HORACEE ARNOLD QUARTET/TRINITY (Tonight) The New York chapter of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians presents one of its sporadic concerts, featuring a quartet led by the drummer Horacee Arnold, with Marcus Strickland on saxophones, Orrin Evans on piano and Buster Williams on bass; and Trinity, a collective consisting of the saxophonist Patience Higgins, the Hammond B-3 organist Lonnie Gasparini, the percussionist Thurman Baker and the poet Mikhail Horowitz. At 8, Community Church of New York, 40 East 35th Street, Manhattan, (212) 683-4988, aacm-newyork.com ; $25.

OMER AVITAL GROUP (Wednesday) The bassist Omer Avital has a new live album, “The Ancient Art of Giving,” on Smalls Records, which delivers the compact jolt of his chamberlike compositions. For this one-night stand at Smalls, he leads a group including the trumpeter Avishai Cohen, the tenor and soprano saxophonist Joel Frahm, the pianist Jason Lindner and the drummer Johnathan Blake. At 10:30 p.m. and midnight, Smalls, 183 West 10th Street, West Village, (212) 675-7369, fatcatjazz.com ; cover, $20.

THE BAD PLUS/JASON MORAN AND THE BANDWAGON (Through Sunday) Two trios, both plumbing the territory between melodic abstraction and gut-level groove, both featuring an erudite pianist and both involving a turbulent and unconventional drummer. This may turn out to be the most thought-provoking double bill to come under a mainstream banner this fall. At 8 and 10:30 p.m., Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, West Village, (212) 475-8592, bluenote.net ; cover, $30 at tables, $20 at the bar, with a $5 minimum.

BILLY BANG (Tonight and tomorrow night) As a violinist and composer, Mr. Bang favors astringency and formal tension, qualities that come naturally to the musicians he has assembled here: the trumpeter Ted Daniels, the saxophonist and flutist James Spaulding, the pianist Andrew Bemkey, the bassist Todd Nicholson and the drummer Newman Taylor Baker. At 8 and 10, Sweet Rhythm, 88 Seventh Avenue South, at Bleecker Street, West Village, (212) 255-3626, sweetrhythmny.com ; cover, $25, with a $10 minimum.

TIM BERNE'S HARD CELL (Tonight) With his recent album “Feign” (Screwgun), the alto saxophonist and composer Tim Berne advanced a volatile yet groove-oriented approach to experimental chamber music. Here he reconvenes Hard Cell, the fine ensemble from that album: David Torn on guitar and electronics, Craig Taborn on keyboards and Tom Rainey on drums. At 10, 55 Bar, 55 Christopher Street, West Village, (212) 929-9883, 55bar.com ; cover, $10.

JOHN COLTRANE 80TH-BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION (Wednesday and Thursday) Countless tenor saxophonists have adapted John Coltrane's sound and style over the years, but few have personalized it more effectively than Joe Lovano, who headlines here with the pianist Steve Kuhn, who briefly worked with Coltrane, and the serious-minded rhythm section of Lonnie Plaxico, bassist, and Andrew Cyrille, drummer. At 9 and 11 p.m., Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton, (212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com ; cover, $40, with a $10 minimum.

DIET COKE WOMEN IN JAZZ FESTIVAL (Through Thursday) This monthlong festival of female jazz artists continues with the beloved pianist and radio personality Marian McPartland, with her trio (through Sunday); the singer Datevik Hovanesian (7:30 p.m. on Monday) and the saxophonist Tia Fuller, with her quintet (9:30 p.m. on Monday); and the pianist and vocalist Eliane Elias, performing music from her recent RCA Victor album, “Around the City” (Tuesday through Thursday). There are also good offerings during the club's after-hours sets, including the singers Andrea Wolper (tonight) and Kate McGarry (tomorrow). At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., with an 11:30 set tonight and tomorrow, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th Street and Broadway, (212) 258-9595, jalc.org; cover, $30, or $10 for after-hours sets, with a minimum of $10 at tables, $5 at the bar.

MARK DRESSER AND RAZ MESINAI (Thursday) Mr. Dresser is a bassist with a full range of experimental techniques; Mr. Mesinai is a composer with a broad palette of electronic devices. Their duo performance should be a study in texture, but not without a sense of pulse. At 8:30 p.m., Roulette at Location One, 20 Greene Street, at Grand Street, SoHo, (212) 219-8242, roulette.org ; $15.

