Ribot, Richards, and Will Bernard set up a nasty three-man Maginot Line, playing curt and ugly guitar phrases.

NEWYORKER: Gravel Pit

No venue is designated for one or another stream: The postbop attack of trumpeter Wallace Roney and his quintet was presented at the same hall as guitarist Marc Ribot's rock- and free-jazz-influenced Ceramic Dog.

WSJ: Winter Jazzfest | The Broad Tent of Jazzfest | By Jim Fusilli