From Jackson, Mississippi: Labotanica and They, Who Sound present drummer Alvin Fielder in quartet with: David Dove (trombone) Jason Jackson (alto saxophone) Damon Smith (double bass). Fielder has played with The Pluma Davis Sextet, the Sun Ra Arkerstra, the AACM, Improvisational Arts Ensemble with Kidd Jordan, and now at Labotanica, 2316 Elgin St., in Houston, just downstairs from Eldorado Ballroom where Fielder cut his teeth as a young drummer in 1954 while a pharmacy student at Texas Southern University. The party/potluck starts at 2:30pm, music starts at 3:30pm, with a suggested donation of $5-$8
Alvin Fielder potluck TODAY
