Performatist is a searchable index of live performances and cultural events in New York City. It gathers listings from venue calendars and event feeds — jazz clubs, concert halls, theaters, galleries and comedy rooms — and links to each venue or ticket provider. Performatist does not sell tickets.
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Sound On: Inward Journeys at David Geffen Hall pairs conductor-composer Brad Lubman with the Juilliard Orchestra and Germany’s Neue Vocalsolisten. Lubman, known for his work in contemporary classical music, will lead Juilliard’s student orchestra alongside a vocal ensemble that specializes in new vocal techniques. The program highlights contemporary repertoire and the interaction of orchestral forces with experimental vocal practice.
Robin Daniel Skinner, known professionally as Cavetown, performs indie rock and pop built around intimate songwriting and steady acoustic guitar arrangements. On the Running With Scissors Tour he brings that approach to the Brooklyn Paramount, leaning on tender ballads and concise pop structures that echo his recorded work and prior performances at venues such as Rough Trade NYC.
Lawrence Henry Gowan, known onstage as Gowan, is a Canadian singer and keyboardist whose work sits between pop songwriting and progressive-rock structure. He performs at the Brooklyn Paramount as part of "Staycation," presenting a keyboard-forward set defined by tight arrangements and precise musical architecture rather than theatrical spectacle.
PRETTY MAJOR, hosted by Jay Jurden, is a host‑driven stand‑up program at Union Hall that alternates Jurden’s set with short music performances. The bill includes Aaron Chen — whose work brings actorly timing and physical control to stand‑up — alongside hybrid comedy‑song artists such as Aparna, Bahe and Nina, all suited to Union Hall’s close‑listening room.
Vibraphonist Steve Nelson, long active in New York's jazz scene and noted for his collaborations with Dave Holland, leads a quartet at Smalls Jazz Club. His command of the vibraphone and frequent appearances in Smalls' jam sessions place the set squarely within the club's small-group tradition and the city's ongoing post‑bop conversation.
Alphaville's Wild Card Comedy presents Daniel Van Kirk and Jarrett Campbell. Van Kirk is a Los Angeles–based comedian, actor, writer and podcast host whose work crosses stage and audio formats. Campbell's 2019 album Straight White Fail earned a Juno nomination; he favors premise‑forward material and frequently appears on New York bills, including Alphaville and New York Comedy Club.
At Signal, Night & Day pairs Anthony Rother (hybrid set) with Ken Ishii, KYRUH, Mike Parker and Mr.Murray. The lineup emphasizes machine-driven rhythms and tight programming: Rother and Ishii bring studio-grounded, disciplined approaches, KYRUH moves between live performance and DJ practice, and the evening alternates hybrid/live sets with precision DJ work.
Diego Matheuz leads a program at David Geffen Hall pairing Tchaikovsky's Fifth with music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Matheuz, a Venezuelan conductor, joins New York Philharmonic concertmaster Frank Huang in a program that contrasts Tchaikovsky's late-Romantic idiom with Korngold's orchestral language shaped by concert and film work. The billing emphasizes orchestral color and melodic clarity.
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