In the new Philadelphia Weekly:
Bobby Zankel’s Wonderful Sound 4
Fri., Oct. 8, 9pm. $10 ($8 advance). With Thri. Moonstone Arts Center, 110 S. 13th St. 215.735.9600 www.moonstoneartscenter.org
Brooklynite Bobby Zankel has called Philly home since 1975, and he’s a chief reason the city should take pride in its jazz scene. He’s not only a fire-spitting alto saxophonist, with a precise yet mercurial style that defies categories (his credits range from Cecil Taylor to the Dells). He’s also a composer with a rhythmically charged, somewhat abstract vocabulary honed over the years with the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound — a big band and de facto training program for many of Philly’s jazz up-and-comers. This week’s gig is an opportunity to hear Zankel scale down to a quartet and let that alto sax roam free. He’ll mix it up with the Warriors rhythm section: pianist Tom Lawton, bassist Anthony Tidd (formerly of Steve Coleman’s Five Elements) and drummer Craig McIver. — David R. Adler
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