May 2011 Music Calendar
Calendar updated daily!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
- ($20-$25) Bill Frisell Quartet featuring Ron Miles, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wolleson @ Village Vanguard
Monday, May 2, 2011
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($20) The Airborne Toxic Event @ Pianos
- ($25) Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
- (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($24) The Airbourne Toxic Event @ The Mercury Lounge
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
- (Free) Brooklyn Shakedown with Nutritious @ Bembe
- ($24) The Airbourne Toxic Event @ The Bowery Ballroom
- ($40-$133) Batiashvili, Bartók, and Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony @ Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, May 5, 2011
- New Orleans Jazz Festival, New Orleans, LA
- (Free) Gent Treadly @ 11th Street Bar
- (Free) Nir Felder Group (Mark Guiliana) @ 55 Bar
- ($5) Sophistafunk @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($15) Jackie Greene @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($20-$25) The Airborne Toxic Event @ Webster Hall
- ($40-$46) Bad Religion @ Terminal 5
- ($65-$144) Gladys Knight @ Beacon Theater
- ($1,500 – $5,000) Alan Gilbert Conducts 120th Anniversary Concert @ Carnegie Hall
- Gala tickets include a seat at the concert and admission to a post-concert dinner-dance at The Plaza
Friday, May 6, 2011
- New Orleans Jazz Festival, New Orleans, LA
- (Free) Taurus (Mark Guiliana) @ Bowery Electric
- ($10) The Mother Hips @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($15 – $20) The Infamous String Dusters @ Bowery Ballroom
- ($22) Reverend Horton Heat plus Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band @ The Bell House
- ($24-$45) The Airborne Toxic Event @ Town Hall
- ($25-$30) Minus The Bear @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- ($40-$46) Bad Religion @ Terminal 5
- ($40-$127) Batiashvili, Bartók, and Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony @ Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, May 7, 2011
- New Orleans Jazz Festival, New Orleans, LA
- ($22-$27) The NEW DEAL with special guests OTT & Sub Swara @ Terminal 5
- ($43-$138) Batiashvili, Bartók, and Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony @ Avery Fisher Hall
Sunday, May 8, 2011
- New Orleans Jazz Festival, New Orleans, LA
- ($22) Reverend Horton Heat plus Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band @ Highline Ballroom
- ($41-$46) Interpol / Blonde Redhead @Terminal 5
Monday, May 9, 2011
- (Free) Now vs. Now (Mark Guiliana) @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($25) Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
- ($1,500 – $5,000) James Taylor @ Carnegie Hall
- Package A: Tickets are either $2,500 or $5,000 and include the exclusive After-Party and a seat in the Prime Parquet at the concert.
- Package B: Tickets are $1,000 and include the pre-concert Cocktail Reception and a seat in the Parquet or Second Tier at the concert.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
- (Free) Chris Morrissey Quintet @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($30-$40) Pharoah Sanders Quartet @ Birdland New York
- ($32-$38) Raphael Saadiq @ Webster Hall
- ($45-$65) Al Jarreau and the George Duke Trio @ The Blue Note
- ($60-$159) Paul Simon @ The Beacon Theater
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
- (Free) Brooklyn Shakedown with Nutritious @ Bembe
- ($15) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
- ($45-$65) Al Jarreau and the George Duke Trio @ The Blue Note
- ($55-$159) Paul Simon @ The Beacon Theater
- ($50-$65) Blind Boys of Alabama @ City Winery
Thursday, May 12, 2011
- (Free) Maceo Parker @Pier One ~ Brooklyn Bridge Park
- ($15) Break Science @ Highline Ballroom
- ($30-$40) Pharoah Sanders Quartet @ Birdland NYC
- ($35-$40) Brenda Russell and the George Duke Trio @ The Blue Note
- ($40-$64) Warren Haynes Band @ Beacon Theater
- ($40-$87) A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle w/ Rufus Wainwright, Emmylou Harris & Martha Wainwright Town Hall
