Don’t look for a gremlin when checking out the music of Gizmo at Bohemian Caverns. Instead, expect a 22-year-old bass guitarist from Philadelphia named Kenneth Rodgers, whose parents nicknamed him after a favorite movie, “Gremlins.” The name may be an attention-grabber, but it is the music of this highly talented graduate of Boston’s Berklee School of Music that folks remember after hearing him play.

Upon releasing his debut album, “Red Balloon,” Rodgers noted, “I’ve been struggling what to call my music. … To me, in my heart, I feel like it’s jazz — although we’re not swinging. Some people might say it’s alternative, because I have some pop and some dub-step influences in there, as well. But I feel like I’m just trying to make honest music. Not doing something because it’s in style.”