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    Jazz

    EMEFE and Brass Queens

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    Tuesday, May 19, 2026

    7:00 PM

    Nublu

    151 Ave C, New York, NY 10009

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    At Nublu, EMEFE and Brass Queens share a billed set that foregrounds horn-driven ensemble work and rhythmic propulsion. The lineup pairs EMEFE’s jazz-funk arrangements and tight cues with Brass Queens’ all-female street-band roots and unified horn textures, emphasizing groove and collective interplay over individual spotlighting.

    About the Artists

    EMEFE and Brass Queens

    EMEFE and Brass Queens

    jazz funkbrass band

    EMEFE and Brass Queens bring together two New York City fixtures in jazz-funk and brass-band culture, meeting onstage at Nublu. EMEFE’s horn-driven, groove-heavy writing crosses jazz with funk structure, built for tight ensemble cues and long rhythmic vamps.

    EMEFE

    EMEFE

    jazz funkbrass band

    EMEFE is a New York–based group working at the crossroads of jazz, funk, and brass-band tradition. Their shows at Nublu place them in the city’s late-night ecosystem, where tight arrangements and street-band propulsion can share the same room.

    Brass Queens

    Brass Queens

    brass band

    Brass Queens is a New York City brass band working at the intersection of jazz and street-band tradition. Their appearances at Nublu place them in a downtown ecosystem where genre lines blur and the room shapes the set.