Cornelia Cafe Features TONY MALABY CELLO QUINTET May 15

This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe (29 Cornelia Street) Tony Malaby Cello Quartet and Michael Attias' Bad Lucid on Friday and Saturday with James Weidman Three Worlds Quintet on Sunday.  
Tony Malaby Cello Quartet features Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone; Daniel Levin, cello; Eivind Opsvik, bass; Nasheet Waits, drums; Michaëll Attias, alto saxophone; Tony Malaby, tenor & soprano saxophone; Mark Helias, bass; Nasheet Waits, drums and will performan at 9 PM.  Michael Attias will go on at 10:30PM.  Cover is $10. More information http://www.tonymalaby.com.

"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)

Additional Events at Cornelia Cafe include:
Sunday, May 16 at 8:30PM JAMES WEIDMAN THREE WORLDS QUINTET
(James Weidman, piano; Francisco Mela, drums; Brad Jones, bass; Marty Erlich, alto saxophone, clarinet; Barry Cooper, trombone)

A valued and talented pianist, James Weidman has been a sideman and accompanist in many settings over the past 20 years; from Abbey Lincoln and Steve Coleman to Kevin Mahogany and Joe Lovano. He has also proven to be an increasingly significant bandleader and composer. His most recent CD, Three Worlds, is unquestionably his most ambitious recording to date, and his debut for Inner Circle Music, a label founded by critically acclaimed saxophonist Greg Osby to showcase musicians Osby feels are deserving of greater recognition. Weidman played in Osby's band during the 1990s. This performance at Cornelia Street Café includes many of the performers on the record and also Barry Cooper on trombone.
On Three Worlds, Weidman performs nine of his originals plus the traditional "Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho" with his trio including Francisco Mela on drums and Brad Jones on bass. On other tracks, Weidman is found in varying configurations of quartet on two selections (with the addition of vibraphonist Jay Hoggard) and a particularly adventurous quintet on five selections (with trombonist Ray Anderson and multi-reedist Marty Ehrlich; sans Hoggard).
Cover $10 http://www.jamesweidman.com

 

Monday, May 17 at 8:30PM MORRISON MOTEL
John Morrison's monthly comedy quickie--some of the smartest, most politically savvy comedians in or passing through New York make and unmake their bed here before some soon to be deported illegal third world alien comes in to clean it all up . . .
"One of the city's best alt-comedy shows."
- The NY Post
John Morrison, host. Cover $10 http://www.myspace.com/morrisongod

Cornelia Cafe also host the Spoken Word with the following events:
Friday, May 14  6:00PM SON OF PONY
The Friday night legendary open mic poetry series.
Arrive before 6 pm to sign up.

Shelley Stenhouse, featured poet.
Jackie Sheeler, host. Cover $7

Sat May 15
6:00PM GREEK-AMERICAN WRITERS ASSOCIATION
(Joel Allegretti; Martine Bellen; Lorraine Condos; Rachel Safko)
No euro problems here.
Dean Kostos, host. Cover $7

Sun May 16
6:00PM BARRY WALLENSTEIN BOOK PARTY
(Adam Birnbaum, piano; Vincent Chancey, french horn; Neal Haiduck, clarinet; and other artists)
Tony's World, the book, from Birch Brook press.
Party/ poetry/ music performance.

Barry Wallenstein & friends.
Angelo Verga, host. Cover $12

 

Mon May 17
6:00PM NEW YORK QUARTERLY
(George Held; Jim Reese; Jackie Sheeler)
Ted presents three recent NYQ poets. We are looking forward to this one.
Ted Jonathan, host. Cover $7

CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ
29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com
between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village
1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St.