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June 19, 2003

Hop Hop Hoodíos, LA, Jun 19

Tres Sabores Latinos

The Hip Hop Hoodíos appear at
California Plaza, Watercourt
350 South Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA

FREE concert, Saturday, July 19th 7:00PM

Also appearing are East L.A. Sabor, the Blazers

For further info, www.grandperformances.org

June 22, 2003

KlezCalifornia opens, San Francisco, CA

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music is a 5 day immersion program in klezmer music, yiddish language, and folk arts.It is being presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

KlezCalifornia takes place at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay: 1835 Ellis St. SF between Pierce & Scott

The dates are: Sunday -Friday June 22-27, 2003
The Time: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For Registration & Information: (415) 789-7679, www.klezCalifornia.org or info@klezcalifornia.org. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938

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June 23, 2003

KlezCalifornia continues

See first day entry for details.

June 24, 2003

KlezCalifornia continues

See first day entry for details.

June 26, 2003

KlezCalifornia continues

See first day entry for details.

June 27, 2003

KlezCalifornia ends

See first day entry for details.

July 13, 2003

Sylvia Braitman, Yountville, CA, Jul 13

BASTILLE DAY AT DOMAINE CHANDON

Listen to exquisite French songs in the lovely and peaceful setting of Domaine Chandon. Enjoy good champagne, good company and good music!

SUNDAY, JULY 13TH, 12 TO 4 P.M

DOMAINE CHANDON. 1 CALIFORNIA DRIVE.YOUNTVILLE

FREE ADMISSION

INFORMATION: www.chandon.com 800 736-2892

July 20, 2003

David Broza, LA, CA, Jul 20

Folk-rock legend David Broza will be appearing next Sunday, July 20 in Los Angeles. Broza is part of the World Class Mulholland Nights Concert Series being produced by Craig 'n Co. at the University of Judaism.

Be sure to also mark you calendars on Sunday, August 17th for the final concert of the series, featuring the music of Galeet Dardashti and her band Divahn, as well as Elan -- former front man for Bob Marley's legendary Wailers.

Tickets are $35 which includes the conert, cocktail reception and parking or $50 for both evenings. To purchase tickets call 310-440-1246.

July 23, 2003

Divan, West Coast Premiere, SF, Jul 23


"Divan" stars at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
at the Castro, Wednesday, July 23, 6:45pm

Check out a clip of DIVAN on: www.sfjff.org/sfjff23/video/

Tickets for the screenings available on: www.sfjff.org

To reclaim an ancestral couch upon which esteemed rabbis slept, Pearl Gluck travels from her Hasidic community in Brooklyn to her roots in Hungary. Along the way, a colorful cast of characters gets involved - the couch exporter, her ex-communist cousin in Budapest, a pair of matchmakers, and a renegade group of formerly ultra-Orthodox Jews. Divan is a visual parable that offers the possibility of personal reinvention and cultural re-upholstery.

Soundtrack by Frank London

July 28, 2003

Movie: Divan, Berkeley, CA, Jul 28


"Divan" stars at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
at Wheeler Auditorium in Berkeley, Monday, July 28, 1pm

Check out a clip of DIVAN on: www.sfjff.org/sfjff23/video/

Tickets for the screenings available on: www.sfjff.org

To reclaim an ancestral couch upon which esteemed rabbis slept, Pearl Gluck travels from her Hasidic community in Brooklyn to her roots in Hungary. Along the way, a colorful cast of characters gets involved - the couch exporter, her ex-communist cousin in Budapest, a pair of matchmakers, and a renegade group of formerly ultra-Orthodox Jews. Divan is a visual parable that offers the possibility of personal reinvention and cultural re-upholstery.

Soundtrack by Frank London

July 31, 2003

Red Hot Chachkas in Matt Sperry Memorial, SF, CA, Jul 31

For those who want to come see our stupendous band perform once again, please note the following:

MATTHEW SPERRY:
Tribute Concert

July 31st 7:30

VICTORIA THEATRE 2961 16th St. at Mission SF

For more information check out these websites

www.redhotchachkas.com
matthewsperry.org
or
www.victoriatheatre.org

Thanks

Julie Egger of The Red Hot Chachkas

August 3, 2003

Movie: Divan, San Rafael, CA, Aug 3


"Divan" stars at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
at Rafael Film Center, San Rafael, Sunday, August 3, 2:45pm

Check out a clip of DIVAN on: www.sfjff.org/sfjff23/video/

Tickets for the screenings available on: www.sfjff.org

To reclaim an ancestral couch upon which esteemed rabbis slept, Pearl Gluck travels from her Hasidic community in Brooklyn to her roots in Hungary. Along the way, a colorful cast of characters gets involved - the couch exporter, her ex-communist cousin in Budapest, a pair of matchmakers, and a renegade group of formerly ultra-Orthodox Jews. Divan is a visual parable that offers the possibility of personal reinvention and cultural re-upholstery.

Soundtrack by Frank London

August 10, 2003

Crakow Klezmer, Los Angeles, CA, Aug 10

Crakow Klezmer Band will be making its debut appearance here on the West Coast as part of the Skirball Center's Zeitgeist Festival. Here's how it works:

Cracow Klezmer Band
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES: A FAMILY CELEBRATION

Sunday, August 10, 2003, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca. 90049
310/440-4500

Admission:
$8 General,
$6 Students and Seniors
Free to Members and Children under 12

Advance Tickets and Reservations: (323) 655-8587

Making their West Coast debut, the Cracow Klezmer Band (CKB) is considered to be the greatest Polish reinterpreter of the European klezmer tradition. CKB is considered to be the finest reinterpreter of the European klezmer tradition.
Enjoy a festive daylong program of international performances, food, and family fun.

Sylvia Braitman, Petaluma, CA, Aug 10

BUBBEH MEISES": STORIES AND MUSIC FROM A JEWISH GRANDMOTHER AT PETALUMA
SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Join The Wolford-Rosenblum Saxophone-Piano Duo, mezzo- Sylvie Braitman- and
story-teller Erica-Lann Clark- as they celebrate their CD, "Laughter&Tears:A
Jewish Saga" with an unusual program of Jewish music and story-telling.
Enjoy the warmth and variety of Jewish experience as reflected in the music of
Ravel, Ben-Haim, Weisgall, Weiner, Berlin and a song by Rosenblum in honor of
his late father's 90th birthday. Styles vary from Spanish Sephardic to
Yiddish-American art songs, Jewish vaudeville (Berlin), and sounds from the
synagogue and Israel- all woven together with humor, "chutzpah," and tales both old
and new.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2 P.M.

CINNABAR THEATER-3333 PETALULMA BLVD. NORTH
PETALUMA, CA.- 707-8920

TICKETS- $18-GEN.- $16 -SENIORS-$10-YOUTH (12&UNDER)

FOR MORE INFO AND TICKET RESERVATION GO ONLINE AT WWW.CINNABARTHEATER.ORG.

August 11, 2003

Cracow Klezmer, LA, CA, Aug 11

Crakow Klezmer Band will be making its debut appearance here on the West Coast as part of the Skirball Center's Zeitgeist Festival. Here's how it works:

JEWISH LUCK (Żydowskie szczęście)
with live accompaniment by Cracow Klezmer Band (Poland)

Tuesday, August 12, 8:00 p.m.

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca. 90049
310/440-4500

$15 General,
$10 Members,
$8 Students

Advance Tickets: (323) 655-8587

U.S. premiere! One of the greatest Yiddish actors and directors of Moscow’s Yiddish State Art Theatre, Solomon Mykhoels made his film debut in this adaptation of Sholom Aleichem’s Mendel the Matchmaker. Like Buster Keaton, Mendel falls into one hilarious calamity after another. (Russia, 1925, 90 min.) Silent with English intertitles and live music by the Cracow Klezmer Band.

August 17, 2003

Divahn, LA, CA, Aug 17

Be sure to mark your calendars on Sunday, August 17th for the final concert of the series, featuring the music of Galeet Dardashti and her band Divahn, as well as Elan -- former front man for Bob Marley's legendary Wailers.

Tickets are $35 which includes the concert, cocktail reception and parking. To purchase tickets call 310-440-1246.

October 2, 2003

Celebrating Sutzkever, SF, CA, Oct 2

"Celebrating Sutzkever"
to Mark the 90th Birthday of Abraham Sutzkever
"The Poet of the Vilna Ghetto"

7pm in the Morrison Library

Poetry Readings by The UC Berkeley Yiddish Reading Group

Musical Settings of Sutzkever's Poetry performed by
Sylvie Braitman, Daniel Hoffman
and Michael Grossman
Professor Benjamin Harshav:
Reflections on Sutzkever and His Poetry

Free admission

A Dessert Reception provided by Ristorante Raphael

October 4, 2003

Brave Old World, Long Beach, CA, Oct 4

"Night Songs from a Neighboring Village"
Featuring Brave old World and Paris to Kyiv
Saturday, October 4th, 8pm
Presented by the Karen and Richard Carpenter Performing Arts Center
CalState Long Beach
www.carpenterarts.org

October 19, 2003

Red Hot Chachkas, SF, CA, Oct 19

The Red-Hot Chachkas are featured on the American Roots Music Show

4-6pm, $5
The Music Store
66 West Portal Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94127
(415) 664-2044

The Music Store hosts The American Roots Music Show every Sunday afternoon. The ARMS is a live music show spotliting a forms of traditional music. "Klezmer-Jewish Music Series is every 3rd Sunday of the month, 4-6pm, $5. We also showcase bluegrass, cajun and a New Orleans "Dixieland In The City". Check-out our calendar at www.AmericanRootsMusicShow.com. E-mail: info@americanrootsmusicshow.com.

November 12, 2003

Middle East Music Lecture, Claremont, CA, Nov 12

Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 8:00pm:

Mystical Music of the Middle East
A LECTURE
by Yuval Ron
(with a demonstration on the oud)
Location: Folk Music Center - 220 Yale Avenue Claremont, CA 91711
Admission: FREE
Reservations required by calling (909)624-2928
for more info: folkmusiccenter.com

November 15, 2003

Punkt Azoy, San Diego, CA, Nov 15

Hi friends! I would like to let you all know about my klezmer duo's
upcoming show next Saturday in San Diego. We'll be opening for the
Jewish folk group Chicken Soup at Temple's Hall in Poway. It should be
a really spirited, fun show.

Chicken Soup plays a mixed assortment of some original songs, Jewish
liturgical music, and Israeli folk tunes; the band is currently
comprised of three women, who sing and play guitars and rhythm. The show
will be taking place next Saturday, November 15 at Templar's Hall in Old
Poway Park, directions below; it begins at 7:00. Tickets are $12.

Directions:

I-15 to Poway Rd
East on Poway Rd
Left on Midland

Templar's Hall, Old Poway Park
14134 Midland Rd
Poway, CA

Please come by and say hi!

Punkt Azoy is a klezmer duo featuring Larry Goldfinger on Bb and C
clarinets, accordion, piano and kaval, and Risa Goldberg on accordion,
flute and percussion.

November 16, 2003

Adama, Berkeley, CA, Nov 16

Hebrew Love Songs CD Release Party
Sunday, November 16, Ashkenaz, Berkeley

Come celebrate with us the release of Hebrew Love Songs, a collection of songs from and inspired by Shir Hashirim, the biblical Song of Songs. The album, as well as the evening program, feature the musicians of the band ADAMA: Achi Ben Shalom, Markos Sowlakis, Daniel Hoffman, Michael Gill, Jan Padover, Jeremy Cohen and many more talented musicians.

The choral group East Bay Jewish Folk Chorus will join us for part of the evening.

Admission $10.

Ashkenaz is located on San Pablo (at Gillman), Berkeley.

L'Chaim, San Francisco, CA, Nov 16

L'Chaim Klezmer Band is featured on the American Roots Music Show

4-6pm, Nov 16, $5
The Music Store
66 West Portal Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94127
(415) 664-2044

The Music Store hosts The American Roots Music Show every Sunday afternoon. The ARMS is a live music show spotliting a forms of traditional music. "Klezmer-Jewish Music Series is every 3rd Sunday of the month, 4-6pm, $5. We also showcase bluegrass, cajun and a New Orleans "Dixieland In The City". Check-out our calendar at www.AmericanRootsMusicShow.com. E-mail: info@americanrootsmusicshow.com.

Yuval Ron Trio, Claremont, CA, Nov 16

Sunday, November 16, 2003 at 7:30pm:
.
Mystical Music of the Middle East
The Yuval Ron Trio
Maya haddi - voice
Jamie Papish - percussion
Yuval Ron - oud, musical director
.

Location: Folk Music Center 220 Yale Avenue Claremont, CA 91711
Admission: $10 students / $12 general
Reservations required by calling (909)624-2928
for more info: http://folkmusiccenter.com
doors open at 7:00pm

November 17, 2003

Yiddish Song Workshop, San Francisco, CA, Nov 17

Yiddish Song Workshop -- Political Songs and Songs of Freedom
Monday, November 17 12-1:30pm
Congregation Beth Sholom -- corner of 14th & Clement, San Francisco
Friedman Center
Led by Sharon Jan Bernstein

A combination teaching session and sing-along, these Yiddish song workshops
are designed for us all to learn -- and sing -- more of the thousands of
amazing Yiddish songs that exist. Texts will be provided in Yiddish and in
transliteration, and we'll go over the meanings and melodies together. Both
more and lesser known songs will be covered.

If these workshops appeal to you, but the timing doesn't work, please
contact Sharon Bernstein at hazzanbernstein@bethsholomsf.org. We're looking
into offering these workshops at a different time and are trying to gage
interest.

November 19, 2003

California Klezmer, Berkeley, Nov 19

gerry tenneyGerry Tenney & California Klezmer
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
premier Klezmer & Yiddish music ensemble
Door 7:30pm, Music 8:00pm | Purchase advance tickets: $15.50

At California Klezmer's near-annual pre-Thanksgiving/Khanukah concert, you can expect the usual combination of hot playing and great Yiddish vocals from this always-exciting stalwart of the Bay Area music scene. Traditional tunes and songs as well as recently composed (English and Yiddish) material always highlight a California Klezmer show; throw in some Yiddish rock and roll and let the wild rumpus begin! Singer, guitarist, and mandolinist Gerry Tenney leads the group, which also features Rick Elmore on trombone, Peter Jacques on clarinet, David Laub on bass, Jim Rebhan on accordion and percussion, and Irene Sazer on violin, plus singers Betty Albert Schreck and Leslie Tenney.

