Acid Birds, Charles Gayle Trio (Saturday) An intrepid Brooklyn threesome that includes two members of Gold Sparkle Band — that would be the multireedist Charles Waters and the drummer Andrew Barker — Acid Birds sketches out rough epiphanies, using noise as a tool. The group, which also features Jaime Fennelly, shares a bill here with someone of compatible interests: Charles Gayle, an alto saxophonist and pianist devoted to the revelatory school of free jazz, with his trio. At 8 p.m., Issue Project Room, 232 Third Street, at Third Avenue, third floor, Gowanus, Brooklyn , (718) 330-0313, issueprojectroom.org; $10, $8 for members. (Nate Chinen)
Reid Anderson, Andy Milne, Matt Mitchell, Tyshawn Sorey (Friday) The first in a series of blind-date sessions presented by the indie promoter Search and Restore — the series is called Spontaneous Construction and will continue every Friday after midnight until further notice — this one-nighter features two resourceful keyboardists (Mr. Milne and Mr. Mitchell), a stalwart bassist (Mr. Anderson) and an unpredictably expressive drummer (Mr. Sorey). At 12:30 a.m., Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village , (212) 475-8592, bluenote.net; $10, and a $5 minimum. (Chinen)
Michael Bates’s October Quintet (Thursday) There have been countless jazz-based responses to the work of classical composers, but not many that focus on Dmitri Shostakovich, the spiky Russian modernist. Mr. Bates, a bassist, has stocked this one with agile improvisers like the multireedist Chris Speed, the trumpeter Russ Johnson, the pianist Russ Lossing and the drummer Tom Rainey. At 8:30 p.m., I-Beam Music, 168 Seventh Street, between Second and Third Avenues, Gowanus, Brooklyn , ibeambrooklyn.com; $10 suggested donation. (Chinen)
Michael Formanek Quartet / Works (Wednesday) A nimble and powerful bassist, Michael Formanek convenes a group of like-minded souls — including one longtime partner, Tim Berne, on alto saxophone — on “The Rub and Spare Change” (ECM), his first album in more than a decade. The others are Craig Taborn, on piano, and Gerald Cleaver, on drums, and they aren’t subordinates in any sense. After the group’s 7:30 p.m. set here, part of the series Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open, Mr. Formanek will participate in a discussion about his work; at 9:30, the improvising trio called Works will play a set. Littlefield, 622 Degraw Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, Gowanus, Brooklyn , (718) 855-3388, littlefieldnyc.com; $14 cover, with a $6 minimum; under 21, $7 and $3. (Chinen)
