May 16, 2005
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]
Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014
Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com
between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St.
“a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987
First Monday of Every Month David Amram & Special Guests
Second Monday of Every Month Jed Distiller and Composes Collaborative
Second Tuesday of Every Month Arturo O'Farrill y Riza Negra
Second Wednesday of Every Month RIBS AND BRISKET REVUE Third Wednesday of Every Month The Songwriter's Beat
First Thursday of Every Month AllAboutJazz-New York PRESENTS “1s & 2s: Music for Solo & Duo"
Third Thursday of Every Month Golda Solomon and Po'Jazz
This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe
May 16 thg 22
This Week
Tue May 17 SEAN SMITH TRIO (Sean Smith, bass & composition; John Ellis, saxophones; Russell Meissner, drums) 8:30PM Cover $9
Wed May 18 THE SONGWRITER'S BEAT (Ann Klein; John Montgomery; Seth Davis; TBA) 8:30PM Hosted by Valerie Ghent. Cover $5
Thu May 19 PO'JAZZ (Sons of Mothers Quintet; Lynn Skinner, vocals) Poetry & Music : Mamapalooza Fest Rocks Po'Jazz & The Cornelia Street Cafe : Words and Urban Jazz Lynn Skinner, vocals ; Sons of Mothers Quintet (formerly the Po'Jazz 5) ; host Golda Solomon,"medicine woman of jazz" 6:00PM Cover $12
GEORGE GARZONE TRIO FEATURING BILLY HART (George Garzone, saxophones; John Lockwood, bass; Billy Hart, drums) George Garzone 8:30PM Cover $10 www.fringejazz.com
Fri May 20 GERALD CLEAVER: VIOLET HOUR (Ralph Alessi, trumpet & cornet; J.D. Allen, tenor saxophone; Ben Waltzer, piano; Chris Lightcap, bass; Gerald Cleaver, drums) Gerald Cleaver presents Violet Hour: music for an acoustic quintet of unique and engaging personal voices. 9:00PM Cover $10
Sat May 21 LOREN STILLMAN/VIC JURIS/GARY VERSACE/JEFF HIRSHFIELD (Loren Stillman, saxophones; Vic Juris, guitar; Gary Versace, organ; Jeff Hirshfield, drums) 9:00PM www.lorenstillman.com
Sun May 22 ROGER ROSENBERG QUARTET (Roger Rosenberg, baritone & soprano sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Chip Jackson, bass; Jeff Billinger, drums) 8:30PM
Upoming Shows
Mon May 23 21 CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC 8:30PM
Tue May 24 LOGAN RICHARDSON GROUP 8:30PM Cover $7
Wed May 25 SOUL OF THE BLUES This special edition of Soul of the Blues features.....TBA SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC's premiere *inexpensive* live blues and soul music series, happens the fourth Wednesday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe. 8:30PM Cover $5 jonsobel.com
Thu May 26 GNU VOX VOCAL SERIES: DOMINIQUE EADE (Dominique Eade, voice; Brad Shepik, guitar; TBA, bass) 8:30PM Cover $10
Fri May 27 JOHN MCNEIL/BILL MCHENRY QUARTET (John McNeil, trumpet; Bill McHenry, tenor saxophone; Mike McGuirk, bass; Ted Poor, drums) John is back on the last friday of March, April and May, presenting a new project each time. 9:00PM Cover $10 www.mcneiljazz.com
Sat May 28 MARK HELIAS; OPEN LOOSE (Mark Helias, bass; Gerald Cleaver, drums; Tony Malaby, sax) 9:00PM Cover $10 www.markhelias.com
Tue May 31 ALLISON MILLER'S AGRAZING MAZE CD RELEASE PARTY (Ingrid Jensen, trumpet & flugelhorn; Enrique Haneine, piano; Carlo deRosa, bass; Allison Miller, drums) Release party for the NEW CD At the End of the Day on Foxhaven Records. 8:30PM www.allisonmiller.com
Wed Jun 01 JOSH IRVING QUINTET (Josh Irving, saxophones; Alan Ferber, trombone; George Dulin, piano; Ike Sturm, bass; Greg Ritchie, drums) “The Josh Irving Quartet deserves recognition and greater access to the jazz community. The music is thoughtful, beautiful, sophisticated, and well-constructed. Their style may be thought of as a combination of straight-ahead with a dollop of free jazz... They play intelligently as a band and as composers they are innovative re-interpreting known terrain. This Quartet deserves further listening." -John Doll, Jazz Review 8:30PM Cover $8 www.joshirvingjazz.com
Thu Jun 02 ALL ABOUTJAZZ-NEW YORK PRESENTS 1S & 2S: MUSIC FOR SOLO & DUO (Ted Curson, trumpet; Henry Grimes, bass) Two sets: 8:30 & 10:00 students w/ID: $8 8:30PM Cover $12 www.allaboutjazz.com/newyork/index.htm
WEEKEND VIBES - a three day festival of Vibraphone music at Cornelia Street Cafe Fri Jun 03 WEEKEND VIBES:NICK MANCINI TRIO & TIM COLLINS GROUP (Nick Mancini Trio; Nick Mancini, vibraphone; Tim Collins Group; Tim Collins, vibraphone; Ingrid Jensen, trumpet/flugelhorn) 9:00PM Nick Mancini Organ Trio www.nickmancini.net
10:30 Tim Collins Group featuring Ingrid Jensen Cover $10
Sat Jun 04 WEEKEND VIBES:DAN MCCARTHY & TBA (Dan McCarthy, vibraphone; Myron Walden, alto saxophone; Matt Wigton, bass; Greg Ritchie, drums)
9:00 Dan McCarthy group featuring Myron Walden
10:30 TBA 9:00PM Cover $10 www.danmccarthy.net
