Nic France + Andrea Vicari

Hugely versatile drummer France headlines with his brilliant, fusion-edged trio of ex-Loose Tubes guitar star John Parricelli and superb tuba player Oren Marshall. Post-bop pianist Vicari lines up in the early set with her international four-piece, featuring Croatian guitar/harmonica/accordion player Elvis Stanic, Dutch bassist Rico de Jeer, and fiery Bulgarian drummer Hristo Yotsov. Expect lyrical folk themes mingled with deft modern jazz melodies and top notch solos.