SATURDAY, August 6
8 PM Marcos Campello and Okkyung Lee
A member of a leading Rio de Janeiro free-rock band Chinese Cookie Poets Marcos Campello (guitar) performs with one of the most creative free improvisers in New York Okkyung Lee (cello).

https://www.facebook.com/events/318262955175257/
http://chinesecookiepoets.bandcamp.com/album/danza-cava
VENUE: The Brazilian Endowment for the Arts (240 E 52nd St, New York)
ADMISSION: $10

SATURDAY, August 6
8 PM and 10PM Mary Halvorson Octet
Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet) Jon Irabagon (alto sax) Ingrid Laubrock (tenor sax) Jacob Garchik (trombone) Mary Halvorson (guitar) Susan Alcorn (pedal steel guitar) John Hébert (bass) Ches Smith (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, August 7
10 PM Mary Halvorson and Weasel Walter
Mary Halvorson (guitar) Weasel Walter (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY August 9
8 PM Ritual Day 1: Song for Baridegi (Mother of All Shamans)
Jen Shyu (composition, vocals, gayageum, Taiwanese moon lute, piano) Mat Maneri (viola) Ikue Mori (electronics). Jen Shyu’s residency at the Stone

VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY August 9
10:30 PM Tim Berne, saxophone; Hank Roberts, cello
VENUE: Korzo
ADMISSION: $10+ $10 suggested cover

FRIDAY, August 12
8:30PM Mark Feldman Duos with Sylvie Courvoisier and Chris Otto
Mark Feldman (violin)
Chris Otto (violin)
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
Bagatells by John Zorn
http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2016/08/0505.html
VENUE: The Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $30 per set plus a 1 drink minimum

SATURDAY, August 13
John Zorn: Book of Bagatelles – Erik Friedlander/Michael Nicolas Duo
VENUE: The Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $30 per set plus a 1 drink minimum

SATURDAY, August 13
8 PM Peter Evans & Joe Mcphee
http://issueprojectroom.org/event/peter-evans-joe-mcphee
VENUE: Issue Project Room
ADMISSION: $15 – 12

SATURDAY, August 13
10 PM Ritual Day 5 (Jen Shyu’s residency at the Stone)
Tyshawn Sorey (percussion) Jen Shyu (vocals)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, August 14
7 PM Influences/Confluences: Bauhaus As Seen By Lukas Ligeti
https://nationalsawdust.org/event/classical-lukas-ligeti/
VENUE: National Sawdust
ADMISSION: $20-25

FRIDAY, August 19
8 PM Ned Rothenberg, Josh Abrams, Joe Morris, William Parker, Hamid Drake
Ned Rothenberg (clarinet, bass clarinet, sax) Josh Abrams (bass, zintar) Joe Morris (guitar, bass, banjo, banjouke, fiddle, pocket trumpet) William Parker (bass, dos n’ngoni, zintar, flutes) Hamid Drake (drums, frame drum, percussion, voice)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, August 20
9:00PM & 10:30PM Couvoisier, Feldman, Laubrock and Rainey
Sylvie Couvoisier, piano; Mark Feldman, violin; Ingrid Laubrock, tenor sax; Tom Rainey, drums
VENUE: Cornelia street cafe
ADMISSION: $20 cover includes a drink

SATURDAY, August 20
10 PM Gerald Cleaver, Craig Taborn, Joe Morris, William Parker
Gerald Cleaver (drums) Joe Morris (guitar, bass, banjo, banjouke, fiddle, pocket trumpet) William Parker (bass, dos n’ngoni, zintar, flutes) Craig Taborn (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, August 22
10 PM A Little Night Music | Improvisations
Cory Smythe and Craig Taborn anchor a genre-surfing two-piano program, bridging the worlds of classic and modern jazz with their supremely individual styles. Fellow ICE member and versatile trumpeter Peter Evans joins for a keyboard-brass collaboration.
http://mostlymozart.org/events/international-contemporary-ensemble-night-music
VENUE: Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse (Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: $45

TUESDAY, August 23
8 PM BB&C
Tim Berne (alto sax) Jim Black (drums, other sounds) Nels Cline (electric guitar)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, August 27
8 PM Frode Gjerstad/Steve Swell
Norwegian multi-reed player Frode Gjerstad meets with trombone great Steve Swell.
http://www.andrewdrury.com/calendar.htm
VENUE: Soup & Sound House Concert Series (292 Lefferts Ave., Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $20 suggested donation

SUNDAY, August 28
7:00 PM David Rothenberg, et al

VENUE: Spectrum
ADMISSION: $10-15

SUNDAY, August 28
10 PM Including Words
Ryland Angel (voice) Zeena Parkins (harp) Jorge Roeder (bass) Nels Cline (electro-acoustic guitar). New music/directed improvisation utilizing the love letters from John Cage to Merce Cunningham as text.
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, August 30
7 PM Chiara String Quartet – Bartók By Heart, Part I
https://nationalsawdust.org/event/classical-chiara-string-quartet-bartok-by-heart-part-i/
VENUE: National Sawdust
ADMISSION: $20-25

WEDNESDAY, August 31
7 PM Chiara String Quartet – Bartók By Heart, Part II
https://nationalsawdust.org/event/classical-chiara-string-quartet-bartok-by-heart-part-ii/
VENUE: National Sawdust
ADMISSION: $20-25