NYC Calendar January 2025

THURSDAY, January 2
8 pm Michael Vatcher – Drums, Doug Weiselman – Reeds, Mara Rosenbloom – Piano
VENUE: Ibeam Brooklyn
ADMISSION: $20

January 2-7
7:30 pm Also Sprach Zarathustra
Program:
Samy Moussa, Elysium
Berlioz, Les Nuits d’été
R. Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra
Artists:
Kevin John Edusei, Conductor
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Isabel Leonard, Mezzo-Soprano
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $44-100

FRIDAY, January 3
7 pm New Ear Festival 2025 Night 1
Henry Threadgill
Justin Cabrillos
relatively special theories of spAcial relativities
medium (Yaz Lancaster & gg200bpm)
8-Channel Audio Presentation::
NEW EAR SPATIAL :: ECHOS
4-Channel Video Presentation:
“Landscape of the Medium” by Marleigh Belsley
VENUE: Fridman Gallery
ADMISSION: $20-30

SATURDAY, January 4
7 pm Uncivilisation Festival II
Tom Csatari, guitar
Ryan El-Solh, solo keys
Ben Stapp, tuba
Sam Newsome, saxophone
AI Michael Moore
VENUE: Brooklyn Artery (1004 Cortelyou Rd., Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $10 suggested donation

SUNDAY, January 5
7 PM New Ear Festival 2025 Night 3
Main Space Performances:
Ash Fure
Brian Chase
Kyp Malone
Brian House & Sue Huang (feat. Robert Black)
8-Channel Audio Presentation::
New Ear Spatial :: Echoes
4-Channel Video Presentation::
Ash Fure, Studies for the Coming Heat
VENUE: Fridman Gallery
ADMISSION: $20-30

MONDAY, January 6
7:30pm JACK Quartet & Shai Wosner
JACK Quartet
Shai Wosner, piano
Program:
Henry Purcell — Fantasy Upon One Note (arr. for piano quintet)
Ruth Crawford Seeger — String Quartet (1931)
Wolfgang Rihm — Interscriptum
Christopher Otto — Miserere, after Nathaniel Giles
Amy Williams — Cineshape 2
George Benjamin — Relativity Rag
Thomas Adés — Piano Quintet
VENUE: Advent Lutheran Church (2504 Broadway, NY)
ADMISSION: free

TUESDAY, January 7
8:30 pm Kristian Saarup – Drums / Brandon Lopez – Contrabass / Joe Moffett – Trumpet
9:30 pm Marco Cappelli / Eyal Maoz
VENUE: DMG
ADMISSION: free

JANUARY 7 – 12
8 pm and 10 pm Kris Davis Trio
Kris Davis – Piano
Robert Hurst – Bass
Johnathan Blake – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $43+drinks

WEDNESDAY, January 8
8:30 pm DUO
Mary Halvorson (guitar) Peter Evans (trumpet)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, January 10
Winter Jazzfest 2025: Manhattan Marathon
8:30 PM Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith
9:45 PM Air Legacy Trio
11:00 PM Linda May Han Oh
12:15 AM Jakob Bro w/ Mark Turner, Craig Taborn, Marcus Gilmore
VENUE: The Keith Haring Theater, Performance Space NY (150 1st Ave., NYC)
ADMISSION: festival pass

FRIDAY, January 10
8 pm Tony Malaby’s Firebath
with Dave Ballou, Michael Attias, Angelica Sanchez, Mark Helias and Jeff Davis.
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, January 11
Winter Jazzfest 2025: Brooklyn Marathon
7:30 PM Vijay Iyer Trio +1 Featuring Adam O’Farrill
8:45 PM Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn
10:00 PM Keyon Harrold
11:30 PM Zoh Amba Sun Ensemble
VENUE: National Sawdust (80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: festival pass

SATURDAY, January 11
Winter Jazzfest 2025: Brooklyn Marathon
6:45 PM John Chin Trio
8:00 PM Paul Cornish Trio
9:15 PM Darius Jones
10:30 PM Matthew Shipp Trio
VENUE: Loove Labs (58 N 6th St, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: festival pass

JANUARY 11-15
8:30 pm Black Lodge
Goth Industrial Rock Opera
Composer David T. Little
Librettist Anne Waldman
Timur and the Dime Museum
Isaura String Quartet
VENUE: Village East by Angelika
ADMISSION: $80

SUNDAY, January 12
7:30 PM and 9 PM Tony Malaby – Jacob Sacks – Eivind Opsvik – Dan Weiss
VENUE: Close Up (154 Orchard Street, Manhattan)
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, January 12
7 pm IMPRESSIONS: Improvisatory interpretations on “A Love Supreme”
Ravi Coltrane Quartet with David Virelles, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and Dezron Douglas
plus
Allison Miller, Angelica Sanchez, Ben Williams, James Brandon Lewis, Joel Ross, Kalia Vandever, Kassa Overall, Kenny Warren, Linda May Han Oh, Mali Obomsawin, Melissa Aldana, Nasheet Waits, Orrin Evans, Rafiq Bhatia, Sam Newsome, THEON CROSS, Tomoki Sanders and others
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $63-73

MONDAY, January 13
Another DMG Guitar Fest
7:30 pm Jon Madof Trio: Jon Madof – Guitar / Yoshie Fruchter – Bass / Nate Rappaport – Drums
8:30 pm Ben Goldberg – Clarinet / Spencer Hoefert – Electric Guitar / Luke Bergman – Pedal Steel / Hamir Atwal – Drums
VENUE: DMG
ADMISSION: free

TUESDAY, January 14
6:30 pm Patrick Brennan – Alto Sax / On Ka’a Davis – Guitar / Jason Kao Hwang – Violin / Cooper-Moore – Diddleybow
VENUE: DMG
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, January 15
8:30 pm Ingrid Laubrock and Cecilia Lopez Duo
Ingrid Laubrock (saxophones) Cecilia Lopez (electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, January 16
8:30 pm Quintet
Ingrid Laubrock (saxophone) Anna Webber (saxophone) Tom Rainey (drums) Dan Weiss (drums) Dan Peck (tuba)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

JANUARY 16-19
7pm In A Grove, Chamber Opera
Composer Christopher Cerrone
Librettist Stephanie Fleischmann
Music Director Raquel Acevedo Klein
Metropolis Ensemble
VENUE: La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Ellen Stewart Theater
ADMISSION: $35-75

