If you listen to one jazz concert this year, tonight is your night. Allen Toussaint has put together an ensemble of great players for a show at the legendary Village Vanguard in New York City. WBGO and NPR Music will be there to webcast it live, and there'll even be video.

Toussaint has put together a band that includes my favorite clarinet player (Don Byron), my favorite drummer (Jay Bellerose) and the brilliant guitarist Marc Ribot. These guys play all styles of music, and bring something new to whichever form they explore.

This show isn't just for the jazz fanatic, and Toussaint isn't just known as a jazz musician: Elvis Costello is more likely to pop on stage — as he did last night — than a jazz legend. This show is about the popular side of jazz. There is rich history in the music, but it won't feel like a history lesson: It's jazz from the '20s to the '60s, played brilliantly by an R&B piano player steeped in pop music, with a great ear and a creative soul.

You can read more about Toussaint on NPR's brand-new jazz blog, "A Blog Supreme." There, you'll find video of tonight's concert and share the fun with others listening all around the world. Have a good time — I know I'll be there.