Start off a new decade with art and music that defined creativity in decades past and profoundly influenced many artists working today.

Closing soon: "John Baldessari: Pure Beauty"at the Met
This is the first major U.S. exhibition in twenty years to survey the work of the legendary American artist John Baldessari, widely renowned as a pioneer of conceptual art. The exhibition brings together a full range of the artist’s innovative work over five decades.
Through January 9
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor
Tickets: $20 for Adults

2011 NYC Winter Jazzfest
Winter Jazzfest is a rare opportunity to experience the best of today’s new live jazz and experimental music in club venue settings. Once famed as the focal point of the city’s rich jazz and live music scene, Bleecker Street and the Village are an ideal backdrop for this festival experience.
Friday, January 7-Saturday, January 8
Check schedule for times, venues and tickets

GlobalFEST 2011
This one-night, 3-stage festival has become a midwinter bright spot for music lovers as an opportunity to bring knowledge of and appreciation for music from around the world to America.
Sunday, January 9, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street
Tickets: $35 in advance/$40 at venue

NEA Jazz Masters Award Ceremony featuring the Marsalis Family
For the first time in the program’s 29-year history, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will present a group award to the Marsalis family, New Orleans’ venerable first family of jazz.
Tuesday, January 11, 7-9:30 p.m.
Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, 59th Street & Columbus Circle
Tickets: Stand-by tickets will be available at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office on 1/11, day-of-event only. See Lincoln Center site for more info.