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Selected Events Nearby – Jun 02, 2013 World Science Festival This annual festival for science and math lovers of all ages continues around the city. Some events are sold out, but limited tickets to many may become available. A complete … Continue reading →

Selected Performances – June 01, 2013 Tommy Tune’s Steps in Time “A Broadway Biography in Song and Dance.” Anyone who loves musical theater has to have a soft spot for Tommy Tune, and this autobiographical revue—which he’s performed on the … Continue reading →

Selected Music / Upper West Side & Nearby Eddie Henderson Quintet Miles Davis — and specifically his work on the 1961 album “Someday My Prince Will Come” — serves as an inspiration for the veteran trumpeter Eddie Henderson in this … Continue reading →

Selected Musical Events – May 30, 2013 Bill Charlap Trio The pianist Bill Charlap, the bassist Peter Washington and the drummer Kenny Washington make up this spit-and-polish trio, which favors a crisp approach to standard songbook fare. That’s the personnel … Continue reading →

Tonight’s Music  / Greenwich Village BRAZILIAN JAZZ TRIO 7:15PM – 8:15PM David Fink-Bass, Adriano Santos-Drums, Dario Eskenazi-Piano. Playing the music of Roger Davidson Pianist Roger Davidson’s repertory as a composer ranges from chamber music and symphonic and choral works to … Continue reading →

Selected Musical Events – May 28, 2013 WBGO Jazz Series: Benny Goodman & Other Joys Although many important anniversaries are being overlooked (it’s hard to believe there hasn’t been an event in New York commemorating Woody Herman’s centennial), the 75th … Continue reading →

Selected Music Tonight – Manhattan’s WestSide Hear Big Band Smiths Because Morrissey always needed a horn section. The eleven-piece band known as the Titanics offer Morrissey this eccentric, sweet tribute for his birthday: gloomfest emo tunes goosed with full-on Tommy … Continue reading →

Selected Events – May 26, 2013 Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibition This biannual Greenwich Village display — it also takes place over Labor Day Weekend — will be set up on University Place, from East 13th, along Washington Square Park … Continue reading →

Selected Events – Times Square/Theater District & Nearby Electric Miles Evoking a mood as well as a time period, this Miles Davis tribute features not one but two credibly slashing trumpeters, Randy Brecker and Jeremy Pelt, at the forefront of a … Continue reading →

Barry Harris Trio Barry Harris belongs to a generation of jazz pianists who carried the torch of bebop into an uncertain future. His touch and melodic instinct are unerring, and he leads this working trio — Ray Drummond is the … Continue reading →