Robert Glasper with special guest Bilal at The Count Basie Center for the Arts  Aug. 26, 7:30PM. $42.85+up In 2012 , jazz pianist Robert Glasper unveiled his hugely influential Black ...

Arturo Sandoval at Blue Note Aug. 25-30. 8PM and 10:30PM. $54.99-$77.65 At 76, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is an almost legendary figure in Afro-Cuban music. Recently knighted by the Ki...

Pierre Bensusan – "Intuite" (Soundcheck Podcast) The French guitarist Pierre Bensusan was actually born in Algeria, and the sounds of North Africa have never been far from his music. ...

Angélique Kidjo / Cimafunk / DJ Freshy K at Central Park SummerStage  Aug. 23, 6PM. FREE. Born in Benin, West Africa, singer Angélique Kidjo divides her time between Paris and Brookly...

Jake Shimabukuro at Sony Hall Aug. 21. 7PM. $48.60+up In 2006, Jake Shimabukuro became one of YouTube’s first viral hits. And he didn’t know anything about it. Jake grew up in Hawaii ...

BODEGA, Native Sun at Elsewhere  Aug. 19, 7PM. $27.84 It’s hard to say exactly what Bodega is. A punk band, an art collective, a kind of running social commentary set to music – Bodeg...

TIME:SPANS Festival: Pamela Z at DiMenna Center for Classical Music  Aug. 18, 7:30PM. $12.51-$23.18 Pamela Z is a composer and vocalist – somehow “singer” doesn’t seem the right word ...

Dan Deacon – "Become a Mountain Suite" (Soundcheck Podcast) Dan Deacon established himself as a mad scientist of electronic music with his 2007 album Spiderman of the Rings and his wi...

New York Guitar Festival: The Messthetics With Marc Ribot at Bryant Park, Aug. 15 Aug. 15. 7PM. FREE The Messthetics is a punk-jazz trio consisting of improvising guitarist Anthony P...