saxophonist/composer Joe Lovano

Harvard swings with “Blue Note Records, Then and Now,” the year-long salute to the label’s extraordinary legacy sponsored by the OFA Jazz Program and Harvard Jazz Bands that includes film screenings and a Jazz Bands concert with special guest artists.

Wednesday, April 11, at 6:30 pm: Blue Note: a Story of Modern Jazz (1997), documentary written and directed by Julian Benedikt; Thursday, April 12, time TBA: ‘Round Midnight (1986), directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square.

“Blue Note Records, Then and Now,” concert featuring the Harvard Jazz Bands (Tom Everett and Mark Olson, conductors) with special guest saxophonist/composer Joe Lovano, and others to be anounced. Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St. Tickets $15; $8 students and seniors, available through the Harvard Box Office, 617.496.2222 (TTY 617.495.1642), www.boxoffice.harvard.edu.