December 14, 2003

Klezmer Conservatory Band, Palo Alto, CA, Dec 14

Klezmer Conservatory Band
Sunday, December 14
Stanford University’s Memorial Auditorium
Palo Alto, CA
2:30 p.m.
presented by Stanford Lively Arts on the Campus of Stanford University.
Tickets $30 - $44 for adults; half-price for youths age 15 and under; discounts for students and groups. For tickets and information, please call 650-725-ARTS (2787) or go online to livelyarts.stanford.edu

Art of Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 14-20, begins

brochure coverANNOUNCING: The only West Coast and the world's only winter Yiddish intensive: the 4th annual "Art of Yiddish: Entering the Heart of a Culture Through Its Beat", Los Angeles, December 14 ­ 20, 2003. Learn Yiddish with the best Yiddish teachers in North America: Pesakh Fiszman, Anna Gonshor, Miriam Hoffman, Sheyndl Liberman, and Sheva Zucker. Develop a deeper understanding of the culture that created our beloved Klezmer music and humor, with world-renown klezmorim Jeff Warschauer and Deborah Strauss teaching song and dance workshops (bring along your own instruments too); ethnomusicologist Robert Cohen revealing the back stories to Yiddish music; and writer/actor Yakov Basner illuminating the comic side of Yiddish literature from Chelm to Moshe Nadir. Theodore Bikel joins us for our closing concert and farbrengen.

It's the perfect time to explore your roots through the vitality, soul, and wit of Yiddish culture. Produced in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies and the University of Judaism Department of Continuing Education. For more information and to request or download the brochure, please visit www.yiddishinstitute.org or e-mail Miriam@yiddishinstitute.org.

December 15, 2003

Art of Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 15

It's the perfect time to explore your roots through the vitality, soul, and wit of Yiddish culture. Produced in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies and the University of Judaism Department of Continuing Education. For more information and to request or download the brochure, please visit www.yiddishinstitute.org or e-mail Miriam@yiddishinstitute.org.

December 16, 2003

Klezmer Conservatory Band, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 16

Klezmer Conservatory Band
Tuesday, December 16
Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
8 p.m.
KCB’s "Oy, Chanukah" presented by LA Philharmonic Association. Tickets $20 - $65. For tickets and information, please call 323-850-2000 or go online to www.laphil.org

Art of Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 16

It's the perfect time to explore your roots through the vitality, soul, and wit of Yiddish culture. Produced in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies and the University of Judaism Department of Continuing Education. For more information and to request or download the brochure, please visit www.yiddishinstitute.org or e-mail Miriam@yiddishinstitute.org.

December 17, 2003

Art of Klezmer, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 17

It's the perfect time to explore your roots through the vitality, soul, and wit of Yiddish culture. Produced in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies and the University of Judaism Department of Continuing Education. For more information and to request or download the brochure, please visit www.yiddishinstitute.org or e-mail Miriam@yiddishinstitute.org.

December 18, 2003

Art of Klezmer, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 18

It's the perfect time to explore your roots through the vitality, soul, and wit of Yiddish culture. Produced in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies and the University of Judaism Department of Continuing Education. For more information and to request or download the brochure, please visit www.yiddishinstitute.org or e-mail Miriam@yiddishinstitute.org.

DJ Socalled, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 18

Avada presents the Los Angeles premiere of “master magician
mixologist” DJ Socalled. Working turntables, drum machines, accordion,
piano and vocals (yes, all at once), Socalled mixes strains of jazz, funk
and everything else with klezmer, the music he calls home. Sampling
hip hop beats, old Yiddish vaudeville, and bits of klezmer clarinet, he
crafts soundscapes of unexpected world’s colliding for a shtetl-fabulous
early khanike (Hanuka in Yiddish) dance party.

Socalled is joined by LA musicians from Critical Brass Band, and Ancestry
of Sound, and DJ Josh Kun for a live late night session.

Enjoy an Extreme Khanike Wine Tasting, 8 PM
Confrontational wine-tasting in a nightclub setting.
Eight wines and hors de’ ouevres. RSVP at
extremewinetasting@yahoo.com

Thursday, December 18, 2003
DJ Socalled at 10 PM

The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park, just east of Park Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
www.attheecho.com

$10 admission; $25 for wine tasting and Socalled

No sign, the front is painted gold. Free Parking behind.

Info: 323/ 692-8151; www.avadaproject.org

avada (avade means “of course” in Yiddish) is a project of
Yiddishkayt Los Angeles –
revolutionizing Yiddish in the 21st century.

DJ Socalled, aka Josh Dolgin, is also the mastermind behind the "HipHopKhasene" as well as other works.

December 19, 2003

Art of Klezmer, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 19

It's the perfect time to explore your roots through the vitality, soul, and wit of Yiddish culture. Produced in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies and the University of Judaism Department of Continuing Education. For more information and to request or download the brochure, please visit www.yiddishinstitute.org or e-mail Miriam@yiddishinstitute.org.

December 20, 2003

Art of Klezmer, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 20, ends

It's the perfect time to explore your roots through the vitality, soul, and wit of Yiddish culture. Produced in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies and the University of Judaism Department of Continuing Education. For more information and to request or download the brochure, please visit www.yiddishinstitute.org or e-mail Miriam@yiddishinstitute.org.

December 21, 2003

L'Chaim, San Francisco, CA, Dec 21

Back by popular demand, L'Chaim Klezmer Band has again been invited to perform at the Music Store in San Francisco. Continuing the Music Store's tradition of presenting and preserving unique music styles, L'Chaim Klezmer Band is returning to entertain and delight audiences of all ages.

This is a FREE concert and lots of fun, so come early for the best seats!

The Music Store is located at 66 West Portal Ave. San Francisco. L'Chaim will be preforming from 4 pm to 6 pm, Sunday, December 21.

January 22, 2004

Desert Roots, Studio City, CA, Jan 22

Thursday, January 22, 2004 at 8 pm
Desert Roots
A concert of traditional Hebrew songs from the Middle East
(music of Yemen, Tunisia and Israel)
with:
Yuval Ron - oud and saz
Dror Sinai - voice and percussion
In a unique intimate setting in a private house.
Wine & Middle Eastern delights' reception to follow concert.

Location: a private house in Studio City, CA 91064
Admission: $20 (children under 13 - half price)
SPACE IS VERY LIMITED!
Please reserve early by sending an email to: info@yuvalronmusic.com

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January 29, 2004

Hip Hop Hoodíos, Los Angeles, CA, Jan 29

band members
Hip Hop Hoodíos
Conga Room (Jan. 29th show - LA) - $12 - 5364 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles – (323) 938-1696 - www.CongaRoom.com

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January 30, 2004

Hip Hop Hoodíos, San Diego, CA, Jan 30

band members
Hip Hop Hoodíos

Canes Bar & Grill (Jan. 30th show – San Diego) - $8 - 3105 Ocean Front Walk, San Diego – (858) 488-1780 - www.CanesBarAndGrill.com

February 18, 2004

Veretski Pass, Alameda, CA, Feb 18

Veretski Pass, with Cookie Segelstein, Joshua Horowitz and Stuart Brotman will play a concert on Feb. 18, 7:30 pm in Alameda, California at Temple Israel, for their Chamber Concerts series.

Address:
3183 Mecartney Rd.
Alameda, CA 94502
Phone: 510-522-9355

Tickets are $18 for adults, and $15 for children under 16.
For more information and directions go to: www.templeisraelalameda.org

February 21, 2004

Klez-Mania in San Francisco, CA, Feb 21

KLEZ-MANIA an evening of music under the dome.
Come celebrate Sherith Israel's 100th anniversary with a concert inside the sanctuary.
Music, history and fun. Bring the kids, this event is for everyone, young and old.
California Klezmer and Red Hot Chachkas will perform the hottest klezmer and jewish music.

February 21
doors 7pm
show 7:30
$10 advance
$12 door
$5 children under 10

Sherith Israel
2266 California Street @Webster
San Francisco, Ca (415) 346-1720

Advance tickets available at: (no surcharge!)
The Music Store, 66 West Portal, SF (415)664-2055
or at Sherith Israel.

Spread the word, this event should not be missed.

February 22, 2004

Sacred Soul, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 22

Sunday, February 22nd, 2004 at 4 pm:
A special interfaith sacred music concert in honor of Black Heritage Month
SACRED SOUL

• Mystical Music & Dance of the Middle East •
Meets the
• The African-American tradition of Spirituals •

Performed by:
The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring Najwa Gibran
and
The Gwen Wyatt Chorale
with:
a 40 piece African-American chorus directed by Ms. Gwen Wyatt,
Maya Haddi - vocals, Najwa Gibran – vocals, Norik Manoukian - woodwinds,
Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion, Virginie Alumyan - kanoun,
Carolyne Aycaguer-Ron - harmonium, keyboards, Yuval Ron - oud, saz
guest dancers: Aziz, Maya Karasso
guest MC: Titus Levi

Location: Wilshire United Methodist Church at: 4350 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010 (on the corner of Wilshire Blvd. and Plymouth, next to the Whilshire Ebel Theater)

Admission: $10 tickets, pay at the door (cash only).
Advance ticket sale via mail: Please mail a check payable to Yuval Ron Music, to: 3812 Carpenter Ave. Studio City, CA 91604.
Tickets purchased by mail will be held at Will Call at church entrance on the day of the show.
For more info: Tel: 818 505 1355 or email: info@yuvalronmusic.com

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February 29, 2004

Klezmer Workshop, Santa Monica, CA, Feb 29

Klezmer Band Workshop at
McCabes Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA
February 29, 2004 Sunday
2-4PM $30
led by Joellen Lapidus.

All instruments welcome. You must be able to do ONE of the following: keep a rhythm, play chords or read music to participate. Call McCabes for more
information: 310-828-4497.

March 14, 2004

Klezmer Band Workshop, Santa Monica, CA, Mar 14

Klezmer Band Workshop at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa
Monica, CA. Sunday, March 14, 2004, 2-4PM, $30. All
instruments and all levels welcome. Must be able to either
1. play chords,2. keep a rhythm, or 3.read music to
participate. Call Joellen Lapidus 310-474-1123 or McCabes
Guitar Shop at 310-828-4497 for further information. Led by
Joellen Lapidus, accordion, clarinet and dumbec player.
www.McCabes.com

Yiddish Sing-along, San Francisco, CA, Mar 14

YIDDISH
SING-ALONGS with JILLIAN TALLMER
at the Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis St, San Francisco, between Scott and Pierce
Tel. (415) 567-3327

(Free parking is available in a structure marked JCHS on Pierce between
Ellis and Eddy)

FREE AND EVERYONE WELCOME!
SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
(EXCEPT MAY, FOURTH SUNDAY)
2-4 PM MUSIC ROOM, FIRST FLOOR

Sunday, March 14 2-4 PM Songs of Work, Protest, and Celebration

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March 20, 2004

David Krakauer @ Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, Mar 20

festival logo
19th Annual Jewish Music Festival

March 20 - 27, 2004

a program of the Berkeley Richmond
Jewish Community Center

Box Office tickets & info 925-866-9599 or www.brjcc.org
Tickets on sale March 1 BRJCC members.
March 4 general public. Call today for a brochure!

David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!
with guest DJ So-Called

Saturday, March 20, 8:00pm
Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley
$20-$25

Jazz and klezmer collide in a dazzling display of clarinet virtuosity spiced with hip hop.

March 21, 2004

Cantor Concert, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 21

Sunday, March 21
6:30 p.m.

Scenes of Worship
A Musical Celebration of Passover

Celebrate Passover and Women's History Month through music and song
with performances by trained cantors and musicians. Cantors Alison
Wissot, Judy Greenfeld, Beth Wasserman Rosenfeld, Mike Stein, and
soloist Nancy Linder will present this once-in-a-lifetime event! Ari
Perelmuter, a cantor from Temple Menorah in Redondo Beach, is the
program's musical director, and David Kamenir will provide the music.

General admission is $8 for museum members, $18 for nonmembers.
Special VIP tickets are $27 for museum members, $30 for nonmembers.

VIP tickets include preferred seating at the show; a post-show wine,
cheese, and dessert reception; and a 20% discount on the purchase of a
museum membership.

Space is limited! Call TicketWeb for reservations at 866.468.3399, or
visit www.ticketweb.com. For information visit www.autry-museum.org or
call 323.667.2000, ext. 354.

Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Scenes of Worship, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 21

SCENES of Worship
A Musical Celebration of Passover

Join us on Sunday, March 21 and explore the tradition of Passover through the music that celebrates this holiday. This show will also celebrate Women's History Month by featuring a cast of female Cantors. Cantors Allison Wissot (Temple Judea of Tarzana and West Hills), Judy Greenfeld (Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills), Beth Wasserman Rosenfeld, Mike Stein (Temple Aliyah of Woodland Hills), and soloist Nancy Linder (Temple Beth David of Westminster, Orange County) will present this once in a lifetime event! Cantor Ari Perelmuter (Temple Menorah in Redondo Beach) serves as the program’s musical director. This program will take place at 7:30 p.m. outside in the museum Plaza.

Special V.I.P tickets are $27.00 for museum member; non-members are $30.00
(These tickets include preferred seating at the show, a post-show wine, cheese and dessert reception, and a 20% discount on the purchase of a museum membership).

General admission is $8.00 for museum members; non-members are $18.00.
Call Ticket Web for reservations at (866) 468-3399, or visit www.ticketweb.com. For information visit www.autry-museum.org or call (323) 667-2000, extension 354. Space is limited!

Autry Museum of Western Heritage
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Ronnie Gilbert @ Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, Mar 21

festival logo
19th Annual Jewish Music Festival

March 20 - 27, 2004

a program of the Berkeley Richmond
Jewish Community Center

Box Office tickets & info 925-866-9599 or www.brjcc.org
Call today for a brochure!

