June 3, 2001

New generation of musicians is emerging from Europe's jazz underground and taking jazz in new direction by melding it with European club-culture styles; musicians, notably from France and Scandanavia, are taking elements from house, techno, drum 'n' bass and jungle scenes and re-establishing jazz's long lost links with popular culture; dubbed European new jazz, this improvisational music is moving out of jazz clubs and into club culture, and young people are willing to line up around block to hear it; photos of Norwegian trumpet player Nils Petter Molvaer, French flutist Malik Mezzadri, Norwegian pianist Bugge Wesseltoft, French saxophonist Julien Lourau and Esbjorn Svensson Trio from Sweden (M)

Article contends that Philadelphia 76ers must defeat Milwaukee Bucks in game 7 and get to finals for team to be viewed as successful (M)

An unusual report from the Communist Party describes a wave of protests and says they may get worse as the nation opens up more. Article, Page 14.

Mikhail Baryshnikov and White Oak Dance Project to honor innovative Judson Dance Theater in program at Brooklyn Academy of Music; will present 15 works dating from 1960's by seven Judson choreographers, most of whom will also appear as performers; choreographers Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, Deborah Hay, Lucinda Childs, David Gordon, Simone Forti and Trisha Brown and lighting designer Jennifer Tipton comment; photos (L)

Nonprofit housing organizations in New York City shift from rentals to for-sale housing, acquiring properties and developing them into low-cost residences for qualified buyers; pool of city-owned buildings which used to constitute their property stock has dried up; photos (M)