Andy Statman2008 Grammy Nominee! A very rare opportunity to hear at The Cedar a genuine double virtuoso at the height of his powers. Andy will perform one set on mandolin and one set on clarinet, highlighting tunes from his recent pair of contrasting albums, East Flatbush Blues (bluegrass-inspired) and Awakening From Above (inspired by hasidic melodies), with help from Jim Whitney on bass and Larry Eagle on drums and percussion. Statman, one of his generation's premier mandolinists and clarinetists, thinks of his compositions as "a spontaneous, American-roots form of very personal, prayerful hasidic music, by way of avant-garde jazz." This small, modest man takes for granted that a performer might embody several worlds in his art, and seems not to recognize that his music, like his story, is extraordinary.