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
“Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey,” a Richard Foreman play by Object Collection (La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, December 13-22)
David Lang’s poor hymnal (Lincoln Center, December 21) [Here is David Lang’s thought-provoking interpretation of the work’s genre.]
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 appearancesthroughout the year. Her thoughts on improvisation are certainly worth a read.]
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.]
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)
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
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 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
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
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
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 7:30 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 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
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 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
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
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 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
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 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
SUNDAY, September 1 3 PM Morton Feldman’s For Christian Wolff Matt Mitchell (piano, celeste) and Roberta Michel (flute) VENUE: 2b-2c (2nd St. between Avenues B and C, NY) ADMISSION: $15-$30
SUNDAY, September 1 Pirate Utopias at the Hart Bar 8 pm Stardust Quartet (Laura Feathers, Yana Davydova, Damien Olsen, Nebula the Velvet Queen) 9 pm Eric Singer (saxotronics) 10 pm Dafna Naphtali (voice & electronics), Chris Cochrane & Hans Tammen (guitars) 11 pm: Entropic Hop (Ayumi Ishito, Aron Namenwirth, Kevin Shea) VENUE: Hart Bar (538 Hart Street #1, Brooklyn) ADMISSION: $15
MONDAY, September 2 8:30 PM Ryan Sawyer’s improvisations series Sam Newsome (sax), Ryan Sawyer (percussion) VENUE: Bacaro (Dimes Square, LES) ADMISSION: $20
TUESDAY, September 3 8 PM Tim Berne, John Belisle-Chi, Tom Rainey VENUE: Lowlands Bar ADMISSION: TBD
TUESDAY, September 3 8 PM Sam Weinberg Back Room Residency Sam Weinberg Trio (with Henry Fraser & Jason Nazary) Laura Cocks Parker Menzimer VENUE: Sisters ADMISSION: $10-$30
THURSDAY, September 5 8 PM False Harmonics #19: ICE Performs Earl Howard’s Boson1 International Contemporary Ensemble Program: Fay Victor: SafeHarbor Shade for voice and bassoon Isabel Lepanto Gleicher: Del Lago for open instrumentation Ingrid Laubrock: Koans (selections) for voice and cello Rick Burkhardt: Prologue for flute, percussion, violin, cello Nicole Mitchell: Birdsongs for Equitable Togetherness for open instrumentation Earl Howard: Boson1 (2024, World Premiere) for electronic performer and ten musicians VENUE: Pioneer Works ADMISSION: $10-$30
FRIDAY, September 6 7:30 2B&2C presents Virg Dzurinko, piano Surprise Guest, violin Music by Sofia Ganeshian VENUE: 2b-2c (2nd St. between Avenues B and C, NY) ADMISSION: $20
FRIDAY, September 6 8 PM Prospect Series house show (#39) Shayna Dulberger / Lucia Stavros, bass / harp Ana González Gamboa (Ecuador) / Isabel Crespo Pardo, cello / voice Eli Wallace / Joe Moffett / Michael Foster, piano / trumpet / saxophone VENUE: 1923 8th Ave B’Klyn, at top of steps ADMISSION: pay as you wish
FRIDAY, September 6 8:30 pm UR “Panama Pacific” Ches Smith (drums) Matt Hollenberg (guitar) Shahzad Ismaily (bass) Trey Spruance (guitar) Debut of an entire surf repertoire. VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, September 7 8:30 pm Kodak Quartet plays Spruance Edgar Donati (violin) Martin Noh (violin) Daniel Spink (viola) Blake Kitayama (cello) Works for string quartet, some with radical electroacoustic accompaniment VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
WEDNESDAY, September 11 8:30 pm Solo Craig Taborn (piano) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, September 12 7:30 pm Composer Portraits: Courtney Bryan Repertoire: All Courtney Bryan program Dreaming (Freedom Sounds) for large ensemble and two voices (2023) Blessed for voice and piano (2021) *film by Tiona Nekkia McClodden Requiem for four sopranos and chamber ensemble (2019) Performers: Damian Norfleet, voice Alice Tessyier, Voice Courtney Bryan, piano International Contemporary Ensemble Quince Ensemble Rebekah Heller, conductor VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University ADMISSION: $20
FRIDAY, September 13 8:30 pm TRIO Craig Taborn (piano) Tomeka Reid (cello) Ches Smith (drums) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, September 14 6:30PM Shahzad Ismaily Shahzad Ismaily, electric bass, drums, percussion, guitar, or synthesizers VENUE: Fridman Gallery ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, September 14 7.30pm + 9.30pm Yuhan Su OVER THE MOONs Yuhan Su -vibraphone Alex LoRe -alto sax and flute Anna Webber -tenor sax and flute Matt Mitchell -piano YingDa Chen -guitar Marty Kenney -bass James Paul Nadien -drums Shinya Lin -live electronics VENUE: The Jazz Gallery ADMISSION: $15 – $35
SATURDAY, September 14 8:30 pm Weird of Mouth Craig Taborn (piano), Ches Smith (drums), Mette Rasmussen (saxophone) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
