No one puts together a musically rewarding variety show like this well-connected Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter, who has played with everyone from Sting to Streisand. In the spirit of “The Ed Sullivan Show,” he emcees an entertaining and enriching program with a parade of guests, this time including opera star Alicia Olatuja (who performed at President Obama’s second inauguration), pianist Julian Waterfall Pollack, violinist Caroline Campbell as well as former Dakota headliners jazz vocalist John Splithoff and Latin-classical-pop guitarist Leo Amuedo. (STAR TRIBUNE)