Music
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CHAMBER AT CARAMOOR The trio Worlds Beyond – composed of saxophonist Daniel Schnyder, bass trombonist David Taylor, and pianist Kenny Drew Jr. – inaugurates the new classical music series Extreme Chamber Music at the 60th annual Caramoor Music Festival. The program includes music by Mr. Schnyder, Kurt Weill, and George Gershwin. The series will also feature Paquito D’Rivera exploring the Cuban tradition (Friday, July 29), and the Shanghai Quartet with Xu Ke on erhu (Friday, August 5). Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Caramoor Music Festival, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah, N.Y., 914-232-1252, $10.
SAY WHAT? Vocalist Queen Esther, who blends country-rock and gospel sounds, shares a bill with Is What?, a jazzy avantgarde hip-hop trio. Tonight, 8 p.m., Makor, 35 W. 67th St., between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, 212-415-5500, $12.
GETTIN’ JIGGY WITH IT The Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra plays Scottish jigs, tunes, and reels to kick off the holiday weekend. Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., Second Presbyterian Church, 6 W. 96th St., between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, 212-749-1700, $10 suggested donation.
CABARET AND COMEDY Amateur performers from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs sing pop and jazz and do comedy routines. The performance also features a father/daughter team playing the harmonica and piano. Tomorrow, 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, Main Gallery, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, Queens,718-463-7700 ext. 222, $30 general, $24 members.
SINGING HISTORY At a “shape-note singing” session, singers sit facing the leader, who stands in the center, and sing 16th-century choral music a cappella. The sing-along style is seen as the precursor to gospel music and was popular in the American South, especially among Baptist sects that eschewed instruments other than the voice. Though the shape-note songs – also called “Sacred Harp” songs, after a popular hymnal – originated in the Christian church, the singing is now a social event that draws people of all backgrounds and skill levels. Saturday, 3-6 p.m., the Living Room, 154 Ludlow St., between Rivington and Stanton streets, 212-533-7235, free.
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