- Iridium Jazz Club
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name = Iridium Jazz Club
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type =Jazz club
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caption = The sign at the front of the jazz club
opening_date = December 1994
closing_date = Present
location = Broadway,New York City ,USA
website = [http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/ www.iridiumjazzclub.com/] The Iridium Jazz Club is ajazz club located on Broadway inNew York City .Les Paul ,John Colianni and theMingus Big Band are weekly performers there. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=16016 All About Jazz Calendar] ]History
The Iridium Jazz Club was opened in December 1994, and had a goal to "present local artists in an attractive setting." [http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/history.php History of Iridium Jazz Club] ] In the opening months of its existence, local, unknown jazz groups and solo artists were given the chance to perform in front of an audience, if they let them hear what they could do. Unlike many of New York City's jazz clubs, it has remained open to the present day, with the help of some major renovations to keep up with the number of attendees. There have been many major releases recorded live at Iridium, from artists like
Jacky Terrasson ,Charlie Haden ,Kenny Barron ,Benny Carter ,The Jazz Messengers ,Sweets Edison , andClark Terry .Critical response
Critics from numerous places have labeled the club as "the best place to have Jazz and brunch in New York City." [http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/press.php Press reviews] ] However, some customers of the club have voiced their disapproval online. One disgruntled customer called a gig by
Michael Brecker "awful" and that they "felt like [they were] at a fast-food hamburger joint that happened to have jazz and dim lighting." [http://discuss.fogcreek.com/newyork/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=1223 Fog Creek Forum] ]ee also
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List of jazz clubs References
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