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Contact: GOLDA SOLOMON: 877-529-9528 or gs@goldajazz.com
GOLDA SOLOMON “The Medicine
Woman of Jazz” with PO’JAZZ
Downstairs at The
THURSDAY, APRIL 20th,
Featuring:
PYENG THREADGILL and her band in a rare
Pyeng Threadgill (leader/vocalist), Evan Pazner (drums), Dana Leong (cello/trombone),
Ryan Scott
(guitar), Laura Johnson (backing vocals), and Sibyl Rolle (backing vocals)
and the Russian and American poets of Cross-Cultural
Communications:
Aleksey Dayen
Sergey
Shabalin Frank Sisco
Victor
Sanchuk
Programmed & hosted
by GOLDA SOLOMON
$15
($10 students/seniors) includes one drink
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Pyeng Threadgill: "You might not be aware of
-- Blues & Beyond 2004
Aleksey Dayen: “Dayen is a sharp observer
of the every day experiences in life … Read him at a bar with a shot of whiskey,
or in a cafe with a double shot of Espresso; if one of the two doesn't get you
'wired,' the poetry will." -- A.D.
Winans, award-winning poet
Sergey Shabalin: a Russian/American
poet, essayist and author of two books of poetry.
Victor Sanchuk: “A journalist, a political figure,...
a top-class poet, who, as appears, has never written any immature poems"
-- The Poems of The Century anthology,
-- Gregory Rabassa,
world's foremost translator of Spanish & Portuguese
literature into English
Frank Sisco:
"We are fortunate
to have your dedicated involvement in the Poetry Caravan, a worthy project. You
lead by example."
-- Sarah
Bracey White, Director of Cultural Affairs, Town of Greenburgh,
Westchester, NY and co-founder of the Poetry Caravan
Golda Solomon: "Poet Solomon...Think of it as Jack Kerouac
revisiting the
Deli while
in town." --
Norman Provizer, Rocky
Mountain News
“PO’JAZZ at CORNELIA STREET is one big friendly party of good words,
good sounds, and good food.”
-- Gladys Serrano, Mutable
Music
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The
"a culinary as well as a cultural
landmark" -- Mayoral Proclamation, City of
Tel: 212-989-9319 / Fax: 212-243-4207 / Web:
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
between West 4th and Bleecker
Streets,
by subway: 1 or 9 to