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October 1, 2006
October 3, 2006
Tiger, Muses & Jasmine, NYC, Oct 3
Tiger, Muses & Jasmine, a provocative revue of the wild heroines of the Weimar Republic.
After a successful first run in July, this unique and entertaining show will return for four nights only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, New York City, on September 22nd, 26th, October 3rd and 13th at 7:00 PM; $15 cover, plus two-drink minimum. Cash only. For reservations, call (212) 757-0788.
For more info go to www.micaelaleon.com or www.donttellmama.com
Micaela Leon & Paul Trueblood (MD)
directed by Lina Koutrakos
Written and performed by German-born singer and actress—Micaela Leon—this must-see 70-minute show will transport you to the roaring Berlin of the 1920's—a time of great political upheaval, decadence and creative adventure. While men were writing about modernism, women such as Marlene Dietrich, Valeska Gert and Anita Berber were pushing social boundaries—on stage and off. Recently described by Cabaret Hotline as '...amazing vocals and an equally amazing talent as actor...' Leon will introduce you to some of these dynamic women and reintroduces the music of Hollaender, Spoliansky, Eisler and Weill—works that were considered depraved or were destroyed by the Nazis.
Leon is accompanied by the musical director Paul Trueblood. Also born of German ancestry, Trueblood is an expert in the music of this era and has collaborated with one of the original "Weimar Girls"—Greta Keller—in 1970's New York. He has also performed songs by Weill, Hollaender, and others with Marianne Faithfull on her album—20th Century Blues.
October 4, 2006
Klezphonics, Narragansett, RI, Oct 4
EASTERN EUROPEAN KLEZMER & PEARLS OFTHE YIDDISH THEATER
Look out for an evening of toe-tapping fun with the Klezphonics! Learn about Klezmer-the music of eastern European Jews-as we play happy 'freylach' music for dancing and soulful melodies for the wedding table. Singer Amy Olson performs our favorites from the Yiddish theater and puts her own spin on some classic songs. With special guest vocalist Janine Weismann at the Kinney Bungalow at Sunset Farm, Wednesday October 4 7-9pm, 505 Point Judith Road, Narragansett. 783-8907
Frank London's Klezmer Brass AllStars, NYC, Oct 4
rare nyc appearance...
This should be a real party, drink, dance
on Wed, Oct. 4th, 9pm
As part of the New York Gypsy Festival
Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars and Balkan Fantasia from New York will play for your ecstatic booty shaking pleasure.
at the club:
M 1-5 - 52 Walker St (Bet. Broadway & Church) NYC
info is at:
www.nygypsyfest.com/2006%20schedule.htm
Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars have 3 CDs, including their latest, CARNIVAL CONSPIRACY. This is a real Yiddish Fanfarra, featuring the best and loudest klezmer brass players in the tri-state area :-)
guest artists BALKAN FANTASIA are a real treat. Comprised of Veni San, Michael Nikovic, Peter Stan (super virtuoso accordionist!), Zoran Muncan and Lanti Muncan, Balkan Fantasia plays music from Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia and is an amazingly hot band of New York-based Romani (Gypsy) musicians.
October 5, 2006
Bohemian Nights, Fitzroy, Australia, Oct 5
Bohemian Nights
Thu. Oct 5 Dante's Restaurant & Bar, Fitzroy, Doors open 8 for 8.30pm
Cnr Gertrude and Napier Streets, www.dantesfitzroy.com.au includes
menu, $10/8
Golem, Brooklyn, NYC, Oct 5
Golem
FREE SHOW IN NYC
Golem will be playing a free show in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
October 5th
Zebulon
(258 Wythe Ave. Brooklyn NY. 11211)
10 pm. FREE.
Take the L train to Bedford stop in Williamsburg
October 7, 2006
Protest! The Concert to Close Guantanamo, NYC, Oct 7
The Klezmatics, along with Marshall Crenshaw, Rutha Harris (of the original Freedom Singers), Angelique Kidjo, The Mammals, Urban World of NYC Poets, Utah Phillips and many more special guests, sing out and speak out on one of the most important issues of today
Town Hall, NYC, 8pm
123 West 43rd St.
(212)840.2824
Ticket Price: $55, 40 & 30
Tickets
Fireflies, Caherdaniel, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Oct 7
The Fireflies
Saturday 7th October - The rockin' foot stompin' 4-piece Klezmer band THE FIREFLIES will be perfoming at The Blind Piper, Caherdaniel, Co. Kerry. Starts 9.30pm. Free.
SoCalled w/The Mighty Sparrow, Montreal, Canada, Oct 7
So Called
Sat- Oct 7 - 9:30pm (doors open 8:30)
Montreal, Canada @ Club Soda
w/ The Mighty Sparrow
After selling out venues all throughout Europe over the past few months, SoCalled is headed to the East Coast to play a few shows with The Islands (Ex- Unicorns) and Sister Suvi
"Josh 'SoCalled' Dolgin is an iconoclastic Montreal-based rapper, producer, accordionist, & occasional musician with a penchant for plundering old Yiddish folk records for samples and his family's religious heritage for subject matter."—The Toronto Star
Golem @ Lotus Festival, Bloomington, IN, Oct 7
Golem
Lotus World Music Festival
Bloomington, IN
Union Board Tent @ 7:15 pm
Buy Tickets
Balkan Beat Box @ Lotus Festival, Bloomington, IN, Oct 7
Balkan Beat Box
Lotus World Music Festival
Bloomington, IN
Union Board Tent @ 22:30 pm
Buy Tickets
October 8, 2006
Film premiere: Yiddish Theater: A Love Story, Los Angeles, CA, Oct 8
The center for Jewish Culture and Creativity
announces the
Los Angeles premiere of the documentary film
"Yiddish Theater: A Love Story"
On Sunday, October 8 at 2:00 pm at the Mann Chinese Theaters Hollywood followed by a reception at the Trastevere restaurant
Seating for the screening is limited, but $11.00 tickets are available in advance online at www.MagicalFilmFest.com/37.html until Monday October 2nd or at the box office from Friday October 6th subject to availability. Parking is available at the underground structure at the Hollywood Highland Entertainment Complex for $2 after box office validation.
"Yiddish Theater: A Love Story", a full-length documentary with a running time of 80 minutes will have its Los Angeles premiere at the FAIF International Film Festival on Sunday, October 8, at 2:00 pm at the Mann Chinese Theaters screen #4 on Hollywood Boulevard and Highland followed by coffee and desserts at the adjacent Trastevere restaurant, sponsored by Wells Fargo.
The film, directed by award winning filmmaker Dan Katzir and produced by Ravit Markus, under the auspices of the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity, is a must see film for anyone who loves theater:
Enter the funny, larger-than-life world of Yiddish Theater today through this powerful documentary film about the amazing woman who has kept the oldest running Yiddish Theater in America alive. Zypora Spaisman is a Holocaust survivor who conquers all hearts in her passion for art, life and Yiddish.
This heartwarming story of one unique woman's struggle portrays the fight of both an old art form to stay relevant and an old actress to find meaning and a stage in a society that worships youth.
Shot in real time in one of the coldest winters in New York, Zypora's theater has one week to raise funding to keep their show going. Many miracles occur during this week, but will they be enough to save this critically acclaimed Yiddish show?
Ballin' the Jack, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 8
BALLIN' THE JACK DOES THE MARX BROTHERS
FEATURING ROY NATHANSON.
BARBES ~ Sunday, Oct 8th
#376 9th st at 6th ave Park Slope, Brooklyn
7th ave stop on F, 9pm.
718-965-9177
barbesbrooklyn.com
Roy Nathanson, voice, words, sax
Matt Darriau - alto, clt.
Andy Laster - bari, clt.
Frank London - trumpet
Curtis Hasselbring - tbone
George Schuller - traps
Anthony Coleman - piano
Joe Fitzgerald - bass
Rediscover the swinging film music of the legendary Marx Brothers movies with Klezmatic’s reedman Matt Darriau's Ballin' the Jack. Bestowing the solos of Harpo and Chico with an avant flavor sure to make the brothers smile, their performace will feature special guest Roy Nathanson from the Jazz Passengers as MC, saxophonist and Groucho interpreter. Also with charts by band members Andy Laster on baritone sax and clarinet, Frank London on trumpet, Curtis Hasselbring on trombone, Anthony Coleman on keyboard and piano, bassist Joe Fitzgerald and George Schuller on drums.
