September 22, 2021

Jamie Jones | Returning to New York with Paradise Event Series

by Anna Brosnihan

As autumn inches towards us, Jamie Jones keeps the spirit of summer alive with the return of his event series, Paradise. Returning to Brooklyn’s Avant Gardner venue beginning Saturday, September 25th, the highly popular series will feature the US debut of Opus 1, a live orchestral performance created by Jamie Jones and Katie Simko. Additionally, the series will feature sets by renowned house and techno DJs such as Jamie Jones, Natalia Roth, Technasia, Tony Touch, Joyce Muniz, and more. Since its start in 2017 at Avant Gardner’s Brooklyn Mirage, Paradise New York has become known globally as one of the largest annual event series in the city.

Katie Simpko and Jamie Jones, photographed by Mario Pinta

The performances, which were selected by DJ, producer, label head, and event curator Jamie Jones, will begin with the debut of Opus 1, a collaborative project and performance from Jones and Katie Simko, a London-based musician. The project sees to fuse elements of both classical and electronic music to create an immersive and innovative experience for the audience, pairing the symphonic sounds of a string quartet with house and disco influenced soundscapes.

Beginning in 2016 with a performance by The Colombia National Symphonic Orchestra in Bogota, the debut performance was met with an overwhelmingly positive response, and was followed by a sold out show at the iconic Barbican venue in London. The most recent work incorporates Jones’s atmospheric, cinematic production with Chicago-native Simko’s skillful use of house and electronica.

Celebrated for its unique and curated selection of musicians and its diverse audience, Paradise brings a little taste of ibiza-style nightlife to whatever city it falls in, from appearances at the Amsterdam Dance Event, to Miami Music Week. Followed by an eclectic selection of DJ’s, drag queens, Hip Hop artists, and even dancers, Paradise provides a space for music lovers to dance, sing, and celebrate esteemed innovative and forward-thinking artists from all around the globe.