AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE QUARTET
Gerald Clayton on piano, Harish Raghavan on bass and Justin Brown on drums.
Friday & Saturday
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village
(212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org
CIRCLE DOWN/BENEFIT BAND
The pianist Angelica Sanchez, the bassist Chris Lightcap and the drummer Chad Taylor share responsibility for the output of Circle Down.
Benefit Band, also a collective, multireedists Chris Speed and Oscar Noriega, the drummer Jim Black and the bassist Trevor Dunn.
Monday
At 7:30 and 9 p.m.
Local 269
269 East Houston Street, at Suffolk Street, Lower East Side
(212) 254-5420, rucma.org;
CLAUDIA QUINTET
John Hollenbecks drumming, Chris Speeds clarinet and tenor saxophone, Ted Reichmans accordion, Drew Gresss bass and Matt Morans vibraphone with the addition of Gary Versace on piano.
Sunday
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village
(212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org
CLEAN FEED FEST
Drummer Harris Eisenstadt, and the cellist Daniel Levin.
Wednesday and Thursday
At 9:30. (Through Sept. 20.)
Cornelia Connelly Center
220A East Fourth Street, East Village
cleanfeed-records.com
GEORGE COLEMAN QUARTET
Tenor saxophonist, George Coleman with Harold Mabern on piano, John Webber on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums.
Friday and Saturday
At 8, 10 and 11:30 p.m.
Smoke
2751 Broadway, at 106th Street
(212) 864-6662, smokejazz.com
RAVI COLTRANE QUARTET
With the pianist Luis Perdomo, the bassist Drew Gress and the drummer E. J. Strickland.
Tuesday through Thursday
(Through Sept. 20.) At 9 and 11 p.m.
Village Vanguard
178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West Village
(212) 255-4037, villagevanguard.com
STEPHAN CRUMPS ROSETTA TRIO
String-based ensemble, featuring the guitar work of both Liberty Ellman (acoustic) and Jamie Fox (electric).
Saturday
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Cornelia Street Caf
29 Cornelia Street, West Village
(212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com
DIET COKE WOMEN IN JAZZ FESTIVAL
This monthlong festival of female jazz artists continues this weekend with the pianist Renee Rosnes, leading a sterling quartet. On Monday the fiddler Elana James appears with the Hot Club of Cowtown; on Tuesday the beloved pianist and radio personality Marian McPartland enlists a coterie of musical partners. For the rest of next week, the singer Marlena Shaw will work with the all-female Diva Jazz Orchestra.
Friday through Thursday
(Through Oct. 5.) 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) 258-9800, jalc.org
FUTURE QUEST
Reimagining the Music of Meredith Monk,
Vocalist Theo Bleckmann and the percussionist John Hollenbeck. Also the saxophonists Ellery Eskelin and Tony Malaby, and the pianist Gary Versace.
Friday
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Cornelia Street Caf
29 Cornelia Street, West Village
(212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com
PEDRO GIRAUDO JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Pedro Giraudo, an Argentine bassist and composer, alto saxophonist Patrick Cornelius.
Tuesday
At 8:30 and 11 p.m.
Birdland
315 West 44th Street, Clinton
(212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com
HENRY GRIMES
Mr. Grimes, a bassist and long-lost titan of the avant-garde, performs a benefit concert for Harlem Textile Works alongside such fearless improvisers as the drummer Michael Wimberly and the multireedist Andrew Lamb.
Saturday
At 7 and 9 p.m.
Black Box Theater
308 West 133rd Street, Harlem
loftartsproductions.com
JOHN HBERT QUARTET
Bassist John Hbert, featuring the trumpeter Ralph Alessi, the alto saxophonist Tim Berne and the drummer Satoshi Takeishi.
Wednesday
At 8 p.m.
Barbs
376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
(347) 422-0248, barbesbrooklyn.com
MAGOS HERRERA
Ms. Herrera, a jazz singer from Mexico City, including the saxophonist Tim Ries, the pianist Aaron Goldberg; the bassist Ricky Rodriguez; and the vocalists Ingrid and Jennifer Beaujean.
