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	Sector	Musicians / Orchestras / DJs
	Country	US
	State	New York
	Address	1650 Broadway, NY 10006, New York, New York, US
	Phone	(212) 582-2121
	Web	http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com

The Iridium started in 1994 with a simple mission: present the best in live jazz-no small task in a city like New York-in an intimate performance space on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Deemed "hallowed ground" by iconic guitarist Steve Miller, the Iridium stage has played a part in launching the careers of countless preeminent jazz artists, including James Carter, Ravi Coltrane, Cyrus Chestnut, and many others. Its fabled impromptu jams have led to myriad irreproducible moments, such as a night early in the club's infancy when the legendary Lionel Hampton sat at the piano accompanied by peerless trumpeter and unofficial jazz spokesperson Wynton Marsalis. The fledgling club soon caught the attention of none other than Les Paul, the father of the electric guitar, who made it his weekly home for more than 12 years, right up to his passing in August 2009. A relative newcomer to the jazz scene, the Iridium was quick to get on the map, named "New York's Best Jazz Club" in New York Magazine, featured in The New York Times, and receiving international recognition for its contribution to live music. Numerous recordings and a weekly live broadcast on jazz radio station WBGO cemented Iridium's reputation as one of the world's best purveyors of jazz. The club soon attracted the leading denizens of jazz, including McCoy Tyner, Ahmad Jamal, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden, and Max Roach. Before long, it was clear that the club had outgrown its cozy confines at its original location on 63rd Street and 8th Avenue, relocating to 51st Street and Broadway, a stone's throw from jazz's storied 52nd Street. The new location took Iridium's already legendary programming and combined it with gourmet food usually not found in a jazz club, a consummate wine list, great sight lines and a Meyer Sound system advised by Les Paul himself.

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