UltraFaux plays the Kennedy Center’s free Millennium Stage Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of the Kennedy Center)

Kennedy Center has many performances on the Millennium Stage to start off the new year.

Jazz pianist Tim Whalen performs with his musical group the Tim Whalen Septet on Saturday at 6 p.m. The show is a combination of original works and improvised songs.

Listen Local First presents the Funk Ark, a Latin funk and dance music ensemble on Monday at 6 p.m. The group is inspired heavily from the music of the 1960s and 1970s.

Baltimore band UltraFaux performs its original Gypsy Jazz music inspired by guitarist Django Reinhardt on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Columbia music group Puerto Candelaria performs for the first time on the Millennium Stage on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The group’s music focuses on social satire with folk rhythms and Latin jazz beats.

Now in its 17th year, the Millennium Stage is the only place in the United States to offer a free performance every day of the year that is streamed live on the web. A full schedule of Millennium Stage performances for the month of January is online at kennedy-center.org. Unless otherwise noted, performances will take place in the Kennedy Center Grand Foyer and no tickets are required.