Saturday
Apr 22
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6:00PM
POETICALLY INCORRECT - THE AMERICAN-CARIBBEAN WRITERS
Johnny "Chance" Acevedo, host
Cover $8
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
WOLFGANG SCHALK QUARTET
Wolfgang Schalk, guitar, composition;
George Colligan, piano;
Andy McKee, bass;
Ian Froman, drums
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Celebrating the new album "Space Messengers" (Universal Music)
Wolfgang Schalk has garnered international acclaim as a gifted
guitarist and
composer. The sound of the Austrian guitarist, resident in New York
since
1997, conveys a tender warmth that is always present in spite of high
speeds in
bebop as well as funky pieces.
"Space Messengers" features an impressive line-up of notable musicians,
including Dave Kikoski on piano, Andy McKee on bass and Ian Froman on
drums. With
this same band Schalk released "Rainbows in the Night" in 2002 which
received
enthusiastic praise from journalists, musical peers and fans alike.
AllAboutJazz writes about "Space Messengers":
"Wolfgang Schalk proves
to be
an explosively inventive guitarist and a gifted, challenging composer.
Backed
by an alert, vibrant rhythm section, he digs deep into eight original
compositions, improvising with considerable intelligence, passion, and
swing... Yet, as
good as these guitar solos are (and they are very, very good), the
compositions themselves are what first catch the ear... If other
musicians pick up on
these tunes, every single one of them has the potential to become a
jazz
standard... Highly recommended."
Cover $10
www.wolfgangschalk.com
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Sunday
Apr 23
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6:00PM
POETRY
Eliot Katz;
Jee Leong Koh;
Genine Lentine;
Karen Zusman
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
BARBARE SFAGA AND CENTER SEARCH QUEST
Barbara Sfraga, voice;
Christopher Dean Sullivan, bass;
Michael T.A. Thompson
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Barbara Sfraga and Center Search Quest’s
Christopher Dean Sullivan and
Michael T.A. Thompson will be performing an unexpected 2 sets at Cornelia
Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, , 212-989
-9319, on Sunday, April 23rd, 8:30 PM & 10:00 PM sets. Expect an evening of original
material mixed with some quirky takes
on jazz and pop-ish standards and improvisational explorations. The first 8 people to
respond to this email and attend the
performance will receive a copy of Barbara’s first release as a leader, Oh, What a Thrill
(currently out of print) with Bruce
Saunders, David Berkman, John Hebert, Eric Halvorson, 
Cover $15
(includes one house drink)
www.barbarasfraga.com
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Monday
Apr 24
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6:00PM
SHAKESPEARE ANYONE?
Jonathan Escobio, host
Actors perform from The Bard's opus.
Shakespeare Anyone? is a recurring evening of sonnets, scenes and
soliloquies performed by veterans of the classical stage and curated by
P.Jonathan Escobio, a founding member of Immanent Eye Productions.
This seasons installment of Shakespeare anyone? will be a celebration of the
Bard's birthday!The schedule will include some rarely seen pieces as well as
some more recognizable scenes.
A spatialy appropriate rendition of Julia and Lucetta from Two Gentleman of
Verona wil be done by Michele Vasquez and Jenn Cribbs, two of the most
vibrant and forward thinking actresses of the Classical stage. Kelly
McKinnon (our resident slapstick artist) and her partner Graham Stephens
will be playiing Cleon and Dionyza, the corrupt and inept rulers of Tarsus
in Pericles, the rarely seen collabrative effort of Shakespeare and probably
George Wilkins. From the Tempest we wil see the scheming of Sebastian and
Antonio, played by the talented Josh Shirley and Rob Burns. And finally our
perennial warriors, P. Jonathan Escobio and Shad Ramsey, wil be sharing the
powerfull Tent scene between Brutus and Cassius from Julius Ceasar. There
will also be a few surprise soliloquies and sonnets, as always!
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
21 CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC PRESENTS ELODIE LAUTEN
Elodie Lauten, piano & electric keyboards, composer;
Jonathan Hirschman, guitar
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Elodie Lauten will perform piano music from her recent 4Tay CD release Piano Soundtracks and from other piano
albums Blue Rhythms and Piano Works, as well as unreleased and new compositions for solo piano.
For the second set she will be joined by Jonathan Hirschman for a microtonal synthesizer and electric guitar duet from
the Studio 21 release Harmonic Protection Circle.
The music of Elodie Lauten has been presented by the Lincoln Center Festival, the New York City Opera, WNYC, the Whitney
Museum, The Kitchen, The Performing Garage, LaMama, the Soho Baroque Opera, Harpsichord Unlimited, Downtown Music
Productions, the American Festival of Microtonal Music, The World Out of Tune Festival, Interpretations, the World Music
Institute, the SEM Ensemble and the Paris Museum of Modern Art. Her pieces span categories and styles and her
discography includes 24 titles to-date.
