NYC Calendar February 2025

SUNDAY, February 2
3 pm Allison Miller: Rivers in Our Veins
Allison Miller, drums, composition
Jenny Scheinman, violin
Carmen Staaf, piano
Jason Palmer, trumpet
Ben Goldberg, clarinets
Rashaan Carter, bass
Todd Winkler, live video projections
Claudia Rahardjanoto, tap dance
Maleek Washington, contemporary dance
Luke Hickey, tap dance
VENUE: 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: $40

SUNDAY, February 2
7 PM Eyal Maoz, guitar, James Ilgenfritz, bass, Lukas Ligeti, drums
VENUE: Scholes Street Studio
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, February 4
7:30 pm Chris Pitsiokos +TBA
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

THURSDAY, February 6
7:30 pm Lisa Streich
Repertoire:
Lisa Streich, Orchestra Of Black Butterflies (2023/24)
Lisa Streich, Falter For Violin Solo (2020)
Lisa Streich, Safran For Violin And Motorized Piano (2017)
Performers:
Miranda Cuckson, violin
Yarn Wire
VENUE: Miller Theatre
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, February 6
8:30 pm Quartet
Larry Ochs (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics) Trevor Dunn (bass) gabby fluke-mogul (violin)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 8
6 PM Tony Malaby’s residency at Barbes
with special guests
Tamarindo – Malaby / Lopez / Waits
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 8
7 pm Loisaida Fife & Drum Corp
Frank London, Trumpet – Ben Stapp, Tuba – Reut Regev, Trombone – Charles Burnham, Violin – Tony Lewis, Snare Drum – Satoshi Takeishi, Bass Drum
VENUE: Loove Annex (238 N12 St Bklyn)
ADMISSION: $10-30

SATURDAY, February 8
7:30 pm Owls
Paul Wiancko, When the Night (arr. Owls)
Barber, Adagio for Strings (arr. Owls)
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Rəqs (arr. Owls)
Terry Riley, The Holy Liftoff for Flute, Strings, and Electronics
Alexi Kenney, violin
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Paul Wiancko, cello
Claire Chase, flute
VENUE: The Arnhold Center (92nd Street Y)
ADMISSION: from $25

SATURDAY, February 8
8:30 pm What Is To Be Done – night 2
Larry Ochs (sax) Nels Cline (guitar) Chad Taylor (drums) Trevor Dunn (bass)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, February 9
5 pm Elegies and Memories
Alla Zahaykevych, Red Flowers (2023) for baritone, oboe, and accordion
Lori Laitman, Long Pond Revisited (2002)for baritone and cello
Anna Kuzina-Rozhdestvenska, Monologue of the Soul (2024) for violin solo and tubular bell
Katherine Needleman, Land Where My Fathers Died (2022–2023)
Performers:
Randall Scarlata, baritone
Katherine Needleman, oboe
Hanzhi Wang, accordion
Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin
Jessica Thompson, viola
Marcy Rosen, cello
VENUE: The Ukrainian Institute of America (2 East 79th Street, New York)
ADMISSION: $20-35

MONDAY, February 10
8 PM Dafna Naphtali
(w Jessica Pavone & James Ilgenfritz), Marija Kovacevic, Henry Fraser & Cleek Schrey
VENUE: Striped Light, LIC
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, February 11
7:30 PM Theatre of Voices
Program:
Michael Gordon, A Western
Julia Wolfe, Italian Lesson (World Premiere)
John Luther Adams, A Brief Descent Into Deep Time
Performers:
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, Artistic Director
Vicky Chow, Keyboard
David Cossin, Percussion
VENUE: Zankel Hall Center Stage
ADMISSION: starts at $55

WEDNESDAY, February 12
7 PM Isaiah Collier & William Parker
https://eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-ancients
VENUE: Sprüth Magers Gallery (22 E 80th St, Manhattan)
ADMISSION: Free with RSVP