"Ballin' The Jack revives these swing tunes in an ultra-modern way that makes them seem like they were just written.... A strong candidate for Jazz CD of the Year" -- All-Music Guide
***
(Whooo hoo hoo hoo, oh you dog)
First you put your knees together, close up tight,
Then you sway 'em to left, then you sway 'em to the right...
Step around the floor kind of nice and light, ...
Then you twis' around, and twis' around with all your might, ...
Style and Grace, Swing your foot way round, then bring it back,
Now that's what I call Ball-in the Jack.
Then you do the Eagle Rock with style and grace, ...
Swing your foot way'round then bring it back,
Now that's what I call Ballin' the Jack...
~Chris Smith, 1913
"Shlemiel the First," staged reading, Washington, DC, Oct 8-13
Shlemiel the First
Staged Concert Reading
Theater J, Washington, DC
Tickets $25
(800) 494.TIXS or visit
www.boxofficetickets.com
Box office opens 1 hour before performance
Opening Night Performances:
Sunday, October 8, 8:00 pm
Monday, October 9, 7:30 pm
All Other Performances:
October 10-12, 7:30 pm
October 13, 12:00 pm
For more info: 202-777-3230
www.theaterj.org
Based on the Play by I.B. Singer
Conceived and Adapted by
Robert Brustein
Music by Hankus Netsky
Additional Music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott
Featuring Amy McWilliams, Donna Migliaccio, Dan Manning,
Rob McQuay, Dwayne Nitz, Peter Gil, Tom Howley, Howard
Stregack, Max Talisman and Isabel Thompson
Brustein recreates one of the great stories of Chelm, the
village of fools, as a klezmer musical full of slapstick
comedy and zany characters. The council of Chelm decides
to appoint Shlemiel, a sexton in a synagogue, to spread
its dubious wisdom to another town. Tricked by the
mischievous Chaim Rascal into retracing his steps,
Shlemiel thinks he has discovered a duplicate Chelm and
another Ms. Shlemiel. His comic misadventures continue as
he commits adultery with his wife and tries to convince
the council that there are two Shlemiels! Hailed by
critics at Lincoln Center's Serious Fun! festival
SoCalled, Cambridge, MA, Oct 8
So Called w/Islands (fr Canada, feat. members of The Unicorns), Sister Suvi
Sun- Oct 8 - 8:00pm – All Ages - $12
Middle East, downstairs
After selling out venues all throughout Europe over the past few months, SoCalled is headed to the East Coast to play a few shows with The Islands (Ex- Unicorns) and Sister Suvi
"Josh 'SoCalled' Dolgin is an iconoclastic Montreal-based rapper, producer, accordionist, & occasional musician with a penchant for plundering old Yiddish folk records for samples and his family's religious heritage for subject matter."—The Toronto Star
October 9, 2006
"Shlemiel the First," staged reading, Washington, DC, Oct 8-13
Shlemiel the First
Staged Concert Reading
Theater J, Washington, DC
Tickets $25
(800) 494.TIXS or visit
www.boxofficetickets.com
Box office opens 1 hour before performance
Opening Night Performances:
Sunday, October 8, 8:00 pm
Monday, October 9, 7:30 pm
All Other Performances:
October 10-12, 7:30 pm
October 13, 12:00 pm
For more info: 202-777-3230
www.theaterj.org
Based on the Play by I.B. Singer
Conceived and Adapted by
Robert Brustein
Music by Hankus Netsky
Additional Music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott
Featuring Amy McWilliams, Donna Migliaccio, Dan Manning,
Rob McQuay, Dwayne Nitz, Peter Gil, Tom Howley, Howard
Stregack, Max Talisman and Isabel Thompson
Brustein recreates one of the great stories of Chelm, the
village of fools, as a klezmer musical full of slapstick
comedy and zany characters. The council of Chelm decides
to appoint Shlemiel, a sexton in a synagogue, to spread
its dubious wisdom to another town. Tricked by the
mischievous Chaim Rascal into retracing his steps,
Shlemiel thinks he has discovered a duplicate Chelm and
another Ms. Shlemiel. His comic misadventures continue as
he commits adultery with his wife and tries to convince
the council that there are two Shlemiels! Hailed by
critics at Lincoln Center's Serious Fun! festival
SoCalled, NYC, Oct 9
So Called w/Islands (fr Canada, feat. members of The Unicorns), Sister Suvi
Mon-Oct 9 - 16+ - doors open 8pm
Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St.
phone: 212.533.2111
Purchase tix
After selling out venues all throughout Europe over the past few months, SoCalled is headed to the East Coast to play a few shows with The Islands (Ex- Unicorns) and Sister Suvi
"Josh 'SoCalled' Dolgin is an iconoclastic Montreal-based rapper, producer, accordionist, & occasional musician with a penchant for plundering old Yiddish folk records for samples and his family's religious heritage for subject matter."—The Toronto Star
October 10, 2006
"Shlemiel the First," staged reading, Washington, DC, Oct 8-13
Shlemiel the First
Staged Concert Reading
Theater J, Washington, DC
Tickets $25
(800) 494.TIXS or visit
www.boxofficetickets.com
Box office opens 1 hour before performance
Opening Night Performances:
Sunday, October 8, 8:00 pm
Monday, October 9, 7:30 pm
All Other Performances:
October 10-12, 7:30 pm
October 13, 12:00 pm
For more info: 202-777-3230
www.theaterj.org
Based on the Play by I.B. Singer
Conceived and Adapted by
Robert Brustein
Music by Hankus Netsky
Additional Music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott
Featuring Amy McWilliams, Donna Migliaccio, Dan Manning,
Rob McQuay, Dwayne Nitz, Peter Gil, Tom Howley, Howard
Stregack, Max Talisman and Isabel Thompson
Brustein recreates one of the great stories of Chelm, the
village of fools, as a klezmer musical full of slapstick
comedy and zany characters. The council of Chelm decides
to appoint Shlemiel, a sexton in a synagogue, to spread
its dubious wisdom to another town. Tricked by the
mischievous Chaim Rascal into retracing his steps,
Shlemiel thinks he has discovered a duplicate Chelm and
another Ms. Shlemiel. His comic misadventures continue as
he commits adultery with his wife and tries to convince
the council that there are two Shlemiels! Hailed by
critics at Lincoln Center's Serious Fun! festival
SoCalled, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 10
So Called w/Islands (fr Canada, feat. members of The Unicorns), Sister Suvi
Tues-Oct 10
North Six
66 North 6th St. (bet. Wythe & Kent)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 599-5103>
After selling out venues all throughout Europe over the past few months, SoCalled is headed to the East Coast to play a few shows with The Islands (Ex- Unicorns) and Sister Suvi
"Josh 'SoCalled' Dolgin is an iconoclastic Montreal-based rapper, producer, accordionist, & occasional musician with a penchant for plundering old Yiddish folk records for samples and his family's religious heritage for subject matter."—The Toronto Star
October 11, 2006
Afro-Semitic Experience, Boston, MA, Oct 11
The Afro-Semitic Experience is making its Boston debut this Wednesday,
October 11 at 6:30 p.m.
We will be playing at Cathedral High School, 74 Union Park Street, Boston.
At 2:30 Baba Coleman and Babafemi Alvin Carter, Jr. will be presenting a
drumming workshop for the students and then at 6:30 we will give our
concert.
Joining us for this concert will be special guests will be Art Blakey
alumnus Kalim Zarif on piano (Warren is in Nepal!!) and Paradox Trio's very
own Matt Darriau on clarinet and sax. Admission is free, but seating is
limited. For more info please call 617-542-2325.
"The Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film", NYC, Oct 11
"The Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film" video clips/lecture
presented by Eve Sicular (of Metropolitan Klezmer & Isle of Klezbos)
Wednesday, 10/11
7:00pm - 9:30pm
The Village Temple, 33 East 12th St (btw University & B'way), NYC
Info: Maria DeKord, 212-674-2340
www.villagetemple.org
For more info on the Yiddish Celluloid Closet (with musical DVD trailer coming soon!), see:
www.metropolitanklezmer.com/celluloid.html
Despite the taboo surrounding homosexuality, the topic was too intriguing to be left entirely out of the Yiddish motion picture. An exploration of lesbian & gay subtext in Yiddish cinema during its heyday, from the 1920's to the outbreak of World War II, reveals distinctly Jewish concerns of the time intertwined with a striking array of allusions to this highly-charged subject. Lectures will be accompanied by clips from selected films and period home movies, plus related archival surprises. Ms. Sicular has published widely and lectured throughout North America and Europe on Yiddish and Soviet cinema, and was particularly inspired by the work of the late film scholar Vito Russo, author and presenter of the original Celluloid Closet.