FRIDAY, January 17
3 pm & 7 pm Flight into Egypt: Karon Davis
music, dance, and performance art that draw on ancient Egyptian themes
Yuka C. Honda, composer
Ben Vereen, Belinda Becker, Fabricio Seraphin, Karon Davis, and Curtis Johnson, performers
VENUE: Performance Pyramid, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
ADMISSION: Free with Museum admission

FRIDAY, January 17
8 PM JACK Quartet Plays John Zorn’s Memento Mori and Necronomicon
Memento Mori (1992)
Necronomicon (2003)
I Conjurations
II The Magus
III Thought-Forms
IV Incunabula
V Asmodeus
JACK QUARTET
Chris Otto violin
Austin Wulliman violin
John Pickford Richards viola
Jay Campbell cello
with Ikue Mori electronics
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$35

SATURDAY, January 18
1 pm Mini-Global Mashup
DoYeon Kim (Gayageum)
Cooper-Moore (Diddley-bow)
VENUE: Flushing Town Hall (137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing)
ADMISSION: $13-15

MONDAY, January 20
6:30 pm James Paul Nadien – Solo Drums
7:15 pm Chris Pitsiokos – Solo Alto Sax
8 pm James Paul Nadien / Chris Pitsiokos – Drums /Alto Sax Duo
VENUE: DMG
ADMISSION: free

TUESDAY, January 21
8:00 pm Susan Alcorn
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, January 22
8:30 pm SOLO
Ches Smith (drums, vibraphone, percussion)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, January 23
8 PM Improv Nights 2025: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 1)
Craig Taborn piano
Kenny Wollesen drums
Wendy Eisenberg guitar
Ikue Mori electronics
Zeena Parkins harp, electronics
David Weinstein electronics
Brandon Lopez bass
Ned Rothenberg woodwinds
Chris Williams trumpet
Gabby Fluke-Mogul violin
Jim Staley trombone
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20/$30

FRIDAY, January 24
8 PM Improv Nights 2025: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 2)
Nava Dumnkelman percussion
Zeena Parkins harp, electronics
David Weinstein electronics
Brandon Lopez bass
Marty Ehrlich woodwinds
Sylvie Courvoisier piano
Patricia Brennan vibes
Leo Chang Jeonmo, electronics
Nate Wooley trumpet
Charmaine Lee voice & electronics
Jim Staley trombone
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20/$30

FRIDAY, January 24
8:30 pm TRIO
Craig Taborn (piano) Mat Maneri (viola) Ches Smith (drums, vibraphone)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, January 24
9 PM & 10:15 PM Eivind Opsvik’s iconic Overseas band
Tony Malaby – tenor sax
Brandon Seabrook – guitar
Jacob Sacks – piano
Kenny Wollesen – drums
Eivind Opsvik – bass and compositions
VENUE: Bar Lunatico
ADMISSION: $10

SATURDAY, January 25
8:30 pm TRIO
Shara Lunon (vocals) Charmaine Lee (vocals) Ches Smith (drums, electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, January 25
7:30 PM Roomful of Teeth
Tambuco Percussion Ensemble
Program
Caroline Shaw, The Isle
Gabriela Ortiz, Canta La Piedra (Tetluikan) (World Premiere, Co-Commissioned By Carnegie Hall)
Brittelle, Psychedelics
Gabriela Ortiz, Liquid Borders
Jorge Camiruaga, Cuarteto En Chico
Lavista Danza, Isorrítmica
Leopoldo Novoa, Sabe Como É
VENUE: Zankel Hall Center Stage
ADMISSION: starting at $65

SATURDAY, January 25
8PM Sofia Jernberg with Tomeka Reid, Craig Taborn & Ole Morten Vågan
VENUE: Issue Project Room
ADMISSION: FREE with RSVP

SATURDAY, January 25
8 PM Improv Nights 2025: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 3)
Lesley Mok drums, percussion
Nava Dunkelman percussion
Wendy Eisenberg guitar
Brandon Lopez bass
Ned Rothenberg woodwinds
Marty Ehrlich woodwinds
Patricia Brennan vibes
Sylvie Courvoisier piano
Gabby Fluke-Mogul violin
Leo Chang jeonmo, electronics
Nate Wooley trumpet
Jim Staley trombone
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20/$30

MONDAY, January 27
7:30 PM Ensemble Connect Up Close
Program:
Gabriela Ortiz, Pigmentum (Ny Premiere)
Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Luciérnagas
Ileana Perez Velazquez, Light Echoes (Ny Premiere)
Ricardo Lorenz, La Hamaca (Ny Premiere)
Alejandro Cardona, Axolotl (Us Premiere)
Carolina Noguera, Gritos De Fuego, Patrias De Papel
Performers:
Ensemble Connect
Gabriela Ortiz, Artistic Partner
Leonardo Pineda, Conductor
Martirene Alcántara, Visual Artist
VENUE: Resnick Education Wing (Carnegie Hall)
ADMISSION: $24

TUESDAY, January 28
6 pm Ole Mathisen: Vector Series
Ole Mathisen, Saxophone
Craig Taborn, Piano
François Moutin, Bass
Dan Weiss, Drums
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, January 28
8 pm All Together Now Trio
Mixashawn Rozie, reeds
William Parker, bass
Jackson Krall, drums
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 2
8 pm and 10 pm Vijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer – Piano
Linda May Han Oh – Bass
Tyshawn Sorey – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $43+drinks

WEDNESDAY, January 29
7:30. pm and 9:30 pm Zoh Amba Sun Ensemble
Zoh Amba – tenor saxophone
Lex Korten – piano
Kanoa Mendenhall – bass
Miguel Marcel Russell – percussion
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $28 – $39

THURSDAY, January 30
7:30 PM Boulez Rebooted
International Contemporary Ensemble
George Lewis, Artistic Director
Will Liverman, Baritone
Program
Saariaho, Sombre
Philippe Manoury, Hypothèse Du Sextuor
Tyshawn Sorey, Sentimental Shards
Boulez, Anthèmes 2
International Contemporary Ensemble And Somax 2 Pliages, Hommage À Pierre Boulez (World Premiere)
VENUE: Zankel Hall Center Stage
ADMISSION: starting at $50

THURSDAY, January 30
8 PM Ellen Fullman & Theresa Wong (night 1)
Ellen Fullman long string instrument
Theresa Wong cello, electric guitar, electronics
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20/$30

FRIDAY, January 31
7:30 PM Conrad Tao, Piano
Program
Debussy, Etudes, Book I
Conrad Tao, Improvisation For Lumatone
Arlen, “Over The Rainbow” From The Wizard Of Oz (Transcr. Conrad Tao)
Conrad Tao, Keyed In
R. Schumann, “Auf Einer Burg,” Op. 39, No. 7 (Arr. For Lumatone By Conrad Tao)
Debussy Etudes, Book Ii
VENUE: Zankel Hall Center Stage
ADMISSION: starting at $85

FRIDAY, January 31
7.30pm + 9.30pm Ralph Alessi Quartet
Ralph Alessi – trumpet
Matt Mitchell – piano
John Hebert – bass
Ches Smith – drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $20-$45

FRIDAY, January 31
8 PM Ellen Fullman & Theresa Wong (night 2)
Ellen Fullman long string instrument
Theresa Wong cello, electric guitar, electronics
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20/$30

24 Memorable Music Events in NYC in 2024

While preparing this list, we realized we missed so many amazing NYC music events in 2024! Nevertheless, here is the best of what we’ve seen and want to remember. As always, with no intention of ranking, in reverse chronological order. (Although with a definite preference for 1, 9, and 23.)