THURSDAY, February 13
7 PM From the Gabrielis to Zosha di Castri: Magdalena Baczewska
Program includes:
The Untellable Hour of Quiet (2023), Zosha di Castri (b. 1985)
Sonata no. 5 in C, Baldassare Galuppi (1706 – 1785)
Dreamcatcher (2018), Marcos Balter (b. 1974)
Notturno (1904), Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)
Aghavni Doves, Mary Kouyoumdjian (b. 1983)
Magdalena Baczewska, Harpsichord and Piano
VENUE: Teatro, Italian Academy
ADMISSION: free

THURSDAY, February 13
8:30 pm Solo
Uri Caine (solo piano and electronics)
Original pieces and some Zorn Bagatelles.
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, February 13
10 PM Shelley Hirsch / Hans Tammen / Ken Filiano
VENUE: The Delancey
ADMISSION: TBD

FRIDAY, February 14
3 PM and 7 PM Flight into Egypt: M. Lamar
Flight into Egypt: M. Lamar | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Discipline- M. Lamar & The Living Earth Show
VENUE: Metropolitan Museum
ADMISSION: free with RSVP/museum admission

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, February 14-15
7:30 Florentina Holzinger’s TANZ
VENUE: NYU Skirball
ADMISSION: $70-100

FEBRUARY 14–17
12 pm/2 pm Wish Tree
Yoko Ono, composer
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, February 15
6 PM Tony Malaby’s residency at Barbes
Malaby / Sacks / Opsvik / Weiss
with special guests
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 15
8 pm John Zorn & Laurie Anderson Duo
John Zorn, sax
Laurie Anderson, voice, violin, keyboards
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $35-$45 (sold out)

SATURDAY, February 15
8 pm Matmos: Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit
Experimental electronic music duo Matmos
Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit (1964)
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $55

SATURDAY, February 15
8:30 pm “The Passion of Octavius Catto”
Barbara Walker (vocals) Uri Caine (piano) Mike Boone (bass) Ben Perowsky (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, February 16
8 pm Double Bill: Alicia Hall Moran & Carl Hancock Rux
vocalist and performer Alicia Hall Moran
multidisciplinary artist Carl Hancock Rux
DJ Spooky
multi-instrumentalist Kamal Sabri
Yoko Ono’s “Walking on Thin Ice” and other works
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $55

TUESDAY, February 18
8:30 pm Ben Goldberg Sextet
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, February 19
7:30 pm False Harmonics #22
Franck Vigroux & Werktank, Amma Ateria, Michael Foster & Strings feat. Shelley Hirsch
VENUE: Pioneer Works
ADMISSION: $10-20

WEDNESDAY, February 19
8pm Shahzad Ismaily / Standford Cheung / Andrea Scala
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, February 19
8 PM Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson
Program:
Berio, “Wasserklavier” From Six Encores For Piano
Schubert, Fantasie In F Minor, D. 940
Cage, Experiences No.1
Nancarrow, Study No. 6 (Arr. Thomas Adès)
John Adams, Hallelujah Junction
Arvo Pärt, Hymn To A Great City
Performers:
Yuja Wang, Piano
Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano
VENUE: Stern Auditorium (Carnegie Hall)
ADMISSION: Limited availability

WEDNESDAY, February 19
8 pm John Roseboro, Zoh Amba
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, February 19
8:30 pm Matthew Shipp solo piano
Matthew Shipp (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, February 20
9 PM Marc Ribot Quartet: Hurry Red Telephone
Marc Ribot ~ Guitar
Ava Mendoza ~ Guitar
Chad Taylor ~ Drums
Sebastian Steinberg ~ Bass
VENUE: Bar Lunatico
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, February 21
7:30 pm Max Roach at 100: Tyshawn Sorey Trio & Sandbox Percussion
Program to include:
Max Roach, Morning/Midday (arr. Sandbox Percussion)
George Lewis, Le témoignage des lumières
Julius Eastman, Joy Boy (arr. Sandbox Percussion)
Tyshawn Sorey, Cogitations
VENUE: Kaufmann Concert Hall (92nd Street Y)
ADMISSION: from $25

FRIDAY, February 21
7:30 pm FIM Presents
Teté Leguía/Alina Jacobs, Brandon Lopez/Luke Rovinsky, Brittany Karlson/Sam Newsome/Nick Neuburg, Caleb Duval/Kevin Murray
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

FRIDAY, February 21
8:30 pm Matthew Shipp and Michael Bisio
Matthew Shipp (piano), Michael Bisio (bass)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 22
6 PM Tamarindo
Malaby / Hebert / Rainey
with special guests
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 22
7:30 pm Reflections of Memory
Strauss Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Soloists from Experiential Orchestra
James Blachly, Conductor
VENUE: The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Ave, NY)
ADMISSION: $25-100

SATURDAY, February 22
7.30pm + 9.30pm Kengchakaj – Lak Lan Yon Yæng
Kengchakaj – piano/synth/electronics
Caroline Davis – saxophone
Alfredo Colón – saxophone
Harish Raghavan – bass
Kobi Abcede – drums
Melissa Almaguer – tap
Nitcha Fame Tothong – visual projection
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $10 – 35

SUNDAY, February 23
1 PM Carnegie Hall Citywide: Krakauer and Tagg’s Good Vibes Explosion
Performers:
David Krakauer, Clarinet
Kathleen Tagg, Piano, Keyboard, Accordion, Cello, and Electronics
Sarah MK, Vocals
Yoshie Fruchter, Guitar, Oud, and Vocals
Jerome Harris, Bass and Vocals
Martin Shamoonpour, Daf and Darbuka
Satoshi Takeishi, Drums
VENUE: Flushing Town Hall
ADMISSION: free

TUESDAY, February 25
Relative Pitch Records Presents
6:30 pm Chuck Roth – Guitar / Nate Wooley – Trumpet
7:30 pm Kelsey Mines / Erin Rogers – Tenor & Soprano Saxes
8:30 pm Nate Wooley / Chuck Roth / Kelsey Mines / Chuck Roth
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: free

THURSDAY, February 27
7:30 PM Third Coast Percussion
Program:
Jlin, Please Be Still (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Tigran Hamasyan, Sonata for Percussion (NY Premiere)
Jessie Montgomery, Lady Justice (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Hussain, Murmurs In Time (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Performers:
Third Coast Percussion
Salar Nader, Tabla
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $65

THURSDAY, February 27
8 PM Carpe Diem String Quartet
Program:
Laura Kaminsky, Vanishing Point (World Premiere)
Korine Fujiwara, Mosey (World Premiere)
Mark Lomax, Ii Ubuntu (Ny Premiere)
Somei Satoh, Toward The Night
Performers:
Carpe Diem String Quartet
Sam Weiser, Violin
Marisa Ishikawa, Violin
Korine Fujiwara, Viola
Ariana Nelson, Cello
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall
ADMISSION: $50

FRIDAY, February 28
7.30pm + 9.30pm Mary Halvorson: Canis Major
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Dave Adewumi – trumpet
Henry Fraser – bass
Tomas Fujiwara – drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $10 – 45

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 August 2024

Highlight of the month: The TIME: SPANS festival 

THURSDAY, August 1
8:30 pm Trio
Matana Roberts (saxophone), Fay Victor (voice), Rebekah Heller (bassoon)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, August 2
8 pm Living Music Underground: Josh Johnson
Josh Johnson, saxophone
Summer for the City
VENUE: The Underground at Jaffe Drive (Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: free

FRIDAY, August 2
8 PM Prospect Series 38: Jonathan Moritz & Mike Pride
Jonathan Moritz / Mike Pride duo (saxophone/drums)
Ben Goldberg (clarinet) w/ TBA
Eternities: Katie Porter / Bob Bellerue (bass clarinet/feedback)
VENUE: Prospect Series
ADMISSION: TBD

