thursday/18
Third Thursdays Live at the CJM. Singer-songwriter Peter Cass, leader of the Plimsouls, an early ’80s alternative rock-pop band. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 6:30- 7:30 p.m. Included with museum admission. www.thecjm.org
sunday/21
David Krakauer Project. “The Big Picture.” Performance of personal arrangements of classic movie soundtracks by jazz-klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer. At SFJazz Center, Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin St., S.F. 4 and 7:30 p.m. $30-$50. www.sfjazz.org