An interview with the Alibi's fifth Earwig playlist winner

Quartet reeds the Albuquerque Jazz Festival with original music

James Brown made his mark as the Godfather of Funk, but he apparently led a second and secret life as a composer of contemporary chamber music, specializing in brief, jazz-inflected pieces for saxophone quartets. He often collaborated simultaneously with several other composers—among them, Steve Reich, Johann Sebastian Bach and Duke Ellington.

Bring out Your Dead

Punishment Overdue, Burst Into Flames, Futilitarian and AtoicEv turn you into a newt on Saturday, Feb. 21, at The Compound (all-ages, 3206 San Mateo NE). Cover is $8 at the door. First band’s up at 7:30 p.m. (LM)