Friday
Feb 25
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6:00PM
PINK PONY WEST
Jackie Sheeler, host
open mic series with featured reader Brian Boyles. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
http://www.poetz.com
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8:30PM
GLOBAL MOTION
Marc Mommaas, tenor saxophone;
Nikolaj Hess, piano;
Eivind Opsvik, bass guitar, acoustic guitar;
Tony Moreno, drums
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After a succesful European tour in the winter of 2004 Dutch tenor
saxophonist Marc Mommaas is back in town with his international group 'Global Motion'.
He will be performing in his homebase; the Cornelia street Cafe in NYC.
The band also includes Co-leader Nikolaj Hess from Denmark on piano,
Tony Moreno (NYC) on drums and percussion, and Eivind Opsvik from Norway on
Acoustic Bass. The music consists of all original material written
by Marc Mommaas.
"Tenor saxophonist Marc Mommaas's Sunnyside debut, Global Motion, marks
the extension of the Jazz saxophone into the 21st century"...Eugene Holley
"..the music has its own nearly classical beauty"...-Chris Kelsey
-Jazztimes
Cover $8
www.mommaas.com
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Saturday
Feb 26
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6:00PM
SPOKEN WORD WITH A CARIBBEAN BEAT
Cover $8
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
MIKANIC - KATHLEEN TAGG
Michael Rennie, violin, vocals;
Nick Turner, guitar, vocals;
and special performance by;
Katheleen Tagg, piano
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Katheleen Tagg is a South African pianist with a wide
range of interests and influences. Primarily a classical pianist,
she has since moving to New York in 2001 performed in venues
such as Merkin Concert Hall, Steinway Hall and the Goethe
Institute. She made her New York Carnegie Hall solo debut in
November 2004, and performed again in recital in the same
venue in December. The upcoming season also includes a
recital in Carnegie Hall in March 2005. Her New York solo recital
debut in Carnegie Hall’s recital venue was hailed by New York
critics: “This is a superbly turned-out artist, a performer
broaching scant detour between conception and delivery, and a
musician of such grand endowment, that I can only add a
complimentary hey-ho…” (New York Concert Review)
Apart from classical work, she also recently turned to the field of
electronics to enhance her live improvisations. She also
collaborates with a wide range of artists in fields ranging from
musical theatre to electronic music to performers of musical
instruments that are found only in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mikanic
"As a two piece they are the African Simon & Garfunkel" - Cape
Times 04/10/03
"...a soulful simplicity that is addictive" - Mail & Guardian 02/28/03
"Africa with a new dress" - One World online CD store
Two South Africans - Michael Rennie (violin&vocals) and
Nick Turner (ac.guitar&vocals) - form the core of this
band. Both musicians have risen to the top of the South African
scene playing for a variety of different bands and artists over the
last seven years. Forming part of Sons of Trout, one of the
country's best live acts to rock the late nineties till now, they have
headlined every major music festival South Africa has to offer
and toured extensively releasing four albums. In 2003 the two
formed Mikanic and in 2004 released "Swimming with the
Women" to great critical acclaim and popular success.
Based now in New York City, Mike and Nick have found a new
voice and completely original sound with Mikanic. About to
release their second album and going into studio at "Sunset"
Studio in Cape Town to track their third record, "mikanic" are
eager to permanently preserve the energy that surrounds the
music. They are on their way to tour London, South Africa,
Toronto and then Japan in the first half of 2005 with a vision to
share their blend of Africa-groove and "urbana-mikanic" sound.
They have been joined at their Madiba Cafe residency by Tony
Cedras, Vusi Mahlasela and have played many of the great NYC
venues. Traditional African sounds and melodies blended with
groove, jazz and R&B. Lyrically powerful, relevant and humorous,
this is hip world music at its best.
www.mikanic.com
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Sunday
Feb 27
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6:00PM
3 POETS READ RECENT WORK
Angelo Verga, host
Anne Marie Macari;
Lynn Emanuel;
Martha Rhodes
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
JOHN FISCHER
John Fischer, piano & poems
Angelo Verga, poet;
Perry Robinson, clarinet;
Vincent Chancey, french horn;
Robert Zollman, percussion
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Monday
Feb 28
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6:00PM
POETRY/PROSE
Karen Gormandy, host
Meghan Adler;
Joel Hinman;
Katherine Lee;
Eugene Schlanger
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
21 CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC PRESENTS: NICK BROOKE
Nick Brooke
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Nick Brooke--new music for electronics, lipsynching, and
gamelan.
Nick Brooke's unique mix of sampling and lipsynching has been called
"giddily disorienting" and "deftly blended" (New York Times), and
hailed as
some of the "most exciting and innovative" recent work in musical
theater
(Meredith Monk).
February 28's program features new music for gamelan
and
electronics, as well as selections from Tone Test, premiered last
summer at
the Lincoln Center Festival.
Cover $10
www.nbrooke.com
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Tuesday
Mar 01
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6:00PM
BUBBIE'S SOUP
Hosts Natalie Zaretsky & Miriam Stanley
A Celebration of Jewish heritage, traditions, culture, souls.
