RALPH ALESSI AND THIS AGAINST THAT
Tony Malaby on tenor and soprano saxophones, Andy Milne on piano, John Hebert on bass and Mark Ferber on drums.
(Wednesday and Thursday)
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village
(212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org; cover,
TIM ARMACOST QUARTET
Pianist, Bruce Barth, and drummer, Billy Hart.
(Friday and Saturday)
8 and 10 p.m.
Kitano Hotel
66 Park Avenue, at 38th Street,
(212) 885-7000, kitano.com
LUCIAN BANS TUBA PROJECT
Pianist Lucian Ban, the saxophonist Bruce Williams, the trombonist Joe Fiedler and the drummer Brandon Lewis.
(Saturday)
9 and 10:30 p.m.
Cornelia Street Caf
29 Cornelia Street, West Village
(212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com
A BODY WITHOUT ORGANS
Drummer Mike Pride
at 9PM
Features a trio led by the guitarist Jonathan Goldberger, with Briggan Krauss on saxophones and Andrew Drury on drums.
at 10 and 11 p.m.
From Bacteria to Boys
(Sunday)
CoCo 66
66 Greenpoint Avenue Brooklyn
(718) 389-7392, coco66.com
JOHN BUNCH TRIO
Guitarist Frank Vignola and the bassist Jay Leonhart.
(Tuesday)
At 7:30 and 9 p.m.
Smalls
183 West 10th Street, West Village, New York,
(212) 252-5091, smallsjazzclub.com
VINICIUS CANTURIA
Brazilian guitarist and singer-songwriter
features prominent jazz musicians
(Friday through Sunday)
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street, Manhattan
(212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net
CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ FESTIVAL
Brooklyn Tech concert by the drummer Roy Haynes, with his Fountain of Youth Band (on Saturday night).
Also appearing with their groups:
Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, at Jazz 966 (Friday night)
Pianist Randy Weston, at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College (Saturday afternoon)
A full festival lineup is at cbjcjazz.org.
Brooklyn Tech Auditorium
29 Fort Greene Place
(800) 838-3006
GERALD CLAYTON GROUP
Vocalists, Gretchen Parlato and Sachal Vasandani,with the saxophonist Joel Frahm and a rhythm section.
(Friday and Saturday)
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village
(212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org
SONNY FORTUNE QUARTET
Michael Cochrane on piano, Chip Jackson on bass and Steve Johns on drums.
(Saturday)
At 8 p.m.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
58 Seventh Avenue, Park Slope
(212) 209-3370, bqcm.org
RODNEY GREEN GROUP
Quintet with the saxophonist Tim Green, the vibraphonist Warren Wolfe, the pianist Danny Grissett and the bassist Dave Wong
(Friday and Saturday)
At 10:30 p.m. and midnight
Smalls
183 West 10th Street, West Village
(212) 252-5091, smallsjazzclub.com
TOM HARRELL QUINTET
Wayne Escoffery on tenor saxophone, Danny Grissett on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Johnathan Blake on drums.
(Tuesday through Thursday)(Through April 12.)
At 9 and 11 p.m.
Village Vanguard
178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West Village
(212) 255-4037, villagevanguard.com
JUXTAPOSITIONS IN JAZZ
Flutist Jamie Baum
Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko
with rhythm section: Craig Taborn on keyboards, Thomas Morgan on bass and Jim Black on drums.
(Saturday)
8 p.m.
Merkin Concert Hall
129 West 67th Street, Manhattan
(212) 501-3340, kaufman-center.org
JOE LOVANO QUARTET FEATURING HANK JONES
George Mraz on bass, Lewis Nash on drums.
(Tuesday through Thursday)(Through April 11.)
At 8:30 and 11 p.m.
Birdland
315 West 44th Street, Clinton
(212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com
LAGE LUND
Guitarist Lage Lund leads an elastic trio on Saturday. On Monday quartet with the pianist Aaron Parks, the bassist Ben Street and the drummer Bill Stewart.
(Saturday and Monday)
Saturday at 11 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Bar Next Door
129 Macdougal Street, near West Third Street, Greenwich Village,
(212) 529-5945, lalanternacaffe.com
Monday at 10 p.m.
