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Monday,  Mar 24 - 6:00PM 
THE ANDRÉA WOOD COLLECTIVE
Andrea Wood, vocals;  Angelo Di Loreto, piano;  Ethan O'Reilly, bass;  Philippe Lemm, drums
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Freshly returning from a four-month residency in Mumbai, India, Andrea and her band will showcase some of their favorite jazzified arrangements of pop, soul and old time classics as well as some new original material at this debut appearance at Cornelia Street Cafe. Andrea's music is simultaneously accessible and interesting, highlighting her stylistic versatility and impressive vocal ability. Wood is said to have “astonishing vocal range, effective in conveying the emotions of a song” - Jazz Times Magazine.


 $10.00 cover plus $10.00 minimum    http://www.andreawoodmusic.com http://www.gander.tv/event/cornelia-street-cafe-andr%C3%A9-wood-collective-324-6pm-8pm

Monday,  Mar 24 - 8:30PM 
OTHERWISE UNSUNG: NEW OPERA TAKEOVER
Rachel Peters, curator and host

Rick Bassett Leanna Kirchoff Arri Simon Zach Redler, George Lam Sara Cooper Mark Sonnenblick Elisabeth Halliday Trevor James Billy Kiessling Christiana Little
Otherwise Unsung: New Opera Takeover image

No fake rock. No adorable twentysomethings finding love in the big city. No meta-musicals that make fun of musicals. No style without substance. Just fresh, original work from honest, fearless, accomplished music theatre writers giving you their best. Come hear what you’re missing uptown.

Our series continues with creators of new opera joining forces to deliver contemporary arias and scenes (with a little musical theatre thrown in for good measure!). Writers Rick Bassett, Leanna Kirchoff, George Lam, Zach Redler and Sara Cooper, and Mark Sonnenblick represent the John Duffy Composers Institute, American Opera Projects, and Rhymes With Opera. Special guests from Manhattan School of Music will perform excerpts of Rachel Peters’s own opera-in-progress, Companionship.

Additional Performances by Elisabeth Halliday, Trevor James, Billy Kiessling, Christiana Little, and Arri Simon.

With Rick Bassett and Zach Redler at the keys.


 $10.00 cover plus $10.00 minimum    http://www.gander.tv/event/cornelia-street-cafe-otherwise-unsung-new-opera-takeover-324-830pm-1030pm

Tuesday,  Mar 25 - 6:00PM 
GRADUATE POETS SERIES
Cat Richardson, Chelsea Whitton, hosts

Miriam Nash, Sarah Lawrence College;  Sam Selinger, NYU;  Iva Ticic, Sarah Lawrence College;  Micah Zevin, The New School
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On the fourth Tuesday of every month, hosts Chelsea Whitton and Cat Richardson present a selection of emerging poets from New York's MFA programs. Continuing the excellent tradition of the Graduate Poets Series, this monthly selection of readers is designed to showcase fresh voices in contemporary poetry, to stimulate a dialogue between MFA programs, and to offer alumni and area poets the opportunity to mingle and riff off of one another. For years, Cornelia Street Cafe has been a New York hub for literature and the arts. Join us this season for cocktails, camaraderie, and as always, great poetry!

Miriam Nash spent her early years living on an island off the west coast of Scotland. Her poetry has taken her to the USA, Singapore and across the UK, where she has been published in Magma, Brand and Generations Magazine and performed at Tate Britain, Singaporeʼs Esplanade and Chicagoʼs Green Mill. She has been an active part of the UK and Singapore poetry scenes, leading workshops in schools and producing large-scale poetry projects for young people. In 2012 she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study poetry at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Her debut chapbook, Small Change, is published by Flipped Eye Publishing. http://miriamnash.com/

Sam Selinger is currently studying in the MFA program at New York University. His poems have been published in The Wallace Stevens Journal, Grey Magazine, Explosion-Proof, and Bat City Review, among other places. He is originally from Chicago, and lives in Brooklyn.

Iva Ticic is a Croatian transplant to New York. This makes her an internationally published, bilingual poet whose poetry focuses mainly on the confessional, the feminist, and the postmodern. She holds MAs in American Literature and Public Speaking from the University of Zagreb, Croatia and is presently finishing her MFA in poetry at Sarah Lawrence College. Iva is passionate about the written and spoken word as well as about promoting the power of literature in inspiring the lives of young women and girls. This passion has recently taken her to Central America where in Honduras she taught orphaned girls creative writing. For the second year in a row, she is proud to be one of AAUW's international fellows. Follow her on twitter @IvaHasWords

Micah Zevin currently lives with his wife, a playwright in Bronx, N.Y. He is a librarian for the Queens Library in Astoria, Queens, New York. He has most recently published poems in The Runaway Parade, www.keepthisbagawayfromchildren.com and Killing The Angel. He is attending the New School towards his MFA in poetry to be completed in Spring 2014.


