MUSIC
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 & 2, 2019
8:00 PM

ECM at 50
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Rose Theater
10 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, Manhattan

$40-$105
https://www.jazz.org/events/t-9056/ECM-Records-at-50/

I used to think the German ECM label's jazz recordings were too prissy, too pristine — but then I grew up. There's nothing wrong with meticulousness, if it's combined with chops, imagination, and a disinclination to recognize genre boundaries. The fact that these "jazz" concerts feature Meredith Monk is one sign of how far-ranging ECM's vision is (and how high the quality of its artists). It's almost wrong to give a partial listing of the participants in these concerts, because just about everyone is so awesome. But how about Joe Lovano, Wadada Leo Smith, Vijay Iyer, Bill Frisell, and Craig Taborn for starters?

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT: Momofuku Noodle Bar, if you hurry.