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Michael Bates’s Outside Sources (Thursday) On his most recent release, “Clockwise” (Greenleaf), the bassist Mr. Bates presents a batch of resourcefully slippery compositions for Outside Sources, a band consisting of fellow searchers. He does the same here, with the trumpeter Shane Endsley, the multireedist Quinsin Nachoff and the drummer Tom Rainey. At 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village , (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $10 cover, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)
Endangered Blood / Skuli Sverrisson (Thursday) Organized but not necessarily led by the multireedist Chris Speed, Endangered Blood draws strength from its players’ mutual commitment. Besides Mr. Speed, its roster includes the alto saxophonist Oscar Noriega, the bassist Trevor Dunn and the drummer Jim Black; they’ll be playing music from a new album, “Reah” (Skirl). Also on the bill is another musician from this close-knit circle, the bassist Skuli Sverrisson, playing cinematic miniatures of his own. At 8 p.m., Littlefield, 622 Degraw Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, Gowanus, Brooklyn , (718) 855-3388, littlefieldnyc.com; $10. (Chinen)
Tomas Fujiwara and Taylor Ho Bynum (Tuesday) Mr. Bynum, a cornetist, and Mr. Fujiwara, a drummer, engage in a duologue crackling with improvisational energy but guided by compositional prescription. They have an estimable new album — “Stepwise” (NotTwo Records), their second as a duo — from which they’ll draw here, with an extra assist from the pianist Shoko Nagai. At 8 and 10 p.m., University of the Streets, Muhammad Salahuddeen Memorial Jazz Theater, 130 East Seventh Street, second floor, East Village , (212) 254-9300, universityofthestreets.org; $10. (Chinen)
Ideal Bread (Thursday) This renegade jazz-repertory group, led by the baritone saxophonist Josh Sinton, puts a new shine on music by Steve Lacy, the great soprano saxophonist (and, briefly, Mr. Sinton’s mentor). For this one-nighter, that means material originally heard on Lacy albums like “Roba,” “Lapis” and “The Forest and the Zoo.” Along with Mr. Sinton, the band will feature an extended lineup with Kirk Knuffke on trumpet, Curtis Hasselbring on trombone, Jonathan Goldberger on guitar, Pascal Niggenkemper on bass and Tomas Fujiwara on drums. At 8 p.m.; doors open at 7. Salt Space, 1158 Broadway at 27th Street, fifth floor , saltspacenyc.com; $10. (Chinen)
Steve Swell Quintet (Wednesday) The commanding trombonist Steve Swell leads a group of avant-garde temperament, with Rob Brown on alto saxophone, Chris Forbes on piano, Hilliard Greene on bass and Michael T. A. Thompson on drums. At 9 p.m., University of the Streets, Muhammad Salahuddeen Memorial Jazz Theater, 130 East Seventh Street, second floor, East Village , (212) 254-9300, universityofthestreets.org; $10. (Chinen)
Henry Threadgill With Zooid (Thursday) Mr. Threadgill, the unclassifiable multireedist and composer, has had a banner year: his major-label output has back into circulation, courtesy of a Mosaic Records boxed set, and he has just released “This Brings Us To, Vol. 2” (Pi), the second album to feature his excellent current band. The band, Zooid, featuring sympathetic improvisers like the guitarist Liberty Ellman, will be in residence for three nights at Roulette next week; this first night will also feature the Flux Quartet. (Through Nov. 13.) At 8:30 p.m., Roulette at Location One, 20 Greene Street, at Grand Street, SoHo , (212) 219-8242, roulette.org; $20, or $15 for students and those under 30. (Chinen)
Greg Ward’s Fitted Shards (Sunday) A versatile young saxophonist with a full plate of sideman activity, especially in Chicago, his hometown, Greg Ward fills his work with nods to electronic music, postrock and other modern enticements. His new debut, “South Side Story” (19/8), features the same working band found here, with Rob Clearfield on keyboards, Jeff Greene on bass and Quin Kirchner on drums. At 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village , (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $10 cover, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)
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