Sun Jun 05 WEEKEND VIBES: TOM BECKHAM GROUP (Diego Voglino, drums; Tom Beckham, vibraphone; Chris Cheek, saxophones; Bryn Roberts, piano; John Herbert, bass) “Beckham's warmly melodic writing is well served by his approach, one situated between the slow-burn soul of Milt Jackson and the pianism of Gary Burton." -Jazztimes Magazine
“When he takes the stage he invariably amplifies the album1s energy. I1ve seen him stress his instrument1s percussive side, and in doing so, stretch a solo into a trance-like soliloquy." -The Village Voice 8:30PM Cover $10 www.tombeckham.net
Mon Jun 06 NEW SHUL 6:00PM
8:30PM AMRAM TRIO: “FROM KAHRTOUM TO CORNELIA STREET" Amram Trio: World Music and Classics of Jazz - “From Kahrtoum to Cornelia Street"
This series explores in his highly personable, generous and informal style the astonishing variety of David Amram's interests and accomplishments--renowned composer of symphonic classical music, jazz compositions, improvisation, spoken word, scat, he sits at the piano, schmoozes about music, about the greats, the beats, the obscure, the legendary; plays the French horn, pulls out all kinds of instruments (flutes, drums, horns) gathered from his many circumnavigations of the globe, pulls in guests drawn from just about every artistic walk of life. 8:30PM Cover $10
Tue Jun 07 THE FLAIL (Dan Blankinship, trumpet; Staphan Moutot, tenor saxophone; Brian Marsella, piano; Reid Taylor, bass; Matt Zebroski, drums) The Flail is a unique entity in today's world of jazz, even music as a whole. They offer a repertoire of original compositions and arrangements full of intensity and imagination. From the first moment one experiences The Flail, it is clear that this group is a band in every sense of the word. The kind of energy that such unity creates cannot be faked, nor can the power of it be denied. Upon hearing them, jazz legend Kenny Barron said,"I would pay good money to see these guys play at a jazz club." The Flail have performed at some of the premier events and venues in the world including Carnegie Hall, the Vienne Jazz Festival, the Marseille Jazz Festival, and Sweet Rhythm. 8:30PM Cover $8 www.theflail.com
Wed Jun 08 RIBS & BRISKET (Paul Shapiro, saxophone, vocals; Babi Floyd, vocals; Cilla Owens, vocals; Tony Lewis, drums; Booker King, bass; Brian Mitchelll, piano) as visited in a dream state by the ghost of Fats Waller who convinced him that R&B originally stood for Ribs & Brisket 8:30PM
Thu Jun 09 GNU VOX – VOCAL SERIES: EMILIE CARDINAUX AND ANNA DAGMAR This unique series features both emerging and established vocalists in styles ranging from straight ahead, modern to avant-garde and free jazz. Each vocalist will present personal material that showcases their abilities as interpreters, improvisers, composers and arrangers. The Cornelia St. Cafe provides an intimate setting to hear these exceptional artists at a reasonable price! 8:30PM Cover $10 www.annadagmar.com
Fri Jun 10 JEREMY STEIG QUARTET (Jeremy Steig, flute; Vic Juris, guitar; Cameron Brown, bass; Anthony Pinciotti, drums) Come and hear the HOTTEST jazz flutist playing in NY. Jeremy Steig has played with Bill Evans, Art Blakey, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter and many others. He brings with him three legendary musician. 9:00PM Cover $12 www.jeremysteig.info
Sat Jun 11 AN EVENING WITH ELLIOTT SHARP & MARC RIBOT (Elliott Sharp, guitar; Marc Ribot, guitar) Elliott Sharp is known for the wide range of his work, always true to his own sonic vision and performing throughout the world: from blues with his band Terraplane and the legendary Hubert Sumlin, extreme rock with Carbon, chamber works with the Arditti Quartet, orchestral scores with the Ensmeble Modern, and improvisation with the likes of Jack DeJohnette, Bill Laswell, Arthur Blythe, Christian Marclay, and DJ Soulslinger. Sharp recently released a CD of solo acoustic guitar, “The Velocity Of Hue" to great critical acclaim and has just recorded a CD of Thelonious Monk compositions also on acoustic guitar. 9:00PM Cover $12 elliottsharp.com
Sun Jun 12 TANYA KALMANOVITCH: MAJOR OVER MINOR Rob Thomas - violin, Tanya Kalmanovitch - violin & viola, Lindsey Horner - bass “Major Over Minor, a string trio with Rob Thomas on violin and Lindsey Horner on bass, plays music based on Béla Bartók's works for two violins.Horner set the tempos and laid rhythmic foundations for the violin solos, in which Bartók's acrid melodic language became a springboard for brilliantjazz musings." David Adler, All About Jazz 8:30PM Cover $10 www.tanyakalmanovitch.com
Mon Jun 13 COMPOSERS COLLABORATIVE INC PRESENTS: SERIAL UNDERGROUND (Jed Distler, piano, composer; Ed Schmidt, words & performance; Joshua Fried, composer) CCi's multidisciplinary productions will be serialized in monthly installments. Musical breaks provided by members of The Mighty CCi House Band, other regulars such as Kathleen Supové, Justine Chen, Jenny Lin, and SURPRISE GUESTS.
