Picks of the week
Rock picks
Tonight: Patty Griffin is at the Orpheum; Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds perform at the Citi Wang Theatre; Bettye LaVette is at Scullers tonight and tomorrow; Guster plays at the Opera House with Mason Jennings (tomorrow as well); Humanwine is at the Paradise with Aberdeen City; the Tragically Hip plays Avalon; Chris Trapper performs at the Natick Center for the Arts; John Vanderslice plays upstairs at the Middle East; Haunt celebrates a CD release at the Lizard Lounge. Tomorrow: Junior Brown plays Johnny D's; Ozomatli is at the Paradise with Outernational; Kristin Hersh is at the Regent Theatre; Loreena McKennitt performs at Citi Wang Theatre; Eclectic Collective throws a CD release party at Harpers Ferry; Salif Keita performs at the Somerville Theatre.
Jazz picks
Tonight: African-German chanteuse Lyambiko and her band open a two-night stand at the Real Deal Jazz Club. Tomorrow: Boston's official "Jazz Week" begins (see right) with an all-star benefit for New Orleans Habitat Musician's Village, featuring drummer Max Weinberg, with Phil Wilson's Rainbow Band, Henri Smith and Nat Simpkins, and the reunion of Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet, at the Berklee Performance Center. The Makanda Project celebrates the late underrated saxophonist/composer Makanda Ken McIntyre, with Salim Washington, Charlie Kohlhase, John Lockwood, and Yoron Israel among others, at Newton South High School. Wednesday: Dazzling guitarist Ben Monder, a regular with Lee Konitz and Paul Motian, appears with his trio at Johnny D's. Thursday: Israel-born bassist Avishai Cohen, favored sideman of everyone from Chick Corea to Alicia Keys, appears with his trio at the Regattabar. Bebop alto saxophone master Frank Morgan is at Scullers.
