Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Tuesday, August 11.
A live set with Q&A and signing turns Rough Trade into more than a record-store stop for Somi fans.
The Jazz Gallery gives this younger-composer lane a sharper downtown frame than the day's safer club bookings.
Nelson's vibraphone-focused set at Dizzy's has a clear musical point of view without feeling like background Lincoln Center polish.
Lincoln Center Theater gives Ragtime enough occasion to rise above the feed's routine stage listings.
A Greenpoint social-reading night is a useful literary wildcard, quieter than a show but still clearly tied to the evening.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's historical mystery at BAM is the day's strongest new-film slot without crowding out the live picks.
Frisell at the Vanguard is the clearest jazz anchor tonight, intimate enough for every drift and bend to matter.
Hisaishi's orchestral sweep belongs in a room this big, making Radio City feel like the right scale rather than a flex.
A late 35mm Metrograph run through Queens panic and Safdie chaos is the repertory pick with real midnight energy.
Artists Space gives this exhibition enough downtown-art weight to justify one all-day exception.