Nels Cline and Marc Ribot (Wednesday) They appear together on the cover of the new issue of DownBeat: two guitarists united by a hard-nosed experimental instinct, an endlessly inquisitive approach to texture, and enough sheer versatility to maintain prominent nonjazz sideman careers (Mr. Cline in Wilco; Mr. Ribot with Tom Waits and countless others). Their rapport should be prickly but rewarding. At 7:30 p.m., Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, near Thompson Street, Greenwich Village , (212) 353-3474, lepoissonrouge.com; $15 in advance, $20 on the day of show. (Chinen)
Mark Dresser Quintet (Wednesday) A master of abstract texture and extended techniques, the bassist Mark Dresser surrounds himself with sympathetic partners here: Rudresh Mahanthappa on alto saxophone, Michael Dessen on trombone, Denman Maroney on prepared piano and Tom Rainey on drums. At 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village , (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $15 cover, with a $7 minimum. (Chinen)
Erik Friedlander (Thursday) Mr. Friedlander, an ingenious cellist who makes an art of soulful rusticity, celebrates the release of “Bonebridge” (Skipstone), his fine and lilting new album, by assembling its complete cast of collaborators: the guitarist Doug Wamble, the bassist Trevor Dunn and the drummer Mike Sarin. At 9:30 p.m., Joe’s Pub, at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, at Astor Place, East Village , (212) 967-7555, joespub.com; $14. (Chinen)
Medeski Martin & Wood / Josh Roseman and the King Froopy All-Stars / Jim Black’s AlasNoAxis (Saturday) A groove super-bill, presented with shared investment by the Blue Note Jazz Festival, the Undead Jazzfest and of course SummerStage, where it transpires. The headlining band, best known by far, is Medeski Martin & Wood, which keeps finding new ways to work with sly backbeat exhortations. Mr. Roseman, a trombonist, seeks a more crowded and tumultuous aesthetic with his King Froopy All-Stars, which includes some of the city’s sterling improvisers; Mr. Black, a drummer, treats AlasNoAxis like an improv-enabled noise-rock band, with immersive results. The concert is at 6:30 p.m.; you’ll want to get there early. Central Park SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, midpark at 70th Street , SummerStage.org; free. (Chinen)
New World Records at the Stone (Friday through Wednesday) A haven of unclassifiable experimentalism for the last 35 years, New World Records has programmed the first half of June at the Stone. Highlights of this final stretch include the pianist Anthony Davis, playing solo piano at 10 p.m. on Saturday, and all of Tuesday’s lineup, which features groups led by the multireedist Andy Laster (at 8 p.m.) and the pianist Denman Maroney (at 10). Pay attention, too, to both sets on Wednesday, starting at 8 p.m. with a duo of John Zorn (on saxophone) and Tyshawn Sorey (on drums) and continuing, at 10, with Los Totopos, the band led by the alto saxophonist Tim Berne. The Stone, Avenue C and Second Street, East Village , thestonenyc.com; $10 per set. (Chinen)
Sex Mob Celebrates 1971 (Friday) The members of this downtown institution — Steven Bernstein on slide trumpet, Briggan Krauss on alto saxophone, Kenny Wollesen on drums and, substituting for this show, Trevor Dunn on bass — have lately been engaged in other pursuits, but their sound is as raucous, and their rapport as rambunctious, as ever. The focus here is the songs of 1971, a good premise for their deconstructive efforts. At 8:30 p.m., Southpaw, 125 Fifth Avenue, near Sterling Place, Park Slope, Brooklyn , (718) 230-0236, spsounds.com; $10. (Chinen)
Vision Festival (Friday and Saturday) This weeklong avant-garde festival concludes in high style: Friday’s lineup will include sets by the excellent young band Paradoxical Frog (at 8 p.m.); a group called Planetary Unknown, with the imposing tenor saxophonist David S. Ware and others (9:30); and the bassist Henry Grimes, in a duo with the guitarist Marc Ribot (10:30). Saturday’s offerings, which are just as busy, culminate in a posthumous tribute to the violinist Billy Bang, featuring a 25-piece string ensemble. From 7:30 p.m. Friday and from 6 p.m. on Saturday; see visionfestival.org for a full schedule. Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street, at Pitt Street, Lower East Side , (212) 598-0400; $30 per day; $20 for students; or $140 for festival pass. (Chinen)
