Maxim Lubarsky salts the edamame at The Mad Monkfish on Sunday, 22 September 2024.

Ehud Ettun and Rafael Barata join in on bass and drums. Respectively!

The booker behind the local live music series Illegally Blind (puts together the Fuzzstival and more), Jason Trefts, is raising money to start a non-profit organization, staffed by brain tumor survivors, “that will provide free short-term care coordination services for people in the Boston, MA area recently diagnosed with a brain tumor.”

The mission of the project hits close to home for Trefts. In his own words, “I was diagnosed with an incurable Astrocytoma at 24 years old. I have spent the decade-plus since navigating chronic disabling conditions while working in the human services field.”

“Astrocytoma” is a type of brain tumor. And while Trefts has been dealing with that, he has also been working in care coordination himself, observing first hand how important the work is. His proposed non-profit would make more of that important work happen for more people. Find out the details and donate at the Still Around Gofundme.

Berklee professor and regular jazz man about town Maxim Lubarsky led his trio through their paces at the tastiest jazz spot in Central Square. The Mad Monkfish. A mix of standards and originals ruled the sleepy Sunday. Have the edamame appetizer portions gotten smaller?

The title is a failed attempt to pun on “Maximum Rock n Roll.” Always a good sign when you have to explain a joke. And what would have been the punchline anyway?

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