Moment's Notice

In Moment's Notice this week, there's a great mix of landmark performances and down-to-earth jazz gigs. From the percussive project Onilu and Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons to the Luke Carlos O'Reilly Quartet and Webb Thomas & His Superband, you can't miss out.

Heads up: the Exit Zero Jazz Festival is rolling into Cape May, NJ, bringing some of today's greatest jazz talent to the stage. If you're looking for something closer to Philly, then don't fret - V. Shayne Frederick, Nasir Dickerson, Ken Fowser and more are performing in the city this week.

This week, Moment's Notice offers a special collaboration between Kurt Rosenwinkel and Jean-Paul Brodbeck, a performance by saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, a visit from Pheeroan akLaff's Global Mantras Quartet, and more.

This week's Moment's Notice brings myriad options to the table for Philadelphia's jazz listeners, including BADBADNOTGOOD, Red Baraat, Lee Ranaldo & Leila Bordreuil, and more.

This week's Moment's Notice brings us a special new event - the Germantown Jazz Festival. Beyond that, performances from fantastic young artists, such as Zoh Amba, Immanuel Wilkins and Isaiah Collier, will be touching down in other parts of the city.

A pair of experimental-music titans join forces this weekend, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Also in Moment's Notice this week: trumpeter Terell Stafford blows up Notsolatin, and the bright young singer Julia Danielle rolls into Chris' Jazz Cafe.

In Moment's Notice this week: The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis pay homage to Sonny Sharrock, Minas celebrates its 40th anniversary, Marshall Allen basks in a world record, and Jenny Scheinman leads a musical parade.

This week's Moment's Notice brings a monumental four night celebration of Orrin Evans' 50th birthday, alongside performances from Nubya Garcia, Bobby Zankel and his Wonderful Sound 3, Eight Eight Time, and more.

A former prodigy. A legend's progeny. A free-improvising rock star. It's all in the mix this week — and as always, Moment's Notice is here to fill you in.

WRTI's own Josh Lee leads two bands this coming weekend, while Christian McBride brings the funk and Carlos Niño taps into the cosmos.