41 picks #1
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, Midtown (57th Street), Manhattan Fri Oct 9, 2026, 8pm and Sun Oct 11, 2026, 2pm (Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 with Víkingur Ólafsson, replacing Daniil Trifonov; Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra); Sat Oct 10, 2026, 8pm (Elgar Enigma Variations; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4) Ticketed (via Carnegie Hall)
The Berlin Phil and Kirill Petrenko play Elgar's Enigma and Tchaikovsky 4, then Brahms with Víkingur Ólafsson, at Carnegie.
Classical Berlin Phil Season opening week
#1 Fri Oct 9, 2026, 8pm and Sun Oct 11, 2026, 2pm (Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 with Víkingur Ólafsson, replacing Daniil Trifonov; Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra); Sat Oct 10, 2026, 8pm (Elgar Enigma Variations; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4) · One Weekend Only
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, Midtown (57th Street), Manhattan Ticketed (via Carnegie Hall) Classical
The Berlin Phil and Kirill Petrenko play Elgar's Enigma and Tchaikovsky 4, then Brahms with Víkingur Ólafsson, at Carnegie.
#2
Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, Manhattan Wed, Fri & Sat nights, Sep 18–Oct 31, 2026 · 8pm Ticketed (via msg.com / Ticke…
Harry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
Pop Residency Arena
#2 Wed, Fri & Sat nights, Sep 18–Oct 31, 2026 · 8pm · Limited Run
Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, Manhattan Ticketed (via msg.com / Ticke… Pop
Harry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
#3
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, Manhattan Sundays through October 11, 4-6:30pm Free
Free Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
Free Limited Run
#3 Sundays through October 11, 4-6:30pm · Limited Run
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, Manhattan Free Limited Run
Free Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
#4
Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Midtown (above Penn Station), Manhattan Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Saturday · Oct 10, 2026, 7pm (doors 6pm) Ticketed (via msg.com / Ticke…
A full orchestra plays the Chrono Trigger soundtrack at MSG's theater, the Comic Con weekend pick for 16-bit RPG diehards.
Video game music Orchestra Comic Con weekend
#4 Saturday · Oct 10, 2026, 7pm (doors 6pm) · One Day Only
Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Midtown (above Penn Station), Manhattan Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ticketed (via msg.com / Ticke… Video game music
A full orchestra plays the Chrono Trigger soundtrack at MSG's theater, the Comic Con weekend pick for 16-bit RPG diehards.
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Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, Manhattan Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 8pm (doors 7pm); also Oct 12 and 13 Ticketed via Ticketmaster
The Chicks play Taking the Long Way for its 20th anniversary in the 2,900-seat Beacon, a rare theater-size show from an arena band.
Country Album anniversary Theater-size show
#5 Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 8pm (doors 7pm); also Oct 12 and 13 · Limited Run
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, Manhattan Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ticketed via Ticketmaster Country
The Chicks play Taking the Long Way for its 20th anniversary in the 2,900-seat Beacon, a rare theater-size show from an arena band.
#6
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, Manhattan Saturday · Oct 10, 2026, 8pm (doors 7pm) Ticketed (via msg.com / Ticke…
Steve Lacy brings his Oh Yeah? album tour to Radio City, one of the marquee stops on a 27-date fall run.
R&B Radio City New album
#6 Saturday · Oct 10, 2026, 8pm (doors 7pm) · One Day Only
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, Manhattan Ticketed (via msg.com / Ticke… R&B
Steve Lacy brings his Oh Yeah? album tour to Radio City, one of the marquee stops on a 27-date fall run.
#7
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, Manhattan Friday · Oct 9, 2026, 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) Ticketed (via msg.com / Ticke…
The Format celebrate 20 years of Dog Problems at Radio City with The Get Up Kids and Phantom Planet on a one-night-only bill.
Reunion 20 years of Dog Problems One night only
#7 Friday · Oct 9, 2026, 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) · One Day Only
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, Manhattan Ticketed (via msg.com / Ticke… Reunion
The Format celebrate 20 years of Dog Problems at Radio City with The Get Up Kids and Phantom Planet on a one-night-only bill.
#8
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, Manhattan Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7pm (doors 6pm) Ticketed via AXS
San Holo brings his TRUE LOVE IN A MADE UP WORLD tour to the open-air Pier 17 rooftop over the East River, with yetep and Leotrix opening.
Electronic Rooftop concert Pier 17
#8 Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7pm (doors 6pm) · One Day Only
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, Manhattan Ticketed via AXS Electronic
San Holo brings his TRUE LOVE IN A MADE UP WORLD tour to the open-air Pier 17 rooftop over the East River, with yetep and Leotrix opening.
#9
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, Manhattan Sunday, October 11, 2026 — sets at 8pm (doors 6pm) and 10:30pm (doors 10pm) $20 minimum per person
One night of Robert Glasper's month-long Robtober residency at the Blue Note, stripped to a duo with Lalah Hathaway — two sets, 131 W. 3rd Street.
Jazz Residency Late night
#9 Sunday, October 11, 2026 — sets at 8pm (doors 6pm) and 10:30pm (doors 10pm) · Limited Run
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, Manhattan $20 minimum per person Jazz
One night of Robert Glasper's month-long Robtober residency at the Blue Note, stripped to a duo with Lalah Hathaway — two sets, 131 W. 3rd Street.
#10
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, Manhattan Friday · Oct 9, 2026, 7:30pm Free
Bogotá indie rock quartet Nicolás y Los Fumadores play their first-ever U.S. show, free in Lincoln Center's Rubenstein Atrium.
Free Free concert Indie rock
#10 Friday · Oct 9, 2026, 7:30pm · One Day Only
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, Manhattan Free Free concert
Bogotá indie rock quartet Nicolás y Los Fumadores play their first-ever U.S. show, free in Lincoln Center's Rubenstein Atrium.
#11
Terminal 5, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan Saturday · Oct 10, 2026, 8pm Ticketed (via AXS)
For the first time ever, DJ Shadow plays a set built only from Endtroducing, the 1996 sample landmark, now turning 30.
Album anniversary Hip-hop history 16+
#11 Saturday · Oct 10, 2026, 8pm · One Day Only
Terminal 5, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan Ticketed (via AXS) Album anniversary
For the first time ever, DJ Shadow plays a set built only from Endtroducing, the 1996 sample landmark, now turning 30.
#12
Smoke Jazz Club, Upper West Side, Manhattan Oct 7–10, 2026; sets 6:30 & 8:30pm, plus 10pm on Oct 9–10 $25–$65 by show and seating
Pianist Renee Rosnes opens Smoke's annual Thelonious Monk celebration with Nicole Glover, David Wong and Carl Allen on Monk's birthday weekend.
Jazz club Monk Festival Dinner show
#12 Oct 7–10, 2026; sets 6:30 & 8:30pm, plus 10pm on Oct 9–10 · Limited Run
Smoke Jazz Club, Upper West Side, Manhattan $25–$65 by show and seating Jazz club
Pianist Renee Rosnes opens Smoke's annual Thelonious Monk celebration with Nicole Glover, David Wong and Carl Allen on Monk's birthday weekend.
#13
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, Manhattan Select nights May 2–Oct 31, 2026 Ticketed
Five stories above the East River with the Brooklyn Bridge behind the stage, the Pier 17 rooftop season is down to its last handful of shows.
Rooftop concerts Skyline views Final weeks
#13 Select nights May 2–Oct 31, 2026 · Limited Run
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, Manhattan Ticketed Rooftop concerts
Five stories above the East River with the Brooklyn Bridge behind the stage, the Pier 17 rooftop season is down to its last handful of shows.
#14
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, Manhattan Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Oct 7–10, 2026 (Robtober residency runs Oct 1–Nov 1, 2026; Robert Glasper X Lalah Hathaway Duo Oct 11) Ticketed (via Blue Note)
Robert Glasper's Robtober residency pairs him with producer-saxophonist Terrace Martin and singer Phoelix in the Blue Note's tight room.
Jazz residency Robtober Intimate club
#14 Oct 7–10, 2026 (Robtober residency runs Oct 1–Nov 1, 2026; Robert Glasper X Lalah Hathaway Duo Oct 11) · Limited Run
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, Manhattan Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ticketed (via Blue Note) Jazz residency
Robert Glasper's Robtober residency pairs him with producer-saxophonist Terrace Martin and singer Phoelix in the Blue Note's tight room.
#15
The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, Manhattan Marianparedes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Friday · Oct 9–10, 2026 (four performances) Ticketed via Jazz at Lincoln…
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon tells his Georgia childhood in music in the Appel Room, where a glass wall frames Central Park behind the band.
Jazz Skyline room Southern roots
#15 Friday · Oct 9–10, 2026 (four performances) · One Day Only
The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, Manhattan Marianparedes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ticketed via Jazz at Lincoln… Jazz
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon tells his Georgia childhood in music in the Appel Room, where a glass wall frames Central Park behind the band.
#16
Village Vanguard, West Village, Manhattan Oct 6–11, 2026, nightly 8pm and 10pm sets Ticketed
Drummer Marcus Gilmore brings his New Orchestra down the 15 steps of the Village Vanguard, the triangular basement where jazz history got recorded.
Jazz Legendary club West Village
#16 Oct 6–11, 2026, nightly 8pm and 10pm sets · Limited Run
Village Vanguard, West Village, Manhattan Ticketed Jazz
Drummer Marcus Gilmore brings his New Orchestra down the 15 steps of the Village Vanguard, the triangular basement where jazz history got recorded.
#17
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria, Harlem, Manhattan Fri, Oct 9, 2026, 10pm Ticketed via the Apollo
Rising R&B singer TheARTI$T, fresh off tour with Kehlani, takes over the Apollo's late-night Music Café for an intimate, confessional soul set.
R&B Late night Harlem
#17 Fri, Oct 9, 2026, 10pm · One Day Only
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria, Harlem, Manhattan Ticketed via the Apollo R&B
Rising R&B singer TheARTI$T, fresh off tour with Kehlani, takes over the Apollo's late-night Music Café for an intimate, confessional soul set.
#18
Irving Plaza, Union Square, Manhattan Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 7pm Ticketed via Ticketmaster
Cult UK doom-psych band Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats bring fuzzed-out, horror-movie riffs to Irving Plaza on their North America '26 run.
Psych rock Doom Club show
#18 Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 7pm · One Day Only
Irving Plaza, Union Square, Manhattan Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ticketed via Ticketmaster Psych rock
Cult UK doom-psych band Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats bring fuzzed-out, horror-movie riffs to Irving Plaza on their North America '26 run.
#19
The Town Hall, Midtown, Manhattan Saturday · October 10, 2026
The Buena Vista Orchestra carries the Buena Vista Social Club songbook into The Town Hall, with a new album and a world tour behind them.
Concert Cuban Latin
#19 Saturday · October 10, 2026 · One Day Only
The Town Hall, Midtown, Manhattan Concert Cuban
The Buena Vista Orchestra carries the Buena Vista Social Club songbook into The Town Hall, with a new album and a world tour behind them.
#20
United Palace, Washington Heights, Manhattan Saturday · October 10, 2026
Salsa romántica star Tony Vega headlines the gilded United Palace uptown, in a show rescheduled from March with tickets still honored.
Concert Salsa
#20 Saturday · October 10, 2026 · One Day Only
United Palace, Washington Heights, Manhattan Concert Salsa
Salsa romántica star Tony Vega headlines the gilded United Palace uptown, in a show rescheduled from March with tickets still honored.
#21
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, Manhattan Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 7pm Ticketed via Ticketmaster
Music creator Derrick Gee brings his Radio Hour off the screen and onto the Gramercy Theatre stage for a live night built around the songs he champions.
Live music show Creator event Club show
#21 Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 7pm · One Day Only
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, Manhattan Ticketed via Ticketmaster Live music show
Music creator Derrick Gee brings his Radio Hour off the screen and onto the Gramercy Theatre stage for a live night built around the songs he champions.
#22
Dizzy's Club, Columbus Circle, Manhattan Monday, October 12, 2026, 7 pm and 9 pm sets Covers $30–$60 plus $25 food…
Grammy-winning bandleader Steven Feifke fires up a full big band at Dizzy's Club to release his new album, with Central Park out the window.
Big band jazz Album release
#22 Monday, October 12, 2026, 7 pm and 9 pm sets · One Day Only
Dizzy's Club, Columbus Circle, Manhattan Covers $30–$60 plus $25 food… Big band jazz
Grammy-winning bandleader Steven Feifke fires up a full big band at Dizzy's Club to release his new album, with Central Park out the window.
#23
Sony Hall, Theater District, Manhattan Sunday, October 11, 2026, 8 pm
Powerhouse soul singer Morgan James, the Broadway-trained voice behind viral Postmodern Jukebox covers, headlines Sony Hall.
Soul Cabaret seating
#23 Sunday, October 11, 2026, 8 pm · One Day Only
Sony Hall, Theater District, Manhattan Soul Cabaret seating
Powerhouse soul singer Morgan James, the Broadway-trained voice behind viral Postmodern Jukebox covers, headlines Sony Hall.
#24
116th Street Overlook, Riverside Park, Morningside Heights, Manhattan Bieretz, Renee, creator · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Sunday · Oct 11, 2026, 2–3:30pm Free
Student jazz players from the Manhattan School of Music fill Riverside Park's 116th Street overlook with sound above the Hudson.
Free Free concert Jazz
#24 Sunday · Oct 11, 2026, 2–3:30pm · One Day Only
116th Street Overlook, Riverside Park, Morningside Heights, Manhattan Bieretz, Renee, creator · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Free Free concert
Student jazz players from the Manhattan School of Music fill Riverside Park's 116th Street overlook with sound above the Hudson.
Medium Build w/ Ken Yates Akira Tana and Friends featuring Atsuko Hashimoto and Skylar Tang Living Memories: A Sonic Journey Through San Juan Hill Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison Plaza Notd (16 and Over) Evening Jazz Cruise aboard Yacht Manhattan Faux Real Wesley Joseph at Bowery Ballroom Robert Lester Folsom Kidd G (16+ Event) Forager (18 and Over) Juilliard Wind Orchestra FiFi Zhang w/ gum.mp3 + more TBA Brett Cameron Steinberg The Damnwells (18 and Over) Nevertel Dark Streets & Straight To Hell - "Pogues vs Clash" 
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, Midtown (57th Street), Manhattan
