(Friday)At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street at Spring Street, South Village
(212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org
VICTOR BAILEY AND V-BOP
Donald Harrison on alto saxophone, Joe Locke on vibraphone and Jeff (Tain) Watts on drums.
(Wednesday) At 9 and 11 p.m.
Iridium
1650 Broadway, at 51st Street
(212) 582-2121, iridiumjazzclub.com
RYAN BLOTNICK/BEN MONDER AND BILL MCHENRY
Blotnick, guitarist including the multireedist Joachim Badenhorst, the bassist Simon Jermyn and the drummer Jeff Williams.
The following set at 10 PM, guitarist Ben Monder with the saxophonist Bill McHenry.
(Monday) 8:30 & 10PM
Cornelia Street Caf
29 Cornelia Street, West Village
(212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com
RICHARD BONA
Cameroonian bassist and vocalist leads a capable seven-piece band.
(Friday through Sunday)
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., with an 11:30 set Friday and Saturday,
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street, Manhattan
(212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net
TAYLOR HO BYNUM
Cornetist features his jazz-meets-classical ensemble SpiderMonkey Strings.
(Saturday)At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village
(212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org
FRANK CARLBERGS TIVOLI TRIO
Pianist and composer, with the bassist John Hbert and the drummer Gerald Cleaver.
(Tuesday)At 8 p.m.
Douglass Street Music Collective
295 Douglass Street, near Third Avenue, Gowanus, Brooklyn
JAMES CARTER
Saxophonist leading a group that consists of the guitarist Bruce Edwards, the Hammond B-3 organist Gerard Gibbs and the drummer Eli Fountain.
(Friday and Saturday) At 8:30 and 11 p.m.
Birdland
315 West 44th Street, Clinton
(212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com
CLEAN FEED FEST
Named after a record label based in Lisbon, this festival celebrates the exploratory side of modern jazz. Among the highlights during the events final stretch: the multireedist Avram Fefer, leading the trio (Friday at 10:30 p.m.); the trumpeter Kirk Knuffke, (Saturday at 8); and Fight the Big Bull, a raucous large group joined here by the trumpeter Steven Bernstein (Sunday at 9:30).
Cornelia Connelly Center
220A East Fourth Street, East Village
AVISHAI COHEN
Israeli trumpeter with trio, Matt Penman on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums.
(Tuesday) At 9 and 11 p.m.
Rose Live Music
345 Grand Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
(718) 599-0069, roselivemusic.com
RAVI COLTRANE QUARTET
The tenor and soprano saxophone playing with the pianist Luis Perdomo, the bassist Drew Gress and the drummer E. J. Strickland.
(Friday through Sunday) At 9 and 11 p.m.
Village Vanguard
178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West Village
(212) 255-4037, villagevanguard.com
COLTRANE REVISITED
In commemoration of John Coltrane, whose 83rd birthday would have fallen next week, the tenor and soprano saxophonist Joe Lovano leads a band with the pianist Steve Kuhn, the bassist Lonnie Plaxico and two drummers, Billy Hart and Andrew Cyrille.
(Through Sept. 26.)
(Wednesday and Thursday) At 8:30 and 11 p.m.
Birdland
315 West 44th Street, Clinton
(212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com
DIET COKE WOMEN IN JAZZ FESTIVAL
This monthlong festival continues this weekend with the singer Marlena Shaw, backed the all-female Diva Jazz Orchestra.
On Monday and Tuesday the pianist Valerie Capers appears with a quintet.
Singer Carmen Lundy closes out next week, with alto saxophonist Bobby Watson and pianist Geri Allen.
(Through Oct. 5.)
(Friday through Thursday)
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., with an 11:30 set on Friday and Saturday
Dizzys Club Coca-Cola
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center
60th Street and Broadway
(212) 258-9800, jalc.org
PAQUITO DRIVERA/EDMAR CASTANEDA
Clarinetist, alto saxophonist and longtime Cuban exile, working band includes the trumpeter Diego Urcola, the pianist Alex Brown, the bassist Oscar Stagnaro and the drummer Mark Walker. Sharing the bill is Mr. Castaneda, a gifted Colombian harpist, with his trio.
