It’s our silver jubilee! We invite you to join Joe’s Pub and a trio of thrilling New York City-based bands for a jubilant 25th birthday celebration, free and open to the public, on Astor Place. 3PM - 6PM.

Featuring: Fogo Azul, Jina Brass Band, and Slavic Soul Party.

3pm Fogo Azul
4pm Slavic Soul Party!
5pm Jina Brass Band

Fogo Azul is NYC's preeminent drumming ensemble that masterfully fuses the captivating elements of American marching band drumline with the infectious rhythms of Brazilian grooves. Since 2016, our vibrant presence graces more than 150 yearly occasions, from intimate gatherings like birthdays and weddings to grand events including fundraisers, galas, parades, and marches. Fogo Azul NYC is a community group open to women, non-binary, and trans folks who believe music and rhythm is in every human—if you give them the means, very loudly! Our ensemble thrives on diversity, encompassing people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds, spanning the entire spectrum of drumming proficiency, from newcomers to seasoned professionals. We're always excited to embrace new members into our fold, fostering an environment of inclusivity and collective enthusiasm.
Fogo Azul Website

Fiery Balkan brass, throbbing funk grooves, Roma (Gypsy) accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz chops make Slavic Soul Party! NYC’s official #1 brass band for BalkanSoul GypsyFunk. SSP! pumps a strong Balkan brass sound through the filter of life in New York’s outer boroughs, making new music out of the unplanned results of immigration, proximity, and globalization. Over the past 15 years the band has released 7 full-length albums, and toured in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Turkey, and Zimbabwe, from pasha’s palaces to dive bars, Carnegie Hall to Serbian schoolyards, festival stages to prison courtyards. The band’s music has fans on both sides of the Atlantic, and their tunes have been covered by Serbian brass stars, New Orleans funk stalwarts, and legendary street bands. SSP!’s Tuesday night residency in Brooklyn has become a destination for music fans from around the world, and is famous for “delivering a great time.” (The New York Times)
Slavic Soul Party Website

Jina Brass Band draws from the tradition of South Asian baraat/jaans, playing baraat songs, classic Punjabi songs, as well as fun Bollywood numbers. Jina Brass Band puts a New York attitude on top of faraway roots and is the extended family of the pioneering Brooklyn band, Red Baraat.
Jina Brass Band Website

Arun Luthra - soprano saxophone
Birsa Chatterjee - tenor saxophone
David Adewumi - trumpet
Smoota - trombone
John Altieri - sousaphone
Varun Das - snare drum
Dawn Drake - surdo, percussion
Sunny Jain - musical director

Presented in partnership with The Village Alliance.

Photo credits: David Andrako (header) and Leo Mascaro (thumbnail)