Caffe Vivaldi

DECEMBER | JANUARY | FEBRUARY | ARCHIVES

SAT 12/1	6:30-7:30pm		laura distasi Indie / Alternative / Electronica
	7:30-9:00pm		Ron Pope
	9:30-11:00pm		Katie Thiroux Trio Katie Thiroux - Acoustic Bass & Vocals Mika Nishimura - Piano Matt Witek - Drums Matt Witek Jazz bassist and vocalist Katie Thiroux brings her trio comprised of some of the most talented young artists from Berklee College of Music. The trio will be playing jazz standards and original material composed by pianist Mika Nishimura.
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SUN 12/2	7:30-9:00pm		Jeremy Nash Acoustic / Folk Rock / Pop Tracy Thorne Folk
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MON 12/3	7:00-11:00 Sign-up at 6:30		Open Mic Night "Caffe Vivaldi has the reputation of drawing some of the best songwriters around. Get there early for sign-up, and get ready to be intimidated by the talent" - Kim Ruehl (from "Open Mic Nights in New York City")
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TUES 12/4	7:30-9:00pm		Justin Storer Folk Rock / Indie
	9:30-11:00pm		Cynthia Lin Acoustic / Folk / Jazz
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WED 12/5	8:00-11:00pm		Danielle Gasparro and Friends A Harmonious Night of Song Two Sets @ 8:00 & 9:30pm 8:00pm - Danielle Gasparro Don't miss this last chance of 2007 to enjoy the dynamic, soul-touching songs of one of Vivaldi's most captivating artists, vocalist/songwriter Danielle Gasparro, as she performs them with her dynamic, soul-touching band. 9:30pm - "...and friends" Danielle will share a few more songs - and the stage, as she HOSTS a truly incredible set of music! For this special set, Danielle has invited a few of her magical singing and songwriting friends down to join the fun and celebrate a wonderful year of song, with song, fireside. You simply won’t want to miss this unique chance to hear some of most inspired performing songwriters around today, as they offer up their music for your ears, heart and soul to embrace. All in Vivaldi’s cozy setting. All by holiday-spirited surprise… As a final harmonious touch to the night, and season, all tips offered by audience members will be combined and presented as a donation to The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation.
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THURS 12/6	7:30-9:00pm		Alfonso Velez Lyrical Rhythm and Blues
	9:30-11:00pm		TRIO GRANDE Sean Driscoll, guitars, compositions \| Brad mason, flugelhorn \| Christian Fabian, bass \| Marko Djordjevic, drums Trio Grande is a band bent on playing compositions with the tightest musicianship and improvisations with energy and fire. With a Masters degree in composition and Jazz guitar studies at Berklee College of Music, Sean Driscoll brings together a group of international musicians working from the tradition of group leaders like Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul. "Driscoll is a skilled Jazz composer and an egalitarian band leader.His group has already achieved a level of musicianship most bands can only dream about. Here's hoping a major label signs these guys." -- All About Jazz “Sean Driscoll’s phrasing transcends the limitations of his instrument, combining energy with horn-like fluidity." –-Performer Magazinwww.seandriscollgroup.com
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FRI 12/7	7:30-9:00pm		Galia Arad A little bit of folk, a little bit of pop, and a whole lot of midwestern charm.
	9:30-11:00pm		Katy Pfaffl "New York's Katy Pfaffl is a bundle of songwriting and performing talent, playing the piano, violin, guitar and her own vocal pipes, with tremendous authority. Her voice is velvety smooth, lilting and floats easily through an impressive vocal range." - Bella Online Classically trained musician, Katy Pfaffl's performance is a rare combination of a great expressive voice, virtuoso piano and guitar playing. She makes her Vivaldi debut
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SAT 12/8	7:30-9:00pm		Reni Laine At 19, Reni Laine has released a full-length CD, American Baby, been featured in Nylon Magazine, blogged on Gawker and The Ivy Gate, and toured in Europe - all while attending Columbia University. Reni has even been featured singing and performing her own song "American Baby" in promos for "THE FIRST LADIES OF MTV/Virgin Mobile" campaign on MTV. While helping raise and cure her sister of autism and struggling through her parents’ divorce at the age of 13, Reni found solace in her piano. Initially inspired by the romance of Debussy and Chopin, she fell in love with the rock of U2, Tori Amos, and Radiohead. Her debut CD American Baby is available on her website and through the iTunes music store worldwide. In summer 2007, she’s writing and recording her 2008 follow up, returning to Europe for short tour, and finishing a record with the funky East Village hybrid The Rabbit with partner/producer David Pattillo and singer-songwriter whiz David Poe.
