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Birdland :
8:30 p.m. May 29
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Sprung from the loins of giants (Long Island's late John and Alice Coltrane), the tenor saxophonist has constructed a jazz identity more Blue Note cool than Impulse! Records hot. Expect his longtime quartet (Luis Perdomo on piano, Drew Gress on bass, and E.J. Strickland on drums) to delve into...
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West 40s
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The Stone :
8:00 p.m. May 31
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Best known as co-founding percussionist of afrotronica band Burkina Electric, the Austria-born drummer makes a rare foray into the jazz zone tonight with a band consisting of Leron Thomas (trumpet), Travis Sullivan (sax), Shoko Nagai (piano), and Evan Lipson (bass). Dig Ligeti's dance of ideas...
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East Village
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Birdland :
11:00 p.m. daily from May 23 until May 26
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Lovano’s blustery sax lines continue to woo audiences in part because even in the most wayward moments, lyricism still defines the action. During a typical solo he chops melodies and reroutes rhythms, but it's logic, not guesswork, that informs the experimentation. This week’s...
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West 40s
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Village Vanguard :
9:00 p.m. daily from May 29 until June 3
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The Argentine composer's new Carrera walks on the eerie side, with the signature idiosyncrasies that mark his work—unexpected swirls, cracked cadences, lush voicings—all enhancing the forlorn ballads that dominate the disc. They're gorgeous in the way that they use the leader's wobbly...
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West Village
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Spike Hill :
8:30 p.m. every Mon.
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This weekly jazz jam at the newly expanded Spike Hill bar in Williamsburg is as raucous as anything else on its stretch of Bedford. But the rotating cast of players is solid, the veggie burger is hot, and really, doesn't that newest Beacon's Closet discovery deserve to be aired out somewhere classy?
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Brooklyn
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The sensuous Smoke Jazz space is enlivened weekly by one of the best in-house acts in town: the Smoke Big Band, a reliable troupe with their own exuberant takes on Basie, Ellington, and more. Dine in with style.
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West 100s
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Jazz Standard :
7:30 p.m. daily from May 23 until May 27
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The poetic pianist is completely established, but he still flashes the moves of an up-and-coming adventurer, here taking the stage with an array of new colleagues for a series of duos and trio one-offs. Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire will bring a nuanced bravado, guitarist Julian Lage offers a...
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Murray Hill
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Tribeca
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Joe's Pub :
9:30 p.m. May 27
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East Village
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Tribeca
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Jazz |
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The Stone :
8:00 p.m. June 1
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East Village
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Tribeca
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Jazz |
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The Stone :
8:00 p.m. June 2
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East Village
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Chelsea
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Family, Jazz |
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Birdland :
11:00 p.m. every Sun.
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West 40s
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Harlem
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Jazz |
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West 100s
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Harlem
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Jazz |
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Harlem
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World, Jazz |
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West 100s
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Jazz |
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West Village
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Jazz |
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The Stone :
9:00 p.m. every Mon.
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East Village
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Jazz |
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Birdland :
5:00 p.m. every Fri.
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West 40s
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Harlem
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Jazz |
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Harlem
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