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May at the Cornelia Street Cafe

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From New York’s Cornelia Street Cafe:

Saturday, May 03 – 9:00PM & 10:30PM
KRIS DAVIS TRIO
Kris Davis, piano; Tony Malaby, tenor sax; Gerald Cleaver, drums

Thursday, May 08 – 8:30PM
MAT MANERI QUARTET
Mat Maneri, viola; Eliot Cardinaux, piano; Will McEvoy, bass; Randy Peterson, drums

Friday, May 09 – 9:00PM & 10:30PM
TAMARINDO TRIO, CD RELEASE: ‘SOMOS AGUA’
Tony Malaby, tenor sax; William Parker, bass; Nasheet Waits, drums

Saturday, May 10 – 9:00PM & 10:30PM
TAMARINDO TRIO, CD RELEASE:
Tony Malaby, tenor sax; William Parker, bass; Nasheet Waits, drums

Monday, May 12 – 8:30PM
SARAH BERNSTEIN STRING QUARTET WITH SCOTT TIXIER, MAT MANERI, RUBIN KODHELI
Sarah Bernstein, violin/composition; Scott Tixier, violin; Mat Maneri , viola; Rubin Kodheli, cello

Wednesday, May 14 – 8:30PM
CHES SMITH QUARTET
Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Mat Maneri, viola; Stephan Crump, bass; Ches Smith, drums

Saturday, May 17 – 9:00PM & 10:30PM
JEFF DAVIS, CD RELEASE: DRAGON FATHER
Kirk Knuffke, cornet; Oscar Noriega, alto sax, clarinet; Russ Lossing, piano; Eivind Opsvik, bass; Jeff Davis, drums, comp.

Wednesday, May 21 – 8:30PM
DEVIN GRAY’S RELATIVE RESONANCE
Chris Speed, saxophone; Kris Davis, piano; Chris Tordini , bass; Devin Gray, drums

Saturday, May 31 – 9:00PM & 10:30PM
MATT BREWER
Matt Brewer, bass; Steve Lehman, alto sax; Lage Lund, guitar


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