	9:00-11:00pm		Jason Darling Band Classic Rock / 2-step / Shoegaze All brand new recently recorded songs & some of your old favorites. Jason Darling-Vocals, Guitar; Rod Hohl-Bass, John Chin- Grand Piano; Diego Voglino - Drums
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SUN 12/9	2:00-3:00pm		Sunday Afternoon Special Maeve Gilchrist Quartet Moto Fukishima - bass, Nick Falk - drums John de Lucia - woodwinds Maeve Gilchrist - Harp and Vocals Maeve's dazzling harp playing and haunting vocals enchant audiences wherever she goes.
	7:30-9:00pm		Michael Sackler-Berner Native New Yorker Michael Sackler-Berner will be performing his original material with accompanist Jim Farkas (Joss Stone, Steven Tyler). Michael SB's music has been licensed on CBS and NBC.
	9:30-11:00pm		Leyna Noel Americana / Soul / Other
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MON 12/10	7:00-11:00 Sign-up at 6:30		Open Mic Night "Caffe Vivaldi has the reputation of drawing some of the best songwriters around. Get there early for sign-up, and get ready to be intimidated by the talent" - Kim Ruehl (from "Open Mic Nights in New York City")
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TUES 12/11	7:30-9:00pm		Jeff Hallam Indie / Folk Rock / Post punk
	9:30-11pm		Dan McCarthy Tucksy is a New York-based genre-bending jazz band that focuses on the original writing of band-leader Dan McCarthy, as well as cover songs from well-known rock and pop bands. Conceptually, the band strives to create music that breaks the rules of jazz by blending bluegrass, rock, and country with a post-modern jazz aesthetic, and by fusing the grooves of hip-hop and funk music with the improvisational approach of jazz. Most importantly, the band focuses on melody and song-structure and creates music that appeals to a broad spectrum of listeners. Oh, and let it be known that this band is led by the combination of banjo and vibraphone; a first in the jazz world…. and bluegrass world… and country world… and rock world… But don't let the novelty fool you, as the pedigree of the players and the quality of the musicianship is apparent from the first note. "Dan gives new visions of the mallet instrument..." --AllAboutJazz-New York "INTERWORDS is one of the top 10 jazz CDs of the year" --Geoff Chapman
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WED 12/12	7:30-9pm		Amy Regan Folk/Singer-Songwriter/Pop With her well crafted songs and natural charm, Amy Regan has packed some of NYC's finest venues including The Bitter End, Sidewalk Cafe, and Mo Pitkins. Don't miss her Caffe Vivaldi debut. "Now at 21, there is a remarkably mature soul in her youth. Her songs of love and loss are sung with the conviction of someone twice her age. And there's a bravery to how she lets her feelings spill from the stage that many performers cannot muster. A word of warning to anyone in the room, she will melt your heart." - (Stephen Bailey, www.stephenbailey.com)
	9:30-11pm		Michael Schoen Acoustic / Rock / Pop
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THURS 12/13	7:30-9pm		Tatiana Moroz Pop/Rock Tatiana Moroz is a singer-songwriter whose songs are honest, melodic, and introspective. Her voice is both sultry and vulnerable. Her own style of music is a fresh, new, distinct sound that blends pop, rock, jazz, folk, blues, and a little country, creating a memorable sound that's pure "Tatiana"
	9:30-11pm		Jeff Hallam Indie / Folk Rock / Post punk Mash Rock / Blues / Acoustic
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FRI 12/14	7:30-9pm		Wild-Wood Acoustic / Folk / Folk Rock Wild-Wood formed in the summer of 2005, the daydream realized of singer-songwriter Tony Lechner. The Northampton, MA band owes its sultry sound to Lechner’s talented songwriting and the belief of its members in the pure and simple beauty of the human voice accompanied by acoustic wooden instruments. With foundations in folk, bluegrass, jazz, and old-fashioned rock and roll, the group melds sweet vocal harmonies with the sounds of fiddle, upright bass, mandolin, drums, guitar, and piano to create a sound that appeals to people of all ages and musical tastes.
