M Lamar’s boundless voice soars between the countertenor and male soprano ranges. He performs at Alphaville on Dec. 19. 

ModernMedieval performs holiday music from the British Isles, featuring beloved English medieval and Renaissance carols at the at Church of St. Luke in the Fields on Dec. 18. 

Master musician and sax player Ravi Coltrane, (and son of John Coltrane), is also a versatile improviser, composer, and bandleader. He and his quintet play at Smoke Dec. 17-21. 

Steve Gunn’s far-out fingerstyle acoustic work draws from the drones of Eastern music, and Western avant-garde. He plays at Le Poisson Rouge on Dec. 17th.

Montreal band The Besnard Lakes' latest is The Besnard Lakes Are The Ghostly Nation, a collection of arty, often psychedelic songs about a society in crisis. They play in-studio.

Zemog El Gallo Bueno blends Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz, and inventive sounds into playful music that invites you to dance and dream. They play a record release at Nublu on Dec. 13.

GRAMMY-winning musical omnivore Sullivan Fortner merges New Orleans spice with invention for a wise and feisty alchemical jazz. He plays on Dec. 12 at the Baruch Performing Arts Center.

The Queens rapper Homeboy Sandman's latest record is "These Titles Are Getting Pretty Silly AKA Can't Sell 4" and he performs Dec. 11 at Pianos: Showroom.

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