Joe's Pub Presents Taylor Mac 5/21-22, Turin Brakes 5/22, Jonathan Haffner 5/23

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.

JUST ANNOUNCED

JOY HARJO: WINGS OF NIGHT SKY, WINGS OF MORNING LIGHT - PART OF NEW WORK NOW!

Friday, May 7 at 7:00 PM

Internationally known poet, performer, writer, and musician Joy Harjo writes and performs her first piece for the theater. This one-woman, allegorical play re-imagines the creation myth through a precociously sensitive heroine- the child of a Cherokee waitress and an alcoholic Creek father. The piece received its first reading in 2008 at The Public's Native Theater Festival before going on to a run at Native Voices in Los Angeles. Joining her is Grammy-award winning guitarist and producer Larry Mitchell.

Joy Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke Nation. Her poetry collections have garnered many awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is a founding member of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation and writes a column for her tribal newspaper, the Muscogee Nation News. As a musician, she has recorded four CDs and won a NAMMY award for Female Artist of the Year.

RANDY REINHOLZ (Choctaw) is Producing Artistic Director and Co-Creator of Native Voices at the Autry. He has directed over fifty plays internationally including the critically acclaimed premiere production of Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light, at Native Voices at the Autry with performances at the Alaska Native Heritage Center and The Public Theater. A member of The National Theatre Conference, Mr. Reinholz is on the Advisory Committee for the Native Theater Festival at The Public Theater.

Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light is a program of The Public Theater's Native Theater Initiative. NEW WORK NOW! will run May 7-23 with 10 readings of news plays in The Public's Martinson Theater. Tickets to NEW WORK NOW! are free and may be reserved by contacting the box office at (212) 967-7555.

MAY 21 - MAY 23

TAYLOR MAC

Friday & Saturday, May 21 & 22 at 7;00 PM

"One of the most exciting theater artists of our time." - Time Out New York

"Intellectually arduous and beautifully realized" - Hilton Als, The New Yorker

Could belief be overrated? Performing artist Taylor Mac flirts with the disengagement of belief in this theatrical concert (with band). Expect covers, brand new originals, songs from his epic "The Lily's Revenge", and the obligatory truckload of glitter. $20

Lady Rizo: unescorted

Fridays, May 21 & June 25 at 9:30 PM

"The brazen blonde belts out classics and pop tunes atop a piano" -- Women's Wear Daily

"Caburlesque artist Lady Rizo has, thankfully, upped the ante... throwing in enough hyperfemininity to blow your heart and go down on your mind." - Sharyn Jackson, Village Voice

"Lady Rizo and The Assettes brought down the house."- Men's Vogue

"Rizo's mischievous grin and banter hold the audience captive." - NY Press

"adorably louche"-- Time Out

"Lady Rizo bring(s) out the Broadway in this chart-topper" --Rolling Stone

The incomparable "cabaret star" (NY Magazine) Lady Rizo is back for an unchaperoned evening of song and decadence. You may have seen her here at Joe's Pub with her "glam bottom baring dance troupe the Assettes " (Village Voice), celebrating the billboard top ten in the monthly series Our Hit Parade, or midtown at the gothic Night Hotel co-hosting the weekly transnational lounge Foreign Affairs.

But here is your chance to have her all to yourself. Her seamless mix of bawdy humor and elegance has been likened to Mae West but it's her vocal chops that have garnered recent attention: collaborating with both Yo-Yo Ma & Moby on albums this year, singing selections of the American Songbook in front of the internationally acclaimed 36 -piece orchestra The Knights, and at MOMA for a sold out cabaret for the Kirchner Exhibit.

Let her lashes beguile you as she interprets an irresistible mix of popular songs from all eras backed by some of the finest musicians in New York City. Even though she is venturing out solo, if you know Lady Rizo you won't be surprised if a couple special guests pop up. $15

AVAN LAVA

Friday, May 21 at MIDNIGHT
Born in 2009 in New York City, AVAN LAVA is the union of singer Tom Hennes and musician Le Chev (Michael Laine Cheever). Tom sings and Le Chev makes music.

