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In The
News
Save The
Date!
Thursday March
10
7:30-8:30PM
Katy Hansz
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9:00-11:00PM
Gary Knox Trio
-Live At Vivaldi
Gary Knox Trio
Wayne Batchelor-Bass, Nick Balaban-Piano,
Gary Knox-Guitar
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Save The Dates
A Fireplace, Great Food,
Signature Drinks & Kristin Hoffmann
at Vivaldi
Fri & Sat Mar 11 & 12
Fri & Sat April 1 & 2
No Cover Charge.
No Reservations:
First -come-first-seated
Kristin
Hoffmann
Kristin Hoffmann, who is busy with the final phase of her CD for
Interscope - scheduled for release in July, is back at Vivaldi
on the dates above.
She will be playing two sets. The first set starting at 9:30 and the
second at 11:00.
To accommodate those of her fans who were disappointed at not being
able to hear Kristin on her last standing-room-only performance, we
have decided to institute a new policy of first-come-first seated .
No reservations and as usual, no cover. Join us for dinner - we got
a great review for our food in TimeOut 2005 Eating Out Guide -
drinks and Kristin Hoffmann.
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Save The Date!
Wednesday March 16
8:00-11:00PM
Alex Lowry & Anthony Garcia
Singers/Songwriters Alex and Anthony together make incredible music;
one of the most exciting duo ever to play at Vivaldi.
Alex has just completed recording his new album and Anthony is
flying in
from Houston, Texas for "An Evening At Vivaldi"
Alex Lowry
Anthony Garcia
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Save The Dates
Sat March 19 - 9:30PM
Friday April 8 - 9:30PM
Saturday April 23 - 9:30PM
Jason Darling
Live
At Vivaldi
"His singing voice has a pleasing, gentle quality, his melodies are
lilting and his beats bounce along through his frugal musical
compositions"
-Rolling Stone
Singer/Songwriter
Jason Darling
Jason Darling - The marathon man. Winner of the
Vivaldi Gold Medal for the longest uninterrupted gig - 5 hours. The
medal was awarded by a Jury of internationally famous below-14th street musicologists, who were most amazed by Jason's ability to
maintain the interest and attention of his fans throughout the
marathon session.
Join Jason and his
fans at The Listening Room @ Caffe
Vivaldi on the dates above.
Save The Date!!
Saturday, October 1, 2005
8:00-11:00PM
Danish Grammy
Award Winner
Franka
Abrahamsen
No Cover
Charge
Singer/Songwriter
Franka Abrahamsen
Franka returns to Vivaldi
for one night.
She created quite a sensation on her North American tour last year,
with lyrics in English from her Grammy winning album
"For Those Who Care".
On that tour, her Nordic sound mingled English lyrics and
American folk-blues-country music, made her an instant hit.
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A Super Weekend
First, Kristin then Sarah & Claire
perform to a packed, not- even- standing- room-only audiences.
Friday Feb
11, 2005 - Kristin's Performance
Kristin's fans who have come to most of
her sets at Vivaldi - over 170 so far since 2003 - could easily rate
tonight's performance as one of her best. Lately, her singing has
been so consistently superb that it would be hard to single out any
one as better than the other. However, all agree that her new songs
are a delightful addition to her repertoire.
Those present at Vivaldi performances share a sense of witnessing a
historic happening; a rare opportunity of being there at the birth
of a star at a venue that exudes the warmth and the authenticity of
a genuine Greenwich Village hangout for artists and their fans.
Saturday Feb 12, 2005 - Sarah's & Claire's Performance
When Sarah Bowman's first came to Vivaldi, it seemed that she
was determined to remain unnoticed; quietly burying herself in cello
playing as an accompanist to many of the very talented featured
artists at Vivaldi. She almost succeeded until one evening she put
her cello aside and started to sing. The first notes out of her
mouth got the attention of Vivaldi's owner, Ishrat Ansari, who was
amazed that Sarah did not sing as much and as often, commensurate
with her talents. He immediately gave her a night of her own and
offered her residency at Vivaldi.
The rest is history- history in the
making.
On Saturday,
accompanied by her very talented twin sister Claire, Sarah gave
intimations of great things to come, as The Bowman Twins sang before
a standing-room-only audience.
The Bowmans' guests for the evening were:
Kevin Waite
Alex Lowry
Miki Huber
the Creaky Boards
Save The Date
The Bowman Twins
Sarah & Claire,
will be back at Vivaldi
on
Saturday March 5.
