Bandleader Gerald Wilson heads to Catalina Jazz Club

Maybe it’s a byproduct of bandleader Gerald Wilson having spent much of his career as an educator, but seeing Wilson perform is a little like having an audience with jazz history itself. Now 94, Wilson has been a fixture on the L.A. scene since arriving with the Jimmie Lunceford Band in 1940, and his sense of melody and swing remained undiminished as evidenced by his Grammy-nominated 2011 album “Legacy.� Catalina Jazz Club, 6725 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles. 7:30 p.m. Sun. https://www.catalinajazzclub.com