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Iris Ornig Celebrates Michael Jackson's Birthday at 55 Bar

Courtesy of Ornig | Posted on August 8, 2016

Where

55 Bar
55 Christopher Street
New York, NY
Map
212-929-9883

When

Mon, August 29, 2016
7:00 pm

Musicians

About

Iris Ornig celebrates Michael Jackson's Birthday and his legacy in new ways to honor ‘The King of Pop’ as only a jazz artist can.to honor ‘The King of Pop’ as only a jazz artist can.

Bassist & Composer Iris Ornig twists tunes, shifts rhythms, explodes arrangements and explores new harmonies. The band consists of Jeremy Powell on tenor, Dave Smith on trumpet, Billy Test on piano and Ronen Itzik on drums.

‘Iris Ornig is able to accurately capture Jackson's ingenuity in crafting infectious melodies that also are deceptively simple. Iris Ornig has infused Michael’s hit songs with a solid jazz sensibility and improvisational rigor...

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