Jazzo Lozzo

Joey performs a haunting version of Cream's "White Room" at Joe's Pub in NYC with Frank Kimbraugh on piano and Cornelius Loy on Theramin.  

Illustration by Michael Arthur.

Joey Arias | White Room Live (Cream Cover) | Joe's Pub

A snippet of tech rehearsal for THE BILLIE HOLIDAY CENTENNIAL CONCERT, a showcase presentation at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater on Sunday, January 12, 2012 at 9:30 pm.http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,7052

Bootleg Recording |Ain't Misbehavin | Joe's Pub (Tech Rehearsal)

An original song from Joey's "Jazzo Lozzo" album, "The Other Side of Midnight" has become an audience favorite as part of "The Joey Arias Experience" which premiered in a 4-week residency at Joe's Pub in New York City.

The Other Side Of Midnight

Bootleg in-studio recording of live interview on Mexico's only 24-hour jazz station.  Joey is interviewed in conjunction with his appearance at La Teatreria in Mexico City.  The recording starts about a minute into the interview.

Joey Arias & Eliot Douglass (Zumanity) | Horizonte Jazz (Interview) | Mexico City

New Orleans Public Radio host Diane Mack in conversation with the leading figures of the New Orleans arts and culture scene, each week Inside the Arts. In this segment, Diane interviews Joey Arias in advance of his Billie Holiday Centennial Concert at the Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans.



89.9 WWNO "Inside the Arts" Interview with Joey Arias (New Orleans Public Radio)

Unmastered recording from a live performance at REDCAT in Los Angeles.  Joey performs "Easy Living" during a series of sold out concerts celebrating Billie Holiday's centennial year.  ** To be notified when the live CD is released, join Joey's email list here: https://www.facebook.com/Joey-Arias-188369624685427/app/100265896690345/

Joey Arias | "Easy Living" | Live at REDCAT

Joey covers Madonna's "Holiday" for his 1987 EP "On Holiday."

Holiday | Madonna Cover

The first track from the album "Arias On Holiday" sees Arias famously 'channeling' Lady Day.

Good Morning Heartache (Billie Holiday cover)

Join Joey Arias at Joe's Pub in New York City for the End of the World on 12/21/12.  Joey plays the late show at the Pub with Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman) on piano.  Special guests include performance artist Narcissister, Cornelius Loy (theramin) and the glamorously gender-bent Pixie Harlots.

Full details and ticketing at: 
http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,6475

Them There Eyes

Joey puts his stamp on the holiday classic during a live performance at Doveman's "Burgundy Stain Sessions" at Poisson Rouge in New York City.  Thursday, December 13, 2012.

Joey Arias | White Christmas | Live at Poisson Rouge

Joey Arias - You've Changed

Bootleg recording of Joey Arias' performance at the Under the Radar Festival at The Public Theater in New York City on January 11, 2013.  Joey is accompanied by Ben Allison (upright bass) and Allison Miller (drums).

Joey Arias | God Bless the Child | Under the Radar Festival (Bootleg)

A fixture of New York City's vibrant downtown performance scene for 30-plus years, Joey Arias is a bona fide NYC icon.  Most recently appeared in a headlining solo concert at Central Park SummerStage and played the Southbank Centre in London as part of the Antony Hagerty-curated Meltodwn Festival.  Arias lived and worked with legendary musician Klaus Nomi until Nomi’s death in 1983. However, he has long since stepped out of Nomi’s shadow to gain fame in his own right as a performance artist, cabaret singer and drag artist.  From outrageous performances at seminal New York nightclubs Jackie 60 and Squeezebox to the now-legendary nights at Bar d'O where he held court with Raven-O and Sherry Vine, Arias has distinguished himself with scandalous wit, sleek style and an extraordinary voice... evocative of Lady Day yet uniquely his own.  

It was no surprise when Arias was tapped by Cirque du Soleil to originate the role of the emcee in their Las Vegas spectacular Zumanity, for which he co-wrote 2 songs.  After 6 years in that role, Arias returned to New York where he became star and co-creator of Arias With a Twist with master puppeteer Basil Twist.  The show was a critical and commercial hit and extended repeatedly for a total of 8 months at HERE Arts Center.  The show has been subsequently presented in Los Angeles, Washington DC and Paris and returned to New York for another critically acclaimed, encore 8-week run at Abrons Arts Center in Fall 2011.  The "Arias With A Twist" docu-fantasy premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and had it's US premiere at the 2011 TriBeca Film Festival. 

In 2010 Arias returned to New York City with his first full-length concerts in over a decade.  Joey Arias in Concert - featuring new jazz luminary Ben Allison and a band comprised of some of NYC's best musicians - played to sold-out houses for two weeks at Abrons Arts Center.  A scaled down version of the show opened the Spiegeltent at Bard SummerScape in 2011.  

Arias has performed worldwide at venues including Carnegie Hall, The Freedom Theatre in London and on a transatlantic world tour into the cabaret clubs of Paris, Tokyo, Moscow, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Canada and England. On film, he  has appeared in Mondo New York, Big Top Pee Wee, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Wigstock - The Movie, Flawless and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Television credits include the infamous Saturday Night Live episode with David Bowie and Klaus Nomi, Ann Magnuson's Vandemonium (Cinemax), Elvira's MTV Halloween Special, HBOs Dragtime, HBO's Real Sex and Gayer Than Gay on VH1, along with numerous appearances on a wide variety of talk shows and programs. Additionally, Arias has produced several of his own recordings including Arias on Holiday, Strange Fruit, Jazzo Lozo, God Shave the Queen and live recordings of StarLust in Berlin, Arias with a Twist and Bar D'o in New York.  In October, Z Chromosome, a short film starring Arias and directed by Manfred (Thierry) Mugler will open the 18th Annual Festival Chéries-Chéris in Paris. 

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