Ronnie Gilbert: A Radical Life with Songs

Sunday, March 21 4:00pm

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut Street (at Rose), Berkeley

$15-$20

A one-woman show that celebrates the life of a singer, actor, writer and community activist.

Hasidic Cappella, Agoura Hills, CA, Mar 21

the Moscow Male Jewish Choir, "Hasidic Cappella"

Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, Sunday, March 21st at 4:00pm

General admission seats are only $25 ($18 for seniors and students). Premier seating and entrance to the champagne reception with the artists are only $45. For more information and tickets, call the Canyon Club 818-879-5016.
administration@adatelohim.com

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March 23, 2004

Michael Alpert and Dr. Izaly Zemtsovsky @ Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, Mar 20

festival logo
19th Annual Jewish Music Festival

March 20 - 27, 2004

a program of the Berkeley Richmond
Jewish Community Center

Box Office tickets & info 925-866-9599 or www.brjcc.org
Call today for a brochure!

Back to the Sources: The music collections of pioneer Russian Jewish folklorists

Tuesday, March 23, 7:30pm
$15-$10
BRJCC

A dialog and musical demonstration with eminent scholars
Dr. Izaly Zemtsovsky and Michael Alpert, member
of the klezmer ensemble Brave Old World.

March 25, 2004

Elaine Hoffman Watts and Susan Watts @ Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, Mar 25

festival logo
19th Annual Jewish Music Festival

March 20 - 27, 2004

a program of the Berkeley Richmond
Jewish Community Center

Box Office tickets & info 925-866-9599 or www.brjcc.org
Tickets on sale March 1 BRJCC members.
March 4 general public. Call today for a brochure!

Kinetic Klezmer Jam
with Elaine Hoffman Watts and Susan Watts

Thursday, March 25 7:30pm

BRJCC
$15-$10

Traditional musical styling taught by a mother and daughter duo,
descendants of the Hoffman klezmer dynasty. All instruments and skill levels welcome.

March 27, 2004

Elaine Hoffman Watts and Susan Watts @ Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, Mar 27

festival logo
19th Annual Jewish Music Festival

March 20 - 27, 2004

a program of the Berkeley Richmond
Jewish Community Center

Box Office tickets & info 925-866-9599 or www.brjcc.org
Call today for a brochure!

Kinetic Klezmer Jam
with Elaine Hoffman Watts and Susan Watts

Philly Klezmer Swing Dance Party
with Dance Lesson

Saturday, March 27
6:30pm lesson
8:00pm party

The Crowden Music Center
1475 Rose (at Sacramento), Berkeley
near North Berkeley BART
$20-$15

It‚s time to swing to Bei Mir Bistu Shein! The Hoffmans are joined by Josh Dolgin, dance master Steven Weintraub, and Bay Area jazz allstars Sheldon Brown and Richard Saunders.

March 28, 2004

20th Century Jewish Masterpieces @ Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, Mar 28

festival logo
19th Annual Jewish Music Festival

March 20 - 27, 2004

a program of the Berkeley Richmond
Jewish Community Center

Box Office tickets & info 925-866-9599 or www.brjcc.org
Call today for a brochure!

Sunday, March 28, 4:00pm

Classical Concert : 20th Century Jewish Masterpieces
Works by Ernest Bloch, Mario Davidovsky, Daniel David Feinsmith, Arnold Schoenberg, Stefan Wolpe, and William Susman. Performed by Grammy-nominated pianist David Holzman.

Old First Church,
1751 Sacramento Street,
San Francisco.

For tickets and info, (415) 474-1608, or www.oldfirstconcerts.org

In association with Old First Concerts.

March 30, 2004

Film: "Chants of Sand and Stars"@ Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, Mar 30

festival logo
19th Annual Jewish Music Festival

March 20 - 27, 2004

a program of the Berkeley Richmond
Jewish Community Center

Box Office tickets & info 925-866-9599 or www.brjcc.org
Call today for a brochure!

Tuesday, March 30, 8:00pm

Film Chants of Sand and Stars
A tapestry of Jewish world music From Azerbaijan, to Manhattan to Israel

In association with The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival and the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

Kanbar Hall at JCCSF
3200 California Street & Presidio Avenue
San Francisco
415-292-1233 or www.jccsf.org

April 11, 2004

Yiddish sing-along, San Francisco, CA, Apr 11

YIDDISH
SING-ALONGS with JILLIAN TALLMER
at the Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis St, San Francisco, between Scott and Pierce
Tel. (415) 567-3327

(Free parking is available in a structure marked JCHS on Pierce between
Ellis and Eddy)

FREE AND EVERYONE WELCOME!
SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
(EXCEPT MAY, FOURTH SUNDAY)
2-4 PM MUSIC ROOM, FIRST FLOOR

Sunday, April 11 2-4 PM Songs of Holocaust and Hope

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April 13, 2004

Michael Alpert in Yiddish folksinging workshop, Oakland, CA, Apr 13

KITKA is thrilled to be hosting two Yiddish Folk Singing workshops with
MICHAEL ALPERT.

Introduction to Yiddish Folk Singing
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
7:30 - 9:30 PM

Advanced Yiddish Folk Singing
Thursday, April 14, 2004
7:30 -9:30 PM

First Congregational Church
27th and Harrison Streets
Oakland, CA
$20 per workshop
Registration and Information: 510.444.0323 or www.kitka.org

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April 14, 2004

Michael Alpert, Advanced Yiddish Folksinging, Oakland, CA, Apr 14

KITKA is thrilled to be hosting two Yiddish Folk Singing workshops with
MICHAEL ALPERT.

Advanced Yiddish Folk Singing
Thursday, April 14, 2004
7:30 -9:30 PM

First Congregational Church
27th and Harrison Streets
Oakland, CA
$20 per workshop
Registration and Information: 510.444.0323 or www.kitka.org

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May 16, 2004

Ron Yuval Ensemble, Santa Monica, CA, May 16

Sunday, May 16, 2004 at 7:30
A Concert for Peace in the Middle East

Mystical Music of the Middle East
Jewish, Arabic and Christian Sacred music from:
Iraq, Iran, Morocco, Yemen, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Egypt

performed by:
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring the spectacular voice of Najwa Gibran
special guests: Rahman – Persian singer and Iman Sufi - Persian dancer
with:
Najwa Gibran – vocals, Yegish Manoukian – woodwinds, Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion,
Virginie Alumyan - kanoun, Carolyne Aycaguer-Ron - harmonium, keyboards,
Yuval Ron - oud, saz, musical director

Location: Unitarian Universalist Community Church - 1260 Eighteenth Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90404.
(at the corner of 18th St. and Arizona). Free street parking
Admission: advanced tickets - $15, at the door - $20 (cash or check only).
Advance ticket sale via mail: Please mail a check payable to Yuval Ron Music, 11288 Ventura Blvd. #115, Studio City, CA 91604
Tickets purchased by mail will be held at Will Call at church entrance on the day of the show starting at 6 pm.
For more info: info@yuvalronmusic.com or tel: 818 505 1355


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May 17, 2004

Divahn, La Jolla, CA, May 17

Divahn
May 17th - Monday, 7:30 pm
La Jolla, CA
"Celebrating Jewish Music Series"
San Diego Center for Jewish Culture
David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre
For Tickets (858) 362-1348
www.lfjcc.org/musicseries.shtml
jessika@dcjcc.org

May 23, 2004

Yiddish Sing-along, San Francisco, CA, May 23

YIDDISH
SING-ALONGS with JILLIAN TALLMER
at the Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis St, San Francisco, between Scott and Pierce
Tel. (415) 567-3327

(Free parking is available in a structure marked JCHS on Pierce between
Ellis and Eddy)

FREE AND EVERYONE WELCOME!
SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
(EXCEPT MAY, FOURTH SUNDAY)
2-4 PM MUSIC ROOM, FIRST FLOOR

Sunday, May 23 2-4 PM Songs of Parents, Children, and the Life Cycle

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June 6, 2004

Theo Bikel: The first 80 years, Brentwood, CA, Jun 6

June 6th -Sunday, 5:30 pm
Brentwood, CA
Wadsworth Theatre
Theodore Bikel: The First 80 Years
An evening of song, dance and spirit in his honor
Featuring Divahn and
legendary performers including:

Peter Yarrow - Leonard Nimoy
The Klezmatics - Mike Burstyn
Larry Miller - Ed Asner
Billy Jonas - Mare Winningham
Ornili Azulay - Pastor Andrae' Crouch
Divahn


All proceeds benefit
Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
Tickets and info: www.bravobikel.com

June 20, 2004

KlezCalifornia, San Francisco, CA, Jun 20-25

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

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June 21, 2004

KlezCalifornia continues, San Francisco, CA Jun 21

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

June 22, 2004

KlezCaliforia continues, Jun 22

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

June 23, 2004

KlezCalifornia continues, San Francisco, CA Jun 23

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

June 24, 2004

KlezCalifornia continues, San Francisco, CA, Jun 24

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

June 25, 2004

KlezCalifornia ends, San Francisco, CA, Jun 25

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

July 6, 2004

Veretski Pass, Berkeley, CA, Jul 6

Veretski Pass, with Cookie Segelstein, Joshua Horowitz and Stuart Brotman

July 6, 8 PM Freight and Salvage, 1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA (510) 548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.org

July 7, 2004

Veretski Pass, Santa Cruz, CA, Jul 7

Veretski Pass, with Cookie Segelstein, Joshua Horowitz and Stuart Brotman

July 7,
7:30 PM
Kuumbwa Jazz Center,
320-2 Cedar Street,
Santa Cruz, CA,
(831) 427-2227
www.kuumbwajazz.org
www.zookbeat.com

July 11, 2004

Veretski Pass, Walnut Creek, CA, Jul 11

Veretski Pass, with Cookie Segelstein, Joshua Horowitz and Stuart Brotman

July 11,
1PM
Contra Costa JCC,
2071 Tice Valley Blvd. Walnut Creek, CA, 925-938-7800

August 1, 2004

Ron Yuval Ensemble, Brandeis, CA, Aug 1

Sunday, August 1, 2004 at 7:30 p.m

CONCERT ABOVE THE STARS
with
The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Najwa Gibran - voice, Maya Haddi - voice, Yegish Manoukian - woodwinds, Virginie Alumyan - Kanoun, Carolyne Ayçaguer-Ron - harmonium & keyboards, Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion -
Yuval Ron - oud, saz, musical director


Guest dancers: Maya Karasso, Melanie Kareem Dance Company, Iman Sufi, Ruth Gould-Goodman


-Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy a spectacular setting -
- Concert is outdoors. Please dress for cool evenings -

Location: The Brandeis-Bardin Institute
1101 Peppertree Lane Brandeis, CA 93064


Admission: $25 per adult, $15 per child Group rates available For reservations for group rate information, Call Linda at (805) 582-4450

For more information and directions:
Visit www.thebbi.org
Contact Linda at (805) 582-4450

August 6, 2004

Yuval Ron Quartet, Los Angeles, Aug 6

Friday, August 6th, 2004 at 9:30 pm

F.O.R. National 2004 Conference
presents

The Yuval Ron Quartet
featuring the singer
Najwa Gibran


Location: Occidental College, Thorne Hall
1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles (Eagle Rock), CA 90041-3314

Admission: Tickets will be available at the door for $5-10.
To make reservations for advance tickets please contact Anthony Marsh at (310) 228-7759.

Parking: Parking will be available on the Occidental campus but will be limited, so please carpool if possible.

For more info including directions:
Visit www.forusa.org/conference2004.
Contact Anthony Marsh at (310) 228-7759 or amarsh@forusa.org

August 7, 2004

Yuval Ron Quartet, Ventura, CA, Aug 7

Saturday, August 7th, 2004 at 7 pm

World Soul Music

An evening of Devotional Music and Message of Peace with

The Yuval Ron Quartet
featuring the singer
Najwa Gibran
performing Sacred Music of the Middle East

and Karnamirta
performing Devotional Music of India

Location: Church of Religious Science
101 S. Laurel Street, Ventura, CA 93001

Seating begins at 6:30 pm.

Admission: $18 prepaid / $20 at the door. Tickets held at Will Call. Make Checks to: Kirk Mann, 970 S. Petit, Suite D, Ventura, CA 93004

For more information and directions:
Visit www.worldsoulmusic.com
Tel: (805) 477-7596

September 8, 2004

Sarah Aroeste, Santa Monica, CA, Sep 8

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Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica
9:45 PM
Tickets $5
More info: www.templebarlive.com or 310-393-6611

September 9, 2004

Sarah Aroeste, Los Angeles, CA, Sep 9

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Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel
w/ the Sephardic Educational Center
10500 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles
8:00 PM
Tickets: $18
More info & tix: 310-475-7311 or email: reception@sephardictemple.org
310-393-6611

September 10, 2004

Sarah Aroeste, Los Angeles, CA, Sep 10

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September 10th
Los Angeles, CA
Sinai Temple: Friday Night Live
10400 Wilshire Blvd (corner of Beverly Glen.)
7:30 PM
Free
More info: www.fridaynightlive.net
or call 310.481.3244

September 18, 2004

Days of Awe: Afro-Semitic Experience, San Francisco, CA, Sep 18

band photoSaturday, September 18 The Days of Awe: David Chevan with Afro-Semitic Experience, 8:00 p.m. at Kanbar Hall, The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco's Eugene and Elinor Friend Center for the Arts, 3200 California Street, San Francisco. For more information please call 415-292-1200.

September 19, 2004

Days of Awe: Afro-Semitic Experience, Lafayette, CA, Sep 19

band photoSunday, September 19, The Days of Awe: David Chevan with The Afro-Semitic Experience 10:30 a.m. at Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, California. For more information please call 925-283-8575.

October 3, 2004

Tasty music in Napa, CA, Oct 3

Accordionist Odile Lavault and singer Sylvie Braitman will be providing tasty music for COPIA (Napa's wonderful Food and Wine Museum)'s celebration of New York food.

