rashied ali at the blue monk friday & saturday
Rashied Ali, the vigorously creative drummer who served as foil on Coltrane’s “Interstellar Space,” which “The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD” calls Coltrane’s “final masterpiece” constituting “a search for the time beyond time, an uncountable pulse which would represent a pure musical experience not chopped into bars and choruses.” A reputation as a free-jazz firebrand was attached to Ali with that memorable performance, but though he’s continued to work with Coltrane’s compositions and ideas, he’s also established his own identity as musician and bandleader — and it’s by no means all about wild intensity. Read The Oregonian’s Marty Hughley’s preview here. Advance tickets can be bought here.
