The Goat Cafe

Middle Eastern Dance - Mosaic Dance Theatre Company

Sunday, December 9th @ 7:00pm - $12 cover plus $5 cafe min. Reservations Strongly Suggested

Hosted by professional dancer Morgiana Celeste of the Glen Ridge-based Mosaic Dance Theater Company, the Sunday Showcase of Middle Eastern Dance features New Jersey dancers and teachers of Middle eastern dance and their students, and is suitable for the entire family.  It offers a chance to see professional and student dancers of varying levels, performing classical oriental dance, various folklore styles, as well as fusion and interpretive pieces.  Showcases are scheduled the second Sunday of every month at 7:00pm.  Tickets are $12.00 plus a $5.00 cafe min.  Call 973 275 9000 for reservations.  www.morgiana.com

DIALECT of The Diaspora 4 - Reggae & Hip-Hop Vibes

Saturday, December 8th @ 8pm $10 Cover

Performers: Jasper (New Jeru); Zilla (Jamaica); 8thW1 (New Jeru); Bosco (Ghana) with host & DJ Juggla (New Jupiter).  Featuring Special Guest Terri Lion (Jamaica)

www.myspace.com/jugglamusic

Jazz Duet - MARK WEINSTEIN & DAVE STRYKER

Sunday, December 2nd @ 7:30pm & 9:00pm.

Reservations Highly Recommended For This Rare and Special Jazz Duet Engagement.

Playing music from their soon to be released CD, “Straight, No Chaser”

About “Three Deuces,” Mark’s album of flute and guitar duets, Lee Prosser, www.jazzreview.com says “Mark Weinstein is one of the most versatile jazz flute performers around today and he creates some of the best flute jazz in contemporary jazz…flawless and full of imaginative performances and intricate music.”

Check out the music at:             www.jazzfluteweinstein.com

                                                www.myspace.com/markweinstein

GRUPO YURI - Latin Jazz & World Music

Friday, November 30th @ 8pm - $10 Cover plus 1 cafe purchase min.

GROUPO YURI'S sound is an exuberant call to the world's music lovers to rejoice in life, love and esprit du corps.  Their sound is a blend of World Beat, Latin, Jazz and Fusion rhythms, intertwined with beautifully haunting melodies.  The music is infectious...from the percussionists' pulsating beat to the electric violinist's sublime sonorities. 

Founded by violinist and songwriter Yuri Turchyn in 1996, the group has performed in many club venues, concerts and festivals.  GRUPO YURI has played before thousands of fans and has garnered an astounding reputation for their electrifying concert performances and their universal appeal.

Yuri Turchyn: electric five string violin; writer

Al Selert: drums

Beny Ramos: congos and  bongos

Ernie Fortunato: acoustic & electric guitar

Jim Grant: bass guitar

Stacy Grant: percussion

MARAFANYI - Drum, Dance & Song in Poetic Motion

Saturday, November 24th @ 8pm - $12 Cover plus 1 cafe purchase min.

Marafanyi Percussion presents 'Le Spectacle de les Femmes' at the Goat Cafe!
Marafanyi co-founders, Yael Shacham & Lara Gonzalez (photo l-r) , showcase new work and collaborations with artistes; Lisa Gonzalez-Howell: multi-instrument, Stefanie Weber: tap/vocals/multi-instrument, Nana Simopoulis: vocals/multi-instrument, Caryn Heilman: dance/vocals/multi-instrument.

www.RootsHeartPulse.com     www.MySpace.com/MarafanyiPercussion

PVCNJ & Basically-Hip-Hop.com Presents Secret Warz Part 1

Friday, November 2, 2007 @ 8pm / $10 cover

Performances by: Def Dom, Bobby Garcia, Preemo & Rew Mec

JASON DEUTSCH - Rock / Alternative / Pop

Saturday, November 10th @ 7pm / $10 Cover plus one cafe min. purchase

Press play and hold on tight - you're about to embark on a journey that only Jason Deutsch can provide. Each note, each evocative line, speaks to you with such authority, that you are powerless within it. Your world begins to dissolve and before you know it, you are completely consumed by his haunting vocals and intriguing melodies. Your reality is gone and there is nothing but the music full, vibrant - so close it seems to be pulsing through your veins. Its indescribable, and you realize that you can stay like this forever.....

www.Jasondeutsch.com

MAPLEBURN QUARTET - Jazz / R&B / Latin Sounds

Saturday, November 10th @ 9pm $10 Cover plus one cafe min. purchase

MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE - MOSAIC DANCE THEATRE COMPANY

Sunday, November 11th @ 7:00pm - $12 cover plus $5 cafe min. Reservations Strongly Suggested

  Hosted by professional dancer Morgiana Celeste of the Glen Ridge-based Mosaic Dance Theater Company, the Sunday Showcase of Middle Eastern Dance features New Jersey dancers and teachers of Middle eastern dance and their students, and is suitable for the entire family.  It offers a chance to see professional and student dancers of varying levels, performing classical oriental dance, various folklore styles, as well as fusion and interpretive pieces.  Showcases are scheduled the second Sunday of every month at 7:00pm.  Tickets are $12.00 plus a $5.00 cafe min.  Call 973 275 9000 for reservations.  www.morgiana.com

This showcase will feature Gia al Qamar and The Urban Desert Dancers. Melinda and Emilia of Studio Morgiana will also perform.   Again, reservations are strongly recommended.

MO PHAT - Hip Hop Soul Tap

Saturday, November 3rd @ 7pm / $8 Cover plus 1 cafe purchase min.

From hip-hop tap soul to mo phat. It is what it is :)

Hip-Hop Soul Tap; adj/noun- The working title for a band fusing elements of hip-hop, soul, and tapdancing within the context of rock, funk and electronic music. Come and see it ... u shouldn't miss it!