Philly
Metheny/Kreisberg
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Pat MethenyTue., May 18, 8pm. $52.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside 215.572.7650 www.keswicktheatre.com The former teen prodigy turned jazz guitar icon has done it all — or so it seemed until Orchestrion, Metheny’s latest for Nonesuch. Recording a suite of new music for fully automated acoustic instruments was the first step. Now Metheny
Wayne Shorter in Philly
Oh, I do wish I could go. The Philadelphia Museum of Art has commissioned Shorter and the quartet to premiere a new work inspired by the museum’s Asian art collection. Details on the flyer below. Click to enlarge or go here for a clearer image.
On Bill Mays
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Bill MaysSat., Apr. 24, 8 & 10pm. $20. Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom St. 215.568.3131 www.chrisjazzcafe.com Bill Mays was once a Hollywood session hand, but he rose to become a fine jazz piano modernist, paying dues with the likes of Bud Shank and Shelly Manne and recently succeeding Bill Charlap in the eminent Phil Woods
Philadelphia haps, cont’d.
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Jean-Michel Pilc Sat., Apr. 17, 8 & 10pm. $20. Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom St. 215.568.3131 www.chrisjazzcafe.com Forget the piano — Jean-Michel Pilc can whistle a better bebop solo than many players could hope to execute on their horns. At the keyboard Pilc can be frightening, a master of the trio idiom who’ll turn an
On Adam Rudolph
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Adam Rudolph’s Moving PicturesFri., Apr. 9, 8pm. $25 ($12.50 members). Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St. 215.925.9914 www.paintedbride.org Adam Rudolph describes the percussion and woodwind implements of his musical world as “membranophones,” “idiophones” and “aerophones.” The rhythmic language of his mammoth Go:Organic Orchestra he calls “cyclic verticalism.” This is heady systematized stuff, thick with
On Christian Scott
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Christian ScottWed., Mar. 31, 7pm. $15 ($13 advance). World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215.222.1400 www.worldcafelive.com Following in the footsteps of New Orleans trumpet mentors Wynton Marsalis and Terence Blanchard, Christian Scott is nonetheless after something of his own. His new Yesterday You Said Tomorrow includes a cover of Thom Yorke’s “The Eraser” among a
Allison Miller/Chris Potter in Philly
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Allison Miller QuartetFri., Mar. 26, 8pm. $12. Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 215.545.4302 www.arsnovaworkshop.org Just after Thanksgiving ’09, drummer Allison Miller played Philly in a trio with saxophonist Ellery Eskelin and organist Erik Deutsch. Her new Boom Tic Boom is a different animal, with fellow Ani DiFranco sideperson Todd Sickafoose on bass and
On Danilo Perez
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Danilo PerezFri., Mar. 19, 8pm. With Somi. $26-$64. Kimmel Center, 260 South Broad St. 215.731.3333 www.kimmelcenter.org Pianist Danilo Perez has blazed a trail from his native Panama to the U.S. and beyond, amassing a lofty body of work with Wayne Shorter’s quartet, Jack DeJohnette, Roy Haynes and many others, to say nothing of his myriad