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May be it'll be interesting for you to know (and to post at your calendar!!!) what russian klezmer band Nayekhovichi (www.nayekhovichi.ru) will play at the 30th of August in Berlin (Kaffee Burger, 22:00) and at the 31th of august in Wrotslaw's Synagogue in Poland (20:00) (now we finished with London KlezFest and waiting for our singer' (Vanya Zhuk) comeback-from-KlezKanada)
Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar will be performing Thursday, Sept 31st at the Jewish Museum's SummerNights series, after a screening of the 1950's television series "The Goldbergs"
Art Bailey- accordion
Jake Shulman-Ment-violin
Jeremy Brown-violin
Jim Guttmann-bass
Thursday, Sept 31st, 2006, 7pm and 8pm
Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue (northeast corner of 92nd Street)
New York,NY 10128
Music from Romania and a few other places...
Art Bailey’s Orkestra Popilar is a quintet consisting of accordion, two violins, mandolin and bass that highlights both well-known and more obscure klezmer tunes, as well as Bailey’s own original compositions. The repertoire is a mix of early 20th century Jewish fiddle pieces, original compositions, improvisation, and features material originally recorded by Romanian-born cymbalom master and Lower East Side restaurateur, Joseph Moskowitz. Reminiscent of an earlier time in the history of recorded Jewish music, the result is fresh, unique, and thoroughly engaging.
A bountiful outpouring of music, theatre, art, dance, literature, cabaret and film will take place from August 29 through September 4 at the Harbourfront Centre, with special events at Earl Bales Park and the Miles Nadal jcc.
Colourful events like the pageant and parade created by the award-winning Shadowland Theatre, Kabbalah yoga and dramatic Havdallah rituals evoke the special nature of the festival, which melds the traditional spirit of Eastern Europe with the new, radical art being created in a contemporary resurgence of Jewish culture.
Most events are free. Click here to see the entire Ashkenaz 2006 schedule.
Some special events will require a ticket, including Retro Ashkenaz, with festival favorites Klezmer en Buenos Aires and Les Yeux Noirs, on Thursday, August 31. Click here for information on all the ticketed events.