This month: The Gold Standard (excerpts) by Ed Schmidt and Jed Distler Everbest, Virgil: the rules of portrait sitting (20-minute excerpt) w. Gerald Busby, Kamala Sankaram and Nancy Castle on headphones. Plus Virgil Thomson piano portraits
THE MAIDEN TOWER – scenes from a computer enhanced chamber opera plus music by Rachelle Garniez (accordion), Jenny Lin (piano), a new work by Bob Windbiel for Kathleen Supové (piano), and more monologue-ing by Gerald Busby.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Arnold Barkus, director David Lovett, lighting designer Justine Chen, composer Jed Distler, pianist/composer Joshua Fried, composer R. Erica Doyle, poet Vlada Yaneva, piano Christian Hebel, violin Cecee Pantikian, violin Jody Redhage, cello
Telephone for advance sale tickets: 212-663-1967 all major credit card accepted: AMEX, MC, Visa Advance purchase tickets (incl. one house drink): $15 Tickets purchased at the door on day of perf (incl. one house drink): $20 8:30PM www.composerscollab.org
Tue Jun 14 ARTURO O'FARRILL Y RIZA NEGRA (Arturo O'Farrill, piano; Rafi Torn, percussion; Rafi Malakiel, trombone; Peter Brainin, tenor sax; Harvie S, bass, Emilio Valdez, drums) Arturo O'Farrill y Riza Negra - Explorations in Latin Jazz 8:30PM Cover $8
Wed Jun 15 THE SONGWRITER'S BEAT (Hughie Lynch; TBA) Now in its 5th year, The Songwriter's Beat is New York’s most popular acoustic songwriter’s series, where songwriters are encouraged to perform new material in a supportive and intimate atmosphere.
Curated / hosted by multiple ASCAP Pop Award winner Valerie Ghent, The Songwriter’s Beat features top up-and-coming songwriters. Each month four songwriters of varying musical styles perform original songs and are encouraged to try out their newest material and arrangements.
Founded in 2000 by Valerie Ghent, The Songwriter's Beat has presented over 185 phenomenal songwriters (hailing from all over the globe: from the US, UK, Australia, South Africa and Japan!) and keeps growing!
The Songwriter's Beat welcomes songwriters from around the world, so if you are planning your trip to New York, allow time for The Songwriter's Beat! 8:30PM Hosted by Valerie Ghent. Cover $5
Thu Jun 16 JEFFREY DAVIS TRIO: TONE COLLECTOR CD RELEASE PARTY (Jeffrey Davis, drums; Tony Malaby, saxophones; Eivind Opsvik, bass) 8:30PM
Fri Jun 17 SOPHIE AUSTER (Sophie Auster, vocals; Michael Hearst, guitar/claviola; Joshua Camp, Accordion/piano; Greg Stare, percussion; Taylor Bergren-Chrisman, bass) Sophie Auster sings the translated poetry of Robert Desnos, Guillaume Apollinaire,Paul Eluard, Tristan Tzara, Philippe Soupault, and of course, a few works by her father, Paul Auster. Original music by Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp of the group One Ring Zero 9:00PM Cover $10 www.sophieauster.com
Sat Jun 18 CHRIS LIGHTCAP GROUP “A bassist-bandleader who's made some excellent records with two tenor saxophones out front..." - Ben Ratliff, New York Times 9:00PM Cover $10 www.chrislightcap.com
Wed Jun 22 SOUL OF THE BLUES This special edition of Soul of the Blues features.....TBA
SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC's premiere *inexpensive* live blues and soul music series, happens the fourth Wednesday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe. 8:30PM Cover $5 jonsobel.com
Thu Jun 23 GNU VOX – VOCAL SERIES: TBA This unique series features both emerging and established vocalists in styles ranging from straight ahead, modern to avant-garde and free jazz. Each vocalist will present personal material that showcases their abilities as interpreters, improvisers, composers and arrangers. The Cornelia St. Cafe provides an intimate setting to hear these exceptional artists at a reasonable price! 8:30PM Cover $10
Fri Jun 24 RON HORTON QUARTET (Ron Horton, trumpet & flugelhorn; Michael Blake, saxophones; Tom Beckham, vibraphone; Ben Allison, bass) 9:00PM Cover $10
Sun Jun 26 KAIKU (Paula Jaakkola; Jaana Kantola; Erja Vettenranta, vocals; Rob Curto, accordion; Chris Hoffman, cello; Scott Kettner, percussion) KAIKU World music group with Finnish roots.
