SEPT. 20-22

R&B artist Brian McKnight returns to Honolulu with his quartet for a “best of” concert. With hits like 1999’s “Back at One,” his soulful, romantic sound will make for an intimate night.

6:30 and 9 p.m. / Blue Note Hawaii / $55-$85 / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890

SEPT. 22-23

Organist Cameron Carpenter, a crossover sensation, opens the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra season performing the Saint-Saens organ concerto.

7:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 4 p.m. Sept. 23 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $32-$94 / hawaiisymphonyorchestra.org or 946-8742

SEPT. 27

Comedian and musician Creed Bratton, founder of the acclaimed rock group Grass Roots, played a former flower-child with a dark side (who shared the actor’s real name) on “The Office.”

6:30 and 9 p.m. / Blue Note Hawaii / $25-$35 / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890

OCT. 19-20

British rock band Def Leppard nearly sold out its Oct. 20 concert, but plenty of seats remain for an added show on Oct. 19. The group was mega-popular in the ’70s and ’80s and had a chart-topping album this year.

8 p.m. / $65-$157.50 / Blaisdell Arena / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

NOV. 3

Award-winning stage star Mandy Patinkin performs tunes by the likes of Randy Newman, Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin and Rufus Wainwright in his “Diary” concert.

7 p.m. / Hawaii Theatre / $58-$98 ($500 VIP) / hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506

TICKER:

>> Comedian and actor Kevin Hart has filled arenas with his stand-up antics. 7 p.m. Nov. 29-30, Blaisdell Arena; $59.50-$150.50, ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

>> Comedian Tig Notaro, one of Rolling Stone’s “50 best stand-up comics of all time.” 8 p.m. Nov. 30, Hawaii Theatre; $29.50-$49.50, hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506