Thursday
May 08
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6:00PM
BARRY WALLENSTEIN & FREINDS
Angelo Verga, host
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CD Release Party/Performance Poetry and Music celebrating
Euphoria Ripens
Barry Wallenstein (poetry)
Adam Birnbaum (piano)
Vincent Chancey (French horn)
Steve Carlin (guitar)
Daniel Carter (sax & trumpet)
& guest musicians: Claire Daly (Baritone Sax); Neil Haiduck (Clarinet)
$12 admission includes a drink ( $7 for students with ID)
Cover $12
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
GNU VOX: AMY CERVINI AND MELISSA STYLIANOU
David Devoe, curator
Amy Cervini, voice;
Michael Cabe, piano;
Mark Lau, bass;
Ernesto Cervini, drums;
Melissa Stylianou, voice;
Jamie Reynolds, piano
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New York-based Canadian jazz vocalists Amy Cervini and Melissa Stylianou
have been garnering acclaim from critics and audiences alike with their
respective blends of pop, jazz and original material. Amy's debut album
"Famous Blue" received rave reviews including this from Time Out New York:
"Cervini neatly straddles the line between confessional balladeering and
breezy swing." Melissa's latest album "sliding down" caught the attention of
JazzTimes critic Christopher Loudon who commented: "a standards-bearer worth
watching. But it is Stylianou's artfully imagined originals...that shift her
from engaging to captivating."
Cervini and Stylianou will will present songs from each of their upcoming
albums as well as some breathtaking duets.
Cover $10
www.amycervini.com
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www.melissastylianou.com
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Friday
May 09
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6:00PM
SON OF PONY
Roxanne Hoffman, host
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The Friday night legendary open mic poetry series.
Arrive before 6 pm to sign up.
Featured readers EVIE IVY, Co-host of Brooklyn's GREEN PAVILION READING
&
CHRISTINE TIMM, Co-host of Bowery Poetry Club's
INTER-COLLEGIATE SLAM
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
www.poetswearprada.blogspot.com
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
JEREMY STEIG TRIO
Jeremy Steig, flute, bass flute;
Ron McClure, bass;
Jeff Hershfield, drums
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Legendary jazz flutist Jeremy Steig has played with Bill Evans, Art
Blakey, Jimi Hendrix,
Johnny Winter and many others.
Cover $12
www.jeremysteig.info
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www.nyjazzreport.com
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Saturday
May 10
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6:00PM
ITALIAN-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION
Maria Lisella, Gil Fagiani, hosts
Italian American Writers Association, featured readers are: Frank Polizzi and Fred Misurella, plus a lively open mic, 5 minute limit.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
GNU VOX SPECIAL: MALIKA ZARRA AND GRETCHEN PARLATO
Malika Zarra, voice;
Francis Jacob, guitar;
Michael Cain, piano;
Gretchen Parlato, voice;
Mike Moreno, guitar
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Moroccan world jazz singer/composer/producer, MALIKA ZARRA is a multi-cultural shape-shifter, an enchantress who leaps effortlessly between seemingly unconnected languages and traditions, uniting them while utilizing each to further enrich the others. The exotically beautiful artist with the velvety, sinuous mezzo-soprano voice has demonstrated a rare ability to communicate both powerful and subtle ideas and feelings in French, English and Moroccan Arabic and is now a much-in-demand headliner at nightclubs and festivals the world over. Malika’s debut solo album "On the Ebony Road" (2006), reveals a firm grasp of a richly diverse bouquet of references, fusing Orient and Occident, East and West, into a lively, sensual, fresh, and deeply poem of inclusion. Working with some of the finest international jazz players now active, she is in her element as bandleader and collaborator, at once creating a new vocabulary and intuitively going with the flow.
The first thing you notice about Gretchen Parlato is that she's a singer with a deep, almost magical connection to the music," says jazz legend Herbie Hancock. "She takes a lot of chances with her understated style, and it works. Every note is expressive, powerful, and pretty. And most important, her heart is in the right place." Gretchen's petite bearing and vocal enchantments evoked another famed spell-casting pixie for one reviewer, who called Gretchen's 2003 performance with Herbie in Paris "a fairy-tale like show. . . in the universe of Bjork."