October 3rd is dedicated to Jewish Food with "New York Nosharound: Jewish Food Festival".
2PM to 4PM (we play from 1 to 3PM)
500 first Street. Napa. CA
www.copia.org

Yiddish Tango, Marina del Rey, CA, Oct 3

Sunday 3 October
Yiddish tango performance and lecture
Lloica Czackis illustrated talk on the history of the Yiddish tango and solo performance
California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language
33 Washington Blvd., #118, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Info and Reservations: (310) 745 1190

October 7, 2004

Lloica Czackis on Yiddish Tango, Oct 7

Thursday October 7 – 5pm

An illustrated talk on the Yiddish tango and its historical context, including live performance

Lloica Czackis voice & guitar

For details contact Lloica Czackis

October 17, 2004

Yiddish Sing-along, San Francisco, CA, Oct 17

Back by popular demand, Jillian "Yidl" Tallmer will lead 2 Yiddish Sing-Alongs at the Jewish Community Library in SF 1835 Ellis Street near Pierce. Parking available. Sunday, October 17, 1-3 P.M. Gold in Oldies--The Golden Land, The Golden Peacock, and other Treasures. Sunday, November 21, 1-3 P.M. Bim Bom! Songs With Rollicking Choruses. No previous knowledge of Yiddish is necessary. Transliterated songsheets will be provided. Tel 415 567 3327

October 24, 2004

Hot Kugel, San Francisco, CA, Oct 24

Hot Kugel, that down home good time San Francisco Bay Area Klezmer ensemble, will be opening "To Life!", a Jewish Cultural Street festival in Palo Alto on Sunday Oct. 24th at 11:00AM on the Jessica Saal Memorial Stage. California Ave (between El Camino and Birch) Free.

For more info: www.ToLifeFestival.org

October 28, 2004

Pharaoh's Daughter, San Francisco, CA, Oct 28

Pharaoh's Daughter
Thursday, October 28, 8:00pm JCCSF - 3200 California St. @ Presidio
Tickets: JCCSF Member $12; Public $15; Student $12
Box Office: (415) 292-1233 or email us.
Box Office hours: Mon-Fri 12-7 pm; Sat 12-5 pm.
Click here to purchase tickets online.

November 14, 2004

Sylvie Braitman, San Francisco, Nov 14

Sylvie Braitman, "Les Demoiselles de Pigalle"

Sunday November 14th and 21st, 7PM
The Empire Plush Room, www.empireplushevents.com
940 Sutter Street San Francisco
(415) 885 2800

$20 and two drinks

With M. Grossman (piano)
Odile Lavault (accordion)
Jeremy Cohen (violin)
Michael Knapp (bass)

www.SylvieBraitman.com

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November 18, 2004

Sharon Jan Bernstein, Yiddish Song, San Francisco, CA, Nov 18

YIDDISH PIANO BAR
With Sharon Jan Bernstein

The popular Yiddish song - from Broadway, bars and the by-ways of the Old and New Worlds—comes alive at the Yiddish piano bar. Bernstein moves across musical genres, from the blues to cabaret, mixing the sacred and the secular, poetry with everyday life. This program combines performance, commentary and opportunities to sing along.

Thursdays, 11/18, 12/16 (2 sessions)
8:00 - 9:30 pm
Per session: M $10 | P $12
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California St., San Francisco
415 292 1200

Co-sponsored with the JCCSF's Friend Center for the Arts

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November 21, 2004

Yiddish Sing-Along, San Francisco, CA, Nov 21

Back by popular demand, Jillian "Yidl" Tallmer will lead
2 Yiddish Sing-Alongs at the Jewish Community Library in SF
1835 Ellis Street near Pierce. Parking available.

Sunday, October 17, 1-3 P.M.
Gold in Oldies--The Golden Land, The Golden Peacock, and other Treasures.

Sunday, November 21, 1-3 P.M.
Bim Bom! Songs With Rollicking Choruses.

No previous knowledge of Yiddish is necessary. Transliterated songsheets will be provided.

Tel 415 567 3327

Sylvie Braitman, San Francisco, Nov 21

Sylvie Braitman, "Les Demoiselles de Pigalle"

Sunday November 14th and 21st, 7PM
The Empire Plush Room, www.empireplushevents.com
940 Sutter Street San Francisco
(415) 885 2800

$20 and two drinks

With M. Grossman (piano)
Odile Lavault (accordion)
Jeremy Cohen (violin)
Michael Knapp (bass)

www.SylvieBraitman.com

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December 2, 2004

Sylvie Braitman in 'My Father's Journey, SF, Dec 2

My Father's Journey

Conceived and performed by Sylvie Braitman
written with Katherine Rosenberg-Wohl
With Jim Rebhan, accordion and Annette Brodovski, violin
Thursday, December 2 and Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 8pm and Sunday, December 5 at 5pm
at the Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
Tickets $18 / Info/Reservations 415 401 8081

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December 4, 2004

Neil Sedaka in Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 4

Neil Sedaka Yiddish Concert -Los Angeles Dec 4 & 5 Neil Sedaka will appear at the Wilshire Theater Saturday, December 4th at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 5th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at (213) 480-3232 or (714) 740-2000, or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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Sylvie Braitman in 'My Father's Journey, SF, Dec 4

My Father's Journey

Conceived and performed by Sylvie Braitman
written with Katherine Rosenberg-Wohl
With Jim Rebhan, accordion and Annette Brodovski, violin
Thursday, December 2 and Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 8pm and Sunday, December 5 at 5pm
at the Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
Tickets $18 / Info/Reservations 415 401 8081

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December 5, 2004

Neil Sedaka in Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 5

Neil Sedaka Yiddish Concert -Los Angeles Dec 4 & 5

Neil Sedaka will appear at the Wilshire Theater Saturday,
December 4th at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 5th at 2:00
p.m. Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster outlets,
by phone at (213) 480-3232 or (714) 740-2000, or online at
www.ticketmaster.com.

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Sylvie Braitman in 'My Father's Journey, SF, Dec 5

My Father's Journey

Conceived and performed by Sylvie Braitman
written with Katherine Rosenberg-Wohl
With Jim Rebhan, accordion and Annette Brodovski, violin
Thursday, December 2 and Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 8pm and Sunday, December 5 at 5pm
at the Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
Tickets $18 / Info/Reservations 415 401 8081

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December 11, 2004

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Dec 11

Saturday December 11th 8pm
Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment and Michael Musika
3248 22nd Street at Bartlett (between Valencia and Mission
Streets), in the Mission District

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December 13, 2004

Celebrate Hip Hop, Los Angeles, Dec 13

Knitting Factory Hollywood
presents
The HOLLYWOOD STAR CHANUKAH BASH

Celebrate Hip Hop: Jewish Artists From Around the World CD release party.

Featuring:

Hip-hop/afro-beat artist MC HY
Leo Plays Klezmer with Leo Chelyapov
Sephardic Singer Stefani Valadez
Singer-songwriter Todd Herzog
plus a special on-stage jam with Leo Chelyapov and MC HY!!

Chanukah Lighting, words of wisdom by Rabbi David Wolpe + delicious
Sufganiot to celebrate the 7th night of Chanukah!

$10 at the door
Show starts at 7:30
Knitting Factory LA
7021 Hollywood Bl, Suite 209
Hollywood, CA

December 16, 2004

Sharon Jan Bernstein, Yiddish Song, San Francisco, CA, Dec 16

YIDDISH PIANO BAR
With Sharon Jan Bernstein

The popular Yiddish song - from Broadway, bars and the by-ways of the Old and New Worlds—comes alive at the Yiddish piano bar. Bernstein moves across musical genres, from the blues to cabaret, mixing the sacred and the secular, poetry with everyday life. This program combines performance, commentary and opportunities to sing along.

Thursdays, 11/18, 12/16 (2 sessions)
8:00 - 9:30 pm
Per session: M $10 | P $12
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California St., San Francisco
415 292 1200

Co-sponsored with the JCCSF's Friend Center for the Arts

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December 19, 2004

Art of Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 19-25

This year, Make it a real holiday -
Come explore the riches of Yiddish culture -
Farbreng mit undz oyf yidish

The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language announces its
5th Annual Winter Yiddish Intensive:

The Art of Yiddish: A Bridge of Light Around the World
Di Kunst fun Yidish: A likht-brik arum der velt
December 19-25, Los Angeles (at Skirball Cultural Center)
www.yiddishinstitute.org
E-mail Yiddish Institute.

Come for the week, for a day (December 19), or attend individual cultural
events.

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December 20, 2004

Art of Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 19-25

This year, Make it a real holiday -
Come explore the riches of Yiddish culture -
Farbreng mit undz oyf yidish

The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language announces its
5th Annual Winter Yiddish Intensive:

The Art of Yiddish: A Bridge of Light Around the World
Di Kunst fun Yidish: A likht-brik arum der velt
December 19-25, Los Angeles (at Skirball Cultural Center)
www.yiddishinstitute.org
E-mail Yiddish Institute.

Come for the week, for a day (December 19), or attend individual cultural
events.

December 21, 2004

Art of Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 19-25

This year, Make it a real holiday -
Come explore the riches of Yiddish culture -
Farbreng mit undz oyf yidish

The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language announces its
5th Annual Winter Yiddish Intensive:

The Art of Yiddish: A Bridge of Light Around the World
Di Kunst fun Yidish: A likht-brik arum der velt
December 19-25, Los Angeles (at Skirball Cultural Center)
www.yiddishinstitute.org
E-mail Yiddish Institute.

Come for the week, for a day (December 19), or attend individual cultural
events.

December 22, 2004

Art of Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 19-25

This year, Make it a real holiday -
Come explore the riches of Yiddish culture -
Farbreng mit undz oyf yidish

The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language announces its
5th Annual Winter Yiddish Intensive:

The Art of Yiddish: A Bridge of Light Around the World
Di Kunst fun Yidish: A likht-brik arum der velt
December 19-25, Los Angeles (at Skirball Cultural Center)
www.yiddishinstitute.org
E-mail Yiddish Institute.

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Dec 22

Wednesday December 22nd 8pm
Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
@ Simple Pleasures Café
3434 Balboa at 36th Avenue in the Richmond District

December 23, 2004

Art of Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 19-25

This year, Make it a real holiday -
Come explore the riches of Yiddish culture -
Farbreng mit undz oyf yidish

The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language announces its
5th Annual Winter Yiddish Intensive:

The Art of Yiddish: A Bridge of Light Around the World
Di Kunst fun Yidish: A likht-brik arum der velt
December 19-25, Los Angeles (at Skirball Cultural Center)
www.yiddishinstitute.org
E-mail Yiddish Institute.

December 24, 2004

Art of Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 19-25

This year, Make it a real holiday -
Come explore the riches of Yiddish culture -
Farbreng mit undz oyf yidish

The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language announces its
5th Annual Winter Yiddish Intensive:

The Art of Yiddish: A Bridge of Light Around the World
Di Kunst fun Yidish: A likht-brik arum der velt
December 19-25, Los Angeles (at Skirball Cultural Center)
www.yiddishinstitute.org
E-mail Yiddish Institute.

December 25, 2004

Art of Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 19-25

This year, Make it a real holiday -
Come explore the riches of Yiddish culture -
Farbreng mit undz oyf yidish

The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language announces its
5th Annual Winter Yiddish Intensive:

The Art of Yiddish: A Bridge of Light Around the World
Di Kunst fun Yidish: A likht-brik arum der velt
December 19-25, Los Angeles (at Skirball Cultural Center)
www.yiddishinstitute.org
E-mail Yiddish Institute.

December 31, 2004

Stevie' Cousins, San Diego, CA, Dec 31

Stevie's Cousins perform at The Deli in People's Food Coop, in Ocean Beach, San Diego, December 31st (New Year's eve), 5pm-7pm, FREE! 4765 Voltaire Street, San Diego, CA 92107 (619) 224-1387 Stevie’s Cousins is a homegrown family band, where playing music together is as much a part of daily family life as eating breakfast and washing the dishes. Coming all the way from their living room in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this family trio has performed together for many years as part of larger professional Klezmer and Balkan ensembles, but they will be performing in public on their own for the first time by request of their cousin Steve Myrick (hence the name of the band). Stevie’s Cousins has put together an eclectic and enjoyable evening of their favorite ethnic music which includes: Klezmer music (East European Jewish instrumental music), Serbian-Romani (Gypsy) folk songs, a few Celtic and European folktunes, folk songs from Bulgaria and Macedonia, Yiddish and Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish) folk songs, and other music from around the world. "Stevie’s Cousins" is: Beth Cohen - violin, mandolin, vocals and mom. Randy Edmunds - guitar, vocals and dad. Jamie Cohen-Edmunds - alto sax, vocals and daughter.

January 13, 2005

Klezmer lecture and performance, Westminster, CA, Jan 13

Klezmer Program - A Taste of the Old Country

On Thursday Jan 13th, 2005 at 7:30 - 9:00 P.M. there will be an exciting Adult Program offered at Temple Beth David: Klezmer - From the Old Country to Modern Klezmer styles in America This program will feature Live and Recorded examples of Klezmer music as it was played in 1800's Europe to todays modern sounds.

We will discuss and play music by the key musicians and groups that influenced Klezmer over time, including: Naftule Bradwein, Dave Tarras, the Epstein Brothers, the Klezmer Conservatory Band, and Brave Old World.

Members of the South Coast Simcha Band, led by Keith and Renah Wolzinger, will be on hand to perform live music from these eras during the presentation. Renah and Keith have studied with the members of todays top performing groups for the past 5 years in Montreal at KlezKanada.

Bring your questions, Yiddish culture, and clapping hands and dancing feet and join us for a fun evening of a taste of the Old Country!

Temple Beth David
6100 Hefley Street
Westminster, CA 92683
Phone: (714) 892-6623

January 20, 2005

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Jan 20

Thursday January 20th 8pm
Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
@ Simple Pleasures Café
3434 Balboa at 36th Avenue in the Richmond District

January 24, 2005

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Jan 24

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Monday January 24th 8pm
and Monday February 7th
@ the Revolutionary Café
3248 22nd Street at Bartlett
(between Valencia and Mission Streets),
Mission District

FREE

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February 5, 2005

Yuval Ron Ensemble w/Najwa Gibran, Los Angeles, Feb 5

UCLA's Progressive Jewish Students' Association and the United Arab Society Present

A Benefit concert for Oasis of Peace (Neveh Shalom/Wahat al-Salam)

with
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring Najwa Gibran

performing: Songs of Sufi origin, Arabic folklore, Jewish - Andalusian and Ladino music from Spain and Morocco and Armenian traditional music

Come and join the UCLA and the Los Angeles community in celebrating a night of peace and co-existence.

