Highlights of the month:
Long Play Festival 2025 (May 2-4)
Ned Rothenberg (May 14-17) and Fred Frith (May 21-23) residencies at the Stone

THURSDAY, May 1
7 PM New Latin American Music for Solo Piano
Joel Sachs, piano
Roberto Sierra written for Sachs, a work inspired by flamenco from the late Venezuelan composer Paul Desenne, a now-classic piece by Tania León based on the music of her youth in Cuba, and the premiere of a new piece composed for Sachs by Mexican singer/composer Diana Syrse.
VENUE: Italian Academy
ADMISSION: free

THURSDAY, May 1
7:30 PM Ensemble Connect
Program:
Huang Ruo, Drama Theatre Ii: Shifting Shades
Kevin Puts, Seven Seascapes
Janáček, String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
VENUE: Paul Hall, The Juilliard School
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, May 1
7:30 PM Attacca Quartet
Program:
Gabriela Ortiz, Mujer Ángel
Paul Wiancko, Lift
Gabriela Ortiz, Altar De Muertos
Performers:
Attacca Quartet
Amy Schroeder, Violin
Domenic Salerni, Violin
Nathan Schram, Viola
Andrew Yee, Cello
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $45

FRIDAY, May 2
7:30PM Carla Bley’s Escalator Over the Hill
Escalator Over the Hill
Music by Carla Bley
Words by Paul Haines
The New School Studio Orchestra & Vocal Ensemble
Keller Coker, Music Director and Conductor
Aubrey Johnson, Vocalist Conductor
with –
Steve Cardenas, guitar
Dirk Freymuth, electric sitar and shruti box
Arturo O’Farrill, piano
Matt Wilson, percussion
VENUE: Tishman Auditorium, The New School
ADMISSION: free

FRIDAY, May 2
8 pm Long Play Festival 2025: Henry Threadgill and Peter Evans
Henry Threadgill’s Listen Ship
Maya Keren and Rahul Carlberg, guitarists Brandon Ross (soprano), Bill Frisell (acoustic), Gregg Belisle-Chi (acoustic), and Miles Okazaki (acoustic), bass guitarists Stomu Takeishi and Jerome Harris, and Henry Threadgill, conductor
Peter Evans’s Being & Becoming
Peter Evans (trumpets, compositions), Joel Ross (vibraphone, synth), Nick Joz (bass, bass synth), and Tyshawn Sorey (drums, percussion)
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: Long Play Festival pass

FRIDAY, May 2
8pm Sirius Quartet
Josh Henderson, violin
Gregor Huebner, violin
Sunjay Jayaram, viola
Jeremy Harman, violoncello
VENUE: Barbès
ADMISSION: $20

MAY 2-24
Salome
Richard Strauss, Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Elza Van Den Heever, Salome
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: from $37

SATURDAY, May 3
12pm Anthony Braxton’s Composition No. 19
Braxton’s Composition No. 19 is a processional performance for 100 Tubas
VENUE: Fort Greene Park
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, May 3
1:30 pm Long Play Festival 2025
1:30pm – Mary Halvorson & Bill Frisell duo
4:00pm – Nico Muhly The Street performed by Stef Van Vynckt
6:00pm – Ringdown (Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan)
8:30pm – Moritz von Oswald Presents: Silencio
10:30pm – Dave King Trucking Company
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: Long Play Festival pass

SATURDAY, May 3
5pm Leonid Hrabovsky: A 90th Anniversary Celebration
Program:
(all works by Leonid Hrabovsky)
Keepsake for Elissa (1988)
Forrest Eimold, piano
Trio for violin, double bass and piano (1964)
Andrii Didorenko, violin
Marguerite Cox, bass
Pavlo Gintov, piano
Hlas 1 (1990)
Clara Cho, cello
EQVIN (2019)
Alexander Yakub, violin
Forrest Eimold, piano
VENUE: Shevchenko Scientific Society (63 4th Ave, New York)
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, May 3
8PM Eyal Maoz
Eyal Maoz – guitar;
Frank London – trumpet;
Fima Ephron – bass
Yuval Lion – drums
VENUE: Barbès
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, May 3
8:30 pm Quartet
Fay Victor (voice, comp) Karen Borca (bassoon) Lester St. Louis (cello) Reggie Nicholson (drums)
VENUE: The Stone

ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, May 4
8pm Terry Riley 90th Birthday Tribute
with Bang on a Can All-Stars, Gyan Riley, and Special Guests
premiere of a new version of Riley’s A Rainbow in Curved Air, arranged by Gyan Riley
In C performed by an All-Star cast
VENUE: Pioneer Works
ADMISSION: Long Play Festival pass

SUNDAY, May 4
8:30pm Ghost Ensemble & Catherine Lamb
Sky Macklay: It has come to my attention that I have a sexy voice (2023)
Ben Richter: Wind People (2016)
Catherine Lamb: interius/exterius (2022)
VENUE: Scholes Street Studio (375 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, May 6
6 pm Jack Quartet: Escape Rites By Austin Wulliman
Repertoire:
Austin Wulliman, Escape Rites (2024) New York Premiere
Austin Wulliman, The Late Edition (2024)
Austin Wulliman, Lost One (2024)
JACK Quartet
VENUE: Miller Theatre
ADMISSION: free

TUESDAY, May 6
6:30pm In-Store Performance Series
6:30pm Spirit Clarinet Orchestra: Dr. Paul Austerlitz / James Elmore Iii / Stephen Gauci / Ras Moshe / Randolph Murphy / Fred Rosenberg / Don Slatoff / Zisl Slepovitch / David Stokes
7:30: Gian Perez – Guitar / Kyle Jessen – Sax / Phill Smith – Drums
8:30: Patrick Brennan’s Sketchbook Series #9: Bob Holman – Poetry / On Ka’a Davis – Guitar / Dafna Naphtali – Electronics / Sara Schoenbeck – Bassoon / Patrick Brennan – Alto Sax
9:30: Ben Goldberg – Clarinet / Michael Coleman – Keyboard / Hamir Atwal – Drums
VENUE: DMG
ADMISSION: free/donations

May 6 – 11
8pm and 10pm Julian Lage Trio
Julian Lage – Guitar
Jorge Roeder – Bass
Joey Baron – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $43

WEDNESDAY, May 7
7 pm free dimensions
trio is:
devin brajha waldman – alto saxophone
dj magik clowns – bass, etc.
dan kurfirst – drums, electronics, composition
parachute quartet:
gideon forbes – sax
mara rosenbloom – eji keyboard
evan crane – bass
leonid galaganov – drums, percussion, composition
VENUE: Nublu Classic
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, May 7
8pm Distant Pairs: Madison Greenstone & Anton Saenko
Labyrinth of Gazes, a kinetic sound installation
Madison Greenstone, clarinet
Anton Saenko, installation
VENUE: ISSUE Project Room streaming
ADMISSION: Free

WEDNESDAY, May 7
9pm Spontaneous Resonance
Ayako Kanda – Voice
Anthony Coleman – Piano
Evan Palmer – Bass
Ken Kobayashi – Drums
VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION: $20

May 7-10
7:30pm Who Turns Out the Light
Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion
featuring Ringdown
Directed by Mark DeChiazza
VENUE: BAM Fisher
ADMISSION: $35

THURSDAY, May 8
6:30pm Roulette 2025 Gala honoring Anthony Braxton
performances by Mark Dresser, James Fei, Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Darius Jones, Ingrid Laubrock, Steve Lehman, Nicole Mitchell, Jessica Pavone, Tomeka Reid, and Aaron Siegel
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $125-1000

THURSDAY, May 8
7:30PM Mannes Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert
Performers: Julian Dippolito, Chris Fung, Xueyi Fang, Zhihuiying Guo , Shiwei Yan, Elijah Shina,Zitong Wang , Matthew Magocsi , Clara Chao
Program:
Aliayta Foon-Dancoes “Lighten Up” (2024) for percussion quartet w/lights.
Thomas Meadowcroft “Home Organs” (2000) for percussion sextet.
Luigi Nono “Con Luigi Dallapiccola” (1979) for percussion sextet and live electronics.
VENUE: Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall (55 West 13th Street)
ADMISSION: free