After touring the globe playing bass and DJ'ing with Fischerspooner on their "Entertainment" tour, Le Chev began collaborating with Tom, a singer with a performance background in NYC, to create the debut release by AVAN LAVA, an EP entitled Vapors. Initially working with borrowed computers and equipment, they built the songs in basements and friends' studios in New York City. Prior to the EP's completion, the duo were signed by Faux Pyre Records, and flown to Los Angeles for mixing and mastering sessions at the prestigious Infrasonic Sound Studio with audio wizard Pete Lyman (The Mars Volta, No Age, Bloc Party). $12

TURIN BRAKES: ACOUSTIC
Saturday, May 22 at 9:30 PM
It has been more than ten years since Turin Brakes released their first record. The anniversary was a time for celebration and reflection - a reminder of how far the South London duo have come and of what made them such a great act in the first place. It was also time to make a new album, a process which has brought Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian full circle.

Having redefined the acoustic pop genre with their debut album, The Optimist LP, which was short-listed for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001, the pair went on to release a string of superlative collections which saw them gradually expand on their original sound and vision. By the time of their last album, Dark On Fire, produced by Ethan Johns, the acoustic troubadours had turned into a fully-fledged, plugged-in, soft-rock band.

Now, with their new album, Outbursts, Olly and Gale have rediscovered the working practices that got them started in the first place, and with it their old sense of mission. Written, produced and (for the most part) performed entirely by the two of them, Outbursts is a collection of songs that returns to the essence of Turin Brakes, and not only echoes the quiet, edgy genius of their most celebrated work, but surpasses it. $22

MAGIC IN THE PARK

Sundays, May 2, 16, & 23 at NOON
Magic in the Park is a magical journey and entertainment showcase that pays homage to the late Dr. Abraham B. Hurwitz, New York City's "Official Magician". Continuing in the tradition of his legendary "Peter Pan the Magic Man" shows, Magic in the Park features magic acts, mentalism, juggling, ventriloquism, puppetry, music, and much more.

The New York Times, in 1981, wrote that Hurwitz "entertained more than a million young people" at free performances in New York City's schools, parks, recreation centers and playgrounds.

Bring the family, your sense of history, and join this elite group of participants as Magic in the Park dazzles you for 70 minutes with the likes of Abe's grand-daughter, Emmy Award winner Mallory Lewis with Lamb Chop, The Magicomedian and "Dean of American Magicians" George Schindler, Funny Guy Robert Baxt, Ventriloquism extraordinaire Carla Rhodes, rising stars from the Society of Young Magicians and our amusing Emcee, "Cajun Cellist" Sean Grissom.

Featured Artists

Mallory Lewis (May 2 - Only NYC appearance)

George Schindler

Robert Baxt

Ryan Oakes

Carla Rhodes

Jen Slaw

Sean Grissom

Member of the Society of Young Magicians

Schedule and performers subject to change $20

JONATHON HAFFNER'S LIFE ON WEDNESDAY feat. CRAIG TABORN, WAYNE KRANTZ, EIVIND OPSVIK, BEN PEROWSKY & KENNY WOLLENSEN

Sunday, May 23 at 7:00 PM

"The attention-grabbing Life on Wednesday doesn't pull any punches. It sounds as if it was made with the intention of giving modern jazz a kick in the pants, and it does just that." ~ All About Jazz

Jonathon Haffner : alto saxophone

Craig Taborn : piano and Wurlitzer

Wayne Krantz : guitar

Eivind Opsvik: bass

Ben Perowsky: drums

Kenny Wollesen: drums

Alto Saxophonist Jonathon Haffner will be performing music from his most recent release Life on Wednesday. The album is an exciting and unique mixture of jazz, electronica and rock. It reflects today's modern music world both melodically and sonically. Joining him will be Craig Taborn on piano and Wurlitzer, guitarist Wayne Krantz, bassist Eivind Opsvik, and others. $15

SALMA HABIB & ZIKRAYAT
Sunday, May 23 at 9:30 PM
Salma Habib, a multi-talented singer, dancer, actress and television host, is emerging as one of the most prominent Arab female vocalists in the United States. Her professional career as an artist began at the age of seven as a leading dancer in the "Salma Dancing Group" in Haifa, established in 1979, and she soon moved on to work in television, radio and the theatre. Since coming to the U.S., she has performed as a singer with such artists as Simon Shaheen and Bassam Saba, and she hosts a television show for Arab-Americans on ART America entitled "Min America."

Zikrayat, led by Sami Abu Shumays, is a New York City-based Arabic music and dance group unique in presenting the classical and dance repertories of the Arab World side-by-side. Zikrayat places a special emphasis on repertory from the "Golden Age" of Egyptian cinema, especially from the 1940's-60's. $20

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.