(Through Sept. 27.)
(Tuesday through Thursday)
At 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Blue Note
131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village
(212) 475-8592, bluenote.net
ANAT FORT TRIO
The Israeli pianist Anat Fort has led this imaginative trio, with the drummer Roland Schneider and the bassist Gary Wang.
(Friday) At 7 p.m.
Rubin Museum
150 West 17th Street, Chelsea
(212) 620-5000, rmanyc.org
ANDREW GREEN SEXTET
The guitarist Andrew Green, the trumpeter Russ Johnson, the trombonist J. C. Sanford, the tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger, the bassist Kermit Driscoll and the drummer Mike Sarin.
(Sunday) At 8:30 p.m.
Cornelia Street Caf
29 Cornelia Street, West Village
(212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com
CHICO HAMILTON AND EUPHORIA
Quintet, Euphoria, features the saxophonist Evan Schwam, the guitarist Jeremy Wilms, the bassist Paul Ramsey and the percussionist Jeremy Carlstedt.
(Sunday) At 9 p.m.
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street, near Thompson Street, Greenwich Village
(212) 505-3474, lepoissonrouge.com
BARRY HARRIS TRIO
Jazz pianists trio Ray Drummond is the bassist, Leroy Williams the drummer.
(Through Sept. 27.)
(Thursday) At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street, Manhattan
(212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net
BILLY HART QUARTET
Drummer Billy Hart fronts, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, the pianist Ethan Iverson and the bassist Ben Street.
(Also on Sept. 25 and Sept. 27.)
(Tuesday through Thursday) At 9 and 11 p.m.
Village Vanguard
178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West Village
(212) 255-4037, villagevanguard.com
EDDIE HENDERSON QUARTET
With Kevin Hays, pianist; Doug Weiss, bassist; and Billy Drummond, drummer.
(Friday and Saturday) At 8, 10 and 11:30 p.m.
Smoke
2751 Broadway, at 106th Street
smokejazz.com
DAVID LIEBMAN GROUP
With Vic Juris on guitar, Tony Marino on bass and Marko Marcinko on drums.
(Friday) At 10 p.m.
55 Bar
55 Christopher Street, West Village
(212) 929-9883, 55bar.com
LIMAGE This all but forgotten funk-fusion group of the 1970s recently reunited in the studio. Its lineup consists of the vibraphonist Mike Mainieri, the keyboardist Warren Bernhardt, the guitarist David Spinozza, the bassist Tony Levin and the drummer Steve Gadd.
(Through Sept. 27.)
(Thursday) At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Iridium
1650 Broadway, at 51st Street
(212) 582-2121, iridiumjazzclub.com
RUSS LOSSING TRIO/THE TWO BASS BAND
In the first of two sets here, at 8 p.m., the pianist Russ Lossing leads a trio with the bassist Masa Kamaguchi and the drummer Billy Mintz. The second set, at 9:30, features the Two Bass Band; the bassists are Mr. Kamaguchi and Johannes Weidenmueller, and the roster otherwise includes two trumpeters, two trombonists and three saxophonists.
(Friday)
I-Beam
168 Seventh Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn
ibeambrooklyn.com
MANHATTAN TRANSFER
For 40 years this four-piece vocal group has been an adult-pop confection, but one seasoned thoroughly by jazz; nestled within its collective sound there are still a few particular pleasures, notably the smoky alto of Janis Siegel.
(Friday through Sunday) At 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Blue Note
131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village
(212) 475-8592, bluenote.net
NILSON MATTA TRIO
Jazz and samba in this group, with Bill Mays on piano and Alvester Garnett on drums.
(Friday and Saturday) At 8 and 10 p.m.
