November 18, 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
This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe Nov. 18 thg Nov. 20
Fri Nov 18 MARK HELIAS; OPEN LOOSE (Mark Helias, bass; Tom Rainey, drums; Tony Malaby, sax)
“The trio's name “Open Loose" refers not only to its musical style, but to Mark Helias' compositions which are written with plenty of space in them, and are designed to be interpreted openly and loosely. They allow for seamless transitions between composed passages and improvisation, never easy to achieve. This threesome fully exploits the creative possibilities of the compositions, never opting for a clichd theme-solos-theme format. The group has the knack of starting with a rather loose - sometimes even ramshackle - piece and slowly allowing it to evolve until it emerges as a tight theme. Open Loose has been touring for six years and has released three CDs." 9:00PM Cover $10 www.markhelias.com
Sat Nov 19 RORY STUART QUARTET (Rory Stuart, guitar; Mark Shim, tenor saxophone; Francois Moutin, bass; Ari Hoenig, drums) Described by JAZZ TIMES as “perhaps THE most innovative straight- ahead jazz guitarist to emerge in years," Rory Stuart brings his quartet with tenor saxophonist Mark Shim, acoustic bassist Francois Moutin, and drummer Ari Hoenig to the Cornelia Street Caf on Saturday, November 19, 2005.
Rory Stuart has performed as a sideman with a remarkable range of jazz artists, from Charlie Rouse to Errol Parker, Steve Coleman's Five Elements with Cassandra Wilson and Geri Allen to the Cadence All Stars, and has led highly-praised Quartets of his own. For his complete bio, album reviews and photos, please visit www.rorystuart.com.
Rory's critically-acclaimed CD, “Hurricane," was reprinted by Sunnyside in 2004, complete with new artwork and liner notes. “Hurricane" received a four-star review in DOWNBEAT and was voted among the 10 best recordings of the year in CODA. A new CD ("So Rise Up") featuring Ari and Mark is being prepared for release.
At Cornelia Street Cafe, The Rory Stuart Quartet will feature newly recorded original compositions, challenging rhythmic elements, and a fiery performance. $12 cover ($9 for students) 9:00PM www.rorystuart.com
Sun Nov 20 ELISE WOOD'S BRAZILIAN GROUP (Elise Wood, flute with; Leo Nobre, bass; Angelo Metz, guitar; Elleni Maureus, flute) 8:30PM $10 cover
Upcoming Shows
Mon Nov 21 BIG BANG (Jason Kao Hwang, violin; Sang Won Park, kayagum, ajang, vioce; Strike Anywhere Ensemble) Terry Down
“Big Bang", the latest new and all-inclusive music and mixed media series at Cornelia Street Cafe, beginning Monday, October 17th, 2005 and every third Monday of the month thereafter.
“Big Bang' is a creative collision of musicians with artists in spoken word, dance, visual art, video art, found words, theatre, etc. presenting works in progress in a new series every third Monday at the Cornelia Street Cafe. The evenings will include two featured groups followed by a brief talk back with the audience after each set. Every evening will end with a jam session in which we fish names out of a hat (including names of audience members) that will go for about 10 minutes.
8:30 Jason Kao Hwang and Sang Won Park
Jason Kao Hwang(violin) and Sang Won Park(kayagum, ajang) have collaborated for over fifteen years in The Far East Side Band. Now working as a duo, their cross-cultural improvisations continue to evolve.
Sang-Won Park(kayagum/ ajang/ voice), a native of Seoul, Korea, made his Western debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1979. He then toured the United States and Europe's leading institutions in Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, England and Switzerland. Les Amis De L'Orient and Sono Disc in Paris produced his album entitled Le Kayagum de Park Sang-Won. Mr. Park has collaborated with many musicians from the avant-garde, recording with Laurie Anderson, Bill Laswell, Charles K. Noyes and Henry Kaiser. He has also performed with Nam Jun Paik and Joseph Celli. His CD Song of a Drifting Soul has been recently released by Water Lilly Acoustics.
Violinist/ composer Jason Kao Hwang past ensemble, The Far East Side Band, has released two CDs, Urban Archaeology (Victo Records) and Caverns (New World Records). They have performed at the Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf Konfrontationen (Austria), the duMaurier Ltd. International Jazz Festival (Vancouver), International Festival Musique Actuelle (Victoriaville), Beijing International Jazz Festival, Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival, Freer Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Visions Festival (NYC) and many other stages. His new quartet Edge has recently completed their first recording, the release TBA.
His opera, The Floating Box, A Story in Chinatown, was recently released by New World Records. As violinist, he has performed on recordings including Ravish Momin's Tarana Trio, William Hooker and The Gift, Anthony Braxton's 1996 Sextet (Istanbul) and 1995 Octet (NYC), Dominic Duval's The Navigator (Leo); Henry Threadgill's Come Save the Day (Columbia) and Butch Morris's Dust to Dust and Testament:, A Conduction Collection (New World). Over the years, he has performed with numerous artists including Pheeroan Aklaff, Vladamir Tarasov, Reggie Workman, Sirone and William Parker.
9:30 Strike Anywhere Ensemble
The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble was founded in 1997 in NYC by Artistic/ Producing Director, Leese Walker. Its mission is to promote empathy, free-thinking and greater social awareness through provocative theatre and educational outreach. The permanent ensemble is comprised of world-class musicians, dancers, visual artists and actors. Its work is guided by the words of Bertolt Brecht, “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it." Performers collaborate through an ensemble-based, improvisational process to create politically- charged, original works that addresses socially relevant issues. The earliest productions were completely unscripted, with actors and musicians collaborating in performance to spontaneously create stories through improvisation. Today, the pieces are partially set, with the scripted sections generated through improvisation in rehearsal. Strike Anywhere has toured extensively. It's critically acclaimed show, “10 Brecht Poems" has played at over 30 venues and was aired in full on local NY television. In July-August 2004, SA's Artistic/Producing Director, Leese Walker, was awarded the prestigious APPEX (Asia Pacific Performer Exchange) fellowship which allowed her to join 16 artists from around the world in a 6 week artistic exchange in Bali, Indonesia. Strike Anywhere has been featured on local NY television, NPR, WBAI and German Public Radio. The ensemble has worked with improv guru, Paul Sills (Founder of Second City) and regularly collaborates with avant garde composer, Walter Thompson. Shows currently touring include: Soundpainting and 10 Brecht Poems. Shows currently in development include: SPIN, Gatotkacha and 3-D Jazz (Working Title).
Curated by Katie Down 8:30PM Cover $10 www.strikeanywhere.info
Tue Nov 22 JOE FIEDLER/TANYA KALMANOVITCH QUARTET (Joe Fiedler, trombone; Tanya Kalmanovitch, violin & viola; John Hebert, bass; Owen Howard, drums) Trombonist Joe Fiedler has played with a veritable who's who of New York's jazz, avant-garde and Latin music scenes. Juilliard-trained violinist/violist Tanya Kalmanovitch mixes 20th century classical music and 21st century jazz in her fierce improvisations. In their new quartet, Kalmanovitch and Fiedler use extended composition, free improvisation and propulsive rhythm to cast an avant-garde spin on Latin music.
“Trombonist Joe Fiedler has been an MVP in configurations that range from salsa bands to the jazz avant-garde. Tonight his partner is Tanya Kalmanovitch, the Juilliard-honed Canadian violinist who's been tearing up the scene lately." - Time Out New York
“Fiedler's among the most impressive trombonists to emerge in the past couple of decades. He's got a complete set of tools: excellent chops and range, a big warm tone, and mastery of extended techniques." - Harvey Pekar, Signal to Noise Magazine
“...viola/violinist Tanya Kalmanovitch only recently made the move to New York and is already creating quite a splash. Nominated as one of AAJ-NY's “Best New Talents" of 2004, expect to hear her name and music more as time goes by." - Laurence Donohue-Green, All About Jazz New York 8:30PM Cover $10 www.tanyakalmanovitch.com
Wed Nov 23 SOUL OF THE BLUES POLITICS DON'T HAVE NO MERCY (Lisa Parkins; Roy Zimmerman; TBA) As a one-time departure from the monthly SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC's premiere 'inexpensive' live blues and soul music series, Jon Sobel hosts “Politics Don't Have No Mercy", a politically themed night of song featuring Lisa Parkins and Roy Zimmerman. 8:30PM Cover $10 www.lisaparkins.com
Mon Nov 28 21 CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC PRESENTS DANIEL KELLY improvisations and soundscapes 8:30PM Cover $10 www.danielkellymusic.com
Tue Nov 29 WILL HOLSHOUSER TRIO (Ron Horton, trumpet; David Phillips, bass; Will Holshouser, accordion) “Accordionist Will Holshouser is the secret weapon in several of the scene's most inventive and engaging bands." -- Time Out New York
“The accordion straddles both the New World and old . . . as jazz once did, to create a new music out of traditional folk music. Will Holshouser . . . injects the (new) New York experience of post-modern music and composition with the tug-and-pull of ethnic music. Holshouser projects fun cartoon music for adventuresome kids of adult status." -- allaboutjazz.com
Will Holshouser has developed his own approach to the accordion as a composer and improviser. His form of jazz brings the catchiness of accordion-driven folk music together with wide-ranging experimental sounds and improvisation. He is active in New York and internationally as a sideman and with his trio, which plays his original music and features Ron Horton on trumpet and David Phillips on bass. Together since 1998, they have developed an intimate ensemble sound that is somewhere between jazz, folk music and chamber music. The spare, drumless instrumentation works especially well in acoustic venues and allows for a wide dynamic range, and the elaborate arrangements leave plenty of room for improvisation. Ron Horton's broad palette of trumpet timbres, Dave Phillips' rich sound with the bow, and Will Holshouser's rhythmically driving accordion are among the highlights of the trio's sound. The group's first CD Reed Song was released in 2002 on Clean Feed (Portugal). Their second CD, recorded at a live concert in Faro, Portugal in December 2004 will be out in February 2006, also on Clean Feed.
Will Holshouser plays regularly with David Krakauer & Klezmer Madness, Matt Munisteri & Brock Mumford, Septeto Roberto Rodriguez, and the Raymond Scott Orchestrette. He has also worked with Phillip Johnston, Lenny Pickett, Dave Douglas, Jenny Scheinman, Andy Statman, Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and others. He studied composition with Anthony Braxton and Bill Barron, and accordion with Dr. William Schimmel.
Ron Horton (trumpet) is a member of New York's acclaimed Jazz Composers Collective. He has worked with Andrew Hill, Jane Ira Bloom, Phillip Johnston, Ben Allison, Matt Wilson, Ted Nash, Michael Blake, the Herbie Nichols Project, and many more. He has two CDs as a leader, Subtextures (Fresh Sound New Talent) and Genius Envy (Omnitone).
David Phillips (bass) leads the group Freedance, who have two CDs out: Prayer (Sound Street Records) and their self-titled debut on Naxos Jazz. They tour regularly in North America and Europe. Dave began learning bass from his father, Barre Phillips, then studied with Homer Mensch at Mannes College of Music and earned a graduate degree from Juilliard under Eugene Levinson. He has worked with Richie Havens, Ben Perowsky, David Johansen, Dawn Upshaw, and others. 8:30PM Cover $6 www.willholshouser.com
Wed Nov 30 LOREN STILLMAN QUARTET (Loren Stillman, saxophones; Jacob Sacks, piano; Scott Lee, bass; Jeff Hirshfield, drums) In celebration of “It Could Be Anything," for Fresh Sound New Talent.
Saxophonist and composer Loren Stillman was born in 1980 in London, England. In 2004, Stillman was nominated by Downbeat Magazine's Critics Poll as a Rising Star jazz Artist. His latest quartet album, Gin Bon, received album of the year 2004 by Jazz review UK. Stillman's new compositions integrate game techniques, Palindromes, expanding and contracting forms and standard song form. Tonight, he will be celebrating his new quartet CD release on Fresh Sound Records, “It Could Be Anything." 8:30PM www.lorenstillman.com
NOVEMBER Spoken Word
Wed Nov 02 BENNINGTON ALUMNI NIGHT (Ailish Hopper; Don Silver; Rebecca Warner) Bennington College/ The Writing Seminars: Alumni Reading Series A Reading by Graduates with Recent Books:
Ailish Hopper
Don Silver
Rebecca Warner
Welcome and Introductions: Liam Rector, Jason Shinder (Alumni Director: Victoria Clausi)
Ailish Hopper Ailish Hopper was educated at Princeton University and received her MFA from Bennington College, where she received a Jane Kenyon Scholarship. Her chapbook, Bird in the Head, was just chosen by Jean Valentine as the winner of the 2005 Center for Book Arts Chapbook Competition.
Don Silver grew up in the Sixties in the suburbs of Philadelphia. In 1999, after twenty years in business, he quit to get his MFA from Bennington College and started writing a novel, Backward-Facing Man, which was just released by Ecco/HarperCollins.
Rebecca Warner holds an MFA from Bennington College and an MA from UMass Boston. Her first collection of poems, Northwest Passage, was published in 2005 by Orchises Press. 6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Nov 03 ARTISTS' SALON This is a monthly opportunity for artists associated with the cafe-- from every genre and every generation, past, present, and future--to gather informally, schmooze, re-invent the world, and hoist a glass of quelque chose (the only kind of chose to hoist). Our glorious curators are present, you can buttonhole them to find out what's cooking, you can introduce yourself to other toilers in the vineyard, invent projects and discover collaborators. All are welcome. 6:00PM
Fri Nov 04 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. This week featured reader is Pandora Scooter. 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Nov 05 ZIRYAB: THE ARAB-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION This month readers are NATHALIE HANDAL, SHOLEH WOLPE, LEILA LALAMI, and MATTHEW SHENODA. 6:00PM Hosted by Nada Taib and Ramzi Moufarez. Cover $8
Sun Nov 06 NEVER BEFORE an anthology of poems about first experiences 6:00PM Hosted by Roald Hoffmann. Cover $6
Mon Nov 07 READING (Dale Peck; Joshua Furst) The first of what we hope will be regular readings by members and friends of a new writers space way uptown on 14th street, Paragraph. 6:00PM Cover $6
SPEAKEASY: STORIES FROM THE BACKROOM (Mike Albo; Michaela murphy; Brian Finkelstein; Mr. Patrick; Joanne Morton) Real stories from real people 8:30PM Cover $5 www.speakeasystories.com
Tue Nov 08 STORYTELLING (Katie Green; Rivka Widerman) Storytelling occurs the second Tuesday of every month.
“The Best of New York: Storytelling at The Cornelia Street Cafe" - Daily News.
The longest running storytelling series for adults in New York City.
Spotlight on TWO FINE WOMEN:
Katie Green tells stories of Truth, Folke, and Faery. She believes that storytelling can, and does, change the world. Tonight she'll tansport us to the land of the pyramids and sparkling waters of the Nile with an excerpt from her one woman show “Egyptian Myths and Legends."
Rivka Widerman's repertoire is eclectic, including personal stories, folktales and really big fibs! But tonight the truth will be told. Rivka takes us from the sparkling waters of the Nile to the icy Atlantic Ocean and tells us how the holiday of Thanksgiving really came to be.
Featured Teller(s)/Open Mic - 6 - 8 minute limit 6:00PM Hosted by Barbara Aliprantis. Cover $6 www.barbaraaliprantis.com
MORRISON MOTEL Morrison Motel has been called “a comedy powerhouse" by Comedy Central. John Morrison hosts some of the most intelligent, established and emerging, comics, satirists, and vocal acrobats in New York. 8:30PM Hosted by John Morrison.
Wed Nov 09 INTERCULTURAL POETRY (TBA)
6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Nov 10 JANIS JOPLIN: TALKIN ABOUT THE 60'S (Marianne Donnelly) Marianne Donnelly is Janis Joplin. Doors open at 6 PM, performance starts at 7 pm. Mercedes NBenz, Summertime, Bobby McGee. 6:00PM Cover $6
Fri Nov 11 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. Thies week's featured reader is George Held. 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Nov 12 ITALIAN-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION ADELE LA BARRE: Adele La Barre's short story was named Finalist, Novella Category for the Wisdom-Faulkner prize. A writer and art historian, La Barre's work has shifted significantly from the scholarly to the personal. A native of New York's Little Italy, La Barre has lived in France, Ghana, Italy, Turkey and most recently in her mother's hometown of Sulmona, Abruzzo. Her work has appeared in New Digressions, Art Mag, Chasm, Via, Chelsea, Differentia, Northwest Review, and Black Warrior Review. She has been awarded First Prize in Fiction by Turnstile/ St. Martin's Press, and Honorable Mention from Boston Review and the Thomas Wolfe Prize of the North Carolina Writer's Workshop. A story is anthologized in The Milk of Almonds. She will be reading from Damn Near Laughed Myself to Death, to appear in Del Sol Review 12 [http://www.webdelsol.com/Del_Sol_Review/].
JOANNA CLAPPS-HERMAN: Joanna Clapps-Herman teaches creative writing at City College and is the guest editor of a forthcoming collection of Italian American writing for Creative Nonfiction: Being Italian in America, 2006 by Other Press. She has published in Massachusetts Review, Kalliope, Crescent Review, Critic, Paterson Literary Review, Inkwell, Earth's Daughters, Voices in Italian Americana, Italian Americana, Woman's Day, Sing Heavenly Muse, in addition to many other periodicals. She has won two prizes for fiction, the Bruno Arcudi Fiction Prize for her short story, “Perfect Hatred" and the Anne and Henry Paolucci Prize for her story, “Falling." She's published two essays in recent anthologies, “Papone," in Don't Tell Mama, Penguin, 2002, and “Coffee An" in The Milk of Almonds, Feminist Press, 2002. She has a new piece of fiction in Italian Americana.
Joanna Clapps-Herman:
The evening begins at with an Open Mic of five minutes each at 5:45 p.m. IAWA is a 501 (3) not-for-profit corporation; donations are tax deductible. Visit www.iawa.net for membership info.
Established in March, 1989, IAWA celebrates its 15th Anniversary in 2006. The three rules of IAWA are: Read one another, Write or be written and Buy our books. Since then, the organization has given voice to writers through its Open Reading series at Cornelia St. Cafe every month. 6:00PM Cover $6 www.iawa.net
Sun Nov 13 ENTERTAINING SCIENCE IMPROVISING ON CHAOS Our lives, careers, failures, loves and successes are as much directed by chance meetings as by our internal compasses. But surely science can make reliable predictions? Not so fast! Outcomes can still appear random, even if all the rules are known. Mathematician and poet Phil Holmes will expand on chaos theory and how it does and doesn't help one find one's way in the world. Poet Susan Case will tell how mathematicians hung out in the Scottish Cafe in Lvov before being swept into the vortex of World War II. A quartet, led by Ben Holmes (trumpet) and featuring Brian Drye (trombone), Take Toriyama (drums) and Reuben Radding (bass) will take the theme to music, with original compositions and free improvisations on traditional melodies of East Europe. 6:00PM Hosted by Roald Hoffmann. Cover $10
Mon Nov 14 POETRY (Susan Hoover; Ilka Scobie; Jeff Wright) Poets from near & far, that is if you consider The People's Republic of Woodstock to be distant. 6:00PM Cover $6
Tue Nov 15 THE WRITERS ROOM (Laurie Sandell, “untitled memoir excerpt"; Marlene Ondrea Nichols, from the play “Stand Me Up and Dress Me"; Leslie Garis, “untitled memoir excerpt") contact [email protected] 6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Nov 17 PO'JAZZ Jorge Sylvester on Sax; Nora Mc Carthy , Vocals; Poets from The Poetry Caravan. 6:00PM Cover $13 add www.noramccarthy.com
Fri Nov 18 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheelerss open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. This week's featured reader is Sabrina Hayeem. 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Nov 19 GREEK-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION TBA 6:00PM Cover $6
Tue Nov 22 POETRY (Lawrence Joseph; Hugh Seidman; D. Nurkse; Angelo Verga)
6:00PM Cover $6
Sun Nov 27 GHOST ANTHOLOGY 2 (TBA) To follow up on last month's pre-Halloween event, NYC-area contributors read more poems from “A Chance of a Ghost". 6:00PM Cover $6
Mon Nov 28 POETRY (Harry Waitzman; Marty Levine)
6:00PM Cover $6
Tue Nov 29 POETRY (Richard Loranger) Loranger launches his new book of poems, “Poems for Teeth". Your dentist may very well attend. 6:00PM Cover $6
Wed Nov 30 POETRY (Catherine Grigoriou; Eugene Schlanger; Dorothy Scher)
6:00PM Cover $6
Music Coming in December
Thu Dec 01 SEAN SMITH QUARTET (John Ellis, saxophones; Keith Ganz, guitar; Sean Smith, bass; Russell Meissner, drums) The Sean Smith Quartet has played together for many years, and its members share a similar passion and vision for music. This kinship helps to define a very distinctive group sound noted for its rare lyrical quality. With Sean's songful and melodic compositions underscoring the quartet, their warm acoustic sound reveals a respect and love for the jazz tradition. At the same time, and with the same spirit, the group will take you on the occasional odd journey.
“The arrangements are cool, the ballads moody and gorgeous. Both sophisticated and emotional, intricate and uncluttered, it reveals richer artistry with each spin. Highly recommended." 4&1/2 stars Judith Schlesinger - AllMusicGuide.com
“Smith not only reiterates his talent as a bassist but establishes himself as a composer who shows you don't have to be quirky and abrasive in order to be freshly modern. His originals are highly listenable and thought provoking music for both head and heart." Ira Gitler
“Quiet, poetic, and lyrical, Sean Smith reminds us that the best jazz comes from the heart, not merely from the mind or the fingers. He takes us on compelling journeys, full of sounds that fall gracefully on the ear." James Gavin - Grammy nominated author and journalist
“Smith's been steadily building both a strong book of original pieces and a firm rapport" John Donohue - New Yorker Magazine 8:30PM Cover $10 www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid= 2:28:41|PM&sql=Bi97uak5kgm3v
Fri Dec 02 THE TUBA PROJECT FEATURING BOB STEWART (Lucian Ban, piano; Bruce Williams, alto sax & flutes; Derrek Phillips, drums; Bob Stewart, tuba) is a cooperative ensemble of renowned bari sax player Alex Harding, alto saxist Bruce Williams, pianist Lucian Ban, drummer extraordinaire Derrek Phillips and one of the most unique brass players ever in jazz, tubist Bob Stewart.
Founded in 2004 by long time musical collaborators Alex Harding and transylvanian born pianist Lucian Ban the group brings together some of the most creative voices in jazz today to form a unique ensemble built around the voices of saxophones and tuba.
Benefiting immensely from the extraordinaire talent of mr. Bob Steawart who's widely considered the best tuba player in jazz and who can play the tuba in any way possible the group also feature the soulful and bluesy baritone sax of mr. Alex Harding, the beautiful sound of Bruce Williams's alto sax & flutes, the strange eastern european influences of Ban's piano and the creative rhythms of a master of modern jazz drumming, mr. Derrek Phillips.
Pulsating blues, New Orleans riffs, post bop lines, funk grooves and free jazz outbursts can be found in their music but the sound of the group goes well beyond all those to become a voice of its own. playing original music the four musicians have to be seen and heard to get the full picture. 9:00PM Cover $10
Sat Dec 03 CHRIS LIGHTCAP GROUP (Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone; Mark Turner, tenor saxophone; Jacob Sacks, piano; Chris Lightcap, bass & compositions; Greald Cleaver, drums) Having released 2 critically acclaimed releases with his two-tenor quartet, bassist and composer Chris Lightcap brings another configuration of new music to Cornelia Street Cafe. Lightcap has been featured in the bands of Craig Taborn, Joe Morris, Mark Turner and Regina Carter, and tonight he will lead a band featuring his longtime collaborators Tony Malaby, Mark Turner ,Gerald Cleaver as well as Jacob Sacks on piano.
“One of the bright lights of New York's younger players, the bassist has been fashioning a group sound around a pair of tenor saxophonists for years. His writing can be simultaneously demonstrative and reflective, an accomplishment that gives his music emotional breadth." -Jim Macnie, Village Voice
“A bassist-bandleader who's made some excellent records with two tenor saxophones out front." - Ben Ratliff, New York Times
“Bassist Chris Lightcap has worked alongside avant-minded mavericks such as Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, and Joe Morris, but he's also right at home in more mellifluous units led by Regina Carter and Craig Taborn. perhaps that explains the infectious swagger and fat grooves he brings to bear on Bigmouth (Fresh Sound New Talent), a playful bag of tunes featuring saxists Tony Malaby and Bill McHenry and drummer Gerald Cleaver" -Time Out New York 9:00PM Cover $10 www.chrislightcap.com
Mon Dec 05 AMRAM & CO (David Amram, piano; Kevin Twig, drums; John DeWirr, bass; John Ventimigla, actor) “Farewell to 2005" David Amram Trio (David Amram w. Kevin Twigg on drums and John DeWitt on bass), actor John Ventimigla of The Sopranos, Alana, Adira and Adam Amram plus surprise guests and readings from the works of Kerouac and Amram with musical accompanyment.
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 www.davidamram.com
Tue Dec 06 ARTURO O'FARRILL (Arturo O'Farrill, piano; Rafi Torn, percussion; Rafi Malakiel, trombone; Peter Brainin, tenor sax; Emilio Valdez, drums; Harvie S, bass)
Arturo ”Farrill y Riza Negra - Explorations in Latin Jazz
Arturo O'Farrill, son of the legendary Cuban composer/bandleader Chico O'Farrill and musical director of the Lincoln Center Afro- Latin Jazz Orchestra, performs at the Cornelia Street Cafe every second Tuesday of the month.
Arturo is currently on tour w/ the Lincolin Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra throughout the United States and recently had a premiere performance in Shanghai, China, yet he is still making time for his Y Riza Negra performances at Cornelia Street.
One of the highlights of this incredible musical opportunity, for both listeners and younger musicians: Arturo, the consummate teacher, is offering both a student discount rate and the opportunity for jazz students to sit in with his band during the second set.
This performance is a rare opportunity to see this high-energy, exceptionally gifted artist perform with his sextet in the intimate setting of The Cornelia Street Cafe's 60-seat downstairs lounge.
8:30PM Cover $10
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
This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe Nov. 18 thg Nov. 20
Fri Nov 18 MARK HELIAS; OPEN LOOSE (Mark Helias, bass; Tom Rainey, drums; Tony Malaby, sax)
“The trio's name “Open Loose" refers not only to its musical style, but to Mark Helias' compositions which are written with plenty of space in them, and are designed to be interpreted openly and loosely. They allow for seamless transitions between composed passages and improvisation, never easy to achieve. This threesome fully exploits the creative possibilities of the compositions, never opting for a clichd theme-solos-theme format. The group has the knack of starting with a rather loose - sometimes even ramshackle - piece and slowly allowing it to evolve until it emerges as a tight theme. Open Loose has been touring for six years and has released three CDs." 9:00PM Cover $10 www.markhelias.com
Sat Nov 19 RORY STUART QUARTET (Rory Stuart, guitar; Mark Shim, tenor saxophone; Francois Moutin, bass; Ari Hoenig, drums) Described by JAZZ TIMES as “perhaps THE most innovative straight- ahead jazz guitarist to emerge in years," Rory Stuart brings his quartet with tenor saxophonist Mark Shim, acoustic bassist Francois Moutin, and drummer Ari Hoenig to the Cornelia Street Caf on Saturday, November 19, 2005.
Rory Stuart has performed as a sideman with a remarkable range of jazz artists, from Charlie Rouse to Errol Parker, Steve Coleman's Five Elements with Cassandra Wilson and Geri Allen to the Cadence All Stars, and has led highly-praised Quartets of his own. For his complete bio, album reviews and photos, please visit www.rorystuart.com.
Rory's critically-acclaimed CD, “Hurricane," was reprinted by Sunnyside in 2004, complete with new artwork and liner notes. “Hurricane" received a four-star review in DOWNBEAT and was voted among the 10 best recordings of the year in CODA. A new CD ("So Rise Up") featuring Ari and Mark is being prepared for release.
At Cornelia Street Cafe, The Rory Stuart Quartet will feature newly recorded original compositions, challenging rhythmic elements, and a fiery performance. $12 cover ($9 for students) 9:00PM www.rorystuart.com
Sun Nov 20 ELISE WOOD'S BRAZILIAN GROUP (Elise Wood, flute with; Leo Nobre, bass; Angelo Metz, guitar; Elleni Maureus, flute) 8:30PM $10 cover
Upcoming Shows
Mon Nov 21 BIG BANG (Jason Kao Hwang, violin; Sang Won Park, kayagum, ajang, vioce; Strike Anywhere Ensemble) Terry Down
“Big Bang", the latest new and all-inclusive music and mixed media series at Cornelia Street Cafe, beginning Monday, October 17th, 2005 and every third Monday of the month thereafter.
“Big Bang' is a creative collision of musicians with artists in spoken word, dance, visual art, video art, found words, theatre, etc. presenting works in progress in a new series every third Monday at the Cornelia Street Cafe. The evenings will include two featured groups followed by a brief talk back with the audience after each set. Every evening will end with a jam session in which we fish names out of a hat (including names of audience members) that will go for about 10 minutes.
8:30 Jason Kao Hwang and Sang Won Park
Jason Kao Hwang(violin) and Sang Won Park(kayagum, ajang) have collaborated for over fifteen years in The Far East Side Band. Now working as a duo, their cross-cultural improvisations continue to evolve.
Sang-Won Park(kayagum/ ajang/ voice), a native of Seoul, Korea, made his Western debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1979. He then toured the United States and Europe's leading institutions in Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, England and Switzerland. Les Amis De L'Orient and Sono Disc in Paris produced his album entitled Le Kayagum de Park Sang-Won. Mr. Park has collaborated with many musicians from the avant-garde, recording with Laurie Anderson, Bill Laswell, Charles K. Noyes and Henry Kaiser. He has also performed with Nam Jun Paik and Joseph Celli. His CD Song of a Drifting Soul has been recently released by Water Lilly Acoustics.
Violinist/ composer Jason Kao Hwang past ensemble, The Far East Side Band, has released two CDs, Urban Archaeology (Victo Records) and Caverns (New World Records). They have performed at the Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf Konfrontationen (Austria), the duMaurier Ltd. International Jazz Festival (Vancouver), International Festival Musique Actuelle (Victoriaville), Beijing International Jazz Festival, Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival, Freer Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Visions Festival (NYC) and many other stages. His new quartet Edge has recently completed their first recording, the release TBA.
His opera, The Floating Box, A Story in Chinatown, was recently released by New World Records. As violinist, he has performed on recordings including Ravish Momin's Tarana Trio, William Hooker and The Gift, Anthony Braxton's 1996 Sextet (Istanbul) and 1995 Octet (NYC), Dominic Duval's The Navigator (Leo); Henry Threadgill's Come Save the Day (Columbia) and Butch Morris's Dust to Dust and Testament:, A Conduction Collection (New World). Over the years, he has performed with numerous artists including Pheeroan Aklaff, Vladamir Tarasov, Reggie Workman, Sirone and William Parker.
9:30 Strike Anywhere Ensemble
The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble was founded in 1997 in NYC by Artistic/ Producing Director, Leese Walker. Its mission is to promote empathy, free-thinking and greater social awareness through provocative theatre and educational outreach. The permanent ensemble is comprised of world-class musicians, dancers, visual artists and actors. Its work is guided by the words of Bertolt Brecht, “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it." Performers collaborate through an ensemble-based, improvisational process to create politically- charged, original works that addresses socially relevant issues. The earliest productions were completely unscripted, with actors and musicians collaborating in performance to spontaneously create stories through improvisation. Today, the pieces are partially set, with the scripted sections generated through improvisation in rehearsal. Strike Anywhere has toured extensively. It's critically acclaimed show, “10 Brecht Poems" has played at over 30 venues and was aired in full on local NY television. In July-August 2004, SA's Artistic/Producing Director, Leese Walker, was awarded the prestigious APPEX (Asia Pacific Performer Exchange) fellowship which allowed her to join 16 artists from around the world in a 6 week artistic exchange in Bali, Indonesia. Strike Anywhere has been featured on local NY television, NPR, WBAI and German Public Radio. The ensemble has worked with improv guru, Paul Sills (Founder of Second City) and regularly collaborates with avant garde composer, Walter Thompson. Shows currently touring include: Soundpainting and 10 Brecht Poems. Shows currently in development include: SPIN, Gatotkacha and 3-D Jazz (Working Title).
Curated by Katie Down 8:30PM Cover $10 www.strikeanywhere.info
Tue Nov 22 JOE FIEDLER/TANYA KALMANOVITCH QUARTET (Joe Fiedler, trombone; Tanya Kalmanovitch, violin & viola; John Hebert, bass; Owen Howard, drums) Trombonist Joe Fiedler has played with a veritable who's who of New York's jazz, avant-garde and Latin music scenes. Juilliard-trained violinist/violist Tanya Kalmanovitch mixes 20th century classical music and 21st century jazz in her fierce improvisations. In their new quartet, Kalmanovitch and Fiedler use extended composition, free improvisation and propulsive rhythm to cast an avant-garde spin on Latin music.
“Trombonist Joe Fiedler has been an MVP in configurations that range from salsa bands to the jazz avant-garde. Tonight his partner is Tanya Kalmanovitch, the Juilliard-honed Canadian violinist who's been tearing up the scene lately." - Time Out New York
“Fiedler's among the most impressive trombonists to emerge in the past couple of decades. He's got a complete set of tools: excellent chops and range, a big warm tone, and mastery of extended techniques." - Harvey Pekar, Signal to Noise Magazine
“...viola/violinist Tanya Kalmanovitch only recently made the move to New York and is already creating quite a splash. Nominated as one of AAJ-NY's “Best New Talents" of 2004, expect to hear her name and music more as time goes by." - Laurence Donohue-Green, All About Jazz New York 8:30PM Cover $10 www.tanyakalmanovitch.com
Wed Nov 23 SOUL OF THE BLUES POLITICS DON'T HAVE NO MERCY (Lisa Parkins; Roy Zimmerman; TBA) As a one-time departure from the monthly SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC's premiere 'inexpensive' live blues and soul music series, Jon Sobel hosts “Politics Don't Have No Mercy", a politically themed night of song featuring Lisa Parkins and Roy Zimmerman. 8:30PM Cover $10 www.lisaparkins.com
Mon Nov 28 21 CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC PRESENTS DANIEL KELLY improvisations and soundscapes 8:30PM Cover $10 www.danielkellymusic.com
Tue Nov 29 WILL HOLSHOUSER TRIO (Ron Horton, trumpet; David Phillips, bass; Will Holshouser, accordion) “Accordionist Will Holshouser is the secret weapon in several of the scene's most inventive and engaging bands." -- Time Out New York
“The accordion straddles both the New World and old . . . as jazz once did, to create a new music out of traditional folk music. Will Holshouser . . . injects the (new) New York experience of post-modern music and composition with the tug-and-pull of ethnic music. Holshouser projects fun cartoon music for adventuresome kids of adult status." -- allaboutjazz.com
Will Holshouser has developed his own approach to the accordion as a composer and improviser. His form of jazz brings the catchiness of accordion-driven folk music together with wide-ranging experimental sounds and improvisation. He is active in New York and internationally as a sideman and with his trio, which plays his original music and features Ron Horton on trumpet and David Phillips on bass. Together since 1998, they have developed an intimate ensemble sound that is somewhere between jazz, folk music and chamber music. The spare, drumless instrumentation works especially well in acoustic venues and allows for a wide dynamic range, and the elaborate arrangements leave plenty of room for improvisation. Ron Horton's broad palette of trumpet timbres, Dave Phillips' rich sound with the bow, and Will Holshouser's rhythmically driving accordion are among the highlights of the trio's sound. The group's first CD Reed Song was released in 2002 on Clean Feed (Portugal). Their second CD, recorded at a live concert in Faro, Portugal in December 2004 will be out in February 2006, also on Clean Feed.
Will Holshouser plays regularly with David Krakauer & Klezmer Madness, Matt Munisteri & Brock Mumford, Septeto Roberto Rodriguez, and the Raymond Scott Orchestrette. He has also worked with Phillip Johnston, Lenny Pickett, Dave Douglas, Jenny Scheinman, Andy Statman, Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and others. He studied composition with Anthony Braxton and Bill Barron, and accordion with Dr. William Schimmel.
Ron Horton (trumpet) is a member of New York's acclaimed Jazz Composers Collective. He has worked with Andrew Hill, Jane Ira Bloom, Phillip Johnston, Ben Allison, Matt Wilson, Ted Nash, Michael Blake, the Herbie Nichols Project, and many more. He has two CDs as a leader, Subtextures (Fresh Sound New Talent) and Genius Envy (Omnitone).
David Phillips (bass) leads the group Freedance, who have two CDs out: Prayer (Sound Street Records) and their self-titled debut on Naxos Jazz. They tour regularly in North America and Europe. Dave began learning bass from his father, Barre Phillips, then studied with Homer Mensch at Mannes College of Music and earned a graduate degree from Juilliard under Eugene Levinson. He has worked with Richie Havens, Ben Perowsky, David Johansen, Dawn Upshaw, and others. 8:30PM Cover $6 www.willholshouser.com
Wed Nov 30 LOREN STILLMAN QUARTET (Loren Stillman, saxophones; Jacob Sacks, piano; Scott Lee, bass; Jeff Hirshfield, drums) In celebration of “It Could Be Anything," for Fresh Sound New Talent.
Saxophonist and composer Loren Stillman was born in 1980 in London, England. In 2004, Stillman was nominated by Downbeat Magazine's Critics Poll as a Rising Star jazz Artist. His latest quartet album, Gin Bon, received album of the year 2004 by Jazz review UK. Stillman's new compositions integrate game techniques, Palindromes, expanding and contracting forms and standard song form. Tonight, he will be celebrating his new quartet CD release on Fresh Sound Records, “It Could Be Anything." 8:30PM www.lorenstillman.com
NOVEMBER Spoken Word
Wed Nov 02 BENNINGTON ALUMNI NIGHT (Ailish Hopper; Don Silver; Rebecca Warner) Bennington College/ The Writing Seminars: Alumni Reading Series A Reading by Graduates with Recent Books:
Ailish Hopper
Don Silver
Rebecca Warner
Welcome and Introductions: Liam Rector, Jason Shinder (Alumni Director: Victoria Clausi)
Ailish Hopper Ailish Hopper was educated at Princeton University and received her MFA from Bennington College, where she received a Jane Kenyon Scholarship. Her chapbook, Bird in the Head, was just chosen by Jean Valentine as the winner of the 2005 Center for Book Arts Chapbook Competition.
Don Silver grew up in the Sixties in the suburbs of Philadelphia. In 1999, after twenty years in business, he quit to get his MFA from Bennington College and started writing a novel, Backward-Facing Man, which was just released by Ecco/HarperCollins.
Rebecca Warner holds an MFA from Bennington College and an MA from UMass Boston. Her first collection of poems, Northwest Passage, was published in 2005 by Orchises Press. 6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Nov 03 ARTISTS' SALON This is a monthly opportunity for artists associated with the cafe-- from every genre and every generation, past, present, and future--to gather informally, schmooze, re-invent the world, and hoist a glass of quelque chose (the only kind of chose to hoist). Our glorious curators are present, you can buttonhole them to find out what's cooking, you can introduce yourself to other toilers in the vineyard, invent projects and discover collaborators. All are welcome. 6:00PM
Fri Nov 04 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. This week featured reader is Pandora Scooter. 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Nov 05 ZIRYAB: THE ARAB-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION This month readers are NATHALIE HANDAL, SHOLEH WOLPE, LEILA LALAMI, and MATTHEW SHENODA. 6:00PM Hosted by Nada Taib and Ramzi Moufarez. Cover $8
Sun Nov 06 NEVER BEFORE an anthology of poems about first experiences 6:00PM Hosted by Roald Hoffmann. Cover $6
Mon Nov 07 READING (Dale Peck; Joshua Furst) The first of what we hope will be regular readings by members and friends of a new writers space way uptown on 14th street, Paragraph. 6:00PM Cover $6
SPEAKEASY: STORIES FROM THE BACKROOM (Mike Albo; Michaela murphy; Brian Finkelstein; Mr. Patrick; Joanne Morton) Real stories from real people 8:30PM Cover $5 www.speakeasystories.com
Tue Nov 08 STORYTELLING (Katie Green; Rivka Widerman) Storytelling occurs the second Tuesday of every month.
“The Best of New York: Storytelling at The Cornelia Street Cafe" - Daily News.
The longest running storytelling series for adults in New York City.
Spotlight on TWO FINE WOMEN:
Katie Green tells stories of Truth, Folke, and Faery. She believes that storytelling can, and does, change the world. Tonight she'll tansport us to the land of the pyramids and sparkling waters of the Nile with an excerpt from her one woman show “Egyptian Myths and Legends."
Rivka Widerman's repertoire is eclectic, including personal stories, folktales and really big fibs! But tonight the truth will be told. Rivka takes us from the sparkling waters of the Nile to the icy Atlantic Ocean and tells us how the holiday of Thanksgiving really came to be.
Featured Teller(s)/Open Mic - 6 - 8 minute limit 6:00PM Hosted by Barbara Aliprantis. Cover $6 www.barbaraaliprantis.com
MORRISON MOTEL Morrison Motel has been called “a comedy powerhouse" by Comedy Central. John Morrison hosts some of the most intelligent, established and emerging, comics, satirists, and vocal acrobats in New York. 8:30PM Hosted by John Morrison.
Wed Nov 09 INTERCULTURAL POETRY (TBA)
6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Nov 10 JANIS JOPLIN: TALKIN ABOUT THE 60'S (Marianne Donnelly) Marianne Donnelly is Janis Joplin. Doors open at 6 PM, performance starts at 7 pm. Mercedes NBenz, Summertime, Bobby McGee. 6:00PM Cover $6
Fri Nov 11 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. Thies week's featured reader is George Held. 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Nov 12 ITALIAN-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION ADELE LA BARRE: Adele La Barre's short story was named Finalist, Novella Category for the Wisdom-Faulkner prize. A writer and art historian, La Barre's work has shifted significantly from the scholarly to the personal. A native of New York's Little Italy, La Barre has lived in France, Ghana, Italy, Turkey and most recently in her mother's hometown of Sulmona, Abruzzo. Her work has appeared in New Digressions, Art Mag, Chasm, Via, Chelsea, Differentia, Northwest Review, and Black Warrior Review. She has been awarded First Prize in Fiction by Turnstile/ St. Martin's Press, and Honorable Mention from Boston Review and the Thomas Wolfe Prize of the North Carolina Writer's Workshop. A story is anthologized in The Milk of Almonds. She will be reading from Damn Near Laughed Myself to Death, to appear in Del Sol Review 12 [http://www.webdelsol.com/Del_Sol_Review/].
JOANNA CLAPPS-HERMAN: Joanna Clapps-Herman teaches creative writing at City College and is the guest editor of a forthcoming collection of Italian American writing for Creative Nonfiction: Being Italian in America, 2006 by Other Press. She has published in Massachusetts Review, Kalliope, Crescent Review, Critic, Paterson Literary Review, Inkwell, Earth's Daughters, Voices in Italian Americana, Italian Americana, Woman's Day, Sing Heavenly Muse, in addition to many other periodicals. She has won two prizes for fiction, the Bruno Arcudi Fiction Prize for her short story, “Perfect Hatred" and the Anne and Henry Paolucci Prize for her story, “Falling." She's published two essays in recent anthologies, “Papone," in Don't Tell Mama, Penguin, 2002, and “Coffee An" in The Milk of Almonds, Feminist Press, 2002. She has a new piece of fiction in Italian Americana.
Joanna Clapps-Herman:
The evening begins at with an Open Mic of five minutes each at 5:45 p.m. IAWA is a 501 (3) not-for-profit corporation; donations are tax deductible. Visit www.iawa.net for membership info.
Established in March, 1989, IAWA celebrates its 15th Anniversary in 2006. The three rules of IAWA are: Read one another, Write or be written and Buy our books. Since then, the organization has given voice to writers through its Open Reading series at Cornelia St. Cafe every month. 6:00PM Cover $6 www.iawa.net
Sun Nov 13 ENTERTAINING SCIENCE IMPROVISING ON CHAOS Our lives, careers, failures, loves and successes are as much directed by chance meetings as by our internal compasses. But surely science can make reliable predictions? Not so fast! Outcomes can still appear random, even if all the rules are known. Mathematician and poet Phil Holmes will expand on chaos theory and how it does and doesn't help one find one's way in the world. Poet Susan Case will tell how mathematicians hung out in the Scottish Cafe in Lvov before being swept into the vortex of World War II. A quartet, led by Ben Holmes (trumpet) and featuring Brian Drye (trombone), Take Toriyama (drums) and Reuben Radding (bass) will take the theme to music, with original compositions and free improvisations on traditional melodies of East Europe. 6:00PM Hosted by Roald Hoffmann. Cover $10
Mon Nov 14 POETRY (Susan Hoover; Ilka Scobie; Jeff Wright) Poets from near & far, that is if you consider The People's Republic of Woodstock to be distant. 6:00PM Cover $6
Tue Nov 15 THE WRITERS ROOM (Laurie Sandell, “untitled memoir excerpt"; Marlene Ondrea Nichols, from the play “Stand Me Up and Dress Me"; Leslie Garis, “untitled memoir excerpt") contact [email protected] 6:00PM Cover $6
Thu Nov 17 PO'JAZZ Jorge Sylvester on Sax; Nora Mc Carthy , Vocals; Poets from The Poetry Caravan. 6:00PM Cover $13 add www.noramccarthy.com
Fri Nov 18 PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheelerss open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. This week's featured reader is Sabrina Hayeem. 6:00PM Hosted by Jackie Sheeler. Cover $6 www.poetz.com
Sat Nov 19 GREEK-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION TBA 6:00PM Cover $6
Tue Nov 22 POETRY (Lawrence Joseph; Hugh Seidman; D. Nurkse; Angelo Verga)
6:00PM Cover $6
Sun Nov 27 GHOST ANTHOLOGY 2 (TBA) To follow up on last month's pre-Halloween event, NYC-area contributors read more poems from “A Chance of a Ghost". 6:00PM Cover $6
Mon Nov 28 POETRY (Harry Waitzman; Marty Levine)
6:00PM Cover $6
Tue Nov 29 POETRY (Richard Loranger) Loranger launches his new book of poems, “Poems for Teeth". Your dentist may very well attend. 6:00PM Cover $6
Wed Nov 30 POETRY (Catherine Grigoriou; Eugene Schlanger; Dorothy Scher)
6:00PM Cover $6
Music Coming in December
Thu Dec 01 SEAN SMITH QUARTET (John Ellis, saxophones; Keith Ganz, guitar; Sean Smith, bass; Russell Meissner, drums) The Sean Smith Quartet has played together for many years, and its members share a similar passion and vision for music. This kinship helps to define a very distinctive group sound noted for its rare lyrical quality. With Sean's songful and melodic compositions underscoring the quartet, their warm acoustic sound reveals a respect and love for the jazz tradition. At the same time, and with the same spirit, the group will take you on the occasional odd journey.