FATBLASTER (Thursday) A confab of adventurous trumpeters, representing three overlapping levels of experience: Ralph Alessi, an accomplished leader and educator; Shane Endsley, a prominent up-and-comer; and Eric Biondo, who seems most likely to have been behind the band's prankish name. The saxophonist Alex Hamlin and the guitarist Ryan Ferreira round out the group, without adding an ounce of flab. At 9 and 10 p.m., Tea Lounge, 837 Union Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 789-2762, tealoungeny.com ; no cover.

FULTON STREET BEAT FESTIVAL (Tomorrow) This free outdoor concert features three different perspectives on New Orleans rhythm, each compelling in its own fashion. Second-line groove drives the Jambalaya Brass Band, which plays at 1 p.m., while funk and soul provide the steam for a quintet led by the trumpeter Maurice Brown, at 2:30. New Orleans jazz, in both modern and traditional iterations, animates the final group, led by the saxophonist and clarinetist Victor Goines. At 1 p.m., Fulton Street Mall, DeKalb Avenue at Albee Square West, Downtown Brooklyn, (718) 488-8200, fultonstreet.org ; free.

GAME PIECE FOR STRING INSTRUMENTS (Tomorrow) Suzanne Fiol, the artistic director of the Issue Project Room on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, conducts this experimental happening for more than a dozen improvisers, including Miya Masaoka on koto, Jane Scarpantoni on cello and Lucian Buscemi on bass. At 8 p.m., Issue Project Room, 400 Carroll Street, between Bond and Nevins Streets, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, (718) 330-0313, issueprojectroom.org ; cover, $10.

TOM HARRELL-VINCENT HERRING QUINTET (Tonight and tomorrow night) Tom Harrell, a tersely lyrical trumpeter, and Vincent Herring, a voluble alto saxophonist, share a preference for high-octane post-bop. Their ensemble includes Nat Adderley Jr. on piano, Richie Goods on bass and Quincy Davis on drums. At 8, 10 and 11:30, Smoke, 2751 Broadway, at 106th Street, (212) 864-6662, smokejazz.com ; cover, $25.

GLENN KOTCHE AND NELS CLINE/JENNY LIN (Monday) Mr. Kotche, who plays drums with the rock band Wilco, has an engrossing new solo percussion album (“Mobile,” on Nonesuch) that reinforces his new-music credentials. Mr. Cline, Wilco's lead guitarist, also has a new album (“New Monastery,” on Cryptogramophone), which thoughtfully investigates the compositions of the jazz pianist Andrew Hill. Performing as a duo here, Mr. Kotche and Mr. Cline are likely to incorporate extended techniques and artful atonality; it makes a certain sense that they will follow a piano recital by Jenny Lin, with a repertory including Ligeti, Shostakovich and Elliott Sharp, who will join her on electronics. At 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th Street, Lincoln Center , (212) 877-0685, wordlessmusic.org ; $19.99.

DAVID LIEBMAN 60TH-BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION (Tonight and tomorrow night) Mr. Liebman, an incantatory saxophonist and flutist working in the idiom established by John Coltrane, caps off his birthday celebration at Birdland with a big band directed by the saxophonist and educator Gunnar Mossblad (tonight) and a tribute to the music of Coltrane and Miles Davis , featuring Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophone, Randy Brecker on trumpet, Phil Markowitz on piano, Cecil McBee on bass and Adam Nussbaum on drums (tomorrow). At 9 and 11 p.m., Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton, (212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com; cover, $30, with a $10 minimum.

KEN PEPLOWSKI (Tonight) Mr. Peplowski is a clarinetist dedicated to traditional jazz, a preference that should not be mistaken for a limitation. He also plays tenor saxophone and surrounds himself with other accomplished musicians, like the bassist Sean Smith and the percussionist Chuck Reed, who play here. At 7 p.m., Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street, Chelsea, (212) 620-5000, Ext. 344, www.rmanyc.org ; $20.

