FRIDAY, December 4
8:30PM Snakeoil
Tim Berne – Saxophone
Oscar Noriega – Clarinets
Matt Mitchell – Piano
Ches Smith – Drums
VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION: $15 Suggested Donation

FRIDAY, December 4
8PM PROOFReaders: The Music of Ornette Coleman
Trevor Dunn (bass) Darius Jones (alto sax) Nate Wooley (trumpet) Ryan Sawyer (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, December 5
8PM and 10PM trio-convulsant avec des cordes
Trevor Dunn (bass) Mary Halvorson (guitar) Ches Smith (drums) Secret Quartet: Jennifer Choi, Cornelius Dufallo (violins) Lev Zhurbin (viola) Jeffrey Zeigler (cello)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, December 6
3 PM John Zorn’s Bagatelles: Jamie Saft Trio
Jamie Saft (piano) Brad Jones (bass) Kenny Wollesen (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY December 7– SATURDAY December 19
7:00 PM/8:00 PM/3:00 PM Goldberg
Piano: Igor Levit
Visual Artist: Marina Abramović
Igor Levit interprets J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations in an installation created by seminal artist Marina Abramović.
http://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/Goldberg
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory, Wade Thompson Drill Hall
ADMISSION: $65

TUESDAY, December 8
8PM beyond: a video and sound performance by Ursula Scherrer with MV Carbon and Shelley Hirsch
Ursula Scherrer – live video, MV Carbon – cello, synthesizer, Shelley Hirsch – voice
http://roulette.org/events/beyond-a-video-and-sound-performance-by-ursula-scherrer-with-mv-carbon-and-shelley-hirsch/
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15-$25

THURSDAY, December 10
8PM Interpretations presents AACM50: Wadada Leo Smith // Douglas Ewart & Quasar
http://roulette.org/events/interpretations-presents-aacm50-wadada-leo-smith-douglas-ewart/
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15-$20

FRIDAY, December 11
7 PM Women, Music, Power: a concert by the International Contemporary Ensemble
Music of David Adamcyk & Zosha Di Castri, Natacha Diels, Maria Stankova
http://italianacademy.columbia.edu/event/women-music-power-concert-by-international-contemporary-ensemble

VENUE: The Italian Academy
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, December 15 and WEDNESDAY, December 16
7.30PM and 9.30PM Mary Halvorson Octet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Jon Irabagon – alto saxophone
Ingrid Laubrock – tenor saxophone
Jacob Garchik – trombone
Susan Alcorn – pedal steel guitar
John Hebert – bass
Ches Smith – drums
VENUE: Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15/$10

FRIDAY, December 18
8 PM Ned Rothenberg’s Inner Diaspora Quintet
Ned Rothenberg, woodwinds; Mark Feldman,violin; Erik Friedlander, cello; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion; Jerome Harris, guitar and bass
https://www.facebook.com/events/1010222839029111/

VENUE: Greenwich House Music School

FRIDAY, December 18
8 PM Sylvie Courvoisier, Ikue Mori, Chuck Bettis
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ikue Mori (electronics) Chuck Bettis (electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, December 19
8 PM Music Four Pianos Festival
Ron Stabinsky, Sylvie Courvoisier, Cory Smythe & Craig Taborn
http://www.jackny.org/four-pianos-festival.html
VENUE: Jack
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, December 29 – THURSDAY, December 31
8 PM John Zorn Improv Night—A Stone Benefit
John Zorn (sax) and friends (check with the venue)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, December 30
8:30PM Tom Rainey Trio
Mary Halvorson, guitar; Ingrid Laubrock, tenor saxophone;  Tom Rainey, drums

VENUE: Cornelia Street Cafe
ADMISSION: $10 cover plus $10 minimum