The Fringe are one of the genuine living treasures of the Boston jazz scene. Originally formed back in 1971 by tenor-saxophonist George Garzone, bassist Richard Appleman, and drummer Bob Gullotti as an outlet for their free jazz improvisations, The Fringe have entertained and enlightened Boston area jazz audiences for over 30 years. Bassist Appleman left the band in 1985 to become Chairman of the Bass Department at Berklee College and was replaced by veteran bassist John Lockwood.

Along with their impressive tenure with The Fringe, Gullotti, Garzone, and Lockwood are in great demand as session players and have played with many of the greats of contemporary jazz. Along with keeping up with a busy performance schedule, each of them are well-respected educators helping to inspire the jazz musicians of tomorrow.
 Cover $10   www.thefringejazz.com

"....Marc’s Dolphy-like attitude emerges, but in his own way. He has a lot of personal conviction."
- Ira Gitler, Jazz Times Magazine
 Cover $10   www.marc-bernstein.com ,  www.chrisrogersjazz.com

Everbest, Virgil: the rules of portrait sitting (20-minute excerpt) w. Gerald Busby, Kamala Sankaram and Nancy Castle on headphones. Plus Virgil Thomson piano portraits

Talkback with Ed Schmidt and Tom Bolster

Monologue/piano with Gerald Busby

Radio Wonderland (excerpt) by Joshua Fried featuring The Musical Shoes

Jody Redhage plays her own music for cello and voice

new work for viola and electronics by Mario Diaz de León

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Arnold Barkus, director
David Lovett, lighting designer
Justine Chen, composer
Jed Distler, pianist/composer
Joshua Fried, composer
R. Erica Doyle, poet
Vlada Yaneva, piano
Christian Hebel, violin
Cecee Pantikian, violin
Jody Redhage, cello


Telephone for advance sale tickets: 212-663-1967
all major credit card accepted: AMEX, MC, Visa
Advance purchase tickets (incl. one house drink): $15
Tickets purchased at the door on day of perf (incl. one house drink): $20   www.composerscollab.org

Arturo O'Farrill y Riza Negra - Explorations in Latin Jazz

Arturo O'Farrill, son of the legendary Cuban composer/bandleader Chico O'Farrill and musical director of the Lincoln Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, performs at the Cornelia Street Cafe every second Tuesday of the month.

Arturo is currently on tour w/ the Lincolin Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra throughout the United States and recently had a premiere performance in Shanghai, China, yet he is still making time for his Y Riza Negra performances at Cornelia Street.

One of the highlights of this incredible musical opportunity, for both listeners and younger musicians: Arturo, the consummate teacher, is offering both a student discount rate and the opportunity for jazz students to sit in with his band during the second set.

This performance is a rare opportunity to see this high-energy, exceptionally gifted artist perform with his trio in the intimate setting of The Cornelia Street Cafe's 60-seat downstairs lounge.

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Paul Shapiro celebrates this interplay of 40’s hipster swing with some Yiddish thrown in at the Cornelia Street Café. Calling it the Ribs and Brisket Revue*, the saxophonist/composer features Babi Floyd, (of Keith Richard's Expensive Winos et al) and Cilla Owens (one of New York’s best kept secrets). They will be backed by musicians from Paul’s CD ”Midnight Minyan”, on Tzadik Records, which was released lastyear.
*Paul was visited in a dream state by the ghost of Fats Waller who convinced him that R&B originally stood for Ribs & Brisket
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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.euroclubdejazz.com/margueritejuenemann/files/about.htm ,  www.jazzarts.org/juenemann.php

"The thing with Lehman is you never know when he's playing the changes and when he's going outside because he has the smarts to make the one sound like the other."
- Village Voice

Lehman is at the top of his game here and come across as a man on a mission.
- Glenn Astarita, DownBeat

Lehman's revising Jackie McLean's style like Eric Dolphy revised Charlie Parker's.
- John Litweiler, JazzTimes
 Cover $10   www.stevelehman.com

Artitst/producer/singer-songwriter VALERIE GHENT is a native downtown New Yorker with a strikingly powerful voice, 3 1/2 octave vocal range and a bluesy, funky, Richard Tee influenced piano style. Her performances have been described as "truly great and invigorating", "absolutely magnificant", "amazingly gifted" as well as "an inspiration, Valerie is an unsung hero (who sings!!)" and "Valerie Ghent is a soulful singer, technically near perfect, and an accomplished keyboardist in many styles…it's her bluesy foundation that gives her tunes much of their power...".

Joining Valerie are some of New York's finest, funkiest and established musicians: Bashiri (Whitney Houston, Celine Dion & more), Fred Cash (Morley, Toshi Reagon & more), Tuey Connell (Tuey just shared the stage with Dianne Reeves) and Ann Klein (Joan Osborne, PM Dawn, Toshi Reagon & more).

Valerie aptly titled her first CD "Unstoppable", which was voted ‘Best CD of 1998’ in Belgium. She has since dedicated her life to creating music, performing around the world, and encouraging others' creative energy though music events. In August 2004 Valerie was given the honor of performing and organizing music at the United Nations for the first International Youth Assembly. Valerie performs/records with Songwriter's Hall of Fame inductees Ashford & Simpson; is president of her own West Street Records; in the year 2000 founded and runs the highly successful acoustic songwriters night 'The Songwriter's Beat'; is creating the World Foundation for Music and Healing and is currently recording her fourth CD release. Valerie was an active WTC volunteer after 9/11 & produced the acclaimed “We’ll Carry On” WTC benefit CD plus 12 benefit concerts/TV appearances featuring songs by FDNY, PAPD, and WTC volunteers.

Recently featured in Billboard, Valerie’s credits include: Ashford & Simpson (since 1989), Deborah Harry (world tour), Dr. Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, Roberta Flack, Billy Preston, TM Stevens, Defunkt, Mike Thorne and more. Valerie is a multiple ASCAP Pop award winner, GEMS panelist and an American Music Center grant recipient. In addition to her musical career, Valerie has been instrumental in bringing music to conferences on trauma and healing through her non-profit work, studies and teaches internal martial arts/qi gong and has started a second artistic career as photographer, following a lifelong passion for photography.
 Cover $10   valghent.com ,  songwritersbeat.com