With this shrewd, emotive, and subtle approach, Gretchen has quickly created a buzz around New York. She moved from Los Angeles in 2003, after completing the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, where she was the first vocalist ever to be selected by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Terence Blanchard. In 2004, she charmed and awed judges by taking first prize in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocals
Cover $10
www.malikazarra.com
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www.gretchenparlato.com
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Sunday
May 11
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6:00PM
MOTHERS' DAY READING
Marilyn Kallet, host
Janice Eidus;
Colette Inez;
Marilyn Kallet;
Lauren K. Alleyne;
Rebecca McClanahan;
Gloria Vando Hickok
THE MOVABLE NEST: A MOTHER/DAUGHTER COMPANION, co-eds.
Marilyn Kallet and Kathryn Stripling Byer, Helicon Nine Editions, 2007. Janice Eidus is the author of six books, including her most recent
novel, THE WAR OF THE
ROSENS, and a short story collection, THE CELIBACY CLUB. She has twice won
the O.Henry Prize for
Short Fiction, and has written essays on pop culture, Jewish identity, and
parenting, for The New York
Times and other places.
Colette Inez has published nine poetry collections, including the
recent SPINOZA DOESN'T COME
HERE ANYMORE. Her memoir, THE SECRET OF MONSIEUR DULONG, was published in
2005. She has
won Guggenheim, NEA, and Pushcart prizes, among other honors. Colette Inez
teaches creative
writing at Columbia University.
Marilyn Kallet is the author of 14 books, including CIRCE, AFTER
HOURS, poetry from BkMk Press,
and LAST LOVE POEMS OF PAUL ELUARD, translations from Black Widow Press. With
Kathryn Stripling
Byer, she edited THE MOVABLE NEST: A MOTHER/DAUGHTER COMPANION. She is a
Lindsay Young
Professor at the University of Tennessee.
Lauren K. Alleyne hails from Trinidad and Tobago. She has
published in many journals,
including BLACK ARTS QUARTERLY, and she won a poetry prize from ATLANTIC
MONTHLY in 2003.
A Cave Canem Fellow, she now teaches at Hobart & William Smith Colleges.
Rebecca McClanahan is the author of nine books, most recently DEEP
LIGHT: NEW AND SELECTED
POEMS 1987-2007 and THE RIDDLE SONG AND OTHER REMEMBERINGS, which won the
Glasgow Award
for nonfiction. She has also received a Pushcart Prize in fiction and a New
York Foundation for the Arts
Fellowship in nonfiction, among other honors. She teaches in the MFA Program
at Queens University
in Charlotte.
Rochelle Ratner is the editor of Bearing Life: Womens'Wriitings on
Childlessness" (The Feminist Press, 2000). She'll have two new books
published this coming fall -- Mother and Child, her first novel in 16
years, will be published by Hamilton Stone Editions, and Ben Casey
Days, book of prosepoems, will be publishes by Marsh Hawk Press.
Gloria Vando Hickok is a poet and publisher of Helicon
Nine Editions.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
JESSE STACKEN TRIO
Jesse Stacken , piano, composer;
Eivind Opsvik, bass;
Jeff Davis, drums
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Formed in early 2005, the Jesse Stacken Trio has
developed into an ensemble that explores the depths of
the piano trio format. The instrument roles,
improvisation, and form structures have been
re-examined, reconstructed and expanded. The result
is music that is fresh, exciting, and free. Tonight
the group celebrates 'That That', recently released on
Fresh Sound New Talent records.
"What amazes me is how tight this trio is and how they
change direction, tempo and dynamics in mid-flow.
Without a doubt, one of the best piano dates we've
heard so far this year. "
-Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
Cover $8
www.jessestacken.com
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Monday
May 12
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6:00PM
A TRIBUTE TO ROCHELLE RATNER
Christine Panas, host
A Tribute to Rochelle Ratner
1949-2008
Rochelle, poet, essayist, novelist, critic, friend, mentor, sister to all contributed over 80 books of poetry, literature and insight to the world. We are proud to read in her honor:
Alethea Black – reading from her upcoming story in The North American Review
Marian Bock – reading selections from Rochelle's collections Combing the Waves and Balancing Acts
Anita Bernstein – reading her poems recently published in Parnassus Literary Journal and the Minnesota Review.
