The Maria Schneider Orchestra, an eighteen member multiple Grammy-winning big band, celebrates their 30th anniversary with a concert at Town Hall on Nov. 23.

The Ivalas String Quartet, Graduate Resident String Quartet at The Juilliard School, plays music by Puerto Rican-born composer Angélica Negrón at David Rubenstein Atrium on Nov. 21.

Guitarist/Shredder Marnie Stern makes powerful noises, and is all about THE RIFFFFF! Her 2023 record 'The Comeback Kid' reclaims her celebratory immediacy. She plays TV Eye on Nov. 21.

Alarm Will Sound plays new music by Devonté Hynes, Arooj Aftab, Daniel Wohl and Rafiq Bhatia for new films in a project called Sun Dogs at BAM on Nov. 18 and Nov. 19. 

French musician Dorado Schmitt and his Sons celebrate "Jazz Manouche", hot jazz with swinging rhythms, fiery solos and awe-inspiring technical prowess. They play at NJPAC on Nov. 23.

Brooklyn-based Afrobeat band Antibalas have explored all kinds of funk, Afro-Cuban music, and extra-planetary cosmic jazz. They play at Brooklyn Bowl on Nov. 15.

The legendary South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim (aka "Dollar Brand") plays in a trio setting at 92 NY on Nov. 15. 

Brooklyn-based guitarist, composer, artmaker and instrument builder Kaki King plays with Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter treya lam at David Rubenstein Atrium on Nov. 14.

Composer, vocalist, and multimedia artist Sussan Deyhim has long been at the nexus of traditional Iranian music and Western electronics. Deyhim and friends play on Nov. 12 at Roulette.