Expect the band to have its chemistry refined: This is the final half of the tenor saxophonist’s two-week stint. McHenry is an improviser who goes out of his way to dodge a cliché, and he’s built a remarkable outfit—pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer... More >>

Released last year and titled after his new quartet, the composer-saxophonist's first studio album in an unbelievable eight years (on ECM, surprisingly) suggested a set of controlled experiments in carefully calibrated emotional and musical extremes. Oscar Noriega (clarinets), Matt Mitchell... More >>

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. More >>

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? More >>