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Wednesday Sep 30
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6:00PM
CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS
THANK YOU JED!
Over the summer we presented a series of mini-festivals, a multitudinous array which included Songwriters, Saxophones, Guitars, Drums, Liars, Storytellers, Monologues, Blues, Cowgirls, Comedy, & 21st Century Schizoid Music. Those of you who are regulars will recognize some of these as recurring series. Others were attempts to lend at least a semblance of coherence and thematic unity to the disparate array of stuff we present in the course of the average year about 700 shows.
If we were to single out one festival, it would probably be the Piano Festival, which consumed us for the first two weeks of August. Amongst other things we managed to maneuver a grand piano down these narrow stairs and when it was set up it answered the perennial question about the ship in the bottle.
On this piano, Simon Mulligan played Rachmaninoff, Audrey St. Gil accompanied Paul Hecht in Richard Strauss's setting of Tennys Enoch Arden to celebrate the poet's 200th birthday, the legendary Andy Bey accompanied himself as he sang, and all kinds of jazz pianists disported themselves.
Perhaps nobody disported himself to greater and more variegated effect than Jed Distler, who presides over the monthly Composers Collaborative series here on the second Monday of every month. The programming included everything from two to eight hands, not to mention a four hand version of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the young pianist Matt Aucoin.
We all felt blessed by the presence of a grand piano and now, in an act of supreme and serendipitous generosity, Jed has offered us his own beautiful Yamaha G2 Grand Piano on permanent loan. And we have gratefully accepted.
Hence our closing on the 30th. We'll be back in business on the 1st. Thank you, Jed!
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Thursday
Oct 01
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6:00PM
ARTISTS’ SALON
Robin, Angelo, Poul, and David, hosts
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This is a monthly opportunity for artists associated with the cafe--from every genre and every generation, past, present, and future--to gather informally, schmooze, re-invent the world, and hoist a glass of quelque chose (the only kind of chose to hoist). Our glorious curators are present, you can buttonhole them to find out what's cooking, you can introduce yourself to other toilers in the vineyard, invent projects and discover collaborators. All are welcome.
Arrive early, first ten people in the room constitute a minyan.
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8:30PM
PETE RENDE
Pete Rende, piano;
Bill McHenry, tenor sax;
Matt Brewer , bass;
Ted Poor , drums
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On the inaugural night of our new grand piano and stage, we proudly present Pete Rende in a rare appearance, leading his own group.
Pete Rende was born in Lone Jack, Missouri in 1972. He began to study piano at the age of 6. He learned how to shuck corn at the age of 3. He learned about engines at the age of 10. He learned slowly how to dodge cow patties when hurled at seventy-five miles an hour. He left home to study music at Berklee College of music. After a hazy 4 years, he moved to New York where he plays piano, writes music, makes records, makes wine and drinks beer. He hates bios. He has played with Mark Turner, Bill McHenry, Chris Cheek, Rebecca Martin, Chiara Civello, Jen Chapin and a thousand other folks.
Cover $10
www.myspace.com/peterrende
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Friday
Oct 02
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6:00PM
SON OF PONY
Kathi Georges, host
Orion 0.62, Not banned @ Cornelia
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The Friday night legendary open mic poetry series.
Arrive before 6 pm to sign up. This is the night many of us have anticipated for years, the extraordinary Orion 062 is our feature.
Orion 0.62 is a Swiss-born, Israeli-raised poet who came to America at the age of 12. He's the author of approximately 30,000 poems, many of which explore socially-taboo topics. He's has published two collections of his works, including "A Dozen Brutes" and "Don't Call Me Harvey," a collaboration with Margueritte.
In addition to several torrid affairs with the glitterati, Orion claims that he has singularly participated in more open poetry readings than anyone in history. He's currently banned from several venues for various reasons. In addition to creating intellectually sizzling abstract & philosophical works, Orion also frequently explores extreme concepts of sexual prowess and deviancy. This reading may contain poetry of an extremely graphic nature and is not recommended for anyone who may find this offensive.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
TONY MALABY QUARTET
Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone;
Ralph Alessi, trumpet;
Drew Gress, bass;
Billy Drummund, drums
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Saxophonist Tony Malaby, is one of the most compelling
living voices on his
instrument who is able to musically expand in multiple
musical directions.
