Morgan Bassichis: In Concert with Amy Winehouse
Joe's Pub425 Lafayette Street, New York 10003
Morgan Bassichis revisits Amy Winehouse’s 2007 Joe’s Pub set in a staged concert with a five-person ensemble. Directed by Sam Pinkleton, the performance features musical director and pianist Matt Ray, percussionist Joel Mateo, bassist Derek Nievergelt and cellist Ethan Philbrick.
The New York comedian, musician, writer and performance artist makes work from stand-up, music and historical archives, often engaging queer and Jewish radical histories. Bassichis won two 2026 Obie Awards for Can I Be Frank?, a tribute to queer comedian Frank Maya, and has also made Klezmer for Beginners, More Protest Songs! and A Crowded Field. The New Yorker has called them “fiercely hilarious.”
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.