Mimi & The Podd Brothers
Arthur's Tavern57 Grove Street, New York 10014
Mimi & The Podd Brothers bring a band set built around what Arthur’s Tavern calls “a fresh take on early jazz.” The billing pairs Mimi with the Podd Brothers, with no individual lineup detailed, and promises classical trimmings alongside soulful underpinnings. Their approach is to revisit familiar material from both directions: re-inventing the classics while “retrograding the contemporary.” Expect an evening focused on that conversation between older jazz language, classical color, and songs or ideas recast in a deliberately retro frame.
Beyond the description supplied by Arthur’s Tavern, little biographical detail is available for Mimi & The Podd Brothers: no hometown, personnel, previous collaborators, recordings, or critical notices are identified. What is clear from the venue’s account is the group’s artistic premise. Rather than treating early jazz as a fixed repertory exercise, they frame it as material to reshape, bringing classical elements and soulful feeling into the mix. The phrase “re-inventing the classics and retrograding the contemporary” suggests that their set moves freely between established standards and newer sources, filtering both through an older musical sensibility. It is a concise description, but one that points to a group interested in arrangement, reinterpretation, and the links between eras.
Arthur's Tavern is a basement club in the West Village where jazz, Latin, and blues are played with deep roots and modern energy. The stage is small, the room intimate, and the audience sits close to the musicians, often with a few people standing near the back. Shows start around 5 PM and go late, with some sets extending into the early hours. The club has a history of hosting top-tier performers since 2001, including regular appearances by Yuichi Hirakawa Jazz Group. It's a place where music is the center, and conversation flows naturally between the audience and the performers.