Jazz Listings From The New York Times

Jazz performances coming up in NY:

CYRO BAPTISTA (Thursday) Drawing from his likably audacious new album, “Banquet of the Spirits” (Tzadik), Mr. Baptista, an ace percussionist, leads a band with Brian Marsella on keyboards and balafon, Shanir Blumenkranz on bass and oud, and Tim Keiper on drums. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Joe’s Pub, at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, at Astor Place, East Village, (212) 539-8778, joespub.com; cover, $15, with a two-drink minimum. (Nate Chinen)

BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND (Friday and Saturday) This young artist collective recently established its own label, Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records; this engagement is an album-release party for two of its members. On Friday the bassist Alexis Cuadrado revisits his original music on “Puzzles,” and on Saturday the bassist Anne Mette Iversen leads her quartet, with and without an accompanying cohort of strings. At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village, (212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org; cover, $15. (Chinen)

ROB BROWN (Sunday) Mr. Brown, an alto saxophonist steeped in free jazz, has a strong new album called “Crown Trunk Root Funk” (AUM Fidelity), featuring his music for quartet. He reconnects here with the enterprising pianist Craig Taborn, and enlists the bass-and-drums team of Todd Nicholson and Gerald Cleaver. At 10 p.m., the Stone, Avenue C and Second Street, East Village, thestonenyc.com; cover, $10.

JOHN HEBERT’S BYZANTINE MONKEY (Monday) This ensemble features the original music and bass playing of John Hebert, along with a pair of inventive saxophonists, Tony Malaby and Michaël Attias, and a restless rhythm section, with Satoshi Takeishi on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. At 8 p.m., Tea Lounge, 837 Union Street, near Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 789-2762, tealoungeny.com; suggested donation, $5. (Chinen)

MARK HELIAS (Saturday and Wednesday) On Saturday Mr. Helias, a bassist of reliable propulsion and often penetrating insight, leads Open Loose, a trio with Tony Malaby on tenor saxophone and Tom Rainey on drums. On Wednesday he performs a solo recital (at 8 p.m.) and later with a pair of texture-attuned peers, the trumpeter Herb Robertson and the drummer Nasheet Waits (at 10). Saturday at 9 and 10:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village, (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; cover, $10, with a one-drink minimum. Wednesday at Barbès, 376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 965-9177, barbesbrooklyn.com; cover, $10 each set. (Chinen)

TANYA KALMANOVITCH AND MYRA MELFORD (Thursday) Ms. Kalmanovitch, a violist, and Ms. Melford, a pianist, engage in this dual improvisation with a common grounding in European classical and Indian traditional music; they have worked fruitfully together before, as evidenced by “Heart Mountain” (Perspicacity), released last year. At 8:30 p.m., Roulette, 20 Greene Street, near Grand Street, SoHo, (212) 219-8242, roulette.org; $15. (Chinen)

BEN MONDER TRIO (Saturday) In the capable hands of Ben Monder the electric guitar is a coloristic instrument first and foremost. Here he explores some coolly convoluted pieces for a trio with Chris Lightcap on bass and Jochen Ruckert on drums. At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village, (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; cover, $10, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)

MIKE MORENO QUARTET (Thursday) Mike Moreno, a proficient and thoughtful guitarist, presents new music for a promising group with Mike Pinto on vibraphone, Matt Brewer on bass and Tyshawn Sorey on drums. At 10 and 11:30 p.m., Cachaça, 35 West Eighth Street, West Village, (212) 388-9099, cachacajazz.com; cover, $15, with a $5 minimum. (Chinen)

PAUL MOTIAN TRIO 2000 + 2 (Tuesday through Thursday) The masterly drummer Paul Motian introduces a new lineup for this ensemble: two saxophonists, Loren Stillman and Michaël Attias, along with Masabumi Kikuchi on piano and Thomas Morgan on bass. Expect a weightless and luminous sort of music, with an equal commitment to mystery and melody. (Through June 1.) At 9 and 11 p.m., Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West Village, (212) 255-4037, villagevanguard.com; cover, $20, with a $10 minimum. (Chinen)

SUN RA ARKESTRA (Sunday) Led by the alto saxophonist Marshall Allen, who celebrates his 84th birthday here, this ensemble carries on the cosmic avant-gardism of its namesake with an infectious ragtag brio. At 9 p.m., Sullivan Hall, 505 Eighth Avenue, between Bleecker and West Third Streets, West Village, (212) 634-0427, sullivanhallnyc.com; $15 in advance, $20 at the door.