The Last Schmaltz
Joe's Pub425 Lafayette Street, New York 10003
The Last Schmaltz is The Jewbadours’ annual holiday show, bringing an alternative celebration of pop music’s guilty pleasures through the lens of the New York Jewish experience. For this edition, the group is backed by the Full Minyan Band, described by Joe’s Pub as a group of NYC’s finest semitic sidemen. It is a seasonal set with a specific point of view, built around pop songs and the traditions, references, and humor suggested by its title.
The Jewbadours’ available background centers on this recurring Last Schmaltz program. Their backing musicians, the Full Minyan Band, have played with Joe Jackson, Christopher Cross, Suzanne Vega, Judy Collins, Rod Stewart, Rob Thomas, and others. No further details are available here on where The Jewbadours are from, their formation beyond the backing band, or press reviews of their work.
The stage is set in a converted library space with a striped bar and photos of legends like Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse lining the walls. You'll find yourself seated on velvet couches or at candle-lit tables, close enough to hear every note from the back. The sound, engineered by technicians who've worked with John Legend and The Notorious B.I.G., is consistently ranked among the best in New York. Three shows a day, dinner and drinks served throughout, and a menu ranging from Italian small plates to craft cocktails; it's a place where music and conversation flow together, and where both rising stars and legends have made their U.S. debuts.