Joshua Redman celebrates the release of his latest album, Compass, out this past Tuesday, in a conversation with critic and author Gary Giddins at the City University of New York's Center for the Humanities tonight. The discussion, which will focus on Redman's place in the history of jazz, will be held at Elebash Recital Hall in Manhattan and is free and open to the public. Info: centerforthehumanities.org.

For the remainder of the weekend, Redman performs with one set of partners from the new album, Reuben Rogers and Greg Hutchinson—at the South Orange Performing Arts Center in New Jersey on Saturday and the Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut on Sunday—before a string of double-trio dates with all of the album's featured players next week. The Star-Ledger of New Jersey spoke with this "prince of two saxes" about the joy of playing with each of these trios and the prospect of playing live with both for the first time. Read the article at nj.com.

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As mentioned earlier in the Nonesuch Journal, John Adams continues in his role as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's Composer of the Year with two concerts this weekend, tonight and tomorrow night, in which he will conduct the orchestra at Heinz Hall. Featured on the programs are The Nixon Tapes, version 3, containing selections from Nixon in China; Doctor Atomic Symphony; and On the Transmigration of Souls. Info: pittsburghsymphony.org.

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David Byrne begins the winter leg of his tour Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno at the Hong Kong Convention Centre Monday night at 8 PM. He heads to Singapore and Japan in the coming weeks before starting an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand in February.

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Philip Glass heads to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams for a solo performance and to continue the discussion of his work in film, a topic he touched upon in an event at Dartmouth College last night. Tonight's event was created exclusively for the museum. Info: massmoca.org.

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Mandy Patinkin's ten-night residency at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in London's West End runs through the weekend and comes to a close on Sunday. The Independent gives the production four stars, saying this "meaty solo show" features "a programme that reveals not only Patinkin's range of emotional colours but also his technical virtuosity."

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Stephen Sondheim will participate in a rare public event when he joins New York Times columnist and former theater critic Frank Rich in conversation at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in New York on Sunday night. In this special event, titled Stephen Sondheim: A Life in Theater, the two will discuss the composer's career, legendary collaborations, and inspirations. Info: lincolncenter.org.

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Allen Toussaint, who celebrated his 71st birthday earlier this week and performed at a special New York fund-raising event on behalf of the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans last night, performs at the Celtic Connections festival with Dr. John at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday night.