Topeka ? The fifth annual Topeka Jazz Festival is ready to swing into high gear this weekend.

Thirty-one jazz musicians will perform at the Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth St. Performers include Joe Cartwright, Bill Charlap, Bill Cunliffe, Eldar Djangirov, Tamir Hendelman, Russ Long and Ted Rosenthal, piano; Bob Bowman, John Clayton, Jennifer Leitham, Jay Leonhart, Christoph Luty, Gerald Spaits and Peter Washington, bass; Joe Ascione, Jeff Hamilton, Tom Morgan, Tommy Ruskin, Todd Strait and Kenny Washington, drums; Bucky Pizzarelli and Rod Fleeman, guitar; Dan Barrett and Wycliffe Gordon, trombone; Ken Peplowski and Bob Kindred, tenor sax and clarinet; Jeff Clayton, alto sax; Terell Stafford, Mike Bennett and Danny Jackson, trumpet; and Rebecca Parris and Lynn Roberts, vocals.

Festival hours are from 10:40 a.m. to midnight Saturday; 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday; and 10:45 a.m. to 7:40 p.m. Monday.

The festival will kick off with a free jam session at 4:30 p.m. Friday. On Sunday, a free gospel session will be at 9 a.m. in the Georgia Neese Gray Performance Hall.

Tickets are $25 per session; $90 for a full day on Saturday and Sunday; $70 for a full day on Monday; and $205 for all three days.

For tickets and more information, call the TPAC Box Office, (785) 297-9000.