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October 1, 2014

David Krakauer & Ancestral Groove CD release, Cologne, Germany, 1 Oct 2014

Balkan Clarinet Summit (CD-Release) / David Krakauer & Ancestral Groove

Wed, Oct 1, 8pm
Kulturkirche Köln
Siebachstr. 85,
50733 Cologne, Germany

Tickets: www.koelnticket.de/Balkan-Clarinet-Summit-D.-Krakauer-%26-A.-Groove.html?evID=802936

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/179022358950699/

October 2, 2014

David Krakauer & Ancestral Groove, Frankfurt, Germany, 2 Oct 2014

cd coverDavid Krakauer & Ancestral Groove / Thomas Savy Trio

Thu, Oct 2, 20:00
Multiphonics Festival
Musiklokal Südbahnhof,
Frankfurt, Germany

Tickets: www.multiphonics-festival.com/tickets-preise.html

Cocek! Brass Band CD release, Somerville, MA, 2 Oct 2014

Cocek! Brass Band CD Release Show w/ People's Champs and DJ Afro-Marc

Thurs, Oct 2, 2014, 8pm
Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant and Music Club
17 Holland St.
Somerville, MA

Tickets: www.ticketweb.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/522339951243691/

David Krakauer & Ancestral Groove, Frankfurt, Germany, 2 Oct 2014

Modern Klezmer - Konzert mit David Krakauer & Ancestral Groove:

Donnerstag, 2. Oktober, 20 Uhr
Musiklokal Südbahnhof,
Diesterwegplatz, 60594
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

->> Doppelkonzert-Abend zusammen mit dem Thomas Savy Trio aus Paris.

Das Ticket berechtigt zum Besuch beider Konzerte an diesem Abend!
Tickets online: www.reservix.de/off/login_check.php?id=c6ec16e8cf3cd5077514ebef590a1f7692dc87896ae87fe17514ebef590a1f76cb761c6e25d0db5a&vID=5205&eventGrpID=132311&eventID=534364

October 3, 2014

David Krakauer & Ancestral Groove, Leibnitz, Austria, 3 Oct 2014

cd coverDavid Krakauer & Ancestral Groove

Fri, Oct 3, 20:00
LeibnitzKULT - Hugo Wolf Saal
Leibnitz, Austria

More info: www.leibnitz-kult.at

October 4, 2014

Syrian Culture Days, Bécs, Austria, 4-6 Oct 2014

Syrian Culture Days

Oct 4 - Oct 6, starting 7pm Oct 4 - 11pm Oct 6
MuTh - Musik und Theater -
Konzertsaal der Wiener Sängerknaben
Am Augartenspitz 1 (Früher: Obere Augartenstrasse 1 E),
1020 Bécs, Austria

+43 1 3478080

A Celebration of Life and Arts

More than 21 Syrian and European Artists from all over Europe are gathered together in Vienna as part of the activities of : رابطة المرأة العربية النمسا - Verein für Arabische Frauen
to celebrate life and Syrian culture .
8 performances of Dance . theater and music concerts over two days !

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/826066950737532/

David Krakauer & Ancestral Groove, Ulm, Germany, 4 Oct 2014

cd coverDavid Krakauer & Ancestral Groove

Sat, Oct 4, 20:00
Multiphonics Festival
Stadthaus Ulm,
Ulm, Germany

Tickets: www.multiphonics-festival.com/tickets-preise.html

Duo Riessler Charial / Balkan Clarinet Summit, Fulda, Germany, 4 Oct 2014

Duo Riessler Charial / Balkan Clarinet Summit

Sat, Oct 4, 2014, 8pm
Aula Alte Universität,
Fulda, Germany

Das Duo "Michael Riessler & Pierre Charial" tritt in der aussergewöhnlichen Kombination Bassklarinette und Drehorgel auf. Michael Riessler gilt als Deutschlands führender Grenzgänger zwischen moderner Klassik und zeitgenössischem Jazz, hat sich längst international etabliert. Seit vielen Jahren arbeitet Riessler mit dem französischen Drehorgelspieler Pierre Charial zusammen, der seiner lochkartengesteuerten Orgel ein bizarres Feuerwerk von Klängen und Soundcollagen entlockt. Charial, der in Paris lebt, spielt eine lochkartengesteuerte Drehorgel des Pariser Drehorgelbauers André Odin mit 42 Tasten 114 Pfeifen und 3 Registern.

