by Shaun Brady
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jazz
Tenor saxophonist Jon Irabagon is the jazz equivalent of a double agent — his latest disc, The Observer, is a swinging straight-ahead record stocked with old-school players, but he ventures just as readily into the avant-garde, as with the snarky quartet Mostly Other People Do the Killing. Drummer Mike Pride's belligerent punk-jazz leanings leave no doubt as to which side Irabagon is working for in this configuration. The duo's CD I Don't Hear Nothin' but the Blues (Loyal Label) is a single 47-minute blast of relentless improvisation, and while a hard-bop grounding may shine through, it's pulled, taffy-like, into something far more elastic.
Thu., May 20, 8 p.m., free, Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., arsnovaworkshop.com.


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