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Reshaping Familiar Pop With a Maternal Caress

Jane Monheit is singing at Birdland, and her best performances on Tuesday evening were of familiar songs that she turned into heartfelt reflections on motherhood.

Jazz Listings for May 24-30

A selected guide to jazz performances in New York City.

Urgency and Range, but Always in Control

Songs from the saxophonist Noah Preminger’s new album, “Haymaker,” highlighted his show in Manhattan.

Improv to Tune of a Teacher

Wayne Horvitz’s improvisations with the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble on Tuesday night seemed a nod to his good friend Butch Morris’s methods.

Watching Musicians Evolve Onstage

Chick Corea presented Beka Gochiashvili and Gadi Lehavi at the Allen Room as part of his mini-festival.

They Fathom Distinctive Languages

In their first joint interview, the guitarist Pat Metheny and the saxophonist John Zorn talk about Mr. Metheny’s new album, a recording of Mr. Zorn’s music.

Pop and Jazz Music

Nationwide pop and jazz listings.

Jazz Listings for May 17-23

A selected guide to jazz performances in the New York area.

Rediscovering a Tune Unplayed Since 1942

The Gil Evans Project featured “Gypsy Jump,” a song not played since 1942, in its set at the Jazz Standard.

Playing Jazz in High Heels and Skirts

“The Girls in the Band” tells the story of women faced with racism and sexist male musicians in the 1930s and ’40s.

Upcoming Events  
Saturday, May 25 (daily until January 14, 2014)
* FOR THE KIDS! THE IMAGINARY WORLD OF KIMMY SCHWIMMY COMES TO LIFE SONGS! CHARACTERS! DANCE & MORE
Saturday, May 25
* THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA
Saturday, May 25
* Paterson Art Walk
Saturday, May 25 (on various days)
* Barbara Carroll (duo with Jay Leonhart)
Saturday, May 25
* Danny Jonokuchi Experiment CD release show
Saturday, May 25
* Cecelia Ticktin: Wild
Saturday, May 25 (on various days)
* The James Carter Organ Trio
Saturday, May 25
* Gaucho
Saturday, May 25 (on various days)
* Avalon Jazz Band - Adrien Chevalier - Tatiana Eva- Marie
Saturday, May 25 (on various days)
* Ben Allison
Saturday, May 25
* Svetlana Shmulyian and the Delancey Five at the Wit's End Jazz Age Monthly Party
Saturday, May 25
* Keystone Revisited: The Music of GARCIA-SAUNDERS - "Live At Keystone" 40th Anniversary
Saturday, May 25
* La Vie En Rose Concert at Bua Bar
Saturday, May 25
* La Vie En Rose Concert at Bua Bar
Saturday, May 25 (on various days)
* Miles Davis Festival featuring Randy Brecker / Steve Smith
Saturday, May 25 (on various days)
* Jane Monheit
Saturday, May 25
* Billy Vera: Big Band Jazz feat. Tamela D'Amico
Saturday, May 25
* LTrain with Hey Guy, Sylvana Joyce & The Moment, The Glorious Veins, DJ Mero
Saturday, May 25
* Greg Ruggiero
Saturday, May 25
* Jon Lindsay
Saturday, May 25 (weekly on Saturdays until February 25, 2015)
* The Bruce Edwards Trio! Live Blues and Jazz.
Saturday, May 25
* Jazz After Hours The Wren Trio & The Barr Sinister Jazz Group
Saturday, May 25
* 4th Anniversary party for I Love Vinyl w/ DJ Scribe, The Twilite Tone, Jon Oliver, Amir, and Ge-Ology
Saturday, May 25 (on various days)
* Kiss & Fly Saturdays!
Saturday, May 25
* Benoit and Sergio, Dave Harrington (DARKSIDE), Justin Strauss
Sunday, May 26
* THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA
Sunday, May 26 (on various days)
* Gospel Brunch
Sunday, May 26
* Conspiracy of Beards
Sunday, May 26
* The Songs Of Leonard Cohen Performed By Conspiracy of Beards - A 30-member a cappella male choir
Sunday, May 26
* CARAMELO - Flamenco Funk - Dientes de Caramelo
Sunday, May 26 (on various days)
* The Birdland Jazz Party
Sunday, May 26 (on various days)
* Diane Sweet
Sunday, May 26
* Flamenco Rock & Soul: Javier Ruibal, Caramelo, & Dientes de Caramelo
Sunday, May 26 (monthly on various days until June 10, 2013)
* Jazz Brooklyn's Beat Summer Jazz Festival
Sunday, May 26
* Russ Kaplan +7 / The Snake Oil Review IIIHosted By WFDU's Ron Oleskow/ Blind Boy Paxton, Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys, Spuyten Duyvil
Sunday, May 26
* Cristin Milioti
Sunday, May 26 (weekly on Sundays for 50 times)
* Smithfield Sunday Session
Sunday, May 26 (on various days)
* Swingadelic at Swing 46
Sunday, May 26 (on various days)
* Swingadelic
Sunday, May 26
* Marco Panascia
Sunday, May 26
* Keystone Korner Nights / Todd Barkan Presents Renee Rosnes
Sunday, May 26 (on various days)
* Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Sunday, May 26
* Keystone Korner Nights / Todd Barkan Presents Renee Rosnes featuring N
Sunday, May 26
* Bass Boat featuring the Upbeats / Skism / Delta Heavy / Mark Instinct
Monday, May 27
* RONNY JORDAN
Monday, May 27
* ORRIN EVANS - CD RELEASE SHOW

Interviews, Articles, Reviews  
Indie Lable Showcase: Macktet's Rollin'

Marc Ribot at The Bowery Poetry Club 1/15/04

Orrin Evans and Ethan Iverson at Jazz Gallery

Cyro Baptista and Beat the Donkey:3/26/03

Bootleg Remedy: Brooklyn, NY, 3/19/03

Marc Ribot and The Hub at North Six:3/8/03

Gogol Bordello at North Six: 2/28/03

Howard Fishman Quartet at The Bottom Line

John Zorn: Electric Masada

The Jazz Composers Collective Review

William Parker presents "Universal Tonality"

The Jazz Gallery's Composer Series: 2002

Interview with Brad Mehldau

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