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Thursday Feb 10
Jessie Murphy donates proceeds from her show to
Tsunami Relief
It was a full house
for Singer/Songwriter Jessie Murphy's Vivaldi debut. Her gesture of
donating all the proceeds from her show to Tsunami relief efforts was spectacularly
successful.
Given the size of venue, the sum raised demonstrated the enormous
generosity of Jessie's fans and the regulars at Vivaldi. It was
handed over to Jessie's friend Dr. Anushri Wagner of the
non-for-profit-organization, Prasad (prasad.org). Dr. Anushri Wagner
had just returned from a trip to Sri Lanka and was going back there
in a couple of weeks.
Save The Date
Jessie Murphy
will be back at Vivaldi
on Thursday March 31
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Brad Mehldau:
“The most acclaimed pianist of this generation”
An Interview at Caffe Vivaldi
(details below)
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Kristin Hoffmann
The January 14 & 15, 2005 performances
(details below)
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Young & Classical
He is not a jazz or
pop musician, yet young people are flocking to Vivaldi to listen to
Classical Pianist Bjorn Brandt
(details below)
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Kristin Hoffmann
"At her best"
Kristin, Kristin
burning
bright,
Grammy, Grammy in the sight.
Photos Dominique Perez
Kristin Hoffmann
Live at Vivaldi
Two Grammy Fetching Performances by
Kristin Hoffmann
In the 22 year history of Caffe Vivaldi, If there ever were
two events that could fetch a Grammy,
they had to be the Friday January 14 and Saturday January 15,
2005 performances.
Kristin Hoffmann's first two performances of 2005, were superb to
say the least. They qualify as first two nominees for any grand
prize. At these events, she enthralled her fans once again
with stellar performances.
Kristin has performed more than 200 sets at Caffe Vivaldi from the
time she started her residency there in April 2003. After listening
to her for the first time, this is what Ishrat Ansari, the owner of
the club, wrote in his introduction to Kristin Hoffmann:
"Kristin uses her classically trained voice and piano playing to
express
her lyrics through the rock genre so effectively that you as a
listener
became a part of her performance. The joys, laments and longings
in her songs become your own as she takes you to an incredible
music journey."
-Ishrat Ansari, April 2003.
During most of
2003 & 2004 these word expressed not only the sentiments of the
writer but also of her ever growing fan base.
Kristin is
busy recording her first album for Interscope. From the reports we
are getting, all is going extremely well with the recording,
scheduled for release in June/July this year.
When is
Kristin playing again at Vivaldi? Watch for an announcement
here.
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Brad
Mehldau
“The most acclaimed pianist of this generation"-Nate
Chinen
(An Interview at Caffe Vivaldi)
Brad Mehldau: Anything
Goes
by
Nate Chinen
An
Excerpt from Jazz Times, the January/February 2005 issue
My first real conversation with Brad Mehldau took place on
an autumn evening at a coffeehouse in New York's
Greenwich Village. Caffe Vivaldi exudes an old-world European
languor-a small irony, since it was opened in the '80s by an
industrious emigre from Pakistan. A weathered bench runs along one
wall; the wall opposite, cluttered with somber black-and-white
portraits of classical composers, is recognizable from films by Al
Pacino and Woody Allen. For the past decade or so, the cafe has
featured live music nightly: jazz, classical or folk, depending on the
night. Walking in, Mehldau could have passed for one of the
up-and-comers on the calendar, although he paid no heed to the piano
in the corner or the hard bop piped into the room.
If Mehldau had
ever actually played Caffe Vivaldi, he didn't mention it. But it's
certainly possible, given that he came of age, professionally
speaking, in the neighborhood. New School University,
his undergraduate alma mater, is fewer than 10 blocks north. Smalls,
the grottolike club that served as an incubator for the pianist and
his peers, used to be a three-minute walk away. The Village Vanguard,
more closely associated with Mehldau's career than any other spot in
the world, is a straight shot up Seventh Avenue.
I had assumed
that Mehldau chose the cafe for its proximity to the Vanguard, where
he was halfway through a weeklong run with a new quartet. But as he
pocketed his black-rimmed glasses and poured steamed milk into his
coffee, it occurred to me that the setting was more than merely
convenient. Blending propriety with comfort and high culture with
egalitarian accessibility, Caffe Vivaldi echoes Mehldau's aesthetic
ideals. I doubt that he'd given this a thought before our meeting. But
it was clear that the cafe, like the Vanguard, was a place where he
felt at home.
