Jazz Beat: Candace Evans Quartet, at Zona Rosa Town Center

Every Thursday through August, the Zona Rosa shopping district, in the Northland, hosts an outdoor stage and a jazz band and encourages listeners to bring lawn chairs and blankets. This week, singer and pianist Candace Evans commands the stage by swinging some jazz standards. Evans’ voice is playful and seductively smooth, tinged with a sultry edge. She’s joined by bassist Ricky Anderson; drummer Larry Ruzich; and, for a touch of blues, guitarist Thomas Pender.