Jazz

by Shaun Brady

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Published: Jan 14, 2009

Thurston Moore/Mats Gustafsson

A full-blown assault on the notion of genre, as guitarist Moore teams with Swedish saxist Gustafsson, who can more than match the Sonic Youth noisemaker in sheer aural intensity.

Jan. 31, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, arsnovaworkshop.com.

The Rolling Stones' longtime touring saxophonist reinterprets his day job in a jazz setting.

Jan. 31, Chris' Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom St., 215-568-3131, chrisjazzcafe.com; March 20, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org.

The multifaceted trumpeter, who ran his horn through a wah-wah years before Miles did, pays tribute to Davis' acoustic years as part of the Kimmel's series honoring the 50th anniversary of Kind of Blue.

Feb. 7, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org.

Celebrating his return to ECM Records after 25 years, the painterly trumpeter is touring the U.S. for the first time in nearly that long, bringing along his electronically attuned Maarifa Street group.

Feb. 8, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, arsnovaworkshop.com.

Chicago percussion wizard Kahil El'Zabar marks 35 years with his virtuosic multi-culti trio.

Feb. 16, International House.

Saxophonist Loren Stillman's quartet has evolved into an intriguing collective, with four composer-improvisers melding into one unique sound.

Feb, 20, Chris' Jazz Café.

Bass chops and a lilting pop voice, and Dave Letterman of all people called her the coolest person he'd ever had on the show — sounds like crossover success to me.

Feb. 21, Gordon Theater, Rutgers-Camden Campus, Third and Pearl streets, 856-225-2700, rutgerscamdenarts.org.

Trumpeter Herb Robertson, drummer Adrian Valosin and bassist Dave Kaczorowski, playing for what sounds like an undoubtedly good cause.

Feb. 22, Gojjo, 4540 Baltimore Ave., 215-386-1444.

Chris' pays tribute to a batch of new-generation axe-slingers, featuring Adam Rogers and Julian Lage.

Feb. 23-28, Chris' Jazz Café.

Two performances of the late saxophonist's music: Longtime collaborator Marty Ehrlich joins Bobby Zankel's big band at WCL, while trombonist Dan Blacksberg and Shot x Shot perform two of Hemphill's recordings for Black Saint at the Rotunda.

Feb. 26, World Café Life; March 19, Rotunda.

The remarkable, playful drummer performs a set inspired by the poetry of Carl Sandburg.

Feb. 27-28, Montgomery County Community College, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, 215-641-6300, mc3.edu.

The culmination of drummer John Hollenbeck's residency at the Bride, presenting new works for his Large Ensemble and the new 12-piece group of Philly musicians assembled expressly for this project.

Feb. 28 and March 6, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914, paintedbride.org.

Master cellist Erik Friedlander lays down the bow, leading a group inspired by Oscar Pettiford's injury-inaugurated recordings on cello.

March 26, Philadelphia Art Alliance.

The snarky trio has been emphasizing the "Plus" of late, this time adding vocalist Wendy Lewis to the mix.

March 27-28, Chris' Jazz Café.

As part of the Kimmel's Kind of Blue tribute, saxophonist Watson pulls a doubly stressful duty, honoring both John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley.

March 28, Kimmel Center.

For the big 7-0, the legendary label has assembled an all-star septet led by pianist Bill Charlap to re-create many of its classic recordings.

April 3, Kimmel Center.

Two icons of jazz fusion unite.

April 26, Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.

Minimalist innovator Conrad and drony, downright scary guitarist Haino pair off to create what promises to be an intense, hypnotic performance.

April 26, International House.

(s_brady@citypaper.net)

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