Extended Techniques NYC Calendar May 2025  – Avant Music News

FRIDAY, May 2
8 pm Long Play Festival 2025: Henry Threadgill and Peter Evans
Henry Threadgill’s Listen Ship
Maya Keren and Rahul Carlberg, guitarists Brandon Ross (soprano), Bill Frisell (acoustic), Gregg Belisle-Chi (acoustic), and Miles Okazaki (acoustic), bass guitarists Stomu Takeishi and Jerome Harris, and Henry Threadgill, conductor
Peter Evans’s Being & Becoming
Peter Evans (trumpets, compositions), Joel Ross (vibraphone, synth), Nick Joz (bass, bass synth), and Tyshawn Sorey (drums, percussion)
VENUE: Roulette

FRIDAY, May 2
8pm Sirius Quartet
Josh Henderson, violin
Gregor Huebner, violin
Sunjay Jayaram, viola
Jeremy Harman, violoncello
VENUE: Barbès

MAY 2-24
Salome
Richard Strauss, Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Elza Van Den Heever, Salome
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera

SATURDAY, May 3
1:30 pm Long Play Festival 2025
1:30pm – Mary Halvorson & Bill Frisell duo
4:00pm – Nico Muhly The Street performed by Stef Van Vynckt
6:00pm – Ringdown (Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan)
8:30pm – Moritz von Oswald Presents: Silencio
10:30pm – Dave King Trucking Company
VENUE: Roulette

SATURDAY, May 3
5pm Leonid Hrabovsky: A 90th Anniversary Celebration
Program:
(all works by Leonid Hrabovsky)
Keepsake for Elissa (1988)
Forrest Eimold, piano
Trio for violin, double bass and piano (1964)
Andrii Didorenko, violin
Marguerite Cox, bass
Pavlo Gintov, piano
Hlas 1 (1990)
Clara Cho, cello
EQVIN (2019)
Alexander Yakub, violin
Forrest Eimold, piano
VENUE: Shevchenko Scientific Society (63 4th Ave, New York)

SATURDAY, May 3
8PM Eyal Maoz
Eyal Maoz – guitar;
Frank London – trumpet;
Fima Ephron – bass
Yuval Lion – drums
VENUE: Barbès

SATURDAY, May 3
8:30 pm Quartet
Fay Victor (voice, comp) Karen Borca (bassoon) Lester St. Louis (cello) Reggie Nicholson (drums)
VENUE: The Stone


SUNDAY, May 4
Terry Riley 90th Birthday Tribute
with Bang on a Can All-Stars, Gyan Riley, and Special Guests
premiere of a new version of Riley’s A Rainbow in Curved Air, arranged by Gyan Riley
In C performed by an All-Star cast
VENUE: Pioneer Works
ADMISSION: Long Play Festival pass

TUESDAY, May 6
6 pm Jack Quartet
Escape Rites By Austin Wulliman
Repertoire:
Austin Wulliman, Escape Rites (2024) New York Premiere
Austin Wulliman, The Late Edition (2024)
Austin Wulliman, Lost One (2024)
JACK Quartet
VENUE: Miller Theatre

TUESDAY, May 6
6:30pm In-Store Performance Series
6:30pm Spirit Clarinet Orchestra: Dr. Paul Austerlitz / James Elmore Iii / Stephen Gauci / Ras Moshe / Randolph Murphy / Fred Rosenberg / Don Slatoff / Zisl Slepovitch / David Stokes
7:30: Gian Perez – Guitar / Kyle Jessen – Sax / Phill Smith – Drums
8:30: Patrick Brennan’s Sketchbook Series #9: Bob Holman – Poetry / On Ka’a Davis – Guitar / Dafna Naphtali – Electronics / Sara Schoenbeck – Bassoon / Patrick Brennan – Alto Sax
9:30: Ben Goldberg – Clarinet / Michael Coleman – Keyboard / Hamir Atwal – Drums
VENUE: DMG

May 6 – 11
8pm and 10pm Julian Lage Trio
Julian Lage – Guitar
Jorge Roeder – Bass
Joey Baron – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard

WEDNESDAY, May 7
7 pm free dimensions
trio is:
devin brajha waldman – alto saxophone
dj magik clowns – bass, etc.
dan kurfirst – drums, electronics, composition
parachute quartet:
gideon forbes – sax
mara rosenbloom – eji keyboard
evan crane – bass
leonid galaganov – drums, percussion, composition
VENUE: Nublu Classic

WEDNESDAY, May 7
8pm Distant Pairs: Madison Greenstone & Anton Saenko
Labyrinth of Gazes, a kinetic sound installation
Madison Greenstone, clarinet
Anton Saenko, installation
VENUE: ISSUE Project Room streaming

WEDNESDAY, May 7
9pm Spontaneous Resonance
Ayako Kanda – Voice
Anthony Coleman – Piano
Evan Palmer – Bass
Ken Kobayashi – Drums
VENUE: Ibeam

THURSDAY, May 8
6:30pm Roulette 2025 Gala honoring Anthony Braxton
performances by Mark Dresser, James Fei, Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Darius Jones, Ingrid Laubrock, Steve Lehman, Nicole Mitchell, Jessica Pavone, Tomeka Reid, and Aaron Siegel
VENUE: Roulette

FRIDAY, May 9
8pm Ayako Kanda & Elliott Sharp
Ayako Kanda, voice
Elliott Sharp, guitar and other instruments
VENUE: Mayday Space (176 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn)

SATURDAY, May 10
7pm Joy Guidry, SCRAAATCH, MAYSUN in Quartet
Joy Guidry, SCRAATCH, and MAYSUN join together for an experimental quartet performance, following an opening set by Myles Ortiz-Green. This performance will be rooted in Black experimentalism, Afrofuturism, and technology.
VENUE: Fridman Gallery

SATURDAY, May 10
8pm Distant Pairs Live In Nyc With Eden Girma, Madison Greenstone & Suzanne Thorpe
Eden Girma, voice, instruments
Madison Greenstone, clarinet
Suzanne Thorpe, electroacoustic flutis, sound art
VENUE: ISSUE Project Room

SUNDAY, May 11
4 pm Agnese Toniutti
Agnese Toniutti, piano
VENUE: Blank Forms
ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, May 12
6 pm Jeong Lim Yang Zodiac Suite: Reassured
Mary Lou Williams’s Zodiac Suite (1945)
Jeong Lim Yang on bass
Santiago Leibson on piano
Tom Rainey on drums
VENUE: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
ADMISSION: free

MAY 12 – JUN 7
Antony and Cleopatra
An opera by John Adams
John Adams, Conductor
Julia Bullock, Cleopatra
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: from $35

WEDNESDAY, May 14
8:30 pm TRIO
Ikue Mori (electronics) Ned Rothenberg (alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi) Billy Martin (percussion)
VENUE: The Stone


THURSDAY, May 15
7:30 PM The Knights
Program:
Christina Courtin / Alex Sopp, Pretty Pea In The Blue
Reena Esmail, The History Of Red (Ny Premiere)
Christina Courtin, Rhapsody On Being Giant Proof (World Premiere)
Dvořák, Serenade For Strings
Performers:
The Knights
Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director and Violin
Eric Jacobsen, Artistic Director
Kathryn Mueller, Soprano
Christina Courtin, Violin and Vocals
Alex Sopp, Flute and Vocals
VENUE: Zankel Hall

THURSDAY, May 15
8pm Levon Sings! with Brandon Lopez and Carmen Quill
Brandon Lopez is a bassist
Carmen Quill (formerly Carmen Q. Rothwell) is a double bassis and voice
Levon (Henry) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, clarinet
VENUE: The Owl

THURSDAY, May 15
8:30 pm TRIO
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Nasheet Waits (drums) Ned Rothenberg (alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi)
VENUE: The Stone


FRIDAY, May 16
8:30 pm DUO
Craig Taborn (piano) Ned Rothenberg (alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi)
VENUE: The Stone