“Sweet soaring Finnish sounds” - Daily News
“I am amazed and delighted at their vocal artistry, musicianship, fine close harmony, and by their arrangements of traditional Finnish vocal music for performance” - Isaiah Sheffer, Symphony Space 8:30PM www.kaikumusic.com
Mon Jun 27 21 CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC 8:30PM www.NewMusicBox.org
Wed Jun 29 ANDREW RATHBUN GROUP 8:30PM www.andrewrathbun.com
JUNE Spoken Word
Wed Jun 01 MOTHER-DAUGHTER ACT (Katherine Eban; Elinor Fuchs) This is an event very close to our heart. Elinor Fuchs has been a friend, mentor and champion of our Minister of Culture for going on thirty years. Now she and her daughter Katherine Eban share the stage at Cornelia Street to read from their wonderfully compelling and totally different new books.
Katherine Eban is an investigative reporter whose new book, DANGEROUS DOSES: HOW COUNTERFEITERS ARE CONTAMINATING AMERICA'S DRUG SUPPLY, already has people's hair on fire. ABC's 20/20 is planning a segment on it, and Eliot Spitzer has announced an investigation into the major drug wholesalers.
Elinor Fuchs, an award-winning theatre critic who teaches at the Yale School of Drama, has just published MAKING AN EXIT: A MOTHER-DAUGHTER DRAMA WITH ALZHEIMER'S, MACHINE TOOLS, AND LAUGHTER. Fuchs was compared to Augusten Burroughs, David Sedaris and Anne Lamott in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and praised in the Los Angeles Times for a story of “humanity, compassion, and dignity."
Eban thanks Fuchs in her book, but Fuchs makes Eban a character in hers. This will be the first time mother and daughter have read from their books at the same event. 6:00PM
Fri Jun 03 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. featured reader Ishle Park. $6 admission includes a *free* drink 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Jun 04 ZIRYAB: THE ARAB-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION 6:00PM Hosted by Nada Taib and Ramzi Moufarez. Cover $8
Wed Jun 08 POETRY (Jen Benka; Victoria Hellerman) 6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Jun 09 POETRY (Peter Murphy; Greg Nicholl; Tony Gloeggler) Jane Street Press publisher Goetsch presents 3 poets you should know better than you do. 6:00PM Cover $6
Fri Jun 10 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. featured reader TBA. $6 admission includes a *free* drink 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Jun 11 ITALIAN-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION Italian American Writers Association, featured readers : GREG MOGLIA is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy of Education at New York University. His poetry has appeared in Patterson Literary Review, Birmingham Literary Review, Black Buzzard Review and in two anthologies: Earth Shattering Poems and Roots and Flowers edited by Liz Rosenberg (Henry Holt and Co.) and is three times a winner of an Allan Ginsberg Poetry Award sponsored by the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College.
FRED GARDAPHE directs the Italian/American Studies Program at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He recently finished a book entitled Leaving Little Italy: Essays in Italian American Studies, and is currently at work on a memoir and a study of the gangster figure in American culture, From Wiseguys to Wise Men, which will be published next year by Rutledge. Other books include Italian Signs, American Streets: The Evolution of Italian American Narrative, Dagoes Read: Tradition and the Italian/American Writer, Moustache Pete is Dead!. He is one of the founders of Bordighera Press and is co-founder and co-editor of VIA: Voices in Italian Americana. He has edited New Chicago Stories, Italian American Ways, and From the Margin: Writings in Italian Americana.
The evening kicks off with open mic readings of five minutes each starting at 5:45 p.m. IAWA is a 501© not-for-profit corporation; donations are tax deductible. For more information or membership, visit the web site: www.iawa.net. 6:00PM Cover $6
Mon Jun 13 POETRY (Michael Broder; Christine Manning) 6:00PM Cover $6
Wed Jun 15 POETRY (Denise Rue; Bruce Frankel; Kurt Brown) 6:00PM Hosted by Valerie Ghent. Cover $6
Thu Jun 16 PO'JAZZ jazz, spoken word from the original medicine woman of poetry & music 6:00PM Cover $12
Fri Jun 17 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. featured reader Sabrina Hayeem. $6 admission includes a *free* drink. 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Jun 18 GREEK-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION 6:00PM Cover $6
Sun Jun 19 POETRY A Fathers' Day event featured readers: Gina Myers, Nmemko, Angelo Verga 6:00PM Cover $6
Mon Jun 20 NYQ (Chip Livingston; Melinda Thomsen; Ana Bozicevic-Bowling) Venerable poetry journal pursues truth beauty and the perfect line break. 6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Jun 23 POETRY (Jane Greenway Carr, Columbia; Kathleen Graber, NYU; Jason Irwin, Sarah Lawrence) poetry: Post MFA / Pre First Book, a new series for those who are in between peer groups and their first pulitzer. 6:00PM Cover $6
Fri Jun 24 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. featured reader Collin Kelly . $6 admission includes a *free* drink 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sun Jun 26 POETRY Poetry: Soft Skull Press authors Jerome Sala, Tod Colby 6:00PM Cover $6
Wed Jun 29 POETRY poetry : Chris Brandt, Angelo Verga, 2 antiwar poets celebrate love & struggle. 6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Jun 30 PROSE 6:00PM Cover $6
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To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]
Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014
Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com
between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St.
