Joe's Pub Announces de'Adre aziza 7/24, Ryan Raftery 7/26
By: Gabrielle Sierra Jun. 24, 2010
Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.
With impeccable sound and lights, the warm and intimate candlelit atmosphere of Joe's Pub is filled with plush velvet couches, softly glowing lucite tables and gorgeously understated architecture. Joe's Pub is open seven days a week, regularly hosting as many as three shows a day. Dinner and drink service is available during every performance; the venue offers a classic Italian dinner menu and a fully stocked bar.
JULY 24-27
Saturday, July 24 at 7:30 PM
You are invited to attend the solo singing debut of Ms. de'Adre Aziza. Ms. aziza, an accomplished Broadway actress who starred in the critically acclaimed musical Passing Strange, is also very well received in industry circles as a premiere songstress, having shared the stage with such notable talents as Roy Ayers, Jessye Norman, and Jennifer Holliday. Fresh off the heels of a stunning NYC acting debut, which included Tony & Audelco Award nominations, an Obie Award, Theater World Award, and two Spike Lee films, Ms. aziza is back on the scene reuniting with her first love, music. With a collection of original compositions with a jazz infused twist, Ms. aziza sets out to captivate you with her vocal stylings and originality, performing a collection of original songs written by herself, songwriters Stew, Nick Rolfe & Louis Ressy, and musical theatre composers Michael Friedman and Nick Blaemire. Her fresh perspective and innovative collaging of these time tested musical styles is sure to delight. So we invite you to join us, sit back, relax, and enjoy the new face of Broadway meets jazz, de'Adre Aziza. $25
Mondays, July 12, 19 & 26 & at 7:30 PM
"Put him in the company of Rufus Wainwright, Nellie McKay and other young singer- songwriters who have open hearts and something new to say." - TimeOut New York
Vocalist-songwriter-pianist Spencer Day is an artistic vagabond, a modern-day musical nomad. Born in Utah, raised in rural Arizona, currently living in Los Angeles with extended residencies in New York and San Francisco, Day has called many places home. Along the way, he has wandered amid the expansive and diverse landscape of American music, developing an artistic sensibility that borrows from numerous sources: jazz, musical theater, cabaret, soul, folk, traditional pop and contemporary pop are just the tip of the iceberg. Day uses intuition and improvisation as his primary tools to craft a sound that is traditional and familiar, yet fresh and innovative at the same time, creating a blend too subtle to parse into neatly defined categories. Vagabond, his new release and his first on Concord Jazz, cements his reputation as a balladeer for the new century whose creative voice is distilled from the best elements of the previous one. $15 in advance/ $20 at the door
Bob Baldwin & NEW URBAN JAZZ W/ SPECIAL GUESTS GABRIELA ANDERS & CHIELI MINUCCI
Saturday, July 24 at 9:30 PM
Full Focus Musicworks presents:
an exciting evening of contemporary jazz featuring
Bob Baldwin & New Urban Jazz Party, with Gabriela Anders and special guest Chieli Minucci
Hosted by WBGO's Eulis Cathey
Come join us for an evening of sizzling great music with an irresistible groove with contemporary jazz keyboardist Bob Baldwin and the New Urban Jazz Party. Joining him: Gabriela Anders, the exciting vocalist from Argentina, whose swaying, sultry sound brings together the music and rhythms of Brazil in a fresh, soulful way; and the talented guitarist and leader of the Grammy-nominated jazz/fusion group, Special EFX, Chieli Minucci. It's a wonderful musical concoction of pulsating contemporary jazz and the flavors of South America...a show not to be missed! $30
BROADWAY IMPACT'S SUMMER SERIES feat. THE CAST OF AMERICAN IDIOT
Sunday, July 25 at 9:30 PM
Broadway Impact is overjoyed to present a night of music with members of the Tony nominated cast of American Idiot. Join us as we spend an evening downtown with this incredibly talented new company to benefit marriage equality efforts. $25 / $100 VIP
Ryan Raftery'S THIS ISN'T IT!
Monday, July 26 at 9:30 PM
The man critics have called a 'demented Rat Packer for the Millenium' makes his Joe's Pub debut with Ryan Raftery's THIS ISN'T IT! Following the nation-wide, seismic basement extravaganza that was Ryan Raftery & Friends: A SOLO ACT, fans can expect more of Raftery's twisted interpretations of songs from the worlds of pop, rock and musical theatre. The show will be fun. The suit will be tailored to perfection. And you will be able to tell your friends that you saw someone dance with an ATM machine in a finale that would have Stephen Hawking on his feet and begging for more! $20
LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE
Tuesday, July 27 at 7:00 PM
"Sincere and raw, at times recalling Joni Mitchell and Patty Griffin, Roche's bittersweet voice leaps out; she paints an indelible image...with her voice as the song's story unfolds... her beautiful voice is all her own." - NPR Song of the Day
Lucy Wainwright Roche grew up in Greenwich Village, the daughter of two performing musicians--Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche (The Roches). Her childhood was spent living out of a suitcase, either on the road with her parents or being ferried around to different relatives in her big musical clan. Although she loved traveling as a kid and took to writing songs at an early age, Lucy was the child of rebels and pursued her own path, leading her to attend Oberlin College, pursue a Master's Degree in education and become a second and third grade teacher. But music was in Lucy's blood, and when her brother Rufus Wainwright invited her to sing backup on a few tours in 2005 and 2006, she left the classroom to pursue her music. Drawing on her experiences from teaching and traveling, she began writing new songs and recorded her debut CD 8 Songs in 2007, receiving rave reviews from National Public Radio and The New York Times. She hit the road full-time, playing across North America, Europe and Australia with such notable acts as Amos Lee, Dar Williams, Neko Case, Mary Gauthier and Teddy Thompson. Her crystalline voice, charming stage presence and refreshingly honest songwriting has made her a quick favorite with audiences, whether she's playing in a theater, rock club or a national radio show like Mountain Stage. $17
WORLD RECORD APPRECIATION SOCIETY
Tuesday, July 27 at 9:30 PM
Dubbed "Best Oddball Night" by New York Magazine, the World Record Appreciation Society features an ever-changing lineup of eclectic performers setting unique world records. The night is hosted by the Universal Record Database (URDB.org), a Web site The New Yorker says "is to the Guinness World Records as Wikipedia is to the Encyclopedia Britannica." World records set at previous events have ranged from 'Most Cocktail Umbrellas Fit In Hair In One Minute' to 'Tallest Drawing Of A Midget' to 'Most Bananas Fit In A Pair Of Pants At Once.' URDB are regular guests on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and host thousands of unique records on their site.
"Our live events bring out a mix of individual bravery, group participation, hilarity, surprise and all-around general chaos," says URDB co-founder and event host Dan Rollman. "We've seen everything from a wedding proposal to the world's tallest carrot cake to 12 women standing on top of a man rolled up in a carpet." $12
TICKETS
Online at joespub.com
Phone 212-967-7555, In Person At The Public Theater Box Office (1 PM to 6 PM), or at the Joe's Pub Box Office from (6 PM to 10 PM) both located at 425 Lafayette Street, NYC
For table reservations please call 212-539-8778. Purchase of tickets does NOT guarantee a table reservation; you must call to reserve seats. Seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation. Two drink or $12 food minimum per person is standard.
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