Highlights of the month: Prototype Festival and Sylvie Courvoisier residency at the Stone

WEDNESDAY, January 3
8:30 pm Clone Decay
Kalia Vandever (trombone) Weston Olencki (trombone, electronics) Mary Halvorson (guitar)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, January 5
8pm Shawn Lovato’s Biotic
Ingrid Laubrock – Tenor Saxophone
Shawn Lovato – Bass
Henry Mermer – Drums
VENUE: IBeam
ADMISSION: $10/$15/$20

FRIDAY, January 5 and SATURDAY, January 6
7:30 pm The Little Match Girl Passion
David Lang, composer
Molly Netter, soprano
Kate Maroney, alto
Gene Stenger, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass
VENUE: The Met Fifth Avenue
ADMISSION: Free with Museum admission

MONDAY, January 8
7pm Elliott Sharp, Marco Cappelli, JT Lewis
Elliott Sharp guitar/clarinet, Marco Cappelli guitar, JT Lewis drums
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

January 9 – 14
8pm and 10pm Kris Davis Trio
Kris Davis – Piano
Robert Hurst – Bass
Johnathan Blake – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $40

WEDNESDAY, January 10
8pm Tim Berne, Jeremy Viner, Aliya Ultan, Kate Gentile, Kevin Murray
VENUE: The Record Shop (360 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, January 10
7pm Take Two: Tyshawn Sorey x Max Roach’s Members Don’t Git Weary
Tyshawn Sorey, performing Max Roach’s classic album ‘Members, Don’t Git Weary’
Adam O’Farrill- trumpeter, Mark Shim – saxophone, Sullivan Fortner – piano, Matt Brewer – bass, Fay Victor – vocals
VENUE: Public Records
ADMISSION: $25

January 11-21
7pm /2pm Chornobyldorf: Archeological Opera In Seven Novels
Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko, composers
Opera Aperta

VENUE: La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
ADMISSION: $10-75

FRIDAY, January 12
8pm Tony Malaby’s 60th Birthday Celebration
Tony Malaby – Saxophones, Angelica Sanchez – piano and Wurlitzer, Tom Rainey – drums, Ben Monder – guitar
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

January 12-20
8pm/ 5pm Adoration
A chamber opera by Mary Kouyoumdjian

VENUE: The Loretto Theatre (18 Bleeker St, New York)
ADMISSION: $40-80

SATURDAY, January 13
10:45pm Zoh Amba, Shahzad Ismaily, Jim White, Steve Gunn
part of Winter Jazz Fest
VENUE: Baby’s All Right (146 Broadway, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $65

SUNDAY, January 14
6pm Sirius Quartet
Fung Chern Hwei, violin
Gregor Huebner, violin
Sunjay Jayaram, viola
Jeremy Harman, violoncello
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, January 14
9PM & 10:15PM Tony Malaby Quartet
Tony Malaby, saxophones
Ben Monder, guitar
Angelica Sanchez, piano
Tom Rainey, drums
VENUE: Bar Lunatico
ADMISSION: $10

WEDNESDAY, January 17
8pm Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and friends
VENUE: The Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, January 17
8:30 pm Trio
Tomas Fujiwara (drums) Ole Mathisen (tenor sax) Amir ElSaffar (trumpet)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, January 18
7:30 pm Angélica Negrón & Sophie Parker
Angélica Negrón, music
Sophie Parker, playable sculptures
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

SATURDAY, January 20
8 pm COMPOSERS IN PLAY VII: Shouts Unsung
David Zucchi, saxophones, Adam Sherkin, piano
Program:
Circling Point (2014) by Charlotte Bray
Two Elegies Framing a Shout (1994) by Mark-Anthony Turnage
Noûs (2020) by Philippe Leroux
Dense…Englouti (2012) by Philippe Leroux
Alex Paxton by Alex Paxton
Punch, Revisted (2016) by Adam Sherkin
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute, New York City
ADMISSION: $25-30, students free)

SATURDAY, January 20
8pm Chaser (Record Release) with guests
Chaser: Dominika Em, Chris Welcome, Shayna Dulberger, Oran Canfield; Sexy Thoughts: Kevin Shea ft. Rat Bastard, Netherlands, 1,2,3 (Tim Dahl, Weasel Walter, Matt Nelson)
VENUE: The Broadway (Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: TBD

