Soprano saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom's music lives comfortably in the zone where straight-ahead and experimental jazz meet. Sonically lush and rarely dissonant, her approach is marked by innovative constructs with unexpected turns and has at times included forays into electronics. Her Early Americans Trio, which here visits the swank, recently opened Avalon Lounge, includes two other adventurous musicians and bandleaders, local drummer Bobby Previte and bassist Mark Helias, and won a Grammy for 2018's Early Americans in the Best Surround Sound Album category.
