Monday
Mar 19
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6:00PM
NY QUARTERLY READINGS
Ted Jonathan, host
Peter V. Arcese;
Christopher Goodrich;
Douglas Treem
Three poets whose work has appeared in The New York Quarterly.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
THE AMYGDALOIDS
Joseph LeDoux , guitar, vocals;
Tyler Volk, lead guitar and vocals;
Nina Galbraith Curley, bass;
Daniela Schiller, drums
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Earl Wilson, NY Times
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What do you get when you mix the son of a Louisiana butcher, a dome builder, a philosophy major, and an ex-Israeli solider?
NYU scientists who play rock n’ roll, of course. Joseph LeDoux, Daniela Schiller, and Nina Galbraith Curely are
neuroscientists who study emotion and memory functions of the brain, and Tyler Volk is an environmental scientist who has
also written about mind and brain. Their original songs are about mental life and mental disorders (Mind-Body Problem, An
Emotional Brain, If You Want Your Brain to Last). They also cover other “heavy mental” tunes like Manic Depression, 8 Miles
High, and 19th Nervous Breakdown. When all else fails, they slip into the blues.
“Heavy mental.”
Newsday, Oct 31, 2006.
Mailing list: amygdaloids@gmail.com
Cover $8
www.cns.nyu.edu/ledoux/Amygdaloids/Amygdaloids.htm
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www.cns.nyu.edu/ledoux/Amygdaloids/videos/uhc/flv.htm
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Tuesday
Mar 20
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6:00PM
WRITERS ROOM
Stan Richardson, host
The Writers Room Reading Series
presents
Purim & St. Patrick: Partying
Someone's Drunk Wife,
a short story by Susan Buttenwieser
A Thousand and One Nights,
excerpt from a novel by Lara Tupper
Untitled,
an excerpt from a novel by Signe Hammer
The Writers Room readings are supported by the Jerome Foundation,
the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Curator: Stan Richardson
CONTACT INFO:
CorneliaStan@gmail.com
917-312-5707
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".
Cover $10
www.KlezmerMountainBoys.com
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Wednesday Mar 21
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6:00PM
POETRY
Hosts: Denise Duhamel and David Trinidad
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry, publication reading
Readers include: Guillermo Castro, Ron Drummond. Tom Fink, Eric Gamalinda, Stacey Harwood, Jacqueline Johnson, Timothy Liu, Bob Rosenthal, Daniel Shapiro, David Shapiro, Sparrow, Mike Topp, and William Wadsworth.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
THE SONGWRITER'S BEAT
Valerie Ghent, host
John Tamburello;
Brenda Earle;
Jimmy Norman;
Dave Tutin
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Now in its 7th year, The Songwriter's Beat is New York’s most popular acoustic songwriter’s series, where songwriters are
encouraged to perform new material in a supportive and intimate atmosphere.
This month's Songwriter's Beat features:
John Tamburello
Brenda Earle
brendaearle.com
Jimmy Norman
jimmynorman.net
Dave Tutin
davetutin.com
Curated / hosted by multiple ASCAP Pop Award winner Valerie Ghent, The Songwriter’s Beat features top up-and-coming
songwriters. Each month four songwriters of varying musical styles perform original songs and are encouraged to try out
their newest material and arrangements.
Founded in 2000 by Valerie Ghent, The Songwriter's Beat has presented over 220 songwriters (hailing from all over the
globe: from the US, UK, Australia, South Africa and Japan) and keeps growing!
The Songwriter's Beat welcomes songwriters from around the world, so when planning your trip to New York, allow time for
The Songwriter's Beat!
Cover $5
songwritersbeat.com
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valghent.com
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Thursday
Mar 22
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6:00PM
PROSE
Karen Heuler, host
Fiction Reading: Unregulated Longings
Stories for anyone who has ever woken up in a strange bed, or in a strange hospital, or amid the populace in a dying library, or who imagined a stranger was the perfect love. You know something has to change. Readings by Wah-Ming Chang, Jim Mason, Jen Conley and Martin Cohen.
Stories for anyone who has ever woken up in a strange bed, or in a strange hospital, or amid the populace in a dying library, or who imagined a stranger was the perfect love. You know something has to change. Readings by Wah-Ming Chang, Jim Mason, Jen Conley and Martin Cohen.
