Music
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LONG LEGS, BIG VOICES The 17th annual Cabaret Convention, presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation and Jazz at Lincoln Center, is a weeklong festival featuring performances honoring the American Songbook. The convention opens tonight with a gala performance and reception featuring singers Barbara Carroll, Steve Ross, and KT Sullivan performing the works of Irving Berlin. Tonight, 6 p.m., Frederick P. Rose Hall Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle, 33 W. 60th St. at Broadway , 212-980-3026, $25–$100. For more information, go to mabelmercer.org.
REFLECTING LIGHT As part of its Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital series, the Juilliard School presents its ensemble-in-residence, the American Brass Quintet. The program includes David Sampson’s “Entrance” and a world premiere of Robert Dennis’s “Il Ritorno.” Trombonist Joseph Alessi and trumpeter Raymond Mase are featured performers. Tonight, 8 p.m., Peter Jay Sharp Theater, the Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam avenues, 212-769-7406, free with tickets.
