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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Sunday
Apr 30
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6:00PM
BEAT NIGHT
Larry Simon, host
READERS-Marty Skoble, Linda Lerner, Madeline Artenberg, E.J. Antonio, and Iris Berman
Accompanied by- The Larry Simon Ensemble-Larry Simon-Guitar/music director,
Cynthia Chatis-flute, Chris Stambaugh-Bass, Mike Barron & Frank Laurino- Percussion, and Special Guest: Patrick Grant-Keyboard
For more info email Larry Simon at: groovebacteria@comcast.net
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
LET'S FLY AWAY
John McWhorter, vocals;
Sheldon Forrest, piano
"LET'S FLY AWAY," the cabaret show featuring singer John McWhorter with pianist Sheldon Forrest, takes its name from an infrequently-performed song excerpted from Cole Porter's 1930 musical "The New Yorkers." And, in fact, audiences will be treated to a full hour of lesser-known Porter melodies and lyrics. From bright, energetic numbers like "I'm Throwing A Ball Tonight" and "Can Can," to romantic ballads such as "Where Have You Been" and "Looking At You," to latin-tinged numbers like "So Near And Yet So Far" and "A Little Rumba Numba," as well as other seldom-heard but curiously charming material, this show offers a refreshing alternative to sets of better-known songs. John McWhorter is well known as a professor, author, and commentator who appears frequently on NPR, Fox, MSNBC & C-Span. What is less well known--except to his friends--is that he is also an aficionado and informal scholar of the more obscure corners of the American Songbook, and of the finer points of its forgotten-yet-delightful repertoire. He is joined on the piano by Sheldon Forrest, a longtime professional piano-bar entertainer & cabaret musical director with a background in musical theater and music education. The two have joined forces in the recent past at the Cornelia Street Café and at Danny's Skylight Room with the well-favored show "WHAT'S THAT YOU'RE WHISTLING?" which featured lesser-known Harry Warren and other of his Golden-Era contemporaries. This time, the focus is squarely on the inimitable Cole Porter, and on bringing that old master's neglected musical gems out of the attic so that they may sparkle and surprise once more.
Cover $15
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Monday
May 01
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6:00PM
NEW POEMS
Angelo Verga, host
Joel Allegretti's new collection of poems, "Father Silicon," from The Poet's Press. To see the cover design and a description of the book, please visit the publisher's website, www.thepoetspress.org.
I’ve always admired the Gaudi-esque invention of Allegretti’s voice. These poems are architectures, webs and prayers. Their volatility and wit never harden into irony. Read “Anointing of the Sick” and then “Poem for the Apocalypse” for the range this book travels. Father Silicon is a challenge and a thrill.
- D. Nurkse
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
http://www.thepoetspress.org.
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8:30PM
NOSSO TRIO
Nelson Faria, guitar;
Kiko Freitas, drums;
Ney Conceição, bass;
+ special guest: Cliff Korman, piano
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Brazilian Jazz
NOSSO TRIO is the rhythm section behind JOÃO BOSCO.
Now you can hear their solo work on the CD and DVD “Vento Bravo” - and live at
CORNELIA STREET CAFE
Brazilian guitarist, Nelson Faria moved Los Angeles in 1983, to attend G.I.T
(Guitar Institute of Technology), where he studied with Joe Diorio,
Joe Pass, Ron Eschete, Howard Roberts, Scott Henderson and Frank
Gambale. While in L.A., he also attended private lessons with the
chord melody master Ted Greene.
Back in Brazil, Nelson Faria became one of the most popular artists
on call lists for guitar workshops, clinics, seminars, record
sessions and concerts.
He has performed on over 100 records and made personal appearances all
around the world. He has performed and/or recorded with artists like João Bosco, Ivan
Lins,
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jeff Andrews, Lisa Ono, Milton Nascimento, Edú Lobo, Leila Pinheiro
among
others.
Born in Porto Alegre, Kiko Freitas, drums, started playing as a professional in
1987,
after studying with Argos Montenegro and at the “Orquestra
Sinfônica de Porto Alegre” school.
Kiko is always making researches and studying different techniques
and drummers. He has played with Nico Assumpção, Michel Legrand, João
Bosco, Frank Gambale, Jeff Richman, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jeff
Andrews, Cliff Korman, Frank Solari, Ivan Lins, Luiz Eça and
others. In 1996, he was invited by the piano player David Goldblatt to go to L.A. There,
Kiko
had the opportunity to meet many jazz musicians such Dough Lunn, Vadeem Zilberstein,
John
Leftwich, and had the big chance to verify if his autodidact researches were proceeding
having lessons with Dave Weckl. In Cuba, Kiko studied afro-Cuban rhythms with the great
percussion player Changuito, creator of the Songo, also played with Ricardo Baungarten at
the
biggest jazz club in Havana. Currently, Kiko is
playing in João Bosco´s Band, touring around Brazil, EUA and Europe, including concerts
with
the great Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
Self-taught musician, Ney Conceição begun his carrer working in the local
scene of Amazonia. He moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1996, and, since
then, he has been participating as a session player on several
records by noted brazilian and international instrumentalists and
singers, as: Airto Moreira, Altamiro Carrilho, Arthur Lipner,
Cláudio Nucci, Danilo Caymmi, Gilson Peranzetta, Gonzalo Rubalcaba,
Jane Duboc, João Donato,Naná Vasconcelos, Roberto Menescal, Sivuca,
Sebastião Tapajós among others. With Robertinho Silva he shared his
first cd, "JAQUEDU", in 2000, and also toured Brasil, EUA and
Europe. In the present time he is performing, together with Kiko Freitas e Nelson Faria, in
João Bosco’s band, with whom he recorded the most recent cd "Malabaristas do Sinal
Vermelho",
www.nelsonfaria.com
Cover $10
www.neyconceicao.com
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www.kikofreitas.com.br
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April 24-May 01, 2006 
