Johnny Mercer, one of American pop music's most renowned lyricists, will be remembered by a corps of jazz stylists at the 10th Annual Sunset Jazz benefit concert from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow on the Great Lawn at La Pietra-Hawaii School for Girls.

Singers Shari Lynn and Jimmy Borges will pay homage to Mercer, who provided lyrics for such tunes as "Hooray for Hollywood," "Autumn Leaves," "Moon River," "Charade," "That Ol' Black Magic" and "Too Marvelous for Words." This would be his centennial year.

"Live music — nothing like it," says Shari Lynn, who said she's been surrounded by greatness for the run of the Sunset Jazz series, with Borges and saxophonist Gabe Baltazar there from the start: "Jimmy is my partner in crime, the First Gentleman of Jazz, the Keeper of the Flame. And Gabe is a monumental player."

The ambience at La Pietra adds to the event's attraction "as the sun sets and the twinkling lights of Waikiki emerge," she adds.

The event also features Fascinatin' Rhythm, with Ray Kaneyama, Steve Jones and Noel Okimoto, and guest appearances by Baltazar, singer Rocky Brown and husband-trumpeter DeShannon Higa of Be Bop Tribal, as well as the 15-member Hawai'i Pacific University Jazz Ensemble.

Tickets are $50 and include dessert and a beverage (wine, soft drink or coffee). Picnic baskets may be brought for sunset dining. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For reservations, call 922-2744. Proceeds will benefit the La Pietra-Hawaii School for Girls.