“a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987
First Monday of Every Month David Amram & Special Guests
Second Monday of Every Month Jed Distiller and Composes Collaborative
Second Tuesday of Every Month Arturo O'Farrill y Riza Negra
Second Wednesday of Every Month RIBS AND BRISKET REVUE Third Wednesday of Every Month The Songwriter's Beat
First Thursday of Every Month AllAboutJazz-New York PRESENTS “1s & 2s: Music for Solo & Duo"
Third Thursday of Every Month Golda Solomon and Po'Jazz
This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe
May 16 thg 22
This Week
Tue May 17 SEAN SMITH TRIO (Sean Smith, bass & composition; John Ellis, saxophones; Russell Meissner, drums) 8:30PM Cover $9
Wed May 18 THE SONGWRITER'S BEAT (Ann Klein; John Montgomery; Seth Davis; TBA) 8:30PM Hosted by Valerie Ghent. Cover $5
Thu May 19 PO'JAZZ (Sons of Mothers Quintet; Lynn Skinner, vocals) Poetry & Music : Mamapalooza Fest Rocks Po'Jazz & The Cornelia Street Cafe : Words and Urban Jazz Lynn Skinner, vocals ; Sons of Mothers Quintet (formerly the Po'Jazz 5) ; host Golda Solomon,"medicine woman of jazz" 6:00PM Cover $12
GEORGE GARZONE TRIO FEATURING BILLY HART (George Garzone, saxophones; John Lockwood, bass; Billy Hart, drums) George Garzone 8:30PM Cover $10 www.fringejazz.com
Fri May 20 GERALD CLEAVER: VIOLET HOUR (Ralph Alessi, trumpet & cornet; J.D. Allen, tenor saxophone; Ben Waltzer, piano; Chris Lightcap, bass; Gerald Cleaver, drums) Gerald Cleaver presents Violet Hour: music for an acoustic quintet of unique and engaging personal voices. 9:00PM Cover $10
Sat May 21 LOREN STILLMAN/VIC JURIS/GARY VERSACE/JEFF HIRSHFIELD (Loren Stillman, saxophones; Vic Juris, guitar; Gary Versace, organ; Jeff Hirshfield, drums) 9:00PM www.lorenstillman.com
Sun May 22 ROGER ROSENBERG QUARTET (Roger Rosenberg, baritone & soprano sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Chip Jackson, bass; Jeff Billinger, drums) 8:30PM
Upoming Shows
Mon May 23 21 CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC 8:30PM
Tue May 24 LOGAN RICHARDSON GROUP 8:30PM Cover $7
Wed May 25 SOUL OF THE BLUES This special edition of Soul of the Blues features.....TBA SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC's premiere *inexpensive* live blues and soul music series, happens the fourth Wednesday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe. 8:30PM Cover $5 jonsobel.com
Thu May 26 GNU VOX VOCAL SERIES: DOMINIQUE EADE (Dominique Eade, voice; Brad Shepik, guitar; TBA, bass) 8:30PM Cover $10
Fri May 27 JOHN MCNEIL/BILL MCHENRY QUARTET (John McNeil, trumpet; Bill McHenry, tenor saxophone; Mike McGuirk, bass; Ted Poor, drums) John is back on the last friday of March, April and May, presenting a new project each time. 9:00PM Cover $10 www.mcneiljazz.com
Sat May 28 MARK HELIAS; OPEN LOOSE (Mark Helias, bass; Gerald Cleaver, drums; Tony Malaby, sax) 9:00PM Cover $10 www.markhelias.com
Tue May 31 ALLISON MILLER'S AGRAZING MAZE CD RELEASE PARTY (Ingrid Jensen, trumpet & flugelhorn; Enrique Haneine, piano; Carlo deRosa, bass; Allison Miller, drums) Release party for the NEW CD At the End of the Day on Foxhaven Records. 8:30PM www.allisonmiller.com
Wed Jun 01 JOSH IRVING QUINTET (Josh Irving, saxophones; Alan Ferber, trombone; George Dulin, piano; Ike Sturm, bass; Greg Ritchie, drums) “The Josh Irving Quartet deserves recognition and greater access to the jazz community. The music is thoughtful, beautiful, sophisticated, and well-constructed. Their style may be thought of as a combination of straight-ahead with a dollop of free jazz... They play intelligently as a band and as composers they are innovative re-interpreting known terrain. This Quartet deserves further listening." -John Doll, Jazz Review 8:30PM Cover $8 www.joshirvingjazz.com
Thu Jun 02 ALL ABOUTJAZZ-NEW YORK PRESENTS 1S & 2S: MUSIC FOR SOLO & DUO (Ted Curson, trumpet; Henry Grimes, bass) Two sets: 8:30 & 10:00 students w/ID: $8 8:30PM Cover $12 www.allaboutjazz.com/newyork/index.htm
WEEKEND VIBES - a three day festival of Vibraphone music at Cornelia Street Cafe Fri Jun 03 WEEKEND VIBES:NICK MANCINI TRIO & TIM COLLINS GROUP (Nick Mancini Trio; Nick Mancini, vibraphone; Tim Collins Group; Tim Collins, vibraphone; Ingrid Jensen, trumpet/flugelhorn) 9:00PM Nick Mancini Organ Trio www.nickmancini.net
10:30 Tim Collins Group featuring Ingrid Jensen Cover $10
Sat Jun 04 WEEKEND VIBES:DAN MCCARTHY & TBA (Dan McCarthy, vibraphone; Myron Walden, alto saxophone; Matt Wigton, bass; Greg Ritchie, drums)
9:00 Dan McCarthy group featuring Myron Walden
10:30 TBA 9:00PM Cover $10 www.danmccarthy.net
Sun Jun 05 WEEKEND VIBES: TOM BECKHAM GROUP (Diego Voglino, drums; Tom Beckham, vibraphone; Chris Cheek, saxophones; Bryn Roberts, piano; John Herbert, bass) “Beckham's warmly melodic writing is well served by his approach, one situated between the slow-burn soul of Milt Jackson and the pianism of Gary Burton." -Jazztimes Magazine
