Nicholas Payton, Mike Stern, Brazilian Jazz All Stars, Otis Taylor, And More Swing Into Spring At The Iridium

The Iridium will host some of the top names in jazz this March, as Todd Barkan presents three nights with trumpeter Nicholas Payton and five nights with the Brazilian Jazz All Stars as part of the newly-launched Keystone Korner Nights at The Iridium series. Les Paul's legacy lives on with performances by guitar heroes Johnny A and Mike Stern, while bass icon Tony Levin and bluesman Otis Taylor close out the month. See below for highlights:

3/1-3: Nicholas Payton XXX w/ Lenny White and Vicente Archer – Todd Barkan's Keystone Korner Nights at The Iridium series kicks off March with one of the world's top trumpeters, Nicholas Payton, who will celebrate the release of his new album, '#BAM Live at Bohemian Caverns' (BMF Records), with an all-star lineup featuring bassist Vicente Archer (Kenny Garrett, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis) and Lenny White, the legendary drummer from Miles Davis' masterpiece 'Bitches' Brew' and Freddie Hubbard's classic bestseller 'Red Clay.' 

3/4: Johnny A w/ The Les Paul Trio – Guitar legend Johnny A, who has shared the stage with the likes of B.B. King, Les Paul, George Thorogood, Jeff Beck and J.J. Cale among others, returns to The Iridium for the club's weekly Les Paul Mondays series.

3/6 & 10: Louis Hayes and the Jazz Communicators with Anthony Wonsey, Santi Debriano, and Javon Jackson - Keystone Korner Nights presents the legendary drummer Louis Hayes, who helped create the jazz classics 'Work Song' and 'Jiva Samba' with the Adderley Brothers, for two nights with pianist Anthony Wonsey, bassist Santi Debriano, and saxophonist Javon Jackson.

3/13-17: Brazilian Jazz All Stars: Jazz Samba and Jobim - Hear the joyous and deeply lyrical sound of Jazz Samba by some of the premier Brazilian jazz players in the world, as Romero Lubambo, Claudio Roditi, Duduka DaFonseca, Helio Alves, Maucha Adnet, Hans Glawischnig and more come together for Todd Barkans' Keystone Korner Nights at The Iridium series. The March 15 performance will be webcast in HD athttp://www.iridiumlive.com

3/25: Mike Stern w/ The Les Paul Trio - In a career that spans three decades and a discography that includes more than a dozen eclectic and innovative recordings, six-time Grammy nominee Mike Stern has established himself as one of the premier jazz and jazz-fusion guitarists and composers of his generation.

3/29-30: Stick Men w/ Tony Levin - Best known as long time bassist with Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin has played on over 500 albums and performed with everyone from John Lennon and Warren Zevon to Lou Reed and Pink Floyd. He'll debut the new Stick Men album, 'Deep,' in its entirety at The Iridium.

3/31: Otis Taylor – Called "a country-folk version of spontaneous, talking-blues master John Lee Hooker" by Paste, bluesman Otis Taylor has electrified critics for decades with a sound the New Yorker dubbed "Velvet Underground Railroad." He continues to build his venerable legacy with this month's 'My World Is Gone.'

The Iridium
1650 Broadway (51st)
New York, NY

For a complete calendar of events at the Iridium in March, visit:
http://www.theiridium.com/calendar

The Iridium on the Web:
http://www.theiridium.com
http://www.facebook.com/iridiumjazzclub
http://www.youtube.com/user/IridiumLIVE
http://twitter.com/iridiumjazzclub

Watch Live Online at:
http://www.iridiumlive.com

The Les Paul Foundation:
http://www.lespaulfoundation.org
 
For more information on The Iridium, please contact Carrie Tolles [ctolles@shorefire.com], Anthony D'Amato [adamato@shorefire.com], or Matt Hanks [mhanks@shorefire.com] at Shore Fire Media, 718.522.7171.