Listen up, y’all. October’s about to hit a high note now that Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival is back for its 34th annual edition. Starting Sat., Oct. 8, there will be 40 head-bopping events across 30 days featuring world-renowned artists — and local legends.

That's obviously a lot of in-person shows and virtual concerts to choose from, so we’re riffing on the ones that’ll have the most sax appeal — no matter what you’re into.

If you’re still a local jazz newbie 🎷

If you wanna get those feet moving 👠

Alex Dugdale: Deca Dance | Thurs., Oct. 13 | 9 p.m.| Sea Monster Lounge, 2202 N. 45th St. | $12 | Get all funked up with the festival’s artist-in-residence, a tap-dancing saxophonist who created some ten-piece band arrangements made for cutting a rug at clubs + parties.

If you like to get weird 🥽

Christian Pincock’s Scrambler | Thurs., Oct. 27 | 8 p.m. | Chapel Performance Space, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. | $10+ | Conducting in an improv style called Soundpainting, this trombonist leads his Seattle-based ensemble in unique interpretations of everything from “The Nutcracker” to 80s pop hits.

If you just wanna chill out 🎹

If you think the bigger the band, the better 🎺

Count Basie Orchestra with the Roosevelt High School Jazz Band | Fri., Oct. 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave. | $10+ | One of Seattle’s musical youth institutions gets to open for the legendary, Grammy Award-winning big band orchestra that’s still thriving 30 years after its founder’s death.