Tonight at the Velvet Lounge. a rare opportunity to catch two artists active in the Beijing underground experimental music scene: P.K. 14 and Xiao He. Active since 1997, though with only one original member in the current lineup, P.K. 14 is one of the most influential bands in that scene and plays an energetic brand [...]

Twins Jazz hosts an unusually "out" trio tonight: saxophonist Jack Wright (pictured above), percussionist Fabrizio Spera and pianist Alberto Braida. Wright is a minor legend of free improv, and plays D.C. with some regularity, but this trio is new to me. What makes it particularly exciting is the presence of Spera, an improviser who has [...]