Manhattan Jazz Venues

MARCO BENEVENTO TRIO
(Saturday)
This casually jazz-literate jam band, led by the keyboardist Marco Benevento with Reed Mathis on bass and Andrew Barr on drums.
At 9 p.m.
Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey Street, near the Bowery, Lower East Side
boweryballroom.com

BROOKLYN EXPERIMENTS FREE MUSIC SERIES
(Sunday)
Natalie John
at 10:30 p.m.
Becca Stevens
at 9:30, share a surging big band.
The opener is Trevor Exter
an experimental cellist and vocalist
at 8:30.
Rose Live Music
345 Grand Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
(718) 599-0069
roselivemusic.com

EDMAR CASTAEDA-JOE LOCKE DUO
(Wednesday)
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street, Manhattan
(212) 576-2232
jazzstandard.net

BILLY CHILDS JAZZ CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
(Friday through Sunday)
Larry Koonse on guitar, Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums. Also on board for this engagement: Steve Wilson, playing saxophones and flute, and Carol Robbins, on harp.
At 8 and 10 p.m.
Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway, at 51st Street
(212) 582-2121
iridiumjazzclub.com

MILES DAVIS: FROM BIRTH OF THE COOL TO BITCHES BREW
(Thursday)
Tom Harrell, Randy Brecker and Jeremy Pelt the package will feature David Liebman, a saxophonist and flutist who served a noteworthy apprenticeship with Davis in the post-Bitches Brew era.
(Through May 30.)
At 8 and 10 p.m.
Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway, at 51st Street
(212) 582-2121
iridiumjazzclub.com

CHRIS DINGMAN'S WAKING DREAMS
(Wednesday)
The vibraphonist Chris Dingman with backing from the alto saxophonist Loren Stillman, the pianist Fabian Almazan, the bassist Joe Sanders and the drummer Justin Brown.
At 7:30 p.m.
Zinc Bar
82 West Third Street, Greenwich Village
(212) 477-9462
zincbar.com

JOHN ESCREET PROJECT
(Friday)
John Escreet pianist, with David Binney on alto saxophone and Nasheet Waits on drums.
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village
(212) 242-1063
jazzgallery.org

GOWANUS JAZZ FEST
(Saturday)
This inaugural musician-run festival concludes with two performances, beginning at
The Tivoli Trio, featuring the pianist-composer Frank Carlberg, the bassist Joe Martin and the drummer Jochen Rueckert.
8 p.m.
Keyboardist Craig Taborn quintet with Tim Berne on alto saxophone, Mat Maneri on violin and viola, Eivind Opsvik on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums.
At 9:30
Douglass Street Music Collective
295 Douglass Street, near Third Avenue, Brooklyn
gowanusjazzfest.com

WINARD HARPER GROUP
(Saturday)
Winard Harper drummer with African and Caribbean rhythm.
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Sistas Place
456 Nostrand Avenue, at Jefferson Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
(718) 398-1766
sistasplace.org

BARRY HARRIS AND HIS BAND
(Friday)
Mr. Harris jazz pianists with saxophonist Charles Davis, the bassist Ray Drummond and the drummer Leroy Williams.
At 7 p.m.
There will be a free screening of a short film, with conversation between Mr. Harris and the films director TriBeCa Performing Arts Center
Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street,
(212) 220-1460
tribecapac.org

BILLY HART QUARTET
(Friday through Sunday)
with the tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, the pianist Ethan Iverson and the bassist Ben Street.
At 9 and 11 p.m.
Village Vanguard
178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West Village
(212) 255-4037
villagevanguard.com

ARI HOENIG
(Monday and Tuesday)
Monday with guitarist Gilad Hekselman and the bassist Orlando Le Fleming, and a less familiar partner, the pianist Kristjan Randalu
Smalls
183 West 10th Street, West Village
smallsjazzclub.com.
Tuesdays stand with the tenor saxophonist Chris Potter
Tuesday at 7 p.m.
55 Bar
55 Christopher Street, West Village
(212) 929-9883
55bar.com

DICK HYMAN-KEN PEPLOWSKI DUO
(Friday and Saturday)
Dick Hyman, a versatile pianist and Ken Peplowski, a virtuoso clarinetist.
At 8 and 10 p.m.
Kitano Hotel
66 Park Avenue, at 38th Street
(212) 885-7119
kitano.com

AHMAD JAMAL
(Tuesday through Thursday)
(Through May 30.)
At 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Blue Note
131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village
(212) 475-8592
bluenote.net

OLIVER LAKE ORGAN QUARTET
(Saturday)
The alto saxophonist Oliver Lake featuring a trio with Jared Gold on Hammond B3 organ and Johnathan Blake on drums, then along with the trumpeter Freddie Hendrix and the drummer Chris Beck.
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village
(212) 242-1063
jazzgallery.org

LANDMARC
(Wednesday)
the guitarists Nate Radley and Vic Juris and the drummer Tony Moreno.
At 8:30 p.m.
Cornelia Street Caf
29 Cornelia Street, West Village
(212) 989-9319
corneliastreetcafe.com