Friday
At 9:30 p.m.
Joes Pub, at the Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street, at Astor Place, East Village
(212) 967-7555, joespub.com
FRED HERSCH
Hersch plays just one long set.
Friday
At 7 p.m.
Rubin Museum
150 West 17th Street, Chelsea
(212) 620-5000, rmanyc.org
FRANK KIMBROUGH TRIO
With the bassist Masa Kamaguchi and two fine drummers: Matt Wilson (Friday) and Jeff Hirschfeld (Saturday).
Friday and Saturday
At 8 and 10 p.m.
Kitano Hotel
66 Park Avenue, at 38th Street
(212) 885-7119, kitano.com
LAGE LUND 4
Norwegian guitarist Lage Lund leads a quartet with Will Vinson on saxophones, Orlando Le Fleming on bass and Jochen Rueckert on drums.
Monday
At 10 and 11:30 p.m.
Royale
506 Fifth Avenue, between 12th and 13th Streets, Park Slope, Brooklyn
royalebrooklyn.com
MANHATTAN TRANSFER
Tuesday through Thursday
(Through Sept. 20.)
At 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Blue Note
131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village
(212) 475-8592, bluenote.net
AMANDA MONACOS DEATHBLOW
Guitarist Amanda Monaco, saxophonist Michal Attias, the bassist Sean Conly and the drummer Satoshi Takeishi.
Thursday
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Tea Lounge
837 Union Street, near Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
(718) 789-2762, tealoungeny.com
NEW LANGUAGES FESTIVAL
Now in its fifth year, this musician-run festival draws a range of left-of-center musicians under its umbrella, including an admirable assembly here: the Respect Sextet, a dynamic collective (at 8:30 p.m.); House of Mirrors, an improvising quartet (at 10); and Darcy James Argues Secret Society, a precision-honed big band (at 11:30).
Thursday
(Through Sept. 26.)
McCarren Hall
98 Bayard Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
newlanguages.org
JEAN-MICHEL PILC TRIO
Mr. Pilc, piano with bassist Franois Moutin and drummer Billy Hart.
Friday and Saturday
From 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Smalls
183 West 10th Street, West Village
(212) 252-5091, smallsjazzclub.com
RED HOOK JAZZ FESTIVAL
This low-key open-air festival, not far from the docks in Brooklyn, features a handful of indie-minded ensembles, led by venturesome improvisers like the saxophonist Ras Moshe and the trombonist Steve Swell.
Sunday
From 2 to 5:30 p.m.
Cabrini Green Urban Meadow
at the corner of President and Van Brunt Streets, Red Hook, Brooklyn
myspace.com/redhookjazzfest
PETE ROBBINS AND SILENT Z
Robbins, an alto saxophonist, with Jesse Neuman on cornet and electronic effects, Mike Gamble on guitar, Eivind Opsvik on bass and Tommy Crane on drums.
Friday
At 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Tea Lounge
837 Union Street, near Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn ,
(718) 789-2762, tealoungeny.com
SEX MOB
Steven Bernstein plays slide trumpet and Briggan Krauss on alto saxophone, Tony Scherr on bass and guitar, and Kenny Wollesen on drums.
Friday
At 10 p.m.
55 Bar
55 Christopher Street, West Village
(212) 929-9883, 55bar.com
JALEEL SHAW TRIO
The alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw with Dwayne Burno on bass and E. J. Strickland on drums.
Friday
At 7 and 9 p.m.
Bar Next Door
129 Macdougal Street, West Village
(212) 529-5945, lalanternacaffe.com
JOHN STETCH TRIO
Backed by Doug Weiss on bass and Rodney Green on drums.
Thursday
At 8 and 10 p.m.
Kitano Hotel
66 Park Avenue, at 38th Street
(212) 885-7119, kitano.com
