Ron Horton Sextet

Fri., Dec. 12, 8 p.m., $15, Settlement Music School, 416 Queen St., arsnovaworkshop.com.

by Shaun Brady

Jazz

Too many visionary artists have to wait until after their death to finally receive their due. Andrew Hill managed to just beat that deadline, with a burst of activity and tributes that brought him back to jazz's forefront over the course of a few years prior to his passing in April 2007. The pianist/composer made a triumphant return to Blue Note, the label with which he'd started in the 1960s, for his final album, Time Lines; guitarist Nels Cline released New Monastery, a tribute to Hill's richly layered music; and most importantly, his 1969 session Passing Ships was rescued from the vaults and released 34 years later. When Hill presented a live rendition of the album in 2006 at New York's Merkin Hall, his nonet included trumpeter Ron Horton, who now leads a sextet through the same music as part of Ars Nova Workshop's "Free/Form: Composer Portrait" series (which will also host Cline's project next year).

Fri., Dec. 12, 8 p.m., $15, Settlement Music School, 416 Queen St., arsnovaworkshop.com.