Three rather diverse shows happening on either side of the Bay on this Tues., Oct. 6. Take a look at the breakdown below.HIROMI: The Trio Project Japan-born jazz fusion pianist Hiromi has improvisational chops she flexes in her project with electric contrabass stroker Anthony Jackson (who’s played sideman to the likes of Al Di Meola, Chick Corea and Dizzy Gillespie) and British drummer Simon Phillips (Toto, Brian Eno, Jeff Beck). Apparently, none of the instruments in their performances are restricted by traditional roles but instead treated like “three pieces of an orchestra” to broaden the sound. The trio was praised by All About Jazz as “one of the most consistently exciting and accomplished bands making music in any genre of music”in its review of 2014 third album, Alive. (Largo Cultural Center, Largo)
Dr. John & the Nite Trippers with Damon Fowler Group Not much more you can say about the big colorful musical personality that is Dr. John, who got spent the early part of his musical tenure working as a session artist (he was counted among the musicians who played in LA’s underappreciated Wrecking Crew) before launching a fruitful, prolific solo career that started in 1968 with first LP Gris-Gris, and has seen him dropping an album almost every year since that puts his mix of voodoo-dark jazz, Creole, R&B, boogie-woogie and rock on full display; the most recent was a tribute album, Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch. This is his first appearance in town since closing last year’s Clearwater Jazz Holiday. (Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
Kylesa with Indian Handcrafts, Inter Arma Plying face-melting, technically adroit metal calling on crust, sludge, stoner, psych and experimental influences, Kylesa hits town behind a brand new seventh LP, Exhausting Fire; first single "Lost and Confused" finds the ethereal intro segueing into heavier riff-raging passages with gang-chorus refrains before coming to a quiet close. While the last three albums focused on friction (Static Tensions), distance (Spiral Shadows) and loss (Ultraviolet), Exhausting Fire is all about rebuilding according to Kylesa’s official statement: “The band was going through hard times; our tour cycle was hard, we were questioning where we were at and we had to rebuild ourselves as a band, push forward and work on our own foundations so as not get stuck.” (State Theatre, St. Petersburg)