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Flautist Jamie Baum loves contrast: Her music fuses classical elements with swing, modern and free jazz. And while interactions with others in her septet can get intellectually complex, Baum's devotion to harmony and melody provides an anchor to ultimately keep things grounded. Her dynamic compositions, with plenty of outlets for spirited improvisation, give everyone in the group a vigorous workout.
Sat., March 31, 8 p.m., $25, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914, www.paintedbride.org.
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As backing musicians for Sigur Ros, the four ladies of amiina traded mostly in understated string parts. On their own, they do so much more. Chimes, trinkets, woodwinds and Theremin coalesce around their gentle guitars and voices, forming tidy four-minute slices of otherworldly ambient-pop. Being lost in their Icelandic dream world is as haunting as it is serene, and although the music seems hushed compared to their former tourmates, it's just as gripping.
Fri., March 30, 7:30 p.m., $15, with Tom Brosseau, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., www.worldcafelive.com.
David Cope isn't much for genre tags; he says he's more a DIY guy. On his MySpace page he asks, "Why ain't DIY a jean-ra?" His music ranges from funk and rock to folk and pop, some pulls from Indian influences, others from Celtic, and others you just aren't sure about. Curious? The only way to catch this tall, 30-year-old Philly native is to get your lucky hands on one of his homemade demos or to see him live (or, of course, on MySpace).
Sat., March 31, 7 p.m., $8, Chestnut Hill Coffee Company, 8620 Germantown Ave.
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After three albums playing Bacall to Chip Taylor's Bogie, Texas fiddler-singer Carrie Rodriguez, 28, branched out with last summer's solo debut, Seven Angels on a Bicycle, which melded country stomps with jazz-flavored balladry. Taylor (Jon Voight's younger brother, case you didn't know), is still very much in the picture, co-producing the disc and writing (or co-writing) half the songs, including the rousing fiddle workout "Never Gonna Be Your Bride" and the noir-ish "Dirty Leather." Touring with her own three-member band, Rodriguez should offer up a compelling blend of smoky and sweet.
Sat., March 31, 7:30 p.m., $10, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0770, www.tinangel.com.
So many of the great Baroque masterpieces were related to Christian themes (Messiah, St. Matthew's Passion, Masses, and on and on), that it's almost jarring to consider a trove of Baroque Hebrew music. The ever-inquisitive folks at Tempesta di Mare will present a concert of long-lost music from 18th-century Dutch and Italian Jewish communities, with a 50-piece ensemble (that's a lot of Baroque musicians!). Maybe Elijah will stop by (it's that time of year).
Sat., March 31, 8:30 p.m., Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St. (also Sun., April 1, in Haverford), 215-755-8776, www.tempestadimare.org.
His memorable moniker and model-pretty looks don't hurt, but 24-year-old Ohio native Gran Bel Fisher has a solid roots-rock foundation to build his ultra-catchy, genre-melding music. His debut album, Full Moon Cigarette, is, eight months after its release, suddenly catching a second wind via Grey's Anatomy, which picked up on the dramatic, romantic "Bound By Love."
Tue., April 3, 7 p.m., $20, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com.
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