JOE LOVANO QUINTET
(Tuesday through Thursday)
the saxophonist Joe Lovano joins forces with Steve Kuhn, a pianist with George Mraz on bass and Willie Jones III on drums.
(Through May 29.)
At 8:30 and 11 p.m.
Birdland
315 West 44th Street, Clinton
(212) 581-3080
birdlandjazz.com

JOHNNY MANDEL: A MAN AND HIS MUSIC
(Monday through Wednesday)
Diva Jazz Orchestra, a high-octane, all-female big band.
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Dizzys Club Coca-Cola
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center
60th Street and Broadway
(212) 258-9595
jalc.org

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND INSIDE STRAIGHT
(Tuesday through Thursday)
(Through May 30.)
At 9 and 11 p.m.
Village Vanguard
178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West Village
(212) 255-4037
villagevanguard.com

PAT METHENY
(Friday and Saturday)
At 8 p.m.
Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan
(212) 840-2824
the-townhall-nyc.org

TED NASH QUINTET
(Friday through Sunday)
The saxophonist Ted Nash, with Frank Kimbrough on piano, Ray Drummond on bass and Willie Jones III on drums. Each night of the run features a first-rate guest trumpeter: Ryan Kisor on Friday, Mike Rodriguez on Saturday and Marcus Printup on Sunday.
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
with an additional 11 p.m. set on Friday and Saturday.
Dizzys Club Coca-Cola
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center
60th Street and Broadway
(212) 258-9595, jalc.org

JEREMY PELT QUINTET
(Friday and Saturday)
With sidemen gathered here: J. D. Allen on tenor saxophone, Danny Grissett on piano, Dwayne Burno on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums.
At 8, 10 and 11:30 p.m.
Smoke
2751 Broadway, at 106th Street
(212) 864-6662
smokejazz.com

JEAN-MICHEL PILC TRIO
(Wednesday)
trio with Boris Kozlov on bass and Billy Hart on drums.
At 8 and 10 p.m.
Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway, at 51st Street
(212) 582-2121
iridiumjazzclub.com

ODEAN POPE SAXOPHONE CHOIR
(Friday through Sunday)
Pope, a tenor saxophonist will feature yet another saxophonist as a guest soloist: Joe Lovano on Friday and Ravi Coltrane on Saturday and Sunday.
At 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Blue Note
131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village
(212) 475-8592
bluenote.net

DAFNIS PRIETO
(Friday through Sunday)
Mr. Prieto, a Cuban drummer works on Friday with the Proverb Trio, featuring the spoken-word poet Kokayi and the keyboardist Jason Lindner. For the rest of the weekend he leads his Si o Si Quartet.
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
with an 11:30 set on Friday and Saturday
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street, Manhattan
(212) 576-2232
jazzstandard.net

SHAKERS N BAKERS, ALLISON MILLERS BOOM TIC BOOM, GUTBUCKET
(Thursday)
at 7:30 p.m.
Littlefield
622 Degraw Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, Gowanus , Brooklyn
(718) 855-3388
littlefieldnyc.com

NEAL SMITH QUARTET
(Friday and Saturday)
with Mulgrew Miller,piano, Abraham Burton, a tenor saxophonist.
An earthy bass foundation will be provided by either Seth Lewis (on Friday) or Dezron Douglas (Saturday.)
Friday from 9:30 p.m. to midnight
Saturday from 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Smalls
183 West 10th Street, West Village
smallsjazzclub.com

LOREN STILLMAN QUARTET/NOAH KAPLAN QUARTET
(Monday)
The alto saxophonist Loren Stillman with Nate Radley on guitar, Gary Versace on organ and Ted Poor on drums; for this set,
at 9 p.m., Tom Rainey fills in for Mr. Poor.
at 10, saxophonist, Noah Kaplan, features the violinist and violist Mat Maneri.
Singer Sara Serpa with her band.
at 8 PM
The Local 269
269 East Houston Street, at Suffolk Street, Lower East Side
thelocal269.com

BEN WOLFE QUARTET
(Tuesday and Wednesday)
The bassist Ben Wolfe with Marcus Strickland on tenor saxophone, Ryan Kisor on trumpet, Luis Perdomo on piano and Greg Hutchinson on drums.
From 9 p.m. to midnight
Smalls
183 West 10th Street, West Village
smallsjazzclub.com

PHIL WOODS QUINTET
(Thursday)
A alto saxophonist with trumpeter Brian Lynch, the bassist Steve Gilmore and the drummer Bill Goodwin, along with the pianist Bill Mays.
(Through May 30.)
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center
60th Street and Broadway
(212) 258-9595
jalc.org

NATE WOOLEY QUINTET
(Monday)
A trumpeter Nate Wooley leads a working band with Matt Moran on vibraphone, Josh Sinton on bass clarinet, Eivind Opsvik on bass and Harris Eisenstadt on drums.
At 8 and 9:30 p.m.
Douglass Street Music Collective
295 Douglass Street, near Third Avenue, Gowanus, Brooklyn,
myspace.com/295douglass

WORDS AND MUSIC
(Tuesday)
The words delivered by Robert Pinsky, a former poet laureate of the United States; the music is pianist Vijay Iyer, the bassist Ben Allison and the drummer Matt Wilson.
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street, Manhattan
(212) 576-2232
jazzstandard.net