“When he takes the stage he invariably amplifies the album1s energy. I1ve seen him stress his instrument1s percussive side, and in doing so, stretch a solo into a trance-like soliloquy." -The Village Voice 8:30PM Cover $10 www.tombeckham.net
Mon Jun 06 NEW SHUL 6:00PM
8:30PM AMRAM TRIO: “FROM KAHRTOUM TO CORNELIA STREET" Amram Trio: World Music and Classics of Jazz - “From Kahrtoum to Cornelia Street"
This series explores in his highly personable, generous and informal style the astonishing variety of David Amram's interests and accomplishments--renowned composer of symphonic classical music, jazz compositions, improvisation, spoken word, scat, he sits at the piano, schmoozes about music, about the greats, the beats, the obscure, the legendary; plays the French horn, pulls out all kinds of instruments (flutes, drums, horns) gathered from his many circumnavigations of the globe, pulls in guests drawn from just about every artistic walk of life. 8:30PM Cover $10
Tue Jun 07 THE FLAIL (Dan Blankinship, trumpet; Staphan Moutot, tenor saxophone; Brian Marsella, piano; Reid Taylor, bass; Matt Zebroski, drums) The Flail is a unique entity in today's world of jazz, even music as a whole. They offer a repertoire of original compositions and arrangements full of intensity and imagination. From the first moment one experiences The Flail, it is clear that this group is a band in every sense of the word. The kind of energy that such unity creates cannot be faked, nor can the power of it be denied. Upon hearing them, jazz legend Kenny Barron said,"I would pay good money to see these guys play at a jazz club." The Flail have performed at some of the premier events and venues in the world including Carnegie Hall, the Vienne Jazz Festival, the Marseille Jazz Festival, and Sweet Rhythm. 8:30PM Cover $8 www.theflail.com
Wed Jun 08 RIBS & BRISKET (Paul Shapiro, saxophone, vocals; Babi Floyd, vocals; Cilla Owens, vocals; Tony Lewis, drums; Booker King, bass; Brian Mitchelll, piano) as visited in a dream state by the ghost of Fats Waller who convinced him that R&B originally stood for Ribs & Brisket 8:30PM
Thu Jun 09 GNU VOX – VOCAL SERIES: EMILIE CARDINAUX AND ANNA DAGMAR This unique series features both emerging and established vocalists in styles ranging from straight ahead, modern to avant-garde and free jazz. Each vocalist will present personal material that showcases their abilities as interpreters, improvisers, composers and arrangers. The Cornelia St. Cafe provides an intimate setting to hear these exceptional artists at a reasonable price! 8:30PM Cover $10 www.annadagmar.com
Fri Jun 10 JEREMY STEIG QUARTET (Jeremy Steig, flute; Vic Juris, guitar; Cameron Brown, bass; Anthony Pinciotti, drums) Come and hear the HOTTEST jazz flutist playing in NY. Jeremy Steig has played with Bill Evans, Art Blakey, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter and many others. He brings with him three legendary musician. 9:00PM Cover $12 www.jeremysteig.info
Sat Jun 11 AN EVENING WITH ELLIOTT SHARP & MARC RIBOT (Elliott Sharp, guitar; Marc Ribot, guitar) Elliott Sharp is known for the wide range of his work, always true to his own sonic vision and performing throughout the world: from blues with his band Terraplane and the legendary Hubert Sumlin, extreme rock with Carbon, chamber works with the Arditti Quartet, orchestral scores with the Ensmeble Modern, and improvisation with the likes of Jack DeJohnette, Bill Laswell, Arthur Blythe, Christian Marclay, and DJ Soulslinger. Sharp recently released a CD of solo acoustic guitar, “The Velocity Of Hue" to great critical acclaim and has just recorded a CD of Thelonious Monk compositions also on acoustic guitar. 9:00PM Cover $12 elliottsharp.com
Sun Jun 12 TANYA KALMANOVITCH: MAJOR OVER MINOR Rob Thomas - violin, Tanya Kalmanovitch - violin & viola, Lindsey Horner - bass “Major Over Minor, a string trio with Rob Thomas on violin and Lindsey Horner on bass, plays music based on Béla Bartók's works for two violins.Horner set the tempos and laid rhythmic foundations for the violin solos, in which Bartók's acrid melodic language became a springboard for brilliantjazz musings." David Adler, All About Jazz 8:30PM Cover $10 www.tanyakalmanovitch.com
Mon Jun 13 COMPOSERS COLLABORATIVE INC PRESENTS: SERIAL UNDERGROUND (Jed Distler, piano, composer; Ed Schmidt, words & performance; Joshua Fried, composer) CCi's multidisciplinary productions will be serialized in monthly installments. Musical breaks provided by members of The Mighty CCi House Band, other regulars such as Kathleen Supové, Justine Chen, Jenny Lin, and SURPRISE GUESTS.
