FEMI KUTI & THE POSITIVE FORCE, FEATURING MÁDÉ KUTI, WITH ELEKTRIC VOODOO
The highly influential legacy of Nigeria’s late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti is extended in the music of The Positive Force. The brassy band is led by one of his sons, Femi, 60, and grandsons, Mádé, 26. Together, this father-and-son team creates a propulsive sonic gumbo with songs whose lyrics address the political, social and economic challenges that face Africa in general and Nigeria specifically. It’s a winning combination. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Belly Up, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. $30 general admission; $53 reserved loft seating; must be 21 or older to attend. (858) 481-8140, bellyup.com
Pat Metheny tribute: How big a fan is 20-time Grammy Award-winning jazz great Pat Metheny of San Diego’s Peter Sprague and Leonard Patton? “The (2015) duo album Peter and Leonard made, ‘Dream Walkin’,’ is staggering!” Metheny said in a Union-Tribune interview last year. “It’s on a level of musicianship that is in the top .00001 percent of what it is to be a musician.” His enthusiasm was further demonstrated in March when Metheny performed with fellow guitar ace Sprague, vocal dynamo Patton and Sprague’s band at a private concert in Newport Beach. Just how accomplished these San Diego musicians are will be again demonstrated at tonight’s allages “Sprague Spotlights Metheny” concert at Dizzy’s. It will feature nine Metheny classics, including “Are You Going With Me?” and “Farmer’s Trust,” that have been freshly arranged by Sprague and feature lyrics written by San Diego’s Randy Phillips. Patton and the equally talented Rebecca Jade will share vocal duties at the concert, which celebrates the release of the new two-CD set “Peter Sprague Plays Pat Metheny.” The band’s lineup, as in Newport Beach, also features pianist John Opferkuch, bassist Mackenzie Leighton and drummer Duncan Moore. 8 p.m. today. Dizzy’s at Arias Hall (behind the Musicians Association building), 1717 Morena Blvd.,
Bay Park. $25. dizzysjazz.com
John Fogerty: At 77, John Fogerty is three years younger than Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson, who both turned 80 in the past week. His songbook is nearly as rich, as befits the man who led Creedence Clearwater Revival in the 1960s and early ’70s before launching his solo career in 1973. Fogerty is averaging 18 songs a night on his current tour, including 11 Creedence classics and such solo treats as “Centerfield” and “Old Man Down the Road.” Those two 1985 gems sound just as fresh now as such Fogerty-penned Creedence hits as “Fortunate Son,” “Down on the Corner” and “Proud Mary.” For good measure, Fogerty’s touring band features his sons, Shane and Tyler. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Toyota Grandstand Stage, San Diego County Fair, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar. $35-$75. sdfair.com