Jazz Listings From The New York Times

From the Times:

BENEFIT BAND (Sunday) The multireedists Chris Speed and Oscar Noriega make up the front line of this free-ranging and combustible quartet; the bassist Trevor Dunn and the drummer Jim Black hold up the bottom end. As the name implies, proceeds will benefit the Stone, a nonprofit space. At 10 p.m., the Stone, Avenue C and Second Street, East Village, thestonenyc.com; cover, $10. (Chinen)

TOMAS FUJIWARA AND THE HOOK UP (Saturday) Mr. Fujiwara’s alert drumming has propelled some excellent ensembles on the new-music landscape. Here he presents his own open-ended compositions for a band with Nate Wooley on trumpet, Brian Settles on tenor saxophone, Mary Halvorson on guitar and Danton Boller on bass. At 8 p.m., Douglass Street Music Collective, 295 Douglass Street, near Third Avenue, Gowanus, Brooklyn, myspace.com/295douglass; $10. (Chinen)

? JON IRABAGON/PETER EVANS (Friday) Mr. Irabagon, the energetic young alto saxophonist who recently took first place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, leads a tribute to Sonny Rollins with a strenuous trio featuring the bassist Peter Brendler and the drummer Jeff Davis. Sharing the bill is another trio, led by the incisive trumpeter Peter Evans — Mr. Irabagon’s front-line partner in the free-bop outfit Mostly Other People Do the Killing — and featuring Tom Blancarte on bass and Kevin Shea on drums. At 8 p.m., I-Beam Music, 168 Seventh Street, between Second and Third Avenues, Gowanus, Brooklyn, ibeambrooklyn.com; suggested donation, $10. (Chinen)

STEVE LEHMAN OCTET (Friday and Saturday) The saxophonist Steve Lehman pursues an abstract lyricism informed by myriad traditions. He leads a larger group than usual here — eight pieces, including the trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson and the tenor saxophonist Mark Shim — in the premiere of a composition called “Travail, Transformation, & Flow.” At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village, (212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org; cover, $15, $10 for members. (Chinen)

TONY MALABY CELLO TRIO (Friday and Saturday) Tony Malaby is a tenor and soprano saxophonist who often weighs bluster against structure. This trio, with Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello and John Hollenbeck on drums, is celebrating the release of an excellent debut, “Warblepeck” (Songlines). 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)

NOAH PREMINGER GROUP (Sunday) Noah Preminger, an expressive young saxophonist, recently released an auspicious debut, “Dry Bridge Road” (Nowt), featuring insightful accompaniment from musicians like the guitarist Ben Monder, the pianist Frank Kimbrough, the bassist John Hebert and the drummer Ted Poor, who all appear here. At 9:30 p.m., 55 Bar, 55 Christopher Street, West Village, (212) 929-9883, 55bar.com; cover, $10. (Chinen)