MUSIC

Performances This Week

Listings ARIZONA EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY. St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. Tapestry, a four woman vocal ensemble with guest Shira Kammen, harp and vielle, performs Come into my Garden, a program celebrating the Song of Songs, at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 4. Program includes traditional Judaic music, Sephardic melodies, medieval French chants, songs of Hildegard von Bingen, and contemporary compositions. A brief, informal discussion is offered 30 minutes before the concert. Admission is $13, $10 for seniors, and $3 for students.

ARIZONA FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC. The Arizona Friends of Chamber music present their first concert of the season, featuring the Tokyo String Quartet, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 7, at the TCC Leo Rich Theatre, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets are $14, $4 for full-time students, and are available at the TCC box office. Call 577-3769 for reservations and information.

ARTIST SERIES. UA Crowder Hall. Southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. The UA School of Music and Dance presents Ed Reid on trumpet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 5. Tickets are $10 general; $8 UA faculty/staff; $5 students/senior citizens. Call 621-1162 for tickets and information.

FALL CRAWL. 50 local bands take over a dozen stages on Saturday, October 3. Venues include: The Rialto Theatre, Club Congress, Third Stone, Doulbe Zero, Café Sweetwater, Mutts, O'Malley's, Plaza Pub, 7 Black Cats, Aroma Café, The Hut, and Heart Five. Wristbands are $5, available at all venues and Zia Records, 3655 N. Oracle Road. See special supplement in this week's paper for details.

JAZZ IN THE VALLEY. The Tucson Jazz Society and the Greater Oro Valley Arts Council (GOVAC) kick off this week-long series of jazz concerts, workshops, club dates, and jazz in the schools on October 5, with events continuing through October 11. This replaces the Oro Valley Jazz Fest with an expanded schedule of events at venues throughout Oro Valley. The Sheraton El Conquistador Country Club La Vista Restaurant, 10000 N. La Canada Drive, hosts a dinner jazz show featuring the Kate Scott/Tony Heath Quintet, an ensemble performing originals, bebop and Brazilian music from their recent CD Parallel Lives, from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, October 7. Tickets are $10 in advance, available at Beaver's Band Box (7918 N. Oracle Road), and Hear's Music (2508 N. Campbell Ave); tickets are $12 at the door, $10 for TJS members. The Mountain View Country Club at SaddleBrooke, 38759 S. Mountain View Blvd., hosts a concert in the ballroom with Big Swing Face, a seven-piece playing swing jazz of the '40s and '50s, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, October 8. Tickets are $7 in advance, available at the Country Club (818-1000), Beaver's Band Box, and Hear's Music. They're $9 at the door. For more information, call the TJS hotline at 743-3399.

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III. Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Songwriter and performer Loudon Wainwright III performs at 7 :30 p.m. Sunday, October 4. Songwriter and guitarist Karen Capaldi opens the show. All seats are reserved; tickets are $13 and $15, available at Hear's Music, Antigone Books, or charge by phone for a $1 fee per ticket. Tickets will be available at the door only on the day of the show. Call 327-4809 for tickets and information.

OUR TOWN CONCERT SERIES. Tohono Chul Park Performance Garden. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. The Fourth Cavalry Regimental Band performs music form the 1860s-1890s, including quick steps, waltzes, polkas, quadrilles and pop tunes, with uniforms and instruments authentic to the cavalry and town bands of the period, at
7 p.m. Thursday, October 1. Borderlands Klezmer Band shares a variety of Eastern European music including Bulgarian, Russian, Polish, and Yiddish. Cost is $6, $3.50 for members and children 12 and under. Reservations are required. Call 742-6455 for information.

PLAZA SUITE FALL SERIES. St. Philip's Plaza. 4380 N. Campbell Ave. Greg Piccolo and Heavy Juice perform swing and jump blues mixed with pop, hip-hop, and acid jazz from
5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, October 4. Tickets are $10, $5 for TJS members, and discounted for TBS members for this concert only, available only at the door. Call 743-3399 for information. TW


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