in Nocatee

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The Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Library will present the Doug Mathews Jazz Trio Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Nocatee Hall.

Doug Mathews is chairman of the Piano Department at LaVilla School of Arts in Jacksonville, where he has the piano lab and has been an instructor since the school opened in 2000. He is an active performer, who has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Randy Brecker, Bradford Marsalis and Jack Sheldon, among others. He studied under the legendary Rich Matteson and the library's Gerson Yessin. The Trio will consist of Ricky Ravelo on bass and Dennis Marks on drums.

The concert is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6 p.m., concert to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Crosswater Hall is located at 245 Nocatee Way, Ponte Vedra, Fl 32081.