FRIDAY, May 16
7:30PM On Circe
Music and libretto Elizabeth Hoffman
Live Sound Daniel Neumann
Video Marshall Weber
Performed by Azalea Twining, Eileen Clark, Ambrose Lai, Shiau-uen Ding, Lindsey Jones
VENUE: DiMenna Center

FRIDAY, May 16
8PM Cosmic Music: The Celestial Songs of Alice Coltrane
Performers:
Ravi Coltrane, Tenor Saxophone
Flying Lotus, Turntables
Michelle Coltrane, Vocals
Brandee Younger, Harp
David Virelles, Piano
Robert Hurst, Bass
Jeff “Tain” Watts, Drums
Sai Anantam Devotional Ensemble, Choir
VENUE: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

SATURDAY, May 17
8pm  Dick Griffin & Andrew Drury
Dick Griffin, Trombone, Piano, Voice
Andrew Drury, Percussion
VENUE: Soup & Sound (292 Lefferts Avenue Brooklyn)

WEDNESDAY, May 21
6-10 pm Spacial: Long Form with Cenk Ergün
Cenk Ergün’s multi-channel sound work Inseln
VENUE: Fridman Gallery

WEDNESDAY, May 21
8pm Yarn/Wire: Currents 2025
2 world premieres by Ashkan Behzadi and Kari Watson
Laura Barger piano
Julia Den Boer piano
Russell Greenberg percussion
Dennis Sullivan percussion
VENUE: Roulette

WEDNESDAY, May 21
8PM Eli Keszler
Eli Keszler, percussion and sounds
VENUE: LPR

THURSDAY, May 22
8PM Amir El Saffar dream brigade
Amir ElSaffar presents a captivating solo set for Trumpet, Santur, Voice, and Modular Synths
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $15 suggested donation

THURSDAY, May 22
8:30 pm DUO
Fred Frith (guitar) Nava Dunkelman (percussion)
VENUE: The Stone


May 22 – May 27
7:30 pm Dudamel Conducts Stravinsky, Glass & Soper
Program:
Stravinsky, Symphony in Three Movements
Kate Soper, Orpheus Orchestra Opus Onus (World Premiere—New York Philharmonic Commission)
Philip Glass, Symphony No. 11
Artists:
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor
Toggle accordion for Gustavo Dudamel
Kate Soper, Soprano
VENUE: David Geffen Hall

FRIDAY, May 23
8 pm John Zorn: New Masada Quartet
John Zorn sax
Julian Lage guitar
Jorge Roeder bass
Kenny Wollesen drums
VENUE: Roulette

SATURDAY, May 24
7 PM Hour + Loren Connors & Suzanne Langille + whait
VENUE: Public Records

MONDAY, May 26
August Fanon – beat set
Darius Jones – alto sax
Shahzad Ismaily – bass / misc
Ryan Sawyer – drums
VENUE: PIT (411 South 5th, Brooklyn)

WEDNESDAY, May 28
8:30 pm Trio
Hilliard Greene (bass) Kenny Wollesen (drums) Ben Goldberg (clarinet)
VENUE: The Stone


THURSDAY, May 29
7 PM Toomai String Quintet: Bailes y Sueños
Works by Tania León, Leo Brouwer, Gisela Hernández, Ernesto Lecuona, and Yosvany Terry
Toomai String Quintet
VENUE: Instituto Cervantes

FRIDAY, May 30
7:30 pm Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble with Alarm Will Sound
Curated by Meredith Monk
hosted by John Schaefer
Night and Realm Variations
world premiere of the instrumental suite of Indra’s Net
Meredith Monk Vocal Ensemble j
Alarm Will Sound
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center

FRIDAY, May 30
8:30 pm Stumble Upon
Angelica Sanchez (piano) Carmen Quill (bass) Brian Chase (drums) Ben Goldberg (clarinet)
VENUE: The Stone


FRIDAY, May 30- SATURDAY, May 31
7.30pm + 9.30pm TJG 30th Anniversary Special Concert
Henry Threadgill -saxophone, flute
Vijay Iyer -piano
Dafnis Prieto -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery