One of the most exciting voices on the modern jazz landscape, tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis possesses “one of the fiercest sounds in jazz today,” according to The Guardian. He has released four venturesome albums with his superb quartet, which features pianist Aruán Ortiz, bassist Brad Jones, and drummer Chad Taylor. The group’s intense, fevered navigation of Lewis’ angular yet thoughtful compositions stands in contrast to the punk-jazz explosions of his work with The Messthetics and as a member of Mendoza Hoff Revels, or the ecstatic, socially conscious meditations of his Red Lily Quintet. The four exceptional musicians, each with personalities of their own, create an urgent ensemble sound, moving through a broad palette of sound-colours, rhythms and moods, charged with energy. With a profound sense for lyrical melodies, tonal concision and dynamics, the quartet develop a spirited interplay, reacting to the tiniest atmospheric oscillations on the sound and groove level.
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Bowling For Soup / Simple Plan / 3OH!3 / LOLO | 6:00pm | Mann Center for the Performing Arts | All Ages |
Starberry / Fast Car Slow Car / Gavin Oswald | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
Jail / Protozoan / Bastardcross / Early Grave / Eightball | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Conan / Mares of Thrace | 9:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Truth and Freedom Music Festival | 3:00pm - 11:00pm | Arnolds Family Fun Center | All Ages |
D.R.I. / Paralysis | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Eight / Snoozer / Snake Boy Gang | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Tropa Magica | 7:30pm | Silk City | 21+ |
Stiff Little Fingers / The Attack | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
Luicidal / Terminally Ill / The Hajj Kung Fu Necktie | 8:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
John Moloney Bill Nace Duo / Walnut Brain | 8:00pm | Jerry's on Front | All Ages |
Amble | 8:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Kassa Overall | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Brennan Wedl | 6:00pm | Spruce Street Harbor | All Ages |
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe | 8:00pm | Ardmore Music Hall | 21+ |