Besetzung:
Michael Riessler: Bassklarinette, Sax
Pierre Charial: Drehorgel

Die "Balkan Clarinet Summit" geht erstmals in Deutschland auf Tour mit ihrer Debüt-CD "Many languages - one soul"! Die sechsköpfige A capella-Band, bestehend aus Klarinetten und Bassklarinetten und Kontraaltklarinetten hat den Drive einer Hochzeitsband, die Melancholie eines Gedichtes, die Tiefe eines Streichquartetts und repräsentiert
aus 6 Klarinetten und 6 Kulturen!

Besetzung:
Stavros Pazarentsis (Greece) Klarino
Slobodan Trkulja (Serbia) Clarinet
Sergiu Balutel (Romania) Clarinet
Oguz Büyükberber (Turkey) Bassclarinet
Claudio Puntin (Swiss/Italy) Clarinet, Bassclarinet, Altoclarinet, Eb Clarinet, Arrangements
Steffen Schorn (Germany) Contraaltoclarinet, Arrangements

Ein Konzert in Kooperation mit dem Goethe Institut

DIE EINTRITTSKARTEN SIND FÜR DEN GESAMTEN ABEND GÜLTIG UND BERECHTIGEN ZUM BESUCH BEIDER KONZERTE!

TICKETS ONLINE:
www.reservix.de/off/login_check.php?id=c6ec16e8cf3cd5077514ebef590a1f7692dc87896ae87fe17514ebef590a1f76cb761c6e25d0db5a&vID=5205&eventGrpID=132311&eventID=534371
Karten erhältlich an allen AdTicket und Reserix VVK-Stellen!

ACHTUNG: Dieses Konzert wurde aus technischen Gründen kurzfristig von der Orangerie Fulda in die Aula Alte Universität Fulda verlegt! (Erworbene Karten bleiben gültig)

October 5, 2014

David Krakauer klezmer workshop, Schlitz, Germany, 5 Oct 2014

cd coverDavid Krakauer workshop
"Exploring Klezmer"

Sun, Oct 5, 14:00
Multiphonics Festival
Gräfin-Anna-Str 4,
Schlitz, Germany

Tickets: www.multiphonics-festival.com/tickets-preise.html

Vent D'ouest Klezmer Band, Vezot, France, 5 Oct, 2014

Vent D'ouest Klezmer Band

05/10/2014, 16h00
Eglise de Vezot
Vezot (72)

Syrian Culture Days, Bécs, Austria, 4-6 Oct 2014

Syrian Culture Days

Oct 4 - Oct 6, starting 7pm Oct 4 - 11pm Oct 6
MuTh - Musik und Theater -
Konzertsaal der Wiener Sängerknaben
Am Augartenspitz 1 (Früher: Obere Augartenstrasse 1 E),
1020 Bécs, Austria

+43 1 3478080

A Celebration of Life and Arts

More than 21 Syrian and European Artists from all over Europe are gathered together in Vienna as part of the activities of : رابطة المرأة العربية النمسا - Verein für Arabische Frauen
to celebrate life and Syrian culture .
8 performances of Dance . theater and music concerts over two days !

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/826066950737532/

October 6, 2014

Syrian Culture Days, Bécs, Austria, 4-6 Oct 2014

Syrian Culture Days

Oct 4 - Oct 6, starting 7pm Oct 4 - 11pm Oct 6
MuTh - Musik und Theater -
Konzertsaal der Wiener Sängerknaben
Am Augartenspitz 1 (Früher: Obere Augartenstrasse 1 E),
1020 Bécs, Austria

+43 1 3478080

A Celebration of Life and Arts

More than 21 Syrian and European Artists from all over Europe are gathered together in Vienna as part of the activities of : رابطة المرأة العربية النمسا - Verein für Arabische Frauen
to celebrate life and Syrian culture .
8 performances of Dance . theater and music concerts over two days !

