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DOWNSTAIRS
January 2004 Telephone
Reservations Only Please: 212-989-9319 For booking information, please click
here. there is always a one-drink minimum per set; times are door opening times |
Saturday 3
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ZIRYAB
ARAB-AMERICAN WRITERS: hosted by Ramzi
Moufarez & Nada Taib, w/ Tarik Benbrahim on oud, 6pm |
Monday 5
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ONE
ON ONE: Lost and Found, written & performed by Elaine Theodore,
curated by Richard Hoehler, 6pm;
$12 includes a drink ¨
MANHATTAN
MONOLOGUE SLAM: Ten NYC actors strut their stuff, but only one of them gets
fed, hosted by the Galinsky Brothers, 8:30pm,
$11 includes a drink |
Tuesday 6
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PEN
CENTRAL WRITERS: Terri Campion,
Prudence Holmes, Joanne Joseph, James McGuire, Joan Paylo, Coree Spenser, 6pm ¨
JONATHAN
KREISBERG & ARI HOENIG DUO, 8:30pm, $10 |
Wednesday 7
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POETRY: Susan Gerardi, Clara Sala, Tessa Sestina,
hosted by the incomparable Angelo
Verga, 6pm ¨
KLEZMER
MOUNTAIN BOYS: Margot Leverett,
clarinet; Barry Mitterhof,
mandolin; Kenny Kosek, fiddle; Joe Selly, guitar; Marty Confurius, bass, 8:30pm, $10 |
Thursday 8 |
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ARTISTS
SALON: Past, present, and future artists of Cornelia Street gather to
schmooze, hoist a few, and re-invent the world, 6pm ¨
GERGANA
VELINOVA QUINTET: Gergana Velinova,
vocals; Keith Ganz, guitar; David Bixler, saxophone; Sean Smith, bass, 8:30pm, $7 |
Friday 9
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PINK
PONY POETRY: curated by Jackie Sheeler,
w/ special guest Anyssa Kim + open
mic, 6pm ¨
BEN
WALTZER QUARTET: Ben Waltzer,
piano; Gerald Cleaver, drums; Nat Su, alto saxophone; Chris Lightcap, bass, 8:30pm, $10 |
Saturday 10
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ITALIAN
AMERICAN WRITERS: Louisa Ermelino & Jim Ruggia + open mic;
hosted by Gil Fagiani & Maria Lisella, 6pm ¨
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL: Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, vocals; Avishai Cohen, trumpet;
Annette Fort, piano; Ed Schuller, bass, 8:30pm, $10 |
Sunday 11 |
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JEANNINE
FRANK’S APAP ALLSTARS: Performers from the Association of Performing Arts
Presenters National Conference, including Robin Hirsch, Steve Greenstein, John Crowther, Maude Maggart, Loston
Harris, Marc Maron, Flash Rosenberg, Ray Jessel, Richard Milner, Jay
Leonhart, Lincoln Mayorga & Sheri Bauer Mayorga, Peter Ekstrom &
Michael Quinn, 6pm-midnight |
Monday 12
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JEANNINE
FRANK’S APAP ALLSTARS: yesterday’s lineup plus John Margolis, William
Gallison, 6pm-midnight |
Tuesday 13
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ART
OPENING: Ellen Wachtel New Watercolors 5:30-7:00pm (side
room) ¨
STORYTELLING:
hosted by Barbara Aliprantis, 6pm ¨
ALEXIS
CUADRADO SEXTET: Alexis Cuadrado,
bass; Kris Bauman, alto sax; John Ellis, tenor & soprano saxes
& bass clarinet; Alan Ferber,
trombone; Steve Cardenas, guitar; Mark Ferber, drums, 8:30pm, $7 |
Wednesday 14
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INTERCULTURAL
POETRY SERIES: hosted by Andrey
Gritsman, 6pm ¨
PAUL
SHAPIRO’S RIBS & BRISKET REVUE: Paul
Shapiro, sax/vocals; Cilla Owens,
featured vocalist; Dan Rosengard,
piano; Booker King, bass; Tony Lewis, drums, 8:30pm, $7 |
Thursday 15 |
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WOLFGANG
SCHALK QUARTET: Wolfgang Schalk,
guitar & composition; Dave Kikoski,
piano; Andy McKee, bass; Ian Froman, drums, 8:30pm, $10 |
Friday 16
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PINK
PONY POETRY: curated by Jackie Sheeler,
w/ special guest Christine Goodman +
open mic, 6pm ¨
JEREMY
STEIG QUARTET: Jeremy Steig,
flute; Vic Juris, guitar; Cameron Brown, bass; Billy Drummond, drums, 8:30 &
10:30pm, $12 |
Saturday 17
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GREEK-AMERICAN
WRITERS: Lili Bita & Robert Zaller, hosted by Dean Kostos, 6pm ¨
JUDI
SILVANO’S VOCAL SERIES: Songs to Keep
You Warm, w/ Judi Silvano, voice; Russ Lossing, piano; Adrian Longo, trumpet; John Hebert, bass; Bob
Meyer; drums, 8:30pm, $12 ¨
JAY
VILNAI’S VAMPIRE SUIT: Jay Vilnai,
guitar; Skye Steele, violin; Gary Pickard, sax & clarinet; Mike Savino, bass; Kevin Garcia, pecussion, 10:30pm, $8 |
Sunday 18
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BEAT
NIGHT NYC: Spoken Word & Live Music, hosted by Larry Simon, w/ his ensemble—Larry
Simon, guitar; Skip Gallant, organ;