Date: Saturday, February 5, 2005 at 8 pm. Doors open @ 7:30
Location: The UCLA Fowler Museum, Lenart Auditorium, Los Angeles.
Admission: $10 suggested donation. Proceeds to benefit Oasis of Peace (Neveh Shalom/Wahat al-Salam) - the only Israeli village of Jewish and Arab inhabitants living in co-existence, complete equality and freedom within one community. (for info about Oasis of Peace: nswas.com).
No reservations or advanced ticket sales.
Parking: $7 in Wilson Plaza (Lot #4). Enter from Sunset Blvd. Directions: visit the Fowler website at: www.fowler.ucla.edu or call 310-825-4361

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February 6, 2005

Yiddish Sing-Along, San Francisco, CA, Feb 6

Yiddish Sing-Alongs: Everyone Welcome!
February 6 1-3 p.m.

BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Music Room, first floor
Free parking in the building on Pierce Street
between Ellis and Eddy

With Jillian Tallmer and accompanist, returning by popular demand. Whether you are new to Yiddish music or already hooked, you will come away from these sing-alongs inspired. Jillian will introduce a dozen new songs each afternoon, using transliterated songsheets. Participants may bring in and suggest favorite songs to share.

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February 7, 2005

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Feb 7

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Monday February 7th
@ the Revolutionary Café
3248 22nd Street at Bartlett
(between Valencia and Mission Streets),
Mission District

FREE

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February 10, 2005

Horowitz and Brotman, San Francisco, CA, Feb 10

Is Everything Old New Again?

A Talk and Demonstration on Klezmer Music
with Stuart Brotman and Josh Horowitz
Thursday, February 10, 7:30 p.m.

Join two of the central figures of the Klezmer Revival for an exploration of klezmer music's vibrant musical and cultural itinerary. From its beginnings in Eastern Europe, Jewish instrumental music has moved back and forth across the Atlantic, undergoing forces as varied as the birth of the recording industry, the destruction of European Jewry, assimilation and decay, and a now thirty-year-old revival. The question arises: Where do the Old and New Worlds really reside and how do they meet? Josh and Stu answer this question and others as they play musical examples and rare recordings, recollect their field work, share amusing anecdotes, and lead a lively discussion.

This event is free and open to the public. The BJE Jewish Community Library is located at 1835 Ellis St., San Francisco, CA. For more info, call 415-567-3327 or e-mail the BJE Library.

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February 13, 2005

South Coast Simcha Band, Bellflower, CA, Feb 13

The South Coast Simcha BandSouth Coast Simcha Band
Sunday Feb. 13th, 2005
2:30 P.M.

William Bristol Civic Auditorium
Bellflower City Hall
15500 Civic Center Dr.
Bellflower, CA

For further info: 562-867-5980

February 17, 2005

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Feb 17

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Thursday February 17th 8pm
Simple Pleasures Café
3434 Balboa at 36th Avenue,
Richmond District
San Francisco

free

February 20, 2005

Sacred Soul II, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 20

Sunday, February 20, 2005 at 7pm

SACRED SOUL II
Performed by
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
and
The Gwen Wyatt Chorale

Wilshire United Methodist Church, 4350 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA.
Free parking at church lot and on street
$15 for all at the door (cash or check only). Box office open at 6pm, doors at 6:30pm

Sacred musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism, and Christian Armenian Church
Meets
African-American spirituals and gospel music

A rare concert event dedicated to the spirit of Martin Luther King and his guidance concerning PEACE, in honor of Black History Month.

Guest emcee James Janisse of 88.1 FM Jazz Radio, to read excerpts from speeches by Dr. King. Guest dancer: Maya Karasso (Whirling)

Web: www.ronyuvalmusic.com
E-mail Ron Yuval for more info.

February 27, 2005

Yiddish Sing-Along, San Francisco, CA, Feb 27

Yiddish Sing-Along: Everyone Welcome!
Sunday, February 27, 3 p.m.
The Immigrant Experience: From A Brivele der Mamen to Zumer Bay Nakht Oyf di Dekher

BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Music Room, first floor
Free parking in the building on Pierce Street
between Ellis and Eddy

With Jillian Tallmer and accompanist, returning by popular demand. Whether you are new to Yiddish music or already hooked, you will come away from these sing-alongs inspired. Jillian will introduce a dozen new songs each afternoon, using transliterated songsheets. Participants may bring in and suggest favorite songs to share.

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March 3, 2005

Charming Hostess CD Release Party, Berkeley, CA, Mar 3

band publicity photoCharming Hostess
CD Release party for new Tzadik release, "Sarajevo Blues"
Thursday March 3
5pm
Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck @ Prince
Berkeley

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Golem, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 3

avada logo - is this really proper yiddish spelling for these sounds?Thursday, March 3rd
NYC Klezmer-Rock Band Golem and Comedy-Burlesque Show Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
The Fold presents...at Tangier
2138 Hillhurst Ave.
Los Angeles 90027
323-666-8666
8:00 PM, $12

Advance ticket purchase highly recommended. Click here for tickets.

Avada - A Revolution in Yiddish
Yiddishkayt Los Angeles
phone: 323-692-8151
web: www.yiddishkaytla.org
E-mail Avada.

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Golem, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 3

band photoGolem
Thursday March 3rd
LOS ANGELES
The Fold presents... at Tangier
2138 Hillhurst Ave.
(323) 666-8666
8pm, tickets $12

www.foldsilverlake.com

March 5, 2005

Omar Faruk Tekbilken, Culver City, CA, Mar 5

Omar Faruk Tekbilek & his Ensemble

Peace of Music

World Famous Sufi Musician, Turkish Virtuoso Omar Faruk Tekbilek & his Ensemble with Grammy Award Wining, Keyboardist, Arranger, Composer Don Grusin Don Grusin & the Hang will be in town for one night only in an evening of contemporary Jazz, traditional Sufi, folk and contemporary music from the Middle East

Robert Frost Auditorium
Culver City High School
4401 Elenda St.
Culver City, CA 90230

Saturday, March 5, 2005
Don Grusin & the Hang: 6:45PM
Omar Faruk Tekbilek & his Ensemble: 8:30PM

Tickets available at:
Hear Music: 1429 3RD Street promenade - Tel: 310-319 9527
Aron's Records: 1150 N. Highland Ave. - Tel: 323-469 4700
Musicall: 517 No. Fairfax - Tel: 323-951 0111
12450 Burbank - Tel: 818-980 9848

Info: 310 - 842 4200 ext. 6064 $12 presale by March 3 -- $15 at the door -- Children under 12 are free

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Golem, Santa Cruz, CA, Mar 5

band photoGolem
Saturday, March 5th
SANTA CRUZ
The Attic
931 Pacific Ave.
(831) 460-1800
Two shows: 7pm & 9pm
Tickets $15

March 6, 2005

Golem, San Francisco, CA, Mar 6

band photoGolem
Sunday, March 6th
SAN FRANCISCO
Cafe du Nord
2170 Market Street
(415) 861-5016
Two shows, 6:30pm & 9:30pm
tickets $15
www.cafedunord.com

March 10, 2005

Red Yiddish Salon, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 10

avada logo - is this really proper yiddish spelling for these sounds?Yiddishkayt LA and Avada present Red Yiddish
For Angelenos in their 20s and 30s.

Red Yiddish is for Angelenos in their 20s and 30s interested in exploring contemporary Yiddish culture. Red Yiddish salons are monthly presentations by Los Angeles-based artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians, and professors who are pushing the boundaries of Yiddish culture. Study beginning Yiddish for the first hour (at 7:30) or come for the guest speaker at 8:30. Red Yiddish salons are held in the library of the Yiddish Culture Club, inside the Jewish Educational Institute.

Thursday, March 10, 2005, Free Admission
7:30PM - Beginning Yiddish with Miriam Koral
8:30PM - Miamon Miller, professional musician and Fulbright Scholar, describes and demonstrates the instruments, musicians, and characteristics that define klezmer music. He'll trace its evolution from Eastern Europe to contemporary Los Angeles in an evening that will change the way you listen to klezmer music.
9:30PM - Yiddish/Klezmer jam

L.A. Yiddish Culture Club
8339 W. Third Street (2nd Floor library)
Between Flores and Kings Rd.
Dessert, coffee and wine.

Tel: 323-692-8151
Web: www.yiddishkaytla.org
E-mail Yiddishkayt LA.

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March 12, 2005

Charming Hostess CD Release Party, Sacramento, CA, Mar 12

band publicity photoCharming Hostess
CD Release party for new Tzadik release, "Sarajevo Blues"
Saturday March 12
Capitol Garage
5431 H Street
Sacramento CA

www.capitolgarage.com

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Sacred Music of the Middle East, Torrance, CA, Mar 12

Sacred Music of the Middle East
performed by
The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Maya Haddi - vocals; Yeghish Manukian - woodwinds; Verginie Alumyan - kanoun; Jamie Papish - perc; David Martinelli - perc; Yuval Ron - oud & musical director. special guest: Carlos Velasco - flamenco guitar

Campus Theatre, El Camino College
16007 Crenshaw Blvd
Torrance, CA 90506
Saturday, March 12, 2005
8pm
For Admission, Ticket Reservation, Parking and More Info: Call the college arts hotline at 1-800-832-ARTS or the ticket office at 310-660-3793 or visit the website at: www.elcamino.cc.ca.us/centerforthearts

March 13, 2005

Yiddish Sing-Along, San Francisco, CA, Mar 13

Yiddish Sing-Along: Everyone Welcome!
Sunday, March 13, 3 p.m.
Solidarity! From Arbeter-Froyen to Zog Nit Keynmol

BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Music Room, first floor
Free parking in the building on Pierce Street
between Ellis and Eddy

With Jillian Tallmer and accompanist, returning by popular demand. Whether you are new to Yiddish music or already hooked, you will come away from these sing-alongs inspired. Jillian will introduce a dozen new songs each afternoon, using transliterated songsheets. Participants may bring in and suggest favorite songs to share.

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Charming Hostess CD Release Party, Healdsburg, CA, Mar 13

band publicity photoCharming Hostess
CD Release party for new Tzadik release, "Sarajevo Blues"
Sunday March 13
5:30pm
Raven Theater
115 North St
Healdsburg CA
$10 presale/$15 at the door.

www.raventheater.org

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March 14, 2005

Charming Hostess CD Release Party, Hollywood, CA, Mar 14

band publicity photoCharming Hostess
CD Release party for new Tzadik release, "Sarajevo Blues"
Monday March 14
9:30pm
Knitting Factory
7021 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA
$7

www.knittingfactory.com/kfhollywood/

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March 17, 2005

YiddIRish St. Patrick's Day Cabaret, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 17

avada logo - is this really proper yiddish spelling for these sounds?Thursday, March 17th
Cabaret Voltaire (not to be confused with the English media-mavericks of the same name), Los Angeles' unique home for one-of-a-kind performances, presents a St. Patrick's Day event with an evening of Irish musical and literary classics creatively interpreted through Yiddish and Hebrew...YiddIRish Night!

Andre Miripolsky (Famed LA Pop Artist and new designer of The Chabad Telethon Poster) hosts YiddIRish Night!

Expect Irish musical favorites by houseband Hollywood Klezmer. Also, special appearances by singer Janet Klein, virtuoso fiddler Claire Bergen, comedian-multi-instrumentalist David Zasloff, Jewess Chantewess Tami Bahat, Irishman Tuba Heatherton, and Sara Cody will offer spoken word excerpts from Ulysses—the great Irish novel that offers one of the best Jewish characters in literature. Expect Beer Bottle Dancers and much, much more for this special occasion.

Kosher Guinness Stout is served as Rabbi Matthew drives by to bless the Lager.

Present this Yiddishkayt announcement to the box office for $2 off. 4-leaf clover yarmulkes (or green ones) will get you in free!

Thursday, March 17th, 8:30 PM (Doors open at 8:00 PM)
Steve Allen Theater
4773 Hollywood Blvd. @CFI West (2 blocks west of Vermont)
Plenty of free parking in the heart of Los Feliz/Hollywood
Admission: $10 (Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Steve Allen Theater.)
For reservations and information, please call Cabaret Voltaire at 323-666-4268.

March 18, 2005

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Mar 18

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Friday March 18th, 9pm
@ the Revolutionary Café
3248 22nd Street at Bartlett
(between Valencia and Mission Streets), Mission District
San Francisco

free

March 19, 2005

20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoOpening Night: Members of Israel's East West Ensemble and Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Ensemble—A tour de force that brings together 14 top world music artists in an unforgettable blend of Jewish and Muslim mystical musical traditions and improvisation. Presented in association with the Consulate General of Israel

SATURDAY, 8:00 PM, March 19 - Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley, Berkeley

Tickets and Info: 415-276-1511 or www.brjcc.org
15% discount for groups of 10 and more.
A project of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

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March 20, 2005

Yale Strom & Fred Benedetti, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 20

Yale Strom Returns to Arbeter Ring for Purim!
Sunday, March 20 at 2 pm

Yale Strom & Fred Benedetti will present a klezmer Purim concert called "Muzik, Mayses un Di Gantse Megile"

Sunday, March 20 at 2 pm at the Workmen's Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 90035. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $12 for Workmen's Circle or Sholem Community members, and $8 for children under 13. Take a buck off per ticket if your paid order (not just a reservation) is received in our office by Friday, March 18. For further info, please call 310.552.2007.

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20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoTheo! with special guest Hankus Netsky
Legendary, award-winning singer and actor Theodore Bikel, with the founder of the internationally acclaimed Klezmer Conservatory Band. Presented in association with Congregation Emanu-EL.

