Monday
Apr 03
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6:00PM
TRINITY STUDENTS
Bill Zavatsky, host
Master poet & teacher Zavatsky showcases his writing students and their work, prep school meets village cafe, Breton meets french fries.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
AMRAM & CO
David Amram, piano;
Kevin Twigg, drums;
John DeWitt, bass;
John Ventimiglia, actor;
Adam Amram, percussion
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David Amram Trio and actor John Ventimiglia of The Sopranos, Alana,
Adira and Adam Amram
plus surprise guests and readings from the works of Kerouac and Amram with musical
accompanyment.
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
www.davidamram.com
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Tuesday
Apr 04
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6:00PM
RECENT SARAH LAWRENCE GRADS
Jason Irwin, host
PROSE :
WENDI LEE, SUZANNE GRAY, NINA CLEMENTS
POETRY :
JONATHAN BOURLAND, LIZ IRMITER
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
MARGOT LEVERETT AND THE KLEZMER MOUNTAIN BOYS
Margot Leverett, clarinet;
Marthy Confurius, bass;
Joe Selly, guitar;
Kenny Kosek, fiddle
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Klezmer clarinetist Margot Leverett joins forces with today’s stars of klezmer
and bluegrass to explore the shared
musical spirit of two genres literally worlds apart. Appalachian and southern fiddle tunes
by Bill Monroe meet klezmer
melodies from pre-war Russia and Eastern Europe, some newly discovered,
and the resulting medleys and improvisations are at once raw, funny,
melancholic and footstomping. Their CD "Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain
Boys" was released to glowing reviews on Traditional Crossroads in September 2003
and has been used by the Paul Taylor Dance Company in their new piece
"Klezmerbluegrass".
Margot Leverett, clarinet, 
Cover $10
www.KlezmerMountainBoys.com
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Wednesday Apr 05
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8:30PM
SPEAKEASY: STORIES FROM THE BACKROOM
Sherry Weaver, host
Rose Styron;
Mark Katz;
Michaela Murphy;
Adam Wade;
Martin Dockery;
Saurabh Tak
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Real stories from real people
Cover $8
www.speakeasystories.com
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Thursday
Apr 06
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6:00PM
ARTISTS’ SALON
Robin Hirsch, host
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
KRESTEN OSGOOD GROUP
Oliver Lake, saxophone;
Michael Gregory Jackson, guitar;
Kresten Osgood, drums
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This evening features a very special meeting of new and old friends. Jazzlegend and
master improviser saxofonist Oliver Lake is reunited with guitar wizard
Michael Gregory Jackson. In the late 70´s and early 80´s they cut a sting of
classic albums together with Pheeron ak´Laff changing the sound of the sax/guitar/
drums trio format (Bill Frisell has cited Michael Gregory jackson as an influence). Since
then Lake has been very active playing with the World Saxophone Quartet, Me´shell
Ndegeochello and others and recorded dosens of classic albums as a leader. Michael
Gregory Jackson dissapeared from the New York scene for many years and this is a rare
chance to see him perform his highly personal guitarstyle in the city.
This event it is the last in a series at of concerts at Cornelia Street Cafe centered around
Danish drummer/composer Kresten Osgood. Osgood, one of Scandinavias most
active playes and a leader of the vibrant improvised music scene in Copenhagen, has
collaborated with such diverse musicians as Sam Rivers, Derek Bailey, Kurt Rosenwinkel,
Tim Berne, Steven Bernstein, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Michael Blake.
A very special meeting of generations, old and new friends. Don´t miss it.
Cover $10
www.osgood.funky.dk
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www.oliverlake.net
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Friday
Apr 07
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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 featured reader is Dan Nester.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
http://www.poetz.com
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9:00PM
MICHAEL BLAKE TRIO
Michael Blake, saxophones;
Ben Allison, bass;
Jeff Ballard, drums
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"an uptempo, highly energized melange of hardcore, free bop, and more"
- Glenn Astarita All About Jazz
"...you can hear Archie Shepp and Lucky Thompson and Coltrane and Dewey Redman in
Mr. Blake, and the group sounds great while playing what it wants to."
- Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
Michael Blake, saxophonist, composer and arranger has established a
commanding presence in the jazz idiom. His work gracefully erases the borders between
fields of music. In 2002 he was recognized in Downbeat Magazine’s 50th Annual Critics
Poll for Talent Deserving Wider Recognition categories for tenor sax, soprano sax and jazz
artist of the year. He was also sighted as a "new jazz star" in the July 2002 issue of US
World News Report.
