Paul Beaubrun: VERTIÈRES Album release
Joe's Pub425 Lafayette Street, New York 10003
Paul Beaubrun brings his VERTIÈRES album release to Joe’s Pub, presenting the record as a live journey from beginning to end. The evening follows the story of VERTIÈRES, an album Beaubrun describes as drawing on Haitian history, ancestral memory and spiritual awakening. No onstage lineup is specified for this performance.
Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Beaubrun is a Haitian singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. His work brings together guitar, vocals and Haitian musical heritage, with songs in English, French and Creole; VERTIÈRES blends roots, rock and Afro-Caribbean spiritual traditions. Since 2022, he has toured as a member of Arcade Fire, and his performances and collaborations include Lauryn Hill, Maxwell, Michael Brün, Jackson Browne and Bob Weir. NPR called his music “joyful and ecstatic…steeped in the sounds of rock and reggae and punctuated with Haitian drums and rhythms.”
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.