KlezCalendar

Broder Singer lectures in YIVO - Feb. 2 (English) & Feb. 24 (Yiddish), 2012

The Broder Singers: Forerunners of the Yiddish Theater
Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel, Librarian, Dorot Jewish Division, New York Public Library

Thursday, February 2, 2012
3 PM
Joseph Kremen Memorial Lecture,
Max Weinreich Center Academic Lecture Series
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 15 W. 16t St., New York, NY

Broder singers were the first Yiddish performers to present music and drama in a secular setting beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. This lecture will explore the Broder singers’ history, repertoire, and style, and their relationship to Yiddish theater.
www.yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=183&aid=897

Free and open to the public. Reservations:
www.yivo.org/reservations

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Darshan Jazz Rabbi's Invitational

Thursday, Feb 2 at 08:30 PM
7:30 PM Lecture with Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
8:30 PM Darshan Concert
Sixth Street Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
New York, NY 10003
212.473.3665

Darshan is astral rap, liturgical jazz, audio alchemy. Harmonizing Hebrew chant with hiphop, folk rock with electro-pop, love poetry with kabbalistic psychology, Darshan is a unique and organic weave of world wisdom traditions and modern musical styles.
Shir Yaakov is a Master of Melody who has given birth to hauntingly beautiful liturgical chants, used in havurot and synagogues around the world.

Eprhyme is a Radical Jewish Rennaissance Rapper.

Together, as Darshan, these two combine and connect to create something that is altogether new, and at the same time ancient. Deep and probing rhymes blend with evocative and uplifting melodies in "an uncompromising blend of urban forms and neo-Hasidic spirituality." — The Forward.

admission: $10 at the door

The concert will be preceded by a guest lecture on "Torah and Creativity" by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, an internationally acclaimed bible scholar and pioneer of Jewish Education on the internet, is well known in the Jewish community for his essays on the weekly Bible portion. His vibrant thematic-analytical approach blends the methods of modern academic scholarship with traditional Jewish approaches to the Biblical text. He is best known for his ability to teach students how to study rather than simply read Biblical passages. As his essays focus on meta-themes in the Bible, his readership has expanded to students of the Bible from all religions and walks of life.

In Israel, Rabbi Leibtag teaches at Yeshivat Har Etzion, Yeshivat Shaalavim, Midreshet Lindenbaum, and at Yeshiva University's Gruss Center.

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CD release party and concert for Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio CD release,
"Shifreles Portret: A Yiddish Art Song Project."

Saturday, Feb. 4th at 5 p.m.
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street

The group will perform numerous tracks from the album, including Yiddish classical songs that were written as far back as the 1920s. You will also hear the world-premiere of a newly composed piece by internationally known violinist and composer Steven Greenman. In addition, our trio will be joined at the concert by Bay Area musical group "The Lark" to perform Russian instrumental music, as well as Yiddish theater and folk songs with special guests, and some songs in memory of mentor Adrienne Cooper.

$10 at the door
Tel: 415.292.1200
www.jccsf.org

Shifreles Portret is funded by San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music's Musical GrantProgram (www.sffcm.org), as well as the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (www.actaonline.org).

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Yiddishe Cup

Feb 4, 2012, 8pm
The Ark
Ann Arbor, MI
www.theark.org

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Metropolitan Klezmer

WEDS, FEBRUARY 8, 7:30pm
Northern Arizona University
School of Music
Ashurst Hall
Knoles Drive & Tormey Ave Building 11 Flagstaff, AZ 86011
$20 Adult; discounts available for seniors and NAU Employees, children
NAU/CCC Students with ID FREE
discounted tickets not available online, ordering fees apply
nau.ticketforce.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=162&c=5&pg=

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The Levitt Legacy East Village Klezmer Series

Wednesday, Feb 8 at 08:00 PM
Sixth Street Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
New York, NY 10003
212.473.3665

7:30PM Klezmer Workshop led by Aaron Alexander and various esteemed guests $25
6 - 7:30PM Yiddish Class taught by Dmitri Slepovitch $25
8 – 9:15PM The Levitt Legacy, ft. Dave Levitt, $15 (includes a drink)
9:30 – 11PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Aaron Alexander and guests

Full evening pass $35 (includes Workshop or Yiddish Class, Concert, Jam Session & one drink!)

