Mindi Abair at the Blue Note

Mindi Abair appears at the Blue Note on Wednesday, April 24, at 8 p.m. During her 21-year recording career, saxophonist/ vocalist Mindi Abair has recorded with some of the biggest names in music and built a following among jazz and blues audiences with her soaring melodies and powerhouse style.  You might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol, sitting in with Paul Shaffer on The Late Show with David Letterman and on The Tonight Show, starring Jimmy Fallon, or from tours with Duran Duran or Aerosmith.  As a solo artist, she has consistently topped the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Blues charts.   Blue Note, 1030 Main St., Napa, 1030 Main St., Napa, www.bluenotejazz.com/napa