Jeans and Jewels Fundraiser: Electric violinist Ken Ford performs, followed by dinner and dancing, to raise money for the "Campaign for Working Families," a nonprofit organization committed to solving urban problems in the Philadelphia region. Drexelbrook Club, 4700 Drexelbrook Dr., Drexel Hill, 8 tonight, $100, 2156-294-8875, www.guiltedcage.com.
G. Calvin Weston: Philly drummer, most famously a member of Ornette Coleman's pioneering avant-funk-jazz ensemble Prime Time, pays tribute to another landmark fusion group. His quartet Treasures of the Spirit will perform the music of John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra. Tritone, 1508 South St., 9 tonight, $7, 215-545-0475, www.tritonebar.com.