SUNDAY, September 15 2 PM A Tribute to Virko Baley: An 85th Anniversary Celebration Program – Music of Virko Baley Emily Dickinson Songbook I for soprano and piano Journey After Loves for baritone and piano Persona II, “Borys Liatoshynsky” for Solo Clarinet (B-Flat Clarinet) Dreamtime Suite for clarinet, violin and piano Performed by: Corrine Byrne, soprano Thomas Meglioranza, baritone Reiko Uchida, piano Victoria Luperi, clarinet Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin VENUE: Ukrainian Institute of America (2 East 79th Street, New York) ADMISSION: $20-35
SUNDAY, September 15 7 PM Taka Kigawa: Stockhausen w/ special guest Chris Graham Program: Klavierstück I Klavierstück V Klavierstück X Kontakte VENUE: LPR ADMISSION: $20-$30
SUNDAY, September 15 7 pm The Listeners by Missy Mazzoli The Listeners Opera Philadelphia and Lyric Opera of Chicago Missy Mazzoli, music Royce Vavrek, libretto VENUE: Peter B. Lewis Theater (1071 Fifth Avenue, New York) ADMISSION: $15 – $55
MONDAY, September 16 8 PM Matana Roberts A solo performance VENUE: Zürcher Gallery ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, September 19 7:30 PM Terry Riley’s The Holy Liftoff (Density 2036: part xi) With Arnhold Creative Associate Claire Chase and Juilliard students Arnhold Creative Associate Claire Chase and an ensemble of Juilliard students present Terry Riley’s The Holy Liftoff, the most recent work of Density 2036, a multi-decade commissioning initiative launched by Chase in 2013. VENUE: Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater (155 W. 65th St., New York) ADMISSION: $15-$30
THURSDAY, September 19 7.30pm + 9.30pm Kim Cass Levs Trio Matt Mitchell – piano Tyshawn Sorey – drums Kim Cass – bass VENUE: The Jazz Gallery ADMISSION: $25/$15 members; cabaret seating: $35/$20 members; Livestream: $20/$5 for members
THURSDAY, September 19 8:30 pm Quartet Sara Serpa (voice) Mark Turner (tenor sax) Marta Sanchez (piano) Qasim Naqvi (modular synth) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, September 21 2 pm Eliza Garth: Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage American Primitive & Inventors of Genius Weekend VENUE: St Mark’s in the Bowery (131 East 10th Street, NY) ADMISSION: $17.50 – $25
SATURDAY, September 21 6:30PM Mark Dresser Mark Dresser, bass VENUE: Fridman Gallery ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, September 21 8 PM Adam Brisbin/ Zoh Amba/ Jeremy Gustin/ Kenny Wollesen • Poppy Patica VENUE: The Owl ADMISSION: $15
SATURDAY, September 21 8 PM and 9:30 PM Bait Ball (Tony Malaby, Michaël Attias, Dave Ballou, Angelica Sanchez, Mark Helias, Tom Rainey) VENUE: Bar Bayeux (1066 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn) ADMISSION: TBD
SUNDAY, September 22 3 pm Genius & Invention: Schoenberg, Ives, Cage & Harrison Program: Schoenberg, Book of the Hanging Gardens Ives, violin and piano sonata Varied Trio and early keyboard music by Lou Harrison and John Cage Performers: Hayley Laufer Duo: Dorothea Hayley, soprano; Manuel Laufer, piano Joan Forsyth, piano Adam Tendler, piano David Fulmer, violin Lauren Cauley, violin Bill Solomon, percussion VENUE: St John’s in the Village (218 W 11th St, New York) ADMISSION: $20 – $30
SUNDAY, September 22 7 pm Quattro Mani American Primitive & Inventors of Genius Weekend duo pianists Susan Grace and Steven Beck perform works by Lou Harrison, John Cage, Arnold Schoenberg, John Adams and Fred Lerdahl VENUE: Greenwich House Music School (46 Barrow Street, New York) ADMISSION: $17.50 – $25
September 23–October 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
TUESDAY, September 24 7 PM Tessa Souter: The Erik Satie Project Tessa Souter, vocals Luis Perdomo, piano Boris Kozlov, bass Billy Drummond, drums VENUE: Frederick P. Rose Hall (Broadway at 60th Street, New York) ADMISSION: $20.00 – $50.00
TUESDAY, September 24 7:30pm New Sounds Live with ETHEL String Quartet Allison Loggins-Hull, flute ETHEL String Quartet Program: Allison Loggins-Hull – Persist Xavier Muzik – Pillowtalk Migiwa “Miggy” Miyajima – The Reconciliation Suite Sam Wu – Terraria Leilehua Lanzilotti – We Began This Quilt There VENUE: Kaufman Music Center ADMISSION: $30
TUESDAY, September 24 8 pm Black Chamber Folk Music Daniel Carter (reeds, brass, words) Cooper Moore (strings, flutes) William Parker (strings, bamboo, brass, words) VENUE: Zürcher Gallery ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, September 26 8 PM Brian Marsella’s iMAGiNARiUM: Album release for Medietas Brian Marsella piano, keys, vocals Jessica Lurie alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, alto flute, bass clarinet Josh Lawrence trumpet Itai Kriss flute Meg Okura violin Jon Irabagon soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone John Lee acoustic and electric guitar Sae Hashimoto vibraphone, glockenspiel, xylophone, balafon, percussion Jason Fraticelli acoustic and electric bass Anwar Marshall drums Rich Stein percussion Cyro Baptista percussion, vocals VENUE: Roulette ADMISSION: $25
THURSDAY, September 26 7.30pm + 9.30pm Anna Webber’s Simple Trio Anna Webber – flute, bass flute, tenor sax Matt Mitchell – piano John Hollenbeck – drums VENUE: The Jazz Gallery ADMISSION: $15 – $35
FRIDAY, September 27 8:30 pm Duo Peter Evans (trumpet) Cyro Baptista (percussion) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, September 28 6:30 PM William Parker William Parker, bass VENUE: Fridman Gallery ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, September 28 8:30 pm Symphony Peter Evans (trumpets) Alice Teyssier (flute) Nick Joz (bass, electronics) Levy Lorenzo percussion, electronics) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
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