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Friday, 14 March 2003
Uri Caine
— sponsored by the Philadelphia
Chamber Music Society
—
PA Convention Center Auditorium, 13th & Cherry Sts, Philadelphia — 215.569.8080
Mar 14 (Fri)
— 8 pm — $20
Pianist Uri Caine performed his multiple genre interpretations of Bach's
Goldberg Variations (Winter & Winter
).
Caine creatively combines jazz, classical and other styles; he'll be joined by
Diane Monroe, Barbara Walker, John Swana, Gregory Tardy, Drew
Gress, Cornell Rochester & DJ Olive
in what
was a fun concert!
Uri Caine -
Goldberg Variations - 2 CDs (Winter & Winter) 14 Aug 2000
Led by reed player
Ken Vandermark
and featuring his tunes,
V5's most recent releases are
Acoustic Machine
and
Free Jazz Classics
and the upcoming release
Airports For Light
(all on Atavistic).
Chicago-based reed player
Ken Vandermark
brings his pianoless quintet,
The Vandermark 5, back to Philly.
With a three-horn lineup of trombone (Jeb Bishop) and two reeds (Vandermark and Dave Rempis), plus bassist Kent Kessler and
new drummer Tim Daisy, Vandermark gets a rich sound on his compositions. The tunes feature a potent mixture of composition and improvisation, inside and outside playing, up-tempo tunes and ballads. Vandermark plays in
numerous groups—the Vandermark 5 may be the most fun to watch.
The Vandermark 5 -
Airports of Light (Atavistic 140) Mar 18
Carla Cook
Carla Cook -
Simply Natural (MaxJazz) Oct 1, 2002
Carla Cook is an excellent singer-elegant, soulful and very musical,
whether singing standards, originals or more recent R&B or rock tunes. For example, on her most recent album,
Simply Natural (MaxJazz
),
she sings a beautiful arrangement of Simon & Garfunkel's
"Scarborough Fair." That album, recorded with a piano trio, emphasized her more lyrical side, while her previous album,
Dem Bones (MaxJazz
),
showed off her more "instrumental" side, adding her voice to a trio of trombones.
Sex Mob
Sex Mob is led by slide trumpeter
Steve Bernstein
and on their most recent release,
Sex Mob Does Bond
(Ropeadope
Sex Mob -
Sex Mob Does Bond (Ropeadope) Sept. 18, 2001
Saturday, 5 April 2003
—
Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St, Philadelphia
Apr 5 (Sat)
— 8 pm — $22 (members: $11)
For tonight's visit to the Painted Bride, the New York-based musical group
Sex Mob will be performing
Modern Myth: The Music of
Little Richard,
Duke Ellington and
John Barry and original music based on the writings of
James Ellroy.
),
they combined the New York downtown scene's interest in exploding musical boundaries and
Bernstein's experience as an arranger for movies. The CD was a tribute to
John Barry and his scores for the early
James Bond movies. The music turned out to be more homage than pastiche and had an orchestral
feel—mainly due to guest artist
John Medeski and the large range of sounds he gets on the Hammond organ. The regular
musicians—saxophonist
Briggan Krauss, bassist
Tony Scherr and drummer
Kenny Wollesen—add
their improvisations and skillful playing to the wild reimaginings.
Jessica Lurie Ensemble
On tour for last year's release,
Zipa Buka (Zipa Music), the
Jessica Lurie Ensemble
lands in Mt. Airy tonight. On
Zipa Buka the
Ensemble performs a fun and exciting, high-energy mixture of precision-played jazz,
Balkan odd-metered melodies, blues, free jazz, blues and even rock. For this tour, the ensemble includes guitarist
Khabu Young, bassist
Reuben Radding and drummer
Timothy Ouigley.
In addition to her ensemble, skillful alto saxophonist
Jessica Lurie performs with other groups including the Living Daylights trio and the all-woman Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet. Originally from Seattle, she moved to Brooklyn about a year ago.
Jessica Lurie Ensemble -
Zipa Buka (Zipa) Mar. 1, 2002
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Thursday, 10 April 2003
—
North by Northwest, 7165 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia — 215.748.1000
Apr 10 (Thu)
— 9 pm — $8
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