Kitano Hotel
66 Park Avenue, at 38th Street
(212) 885-7119, kitano.com
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND
(Friday through Sunday) At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Iridium
1650 Broadway, at 51st Street
(212) 582-2121, iridiumjazzclub.com
JEMEEL MOONDOC QUARTET
The saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc with the pianist Connie Crothers, the bassist (and now violinist) Henry Grimes and the drummer Chad Taylor.
(Saturday) At 8 and 10 p.m.
the Stone
Avenue C and Second Street, East Village
thestonenyc.com
NEW LANGUAGES FESTIVAL
Now in its fifth year, this musician-run festival draws a range of left-of-center musicians under its umbrella. This weekend that lineup includes the trombonist Ben Gerstein, presenting an electro-acoustic project he calls the Gates (Friday at 8:30 p.m.); the guitarist Brandon Ross, leading a trio (Saturday at 8:30); and the tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry, with his quintet (Saturday at 10). Next week it will include a trio consisting of the saxophonist Pete Robbins, the bassist Mario Pavone and the drummer Tyshawn Sorey (Thursday at 10), and a septet led by the festivals chief organizer, the saxophonist Jackson Moore (Thursday at 11:30).
(Through Sept. 26.)
McCarren Hall
98 Bayard Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
newlanguages.org
JOHN OGALLAGHER TRIO
Alto saxophonist and composer, trio with the bassist Masa Kamaguchi and the drummer Jeff Williams.
(Saturday) At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Cornelia Street Caf
29 Cornelia Street, West Village
(212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com
MATT PAVOLKA
Including the guitarist Ben Monder and the keyboardist Pete Rende.
(Thursday) At 8 p.m.
Barbs
376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
(347) 422-0248, barbesbrooklyn.com
MIKE RODRIGUEZ TRIO
(Thursday) At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Bar Next Door
129 Macdougal Street, West Village
(212) 529-5945, lalanternacaffe.com
ADAM ROGERS GROUP
His quartet here includes the tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, as well as the bassist Orlando Le Fleming and the drummer Henry Cole.
(Sunday) At 9:30 p.m.
55 Bar
55 Christopher Street, West Village
(212) 929-9883, 55bar.com
CHES SMITHS THESE ARCHES
Avant-garde jazz and experimental rock are essentially intertwined in the music of These Arches, led by Mr. Smith, a drummer, and featuring the tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, the guitarist Mary Halvorson and the accordionist Andrea Parkins.
(Wednesday) At 8 p.m.
Barbs
376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
(347) 422-0248, barbesbrooklyn.com
STELLAR REGIONS
The recent death of Rashied Ali, the visionary drummer in John Coltranes late-period bands, lends an especially poignant air to this free-jazz Coltrane tribute. Mr. Ali was a mentor of sorts to each of the musicians on hand here: the saxophonist Louie Belogenis, the trumpeter Roy Campbell Jr., the pianist Andrew Bemkey, the bassist Hilliard Greene and the drummer Michael Wimberly.
(Wednesday) At 8 p.m.
Middle Collegiate Church
50 East Seventh Street, at Second Avenue, East Village
(212) 477-0666, middlechurch.org
RORY STUART QUARTET
Rory Stuart, a guitarist with Will Vinson on tenor saxophone, Chris Smith on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums.
(Friday) At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Cornelia Street Caf
29 Cornelia Street, West Village
(212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com
DAN TEPFER TRIO
Dan Tepfer trio with Joe Martin on bass and Richie Barshay on drums.
(Thursday) At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village
(212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org
MYRON WALDEN HIGHER GROUND
The alto saxophonist Myron Walden has been presenting a different group at the Jazz Gallery each week this month; here he leads Higher Ground, an uplift-seeking quartet featuring the twin brothers Marcus and E. J. Strickland, a saxophonist and a drummer respectively, and the bassist Vicente Archer.
(Wednesday)
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village
(212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org
MATT WILSON QUARTET
The band with Andrew DAngelo on alto saxophone and bass clarinet, Jeff Lederer on tenor and soprano saxophone and clarinet, and Chris Lightcap on bass.
(Tuesday and Wednesday)At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street, Manhattan
(212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net
