Joy Elysse at Kọ Cafe - Live Music Monthly

Come on back for yet another month of live music at Kọ Cafe! Joy Elysse will be returning this Women's History Month to bring you yet even more of her graceful and soulful sound. We can't wait to see you and keep celebrating the community of Jersey City. The Cafe opens at 7 and this one hour set will start at 7:30. Get on over to Ko Cafe and see the magic of chamber music and community.

Wine will be provided. Coffee, cafe drinks, and pastries will be available for purchase.

100% of audience contributions go to the performers.

Join us and let's celebrate the joy of chamber music together!

Beverages and refreshments are available for purchase. (The coffee is divine)

Elysse is a Brooklyn-based vocalist and composer who crafts cinematic, genre-bending songs.

Elysse discovered her penchant for songwriting while pursuing an MA in Cultural Studies at NYU, taking cues from such artistic influences as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, and Joni Mitchell to cultivate a panoramic yet intimate style spanning a vast spectrum of idioms from psychedelic soul to chamber pop, all anchored in her passion for poetics and the written word. She released her debut single "Eve," to critical acclaim, released The Preludes EP in March 2021, and, in 2022, won the Cafe Royale Cultural Foundation Music Production Grant to produce her debut album, due in 2023.

As a vocalist featured in numerous musical groups, she has held residencies weekly at Minton’s Playhouse and monthly at Soho Ludlow House, and has performed on NYC’s most recognized stages, including The Blue Note, Small’s Jazz Club, Joe’s Pub, The New York Historical Society, Webster Hall, and National Sawdust.

“Elysse herself most readily recalls Jill Scott, or better yet KING with slightly better chops, sipping at the waters of jazz and quiet storm soul, with a vulnerability that suits the lyrical arc of passion, lust, loss and regret.” - SoulBounce.

Paul Wilson is an art maker, Record Producer, Audio Engineer, and Music Director born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, Wilson has found silent success with the trust given to him by many artists such as Sza, Isiah Rashad, Kassa Overall, Julius Rodriguez, Quantic, Ms. Lauryn Hill and many more.

From Boiler Room to Bonnaroo, whether in solo expression or Large ensemble, He Brings a warm energy and a smile to light up any room.

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