Photo by Bogdan Grytsiv

  1. “Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey,” a Richard Foreman play by Object Collection (La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, December 13-22) 
  2. David Lang’s poor hymnal (Lincoln Center, December 21) [Here is David Lang’s thought-provoking interpretation of the work’s genre.]
  3. El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered (The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, December 19)
  4. TRIO with special guests: Ikue Mori, Ingrid Laubrock, Sylvie Courvoisier, and Lotte Anker (The Stone, December 13) [As well as all other Lotte Anker’s appearances throughout the year. Her thoughts on improvisation are certainly worth a read.]
  5. Remembering Gheorghe Costinescu (Rutgers Presbyterian Church, December 7)
  6. The New Virtuoso: Borders (Carnegie Hall, October 30)
  7. The music of Victoria Polevá (Faust Harrison Pianos, October 29)
  8. 40th Anniversary of John Zorn’s Cobra (Roulette, October 11)
  9. Indra’s Net by Meredith Monk (Park Avenue Armory, October 1-6)
  10. The TIME: SPANS festival, especially its beginning, middle, and end. (DiMenna Center, August 10-24) [See one of the best shows reviewed here.]
  11. Natural Studies by thingNY (The Brick, August 15-17)
  12. Michael Foster / John Blum / Brandon Lopez / Joey Sullivan Quartet (Prospect Series, June 7) 
  13. Sally Gates, Zoh Amba, Brian Chase (Sisters, August 12) [As well as all other Zoh Amba’s appearances throughout the year. Here is an inspiring interview with her by the Roulette Tapes.]
  14. John Zorn: New Masada Quartet (Roulette, May 24)
  15. Weston Olencki + TAK Ensemble (Roulette, May 21)
  16. Foreign Experiences: An Opera by Robert Ashley (Roulette, May 9 – 11)
  17. Ensemble Connect Up Close: Electronic Etudes (Carnegie Hall, May 6)
  18. LONG PLAY FESTIVAL, especially the preview show Claire Chase & JACK Quartet Density 2036, Part XI: Terry Riley (Various venues, May 2-5)
  19. Magda Mayas: Chant (Roulette, April 29)
  20. Hiromichi Sakamoto / Kato Hideki & Zeena Parkins (Brooklyn Music School, February 2)
  21. Improv Nights 2024: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (Roulette, January 25 -27)
  22. Shelley Hirsch: “And So It Was and Was and WaAAass” (Roulette, January 23)
  23. Chornobyldorf: Archeological Opera In Seven Novels (La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, January 11-21) [Here is our podcast episode about Chornobyldorf and all major operas by the composers Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko.]
  24. Annual New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon, in particular, the performances by Claire Chase, and Ka Baird with Shelley Hirsch. (St. Mark’s Church, January 1)

Photo by Opera Aperta

NYC Calendar December 2024

HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH: Thurston Moore and Ikue Mori Residencies at the Stone

SUNDAY, December 1
2 pm Carolyn Enger, piano
compositions by John Cage, Meredith Monk, John Luther Adams, Philip Glass, Caroline Shaw, and Sean Hickey, and others
VENUE: Klavierhaus (790 11th Avenue, NY)
ADMISSION: $20 suggested donation

MONDAY, December 2
7 PM Abasement #74
Eric Copeland, Arto Lindsay, Ayman Asfour, Gabe Lavin, John Murchinson Trio, Leila Bordreuil + Tamio Shiraishi, and Invisible Scissors. DJ Ivan Berko
VENUE: Artists Space
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, December 3
7:30 pm TAK: Holding
TAK Ensemble
works by Seare Farhat, Zeynep Toraman, inti figgis-vizueta and Eric Wubbels
VENUE: DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $10–$100

TUESDAY, December 3
8 pm Philip Glass Ensemble: Powaqqatsi
Philip Glass Ensemble, conducted by Michael Riesman
Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun Menaker, director
Powaqqatsi, the second film in the Qatsi Trilogy Glass
created with filmmaker Godfrey Reggio
VENUE: The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St., NY)
ADMISSION: $68–$95

December 3–14
7:30 pm or 8 pm Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful
Direction and Choreography Kyle Abraham
Composition yMusic
Visual Design Cao Yuxi (JAMES)
Lighting Design Dan Scully
Costume Design Karen Young
Sound Design Sam Crawford
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $75-155

WEDNESDAY, December 4
8 PM Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers: Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$30

WEDNESDAY, December 4
8:30 pm Quartet
Zoh Amba (saxophone) Jon Leidecker (electronics) Ryan Sawyer (percussion) Thurston Moore (guitar)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $30

WEDNESDAY, December 4
9 PM Sam Newsome (Soprano Sax), Anthony Coleman (Piano), Zach Swanson (Bass), Ken Kobayashi (Drums)
VENUE: IBeam
ADMISSION: $20

December 4-6
7 pm and 8:30 pm Ekmeles performs David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion
David Lang, Little Match Girl Passion
William Byrd, Mass for Four Voices
Ekmeles vocal ensemble
VENUE: Church of the Intercession
ADMISSION: Sold out

December 4-19
1pm, 7pm, 7:30 pm Die Frau ohne Schatten
Richard Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: from $35

THURSDAY, December 5
7:30 PM Bang on a Can Concert
Dither Quartet Plays Julius Eastman and Morton Feldman
VENUE: The Jewish Museum
ADMISSION: $15/$22

THURSDAY, December 5
8:30 pm Duo
Fred Frith (guitar) Thurston Moore (guitar)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $30

FRIDAY, December 6
8 PM Fred Frith Solo
Fred Frith, guitar and sound objects
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25/$35