 $8.00 includes a drink 

Tuesday,  Mar 25 - 8:30PM 
NICKY SCHRIRE
Nicky Schrire, voice;  Glenn Zaleski , piano;  Desmond White, bass;  Arthur Hnatek, drums
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Nicky Schrire is a London-born, South African-raised vocalist and composer based in New York City. Described by FAME’s Mark Tucker as having “an instrument transcending laryngeal norms”, her debut album Freedom Flight was released in 2012 to critical acclaim. Her 2013 sophomore release Space And Time features duets with pianists Gerald Clayton, Gil Goldstein and Fabian Almazan, and has been described as “an intimate stunner” by All About Jazz.

“Though her approach has earned her comparisons to Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens, the similarities are superficial. Like Parlato, she’s an assured technician with a whole bag of impressive tricks. Like Stevens and, for that matter, Esperanza Spalding, she has an affinity for folk. But …she’s got her own thing, and it’s very much worth listening to.” -Jon Garelick, Arts Fuse USA

“[Schrire] is a talented singer who's also a serious musician, very committed to her art, never afraid to try out something new in her own irrepressible style.” -Alison Bentley, London Jazz (UK)


 $10.00 cover plus $10.00 minimum    http://www.nickyschrire.com

Wednesday,  Mar 26 - 6:00PM 
JENNIFER RAWLINGS:
Jennifer Rawlings, writer, performer
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Jennifer Rawlings grew up in Salina, Kansas, went to college to study biology, and decided to become a stand-up comedian instead. Jennifer is the proud mother of five children and lives with her family in Los Angeles. You may have seen Jennifer on Comedy Central, CMT, PBS, FOX, VH-1, A&E, CNN, HLN, CURRENT, Joy Behar or her recent TED talk. Jennifer is diverse and has shared the stage with everyone from Faith Hill and George Carlin to the Vice- President of the United States. She is a favorite key-note speaker at events across around the globe and is known for her wit and inspiration.

Jennifer often leaves her brood to entertain the troops. She has performed in over 300 military shows in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, UAE, Djibouti, Bahrain, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Korea, Kwajelean, Guam, Japan, Iceland and dozens of other countries.

It was during these trips to war zones that Jennifer added the title documentary filmmaker to her list of jobs. Jennifer’s powerful directorial debut: “Forgotten Voices: Women in Bosnia” has received critical acclaim and has been invited to screen at film festivals worldwide. Several universities including Harvard and UCLA have included “Forgotten Voices: Women in Bosnia” as part of their curriculum.


 $15.00 includes a drink    http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/in-a-comics-war-stories-humor-sometimes-takes-the-back-sea http://www.gander.tv/event/cornelia-street-cafe-jennifer-rawlings-i-only-smoke-war-zones-326-6pm-8pm

Wednesday,  Mar 26 - 8:30PM 
ANAT FORT TRIO
Anat Fort, piano;  Gary Wang, bass;  Matt Wilson, drums
Gary Wang has been a steady member of the Anat Fort trio since 1999, and is on her recent ECM Records release AND IF, which has gained rave reviews worldwide. The two have just recorded a new cd for the label. Together they return to their home base at Cornelia Street Cafe, where the trio has developed many ideas and has established many fans. Fort and Wang will be joined by drummer-extraordinaire Matt Wilson, who has a natural affinity for Fort's music. They will perform original music from Fort's last two cd's as well as some new material.

"The Israeli-born pianist Anat Fort's second CD with her trio is turbulent but spare, knife-edged but tender, brimming with melodic hooks that loop in sinuous shapes and a slightly klezmeric insouciance.-- Fred Kaplan, Slate magazines 10 best albums of 2010.