This month: The Gold Standard (excerpts) by Ed Schmidt and Jed Distler Everbest, Virgil: the rules of portrait sitting (20-minute excerpt) w. Gerald Busby, Kamala Sankaram and Nancy Castle on headphones. Plus Virgil Thomson piano portraits
THE MAIDEN TOWER – scenes from a computer enhanced chamber opera plus music by Rachelle Garniez (accordion), Jenny Lin (piano), a new work by Bob Windbiel for Kathleen Supové (piano), and more monologue-ing by Gerald Busby.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Arnold Barkus, director David Lovett, lighting designer Justine Chen, composer Jed Distler, pianist/composer Joshua Fried, composer R. Erica Doyle, poet Vlada Yaneva, piano Christian Hebel, violin Cecee Pantikian, violin Jody Redhage, cello
Telephone for advance sale tickets: 212-663-1967 all major credit card accepted: AMEX, MC, Visa Advance purchase tickets (incl. one house drink): $15 Tickets purchased at the door on day of perf (incl. one house drink): $20 8:30PM www.composerscollab.org
Tue Jun 14 ARTURO O'FARRILL Y RIZA NEGRA (Arturo O'Farrill, piano; Rafi Torn, percussion; Rafi Malakiel, trombone; Peter Brainin, tenor sax; Harvie S, bass, Emilio Valdez, drums) Arturo O'Farrill y Riza Negra - Explorations in Latin Jazz 8:30PM Cover $8
Wed Jun 15 THE SONGWRITER'S BEAT (Hughie Lynch; TBA) Now in its 5th year, The Songwriter's Beat is New York’s most popular acoustic songwriter’s series, where songwriters are encouraged to perform new material in a supportive and intimate atmosphere.
Curated / hosted by multiple ASCAP Pop Award winner Valerie Ghent, The Songwriter’s Beat features top up-and-coming songwriters. Each month four songwriters of varying musical styles perform original songs and are encouraged to try out their newest material and arrangements.
Founded in 2000 by Valerie Ghent, The Songwriter's Beat has presented over 185 phenomenal songwriters (hailing from all over the globe: from the US, UK, Australia, South Africa and Japan!) and keeps growing!
The Songwriter's Beat welcomes songwriters from around the world, so if you are planning your trip to New York, allow time for The Songwriter's Beat! 8:30PM Hosted by Valerie Ghent. Cover $5
Thu Jun 16 JEFFREY DAVIS TRIO: TONE COLLECTOR CD RELEASE PARTY (Jeffrey Davis, drums; Tony Malaby, saxophones; Eivind Opsvik, bass) 8:30PM
Fri Jun 17 SOPHIE AUSTER (Sophie Auster, vocals; Michael Hearst, guitar/claviola; Joshua Camp, Accordion/piano; Greg Stare, percussion; Taylor Bergren-Chrisman, bass) Sophie Auster sings the translated poetry of Robert Desnos, Guillaume Apollinaire,Paul Eluard, Tristan Tzara, Philippe Soupault, and of course, a few works by her father, Paul Auster. Original music by Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp of the group One Ring Zero 9:00PM Cover $10 www.sophieauster.com
Sat Jun 18 CHRIS LIGHTCAP GROUP “A bassist-bandleader who's made some excellent records with two tenor saxophones out front..." - Ben Ratliff, New York Times 9:00PM Cover $10 www.chrislightcap.com
Wed Jun 22 SOUL OF THE BLUES This special edition of Soul of the Blues features.....TBA
SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC's premiere *inexpensive* live blues and soul music series, happens the fourth Wednesday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe. 8:30PM Cover $5 jonsobel.com
Thu Jun 23 GNU VOX – VOCAL SERIES: TBA This unique series features both emerging and established vocalists in styles ranging from straight ahead, modern to avant-garde and free jazz. Each vocalist will present personal material that showcases their abilities as interpreters, improvisers, composers and arrangers. The Cornelia St. Cafe provides an intimate setting to hear these exceptional artists at a reasonable price! 8:30PM Cover $10
Fri Jun 24 RON HORTON QUARTET (Ron Horton, trumpet & flugelhorn; Michael Blake, saxophones; Tom Beckham, vibraphone; Ben Allison, bass) 9:00PM Cover $10
Sun Jun 26 KAIKU (Paula Jaakkola; Jaana Kantola; Erja Vettenranta, vocals; Rob Curto, accordion; Chris Hoffman, cello; Scott Kettner, percussion) KAIKU World music group with Finnish roots.
