Tag: Chris Speed

In the Times:

DAVID ORNETTE CHERRY (Friday) Mr. Cherry, son of the incisive trumpeter Don Cherry, pursues a cooler-tempered version of the avant-garde aesthetic that would seem to be his chief inheritance. Playing piano and contributing compositions here, he leads the Ensemble for Improvisers, with Roy Campbell Jr. on trumpet, Tony Falanga on bass and Willie Jones III on drums. At 7 p.m., Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street, Chelsea, (212) 620-5000, Ext. 344, rmanyc.org; $20. (Chinen)

CLAUDIA QUINTET (Friday and Saturday) This improvising chamber ensemble pursues texturally oriented and often contrapuntal exploration; Mr. Hollenbeck’s drumming is one color on a palette that also includes Chris Speed’s clarinet and tenor saxophone, Ted Reichman’s accordion, Ted Reichman’s accordion, John Hebert’s bass and Matt Moran’s vibraphone. Friday at 8 and 10 p.m., Barbès, 376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (347) 422-0248, barbesbrooklyn.com; cover, $10. Saturday at 9 and 10:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village, (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; cover, $10, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)

FESTIVAL OF NEW TRUMPET MUSIC (Friday through Sunday) The sixth edition of this eclectic affair culminates in tributes to Woody Shaw. On Friday three strikingly different trumpeters — Brian Lynch, Terell Stafford and Paolo Fresu — explore the Afro-Caribbean dimension of Shaw’s music. Saturday will feature a repertory ensemble led by one of his former sidemen, the drummer Victor Lewis. And on Sunday the festival’s founder, Dave Douglas, teams up with his fellow trumpeters Randy Brecker and Josh Evans. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., with an 11:30 set on Friday and Saturday, Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net; cover, $30. (Chinen)

DONNY MCCASLIN TRIO (Tuesday) The tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin has recorded a handful of rewarding albums with chamberlike ensembles, but on his excellent new release, “Recommended Tools” (Greenleaf), he tacks in the other direction, leading a muscular trio with bass and drums. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net; cover, $20.

MYRA MELFORD/HENRY THREADGILL (Thursday) Each of these composers specializes in manipulations of timbre, and in a cross-disciplinary approach established in the post-1960s avant-garde. Appearing on the Interpretations concert series, they each present new works: “Happy Whistlings,” with Ms. Melford on piano, Matana Roberts on alto saxophone, Mary Halvorson on guitar and Harris Eisenstadt on percussion; and “Fate Cues,” with Mr. Threadgill on saxophones and flute, leading both his regular ensemble Zooid and the Talujon Percussion Quartet. At 8 p.m., Roulette, 20 Greene Street, near Grand Street, SoHo, (212) 219-8242, roulette.org; $15; $10 for students.

SEX MOB (Saturday) Two years ago this rambunctious band released “Sexotica” (Thirsty Ear), a mostly tongue-in-cheek tribute to the lounge music of Martin Denny. Revisiting the premise here, the group — which still features Steven Bernstein on slide trumpet, Briggan Krauss on alto saxophone, Tony Scherr on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums — recruits a reliable sonic fabulist, D.J. Olive. At 8 p.m., Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street, at Pitt Street, Lower East Side, (212) 598-0400, henrystreet.org/arts; $12. (Chinen)