Music In New York: This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe - February 13-20, + Announcing a New Series at The Cafe

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 The Cornelia Street Cafe is Proud to Announce "Spotlight On New Talent" A NEW monthly series, dedicated to showcasing some of the most brilliant up-and-coming jazz musicians March 22 - Trumpeter John Raymond Kicks off the series with a CD release celebration for Strength & Song (produced by Jon Faddis), featuring Jon Raymond (trumpet), Gilad Hekselman (guitar), Javier Santiago (piano), Linda Oh (bass) & Obed Calvaire (drums) April 12 - Drummer Devin Gray CD Release featuring Ellery Eskelin, Mike Formanek & Dave Ballou! # # # #   This Week at The Cafe, February 13-20: Monday, February 13, 6:00 PM   HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANGSTON! Malesha Jessie, soprano; Ellen Mandel, piano; Denise Burse, actor; Michael Early, actor; Phillip James Brannon, actor Tonight, as part of the ongoing series celebrating the birthdays of poets with words and music, we celebrate the life and work of Langston Hughes. VALENTINE'S DAY - Tuesday, February 14, 9:00 PM  BLUE TUESDAYS: JAY CLAYTON Jay Clayton, vocals; John di Martino, piano  Wed  Feb 15,  8:30PM  NEW BRAZILIAN PERSPECTIVES:HELIO ALVES Helio Alves, piano; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Rogerio Boccato, percussion; Alex Kautz, drums Thursday, February 16, 8:30 PM  ARUAN ORTIZ QUINTET Aruán Ortiz, piano; Noah Preminger, tenor sax; Brad Shepik, guitar; Rashaan Carter,, bass; Eric McPherson, drums Friday, February 17, 9:00 PM  JED DISTLER, SOLO PIANO THE COMPLETE WORKS OF THELONIOUS MONK Jed Distler, piano Saturday, February 18, 9:00 PM  JOHN MCNEIL'S URBAN LEGEND John McNeil, trumpet; Bill McHenry, tenor sax; Steve Cardenas, guitar; Matt Penman, bass; Diego Voglino, drums Sun  Feb 19,  8:30PM  CLASSICAL AT THE CORNELIA: WASHINGTON SQUARE WINDS  Caryn Freitag, flute; Amy Yamashiro, oboe; Elyssa Plotkin, clarinet; Anna Morris, bassoon; Casey Cronan, horn Sun  Feb 19,  10:00PM  TOMOKO OMURA QUINTET Tomoko Omura, violin; Glenn Zaleski, piano; Gilad Hekselman, guitar; Colin Stranahan, drums; Noah Garabedian, bass  # # # # "LIVE FROM CORNELIA STREET" PODCASTS NOW AVAILABLE - Click Here to check out live performances from The Cafe Awards & Distinctions: "A CULINARY AS WELL AS A CULTURAL LANDMARK" Proclamation, City of New York, 1987 One of Top 150 Jazz Venues in The World - DownBeat Jazz Venue of The Year, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011  - The NYC Jazz Record  Zagat Nightlife - Award of Distinction New York Post's Must Bar Poetry Calendar's Best Poetry Series in New York Time Out's Top 100 Restaurants The Village Voice's Best of New York Food Village Arts Award Inspired Cuisine Where Magazine Best Neighborhood Ambiance Waterford Crystal Award of Distinction Best Wine-By-The-Glass Program.

Upcoming HIGHLIGHTS at The Cornelia Street Cafe: Wednesday, February 22, 8:30 PM  THE JOSTEIN GULBRANDSEN TRIO, CD RELEASE: RELEASE OF TENSION Jostein Gulbrandsen, guitar; Ike Sturm, bass; Ronen Itzik, drums  Thursday, February 23, 8:30PM  JIM BLACK TRIO, CD RELEASE: SOMATIC ON WINTER & WINTER Jim Black, drums; Teddy Klausner, piano; Chris Tordini, bass Friday, February 24, 9:00 PM   MARIO PAVONE, MYTHOS SEXTET  Tony Malaby, tenor sax; Dave Ballou, cornet, trumpet; Craig Taborn, piano; Philippe Crettien, soprano sax, tenor sax; Gerald Cleaver, drums; Mario Pavone, bass, compositions Saturday, February 25, 9:00 PM  DAVE LIEBMAN, RICHIE BEIRACH DUO Dave Liebman, tenor sax; Richie Beirach, piano Cornelia Street is proud to present a rare duo appearance of jazz icons David Liebman and Richie Beirach Sunday, February 26, 8:30 PM  CARNATIC SUNDAYS FEATURING RAJESWARI SATISH Rajeswari Satish, vocals; Arun Ramamurthy, violin; Akshay Anantapadmanabhan, mridangam Wednesday, February 29, 8:30 PM  BLUE TUESDAYS: SHEILA JORDAN AND JAY CLAYTON! Sheila Jordan, vocals; Jay Clayton, vocals; Jack Wilkins, guitar; Cameron Brown, bass   For the full schedule of music, theatre and literary/spoken word events please contact Red Cat Publicity or visit www.corneliastreetcafe.com # # # # LISTINGS INFORMATION: Venue: The Cornelia Street Café "A Culinary As Well A Cultural Landmark" Proclamation, City of New York, 1987 For reservations and more info call 212 989 9319, located at 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, NYC 10014, email us - info@corneliastreetcafe.com Event: Feb 13-20 @ The Cornelia Street Café  Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ 5:45 PM-early shows, & @ 8:30 PM-late shows) Cover Charges + Minimums:  Sun-Thurs-$10 cover + $10 minimum, Fri-Sat-$15 cover + $10 minimum, cover charges may vary, please consult the website, as of March 1 the cover charges will be as follows: $20 (includes a drink) weeknights and Sundays, $25 (includes a drink) on weekends

Press Enquiries on the Cornelia Street Cafe, Please Contact: Jason Paul Harman Byrne - Red Cat Publicity Tel (347) 578 7601, Email Redcatjazz@mac.com