The Times gives a pretty good list of upcoming shows.
URI CAINE: A TRIBUTE TO HUNGARIAN FOLK MUSIC A decade ago the pianist Uri Caine recorded an album called “Urlicht/Primal Light†for the German label Winter & Winter, and unwittingly carved out a niche. “Urlicht†was a decidedly downtown take on Mahler, replete with improvising horn players and a D.J., but it was also a thoughtful investigation of Mahler’s influences and the subtle currents running through his music. After the album won an award from the International Mahler Society, Mr. Caine, above, was invited to present his project at summer classical festivals in Europe. Soon there were sequels inspired by Wagner, Schumann and others; Mr. Caine’s Winter & Winter discography now includes not only “The Goldberg Variations†but also the “Diabelli Variations,†along with a Mozart-themed album that will be released in Europe next month. Mr. Caine hasn’t been strictly obsessed with raiding the Western canon — he has two good trios, one acoustic and one electric, that play his own compositions — but he obviously hasn’t exhausted the idea just yet. Next week he will tackle Bela Bartok, with an ensemble that includes the clarinetist David Krakauer, the violinist Joyce Hamman, the bassist John Hebert and the drummer Jim Black. In a bit of a twist, the program won’t be billed as a Bartok project, per se, but as a tribute to the Hungarian folk music that Bartok regarded so highly and brought into many of his compositions. Helping immeasurably with cultural translation is a special guest: Miklos Lukacs, who plays the Hungarian hammered dulcimer, or cimbalom. (Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, at Astor Place, East Village, 212-539-8778, joespub.com; cover, $20, with a two-drink minimum.) NATE CHINEN
STEPHAN CRUMP (Wednesday) As a bassist and composer, Mr. Crump avoids obvious routes but manages never to lose his way, as he demonstrates on his intimate new album, “Rosetta†(Papillon Sounds). He celebrates the album’s release by regrouping the two sensitive guitarists it showcases, Liberty Ellman (on acoustic) and Jamie Fox (on electric). At 9:45 p.m., Cutting Room, 19 West 24th Street, Chelsea, (212) 691-1900, thecuttingroomnyc.com; cover, $10. (Chinen)
FESTIVAL OF NEW TRUMPET MUSIC (Tomorrow and Sunday, and Tuesday through Thursday) This series continues this weekend at Tonic with such sharp-minded trumpeters as Thomas Heberer (tonight) and David Weiss (tomorrow). Next week it moves to Cornelia Street Café, with up-and-comers like Bart Miltenberger (Tuesday), John McDonough (Wednesday) and Nate Wooley (Thursday). Tomorrow and Sunday at 8 p.m., Tonic, 107 Norfolk Street, near Delancey Street, Lower East Side, (212) 358-7501, tonicnyc.com; cover, $12 and $15. Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village, (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; cover, $15, with a one-drink minimum. Detailed festival information is at fontmusic.org. (Chinen)
JOHN HEBERT’S BYZANTINE MONKEY (Wednesday) This experimental ensemble features the original music and bass playing of John Hebert, along with the contributions of Tony Malaby and Michaël Attias, saxophonists, and Nasheet Waits, a drummer. At 10 p.m., Barbès, 376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 965-9177, barbesbrooklyn.com; cover, $8. (Chinen)
STEVE LEHMAN’S BLUEPRINT TRIO (Sunday) Steve Lehman, an alto saxophonist and composer, favors jagged intervals and surging rhythmic patterns in this working band, with Matt Brewer on bass, and Eric McPherson on drums. At 8 p.m., The Stone, Avenue C and Second Street, East Village, thestonenyc.com; cover, $10. (Chinen)
TONY MALABY, WILLIAM PARKER, NASHEET WAITS (Sunday) A promising meeting of three accomplished yet restless improvisers, with experience both in and out of the avant-garde: Mr. Malaby, saxophonist; Mr. Parker, bassist; and Mr. Waits, drummer. At 8 and 10 p.m., Jimmy’s No. 43, 43 East Seventh Street, East Village, (212) 982-3006, freestylejazz.com; cover, $10, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)
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