The event will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 for students, those 21 and older, at the door of the event Thursday.
Spera will be playing with his quintet, featuring Bloomington jazz vocalist Janiece Jaffe, Jacobs professor Gary Potter on piano, and Bloomington jazz musicians Dave Brucker on bass and Danny Deckard on drums.
Spera has played in Broadway show orchestras and numerous venues in New York City.
Spera was also a co-founder of the Bloomington Jazz Festival, which is an annual event that has been part of the Bloomington community for more than 30 years.
For the concert at Bear’s Place, the quintet will perform jazz classics by Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter and Duke Ellington.
Next Thursday’s concert series will feature a tribute to Miles Davis by local jazz musicians from the Bloomington community and the Jacobs School of Music.
Alison Graham