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/826066950737532/

October 7, 2014

NY Klezmer Series: Tarras Band, NYC, 7 Oct 2014

New York Klezmer Series: Tarras Band
with Pete Sokolow, Michael Winograd, Ben Holmes, Jim Guttman & David Licht – A Klezmer Supergroup

Tuesday, Oct 7, 2014
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 W. 68th St.
NYC

All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

More info: aaronalexander.com/wp/ or email NY Klezmer Series

New York Klezmer Series is hosted by and receives support from the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. We are also supported by The Center for Traditional Music and Dance. Our media co-sponsors are Workmen's Circle.

Support for the NY Klezmer Series is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency in partnership with Governor Andrew Cuomo. Major support for the An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided to the Center for Traditional Music and Dance by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Atran Foundation. Additional support was provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Scherman Foundation and the Gilder Foundation.

"La dance traditionnelle juive Ashkénaze", Geneva, Switzerland, 7 Oct 2014

« T’es livre ce soir ? », le cercle de lecture de Ma.com. . . ainsi que Danielle Bailly et Michel Borzykowski vous invitent à la présentation du livre: .
LA DANSE TRADITIONNELLE JUIVE ASHKÉNAZE

Mardi 7 octobre 2014 à 20h:
MaCom (CIG), 21 Avenue Dumas, 1206 Genève (Suisse)

Traitant aussi bien des danses religieuses que séculières, cet ouvrage nous permet d’approcher un art emblématique de la culture populaire juive ashkénaze.

Il y aura quelques livres en vente et à se faire dédicacer!
Entrée 5 CHF. Boissons offertes.

Démonstration participative de quelques danses au programme !

October 10, 2014

6. Kunstdünger Klezmer-Festival, 10 Oct 2014

6. Kunstdünger Klezmer-Festival

Oct 10 at 8:00pm to Oct 12 at 2:00pm
Kunstduenger e.V.
Graf Arco Str. 19,
D- 83626 Valley, Germany

Dem ukrainischen Musikwissenschaftler Mosche Beregowski (1892-1961) ist es zu verdanken, dass große Teile des Repertoires der osteuropäischen Klezmorim noch heute bekannt sind. 1944 promoviert er über die von ihm so genannte „klesmerische Musik“. Ende der 40ger Jahre muss er die von ihm gesammelten Tondokumente verstecken und ist Anfang der 50ger Jahre in sowjetischen Arbeitslagern inhaftiert. Teile seiner Sammlung mit Transkriptionen und Aufnahmen sind in den letzten gut 20 Jahren in den USA veröffentlich worden.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/718960571511334/

October 11, 2014

6. Kunstdünger Klezmer-Festival, 11 Oct 2014

6. Kunstdünger Klezmer-Festival

Oct 10 at 8:00pm to Oct 12 at 2:00pm
Kunstduenger e.V.
Graf Arco Str. 19,
D- 83626 Valley, Germany

Dem ukrainischen Musikwissenschaftler Mosche Beregowski (1892-1961) ist es zu verdanken, dass große Teile des Repertoires der osteuropäischen Klezmorim noch heute bekannt sind. 1944 promoviert er über die von ihm so genannte „klesmerische Musik“. Ende der 40ger Jahre muss er die von ihm gesammelten Tondokumente verstecken und ist Anfang der 50ger Jahre in sowjetischen Arbeitslagern inhaftiert. Teile seiner Sammlung mit Transkriptionen und Aufnahmen sind in den letzten gut 20 Jahren in den USA veröffentlich worden.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/718960571511334/

October 12, 2014

6. Kunstdünger Klezmer-Festival, 12 Oct 2014

6. Kunstdünger Klezmer-Festival

Oct 10 at 8:00pm to Oct 12 at 2:00pm
Kunstduenger e.V.
Graf Arco Str. 19,
D- 83626 Valley, Germany

Dem ukrainischen Musikwissenschaftler Mosche Beregowski (1892-1961) ist es zu verdanken, dass große Teile des Repertoires der osteuropäischen Klezmorim noch heute bekannt sind. 1944 promoviert er über die von ihm so genannte „klesmerische Musik“. Ende der 40ger Jahre muss er die von ihm gesammelten Tondokumente verstecken und ist Anfang der 50ger Jahre in sowjetischen Arbeitslagern inhaftiert. Teile seiner Sammlung mit Transkriptionen und Aufnahmen sind in den letzten gut 20 Jahren in den USA veröffentlich worden.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/718960571511334/