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
GNU VOX: YOON SUN CHOI AND KYOKO KITAMURA
David Devoe, curator
Yoon Sun Choi, Voice;
Jacob Sacks, Piano;
Matt Wilson, Drums;
Kyoko Kitamura, Voice;
Khabu Doug Young, Guitar
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Originally from Toronto, Canada, Yoon has been in the New York City jazz scene since 2000. More than merely the sum product of a degree in classical piano, theory and composition, another in vocal jazz performance, and a lifetime listening to pop and rock, in her music Yoon has created a sound unclassifiable and fresh, and yet solidly rooted in a jazz improvising tradition. Yoon has worked with notable musicians such as Mark Dresser, D.D. Jackson, Mat Maneri, Ben Monder, Kenny Werner and Kenny Wheeler.
Born in NYC, raised partially in Tokyo. Studied piano at the Juilliard School of Music prep division but later chose to become a TV reporter with Fuji Television, a national network in Japan. Was based in Paris for many years as their French news correspondent. Quit job, moved back to NYC in 1997, worked as a freelance magazine writer for a few years before getting back into music after a hiatus of close to 15 years. Honed craft as a sideperson-vocalist with NYC musicians such as bassist Reggie Workman, saxophonist Steve Coleman, Argentinean composer/conductor Laura Andel, while taking lessons whenever possible with various musicians/singers including pianist Marc Copland and vocalist Jay Clayton. Have frequently appeared in downtown venues such as the 55 Bar, Sweet Rhythm, the Roulette series, the Downtown Music Gallery. Currently working with the improvising chamber trio OK|OK with Mike McGinnis on reeds and Khabu Doug Young on guitar.
Cover $10
www.yoonsunchoi.com
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www.kyokokitamura.com
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Friday
Mar 23
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6:00PM
PINK PONY POETRY
Jackie Sheeler
Jackie Sheeler's legendary open mic poetry series.
Arrive before 6 pm to sign up.
This week's feature is a double mitzah: Daniela Gioseffi and Pat Falk.
Cover $6
http://www.poetz.com
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
JOEL HARRISON'S STRING CHOIR
Joel Harrison, guitar;
Liberty Ellman, guitar;
Chris Howes, violin;
Sam Bardfeld, violin;
Jeremy Kittel, viola;
Choi Heun, cello
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Joel Harrison's String Choir plays Music of Paul Motian
Legendary drummer Paul Motian may be less known for his composing than his playing. Harrison spotlights Motian's
compositions with a new ensemble of versatile string players in arrangements that are often ravishingly beautiful, connecting
the dots between classical, jazz, and folk music.
"Harrison suggests the music of the future"
- irish Times
Cover $10
www.joelharrison.com
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Saturday
Mar 24
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6:00PM
MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS
Dorothy F. August;
D H Melhem;
Rochelle Ratner;
Karen Malpede;
Jocelyn Lieu;
Korine Robins;
Sapphire
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
LUCIAN BAN / MARK SHIM / CARLO DEROSA / ERIC MCPHERSON
Cover $10
http://www.lucianban.com
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Sunday
Mar 25
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6:00PM
POETRY
Angelo Verga, host
Marilyn Hacker;
Lawrence Joseph;
Marie Ponsot
Cover $6
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
MERGE & WORD RIFFS - 2 CD CELEBRATIONS
MERGE: Cassandra Cleghorn, poet;
Erik Lawrence, saxophones, flutes;
Rene Hart, bass;
Allison Miller, drums;
WORD RIFFS: Golda Solomon, words;
Saco Yasuma, saxophones;
CENTER SEARCH QUEST;
Christopher Dean Sullivan, bass artisan;
Michael TA Thompson, sound rhythium;
Eri Yamamoto, piano
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Merge
“Merge is another step forward in celebrating the marriage of poetry and music”
-David Amram
- more info:
www.mergepoetrymusic.com
Word Riffs
“…The inspiration, imagination and illumination of Solomon’s art of syncopated improvisation, is exalted. You have little choice
when so enwrapped, enrapt, entwined. So enjoy!”
-Laurence Holder, writer, director MONK
- more info:
www.jazzjaunts.com
This Double CD release party for Word Riffs and Merge is sending out the message that Poetry is another member of the
”band” and that words, another instrument. This evening features two groups that have successfully partnered the genres of
spoken word and jazz.
cover $15/$10 for students/senior
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Monday
Mar 26
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6:00PM
MINDY'S MONDAY
Peter Ego, host
An evening of Cabaret, Comedy, & Theatre
starring MINDY CASSLE
"A Tribute to Our Beloved Families" (bittersweet?, or just plain bitter!)
Hosted by Peter Ego, with pianist Bill Waldinger
Featuring:
Ray Rosato, Jaime Sheedy, Heidi Dotterer, Leanna Hieber, Marcos DeJesus,
and Gordon Linzner
Cover $12
(includes one house drink)
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March 19-March 26, 2007 