Michele Bowman – reading from her poems
Christine Panas - reading select poems by Rochelle.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
COMPOSERS COLLABORATIVE: SERIAL UNDERGROUND
Jody Redhage, cello;
Chie Roden, piano;
Motoko Shimizu, voice;
Ed Chang, guitar;
William Fowkes, writer;
Aja Monet, poet
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Serial Underground, “the subversive nightclub series” (Time Out NY) presents
Spin-17
the nouveau-experimental duo plays
an eclectic mix of cover songs by composers
Lee, Lifeson and Peart (Rush); Toru Takemitsu and a selection
of Japanese enka-blues by 70’s cult movie siren Meiko Kaji
(whose songs were featured in the film Kill Bill).
Ed Chang guitar, sax, homemade electronics
Motoko Shimizu vox, percussion, turntables
Jody Redhage & Chie Sato Roden
triple-threat cellist/composer/vocalist Jody Redhage and dynamic advocate of the contemporary piano repertoire Chie Sato Roden get together on a performance of Japanese composer Yoichi Togawa’s JHO-EN, a sonata for piano and cello.
William Fowkes
reads Wallpaper, the short saga of a frustrated writer who puts his rejection letters to good practical use.
Aja-Monet
the youngest Nuyorican Grandslam champion (2007) reads a selection of her breathtaking poetry.
Allan Kozinn (New York Times) contextualizes CCi’s
monthly performances in the basement of the Cornelia Street Cafe – “... part of the ecology of urban night life.” CCi artistic
director, Jed Distler, curates the programs abetted by director Arnold Barkus and lighting designer David
Lovett.
Box office: 212.663.1967 (advance purchase discount available)
Admission at the door: $15 gen’l, $10 student/sr + one drink minimum
www.composerscollab.org
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Tuesday
May 13
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6:00PM
STORYTELLING
Barbara Aliprantis
"The Best of New York Storytelling at The Cornelia Cafe" NY Daily News
Featured Teller: Robin Bady
Format: OPEN TELLING (6 to 7 minute limit), FOLLOWED by Featured Teller
ROBIN BADY comes to storytelling from a long line of performers, storytellers, painters, writers, and other liars, near-do-wells and thieves! Writer, actor, director, educator, musican and storyteller, Robin Bady performs throughout the US and Europe. Her stories celebrate the hero in all of us, and are sourced from oral histories, true ghost happenings, folklore, literature and her own family lore. Her explorations include collaborations with musicians and visual artists. Robin co-founded a theater company in Chicago, was artistic director of youth theaters in Chicago and NYC, and founded the multicultural storytelling ensemble Shirazad's Children. She writes the modern political fables of �Aesop Sez� with cartoonist Richard Codor. Robin is currently the Director of the Storytelling Center of NYC.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
http://www.barbaraaliprantis.org
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http://www.robinbady.com
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8:30PM
MORRISON MOTEL
John Morrison, host
Pete Holmes;
Harry Terjanian;
Thomas Middleditch;
Kumail Ali;
Mara Herron;
Jared Logan;
Aalap Patel
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John Morrison's monthly comedy quickie--some of the smartest, most politically savvy comedians in or passing through NewYork make and unmake their bed here before some soon to be deported illegal third world alien comes in to clean
it all up . . .
We're thrilled to finally nab the globe-trotting Pete Holmes as our headliner. Pete has managed to excel at just about every avenue of comedy there is. Not content to simply play clubs and colleges all over the country as a brilliant stand-up, as in Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" and VH1"s "Best Week Ever" , Pete is also a brilliant improviser... as in Chicago's Improv Olympic and NYC's Upright Citizen's Brigade. But you want to know the thing Pete does that drives your Motelmeister green with envy? Pete's also a New Yorker cartoonist. Damn.