October 14, 2014

NY Klezmer Series: Holmes-Farrell Duo, NYC, 14 Oct 2014

New York Klezmer Series
Ben Holmes-Patrick Farrell Duo

Tuesday, Oct 14, 2014
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 W. 68th St.
NYC

All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

More info: aaronalexander.com/wp/ or email NY Klezmer Series

New York Klezmer Series is hosted by and receives support from the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. We are also supported by The Center for Traditional Music and Dance. Our media co-sponsors are Workmen's Circle.

Support for the NY Klezmer Series is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency in partnership with Governor Andrew Cuomo. Major support for the An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided to the Center for Traditional Music and Dance by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Atran Foundation. Additional support was provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Scherman Foundation and the Gilder Foundation.

October 16, 2014

"Poèmes Yiddish en musique", Pully, Switzerland, 16 Oct 2014

Vérités Jamais Sûres ... Poèmes Yiddish en musique
Nelly Uzan - récitante
Michel Borzykowski - saxophones
Reb Yoyvl - accordéon


Jeudi 16 octobre 2014 à 20h30
Café-Théâtre de la Voirie
10, rue du Centre, 1009 Pully (Vaud/ Suisse)

Réservations: 076 324 34 52
Entrée: 20 frs / tarif réduit: 15 frs

October 18, 2014

Uncle Shlomo’s Fourth Brooklyn Kids’ Hootenanny 2014

Uncle Shlomo’s Fourth Brooklyn Kids’ Hootenanny (The Fall 2014 ‘Hoot’)

Saturday, October 18at 2:00pm
Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
315 Columbia St,
Brooklyn, New York 11231

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/572917922837795/

Vent D'ouest Klezmer Band, Spay, France, 18 Oct, 2014

Vent D'ouest Klezmer Band

18/10/2014
Projet avec l'harmonie de Spay dans le cadre du dispositif de la fédération musicale de la Sarthe
Spay (72)

The David Buchbinder Trio, Toronto, Canada, 18 Oct 2014

The David Buchbinder Trio
Featuring Jon Maharaj, bass and Hilario Durán, piano

Saturday October 18th, 6pm-9pm
Chalkers Pub, 247 Marlee Ave
(2 blocks south of Glencairn)
Toronto, ON, Canada

Vent D-ouest Klezmer Band, France, 18 Oct 2014

Vent D'ouest Klezmer Band

Samedi 18 Octobre,
SALLE JOËL LE THEULE à SPAY 20h30
Impasse du Port

October 19, 2014

Metropolitan Klezmer @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 19 Oct 2014

band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 19, 2014 features Metropolitan Klezmer

city wineryGeneral Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 608-0555

For further info: www.citywinery.com

Andy Statman Trio, Atlanta, Ga, 19 Oct 2014

Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

a 7PM concert this Sunday 19 October at
The Marcus JCC
5342 Tilly Mill Road
Dunwoody, Georgia 30338

October 21, 2014

"Letters to Afar" opening reception, NYC, 21 Oct 2014

"Letters to Afar" opening Reception Installation by Péter Forgács and The Klezmatics Tue, Oct 21, 2014, 6-8pm Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Ave, New York, New York 10029 This multimedia installation is based on a YIVO collection of home movies made by New York City's Jewish immigrants who traveled back to visit Poland during the 1920s and '30s. The films document poignant family reunions and everyday life in cities and small towns, capturing a culture on the brink. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1491592681124535/permalink/1494650807485389/

Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 21 Oct 2014

Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

Tue, Oct 21, 8:30pm
Charles Street Synagogue
53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
NYC

Fleet Street Klezmer, Boise, Idaho, 21 Oct 2014

Fleet Street Klezmer Band logoYaquina Bay/Fleet Street Klezmer BandMighty Band of Microbes

Tuesday, October 21 at 7:30pm
The Tree House
1705 N 28th St,
Boise, Idaho

We are excited to perform with Yaquina Bay and Mighty Band of Microbes at The Tree House, Tuesday 10/21 at 7:30PM. $5 at the door, bring a friend of two! All ages!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/586595228111967/

