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Pattern is Movement, Performing @ Johnny Brenda’s on Saturday

Jazz and more… Where I’ll be and where you should be…

TUESDAY 2/17/09
Chromatic Mysteries (featuring Marshall Allen), Racketshop
Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave.
Chromatic Mysteries is a new project featuring Sun Ra Arkestra maestro Marshall Allen, saxophonist/flutist/poet/Philly icon Elliott Levin, guitarist and Bardo Pond cofounder Michael Gibbons, percussionist Scott Verrastro (a frequent collaborator of Levin’s), and guitarist Edward J.Ricart (of the PRV Trio and Kohoutec). Racketshop, led by trombonist Dan Blacksberg and guitarist Nick Millevoi, is a project that pays tribute to the late “Ëœ80s and early “Ëœ90s music of guitarist Joe Morris.
9 p.m., $10

WEDNESDAY 2/18/09
An amazing night of live music in Philly:

Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Chris’ Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St.
8 p.m., $10 ($5 for students)

Ben Schachter’s re:Trio
TIME, 1315 Sansom St.
9 p.m., FREE

Drake, Dice Raw, MJ Project
Silk City, 435 Spring Garden St.
9 p.m., $10

Avant Ascension: Dan Peterson’s 5 Simple Worlds Trio, Patrick Hughes’s Here Vibe
Tritone, 1508 South St.
Look for a preview of this event on Uwishunu soon.
9:30 p.m., $5

THURSDAY 2/19/09
Ingrid Laubrock / Mary Halvorson / Tom Rainey
The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St.
More information at arsnovaworkshop.com.
8 p.m., FREE

FRIDAY 2/20/09
Sonic Liberation Front, Cicadian Rhythms
Sonic Liberation Front plays ecstasy-inducing Afro-Cuban avant-garde jazz. This show is presented by Sherman Community Arts.
Green Line Cafe, 45th & Locust
7 p.m., $5

SATURDAY 2/21/09
Papertrigger, Pattern Is Movement, Whales And Cops
Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave.
9 p.m., $10

SUNDAY 2/28/09
Sci Fi Philly: White Rocket, Pull, Improvisers For The Abolition Of Wayne Newton
Gojjo Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar, 4540 Baltimore Ave.
This weekly musician-run jazz & experimental music series never disappoints.
9 p.m., $5

Lucky Old Souls is my weekly web radio show”¦ 2 hours of jazz, blues, pop standards, early rock & roll, soul, and more, plus occasional guests from Philly’s music scene. I don’t get too hung up on genre distinctions on the show, and my music picks reflect the same spirit. Listen live every Tuesday from 2-4 P.M. on gtownradio.com, or visit myspace.com/luckyoldsouls for free downloads of past shows.