FRIDAY, May 9
8pm Ayako Kanda & Elliott Sharp
Ayako Kanda, voice
Elliott Sharp, guitar and other instruments
VENUE: Mayday Space (176 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $20 suggested donation, includes soup

SATURDAY, May 10
7pm Joy Guidry, SCRAAATCH, MAYSUN in Quartet
Joy Guidry, SCRAATCH, and MAYSUN join together for an experimental quartet performance, following an opening set by Myles Ortiz-Green. This performance will be rooted in Black experimentalism, Afrofuturism, and technology.
VENUE: Fridman Gallery
ADMISSION: $25

SATURDAY, May 10
8pm Distant Pairs Live In Nyc With Eden Girma, Madison Greenstone & Suzanne Thorpe
Eden Girma, voice, instruments
Madison Greenstone, clarinet
Suzanne Thorpe, electroacoustic flutis, sound art
VENUE: ISSUE Project Room
ADMISSION: $15 – 10

SUNDAY, May 11
4 pm Agnese Toniutti
Agnese Toniutti, piano
VENUE: Blank Forms
ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, May 12
6 pm Jeong Lim Yang Zodiac Suite: Reassured
Mary Lou Williams’s Zodiac Suite (1945)
Jeong Lim Yang on bass
Santiago Leibson on piano
Tom Rainey on drums
VENUE: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
ADMISSION: free

MAY 12 – JUN 7
Antony and Cleopatra
An opera by John Adams
John Adams, Conductor
Julia Bullock, Cleopatra
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: from $35

WEDNESDAY, May 14
8:30 pm TRIO
Ikue Mori (electronics) Ned Rothenberg (alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi) Billy Martin (percussion)
VENUE: The Stone

ADMISSION: $20

May 14-17
7:30pm Sō Percussion
with Helado Negro and Kate Stables (This Is the Kit)
Original songs and new arrangements
VENUE: BAM Fisher
ADMISSION: $35

THURSDAY, May 15
7:30 PM The Knights
Program:
Christina Courtin / Alex Sopp, Pretty Pea In The Blue
Reena Esmail, The History Of Red (Ny Premiere)
Christina Courtin, Rhapsody On Being Giant Proof (World Premiere)
Dvořák, Serenade For Strings
Performers:
The Knights
Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director and Violin
Eric Jacobsen, Artistic Director
Kathryn Mueller, Soprano
Christina Courtin, Violin and Vocals
Alex Sopp, Flute and Vocals
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: tickets start at $55 ($45 + $10 fee)

THURSDAY, May 15
8pm Levon Sings! with Brandon Lopez and Carmen Quill
Brandon Lopez, bass
Carmen Quill (formerly Carmen Q. Rothwell), double bass, voice
Levon (Henry), multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, clarinet
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $15 suggested donation

THURSDAY, May 15
8:30 pm TRIO
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Nasheet Waits (drums) Ned Rothenberg (alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi)
VENUE: The Stone

ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, May 16
8:30 pm DUO
Craig Taborn (piano) Ned Rothenberg (alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi)
VENUE: The Stone

ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, May 16
7:30PM On Circe
Music and libretto Elizabeth Hoffman
Live Sound Daniel Neumann
Video Marshall Weber
Performed by Azalea Twining, Eileen Clark, Ambrose Lai, Shiau-uen Ding, Lindsey Jones
VENUE: DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, May 16
8PM Cosmic Music: The Celestial Songs of Alice Coltrane
Performers:
Ravi Coltrane, Tenor Saxophone
Flying Lotus, Turntables
Michelle Coltrane, Vocals
Brandee Younger, Harp
David Virelles, Piano
Robert Hurst, Bass
Jeff “Tain” Watts, Drums
Sai Anantam Devotional Ensemble, Choir
VENUE: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
ADMISSION: starting at $37.50

SATURDAY, May 17
7 pm Ignition 25
Patrick Zimmerli and the EMP House Band
Patrick Zimmerli, saxophones
David Cook, piano
Chris Tordini, bass
Satoshi Takeishi, percussion
with
Harold Bott – electronics, sounds, and ideas
and Special Guests
Theo Bleckmann, vocals
Colin Jacobsen, violin
Taro Yaguchi, origami designs
VENUE: The Blue Gallery (222 East 46th St, New York)
ADMISSION: $20-45