NY Klezmer Series Presents: Jeremy Brown & Friends, w/Yoshie Fruchter, Marty Confurius, NYC, 21 Oct 2014

New York Klezmer Series: Jeremy Brown & Friends, w/Yoshie Fruchter, Marty Confurius

Tuesday, Oct 21, 2014
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 W. 68th St.
NYC

All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

More info: aaronalexander.com/wp/ or email NY Klezmer Series

New York Klezmer Series is hosted by and receives support from the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. We are also supported by The Center for Traditional Music and Dance. Our media co-sponsors are Workmen's Circle.

Support for the NY Klezmer Series is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency in partnership with Governor Andrew Cuomo. Major support for the An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided to the Center for Traditional Music and Dance by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Atran Foundation. Additional support was provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Scherman Foundation and the Gilder Foundation.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/263737753798597/

(Sy Kushner was originally scheduled for this date, but has taken ill.)

Yiddish Songs of the Jazz Age, Washington, DC, 21 Oct 2014

This fall Jane Peppler (vocals, fiddle, concertina) and Roger Spears (piano) will be presenting a program of Yiddish theater music from the Roaring Twenties and Thirties, with subtitles projected so you don't miss any of the jokes.

October 21, 7:30-9 pm
Tifereth Israel

7701 16th St NW
Washington DC
(tickets $7 in advance from CabaretWarsaw.com)

October 22, 2014

Yiddish Songs of the Jazz Age, Washington, DC, 22 Oct 2014

This fall Jane Peppler (vocals, fiddle, concertina) and Roger Spears (piano) will be presenting a program of Yiddish theater music from the Roaring Twenties and Thirties, with subtitles projected so you don't miss any of the jokes.

October 22, noon
Library of Congress
Washington DC

FREE

Figelin, NYC, 22 Oct 2014

band imageFIGELIN in CONCERT - North German Folk and Klezmer with Deborah Strauss, Vanessa Vromans, Vivien Zeller

For Yiddish poetry lovers: Readings and Music with Dr.Kathryn Hellerstein for the launch of her new book, A Question of Tradition: Women Poets in Yiddish, 1586-1987

Tuesday, October 22 at 6:30pm
Anne Frank Center
44 Park Pl,
New York, NY 10007
(212) 431-7993

Come see three of the hottest traditional fiddlers in an all-women, all-fiddle extravaganza that mixes North German dance music, songs and ballads with Jewish klezmer music, Hasidic melody, and Yiddish song. Put them together and the effect is explosive -wild fiddles, earthy grooves and three vibrant voices!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/736983876356584/

Figelin, NYC, 21 Oct 2014

band imageFIGELIN in CONCERT - North German Folk and Klezmer with Deborah Strauss, Vanessa Vromans, Vivien Zeller

For Yiddish poetry lovers: Readings and Music with Dr.Kathryn Hellerstein for the launch of her new book, A Question of Tradition: Women Poets in Yiddish, 1586-1987

Tuesday, October 21 at 6:30pm
Eldridge St. Synagogue
12 Eldridge Street,
New York, NY 10002

Come see three of the hottest traditional fiddlers in an all-women, all-fiddle extravaganza that mixes North German dance music, songs and ballads with Jewish klezmer music, Hasidic melody, and Yiddish song. Put them together and the effect is explosive -wild fiddles, earthy grooves and three vibrant voices!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/736983876356584/

Folksbiene: Hava Tequila Nights, NYC, 22 Oct 2014

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents Hava Tequila Nights

A reinvention of the Borscht Belt floor show.
With host Shane Baker

10/22/14 at 9 PM
STAGE 72 / THE TRIAD NYC
NEW YORK, NY

Vanessa Hidary, AKA The Hebrew Mamita, the hip hop inspired spoken word artist and star of HBO's "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam" is joined by Shlomit Levi, one of Israel's finest vocalists, together with RebbeSoul, the pioneering Jewish Roots musician who presents infectious grooves in a unique blend of world music with a distinct Yemenite spice.

