Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best music in New York City the weekend of Oct 16–18, 2026: 4 picks, refreshed weekly.
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Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanThe Cuban pianist turns 85 with an all-star quintet: Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, John Patitucci and Marcus Gilmore.
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanThe Cuban pianist turns 85 with an all-star quintet: Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, John Patitucci and Marcus Gilmore.
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Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bedford Park, BronxMexico's reigning ranchera singer shares a Bronx bill with Flor de Toloache, the Grammy-winning all-women mariachi band from New York.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bedford Park, BronxMexico's reigning ranchera singer shares a Bronx bill with Flor de Toloache, the Grammy-winning all-women mariachi band from New York.
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Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree live jazz and blues fill Industry City evening.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree live jazz and blues fill Industry City evening.
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Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bedford Park, BronxTwo reigning voices of Dominican merengue share one Bronx stage, backed by a full band in a 2,300-seat hall on the Lehman College campus.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bedford Park, BronxTwo reigning voices of Dominican merengue share one Bronx stage, backed by a full band in a 2,300-seat hall on the Lehman College campus.
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