FRIDAY, December 6 and SATURDAY, December 7
7:30 pm and 9:30 pm TJG Residency Commission 2024
Patricia Brennan’s ‘Suite Of The Near and Far’
Josh Modney – violin
Pala Garcia – violin
Kyle Armbrust – viola
Michael Nicolas – cello
Sylvie Courvoisier – piano
Miles Okazaki – guitar
Kim Cass – bass
John Hollenbeck – drums
Noel Brennan (Arktureye) – electronics
Patricia Brennan – vibraphone with electronics, compositions
Eli Greenhoe – conductor
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $30-$45

SATURDAY, December 7
3pm Remembering Gheorghe Costinescu
Stephen Gosling, piano
music by Gheorghe Costinescu
private recordings
artwork and animation films by the composer
VENUE: Rutgers Presbyterian Church (236 W 73rd Street, NY)
ADMISSION: Free

SATURDAY, December 7
8PM Normal Give or Take
Fred Frith, guitar
Lotte Anker, saxophones
Sudhu Tewari, manually & electronically manipulated home-made instruments.
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25/$35

SUNDAY, December 8
8PM Catalytic Festival 2024
3 Sets – a group of musicians in various combinations
Lotte Anker
Ikue Mori
William Winant
Nate Wooley
Brandon Lopez
Cecilia Lopez
Zeena Parkins
Ingrid Laubrock
Tom Rainey
Ned Rothenberg
Sylvie Courvoisier
Jim Staley
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25/$35

MONDAY, December 9
7.30PM Nate Wooley/Florian Stuff/Hans Coke, Drew Wesely/Laura Cocks/Lester St. Louis
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

TUESDAY, December 10
7PM Max Johnson & Sam Newsome
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, December 11
7PM Reg Bloor and C. Spencer Yeh
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, December 11
8:30 pm duos, trios, and quartet
Ikue Mori (electronics) Zeena Parkins (harp) Charmaine Lee (voice) Lotte Anker (sax)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, December 12
7.30PM Lace Action Cards: Zeena Parkins, with Ishmael Houston-Jones and Craig Taborn
VENUE: e-flux (172 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, December 12
7:30 PM Bang on a Can All-Stars play Julia Wolfe
Bang on a Can All-Stars:
Kebra-Seyoun Charles – bass
Vicky Chow – piano
David Cossin – percussion
Arlen Hlusko – cello
Mark Stewart – guitar
Ken Thomson – clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone
Garth MacAleavey – sound engineer
Program – music by Julia Wolfe:
Lick (10′)
Big Beautiful Dark and Scary (9′)
Reeling (6′)
Flower Power (preview) (30′)
VENUE: National Sawdust
ADMISSION: $44.48 – $49.48

THURSDAY, December 12
7:30 pm FUTUROS, New Ideas in Composition
Pauchi Sasaki, composer, violin
ARTEMIS, a multimedia opera inspired by NASA’s program to bring the first woman to the Moon’s surface in 2026
VENUE: Lincoln Center, David Rubenstein Atrium
ADMISSION: Free

THURSDAY, December 12
8:30 pm Quartet
Ikue Mori (electronics) Hans Koch (sax) Florian Stoffner (guitar) Nate Wooley (trumpet)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, December 13
8:30 pm TRIO
Ikue Mori (electronics) Ingrid Laubrock (sax) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) special guest Lotte Anker (sax)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, December 14
6 pm and 8 pm Wet Ink Ensemble Mini-festival: Artists-In-Residence, Soper Romance of the Rose Release
6 pm Kate Soper: Lady Reason Suite, for voice, piano, vocoder keyboard, and electronics
Carolyn Chen: Birria (2021), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and piano
Kate Soper: Shame, for voice and electric guitar
Carolyn Chen: Introducing Object (2018), for speaker and object
Kate Soper: Rondeau, for soprano and violin
8 pm Ben LaMar Gay: Solo (2024), for cornet
Raven Chacon: Biyan I (2011), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and percussion
Gelsey Bell: Solo, for voice and daxophone
Sam Pluta: Systems of Interaction I, for flute, saxophone, percussion, piano, violin, voice, and cornet
Performers:
Gelsey Bell, Carolyn Chen, Ben LaMar Gay
Bill Kalinkos, clarinet
Clare Monfredo, cello
James Moore, electric guitar
Wet Ink Ensemble
VENUE: Dixon Place
ADMISSION: $20 – $30

SATURDAY, December 14
7:30 pm The Living Earth Show and Post: ballet: Lyra
Artistic Direction: Vanessa Thiessen, Benjamin Tarquin, Robin Drekkers
Music: Samuel Adams
Musicians: Travis Andrews (guitars), Andy Meyerson (percussion)
Choreography: Vanessa Thiessen
Cinematography: Benjamin Tarquin
VENUE: The 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: from $40

SATURDAY, December 14
8PM & 9:30PM Chet Doxas
w/Ingrid Laubrock, Tim Berne, Angelica Sanchez, Matt Pavolka, Tom Rainey
VENUE: Bar Bayeux
ADMISSION: One Drink minimum

SATURDAY, December 14
8:30 pm Highsmith +
Ikue Mori (electronics) Craig Taborn (piano) Tomeka Reid (cello)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, December 15
3 PM Charles Curtis: Landslide
Charles Curtis, cello: Tashi Wada and Carolyn Chen
5 PM Charles Curtis: Carolyn Chen’s Rara Avis (2015)
VENUE: Blank Forms
ADMISSION: $25 – $40

SUNDAY, December 15
3 PM John Zorn’s New Masada Quartet
John Zorn – Saxophone
Julian Lage – Guitar
Jorge Roeder – Bass
Kenny Wollesen – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $50 (sold out)

MONDAY, December 16
8 PM Preview of Paula Cooper Gallery Concert
S.E.M. Ensemble
Petr Kotik, director
VENUE: Willow Place Auditorium (26 Willow Place, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: FREE

TUESDAY, December 17
7:30 PM Tactus Homecoming
works by David Lang, György Ligeti, Nina C. Young, Julius Eastman
VENUE: MSM (130 Claremont Avenue)
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, December 18
7pm Experimental Intermedia series
Hans Tammen, pianos, guitars, and other stringed instruments
Marcus Cummins, soprano saxophone
Shelley Hirsch, voice
VENUE: WhiteBox (9 Avenue B, New York)
ADMISSION: $10

