The Goat Cafe

JAZZ DUET - MARK WEINSTEIN & DAVE STRYKER

Sunday, January 20th @ 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

Saturday, January 26th @ 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

MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE -Mosaic Dance Theatre Company

Sunday, January 13th @ 7:00pm -  Reservations Strongly Suggested.

GALA CABARET BENEFIT - "Mediterranean Holiday" - An Evening of Dance, Story & Song.  Special Benefit Cover Charge - $25 plus $5 Cafe min.

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 normally $12.00 plus a $5.00 cafe min.  Call 973 275 9000 for reservations.  www.morgiana.com

WALK THE DOG & FRIENDS - Blues, Rock & Folk

Friday, January 11th @ 8pm - $10 Cover

www.walkthedogtheband.com

PVD - Underground Hip-Hop Series

Thursday, December 13th @ 8pm / $8 Cover plus $2 cafe min.

The Electric Relaxation: Live Hip Hop Open Mic & Showcase.
Showcases from CyMarshall Law, Silent Knight, & Purple Haze......hosted by John Robinson. Barsh on Keys. PVD on Drums. Max Jerome on the 1's and 2's. Artists get there early for the open mic

www.myspace.com/ElectricRelaxationnNJ

KATE EVANS - Singer/Songwriter

Saturday, December 29, 2007 @ 7pm $10 Cover

If a child of Billie Holiday and Randy Newman were raised by Ani DiFranco and schooled by Mahalia Jackson, she might grow up to sound something like Kate Evans.  Provocative, cerebral, gorgeous, her music goes straight to the heart.

After performing and recording for over 10 years with a wide variety of bands and artists from jazz giant Benny Carter to quirky rockers Ween, Kate recorded her first solo album.  "Release."  Maureen Keller of indie-music.com described the album by saying, "The lyrics are inspiring, the voice is one-of-a-kind, and the overall sound is as beautiful as music gets.  It is evident that Evans loves music as she pours her heart into these inspiring songs."

Check it out at  www.kateweb.com

PAMELA MEANS Project w/ Sturgis Cunningham - drums

Saturday, December 22, 2007 @ 8pm - $10 Cover

"...one of the fiercest guitar players and politically rooted singer-songwriters in the music industry today."

- Curve Magazine

"...visionary [artist]...combination of Michael Franti and Chet Baker."

- Northeast Performer Magazine

"With her skillful delivery of snappy lounge classics...Means takes her rightful place among contemporary superstar jazz vocalists such as Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones."

- Curve Magazine

"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."

- HiFi Magazine, London UK

"...stark, defiant songs."

- New York Times

for more info: www.pamelameans.com, www.myspace.com/pamelameans

DAVE STRYKER & STEVE SLAGLE

Friday, December 21, 2007 @ 9:30 & 10:45pm $12 Cover in Advance / $15 Day of Performance, $6 Cafe min.

www.davestryker.com