Adam Rudolph and Moving Pictures in 2006. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
From NYTimes.com:
Karl Berger’s Improvisers Orchestra (Tuesday) Mr. Berger, the composer, conductor and former guiding spirit of the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, N.Y., presides over this loosely defined large ensemble, made up of open-minded improvisers like the multireedist Peter Apfelbaum and the drummer Warren Smith. This performance is part of a series, on alternate Tuesdays through May 15, in which the musicians workshop ideas during a 7:30 p.m. open rehearsal, followed by a proper 9 p.m. performance. At Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village, (212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org; $20 for workshop and performance ($15 for members and students) and $15 for performance only ($10 for members and students). (Chinen)
Liberty Ellman Trio (Wednesday) The guitarist Liberty Ellman has recently been heard playing some of the most challenging music in his field, with the multireedist and composer Henry Threadgill, and some of the most welcoming, with the bassist Stephan Crump. He seems likely to seek out a fruitful middle ground on this engagement, featuring his own music for a trio with Mr. Crump and the drummer Damion Reid. At 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village, (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $20 cover, includes one drink. (Chinen)
Joel Harrison 7 (Saturday) “Search” (Sunnyside), the aptly titled new album by the guitarist and composer Joel Harrison, fleshes out his vision of a far-reaching chamber-jazz, with a rhythm section augmented by strings. He celebrates the album’s release here, with a close approximation of its cast: Donny McCaslin on saxophone, Christian Howes on violin, Dana Leong on cello, Jacob Sacks on piano, Drew Gress on bass, and Dan Weiss on drums. At 9:30 p.m., Drom, 85 Avenue A, between Fifth and Sixth Streets, (212) 777-1157, dromnyc.com; $10 in advance, $15 at the door. (Chinen)
Adam Rudolph’s Go: Organic Orchestra (Monday) This sprawling, meditative large ensemble, scheduled to perform at Roulette every Monday night in April, is a project of the open-minded percussionist, composer and conductor Adam Rudolph. Drawing inspiration from earthy and elemental sources, it features a total of 38 pieces, in a diverse whorl of woodwinds, strings, percussion and guitars. At 8 p.m., Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, at Third Avenue, Brooklyn, (917) 267-0363, roulette.org; $10, free for members. (Chinen)
Jesse Stacken / 40Twenty (Thursday) Mr. Stacken, a pianist of coolly experimental tendencies, plays a 9:30 p.m. set with a promising lineup: Tony Malaby on saxophone, Ben Gerstein on trombone and Tom Rainey on drums. An earlier set, at 8:30 p.m., will feature the band 40Twenty, with Jacob Garchik on trombone, Jacob Sacks on piano, Dave Ambrosio on bass and Vinnie Sperrazza on drums. At I-Beam, 168 Seventh Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, ibeambrooklyn.com; $10 suggested donation. (Chinen)
Craig Taborn Trio (Tuesday through April 8) Craig Taborn’s recent solo-piano album, “Avenging Angel” (ECM), was hailed by many jazz critics (including those at The Times) as one of the best of 2011. He also appeared on a less heralded release last year, “Farmers by Nature” (Aum Fidelity), that showcased his rapport with an intrepid pair of improvisers, the drummer Gerald Cleaver and the bassist William Parker. Next week Mr. Taborn makes his debut as a leader at the Village Vanguard, working with Mr. Cleaver and the bassist Thomas Morgan; there’s no telling whether the program will be song-based or largely improvised, but in any case it will be closely monitored. At 9 and 11 p.m., Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West Village, (212) 255-4037, villagevanguard.com; $25 cover, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)
