American singer, songwriter, and pianist Niia combines neo-soul, jazz, and hip hop in her music. Her favorite things are "Pianos and Great Danes", and she plays at Blue Note on Feb. 23.

Get down to the sweet discodelic sounds of New York-born band Say She She (after the band Chic), who perform their sugary harmonies, disco-grooves, and dance moves at Warsaw on Feb. 20.

Grammy-winning DJ, producer, and bandleader Louie Vega draws on house, salsa, afrobeat, jazz, hiphop, gospel and soul. Louie Vega and The Elements of Life play at Blue Note, Feb. 19-22. 

Poet, musician, and activist Moor Mother, together with the Chicago-based underground dance producer Hieroglyphic Being play and sculpt sounds at Paragon on Feb. 19. 

Alphonso Horne and the Gotham Kings play the feel-good music of Mardi Gras in New Orleans to Dizzy’s Club for two sets on Feb. 17. 

Drummer and composer Marcus Gilmore carries on the creative openness of his drum elders and underscores the drum set as a melodic instrument. He plays in-studio. 

Creator/director Bill Barclay teams up with The Gesualdo Six to celebrate their namesake composer, Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613), on Feb. 13 at the Cathedral of St John The Divine. 

Canadian-based duo OKAN fuses traditional Afro-Cuban chants and rhythms with jazz, electronica and pop, in portable orchestrations. They play a show at BAM's Adam Space on Feb. 12.

American pianist Bruce Brubaker unites the music of Philip Glass and Brian Eno in a concert program at National Sawdust on Feb. 12.