NYTF patrons pay only $18.00 with code YF18!
Tickets online: thenationalyiddishtheatre.brownpapertickets.com

Folksbiene logo

October 23, 2014

Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 23 Oct 2014

Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

Thu, Oct 23, 8:30pm
Charles Street Synagogue
53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
NYC

Figelin, Philadelphia, PA, 23 Oct 2014

band imageFIGELIN in CONCERT - North German Folk and Klezmer

Thursday, October 23 at 7:30pm
Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron Ezras Israel
2015 S 4th St,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Figelin is an exciting new collaboration of two internationally acclaimed violinists. Deborah Strauss is a pioneering Yiddish performer and educator who has been at the forefront of the international klezmer and Yiddish music scene for more than 20 years. Vanessa Vromans is one of the most talented musicians of the new klezmer generation. Originally from Australia and now based in Berlin, she is admired both for her mastery of traditional klezmer style and for pushing its boundaries through improvisation and new compositions.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/780679198663545/

October 24, 2014

Youngers of Zion, Lafayette, LA, 24 Oct 2014

Mark Rubin with the Youngers of Zion

Friday, October 24, 10:30 pm - 11:30 pm
South Louisiana Blackpot Festival & Cookoff
Acadian Village
Lafayette, LA

More info: http://blackpotfestival.com/

One unique feature if you can't be in Lafayette, LA on the 24th of October—you can pay to have this event streamed to your laptop or other streaming device: www.concertwindow.com/shows/9884-blackpot-festival-and-valcour-records-present-mark-. Not to be missed.

October 25, 2014

Figelin, Princeton, NJ, 25 Oct 2014

band imageFIGELIN in CONCERT - North German Folk and Klezmer with Deborah Strauss, Vanessa Vromans, Vivien Zeller
House Concert and party with special guest: super-fiddler Amy Zakar

Sat, October 25
Princeton, NJ
RSVP to E-mail Deborah Strauss

Come see three of the hottest traditional fiddlers in an all-women, all-fiddle extravaganza that mixes North German dance music, songs and ballads with Jewish klezmer music, Hasidic melody, and Yiddish song. Put them together and the effect is explosive -wild fiddles, earthy grooves and three vibrant voices!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/736983876356584/

David Krakauer's "The big picture", Denver, CO, 25 Oct 2014

cd coverDavid Krakauer presents The Big Picture,
“a multimedia show exploring the relationship between music and movies, while reminding us of the contributions they’ve made to our lives.”

10/25/2014, 8:00pm
JCC - Denver Jewish Music Festival
MIZEL ARTS & CULTURE CENTER
350 S. Dahlia St.
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: (303) 316-6360

Festival Global Local #2, Marseille, France, 25 Oct 2014

✖ FESTIVAL GLOBAL LOCAL #2 ✖ HIGH TONE Feat ODDATEEE ✖ EZZA ✖ BERT ON BEATS ✖ NIKOLL ✖ SUPREM CLEM \\ AFTER OFFICIEL FIESTA DES SUDS

Sat, Oct 25, 8pm
12 Rue Urbain V,
13002 Marseille, France

Tickets: www.digitick.com/global-local-after-fiesta-des-suds-festival-le-dock-des-suds-marseille-25-octobre-2014-css4-digitick-pg101-ri2678908.html

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/734754929903469/

October 26, 2014

Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 26 Oct 2014


Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 26, 2014 features the Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue. city wineryGeneral Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free City Winery 155 Varick Street New York, New York 10013 (212) 608-0555 For further info: www.citywinery.com

Klezmer Jam, Brookline, MA, 26 Oct 2014


The Boston Workmen's Circle welcomes back "Klezmer Jam" to its programming: The Permanent Floating Klezmer Jam is in residence at the Boston Workmen's Circle! Join Jonathan Cannon of Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band for awesome tunes and good times at the Workmen's Circle. We will play classics and originals together from sheet music and by ear. Klezmer Jam open to all (no prior experience needed)! Bring your friends, a tune to share, or just come to listen! May 25th, 4-6 pm. Every 4th Sunday of the month. Sessions held at the Boston Workmen's Circle Building: 1762 Beacon St. Brookline, MA

October 27, 2014

"Yiddish is a M'Khaye", NYC, 27 Oct 2014

"Yiddish is a M'Khaye"
Hits and Skits from Second Avenue to Pitkin Avenue with Hy Wolfe, Miryem-Khaye Seigel and Steve Sterner
and as MC, the one and only Fyvush Finkel!