WEDNESDAY, December 18
8 PM The Year of Czech Music In Conclusion
John Cage – Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1958)
Rudolf Komorous – Olympia (1962)
Anna Heflin – The Man Who Owned the Forest also Owned the Racetrack (2023)
Luboš Mrkvička – Quartet, Part A (2021)
Morton Feldman – Structures (1951)
Petr Kotik – Why Melody? (2024 – premiere)
VENUE: Paula Cooper Gallery (534 West 21st Street, NY)
ADMISSION: $19-25

WEDNESDAY, December 18
8 pm DM R, Ledah Finck, Ian Power
solo sets:
Ledah Finck, Hardanger d’Amore
DM R (aka Diana Marcela Rodriguez), electronica
Ian Power, new rhythmic microtonal work for electric oud
VENUE: Scholes St. Studio
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, December 18
9 PM Lamy Istrefi – Out to Brunch
Out to Brunch: Jon Elbaz (keyboards), Elias Stemeseder (synthesizers), and Lamy Istrefi (drums & percussion)
VENUE: Dada Bar (6047 Myrtle Ave, Queens)
ADMISSION: TBD

THURSDAY, December 19
7 pm El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered
Music by John Adams
Libretto compilation by Peter Sellars
Musical selections by Julia Bullock
Musical arrangement by Christian Reif
Julia Bullock, soprano
Rachael Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Kyle Tingzon, countertenor
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
VENUE: The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Ave, NY)
ADMISSION: $5 – $150

THURSDAY, December 19
8 PM Contemporary East I: DoYeon Kim / Leo Chang
Set 1: DoYeon Kim Quintet
DoYeon Kim gayageum, vocal, percussion and composition
Peter Evans trumpet
Matt Mitchell piano
Sam Minaie bass
Tomas Fujiwara drums
Set 2: Leo Chang
Young Mong
Leo Chang jeonmo (electronic feedback hat), amplified gongs, voice, electronics, piri and taepyeongso (double reeds)
Alex Zhang Hungtai electronics, saxophone
Che Chen flute & megaphone, percussion, funnel reed
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25/$30

SATURDAY, December 21
7:30 pm David Lang’s poor hymnal
poor hymnal (a concert-length choral work)
David Lang, composer
The Crossing, Donald Nally, conductor
VENUE: Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall
ADMISSION: $5-35

SATURDAY, December 21
7.30pm + 9.30pm Ethan Iverson Sextet
Ethan Iverson – piano
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Sam Newsome – soprano saxophone
Jacob Garchik – trombone
Peter Washington – bass
Kush Abadey – drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $30-45

NYC Calendar November 2024

Highlight of the Month: Zeena Parkins’s residency at the Stone

FRIDAY, November 1
7:30 pm Junction Trio
Stefan Jackiw, violin; Jay Campbell, cello; Conrad Tao, piano
Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
John Zorn, Philosophical Investigations II (world premiere)
Brahms, Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8
VENUE: The 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: from $25

FRIDAY, November 1
8 pm Auditory Scenes
Program:
Eric Wubbels – Diagrams of the Ear (Auditory Scene Analysis IV) (2023/24) [WORLD PREMIERE]+
Clara Iannotta – glass and stone (2024)
Performers: Yarn/Wire
VENUE: The Dimenna Center
ADMISSION: $0-30

SATURDAY, November 2
7:30 Pm Kiku Ika: Chrysanthemum Squid
Program:
Pauline Kim Harris, Duo for shakuhachi and violin
James Nyoraku Schlefer, Three Songs for soprano and cello
Matthew Shorten, Impressions from the Floating World for shakuhachi, soprano, and string trio
Debra Kaye, three zen poems
Matthew Harris, Interludes
Kaija Saariaho, Changing Light for soprano and violin
Performers:
James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi
Juliet Schlefer, soprano
Pauline Kim Harris, violin
David Yang, viola
Eliana Yang, cello
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute
ADMISSION: $25-30

SATURDAY, November 2
8:30 pm Vivavida
Ikue Mori (electronics) John Zorn (sax) Brian Marsella (piano) Jim Staley (trombone) Cyro Baptista (percussion)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

November 2, 6 and 9
Ainadamar
Music by Osvaldo Golijov
Libretto by David Henry Hwang
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: from $35

MONDAY, November 4
7:30 PM Ensemble Connect
Program:
Inti Figgis-Vizueta, seven sisters paint the earth (Spain Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Missy Mazzoli, Still Life with Avalanche (Spain Premiere)
Carlos Simon, Giants (Spain Premiere)
Steve Reich, Different Trains
VENUE: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Auditorio 400
ADMISSION: TBD

TUESDAY, November 5
8PM Flying Luttenbachers
VENUE: TV Eye
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, November 6
8:30 PM Sam Weinberg Trio, Weisblat & Lubelski, Ryan Sawyer Shaker Ensemble
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: TBD

THURSDAY, November 7
8PM Interpretations: Marty Ehrlich / Ingrid Laubrock
Marty Ehrlich with Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon); Ron Horton (trumpet); Erik Friedlander (cello); Matt Pavolka (bass); Satoshi Takeishi, percussion and poet Erica Hunt
Ingrid Laubrock with Brandon Seabrook (guitar); Shawn Lovato (double bass); Tom Rainey (drums)
Interpretations: Marty Ehrlich / Ingrid Laubrock – Roulette
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, November 8
8PM Soloist Josh Perry
music by Moon Young Ha, Seong Ae Kim, and Dennis Sullivan
VENUE: MISE-EN_PLACE (341 Calyer St, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: free

FRIDAY, November 8 and SATURDAY, November 9
11 am–8 pm Johnny Gandelsman: This Is America
Johnny Gandelsman, violin solo
music by Clarice Assad, Kinan Azmeh, Layale Chaker, Rhiannon Giddens, Angélica Negrón, Matana Roberts, Tyshawn Sorey, and others
VENUE: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ADMISSION: free with museum admission

SATURDAY, November 9
2PM Josh Perry + Moon Ha
32nd Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival
electroacoustic music by Aaron Einbound, Moon Ha, and Seong Ae Kim
VENUE: Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts (Brooklyn College)
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, November 9
8pm Alta Quartet, Michael Bates’ Acrobat
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $12

SATURDAY, November 9
8:30 pm Various Instrumental TRIO
Che Chen (various instruments) C. Spencer Yeh (various instruments) Raven Chacon (various instruments)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, November 10
7 pm JACK Quartet
Program:
Eduardo Aguilar, HYPER
Seare Farhat, Aporias
Juri Seo, Three Imaginary Chansons
Anthony Cheung, Twice Removed (World Premiere)
Performers: JACK Quartet
VENUE: The 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: from $40

