Friday, Mar 24 - 6:00PM
TRANSLATIONS AND TRANSGRESSIONS: AN NYCT OPEN MIC NIGHT!
Ana Lis Salotti, host
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Do you like poetry and fiction open mic nights? Now what if we add translation to the mix? Come join us for the NYCT's second poetry and short fiction open mic night, Translations and Transgressions: An NYCT Open Mic Night! Listen to our own literary translators read their very own translations of international literature!
Literary translators will be reading their very own translations from various languages into English.
$10.00 includes a drink
http://nyctranslators.org/
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Friday, Mar 24 - 9:00PM & 10:30PM
GILAD HEKSELMAN ZUPEROCTAVE
Gilad Hekselman, guitar;
Sam Yahel, keyboards;
Kevin Hays, piano;
Kush Abadey, drums
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"ZuperOctave is an exploration of sound and space. After establishing his sound in the classic jazz trio and
quartet, Hekselman goes exploring with a bass-less semi-electronic band employing some of his old songs and
adding some especially written ones to the repertoire."
$10 cover plus $10 minimum
http://www.giladhekselman.com
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Saturday, Mar 25 - 6:00PM
THE ROGUE DIPLOMATS
Brian Donnelly, guitar, vocals;
Matthew Cullen Breiner, bodhrán/tin whistle/vocals;
Patrick Marran, irish bouzouki/guitar/vocals;
Nate Diehl, accordion/vocals;
Christine Scharf Breiner, vocals
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Traditional Irish music infused with contemporary folk and delivered with charm and off-the-cuff humor.
The Rogue Diplomats are an Irish-American Pub Band based in New York City & Bethlehem, PA. Their unique blend of contemporary folk and traditional Irish music is delivered with charm and off-the-cuff humor. They got their start in Astoria, Queens, playing annual St. Patrick’s Day shows at Blackbird’s Bar. They’ve since gone on to play Bloomsday on Broadway, the annual celebration of the works of James Joyce at Symphony Space in NYC and a multitude of pubs in New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The Diplomats have also headlined at Musikfest, the Annual Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and the Celtic Fling & Highland Games at Mount Hope. They will be featured headliners at the upcoming Shawnee Mountain Celtic Festival and will be touring Ireland in November 2018.
"Doing jolly justice to the legends of Irish music." - Daisy Willis, Lehigh Valley Style Magazine
"Ignore the name. They are neither rogues nor diplomats; but they ARE a talented high energy group of entertainers suitable for any occasion except, possibly, a snooty, high society wedding. Or an AA meeting." - Seamus Kennedy, Irish Entertainer
$10.00 cover plus $10.00 minimum
http://RogueDiplomats.com
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Saturday, Mar 25 - 9:00PM & 10:30PM
GILAD HEKSELMAN ZUPEROCTAVE
Gilad Hekselman, guitar;
Sam Yahel, keyboards;
Kevin Hays, piano;
Kush Abaday, drums
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"ZuperOctave is an exploration of sound and space. After establishing his sound in the classic jazz trio and
quartet, Hekselman goes exploring with a bass-less semi-electronic band employing some of his old songs and
adding some especially written ones to the repertoire."
$10 cover plus $10 minimum
http://www.giladhekselman.com
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Sunday, Mar 26 - 6:00PM
ROLES AND ROLLING PINS: A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Dorothy Friedman, host
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For the 3rd reading in our yearly Celebration of Women's History Month "Roles and Rolling Pins" Dorothy Friedman August presents a gala array of poets reading poems by Emily Dickinson, H. D., Amy Lowell, Jayne Cortez, Adrienne Rich, Maya Angelou and others, along with their own work. We hope you will join us to celebrate the work of these great writers. Readers include: Susan Sherman, Cheryl Boyce Taylor, Joanne Sit, Lydia Cortes, Barbara Rosenthal, Yuko Otomo, Cindy Hochman, Jane Omerod and Tsaurah Litsky.
$10.00 includes a drink
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Sunday, Mar 26 - 8:30 & 10:00pm
BEN PEROWSKY TRIO
Chris Speed, tenor sax, clarinet;
Michael Formanek, bass;
Ben Perowsky, drums
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This is a rare chance to hear these 3 fine established musicians in a trio setting together. Their collaboration
goes back 25 years through many configurations, here in trio for the first time. Exploring a mix of originals,
improv and a maybe even a standard or two.
$10 cover plus $10 minimum
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Monday, Mar 27 - 6:00PM
BENNINGTON WRITERS - NONFICTION
V. Hansmann and Oona Patrick, co-hosts
Clifford Thompson, featured reader;
Leslie Maslow;
Chelsea Hodson;
Hannah Howard
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Please join tonight’s featured reader, Clifford Thompson, and three skilled and amiable writers: Leslie Maslow, Chelsea Hodson, and Hannah Howard.
Clifford Thompson is the author of a memoir, Twin of Blackness (2015), and a novel, Signifying Nothing (2009). He won a Whiting Writers' Award in 2013 for his collection Love for Sale and Other Essays. He teaches all over the place.
