From NYTimes.com:
Frank Kimbrough Quartet (Friday and Saturday) The pianist Frank Kimbrough has a gift for flowing ethereality, along with a fondness for earthy rapture. He’ll draw here from “Quartet,” the sure-footed, poetic album he released last year; his partners are the saxophonist Steve Wilson, the bassist Jay Anderson and the drummer Matt Wilson. At 8 and 10 p.m., Jazz at Kitano, 66 Park Avenue, at 38th Street, 212-885-7119, kitano.com. (Chinen)
Chris Lightcap’s Bigmouth (Friday and Saturday) The bassist Chris Lightcap has a strong new album, “Epicenter,” featuring a batch of tunes inspired by New York locales. (Among the song titles: “Arthur Avenue” and “Stillwell.”) The music was composed for Bigmouth, a long-running unit featuring the tenor saxophonists Chris Cheek and Tony Malaby, the pianist Craig Taborn and the drummer Gerald Cleaver. (Andrew Bishop steps in for Mr. Cheek for these performances.) At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, 212-989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com. (Chinen)
Miles Okazaki Quartet (Friday) The most recent album by the guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki is “Figurations,” a cerebral but thrilling showcase for his elaborate designs. It was recorded live at the Jazz Gallery, the institution that now presents his excellent current group, with Donny McCaslin on tenor saxophone, François Moutin on bass and Dan Weiss on drums. At 8 and 10 p.m., the Jazz Gallery, 1160 Broadway, fifth floor, at West 27th Street, 646-494-3625, jazzgallery.org. (Chinen)
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