Friday, May 13, 2011
- (Free) Meshell Ndegeocello @ Gatehouse Restaurant and Bar, Brooklyn
- ($12) Wyllys @ Sullivan Hall
- ($30) Deftones @ Best Buy Theater
- ($30) The Mahavishnu Project plays the music of Jeff Beck @ Iridium Jazz Club
- ($30-$40) Pharoah Sanders Quartet @ Birdland NYC
- ($35-$40) Brenda Russell and the George Duke Trio @ The Blue Note
- ($40-$55) Allen Toussaint @ City Winery
- ($40-$87) A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle w/ Rufus Wainwright, Emmylou Harris & Martha Wainwright Town Hall
Saturday, May 14, 2011
- (Free) The Prigs @ Rockwood Music Hall
- (Free) Meshell Ndegeocello @ Gatehouse Restaurant and Bar, Brooklyn
- (Free) Red Baraat for the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series @ The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
- ($24-$29) Crash Test Dummies with Rob Morsberger @ City Winery
- ($30) Deftones @ Best Buy Theater
- ($30-$40) Pharoah Sanders Quartet @ Birdland NYC
- ($45-$65) Al Jarreau and the George Duke Trio @ The Blue Note
- ($80-$130) David Crosby & Graham Nash @ Town Hall
Sunday, May 15, 2011
- (Free) Red Barraat for Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brooklyn Bridge Park @ Celebrate Brooklyn Dance Party
- ($30) Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland NYC
- ($35-$55) Taylor Hicks @ City Winery
- ($45-$65) Al Jarreau and the George Duke Trio @ The Blue Note
- ($45-$75) Marcus Miller Presents: A Concert for Japanese Tsunami Relief @ Highline Ballroom
- Featuring Raheem Devaughn, Robert Glasper, Sean Jones, Angelique Kidjo, Gregoire Maret, Raul Midon,Q-Tip, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Kaoru Watanabe, Louis Cato, Alex Han, Federico Gonzalez Pena, Vince Wilburn, Wallace Roney and more TBA!
Monday, May 16, 2011
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($24-30) Rusted Root @ Bowery Ballroom
- ($25) Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
- ($20) Rusted Root’s Adam Ezra Group @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($30-$35) Lykke Li @ Webster Hall
- ($35-$60) Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers w/ Henry Butler @ Highline Ballroom
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
- (Free) Brooklyn Shakedown with Nutritious @ Bembe
- ($20) Felice Brothers @ The Bell House
- ($25) Maceo Parker @ S.O.B.’s
- ($30-$35) Lykke Li @ Webster Hall
- ($35-$40) En Vouge @ B.B. Kings
- ($35-$60) Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers w/ Eric Lindell (Album Release) @ Highline Ballroom
Thursday, May 19, 2011
- ($15-$20) Lo, Aaron, Dan and Jon of God Street Wine @ Joe’s Pub
- (Free) Nir Felder Group (Mark Guiliana) @ 55 Bar
- ($10) Fundimensionals @ Sullivan Hall
- ($18-22) New Riders of the Purple Sage @ B.B. Kings
- ($20) The Felice Brothers @ The Bell House
- ($20) Reflection @ Rocks Off Cruise (The Halfmoon)
- ($25-$31) Brett Dennen @ Webster Hall
- ($35-$80) Adele @ Beacon Theater
Friday, May 20, 2011
- ($20-$25) Bill Frisell Quartet featuring Ron Miles, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wolleson @ Village Vanguard
- ($25) John Mayall @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
- ($25) Murder By Death @ Rocks Off River Cruise
Saturday, May 21, 2011
- ($12) Garage A Trois @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($20-$25) Bill Frisell Quartet featuring Ron Miles, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wolleson @ Village Vanguard
- ($50-$77) Adele @ United Palace Theater
- ($55-$75) Johnny Mathis @ Lehman Arts Center, Bronx
- ($55-$65) Esperanza Spalding @ Town Hall
Sunday, May 22, 2011
- (???) Mark Guiliana @ 55 Bar
- ($10-$15) A Soulful N’awlins Sunday Brunch w/ Brother Joscephus & The Love Revival Revolution Orchestra @ Le Poisson Rouge
- ($20-$25) Bill Frisell Quartet featuring Ron Miles, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wolleson @ Village Vanguard
- ($30) Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland NYC
- ($50-$107) Elvis Costello and The Imposters – The Revolver Tour @ Beacon Theater
Monday, May 23, 2011
