Tuesday
Oct 09
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6:00PM
STORYTELLING
Barbara Aliprantis
Storytelling occurs the second Tuesday of every month.
FORMAT: Featured Teller(s)/Open MIC/Swap: 6 - 7 minute limit
"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all."
~ Stanley Horowitz
FEATURED TELLERS: Christine Campbell and Frank Fields
A Mosaic of Stories for an Autumn Eve...
CHRISTINE CAMPBELL, an accomplished Actress/Master Storyteller/Teaching artist, and FRANK FIELDS, gifted Musician/Songwriter/Storyteller, weave a "Mosaic of Stories and Songs for an Autumn Eve." Whether performing in a cafe, community center. school or in New York City's Central Park, Christine and Frank have audiences cheering and asking for more. Christine loves to say that "we can change the world one story at a time." Join us and see what she means.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
http://www.barbaraaliprantis.org
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8:30PM
MORRISON MOTEL
John Morrison, host
John Morrison's monthly comedy quickie--some of the smartest, most politically savvy comedians in or passing
through New
York make and unmake their bed here before some soon to be deported illegal third world alien comes in to clean it all up . . .
Cover $10
http://www.myspace.com/morrisongod
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Wednesday Oct 10
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6:00PM
POETRY
Angelo Verga, host
Lawrence Joseph;
Andrey Gritsman;
Jean Valentine
Lawrence Joseph is the author of five books of poems, most recently Into It and Codes, Precepts, Biases, and Taboos: Poems 1973-1993, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2005. He is also the author of Lawyerland, a book of prose, published by FSG in 1997, which has been optioned for a film by John Malkovich. He is Professor of Law at St. John's University School of Law.
ANDREY GRITSMAN, a native of Moscow, emigrated to the United States in 1981. Gritsman is a physician who is also a poet and essayist. His poems, essays, and short stories in English have appeared or are forthcoming in over 60 literary journals. His work has also been anthologized in Modern Poetry in Translation (UK), Crossing Centuries (New Generation in Russian Poetry), The Breath of Parted Lips: Voices from the Robert Frost Place, and in Stranger at Home: American Poetry with an Accent.
He runs the Intercultural Poetry Series here at Cornelia Street and also edits an international bilingual online poetry magazine, www.interpoezia.net.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
http://www.interpoezia.net
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8:30PM
ANGELICA SANCHEZ TRIO
Angelica Sanchez, piano;
Chris Lightcap , bass;
Chad Taylor, drums
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In her piano playing as well as her compositions Angelica Sanchez seeks out the lyrical heartbeat within any avant-garde
storm.
—The New York Times/Chinen
Cover $10
www.angelicasanchez.com
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Thursday
Oct 11
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6:00PM
FAIRY TALES REDUX
Karen Heuler, host
Updated, revised, or turned on their heads, these stories have little
to do with fairy godmothers or three wishes, but still have the
occasional princess, witch or arduous trial. Modern times make it
unlikely that they’ll all have a fairy tale ending, however.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
CAMERON BROWN AND THE HEAR AND NOW
Sheila Jordan, vocals;
Dave Ballou, trumpet;
Adam Nussbaum, drums;
Cameron Brown, bass
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"Cameron Brown and the Hear and Now," featuring Sheila Jordan, Dave Ballou, and Adam Nussbaum: Building on the critically
acclaimed debut album, 'Here and How!" and the eagerly awaited upcoming release on OmniTone records, the "Hear and
Now" uses a unique instrumentation and wide-ranging repertoire to enchant listeners. The blend of voice and trumpet, with the
transparent underpinning of only bass and the wide -ranging mix of standards, bop tunes, originals and compositions by Don
Cherry, Don Pullen and Dannie Richmond make for a special listening experience. Each member of the ensemble contributes
a very open, but also a deeply experienced musical voice to the proceedings and Sheila's lyrics, both written and improvised,
are not to be missed. Here are four improvisers of the very highest level.
Cover $12
www.cameronbrownmusic.com
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Friday
Oct 12
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6:00PM
SON OF PONY
Roxanne Hoffman, host
The Friday night legendary open mic poetry series.
Arrive before 6 pm to sign up.
Featured poets Joel Allegretti and Gene Myers.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
TONY MALABY'S PALOMA RECIO QUARTET
Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone;
Ben Monder, guitar;
Eivind Opsvik, bass;
Nasheet Waits, drums
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New music dedicated to an angel flying over the
Iberian Peninsula by a quartet of
omnidirectionally improvising masters of ecstatic
lyrical elasticity.
