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  • Brass Queens is an 8-piece brass band whose sound is deeply inspired by the music of New Orleans mixed with the flair of modern pop. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, the Brass Queens features an all-female horn section with the goal of expanding the space for women in a male-dominated industry. Brass Queens has performed at the 2021 Met Gala, on Good Morning America, Governor's Ball Music Festival, Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Chanel No. 5’s 125th anniversary, and for notable clients including Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co., Perrier, Instagram, New Balance, and many more.

    $5 Minimum Per Person

    Brunch Menu
    NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.

    • All seating is first come, first served. Parties arriving separately or late are not guaranteed to be sat at the same table.
    • Table Seating is all ages, Bar Area is 21+. Bar Area tickets for patrons under 21 will not be honored. 
  • "Jazz Music" Music created by African American musicians that has become "A National American Treasure!" The band: John R. Lamkin II - Trumpet and Flugelhorn Micheal Hairston - Saxophones Bob Butta - Piano Micheal Graham - Bass Jesse Moody - Drums Showtime is 3 pm ET/2 pm CT/1 pm MT/12 pm PT/7 pm GMT A limited number of in-person seats are available for $20 each. Please email henry@andiemusik.com for stipulations. Streaming cost is $15 Donations are welcomed. The link will be revealed to you 15 minutes before the broadcast begins and will remain active through July 3
  • "The Diamond Anniversary of Laura Nyro" - born in The Bronx, Laura would have been 75-years old this year had she not been taken from us at such an early age. Please join us for this heartfelt and moving tribute to Laura Nyro, one of the greatest and most covered songwriters of the 21st century. Pianist and singer-songwriter Christine Spero, with her group take you on an unforgettable journey through some of Laura's most memorable songs. The group features:

    Peter O'Brien, drums
    Steve Rust, bass
    Elliot Spero, saxes, flutes, Congas & multiple percussions

    "Christine has a lover's touch on the piano, a jazz master's vocabulary and a vocal splendor perfectly matched by a band that is nothing short of breathtaking." -- The Saratogian

    The Iridium's doors open at 7:30 p.m. - call or email for reservations or purchase tickets - numbers above

    Tom Mulligan, publicist
  • Two-time Oscar® nominee, six-time GRAMMY® winner and 2018 USA Fellow trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard is joined by The E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet. When he’s not wowing crowds around the world with his masterful jazz trumpet, Terence is scoring Spike Lee films including When the Levees Broke, Malcolm X, Da 5 Bloods and BlacKkKlansman. His opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones opened the Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 season. With his quintet The E-Collective, Terence released the albums Breathless, LIVE and 2021’s ABSENCE, a tribute to Wayne Shorter with neo-classical string ensemble Turtle Island Quartet.
  • On this episode of AOS, CBS Saturday Morning co-host Michelle Miller talks about her emotional memoir
  • Pianist, composer, and writer Ethan Iverson was a founding member of The Bad Plus, a game-changing collective with Reid Anderson and David King. The New York Times called TBP “Better than anyone at melding the sensibilities of post-60’s jazz and indie rock.” During his 17-year tenure, TBP performed in venues as diverse as the Village Vanguard, Carnegie Hall, and Bonnaroo; collaborated with Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, and the Mark Morris Dance Group; and created a faithful arrangement of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and a radical reinvention of Ornette Coleman’s Science Fiction.
  • Newark native Brandon W. Mejia is a sophomore at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University studying Jazz Studies Performance. He's also double majoring in Information Technology and minoring in certificate Latino and Caribbean Studies. Brandon is also still involved with Jazz House Kids serving as Teacher Assistant during the organization's summer camp
  • On this episode of The Pulse, China Moses joins Keanna Faircloth to discuss her musical upbringing and background, her career as an international radio host and vocalist, and the duality of living in two cultures.
  • Gary Walker had his first shift on the air at WBGO on Friday, June 11, 1982. For his 40th anniversary, we assembled stories and tributes from some of his family at Newark Public Radio.
  • The trumpeter/vocalist Bria Skonberg talks with Lee Mergner about her new album ‘What It Means’ and her evolution as a bandleader and composer.
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