MUSIC
TUESDAY - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 - 5, 2019
8:30 PM

Brian Marsella Residency
The Stone at the New School
Glass Box Theater, The New School
55 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan

$20
http://www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=1

Good as pianist/composer Brian Marsella is — and make no mistake about it, he's very good — this residency is almost more exciting for the guests he's playing with. For example, the Gatos do Sul large ensemble on Wednesday, with the fabulous Cyro Baptista on percussion — not to mention the duo with Baptista on Saturday. Irrepressible sax player Jon Irabagon on Tuesday; Downtown electronics queen Ikue Mori on Thursday; and cellist Erik Friedlander on Friday (this is a big week for musician sons of famous jazz photographers).

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT: I'm not sure that I absolutely love new Chef Victoria Blamey's menu at the Gotham Bar & Grill — but it's worth checking out. (Note that there's a fairly priced "natural wine" section stuck at the back of the wine list, after you get good and angry at the too-young wines at too-high prices on the main list.)