David Sanborn to perform Friday, October 18 at The Sheldon for opening of outdoor plaza

Saxophonist David Sanborn is returning to St. Louis next month for a performance at 8:30 p.m. Friday, October 18 at the Sheldon Concert Hall.

The concert will celebrate the opening of the Steward Family Plaza, a plaza, walkway and vertical garden on the west side of The Sheldon.

The plaza, in the works since 2013, connects The Sheldon with the Public Media Commons to the south and Washington Boulevard to the north, and "will serve to welcome Sheldon attendees coming for concerts, art exhibits, education programs and community events," according to a news release.

The plaza's centerpiece is a three-story, 208-foot long vertical garden that runs along the entire west wall of The Sheldon’s Emerson Center building.

Sanborn (pictured) was in St. Louis most recently last month, as his "Double Vision Revisited" tour with pianist bob James and bassist Marcus Miller stopped here for a performance at The Sheldon.

Tickets for Sanborn's October 18 concert (balcony seating only) are $55 for front balcony and $45 for rear balcony, and are on sale now via all MetroTix outlets.