Dave Levitt learned the music business from his parents. They got him started at age eight in Hollywood, Florida. He went on to appear with his folks at every one of their performances. First it was drums and clarinet. Later it became alto sax before Dave finally settled with the trombone at age fourteen. As a teenager Dave attended the famous Laguardia H.S. of Music and Art in New York. While a student there, he was a cast member in the Elizabeth Swados production "Swing" which had a run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. After completing High School, Dave attended Manhattan School Of Music on a scholarship. As student at MSM, Levitt had the good fortune of appearing with many notable jazz musicians. They included Red Rodney, Al Grey, Clark Terry as well as many others. It was about this time that Dave started to arrange and record Klezmer music with his father. These recordings also included their distant cousin Howie Leess on alto saxophone. After finishing his education, Dave took his artistry on the road which included the U.S. as well as Europe. Two of his European tours were with the Epstein Brothers Klezmer Band. Dave was the youngest member of the group as the brothers were well into their 70's. The eldest brother Max Epstein was in his early 80's. It was about this time that Dave started his own company called Progressive Music. The business operated as a rehearsal/recording studio for thirteen years. The business has since shifted gears and Dave is now involved in publishing as well as operating as a record label. The initial release of the label is called "Marty Levitt's Greatest Hits". It's a series of recordings with two generations in the ensemble. (Marty and Dave Levitt).

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Metropolitan Klezmer

Thursday, February 9, 2012
Metropolitan Klezmer makes our Southwest debut!
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 East 2nd Street
Scottsdale AZ

Wonderful theater;
Two full concert sets from 8pm on.
Buy tickets here:
www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org/event.php?id=756

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She'koyokh

Feb 10th, 6pm
St Catherine's College Chapel, Cambridge
www.caths.cam.ac.uk

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Metropolitan Klezmer presented for Tucson’s celebration of Arizona Centennial: FREE to the public

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 8pm
The Rialto Theatre
318 E. Congress St. Tucson, AZ 85701
520-740-1000
rialtotheatre.com/event_pop.php?id=1052

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Anakronic Electro Orkestra
with David Krakauer

WHERE: Théâtre Romain Rolland
WHEN: Friday, February 10, 2012
TIME: 8:30 PM
TICKETS: 18€ / 12€ - Purchase Tickets

The Anakronic Electro Orkestra will perform with David Krakauer at the Théâtre Romain Rolland in Villejuif, France.

David is joined by the members of the Anakronic Electro Orkestra, MIKAEL CHARRY (sound effects), LUDOVIC KIERASINSKI (bass), CORINNE DUBARRY (Accordion) , PIERRE BERTAUD DU CHAZAUD (Clarinets), and GHISLAIN RIVERA (drums) in an evening of innovative klezmer music.

The music follows traditional Ashkenazi themes, enriched by electronic manipulations. Learn more about Anakronic Electro Orkestra by visiting www.anakronic.com.

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Concert: The Three Jewish Argen-Tenors

Come hear three of the best Jewish Argentinean voices in concert together for the first time. The three tenors—cantors Gastón Bogomolni, Elías Rosemberg, and César Beleniski—will sing a cocktail of Jewish world music mixed with Opera, Cantorial, Latin, Sephardic, Yiddish, Broadway, Tango, and good humor. Bogomolni is cantor at Temple Aliyah in Needham; Rosemberg is cantor at Newton’s Temple Emanuel; and Beleniski, known in Argentina as “the Jewish Pavarotti,” is cantor of Temple Beth Torah in Tamarac, Florida. The concert will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., at Temple Aliyah, 1664 Central Ave., Needham. Tickets are $18 general admission (online, with no service fee, atwww.brownpapertickets.com/event/220756); $20 at the door; Tango Sponsorship, $54 (name listed in program); and students, $10.

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East of the River presents “Levantera”

Created and Curated by cellist Jessie Reagen Mann, “6th Street Sundays” is a salon-style world and classical music series currently in its 3rd season.