NED ROTHENBERG (Tonight) Mr. Rothenberg is a saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist and composer with a penchant for insistent frictions, as he demonstrates on a strong new album, “The Fell Clutch” (Animul). Tonight he celebrates his 50th birthday with a roll call of more than a dozen fellow experimentalists, including the saxophonists John Zorn and Marty Ehrlich, the guitarist Marc Ribot and the bassists Jerome Harris and Stomu Takeishi. On Tuesday Mr. Rothenberg leads a smaller coterie: Mark Dresser on bass, Kazu Uchihashi on guitar and Susie Ibarra on drums. Tonight at 8, Issue Project Room, 400 Carroll Street, between Bond and Nevins Streets, Brooklyn, (718) 330-0313, issueprojectroom.org; sold out. Tuesday at 8 p.m., Tonic, 107 Norfolk Street, near Delancey Street, Lower East Side, (212) 358-7501; cover, $10.

KERMIT RUFFINS AND THE BARBECUE SWINGERS (Sunday) The tradition of New Orleans-bred trumpeter-entertainers has an especially robust representative in Mr. Ruffins, who appears here with his celebrated working band. At 7:30 p.m., Joe's Pub at the Public Theater , 425 Lafayette Street, East Village, (212) 539-8778, joespub.com ; cover, $15, with a two-drink minimum.

JIMMY SCOTT (Through Sunday) Mr. Scott's piercing voice and achingly emotional style are rightfully enshrined in the annals of songbook interpretation. At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m., with an 11:30 set tonight and tomorrow, Iridium, 1650 Broadway, at 51st Street, (212) 582-2121, iridiumjazzclub.com ; cover, $35, with a $10 minimum.

LUCIANA SOUZA: BRAZILIAN DUOS (Through Sunday) Luciana Souza, a vocalist raised in São Paolo, has made some of her most beguiling music in this format, joined by a lone acoustic guitar. Romero Lubambo, the guitarist, is more than an accompanist; providing intricate counterpoint and rhythmic undertow, he is Ms. Souza's equal. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net; cover, $25; $30 tonight and tomorrow.

? MCCOY TYNER TRIO WITH PHAROAH SANDERS (Tuesday through Thursday) The pianist McCoy Tyner and the tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders are indelibly associated with the 1960's output of John Coltrane, though each enjoyed a productive period as a solo artist in the 70's and beyond. They combine their searching energies here in a quartet with Charnett Moffett on bass and Eric Kamau Gravatt on drums. (Through Sept. 24.) At 8 and 10:30 p.m., Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, West Village, (212) 475-8592, bluenote.net; cover, $45 at tables, $30 at the bar, with a $5 minimum.

WILLIAMSBURG JAZZ FESTIVAL (Through Sunday) This grass-roots affair, which briefly subsumes a small swatch of Brooklyn with modern jazz, hits full stride this weekend, with notable performances at Laila Lounge (the trumpeter Ralph Alessi, tonight at 11); Galapagos (the cellist Dana Leong, tomorrow night at 8, and the trumpeter Maurice Brown, tomorrow night at 10); and Rose Live Music (the singer Gretchen Parlato, tomorrow night at 10, and the pianist Jason Lindner, tomorrow night at midnight). The festival closes, oddly enough, on the Lower East Side, at Tonic (the saxophonist Sabir Mateen with the festival's organizer, the trumpeter Jesse Selengut, Sunday at 8 p.m.). Times and locations vary; full schedule, fullcircledrumming.com/wjazzfestival .

? CASSANDRA WILSON/CHRISTIAN SCOTT (Wednesday) A jazz singer by training and temperament, Ms. Wilson takes obvious pleasure in a boundless, genre-blind repertory, a tendency borne out vividly on her most recent album, “Thunderbird” (Blue Note). It's a recording with the seamless sensibility of a modern studio concoction, but Ms. Wilson, often a deeply magnetic performer, should be able to carry it off in concert. The opener is Christian Scott, an excellent young trumpeter whose recent debut, “Rewind That” (Concord), signaled his intention to explore a modern funk-based sound. At 8 p.m., Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan, (212) 840-2824, the-townhall-nyc.org ; $45 and $35.

STEPHANE WREMBEL (Sunday) Virtually every Sunday night for the last three years, Mr. Wrembel, a French guitarist, has been playing the music of the Gypsy guitar hero Django Reinhardt at Barbès. This Sunday Mr. Wrembel marks his anniversary at the club with three sets, loosely tracing the chronological arc of Mr. Reinhardt's career. At 8 p.m., Barbès, 376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 965-9177, barbesbrooklyn.com ; cover, $8.

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