Whether it is in a modern harmonic linear approach or a
sonic approach. His
is not an eclectic style, but an authentic language in
which he is able to
create meaning and communicate feeling through the primal
power of sound and
rhythm.
- Mark Dresser (July 2008)
Malaby is joined by some of his favorite NY improvisers - Advanced Reservations recommended.
Cover $10
www.tonymalaby.com
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Saturday
Oct 03
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6:00PM
THE LIAR SHOW
Andy Christie
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Seek Truth. Get a T-Shirt.
4 Storytellers, 3 True Stories, 1 Pack of Lies. Uncover the liar and win a prize worth its weight in fool's gold.
Admission $12 which includes a drink.
Featued on October 3 are
DAVID ELLIS DICKERSON,
Author, "House Of Cards"; NPR's This American Life
ELNA BAKER,
Author, "The NY Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance"
RYAN BRITT,
Nerve.com: "10 Best of 2008
DJ HAZARD,
Fuel TV's "American Misfits"
Cover $5
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
TONY MALABY QUARTET
Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone;
Ralph Alessi, trumpet;
Drew Gress, bass;
Billy Drummund, drums
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Saxophonist Tony Malaby, is one of the most compelling
living voices on his
instrument who is able to musically expand in multiple
musical directions.
Whether it is in a modern harmonic linear approach or a
sonic approach. His
is not an eclectic style, but an authentic language in
which he is able to
create meaning and communicate feeling through the primal
power of sound and
rhythm.
- Mark Dresser (July 2008)
Malaby is joined by some of his favorite NY improvisers - Advanced Reservations recommended.
Cover $10
www.tonymalaby.com
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Sunday
Oct 04
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6:00PM
ENTERTAINING SCIENCE -- NATURAL LAW: DARWIN'S TANGLED BANK
Roald Hoffmann
Lisa Karrer, composer, vocalist and multi-media performance artist;
David Simons, composer/musician ;
Shahid Naeem , biologist, Columbia University
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NATURAL LAW: DARWIN'S TANGLED BANK
Charles Darwin's last sentence in The Origin of the Species reads: "There is grandeur in this view of life…from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved."
Grandeur indeed. To celebrate, and to preserve.
Lisa Karrer is an internationally celebrated composer, vocalist and multi-media performance artist. She brings us "Schismism: Natural Law", a solo performance inspired by Darwin's exploration of evolution and universal connectedness, in collaboration with composer/musician David Simons. In the spirit of natural selection, the audience will decide the sequence of events in real-time during the performance. And Shahid Naeem from Columbia University will join us reflecting on the consequences of the modern day unraveling of the entanglement of biological diversity evolution has spun over the last 3.5 billion years. His laboratory's motto is "Ecology With No Apology," and explores the environmental consequences of widespread losses in biodiversity, or the disentanglement of what Darwin called, the "entangled bank."
Cover $10
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8:30PM
LOU AND PETER BERRYMAN
Lou, accordion, vocals, songwriter;
Peter, 12 string guitar, vocals, lyrics
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Knee-Slapping Folk: Wedded bliss went south for Lou & Peter Berryman, but their musical relationship has
grown over the past twenty years. Their off-kilter harmonies buoyed by accordion and guitar back some of the
best lyric zingers and funniest songs to come out of the Midwest. The Berrymans (who long ago married other
partners) continue to write and sing songs that poke fun at the human plight, idiosyncrasies of living in
America, sports, and painting the living room when the world is crumbling around them and us. As silly as they
sometimes get, love comes through, adding warmth and depth and turning what could have been a comedy
act into an evening of insight.