SUNDAY, November 10
7 pm Jung Hee Choi
Composition in the Style of La Monte Young’s 1960 Sustained Friction Sounds (2000)
RICE (1999)
in a setting of
Imagic Light, Marian Zazeela
Environmental Composition 2017 #1 v. 2, Jung Hee Choi
VENUE: MELA Foundation Dream House
ADMISSION: $39-49

SUNDAY, November 10
7:30pm loadbang Presents: Premieres Vol. 24
music by Jonah Haven, Felipe Lara, and Piyawat Louilarpprasert, a NYC Premiere by Mara Gibson, and works for loadbang by Stefano Gervasoni and Adam Mirza.
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute
ADMISSION: $10-23

MONDAY, November 11
8 pm Elliott Sharp & Kriton Beyer
Elliott Sharp (saxophone, bass clarinet)
Kriton Beyer (daxophone)
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, November 12
7:30PM Lisa Mezzacappa/gabby fluke-mogul/Ryan Sawyer, Sam Newsome/Eli Wallace, Kevin Murray
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, November 13
7:30 pm Pacifica Quartet
American Snapshots: JFK, Vietnam, and Ellis Island
Barber, String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11
George Crumb, Black Angels
Dvořák, String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American”
VENUE: The 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: from $25

WEDNESDAY, November 13
8:30 pm TRIO improvisation
Zeena Parkins (acoustic harp, objects) Nate Wooley (trumpet) Ikue Mori (electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

Thursday, November 14
7:30PM JACK Quartet, Modern Medieval
Program:
Taylor Brook: Organum [2017]
Christopher Otto: Angelorum Psalat, after Rodericus [2011 / c. 1390]
Nicola Vicentino: Musica prisca caput // Madonna, il poco dolce [c. 1555]
Vicente Atria: Round-about [2024]
Austin Wulliman: Dave’s Hocket [2024]
Christopher Otto: Miserere, after Nathaniel Giles [2023 / 1594]
Taylor Brook: Phrygea [2017]
Johnny MacMillan: Songs from the Seventh Floor [2021]
Christopher Otto: Fumeux fume par fumee, after Solage [2018 / c. 1390]
Juri Seo: Three Imaginary Chansons [2024]
I. Descent of the Serpent
II. Swan Song
III. Confronted Cocks and Running Dogs
Taylor Brook: Ars Nova [2017]
VENUE: The Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street (The New School)
ADMISSION: free


Thursday & Saturday, November 14 & 16
7:30 pm John Adams, Copland, and Gabriella Smith
Program:
Arvo Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Gabriella Smith, Lost Coast (New York Premiere)
Copland, Quiet City
John Adams, City Noir
Artists:
John Adams, Conductor
Gabriel Cabezas, Cello
Ryan Roberts, English Horn
Christopher Martin, Trumpet
VENUE: David Geffen Hall, New York Philharmonic
ADMISSION: $64-128

FRIDAY, November 15
7:30 pm Abdullah Ibrahim Trio
VENUE: Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall, The 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: from $40

FRIDAY, November 15
7:30 pm Piano 360 featuring Marilyn Nonken
compositions by Elizabeth Hoffman, Ellen Fishman, Natasha Barrett, and a remastered Alvin Lucier classic. Nonken will also perform Hugues Dufourt’s Meeresstille and Jonathan Harvey’s Tombeau de Messiaen, highlighting her expertise in spectral music
Marilyn Nonken, piano
VENUE: The DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $28

FRIDAY, November 15
8:30 pm TRIO improvisation
Zeena Parkins (electric harp) Brandon Lopez (bass) Cecilia Lopez (analog electronics)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, November 16
8:30 pm Truth Suite written for Zeena Parkins by Fred Frith and improvisations
Zeena Parkins (acoustic harp) Fred Frith (electric guitar)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, November 16
8pm Zoh Amba, Eliana Glass
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, November 17
6:30 PM Sound On: John Adams
Program:
Dylan Mattingly, Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (these are the tears of things)
Gabriella Smith, Maré
Andrew Norman, For Chad
Anthony Cheung, pulsate, fixate
John Adams, Curator
Anna Handler, Conductor
VENUE: Museum of Modern Art
ADMISSION: TBD

TUESDAY, November 19
7 PM Floex Ensemble
VENUE: Bohemian National Hall
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, November 20
8:30 pm TRIO
Anna Webber (tenor sax, flute) Matt Shipp (piano) Joe Morris (bass)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, November 21
7 PM The Orchestra Now: Charles Ives’s America
VENUE: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
ADMISSION: starting at $16.50

THURSDAY, November 21
7:30 pm Darius Jones: Samesoul Maker and fLuXkit Vancouver
Samesoul Maker
Gelsey Bell, voice and bell
Aviva Jaye, voice and bell
Sunder Ganglani, voice and bell
Paul Pinto, voice and bell
Levy Lorenzo, vibraphone
Marisha Roxanne Scott, visual artist
fLuXkit Vancouver
Darius Jones, alto saxophone
Gerald Cleaver, drums
Jesse Zubot, violin
Josh Zubot, violin
Peggy Lee, cello
James Meger, bass
Matti Nives, design
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

FRIDAY, November 22
8PM Holland Andrews, yuniya edi kwon, Ka Baird, Zeena Parkins
VENUE: The Parish Hall at St Mark’s Church
ADMISSION: $10

FRIDAY, November 22
8 PM Gregorio Benítez, Piano
Program:
MESSIAEN Selections from Catalogue d’oiseaux
Performers:
Gregorio Benítez, Piano
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $40

FRIDAY, November 22
8:30 pm Sextet
Anna Webber (tenor sax, flute) Ingrid Laubrock (tenor sax, soprano sax) Chris Williams (trumpet) Yuhan Su (vibraphone) Chris Tordini (bass) Jason Nazary (drums)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, November 23
1 PM Fei Tong, Violin
Performers:
Fei Tong, Violin
Huiping Cai, Piano
Program:
T. A. Vitali, Chaconne In G Minor
Beethoven, Violin Sonata No. 4 In A Minor, Op. 23
Milstein, Paganiniana
Stravinsky, Suite Italienne
Wieniawski, Original Theme And Variations In A Major, Op. 15
And works by Gang Chen
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $38

SUNDAY, November 24
7:30 PM Jimin Han, Piano
Program:
Barber, Ballade, Op. 46
Barber, Nocturne, Op. 33
Aaron Jay Kernis, “Lullaby” From Before Sleep And Dreams
Schoenfield, Selections From Peccadilloes
Bumki Kim, The Wave
Heejung Park, The Little Blue Bird Dance Suite
Unsuk Chin, Piano Etudes
Performers:
Jimin Han, Piano
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $50

