Back when John Zorn was still devising the concept that would come to be known as “Radical Jewish Culture,” pianist Anthony Coleman was one of his key collaborators on the NYC Downtown scene. He appears on key Zorn works like the game pieces Cobra and Archery, as well as Ennio Morricone tribute The Big Gundown and the punishing new-music piece Kristallnacht. Since then, Coleman has carved out his own take on the broadly defined concept with his bands Sephardic Tinge and Selfhaters, recording a mix of jazz and chamber music for Zorn’s Tzadik label. He’ll perform with Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist Ashley Paul, who melds saxophone, guitar, percussion and her own voice into an atmospheric, airily textured blend. They’ll share a bill with the electronics-wielding duo of Julius Masri and Joo Wan Park in the performance series presented by yet another duo, Archer Spade.
Sat., Feb. 16, 8 p.m., $12, with Julius Masri/Joo Wan Park, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave., archerspademusic.com.