$10.00 includes a drink
http://vleecker.com
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Monday, Mar 27 - 8:30PM
OSCAR PEREZ CUBAN AFRO-FUSION
Oscar Perez, piano;
Endea Owens, bass;
Ronen Itzik, drums;
Emiliano Valerio , percussion;
Lance Bryant, saxophone, flute
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After three albums that garnered much acclimation Oscar Perez debuts a new group entitled Cuban Afro-Fusion. He’s joined by stellar musicians: bassist Endea Owens, drummer Ronen Itzik, percussionist Emiliano Valerio and saxophonist/Flutist Lance Bryant.
JazzTimes praised Perez as “an extraordinary composer who blends the rhythmic complexity of Latin American music with the elegant harmonies of jazz,” while DownBeat chimed in by marveling over the music’s “wondrous interaction of piano and band.”
$10.00 cover plus $10.00 minimum
http://oscarperezmusic.com
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http://facebook.com/oscarperezmusica
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Tuesday, Mar 28 - 6:00PM
AN EVENING OF PROSE AND MUSIC.
Carol Hebald;
Dalit Warshaw
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Carol Hebald will launch the publication of her novel, A Warsaw Chronicle, based on her experience as visiting professor at Warsaw University during the advent of martial law (1981-82).
Composer and pianist Dalit Warshaw will present two works influenced by her Polish-Jewish origins. First, violinist Joseph Morag will perform the world premiere of "Conflagration" for solo violin, followed by Warshaw's rendition of two works for left-hand piano: Chopin's Étude in F minor, Op. Posthumous (transcription by Godowsky), followed by Warshaw's musical response, entitled "Labyrinth."
$10.00 includes a drink
http://www.CarolHebald.com
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http://dalitwarshaw.com
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Tuesday, Mar 28 - 8:00 & 9:30pm
STREAMS FEATURING BILLY DREWES
Yago Vazquez, piano;
Billy Drewes, saxophone;
Scott Lee, bass;
Jeff Hirshfield, drums
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The Stream Trio (Vazquez/Lee/Hirshfield) has two records released with the label Fresh Sound New Talent, and
for this especial occasion they are joined by saxophonist and composer Billy Drewes for a night of original
music featuring compositions from all the members in the band.
“Their music combines the qualities of depth with lyricism, intensity with calm assurance and an elastic, yet
sure handed rhythmic sense”- Budd Kopman (Allaboutjazz.com)
$10 cover plus $10 minimum
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Wednesday, Mar 29 - 8:00 & 9:30pm
ANDREW RATHBUN QUARTET
Andrew Rathbun, tenor sax;
Tim Hagans, trumpet;
Matt Pavolka, bass;
Tom Rainey, drums
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Rathbun and company explore a new book of compositions for chord-less quartet, featuring the stellar
trumpet of Grammy nominated Tim Hagans, the highly inventive percussion master Tom Rainey, and the ever
solid Matt Pavolka.
Andrew Rathbun is a crafty saxophonist and composer whose ambitious work over the past decade has eluded
the wider recognition it deserves...THE NEW YORKER
$10 cover plus $10 minimum
http://www.andrewrathbun.com
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Thursday, Mar 30 - 6:00PM
FICTION ALOUD
Postponed!
David Ebenbach;
Helen Benedict;
Sarah Van Arsdale
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Join us for a gripping evening of fiction with award winning authors David Ebenbach, Helen Benedict, and Sarah Van Arsdale, whose latest books cover everything from refugees in the aftermath of war to an Inuit tribe welcoming a transgender stranger as they all struggle to survive, and stories about cults, guys left out of orgies, and drag racing in the Philippines.
$10.00 includes a drink
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Thursday, Mar 30 - 8:00 & 9:30pm
KYLE NASSER SEXTET
Kyle Nasser, tenor, soprano sax;
Loren Stillman, alto sax;
Jeff Miles, guitar;
Dov Manski, piano;
Nick Jost, bass;
Allan Mednard, drums
Nasser will feature two new suits of music along with some newer originals with a band comprising some of
the NYC's best young improvisers.
"superlative musicianship as a performer, writer and a bandleader. His exquisitely balanced works reflect both
his ardent creativity and his urbane artistic composure." - All About Jazz
$10 cover plus $10 minimum
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Friday, Mar 31 - 6:00PM
LOVE AND TROUBLE: FIVE PERSONAS ~ ONE VOICE
CANCELLED!!
Adrienne Danrich, soprano;
Dave Hall, guitar;
Mila Henry, piano
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Love & Trouble explores different facets of love and subsequent trouble through the voices of five different characters, all sung by one vocalist. Pop, jazz, blues, Gospel and Classical music help the characters give us a fresh understanding of the light and darkness of our human nature. We’re all lovers of something. Which character is most like you? Come join us and find out with Love & Trouble.
$10.00 cover plus $10.00 minimum
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Friday, Mar 31 - 9:00PM & 10:30PM
VINNIE SPERRAZZA QUARTET, CD RELEASE: JUXTAPOSITION
Chris Cheek, tenor sax;
Bruce Barth, piano;
Pete Brendler, bass;
Vinnie Sperrazza, drums
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We'll be playing tunes from my new album, Juxtaposition, on Positone Records. Instrumental jazz songs about
church fathers, New York State, a small town in southern Italy, being lonely in NYC, climate change, Eastern
Europe before WWI, and a song from West Side Story.
"Juxtaposition justifies keeping Sperrazza on the list of ascendant jazz musicians to watch for."- S. Victor
Aaron, Something Else! Reviews
$10 cover plus $10 minimum
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