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Ab Baars Trio & Ken Vandermark

Fri., April 17, 8 p.m., $12, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., 866-468-7619, arsnovaworkshop.com.


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Published: Apr 14, 2009

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Years ago, putting two tenor players onstage together would inevitably lead to a cutting contest, the saxophonists' equivalent of pistols at dawn. But Dutch reedist Ab Baars and his Chicago counterpart, Ken Vandermark, are seasoned improvisers more interested in spontaneous creation than proving their blowing creds. Baars' tenure in the ICP Orchestra and Vandermark's leadership of the Chicago scene would tend to imply a playfulness from the former and a blustery muscularity from the latter, but their collaboration is more varied and subtle than that.

Fri., April 17, 8 p.m., $12, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., 866-468-7619, arsnovaworkshop.com.

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