The Village Temple, led by Rabbi Chava Koster and Cantor Kathy Barr, has served the Reform Jewish community in Greenwich Village and Lower Manhattan for almost 60 years, with a commitment to social justice. This event is part of the Rose and Adolph Alexander lecture, concert and film series, supported for the eighth consecutive year by Edward Krugman, in memory of his late wife Paula's parents.
Filmmaker/historian Eve Sicular has lectured throughout North America and Europe on Yiddish and Soviet cinema. A former curator of Film & Photography Archives at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, she has also worked for the Department of Film at New York's Museum of Modern Art on the series "Bridge of Light: Yiddish Film Between Two Worlds". She has published numerous articles and anthology essays on the subject of queer subtext in Yiddish cinema, as well as lecturing on this topic at film festivals, scholarly conferences, media centers and universities across North America and Europe.
In addition to her work as a film historian, Ms Sicular is drummer/leader of both Metropolitan Klezmer and the Isle of Klezbos sextet, and has produced their four award-winning CDs on Rhythm Media Records. A fifth audio CD with DVD tracks is currently in production. The bands have appeared in broadcasts on CNN "Worldbeat," PBS "In The Life," and the German network ARD's "Rhythms of New York," as well as on radio stations worldwide, in soundtracks and soundscapes from Showtime's "The L Word" to Off-Broadway to Covent Garden's Royal Ballet, and at concert halls, nightclubs, college campuses and music festivals internationally since 1994.
SoCalled, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 11
So Called w/Islands (fr Canada, feat. members of The Unicorns), Sister Suvi
Wed-Oct 11 - 7pm
The TLA
334 South Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$15 Advance / $17 DOS
After selling out venues all throughout Europe over the past few months, SoCalled is headed to the East Coast to play a few shows with The Islands (Ex- Unicorns) and Sister Suvi
"Josh 'SoCalled' Dolgin is an iconoclastic Montreal-based rapper, producer, accordionist, & occasional musician with a penchant for plundering old Yiddish folk records for samples and his family's religious heritage for subject matter."—The Toronto Star
"Shlemiel the First," staged reading, Washington, DC, Oct 8-13
Shlemiel the First
Staged Concert Reading
Theater J, Washington, DC
Tickets $25
(800) 494.TIXS or visit
www.boxofficetickets.com
Box office opens 1 hour before performance
Opening Night Performances:
Sunday, October 8, 8:00 pm
Monday, October 9, 7:30 pm
All Other Performances:
October 10-12, 7:30 pm
October 13, 12:00 pm
For more info: 202-777-3230
www.theaterj.org
Based on the Play by I.B. Singer
Conceived and Adapted by
Robert Brustein
Music by Hankus Netsky
Additional Music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott
Featuring Amy McWilliams, Donna Migliaccio, Dan Manning,
Rob McQuay, Dwayne Nitz, Peter Gil, Tom Howley, Howard
Stregack, Max Talisman and Isabel Thompson
Brustein recreates one of the great stories of Chelm, the
village of fools, as a klezmer musical full of slapstick
comedy and zany characters. The council of Chelm decides
to appoint Shlemiel, a sexton in a synagogue, to spread
its dubious wisdom to another town. Tricked by the
mischievous Chaim Rascal into retracing his steps,
Shlemiel thinks he has discovered a duplicate Chelm and
another Ms. Shlemiel. His comic misadventures continue as
he commits adultery with his wife and tries to convince
the council that there are two Shlemiels! Hailed by
critics at Lincoln Center's Serious Fun! festival
Klezmer Jam, Astoria, Queens, Oct 11
This month's Astoria Klezmer Jam will take place as scheduled Wednesday, June 14 7:30-9:30pm Astoria Center, led by Margot Leverett and open to all. All musicians are welcome to join in, and anyone can come listen or just hang out&it's free. 27-35 Crescent Street Astoria, at 30th Ave. (Take N or W train to 30th Ave). www.AstoriaCenter.org
Deep Minor CD Pre-Release, NYC, Oct 11
Wednesday, Oct 11th, 8 PM
Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor:
Brandon Seabrook, guitar
Reuben Radding, bass
Aaron Alexander, drums
AK, clarinet/sax
at THE TANK, 279 Church St, between Franklin and White
www.thetanknyc.org/music/index.html
Admission is $10.
October 12, 2006
"Zun mit a regn", St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct 12
The Amsterdam Jewish Music Projects Foundation will be taking part in
the Russian Centennial Celebration for Dmitri Shostakovich with the
programme "Zun mit a regn" (Sun and Rain) that is to be performed at the
Shostakovich Conferences in St. Petersburg on 12 and 13 October. The
programme, which premiered in the Netherlands, includes chamber music and
songs composed by Shostakovich himself and by his friends Mieczyslaw
Weinberg and Veniamin Basner. The central source of inspiration for the
works on the programme is the music of the Jewish people, oppressed in
Russia during the Stalin regime. The works will be performed by singer
Sovali (soprano), violinist Grigory Sedukh, cellist Alexander Oratovski and
pianist Paul Prenen. The performances are supported by the Wilhelmina E.
Jansen Fund.
Concerts:
. 12 October 2006, 7 PM at the Composers Hall, St. Petersburg
. 13 October 2006, 4 PM at the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Museum Apartment (with
lecture by Julia Broido)
The complete program includes:
M. Weinberg, Jewish Songs, Op.13 (Y.L. Perets) (1943)
M. Weinberg, Sonata for Cello Solo, No.1, Op.72 (1960)
D. Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue, Op.87, No.8 in F sharp minor for piano
(1950-51)
D. Shostakovich, "From Jewish Folk Poetry", Op.79, Nos.1, 3, 5, 7 (1948)
D. Shostakovich, Piano Trio No.2, Op. 67 (1944)
V. Basner, Poem for Violin and Piano, Op. 7, No.1
V. Basner, Songs from the musical "Jewish Luck", Op. 45 (1994)
From the reviews of previous performances in the Netherlands:
Eindhovens Dagblad: "Brilliant Yiddish lyricism!"
Enschede Synagogue: "The impressive programme went over very well with
the audience. Everyone found it fascinating to witness how original Jewish
music that was barely known, if at all, was brought back to life.."
Jan Roelofs' review of the concert at Museum 'De Buitenplaats' in Eelde:
"How does one describe atmosphere? Not with words like professional or
virtuoso, although they were certainly applicable. In any case, the
atmosphere of the concert was created by the Jewish sounds, the melancholy
and sometimes heartbreaking grief that could be heard, by the sounds and
rhythms that said, "I shall persevere and won't let them grind me down," by
the Yiddish lyrics translated so professionally they could almost be
followed word for word. Yet the atmosphere was of course predominantly
determined by (the musicians). In a beautifully structured programme of
songs and instrumental works (partly performed as solos), they exhibited
their professionalism, virtuosity and above all their pleasure in singing
and playing. The warm cello and violin sounds, the beautiful, supple and
agile voice and the pianist who conjured up a rich palette of sounds from
the grand piano, were important ingredients in the special atmosphere of
this concert.."
The DSCH Journal: "This was an unforgettable event in which the
musicians gave their all. Bravo!"
Information:
Jewish Music Projects, c/o Sofie van Lier, phone: 020-6623675
Grigory Sedukh, phone: +7 (812) 2334808
See also: www.joodsemuziekprojecten.nl.
di bostoner klezmer, Stoughton, MA, Oct 12
di bostoner klezmer
Thursday, October 12th at 7:30 P.M. at the Stoughton Public
Library.
Join di bostoner klezmer for a free, freylekh concert on Boston's
South
Shore on Accordionist Matt Wulf's original pieces will be
featured,
along with a new Terkisher by trombonist/melodicaist Brian Bender.
The library is located on 84 Park Street on the corner of Walnut
Street
and Park Street (a.k.a. Route 27). For directions, call the library at
781-244-3711 or go to www.ocln.org/directions/STOUGHTON.html
Klezmer Alliance, Leeds, UK, Oct 12
Here's a chance to experience an evening of Hopkele magic in Leeds if you weren t able to enjoy July's spectacular combination of live klezmer music and dance.
