Jazz at Symphony Space

New York’s Symphony Space is having a “Creative Music Studio Celebration” in the coming season:

Featuring John Zorn, Anthony Braxton, Bill Laswell, Ingrid Sertso, Karl Berger, Graham Haynes, Steven Bernstein’s “Millennial Territory Orchestra” and other leading jazz artists.

7:30 pm on Friday, October 24, 2008

The Jewish Music Project

Trumpeter Steve Bernstein (Sex Mob, pictured) and composer/performer Peter Apfelbaum (who has opened for The Grateful Dead) put a new spin on Jewish music, incorporating jazz, Latin, classical, blues, and Indian sounds.

7:30 pm on Friday, December 12, 2008

In the Spirit of Don Cherry

“Cherry was one of the most lyrical and important jazz trumpeters.” — The New York Times

The jazz legend’s defining works are performed by combos created specifically for this tribute, including jazz greats Mark Helias, Hamid Drake, Graham Haynes, Bob Stewart, Peter Apfelbaum, Kenny Wessel, Ingrid Setso, and Karl Berger.

7:30 pm on Friday, January 16, 2009

Oliver Lake & Vijay Iver

Seeing Lake play is “akin to witnessing a series of short circuits in a high-voltage generator.” — San Francisco Chronicle

Take an electrifying jazz journey with Oliver Lake, who has toured the world with all the stars of the progressive jazz scene, and Vijay Iyer (shown at left), whom LA Weekly calls “a boundless and deeply important young star.”

7:30 pm on Friday, March 6, 2009