Jazz Listings for Aug. 16-22

Full reviews of recent jazz performances: nytimes.com/jazz. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesarts for arts and entertainment news. Arts Twitter List: Critics, Reporters and Editors A sortable calendar of noteworthy cultural events in the New York region, selected by Times critics. Go to Event Listings » ★ The Ambrose Akinmusire Project (Tuesday through Thursday) An earnest young trumpeter with a bracingly original style — shadowy tone, sure attack, surprising turns of phrase — Ambrose Akinmusire released one of the best jazz albums of 2011, “When the Heart Emerges Glistening” (Blue Note). relying on a crackerjack...