Cronelia Street Cafe Presents DEATHBLOW, RYAN BLOTNICK TRIO + SAM BARSH

CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ, located at 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village announces their lineup for tonight, Sept 7th.

Tonight At Cornelia Street Cafe

Tue Sep 7th 8:30PM
DEATHBLOW
(Amanda Monaco, guitar; Michaël Attias, alto, baritone saxophones; Sean Conly, bass; Satoshi Takeishi, drums)

A group that doesn't have anything to do with its name, Deathblow is a jazz and improvisational music quartet that combines free-bop sensibilities with through-composed pieces equal parts textural, adventurous, and whimsical. Deathblow performs a mix of Monaco's original compositions and modern twists on classic and obscure jazz repertoire. Their latest CD, I Think I'll Keep You, was released by LateSet Records.
"Amanda Monaco's compositions take some time to absorb; consider them to be a multi-course gourmet meal for a jazz fan's ears, rather than the all-too-common bland, empty calorie fast food that attempts to pass for creative improvised music." All Music Guide
Cover $10 http://www.amandamonaco.com

Tue Sep 7th 10:00PM
RYAN BLOTNICK TRIO + SAM BARSH
(Ryan Blotnick, guitar; Sam Barsh, piano, keyboards; Perry Wortman, bass; Aaron McLendon, drums)

Guitarist Ryan Blotnick has been called "a vital contemporary voice"by Time Out New York, "an authentic, compelling player" by CadenceMagazine, and has garnered praise from guitarists John Abercrombie,Steve Cardenas and Ben Monder. Tuesday's concert will feature some of his oldest musical cohorts playing his newest and grooviest compositions to date. When Ryan was sixteen he left Maine to attend William Paterson's jazz program and was lucky to enough to be in afreshman class with Aaron McLendon and Sam Barsh. He recalls when McLendon broke his arm and had to relearn drums with only his lefthand and play a one-armed Dialogue Day concert. Afterwards legendary pianist Harold Mabern exclamed "that drummer swings so hard I would hire him with one arm!" Meanwhile Barsh (then Bar-Sheshet) was shedding constantly in his room, which had become sort of a hang outspot. He would be running scales with the sound turned off while simultaneously holding conversation, inventing his own slang, and cracking everybody up. While Blotnick's music can often be on the introspective side, we can expect a particularlyhigh-energy set from this New Group featuring the "pianist with the gift of groove" Nate Chinen, New York Times and a dynamite rhythm section.
Sam Barsh has been based in New York City since 2001, but has traveled all over the world sharing his music and the music of others. His own group, the Sam Barsh Band, performs his funky blend of jazz, r&b and slick ambient grooves. The band has 2 albums, 2008's "I Forgot WhatYou Taught Me" and 2007's "Live." From 2003 through 2006, Barsh was a member of the renowned Avishai Cohen Trio. With Cohen, Barsh recorded 3 albums and a live DVD, performed at many of the world's biggest jazz festivals and received much international acclaim. Barsh has had the good fortune to perform with a diverse group of artists throughout his career, including Avishai Cohen, Cassandra Wilson, Jeff Parker, Boyz II Men, Bobby McFerrin, The Brand New Heavies, Robin Eubanks, Debbie Friedman, Branford Marsalis, Lonnie Plaxico, Christophe Schweizer, Dave Samuels (of Spyro Gyra), Ku'umba Frank Lacy, Rez Abbasi, Kenny Wollessen, Nguyen Le, and Ben Monder.
Cover $10 http://www.ryanblotnick.com/sound.html