Cover $10
www.tonymalaby.com
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Saturday
Oct 13
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6:00PM
ITALIAN-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION
Maria Lisella, host
Italian American Writers Association, featured readers are: Diana Festa & Rosalind Palermo Stevenson, plus open mic, 5 minute limit.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
http://www.iawa.net
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
JOHN HOLLENBECK'S CLAUDIA QUINTET
John Hollenbeck, composition/drums/percussion;
Gary Versace, organ bass;
Ted Reichman, accordion;
Chris Speed, clarinet/tenor sax;
Matt Moran, vibraphone
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The Claudia Quintet
"For" is the new CD by the Claudia Quintet, the genre-defying band led by Grammy-nominated composer John
Hollenbeck. "For" is a positive message. "For" is driving rhythms, beautiful melodies, and passionate virtuosity. "For"
is for all music lovers. "For" is also their fourth CD.
Since Hollenbeck first presented the band in an internet cafe on Avenue A in Manhattan in 1997, the Claudia Quintet has
amazed audiences from Alabama to the Amazon. Their unique sound has inspired dancing hippie girls at a New Mexico noise
festival, the avant-garde cognoscenti in the concert halls of Vienna and Sao Paolo, and a generation of young musicians
worldwide. In the course of the thousands of miles they have traveled together and hundreds of concerts they've played, the
Claudia Quintet has evolved and grown, developing a dynamic live sound based on trust and spontaneity. They bring this
powerful energy into the studio, where they record the old-fashioned way, live, playing as a band. The legions of people who
have been won over by the music of the Claudia Quintet live and on CD attest to the fact that genre-defying new music need
not be "inaccessible." "For" is for everyone.
Building on the popular and critical success of their previous CD's, "The Claudia Quintet" (CRI, 2001), "I, Claudia"
(Cuneiform, 2004), and "Semi-Formal" (Cuneiform, 2005), "For" continues Hollenbeck's startling development as a
composer. John Hollenbeck is a leader of a new generation of musicians who have brought together many disparate threads
of contemporary music to create a new sound. They embrace the textural freedom of electronic sounds and improvisation,
the structural ambition of contemporary classical music, and most importantly, the joy of bodacious grooves and
unapologetically gorgeous melodies. In the Claudia Quintet, Hollenbeck has assembled a group of the foremost innovators in
this new sound to create a powerhouse band. They are: Drew Gress - bass (Tim Berne, Uri Caine, Ravi Coltrane),
Matt Moran - vibraphone (Slavic Soul Party, Mat Maneri, Theo Bleckmann), Ted Reichman - accordion
(Anthony Braxton, Marc Ribot, Paul Simon), and Chris Speed - clarinet and tenor saxophone (Human Feel,
Bloodcount, Alas No Axis).
“Innovative jazz does not have to be harsh, angry, loud, shrill, or grating; it can be
delicate, witty, ethereal, and radiantly lyric, as the Claudia Quintet pointed out...”
[Chicago Tribune]
“...a band with the hippest groove in music today.”
Mark Corroto, allaboutjazz.com
“The Claudia Quintet creates a fresh, distinctive sound while it obliterates barriers between
jazz, classical and progressive rock.”
-DownBeat
Cover $12
www.johnhollenbeck.com
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Sunday
Oct 14
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6:00PM
CLASSICS IN TRANSLATION
Doug Tobin, host
Doug Tobin;
Kate Mulvihill
Sappho & Catullus, together again for the first time.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
CHARLES EVANS/ERIK DUTKO DUO & BRIAN WOESTEHOFF QUARTET
Charles Evans, baritone saxophone;
Erik Dutko, guitar;
Brian Woestehoff Quartet;
Brian Woestehoff, saxophone;
Erik Dutko, guitar;
Brian Howell, bass;
Dan Monaghan, drums
8:30PM
The Charles Evans/Erik Dutko Duo explores 20th century harmony utilizing an interesting instrumentation;
baritone saxophone and guitar. Their longtime musical partnership has developed into a highly sensitive and intimate musical
collaboration. Taking their cue from the explorations of the David Liebman/Richie Beirach duo, Evans and Dutko have
developed an approach that combines a post-ECM aesthetic with an economy of note choice. They have reached a maturity
that enables them to combine pure sound and melody with complex harmonic shading in both their compositions and
improvisations. Evans’s baritone joins the sensitivity and range of John Surman with the chromaticism and fire of Liebman,
while Dutko’s guitar colors the melodicist with a pianists’ touch; the linear feel of Keith Jarrett and the sensitivity and restraint of
Marc Copland.