Yiddish Artists and Friends Actors' Club (YAFAC)
Fall Dinner and Concert

A glatt kosher dinner will be served.

Monday, October 27, 2014
6:30 PM
Sutton Place Synagogue, 225 E 51st St, New York, NY
Members: $40
Guests: $45
Reservations required. E-mail YAFAC
Send checks to Ruth Harris, Treaurer. 379 Barnard Ave., Cedarhurst, NY 11516
Phone: 516-569-1678

Jeremiah Lockwood CD release, NYC, 27 Oct 2014

Jeremiah Lockwood
CD release / tribute to Carolina Slim.

This special one night only event will include me presenting music from my new record, and also playing with The Fraternal Order of the Society Blues, a tribute project I started with fellow students of Carolina Slim, Ricky Gordon and Ernesto Gomez.

Monday, October 27--there will be two sets, one at 7 and one at 9:30
Dizzy's Club Coca Cola
10 Columbus Circle (at Broadway and 60th Street on the 5th floor)
NYC

Tickets: www.jazz.org/events/av-147458

You can learn more about the record and check out a lovely video interview made by the wonderful John Sikes here:
systemdialingrecords.com/artist/jeremiah-lockwood/#video

Figelin, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Oct 2014

band imageFIGELIN in CONCERT - North German Folk and Klezmer with Deborah Strauss, Vanessa Vromans, Vivien Zeller

Monday, October 27 at 8:00pm
Anne Frank Center
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt Ave,
Brooklyn NY

Come see three of the hottest traditional fiddlers in an all-women, all-fiddle extravaganza that mixes North German dance music, songs and ballads with Jewish klezmer music, Hasidic melody, and Yiddish song. Put them together and the effect is explosive -wild fiddles, earthy grooves and three vibrant voices!

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Trio Xalam w/Eric Vloeimans, NYC, 27 Oct 2014

TRIO XALAM with Eric Vloeimans

Oct 27th at Drom, 10pm (one set = 10$)
DROM,
85 Avenue A,
NYC.
(212) 777-1157,

Just back from their inaugural European tour, XALAM graces the stage of the eclectic east village club DROM. They will be premiering a new collaboration with special guest and Dutch trumpet icon, Eric Vloeimans.

TRIO XALAM is a collective of three veteran world and jazz musicians, featuring Matt Darriau (Klezmatics, Paradox Trio), Middle Eastern oud player Brandon Terzic (Nubatones), and Matt Kilmer (Simone Shaheen, Louis C.K., Reggie Watts).

Eric Vloeimans has been active in a wide variety of ensembles over the years. He has toured the US twice and will be on tour here with his Olivers Cinema. He has played or collaborated with Mercer Ellington, John Taylor, Peter Erskine, Wayne Horvitz, Charlie Mariano, Nguyên Lê, Joey Baron, Michael Moore, many others.
http://www.ericvloeimans.nl

Trio Xalam
Matt Darriau: saxes, kaval
Matt Kilmer: percussion
Brandon Terzic: oud and ngoni

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October 28, 2014

David Krakauer & Ancestral Groove, Warsaw, Poland, 28 Oct 2014

cd coverDavid Krakauer & Ancestral Groove

Oct 28, 2014, 7pm
The Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Wawsaw, PL

Grand Opening of the Core Exhibition

NY Klezmer Series: Figelin, NYC, 28 Oct 2014

New York Klezmer Series
Figelin: North German and Yiddish Folk Music for Violins and Voices w/Deborah Strauss

Tuesday, Oct 28, 2014
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 W. 68th St.
NYC

All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

More info: aaronalexander.com/wp/ or email NY Klezmer Series

New York Klezmer Series is hosted by and receives support from the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. We are also supported by The Center for Traditional Music and Dance. Our media co-sponsors are Workmen's Circle.

Support for the NY Klezmer Series is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency in partnership with Governor Andrew Cuomo. Major support for the An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided to the Center for Traditional Music and Dance by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Atran Foundation. Additional support was provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Scherman Foundation and the Gilder Foundation.

