The Inbetweens

Thu., Jan. 21, 8 p.m., free, The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., arsnovaworkshop.org.

by Shaun Brady

It used to be that jazz-rock fusions happened from the outside in, but those shotgun weddings have become a thing of the past with younger generations of rock-raised, conservatory-trained musicians whose shuffle-mode brains effortlessly integrate a variety of genres. The Inbetweens are a guitar-bass-drums trio of ex-New England Conservatory students who have doubled as the rhythm section for the Brooklyn Qawwali Party and Philly soul singer Candice Manson. While they've obviously listened hard to the Downtown scene ('80s to '90s Bill Frisell in particular), the Ethiopian jazz inflections betray the influence of fellow Bostonians Either/Orchestra all mixed in with surf guitar, post-rock and dub flourishes.