Cover $15
louandpeter.com
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Monday
Oct 05
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6:00PM
MONOLOGUES & MADNESS
Tulis McCall, host
Shy people break out of their performance inhibitions, extending the borders of mental health.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
AMRAM & CO
David Amram, piano, french horn, flutes, composition & surprises;
Kevin Twigg, drums, glockenspiel;
John de Witt, bass;
Adam Amram, percussion;
John Ventimiglia, actor
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This series explores in his highly personable, generous and informal style the astonishing variety of David Amram's interests
and accomplishments--renowned composer of symphonic classical music, jazz compositions, improvisation, spoken word,
scat, he sits at the piano, schmoozes about music, about the greats, the beats, the obscure, the legendary; plays the French
horn, pulls out all kinds of instruments (flutes, drums, horns) gathered from his many circumnavigations of the globe, pulls in
guests drawn from just about every artistic walk of life.
Cover $10
www.davidamram.com
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Tuesday
Oct 06
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6:00PM
MOLLY’S STORY
Kathleen Frazier reads from a work in progress, Molly’s Story, an historical novel and second book in the Irish American Maguire family series. It is told through the eyes of a sixteen year old ghost who immigrated to New York in 1899. Meet up with silkies, stowaways and the kindness of strangers.
"I've just returned from an all too brief visit to Dublin and can't wait to hear yet again Kathleen's beautiful Irish lilt."
_Angelo Verga (Poet Laureate of The Cornelia Street Cafe)
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
SPEAKEASY: STORIES FROM THE BACKROOM
Sharon Spell, host
Tracy Rowland;
Allen Norvick;
Andy Christie;
David Wolkin;
Kambri Crews;
James Braly
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SpeakEasy is . . .
A new twist on the ancient tradition of oral history.
SpeakEasy is people telling stories-- true stories. Period. No scripts. No crib notes. No rehearsals.
SpeakEasy has a dynamic and constantly changing cast of storytellers that include such greats as Mike Daisey, Jonathan
Ames, and Reno, along with homemakers, lawyers, dog walkers, street magicians and writers
You never know what you'll hear. So join us for what could be a life changing experience!
Cover $10
www.speakeasystories.com
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Wednesday Oct 07
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6:00PM
FREE RANGE READINGS
Mira Ptacin, host
Our favorite newly wed orchestrates a somewhat new genre with many young clever practitioners. As sexy as it sounds.
October 7th readers include:
Among the readers this month are the lovely and talented Claudia Cortese, Aldina Kennedy,
and Claire Shefchik
Featuring :
Jeffrey Gustavson, the editor of Epiphany magazine. He will be reading from “The Little Iceberg; or, Can You Say ‘Solipsism’?,” an autobiographical essay.
as well as American novelist Mark Childress, author of six novels: A World Made of Fire, V for Victor, Tender, Crazy in Alabama, Gone for Good, and One Mississippi. Mark is a native of Alabama and now lives in New York and Key West.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
ENSEMBLE ELEKTRA
Elektra Kurtis, violin;
Curtis Stewart, violin;
Lefteris Bournias, clarinet;
Stuart Popejoy, bass;
Kahlil Kwame Bell, drums;
Babatunde Don Eaton, percussion
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Ensemble Elektra brings a fresh perspective to jazz and world music, blending the modern beat of New York City’s life with its leader's multi-ethnic roots. The all star musicians’ repertoire of original compositions and improvisations fuses contemporary jazz and western classical music forms, with funk and ethnic music from Greece, the Mediterranean and North Africa. Musicians: Elektra Kurtis, violin, Curtis Stewart, violin, Lefteris Bournias, clarinet, Stuart Popejoy, bass, Kahlil Kwame Bell, drums and Babatunde Don Eaton, percussion play with both a nod toward tradition and a flair for the new. Visit us at:
www.elektrakurtis.com
Ensemble Elektra’s music was recently called by the audience "Mediterranean Dixieland" and described by All About Jazz as “profound yearning, ecstatic wailing, and an aching beauty.
Cover $12
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September 30-October 07, 2009 