SATURDAY, August 3
5PM Alan Licht/Eric Arn//Samara Lubelski
VENUE: P.I.T
ADMISSION: TBD

SATURDAY, August 3
8:30 pm Trio
Matana Roberts (saxophone) Tomas Fujiwara (drums) and a special guest
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, August 4
6 pm Caroline Davis’ Alula
Caroline Davis – alto saxophone and electronics
Val Jeanty – turntables
Qasim Naqvi – modular synthesizer
Chris Tordini – electric bass
Timothy Angulo – drums
Lincoln Center Presents
VENUE: The Underground at Jaffe Drive
ADMISSION: free

SUNDAY, August 4
Solo & Solo, Matthew Ship & Brandon Lopez
8 pm Brandon Lopez – Double bass
9 pm Matthew Shipp – Piano
VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION: $25

SUNDAY, August 4
8 pm Anthony Coleman Plays Duke Ellington
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, August 5
7pm Renewal: YSUO String Quartet Concert
Music by Dvořák, Gershwin, Hubarenko
The YSOU String Quartet
VENUE: The Kosciuszko Foundation (15 East 65th St., New York)
ADMISSION: $39

TUESDAY, August 6
7:30 PM Sam Weinberg Residency
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: TBD

TUESDAY, August 6
7:30 pm Goldberg, Hebert, Atwal
Ben Goldberg – Clarinet
John Hebert – Contrabass
Hamir Atwal – Drums
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, August 6 -7
7:30 pm Jonathon Heyward Conducts Mendelssohn
Caroline Shaw Entr’acte
Ralph Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto in A minor
Marianna Martines Symphony in C major
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major (“Italian”)
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Ryan Roberts, oboe
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: Choose-What-You-Pay

THURSDAY and FRIDAY, August 8 – 9
7.30 pm and 9.30 pm Kris Davis & Ingrid Laubrock Duo
Kris Davis -piano
Ingrid Laubrock -saxophone
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15 – $35

FRIDAY, August 9
8 pm Living Music Underground: JACK Quartet
hosted and curated by Nadia Sirota
Summer for the City
VENUE: The Underground at Jaffe Drive (Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, August 10
7:30 pm Ensemble Signal: Reich, Romitelli
Fausto Romitelli, Professor Bad Trip, Lesson 1-3, 1998-2000
Steve Reich, Radio Rewrite, 2012
Ensemble Signal
VENUE: DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, August 10
8PM Judith Berkson
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, August 10
9pm New York Forward Festival Brooklyn: Diego Hedez & Forward Quartet
Diego Hedez (trumpet), Hans Young Binter (piano)
Brandon Lopez (bass), Francisco Mela (drums)
VENUE: Secret location in Brooklyn
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, August 11
7:30 pm Ning Yu, Cory Smythe: Brigitta Muntendorf
Brigitta Muntendorf
Trilogy for two pianos, tape, and live electronics, (2014-2018)
Ning Yu, Piano
Cory Smythe, Piano
Levy Lorenzo, Electronics
VENUE: DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, August 11
New York Forward Festival Brooklyn
8pm Brandon Lopez (bass), Mat Maneri (viola)
9pm Nick Lyons (alto sax), Carol Liebowitz (piano)
VENUE: Secret location in Brooklyn
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, August 11
8:30pm Sally Gates, Zoh Amba, Brian Chase / Human Rites Trio
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, August 12
DMG Guitar Fest Volume Two
7:30: Eyal Maoz – Solo or Duo Guitar(s)
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: Free

MONDAY, August 12
7.30 pm and 9.30 pm Matt Mitchell Trio “Zealous Angles” Album Release

Matt Mitchell -piano
Chris Tordini -bass
Dan Weiss -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15 – $35

