In the new Philadelphia Weekly:
AGOGIC
Fri., Jan. 7, 8pm. $12. International House, 3701 Chestnut St. 215.895.6546 www.arsnovaworkshop.org
Seattle may still call to mind the flannel-wearing grunge bands of the ’90s. But among the city’s more current ambassadors is trumpeter Cuong Vu, a searching avant-jazzer who recently returned home after a stint as a downtownish New Yorker (and sideman with the Pat Metheny Group, among others). Seattle friend Andrew D’Angelo (alto sax/bass clarinet), now a Brooklyn-based provocateur, joins Vu to give AGOGIC a spirit of purposeful abandon, but also a tender lyricism in spots. The two horns go up against skin-tight, bone-deep, wondrously supple rhythms from electric bassist Luke Bergman and drummer Evan Woodle, local talents who typify the Seattle jazz of today — youthful, resolutely DIY, resistant to easy classification. — David R. Adler
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