Pete Mills Quartet

The Pete Mills Quartet plays Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge on Saturday, October 17, in the Short North Arts District. It's a one-hour set, and the quartet is led by Pete Mills, a saxophonist from Toronto, Canada, whom critics have praised for his virtuosic playing. He's the one at the front of the band, and the rest of the quartet fills out the sound around him.

The show is billed as a 'Power Hour,' which is a specific format: the music runs for exactly one hour, and the doors open half an hour before it starts. It's a concentrated set rather than a long evening, so you're in and out in a relatively short window. If you're coming from across town, that half-hour buffer gives you a little room to settle in before the first note.

Ginger Rabbit is at 17 Buttles Avenue, right in the heart of the Short North, so it's an easy spot to get to if you're already spending your Saturday afternoon in the neighborhood. The music runs from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, with doors opening at 5:00 PM. Tickets are $10.