From NYTimes.com:
Electric Snakeoil (Wednesday) “Shadow Man” is the second album by Snakeoil, an investigative chamber-improv group led by the alto saxophonist Tim Berne, and featuring Oscar Noriega on clarinets, Matt Mitchell on piano and Ches Smith on drums and percussion. For this one-nighter the group adds another partner, and another layer of texture, by including an electric guitarist, Ryan Ferreira. At 8 p.m., Barbès, 376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (347) 422-0248, barbesbrooklyn.com; $10. (Chinen)
Darius Jones Quartet/Circle Wide (Tuesday) With “Book of Mae’bul (Another Kind of Sunrise),” from last year, the alto saxophonist Darius Jones lobbed another depth charge into the postbop pool, backed by the same dynamic rhythm section found in a 9 p.m. set here: the pianist Matt Mitchell, the bassist Trevor Dunn and the drummer Ches Smith. A following set, at 10:30 p.m., will feature the drummer George Schuller’s band Circle Wide, with Peter Apfelbaum on saxophone, Brad Shepik on guitar, Dave Ambrosio on bass and Tom Beckham on vibraphone. Korzo, 667 Fifth Avenue, at 20th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, konceptionsmusicseries.wordpress.com; suggested donation, $10. (Chinen)
Ingrid Laubrock Quartet (Friday) The saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock this year released “Strong Place,” her second album with the restless unit she calls Anti-House. Here she enlists the alto saxophonist Tim Berne, the trombonist Ben Gerstein, the tuba player Dan Peck and the drummer Tom Rainey. 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)
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