Cornelia Street Cafe Presents Lua Hadar With Twist et al. 4/20-25

Cornelia Street Cafe Presents a week of musical performances April 20 through 25.

Cornelia Street Cafe is located at 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York, between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village. For tickets and more information, visit http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Tuesday April 20 8:30PM
Jeff Davis BAND: CD RELEASE
(Jeff Davis, drums, cymbals, compositions; Tony Barba, tenor and soprano saxophone; Kirk Knuffke, trumpet; Ben Gerstein, trombone; Jon Goldberger, guitar; Eivind Opsvik, bass) Jeff Davis Band CD Release of We Sleep Outside on Loyal Label. On his debut album, We Sleep Outside, drummer/composer Jeff Davis showcases his command of a deeply focused and distinctly improvisational stylE. Davis, who "has a steady profile in left-of-center New York jazz circles," according to Nate Chinen of The New York Times, is a confident performer who guides his band just to The Edge of chaos while at the same time exercising focus and restraint. Davis' band has been working together since 2006, and features some of New York's great improvisers, including Tony Barba, Kirk Knuffke, Ben Gerstein, Jon Goldberger, and Eivind Opsvik. Together, the group blurs the line between composition and improvisation, with equal focus on collective improvisation and the individual soloist. It is just this approach that results in a sound both minimalist in construction and intensely complex in approach.
Cover $10 For more information visit http://www.jeffdavisdrums.com

Wednesday April 21 8:30PM
THE SONGWRITER'S BEAT
(Cathy Kreger; Gunnar Cleemann; Halina; Rupert Wates) Now in its 10th year, The Songwriter's Beat is New York's premiere performing songwriter series. Hosted and founded by singer songwriter Valerie Ghent, four professional singer-songwriters perform new material in an intimate and supportive atmosphere. This month's Songwriter's Beat features Cathy Kreger, Gunnar Cleemann, Halina and Rupert Wates. Every third Wednesday of the month, four songwriters of varying musical styles perform original songs and are encouraged to try out their newest material and arrangements. The series culminates in a week-long festival each July, featuring performers from throughout the years. Founded in 2000, The Songwriter's Beat has presented over 290 songwriters from the Tri-State area as well as visiting songwriters from other parts of the United States, Canada, France, the UK, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Cuba and Japan.
Cover $10 (plus $ 7 Drink Minimum) For more information visit http://www.songwritersbeat.com

Thursday April 22 8:30PM
GNU VOX: SARA SERPA
(Sara Serpa, voice; Andre Matos, guitar; Kris Davis, piano; Thomas Morgan, bass; Ted Poor, drums) David Devoe, host.
Cover $10 For more information visit http://www.saraserpa.com

Friday April 23 9:00PM & 10:30PM
JASON RIGBY QUINTET
(Jason Rigby, tenor saxophone; Russ Johnson, trumpet; Michael Holober, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Anthony Pinciotti, drums) Jason Rigby has been hailed as "a truly lyrical musician" and "New York's rising star of tenor sax." His unique voice deftly combines many influences - critics recognize the creative mindset of Wayne Shorter, the energy of John Coltrane, and the elasticity and compositional style of Ornette Coleman and Paul Motian - emerging as something wholly new, compelling and yet recognizable. His leader releases "Translucent Space" (2006) and "The Sage" (2009), Fresh Sound Records, received stellar reviews and feature Rigby originals in a larger format, the latter of a quintet. This TRIO outing features a whole new collection of compositions penned exclusively for this band, and brings forth a fresh expression of the celebrated tradition of tenor trio.
Cover $10 For more information visit http://www.jasonrigby.net

Saturday April 24 9:00PM & 10:30PM
LUA HADAR WITH TWIST
(Lua Hadar, vocals; Jason Martineau, piano; Tom Hubbard, bass; Ron Oswanski, accordion; Dave Riekenberg, reeds; Vince Cherico, drums, percussion) Lua Hadar with TWIST plays "jazz without borders," spiced with pop, funk, Latin and international cabaret. Prior to her May concert tour in France, multi-lingual vocalist Hadar and her high-octane, 6-piece band perform French Connection, which sold out at San Francisco's Rrazz Room last September.
Cover $10 For more information visit http://www.luahadar.com

Sunday April 25 8:30PM
MICHAEL FAHIE GROUP CD RELEASE
(Michael Fahie, trombone. composer; Bill McHenry, tenor saxophone; Ben Monder, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Jochen Rueckert, drums) Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records artist, trombonist/composer, Mike Fahie, celebrates his debut recording, Anima at The Cornelia Street Cafe (ONE NIGHT only) with Bill McHenry, Ben Monder, Jorge Roeder and Jochen Rueckert. Anima, from the Ottawa-born, Brooklyn-based artist, features the thrilling ensemble of Mike Fahie (trombone), Bill McHenry (tenor saxophone), Ben Monder (guitar), Ben Street (bass) and Billy Hart (drums).
Cover $10 For more information visit http://www.mikefahie.com

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