Live Music at Carmen’s Café! Tapas and live music and good friends!
Michael Century performs originals, standards and classics on piano and accordion. Eclectic lineup, with Century’s own tunes interspersed with a mash-up of music by Satie, Glass, Piazzolla, Weill, Klucevsek, Bach, Cage, Bolcom, Joplin, Mozart, Radiohead, Ravel, Nyman, Schubert, Ellington, Mingus, Monk, Jobim, Strauss, Riley, and more. $5 cover, proceeds to Troy Bike Rescue.
Duet à 1 (part one) from Michael Century on Vimeo.
Charlie Smith, Capital District’s premier bluesman w/ Mark Davenport. Friday August 26th — open 5-10, music 6:30-9:30, cover $5
We’ll have the duo here on Friday but here’s the Charlie Smith Band:
Carmen’s Café of Troy, NY is proud to host nationally known blues/ jazz/ folk fusion performer and composer, Gideon Freudmann on Friday, August 19.Gideon Freudmann, a cello innovator, has created his own style of music called CelloBop – a fusion of blues, jazz, folk and much more. Not only has Gideon performed at The Montreal International Jazz Festival, The Prague Swing Jazz Festival and throughout the US, but his music is also frequently heard on NPR’s All Things Considered. His creative workshops at schools, colleges and music camps, as well as his tunebook, New Music For Cello has inspired cello and violin students and teachers from coast to coast to perform his music by their own cello choirs and string ensembles. Gideon’s original composed music has been commissioned for film, theatre and dance. His recent project has been performing live soundtracks for classic silent films. Gideon has 12 original CDs to his credit and has performed on dozens of albums by other musicians.
A classical musician by training, Freudmann earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Cello Performance from the University of Connecticut. Since that time, Freudmann has distinguished himself as one of New England’s finest solo cross-genre cellists, performing in literally hundreds of venues throughout the United States, including a featured performance at the New Directions Cello Festival in New York. His solo CDs featuring exclusively original songs and lyrics have received international distribution, extensive national and international airplay and glowing critical reviews.
Freudmann has held several artistic residencies including the University of Connecticut, James Madison University, Ithaca Violoncello Institute and others, and has performed in dozens of colleges and universities in the country. Freudmann has been featured as a guest musician on an eclectic array of folk and rock CDs, and his innovative sounds have been commissioned for video, film and dance soundtracks. Among his non-classical influences, Freudmann cites the Kronos Quartet, Turtle Island String Quartet, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, guitarist Leo Kottke, and the many jazz and blues greats of this century.
Of Note
— Recorded and produced 12 CDs of original CelloBop music
— Interviewed on NPR’s Weekend Edition
— Music used on All Things Considered, Car Talk, This American Life, Dr Dimento, Good Morning America
— Featured at Montreal International Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival of Prague, and New Directions Cello Festival
— Composed Live Soundtrack for Silent Films (latest CD is soundtrack to The Cabinet of Dr Caligari).
— Opened for Richard Thompson, Rhode Island Philharmonic, They Might Be Giants, Loudon Wainwright,
Jonathan Richman, Dan Zanes, Dan Hicks, Phish…
— Performed throughout US, Canada and in Czech Republic
— Wrote Tunebook for Cello and composed several String Ensembles
— Held artist-in-residencies at universities in MA, CT, WA, VA, GA, KS, NY, TX
Our neighbor, Patti Melita, star of stage and Third Street returns to Carmen’s for another special evening of live jazz.
She brings her magnificent voice, and perhaps some friends, along with Nate Phipps’ wonderful piano to grace our humble bistro.
Music from 6:30-9:30, Cover $5
Friday Dinner Specials:
Marinated Steak Strips
over baby spinach & mushroom salad
Cuban Bouillabasse
shrimp, scallops, mussels & clams
simmered in spices & served over saffron rice
Marinated Fried Chicken Thighs
served with fried yucca
Vegetarian and Gluten Free Options Available
Try Our Icy Minty Tea!
herbally sweetened without sugar
Carmen’s Café
Carmen & Jim
Fine Cuban American Cuisine
(518) 326-2064
carmenscafe@nycap.rr.com
Tapas on Fridays 5-9,
Breakfast & Lunch Sat & Sun 9-4
August is a special month, so we’re packing the house with grrrreat music!
