Hip-hop guru. Rapper/composer Guru was one of the first musicians to try to fuse hip-hop and jazz in his Jazzmatazz CD series, playing with jazz greats such as Roy Ayers, Ramsey Lewis and Branford Marsalis. He’s also half of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr. He performs tonight at the Fox Theatre in Boulder. 1135 13th St. 9 p.m. $20. 303-443-3399.
Fine art photos. Wendi Schneider’s sensual photographs include hand-painted photos, Polaroid transfers and archival pigment prints, work she did between 1987 and 2007. The exhibit is at Denver’s Reed Photo Art Gallery. It ends Saturday. 833 Santa Fe Drive. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. 303-744-7979 or
Thursday. “Last Comic Standing” John Heffron starts a three-night run Thursday at the Comedy Works in Larimer Square. In addition to winning the NBC competition, he recently appeared in the “Real Men of Comedy Tour,” and has two stand-up specials on Comedy Central. 1226 15th St. 8 p.m. 303-595-3637. $18-$28.
