Those wondrous, vaporous, Venusian sounds of the vibraphone never fail to enchant a room. And one of the most noted local masters of this magical instrument is Susan Pascal, who performs regularly at Tula’s. Tonight, she plays with three distinguished musicians: Marc Seales, the professor of jazz piano at the University of Washington, Phil Sparks, a bassist with a deep knowledge of his instrument, and D’Vonne Lewis, a talented young drummer who leads a band, Industrial Revelation, that’s one of the nominees for the 2014 Stranger Genius Award for music. This is a night of local jazz that will reveal the depth of the genre’s history and the beauty of a voluptuous planet. (Tula’s, 2214 Second Ave, tulas.com, 7:30 pm, $15, all ages until 10 pm/21+ after)

Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory...