Embarrassment.

Of riches for NYC-based jazz fans this month, as The Stone turns May into a memorial for the late Derek Bailey, who was to have curated this month himself. Lots of solo perfs, which, in the intimate space of The Stone (no distracting passing trays or [unintentionally] mishandled glassware), could be truly beautiful. Some great guitar throughout the month, natch.

Suggested listening:
Derek Bailey - "Gone with the Wind," from Ballads (Tzadik, 2002). Read about it. Buy it.