This past Saturday, Brad Mehldau kicked off a week of New York City shows with a sold-out solo gig at Washington Irving High School that was part of the People's Symphony Concerts' Artists' Series. The New York Times includes the event in a starred listing for Brad, whom the paper's Nate Chinen calls "one of the standout jazz voices of his generation." Up next is a series of twice-nightly sets, Tuesday through Thursday, at the Village Vanguard (limited ticket availability), featuring Brad's "exceptionally good trio" with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard.
Also in this week's Times listings is a concert this Thursday at John Zorn's East Village club, The Stone, by guitarist Marc Ribot, who plays on the Black Keys' forthcoming Nonesuch release, Attack & Release. He'll be joined by Laurie Anderson for the later of two sets this Thursday. For more information, visit thestonenyc.com.
To read this week's Times jazz listing, visit nytimes.com.