Jazz Listings

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

BEN RILEY'S MONK LEGACY SEPTET

Featuring Don Sickler and Wayne Escoffery. Riley's tribute to his old employer, sans piano.

Through May 20. Birdland, 315 W. 44th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-581-3080; 9 & 11, $30 + $10 min.

ANTHONY BRANKER'S ASCENT Princeton University's professor-composer celebrates the release of his CD, "Spirit Songs." Featuring Antonio Hart and Ralph Peterson Jr.

Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 B'way (corner of W. 51st St.) 212-582-2121; 8 & 10, $25 + $10 min.

ALAN FERBER NONET Nine musicians on a small stage: jazz concentrate.

Smalls, 183 W. 10th St. (at 7th Ave.), 212-929-7565; 10, $10 + $10 min. 

THURSDAY, MAY 18

DR. LONNIE SMITH TRIO

With Fukushi Tainaka and Peter Bernstein. The jazz-funk legend and his unstoppable B-3.

Smoke Jazz Club and Lounge, 2751 Broadway (betw. W. 105th & W. 106th St.), 212-864-6662; 8, 10 & 11:30, $25.

JONATHAN FINLAYSON'S COMMON THREAD With Shane Endsley, Tim Albright, Matt Brewer and Marcus Gilmore. Steve Coleman disciples preach the gospel.

Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson Street (betw. Spring and Dominick Sts.), 212-242-1063; 9 & 10:30, $12.

TODD SICKAFOOSE'S BLOOD ORANGE West Coast genre-bending from a comrade of Ani DiFranco and Don Byron.

Tea Lounge, 837 Union St. (betw. 6th and 7th Aves.), B'klyn, 718-789-2762; 9, free.

FRIDAY, MAY 19 REMEMBRANCES OF DEREK

Karen Brookman and many special guests share stories and music in memory of Promethean experimentalist Derek Bailey.

The Stone, Ave. C (at E. 2nd St.), no phone; 10, $10.

TONY MALABY With Marcus Rojas and Mike Sarin. With nothing better to do, Malaby unveils his tuba trio, and more accolades are sure to follow.

Barbes, 379 9th St. (at 6th Ave.), B'klyn, 718-965-9177; 8 & 10, $10.

MATANA ROBERTS With Hill Greene, Jessica Pavone, Daniel Levin and Mazz Swift. Roberts' musical narrative CoinCoin: Installation 1, with Daniel Givens playing the slide projector.

Location One, 20-26 Greene St. (betw. Canal and Grand Sts.), 212-334-3347; 8:30, $15.

ALEX HARDING AND BLUTOPIA With Lucian Ban, Chris Lightcap and Nasheet Waits. All-star bandmates try to avoid all-out competition at the release party for their new CD, The Calling.

Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street (betw. 6th & 7th Aves. by W. 4th St.), 212-989-9319; 9, $10.

SATURDAY, MAY 20 RALPH ALESSI QUARTET

With Jason Moran, Ben Street and Nasheet Waits. After Moran teaches the afternoon class, the quartet takes a lucky audience to school.

Center for Improvisational Music, 295 Douglass St. (betw. 3rd & 4th Ave.), B'klyn, 212-631-5882; 8, $12.

JACK WRIGHT With Reuben Radding and Andrew Drury. How do socialists like their jazz? Free, that's how.

The Brecht Forum, 451 West St. (betw. Bank & Bethune Sts.), 212-242-4201; 9, $10.

THE NEXT DOOR JAZZ FESTIVAL Featuring the Sam Newsome Trio, Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble and the Gino Sitson Quartet. Cultural boundaries obliterated inside a Lutheran church.

St. Luke's Church, 259 Washington Ave. (betw. DeKalb and Willoughby Aves.), B'klyn, 718-622-5612; 4, $10.

GUTBUCKET As pleasant as it sounds.

Tonic, 107 Norfolk St. (betw. Rivington & Delancey Sts.), 212-358-7503; midnight, $5.

SUNDAY, MAY 21 JEROME SABBAGH QUARTET

With Ben Monder, Gary Wang and Ted Poor. Headstrong youth do their own thing, and do it too good for any seniors to complain.

Bar 4, 444 7th Ave. (at 15th St.), B'klyn, 718-832-9800; 8, $5.

COOPER MOORE With Chad Taylor and Darius Jones. The master behind the scene keeps pulling his strings.

Zebulon, 258 Wythe Ave. (at Metropolitan Ave.), B'klyn, 718-218-6934; 10, free.

SHUNZO OHNO GROUP With Henry Hey, Ed Howard, Vic Juris and Lionel Cordew. Japanese fusion cooked up by a favorite chef of Wayne Shorter and Gil Evans.

Blue Note, W. 3rd St. (at 6th Ave.) 212-475-8592; 12:30 & 2:20, $19.50.

MONDAY, MAY 22 NO MINIMUM: BLEY & KIMBROUGH

Paul Bley and Frank Kimbrough piano duel. Sure, no minimum, but only if you can afford to step through the door.

Merkin Hall, Kaufman Center, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3340; 8, $35.

TUESDAY, MAY 23 ROBERT GLASPER TRIO

With Vicente Archer and Damion Reid. Lumped into the piano honors class with Brad Mehldau and Jason Moran.

Through May 28. Village Vanguard, 178 7th Ave. S. (W. 11th St.), 212-255-4037; 9 & 11, $20 + $10 min.

ALEX BLAKE & ARTURO O'FARRILL World jazz conjured up by two wizards.

Zinc Bar, 90 W. Houston St. (at LaGuardia Pl.), 212-477-8337; 9, 11 & 12:30, $5 + 1 drink min.