The Historic Paramount Theatre is jazzing things up this weekend with the fourth annual Paramount Jazz concert.

After last year’s show nearly sold out, Austin High School Band Director Bradley Mariska decided to make the jump to two performances for this year’s annual Paramount Jazz concert on Sunday. Both shows will feature a faculty combination and guest artist, trombone soloist Scott Agster from McNally Smith College of Music, as well as all three of the AHS jazz ensembles: Jazz One, Packer Jazz, and this year’s newest jazz ensemble, Scarlet Jazz.

Special ensembles joining this year’s concert include the Ellis Middle School Jazz Band, which will perform at the 2 p.m. matinee, and the AHS Vocal Jazz Ensemble, which will sing at the 6 p.m. performance.

Although the show will focus largely on jazz, the bands’ repertoire won’t be limited in terms of style, with set lists including pop anthems like Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are,” as well as jazz ballads like “When I Fall In Love.”

Mariska is excited for the fourth year of the show.

“As the fourth annual event, we continue to grow as a department and also learn about the types of music audiences want to hear,” he wrote in an email. “We have filled this year’s concert not only with jazz classics but also some tunes by familiar artists like The Beatles, Steppenwolf, and Billy Joel. There’s even an Adele song that will be performed by our vocal soloist, senior Ashley Harrington.”

With Paramount Jazz coinciding with Valentine’s Day this year, Mariska and his colleagues took the opportunity to put audiences “in the mood.”

And make no mistake, if this year’s show is anything like the previous three editions, it’s sure to turn even the most distant cynic into a hopeless romantic, however briefly. Mariska hopes audience members leave with an appreciation for the time the students invested in the show, as well as their level of professionalism.

“This isn’t just any old high school band concert,” Mariska wrote. “It’s truly a special event on a special day.”

He said the concert will feature a guest artist or ensemble again next year but won’t announce anything until after this year’s event.

Adult tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door; student tickets are $5. Grab them online at austinareaarts.org or at the Austin ArtWorks Center, 300 N Main St., open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All tickets are good for either the 2 p.m. or the 6 p.m. show and are general seating. The show is open to all ages. For more information, visit: austinareaarts.org/events.

“This is the perfect ‘first’ concert for folks who maybe haven’t been to one of our performances before,” Mariska wrote. “It’s high-energy, fast-paced, and easy on the ears. We have designed this program to be accessible to everyone, even people who think they don’t like jazz.”