Cover $10
www.elodielauten.net
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Tuesday
Apr 25
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6:00PM
GRAD POETS SERIES
Xan Roberti, host
This evening's featured poets are:
John Findura - New School
Steve Roberts - New School
and Alli Shaloum - Sarah Lawrence.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
SILENT FILMS... LIVE MUSIC WITH 456
Rob Henke, trumpet;
Jody Espina, saxophones;
Alan Brady, clarinet;
Bohdan Hilash, bass calrinet;
Rolf Sturm, guitar;
Jim Whitney, bass;
special guest: Ben Monder, guitar
SILENT FILMS... LIVE MUSIC with 456
and special guest Ben Monder
456 Is an innovative ensemble that explores the intersection of improvised and
composed music. The group performs creative music from diverse traditions spanning
over 500 years and works at the forefront of integrating visual and sound media through
their work with film, video, and visual art. These include the collaborative creation and
performance of original music with extraordinary films of the silent era, groundbreaking
films, and videography by contemporary directors.
www.robhenke.com
www,jodyjazz.com
www.rolfsturm.org
www.benmonder.com
Cover $10
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Wednesday Apr 26
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6:00PM
ON THE VERGE
Alexandra Grace, host
Adam Day;
Michael Broder;
Noah Michelson
Poets between the academy and that elusive first book.
Adam Day is from Kentucky, lives in Brooklyn, teaches English at a prep school on the upper west side of Manhattan. His work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in Columbia: A Journal of Literature and the Arts, Seattle Review, Crab Orchard Review, Southern Humanities Review, and other literary publications.
Michael Broder received his MFA from the Creative Writing Program at New
York University in 2005 and his work has appeared or is forthcoming in
BLOOM, Brooklyn Review, Caffeine Destiny, Capilano Review, La Petite Zine,
Painted Bride Quarterly, Softblow, and
Word for Word, as well as in the anthology This New Breed. He is working on
a doctorate in classical studies at the City University of New York and
teaches in the classics department at Brooklyn College.
Noah Michelson received his MFA in poetry from NYU in January 2006 and is currently working on finishing his first book. Noah has most recently published in / has work forthcoming from The New Republic, Swink, The Beloit Poetry Journal, Bloom, Fourteen Hills, Bay Windows, and Small Spiral Notebook. He was also featured on the Poetry Daily website ( www.poems.com) earlier this month.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
http://www.poems.com
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8:30PM
SOUL OF THE BLUES
Jon Sobel, host
Kevin So;
Josh Max;
Sam 'Magic Man' Waymon
This special edition of Soul of the Blues features Kevin So; Josh Max, and
and Sam "Magic Man" Waymon and the Magic Band - Sam Waymon is the late great Nina
Simone's brother, and former music
director.
SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC's premiere *inexpensive*
live blues and soul music series, happens the fourth
Wednesday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe.
for more information on the artists, please visit:
Kevin So
Josh Max
Sam "Magic Man" Waymon
Cover $10
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Thursday
Apr 27
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6:00PM
POETRY
Gil Fagiani;
Susan Gerardi;
Angelo Verga
Three decidedly New York poets and a special guest from Canada, Diana Hartog.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
GNU VOX VOCAL SERIES: RACHAEL PRICE AND SETH FRUITERMAN
Seth Fruiterman, voice, accordion;
Adam Waite, piano;
Matt Aronoff, bass;
Rohin Khemani, drums
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The Seth Fruiterman Quartet is a hybrid band, combining the improvisatory
language of jazz with the lyricism of folk and the edge of rock 'n roll.
www.edkeane.com/RachaelPrice.html
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www.sethfruiterman.com
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Friday
Apr 28
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6:00PM
PINK PONY POETRY
Jackie Sheeler
Jackie Sheeler's open mic poetry series. Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. This week's feature is Phil Levine, our favorite actor/poet from Woodstock.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
http://www.poetz.com
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8:30PM
TONY MALABY'S TRIO SERIES
Tony Malaby, saxophone;
Drew Gress, bass;
Gerald Cleaver, drums
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The final engagement of the series on April 28 finds Tony Malaby teaming bassist Drew Gress and drummer
Gerald Cleaver, playing music from two of his CDs: 2002's "Apparitions" (Songlines), and 2004's "Adobe" CD
(Sunnyside); both sport Gress. Here Malaby will play originals and standards such as "What is This Thing Called Love?" With
the latter, he'll try to "be reverent to that tune." "I love playing changes, I also love playing free and open," he said. "On both, I
try for a sense of melody, that sense of song."
from: Digging diversity, Malaby thrives on playing with bands of all sizes.
Friday, February 17, 2006 BY ZAN STEWART, Star-Ledger Staff
Cover $10
www.tonymalaby.com
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Saturday
Apr 29
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6:00PM
UKRAINIAN NIGHT
Alex Motyl & Irene Zabytko, hosts
UKRAINIAN NIGHT
Saturday, April 29th, 2006, 6:00-11:00pm
A full evening of films, music, poetry and fiction in English and Ukrainian
Co-hosted by Alexander Motyl and Irene Zabytko
First set, 6:00-8:30 pm
Filmmaker Damian Kolodiy will show excerpts of his documentary, THE ORANGE CHRONICLES, highlighting the exciting events of the Orange Revolution.
A special feature presentation of the film short, Ihor Strembitsky’s WAYFAYERS (from Ukraine), winner of the Palme d’Or, 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Introduction by Yuri Shevchuk.
Readings by fiction writer Alexander Motyl, poet Vasyl Makhno, and fiction writer
Irene Zabytko.
Second set, 8:45-11:00 pm
Andriy Milavsky and Halyna Remez of the Cheres musical ensemble will play Carpathian Hutsul music.
Readings by Alexander Motyl, Vasyl Makhno, and Irene Zabytko.
Admission: $10 per set (includes one house drink)
Books and CDs available for purchase.
Cover $10
(includes one house drink)
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April 22-April 29, 2006 
