Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend

ERIC B. & RAKIM at Sony Hall (Dec. 27, 9 p.m.). Rap is unique among musical genres in that most of its founding members are not only alive, but living in the New York metropolitan area. Long Island’s Eric B. & Rakim, one of the genre’s foundational acts, reunited in 2017 after a hiatus from public performance of more than 20 years. Now old-school and young rap fans alike have a chance to see the legendary duo in action, performing hits like the jazzy “Don’t Sweat the Technique” and “I Ain’t No Joke.”

BRADLEY ZERO at Good Room (Dec. 27, 10 p.m.). As the head of the acclaimed London-based label Rhythm Section International, Zero has assembled a roster of artists from around the world who make everything from electronic music that samples Angela Davis to jazzy, soul-tinged beats. As a D.J., he currently has a residency on BBC’s Radio 1 playing a globe-spanning blend of rap, R&B and eclectic grooves. He’ll be joined at this Brooklyn club by the D.J. Toribio and representatives from the Singapore-based label Darker Than Wax.

HOUSTON PERSON at Jazz Standard (through Dec. 23, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.). A rollicking tenor saxophonist with his feet firmly planted in the soul-jazz tradition, Person improvises with great fluency and creativity — treating blues clichés as valid ingredients, but mixing in plenty of lyrical originality as well. A former collaborator with Horace Silver, Etta Jones and Jack McDuff, he appears here in a quartet featuring Lafayette Harris on piano, Matthew Parrish on bass and Vince Ector on drums.

BARRY HARRIS TRIO at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola (Dec. 21-23, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.; Dec. 24, 7 p.m.). A tireless advocate for bebop and an unfailingly entertaining improviser, Harris has been a stalwart jazz pianist, organizer and educator since the 1960s. Now 89, Harris appears at Dizzy’s in a trio featuring the bassist Ray Drummond and the drummer Leroy Williams.