Johnny Winter at Salisbury Beach: The career of Texas-born blues guitarist Johnny Winter has known its share of peaks and valleys. He was signed to Columbia Records in 1969 and has left an enormous footprint in the genre of blues-based rock, working and performing with folks like Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton.

But Winter has also been sidetracked by hard drugs, depression and management problems. Moving past all that proved the toughest challenge of his life, but he’s now been clean for several years, and his guitar licks have benefited. He’ll show off his skills at the Blue Ocean Music Hall on Salisbury Beach on Saturday, Jan. 15.

Winter’s been touring heavily the last few years and has made several stops in northern New England, including a gig at The Stone Church in Newmarket two years ago. The first complete anthology of his work emerged in 2009.

The show begins at 8 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Blue Ocean Music Hall, 4 Oceanfront North, Salisbury, Mass., 978-462-5888, www.blueoceanhall.com. Tickets are $45.

Casino Ballroom announces Deftones: The Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom has announced its first show of 2011. The Deftones will play the venue on Thursday, May 5, along with opening act Dillinger Escape Plan. Tickets go on sale on Friday, Jan. 14.

The Deftones originally formed in 1988 in Sacramento, Calif., and released their debut album, “Adrenaline,” in 1995. They rose to prominence in the hard rock and heavy metal circuits with their second release, “Around the Fur,” in 1997, and followed it up with “White Pony” in 2000.

The band’s latest release was a long time in the making. The Deftones began work on their sixth studio album in 2007 but shelved the effort when original bassist Chi Cheng was injured in a serious car accident. Cheng was replaced by former Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega in 2009, and “Diamond Eyes” came out in 2010.

The 18-plus show begins at 8 p.m. on May 5 at the Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton, 603-929-4100, www.casinoballroom.com. Tickets are $28. —MK

memorial jazz show at UNH: The University of New Hampshire’s Traditional Jazz Series will present its annual Harry Jones Memorial Concert on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Director David Seiler and the Seacoast Big Band will serve up a platter of jazz classics at the Durham campus.

This year’s concert will feature guest composer/arrange George Stone, a music professor at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Stone plays trumpet and piano and has worked with such jazz greats as Maynard Ferguson, Clare Fischer, David Foster, Dave Grusin, Tom Scott, the American Jazz Philharmonic, and The Tonight Show Orchestra with Doc Severinsen. He instructs Cuesta’s Audio Technology Program and teaches music theory and composition.

The concert begins at 8 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Johnson Theatre in the Paul Create Arts Center on the Durham campus. Tickets are $8 for the general public, $6 for students and seniors, available at the Memorial Union Building ticket office. Call 603-862-2290 or visit www.unhmub.com.

Music Hall books Monheit: Seacoast residents can get the romance rolling early on Valentine’s Day weekend by checking out jazz vocalist Jane Monheit at The Music Hall in Portsmouth on Friday, Feb. 11.

The two-time Grammy nominee is touring in support of her 10th album, “Home,” a collection of jazz standards that came out last fall. The disc, which marked the 10th anniversary of Monheit’s recording career, includes cherished songs like “A Shine on Your Shoes,” “Everything I’ve Got Belongs to You,” “Isn’t It a Lovely Day,” and “Look for the Silver Lining.”

Monheit will be joined in Portsmouth by her regular trio, consisting of pianist Michael Kanan, bassist Neal Miner, and drummer Rick Montalbano (her husband).

The show begins at 8 p.m. on Feb. 11 at The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 603-436-2400, www.themusichall.org. Tickets are $42 to $36.

women’s chorus recruiting singers: If your New Year’s resolution was to sing more, Voices from the Heart is now offering a chance to follow through. The Portsmouth-based women’s chorus has 10 openings for new singers in the season beginning Monday, Jan. 17.

Under the direction of Joanna Connolly, Voices from the Heart is a 200-voice chorus that performs multi-cultural music. Now entering its 16th year, the group is planning its fifth CD in 2011, and making a documentary about its Croatian tour. They’re also in the planning stages for their next international tour in the summer of 2012.

The chorus rehearses every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at South Church in Portsmouth. No auditions are required; the 10 openings will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Women interested should call 207-451-9346 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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