In the Times:
Kris Davis (Saturday) Ms. Davis, a pianist of restless intelligence, celebrates the release of two strikingly dissimilar albums here, one per set. At 8:30 p.m. she’ll regroup with the bassist John Hébert and the drummer Tom Rainey to play material from “Good Citizen” (Fresh Sound/New Talent), a new piano trio album. And at 10:30 she’ll work in another trio, this one more of a willful collective, with Ingrid Laubrock on saxophones and Tyshawn Sorey on drums; their album, released in May, is “Paradoxical Frog” (Clean Feed). Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village , (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $10 cover, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)
Devin Gray Trio (Friday) An up-and-coming drummer along jazz’s avant-garde axis, Devin Gray presents his own compositions with a promising trio, featuring the veteran tenor saxophonist Ellery Eskelin and the stalwart bassist John Hébert. At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Tea Lounge, 837 Union Street, near Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn , (718) 789-2762, tealoungeny.com; $5 suggested donation. (Chinen)
Mary Halvorson Trio (Thursday) The guitarist Mary Halvorson, a calmly prickly and increasingly prominent presence on the avant-garde landscape, leads a working trio with John Hébert on bass and Ches Smith on drums; their repertory will largely feature new material, much of it from “Saturn Sings” (Firehouse 12), due out this fall. At 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village , (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $10 cover, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)
Darius Jones (Friday) Mr. Jones has the capacity for a proud, rafters-raising tone on alto saxophone, and as an improviser he’s fearless but disciplined. Last year he released “Man’ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing)” (Aum Fidelity), a serious debut featuring his pianoless trio. This performance will feature a quartet with the pianist David Bryant, the bassist Trevor Dunn and the drummer Ches Smith. At 8:30 p.m., Roulette, 20 Greene Street, at Grand Street, SoHo , (212) 219-8242, roulette.org; $15, $10 for students and under 30; free for members. (Chinen)
Eri Yamamoto Trio (Sunday) “In Each Day, Something Good” (Aum Fidelity) is the reflective new album from the pianist Eri Yamamoto, who based its themes on a silent film by Yasujiro Ozu. Her sympathetic partners, here as on the album, are the bassist David Ambrosio and the drummer Ikuo Takeuchi. At 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village , (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $10 cover, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)
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