MUSIC

The Comet Is Coming

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2023
6:00 PM

Summerstage
Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, Manhattan

Free
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Even if the London Jazz Scene is predictably slowing down, The Comet Is Coming’s wide-eyed commingling of Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane remains hugely enjoyable. The opening acts are good, too: Ibeyi, who piquantly season their Modern R&B with Yoruba; and another chance to hear Aja Monet, who brings Gil-Scott Heron into the present (even if she abandoned Brooklyn for LA).

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT: If Keys & Heels had opened as a speakeasy behind a fake locksmith/shoe repair in the East Village in 2007, you might have thought it was pretty cool. On the Upper East Side in 2023, you’ve got to worry about potential lameness.