The Island Music Guild Hall will be a busy place this weekend, with concerts set for both Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.

Saturday, May 20, the guild presents “Tenor Summit,” an evening of jazz originals and standards, featuring dual tenor saxophonists Hadley Caliman and Rob Scheps, backed by Bill Anschell on piano, Phil Sparks on bass and D’Vonne Lewis on drums.

Sunday, May 21, Island Soundscape Players presents “III. Pacific Rim,” the third of its season concert series entitled “Soundscapes and Earthtones.”

Saxophonist Caliman has played jazz since his early years, growing up on Central Avenue in Los Angeles.

He has studied and performed with a wide range of jazz notables, including Dexter Gordon, Mongo Santamaria, Earl “Fatha” Hines and Carlos Santana.

The Seattle-based performer also taught saxophone at Cornish College of the Arts. He recently retired from that position after 20 years.

While his playing style has been compared to John Coltrane, and what accomplished saxophonist hasn’t been, his tone is said to be “burrier, more softly contoured and piping” than Coltrane’s.

People who attended the opening celebration of the Guild Hall last summer had the pleasure of hearing him perform an impromptu set.

Caliman continues to play in the Seattle area and occasionally, nationally.

Scheps took a more academic route in his musical career, attending the New England Conservatory where he earned a bachelor of music in jazz studies with honors.

Playing tenor and soprano saxophones and flute, he has toured the United States, Europe, Japan and the Caribbean.

As a composer he has written for several musical organizations, including the South Dakota Symphony, Brass Arts Collective and his own big band.

Island Soundscape Players could be called the Kronos Quartet of Bainbridge Island chamber groups, performing music that goes far beyond the classical repertoire written for small ensembles.

Their mission is to “present chamber music concerts on Bainbridge Island that are exciting to listen to and to watch, incorporating works by a variety of composers as well as featuring a variety of instrumental timbres and visual multi-media.”

Sunday’s concert features music by contemporary composers from around the Pacific Rim: China, Japan, Korea, Australia and California.

The concert is part of the Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council’s “Sharing an Ocean: Living on the Pacific Rim” Humanities Inquiry series.

Performing for the concert will be Patricia Strange, violin, Jonathan Graber, violin, Barbara Deppe, cello, Patty Beasley, clarinet, William Trimble, saxophone, Barbara Burzynski, percussion and Susan Bray, vocals.

The works to be performed feature some unusual instrumentation, such as recorded gamelon for Lou Harrison’s “Cornish Lancaran,” and an Australian “whirly” for Sarah Hopkins’ “Reclaiming the Spirit.” A whirly is an aptly-named long tube that is swung in a circular motion to produce various pitches. Don’t try that with a saxophone.

The “Tenor Summit” concert takes place 7 p.m. May 20. Tickets are $16 adults, $10 students. Advance tickets available by phone at (206) 780-6911.

The “III. Pacific Rim” concert takes place 4 p.m. May 21. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 seniors and children under 10. Tickets are available at Vern’s Winslow Drugs and at the door.

Island Music Guild Hall is located at 10598 Valley Rd., Bainbridge Island.