Sonny & Perley
This Friday, August 5 from 5-10
Music 6:30-9:30, cover $5
Spoiler Alert— Surprise Guests May Appear!!
Friday Dinner Specials:
Lamb w/ Citrus Marinade
served with yucca
Shredded Marinated Pork
over saffron rice
Salmon Cake With Fried Avocado
what more can you say?
Chicken Drumettes
over saffron rice
Vegetarian and Gluten Free Options Available
Carmen’s Café
Carmen & Jim
Fine Cuban American Cuisine
Carmen’s Café
(518) 326-2064
carmenscafe@nycap.rr.com
Tapas on Fridays 5-9,
Breakfast & Lunch Sat & Sun 9-4
198 First Street (Corner of Adams)
Troy NY 1218
This Friday, July 29 from 5-10
Music 6:30-9:30, cover $5
Latin Jazz by Mundo Nuevo
Friday Dinner Specials:
Cuban Bouillabasse
shrimp, scallops, mussels & clams
simmered in spices & served over saffron rice
Pork Roulade
stuffed with red onions and apples
served over pureed yucca
Grilled Steak Strips
over mashed potatoes
with grilled mixed vegetables
Vegetarian and Gluten Free Options Available
World Peace Day— This Saturday!
Gathering at the Music Shell in Central Park, Schenectady
Featuring Our Own Patti Melita
And Desiree Rain, Daughter of Sonny & Perley
Kelly Birtch takes the stage at Carmen’s this Friday evening bringing her own special brand of Spanish infusion to rock and the soft and the gentle in-between.
Here’s just a sampling of the buzz surrounding this artist:
Kelly Birtch is a rising star in the New York world of music. She is a guitarist and a composer with amazing diversity and range across many musical genres. Take a listen to the music page and hear for yourself. Better yet, order a CD and get the full Kelly Birtch experience. Or in the best of all worlds attend a live performance.
– Alexandra Zacharios-Haight
Writer, Blogger, Arts and Cultural Critic
The Huffington Post, New Manhattan Review, et al
All Music 6:30 – 9:30 Cafe 5-10PM $5 Cover.
Charlie Smith, Capital District’s premier bluesman with Stingray Bob Aronstein on Piano. Friday July 15— open 5-10, music 6:30-9:30, cover $5
Next Week: Kelly Birtch, Solo Guitar Amazing guitar work— Spanish guitar plus a variety of originals. Chords and melodies at once, she plays as if she has four hands. Friday July 22, same bat-time, same bat-place.
Back from the Fourth, refreshed and ready for summer. First up is our neighbor,
Patti Melita, star of stage and Third Street
She brings her magnificent voice along with Nate Phipps’ wonderful piano to grace our humble bistro.
Open 5-10, showtime 6:30-9:30, cover $5. You’ll love it.
Dinner Specials for Friday, July 8:
Pernil— Slow roasted Pork Shoulder in Caribbean spices
w. veggie & mashed potato
Steak Salad
over baby spinach & mushrooms salad
Shrimp Tamale
with roasted poblano in a cream sauce
Braised Collard Greens w. garlic & oil
Yucca w. Onions & Garlic
Sidewalk Bistro Dining is Open
Fundraiser & Meet The Candidate @ Carmen’s, Friday July 14, 6:30-10
Introducing Lynne Kopka and Nina Nichols
At Large Candidates for City Council of Troy
An Array of Tapas and Sangria will be provided by Carmen’s Café
$20 donation goes entirely to the Kopka and Nichols for City Council Campaigns
— We like Lynn and Nina because they have both shown they are smart and hard workers, and are dedicated to making Troy a better place for everyone
Next Week: I tell you, it’s a stellar month, and August is just as good. Next up it’s
Charlie Smith & Stingray Bob Aronstein,
the Capital District’s premier bluesmen
Friday, July 15
Friday August 12 Enjoy the jazz! Troy’s own Matty Melita and pianist Nat Phipps grace the cafe with live jazz for your dining enjoyment. This is sure to be a memorable evening so tell your friends. Nothing goes together one a Friday night like good friends, jazz and Tapas!
Carmen's Bistro 