Chamber orchestra Palaver Strings presents Songbook, a collaborative program featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Chris Patishall. “Songbook” celebrates the rich musical diversity of Sotashe’s home country South Africa, and explores connections between American jazz, South African folk traditions, and European classical music. Music will include traditional folk songs in Zulu, Sepedi, and Xhosa, classical works by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, Michale Moreane, and Bheki Mseleku, and originals by Vuyo Sotashe, in fresh arrangements for vocals, piano, and strings. Palaver Stringspalaverstrings.org