In the new Philadelphia Weekly:
Jemeel Moondoc Trio
Thu., Jan. 20, 8pm. Free. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. 215.573.3234 www.arsnovaworkshop.org
Many fine if unheralded careers were made during the loft jazz era in New York, spanning the ’70s to the mid-’80s. Jemeel Moondoc, one of the era’s key alto saxophonists, led the seminal group Muntu and continues to expound his ideas with the Jus Grew Orchestra, among other units. In our day, Moondoc’s aesthetic has found a home at New York’s Vision Festival as well as Philly’s Ars Nova Workshop concert series, which is now beginning its second decade. This week ANW presents Moondoc in a trio with bassist Hill Greene, a Jus Grew partner, and drummer Chad Taylor, a younger player who first made his mark with the family of bands known as the Chicago Underground. — David R. Adler
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