NYC Calendar October 2024

TUESDAY, October 1
6pm Pop-Up Concerts – Richard Carrick: L’algérie
ensemble Either/Or
Richard Carrick, L’Algérie
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, October 1
8PM Alan Licht (solo) Sam Weinberg/Thomas Buckner Duo
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $10-$30

TUESDAY, October 1
9PM Užupis (Kenny Wollesen, Dalius Naujo, William Shore)
VENUE: Bar Lunatico
ADMISSION: $10

October 1-6
7:30pm, 8 pm, 3 pm Indra’s Net
Music and Direction Meredith Monk
Costume and Scenic Design Yoshio Yabara
Lighting Design Joe Levasseur
Sound Design Daniel Neumann
Video Scenarios/Direction Meredith Monk
Cinematography Ben Stechschulte
Projection Design Jorge Morales Picó
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $85-165

WEDNESDAY, October 2
8:30PM Matt Mitchell (piano) Tim Berne (alto sax) Kate Gentile (drums)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, October 4
7:30pm The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians New York City Chapter
Peyton Pleninger’s Biotonic
Featuring:
Peyton Pleninger, Saxophone
Will McEvoy, Bass
Bram Kincheloe, Drums
VENUE: Symphony Space
ADMISSION: $25-$30

SATURDAY, October 5
2:30pm DoYeon Kim Trio
DoYeon Kim – kayagum
Mat Maneri – viola
Steven Long – keys
3:30pm gabby fluke-mogul – violin, Charles Burnham – violin
VENUE: First Street Green (33 E 1st St, Manhattan)
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, October 5
6 PM Loren Connors/Alessandra Novaga/James Illgenfritz/Chris Cochrane
VENUE: P.I.T
ADMISSION: TBD

SATURDAY, October 5
12:00 PM Phill Niblock Forever: A Marathon Memorial Celebration in Music, Images, Words, Movements…
Jim Staley, Shelley Hirsch, David Behrman, Tom Buckner, Yasunao Tone, Tom Hamilton, John King, Yoshiko Chuma, Susan Hefner, Keiko Uenishi, Barbara Held, Dave Soldier, Thomas Lehn, Tiziana Bertoncini, William Hooker, David First, David Watson, Bob Bellerue, Katie Porter, Al Margolis, Leslie Ross, Dafna Naphtali, SEM Ensemble, Dark Circuits Orchestra, and more TBA.
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: Free with RSVP

SUNDAY, October 6
4:30pm Joe McPhee
VENUE: First Street Green, 33 E 1st St, Manhattan
ADMISSION: free

SUNDAY, October 6
8:30 PM Bergamot Quartet Extended
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $10-$30

MONDAY, October 7
8PM Imaad Wasif with Shahzad Ismaily and Zoh Amba
VENUE: Heaven Can Wait
ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, October 7
8 PM Ned Rothenberg’s Bucket Brigade
Ned Rothenberg alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi
Craig Taborn piano, electric keyboard
David Tronzo slide guitar
Stomu Takeishi fretless bass
Marcus Rojas tuba
Billy Martin drums, percussion
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$30

TUESDAY, October 8
7:30 pm Marcos Balter: Three Enigmas
Marcos Balter with Conor Hanick, piano; Jay Campbell, cello; Ikue Mori, electronics; Maria Chavez, turntables & electronics; Gladstone Butler, percussion & electronics & Senem Pirler, electronics
Balter’s Three Enigmas
live electronic improvisation set
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

October 8 – 13
8pm and 10pm Julian Lage Trio
Julian Lage – Guitar
Jorge Roeder – Bass
Dave King – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $43

WEDNESDAY, October 9
7:30pm A Musical Lineage: Schoenberg and Boulez
Program to include:
Schoenberg, Suite, Op. 29
Boulez, Sur Incises
Performers:
David Robertson, conductor
Frank Huang, Violin
June Han, Harp
Daniel Druckman, Percussion
Anthony McGill, Clarinet
Eric Huebner, Piano
Students from the Juilliard Orchestra
VENUE: Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center
ADMISSION: $44

WEDNESDAY, October 9
7:30pm Welltone New Music Presents: Four Strings Around the World
music by Jerod Impichaachaaha’ Tate, Reza Vali, Violeta Dinescu, Shirish Korde, Victoria Bond and others
VENUE: Symphony Space
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, October 11
6 PM Sara Koller & Matt Mottel “FANDOM”
Jean Carla Rodea/Raffi Garabedian/Devin Brahja Waldman/Georgia Wartel Collins/Matt Mottel/sTo Len
VENUE: P.I.T
ADMISSION: TBD

FRIDAY, October 11
8 PM Ken Kobayashi Quartet
Anthony Coleman – piano
Jeff Miles – guitar
Michael Gilbert – bass
Ken Kobayashi – drums
9:00PM Horntet
Guillermo Gregorio – clarinet
Daniel Carter – multiple instruments
Jeff Pearring – alto sax
Ayumi Ishito – tenor sax
Stan Zenkov – multiple instruments
Amazan Audoine – trumpet
VENUE: IBeam
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, October 11
8pm 40th Anniversary of John Zorn’s Cobra
Brian Marsella electric piano, keyboards
Sylvie Courvoisier piano
Ikue Mori electronics
Wendy Eisenberg electric guitar
Mary Halvorson electric guitar
Taylor Levine electric guitar
Simon Hanes electric bass
Jay Campbell cello
Henry Fraser acoustic bass
Willie Winant percussion
Kenny Wollesen drums, electric vibes
Ches Smith drums
John Zorn prompter
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $35-$45

SATURDAY, October 12
2:30pm Rob Brown Trio
Rob Brown – alto sax
Brandon Lopez – bass
Juan Pablo Carletti – drums
3:30pm Trae Cruddup – drums, Craig Taborn – keyboard, Miriam Parker – dance
VENUE: First Street Green, 33 E 1st St, Manhattan
ADMISSION: free

SUNDAY, October 13
1:30pm Lewis / Knuffke / Mok
James Brandon Lewis – sax
Kirk Knuffke – cornet
Lesley Mok – drums
2:30pm Steve Swell Trio
Steve Swell – trombone
Dave Sewelson – baritone sax
Tcheser Holmes – drums
VENUE: First Street Green, 33 E 1st St, Manhattan
ADMISSION: free

