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Iris Ornig 'the Io-5' at 55 Bar
Courtesy of Ornig | Posted on March 31, 2015
When
Tue, April 7, 2015
7:00 pm
At Door
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Musicians
Iris Ornig
bassJeremy Powell
saxophoneJonathan Powell
trumpetSteve Cardenas
guitarAllan Mednard
drumsAbout
Bassist & composer Iris Ornig is one of the most original female voices on today's New York jazz scene. Since her arrival in New York City in 2003, she had played with an amazing roster of the most influential contemporary jazz musicians in NYC including Gretchen Parlato, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Frahm, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mike Rodriguez, Rebecca Martin, Allison Miller, Sachal Vasandani, Helen Sung, Marcus Gimore, Dan Tepfer and many others.
Ornig’s new project THE IO-5 highlights all the members – Jermey Powell on sax, Jonathan Powell on trumpet, Steve Cardenas on guitar and Allan Mednard on drums- in a mixed program of straight ahead and contemporary jazz originals and well-chosen pop covers...