Music
On Dan Peterson
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Daniel Peterson’s Truth & Consequence Octet Thu., Jan. 27, 7pm. Free. Settlement Music School, 416 Queen St. 215.320.2600 www.smsmusic.org Saxophonist/multireedist Daniel Peterson, a 2004 Temple graduate, co-curates the monthly Avant Ascension series at Tritone, and he’s honed his voice in a number of the city’s finer ensembles: Bobby Zankel’s Warriors, Odean Pope’s Saxophone Choir and
On Tom Moon
My feature on Tom Moon, former Philadelphia Inquirer music critic turned saxophonist and recording artist, in today’s … Inquirer.
On Jemeel Moondoc
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
The week on disc (85)
In case you missed the last one… David Binney, Graylen Epicenter (Mythology) Joe Hertenstein/Pascal Niggenkemper/Thomas Heberer, HNH (Clean Feed) Jeremy Pelt, The Talented Mr. Pelt (HighNote) Bill O’Connell, Rhapsody in Blue (Challenge) Matt Bauder, Day In Pictures (Clean Feed) Alex Vittum, Prism: Solo Works for Electro-Acoustic Percussion (Prefecture)
On Mike Boone/Alex Claffy
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
On AGOGIC
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
Six Picks: January 2011
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York, January 2011: Helio Alves, Música (Jazz Legacy) Dan Block Plays the Music of Duke Ellington: From His World to Mine (Miles High) Clayton Brothers, The New Song and Dance (ArtistShare) Gerald Cleaver, Be It As I See It (Fresh Sound) Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz, Accents (Zoho) Eddie
New York @ Night: January 2011
From the January 2011 issue of All About Jazz-New York: — Having won the 2010 Thelonious Monk Competition, vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant was first to appear in the Tribeca Performing Arts Center’s annual “Monk In Motion” finalists’ showcase (Dec. 4). The Miami-born, French-American Salvant has a thing for choice old repertoire — the Bessie Smith vehicles “You’ve Got to Give