“Sweet soaring Finnish sounds” - Daily News
“I am amazed and delighted at their vocal artistry, musicianship, fine close harmony, and by their arrangements of traditional Finnish vocal music for performance” - Isaiah Sheffer, Symphony Space 8:30PM www.kaikumusic.com
Mon Jun 27 21 CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC 8:30PM www.NewMusicBox.org
Wed Jun 29 ANDREW RATHBUN GROUP 8:30PM www.andrewrathbun.com
JUNE Spoken Word
Wed Jun 01 MOTHER-DAUGHTER ACT (Katherine Eban; Elinor Fuchs) This is an event very close to our heart. Elinor Fuchs has been a friend, mentor and champion of our Minister of Culture for going on thirty years. Now she and her daughter Katherine Eban share the stage at Cornelia Street to read from their wonderfully compelling and totally different new books.
Katherine Eban is an investigative reporter whose new book, DANGEROUS DOSES: HOW COUNTERFEITERS ARE CONTAMINATING AMERICA'S DRUG SUPPLY, already has people's hair on fire. ABC's 20/20 is planning a segment on it, and Eliot Spitzer has announced an investigation into the major drug wholesalers.
Elinor Fuchs, an award-winning theatre critic who teaches at the Yale School of Drama, has just published MAKING AN EXIT: A MOTHER-DAUGHTER DRAMA WITH ALZHEIMER'S, MACHINE TOOLS, AND LAUGHTER. Fuchs was compared to Augusten Burroughs, David Sedaris and Anne Lamott in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and praised in the Los Angeles Times for a story of “humanity, compassion, and dignity."
Eban thanks Fuchs in her book, but Fuchs makes Eban a character in hers. This will be the first time mother and daughter have read from their books at the same event. 6:00PM
Fri Jun 03 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. featured reader Ishle Park. $6 admission includes a *free* drink 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Jun 04 ZIRYAB: THE ARAB-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION 6:00PM Hosted by Nada Taib and Ramzi Moufarez. Cover $8
Wed Jun 08 POETRY (Jen Benka; Victoria Hellerman) 6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Jun 09 POETRY (Peter Murphy; Greg Nicholl; Tony Gloeggler) Jane Street Press publisher Goetsch presents 3 poets you should know better than you do. 6:00PM Cover $6
Fri Jun 10 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. featured reader TBA. $6 admission includes a *free* drink 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Jun 11 ITALIAN-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION Italian American Writers Association, featured readers : GREG MOGLIA is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy of Education at New York University. His poetry has appeared in Patterson Literary Review, Birmingham Literary Review, Black Buzzard Review and in two anthologies: Earth Shattering Poems and Roots and Flowers edited by Liz Rosenberg (Henry Holt and Co.) and is three times a winner of an Allan Ginsberg Poetry Award sponsored by the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College.
FRED GARDAPHE directs the Italian/American Studies Program at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He recently finished a book entitled Leaving Little Italy: Essays in Italian American Studies, and is currently at work on a memoir and a study of the gangster figure in American culture, From Wiseguys to Wise Men, which will be published next year by Rutledge. Other books include Italian Signs, American Streets: The Evolution of Italian American Narrative, Dagoes Read: Tradition and the Italian/American Writer, Moustache Pete is Dead!. He is one of the founders of Bordighera Press and is co-founder and co-editor of VIA: Voices in Italian Americana. He has edited New Chicago Stories, Italian American Ways, and From the Margin: Writings in Italian Americana.
The evening kicks off with open mic readings of five minutes each starting at 5:45 p.m. IAWA is a 501© not-for-profit corporation; donations are tax deductible. For more information or membership, visit the web site: www.iawa.net. 6:00PM Cover $6
Mon Jun 13 POETRY (Michael Broder; Christine Manning) 6:00PM Cover $6
Wed Jun 15 POETRY (Denise Rue; Bruce Frankel; Kurt Brown) 6:00PM Hosted by Valerie Ghent. Cover $6
Thu Jun 16 PO'JAZZ jazz, spoken word from the original medicine woman of poetry & music 6:00PM Cover $12
Fri Jun 17 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. featured reader Sabrina Hayeem. $6 admission includes a *free* drink. 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Jun 18 GREEK-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION 6:00PM Cover $6
Sun Jun 19 POETRY A Fathers' Day event featured readers: Gina Myers, Nmemko, Angelo Verga 6:00PM Cover $6
Mon Jun 20 NYQ (Chip Livingston; Melinda Thomsen; Ana Bozicevic-Bowling) Venerable poetry journal pursues truth beauty and the perfect line break. 6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Jun 23 POETRY (Jane Greenway Carr, Columbia; Kathleen Graber, NYU; Jason Irwin, Sarah Lawrence) poetry: Post MFA / Pre First Book, a new series for those who are in between peer groups and their first pulitzer. 6:00PM Cover $6
Fri Jun 24 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. featured reader Collin Kelly . $6 admission includes a *free* drink 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sun Jun 26 POETRY Poetry: Soft Skull Press authors Jerome Sala, Tod Colby 6:00PM Cover $6
Wed Jun 29 POETRY poetry : Chris Brandt, Angelo Verga, 2 antiwar poets celebrate love & struggle. 6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Jun 30 PROSE 6:00PM Cover $6
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