In the new Philadelphia Weekly:
Mike Boone & Friends/Alex Claffy Trio
Fri., Jan. 14, 9pm. $10. Moonstone Arts Center, 110 S. 13th St. 215.735.9600 www.moonstoneartscenter.org
The Philly jazz scene is reeling from the death of piano great Sid Simmons, not to mention the shuttering of his regular haunt Ortlieb’s Jazzhaus. But bassist and longtime Simmons compatriot Mike Boone is keeping the music alive at sessions around town. He’ll headline this month’s Lucky Old Souls showcase with a quartet, featuring Jim Holton on piano, Vince Turnbull on trumpet/flugelhorn and Rob Henderson on drums. Sharing the bill is another bassist and leader, 18-year-old Alex Claffy, a former student of Boone’s, and like Boone adept on both upright and electric bass. Returning home from his undergraduate studies in New York, Claffy will stir it up with keyboardist Jason Matthews and drummer Douglas Marriner. — David R. Adler
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Thanks, as always, David. 1 minor correction: Vince Turnbull plays trumpet & flugelhorn, not bass.
Right – two bass/bandleaders must have led me to start typing the word “bass” without thinking. Thanks very much for the correction and my apologies for the error.