Brad Mehldau is
the most highly acclaimed jazz artist to have emerged in the last
decade. It was exactly 10 years ago that he flew onto the mainstream
radar as a member of the Joshua Redman Quartet. The following year saw
Mehldau's major-label debut, and the formation of his trio with
drummer Jorge Rossy and bassist Larry Grenadier. This group, which
released its eighth album in 2004, brought a subtle but perceptible
new wrinkle to the fabric of piano trio tradition-a personal alchemy
of floating rhythmic sensibilities, capricious virtuosity and courtly
lyricism. Partly because Mehldau has only rarely worked in other
settings, the band is nearly synonymous with
his artistic self.
(The full cover
story in JazzTimes Jan/Feb 2005 issue).
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Young & Classical
He is not a jazz or
pop musician, yet young people are flocking to Vivaldito
listen to
Classical Pianist
Bjorn Brandt
Bjorn Brandt
Classical Pianist Bjorn Brandt,
who is doing a residency at Vivaldi, is a rare phenomenon. When he
plays, young people flock to Vivaldi in droves. There are no ads or
posters to announce his performances; just word of mouth. In his 30
years of living in New York, this writer has never witnessed such
serious interest of young New Yorkers in Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin,
Schubert, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and others. Bjorn's flair and
effortless playing makes the music of old masters sound engagingly
refreshing.
To go to this month's schedule including the days Bjorn is playing at
Vivaldi,
click here
TONIGHT'S SHOW
MONTH'S EVENTS
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CD Release
Event
Rachael McCartney at Vivaldi
Sat Jan 8, 2005:Friends of Singer/Songwriter Rachel McCartney
packed Vivaldi for her CD
release event. With her fans and friends snapping up the new CD,
Rachel felt a much deserved sense of accomplishment. A talented and
dedicated artist Rachel McCartney is a name well worth remembering.
Congratulations Rachel!
Jazz Singer Daniella
&
Composer/Pianist Joe Kaplowitz
Sat
Jan 8, at 9:00.
Jan 8,2005: Daniella and Joe,
regulars at Vivaldi, have just
announced that they are getting married.
Both are regulars on our roster of performing artists at Vivaldi.
We wish them a Very, Happy, Healthy and Prosperous married life
together.
A Vivaldi trivia:
The second glass of wine for $1.00 (Value $7) , for the right answer!
There is one musician on the "January Calendar of Events",
who can perform his own songs for 5 hours without a break and still
keep the audience engaged.
Can you name that artist?
Email the correct answer, get a glass of wine for $1.00 ($7.00
value) at
Vivaldi.Only emailed
entries will be accepted.
Write:
[email protected]
(Strictly
limited to first 1 million people who email the right answer).
In
Residency at Caffe Vivaldi
Hillary-Rose Huffard
Katy Hansz
Singer/Songwriter Hillary-Rose Huffard, who started with us a few
months ago, has already developed a large and growing following. She
will be performing twice a month. Watch for her schedule in the
calendar of events.
Singer/Songwriter Katy Hansz,
will be performing once a week. A very promising young artist, she
is a welcome addition to our roster of some of the most talented and
creative singers/songwriters in America.
Fri Dec 31
2004
Caffe
Vivaldi 22nd Annual New Year's Eve Bash.....
Also, Happy Birthday, Ishrat!!!
Our 22nd Annual New Year Eve Bash was a huge success. Vivaldi was
packed from 8:00PM till the early hours of the morning with
musicians and patrons who came in droves to eat, drink, sing and be
merry! The highlight of the evening was superb performances by Gary Knox and
friends, Catherine Holahan, who proceeded Gary; by Cynthia Castro
and Dana Bach who followed Gary. At midnight, champagne was offered
to everyone present to celebrate the New Year and also the birthday
of Ishrat Ansari, the owner of Caffe Vivaldi.
All in all it was an unforgettable evening!
GARY KNOX LIVE ATTHE
LISTENING ROOM AT CAFFE VIVALDI
Cynthia
Castro
Dana Bach
Wed Dec 29
& Thurs Dec 30
Standing -Room - Only
Stellar Performances
by Kristin Hoffmann
The long awaited return of Kristin Hoffmann to her home was the
highlight of a very busy month at Caffe Vivaldi. In addition to her
beautifully crafted songs we all love, Kristin enthralled her fans
with some very delightful new numbers; especially the one about childhood.
