Music
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EVOKING THE BLUES The Miller Theater at Columbia University presents “Composer Portraits,” a celebration of the late jazz composer Julius Hemphill. Featured performers include pianist Ursula Oppens, flutist Marty Ehrlich, and the Ethel String Quartet. Tonight, 8 p.m., Columbia University, Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway at 116th Street, 212-854-7799, $25 general, $15 students and university faculty and staff, $7 university students.
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS Lincoln Center presents “The Music of Bob Dylan,” a concert to benefit the nonprofit Music for Youth Foundation. Patti Smith, Cat Power, Roseanne Cash, Philip Glass, and a member of the Black Crowes, Chris Robinson, are among more than 20 musicians who perform the folk icon’s classic tunes. Tonight, 8 p.m., Lincoln Center, Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Pl., between Broadway and 65th Street, 212-875-5900, $40–$125.
MUSEUM MUSIC The Metropolitan Museum of Art concert series presents guitarist Eliot Fisk and the Miró Quartet in a program including Arriaga’s Quartet No. 3 for Strings in E-flat Major, Leonardo Balada’s Caprichos No. 2 for Violin and String Quartet, and Boccherini’s Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, “Fandango.” Tonight, 8 p.m., Met Museum, Great Hall, 1000 Fifth Ave., between 82nd and 83rd streets, 212-570-3949, $60.
GUITAR MAN The Beacon Theatre presents “An Evening With James Taylor,” a concert given by the folk-rock singer who performs selections from his catalog, which includes “Fire and Rain” and “You’ve Got a Friend.” Tonight and tomorrow, 8 p.m., Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway at 74th Street, 212-496-7070, $89.50–$99.50.