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The Cornelia Street Café is 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.

Saturday & Sunday, April 2 & 3, 9:00 & 10:30 PM
THE 5TH ANNUAL BJU FESTIVAL
Featuring more than 20 of your favorite NYC jazz musicians

For the past 5 years, The Brooklyn Jazz Underground (an artist-run collective) has built a solid reputation for their creative contributions to the NY jazz scene. This weekend’s 5th annual festival at the Cafe promises to be a firework of new and exciting music. The Brooklyn Jazz Underground also hosts a weekly radio show on the Progressive Radio Network and co-curates the weekly concert series, Underground Works at Sycamore in Brooklyn.

“These renegade BJU bands are comprised of intelligent composers, open- minded arrangers and free-spirited improvisers” – Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes

“To those hungering for fresh music, you’d be hard-pressed to find such a heavy dose of vital, trailblazing (not the mention youthful) jazz under one roof anywhere else”. – Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, New York Press

Saturday, April 2:
8:30pm – Rob Garcia 4/ Noah Preminger – tenor saxophone Jacob Sacks – piano Joe Martin – bass Rob Garcia – drums

9:45pm – Anne Mette Iversen Quartet/ John Ellis – saxophone Danny Grissett – piano Anne Mette Iversen – bass Mark Ferber – drums

11:00pm – Adam Kolker Trio plus woodwinds/ Adam Kolker – saxophones, other reeds Jeremy Stratton – bass Billy Mintz – drums plus woodwinds

Sunday, April 3
8:30pm – Cuadrado/Pratt/Smith Quintet – featuring Alexis Cuadrado, bass; Dan Pratt, saxophone; Dave Smith, trumpet; Nate Radley, guitar; Greg Ritchie, drums

Monday, April 4, 8:30 PM
AMRAM & CO
David Amram, piano, french horn, flutes, composition & surprises; Kevin Twigg, drums, glockenspiel; John de Witt, bass; Adam Amram, percussion

Wednesday, April 6, 8:30 PM
JASON RIGBY QUARTET
Jason Rigby, tenor saxophone; Mike Holober, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Mark Ferber, drums

Thursday, April 7, 8:30 PM
PETE MCCANN
Pete McCann, guitar, compositions; John O’Gallagher, alto saxophone; Henry Hey, piano; Matt Clohesy, bass; Jordan Perlson, drums

Friday, April 8, 9:00 PM
RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA’S GAMAK
FEATURING DAVID FIUCZYNSKI
Rudresh Mahanthappa, alto sax; David Fiuczynski, guitar; François Moutin, bass; Dan Weiss, drums

Saturday, April 9, 9:00 PM
DAN TEPFER DUO SERIES WITH SPECIAL GUEST GARY PEACOCK

Sunday, April 10, 8:30 PM
THE BRAZILIAN ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE
Billy Newman, nylon string guitar, cavaquinho; Bina Coquet, 7 string acoustic steel; Hadar Noiberg, flute; Tom Armstrong, pandeiro, percussion; Ben Holmes, trumpet

***DAN TEPFER DUO SERIES***:
Coming Up!
WITH SPECIAL GUEST Gary Peacock (April 9)
WITH SPECIAL GUEST Noah Preminger (May 19)

APRIL 2011

Tuesday, April 12, 8:30 PM
LAUREN FALLS QUINTET
Seamus Blake, tenor sax; Mike Moreno, guitar; Can Olgun, piano; Trevor Falls, drums; Lauren Falls, bass

Thursday, April 14, 8:30 PM
MICHAEL BATES’ OCTOBER QUINTET
Chris Speed, saxophone, clarinet; Russ Johnson, trumpet; Russ Lossing, piano; Tom Rainey, drums; Michael Bates, bass

Friday, April 15, 9:00 PM
AMANDA BAISINGER
Amanda Baisinger, vocals; Ryan Scott, guitar; Pete Rende, piano, accordion; Chris Morrisey, bass; Dave Burnett, drums

Saturday, April 16, 9:00 & 10:30 PM
GERRY HEMINGWAY QUINTET
Oscar Noriega, alto, clarinet, bass clarinet; Ellery Eskelin, tenor sax; Terrence McManus, guitar; Kermit Driscoll, bass; Gerry Hemingway, drums

Sunday, April 17, 8:30 PM
BOBBY AVEY QUARTET FEATURING MIGUEL ZENON
Bobby Avey, piano; Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone; Thomson Kneeland, bass; Jordan Perlson, drums

Tuesday, April 19, 8:30 PM
BLUE TUESDAY: NEW SINGERS SHOWCASE
Mika Hary, vocals, composition; Camila Meza, vocals; Nancy Harms, vocals; Nir Felder, guitar; Shai Maestro, piano; Sam Minaje, bass; Ziv Ravitz, drums; Pablo Menares, bass; Masahiro Yamamoto, sax
Tonight, Blue Tuesdays hosts a NEW SINGERS SHOWCASE featuring Mika Hary, Camila Meza, and Nancy Harms

Wednesday, April 20, 8:30 PM
MAT MANERI QUINTET
Mat Maneri, viola; Craig Taborn, piano; Oscar Noriega, bass clarinet, saxophone; Garth Stevenson, bass; Randy Peterson, drums

