For those of you in or near the New York City area, don’t miss an unprecedented two nights of American ECM artists at the New School’s Tishman Auditorium (63 5th Avenue, between 14th and 13th Streets) this Friday and Saturday, January 15 and 16. I’ll be there to review the entire event for All About Jazz. Below is the full schedule, along with a video statement from Manfred Eicher about ECM’s historical connections to the American milieu.

Friday January 15:
  6:00 – David Torn (solo)
  7:00 – Mark Turner Quartet (w/Avishai Cohen, Joe Martin & Marcus Gilmore)
  8:00 – Craig Taborn (solo)
  9:00 – Avishai Cohen Quartet (w/Jason Lindner, Tal Mashiach & Nasheet Waits)
  10:00 – Ches Smith / Craig Taborn / Mat Maneri
  11:20 – Vijay Iyer Trio (w/Stephan Crump & Marcus Gilmore)
  12:40 – David Virelles’ Mbókò (w/Román Díaz, Eric McPherson & Matt Brewer)

 Saturday January 16:
  6:00 – Michael Formanek’s Ensemble Kolossus
  7:20 – Theo Bleckmann’s Elegy (w/Shai Maestro, Ben Monder, Chris Tordini & John Hollenbeck)
  8:40 – Chris Potter Quartet (w/David Virelles, Joe Martin & Marcus Gilmore)
  10:00 – Tim Berne’s Sideshow (w/Ralph Alessi, Matt Mitchell, John Hébert & Dan Weiss)
  11:20 – Ralph Alessi Quartet (w/David Virelles, Drew Gress & Nasheet Waits)
  12:40 – Ethan Iverson-Mark Turner Duo