Sunday, 4:00pm, March 20, Temple Emanu-El, 2 Lake Street, San Francisco

Tickets and Info: 415-276-1511 or www.brjcc.org
15% discount for groups of 10 and more.
A project of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

March 21, 2005

20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoFrom Fiddler on the Roof to Beatbox in the 'Hood: Music in Contemporary Jewish Culture
A conversation with Theodore Bikel, Hankus Netsky, DJ SoCalled, and Jewlia Eisenberg, moderated by Professor Naomi Seidman. Presented in association with the Taube Center for Jewish Life, JCCSF

Monday, 7:30pm, March 21, JCCSF, 3200 California Street at Presidio St., San Francisco

Tickets and Info: 415-276-1511 or www.brjcc.org
15% discount for groups of 10 and more.
A project of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

March 24, 2005

20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoPurim Matinee with members of Shtreiml
Classical klezmer with some of the hottest young musicians of Canada's Jewish music scene: Jason Rosenblatt (harmonica); Josh Dolgin (aka DJ SoCalled) accordion; Rachel Lemisch (trombone); Susan Watts, of the Hoffman klezmer dynasty (trumpet).

Thursday, 1:30pm, March 24, BRJCC, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley

Tickets and Info: 415-276-1511 or www.brjcc.org
15% discount for groups of 10 and more.
A project of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Mar 24

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Thursday March 24th 8pm
Simple Pleasures Café
3434 Balboa at 36th Avenue,
Richmond District
San Francisco

free

March 26, 2005

20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoEmil Zrihan
with Za'atar, the Bay Area's own Middle East Jewish music ensemble, followed by a Purim Party

Saturday, 8:00pm, March 26, Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael

For tickets and information for this event only, call 415-444-8000.

March 27, 2005

20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoFamily Concert with Gary Lapow
The Bay Area's favorite children's performer brings his wit to new Jewish songs. "Gary's kids' stuff is great!" Whoopi Goldberg

Sunday, 11am, March 27, BRJCC, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley

Tickets and Info: 415-276-1511 or www.brjcc.org
15% discount for groups of 10 and more.
A project of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoCommunity Music Day
Visit the Instrument Petting Zoo, hear Hebrew hip-hop, and more! 15 interactive workshops and 9 performances for all ages, highlighting innovative Bay Area artists.

Sunday, 12:30-5:30pm, March 27, BRJCC, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley

Tickets and Info: 415-276-1511 or www.brjcc.org
15% discount for groups of 10 and more.
A project of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

March 28, 2005

20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoJudith Cohen: Music in Sephardic and "Marrano" Life
Song, story and commentary by a renowned Sephardic music scholar, with her daughter Tamar Cohen Adams. Decades of fieldwork in Spain and Portugal have provided Judith and Tamar with a rich body of rare and precious folklore and music.

Monday, 7:30pm, March 28, BRJCC, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley

Tickets and Info: 415-276-1511 or www.brjcc.org
15% discount for groups of 10 and more.
A project of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

March 31, 2005

20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoEmil Zrihan with Surprise Special Guests
San Francisco premiere of a stunning counter-tenor, an Israeli cantor of the Moroccan tradition, in a sneak preview of a new collaboration with America's premiere, San Francisco-based new music string quartet. Co-sponsored with the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.

Thursday, 8pm, March 31, JCCSF, 3200 California Street at Presidio St., San Francisco

Tickets and Info: 415-276-1511 or www.brjcc.org
15% discount for groups of 10 and more.
A project of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

April 3, 2005

Klezmatics, Berkeley, CA, April 3

new album coverKlezmatics with guest Joshua Nelson.

The band that defines klezmer’s edge, with a special guest artist who sings Black Jewish soul that recalls Mahalia Jackson. In celebration of the new release, "Brother Moses Smote the Water"

SUNDAY, 4 PM, APRIL 3
WHEELER AUDITORIUM
UC Berkeley

Part of the 20th Berkeley Jewish Music Festival

20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoKlezmatics with special guest Joshua Nelson
The gutsy band that defines klezmer's edge, with a special guest artist who sings Black Jewish soul that recalls Mahalia Jackson in the West Coast premiere of their latest CD.

Sunday, 4:00pm, April 3, Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley

Tickets and Info: 415-276-1511 or www.brjcc.org
15% discount for groups of 10 and more.
A project of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

20th Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley, CA, Mar 19 - Apr 3

festival logoFinale Dance Party
with members of the Klezmatics and Friends with internationally acclaimed meister of traditional Jewish dance, Steven Weintraub.

Sunday, 7:30pm, April 3, BRJCC, 1414 Walnut Street., Berkeley

Tickets and Info: 415-276-1511 or www.brjcc.org
15% discount for groups of 10 and more.
A project of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

April 4, 2005

Klezmatics w/Joshua Nelson, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 4

LA Yiddishkeit logos Klezmatics

Yiddishkayt Los Angeles & Spaceland Productions present
Klezmatics with guest Joshua Nelson.
Monday, April 4 at 8:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM)
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
4800 Hollywood Blvd. (between Vermont and Edgemont)
Hollywood, CA 90027
General Admission: $25
Tickets available at TicketWeb or by calling 866-468-3399.

Web: www.napavalleyoperahouse.org

Yiddishkayt Los Angeles
tel: 323-692-8151
web: www.yiddishkaytla.org

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April 5, 2005

Klezmatics, Napa, CA, Apr 5

new album coverKlezmatics with guest Joshua Nelson.

4/05, Tue - Napa, CA - Napa Valley Opera House
1030 Main Street, Napa, California
8pm
(707) 226-7372

Web: www.napavalleyoperahouse.org

April 9, 2005

Hip Hop Hoodíos, Long Beach, CA, Apr 9

band members
Hip Hop Hoodíos

The Latino-Jewish urban music collective Hip Hop Hoodíos brings its trilingual mayhem to the Jewlicious Festival in Long Beach, CA to celebrate the release of its new album "Agua Pa' La Gente" on Jazzheads Records.

April 9
Long Beach, CA
Cal State Long Beach "Jewlicious" Festival
AJCC (3801 E. Willow)
9PM
$10 Students, $15 Public

www.beachhillel.org

April 10, 2005

Yiddish Sing-along, San Francisco, CA, Apr 10

Yiddish Sing-Along: Everyone Welcome!
Sunday, April 10, 3 p.m.
Greatest Hits of the Yiddish Theater: From Abi Gezunt to Zise Kinder Yorn

BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Music Room, first floor
Free parking in the building on Pierce Street
between Ellis and Eddy

With Jillian Tallmer and accompanist, returning by popular demand. Whether you are new to Yiddish music or already hooked, you will come away from these sing-alongs inspired. Jillian will introduce a dozen new songs each afternoon, using transliterated songsheets. Participants may bring in and suggest favorite songs to share.

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Hip Hop Hoodíos, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 10

band members
Hip Hop Hoodíos

The Latino-Jewish urban music collective Hip Hop Hoodíos brings its trilingual mayhem to Los Angeles to celebrate the release of its new album "Agua Pa' La Gente" on Jazzheads Records.

April 10
Los Angeles, CA
The Joint (w/Los Abandoned, The Misprintz, and Sonntagg)
8771 W. Pico Blvd.
8PM - $7
(310) 275-2619

April 13, 2005

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Apr 13

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Wednesday April 13th 8pm
Simple Pleasures Café
3434 Balboa at 36th Avenue,
Richmond District
San Francisco

free

April 14, 2005

Red Yiddish Salon, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 14

avada logo - is this really proper yiddish spelling for these sounds?Yiddishkayt LA and Avada present Red Yiddish
For Angelenos in their 20s and 30s.

Red Yiddish is for Angelenos in their 20s and 30s interested in exploring contemporary Yiddish culture. Red Yiddish salons are monthly presentations by Los Angeles-based artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians, and professors who are pushing the boundaries of Yiddish culture. Study beginning Yiddish for the first hour (at 7:30) or come for the guest speaker at 8:30. Red Yiddish salons are held in the library of the Yiddish Culture Club, inside the Jewish Educational Institute.

Thursday, April 14, 2005, Free Admission
7:30PM - Beginning Yiddish with Miriam Koral
8:30PM - Program to be announced
9:30PM - Yiddish/Klezmer jam

L.A. Yiddish Culture Club
8339 W. Third Street (2nd Floor library)
Between Flores and Kings Rd.
Dessert, coffee and wine.

Tel: 323-692-8151
Web: www.yiddishkaytla.org
E-mail Yiddishkayt LA.

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April 21, 2005

Doikayt, a Los Angeles Passover, Apr 21

LA Yiddishkeit logosAvada/Yiddishkayt Los Angeles, Progressive Jewish Alliance and Spaceland Productions present

Doikayt, A Los Angeles Passover, April 21 at 9:00 PM

Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 9:00 PM (doors open at 8:30 PM)
The Vanguard, 6021 Hollywood Blvd. (just east of Gower)
Hollywood 90028
Free parking in adjacent lots or on the street.
$15 general; $10 students. Volunteers: Free

To volunteer, or for more info, call 323-692-8151 or e-mail Yiddishkayt LA

LA Yiddishkeit logos

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May 11, 2005

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, May 11

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Wednesday May 11th 8pm, free
@ Simple Pleasures Caf@eacute;
3434 Balboa at 36th Avenue
Richmond District, San Francisco

Orange County Klezmers, Newport Beach, CA, May 11th

CELEBRATE LIFE!

The Orange County Klezmers will be playing Jewish music on Wednesday nights, 7-9pm, beginning May 11th at the Tee Room located at 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Drinks and food will be available for a nominal charge. Tickets are $7. For more information and directions see www.ocklezmers.com/news.html.

May 12, 2005

Red Yiddish Salon, Los Angeles, CA, May 12

avada logo - is this really proper yiddish spelling for these sounds?Yiddishkayt LA and Avada present Red Yiddish
For Angelenos in their 20s and 30s.

Red Yiddish is for Angelenos in their 20s and 30s interested in exploring contemporary Yiddish culture. Red Yiddish salons are monthly presentations by Los Angeles-based artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians, and professors who are pushing the boundaries of Yiddish culture. Study beginning Yiddish for the first hour (at 7:30) or come for the guest speaker at 8:30. Red Yiddish salons are held in the library of the Yiddish Culture Club, inside the Jewish Educational Institute.

Thursday, May 12, 2005, Free Admission
7:30PM - Beginning Yiddish with Miriam Koral
8:30PM - Program to be announced
9:30PM - Yiddish/Klezmer jam

L.A. Yiddish Culture Club
8339 W. Third Street (2nd Floor library)
Between Flores and Kings Rd.
Dessert, coffee and wine.

Tel: 323-692-8151
Web: www.yiddishkaytla.org
E-mail Yiddishkayt LA.

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May 17, 2005

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, May 17

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Tuesday May 17th 9:30 pm, $6
@ the Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk St. b/w Post and Sutter
With Graham Connah’s Sour Note 7

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May 18, 2005

Orange County Klezmers, Newport Beach, CA, May 18

CELEBRATE LIFE!

The Orange County Klezmers will be playing Jewish music on Wednesday nights, 7-9pm, beginning May 11th at the Tee Room located at 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Drinks and food will be available for a nominal charge. Tickets are $7. For more information and directions see www.ocklezmers.com/news.html.

May 25, 2005

Orange County Klezmers, Newport Beach, CA, May 18

CELEBRATE LIFE!

The Orange County Klezmers will be playing Jewish music on Wednesday nights, 7-9pm, beginning May 11th at the Tee Room located at 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Drinks and food will be available for a nominal charge. Tickets are $7. For more information and directions see www.ocklezmers.com/news.html.

June 1, 2005

Beyond the Pale, Los Angeles, CA, Jun 1

album coverBeyond the Pale

Southern California Tour, Jun 1-5

Wednesday June 1, 9:30pm - Los Angeles
Tangier Restaurant, 2138 Hillhurst Ave.,
323-666-8666 - www.tangierrestaurant.net

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June 2, 2005

Beyond the Pale, Altadena, CA, Jun 2

Thursday June 2, 8pm - Altadena
Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake St.
626-398-7917 - www.coffeegallery.com

Friday June 3, 8pm - San Diego Acoustic Expressions, 2852 University Ave. 619-280-9035 - www.acoustic-expressions.com

Saturday June 4, 7pm & 9pm - San Juan Capistrano
Multicultural Arts Series, San Juan Capistrano Library,
31495 El Camino Real
949-248-7469 - www.musicatthelibrary.com

Sunday June 5, 3pm - Palm Springs
Temple Sinai, 73-251 Hovley Lane West, Palm Desert
760-324-4737 or 760-568-9699 - www.desertjcc.com

Beyond the Pale, Altadena, CA, Jun 2

album coverBeyond the Pale

Southern California Tour, Jun 1-5

Thursday June 2, 8pm - Altadena
Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake St.
626-398-7917 - www.coffeegallery.com

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June 3, 2005

Beyond the Pale, San Diego, CA, Jun 3

Friday June 3, 8pm - San Diego Acoustic Expressions, 2852 University Ave. 619-280-9035 - www.acoustic-expressions.com

Saturday June 4, 7pm & 9pm - San Juan Capistrano
Multicultural Arts Series, San Juan Capistrano Library,
31495 El Camino Real
949-248-7469 - www.musicatthelibrary.com

Sunday June 5, 3pm - Palm Springs
Temple Sinai, 73-251 Hovley Lane West, Palm Desert
760-324-4737 or 760-568-9699 - www.desertjcc.com

Beyond the Pale, San Diego, CA, Jun 3

album coverBeyond the Pale

Southern California Tour, Jun 1-5

Friday June 3, 8pm - San Diego Acoustic Expressions, 2852 University Ave. 619-280-9035 - www.acoustic-expressions.com

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June 4, 2005

Beyond the Pale, San Juan Capistrano, Jun 4

album coverBeyond the Pale

Southern California Tour, Jun 1-5

Saturday June 4, 7pm & 9pm - San Juan Capistrano
Multicultural Arts Series, San Juan Capistrano Library,
31495 El Camino Real
949-248-7469 - www.musicatthelibrary.com

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June 5, 2005

Klezmer workshop, Santa Monica, CA, Jun 5

Klezmer Band Workshop in So. California. Approximately every other Sunday afternoon from 2-3:30PM at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA (31st and Pico Blvd.). Led by clarinet/accordionist Joellen Lapidus. All instruments welcome, all levels welcome. June 5th, 19th, July 10th, 17th, 31st. $40 each with special series rates. Special one day workshop, August 14th 2-4:30PM $50. E-mail Joellen Lapidus or call for more info at 310-474-1123

Brave Old World, Palm Springs, CA, Jun 5

album coverBeyond the Pale

Southern California Tour, Jun 1-5

Sunday June 5, 3pm - Palm Springs
Temple Sinai, 73-251 Hovley Lane West, Palm Desert
760-324-4737 or 760-568-9699 - www.desertjcc.com

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June 6, 2005

Yale Strom play premiere, Verdigris, San Diego, CA, Jun 6-7

Yale Strom's new play "VERDIGRIS" (Formerly Yiske Labushnik: A Klezmer's Tale) will have its world premiere at the North Coast Rep on June 6 & 7 at 7pm. North Coast Rep Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, CA, tickets and information: (858) 481-1055 or (888) 776- 6278.

