Avant-garde pianist Margaret Leng Tan plays the second book of Crumb’s Metamorphoses, along with music for bowed piano and more, on Dec. 3, live at National Sawdust. 

Slavic Soul Party, nine musicians strong, brings blazing Balkan brass, gutbucket grooves, Roma (Gypsy) accordion wizardry, virtuoso jazz, soul, and funk to BAMcafé Live 2022 on Dec. 2.

Jessie Montgomery's "Starburst", along with music by Shostakovich and Strauss, is on the program when MOO, the Modus Operandi Orchestra, plays on Wed., Nov. 30 at Kaufman Music Center. 

Turkish singer Gaye Su Akyol mixes 1970s Turkish psych-rock with 90s alternative rock and 60s surf rock. Her latest album is called "Anadolu Ejderi", or "Anatolian Dragon". 

North Carolina-based singer, folklorist, and guitarist Jake Xerxes Fussell collects, interprets, and arranges antique songs of the American south. He plays Nov. 29 at Union Pool.

The British DJ and producer Hidden Spheres, (aka Tom Harris), blends electronic dance music, Detroit techno, and vintage soul. He plays a set on Friday, Nov. 25, at Public Records.

Pianist and composer Jason Moran and the Bandwagon play two sets per night, Nov. 23-27, as part of a weeklong residency at The Village Vanguard. 

Grammy winning pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri, a ten time NEA Jazz Master, plays two shows a night, Nov. 22-27, as part of his residency at The Blue Note Jazz Club.

The Malian singer, songwriter, and collaborator Fatoumata Diawara, has released a new single called “Nsera,” or “destination,” co-written with Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz.