DOWNSTAIRS  April 2004

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Cover is given where known; many spoken words events are free;
there is always a one-drink minimum per set; times are door opening times

THURSDAY 1	¨ ARTISTS SALON: Artists of all genres and generations gather to schmooze, hoist a few, & re-invent the world. All welcome. 6pm ¨ KATE McGARRY IN CONCERT: w/ Keith Ganz & Steve Cardenas, guitars; Sean Smith, bass; Ravi Padmanabha, percussion, 8:30pm, $10
FRIDAY 2	¨ PINK PONY POETRY: curated by Jackie Sheeler, w/ special guest Patrick Donnelly + open, 6pm ¨ ROBERTA PIKET QUARTET: Roberta Piket, piano; Rich Perry, sax; Mike McGuirk, bass; Billy Mintz, drums; 8:30pm; $10
SATURDAY 3	¨ ZIRYAB (ARAB-AMERICAN WRITERS): Nora Amin, Lawrence Joseph & leading Druze-American poet, Angelo Verga; hosted by Nada Taib, Ramzi Moufarez, w/ Tarik Benbrahim on oud, 6pm ¨ BILL McHENRY QUINTET: Bill McHenry, saxophone; Duane Eubanks, trumpet; Pete Rendi, piano; Thomas Morgan, bass; Jeff Williams, drums, 8:30pm, $10
SUNDAY 4	¨ ENTERTAINING SCIENCE: Seeing, Believing, w/ Rosie Pedlow, filmmaker, & Wilma Olson, chemist & biophysicist, curated by Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann, 6pm ¨ BILL McHENRY QUINTET: Bill McHenry, saxophone; Duane Eubanks, trumpet; Pete Rendi, piano; Thomas Morgan, bass; Jeff Williams, drums, 8:30pm, $10
MONDAY 5	¨ MANHATTAN MONOLOGUE SLAM: 10 actors strut their stuff, but only one gets fed, hosted by the Galinsky Brothers, 8:30pm
TUESDAY 6	¨ CLASSICAL MUSIC: Friends of Fiore—Ophelia Landrin, Evi Jundt, Anita Naegeli, Duygu Tipigil, John Tank, 8:30pm, $8
WEDNESDAY 7	¨ SONCINO PRESS CHAPBOOK PARTY & PERFORMANCE: The Curious Journey of Belinda & Mark by Bruce Weber, Bob Hart & Joanne Pagano Weber; Flourish by Jeffrey Wright, w/ Nelson Alxndr, 6pm ¨ WOLFGANG SCHALK QUARTET: Wolfgang Schalk, guitar/compositions; Dave Kikoski, piano; Andy McKee, bass; Ian Froman, drums, 8:30pm, $10
THURSDAY 8	¨ EROTIC FICTIONS: hosted by Jamie Callan, 6pm ¨ SEAN SMITH QUARTET: Sean Smith, bass/compositions; John Ellis, saxophones; Keith Ganz, guitar; Russell Meissner, drums, 8:30pm, $10
FRIDAY 9	¨ PINK PONY POETRY: curated by Jackie Sheeler, w/ special guest, Elana Bell + open, 6pm ¨ SAM BARDFELD QUINTET: Sam Bardfeld, violin; Ron Horton, trumpet; Tom Beckham, vibes; Sean Conly, bass; Satoshi Takeishi, drums; 8:30pm, $10
SATURDAY 10	¨ ITALIAN-AMERICAN WRITERS: Maria Mazziotti Gillan & Joann Sicoli, hosted by Jeanne Dickey & Maria Lisella, 6pm ¨ RORY STUART QUARTET: Rory Stuart, guitar; Mark Shim, saxophones; Brandon Owens, bass; Darren Beckett, drums, 8:30pm, $10, $8 students
SUNDAY 11	¨ BEAT NIGHT: Poets K. Adisman, Roy Edroso, Denice Kondik, Armand Ruhlman, w/ Larry Simon, guitar; Cynthia Chatis, flute; Chris Stambaugh, bass; Mike Barron & Frank Laurino, percussion, 6pm, $8 includes a drink
MONDAY 12	¨ PROSE: Elizabeth Brunazzi, Zelda Alpern, Nate Ouderkirk, hosted by leading Armenian-American poet, Angelo Verga, 6pm ¨ STEVE LEHMAN QUINTET: Steve Lehman, saxophones; Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Chris Dingman, vibes; Drew Gress, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums, 8:30pm
TUESDAY 13	¨ ART OPENING: Kerry McKay, Paintings, 5:30-7pm ¨ STORYTELLING: James Braly, Pamela MacFarlane, curated by Barbara Aliprantis, 6pm ¨ ARTURO O’FARRILL Y RIZA NEGRA: Arturo O’Farrill, piano; Andy Gonzalez, bass; Phoenix Rivera, drums; Joe Gonzalez, congas, 8:30pm, $10; $5 students. Musicians are invited to sit in during the second set.
WEDNESDAY 14	¨ NEW WRITING: hosted by Karen Gormandy, 6pm ¨ THE RIBS AND BRISKET REVUE: Paul Shapiro, sax & clarinet; Cilla Owens & Babi Floyd, vocals; Dan Rosengard, piano; Booker King, bass; Tony Lewis, drums, 8:30pm, $7, 6pm
THURSDAY 15	¨ PO’JAZZ: hosted by Golda Solomon, 6pm ¨ JOHN McNEIL ALLSTARS: John McNeil, trumpet; George Garzone, sax; Ben Monder, guitar; John Hebert, bass; Allison Miller, drums, 8:30pm, $10
FRIDAY 16	¨ PINK PONY POETRY: curated by Jackie Sheeler, w/ special guest Chris Brandt + open, 6pm ¨ ANGELICA SANCHEZ TRIO: Angelica Sanchez, piano; Tony Malaby, sax; Tom Rainey, drums, 8:30pm, $10
SATURDAY 17	¨ GREEK-AMERICAN WRITERS: Emily Fragos, Benjamin Ivry, Marie Ponsot, hosted by Dean Kostos, 6pm ¨ ANDREA WOLPER TRIO: Andrea Wolper, vocals; Ron Affif, guitar; Ken Filiano, bass; 8:30pm, $8 ¨ LUCIAN BAN/JORGE SYLVESTER QUARTET: Lucian Ban, piano; Jorge Sylvester, alto sax; Jeff Carney, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums, 10:30pm, $8
SUNDAY 18	¨ NEW WRITERS: hosted by Leslie T. Sharpe, 6pm ¨ RICK PARKER COLLECTIVE: Rick Parker, trombone; Jaleel Shaw, alto sax; Xavier Perez, tenor sax; Sam Barsh, piano; Apostolos Sideris, bass; Kyle Struve, drums; 8:30pm, $7
MONDAY 19	¨ NEW YORK QUARTERLY: Raymond Hammond, editor, and contributors, 6pm ¨ JEREMY STEIG/VIC JURIS DUO: Jeremy Steig, flute; Vic Juris, guitar, 8:30pm, $10, $8 students
TUESDAY 20	¨ THE WRITERS ROOM: Meakin Armstrong, Tom Downey, Joy Goodwin, hosted by Mariana Correño King, 6pm ¨ BRENDA EARLE QUARTET: 8:30pm
WEDNESDAY 21	¨ POETRY: Laurel Blossom, Carmen Francesca, Vicki Hudspith, hosted by leading Rumanian-American poet, Angelo Verga, 6pm ¨ THE SONGWRITER’S BEAT: Vicki Genfan, db Leonard, Shari Pine, Steve Kunzman, hosted by Valerie Ghent, 8:30pm
THURSDAY 22	¨ POETRY: Janet Kaplan, Les Lopes, Terese Svoboda, hosted by leading Estonian-American poet, Angelo Verga, 6pm ¨ DANISH CONNECTIONS: Soren Nordbo, piano; Niels Praestholm, bass; Kresten Osgod, drums; w/ Joel Frahm & Kim Bock, 8:30pm, $10
FRIDAY 23	¨ PINK PONY POETRY: curated by Jackie Sheeler, w/ special guest, Kent Foreman, + open, 6pm ¨ DANISH CONNECTIONS: Soren Nordbo, piano; Niels Praestholm, bass; Kresten Osgod, drums; w/ Joel Frahm, 8:30pm, $10
SATURDAY 24	¨ AFRO-CARIBBEAN WRITERS: Poetically Incorrect, hosted by Martine Dominique, 6pm ¨ DANISH CONNECTIONS: 1. Soren Nordbo, piano; Niels Praestholm, bass; Kresten Osgod, drums, 8:30pm, $10 for both shows ¨ 2. Stephan Kammerer, saxophones; Jon Cowherd, keys; Steve Elliot, guitar; Massimo Biolcati, bass, 10:30pm, $10 for both shows
SUNDAY 25	¨ EROTIC HORROR: Stories by Polly Frost, read by Black Flamingo, Sarah Kozinn, Sarah Dey Hirshan, 6pm ¨ MARK WADE ENSEMBLE: Mark Wade, bass; Mike Holober, piano; Jeff Brillinger, drums; 8:30pm, $10
MONDAY 26	¨ TRUE STORIES: hosted by Josh Shank, 6pm ¨ 21^ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC: James Emery/String Trio of NY, curated by Frank Oteri, 8:30pm, $10
TUESDAY 27	¨ GPS POETRY: Gavin Adair, Amira Thoron, Diana Marie Delgado, Chris Prentice, hosted by Bridget Cross, 6pm ¨ KAT BERENTSEN IN CONCERT: 8:30pm
WEDNESDAY 28	¨ HIGH SCHOOL WRITERS: students from the Berkeley Carroll School, hosted by Suzanne Fogarty, 6pm ¨ COMPOSERS COLLABORATIVE: How I Learned to Draw a Sheep, music by Douglas Geers; book & lyrics by Guillermo Castro, directed by Michael Montel; w/ Regie Cabico, Charity Cabico, w/ Joshua Fried & Radio Wonderland, 8:30pm
THURSDAY 29	¨ POETRY: Jan Claussen, Cathy Hong, Patrica Spear Jones, Soraya Shalforoosh, hosted by leading Serbian-American poet, Angelo Verga, 6pm ¨ COMPOSERS COLLABORATIVE: How I Learned to Draw a Sheep, music by Douglas Geers; book & lyrics by Guillermo Castro, directed by Michael Montel; w/ Regie Cabico, Charity Cabico, w/ Joshua Fried & Radio Wonderland,
FRIDAY 30	¨ PINK PONY POETRY: curated by Jackie Sheeler, w/ special guests Kim Addonizio & Susan Brownse, + open , 6pm ¨ MUSIC FOR AMERICA: Pete Robbins & Centric, w/ Bill McHenry, 8:30 & 10pm, $10

Drum kit donated by CANOPUS DRUMS, Japan

ON THE WALLS: Paintings by Kerry McKay — All art is for sale, please inquire

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