Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Thursday, September 10, 2026.
Woven Together: TOUCH opens at Positive Exposure, offering an early art stop before the evening’s concerts.
Kavita Shah’s sextet features Steve Wilson at Smalls; the early set leaves time for another stop afterward.
The Paris presents Marie Antoinette’s new 4K restoration for its twentieth anniversary as a Big & Loud centerpiece.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division opens Queer Cutups with an evening reception.
The Roy Hargrove Big Band returns to the Jazz Gallery for its monthly residency, a substantial ensemble in an intimate setting.
Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson join this Audre Lorde documentary screening for a Q&A at Nitehawk Prospect Park.
Eli Fola blends saxophone, electronics and West African instrumentation with Manami Sakamoto’s visuals at National Sawdust.
Carolyn Forché joins Kevin Young at Greenlight in Fort Greene, bringing two distinctive poets into the same room.
Brian Fallon brings the Painkillers to Music Hall of Williamsburg for a full-band Thursday night.
Microtonal guitar and knotty drum grooves meet Annie-Claude Deschênes’ electronic performance art on this LPR double bill.