TUESDAY, August 13
8:30 pm Fraser, Maneri, Lopez
Nick Fraser – Drums
Mat Maneri – Viola
Brandon Lopez – Contrabass
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, August 13
8:30 PM Assembly #20
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, August 15
7:30 pm Wet Ink Ensemble: Mincek, Soper
Kate Soper, Epithets, 2023-2024
Alex Mincek, Nomadic Science, 2024
Wet Ink Ensemble
VENUE: DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, August 15
8:30 pm Duo 2
Kevin Hays (piano) Kenny Wollesen (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY – SATURDAY, August 15-17
3pm (Sat) and 8pm Natural Studies by thingNY
You Against Nature by Joseph White
Mouthful by thingNY
performed by alejandro t. acierto, Gelsey Bell, Isabel Castellvi, Andrew Livingston, Paul Pinto, Erin Rogers, and Dave Ruder
VENUE: The Brick (579 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $22-52

FRIDAY, August 16
8:30 pm Duo 3
Kevin Hays (piano) Craig Taborn (keyboards)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, August 17
8PM Brandon Lopez and guests

VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, August 17
8PM Turbo Lotus “album release performance”
Ayako Kanda, Patrick Golden, Matt Hollenberg
Toadal Package: Ipek Eginli, Tim Dahl, Kevin Shea
VENUE: Nublu
ADMISSION: $20

August 20 – 25
8pm and 10pm Bill Frisell Five
Bill Frisell – Guitar
Tony Scherr – Bass
Thomas Morgan – Bass
Rudy Royston – Drums
Kenny Wollesen – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $43

WEDNESDAY, August 21
8:30 pm Quintet
Immanuel Wilkins (saxophone) Lauren Cauley (violin) gabby fluke-mogul (violin) Jessica Pavone (viola) Lester St Louis (cello)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, August 21
7:30 pm JACK Quartet: McCormack
Timothy McCormack, your body is a volume, 2016-19
JACK Quartet
VENUE: DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, August 22
7:30 pm Alarm Will Sound: Baker, Balter, Norman, Komschlies, Tovar-Henao, Sheehan
Andrew Norman, Try, 2011
Claude Baker, Carmen Infernarum Machinarum Fugax, 2022-23
Chelsea Komschlies, Hexactinellida, 2019
Felipe Tovar-Henao, Enjambres, 2022
Kelley Sheehan, splitting to collapse, 2023
Marcos Balter, Code-Switching, 2022-23
Alarm Will Sound
VENUE: DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, August 24
7:30 pm Yarn/Wire: Evans, Neuwirth
Olga Neuwirth, Black Dwarf, 2023
Peter Evans, Animations, 2023, featuring Peter Evans, trumpet
Yarn/Wire
VENUE: DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, August 25
2 PM Summer Thunder
The Sun Ra Arkestra
VENUE: Union Pool
ADMISSION: free

TUESDAY, August 27
9PM & 10:15PM Brian Marsella’s Gatos do Sul
VENUE: Bar Lunatico
ADMISSION: $10

TUESDAY, August 27
7pm Renku (Michaël Attias, John Hébert, Satoshi Takeishi)
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, August 28
8:30 pm The Partita Project
Jennifer Choi (violin)
Bach Partita No. 2 in D Minor; Missy Mazzoli Dissolve, O My Heart; John Zorn Partita
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

August 29-September 1
7PM and 9PM Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau, piano
VENUE: Smoke
ADMISSION: $40-$65

FRIDAY, August 30
8:30 pm A Modern Sound Bath
Jennifer Choi (violin) James Moore (electric guitar) Kathleen Supove (piano)
Improvisations / Zorn Hockey / A. Vrebalov Sound Shapes…
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, August 31
8:30 pm Resurrect
Jennifer Choi (violin) Michael Nicolas (cello) Kyle Armbrust (viola) Stephen Gosling (piano)
Schoenberg String Trio, Op. 45; Alfred Schnittke Sonata No. 2 “Quasi Una Sonata”
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20