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.
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Bob Log III / Jim E. Brown / Ecology: HomeStones | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
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Tower (kcmo) / Hi Helga / T.F.F.N.I / Quik Stop | 8:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
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West Philadelphia Orchestra | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Penn Museum - Stoner Courtyard | All Ages |
Lifeguard | 7:00pm | Warehouse on Watts | All Ages |
Death Drive / God Called In Sick / 3tho / Elijah Machina | 8:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Jazz Jam w/ Orrin Evans *CANCELED* | 8:00pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
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Snooper | 6:00pm | Spruce Street Harbor | All Ages |
Jae Skeese / B.A Badd / Focus The Truth / Emi P | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Countdown From Ten / Dumb Waiter / This Temper | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
Os Mutantes / Pinc Louds (Moved to PhilaMOCA) | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
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Dolphin Hyperspace / My Trio | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
(Film) S/HE IS STILL HER/E (The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary) | 7:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
Axioma / Garbage People / Quiet Man | 7:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
SOUND TYPE 2025: Mars Kumari / Alex Smith | 8:00pm | Asian Arts Initiative | All Ages |
Petite Noir / Catherine Moan / emospacebird | 8:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |