Today’s “Fab 5″/ Selected NYCity Events – FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2014.

Mumbo Jumbo With Bobby McFerrin and Questlove
“Mr. McFerrin, the playful, multi-octave songbird behind the 1988 smash “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” and so much more, is a far-flung talent of a jazz and classical bent. A true hip-hop eclectic, Questlove drives the beat for the Roots on “The Tonigh Show With Jimmy Fallon” and drops flawless transitions as a top party D.J. They collaborate on their first full-length show as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival.” (Anderson-NYT)
Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan,
800-982-2787, bluenotejazzfestival.com, the-townhall-nyc.org;
At 8:30 p.m. / $45 to $85.

Crazy Pyes Food Truck Tour (through Sunday)
“A food truck inspired by a line (“I threw my pie for you”) delivered by Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren, a character played by Uzo Aduba on the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” will be traveling around New York City doling out free fruit-flavored hand pies and ice cream cones. On Friday, from 4 to 8 p.m., the truck will be parked just off Madison Square Park, near the Flatiron Building, between 22nd and 23rd Streets. It will travel to South Seventh Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Saturday, from 2 to 6 p.m., and then back to Manhattan on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m., where it will be parked on the west side of Central Park, near Columbus Circle.” (NYT)

Michael Formanek (also June 14)
“The veteran bassist, a linchpin of Tim Berne’s Bloodcount and many other bands, has shown tremendous versatility over the years, favoring a fairly experimental sound in his own projects. In 2010 he gained new visibility as a leader with the ECM release The Rub and Small Change, followed in 2012 by Small Places. Formanek builds on that momentum in a three-night stint at Cornelia Street Café (June 12-14), covering a wide range: first the Elusion Trio with pianist Kris Davis and drummer Ches Smith, then a quartet featuring Berne (alto sax), Craig Taborn (piano) and Dan Weiss (drums), and finally the Resonator Sextet with altoist Loren Stillman, multi-reedist Andrew Bishop, cornetist Kirk Knuffke, pianist Angelica Sanchez and drummer Tyshawn Sorey.” (VillageVoice)
Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (btw W4th/BleeckerSt.)
at 9 and 10:30pm / $10, with $10 minimum
212-731-0574/corneliastreetcafe.com

Emily Bergl
“My real love is television,” Emily Bergl announces. “I only do cabaret for the money.” It’s a typically arch aside from the “Shameless” singer-actress, who might just be the most subtly subversive pop deconstructionalist since Richard Cheese. Ms. Bergl’s specialty is radically recontextualizing songs from across the generations and genres, often in the service of illuminating a clearly-defined character, like the Muscovite trophy bride who belts a minor-key mashup of Cole Porter and Tchaikovsky.” (WSJ-Friedwald)
54 Below, 254 W. 54th St.,
(646) 476-3551

Global Beat Festival (through June 17)
“Brookfield Place Winter Garden has assembled a line up of diverse international sounds for their The Global Beat Festival, which begins today and ends on June 17. Tonight’s highlights include France’s Mélanie Pain (Nouvelle Vague) in her first New York City appearance and Paris-based, Haitian-Canadian singer-songwriter Mélissa Laveaux.” (DNA Info)
Brookfield Place New York Winter Garden, 220 Vesey Street, Financial District.
7:30 p.m. / Free.

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♦ Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm ticket availability, dates and times, as schedules are subject to change.

♦ NYCity is a big town with many visitors where quality shows draw crowds. Try to reserve seats in advance, even if just on day of performance.
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Chelsea is the heart of the NYCity contemporary art scene. Home to more than 300 art galleries, the Rubin Museum, the Joyce Theater, and The Kitchen performance spaces, there is no place like it anywhere in the world. Come here to browse free exhibitions by world-renowned artists and those unknowns waiting to be discovered in an art district that is concentrated between West 18th and West 27th Streets, and 10th and 11th Avenues. Afterwards stop in the Chelsea Market, stroll on the High Line, or rest up at one of the many cafes and bars and discuss the fine art – my fave is Ovest on W 27th St., where the aperitivo is like Happy Hour on steroids.

For a listing of 25 essential galleries in the Chelsea Art Gallery District, organized by street, which enables you to create your own Chelsea Art Gallery crawl, see the Chelsea Gallery Guide (nycgo.com) Or check out TONY magazine’s list of the “Best Chelsea Galleries” and click through to see what’s on view. ==========================================================

For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in the right Sidebar: “Selected Events + Special Exhibitions : Manhattan’s WestSide” dated (06/05) and (06/03).