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GYPSY SPIRIT The Lincoln Center Festival presents “The Spirit of Django,” a tribute to the music of French “gypsy guitarist” Django Reinhardt. Guitarist Dorado Schmitt, violinist Florin Niculescu, accordionist Ludovic Beier, and percussionist David Sillerman are among the musicians playing in this swing jazz festival. Tonight, 7 p.m., Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, Broadway and 65th Street, 212-875-5050, $35-$57.


AMIRUS AND AGNOSTICS The Amirus Woodwind Quintet offers an evening of classical music on the East River, as part of the Summer Sounds music series. Upcoming: The seven-piece band Dr. Dubious and the Agnostics perform Dixieland jazz (Wednesday, August 24). Tonight, 7-8:30 p.m., Carl Schurz Park, 86th Street and East End Avenue, 212-459-4455, free.


SALSA AT THE SEAPORT The next installment of the Seaport Music Festival features percussionist and salsa bandleader Johnny Ray. Upcoming: Grammy award-winning quartet the Tramps (tomorrow), and Jay Siegel and the Tokens, of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” fame (Friday). Tonight, 7-9 p.m., Pier 17, Fulton and South streets, 212-732-7678, free. For a full schedule, go to www.seaportmusicfestival.com, free.


CONVERSATIONAL TUNES The guitarist Andy Schneider plays with saxophonist Oran Etkin and drummer Joe Abba, in anticipation of the October release of Mr. Schneider’s new album, “Monologues, Dialogues, and Real Conversation.” Tonight, 10-11 p.m., Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen St., between East Houston and Stanton streets, 212-477-4155, free, donation requested.


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This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.


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