Oops, this is late. In the current Philadelphia Weekly:
Fri., Jan. 8, 9pm. $10 ($8 advance). With Alfie Pollitt. Moonstone Arts Center, 110 S. 13th St. 215.735.9600 www.moonstoneartscenter.org
The Lucky Old Souls concert series strides into 2010 with a promising duo set by guitarist Ben O’Neill and vibraphonist Tony Miceli, plus solo piano from Alfie Pollitt. Miceli is Philly’s best-kept secret on vibraphone, very arguably a world contender, with a command of the bop-to-modern continuum and a strong presence in such local groups as Monkadelphia and the Philly 5. O’Neill, nicknamed “Bananas,” is a recent UArts graduate with a busy career in gospel (Tye Tribbett), R&B (Musiq, Bilal) and rock (the MLMs), but he’s jazz enough to join Miceli in breaking down the formidable Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn song catalog. — David R. Adler
Ben Perowsky Quartet
Fri., Jan. 8, 8pm. $10. Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 215.545.4302 www.arsnovaworkshop.com
Drummer Ben Perowsky has made a career of being resolutely nomadic, giving his all to the electric fusion of Mike Stern, the piano trio jazz of Uri Caine and Misha Mengelberg, the postmodern insurgencies of John Zorn and the arty singer-songwriter musings of Elysian Fields and Joan as Police Woman. Perowsky also heads up the ambient-groovy Moodswing Orchestra and boasts such quality solo discs as Camp Songs. His latest, Esopus Opus, combines originals with items by Hendrix, the Beatles and Brazilian icons Hermeto Pascoal and Jacob do Bandolim, voiced adeptly for reeds (Chris Speed), accordion (Ted Reichman), bass (Drew Gress) and drums. Trevor Dunn subs for Gress this week. — David R. Adler
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