55 Bar
55 Christopher Street, West Village
(212) 929-9883, 55bar.com
BARNEY MCCALL: FLASHBACKS
Tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, the trombonist Josh Roseman, the guitarist Ben Monder, the bassist Matt Clohesy and the drummer Henry Cole.
(Wednesday)
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street, Manhattan
(212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net
EIVIND OPSVIK OVERSEAS
Tony Malaby on tenor saxophone, Jacob Sacks on keyboards and Kenny Wollesen on drums.
(The group will perform at Nublu every Monday in April.)
9 to 11 p.m.
Nublu, 62 Avenue C, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, East Village
RHYTHM IN THE KITCHEN MUSIC FESTIVAL
The fourth annual edition of this avant-garde festival, presented by the Hells Kitchen Cultural Center Friday with sets by ok|ok, an improvising collective (at 8 p.m.); a quartet led by the pianist Connie Crothers (at 9); Duology, featuring Michael Marcus on reeds and Ted Daniel on trumpet (at 10); and Morcilla, led by the trumpeter Matt Lavelle (at 11). Among the highlights on Saturdays lineup are the William Hooker Trio, with DJ Olive (at 10), and a trio with the pianist Angelica Sanchez, the saxophonist Tony Malaby and the drummer Tom Rainey (at 11).
(Friday and Saturday)
Church for All Nations
417 West 57th Street, Clinton
(212) 333-5583, hkculturalcenter.org
RUDDER
Saxophonist Chris Cheek, the keyboardist Henry Hey, the bassist Tim Lefevbre and the drummer Keith Carlock
(Monday)
At 10 p.m.
Slipper Room
167 Orchard Street, at Stanton Street, Lower East Side
(212) 253-7246, slipperroom.com.
JOHN SCOFIELD AND THE PIETY STREET BAND
Pianist Jon Cleary, the bassist George Porter Jr. and the drummer Ricky Fataar.
(Sunday)
At 8 p.m.
B. B. Kings Blues Club & Grill
237 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
(212) 997-4144, bbkingblues.com
DRED SCOTT TRIO
Ben Rubin on bass and Tony Mason on drums
Monday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Blue Note
131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village
(212) 475-8592, bluenote.net
Tuesday at midnight
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen Street, near Houston Street, Lower East Side
(212) 477-4155, rockwoodmusichall.com
SING INTO SPRING FESTIVAL
Saxophonist Victor Goines and the trombonist Wycliffe Gordon (moonlighting on vocals), the club welcomes Hilary Kole (on Monday), Allan Harris (Tuesday) and finally the great Jimmy Scott (Thursday and beyond).
(Through April 12.)
Dizzys Club Coca-Cola
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th Street and Broadway
(212) 258-9800, jalc.org
OMAR SOSA/JENNY SCHEINMAN
(Through April 12.)
At 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Blue Note
131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village
(212) 475-8592, bluenote.net
TAMARINDO
Tenor and soprano saxophonist Tony Malaby, William Parker on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums.
(Tuesday)
At 8 and 10 p.m.
the Stone
Avenue C and Second Street, East Village
WILL VINSON QUINTET
With guitarist Lage Lund, the bassist Orlando Le Fleming and the drummer Jochen Rueckert.
(Thursday)
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Smalls
183 West 10th Street, West Village
(212) 252-5091, smallsjazzclub.com
CEDAR WALTON, JAVON JACKSON, BUSTER WILLIAMS, JIMMY COBB
(Wednesday and Thursday)
At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Iridium
1650 Broadway, at 51st Street
(212) 582-2121, iridiumjazzclub.com
SACO YASUMAS YOIN UNIT OF SEVEN
Violist Jason Kao Hwang, the trombonist Steve Swell and the bassist Ken Filiano, as well as the flutist and taiko drummer Kaoru Watanabe.
(Wednesday)
At 8:30 p.m.
Roulette
20 Greene Street, between Canal and Grand Streets, SoHo
(212) 219-8242, roulette.org