Please join us on Thursday 12 October, from 7.30-10pm, at the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Community Centre, Leeds, LS17 for a concert from the Klezmer Alliance, followed by dancing for everyone with music from the band.
The Klezmer Alliance is a sextet of musicians from Germany, the UK and Moldova who create new sound dimensions for Yiddish music. The band unites some of Europe s most sought-after klezmer performers with Kishinev s King of Yiddish song Efim Chorny: Susan Ghergus (keyboards), Andreas Schmitges (mandolin, guitar and dance), Bernd Spehl (clarinet), Thomas Fritze (bass) and Guy Schalom (drums). See also www.klezmeralliance.com.
The format of the evening will be:
7.30-8.30pm: concert of klezmer music, and traditional and new Yiddish song
9-10pm: dancing for everyone with an experienced Yiddish dance leader and live klezmer music.
Give Tracy Bickler at the Centre a call to book your tickets (£9, £7 concs) on 0113 218 5824, or drop in to see her at 311 Stonegate Road, Leeds LS17 8AZ.
"Shlemiel the First," staged reading, Washington, DC, Oct 8-13
Shlemiel the First
Staged Concert Reading
Theater J, Washington, DC
Tickets $25
(800) 494.TIXS or visit
www.boxofficetickets.com
Box office opens 1 hour before performance
Opening Night Performances:
Sunday, October 8, 8:00 pm
Monday, October 9, 7:30 pm
All Other Performances:
October 10-12, 7:30 pm
October 13, 12:00 pm
For more info: 202-777-3230
www.theaterj.org
Based on the Play by I.B. Singer
Conceived and Adapted by
Robert Brustein
Music by Hankus Netsky
Additional Music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott
Featuring Amy McWilliams, Donna Migliaccio, Dan Manning,
Rob McQuay, Dwayne Nitz, Peter Gil, Tom Howley, Howard
Stregack, Max Talisman and Isabel Thompson
Brustein recreates one of the great stories of Chelm, the
village of fools, as a klezmer musical full of slapstick
comedy and zany characters. The council of Chelm decides
to appoint Shlemiel, a sexton in a synagogue, to spread
its dubious wisdom to another town. Tricked by the
mischievous Chaim Rascal into retracing his steps,
Shlemiel thinks he has discovered a duplicate Chelm and
another Ms. Shlemiel. His comic misadventures continue as
he commits adultery with his wife and tries to convince
the council that there are two Shlemiels! Hailed by
critics at Lincoln Center's Serious Fun! festival
Les Yeux Noirs, Los Angeles, CA, Oct 12
LES YEUX NOIRS
Thursday, October 12, 8:00 p.m.
Groove to the energy and emotion of Gypsy-klezmer octet Les Yeux Noirs (The Black Eyes). Headed by virtuoso violinists and brothers Eric and Olivier Slabiak, the Paris-based band innovatively weaves the musical traditions of the Jews and the Gypsies in celebration of their distinct cultures and historical struggles against persecution. Dynamic, soulful, and often reaching feverish heights, the infectious sound of Les Yeux Noirs leaves audiences dancing in the aisles. Part of the series The Long Walk to Freedom.
"Blending funky gypsy undertones with old-school Eastern European folk, jazz, and classical influences, Les Yeux Noirs delivers an eclectic and electric set."—San Francisco Bay Times
$30 General, $25 Members, $20 Full-Time Students
Advance tickets: (866) 468-3399, www.ticketweb.com or on site at the Skirball Admissions Desk.
Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, Oct 12
Charming Hostess
Thursday October 12
9PM
Amnesia
853 Valencia
San Francisco
w/Barbez
October 13, 2006
"Shlemiel the First," staged reading, Washington, DC, Oct 8-13
Shlemiel the First
Staged Concert Reading
Theater J, Washington, DC
Tickets $25
(800) 494.TIXS or visit
www.boxofficetickets.com
Box office opens 1 hour before performance
Opening Night Performances:
Sunday, October 8, 8:00 pm
Monday, October 9, 7:30 pm
All Other Performances:
October 10-12, 7:30 pm
October 13, 12:00 pm
For more info: 202-777-3230
www.theaterj.org
Based on the Play by I.B. Singer
Conceived and Adapted by
Robert Brustein
Music by Hankus Netsky
Additional Music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott
Featuring Amy McWilliams, Donna Migliaccio, Dan Manning,
Rob McQuay, Dwayne Nitz, Peter Gil, Tom Howley, Howard
Stregack, Max Talisman and Isabel Thompson
Brustein recreates one of the great stories of Chelm, the
village of fools, as a klezmer musical full of slapstick
comedy and zany characters. The council of Chelm decides
to appoint Shlemiel, a sexton in a synagogue, to spread
its dubious wisdom to another town. Tricked by the
mischievous Chaim Rascal into retracing his steps,
Shlemiel thinks he has discovered a duplicate Chelm and
another Ms. Shlemiel. His comic misadventures continue as
he commits adultery with his wife and tries to convince
the council that there are two Shlemiels! Hailed by
critics at Lincoln Center's Serious Fun! festival
"Zun mit a regn", St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct 13
The Amsterdam Jewish Music Projects Foundation will be taking part in
the Russian Centennial Celebration for Dmitri Shostakovich with the
programme "Zun mit a regn" (Sun and Rain) that is to be performed at the
Shostakovich Conferences in St. Petersburg on 12 and 13 October. The
programme, which premiered in the Netherlands, includes chamber music and
songs composed by Shostakovich himself and by his friends Mieczyslaw
Weinberg and Veniamin Basner. The central source of inspiration for the
works on the programme is the music of the Jewish people, oppressed in
Russia during the Stalin regime. The works will be performed by singer
Sovali (soprano), violinist Grigory Sedukh, cellist Alexander Oratovski and
pianist Paul Prenen. The performances are supported by the Wilhelmina E.
Jansen Fund.
Concerts:
. 12 October 2006, 7 PM at the Composers Hall, St. Petersburg
. 13 October 2006, 4 PM at the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Museum Apartment (with
lecture by Julia Broido)
The complete program includes:
M. Weinberg, Jewish Songs, Op.13 (Y.L. Perets) (1943)
M. Weinberg, Sonata for Cello Solo, No.1, Op.72 (1960)
D. Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue, Op.87, No.8 in F sharp minor for piano
(1950-51)
D. Shostakovich, "From Jewish Folk Poetry", Op.79, Nos.1, 3, 5, 7 (1948)
D. Shostakovich, Piano Trio No.2, Op. 67 (1944)
V. Basner, Poem for Violin and Piano, Op. 7, No.1
V. Basner, Songs from the musical "Jewish Luck", Op. 45 (1994)
From the reviews of previous performances in the Netherlands:
Eindhovens Dagblad: "Brilliant Yiddish lyricism!"
Enschede Synagogue: "The impressive programme went over very well with
the audience. Everyone found it fascinating to witness how original Jewish
music that was barely known, if at all, was brought back to life.."
Jan Roelofs' review of the concert at Museum 'De Buitenplaats' in Eelde:
"How does one describe atmosphere? Not with words like professional or
virtuoso, although they were certainly applicable. In any case, the
atmosphere of the concert was created by the Jewish sounds, the melancholy
and sometimes heartbreaking grief that could be heard, by the sounds and
rhythms that said, "I shall persevere and won't let them grind me down," by
the Yiddish lyrics translated so professionally they could almost be
followed word for word. Yet the atmosphere was of course predominantly
determined by (the musicians). In a beautifully structured programme of
songs and instrumental works (partly performed as solos), they exhibited
their professionalism, virtuosity and above all their pleasure in singing
and playing. The warm cello and violin sounds, the beautiful, supple and
agile voice and the pianist who conjured up a rich palette of sounds from
the grand piano, were important ingredients in the special atmosphere of
this concert.."
The DSCH Journal: "This was an unforgettable event in which the
musicians gave their all. Bravo!"
Information:
Jewish Music Projects, c/o Sofie van Lier, phone: 020-6623675
Grigory Sedukh, phone: +7 (812) 2334808
See also: www.joodsemuziekprojecten.nl.