Nate Edgar, bass; Mike Barron & Frank Laurino, percussion, featuring Chris Elliot, Vicki Hudspith, Ian Kahn,
Thaddeus Rutkowski, 6pm ¨
THE
ROGER ROSENBERG QUARTET: Roger
Rosenberg, baritone & soprano sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Chip Jackson, bass; Jeff
Brillinger, drums, 8:30pm, $10 |
Monday 19
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ROBERT
STILLMAN QUARTET: Robert Stillman,
saxophone; Pete Rende, keyboard; Eivind Opsvik, bass; Chris Bear, drums, 8:30pm, $8 |
Tuesday 20
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THE
WRITERS ROOM: Douglas Danoff, Joseph Lennon, Richard Uhlig, hosted by Mariana Carreno, 6pm ¨
JEROME
SABBAGH QUARTET: Jerome Sabbagh,
sax & compositions; Ben Monder,
guitar; Joe Martin, bass; Ted Poor, drums, 8:30pm, $7 |
Wednesday 21
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POETRY
& PROSE: Lisa Grunberger, Sarah
Herrington, Crystal Mandler, hosted by the soigné Angelo Verga, 6pm ¨
THE
SONGWRITER’S BEAT: Anna Dagmar, Jodelle, Larry May, B1, hosted by Valerie Ghent, 8:30pm |
Thursday 22
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POETRY
IN PERFORMANCE: What We Have: A Drift
of White, a Wisp of Blue—recording session for contributors to
BigCityLit’s January issue, guest edited by Martin Mitchell, 6pm ¨
JOHN
HICKS/ELISE WOOD QUARTET: John Hicks, piano; Elise Wood, flute; Gerald Cannon, bass; Ronnie Burrage,
drums, 8:30pm & 10:30pm, $10 |
Friday 23
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PINK
PONY POETRY: curated by Jackie Sheeler,
w/ special guest Cherylk Boyce Taylor +
open mic, 6pm ¨
OPEN
LOOSE: Mark Helias, bass; Tom Rainey, drums; Tony Malaby, tenor sax, 8:30pm, $10 |
Saturday 24
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CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN
WRITERS: Poetically Incorrect, hosted
by Martine Dominique, 6pm ¨
GREEK
SONGS FOR ROMANTICS & REALISTS: Lina
Orfanos sings Manos Hadzidakis
& Mikis Theodorakis; w/ Marios Charalambous, bouzouki; George Hadjimarkou, guitar; Martin Neron, piano. 8:30pm ¨
ERIC
PLAKS QUINTET: Eric Plaks, piano; Rian Wilkinson, trumpet; David Walker, guitar; Paco Mahone, bass; Jon Pannikar, drums, 10:30pm, $12 |
Sunday 25
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EROTIC
HORROR STORIES: Polly Frost, Andy
Cambria, Elizabeth Constabile, Sarah Kozinn, 6pm ¨
QUINTESSENTIALLY
JAZZ: Craig Handy’s Brazilian Jazz
Quartet, Craig Handy, sax; Rob Bargad, piano; Ben Wolfe,
bass; Ali Jackson, drums; hosted by our own Florian Gonzalez, 8:30pm, $12 |
Monday 26
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FIRST
NOVELS IN PROGRESS: Marie Carter,
Shell Fischer, June Labyson, 6pm ¨
21ST
CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC: Rob Wilkerson, sax; Marcel Camargo,
guitar; Chriss Higgins, bass; Bill Cambell, drums playing original
jazz compositions & alternative rock covers, hosted by Frank Oteri, 8:30pm, |
Tuesday 27
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MFA
POETRY: Robyn Art (NYU); Rachel Daly (Sarah Lawrence); Ben Turner (New School); Michael Whalen (Brooklyn College),
hosted by Bridget Cross, 6pm : ¨
THE
SILA C. QUARTET: Rich Perry,
saxophone; Sila Cevikce, piano; Adam Armstrong, bass; Ferenc Nemeth, drums, 8:30pm, $8 |
Wednesday 28
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POETRY: Bob Slaymaker, Norman Stock, Tim
Suermondt, hosted by the exquisite Angelo
Verga, 6pm ¨
JOSH
IRVING QUARTET: Josh Irving,
saxophones; George Dulin, piano; Fredi Meli, bass; Isaiah Ceccarelli, drums, 8:30pm, $8 |
Thursday 29
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POETRY:
Gary Brocks, Anna Mockler, Shellley
Stenhouse, hosted by the delicious Angelo
Verga, 6pm ¨
THE
SAM BARDFELD QUINTET: Sam Bardfeld,
violin; Ron Horton, trumpet; Tom Beckham, vibes; Sean Conly, bass; Satoshi Takeishi, drums, 8:30pm, $10 |
Friday 30
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PINK
PONY POETRY: curated by Jackie Sheeler,
w/ special guest Tsaurah Litsky +
open mic, 6pm ¨
GEORGE
GARZONE QUINTET: George Garzone, Kenny Brooks, Doug Yates, sax; Jeremy
Allen, bass; Pete Zimmer, drums, 8:30pm, $10 |
Saturday 31
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NEW
SHUL CELEBRATION: 6pm ¨
BRENDA
EARLE QUARTET: Brenda Earle,
piano/voice; Joel Frahm,
saxophone; Bob Sabin, bass; Richard Huntley, drums, 8:30pm, $6 ¨
FERNANDO
HUERGO QUINTET: Fernando Huerga, bass;
Chris Cheek, sax; Mika Pohjola, piano; Julio Santillan, guitar; Franco Pinna, drums, 10:30pm |
Drum kit donated by CANOPUS DRUMS, Japan
ON THE WALLS: Photographs by Robert Smith — All art is for sale, please inquire
The Cornelia Street Café
 29 Cornelia Street, NYC 10014 P: (212)989-9319 F: (212) 243-4207 |
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