Joining Pete, Laughing Liberally and XM Radio political satirist and funny man Harry Terjanian will drop in keep us up to date on the political scene, not that politics matter all that much these days, eh? Our good friend and sometimes missing-in-action comic Thomas Middleditch has promised to be here as well. Thomas is currently a member of UCB's "Baby Wants Candy" and quite a character if we do say so ourselves. (That's us as in the motel, Thomas is way too shy for those kind of claims.)
Pakistani (by way of Iowa) comedian Kumail Ali will take a break from his much heralded one-man show "Unpronounceable" to explain to us just how much fun America can be, and good friends Mara Herron and Aalap Patel round out a most wonderful 90 minutes of comedy, made fresh for you right in front of your very own eyes.
That's our story, and we're sticking to it. We hope you can join us, as the difference between a full house and an empty room is... just appalling, frankly. We'll leave the light on for you, and thanks for your support.
Cover $10
www.myspace.com/morrisongod
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Wednesday May 14
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6:00PM
TALES FROM THE CUBICLE (& THE KIBBUTZ)
Alexandra Shelley, host
Tales from the Cubicle: Five Stories of Work
Overworked? Come take a break with five story writers from the Jane Street Livingroom Workshop
Three stories of large corporations that will remain unnamed because our workshop liable insurance has lapsed; one about life on a kibbutz; and one about the work of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
DION ANCHETA has been writing copy in offices and cubicles of major publications for several fiscal years. Recognition he has received for his work includes a company tie tack, a gift certificate to The Amish Market and a set of stainless steel pots.
HARRIET GOLDMAN has completed a collection of short stories, "I and the Village." These stories, based on her experience living on an Israeli kibbutz on the Lebanese border, have appeared in "Confrontation," "Inkwell," and "Kalliope."
BRAXTON ROBBASON's first published writing appeared in "The
Astronomical Journal." He recently switched from writing code and
PowerPoint presentations for a company he co-founded to generating
fiction.
JOY RHOADES has two children, two cats, a day job, a writing habit and an understanding husband. She also has an MFA from the New School and has been published in "The Bellevue Literary Review" and "The MacGuffin."
TIM SAMSON has had numerous jobs, including mat cutter, film programmer and lawyer for a large financial institution. His work has been published in "The Dirty Goat," "Short Story," and "The Baltimore Review."
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND
Ann Klein;
Will Lee;
Rob Arthur;
Allison Cornell
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Ann Klein - host
Ann Klein is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer. As a composer/songwriter, she has:
toured in Europe consistently for 10 years; written music for: three documentaries for French
television; THE ENERGY FACTORY (an organization committed to tackling the growing problem
of child obesity in the United States); MetroMusic – a hip and happenin’ library in NYC. As a
guitarist, Ann has had the honor of playing with Kate Pierson of the B-52s, Joan Osborne, PM
Dawn, Sara Lee, Toshi Reagon, Keri Noble, Mary Lee Kortes, Sara Wendt, and Ani DiFranco,
among others. She has also produced several artists with her partner, Tim Hatfield, of Cowboy
Technical Services. Ann was also the recipient of a grant to attend the McDowell Colony in
the summer of 2000. However, Ann is most proud of her ability to wah wah her way out of
any solo, any time.
“Her music is a hybrid of sounds--classic rock and pop, alternative, progressive and blues
influences find their way into her intelligent, slightly off-kilter songs… In a perfect world,
Klein would be a big star.”- Mick Skidmore, Relix
www.ann-klein.com
Will Lee
As a bassist and singer, Will Lee has recorded with an extensive array of top performers
including David Sanborn, Boz Scaggs Diane Schuur, Tom Scott, Neil Sedaka, Carly Simon, Frank
Sinatra, Phoebe Snow, Ronnie Spector, The Spinners, Spyro Gyra, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, Cat
Stevens and Barbra Streisand -- and taken from his discography, these are only some of the
"S's"! In addition, Will played in the New York "24th Street Band" which had great success in
Japan, giving him a solo artist career that yielded him a top 5 single. Most recently, his solo
CD entitled "OH!" reached the #1 position on the "Jazz Beyond" chart there. Grammy Award-
winning Will Lee can now be seen every weeknight across the US playing at the Ed Sullivan
Theatre as the bassist with Paul Shaffer and the "CBS Orchestra" on the wildly popular "Late
Show with David Letterman" and you can hear him playing, singing and speaking on many
commercials on both television and radio.
