Jazz Listings in New York

This weekend’s jazz events in New York.

CLEAN FEED FESTIVAL The jazz avant-garde has always been a multinational affair. Its early explorers sought inspiration from European as well as African and Far Eastern sources; its audience base stretches across borders, as does its economic infrastructure. So it should not be altogether shocking that one of the most vibrant record companies on the scene is based in Lisbon. What the ascent of Clean Feed Records illustrates is just how fluid the global exchange has become. Established in 2001, the label counted 40 stylishly designed titles in its catalog within four years, as well as a physical space in Lisbon — Trem Azul, Portuguese for Blue Train — that doubles as a record shop and performance loft. Next week Clean Feed will present a minifestival, not in Portugal but in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where many of the artists on its roster reside. Each night at Barbès will feature three bands in roughly hourlong sets. Tuesday’s program begins with Transit, a quartet led by the drummer Jeff Arnal, and goes on to feature groups led by the bassist Ken Filiano, with Tony Malaby and Michaël Attias on saxophones; and the saxophonist Steve Lehman, with John Hebert on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums. On Wednesday Mr. Attias, who often books Clean Feed artists in a weekly series at Barbès, will perform with a sextet before ceding the spotlight to the trombonist Joe Fiedler and the trumpeter Dennis Gonzáles. Thursday appears to be the most lyrical evening of the run, with chamberlike ensembles led by the accordionist Will Holshouser; the saxophonist Rodrigo Amado, on loan from Lisbon; and the guitarist Joe Morris (above). (Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m., Barbès, 376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, 718-965-9177, barbesbrooklyn.com; cover, $10 per set, or $25 for the night.)

HORACEE ARNOLD QUARTET/TRINITY (Tonight) The New York chapter of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians presents one of its sporadic concerts, featuring a quartet led by the drummer Horacee Arnold, with Marcus Strickland on saxophones, Orrin Evans on piano and Buster Williams on bass; and Trinity, a collective consisting of the saxophonist Patience Higgins, the Hammond B-3 organist Lonnie Gasparini, the percussionist Thurman Baker and the poet Mikhail Horowitz. At 8, Community Church of New York, 40 East 35th Street, Manhattan, (212) 683-4988, aacm-newyork.com; $25.

OMER AVITAL GROUP (Wednesday) The bassist Omer Avital has a new live album, “The Ancient Art of Giving,” on Smalls Records, which delivers the compact jolt of his chamberlike compositions. For this one-night stand at Smalls, he leads a group including the trumpeter Avishai Cohen, the tenor and soprano saxophonist Joel Frahm, the pianist Jason Lindner and the drummer Johnathan Blake. At 10:30 p.m. and midnight, Smalls, 183 West 10th Street, West Village, (212) 675-7369, fatcatjazz.com; cover, $20.

THE BAD PLUS/JASON MORAN AND THE BANDWAGON (Through Sunday) Two trios, both plumbing the territory between melodic abstraction and gut-level groove, both featuring an erudite pianist and both involving a turbulent and unconventional drummer. This may turn out to be the most thought-provoking double bill to come under a mainstream banner this fall. At 8 and 10:30 p.m., Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, West Village, (212) 475-8592, bluenote.net; cover, $30 at tables, $20 at the bar, with a $5 minimum.

BILLY BANG (Tonight and tomorrow night) As a violinist and composer, Mr. Bang favors astringency and formal tension, qualities that come naturally to the musicians he has assembled here: the trumpeter Ted Daniels, the saxophonist and flutist James Spaulding, the pianist Andrew Bemkey, the bassist Todd Nicholson and the drummer Newman Taylor Baker. At 8 and 10, Sweet Rhythm, 88 Seventh Avenue South, at Bleecker Street, West Village, (212) 255-3626, sweetrhythmny.com; cover, $25, with a $10 minimum.

TIM BERNE’S HARD CELL (Tonight) With his recent album “Feign” (Screwgun), the alto saxophonist and composer Tim Berne advanced a volatile yet groove-oriented approach to experimental chamber music. Here he reconvenes Hard Cell, the fine ensemble from that album: David Torn on guitar and electronics, Craig Taborn on keyboards and Tom Rainey on drums. At 10, 55 Bar, 55 Christopher Street, West Village, (212) 929-9883, 55bar.com; cover, $10.

JOHN COLTRANE 80TH-BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION (Wednesday and Thursday) Countless tenor saxophonists have adapted John Coltrane’s sound and style over the years, but few have personalized it more effectively than Joe Lovano, who headlines here with the pianist Steve Kuhn, who briefly worked with Coltrane, and the serious-minded rhythm section of Lonnie Plaxico, bassist, and Andrew Cyrille, drummer. At 9 and 11 p.m., Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton, (212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com; cover, $40, with a $10 minimum.