“The arrangements are cool, the ballads moody and gorgeous. Both sophisticated and emotional, intricate and uncluttered, it reveals richer artistry with each spin. Highly recommended." 4&1/2 stars Judith Schlesinger - AllMusicGuide.com
“Smith not only reiterates his talent as a bassist but establishes himself as a composer who shows you don't have to be quirky and abrasive in order to be freshly modern. His originals are highly listenable and thought provoking music for both head and heart." Ira Gitler
“Quiet, poetic, and lyrical, Sean Smith reminds us that the best jazz comes from the heart, not merely from the mind or the fingers. He takes us on compelling journeys, full of sounds that fall gracefully on the ear." James Gavin - Grammy nominated author and journalist
“Smith's been steadily building both a strong book of original pieces and a firm rapport" John Donohue - New Yorker Magazine 8:30PM Cover $10 www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid= 2:28:41|PM&sql=Bi97uak5kgm3v
Fri Dec 02 THE TUBA PROJECT FEATURING BOB STEWART (Lucian Ban, piano; Bruce Williams, alto sax & flutes; Derrek Phillips, drums; Bob Stewart, tuba) is a cooperative ensemble of renowned bari sax player Alex Harding, alto saxist Bruce Williams, pianist Lucian Ban, drummer extraordinaire Derrek Phillips and one of the most unique brass players ever in jazz, tubist Bob Stewart.
Founded in 2004 by long time musical collaborators Alex Harding and transylvanian born pianist Lucian Ban the group brings together some of the most creative voices in jazz today to form a unique ensemble built around the voices of saxophones and tuba.
Benefiting immensely from the extraordinaire talent of mr. Bob Steawart who's widely considered the best tuba player in jazz and who can play the tuba in any way possible the group also feature the soulful and bluesy baritone sax of mr. Alex Harding, the beautiful sound of Bruce Williams's alto sax & flutes, the strange eastern european influences of Ban's piano and the creative rhythms of a master of modern jazz drumming, mr. Derrek Phillips.
Pulsating blues, New Orleans riffs, post bop lines, funk grooves and free jazz outbursts can be found in their music but the sound of the group goes well beyond all those to become a voice of its own. playing original music the four musicians have to be seen and heard to get the full picture. 9:00PM Cover $10
Sat Dec 03 CHRIS LIGHTCAP GROUP (Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone; Mark Turner, tenor saxophone; Jacob Sacks, piano; Chris Lightcap, bass & compositions; Greald Cleaver, drums) Having released 2 critically acclaimed releases with his two-tenor quartet, bassist and composer Chris Lightcap brings another configuration of new music to Cornelia Street Cafe. Lightcap has been featured in the bands of Craig Taborn, Joe Morris, Mark Turner and Regina Carter, and tonight he will lead a band featuring his longtime collaborators Tony Malaby, Mark Turner ,Gerald Cleaver as well as Jacob Sacks on piano.
“One of the bright lights of New York's younger players, the bassist has been fashioning a group sound around a pair of tenor saxophonists for years. His writing can be simultaneously demonstrative and reflective, an accomplishment that gives his music emotional breadth." -Jim Macnie, Village Voice
“A bassist-bandleader who's made some excellent records with two tenor saxophones out front." - Ben Ratliff, New York Times
“Bassist Chris Lightcap has worked alongside avant-minded mavericks such as Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, and Joe Morris, but he's also right at home in more mellifluous units led by Regina Carter and Craig Taborn. perhaps that explains the infectious swagger and fat grooves he brings to bear on Bigmouth (Fresh Sound New Talent), a playful bag of tunes featuring saxists Tony Malaby and Bill McHenry and drummer Gerald Cleaver" -Time Out New York 9:00PM Cover $10 www.chrislightcap.com
Mon Dec 05 AMRAM & CO (David Amram, piano; Kevin Twig, drums; John DeWirr, bass; John Ventimigla, actor) “Farewell to 2005" David Amram Trio (David Amram w. Kevin Twigg on drums and John DeWitt on bass), actor John Ventimigla of The Sopranos, Alana, Adira and Adam Amram plus surprise guests and readings from the works of Kerouac and Amram with musical accompanyment.
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 www.davidamram.com
Tue Dec 06 ARTURO O'FARRILL (Arturo O'Farrill, piano; Rafi Torn, percussion; Rafi Malakiel, trombone; Peter Brainin, tenor sax; Emilio Valdez, drums; Harvie S, bass)
Arturo ”Farrill y Riza Negra - Explorations in Latin Jazz
Arturo O'Farrill, son of the legendary Cuban composer/bandleader Chico O'Farrill and musical director of the Lincoln Center Afro- Latin Jazz Orchestra, performs at the Cornelia Street Cafe every second Tuesday of the month.
Arturo is currently on tour w/ the Lincolin Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra throughout the United States and recently had a premiere performance in Shanghai, China, yet he is still making time for his Y Riza Negra performances at Cornelia Street.
One of the highlights of this incredible musical opportunity, for both listeners and younger musicians: Arturo, the consummate teacher, is offering both a student discount rate and the opportunity for jazz students to sit in with his band during the second set.
This performance is a rare opportunity to see this high-energy, exceptionally gifted artist perform with his sextet in the intimate setting of The Cornelia Street Cafe's 60-seat downstairs lounge.
8:30PM Cover $10
For more information contact All About Jazz.
