Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Wednesday, April 22.
A Paula Cooper benefit opening brings out an art crowd that is actually there to see people as much as paintings, which makes this a strong early-evening Chelsea move.
Mezzrow is best when the format is this stripped down and the pianist can hold the whole night on touch alone.
Storefront openings usually feel sharper than standard gallery rounds, and this one sounds charged before you even get through the door.
Reading Rhythms has figured out how to turn a literary gathering into a real social plan, and the Harlem edition should pull a good mix.
A Toninho Horta date at the Jazz Gallery is serious musician bait in the best possible way.
A named Shayna Steele project at the Django lands closer to event than residency filler.
McNally still does conversation nights better than most bookstores, and these are two names that can actually carry one.
Juvenile with the 400 Degreez band is a real Wednesday event, not nostalgia packaging.
Brad Mehldau at the Vanguard is an easy answer only because it remains one of the best answers in town.
Roulette gives ambitious ensemble work enough air around it, which makes this a stronger pick than another safe midtown set.