Feenjon Group's Manny Dworman dead at 73

[Ethan Minovitz <eminovitz...>]

Manny (Menakhem) Dworman, who performed at Cafe Feenjon with his 
band, the Feenjon Group, died Sunday, his son said. He was 73.

The Feenjon Group recorded five albums, performed at Carnegie Hall, 
and inspired the radio show "Music From Around the World." 
 
Dworman owned a Greenwich Village nightspot where comedians including 
Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano and John Stewart performed.

He was also a musician who played the oud, guitar and mandolin, and 
who owned the Comedy Cellar on Macdougal Street and the Olive Tree 
Cafe upstairs. 

The club was previously the site of Cafe Feenjon, a Middle Eastern 
nightclub which originally opened as a coffeehouse in 1960. 

Comedy Cellar, which opened in 1980, also hosted performances by 
Chris Rock and Colin Quinn, and discussions at the club inspired 
Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn." 

Dworman was featured in the 2002 documentary "Comedian" by Seinfeld. 

He also appeared in the 1963 horror film "The Fat Black Pussycat."

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