There's new music for brass quartet from New York-based The Westerlies; a new album from harpist Brandee Younger, and Hub New Music plays a new work by Daniel Thomas Davis.

Pedro Cortes plays at Bryant Park on the first of two free concerts from the New York Guitar Festival on July 3.

Louis Cato is best known as the bandleader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and his own songs are a catchy blend of soul, blues, jazz, and pop. He plays at Bryant Park on July 4.

Brooklyn-based purveyors of cumbia and surf, La Banda Chuska, play new songs from their recent release, Basic Bichos, in-studio. They play on July 4 at Rippers.