New York concert tickets

Get ready for the sounds of Coltrane to create your December soundtrack yet again: the annual year-ending festival celebrating the music of legendary saxophonist, bandleader and composer John Coltrane returns to Smoke Jazz Club on the Upper West Side. The series will kick off on Wednesday, December 11 with a trio led by Coltrane's acclaimed son, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, alongside pianist Gadi Lehavi and drummer Elé Salif Howell. The jazzy fun will continue with Eric Scott Reed Quintet featuring beloved trumpeter Nicholas Payton & tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. On Christmas, Louis Hayes will sit in with Vincent Herring Quartet, while an all-star band including vocalist Jazzmeia Horn, saxophonist Vincent Herring, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Johnathan Blake will help ring in the new year on the 31st. The event continues into the new year, find more information and dates at SMOKEjazz.com.

This annual international-music showcase takes over three stages with represented genres including Cambodian, Moroccan, Spanish Flamenco, Ukrainian, Tropical Latin and much more. This year's lineup includes: Akshara Music Ensemble, Bamba Wassoulou Groove, Elida Almeida, Ghazi & Boom.Diwan x Arturo O’Farrill, Kommuna Lux, Maruja Limón and others. This year is the 22nd anniversary of GlobalFEST, which will happen across three stages at Lincoln Center’s newly-renovated David Geffen Hall on Sunday, January 12 as part of Lincoln Center Presents. A new addition this year is GlobalFEST's partnership with NPR's famous Tiny Desk Concerts series, which will present exclusive video performances of the festival's artists via NPR's digital platforms, so you'll be able to enjoy some of the performances after the event, too.  GlobaFEST's mission is to encourage attendees and artists to network and build a global network as well as deepen cultural understanding—A mission that resonates particuarily strongly in 2025. To check out their full programming, visit GlobalFEST's website. 

For Sophia Allison, the journey from bedroom pop idealist to full-fledged rockstar happened slowly, then all at once. In the nearly 10 years since Allison began posting demos on Bandcamp under the name Soccer Mommy, her '90s-indebted indie pop has led to performances on The Tonight Show and on tours opening for Paramore, Wilco and Phoebe Bridgers. On her latest album, Evergreen, Allison returns to the laidback instrumentation of her earliest songs. After testing out the new album by touring overseas, Soccer Mommy returns to Brooklyn on January 30 at Brooklyn Steel. The show is certain to contain fan favorites like “Still Clean,” “Crawling in My Skin” and Allison’s breakthrough single “Your Dog.” Opening is the amorphous experimental pop musician L’Rain, whose fuzzy, electric album I Killed Your Dog was one of the most acclaimed of 2023. 

Enjoy an intimate evening of jazz and wine with Danny Jonokuchi & The Revisionists every Wednesday this fall. From 6 to 9pm, hear tunes from the band that won the inaugural Count Basie Great American Swing Contest for its virtual performance of “One O’Clock Jump,” the award-winning track from its “Late Night Basie” album. The Revisionists have gotten people dancing across the city and abroad, including at Lincoln Center, The Rainbow Room, Dizzy’s Club - Jazz at Lincoln Center, The MET, The Guggenheim, Sony Hall, The Ziegfeld Ballroom, City Winery, The Plaza Hotel, The Swing Remix, The historic Abyssinian Church and The Django. What better way to make it through your week than a night out with drink and dancing?