Philly
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
New Ghost rescheduled
The show I posted about here was rescheduled on account of the snow. It’s Sat., Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. at The Triumph Brewery, 117 Chestnut St. in Old City, Philadelphia. I don’t believe Ottokar will be appearing.
On Trudy Pitts
My homage to the late organist/pianist Trudy Pitts, in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer.
New Ghost & Ottokar
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: New Ghost & Ottokar Sun., Dec. 26, 9:30pm. $5. Tritone, 1508 South St. 215.545.0475 www.tritonebar.com Elliott Levin, shaggily bearded saxophonist and flutist, is a one-man Philadelphia institution — a creature of ’70s free jazz above all, but compulsively adaptable, playing every room in town with DJs, Balkan bands, performance artists and who knows who. Levin
Dave Holland & Mario Pavone in Philly
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Dave Holland Big Band Sat., Dec. 11, 7 & 9pm. $25. Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St. 215.925.9914 www.paintedbride.org A major force in jazz since his late ’60s apprenticeship with electric-era Miles Davis, bassist Dave Holland has devoted much of the last decade to his fiery quintet. But on What Goes Around (2002) and
On Geri Allen
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Geri Allen & Timeline Sat., Dec. 4, 7:30pm. $32-$38. Kimmel Center, 260 South Broad St. 215.731.3333 www.kimmelcenter.org Hailing from the hard-bop capital of Detroit, pianist Geri Allen has always made a point of stretching jazz’s parameters, from her early work with Steve Coleman and Charlie Haden to her ’90s duo and quartet summits with the
On Michael Formanek
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Michael Formanek Quartet Thu., Oct. 28, 8pm. $12. Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 215.545.4302 www.arsnovaworkshop.org Bassist Michael Formanek, a prof at Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory, got his start with the likes of Art Pepper and Chet Baker and has since played plenty of head-spinning music as a member of Tim Berne’s quartet Bloodcount. With