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JAZZ

Greg Osby’s not the shy, retiring type

Jazz saxophonist Greg Osby has never been timid regarding his own artistic vision. So much so, he turned down a job with jazz master Miles Davis in 1987 because he thought it would waste his time. “Miles’ band was little more than a pop band at that point and the music wasn’t very invigorating,” Osby recently told an interviewer in Australia. Osby’s latest CD, “Channel Three,” features him in a sparse trio setting with only bassist Matthew Brewer and drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts providing support. The album bookends several originals (all with names related to television) with two golden oldies: Ornette Coleman’s “Mob Job” in front and Eric Dolphy’s “Miss Ann” in back. Osby and Brewer are joined by drummer Tommy Crane at the Jazz Bakery. (Review, Page 15.)

Channel Three, Jazz Bakery, 3233 Helms Ave., Culver City. 8 and 9:30 p.m. today. $25. (310) 271-9039.

* Also 8 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

FRIDAY

MOVIES

The devil’s domain?

The Cerro Rico silver mines of Bolivia are the workplace for 14-year-old Basilio and 12-year-old Bernardino, brothers who enter the dangerous underworld to help support their family. Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani’s documentary “The Devil’s Miner” chronicles the hardships that face the devout Catholics who check their faith at the door as they enter the mines that, custom holds, are the domain of the devil himself.

“The Devil’s Miner,” unrated, opens Friday at Laemmle’s Fairfax Cinemas, 7907 Beverly Blvd. (at Fairfax Avenue), L.A., (323) 655-4010.

MUSIC

Beethoven back at Phil

The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s “Beethoven Unbound” series, which juxtaposes symphonies by the Viennese master with contemporary works, resumes this weekend and continues through the end of the season in May. Esa-Pekka Salonen will lead Beethoven’s “Leonore” Overture No. 2 (the earlier, more sprawling version of the great “Leonore” Overture No. 3) and the heroic Fifth Symphony. In between these two works will be Lutoslawski’s Symphony No. 4, commissioned by the Philharmonic, which gave the premiere in 1993 under the direction of the composer.

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Friday. $15 to $129, (323) 850-2000, www.laphil.com

* Also 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

THEATER

Opening the ‘Blue Door’

In Tanya Barfield’s world premiere play “Blue Door,” a math professor in personal and professional crisis is confronted by four generations of his ancestors, from slavery to the halls of contemporary academia. Leah C. Gardiner directs the production at South Coast Rep.

“Blue Door,” South Coast Repertory, Julianne Argyros Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Opens 7:45 p.m. Friday. $28 to $58. (714) 708-5555, www.scr.org* Runs 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; ends May 14.

SATURDAY

OUTDOORS

Get ready to reel ‘em in

To get an adrenaline spike from serious trout anglers, all you have to say is “opener.” For the season’s first day Saturday, most hard-core fishermen already have a rod, reel and tackle box stashed in the trunk. A series of storms in the past month has elevated snow levels around fishing lakes and streams in the Eastern Sierra to about 180% above normal. But several days of warm weather have begun to melt the snow, setting the stage for prime fishing conditions. “Everything should be in darned good order for the opener,” says Rob Lusardi of California Trout, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving trout fishing in the state. At some of the higher-elevation lakes near Mammoth Lakes, anglers may have to slosh through snow and ice to get at the fish. Still, conditions are expected to be prime at Crowley Lake, which is one of the most popular fishing lakes in the state. Crowley is expected to draw 7,000 to 8,000 anglers on opening day.

Trout season opening day, Saturday. Road conditions: www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/mtnhwys.

Trout planting schedule: www.dfg.ca.gov/fishplant

MUSIC

Ensemble minus a conductor

Igor Stravinsky described it as “the solar plexus of 20th century music.” Pierre Boulez called it “a superior cabaret.” Either way, Arnold Schoenberg’s “Pierrot lunaire,” composed in 1912, can have a deep effect on an audience. The work is a set of 21 songs for chamber ensemble and sprechgesang voice (a kind of delivery between speech and song). Soprano Jennifer Goltz, a new faculty member at Scripps College, will be the voice with the Inauthentica ensemble. The same musicians plan to record the work in May in a comparatively rare performance without a conductor, like the one planned here.

Inauthentica, Harbeson Hall, Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 8 p.m. Saturday. $10. (626) 585-7216.

DANCE

A Persian sort of ‘Fox’

Don’t expect to see the foxtrot in “Tales of the Fox,” the latest full-evening animal fable from the locally based Avaz International Dance Theatre. Instead, watch for dancing based upon classical Persian idioms and folklore as choreographed by Jamal, the company’s award-winning artistic director and designer. The production is scheduled for one night only at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, a new hangout for foxy and sly-as-a-fox dancegoers.

Avaz International Dance Theatre in “Tales of the Fox.” Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd. 8 p.m. Saturday. $15 (students, seniors, children) to $25. (323) 964-9766.

BOOKS

The other George and Martha

We know about President Clinton’s women on the side. Gennifer Flowers, busty and big-haired. Monica Lewinsky, clever and curvaceous. But what’s President Bush’s type? With whom would he rendezvous? In her new book, “George & Martha,” performance artist and provocateur Karen Finley imagines Bush skulking around with a petulant and prudish Martha Stewart. If you dare, imagine the two stealing away hours at a downtown hotel the night before the Republican convention. Factor in kinky sex, cocaine and, gulp, Osama bin Laden. No one has ever accused Finley, who has smeared gallons of chocolate and honey on herself in the name of art, of working with a subtle palette. This may be her most shocking work yet.

Karen Finley book signing and tea party, L.A. Eyeworks, 7386 Beverly Blvd., 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Free. (323) 931-7795.

SUNDAY

FAMILY

Heading to Southwest

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presents “An American Journey,” an expedition to the Southwest in the 1840s featuring excerpts from Aaron Copeland’s “Appalachian Spring” suite interspersed with stories inspired by the experiences of the young Native American daughter of a fur trader, courtesy of the Autry National Center. Randall Fleischer conducts; Tonantzin Carmelo narrates.

“An American Journey,” Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. 2 p.m. Sunday; pre-concert crafts, dress-up and instrument “petting zoo” at 1 p.m. $8.50 to $14. (213) 622-7001, Ext. 215, www.laco.org

MUSEUMS

The pretty aspects of glass

Glass is often regarded as a functional material rather than as an aesthetic form. In the exhibition “Glass: Material Matters,” more than 100 works reveal how glass can be an exotic and engaging artistic medium. Featuring the works of 64 artists, including Lynda Bengalis, Rem Koolhaas, Dale Chihuly and Renzo Piano, the ubiquitous substance is presented in the form of decorative objects, sculptures and architecture.

“Glass: Material Matters,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. $5 to $9; 17 and younger, free. Opens Sunday. (323) 857-6000

* Hours: Noon to 8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; noon to 9 p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Ends Dec. 10.

WEDNESDAY

THEATER

A ‘Zorba’ to end the season

Reprise! Broadway’s Best ends its 2005-2006 season with “Zorba,” the classic musical by Joseph Stein (book) and John Kander and Fred Ebb (score) about the larger-than-life Greek lover, fighter and philosopher. With Broadway veterans Marc Kudisch, Judy Kaye, Stan Chandler and Camille Saviola.

“Zorba,” UCLA, Freud Playhouse, Westwood. Opens 8 p.m. Wednesday. $70 and $75. (310) 825-2101.

* Runs 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; ends May 14.