Sunday, Feb 12 at 02:00 PM
Sixth Street Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
New York, NY 10003
212.473.3665

3 PM Concert with East of the River
2 PM Workshop/Masterclass

In the spirit of the program’s title “Levantera*”, East of the River explores Medieval music of the Mediterranean and travels eastward through the Balkans to Armenia and the Middle East, exploring the earliest songs of those extrao...rdinary cultures, together with their traditional dances - the origins of which go back centuries.

*a strong easterly wind of the Mediterranean

Nina Stern and Daphna Mor, Recorders
Uri Sharlin, Accordion and Percussion
Shane Shanahan, Percussion

$15 includes admission to both and a free drink

The workshop is open to players of all instruments and those who just want to listen and learn. Some extra percussion instruments will be available.

East of the River was founded by internationally renowned recorder players Nina Stern and Daphna Mor. The project explores haunting and virtuosic melodies from the traditional repertories of Eastern Europe and the Middle East, as well as gems of the Medieval European classical repertory. The music is arranged and interpreted by musicians whose musical backgrounds include Classical, Jazz and World Music. Together they create the unique blend that is East of the River. Stern and Mor early music specialists and “recorder virtuosos”, according to the New York Times, have appeared as a duo with groups as varied as The New York Philharmonic and world music ensemble Pharaoh’s Daughter, in venues including Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. In East of the River they collaborate with acclaimed composer/ accordionist Uri Sharlin, and Yo Yo Ma’s “Silk Road Ensemble” percussionist Shane Shanahan. The group has performed at venues as various as Bargemusic, Joe’s Pub, Zebulon, Le Poisson Rouge, and universities. Their first album “East of the River” was released in 2009.

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Well, it happens, the Patriots get to the Super Bowl and then the klezmorim get invited to participate. Rumor has it that Loren Sklamberg will sing the National Anthem and that the Yeshiva University Marching Band will perform at halftime. Even if that doesn't really happen, the Hub-Klez will be likely glued to their TVs.

So, the February jam will be Feb 12 Sunday 7-9 pm at the Workmen's Circle.
1762 Beacon St. Brookline.

Pianists should bring keyboards. Music is available for purchase.

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Yair Dalal and Lenka Lichtenberg in concert. Yiddish and Iraqi Jewish music intertwined.
Backed up by Lenka's Fray band.

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 7 pm.
Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre/Chutzpah! Festival
950 West 41st Avenue
Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Tickets: $16-26.
More info: www.chutzpahfestival.com/performances-tickets/music/#M6

org_name: Chutzpah! Festival

tel: 604-257-5117

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February 12th - 7 p.m. Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills - www.Betham.org

Shabbos Zingt - A Bay Area Yiddish ensemble has created a new kind of Shabbos service, with Yiddish melodies and a Klezmer feel. You will learn newly composed and old Yiddish tunes and bring in Shabbos with a sense of Yiddishkayt. Led by songstress: Heather Klein, Be'eri Moalem; viola, Ken Mowrey; percussion, and Karen Hutchinson; piano/accordion.

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Metropolitan Klezmer: Yiddish film focus

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 4pm
Hutchins Street Square
125 South Hutchins St. Lodi, CA 95240
209-333-6782
$15 - $40
hutchinsstreetsquare.com

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Margot Leverett Band East Village Klezmer Series

Wednesday, Feb 15 at 08:00 PM
Sixth Street Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
New York, NY 10003
212.473.3665

7:30PM Klezmer Workshop led by Aaron Alexander and various esteemed guests $25
6 - 7:30PM Yiddish Class taught by Dmitri Slepovitch $25
8 – 9:15PM Margot Leverett Band $15 (includes a drink)
9:30 – 11PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Aaron Alexander and guests

Full evening pass $35 (includes Workshop or Yiddish Class, Concert, Jam Session & one drink!)

Margot Leverett is one of the foremost clarinetists of the klezmer revival. Classically trained at Indiana University School of Music, she was involved in avant-garde music when she first heard klezmer, the dynamic East European music traditionally played at Jewish weddings. Leverett was a founding member of the Klezmatics in 1985 before moving on to establish a solo career. Her first CD, "The Art of Klezmer Clarinet," a tribute to classic klezmer of the 20's and 30's, was released in 2001 on Traditional Crossroads (CD4296) to glowing reviews. Her “Klezmer Mountain Boys” band has delighted audiences around the world. Margot will play in a classic klezmer trio format with Patrick Farrell on accordion and Aaron Alexander on drums.

