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Vocal Gumbo is Back

WE're cooking at the Iridium

Vocal Gumbo is the brain child of Janis Siegel and myself.  We create a space to celebrate the singer in all their diversity, influence and power.  While this encompasses the wide umbrella of jazz, we also feature singers from many genres and ages of experience.  It's oozing with positive vibes and the expectation that one could hear someone new or enjoy a living legend.  Anything can happen which is the fun of it!  And New York City is a wonderful place to draw inspiration from and curate bespoke nights of music just for YOU!

On September 25, 2025 we are bringing another great night of music.  We are featuring 2 time Grammy Nominated Raul Midón as our special guest.  He will do a mini set within the show featuring his original tunes, vocals and virtuosic guitar chops.  And plucked from the audience one by one are other singers we love and admire: Catherine Russell, Sabeth Pérez, Michael Kelly, Duchess, Tessa Souter, and young artists Ella Pearl Marcus and Julia Danielle.  It's going to be a marvelous night of music.  

All you have to do is get your ticket and tell your friends to get theirs!

See you there.

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Avalon - "Poetric tracks that shape a pastiche that is hip, intelligent and vibrant
- Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times

Circle in a Square - A Triumph!  The next time someone tells you that modern music is soulless, does not "speak" to the human condition, refer them to "Circle In A Square."  Lauren Kinhan and her ensemble has created music that  artfully and splendidly avoids labels such as jazz, pop or funk; this is music that connects on multiple levels with grace, fire and a mature understanding of how one navigates through the shifty terrain of modern life.
- Step Tempest, Richard B. Kamins

A Sleepin Bee - 41/2 Stars, - Downbeat, Michael C. Bailey
It's a work rich with invention and focused intentions, neither fitting nor breaking a mold, but rather, reshaping one...Every single song in this collection hits a sweet spot of a different sort, but the most pleasing aspect of the recording is how it uncovers the stripped-down, soulful side of Kinhan's voice.
- All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky

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