DCist previews tomorrow night’s concert by three of the most influential women in jazz: pianist Geri Allen, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and bassist Esperanza Spalding.

Only on rare occasions do we come across artists who attain the rarefied heights of pop stardom, only to abandon that path in order to satisfy the inner muse — someone, who, after basking in the limelight, finds a niche which allows the pursuit of a multifaceted career that is free from the fickle nature of celebrity and pop culture. Patrice Rushen, whose pop career peaked in the early 1980s, is one such musician.