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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8:30PM
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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Tuesday
Apr 11
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6:00PM
STORYTELLING
Barbara Aliprantis, host
FEATURED TELLERS:
Bernie Kramer
Mike Seliger
"Kramer & Seliger" sounds like a law firm, to be sure. BUT, Bernie and Mike are NOT lawyers. They are master storytellers. Drawing on a natural sense of humor, a "way with words" and years of studying mime, clowning and physical performance with the late great Tony Montanaro of Maine, these two long-time friends are winning combination. They plan to swap stories that will make even a basset hound smile.
Storytelling occurs the second Tuesday of every month.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
MORRISON MOTEL: COMEDY TONIGHT!
John Morrison, host
Tom Shillue;
Jessica Kirson;
Al Del Bene;
Nanci Richards;
Guy Winch;
Andy Hayward;
Daniel Tassew;
Omar Beer
Morrison Motel offers an intimate encounter with intelligent and alternative comedy. This month John Morrison hosts Tom Shillue, Jessica Kirson, Al Del Bene, Nanci Richards, Guy Winch, Andy Hayward, Daniel Tassew and Omar Beer.
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Wednesday Apr 12
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6:00PM
INTERCULURAL POETRY SERIES
Andrey Gritsman, host
Laure-Anne Bosselaar;
Kurt Brown;
Ian Brand ;
Richard Hoffman
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
SONGWRITER'S BEAT PIANO SHOWCASE: ROB MORSBERGER & VALERIE GHENT
Rob Morsberger;
Valerie Ghent;
Ann Klein
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Rob Morsberger has released three acclaimed CDs with longtime collaborators Jon Herington, Paul Ossola and Robin Gould. A top-call composer for PBS, he is currently scoring the series NOVAscienceNOW, on which he is also featured as a singing reporter. He has recently arranged an album for Jules Shear and logged up sideman credits (on
keyboards/ accordian/ vocals) with Loudon Wainwright III, Dan Zanes and many others.
Artist/producer/singer-songwriter Valerie Ghent has released three CD's on her own label, West Street Records, and has run NYC's most popular acoustic songwriter's night, The Songwriter's Beat, since she founded it in 2000. With an unforgettably powerful and sensitive voice (3 1/2+ octave range) combined with a bluesy, soulful and funky piano style, Val - a native downtown New Yorker - has been composing and performing since the age of 8. Val has recorded and/or toured with luminaries such as Ashford & Simpson, Deborah Harry, Dr. Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, Roberta Flack, Billy Preston, TM Stevens, Defunkt and many other artists.
Not content to only create and perform music, Val actively brings music to others, as artist, as singer, as composer, as in-demand producer/session musician/engineer and as nonprofit director. A multiple ASCAP Pop award winner and American Music Center grant recipient, Val recently received the Paul Ramos Award for Service to the Arts for her work in starting The World Foundation for Music and Healing (WFMH), which brings music to children directly affected by the events of September 11th. (The WFMH is funded by the American Red Cross Recovery Grants Program.)
robmorsberger.com
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valghent.com
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Thursday
Apr 13
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6:00PM
DARK
Passover, blood exile convenant, a reluctant prophet, a new land, the stuff of great literature. Our programs will resume with Pink Pony's poetry open mic on Friday.
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8:30PM
GNU VOX VOCAL SERIES: CHRIS HUMPHREY
David Devoe, curator
Chris Humphrey, voice, arrangements, composition;
Mark Shilansky, piano;
Martin Wind, bass;
Tim Horner, drums
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A jazz vocalist, whose primary focus is the use of the voice as an instrument, Chris Humphrey is an improviser and
composer as well as an interpreter of song. He is a veteran jazz singer, having worked with Denon recording artists, THE
RITZ, and vocal jazz quintet, VOCALEASE. With THE RITZ, he recorded the CD "Almost Blue", which featured his singing,
composing, and arranging talents. As a soloist, Mr. Humphrey has been dubbed an "outstanding talent" (Sheila Jordan) and "a
creative force" (Roberta Davis) by critics and performers who have heard his work. He has performed at Blue Note Jazz
Clubs in New York, Tokyo, Jakarta, and Fukuoka, Japan. He has also appeared at numerous jazz festivals throughout the
United States and abroad. He is currently working on his debut CD as a leader, which was recorded in NEW YORK CITY in
June and July, 2005 with MATT WILSON, drums, MARTIN WIND, bass and MARK SHILANSKY, piano...AND WILL BE
RELEASED IN SRPING 2006 ON CADENCE JAZZ RECORDS
This unique series features both emerging and established vocalists in styles ranging from
straight ahead, modern to avant-garde and free jazz. Each vocalist will present personal
material that showcases their abilities as interpreters, improvisers, composers and
arrangers. The Cornelia St. Cafe provides an intimate setting to hear these exceptional
artists at a reasonable price!
Cover $10
www.chrishumphrey.net
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www.daviddevoe.com
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Friday
Apr 14
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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 Vicki Hudspith.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
http://www.poetz.com
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8:30PM
STEVE NORTHEAST IN CONCERT
Steve Northeast, guitar, voice, composition;
Jesse Stacken, piano;
Carlos Aguilar, cajon
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Heavily inspired by the singers and songwriters he grew up listening to; Northeast’s music
is open and free with strong rock impulses and deeply wrought lyrics. Northeast has
captured the independence of singers who, like David Bowie, Neil Young, and Peter
Gabriel, project an original voice and style within their genre. Catch this solo acoustic
performance... it will stir your emotions.
Cover $10
www.stevenortheast.com
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Saturday
Apr 15
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6:00PM
GREEK-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION
Dean Kostos, host
Celebrating Constantine Cavafy, a bilingual reading.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
JOHN HOLLENBECK'S CLAUDIA QUINTET
John Hollenbeck, composition/drums/percussion;
Drew Gress, bass;
Ted Reichman, accordion;
Chris Speed, clarinet/tenor sax;
Matt Moran, vibraphone
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The Claudia Quintet is one of the most innovative
and promising groups to emerge in recent years from 'downtown' NY's new alt jazz scene.
The group has released 3 CDs, “The Claudia Quintet” in 2002 followed by “I, Claudia” in
2004 and “Semi-Formal” which was released in October 2006. They have toured
extensively, receiving widespread praise and generating a buzz among both jazz and post
rock audiences in the US, Europe, Australia and beyond. Simultaneously accessible and
intriguing, the Claudia Quintet's music can perhaps best be described as post jazz:
combining propulsive grooves, sophisticated compositions and near telepathic
improvisation. Their releases have received critical acclaim, including four stars from
DownBeat magazine, “Best of 2002" by Jazztimes and a “CHOC” from Jazzman. In 2006,
Claudia will tour in Canada, the US (Northeast Coast, Mid-West and West Coast), and
Europe (Denmark and Portugal).
“Innovative jazz does not have to be harsh, angry, loud, shrill, or grating; it can be
delicate, witty, ethereal, and radiantly lyric, as the Claudia Quintet pointed out...”
[Chicago Tribune]
“...a band with the hippest groove in music today.”
Mark Corroto, allaboutjazz.com
“The Claudia Quintet creates a fresh, distinctive sound while it obliterates barriers between
jazz, classical and progressive rock.”
-DownBeat
Cover $10
www.johnhollenbeck.com
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April 08-April 15, 2006 
