If you missed the previous events in this five-part series of concerts designed to showcase the breadth of the bassist's multitentacled vision, from solos and duets to big band, you still have an opportunity to catch Kowald in world-class company. Wednesday night's quartets look promising in the paradoxical pairing of Positive Knowledge's earthy grooves with the German's rhythmic futurism. The wailing front line of seasoned New York expats Marco Eneidi (alto sax) and Eddie Gale (trumpet) will likely echo the vibrancy of the loft-jazz heyday. On Thursday evening, expect to be delightfully confounded when the bassist pits his extraordinary artistry against the post-jazz chops of arch sound architects Miya Masaoka (koto, electronics) and Gino Robair (percussion); the festival closes with an avalanche of color when Kowald conducts Marco Eneidi's American Jungle Orchestra.
