This Week at the Cornelia Street Cafe- November 29-December 6

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Cornelia Street Café, Jazz

The Cornelia Street Cafe

“A CULINARY AS WELL AS A CULTURAL LANDMARK” Proclamation, City of New York, 1987

This Week @ The CORNELIA STREET CAFE NOVEMBER 29 – December 6, 2010

LISTINGS INFORMATION:

Venue: The Cornelia Street Café “A Culinary As Well A Cultural Landmark”
Proclamation, City of New York, 1987

For reservations and more info call 212 989 9319, located at 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, NYC 10014, email us – info@corneliastreetcafe.com

Event: This Week at The Cornelia Street Café November 29 – December 6

Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ 5:45 PM-early shows, & @ 8:30 PM-late shows)

Admission: Cover charge varies, when known, indicated below

What makes The Cornelia Street Café a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist’s café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much more?:

Saxophonist Noah Preminger Delivers Powerfully Beautiful Album of Ballads for his Second Release Before the Rain

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Jazz, Noah Preminger, Saxophone

* Palmetto label debut features pianist Frank Kimbrough, bassist John Hebert, and drummer Matt Wilson *

“He plays with not just chops and composure, but already a distinct voice: His approach privileges mood and reflectiveness, favoring weaving lines that can be complex but are also concise, without a trace of over-playing or bravado.” – Siddhartha Mitter, Boston Globe

“Exceptional young player… has made an indelible impact on the scene...”-Time Out NY

Noah Preminger - Before the Rain

On Before the Rain (January 18, 2011, Palmetto Records), tenor saxophonist-composer Noah Preminger makes it clear that his widely praised debut album, Dry Bridge Road, was no fluke. His new album, his first for Palmetto Records, is marked by the same sense of adventure and exploration, but even greater lyricism, compositional depth, and group interplay. Working with familiar associates, pianist Frank Kimbrough, bassist John Hebert, and drummer Matt Wilson, Preminger opts for an album of mostly ballad-tempo performances that give everyone in the band the opportunity to delve into some highly nuanced solo and ensemble playing. An album of ballads is not what one usually expects from a young player on his second release. But by defying expectations, Preminger has created one of the most powerfully beautiful discs of the year.

“I put a lot of pressure on myself about what to record next after the success of my first album,” Preminger admits. “But in the end, I had to make the album I wanted to make, not one that I imagined other people thought I should make. At the most basic level, I like pretty melodies, so I decided to make an album of ballads. I wanted to work with some of my favorite musicians, guys I felt comfortable with and who I knew could really make strong musical statements on the material.”

Metheny | Mehldau [Nonesuch]

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Brad Mehldau, Guitar, Jazz, Pat Metheny, Piano

Metheny - Mehldau

Metheny | Mehldau – Metheny & Mehldau – [Nonesuch, 2006] – Review –

It’s almost shameful on my part, but I’m finally getting around to delving into this amazing record by two of the most astounding voices in their own right to feature the renown yet prolific composer and guitarist Pat Metheny and equally talented nu-bop fusionist of his generation Brad Mehldau on piano.

After all, it’s years of working around tireless recording and tour schedules to be able to merge the intricacies of their collective voicings into one integral adventure as they join sonically to record in 2006 a stunning collection of songs which intertwines perfectly in a symphony of ambient melodies, shades and above all lingering jazz sensibilities to occupy this space strategically throughout.

The opener “Unrequited” embodies the sonic tonality we’ve come to expect from this dynamic duo as soloists. Keep in mind, as the music flows gracefully with no pitfalls foreseen until the composition “Admid-6” appears to establish their ascending voices to bond perfectly as one to sparkle cohesively with splendor. The duo theme continues to quietly permeate it’s way through the mist until “Ring of Life” emerges to unfold into a refreshing and tasteful unexpected ensemble journey. Actually, the masterful interplay by the ensemble is incredible. In essence, their intriguing voices draw telepathically from years of exploring a diverse universe of music.

Of course, this outing by the duo is not so much a detour of what they normally do individually but it was inevitable they combine their harmonically atoned and introspective voices to record this phenomenal album. —Rob Young | The Urban Flux

The Next Big Story by Soledad O’Brien

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CNN, News, Soledad O'Brien

“..a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at reporting.. It is a terrific read that is both inspiring and thought-provoking.” –Anderson Cooper, CNN, author, Dispatches from the Edge, a NY Times Best Seller

O’Brien is the child of a black Cuban mother and white Australian father, and her mixed-race heritage informed every step of her personal and professional voyage, one that took her from an isolated suburban Long Island childhood to the catbird’s seat at CNN’s anchor desk.

Acknowledging the distinctive sensibility she brings to her coverage of the day’s most divisive and dramatic events, O’Brien chronicles her early years in broadcast journalism as well as her present position as one of cable news’ most respected correspondents. To reveal how her story affects her approach to the people and subjects she covers, O’Brien shares a worldview that is rooted in diversity and communicated with compassion. By breaking down cataclysmic events such as hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes into individual episodes of suffering, strength, and survival, O’Brien swiftly transforms the overwhelming into the understandable. Impassioned yet intimate, O’Brien’s electrifying memoir demonstrates her instinctive responsibility to present each crisis as a sacred opportunity to illuminate and educate her viewers. —Carol Haggas

..:: Source: Amazon.com