Doors and windows are being thrown wide, patio furniture pulled out of storage, and flowerpots filled with blooms at cafés, bars, and coffee houses all over the Twin Cities. Live music is making its way outdoors, whether it’s moving out or pouring out of open windows, and much of it is free — no cover, though it’s only polite to dine or have a glass of wine or iced tea.

Saxophonist Irv Williams at Il VescoVino in St. Paul is just one possibility. Find more music at the Riverview Wine Bar, where the Zacc Harris Trio plays every Sunday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Stop by Barbette in Uptown and you might catch the James Buckley Trio.

St. Paul’s Black Dog is a Friday destination; Nathan Hanson of the Fantastic Merlins masterminds a Fantastic Fridays music series. Café Maude remains a favorite hang for fans and musicians on Fridays and Saturdays. I’m hoping that live music will return to Cavé Vin on Xerxes, where Rhonda Laurie sang gypsy jazz earlier this year.

Here’s what to see and hear this weekend and into the coming week:

Friday, May 29: Robert Everest Expedition. Led by the prodigiously skilled Everest on guitar, this world music ensemble plays music from Brazil, West Africa, Cuba, Spain, Venezuela, France, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, and Argentina. Everest has studied jazz guitar in Minneapolis, classical guitar in Portugal, flamenco in Spain, tango in Argentina, and other styles of music in other places. If he takes requests, you might ask for his fresh and swinging arrangement of "On the Street Where You Live." With Mary Louise Knutson on piano, Gus Lindquist on trumpet, Pete Whitman on saxophones, Dan Arlig on bass, Michael Bissonnette on percussion, and Andrew Artz on drums. Hear live music samples and tracks from his CDs. 8 p.m., Dakota ($10). Stick around for the Dakota Late Night All-Stars: John Raymond on trumpet, Chris Thomson on saxophones, Zacc Harris on guitar, Jim Anton on bass, Jay Epstein on drums. 11:30 p.m. ($5).

Friday and Saturday, May 29-30: Ari Hoenig, Gilad Hekselman, Adam Linz. I’ve seen the great drummer Ari Hoenig before, with pianists Jean-Michel Pilc and Kenny Werner, and of course wunderkind bassist Adam Linz (most recently at the Rogue Buddha with George Cartwright), but this may be guitarist Gilad Hekselman’s first trip here — does anyone know for sure? Hekselman is part of the thriving Israeli-NYC jazz scene, as is Omer Klein, who played the St. Paul JCC a couple weeks back. People are talking about this show, especially drummers. Listen to Hoenig and Hekselman on their websites. 9 p.m., Artists’ Quarter ($20).

Monday and Tuesday, June 1-2: Roy Hargrove Quintet. Trumpeter Roy Hargrove comes to the Dakota at least once a year, and he’s worth seeing every time. His tone is sublime, his chops are amazing, his shows always exciting and satisfying. His most recent CD, “Earfood,” topped the jazz charts; Amazon chose it as the #1 Jazz Album of 2008. Here’s a nice intro to that music, with teasers. With Justin Robinson on alto sax, Gerald Clayton on piano, Dwayne Burno on bass, and Montez Coleman on drums. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Dakota ($40/$25).

Pamela keeps a live jazz calendar and blogs about jazz at Bebopified. She throws out the occasional jazz-related tweet. Find more Twin Cities jazz calendars and news online at Jazz Police.