Live Music Roundup: Tuesday, June 2
Rye Rye, M.I.A.'s young protege, plays a show at Neumos tonight with Champagne Champagne and Tigerbeat. That starts at 8 p.m. and costs $12.
David Sanborn(pictured) begins a six-day stint at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley tonight for $32.50, and like all Jazz Alley shows, it's all ages.
As much as some jazz snobs like to disparage smooth, crossover, and pop forms of jazz, saxophonist David Sanborn remains a household-name representative of those genres for three decades running without having sold his soul. With his enduringly robust tone, Sanborn stands as a testament to the fact that you don't have to play like Kenny G in order to resonate with listeners on a wide scale. In fact, Sanborn has not only shown dexterity (and integrity) in his ability to play in blues, R&B, pop, and rock settings (as his numerous sideman credits with high-profile acts like Paul Butterfield, David Bowie, and Stevie Wonder demonstrate), but he has also at various points in his career proven that he still has an artistic hunger to throw curveballs at his audience. Case in point: Sanborn's latest album, Here & Gone, his spirited homage to Ray Charles saxophonist and arranger Hank Crawford. SABY REYES-KULKARNI
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