SATURDAY, May 17
8pm  Dick Griffin & Andrew Drury
Dick Griffin, Trombone, Piano, Voice
Andrew Drury, Percussion
VENUE: Soup & Sound (292 Lefferts Avenue Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $20 suggested donation, includes soup

TUESDAY, May 20
Devin Gray, drums
Tim Berne, alto sax
Brandon Seabrook, guitar
VENUE: Lowlands (543 3rd Ave, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: tbd

WEDNESDAY, May 21
6-10 pm Spacial: Long Form with Cenk Ergün
Cenk Ergün’s multi-channel sound work Inseln
VENUE: Fridman Gallery
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, May 21
8pm Yarn/Wire: Currents 2025
2 world premieres by Ashkan Behzadi and Kari Watson
Laura Barger piano
Julia Den Boer piano
Russell Greenberg percussion
Dennis Sullivan percussion
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25

WEDNESDAY, May 21
8PM Eli Keszler
Eli Keszler, percussion and sounds
VENUE: LPR
ADMISSION: $20-$30

THURSDAY, May 22
8PM Amir El Saffar dream brigade
Amir ElSaffar presents a captivating solo set for Trumpet, Santur, Voice, and Modular Synths
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $15 suggested donation

THURSDAY, May 22
8:30 pm DUO
Fred Frith (guitar) Nava Dunkelman (percussion)
VENUE: The Stone

ADMISSION: $25

May 22 – May 27
7:30 pm Dudamel Conducts Stravinsky, Glass & Soper
Program:
Stravinsky, Symphony in Three Movements
Kate Soper, Orpheus Orchestra Opus Onus (World Premiere—New York Philharmonic Commission)
Philip Glass, Symphony No. 11
Artists:
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor
Toggle accordion for Gustavo Dudamel
Kate Soper, Soprano
VENUE: David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $119-310

FRIDAY, May 23
8 pm John Zorn: New Masada Quartet
John Zorn sax
Julian Lage guitar
Jorge Roeder bass
Kenny Wollesen drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $45-55

SATURDAY, May 24
7 PM Hour + Loren Connors & Suzanne Langille + whait
VENUE: Public Records
ADMISSION: $25.75

TUESDAY, May 27
7pm Nathan Davis Earthworks
Nathan Davis, custom-made speaker panels
Sylvia Milo, narration
Program:
“Earthworks”
1 Exposition
2 Circulation
3 Weathering
4 Erosion
5 Extraction
6 Installation
7 Regeneration
VENUE: GlassBox Theatre (55 West 13th St, NY)
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, May 28
8:30 pm Trio
Hilliard Greene (bass) Kenny Wollesen (drums) Ben Goldberg (clarinet)
VENUE: The Stone

ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, May 29
7 PM Toomai String Quintet: Bailes y Sueños
Works by Tania León, Leo Brouwer, Gisela Hernández, Ernesto Lecuona, and Yosvany Terry
Toomai String Quintet
VENUE: Instituto Cervantes
ADMISSION: free

May 29-31
8:30 pm The Counterfeit Opera
Book and Lyrics by: Kate Tarker
Music by: Dan Schlosberg
Directed by: Dustin Wills
VENUE: The Amph at Little Island
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, May 30
7:30 pm Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble with Alarm Will Sound
Curated by Meredith Monk
hosted by John Schaefer
Night and Realm Variations
world premiere of the instrumental suite of Indra’s Net
Meredith Monk Vocal Ensemble j
Alarm Will Sound
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

FRIDAY, May 30
8:30 pm Stumble Upon
Angelica Sanchez (piano) Carmen Quill (bass) Brian Chase (drums) Ben Goldberg (clarinet)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, May 30- SATURDAY, May 31
7.30pm + 9.30pm TJG 30th Anniversary Special Concert
Henry Threadgill -saxophone, flute
Vijay Iyer -piano
Dafnis Prieto -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $35 – 125