Thursday, April 21, 8:30 PM
TERRENCE MCMANUS: TRANSCENDENTAL NUMBERS CD RELEASE
Terrence McManus, guitar; Mark Helias, bass; Gerry Hemingway, drums

Friday, April 22, 9:00 & 10:30 PM
ELLERY ESKELIN TRIO
Ellery Eskelin, tenor saxophone; Gary Versace, organ; Gerry Hemingway, drums

Saturday, April 23, 9:00 & 10:30 PM
PETE ROBBINS QUARTET
Pete Robbins, alto saxophone, compositions; Jacob Sacks, piano; John Hebert, bass; Dan Weiss, drums

Sunday, April 24, 8:30 PM
CARNATIC SUNDAYS
Arun Ramamurthy, violin; Akshay Anantapadmanabhan, mridangam

Tuesday, April 26, 8:30 PM
PUBLIQUARTET
Jessie Montgomery, violin; Curtis Stewart, violin; Nick Revel, viola; Amanda Gookin, cello

Tuesday, April 26, 10:00 PM
THE MIGHTY THIRD RAIL
Curtis Stewart, violin; Darian Dauchan, poet, beat-box; Ian Baggette, bass

Thursday, April 28, 8:30 PM
TOM CHANG QUARTET
Tom Chang, guitar & compositions; Greg Ward, alto saxophone; Matt Clohesy, bass; Rob Garcia, drums

MAY 2011
Sunday, May 1, 8:30 PM
RICARDO GALLO’S “TIERRA DE NADIE”
Ray Anderson, trombone; Dan Blake, saxophones; Mark Helias, bass; Pheeroan akLaff, drums; Ricardo Gallo, piano, compositions

Monday, May 2, 8:30 PM
AMRAM & CO
David Amram, piano, french horn, flutes, composition & surprises; Kevin Twigg, drums, glockenspiel; John de Witt, bass; Adam Amram, percussion

Wednesday, May 4, 8:30 PM
SHANE ENDSLEY AND THE MUSIC BAND
Shane Endsley, trumpet,compositions; Craig Taborn, piano; Matt Brewer, bass; Nate Wood, drums

Thursday, May 5, 8:30 PM
ERIK LAWRENCE, RENE HART, ZIV RAVITZ
Erik Lawrence, saxophone, flute; Rene Hart, bass, electronics; Ziv Ravits, drums

Friday, May 6, 9:00 PM
ADAM KOLKER QUARTET WITH SPECIAL GUEST TIM HAGANS:
CD RELEASE “REFLECTIONS”
Tim Hagans, trumpet; Russ Lossing, piano; John Hebert, bass; Adam Kolker, saxophones; Billy Mintz, drums

Saturday, May 7, 9:00 PM
ROB GARCIA QUARTET FEATURING DAVE LIEBMAN
Dave Liebman, saxophone; Dan Tepfer, piano; Drew Gress, bass; Rob Garcia, drums

Sunday, May 8, 8:30PM
JESSE STACKEN/KIRK KNUFFKE:
ORANGE WAS THE COLOR CD RELEASE
Jesse Stacken, piano; Kirk Knuffke, cornet

Thursday, May 12, 8:30 PM
JON IRABAGON QUINTET
Jon Irabagon, tenor sax; Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Jacob Sacks, piano; John Hebert, bass; Mike Pride, drums

Sunday, May 15, 8:30PM
TAYLOR HO BYNUM SEXTET
Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet; Jim Hobbs, alto saxophone; Bill Lowe, bass trombone, tuba; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Ken Filiano, bass; Tomas Fujiwara, drums

Tuesday, May 17, 8:30 PM
JESSE LEGE AND BAYOU BREW
Jesse Lége, cajun accordion; Darren Wallace, fiddle; Evelyn Schneider, bass; Erica Weiss, guitar

Wednesday, May 18, 8:30 PM
BEN MONDER, KRISTJAN RANDALU DUO
Ben Monder, guitar; Kristjan Randalu, piano
The duo of Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu and guitarist Ben Monder explores the unique textural and timbral possibilities of the electric guitar and acoustic piano. Both contribute original works as well as perform reworkings of standards.

Thursday, May 19, 8:30 PM
DAN TEPFER DUO SERIES WITH SPECIAL GUEST
NOAH PREMINGER
Dan Tepfer, piano; Noah Preminger, tenor saxophone

Friday, May 20, 9:00 & 10:30PM
TRAVIS SULLIVAN QUARTET: “NEW DIRECTIONS”
CD RELEASE PARTY
Travis Sullivan, alto sax, composition; Mike Eckroth, piano; Marco Panascia, bass; Brian Fishler, drums
Alto saxophonist and composer Travis Sullivan is best known as the leader of The Bjorkestra, a jazz orchestra that performs his arrangements of pop diva Bjork. Now he’s shifting gears with the Travis Sullivan Quartet, showcasing his original jazz works with a spectacular ensemble that features Mike Eckroth on piano, Marco Panascia on bass, and Brian Fishler on drums. This performance, the group’s second at Cornelia Street, will be in celebration of the TSQ’s debut CD, “New Directions”.

Sunday, May 22, 8:30 PM
JANE IRA BLOOM QUARTET
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Dawn Clement, piano; Mark Helias, bass; Bobby Previte, drums

..:: SOURCE: Red Cat Publicity ::..