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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Saturday
Mar 05
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6:00PM
ZIRYAB: THE ARAB-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION
Nada Taib & Ramzi Moufarez, hosts
Arab-American writers & friends gather monthly with featured readers and open mike. With the incomparable Tarik Benbrahim on oud.
This month's authors are Moheb Soliman, Amir Tehrani-Irani, and Aida Zehlian.
Cover $8
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
JAZZ ITALIANO--BISEO/SANJUST QUARTET+1
Riccardo 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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Sunday
Mar 06
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6:00PM
ENTERTAINING SCIENCE -- SHUFFLE OFF THIS MORTAL COIL
Indeed, we must, in time. And there's something to learn about life through death. In "Dreadful Sorry, Guys," performance artist Claudia Stevens's eerie vocalizations, interlocking monologues and fierce piano playing combine in a haunting, bittersweet and sardonic one-act inspired by the murder of a childhood friend by hate criminals. And the audience gets to sing and recite as well! Shai Shaham is a brilliant young biologist at Rockefeller University, who will tell us of his work on programmed cell death, apoptosis. From undead cells in the nervous system of an unusual research organism, the worm C. elegans (another coil), we learn how apoptosis might be controlled.
Cover $10
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8:30PM
JAZZ ITALIANO--BISEO/SANJUST QUARTET+1
Riccardo 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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Monday
Mar 07
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6:00PM
THE NEW SHUL DOWNTOWN SALON
The New Shul invites you to join moderator Esther Perel for a season of provocative guest presentations, roundtable discussions and open debates. Perel, who moderated the celebrated Ideas Café, now brings her talents downtown to the Cornelia Street Café, where we gather around small tables for conversation, wine and community building. Swap thoughts and insights with old and new friends on issues in (or behind) the headlines.
Monday, March 7, 6-8pm
What Are We Watching: The devil in the mirror.
Former chairman and CEO of HBO, Michael Fuchs, takes the pulse of current entertainment and reveals what our screens say about American Society
Admission $10
$5 for New Shul Members
Esther Perel is a Manhattan based psychologist and social commentator whose cross-cultural pulse and playful intellect break with convention.
The New Shul is a new, progressive Jewish congregation located in downtown New York City. For more information, please call 212-284-6773 or visit www.newshul.org.
Cover $10
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8:30PM
AMRAM & CO
FROM CHENGDU CHINA TO CHARLES STREET: AT HOME AROUND THE WORLD
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.
Cover $10
http://www.davidamram.com
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February 28-March 07, 2005 