Massel-Tov, Lichtenfels, Germany, 13 Oct
Massel-Tov
13.10.06
96215 Lichtenfels
Stadtschloss
19.00
T. 09571/795-104
www.Lichtenfels-city.de
Yiddishe Cup, Beachwood, OH, Oct 13
Yiddishe Cup
Oct 13
Fairmount Temple
Beachwood, Ohio
7:30 pm
Simchat Torah
free
216- 464-1330
SoCalled, Baltimore, MD, Oct 13
So Called w/Islands (fr Canada, feat. members of The Unicorns), Sister Suvi
Fri-Oct 13
Doors at 9pm/ Show at 10pm- ALL AGES
The Ottobar
2549 N Howard St
Baltimore, MD
(410) 662-0069
Buy Tickets
After selling out venues all throughout Europe over the past few months, SoCalled is headed to the East Coast to play a few shows with The Islands (Ex- Unicorns) and Sister Suvi
"Josh 'SoCalled' Dolgin is an iconoclastic Montreal-based rapper, producer, accordionist, & occasional musician with a penchant for plundering old Yiddish folk records for samples and his family's religious heritage for subject matter."—The Toronto Star
Tiger, Muses & Jasmine, NYC, Oct 13
Tiger, Muses & Jasmine, a provocative revue of the wild heroines of the Weimar Republic.
After a successful first run in July, this unique and entertaining show will return for four nights only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, New York City, on September 22nd, 26th, October 3rd and 13th at 7:00 PM; $15 cover, plus two-drink minimum. Cash only. For reservations, call (212) 757-0788.
For more info go to www.micaelaleon.com or www.donttellmama.com
Micaela Leon & Paul Trueblood (MD)
directed by Lina Koutrakos
Written and performed by German-born singer and actress—Micaela Leon—this must-see 70-minute show will transport you to the roaring Berlin of the 1920's—a time of great political upheaval, decadence and creative adventure. While men were writing about modernism, women such as Marlene Dietrich, Valeska Gert and Anita Berber were pushing social boundaries—on stage and off. Recently described by Cabaret Hotline as '...amazing vocals and an equally amazing talent as actor...' Leon will introduce you to some of these dynamic women and reintroduces the music of Hollaender, Spoliansky, Eisler and Weill—works that were considered depraved or were destroyed by the Nazis.
Leon is accompanied by the musical director Paul Trueblood. Also born of German ancestry, Trueblood is an expert in the music of this era and has collaborated with one of the original "Weimar Girls"—Greta Keller—in 1970's New York. He has also performed songs by Weill, Hollaender, and others with Marianne Faithfull on her album—20th Century Blues.
October 14, 2006
Fireflies, Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Oct 14
The Fireflies
Saturday 14th October - Adults Day Off - 2 - 5pm: an afternoon of fun and music in the Adult Education Centre, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
So.... what about this Adults Day Off then?
These are afternoon workshops for people aged 18 and over. It is part-funded by Kerry County Council Arts Office. Activities include relaxing, singing, song-writing and learning Klezmer dances. No experience is needed - just come along and have some fun. There are 2 dates, one in Kenmare and one in Waterville. Each is followed by a Fireflies gig, where you can practise your dances, or just listen or do your thing!! The cost for the day is €25 BUT THERE ARE LIMITED PLACES SO BOOK QUICK!! Closing date for bookings for Kenmare Adults Day Off 4th October (event takes place on 14th)
di bostoner klezmer, Worcester+Brookline, MA, Oct 14
di bostoner klezmer
Shabes October 14th Then, for Simkhes Toyre (OK, technically, Shemini
Atzeret!) on, you can catch us playing at
Temple Emanuel in Worcester for a morning musical
service starting at 9:30 A.M. (address is 280 May Street, phone:
508-755-1257)
and in the evening - from about 6:30 to 9:00 P.M. - at the
always-lively
service at Temple Beth Zion (Moshe Waldok's shul) at 1566
Beacon Street, Brookline. It's on the C branch of the Green Line
just outside of Washington Square, and a few stops after Coolidge
Corner. On-street parking is also available) Phone 617-566-8171.
Rushefsky & Winograd, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 14
Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl-hammered dulcimer) and Michael
Winograd (clarinet) present music of the so-called
"Courtiers of Ashkenaz"... During the high classical
period of Ashkenazia, composers in service to the
supreme Sublime created a revolutionary canon
synthesizing folk klezmer melodies, sophisticated
Hebrew-Oriental modal excursions and syrtos from the
courts of the Hellenic boyar overlords of Wallachia
and Moldavia. This exploration of the oeuvre of the
legendary Courtiers will cap the yontif season in a
manner invoking UNESCO's "masterpieces of the oral and
intangible heritage of humanity."
At Barbes in Brooklyn, NY (www.barbesbrooklyn.com)
Sunday, October 14
7:00PM - 8:30PM
376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope,
Brooklyn
Subway: F train to 7th Ave.
917-326-9659
Yiddishe Cup, Cleveland Heights, OH, Oct 14
Yiddishe Cup
Oct 14
Park Synagogue
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
7:30 pm
Simchat Torah
free
216-371-2244
www.parksyn.org
Fireflies, Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Oct 14
The Fireflies
Saturday 14th October - The Fireflies perform in Kenmare Bay Hotel 8pm. To be confirmed.
SoCalled, Carlottesville, VA, Oct 14
So Called w/Islands (fr Canada, feat. members of The Unicorns), Sister Suvi
Sat-Oct 14
Doors at 9 / $10/$12 / ALL AGES
Satellite Ballroom
1435 University Avenue
Charlottesville, VA
Buy Tickets
After selling out venues all throughout Europe over the past few months, SoCalled is headed to the East Coast to play a few shows with The Islands (Ex- Unicorns) and Sister Suvi
"Josh 'SoCalled' Dolgin is an iconoclastic Montreal-based rapper, producer, accordionist, & occasional musician with a penchant for plundering old Yiddish folk records for samples and his family's religious heritage for subject matter."—The Toronto Star
Massel-Tov, Greding, Germany, 14 Oct
Massel-Tov
14.10.06
91171 Greding
Foyer des Rathauses
20.00
Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 14
Saturday, October 14th, 2006
Zebulon
The Sway Machinery returns to Zebulon - 10 PM
258 Wythe Ave. (bet. N.3 & Metropolitan)
Brooklyn NY 11221
Price: FREE
October 15, 2006
Yid Vicious in Japan, Oct 8-15
Wisconsin klezmer ensemble Yid Vicious will tour Chiba Prefecture, Japan, as part of a Wisconsin Sister State Goodwill Delegation. The band will perform a number of community concerts throughout Chiba Prefecture the week of October 8-15, 2006, culminating in a performance at the Sawara Matsuri Festival on Friday, October 15: www.city.sawara.chiba.jp/english/matsuri.htm
Nikitov, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Oct 15
Nikitov
AMSTERDAM, NL
Cafe Kobalt
Date: Sunday...October 15, 2006
Begins: 17:00-20:00
address: Singel 1; Amsterdam, NL
price: free entrance
Fireflies, Ireland, Oct 15
The Fireflies
Sunday 15th October - The Fireflies perform in Fitzpatrick's Kilcrohane 5-8pm.
Klezmer Jam, Brookline, MA, Oct 15
Workmen's Circle klezmer jam is Sunday Oct 15 7-9 pm at the Workmen's Circle, at 1762 Beacon Street in Brookline, about 5 blocks west of Washington Square, which is about 12 blocks west of Coolidge Corner, right on the Green Line Beacon Street route.
We play from printed music, which we will have available in C and B-flat. All levels of players are welcome. There is a piano, though keyboard players are welcome to bring a portable keyboard in case more than one pianist shows up.
Massel-Tov, München, Germany, 15 Oct
Massel-Tov
15.10.06
80636 München
Theater Blaue Maus
Elvirastr. 17a
20.30
T. 089-182694
www.theaterblauemaus.de
October 17, 2006
Ensemble DRAj, Essen, Germany, Nov 17
Ensemble DRAj
Am 17. November wird Ensemble DRAj um 20.00 h im Maschinenhaus auf dem Gelände der Zeche Carl in Essen in der Reihe SPRRRECHMUSIK gemeinsam mit dem Dortmunder Lyriker Jürgen Wiersch auftreten.
Sophie Solomon, DJ Shantel, Paris, France, Oct 17
JuMu présente En concert unique et en exclusivité
Sophie Solomon (Londres)
L'avenir de la musique Klezmer
+
DJ SHANTEL (Francfort)
Lauréat du BBC Award 2006 (catégorie club global)
Le mardi 17 octobre 2006
au NOUVEAU CASINO à 20 h
109 rue Oberkampf
75011 Paris
Métro St Maur ou Parmentier
www.fnac.com TicketNet.fr et www.digitick.com
Billetterie sur place
Tarif : 14 €
JuMu : le son des nouvelles musiques juives
JuMu, label et agence musicale, "plug'": le passé au présent, branche le klezmer sur l’électro, arrange des mariages entre les rappeurs en papillote et la clarinette yid, et métisse le judéo-arabe au hip hop.