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($20-$25) Bill Frisell Quartet featuring Ron Miles, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wolleson @ Village Vanguard
- ($25) Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
- ($50-$107) Elvis Costello and The Imposters – The Revolver Tour @ Beacon Theater
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
- (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($7) Richie Goods and Nuclear Fusion @ Local 269
- ($20-$25) Bill Frisell Quartet featuring Ron Miles, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wolleson @ Village Vanguard
- ($20-$100) Club d’Elf & John Medeski @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($25-$30) Panic At The Disco @ Terminal 5
- ($30-$40) Kenny Barron Quartet with Terrance Blanchard @ Birdland NYC
- ($30-$45) Stanley Clarke @ The Blue Note
- ($35-$41) Artic Monkeys @ Rumsey Playfield, Central Park
- ($40-$115) Bettye LaVette @ Cafe Carlyle
- ($50-$107) Elvis Costello and The Imposters – The Revolver Tour @ Beacon Theater
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
- (Free) Brooklyn Shakedown with Nutritious @ Bembe
- ($10) Gent Treadly, Willie Waldman Project, DJ Logic @ Sullivan Hall
- ($15) Kenny Barron Quartet with The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
- ($20-$25) Bill Frisell Quartet featuring Ron Miles, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wolleson @ Village Vanguard
- ($30-$45) Stanley Clarke @ The Blue Note
- ($40-$115) Bettye LaVette @ Cafe Carlyle
- ($52-$65) The Cars @ Roseland Ballroom
Thursday, May 26, 2011
- (Free) Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brooklyn Bridge Park @ Celebrate Brooklyn Dance Party @ Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY
- Red Baraat and many more…
- (Free) Tall, Tall Trees @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($30-$40) Kenny Barron Quartet with Terrance Blanchard @ Birdland NYC
- ($30-$45) Stanley Clarke @ The Blue Note
- ($40-$115) Bettye LaVette @ Cafe Carlyle
Friday, May 27, 2011
- ($15) Joe Krown Trio feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste followed by MiloZ @ Sullivan Hall
- ($20-$25) Steve Kuhn (solo piano) & The Daniel Bennett Group @ The Triad Theater
- ($25) The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe @ Birdland NYC
- ($30-$45) Stanley Clarke @ The Blue Note
- ($40-$115) Bettye LaVette @ Cafe Carlyle
- ($50-$200) Wavy Gravy’s 75th Birthday!
- Jackson Browne, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, Dr. John, Bruce Hornsby, Jorma Kaukonen, Steve Kimock, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Wavy Gravy
Saturday, May 28, 2011
- ($20) Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars @ The Bell House
- ($25-$28) David Johansen (Of the New York Dolls) @ City Winery
- ($30-$45) Stanley Clarke @ The Blue Note
Sunday, May 29, 2011
- ($18) Slick Rick @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
- ($23-$28) Bob Schneider @ Bowery Ballroom
- ($25) The Birdland Jazz Quartet @ Birdland NYC
- ($30) Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland NYC
- ($30-$45) Stanley Clarke @ The Blue Note
- ($40-$115) Bettye LaVette @ Cafe Carlyle
Monday, May 30, 2011
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($20-$25) Bill Frisell Quartet featuring Ron Miles, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wolleson @ Village Vanguard
- ($25) Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
- ($30-$45) Stanley Clarke @ The Blue Note
- ($40-$115) Bettye LaVette @ Cafe Carlyle
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
- (Free) Ray LaMontagne, Brandi Carlile, The Secret Sisters @ Central Park’s Summer Stage
- (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($15) 7 Walkers featuring Bill Kreutzmann of Grateful Dead, Kirk Joseph of Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Papa Mali and Matt Hubbard, Jason Crosby and Dark Loft @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($30-$45) Stanley Clarke @ The Blue Note
- ($37.50) George Clinton & The Parliament-Funkadelic All-Stars @ B.B. Kings
- ($40-$115) Bettye LaVette @ Cafe Carlyle
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