Violinist and singer-songwriter, Christina Courtin and the New York-based chamber ensemble The Knights play folksy orchestral songs together on Monday evening, Jan. 27, at Joe’s Pub.

Hybrid piano trio GoGo Penguin plays their new soundtrack to the cult silent film by Godfrey Reggio, Koyaanisqatsi, on Friday, Jan. 24, in a free event at Brookfield Place.  

Hear world premiere scores by guitarist-improviser-multimedia artist Vernon Reid to silent films Frankenstein and Tod Browning's The Unknown, on Thurs., Jan. 23 at Brookfield Place. 

Bassist Alexis Cuadrado's music embraces jazz, flamenco, and contemporary classical. He leads a 10-piece band in new music for old silent films on Wed., Jan. 22, at Brookfield Place.

Myrkur (Danish singer Amalie Bruun) has just released an ominous eerie folk original imbued with dark energy called “Ella." It’s part of our Weekly Music Roundup.

David Byrne’s show, American Utopia, not quite a musical, but certainly more than a concert, is in an extended but still limited run at the Hudson Theater through February 16. 

Mames Babagenush is just one of the bands taking part in two-day non-stop annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival at Brooklyn’s Grand Prospect Hall on Jan. 18-19. 

Champions of American new music, the New York band, ACME, celebrates its 15th anniversary by playing Gavin Bryars’ music on Friday, Jan. 17, at the Tenri Cultural Institute. 

Guitarist-composer Julian Lage veers in and out of jazz, blues and folk. Julian Lage and his trio are playing all this week, Tue.-Sun., Jan. 14-19, at the Village Vanguard.