Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Monday, May 25.
A Carnegie Hall afternoon with a program this specific gives the classical lane something more concrete than prestige alone.
Ari Hoenig at Smalls turns the early set into a real drummer-led event rather than background calendar clutter.
Alan Broadbent gives Mezzrow the kind of piano-bill gravity that can carry a holiday Monday on its own.
Film at Lincoln Center makes this Korean experimental-shorts program feel like a real curatorial event, not a random archive slot.
North by Northwest at Metrograph is exactly the kind of repertory heavyweight that can justify one more film place.
Joey Curreri at The Django gives the list a polished but still nimble club option with enough room signal to count.
A photography exhibition in a neighborhood bar setting gives the art lane an actual opening-night pulse.
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra is still one of the city's clearest no-argument Monday live picks.
Estelle at Blue Note is strong enough to widen the music mix without collapsing into generic nightlife.
Rev. Vince Anderson at Union Pool is a better Monday-night live pick than any number of cleaner but flatter listings.