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Watching Musicians Evolve Onstage

Chick Corea presented Beka Gochiashvili and Gadi Lehavi at the Allen Room as part of his mini-festival.

They Fathom Distinctive Languages

In their first joint interview, the guitarist Pat Metheny and the saxophonist John Zorn talk about Mr. Metheny’s new album, a recording of Mr. Zorn’s music.

Pop and Jazz Music

Nationwide pop and jazz listings.

Jazz Listings for May 17-23

A selected guide to jazz performances in the New York area.

Rediscovering a Tune Unplayed Since 1942

The Gil Evans Project featured “Gypsy Jump,” a song not played since 1942, in its set at the Jazz Standard.

Playing Jazz in High Heels and Skirts

“The Girls in the Band” tells the story of women faced with racism and sexist male musicians in the 1930s and ’40s.

For a Night, Three-Part Harmony and Multipart Orchestra Are One

Folk-rock meets jazz in this fund-raiser featuring David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash — and Wynton Marsalis.

Jazz’s Skinny Stepchild

The clarinet, dominant in jazz’s early years, faded into obscurity as the saxophone became the reed of choice. But in the hands of Anat Cohen, the clarinet is cool again.

A Diva Inspires Orchards of Sensuality

Ann Hampton Callaway was joined by a quintet for “From Sassy to Divine: A Celebration of Sarah Vaughan” at Dizzy’s Coca-Cola.

Stirring and Sad, a Jazz Montage of a Struggle

Wadada Leo Smith’s “Ten Freedom Summers,” a monumental jazz work presented at Roulette in Brooklyn, conjures the spirit and struggles of the civil rights movement.

Upcoming Events  
Tuesday, May 21 (daily until January 14, 2014)
* FOR THE KIDS! THE IMAGINARY WORLD OF KIMMY SCHWIMMY COMES TO LIFE SONGS! CHARACTERS! DANCE & MORE
Tuesday, May 21
* BRIAN McKNIGHT & THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA
Tuesday, May 21 (on various days)
* Bryant Park Piano
Tuesday, May 21
* Linda Ciofalo - Tedd Firth
Tuesday, May 21 (on various days)
* Anastasia Rene
Tuesday, May 21 (weekly until June 9, 2020)
* Saul Rubin Trio
Tuesday, May 21 (on various days)
* FREE Open Jam featuring Steve Johnson
Tuesday, May 21 (weekly on Tuesdays until March 22, 2014)
* Antibes Bistro Live Jazz Tuesdays
Tuesday, May 21 (weekly on Tuesdays until June 30, 2013)
* Take It Back Tuesdays @ Tillman's!
Tuesday, May 21
* Taylor Mac: Music of the 1780's
Tuesday, May 21
* Yotam
Tuesday, May 21
* Noah Preminger Quartet
Tuesday, May 21 (on various days)
* Hilary Gardner
Tuesday, May 21 (on various days)
* B.B. KING BLUES CLUB ALL*STARS Featuring THE HARLEM BLUES PROJECT, JERRY DUGGER - bass & vocals, JUNIOR MACK - guitar & vocals, SARON CRENSHAW - guitar & vocals, BARRY HARRISON - drums & vocals, And a revolving cast of NYC's finest blues musicians
Tuesday, May 21 (on various days)
* Jane Monheit
Tuesday, May 21
* David Sanborn
Tuesday, May 21
* Ricardo Gallo
Tuesday, May 21
* Craig Handy
Tuesday, May 21 (on various days)
* BB KING BLUES CLUB ALL-STARS: HARLEM BLUES PROJECT-Live In Lucille's
Tuesday, May 21 (on various days)
* Marc Devine
Tuesday, May 21
* Lauren Robert brings her heart-pounding blue-eyed soul live at The Iridium NYC
Tuesday, May 21
* Scobar Entertainment Presents Lauren Robert
Tuesday, May 21
* Shooter Jennings
Tuesday, May 21
* Lauriana Mae
Tuesday, May 21
* Jaclyn Rose - Asako Takasaki - Bob Dee's Cosmosis - Morning Sun & The Essentials - DJ Benzocaine
Tuesday, May 21
* Noah Preminger Quartet
Tuesday, May 21
* Leni Stern
Tuesday, May 21
* Craig Handy
Tuesday, May 21
* ONRA (Live)
Tuesday, May 21
* ScoBar Entertainment presents Joe Alterman
Wednesday, May 22
* BRIAN McKNIGHT & THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA
Wednesday, May 22 (on various days)
* The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band
Wednesday, May 22
* Sly Blue
Wednesday, May 22
* Howard Britz - Bill Moring (bass)
Wednesday, May 22
* Amaan & Ayaan Ali Khan
Wednesday, May 22
* Noah Preminger Quartet
Wednesday, May 22 (on various days)
* Jonathan Kreisberg
Wednesday, May 22 (weekly on Wednesdays for 50 times)
* Dining and Dancing to The Stan Rubin Orchestra!
Wednesday, May 22
* Hugh Hothem+ Matt Wissler + Out of System Transfer @ The Way Station
Wednesday, May 22
* The Stepkids
Wednesday, May 22
* Ellen Foley Record Release Show for 'About Time' Live @ the Iridium - May 22 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22 (weekly on Wednesdays until February 22, 2015)
* The Habibi Kings Live Jazz at AZA
Wednesday, May 22 (on various days)
* Petula Beckles
Wednesday, May 22
* Fishtank Ensemble
Wednesday, May 22
* Marc Devine
Wednesday, May 22
* The Hot Sardines

Interviews, Articles, Reviews  
Indie Lable Showcase: Macktet's Rollin'

Marc Ribot at The Bowery Poetry Club 1/15/04

Orrin Evans and Ethan Iverson at Jazz Gallery

Cyro Baptista and Beat the Donkey:3/26/03

Bootleg Remedy: Brooklyn, NY, 3/19/03

Marc Ribot and The Hub at North Six:3/8/03

Gogol Bordello at North Six: 2/28/03

Howard Fishman Quartet at The Bottom Line

John Zorn: Electric Masada

The Jazz Composers Collective Review

William Parker presents "Universal Tonality"

The Jazz Gallery's Composer Series: 2002

Interview with Brad Mehldau

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