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June 7, 2005

Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival Orchestra, Pittsburgh, PA, Jun 7

Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at 8:00pm
The Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival Orchestra
Conducted by: Lucas Richman
performing the East Coast premier of
Canciones Sefardi
composed by:
Yuval Ron

A symphonic suite based on traditional Sephardic Jewish prayers for symphony orchestra with 4 soloists: oud, flamenco guitar, alto voice and Middle Eastern percussion.

Location: Katz Theatre, JCC of Greater Pittsburgh
5738 Darlington Road Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Parking Information: On-Street or in the lots off of Forbes & Murray
Admission: $18, $15 seniors(65+), and $12 students
For tickets and more information: call ProArts Ticket Service (412) 394-3353 or on the web at www.proartstickets.org

June 8, 2005

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Jun 8

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Wednesday June 8th 8pm, free
@ Simple Pleasures Caf@eacute;
3434 Balboa at 36th Avenue
Richmond District, San Francisco

June 9, 2005

Red Yiddish Salon, Los Angeles, CA, Jun 9

avada logo - is this really proper yiddish spelling for these sounds?Yiddishkayt LA and Avada present Red Yiddish
For Angelenos in their 20s and 30s.

Red Yiddish is for Angelenos in their 20s and 30s interested in exploring contemporary Yiddish culture. Red Yiddish salons are monthly presentations by Los Angeles-based artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians, and professors who are pushing the boundaries of Yiddish culture. Study beginning Yiddish for the first hour (at 7:30) or come for the guest speaker at 8:30. Red Yiddish salons are held in the library of the Yiddish Culture Club, inside the Jewish Educational Institute.

Thursday, June 9, 2005, Free Admission
7:30PM - Beginning Yiddish with Miriam Koral
8:30PM - Program to be announced
9:30PM - Yiddish/Klezmer jam

L.A. Yiddish Culture Club
8339 W. Third Street (2nd Floor library)
Between Flores and Kings Rd.
Dessert, coffee and wine.

Tel: 323-692-8151
Web: www.yiddishkaytla.org
E-mail Yiddishkayt LA.

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June 10, 2005

So Called and Balkan Beat Box, San Francisco, CA, Jun 12

SoCalled tour posterSo Called (aka Josh Dolgin) with the Balkan Beat Box DJs.

2nd Annual Dawn Party
an all night Shavuot experience
Sunday June 12, 8:00 pm - sunrise
Club Six
60 6th St.
San Francisco
Tickets: $12 advance | $15 at door

www.dawn2005.com

June 18, 2005

Zoyres, SF Folk Fest, Jun 18-19

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Zoyres will be performing as part of the annual San Francisco Free Folk Festival, held at the Roosevelt Middle School, 460 Arguello (at Geary) Saturday-Sunday, June 18- 19. The festival goes from noon to around 10pm each day, and is packed with free music and dance performances and workshops. We’ll be playing at 8:30 in the auditorium stage. For more info, or to check out the complete schedule, go to www.sffolkfest.org

June 19, 2005

Zoyres, SF Folk Fest, Jun 18-19

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Zoyres will be performing as part of the annual San Francisco Free Folk Festival, held at the Roosevelt Middle School, 460 Arguello (at Geary) Saturday-Sunday, June 18- 19. The festival goes from noon to around 10pm each day, and is packed with free music and dance performances and workshops. We’ll be playing at 8:30 in the auditorium stage. For more info, or to check out the complete schedule, go to www.sffolkfest.org

Klezmer workshop, Santa Monica, CA, Jun 19

Klezmer Band Workshop in So. California. Approximately every other Sunday afternoon from 2-3:30PM at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA (31st and Pico Blvd.). Led by clarinet/accordionist Joellen Lapidus. All instruments welcome, all levels welcome. June 5th, 19th, July 10th, 17th, 31st. $40 each with special series rates. Special one day workshop, August 14th 2-4:30PM $50. E-mail Joellen Lapidus or call for more info at 310-474-1123

July 10, 2005

Klezmer workshop, Santa Monica, CA, Jul 10

Klezmer Band Workshop in So. California. Approximately every other Sunday afternoon from 2-3:30PM at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA (31st and Pico Blvd.). Led by clarinet/accordionist Joellen Lapidus. All instruments welcome, all levels welcome. June 5th, 19th, July 10th, 17th, 31st. $40 each with special series rates. Special one day workshop, August 14th 2-4:30PM $50. E-mail Joellen Lapidus or call for more info at 310-474-1123

July 14, 2005

Divahn, San Francisco, CA, Jul 14

Divahn is playing at one of San Francisco's coolest clubs and we're looking forward to a really fun show! The food there is great so plan to come for dinner and have an extra nice evening.

Thursday, July 14
Cafe Du Nord
7:30 pm (doors open)
2170 Market Street (at 15th)
Cash bar and dinner menu all night
Purchase tickets: $12 in advance at www.cafedunord.com or $15 at the door.

For dinner reservations call (415) 861-5016

Amy Tobin (creator of The Esther Show and Lilith, the Musical) plays a short solo set at 8:30, followed by a full Divahn concert.

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July 17, 2005

Klezmer workshop, Santa Monica, CA, Jul 17

Klezmer Band Workshop in So. California. Approximately every other Sunday afternoon from 2-3:30PM at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA (31st and Pico Blvd.). Led by clarinet/accordionist Joellen Lapidus. All instruments welcome, all levels welcome. June 5th, 19th, July 10th, 17th, 31st. $40 each with special series rates. Special one day workshop, August 14th 2-4:30PM $50. E-mail Joellen Lapidus or call for more info at 310-474-1123

July 31, 2005

Klezmer workshop, Santa Monica, CA, Jul 31

Klezmer Band Workshop in So. California. Approximately every other Sunday afternoon from 2-3:30PM at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA (31st and Pico Blvd.). Led by clarinet/accordionist Joellen Lapidus. All instruments welcome, all levels welcome. June 5th, 19th, July 10th, 17th, 31st. $40 each with special series rates. Special one day workshop, August 14th 2-4:30PM $50. E-mail Joellen Lapidus or call for more info at 310-474-1123

August 7, 2005

Extreme Klezmer Makeover Band+Bucovina Klezmer, Santa Monica, CA, Aug 7

Extreme Klezmer Makeover Band with Joellen Lapidus on clarinet, Dan Radlauer on accordion, Jaimie Papish on Middle Eastern Drums, Dan Dungan on bass and Bucovina Klezmer with Miamon Miller on violin, Zinovy Goro on clarinet, David Kasap on accordion and Vic Koler on bass; play at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA(31st and Pico Blvd.) on Sunday August 7th at 7PM. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased starting July 15th.

tel: 310-828-4497

August 14, 2005

Klezmer workshop, Santa Monica, CA, Aug 14

Klezmer Band Workshop in So. California. Approximately every other Sunday afternoon from 2-3:30PM at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA (31st and Pico Blvd.). Led by clarinet/accordionist Joellen Lapidus. All instruments welcome, all levels welcome. June 5th, 19th, July 10th, 17th, 31st. $40 each with special series rates. Special one day workshop, August 14th 2-4:30PM $50. E-mail Joellen Lapidus or call for more info at 310-474-1123

September 16, 2005

Klezmania!™, San Francisco, CA, Sep 16

KLEZMANIA! will be Playing A Live Show

Market Street Association Present
People In Plazas
Friday, September 16, 2005
12 PM to 1 PM
101 California Street (at Front & Davis), Downtown San Francisco
Admission: FREE! (The Nice Price!)
Have Your Lunch With KLEZMANIA!

Hope to See You All There

"The Wailing Wall" CDs will Be on Sale

Ben Brussell, Vocals, Mandolin, Violin
Dave Barrows, Soprano & Alto Saxophones
Paul Binkley, Guitar,
Greg Kehret, Bass
Eddie Sassin, Drums

September 17, 2005

KlezCalifornia concert, Berkeley, CA, Sep 17

KlezCalifornia logo

Concert on Saturday Evening, September 17
All-Day Program on Sunday, September 18

at Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center (www.brjcc.org)
Berkeley, California

For further details, www.klezcalifornia.org

September 18, 2005

KlezCalifornia, Berkeley, CA, Sep 18

KlezCalifornia logo

Concert on Saturday Evening, September 17
All-Day Program on Sunday, September 18

at Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center (www.brjcc.org)
Berkeley, California

For further details, www.klezcalifornia.org

September 20, 2005

Veretski Pass, Berkeley, CA, Sep 20

Veretski Pass in Concert
Jewish Music from the Carpathian Bow
September 20, 2005 Tuesday - Berkeley, CA

With a new program since Veretskhttp://i Pass' debut release last year.

Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Freight and Salvage
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA
8 PM - - doors open at 7:30 PM
$ 17.50 advance / $ 18.50 door
(510) 548-1761
freightandsalvage.com/2005/september/info_20.html Tickets at the door or www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=sfbay&query=detail&event=612576

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September 21, 2005

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA, Sep 21

World Festival of Sacred Music Presents:
Mystical Music of the Middle East
with
The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Sufi, Jewish and Armenian Sacred Music
featuring:
Whirling Dervish
Aziz
the
Arabic vocalist
Najwa Gibran
and
Armenian Woodwind Legend
Yeghish Manukian


September 21, 2005 | 7:00 PM | Alfred Newman Recital Hall
General Public: $15
USC Faculty/Staff, Senior Citizens: $10
USC Students w/ Valid ID: $5

USC Spectrum presents the Yuval Ron Ensemble as part of the World Festival of Sacred Music
taking place in Los Angeles September 17-October 2. crossing neighborhoods, cultural, religious and ideological boundaries in the spirit of world peace. The performance will be held in intimate Alfred Newman Recital Hall and tickets are selling fast.

Please call 213.740.2167 for more information.

October 15, 2005

Brave Old World, San Francisco, CA, Oct 15

Brave Old World

Brave Old World
Song of the Lodz Ghetto
In Yiddish, with English Supertitles

Saturday, October 15, 8:00 pm
JCCSF, 3200 California St. at Presidio Ave.
Tickets: Members $20 | Public $25 | Students $15
Box Office: (415) 292-1233
Box Office hours: Monday - Friday, 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm; Saturday, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Click here to purchase tickets online.

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November 19, 2005

Music of the Jewish World, Santa Barbara, CA, Nov 19

SANTA BARBARA ­ The University of California Santa
Barbara MultiCultural Center presents Music of the
Jewish World: Jewish Musical Traditions of Turkey,
Greece, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe Saturday,
November 19 at 8 p.m. in the MultiCultural Center
Theater.

Enjoy an evening of riveting and dramatic music from
the Jewish world, performed by talented veteran
musicians Beth Bahia Cohen (violin and bowed tanbur),
Sonja Drakulich (vocals and percussion), Polly Tapia
Ferber (percussion), and Gari Hegedus (oud).

Tickets are $5 for students and $12 for general
admission. Contact the Associated Students Ticket
Office at 893-2064 for tickets or more information.

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November 21, 2005

Sylvie Braitman, Berkeley, CA, Nov 21

Sylvie Braitman:
On NOVEMBER 21st, 7pm I'll be performing some amazing Cabaret Songs from the
Ghetto of Terezin. This repertoire in German, Czech and English
(translations/explanations provided) is witty, superbly clever and almost
unknown.

I'll be accompanied by Stuart Rabinowitsch on the piano.
This special lecture/performance is part of the Berkeley Rep Theater
lectures around their presentation of Brundibar (Kushner and Sendak version
of this children's opera performed in Terezin)
And it's FREE!

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November 30, 2005

Klezmer Juice, Claremont, CA, Nov 30

Klezmer Juice, a local LA Klezmer band, will be playing at the Motley Coffee house at Scripps College, Claremont, CA, on November 30. They will play from 8:00-10:00 at the Motley, but will also be playing live on campus radio KSPC 88.7 from 4:30-6:00 that day.