For more info: visit www.klezmermountainboys.com/content/margot-leverett

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New American Quartet—Jazz Rabbi's Invitational
Thursday, Feb 16 at 08:30 PM
Sixth Street Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
New York, NY 10003
212.473.3665

Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall is hosting his Thursday night series of mystical learning and jazz. The nights begins with his popular class, “The Art Of Judaism”, featuring the work of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato, Rav Kook, and the Rav HaNazir at 7:30pm, and then continues with a concert featuring one of Rabbi Wall’s bands at 8:30pm.

The class is free, the cover charge for the concert is $10.

New American Quartet
Playing the original jazz compositions of pianist/composer Mitch Schechter, the New American Quartet features Mitch Schechter on the piano, Greg Wall on the saxophone, Takashi Otsuka on the acoustic bass, and Jonathon Peretz on the drums.

Admission is $10
More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

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Edom
avant-improv-middle-eastern-jazz

February 16, 2012, 9 - 11 PM
Tea Room
837 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 789-2762
No cover

Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/116584415125619/

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Klezmatics with Joshua Nelson
Brother Moses Smote the Water
Special appearance by Cantor Daniel Mutlu

Saturday, Feb 18, 8:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Israel
5600 North Braeswood Blvd
Houston, TX
www.erjcchouston.org/arts/music/

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Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 at 08:00 PM

Sixth Street Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
New York, NY 10003
212.473.3665

7:30PM Klezmer Workshop led by Aaron Alexander and various esteemed guests $25
6 - 7:30PM Yiddish Class taught by Dmitri Slepovitch $25
8 – 9:15PM Tantshoyz Yiddish Tance Party with Aviva Moore, $15 (includes a drink)
9:30 – 11PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Aaron Alexander and guests

Full evening pass $35 (includes Workshop or Yiddish Class, Concert, Jam Session & one drink!)

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture is pleased to present the year's first installment of our popular Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party series, as part of the Sixth Street Community Synagogue's klezmer series. Featuring dance leading by Aviva Moore, and a live band with renowned fiddler Deborah Strauss.

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She'koyokh

Feb 22nd, 9pm
Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town
www.greennote.co.uk

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Klezmatics 25th Anniversary/cd release tour

Thursday, February 23, 2012, 08:00 PM
Lincoln Theater
769 E. Long Street
Columbus, OH
www.citymusiccolumbus.com

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Broder Singer lectures in YIVO - Feb. 2 (English) & Feb. 24 (Yiddish), 2012

The Broder Singers: Forerunners of the Yiddish Theater
Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel, Librarian, Dorot Jewish Division, New York Public Library

Thursday, February 2, 2012
3 PM
Joseph Kremen Memorial Lecture,
Max Weinreich Center Academic Lecture Series
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 15 W. 16t St., New York, NY

Broder singers were the first Yiddish performers to present music and drama in a secular setting beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. This lecture will explore the Broder singers’ history, repertoire, and style, and their relationship to Yiddish theater.
www.yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=183&aid=897

Free and open to the public. Reservations:
www.yivo.org/reservations

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February 24th, Friday at Peninsula Temple Beth El
www.ptbe.org

Shabbos Zingt - A Bay Area Yiddish ensemble has created a new kind of Shabbos service, with Yiddish melodies and a Klezmer feel. You will learn newly composed and old Yiddish tunes and bring in Shabbos with a sense of Yiddishkayt. Led by songstress: Heather Klein, Be'eri Moalem; viola, Ken Mowrey; percussion, and Karen Hutchinson; piano/accordion.

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She'koyokh

Feb 24th, 8pm
St Mary's C of E School, St Mary's Rd, Tickhill, Doncaster
For more details see www.shekoyokh.co.uk

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Klezmatics 25th Anniversary/cd release tour

Sat, 25 Feb, 2012, 7:30pm
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
600 N. East St, Bloomington, Illinois
(309) 434-2777
www.cityblm.org/bcd/page.asp?id=13422&show=main

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Klezmatics 25th Anniversary/cd release tour

Sun, 26 Feb, 2012, Two shows: 4pm & 7pm
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL
www.oldtownschool.org

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