Cover $10
www.michaelblake.net
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www.benallison.com
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Saturday
Apr 08
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6:00PM
ITALIAN-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION
Maria Lisella & Jeanne Dickey, host
Italian American Writers Association, featured readers are: ITALIAN CANADIANS --
John Calabro, Gianna Patriarca, Luciano Iacobelli, plus open mic, 5 minute limit.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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9:00PM
RORY STUART QUARTET
Rory Stuart, guitar;
Mark Shim, tenor saxophone;
Chris Tordini, bass;
Ari Hoenig, drums
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Described by JAZZ TIMES as “perhaps THE most innovative straight-ahead jazz guitarist to
emerge in years,” Rory Stuart brings his quartet with tenor saxophonist
Mark Shim, acoustic bassist Chris Tordini, and drummer Ari
Hoenig to the Cornelia Street Café on Saturday, April 8, 2006.
Rory Stuart has performed as a sideman with a remarkable range of jazz artists, from
Charlie Rouse to Errol Parker, Steve Coleman’s Five Elements with Cassandra Wilson and
Geri Allen to the Cadence All Stars, and has led highly-praised Quartets of his own. For
his complete bio, album reviews and photos, please visit www.rorystuart.com.
Rory’s critically-acclaimed CD, “Hurricane,” was reprinted by Sunnyside in 2004, complete
with new artwork and liner notes. “Hurricane” received a four-star review in DOWNBEAT
and was voted among the 10 best recordings of the year in CODA. A new CD (“So Rise Up”)
featuring Ari and Mark is being prepared for release.
At Cornelia Street Café, The Rory Stuart Quartet will feature newly recorded original
compositions, challenging rhythmic elements, and a fiery performance.
$12 cover ($9 for students)
www.rorystuart.com
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Sunday
Apr 09
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6:00PM
POETRY & PROSE
Angelo Verga, host
Toni Levi, poet;
Griffin Hansbury, prose
New poems from an old friend of the cafe, and her friend, a prose writer of great note. Griffin Hansbury earned a masters degree from the Creative Writing Program
at New York University. The recipient of numerous awards for his writing,
including two fellowships from the New York Foundation of the Arts, Griffin
is the author of Day for Night, a collection of poems published by Painted
Leaf Press. He is also a practicing clinical social worker in psychoanalytic
training.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
ARMEN DONELIAN QUINTET
Armen Donelian, piano, composer;
Marc Mommaas, tenor saxophone;
Mike Moreno, guitar;
Arthur Kell, bass;
Tyshawn Sorey, drums
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“A pianist with a crystalline touch but a penchant for avant-gardism” (New York Times),
Armen Donelian appears
globally as soloist, band leader, Grammy-nominated composer, Fulbright Scholar, NEA
Fellow, author and professor.
Showcasing a new band and several new arrangements, Donelian will take the stage at
Cornelia Street Café on Sunday, April
9 for 2 sets with Marc Mommaas (saxophone) to celebrate the release of their
new CD, All Or Nothing At All
(Sunnyside), with Mike Moreno (guitar), Arthur Kell (bass) and
Tyshawn Sorey (drums).
Has the allure of chamber music while still preserving the resources of a powerful
drive...The world of Armen Donelian is
irreducible in the game of influences. The ear is never left to amuse itself, so great is the
diversity of the written and improvised
works and the coherence of the repertory which guides us from beginning to end in a
permanent state of wonder.
- Franck Berger, Monde de la Musique (1990)
Cover: $14/$9 for students w. ID
www.armenjazz.com
STREAMING LINK:
www.armenjazz.com/snds-index.html
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Monday
Apr 10
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6:00PM
HONKY TONK PADRE
Roger Fawcett
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
COMPOSERSCOLLABORATIVE PRESENTS SERIAL UNDERGROUND THE 2ND MONDAY OF THE MONTH
Gerald Busby, composer & actor;
Miranda Cuckson, violin;
Jed Distler, piano & composer;
Blair McMillen, piano;
Ed Schmidt, playwright;
Arnold Barkus, director;
David Lovett, lighting design
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Allan Kozinn (New York Times)
contextualizes SERIAL UNDERGROUND, CCi’s monthly performances in the basement of
the Cornelia Street Cafe – “Informal performances of concert works were part of the
musical ecology, and to some extent part of the ecology of urban night life as well. That
tradition lasted into the 20th century, when ... “serious music” reserved the concert hall as
its home, and jazz (and later other popular forms) took its place at street level. ...
Composers Collaborative and its inventive artistic director, the composer and pianist Jed
Distler, have decided that this [lost] intimacy [between listeners and
performers] is worth recapturing.”
SERIAL #15 presents us with the family history of our disgruntled protagonist in The Gold
Standard (excerpt) by Jed Distler and Ed Schmidt (The Last Supper); Miranda Cuckson and
Blair McMillen play music of Ralph Shapey, Paul Schoenfield and Daniel Bernard Roumain;
plus monologuing composer Gerald Busby.
Box office: 212-663-1967
Advance sale tickets (AMEX, MC, Visa): $15
Tickets purchased on day of event: $20
One house drink included with admission
www.composerscollab.org
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April 03-April 10, 2006 
