Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – FRIDAY, MAR. 07, 2014.

The Allman Brothers Band (Friday, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
“Like a New York version of the Santa Ana winds, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ residency at the Beacon Theater is a proud annual affair. (Your individual tolerance for guitar solos, however, determines the concurrent bluster.)

Last year they celebrated the 40th anniversary of their Southern rock staple “Brothers and Sisters,” and the set list for this iteration should still skew with according reverence to that album, the first the group recorded after the death of its leader Duane Allman”.(Stacey Anderson-NYT)
Beacon Theater, 2124 Broadway, at 74th Street,
212-465-6500, beacontheatre.com;
At 8 p.m., $50.99 to $150.99.

Cynthia Sayer, ‘The Banjo Show’
Banjo virtuoso Cynthia Sayer first came to our attention in the
company of Woody Allen and Eddy Davis, and like those two cut-ups, she is above all an entertainer who works in a wide range of musical styles. Her current album, “Joyride,” blends New Orleans-style jazz with tango, polka, Hank Williams, Rodgers & Hammerstein and no shortage of admirably goofball vaudeville-style novelties like “Under the Bamboo Tree” and “Man on the Flying Trapeze.” Joining Ms. Sayer will be, among others, two stalwart musicians from the continuing Tuesday night jam sessions at Mona’s, bassist Jared Engel and Dennis Lichtman on clarinet and violin.” (WSJ)
Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette St., (212) 539-8778

BILLY HART QUARTET (through Mar 8)
“This sparkling foursome, bringing together the veteran drummer and three younger players (the pianist Ethan Iverson, of the Bad Plus; the bassist Ben Street; and the accomplished saxophonist Mark Turner), celebrates the release of a new album, “One Is the Other,” which shows that the group is achieving its potential. The band’s original compositions are intriguing, and their take on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Some Enchanted Evening” is a thing of true beauty.” (NewYorker mag)
Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton,
212-581-3080, birdlandjazz.com;
At 8:30 and 11 p.m./$40 cover, with a $10 minimum.

Jim Caruso’s Cast Party Goes to the Movies
No, this can’t be considered a true Birdland Cast Party experience—not without some toothless geezer croaking out “My Way”—but rather this is a 10th anniversary victory lap for the gold standard of open mic shows. Unlike an actual cast party, which by nature inevitably features more than a few performers deserving of the hook, everyone on this bill is totally top drawer, including the dynamic Marilyn Maye, virtuoso impressionist and YouTube phenom Christina Bianco, song and dance guy Jeffry Denman, the soulful and sublime Natalie Douglas, and the celebrated Jane Monheit.

As always, the whole works is curated and hosted by Jim Caruso, he with the talent to amuse, along with that remarkably sure-footed musical director Billy Stritch.” (WSJ)
The Appel Room (Formerly the Allen Room)
Broadway at 60th Street,
212-721-6500

What’s on View:
Special Exhibitions @ 3 Museum Mile / Fifth Ave. Museums:

‘Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China’ (through April 6)
‘The American West in Bronze, 1850-1925’ (ends April 13)
‘Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris’ (through May 4)
William Kentridge: ‘The Refusal of Time’ (through May 11)
The Flowering of Edo Period Painting: Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection’(through Sept. 7)
‘Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C.F. Martin’ (through Dec. 7)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, at 82nd St.
(212) 535-7710 / metmuseum.org
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‘Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes From the Hill Collection’ (through June 15)
“This sensational, beautifully presented show of 33 late-15th- to early-18th-century bronzes reflects a taste for historically important, big-statement examples in exceptional condition. They vividly reflect the Renaissance’s new interest in antiquity and the human form while encouraging concentration on emotional expression, refined details (great hair!), struggling or relaxed figures and varied patinas. Works by the reigning geniuses Giambologna, Susini and the lesser-known Piamontini dominate, further enlivened by a handful of old master and late-20th-century paintings from the Hill collection.”
(Roberta Smith-NYT)
Frick Collection: 1 East 70th St.
212-288-0700, frick.org.
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‘Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video’ (through May 14)
“Kandinsky in Paris, 1934–1944“ (through Apr. 23, 2014)
Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th St.
(212) 423-3500 / guggenheim.org.

========================================================== Museum Mile is a section of Fifth Avenue which contains one of the densest displays of culture in the world. Ten museums can be found along this section of Fifth Avenue:

• 110th Street – Museum for African Art

• 105th Street – El Museo del Barrio

• 103rd Street – Museum of the City of New York

• 92nd Street – The Jewish Museum

• 91st Street –  Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

• 89th Street – National Academy Museum

• 88th Street – Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

• 86th Street – Neue Galerie New York

• 83rd Street – Goethe-Institut

Last, but certainly not least, America’s premier museum
• 82nd Street – The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Additionally, though technically not part of the Museum Mile, the Frick Collection on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 70th St. and the The Morgan Library & Museum on Madison Ave and 37th St are also located near Fifth Ave. Now plan your own museum crawl. ==========================================================

For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in right Sidebar: “NYCity Events: Manhattan’s WestSide” dated 03/03 and 03/05.