Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Thursday, April 30.
Dabin Ryu at the Jazz Gallery is a strong early-evening pick for hearing the city's serious younger players in close focus.
A 6 PM Hauser & Wirth opening for Allison Katz is the SoHo art-world move with the most obvious gravity.
Frankenthaler at Gagosian is a polished Chelsea stop, but the opening-hour timing makes it more than a passive gallery errand.
Elsewhere's exclusive screening gives the film slot a live Brooklyn-night edge instead of another standard repertory choice.
The Afghan Whigs and Mercury Rev at Webster Hall is a very specific grown-up indie-rock bill, in the best possible way.
McNally's short-story conversation is the better books pick if you want literary people talking about the form rather than just a launch.
The Calder Quartet at Carnegie is the classical slot that feels precise rather than merely prestigious.
Lovano's Vanguard run is still the dependable center of the night for jazz, even on a busier Thursday.
Pioneer Works pairing Oneohtrix Point Never with Tyondai Braxton makes the Long Play orbit feel properly ambitious.
Suzanne Bocanegra at Roulette is exactly the kind of performance-minded Long Play booking that rewards leaving Manhattan.