Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights In Jazz, which bills itself as “New York’s longest running jazz concert series,” has announced the schedule for its 44th season. The series features four monthly Thursday night concerts taking place at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center of Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, NYC 10010. Each show begins at 8:00 PM.

The season kicks off on February 4 with Highlights In Jazz’s 43rd anniversary gala featuring vocalist Catherine Russell and her band. Sharing the bill are cornetist/trumpeter Warren Vaché and saxophonist-clarinetist Scott Robinson. They’ll be backed by a trio featuring pianist Ted Rosenthal, drummer Alvester Garnett and a surprise guest.

The season’s second concert, on March 3, will be a salute to Paquito D’Rivera, who will be honored as the year’s recipient of the Annual Highlights In Jazz Award, which has been presented every year since 1974. This show will feature D’Rivera performing with his working quintet featuring Argentine trumpeter Diego Urcola, pianist Alex Brown, bassist Zak Brown, and drummer Erik Doob, as well as part of a Clarinet Summit with previous Highlights In Jazz Award recipient Ken Peplowski and reed men Will and Peter Anderson.

The May 12 concert will present seven of the series’ most popular artists, including previous Highlights In Jazz Award Winners guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and trombonist Wycliffe Gordon. The pair will be joined by trumpeter/vocalist Bria Skonberg, guitarist Frank Vignola, bassist/vocalist Nicki Parrott, drummer Alvin Atkinson and, making her first official Highlights In Jazz appearance, vocalist Alexis Cole.

The season concludes on June 16 with Trio Time, a double bill pairing the Dick Hyman Trio and Trio Da Paz. Hyman will be making his 23rd appearance. Filling out the unit will be bassist Jay Leonhart and guitarist Howard Alden. Trio Da Paz, with drummer Duduka Da Fosenca, guitarist Romero Lubambo and bassist Nilson Matta, fills out the program.

For more information, visit Tribeca PAC.