From NYTimes.com:
Ellery Eskelin Trio (Saturday) Ellery Eskelin is a tenor saxophonist drawn to rhythmic tumult and tonal friction, qualities he should have no problem fostering with this trio, with Kris Davis on piano and Billy Mintz on drums. At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $10 cover, with a $10 minimum. (Chinen)
Mostly Other People Do the Killing (Thursday) This impudent but wickedly proficient free-bop quartet — led by the bassist Moppa Elliott, with Peter Evans on trumpet, Jon Irabagon on saxophones and Kevin Shea on drums — celebrates the release of “Slippery Rock!” (Hot Cup), its fifth album, inspired by the idea of smooth jazz (but hardly beholden to it). At 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $10 cover, with a $10 minimum. (Chinen)
Ches Smith and These Arches (Tuesday) A smartly unruly drummer active in devious art-rock and outsider jazz, Ches Smith leads These Arches, a texture-rich quartet featuring Tim Berne on alto saxophone, Tony Malaby on tenor saxophone, Mary Halvorson on guitar and Andrea Parkins on accordion and organ. The group will play Mr. Smith’s music, mainly from an album due out next month, aptly titled “Hammered.” At 8 and 9:30 p.m., Shapeshifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place, Park Slope, Brooklyn, shapeshifterlab.com; $12 cover. (Chinen)
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