? COLTRANE FESTIVAL (Through tomorrow) John Coltrane would have turned 80 this month, and Jazz at Lincoln Center has decided to open its new season with a celebration of his music. At the Rose Theater Wynton Marsalis is leading the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a concert featuring arrangements of Coltrane themes. In the Allen Room the vocalist Kevin Mahogany and the saxophonist Todd Williams will pay tribute to Coltrane’s album with the baritone Johnny Hartman, with Eric Reed on piano, Reginald Veal on bass and Herlin Riley on drums. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs at 8 p.m., and Kevin Mahogany performs at 7:30 and 9:30, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th Street and Broadway, (212) 721-6500, jalc.org; $37.50 to $127.50 for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra; $67.50 for Kevin Mahogany.

MARK DRESSER AND RAZ MESINAI (Thursday) Mr. Dresser is a bassist with a full range of experimental techniques; Mr. Mesinai is a composer with a broad palette of electronic devices. Their duo performance should be a study in texture, but not without a sense of pulse. At 8:30 p.m., Roulette at Location One, 20 Greene Street, at Grand Street, SoHo, (212) 219-8242, roulette.org; $15.

? FESTIVAL OF NEW TRUMPET MUSIC (Through Thursday) This laudably expansive survey of contemporary trumpeters, organized by Dave Douglas, begins its fourth season this weekend, and one of its most promising events happens early. Tomorrow night at Merkin Concert Hall, Mr. Douglas and another trumpeter, Roy Campbell, revisit the music of Don Cherry, notably including the 1966 album “Symphony for Improvisers.” Next week the action moves to the Jazz Standard, with a parade of players including Avishai Cohen, Jeremy Pelt and Keyon Harrold (on Tuesday); Taylor Ho Bynum and Stephen Haynes (Wednesday); and Ingrid Jensen and Lina Allemano (Thursday). Tomorrow at 8:30 p.m., Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street, (212) 501-3330, kaufman-center.org; $35 ($30 in advance). The festival continues on Tuesday at the Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net; cover, $25. For a full festival schedule, visit fontmusic.org.

GAME PIECE FOR STRING INSTRUMENTS (Tomorrow) Suzanne Fiol, the artistic director of the Issue Project Room on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, conducts this experimental happening for more than a dozen improvisers, including Miya Masaoka on koto, Jane Scarpantoni on cello and Lucian Buscemi on bass. At 8 p.m., Issue Project Room, 400 Carroll Street, between Bond and Nevins Streets, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, (718) 330-0313, issueprojectroom.org; cover, $10.

GLENN KOTCHE AND NELS CLINE/JENNY LIN (Monday) Mr. Kotche, who plays drums with the rock band Wilco, has an engrossing new solo percussion album (“Mobile,” on Nonesuch) that reinforces his new-music credentials. Mr. Cline, Wilco’s lead guitarist, also has a new album (“New Monastery,” on Cryptogramophone), which thoughtfully investigates the compositions of the jazz pianist Andrew Hill. Performing as a duo here, Mr. Kotche and Mr. Cline are likely to incorporate extended techniques and artful atonality; it makes a certain sense that they will follow a piano recital by Jenny Lin, with a repertory including Ligeti, Shostakovich and Elliott Sharp, who will join her on electronics. At 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th Street, Lincoln Center, (212) 877-0685, wordlessmusic.org; $19.99.

NED ROTHENBERG (Tonight) Mr. Rothenberg is a saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist and composer with a penchant for insistent frictions, as he demonstrates on a strong new album, “The Fell Clutch” (Animul). Tonight he celebrates his 50th birthday with a roll call of more than a dozen fellow experimentalists, including the saxophonists John Zorn and Marty Ehrlich, the guitarist Marc Ribot and the bassists Jerome Harris and Stomu Takeishi. On Tuesday Mr. Rothenberg leads a smaller coterie: Mark Dresser on bass, Kazu Uchihashi on guitar and Susie Ibarra on drums. Tonight at 8, Issue Project Room, 400 Carroll Street, between Bond and Nevins Streets, Brooklyn, (718) 330-0313, issueprojectroom.org; sold out. Tuesday at 8 p.m., Tonic, 107 Norfolk Street, near Delancey Street, Lower East Side, (212) 358-7501; cover, $10.

? MCCOY TYNER TRIO WITH PHAROAH SANDERS (Tuesday through Thursday) The pianist McCoy Tyner and the tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders are indelibly associated with the 1960’s output of John Coltrane, though each enjoyed a productive period as a solo artist in the 70’s and beyond. They combine their searching energies here in a quartet with Charnett Moffett on bass and Eric Kamau Gravatt on drums. (Through Sept. 24.) At 8 and 10:30 p.m., Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, West Village, (212) 475-8592, bluenote.net; cover, $45 at tables, $30 at the bar, with a $5 minimum.