Cornelia Street Cafe Presents Russ Lossing's 'Personal Tonal' CD Release, 8/20

This Weekend At Cornelia Street Cafe:

Friday,  Aug 20th 9:00PM & 10:30PM
RUSS LOSSING'S 'PERSONAL TONAL' CD RELEASE
(Russ Lossing, piano, compositions; Loren Stillman, alto saxophone; John Hebert, bass; Eric McPherson, drums)

New York based pianist, composer and improviser Russell Lossing has eight critically acclaimed albums as leader on HatHut Records, CleanFeed Records, Fresh Sound Records, Omnitone Records and Double Time Records. His Solo HatHut album "All Things Arise" was awarded top ten best album of the year in the Village Voice in 2006. His HatHut Cd 'As It Grows', with Paul Motian, received 'Choc'(5 stars) in JazzMan Magazine and his "Change of Time" album (improvisations on Bartok's Mikrokosmos) was named Album Of The Decade by DownBeat Magazine(Dec. '09). Lossing's trio album 'Phrase Six' has quickly become a cult classic among musicians and his CleanFeed disc ‘Metal Rat' with Mat Maneri and Mark Dresser has been hailed a masterpiece by critics and musicians.

Russ Lossing has performed throughout the U.S., Europe and Canada in jazz festivals, jazz clubs and universities, composed over 300 compositions and 21 film scores and has done live radio interviews and performances worldwide.

Cover $10.  For more information, visit http://www.russlossing.com.

Saturday, Aug 21st
9:00PM & 10:30PM RUSS LOSSING ORACLE TRIO + 2
(Russ Lossing, piano, compositions; Masa Kamaguchi, bass; Billy Mintz, drums; Mat Manieri, viola; Ralph Alessi, trumpet)

Cover $10.

Sunday, Aug 22nd 8:30PM
BENNETT PASTER GROUP
(Bennett Paster, piano, compositions; Tim Armacost, tenor saxophone; Gregory Ryan, bass; Willard Dyson, drums)

Brooklyn-based composer and keyboardist Bennett Paster presents a new quartet performing his most recent compositions balanced with interesting arrangements of tunes from the standard repertoire. Paster's originals weave his roots in jazz, Latin and pop into melodic and grooving tunes that catch the ear. Unlike so many young jazzers in town who seem more interested in proving their deftness than in playing together, these guys refreshingly embrace the pulse like an old friend and conversationally build a musical whole that's greater than the sum of its parts. Expect to tap your feet, smile and enjoy the good feeling- that's what these guys are all about.

Cover $10,  http://www.bennettpaster.com.

Monday, Aug 23rd 
6:00PM SUMMER STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Cornelia St Cafe Summer Storytelling Festival presents New York's best storytellers.

Jim O'Grady-Facebook Fiasco and Other Fun Times

Leslie Goshko-Vodka Shoes: humorously navigating family journeys through alcoholism, religious zealotry, and childhood.

John Grady-Fear Factor: Canine Edition...A man/dog love story.

Sherry Weaver, curator. Cover $10 (plus $ 7 Drink Minimum)

MIKA HARY GROUP

(Mika Hary, vocals; Nir Felder, guitar; Shai Maestro, piano; Sam Minaie, bass; Ziv Ravitz, drums)

The Mika Hary Group embraces the genres of folk, rock and jazz with a touch of the Middle Eastern unique colors, in which Mika has been immersed growing up in Israel. Together with the acclaimed musicians in her band, she explores song-form infused with musical freedom, through improvisation alongside lyrical melodies. All of these elements create the unique and modern sound of her band.

Cover $8, http://www.myspace.com/mikahary.

CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ is located at 29 Cornelia Street, between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village.  For more information, calll 212-989-9319 or visit http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com.