	9:30-11pm		Scott Sharrard Trio Jeff Hanley -upright bass Diego Voglino - drums Scott Sharrad - vocals, guitar About Vocalist/Guitarist Scott Sharrard: "One of the best guitarists in the country…danceable soul grooves that support a lyrical journey." -- Larry Flick, Billboard Magazine
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SAT 12/15	7:30-9:00pm		Bill Toms Rock / Folk Rock / Americana
		Photo by Todd Chalfant	Sasha Dobson Jazz/Latin/Folk Rock "A young singer trained in the verities of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Sasha Dobson is starting to make music that's more about her own time." - Ben Ratliff, NY Times A Dazzling vocalist songwriter. Dobson will perform new originals and songs from her new album "Modern Romance," an enthralling amalgamation of Brazilian groove, pop and jazz
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SUN 12/16	7:30-9:00pm		Mike Block Mike Block, cello/vocals Kyle Sanna, guitar Mat Fieldes, bass In addition to regularly playing with Yo-Yo Ma and Mark O'Connor, composer/cellist/singer/songwriter Mike Block performs his original songs and compositions with some great musician friends. more info and music at www.mikeblock.net Also playing here, 7:30-9PM, on: Sun 1/20 Sun 2/24 Sun 3/16 Sun 4/13 Sun 5/11 Sun 6/1
	9:30-11:00pm		The Tollywood AllStars "The run away favorites on the New York World Jazz Fusion scene." -Ishrat Ansari The Tollywood AllStars Camila Celin - guitar; Greg Richardson - bass; Josh Geisler - bansuri flute, guitar; Ehren Hanson - tabla, percussion; Raphael Tom - conga, percussion; Eric Fraser - bansuri flute The Tollywood AllStars are a collective of highly trained young professional musicians from around the world, who fuse music together to create a sound that will make you dance and sway in your seats (or on your feet). Influenced by South American, Cuban, American Jazz, as well as by Western and Indian classical music, the Tollywood AllStars' hauntingly beautiful sound stays with you long after the concert is over. Tollywood AllStars was founded in the film district of Kolkata, India, known as "Tollywood". Yet, it is wholly a New York ensemble, wowing audiences all over the city.
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MON 12/17	7:00-11:00 Sign-up at 6:30		Open Mic Night "Caffe Vivaldi has the reputation of drawing some of the best songwriters around. Get there early for sign-up, and get ready to be intimidated by the talent" - Kim Ruehl (from "Open Mic Nights in New York City")
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TUES 12/18	8:00-9:30pm		Jess King Pop/ Soul / Rock Also performing here, 8:00-9:30pm, on Thurs,1/17, and Tues,1/29 Tues, 2/12 and 2/26, Tues, 3/11 and 3/25, Tues, 4/15 and 4/29, Tues, 5/13 and 5/27, Tues, 6/10 and 6/24 , Tues, 7/17 and 7/29.
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	7:30-9:00pm		Max Serpentini Canadian Singer/Songwriter & Multi-Instrumentalist, Max Serpentini's live solo performances showcase his signature percussive acoustic guitar stylings - weaving syncopated bass lines, melodies, beats and vocals - simultaneously - on one guitar without the use of special fx or loop devices.
WED 12/19	9:00-11:00pm		Vadim Neselovskyi with Christian Finger, Rich Perry(!) and Adam Armstrong.
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THURS 12/20	7:30--9:00		Britt Neal Acoustic / Blues / Country
	9:00-11:00pm		Matthew Brookshire w/Erika Kapin on violin Indie/pop/folk Matthew Brookshire is a Brooklyn based songwriter and performer, whose songs appeared in the recent Todd Solondz film "Palindromes". Gabriel Levitt of Jezebel Music calls Matthew "a joyful and thoughtful songwriter. Matthew brings an audience energetic melodies with folk-pop flair, and a uniquely high tenor vocal delivery." Matthew's debut CD "8 Songs" is available on iTunes and CDBaby.
