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Jazz Listings From The New York Times

English: Tim Berne, 1995-03-08, Montreuil, les...
English: Tim Berne, 1995-03-08, Montreuil, les Instants Chavirés. In the mirror: drumer Tom Rainey. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

From NYTimes.com:

Tim Berne at the Stone (Friday through Sunday) Mr. Berne, an alto saxophonist and composer of granite conviction, has been holding down a residency at the Stone this week, and he’ll wrap it up with several tantalizing single-night experiments. On Friday he unveils the Dilated Pupils, which seems likely to involve electronics, given its lineup: the keyboardist Craig Taborn, the guitarists David Torn and Ryan Ferreira, and the drummer Ches Smith. On Saturday he presents a more chamberlike septet with Mr. Smith, Mr. Ferreira, the clarinetist Oscar Noriega, the pianist Matt Mitchell, the bassist Michael Formanek and the drummer Dan Weiss. And on Sunday he presides over Decay, featuring Mr. Ferreira, Mr. Formanek and Mr. Smith. At 8 and 10 p.m., Avenue C and Second Street, thestonenyc.com; $15 for each set. (Chinen)

Kris Davis Trio (Friday and Saturday) The pianist Kris Davis has been generating nothing but interesting music recently, and here she presents new music commissioned by the Jazz Gallery. She has a proven rapport with the bassist John Hébert and the drummer Tom Rainey, who round out her trio. At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Jazz Gallery at Salt Space, 1160 Broadway, fifth floor, at West 27th Street, (212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org; $20, $10 for members. (Chinen)

Uri Gurvich (Tuesday through May 19) Uri Gurvich, a young Israeli alto saxophonist, has a proudly cosmopolitan new album, “BabEl” (Tzadik), featuring the Argentine pianist Leo Genovese, the Bulgarian bassist Peter Slavov, the Cuban drummer Francisco Mela and the Moroccan oud player Brahim Fribgane. Next week Mr. Gurvich is in residency at the Stone, varying his instrumental format and welcoming a few guests, including the trumpeter Dave Douglas (on Tuesday) and the guitarist Lionel Loueke (May 19). At 8 and 10 p.m., Avenue C and Second Street, East Village, thestonenyc.com; $15 for each set. (Chinen)

Paloma Trio (Wednesday) Led by the tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, this group treads post-bop terrain with the subtlest of Spanish accents. It’s a task well suited to Mr. Malaby and his partners, the guitarist Ben Monder and the drummer Nasheet Waits. At 8 p.m., Barbès, 376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (347) 422-0248, barbesbrooklyn.com; $10 cover. (Chinen)


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