Mack Avenue SuperBand, Rayland Baxter and Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins are in the area this week

Though started by the Mack Avenue label in 2012 to celebrate the annual Detroit Jazz Festival, the magnificently named Mack Avenue SuperBand is an exquisite mosaic of the record company's charges, with each participant in its floating touring ensemble as cool and daring as the next. The edition that hits the Zellerbach Theatre features SuperBand veterans such as smooth, post-bop trumpeter Sean Jones while also welcoming vibraphone great Gary Burton, soul-centric saxophonist Tia Fuller, and the Christian McBride Trio. Yes, one of Philadelphia's favorite jazz sons on the bass guitar tip returns home not so very long after he brought his composition The Movement Revisited to the Merriam Theater. McBride is backed by pianist Christian Sands and drummer Carl Allen, with everyone taking part in the Mack Avenuejam.

- A.D. Amorosi
Mack Avenue Super Band plays Sunday at 7 p.m. at Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. $20-$50. 215-898-3900, annenbergcenter.org.

Rayland Baxter is more than meets the eye. On the surface, he's a 6-foot-5 child of Nashville, Tenn., who ran off to Colorado after college to connect with Mother Nature, write songs, and find himself. Thus was 2012's Feathers & Fishhooks born, a beautiful record full of Americana charm and acoustic country melodies. But with August's Imaginary Man, his promising sophomore, his songwriting shows off more complexity, maturity, and creativity. The new LP harnesses the vibes of bands like Wilco, Fleet Foxes, and My Morning Jacket, reflects the groups he's opened for, like Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, or good friend Kacey Musgraves, and positions him in the solid company of contemporary greats like Sturgill Simpson or Jason Isbell. His genre defiance is something he's proud of, reflected in tracks like the bright, bouncy single "Yellow Eyes," and the moody, sullen drawl of "Young Man."

- Bill Chenevert
Rayland Baxter, with Margaret Glaspy 8 p.m. Saturday at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. $13-$15. 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

My how time flies, even in indie rock. It's been 10 years now since Rilo Kiley split and Jenny Lewis released Rabbit Fur Coat, the former child actress's first (and best) solo album. The collaboration with Leigh and Chandra Watson, the Louisville, Ky., identical twin backup vocalists, found Lewis telling autobiographical tales with melodic flair on crafty, openhearted songs like "You Are What You Love" that have stood up well and serve as a reminder what a terrific, conversational singer Lewis is. Plus, it includes a Traveling Wilburys cover. The anniversary tour offers the added treat of Philadelphia-based singer Katie Crutchfield's Waxahatchee, whose Ivy Tripp was a 2015 standout, and who probably spent a fair share of time listening to Rabbit Fur Coat while growing up in Alabama with her twin sister, Allison.

- Dan DeLuca
Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins with Waxahatchee at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. $40. 215-232-2100, utphilly.com.