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FRI 12/21	9:00-11:00pm		Kristin Hoffmann Also playing here, 9-11pm, Saturdays, 1/12, 2/9,3/8. 4/19, 5/17, 6/28, 7/19, 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
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SAT 12/22	7:30--9:00		John Grecia Rock / Pop / Progressive
	9:30-11:00pm		Christine Santelli Roots Music / Blues / Rock
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SUN 12/23	7:30--9:00		Nemanja Psychedelic / Pop
	9:00--10:30		Gena McGuire Lyrical / Other / Progressive Gena McGuire was born in New Haven Connecticut, the youngest child of a very large and eclectic family. Her mother was a jazz singer and Brooklyn native, while her father was a theologian and philosopher whom also took part in the daily grind of corporate America. The combination gave her a foundation of spirituality, sophistication and pure love of music. At the age of six Gena began playing the piano. She studied Classical all throughout her high school and early college years. She wanted desperately to write her own music and in her Junior year switched to Jazz. Eventually she decided to take the plunge and move to Manhattan to pursue her dream. With no room for a piano she began experimenting with different vocal styles from jazz to blues and hip hop, slamming lyrical poetry and singing freestyle. Finally she found room for a piano, and the merger of the sights, stories, and sounds of the city came together into what is the very unique and special sound of Gena McGuire.
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MON 12/24			NO OPEN MIC ON CHRISTMAS EVE NEXT OPEN MIC ON MONDAY, 1/7/2008
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TUES 12/25		Closed for Christmas
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WED 12/26	8:30pm		An evening of great jazz music with Sasha Dobson
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THURS 12/27	7:30--9:00		Greg Henry Waters
	9:30-11:00pm		Avi Vinocur At 23 years old, Avi Vinocur's folk music bleeds the love of classic novels and poetry that so enthrall the mind of this San Francisco based singer-songwriter. His quiet heartfelt live performances have earned him regular positions in coffeehouses in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, and South-of-Market districts and a strong following of young and old. His 2006 EP "New York" features 6 songs about the city he loves from afar. He will play a warm, cuddly set in the frigid New York winter on December 27th at Caffe Vivaldi. Jeff Jacobson Acoustic / Indie / Pop Jeff Jacobson is a folk-pop singer/songwriter whose self-titled debut album was released in May 2007. He has received numerous songwriting awards, and was voted one of the "14 Best Singer/Songwriters of Greenwich Village" by Underground Music Online three years in a row. Critics have favorably compared him to Paul Simon and Lindsey Buckingham, and Amie Street calls Jeff "one of the most accomplished musicians in New York." He is also one of the co-founders of NYC indie favorites The Undisputed Heavyweights.
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FRI 12/28	7:30--9:00		Sarah DeLeo jazz/pop/blues Sarah DeLeo’s debut CD, *The Nearness of You*, is an up close and personal look at a talented young vocalist who brings her own personality and perspective to a pleasing program of classics from the Great American Songbook. She breathes new life into these wonderful songs with a pretty voice and a distinctive delivery that makes the words she sings seem like they were written just for her.
	9:30-11:00pm		Jess King Pop/ Soul / Rock Also performing here, 8:00-9:30pm, on Thurs,1/17, and Tues,1/29 Tues, 2/12 and 2/26, Tues, 3/11 and 3/25, Tues, 4/15 and 4/29, Tues, 5/13 and 5/27, Tues, 6/10 and 6/24 , Tues, 7/17 and 7/29.
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SAT 12/29	7:30--9:00		Julie Kathryn folk/acoustic/pop "Emerging singer-songwriter and classically trained musician Julie Kathryn Smith makes her Caffe Vivaldi debut tonight. Her music has been described as soulful, sweet, dark and beautiful. Her distinctive voice is showcased in her variety of original songs." Boyan Acoustic/Pop/Rock Boyan used to be an award winning acoustic guitarist. He played with many people, many genres of music, recorded hours of original highly creative instrumental music until he finally gave up and started writing songs... Then he found out that he is no longer a guitarist because he now plays a dobro 90% of the time (see pic) Boyan plays catchy, groovy tunes about everyday life. His unique sound and mastery of the dobro makes a difference when you go out to listen to some live music.
	9:30-11:00pm		Kate Pivoriunas Band pop/rock Kate is the lead singer of an energy driven pop/rock band that stands out for the quality of its lyrics and highly professional musicianship of its members. If you like rock, you will love this band
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SUN 12/30	7:30-9:00pm		John Grecia Rock / Pop / Progressive
	9:30-11:00pm		Pamela Means Jazz Project "Means is, quite simply, superb...Her guitar playing is very tasty indeed, her voice...tender, and her version of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” is heart-rending.” - Hi Fi Magazine
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MON 12/31		Next Open Mic on Monday, January 7, 2008.	NO OPEN MIC TONIGHT Next Open Mic on Monday, January 7, 2008.
	From 11:00PM		NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL Join us for Our 25th Anniversary New Year's Eve Special with Sasha Dobson by the fireplace. Ring in the New Year with Champagne on the House.