October 18, 2006
From Kinehora to Kuni-Ayland, Fulton, NY, Oct 18
You are invited to
FROM KINEHORA TO KUNI-AYLAND
in honor of 350 years of Jewish life in North America (1654-2004)
conceived and performed by BINYUMEN SCHAECHTER and featuring REYNA SCHAECHTER (11 years old)
A musical revue of songs about the Jewish experience in America, including hilarious songs from Second Avenue and the Yiddish vaudeville, written by Leo Fuchs, Aaron Lebedeff, Menashe Skulnik and others, as well as some Schaechter songs composed for and performed off-Broadway
SONGS ARE IN YIDDISH, ENGLISH and YINGLISH
TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED FOR THE YIDDISH-CHALLENGED
The two free performances are scheduled for
Wednesday, October 18, 2006,
at 1:30 pm in Fulton, NY
at the David E. Vayner Branch Library of the Fulton Public Library,
365 West First Street (in the CYO Building)
and at 7:00 pm in Oswego, NY
at Safe Haven,
2 East Seventh Street (on the grounds of Fort Ontario).
For more info:
fultonpubliclibrary.info/concert.html
Freedom Song! Fulton, NY, Oct 18
Fulton Public Library and the Safe Haven Museum and
Education Center present "Freedom Song! From Kinehora to
Kuni-Ayland: Snapshots of the History of Jewish Life in
North America (1654-2005)," a musical revue in Yiddish and
English. A discussion will follow with the performers: 11-
year-old Reyna Schaechter accompanied by her father,
Binyumen. Light refreshments will be served and admission
is free. There will be 2 performances on October 18, 2006.
1:30 pm at the David E. Vayner Branch Library, 365 West
First Street, Fulton, NY 13069 and 7:00 pm at the Safe
Haven Museum, 2 East Seventh Street, Oswego, NY 13126.
Intended for multigenerational audiences, home-schoolers
are especially invited with their educators.
Full press release with links to photos available at:
fultonpubliclibrary.info/concert.html
October 19, 2006
Sharon Bernstein, NYC, Oct 19
On Thursday, October 19th, 7 PM, the Yiddish singer, cantor, composer, Sharon
Bernstein, who recently relocated from San Francisco, will perform at the
monthly Kavehoyz run by the Congress for Jewish Culture. Sharon, who has a
beautiful voice with a varied repertory of Yiddish songs, will accompany herself
on piano. The concert will take place at the Congress, 25 E. 21st street,
Manhattan, between Park and Broadway. Take the "6" train to 23 rd street. $8
admission includes coffee, tea and pastries. For more information, call
212-505-8040.
SCORE, London, UK, Oct 19
Thursday 19th October 7.45pm
SCORE @ the South Bank Centre and the Jewish Community Centre for London
Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London SE1 8XX
Price: £12 Call 08703 800 400 or online at www.rfh.org.uk
After a sold-out performance at the Everyman, Hampstead, in October 2005, SCORE returns to the South Bank Centre for one-night only.
Lemez Lovas of Oi Va Voi will direct guest musicians Moshikop and Rohan Kriwaczek in a live performance of a specially devised new score for East and West. In Sidney M. Goldin and Ivan Abramson’s silent movie (1923), streetwise New York flapper Mollie (Molly Picon) travels to her cousin’s wedding in a traditional Polish shtetl.
Lovas, Moshikop and Kriwaczek’s new score takes us from traditional klezmer to contemporary electronica, from vaudeville to breakbeat. As love blossoms between East and West, and the musical narrative unfolds, traditional and modern worlds are brought into collision. Score is irreverent and highly entertaining. A night not to be missed.
There will be an open rehearsal for students and young people in the day on 19th October. Please contact the JCC for more information.
Produced by YaD Arts for the Jewish Community Centre
www.rfh.org.uk & www.jewishcommunitycentre.org.uk
October 20, 2006
JMF: Dr. Judith Cohen, NYC, Oct 20
THE JEWISH MUSIC FORUM 2006-2007
MUSIC, MEDIA AND MEMORY IN JEWISH LIFE
October 20, 2006 10:30AM-12PM
Music and Memory among Crypto-Jews in Portuguese Border Villages
Dr. Judith Cohen, York University
Dr. Cohen's ethnographic fieldwork of extant musical traditions in the area or northeastern Portugal is the focus of her presentation. Her findings are perhaps unprecedented, owing to the private nature of practices in this region. Cohen will discuss the ways in which music has preserved elements of post-cultural memory among descendants of the crypto-Jews who remained in the Spanish and Portuguese communities of Belmonte and Tras-os-Montes from the time of the Inquisitions.
With careful consideration for their privacy and the trust placed in her by her study subjects, Dr. Cohen will share with us the historical and ethnographic contexts of the communities discussed, the perceptions and myths that inspire the music in their lives, and the nature of assumptions made by others about what constitutes musical memory among members of these communities. Cohen also looks at how the performance of this music utilizes older memories, shared memories, and more recent memories in the construction of a regained Jewish identity.
The respondent will be Dr. Jane Gerber, an internationally-acclaimed expert on the history of Jews in the Iberian Peninsula and pioneer in the field of Sephardic studies.
This presentation is co-sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation
All seminars take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, NYC
Event is free and open to the public.
www.jewishmusicforum.org
Klezmer at Yale, New Haven, CT, Oct 20
Friday night, Oct. 20th, as part of Yale's Institute of Sacred Music's "Sacred Music in Transition" symposium. Concert at 8:00pm in the Center Church on the Green (250 Temple St., New Haven, CT). Admission to the concert, as well as the rest of the symposium, I belived is free of charge.
A short set of klezmer music, old and new to close out the
night performed by:
Becky Wexler - clarinet
Mike Perlmutter - baritone saxophone
Jake Weinstein - accordion
Ahead of us will be an ecclectic program of world music.
www.yale.edu/ism/events/102006-transitions.html
Ethnomusicological Perspectives on Religion, Ritual, and
Society A 2-day symposium at Yale and at Amherst
Music program includes:
- A cross-section of Western Christian music performed by the Yale Voxtet, James Taylor, adviser
- Chanting of Sanskritic mantras by Sheenu Srinivasan and Joseph Getter/li>
- Indonesian Christian music performed by Marzanna Poplawska and the Wesleyan Javanese Gadhon (Gamelan)/li>
- Mystical Sufi song with Ney performed by Yusuf Gurtas/li>
- Klezmer music organized by Institute student Becky Wexler
Nikitov, Gent, Belgium, Oct 20
Nikitov
GENT, BELGIUM
De Centrale
Date: Friday...October 20, 2006
Begins: 21:30
address: Kraankindersstraat 2; 9000 Gent
price: 4 Euros
phone: tel. 09 265 98 28
www.decentrale.be
October 21, 2006
Fireflies, Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Oct 21
The Fireflies
Saturday 21st October - Adults Day Off - 2 - 5pm: an afternoon of fun and music in Tech Amergin, Waterville, Co. Kerry
So.... what about this Adults Day Off then?
These are afternoon workshops for people aged 18 and over. It is part-funded by Kerry County Council Arts Office. Activities include relaxing, singing, song-writing and learning Klezmer dances. No experience is needed - just come along and have some fun. There are 2 dates, one in Kenmare and one in Waterville. Each is followed by a Fireflies gig, where you can practise your dances, or just listen or do your thing!! The cost for the day is €25 BUT THERE ARE LIMITED PLACES SO BOOK QUICK!!
Closing date for bookings for Waterville Adults Day Off 11th October (event takes place on 21st)
Ensemble DRAj, Duisburg, Germany, Oct 21
Ensemble DRAj
Am 21. Oktober 2006 spielen wir in der Christuskirche am Neudorfer Markt in Duisburg um 19.00 h.
Hélène Engel, Paris, France, Oct 21
Les oiseaux reviennent avec le printemps au Quebec et Hélène Engel chante avec l'automne en Europe... et en yiddish (mais pas seulement!)!
