J.Viewz will play its hypnotic jazzy electronica at late-night gig at Joe’s Pub
Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette St. by Astor Pl.
Thursday, February 18, $12-$15, 11:30 pm
212-539-8778
www.jviewz.com
www.joespub.com
The J.Viewz project, brainchild of Israeli musician Jonathan Dagan, makes hypnotic sounds that are both lush and luscious. Working with a changing roster of talent, Dagan, who is also part of Violet Vision with Shay Raviv, melds a variety of genres into his experimental collages and remixes, usually featuring the vocal wizardry of Noa Lembersky. On such songs as “Under the Sun” and “Worth Light” from 2005’s MUSE BREAKS and Nina Simone’s “See-Line Woman” and “Move Change” — which is sung in a Stephen Hawking-like computerized voice — from 2008’s THE BESIDES EP, Dagan creates mesmerizing music that floats through the air on a cloud of mystery. The band’s version of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” is the best Jacko cover ever produced, turning it inside out and upside down, reimagining it as a Tin Pan Alley standard. J.Viewz will be playing their eclectic brand of jazzy hip-hop electronica on February 18 at Joe’s Pub, with Dagan on programming, turntables, and guitar, Lembersky on vocals, Eran Asias on drums, Alon Leventon on keyboards, special guest Glen Velez on percussion, and Urijah on trumpet.