www.willlee.com
Rob Arthur
Rob Arthur is a singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist, currently on tour with
Peter Frampton. As a keyboardist, the list is far too long to name everyone Rob has worked
for, but to name a few: Five For Fighting, Joan Osborne, The Holmes Brothers, Kate Pierson of
the B-52s, Will Lee, Keri Noble, etc. Rob’s list of production credits is also impressive and as
a composer, he has written music for Lifescapes, selling over 2 million copies. This work ranges
from "Coctail Party"(inspired by Booker T and the Mg's) to "Timeless Romance"(Edith Piaf-
flavored). Rob is also a painter and his work has been featured in Fine Art Magazine. Quite
the versatile and talented fellow.
www.robarthur.com
Allison Cornell
Allison is a seasoned singer who is no stranger to the stage. She earned her Masters from
Juilliard and immediately started making a name for herself as a versatile accompanist in the
studio and on the road, providing keyboards, viola/violin, guitar and backup vocals for Suzanne
Vega, Paula Cole, Joe Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Shania Twain, Angelique Kidjo, Jann Arden, Tracy
Chapman, Pat Benatar, Gabrielle Roth and the Mirrors, Ann-Margret, Ronnie Spector, Rachael
Sage, Carter Burwell, Tim Booth, Angelo Badelmente and Branford Marsalis. As a
songwriter/producer, she recently completed her debut cd "Pretty Colored Lights". This
eclectic collection of jazz infused r&b/pop and americana showcases Allison’s singing in a
uniquely soulful and soothing clear voice. "I Can't Get Over You," Allison's pop-ballad, recently
won first prize in a contest called UNISONG. Also a winner is her Pop Uptempo / Dance
"Automatic" which won TOP 20 FINALIST.
"The real surprise here is not her musicianship, which is a given, but the strength of her
songwriting skills, and the power of her voice." - Kingston Daily Freemen Visit
www.allisoncornell.com
Cover $7
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Thursday
May 15
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6:00PM
PO'JAZZ
Golda Solomon, host
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Po’Jazz with host Golda Solomon and members of
WOMENWRITEnyc :
EJ Antonio, Rodlyn Douglas, Golda Solomon, Cheryl Boyce Taylor
and The innovative jazz styling of Linda Ciafalo, vocals in duo with Marcus Mac Laurine, bass.
WOMENWRITEnyc is 4 women exploring the harmony and the discord of growing up female. 4 women speaking the music within our very distinct cultural experiences. 4 women loving the life we have and the future we dream for ourselves. 4 women teasing martinis dry and dancing in winter’s wild indigo..
Cover $15
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
GNU VOX: WENDY GILLES AND JO LAWRY
David Devoe, host
Wendy Gilles, voice;
Petr Cancura, tenor saxophone and mandolin;
Jamie Reynolds, piano;
Bridget Kearney, bass;
Brian Adler, drums;
Jo Lawry, voice;
Keith Ganz, guitar;
James Shipp, percussion
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Vocalist, songwriter and professional church musician Wendy Gilles is a versatile singer whose warm, inviting voice adapts effortlessly to whichever genre she incorporates into her musical vocabulary. She recently completed her Master of Music from New England Conservatory, where she studied with Dominique Eade and John McNeil and was a featured soloist in ensembles led by faculty and guest artists such as Bob Brookmeyer, Dave Holland and Django Bates.
Jo Lawry’s career began in her homeland, Australia, but in 2003 she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for study in the US. While earning a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance at Purchase College, she recorded with Renee Rosnes, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash and was named as a semifinalist in the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.
Since arriving in the US, Jo has worked with Jon Faddis, Donny McCaslin and Hal Galper, and enjoys ongoing collaborations with vocalists Kate McGarry and Peter Eldridge. Most recently, she joined the Fred Hersch Pocket Orchestra, a quartet featuring Hersch, Ralph Alessi and Richie Barshay.
Cover $10
www.myspace.com/wendygilles
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www.myspace.com/jolawry
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May 08-May 15, 2008 
