12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend – The New York Times

KENNY BARRON TRIO at the Village Vanguard (through Dec. 29, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.). At age 76, this piano eminence and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master remains an exemplar of pianistic intellect and poise. Last year Barron put out a collection of new originals and diverse covers in Concentric Circles, his (belated) debut as a leader for Blue Note Records; in March he will release Without Deception, a fine new album on which he is joined by the bassist Dave Holland and the drummer Johnathan Blake. At the Vanguard this weekend he is appearing with an equally redoubtable rhythm section: the bassist Buster Williams and the drummer Jeff Watts, known as Tain.212-255-4037, villagevanguard.com

PETER BERNSTEIN at Mezzrow (Jan. 1-2, 7:30 and 9 p.m.). Few guitarists put as much care, sensitivity and subtle strength into every single note as Bernstein does. Among the finest melodists in jazz, he has a full-breadth command of his instrument, but his biggest assets are his knack for crisp understatement and simplicity. At Mezzrow Bernstein will be joined by the bassist Omer Avital, whose playing verges more toward the rambunctious and ecstatic. On the first evening, the piano chair will be held by the pianist Aaron Goldberg, and on the second by Miki Yamanaka.646-476-4346, mezzrow.com

CHET DOXAS TRIO at Smalls (Jan. 2, 7:30 and 9 p.m.). A Canadian-born tenor saxophonist on the rise in New York, Doxas boasts a tonally rich, flexible style of improvising and a willingness to blend influences from jazz, Western classical and prog rock. You can get a sense of the breadth of his interests by listening first to Landline the self-titled debut of a collective quartet that features Doxas and came out this fall and then to Rich in Symbols, his own surging jazz-rock fusion effort from 2017. Here Doxas leads a trio with two expert musicians of similarly diverse proclivities: the bassist Michael Formanek and the pianist Ethan Iverson.646-476-4346, smallslive.com

EDDIE HENDERSON AND ERIC REED at Smoke (Dec. 26-28, 7, 9 and 10:30 p.m.). Henderson, a trumpeter, and Reed, a pianist, are a generation apart but both play with understatement and grace, placing an emphasis on where funk and swing converge. Here they perform as part of Smokes annual John Coltrane Festival in a quintet featuring the tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, the bassist John Webber and the drummer Joe Farnsworth.212-864-6662, smokejazz.com

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE at the Knitting Factory (Dec. 30, 8:30 p.m.). This group consists of seven brothers from the South Side of Chicago whose father was the influential organizer, educator and multi-instrumentalist Kelan Philip Cohran. Hypnotics work stretches the brass-band sound, often exploring the junction between classic hip-hop, greased-up funk and traditional jazz. Elsewhere, the band works in a quieter, more abstract tone-painting style. At this concert, Hypnotic which has a new album, Bad Boys of Jazz, coming in early 2020 will share the bill with D.J. Pudgemental and the electronic musician, singer and multi-instrumentalist Thomas Piper.347-529-6696, knittingfactory.com

GRETCHEN PARLATO at the Jazz Gallery (Dec. 27-28, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.). Few vocalists have as distinctive a sound as Parlato, whose sibilant, sighing soprano and querying, half-spoken inflection influenced by Brazilian bossa nova, folk and romantic crooners past have made her one of the most immediately recognizable figures in jazz. She won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in the mid-2000s, then put out a run of acclaimed releases, but Parlato has not made a new album under her name in years. Maybe that will soon change: Here she will debut a work commissioned by the Jazz Gallery titled The Stars or Space Between. Camila Meza will join in on guitar, Chris Morrissey on bass and Mark Guiliana on drums.646-494-3625, jazzgallery.nycGIOVANNI RUSSONELLO

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12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend - The New York Times