Poems on Jewish themes by Alan Harowitz, Roxanne Hoffman, Miriam Stanley, Ilya Kaminsky, Stan Barkan, Natalia Zaretsky (monitor), Marilyn Mohr, Madeline Artenberg.
Open mike: if time allows (after the participants)
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
JONATHAN KREISBERG QUINTET
Jonathan Kreisberg, guitar;
Scott Wendholt, trumpet;
Arron Goldberg, keys;
Mark Ferber, drums;
TBA, bass
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"Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg led a quintet at Cornelia Street. Armed
with ridiculous chops and a singing, straightahead tone, Kreisberg tore
through a batch of tremendous original jazz, matching wits with the
other
monster soloists on the bandstand. The writing was highly advanced yet
accessible, and deeply in the pocket. He's truly one of New York's
undiscovered treasures."
David Adler-All About Jazz
Cover $10
www.jonathankreisberg.com
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Wednesday Mar 02
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6:00PM
FLASH FICTION
host: Carol Novack
Texas Boy Ben Cunningham;
Debbie Ann Ice
An evening of wits: Blue Satirists from Red States, Debbie Ann Ice and Texas Boy Ben Cunningham featured after an open mic from 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm (please sign up before 6pm). $6 admission includes a *free* drink.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
TANYA KALMANOVITCH: MAJOR OVER MINOR & HUT FIVE
MAJOR OVER MINOR: Rob Thomas, violin;
Tanya Kalmanovitch, violin & viola;
Lindsey Horner, acoustic bass;
HUT FIVE: Tanya Kalmanovitch, violin & viola;
Pete McCann, guitar;
John Hebert, bass;
Owen Howard, drums
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A formidable classical performer, Kalmanovitch is fast developing a
reputation in the international jazz and creative music community as an
innovator on her primary instrument, the viola. She explores the viola’s
dark, warm terrain, uncovering its rich, vocal qualities in the context of
jazz and free improvisation. Unabashedly expressive and a fierce technician,
Kalmanovitch’s breathtaking performances have garnered rave reviews in
DownBeat, Coda, the Montreal Gazette, and the Irish Times.
On March 2, Kalmanovitch will be showcasing her range in two separate
projects. At 8:30 PM she will be performing with Major Over Minor, a
collaborative acoustic string trio with violinist Rob Thomas and bassist
Lindsey Horner. In this performance, the trio will be improvising over Bela
Bartok’s 44 Duos for Violin, exploring the unique harmonic and melodic
soundscapes in the composer’s miniatures.
For the second set at 10:00 PM, Kalmanovitch will feature her electric
quartet Hut Five. Joined by guitarist Pete McCann, bassist John Hebert, and
drummer Owen Howard, she will perform original compositions blending her
primary musical influences: contemporary jazz, 20th Century classical music,
rock and free improvisation. Central to the group’s aesthetic is the idea of
expressive contrasts. The original compositions span the poles of extended
composition and free improvisation, and Kalmanovitch’s rich viola and sweet
violin float over the astringent chromaticism and rhythmic complexity of her
compositions. The group has released two records on Perspicacity.
Cover $10
www.tanyakalmanovitch.com
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Thursday
Mar 03
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6:00PM
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.
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8:30PM
ALL ABOUTJAZZ-NEW YORK PRESENTS 1S & 2S: MUSIC FOR SOLO & DUO
Ken Peplowski, clarinet, tenor saxophone;
Greg Cohen, bass
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AllAboutJazz-New York, the city’s number one resource for the most complete and
in-depth information and coverage of what’s happening in the city each and every
month, will be presenting a regular monthly series – “AllAboutJazz-New York Presents
1s & 2s: Music for Solo & Duo” at Cornelia Street Café on the first Thursday of every
month.
*For more information contact Laurence Donohue-Greene at
ldgreene@allaboutjazz.com or 212-568-9628
KEN PEPLOWSKI
One of the top clarinetists of the ‘90s, Peplowski is also an amazing tenor player with
roots in yesteryear’s legends such as Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster. In 1987 he
recorded his
Cover $12
www.allaboutjazz.com/newyork/index.htm
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Friday
Mar 04
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6:00PM
PINK PONY POETRY
Jackie Sheeler
Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series with featured reader Faith Vicinanza. arrive before 6 pm to sign up. $6 admission includes a *free* drink.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
http://www.poetz.com
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8:30PM
JAZZ ITALIANO--BISEO/SANJUST QUARTET+1
Ricardo Biseo, piano;
Gianni Sanjust, clarinet;
Giorgio Rosciglione, bass;
Gege Munari, drums;
Marcello Rosa, trombone
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March 4-6 Cornelia Street is part of Jazz Italiano New York, a citywide celebration of the
best in Italian jazz
Biseo/Sanjust Quartet, with its 15 years of activity, is one of the most appreciated of the
Capital. Its main feature is the solo clarinet usually used in groups such as “Dixieland”.
The repertoire is taken by the best of the so called evergreens of the jazz history, from the
20s till today.
Authors such as Berlin, Gershwin, Porter, Ellington - among others - are thus revisited
with new arrangements always characterised by simplicity and good taste.
Riccardo Biseo
www.jazzitaliano.com
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