“Finding horn players who specialize on baritone sax is rare indeed! That’s why I was so delighted to hear Charles Evans.
He’s really got that baritone under control – great stuff! Give this young man’s music a listen- you’ll be hearing more of him on
the big horn!”
– John Surman (baritone saxophone great)
www.charlesevansmusic.com
listen at: www.myspace.com/charlesevans
10PM
Brian Woestehoff Quartet
Organic Chemistry sounds just like the title suggests: Brian Woestehoff and three of Philadelphia's finest jazz musicians came
together to create a weaving of engaging melodies and musical interactions. Every idea seems to feed from previous ideas—
musical conversations are carried on seamlessly. The compositions, most by Brian himself, serve as ideal vehicles for these
improvisational journeys. Brian is featured on tenor and soprano saxophone, and the stalwart Philly rhythm section consists of
Erik Dutko on electric guitar, Brian Howell on bass, and Dan Monaghan on drums.
"This really stood out from the glut of mostly sound-alike 'indie-rock' releases that get mailed to Tape Op. The Quartet plays
solid jazz of the un-smooth kind....The band has made a timeless, well-recorded CD that will get plenty of listening around the
house."
- JB, Tape Op Magazine
myspace.com/bwband
Cover $8
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Monday
Oct 15
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6:00PM
NEW YORK QUARTERLY
Ted Jonathon, host
Sanford Fraser;
Elizabeth Swados;
Pui Ying Wong
This journal is the reason some of us haven't given up on American poetry as the empire decays.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
SABRINA LASTMAN QUINTET - CD RELEASE
Sabrina Lastman , vocals, compositions;
Gustavo Casenave, piano;
Pedro Giraudo, bass;
Franco Pinna , drums & percussion;
Yulia Musayelyan, flute
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Vocalist & composer Sabrina Lastman presents her new album The Folds of the Soul.
Her imaginative sounds, her rich range of sound, her musical vocabulary, and her creativity are vital and profound.
- Anat Shamgar, Jerusalem
Sabrina has a unique variety of musical interests and abilities. She is an excellent singer and creator.
Avi Berman – Composer, Jerusalem
Cover $10
www.sabrina-lastman.com
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Tuesday
Oct 16
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6:00PM
WRITERS ROOM
Stan Richardson, host
Devils
Knocked Down Knees,
a short story by Marian Silliman
Sweet Melissa,
an excerpt from a novel by Julia Lichtblau
Devil and a Pink Slip,
a play by Kurt Opprecht
The Mirror,
an excerpt from a novel by Natalia Lincoln
The Writers Room readings are supported by the Jerome Foundation,
the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
contact : CorneliaStan@gmail.com
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
THE JEFF WILLIAMS QUARTET WITH SPECIAL GUEST: PHIL ROBSON.
Jeff Williams, drums;
Duane Eubanks, trumpet;
John O'Gallagher, alto saxophone;
Ben Street, bass;
Phil Robson, guitar
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The Jeff Williams Quartet with special guest: acclaimed British guitarist Phil Robson
Drummer Jeff Williams (Stan Getz, Dave Liebman/Lookout Farm, Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz) returns to Cornelia St. with
his quartet, combining members of two of his long-standing musical associations: Duane Eubanks on trumpet, with whom
Williams appears on the recent Bill McHenry Quintet CD “Sonic Pressure” (Fresh Sound/New Talent); and John O’Gallagher
on alto saxophone, leader of the group Axiom (“Line of Sight”, Fresh Sound/New Talent), of which Williams is also a member.
This performance will employ material from Williams’ “Coalescence” (SteepleChase) and “Jazzblues” (Cathexis) releases,
contributions from the rest of the group, and a couple of unusual takes on the more familiar, all with an eye toward open
expression. The addition of Phil Robson, who Wayne Krantz has noted is "A disturbingly good jazz guitarist," promises an
exceptional night.
"Williams was excellent throughout the evening, his crisp and neatly energetic playing striking the right balance between
subtlety and power."
-Ian Mann, 24dash.com
Cover $10
www.willfulmusic.com
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October 09-October 16, 2007 
