When Laurie Anderson gave a private concert performance at the deconsecrated Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Chapel in Paris this past May, ARTE was there to capture the set, which can now be seen here. She is joined by Stewart Hurwood, Lou Reed's longtime guitar technician, for a sound experience created with the late singer's guitars, along with Chris Vatalaro on percussion, Doug Wieselman on guitar and horns, and Martha Mooke on viola. "A truly special moment," says ARTE. "A sensory journey in the company of one of the greatest experimental artists."

Cécile McLorin Salvant’s new album, Oh Snap, is out now. It comprises 12 very personal songs by the singer/composer (plus a cover of a verse from the Commodores’ 1977 hit “Brick House”) mostly recorded outside of a traditional studio environment. The songs showcase her genre-spanning tastes and influences from her 1990s childhood in Miami—from boy bands to grunge to classical to folk—and include party tracks with beats, samba grooves, and quiet folk songs. Salvant wrote the intimate songs as part of a creative quest: To place spontaneity and joy at the center of her writing process. The album features longtime collaborators Sullivan Fortner, Yasushi Nakamura, and Kyle Poole, plus cameos from singers June McDoom and Kate Davis.

Mary Halvorson and her Amaryllis sextet conclude their About Ghosts US tour in Delaware, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn, where Yasmin Williams performs too. Davóne Tines is across the river in Manhattan. Jeremy Denk is north of the City in Sleepy Hollow. John Adams is performed by BSO in Boston. Kronos Quartet is in Strasbourg, France. Jeff Parker joins Jenny Scheinman in Pasadena. Molly Tuttle plays festivals in Kentucky, New Jersey, and Maryland.

Molly Tuttle and her band perform "The Highway Knows," from her new album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine, live at the Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Festival in Manchester Center, Vermont, last month in a new video. You can watch it here. Tuttle and her band's The Highway Knows Tour continues in Boston tonight and Brooklyn tomorrow, followed by a trio of festival sets this weekend in Kentucky, New Jersey, and Maryland.

A new chamber orchestra version of Gabriel Kahane's "Where are the Arms" (the title track to his sophomore LP), performed by Kahane (vocals, guitar, electronics) with the Knights and conductor Eric Jacobsen, from his upcoming album, Heirloom, is out now. The album, due October 10, features a concerto for piano and chamber orchestra by the same name, written by the composer/singer/songwriter for his father, the conductor and pianist Jeffrey Kahane; the Knights, led by Jacobson, join him. 

“I fell upon these people bit by bit, and also the songs which I could bring back, this arsenal of incredible pieces from all sorts of corners of time," Robert Plant says on BBC Radio 4's Front Row in a conversation with presenter Samira Ahmed about his new album, Saving Grace, out next week, and the band of distinguished players with whom he made it. You can hear the episode here.

Drummer, producer, and sonic collagist Makaya McCraven has released four new singles, one from each of his four upcoming EPs: "Boom Bapped" from Techno Logic, with Ben LaMar Gay and Theon Cross; "The Beat Up" from The People’s Mixtape, with Junius Paul, Marquis Hill, Joel Ross, and Jeremiah Chiu; "Dark Parks" from Hidden Out!, with Paul, Jeff Parker, and Josh Johnson; and "Los Gatos from PopUp Shop, with Parker, Justefan, and Benjamin J. Shepherd. The EPs are due in October, as is a two-disc compilation, Off the Record. Built from live, improvised performances, the music is later reshaped by McCraven via extensive editing, overdubs, and post-production at his home studio. 

Chris Thile's Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2—on which he performs Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005; and Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006—is due November 7. For his second recording of Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas, 12 years after the first volume, the mandolin virtuoso opted for a more personal approach, allowing himself to take liberties with the scores, which he recorded in multiple, somewhat untraditional, locations of personal significance. Nonesuch Store orders include an autographed print while they last. Thile will perform works by Bach and more on tour this fall and spring.

Jeremy Denk plays Ives at Little Island NYC. Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti and Frank Rosaly take MESTIZX to Austin. Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi perform in Cork. Mary Halvorson and her Amaryllis sextet tour Lexington, Bloomington, and Chicago, where Jeff Parker is too. Emmylou Harris goes to Georgia. Hurray for the Riff Raff is in Ottawa. Kronos Quartet tours Switzerland and Austria. Natalie Merchant performs in Kingston, NY. Cécile McLorin Salvant tours Colombia and Ecuador. Molly Tuttle is in Ohio and Pennsylvania, where Yasmin Williams is too.

Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson kicks off a nine-city US tour performing music from her new album, About Ghosts, with her Amaryllis sextet: Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam O’Farrill (trumpet). The tour begins at Chicago's Sound & Gravity festival tonight, with stops in Kentucky, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, culminating at Roulette in Brooklyn on September 21. They head to Europe in November. 

Robert Plant and the group of distinguished musicians with whom he made the album Saving Grace, will tour the UK in December, with shows in Portsmouth, Eastbourne, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, and York. Early access to tickets for pre-orders of the album from the official UK store begin this Monday.

Molly Tuttle and her band give a fiery performance of "Everything Burns," from her new album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine, live at the Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Festival in Vermont last month in a new video you can watch here. Tuttle kicks off The Highway Knows Tour and her series of Guitar Center workshops and Q&As in Chicago today.