Nublu, the influential 7-year-old NYC venue that has helped launch a superb array of unique, globally-minded bands and DJs, is opening its doors in November for fans of cool jazz with the first annual Nublu Jazz Festival Nov. 5-22. Putting their own stamp on the NYC jazz scene, Nublu will host a superb array of celebrated veterans as well as rising stars and favorites who are part of the Nublu pantheon of rotating musicians.
Ask Nublu owner/curator and musician Ilhan Ersahin why he created a jazz festival, and he jovially comments, "Nublu is a continuation of the jazz culture, it has the spirit of jazz with a sound that is relevant today, and we'refilling in a gap that we think is missing." Some of the talent confirmed for the festival include:

• the legendary Eddie Henderson, who will perform with his own quartet as well as be a special guest with the band I Led Three Lives, many of his albums become classics. He was a part of Herbie Hancock’s bands in the early 70's and continues to thrill fans with his musical spirit.

• the great drummer Al Foster, close friend and fellow musician to Miles Davis, an artist who is at the forefront of the contemporary jazz scene today.

• Juini Booth, a bass legend who is currently the bassman of Sun Ra Arkestra and in throughout his career and played with the likes of McCoy Tyner, Art Blakey, Steve Grossman and the Tony Williams Lifetime Band.

• East Village jazz masters Charles Gayle and Jameel Moondoc, who will be making their Nublu debut at the festival.

• newcomer Sissy Clemens, a young songstress with a bright future and a stunning voice.

Other artists scheduled to perform include: Bill McHenry, Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, Graham Hayne, Rich Perry, Ilhan Ersahin, Noah Jarrett and bands that Nublu gave birth to such as Love Trio featuring Kenny Wollesen and Jesse Murphy, Clark Gayton, Betty Black, Dizzy Ventilators and many more.

The club's famed Wednesday night Brazilian party will continue during the festival, featuring multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and producer Ze Luis, who has appeared on numerous records in Brazil from Caeatano Veloso to Gilberto Gil, the beautiful vocalist Marianni Ebert, who brings her Rio vibes to the festival and astounding percussionist Gilmar Gomes.

Hello friends,

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new digital store!

The store features Nublu's catalog, exclusive live recordings, remixes and a section called
Nublu Recommends which is dedicated to music of our friends that we recommend to you!

All downloads are DRM free at highest digital quality which means you can play them on any
music player and burn to CD.

Please take a moment to look around: digital.nublu.net

Enjoy!

HAVEN FOR DISPARATE SOUNDS FROM NEAR AND FAR
Time Out New York



KICKING ASS IN SLOW MOTION
Paper Magazine

In 2002, Ilhan Ersahin opened the doors of NUBLU, a East Village club in Manhattan. East Village has been the center for music and arts since the 50's and the aim of Nublu is to continue that tradition. Bands like KUDU, WAX POETIC, BRAZILIAN GIRLS, FORRO IN THE DARK, LOVE TRIO and NUBLU ORCHESTRA conducted by Butch Morris have not only played and continue to play at Nublu, but they were all born at Nublu. The sound that evolves within the walls of the club can only be labeled as the NUBLU SOUND. Being the epicenter of diverse musical elements with influences from all the corners of the world, this is their blend.

Publications such as the NEW YORK TIMES and PAPER MAGAZINE from New York, TRIP and FOLHA DE SAO PAULO from Brazil,
HURRIYET from Turkey, VOGUE from Taiwan, and TELERAMA from Paris have already seen the light that's coming from this little place in Manhattan's East Village.

I LED 3 LIVES is the ultimate meeting of the musical minds. A band of NYC all-stars, the trio features ILHAN ERSAHIN ..boards, sounds, and saxophone; JUINI BOOTH on acoustic and electric bass; and JOCHEN RUECKERT on drums, programming, and electronics.
Each member of the group has a distinct flair and style all his own—but when their three lives, backgrounds, and experiences come together, the result is electric!


A meeting at NUBLU, the East Village output, spawned the group three years ago and they have been playing there regularly since. Like the infamous club that brought them together, their sound is quintessentially New York: it's underground, jazzy, and dancey all at once.

The group's collective pasts and other projects are as diverse as their sound. In 1972, JUINI BOOTH played in Olympia, Paris, with Tony Williams' Lifetime band. Since then, he's shared the stage with MCCOY TYNER, STEVE GROSSMAN, and JOE HENDERSON, and currently performs with the SUN RA BAND. JOCHEN RUECKERT is one of the most sought after drummers in the NYC jazz scene,
playing regularly with KURT ROSENWINKLE, MARK TURNER, and CHRIS POTTER. Jochen, who's from Germany has also another side to him: he brings the nation's compelling minimalist electronic sounds to the trio. ILHAN ERSAHIN embodies those worlds as well, but being part Swedish and part Turkish has given him a world of experiences and backgrounds from which to draw his inspiration. His projects include more song-oriented band, WAX POETIC and LOVE TRIO with reggae/dub legend U-ROY, but he also shares the stage with the phenomenal Turkish gypsy clarinetist HUSNU SENLENDERECI.

I LED 3 LIVES is on a lifelong mission—making beautiful and interesting music that will take the listener beyond the norm and elevate us onto plateaus that are yet undiscovered. Check them out now and prepare to be uplifted!