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Playlist, Oct. 31

Mary Halvorson, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra,

Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly, Dan Tepfer Trio, Russell Malone

Inside the Box

Michael Formanek Group

Jazz Standard, Oct. 27

Tricks and Treats

Jazz Listings

Oct. 29 to Nov. 4

Collective Presence

 

SFJAZZ Collective

Jazz Gallery, Oct. 22

Journey Around My Room

Ruby Washington for The New York Times

The Respect Sextet

Greenwich House Music School, Oct. 21

Dark Matter, White Noise

Critics’ Choice: New CDs

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, “Acoustic Sessions”

CMJ? Catch More Jazz

Jim Cummins for The New York Times

Jazz Listings

Oct. 22 to 28

What Was This Thing?

[10/21/10: Updated with Audio]

George Wein is at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola this week, with the renewable resource known as the Newport All-Stars. The occasion doubles, belatedly, as a birthday celebration. (“This is my 85th October, and I’m glad to be here,” Wein quipped at the start of Wednesday’s early set. “But the truth is, I’m glad to be anywhere.”) It also serves as an intergenerational experiment, by purposeful design. 

Before I go any further: full disclosure, etc. Now, you may know that Wein has recently taken a keen interest in younger musicians, stopping by the Jazz Gallery or the Stone or various points in Brooklyn to hear what’s what. This week he decided to welcome a slew of guests he’d encountered on the scene. During the set that I caught, it was Rudresh Mahanthappa, who is 39. (The late set featured Miguel Zenón, another alto saxophonist, a handful of years younger than that.)

Skeletons / Closet

 

Ahem.

Circles, Calligrams, Jumps

Critics’ Choice: New CDs

Benoît Delbecq, “Circles and Calligrams”and “The Sixth Jump”