Kirsten Hoving and Antonio Ciacca

Art and architecture historian Kirsten Hoving talks about the enigmatic artist Joseph Cornell and his fascination with astronomy, then jazz pianist Antonio Ciacca talks about his music.

Kirsten Hoving has a new book, Joseph Cornell and Astronomy: A Case for the Stars. Antonio Ciacca's newest CD is called Rush Life. He can also be heard live in NYC on Tuesday evenings from 7-10 PM at Creole restaurant (118th Street and 3rd Ave) and on Thursdays fro 7-10 PM at Roth's Westside Steakhouse, 93rd Street and Columbus Ave.

Benny Golson and Mulgrew Miller

Two jazz greats visit the Speakeasy tonight...

Fist, the legendary saxman/composer Benny Golson joins us as the celebrations for his 80th birthday are in full swing. In addition to two brand new CD's beinfg released (New Time, New 'Tet and The Best of Benny Golson), Benny wikll be performing at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in NYC from Tuesday, Feb. 3 - Sunday Feb. 8.

Then pianist Mulgrew Miller talks about his upcoming celebration of two of the greatest jazz albums ever, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue and John Coltrane's Giant Steps. Mulgrew is artist director of upcoming concerts reimagining and celebrating these two seminal albums. The concerts will be Feb. 12-14 at 8PM at the Rose Theater at the Frederick P. Rose Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center (Broadway/60th St, NYC).

Francisco Mela and Emily Hubley

Two Speakeasy faves return. First, drummer/dynamo Francisco Mela drops by for a brief update and celebrates his first run as a leader at the Village Vanguard, beginning Tuesday January 27- Sunday February 1,

then filmmaker Emily Hubley is back! Emily's first feature film, The Toe Tactic, will have its theatrical premiere at the Museum of Modern Art (NYC) on Wed., January28 at 6PM (and will be there other dates & times; see schedule)
Emily and Producer Jen Small (+ cast/crew pending availability) will attend.


http://villagevanguard.com/frames.htm
http://www.orchardpictures.com/toetactic.html
http://www.emilyhubley.com/

Duck Hunting with Dick - special AMF edition!

It is time to bid farewell to our favorite evildoers as the Speakeasy takes a walk down memory lane with a special edition of Duck Hunting with Dick. Ken Smith joins Dorian... get your hankies out!

John Walter and Marian McPartland

Filmmaker John Walter visits to talk about his new film, Theater of War. In it, he examines Bertolt Brecht’s motives and politics through the lens of a Public Theater/NY Shakespeare Festival production of Mother Courage in Central Park during summer 2006. The production was adapted by Tony Kushner’s and starred Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline.'

Later, jazz (and radio!) legend Marian McPartland returns to the program to talk about a special piece she composed to commemorate environmentalist Rachel Carson.

Carl Hart

Carl Hart is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. He studies the behavioral and neuropharmacological effects of psychoactive drugs in humans and heads an innovative lab which investigates effect of methamphetamine use and abuse. He is also the author of numerous influential papers as well as the text book Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior


http://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/fac-bios/HartC/faculty.html
http://catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/viewProductDetails.do?isbn=0073380792

From his lab: "Do You Use Crystal Meth? The Substance Use Research Center at
Columbia University seeks medically healthy meth users between the
ages of 21 and 49 to participate in a 10-session study evaluating
stimulant effects. For more information, please call: (212) 543-6013 or (212) 543-6545. All personal and identifying information will be kept confidential."

Upcoming Guests

Monday January 21
Pianist Eliane Elias on her new CD Something for You, a tribute to Bill Evans. Elias also can be heard performing this material at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in Manhattan Jan. 22-27.
then, artist/author Maira Kalman talks about her latest book, The Principles of Uncertainty.
http://www.jalc.org/dccc/d_calendar.asp
http://www.mairakalman.com/

Monday January 28
Film critic and Film Society of Lincoln Center programmer Kent Jones and author, critic, and Library of America's Editor in Chief Geoffrey O'Brien return to The Speakeasy with their picks for favorite and worst films of 2007.