 $10 cover plus $10 minimum    http://www.anatfort.com http://www.gander.tv/event/cornelia-street-cafe-anat-fort-trio-326-830pm-1030pm

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Thursday,  Mar 27 - 6:00PM 
AN EVENING OF JAZZ AND POETRY
William Hooker, poetry/drums;  David Soldier, banjo/violin;  Matt Lavelle, trumpet/bass clarinet;  R. Braithewaite(aku styx), spoken word
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William Hooker's body of uninterrupted work beginning in the mid-seventies defines him as one of the most important composers and players in jazz. As bandleader, Hooker has fielded ensembles in an incredibly diverse array of configurations. Each collaboration has brought a serious investigation of his compositional agenda and the science of the modern drum kit. His work is frequently grounded in a narrative context. Whether set against a silent film or anchored by a poetic theme, Hooker brings dramatic tension and human warmth to avant-garde jazz. His ability to find fertile ground for moving music in a variety of settings that obliterate genre distinctions offers a much-needed statement of social optimism in the arts.


 $ 10 cover + $ 10 minimum    http://www.gander.tv/event/cornelia-street-cafe-evening-jazz-and-poetry-327-6pm-8pm

Thursday,  Mar 27 - 8:30PM 
RHYS TIVEY QUARTET
Rhys Tivey, trumpet, voice;  Jake Pinto, piano;  Sam Minaie, bass;  Nathan Ellman-Bell, drums
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Rhys Tivey returns to showcase new music with his vibrant, adventurous, lyrical quartet.

"Tivey is a dynamic improviser and compelling composer, nicely rooted in the past but always looking forward."-- Ralph Alessi, trumpeter/composer


 $10 cover plus $10 minimum    http://www.rhystivey.com http://www.gander.tv/event/cornelia-street-cafe-rhys-tivey-quartet-327-830pm-1030pm

Friday,  Mar 28 - 6:00PM 
RAINBOW BOOK FAIR KICK OFF EVENT: ASSARACUS & ADRIENNE
Bryan Borland and Seth Pennington, hosts

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Bryan Borland and Seth Pennington, publishers of Sibling Rivalry Press, host poets who have appeared in the journals Assaracus and Adrienne to kick off the Rainbow Book Fair: Philip F. Clark, Sean Patrick Mulroy, Chery Boyce-Taylor, Charlie Bondhus, Kelly McQuain, JP Howard, Perry Brass, Anthony Lioi, Darrel Aleandro Holnes, Dean Kostos, Peter LaBerge, and Ian Young.

Sibling Rivalry Press is an independent publishing house based in Alexander, Arkansas. Its mission, in the words of Adrienne Rich, is to publish work that disturbs and enraptures. In addition to full length collections of poetry, chapbooks, and novels, SRP publishes two quarterly journals of poetry, Assaracus: A Journal of Gay Poetry, and Adrienne: A Poetry Journal of Queer Women, and a third journal of prose, Jonathan: A Journal of Gay Fiction.


 $8.00 includes a drink    http://www.siblingrivalrypress.com http://www.gander.tv/event/cornelia-street-cafe-rainbow-book-fair-kick-event-assaracus-adrienne-328-6pm-8pm

Friday,  Mar 28 - 9:00PM & 10:30PM 
JON IRABAGON TRIO
Jon Irabagon, tenor sax;  Mark Helias, bass;  Barry Altschul, drums
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The Jon Irabagon Trio explores loose compositions with integrated group improvisations, taking to heart the great Beaver Harris quote, "from ragtime to no time." Legendary percussionist Barry Altschul (Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton, Paul Bley) continues his longtime rhythm section counterpart Mark Helias (Gerry Hemingway, Jane Ira Bloom, Ray Anderson) as they join Irabagon through two sets of originals and improvisations. Their latest release, It Takes All Kinds (Irabbagast Records/Jazzwerkstatt), has been garnering stellar reviews, and this show will present those tunes as well as some new original music in gearing up for a European tour in the fall.


 $10 cover plus $10 minimum    http://www.jonirabagon.com

Saturday,  Mar 29 - 5:00PM 
PRIVATE PARTY

There will be a private party in the cabaret space from 5-8 PM.
Saturday,  Mar 29 - 9:00PM & 10:30PM 
MAT MANERI & LUCIAN BAN NEW QUINTET
Mat Maneri , viola;  Tony Malaby, tenor sax;  Lucian Ban, piano;  Bob Stewart, tuba;  Gerald Cleaver, drums
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Fresh of their 2013 ECM Records album “Transylvanian Concert” (BEST of 2013, All About Jazz ) Grammy nominated violist Mat Maneri and Transylvanian expat pianist Lucian Ban are premiering at CSC their new project featuring an all star group of: Tony Malaby on ten sax, Gerald Cleaver on drums and legendary tuba player Bob Stewart. They have all worked together in many groups in the past, notably the award winning “Enesco Re-Imagined” project in the case of Maneri, Ban and Malaby, Gerald’s Cleaver Uncle June (Maneri & Malaby) or Tuba Project (Ban & Stewart). The Guardian UK has called Lucian Ban “A name to watch” and All About Jazz has said that Mat Maneri “has changed the way jazz world listens to violin & viola” while the New York Times has described Tony Malaby as “A fountain of creative and energized improvising”. Bob Stewart is widely considered along Howard Johnson asresponsible for bringing “new glory to the tuba” (NY Times) in modern jazz with collaborations with everybody from Gil Evans, Carla Bley to Arthur Blythe and Sonny Rollins. Add to the mix one of the true masters of contemporary drumming Nasheet Waits . . . . and you will be surely in for a treat surprise.


