Improv Nights 2025: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 1)

Thursday, January 23, 2025. 8:00 pm
The third annual celebration of the late guitarist bringing together master improvisers, organized by Jim Staley.

JACK Quartet Plays John Zorn’s Memento Mori and Necronomicon

Friday, January 17, 2025. 8:00 pm
Two of Zorn’s greatest masterworks mark his triumphant return to the string quartet medium—with JACK Quartet and guest soloist Ikue Mori.

Patrick Higgins & Yarn/Wire

Thursday, January 16, 2025. 8:00 pm
Zs guitarist plays his new ambient electronic album VERSUS alongside Yarn/Wire's NYC premiere of his composition "Three Lines of Flight."

Take Two: ganavya reimagines ‘Les Filles de Illighadad’

Wednesday, January 15, 2025. 8:00 pm
Inspired by the female Tuareg band Les Filles de Illighadad, acclaimed vocalist ganavya performs traditional songs for NYC Winter Jazzfest.

IMPRESSIONS: Improvisatory interpretations on “A Love Supreme” with Ravi Coltrane & Guests TBA

Sunday, January 12, 2025. 8:00 pm
Ravi Coltrane celebrates the 60th Anniversary of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. Presented by NYC Winter Jazzfest and Impulse!