Music
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AESOP’S RHYMES Alternative hip-hop artists Aesop Rock and Blackalicious perform downtown. Tonight, 6 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. concert, Webster Hall, 125 E. 11th St., between Third and Fourth avenues, 212-353-1600, $20.
LAUNCH PARTY The Gotham City Film Festival kicks off its season with “A Night for New Orleans,” with music by the Funky Meters. Proceeds go to the Tulane University Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. Tonight, 8 p.m., Show Nightclub, 135 W. 41st St., between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, 212-404-3108, $50.
FEMALE INFLUENCE Jazz at Lincoln Center presents the Women in Jazz festival. Featured performances include singer Rita Coolidge (tonight), the Claudia Acuna Quartet (Tuesday and Wednesday, September 20 and 21), and the Helen Merrill Quartet (Tuesday, September 27). The series closes with the Karen Briggs Band and the Leanne Ledgerwood Trio (Sunday, October 2). Through Sunday, October 2, 7:30 p.m., Jazz at Lincoln Center, Time Warner Center, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Broadway at 60th Street, fifth floor, 212-258-9595, $30 general, $15 for Monday concerts.
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