Klezwoods, Klezperanto, Cambridge, MA, 28 Oct 2014

klezwoodsKlezwoods and Klezperanto
The 2nd Annual Regattabar Klezmer Music Festival

October 28th, 7:30pm
The Ragattabar (at the Charles Hotel)
1 Bennett St.,
Cambridge, MA 02138

$20
TICKETS HERE

The 2nd Annual Klezmer Festival at the Regattabar will open up with Klezperanto followed by the full 10-piece Klezwoods ensemble. This is truly a match made in heaven. Klezperanto re-grooves tradition Yiddish and Mediterranean melodies with zydeco, funk, rockabilly, cumbia and Romanian surf music. www.klezperanto.com
The Klezwoods set is a special one that will feature small instrumental ensembles as well as the full group playing an original set of music composed by members in the band. Many of these songs will be recorded on the new album.

October 29, 2014

Figelin, Philadelphia, PA, 29 Oct 2014

band imageFIGELIN in CONCERT - North German Folk and Klezmer with Deborah Strauss, Vanessa Vromans, Vivien Zeller
House Concert, Party, Dance and Jam!

Wednesday, October 29 at 19:30pm
5028 Larchwood Ave
Philadelphia, PA
RSVP to E-mail Deborah Strauss

Come see three of the hottest traditional fiddlers in an all-women, all-fiddle extravaganza that mixes North German dance music, songs and ballads with Jewish klezmer music, Hasidic melody, and Yiddish song. Put them together and the effect is explosive -wild fiddles, earthy grooves and three vibrant voices!

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Litvakus CD release, NYC, 29 Oct 2014

dmitri slepovichLitvakus
CD release: Raysn - The Music of Jewish Belarus

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at 7pm
New York at Center for Jewish History
15 West 16 St., between 5th and 6th Aves.
NYC

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE (Only $15 or $10 for students and seniors; also for sale will be CDs and posters)


The CD release event is presented by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance -
An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture in collaboration with the Center for Jewish History, Sholem-Aleichem Cultural Center - Bronx; The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, and The Workmen's Circle - Der Arbeter Ring.

David Krakauer & Ancestral Groove, Warsaw, Poland, 29 Oct 2014

cd coverDavid Krakauer & Ancestral Groove

Oct 29, 2014, 7pm
The Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Wawsaw, PL

Grand Opening of the Core Exhibition

October 30, 2014

"Rediscovering Ernest Bloch," London, UK, 2 Nov 2014

Out of the Wilderness: Rediscovering Ernest Bloch Natalie Clein, Rivka Golani and Raphael Wallfisch Talk about and perform the music of Ernest Bloch Sunday 2nd November 2014 6.30-9.00pm Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS Natalie Clein will perform the 'Song' from 'Scenes from Jewish Life'. Rivka Golani will perform the Suite for Viola and Piano of 1919 with pianist Michael Hampton Raphael Wallfisch will perform Bloch's early (unpublished) Sonata for Cello and Piano with pianist John York. The event is a fundraiser in aid of workshops and masterclasses, on the music of Ernest Bloch To attend: ring 07971 818 262 This event is supported by the Jewish Music Institute More info: www.ernestblochsociety.org

NY Andalus Ensemble, NYC, 30 Oct 2014

The New York Andalus Ensemble

Thursday, October 30, 2014, 7:30 PM
Elebash Recital Hall,
CUNY Graduate Center,
365 5th Ave. (at 34th St.)
NYC

The New York Andalus Ensemble will present Et Dodim Kalah (It’s the Time of Courting, O Bride!), an evening of music and song from al-Andalus and North Africa.

TIckets: $13 adults/$10 students, available at the door or at www.newyorkandalusensemble.com.

Zach Mayer

Zach Mayer Night Owl Performance: FREE Thursday, Oct 30 2014, 11:00pm - 12:00am Desmond's Tavern 433 Park Ave S, New York, New York 10016 I will be performing my music completely solo--just me, my baritone sax, my voice and my looping pedal. Imagine Bobby McFerrin, but with a sax! I will be debuting some material that has never before been heard by public ears. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/713123968776490/