After signing her contract, Kristin has been busy recording her first album for Interscope,
scheduled for release in Spring 2005. She has taken some time off in
December and January to come home to her fans and The Listening Room @ Caffe Vivaldi, where
she did her residency in 2003 and 2004.
Mark these dates of Kristin
Hoffmann performances at Vivaldi:
Fri Jan 14 & Sat Jan 15, 2005.( Reservations suggested by
email: [email protected]).
Tues Dec 28
Jason Darling
They
responded! Last month we had received emails from Jason's fans asking when he
was performing again at Vivaldi.
Jason response
was:" If you liked my solo acts so much why did you not come back
to listen to me when I was performing at Vivaldi? (see below)
Last night Jason got the answer.. His fans came back to pack The
Listening Room @ Caffe Vivaldi.
Jason is a class
act. There are very few musicians who can perform their own songs
for 5 hours without a break and still keep the audience engaged.
That is exactly what Jason did on December 1, 2004 at Vivaldi.
Save the Dates for Jason at Vivaldi:
Fri Jan 7 & Thurs Jan 27, 2005.
Thurs Dec 16
the Animators pack the
Listening Room!!
Devon Copely and Alex Wong of the Animators returned to Caffe
Vivaldi after a long absence. The fans came in droves to listen to
their favorite band and their guests. The Animators were introduced
to us in 2003, by another Caffe Vivaldi favorite, Yael, when they
appeared as guests on one of her shows. (Yael returns to
Vivaldi in January. See below). The rest is history. Today, The
Animators star quality and large fan base makes them one of the
hottest band in town.
The Animators' guests, for the Caffe Vivaldi performance, included
Mariana Bell, Katy Pfaffl, Mike Viola, Jonathan Spottiswoode, Rosi
Golan and Kristin Hoffmann- who wowed the audience with her three
beautiful songs.
The show was a big success
with another vintage Animators performance. The audience loved it.
The Animators are on a West
Coast tour and will be back at Vivaldi at the end of February or early March. We will keep you
posted.
More info on the
Animators
website: www.theanimators.com
management:
Devin Boddie at [email protected]
Sat
Dec 11
A Huge
Success!!!
The
1st
Listening
Room
Benefit
Christmas
Party
Frank Annunziata
Plays
To A Packed Standing Room Only Audience.
(see below)
The holiday season at Caffe Vivaldi
officially kicked off with,
The First Listening Room
Christmas Benefit, "Toys
for Tots". Caffe Vivaldi was packed with gift bearing fans, who came
to enjoy good music, food, desserts, drinks and donate toys for
children. All the toys collected would go to the
"Toys for Tots" program.
Frank sang a set of his new
songs followed by some of the old favorites. The audience loved
every minute of it.
Yael Returns
Yael had a busy
year in Paris where she is performing in the long running musical, “GLADIATEUR".
She returns to New York
at the end of January. She will be playing at Vivaldi during February.
Watch for the dates.
Jason Darling
To All Jason’s
anxious fans who have been writing to us and asking about Jason:
a question from
Jason: “If you liked my solo acts so much why did you not come back
to listen to me when I was performing at Vivaldi?
The fans have complained that the gigs at Vivaldi were never
publicized enough. They are right! Now that he is back at Vivaldi with
his vintage solo act, both Jason and we at Vivaldi will promote the
shows and get the news to you in good time. Jason is playing at
Vivaldi on on
Fri Jan 7 & Thurs Jan 27, 2005.
CECILEM
Winner
"GOLD ROSE" 2004 Prize.
Now
the whole world knows!
When Cecilem did her
residency in New York at the
Listening
Room@Caffe Vivaldi twice in 2003, she
created quite a sensation with her beautiful voice and lyrics. Her
fans already knew that a new star was born! It came as no surprise to
them when Cecilem was awarded one of the world's most prestigious
prizes for new talent: Rose d'Or in Paris earlier in 2004.
Her fans are looking forward to her return to the Listening Room @
Caffe Vivaldi, New York in Spring 2005.
To listen to Cecilem go to
MEET THE
ARTISTS
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PHOTO
GALLERY
Singer/Songwriter Miki Huber Live at Vivaldi
Singer/Songwriter/Cellist
Sarah Bowman vowing fans at Vivaldi
Jazz Singer Jennifer Munson
at her favorite venue: Vivaldi
Ari Scott most Sundays
at Vivaldi
WE'RE
HERE!!!
To all artists:
Please email the
news of your gigs and your plans to us so that we can post them here.
[email protected]