 $10 cover plus $10 minimum    http://www.lucianban.com http://www.myspace.com/matmaneri

Sunday,  Mar 30 - 6:00PM 
GEMINI JOURNEY PRESENTS: 'BROADWAY MAGIC!'
Diane Block, violin;  Terry Batts, cello;  Fred Simpson, guest percussionist
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A Gemini Journey Jaunt down the Great White Way!

The violin/cello Duo, "TJ and Di", will share their artistry in a performance of 'The Best of Broadway'. From Jerome Kern to George Gershwin, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Jerry Herman, passing by Burton Lane and Jerry Bock...and from the deep South to Oklahoma, from Ireland to Siam to the shtetls of Russia, TJ and Di will take you on a musical journey you won't easily forget!

GEMINI JOURNEY & FRIENDS, including a return appearance of the percussionist Fred Simpson, will perform Broadway hits and present the Poetry of the great Broadway lyricists.



 $10.00 cover plus $10.00 minimum 

Sunday,  Mar 30 - 8:30PM 
CARNATIC SUNDAYS:ROOPA MAHADEVAN
Roopa Mahadevan, vocals
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Carnatic Music is the classical music of South India. Grounded in traditional songs of the great Trinity of composers, Carnatic musicians explore their own musical creativity improvising in Ragas and the music’s intricate rhythmic cycles (Tala). The spontaneous nature of the music leads to lively on stage interactions between the musicians, bringing the artists and audience together.

CARNATIC SUNDAYS, curated by Arun Ramamurthy, is a series which presents traditional South Indian classical music and innovative projects influenced by it. Roopa Mahadevan takes stage tonight, a vocalist trained under Smt. Astha Ramesh, disciple of the late D.K. Jayaraman. Roopa received the highly-regarded Fullbright Scholarship in 2007 to study Carnatic music in Chennai, India and built a name for herself performing in major venues. Roopa regularly performs in Chennai and around the US.


 $10 cover plus $10 minimum 

Monday,  Mar 31 - 6:00PM 
GIRLFRIENDS: A POETRY READING
Laurel Blossom Susan Sindall
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Susan Sindall and Laurel Blossom first met at a party in 2002, when Heliotrope: a journal of poetry was celebrating the publication of its third issue. Inspired by the vision of its founders, of whom Susan was one, Laurel joined Heliotrope’s editorial board, and thereby began a friendship that will last the rest of our lives. We are proud of each other and pleased to be sharing the podium in the justly famous basement of the Cornelia St. Café.



 $8.00 includes a drink    http:///www.gander.tv/event/cornelia-street-cafe-girlfriends-poetry-reading-331-6pm-8pm

Monday,  Mar 31 - 8:30PM 
KYUNGMI NAM: AN EXHIBITION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR SOLO PIANO
Kyungmi Nam, piano
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Join pianist Kyungmi Nam for an evening of classical music including works by Bach, Schubert and Schumann.

Acclaimed by New York Concert Review as "…an awareness of detail… a clear sense of compositional structure…, a lively, vibrant sound and a wide palette of dynamics and colors", pianist Kyungmi Nam has given numerous concerts as soloist and chamber musician in the New York metropolitan area. She gave her New York debut recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2005, as the winner of Young Artist Piano Award presented by Artists International Presentations, Inc. Kyungmi Nam has been awarded with prizes from competitions in the U.S., South Korea, and Italy including the Debussy Prize from IBLA Grand Prize International Competition in 2006. Her orchestra engagements include the World Premiere of Henry Martin's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the conductor Richard Auldon Clark and Manhattan Chamber Orchestra in 2007.


 $10.00 cover plus $10.00 minimum    http://www.gander.tv/event/cornelia-street-cafe-kyungmi-nam-exhibition-classical-music-solo-piano-331-830pm

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