Lizz Wright & Kenny Banks Sr.: Nearness
Joe's Pub425 Lafayette Street, New York 10003
Joe’s Pub presents Lizz Wright & Kenny Banks Sr.: Nearness. The bill joins Wright and Banks Sr. under the Nearness title, with no additional performers named for the evening. It is an appearance in the Manhattan room, a converted library space with a striped bar, photographs of Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse, and seating at velvet couches or candle-lit tables. Dinner and drinks are served throughout the show.
No biographical notes, prior collaborations, recordings, or review quotations for Wright or Banks Sr. are attached to this date. Joe’s Pub has hosted rising artists and established performers, including U.S. debuts, and presents as many as three shows a day. The venue says its sound has been engineered by technicians who have worked with John Legend and The Notorious B.I.G., and describes it as consistently ranked among New York’s best.
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.