SUNDAY, October 13
7:30pm Tony Malaby/Ana Fortuna/Charlie Lincoln/Ilya Blazh, Kaelen Ghandhi/Evan Palmer/Michael Larocca, Rob Magill
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

MONDAY, October 14
3:30pm Mixashawn Rozie – sax, voice, flute; Joe Morris – guitar; Michael Larocca – drums
4:30pm Drum & Dance Circle: Percussion led by Hamid Drake & William Parker, Dance led by Patricia Nicholson & Davalois Fearon
VENUE: First Street Green (33 E 1st St, Manhattan)
ADMISSION: free

October 15 – November 9
Ainadamar
Music by Osvaldo Golijov
Libretto by David Henry Hwang
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: from $35

THURSDAY, October 17
6pm Ivalas Quartet: Fate and Longing
Ivalas Quartet:
Reuben Kebede, Violin
Tiani Butts, Violin
Marcus Stevenson, Viola
Pedro Sanchez, Cello
works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Alvin Singleton
VENUE: Sugar Hill Museum of Art & Storytelling (898 St Nicholas Ave, NY)
ADMISSION: Free

THURSDAY, October 17 and FRIDAY, October 18
7:30 PM Afromodernism: Music of the African Diaspora
Program:
Carlos Simon, Four Black American Dances
Nathalie Joachim, Had To Be (New York Premiere–NY Phil Co-Commission with Spoleto Festival USA, Orchestre Métropolitain, and Chautauqua Institution)
D. Baker, Kosbro
Still, Symphony No. 4, Autochthonous
Artists:
Thomas Wilkins, Conductor
Toggle accordion for Thomas Wilkins
Seth Parker Woods, Cello
VENUE: David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $39-116

FRIDAY, October 18
7:30 PM Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness
Gabriela Ortiz, Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness
Performers:
The Crossing
Alejandro Escuer, Flute
Svet Stoyanov, Percussion
Ksenija Komljenović, Percussion
Shane Roderick, Percussion
Mingyu Son, Percussion
Julia Krohn, Performer
Larry S. White II, Performer
Dancers from The Ailey School
Donald Nally, Conductor
James Drake, Visual Art
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Text
Harrison Guy, Choreographer
Adam Holender, Photography
Stephen Jiménez, Producer and Director
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: $60

FRIDAY, October 18
8:30PM Ryan Sawyer (drums, vocals, violin) Laura Ortman (violin, Apache violin) C. Spencer Yeh (violins, tapes)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, October 19
8PM Premieres I: Inhale
C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective
Roots – Evan Fontaine
Breath – Alexa Letourneau
Perspective – Colston Reinhoff
In the News – Cynthia Shaw
Connecting Flights – Charlie Kreidler
Truth – Tara Mack
…and Everything Began – Helder Oliveira
Anima et Animus – Kelly Wang
VENUE: The Church of St. Luke in the Fields (487 Hudson Street New York)
ADMISSION: $10-50

SUNDAY, October 20
8 PM Anthony Coleman solo
Gabe Boyarin / Zoh Amba / Shahzad Ismaily trio
VENUE: Scholes Street Studio
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, October 23
7 PM Woolgathering
Directed and composed by Oliver Tompkins Ray
Choreography by John Heginbotham
Featuring Patti Smith
VENUE: Jerome Robbins Theater
ADMISSION: $39-$69

WEDNESDAY, October 23
7:30pm Caroline Shaw, Alicia Olatuja & Sō Percussion: Rectangles and Circumstance
Rectangles and Circumstance
Narrow Sea
Sō Percussion
Caroline Shaw
ADMISSION: from $40
VENUE: Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall

WEDNESDAY, October 23
7 PM Marco Fusi, Violin: New Music by Yu Kuwabara and Salvatore Sciarrino
Marco Fusi, Violin
Program:
Kuwabara, Bai and Dharani (2020–21, U.S. premiere)
Sciarrino, Sei capricci per violino (1975–76)
Kuwabara, Mizu no Koe (2014–15/2019, U.S. premiere)
Sciarrino, Sei nuovi capricci e un saluto (2023, U.S. premiere)
VENUE: Teatro of the Italian Academy
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, October 23
8PM ASA-CHANG & Junray / Alma Laprida
VENUE: The Invisible Dog Art Center
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, October 23
8PM Sylvie Courvoisier: Poppy Seeds
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

WEDNESDAY, October 23
7:30pm Susana Santos Silva, trumpet
VENUE: Blank Forms
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, October 25
7:30 PM Ensemble Connect
Program:
Bongani Ndodana-Breen Safika: Three Tales On African Migration
Andile Khumalo Cry Out
Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2
VENUE: Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall
ADMISSION: TBD


FRIDAY, October 25
7PM M³ Festival 2024: Day 1
Zeena Parkins solo, Kenny Wollesen (drums), Craig Taborn “Shadow Plays Solo”
and many more
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, October 25
7pm Sound On: Composing While Black: Volume II
International Contemporary Ensemble
Program:
Jalalu Kalvert-Nelson, Prelude No. 1
Daniel Kidane, Foreign Tongues
Hannah Kendall, Tuxedo: Diving Bell 2.
Tebogo Monnakgotla, Wooden Bodies
Joshua Uzoigwe, Ukom and Egwu Amala from Talking Drums
Leila Adu-Gilmore, Alyssum
VENUE: Museum of Modern Art
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, October 29
6pm In Memoriam – Wolfgang Rihm
Wolfgang Rihm, Musik für Drei Streicher (Music for Three Strings) (1977)
Performers:
Josh Modney, violin
Kyle Armbrust, viola
Michael Nicolas, cello
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free

WEDNESDAY, October 30
7:30 PM The New Virtuoso: Borders
American Composers Orchestra
Program:
Michael Abels, Guitar Concerto, “Borders” (NY Premiere)
Paul Novak, Forest Migrations (World Premiere)
Kebra-Seyoun, Charles Bass Concerto, “Nightlife” (World Premiere)
Victoria Polevá, The Bell (NY Premiere)
Curtis Stewart, Embrace
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: $50

WEDNESDAY, October 30
9PM heartsleeves: LoVid & Ka Baird
VENUE: Issue Project Room
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, October 30
8:30pm Thunder Storm
Marcus Rojas (tuba, percussion) Tim Keiper (drums, percussion, voice) Ze Luis Oliveira (sax, flute) Brian Marsella (piano, percussion) Cyro Baptista (percussion, voice)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, October 31
8:30pm Spooky Stories
Bill Gordh and Cyro Baptista
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20