...en FRANCE:
.............avec le violoniste Philippe Briegh
.. le 21 Octobre à 20h au MEDEM
52 rue René Boulanger 75010 Métro République
Prix d'entrée : sans doute entre 12 et 15 euros
Réservations : 01 42 02 17 08 (de 9h30 à 12h)
www.centre-medem.org
Afro-Semitic Experience, Berkeley, California, Oct 21
The Afro-Semitic Experience performs at the Wheeler Auditorium, University of California at Berkeley.
Fireflies, Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Oct 21
The Fireflies
Saturday 21st October - Two piece Fireflies perform their sophisticated and excellent routine in Tech Amergin, Waterville. 8pm. €10
Nikitov, Amersfoort, Netherlands, Oct 21
Nikitov
AMERSFOORT, NL
Theater de Flint
Date: Saturday...October 21, 2006
Begins: 20.15 aanvang concert
address: 't zand 37; 3811 GB ; Amersfoort
price: € 15,00
phone: (033) 4 229 222
www.deflint.nl
Massel-Tov, Aichach, Germany, 21 Oct
Massel-Tov
21.10.06
86551 Aichach
Wirtshaus zum Stemmer
Stadtplatz 4
20:00
T. 08251-4424
Nussbaum - Smidl - Ougaard, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 Jan 2006
Trio Klezmer på hjemmebane!
Oplev "Nussbaum - Smidl - Ougaard" LIVE
På selve scenen, hvor det hele startede :
Lørdag d. 21. oktober kl. 21:00 :
Kafcaféen, Skindergade 3, 1159 K
www.cafeteatret.dk
Ja, det var faktisk Kafcaféen, der dannede rammen, da trioen for nogle år siden fandt sin form og høstede sine første små succes´er. Siden da er det blevet til mange koncerter her på stedet. Koncerter som altid har haft noget særligt over sig. Og endnu en gang er underskønne Mette Smidl og ditto Channe Nussbaum nu klar til at udfolde sig musikalsk i en grad, så englene synger, og så selv de største og stærkeste buldrebasser på herre- siden må kalkulere med risikoen for at få en tåre i øjenkrogen! Også Ø. Ougaard melder sig parat til at give den én over nakken, og dermed kan det hele hurtigt udvikle sig til en medrivende aften, hvor gnisterne vil fyge på det ellers så hyggelige spillested, og hvor alle følelser må forventes at komme i spil. Vel mødt på Kafcaféen d. 21. oktober!
October 22, 2006
"The Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film", Seattle, WA, Oct 22
"The Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film" video clips/lecture
presented by Eve Sicular (of Metropolitan Klezmer & Isle of Klezbos)
Sunday, 10/22
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Seattle Public Library Central Branch, 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle WA
www.seattlequeerfilm.com/06/schedule.html
Seattle Queer Film Festival is produced by Three Dollar Bill Cinema.
This event is co-presented by The American Jewish Committee's Seattle Jewish Film Festival & Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.
Despite the taboo surrounding homosexuality, the topic was too intriguing to be left entirely out of the Yiddish motion picture. An exploration of lesbian & gay subtext in Yiddish cinema during its heyday, from the 1920's to the outbreak of World War II, reveals distinctly Jewish concerns of the time intertwined with a striking array of allusions to this highly-charged subject. Lectures will be accompanied by clips from selected films and period home movies, plus related archival surprises. Ms. Sicular has published widely and lectured throughout North America and Europe on Yiddish and Soviet cinema, and was particularly inspired by the work of the late film scholar Vito Russo, author and presenter of the original Celluloid Closet.
The Village Temple, led by Rabbi Chava Koster and Cantor Kathy Barr, has served the Reform Jewish community in Greenwich Village and Lower Manhattan for almost 60 years, with a commitment to social justice. This event is part of the Rose and Adolph Alexander lecture, concert and film series, supported for the eighth consecutive year by Edward Krugman, in memory of his late wife Paula's parents.
Filmmaker/historian Eve Sicular has lectured throughout North America and Europe on Yiddish and Soviet cinema. A former curator of Film & Photography Archives at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, she has also worked for the Department of Film at New York's Museum of Modern Art on the series "Bridge of Light: Yiddish Film Between Two Worlds". She has published numerous articles and anthology essays on the subject of queer subtext in Yiddish cinema, as well as lecturing on this topic at film festivals, scholarly conferences, media centers and universities across North America and Europe.
In addition to her work as a film historian, Ms Sicular is drummer/leader of both Metropolitan Klezmer and the Isle of Klezbos sextet, and has produced their four award-winning CDs on Rhythm Media Records. A fifth audio CD with DVD tracks is currently in production. The bands have appeared in broadcasts on CNN "Worldbeat," PBS "In The Life," and the German network ARD's "Rhythms of New York," as well as on radio stations worldwide, in soundtracks and soundscapes from Showtime's "The L Word" to Off-Broadway to Covent Garden's Royal Ballet, and at concert halls, nightclubs, college campuses and music festivals internationally since 1994.
Nikitov, Santpoort, Netherlands, Oct 22
Nikitov
SANTPOORT, NL (October 22)
Mosterdzaadje
Date: Sunday...October 22, 2006
Begins: 15.00 - 17.00
address: Kerkweg 29; 2071NA Santpoort-Noord
phone: tel. 023-5378625
www.mosterdzaadje.nl
Klezmeritis, Bentleigh, Australia, Oct 22
Klezmeritis
Sunday Oct. 22nd
MOIRA Dean Arya-Kohn Foundation
6.30pm
Bentleigh RSL, 5378 Centre Rd, Bentleigh S
pecial-needs kids Benefit,
Bookings 9592 2444
Bentleigh RSL (also Bruce Watson, Ruby Page, Miguelangelo)
www.mdakf.com.au/news.html
Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble, Springfield, MA, Oct 22
Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble in Concert with
- The Children’s Choruses of the Community Music School of Springfield
- Western New England College Campus Chorus
- The Presto String Ensemble
- Tehilah, adult gospel choir, from St. John’s Congregational Church
On October 22nd at 3pm there will be a FREE concert commemorating the “Daniel Pearl Music Day” of Peace and Harmony. The concert will take place in the Rivers Memorial Building at Western New England College, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA.
3:00 PM Rivers Memorial Hall/Western New England College
(Springfield, MA)
The event is a collaboration between the Community Music School of Springfield, Western New England College and Temple Beth El of Springfield.
For more info please contact Steve Roulier at 413-782-1520.
Daniel Pearl - the Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in 2002 in Pakistan - was a classically trained violinist, an avid fiddler and a mandolin player who used his passion for music to form friendships across cultural and verbal divides. Danny lived a life that knew no geographical boundaries, with a spirit that knew no prejudice. He joined musical groups in every community in which he lived, leaving behind a long trail of musician-friends around the globe. Every year around his October 10th birthday, musicians around the world reach out in friendship to join in “Harmony for Humanity.”
October 23, 2006
"From Shtetl to Swing" screening, Chicago, IL, Oct 23
Benefit screening—Fabienne Rousso-Lenoir in person!
FROM SHTETL TO SWING: A MUSICAL ODYSSEY
2005, Fabienne Rousso-Lenoir, 58 min.
Narrated by Harvey Fierstein
Monday, October 23, 6:00 p.m.
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street
Chicago, IL
Following the screening there will be a panel discussion with director Fabienne Rousso-Lenoir. (Maxwell St. Klezmer leader Lori Lippitz will also participate.) The audience is invited to a reception, sponsored by L. Woods Tap & Pine Lodge, in the Film Center's Gallery/Café after the screening and panel discussion.
Admission is $20. Proceeds benefit the educational programs of the Gene Siskel Film Center. No blue passes valid for this screening.
Tel: 312.846.2600
www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/2006/october/7.html
Out of adversity, elegant and energetic new sounds in American black and Jewish popular music were born. Rooted in the gloomy ghettos of Eastern Europe, Jewish music underwent a transformation in twentieth century America. Jews brilliantly mixed traditions found in the synagogues, klezmer halls, and Yiddish theaters with the hot jazz and rhythms of their Harlem brothers and sisters to create a lush, extravagant new genre called swing. FROM SHTETL TO SWING is the story of how Lower East Side kids-turned-legends Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, the Marx Brothers, Artie Shaw, and numerous others forever changed the face of American popular music--from the Bowery to Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood. Beta SP video. (Karen Cross Durham)
October 25, 2006
Untchak Attak, Paris, France, Oct 25
Untchak Attak
septet klezmer aux olives grecques
Wednesday 25th October 9 p.m
le Trois Arts, 21 rue des Rigoles 75020 Paris, Metro Jourdain
Tickets : 1 € minimum
la.toute.folle.free.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=4
October 26, 2006
Galeet Dardashti & Divahn, residency, Ithaca, NY, Oct 26-28
Divahn
Ithaca College Residency with Galeet Dardashti and Divahn, October 26th-27th Galeet Dardashti lectures at Ithaca. Friday, October 27th Mizrahi/Sephardi Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Galeet Dardashti at Ithaca College Hillel @ 6 pm. Saturday, October 28th Divahn Concert @ 8 pm FREE.
Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, NYC, Oct 26
Yiddish Voice of Love: Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 8:00pm, Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
Kaufmann Concert Hall
Code: T-TC5JW11-01
Price: $30.00 All Sections / For tickets
Michael Alpert, vocals, drums, violin
Adrienne Cooper, vocals
Rebecca Kaplan, vocals
Janet Leuchter, vocals
Miryem-Khaye Seigal, vocals
Paula Teitelbaum, vocals
Deborah Strauss, violin
Marilyn Lerner, piano
Peter Rushefsky, cimbalom
A recipient of the National Heritage Award, Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman has been a teacher and inspiration to generations of Yiddish singers. Celebrate her legacy with some of America’s leading and up-and-coming Yiddish singers.
Walter Zev Feldman, known both for his scholarly contributions to Jewish Music history and for his performances and teaching of Jewish music and dance, is artistic director of "Music and Dance of Jewish Traditions: Songs of Love & Longing," a new series at NYC's 92nd St. Y this fall/winter.
October 27, 2006
Galeet Dardashti & Divahn, residency, Ithaca, NY, Oct 26-28
Divahn
Ithaca College Residency with Galeet Dardashti and Divahn, October 26th-27th Galeet Dardashti lectures at Ithaca. Friday, October 27th Mizrahi/Sephardi Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Galeet Dardashti at Ithaca College Hillel @ 6 pm. Saturday, October 28th Divahn Concert @ 8 pm FREE.
Hélène Engel, Paris, France, Oct 27
Hélène Engel
le 27 Octobre à 20h au restaurant Pitchi Poi
9 place du marché Ste Catherine 75004 Métro St Paul
Dîner-spectacle - Prix : 41 euros
Réservations : 01 42 77 46 15
zilberj@noos.fr www.pitchipoi.com
October 28, 2006
Alhambra, NYC, Oct 28
ALHAMBRA will be performing a program called "Flirtation, Courtship and Weddings in the Judeo-Spanish World" at Congregation Shearith Israel, The Spanish/Portuguese Synagogue at 8 West 70th St. in Manhattan, on Saturday evening October 28th at 7:30. Performing will be: Cantor/tenor Daniel Pincus; Haig Manoukian, oud; Michael Hess, kanun, nay & percussion; Peter Basil Bogdanos, dumbek, bendir and riq; Director/mezzo Isabelle Ganz, shawm; and introducing Joseph Deninzon, who has been called "The Jimmy Hendrix of the Violin". Suggested Donation is $15.00. For more information: (646) 831-1550 or Alhambra's web site: www.alhambragroup.com
Klezmania, Sydney, Australia, Oct 28
Klezmania
HAKOAH CLUB
Saturday 28 October 8:00pm
Sunday 29 October 2:30pm
Our first performance in Sydney in many years.
61-67 Hall St Bondi, Sydney
Bookings (02)9130 3344
or at Hakoah Club Reception
Galeet Dardashti & Divahn, residency, Ithaca, NY, Oct 26-28
Divahn
Ithaca College Residency with Galeet Dardashti and Divahn, October 26th-27th Galeet Dardashti lectures at Ithaca. Friday, October 27th Mizrahi/Sephardi Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Galeet Dardashti at Ithaca College Hillel @ 6 pm. Saturday, October 28th Divahn Concert @ 8 pm FREE.
Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, Howell, NJ, Oct 28
Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys
Howell Jewish Center, 106 Windeler Road, Howell NJ at 8:00pm.
Afro-Semitic Experience, S. Windsor, CT, Oct 28
The Afro-Semitic Experience performs for the Hadassah Benefit dinner and concert, at Temple Beth Hillel, 20 Baker Land, South Windsor, CT.
Fishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh, Providence, RI, Oct 28
Fishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh
Klezmer & Hassidic Music
Saturdays, 8 - 10 PM, Oct. 28th , Nov. 25th & Dec. 30th
At the historic Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House
209 Douglas Avenue,
Providence RI
(Nr "downtown") Across rt95 from the Marriot Hotel, just past the 95S entrance
Admission $12 Limited Seating (& no extras standing)
Call early for tickets (401)273-9814
For more specific directions go to www.brooklyncoffeeteahouse.com or call (401)575-2284 mornings
Mikveh, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 28
Mikveh
Saturday, October 28, Mikveh at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia
www.tinangel.com
Supergroup Mikveh features the top women in Klezmer, including renowned Yiddish singer Adrienne Cooper, Klezmatics founder Alicia Svigals on fiddle, charismatic trumpeter Susan Watts of the Hoffman klezmer dynasty, ethnic accordion wizard Lauren Brody and jazz bass phenomenon Nicki Parrott. Together, they rock out with sizzling dance music and riveting Yiddish/English songs, both ancestral and brand new.
October 29, 2006
Folksbiene: Di Yam Gazlonim (Pirates of Penzance), NYC, Oct 29 - Nov 12
A fully-staged, off-Broadway FOLKSBIENE THEATRE production of Al Grand's YIDDISH "PIRATES OF PENZANCE" a.k.a. DI YAM GAZLONIM will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th St.) from October 29th through November 12, 2006 ( with English and Russian supertitles). To purchase tickets call TICKET CENTRAL at 212-279-4200 or visit their website at www.ticketcentral.com
or Buy at Box Office:
Ticket Central Box Office
416 W 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
Open Daily 12-8pm
For the first performance on Sunday October 29th at 2:00 PM, it is
necessary to call the Folksbiene Theatre directly at 212-213-2120
(There is also a performance at 6pm.)
Klezmania, Sydney, Australia, Oct 28
Klezmania
HAKOAH CLUB
Saturday 28 October 8:00pm
Sunday 29 October 2:30pm
Our first performance in Sydney in many years.
61-67 Hall St Bondi, Sydney
Bookings (02)9130 3344
or at Hakoah Club Reception
Hélène Engel, Paris, France, Oct 29
Hélène Engel
le 29 Octobre à 16h30 aux 7 Lézards
10 rue des Rosiers 75004 Paris Métro St Paul
Prix d'entrée: 10 et 15 Euros
Réservations : 01 48 87 08 97 www.7lezards.com
Afro-Semitic Experience, Hartford, CT, Oct 29
The Afro-Semitic Experience 7:00 p.m., Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106, for more information please call 860-249-1207.
Divahn, Syracuse, NY, Oct 29
Divahn
Temple Adath Yeshurun, 450 Kimber Rd, Syracuse, NY at 7:30 pm. Free admission.
Svigals & Rushefsky, NYC, Oct 29
Sunday, October 29, 9:30pm
Alicia Svigals, fiddle, with Pete Rushefsky, tsimbl.
Metropolitan Room at Gotham
34 West 22nd St.
between 5th & 6th Ave.
$25 cover plus two drink minimum
Tel. 212-206-0440
www.metropolitanroom.com
Magical old-world klezmer string sounds in concert—
sit back and be transported to another place and time
October 30, 2006
Divahn, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 30
Divahn
comes to Park Slope, Brooklyn, to play an 8 pm concert at Barbes, tickets are $8 at the door.
Alicia Svigals Klezmer Express, NYC, Oct 30
Monday, October 30, 9:30pm
Alicia Svigals party band!
With Aaron Alexander, drums, Art Bailey, accordion,
and Marty Confurius, bass
Metropolitan Room at Gotham
34 West 22nd St.
between 5th & 6th Ave.
$25 cover plus two drink minimum
Tel. 212-206-0440
www.metropolitanroom.com
A great opportunity to feel the klezmer dance energy in person.
October 31, 2006
Massel-Tov, Augsburg, Germany, 31 Oct
Massel-Tov
31.10.06
86150 Augsburg
Synagoge – Doppelkonzert mit Mesinke
Halderstr. 8
19.00
T. 0821-37170
Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 31
The Sway Machinery
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
North Six
Halloween Bash! - 8 PM
66 North Six Street
Brooklyn NY 11211
Price: TBA