SATURDAY, January 20
8pm Eclipse Quartet at 20
works by Fred Frith, Ali Can Puskulcu, Kajia Saariaho and a commissioned piece for Kamancheh and String Quartet by Niloufar Shiri.
Sara Parkins violin
Sarah Thornblade violin
Alma Lisa Fernandez viola
Maggie Parkins cello
and guest:
Nioufar Shiri kamancheh/composer
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

TUESDAY, January 23
6pm Pop-Up Concerts
Ian Antonio, Percussion
Josh Modney, Violin
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, January 23
8pm Shelley Hirsch: “And So It Was and Was and WaAAass”
Shelley Hirsch – “Sext Tongs”
Joanna Mattrey and Cleek Schrey on strings, Alice Cohen on keyboards and voice, Ka Baird on piano, and Lindsey Wilson, Dafna Naphtali, and Luisa Muhr on vocals, text and images by Scott Kiernan. Lighting consulting by Eric Muzzy.
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

WEDNESDAY, January 24
8:30 pm duo/trio/quartet
Ikue Mori (electronics) Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Erik Friedlander (cello)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, January 25
8:30 pm Solo
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano, composition)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, January 25
7:30pm Ensemble Connect
Program:
Shorter Terra Incognita
Chen Yi Qi For Flute, Cello, Percussion, And Piano
Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht
VENUE: Paul Hall, The Juilliard School
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, January 25
8pm Improv Nights 2024: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 1)
John Zorn sax
Ned Rothenberg sax
Jim Staley trombone
Michael Nicolas cello
Miles Okazaki guitar
Simon Hanes guitar, bass
Selendis Sebastian, Alexander Johnson vibes
Arturo O’Farrill piano
Anna Abondolo bass
Nava Dunkelman percussion
Kenny Wollesen drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, January 26
8pm Improv Nights 2024: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 2)
John Zorn sax
Jon Irabagon sax
Peter Evans trumpet
Dave Taylor bass, trombone
Erik Friedlander cello
Wendy Eisenberg guitar
Sae Hashimoto vibes, percussion
Brian Marsella piano
Jorge Roeder bass
Henry Fraser bass
David Weinstein electronics
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, January 26 and SATURDAY, January 27
7PM Passio: A Concert for Peace and Healing
Arvo Pärt’s Passio
Enrico Lagasca, Jesus
Haitham Haidar, Pilate
With Evangelist Quartet
Elijah McCormick, soprano
Kate Maroney, alto
Oliver Mercer, tenor
Charles Wesley Evans, bass
VENUE: The Cathedral of St. John The Divine
ADMISSION: $20-$75

SATURDAY, January 27
8pm Improv Nights 2024: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 3)
John Zorn alto sax
Melissa Aldana tenor sax
Kalia Vandever trombone
Dave Douglas trumpet
Micah Thomas piano
Sean Ono Lennon guitar
Josh Modney violin
Jay Campbell cello
Luke Stewart bass
Ikue Mori electronics
Brian Chase drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

SATURDAY, January 27
8:30 pm DUO with Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, January 29
7:30pm Out Music Festival
Chris Williams Quartet
Chris Williams trumpet, elec. / Shara Lunon – voice, elec / Luke Stewart – bass, elec. / Lesley Mok – drums
Ava Mendoza, solo guitar
Dave Burrell & Ellen Christi
Dave Burrell – composition, piano / Ellen Christi – voice
VENUE: Theater for the New City (155 1st Ave., New York)
ADMISSION: TBD

TUESDAY, January 30
7:30pm Out Music Festival
William Parker Project
William Parker – bass / Rob Brown – saxophone / Jason Hwang – violin
TA Thompson Trio
TA Thompson – drums/ Sam Newome – reeds/ Michael Foster – saxophone
VENUE: Theater for the New City (155 1st Ave., New York)
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, January 31
7:30 pm Sandbox Percussion with Conor Hanick
Program to include:
Vivian Fung, (Un)Wandering Souls (world premiere)
Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Lifeline (world premiere)
Christopher Cerrone, Don’t Look Down (NYC premiere)
Samuel Carl Adams, Études, Vol. 1 (NY premiere)
Tyshawn Sorey, For Arthur Jafa (NY premiere)
Andy Akiho, Portal (NY premiere)
VENUE: Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center (92NY)
ADMISSION: from $40

WEDNESDAY, January 31
7:30 PM Fourteen Reveries
Brad Mehldau, Piano
VENUE: Zankel Hall Center Stage
ADMISSION: $135

WEDNESDAY, January 31
8:30 pm Groupchat
James McKain (sax) TJ Borden (cello) Joey Sullivan (drums) Brandon Lopez (bass)

VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20