5pm. Free with museum admission. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St. and JFK Blvd. 215.763.8100. philamuseum.org
AND Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra with Perserverence Jazz Band at Johnny Brenda’s, AND Cults sold out Union Transfer (Craigslist?), AND an acoustic set with A Loss For Words with Koji, JB of Bright & Early and Brian Marquis at the First Unitarian Church Chapel, AND The National Rifle with Waking Lights and Blayer Pointdujour at Milkboy, AND DallasK at the Blockley, AND Swift Technique with Lady and Dr Ruckus at KungFu Necktie.
Saturday, January 14th
Ravi Coltrane Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane—son of jazz greats John and Alice Coltrane—isn’t just getting by on the grounds of his parentage. Although it took him a while to embrace jazz as a calling (he didn’t release his first album as leader until age 32), Coltrane has worked hard to hone his chops, to both critical and popular acclaim. As his straight-ahead bop has slowly morphed into more explorative, free-form jazz, and his tenor sax shares time with a soprano, Coltrane has also become more willing to address his ancestry, through both musical influences and interpretations of songs associated with his parents. On his own, however, Coltrane’s tone is warm, his original compositions are rich and poignant, and his covers of standards are provoking and creative, oftentimes to the point of non-recognition. -Katherine Silkaitis
8pm. $20-$40. Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. 215.898.3900. pennpresents.org
