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🚀 Boundary-Pushers

Artists experimenting, innovating, and stretching jazz forward

This week’s boundary-shifters stretch the music forward with fearless invention and bold reimagining. Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer, and Dafnis Prieto collide at 92NY in a rare trio encounter where rhythm, abstraction, and melodic architecture bend into something new. Joey Alexander begins a four-night run at Smoke, shaping post-bop language with a pianist’s sensitivity and a composer’s reach. At Blue Note, Tank and the Bangas & Friends turn the late-night stage into a sonic playground, fusing poetry, groove, and electric New Orleans imagination. The Django lights up with Eric Alexander, N’Kenge, and Rico Jones, a triptych of powerhouse voices pushing jazz from swing to soul to shape-shifting modernism. Across Brooklyn and beyond, artists like Endea Owens, Curtis Taylor, and Miss Maybell continue the week’s theme: boundary-pushing isn’t a style — it’s a stance, a willingness to turn tradition into momentum.

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🎷 Keepers of the Flame 

Masters and modern torchbearers carrying the jazz tradition forward

This week’s Keepers of the Flame remind us that jazz’s foundation is not a museum — it’s a living discipline shaped by elders, mentors, and torchbearers who hold the line with love and rigor. Sean Mason brings his rising-star clarity to Miller Theatre, carrying forward the lyricism of the great piano storytellers. At Mezzrow, vocalists Mary Foster Conklin and Vanisha Gould offer contrasting shades of intimacy, both rooted in deep song tradition. Smalls hosts Pete Malinverni, Billy Mintz, and a community of veteran improvisers who treat the bandstand like a sacred classroom. Uptown, the Tyshawn Sorey Trio continues their run at the Village Vanguard — a modern master channeling history through precision, space, and spiritual weight. From Tom Manuel & Tim Hagans at The Jazz Loft to Steve Nelson on the Connecticut coast, these artists remind us that the flame only stays lit because someone is willing to tend it.

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✊ Voices of Resistance 

Artists channeling jazz’s spirit of resilience, protest, and community

This week’s Voices of Resistance speak through rhythm, memory, and uncompromising truth. At Mount Morris Ascension, bassist Alex Blake turns the Harlem Jazz Series into a spiritual uprising — percussive, urgent, and rooted in diaspora lineage. Artemis storms the Birdland Theater stage with collective firepower, a sisterhood of virtuosos redefining what modern ensemble resistance sounds like. At Dizzy’s, Azar Lawrence channels cosmic warrior energy, carrying forward the spiritual-jazz ethos of Coltrane while charting his own path of liberation. Brooklyn’s Bryan Carrott brings vibraphone clarity and community power to Sista’s Place, where music and movement have long walked hand-in-hand. And from Branford Marsalis’ quartet in Purchase to youth ensembles lifting their voices in libraries and community halls, this week reminds us that resistance in jazz is not always loud — sometimes it is precise, uncompromised, and beautifully unbending.

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🌹 Special Tribute: Sheila Jordan Sheila Jordan Memorial — Saint Peter’s Church

(Nov 18, 5pm) 619 Lexington Ave New York NY • saintpeters.org;

Sheila Jordan’s passing marks the loss of one of jazz’s most fearless storytellers — a vocalist who blurred the lines between bebop, poetry, and lived truth. Her voice carried the spirit of Bird, the pulse of Detroit, and the courage of a woman who carved her own path through a male-dominated era with integrity, humor, and heart. Saint Peter’s Church, long a sanctuary for jazz legacies, hosts a community memorial where musicians, admirers, and fellow travelers will gather to honor the life of an artist who never stopped swinging, searching, or teaching. A moment to celebrate a singular voice whose influence threads through generations.

🎉 FESTIVALS & SPECIALS

This weekend’s festival landscape stretches from uptown celebration to Brooklyn experimentalism and a major finale down in Annapolis. Washington Heights continues its community-powered tradition with multiple ensembles turning Le Cheile into a neighborhood jazz hub. Brooklyn hosts the AACM’s 60th Anniversary tribute at Roulette—one of the most important creative-music milestones of the year—and The Owl Music Parlor welcomes the 30th anniversary of Elysian Fields. On Friday, Culture Lab LIC lights up the harbor with Sunset Jazz, while Sunday brings the grand finale of the Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival with the Joshua Redman Quartet. A weekend of heritage, experimentation, and musical rituals across the Northeast.

AACM NYC 60th Anniversary

AACM NYC 60th Anniversary: Muhal Richard Abrams Tribute — Roulette (Nov 14 & 15, 8pm) 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn NY • roulette.org

For two nights, AACM NYC honors its founding visionary Muhal Richard Abrams with a celebration worthy of the organization’s six-decade legacy. The AACM has shaped modern creative music since 1965, forging a new grammar for improvisation, composition, and collective expression. This 60th anniversary tribute brings together generations of artists whose work carries forward Abrams’ uncompromising spirit — part ceremony, part gathering, part forward-looking summit.

Night One — Nov 14

A deep dive into lineage, art, and sound.

Panel Discussion AACM members reflect on the organization’s transformative impact. Panelists: Amina Claudine Myers; Chico Freeman; Roscoe Mitchell; Adegoke Steve Colson & Iqua Colson; Thurman Barker Moderator: George E. Lewis

Performances: Roscoe Mitchell — solo performance; Chico Freeman Quartet; Chico Freeman — saxophone, Amina Claudine Myers — piano, Kenny Davis — bass, Yoron Israel — drums; Amina Claudine Myers — gospel piano tribute honoring Leonard E. Jones & Lester Helmar Lashley

Visual Art: Exhibition & sale of Roscoe Mitchell’s paintings

Night Two — Nov 15

A ceremony of sound, featuring master artists alongside rising voices.

Performances: Thurman Barker Quintet — TIME FACTOR: Thurman Barker — drums, percussion, bells ; Adegoke Steve Colson & Iqua Colson Ensemble; Adegoke Steve Colson — piano, alto saxophone, Iqua Colson — vocals, J.D. Parran — woodwinds, Andrew Cyrille — drums, Andy McKee — bass, Maurice Chestnut — tap dance

Featuring (Emerging Artist Series): Noah Barker — piano, Patience Higgins — tenor saxophone, clarinet, Asher Kurtz — guitar, Nate Zaur — organ;

Washington Heights Jazz Festival (Nov 14–16)

 Le Cheile (Nov 14–16, 8pm) 839 W 181st St New York NY • lecheilenyc.com | Sara Caswell Quartet; Camila Cortina Quintet; Marianne Solivan; Noah Myers Quintet; Yotam Ishay Septet; The Prism Trio; Jazz WaHi Big ’Nuff Band

Elysian Fields 30th Anniversary

Elysian Fields — The Owl Music Parlor (Nov 15, 8pm) 497 Rogers Ave Brooklyn NY • theowl.nyc

Sunset Jazz – Culture Lab LIC

Sunset Jazz — Culture Lab LIC (Nov 14, 8pm) 5-25 46th Ave Long Island City NY $0–$41.32 • culturelablic.org;

Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival – Grand Finale

Joshua Redman Quartet — Maryland Hall (Nov 16, 7pm) 801 Chase St Annapolis MD • marylandhall.org;

🎭 Other Events

Spoken Word, Poetry & New Works — Alice Tully Hall @ Lincoln Center (Nov 15, 7:30pm) 1941 Broadway at W 65th St New York NY • lincolncenter.org/venue/alice-tully-hall;

Leonieke Scheuble — Jazz Vespers @ Saint Peter’s Church (Nov 16, 5pm) 619 Lexington Ave New York NY • saintpeters.org;

Jazz Gumbo: Trad Meets Second Line — Jalopy (Nov 14, 8pm) 315 Columbia St Brooklyn NY • jalopy.biz;

🔔 Must See Next Week (Nov 11 – 17)

Next week brings a rare mix of mastery, intimacy, and cross-coastal fire. Bill Charlap settles into Smoke for his annual solo-piano residency, offering two sets an evening of unfiltered lyricism and swing. At Birdland Theater, Eliane Elias brings her signature blend of Brazilian elegance and jazz sophistication across two nights of 7pm and 9:30pm performances. Brandon Sanders takes over Dizzy’s with a double-set album-release celebration, while the Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints project continues its run at the Village Vanguard—modern interplay at its highest level. Over at Zinc Bar, the week forms a three-night arc: Houston Person, Christopher McBride, and William Hill III each leading back-to-back early and late shows. Sunday at Pangea, Premik Russell Tubbs & Margee Miner-Tubbs bring a fusion-driven spiritual uplift. And on the West Coast, Blue Note LA presents rising star Julius Rodriguez followed by the always-electric Keyon Harrold—a perfect bicoastal snapshot of jazz’s evolving future.

Bill Charlap (Solo) — Smoke Jazz Club (Nov 19, 7pm & 9pm) 2751 Broadway New York NY • smokejazz.com;

Eliane Elias — Birdland Theater (Nov 18–19, 7pm & 9:30pm) 315 W 44th St New York NY • birdlandjazz.com;

Brandon Sanders — Dizzy’s Club @ Jazz at Lincoln Center (Nov 17, 7pm & 9pm) 10 Columbus Cir 5th Fl New York NY • jazz.org/dizzys;

Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas — Village Vanguard (Nov 18–19, 10pm) 178 7th Ave S New York NY • villagevanguard.com;

Houston Person Quartet — Zinc Bar (Nov 17, 7pm & 8:30pm) 82 W 3rd St New York NY • zincbar.com;

Christopher McBride w/ Gabriel Schillinger-Hyman Quartet — Zinc Bar (Nov 18, 7pm & 8:30pm) 82 W 3rd St New York NY • zincbar.com;

William Hill III Trio — Zinc Bar (Nov 19, 7pm & 8:30pm) 82 W 3rd St New York NY • zincbar.com;

Premik Russell Tubbs & Margee Miner-Tubbs w/ Oneness-World Jazz Fusion Band — Pangea (Nov 16, 7pm) 178 2nd Ave New York NY • pangeanyc.com;

West Coast Pulse

Julius Rodriguez — Blue Note LA (Nov 17, 7pm & 9:30pm) 6372 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles CA • bluenotejazz.com/la;

Keyon Harrold — Blue Note LA (Nov 18, 7pm & 9:30pm) 6372 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles CA • bluenotejazz.com/la;

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