From NYTimes.com:
Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret (Saturday) Revisiting compositional forms she first developed a handful of years ago — in homage to the “Memory of Fire” trilogy, by the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano — Ms. Melford, a fearless pianist and harmonium player, leads an ensemble made up of fellow explorers. Its lineup notably includes Oguri, an accomplished Butoh dancer-choreographer; also aboard are the trumpeter Ron Miles, the guitarist Liberty Ellman, the bass guitarist Stomu Takeishi and the drummer Tyshawn Sorey. At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village, (212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org; $20 cover, or $10 for members. (Chinen)
Mario Pavone Mythos Sextet (Friday) Drawing partly from “Mythos,” an album released a decade ago, and partly from “Arc Suite,” a more recent entry in the discography, the venturesome bassist and composer Mario Pavone leads a band well stocked with assertive improvisers: Dave Ballou on cornet, Tony Malaby on tenor saxophone, Philippe Crettien on soprano and tenor saxophone, Craig Taborn on piano and Gerald Cleaver on drums. At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $15, with a $10 minimum. (Chinen)
Matthew Shipp Trio (Tuesday and Wednesday) A restive, probing pianist, Matthew Shipp has toggled between trio and solo settings lately, featuring both on his 2011 album “The Art of the Improviser” (Thirsty Ear). He surfaces here in advance of a new release entirely for trio: “Elastic Aspects” (Thirsty Ear), a suite of sorts featuring the bassist Michael Bisio and the drummer Whit Dickey. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net; $20 cover. (Chinen)
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