December 2, 2005

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Pasadena, CA, Dec 2

Friday , December 2, 2005 at 8 PM
Cal Tech Performance Arts Series Presents:

Mystical Music of the Middle East
devotional music, sacred movement ritual, folklore dance, stories and poetry

A Concert With
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring
vocalist Najwa Gibran
master woodwind player Yeghish Manukian
and guests: Whirling Dervish AZIZ and Arabic Folklore dancer: Tamra-henna

Location: Cal Tech, Beckman Auditorium in Pasadena on Michigan Avenue, south of Del Mar Boulevard in Pasadena.
Tickets: $20 for adults and $10 for youth (seating is unreserved)
Ticket office: tickets@caltech.edu or 626-395-4652
For more info: 626-395-4652 or visit http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-2445.html

December 3, 2005

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Venice, CA, Dec 3

Saturday, December 3, 2005 at 8:30 PM
Sacred Movement Yoga Presents:

Sacred Music of the Middle East
An intimate concert of devotional music and sound meditation
With
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring vocalist
Najwa Gibran

Location: 245 South Main Street, Venice, CA 90291
(Between Rose Avenue and Navy Street.)
Parking: Convenient underground parking;
enter from Navy Street. $1.50 for 2 hours with validation
Admission: $18 (SPACE is LIMITED!)
Reservations and more info: (310) 450-7676

December 4, 2005

World Premiere: Di Fusgeyers, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 4

In Collaboration with the Consulate General of Romania – Los Angeles
Present The World Premiere
“Di Fusgeyers”
Featuring Music Composed by
Yale Strom
Inspired by Stuart Tower’s popular historical novel “The Wayfarers,” this
string quartet is a musical tribute to the trek of thousands of young Romanian
Jews to Bremerhaven and other Atlantic seaports between 1890 and 1914 to
escape the intolerable political, social and economic anti-Semitism of their
native land in order to reach the Atlantic seaports for departure for a new life
in the United States. The Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity with
which Strom is affiliated, commissioned the creation of the composition as part
of its ongoing effort to broaden the horizon of Jewish culture. Its world
premiere will be:

Sunday, December 4, 2005
7:00 pm
Wiesenthal Center
9786 W. Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, 90035

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December 6, 2005

Zoyres, Oakland, CA, Dec 6

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment & Transmission

Tuesday December 6th 9pm, $5
@ the Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Ave. @ West Grand, Oakland

Zoyres: a new taste from old world flavors:
Michael Perlmutter ­ alto and baritone saxophones
Liam Staskawicz ­ trombone
Olivier Hamant ­ clarinet and bass clarinet
Eddie Pollard - drums

www.storkcluboakland.com/
(510) 444-6174

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December 10, 2005

David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!, San Francisco, CA, Dec 10

band photoDavid Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!
Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness Ave.
With special guest, Uri Caine
Tickets are between $25-$39
www.performances.org/performances/performances.asp?PerformanceID=486

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December 11, 2005

South Coast Simcha Band brunch, Westminster, CA, Dec 11

The South Coast Simcha Band, led by Renah and Keith Wolzinger, will be featured in a Klezmer Brunch held at Temple Beth David in Westminster, CA on December 11th, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. Tickets must be purchased advance. Please call Temple Beth David at 714 892-6623 for further information.

Temple Beth David
6100 Hefley Street
Westminster, CA 92683
Phone: (714) 892-6623
Fax: (714) 897-5306

South Coast Simcha Band, Westminster, CA, Dec 11

Nourish your stomachs and your spirits with
The South Coast Simcha Band
Klezmer Brunch
Sunday, December 11, 2005
11:00 A.M.
Temple Beth David
6100 Hefley St. Westminster, CA

Gourmet catering by Baci of Huntington Beach
$25 adults
$21 Children under 12
$225 for a table of 10
for additional information call
Lisa Chattler (562)430-6280 or Renah Wolzinger (714)596-6582

David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!, San Francisco, CA, Dec 11

band photoDavid Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!
San Francisco State University
McKenna Theatre; 1600 Holloway Ave.
This is a free event!

Presented by the Morrison Artists Series

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December 13, 2005

The Leevees, Santa Monica, CA, Dec 13

album cover The Leevees open for Bare Naked Ladies
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Santa Monica, CA
Dec 13

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December 14, 2005

Divan screened, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 14

divan posterJoin Yiddishkayt Los Angeles, Workmen's Circle, UCLA Center for Jewish Studies, Jewish Community Library of L.A., and Jewish Genealogical Society of L.A. for Divan, presented by Director Pearl Gluck, with Q&A following the screening.

Divan
Wednesday, December 14, 7:30 PM
Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles
6505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90048
Parking in lot immediately west of building and on the street

Free Admission, Limited Seating, RSVP Required
Call 323-761-8648 or email resource@jclla.org for reservations

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December 21, 2005

Balkan Beat Box, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 21

Wed Dec 21
JDub, JFJ, & PJA Present:

Vodka Latka: Festival of Rights

Featuring Balkan Beat Box
Special guest DJ Garth Trinidad of Chocolate City on KCRW

The Knitting Factory
7021 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles
8PM, $12 advance, $15 at the door

December 22, 2005

Balkan Beat Box, San Francisco, CA, Dec 22

Thurs, Dec 22
JDub, JFJ, & PJA Present:

Vodka Latka: Festival of Rights
Featuring Balkan Beat Box
Special guest DJ Garth Trinidad of Chocolate City on KCRW

Café Du Nord
2170 Market Street, San Francisco
8PM, $12 advance, $15 at the door, 18+
www.cafedunord.com

December 26, 2005

Rabbinical School Dropouts, Encinitas, CA, Dec 26

The Rabbinical School Dropouts will be performing 2 concerts, Dec. 26 and Dec 27th, at the Quail Botanical Gardens Garden of Lights in Encinitas, CA. Enjoy klezmer originals from their Tzadik release Cosmic Tree, as well as traditional standards in one of California’s most beautiful locations. Each night will feature 2 sets of klezmer music, and the concerts are both from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Admission is $6 for non-members of the Gardens, $4 for members, and $2 for children under 12. You can reach the Garden at qbgardens.com and at 760.436.3036 x206. The Quail Botanical Gardens are located at 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas CA

December 27, 2005

Rabbinical School Dropouts, Encinitas, CA, Dec 27

The Rabbinical School Dropouts will be performing 2 concerts, Dec. 26 and Dec 27th, at the Quail Botanical Gardens Garden of Lights in Encinitas, CA. Enjoy klezmer originals from their Tzadik release Cosmic Tree, as well as traditional standards in one of California’s most beautiful locations. Each night will feature 2 sets of klezmer music, and the concerts are both from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Admission is $6 for non-members of the Gardens, $4 for members, and $2 for children under 12. You can reach the Garden at qbgardens.com and at 760.436.3036 x206. The Quail Botanical Gardens are located at 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas CA

January 15, 2006

Extreme Klezmer Makeover, Los Angeles, CA, Jan 15, 2006

The Extreme Klezmer Makeover band
Traditional and untraditional klezmer music
Sunday, Jan 15, 2006 2-4PM.
$20 2 hour concert and terrific refreshments
at Marie and Ken's House Concerts in West Los Angeles.
Call 310-836-0779 for reservations and address.

January 29, 2006

Theo Bikel, Valley Village, CA, Feb 11

publicity photoTheo Bikel
performs a benefit concert for
Komets Alef Aw
A new program introducing children to Yiddish culture through song and drama.

Saturday, February 11, 2006 at 8:00PM
Adat Ari El
12020 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village 91607

Tickets: Mentsh: $18 (Rear); Meyvin: $36 (Middle); Makher: $100 (Front)
Send name, address, phone number and payment to:
Adat Ari El, Attn: Andrea Fuchs, 12020 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village, CA 91607
Please include a note indicating that the payment is for the Theo Bikel Concert.
Make checks payable to Adat Ari El.
No cash or credit cards.
All tickets will be held at the door.

For more information, call (818) 755-3480 x223.

Sponsors: Yiddishkayt Los Angeles, L.A. Yiddish Culture Club, The Sholem Community, Bureau of Jewish Education, Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language; Valley Cities Jewish Community Center, Valley Yiddish Culture Club, S.F.C. Na'amat USA, Adat Ari El, Hadassah, ORT
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February 5, 2006

From Oy to Gevalt, Saratoga, CA, 5 Feb

"FROM OY TO GEVALT"—Evening of Yiddish Song
Sunday, February 5, 2006, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.,
Congregation Beth David Social Hall
19700 Prospect Road (between Scully & Miller),
Saratoga, CA 95070

Yiddish concert with noted San Francisco Yiddish singer, Jillian Tallmer, who, along with her accompanist, will blend a concert with a Yiddish sing-along. Families especially welcome. If you can sing "Bim, Bam," you can sing Yiddish!

Cost: $10 adults, $6 Sisterhood Members,
$5 Seniors 65+, Children 12 and under: Free!
Registration deadline is January 28, 2006.
RSVP to Beth David Office: 408-257-3333

February 15, 2006

Beyond the Pale, Altadena, CA, Feb 15

Beyond the Pale tour posterBeyond the Pale
Wed. February 15, 8pm
Altadena, CA
Coffee Gallery Backstage
2029 N. Lake St.
$15
626-398-7917
www.coffeegallery.com

February 16, 2006

Beyond the Pale, Santa Barbara, CA, Feb 16

Beyond the Pale tour posterBeyond the Pale
Thurs. February 16, 7pm
Santa Barbara,CA
Santa Barbara Hillel
781 Embarcadero del Mar
$10/students free
805-957-1115
www.jewishsantabarbara.org

February 17, 2006

Beyond the Pale, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 17

Beyond the Pale tour posterBeyond the Pale
Fri. February 17, 10:30pm
Los Angeles, CA
Genghis Cohen
740 N. Farifax , W. Hollywood
$10
310-578-5591
www.genghiscohen.com

February 18, 2006

Beyond the Pale, San Diego, CA, Feb 18

Beyond the Pale tour posterBeyond the Pale
Sat. February 18, 8pm
San Diego, CA
Dizzy’s
344 Seventh Ave., between J & K
$12/$10 students
www.dizzyssandiego.com

February 19, 2006

Beyond the Pale, Palm Springs, CA, Feb 19

Beyond the Pale tour posterBeyond the Pale
Sun. February 19, 3pm
Palm Springs, CA
Temple Isaiah
332 West Alejo Rd.
$10
760-325-2281
www.templeisaiahps.com

March 4, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 5, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 6, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 7, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 8, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 9, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 10, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

Orange County Klezmer, Orange, CA, Mar 10

On March 10, 2006 the Orange County Klezmers will be performing a concert of music from their popular CD "Echoes of Vilna" at the 7th Annual Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest held at Chapman University, California. This event is at 10 a.m. in the University's Memorial Hall. The cost of the event is free.

You can also read about the band's CD in a beautiful article from the Orange County Jewish Life by Ilean Schneider, www.ocklezmers.com/ocjl.htm.

March 11, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 12, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 13, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 14, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

Golem, San Francisco, CA, Mar 14

The Hub presents
Golem

GolemJoin us for the Hub's annual Purim bash! Drink and dance your tuchas off to the sounds of Golem, New York's hottest nouveau klezmer-rock band. Fusing the lilting rhythms of the klezmer tradition with irreverent, vaudevillian and sometimes-brash stylings, "Golem produces the sort of music you'd expect if the Shtetl were filled with punks instead of peasants."—The Washington Post

Tuesday, March 14 8pm
12 Galaxies, 2565 Mission Street, San Francisco

JCCSF Box Office 415.292.1233 or www.jccsf.org/hub
JCCSF Members $10 / Public $12 / Students $10
21 and over only.

Wear a costume and get $2 off admission.
Contest with prizes featuring limited edition Purim t-shirt from Jewish Fashion Conspiracy.

Co-sponsored by the 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival and the LGBT Alliance of the Jewish Community Federation.

March 15, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 16, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 17, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 18, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 19, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 20, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 21, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 22, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 23, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 24, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 25, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

March 26, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

BJMF logo

The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

Charming Hostess, Berkeley, CA, Mar 26

band publicity photoCharming Hostess

Sunday, Mar 26, noon-5pm
Berkeley, CA
1414 Walnut Street at Rose
Hosted by Josh Kornbluth

April 8, 2006

Festival: Let My People Sing, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 8-16

festival logo
"Let My People Sing:" a groundbreaking Passover festival celebrating freedom, Jewish life, art and culture will be in Los Angeles, April 8-16, 2006.

For nine days, Los Angeles will celebrate the glory of Passover. From a Celebrity Seder featuring Danny Glover, Debbie Friedman, Jon Voight and many others to FaithJAM '06, an Interfaith concert of Muslim, Christian and Jewish artists, "Let My People Sing" will bring together tens of thousands of people eager for a unique and inspiring experience. Over ten events city-wide will feature Israeli Super group Hadag Nachash, Rick Recht, Black Jewish Gospel Artist Joshua Nelson, Frank London, Kings of Klezmer and more!

To View our Flash Promo Movie (Turn up the volume!) Click here: Let My People Sing

For further info: Tel: 818-760-1077
Web: www.letmypeoplesing.com/main.html

April 9, 2006

Festival: Let My People Sing, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 8-16

festival logo
"Let My People Sing:" a groundbreaking Passover festival celebrating freedom, Jewish life, art and culture will be in Los Angeles, April 8-16, 2006.

For nine days, Los Angeles will celebrate the glory of Passover. From a Celebrity Seder featuring Danny Glover, Debbie Friedman, Jon Voight and many others to FaithJAM '06, an Interfaith concert of Muslim, Christian and Jewish artists, "Let My People Sing" will bring together tens of thousands of people eager for a unique and inspiring experience. Over ten events city-wide will feature Israeli Super group Hadag Nachash, Rick Recht, Black Jewish Gospel Artist Joshua Nelson, Frank London, Kings of Klezmer and more!

To View our Flash Promo Movie (Turn up the volume!) Click here: Let My People Sing

For further info: Tel: 818-760-1077
Web: www.letmypeoplesing.com/main.html

Debbie Friedman, Seder for Darfur, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 9

Debbie Friedman will be among the participants at A Seder for Darfur at the UCLA Hillel, 574 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Tickets are $125, $500, and $1000 and All proceeds benefit the global humanitarian efforts of Jewish World Watch for Darfur, Sudan. For more information call 818-501-1836 or click here

April 10, 2006

Festival: Let My People Sing, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 8-16

festival logo
"Let My People Sing:" a groundbreaking Passover festival celebrating freedom, Jewish life, art and culture will be in Los Angeles, April 8-16, 2006.

For further info: Tel: 818-760-1077
Web: www.letmypeoplesing.com/main.html

April 11, 2006

Festival: Let My People Sing, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 8-16

festival logo
"Let My People Sing:" a groundbreaking Passover festival celebrating freedom, Jewish life, art and culture will be in Los Angeles, April 8-16, 2006.

For further info: Tel: 818-760-1077
Web: www.letmypeoplesing.com/main.html

April 12, 2006

Festival: Let My People Sing, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 8-16

festival logo
"Let My People Sing:" a groundbreaking Passover festival celebrating freedom, Jewish life, art and culture will be in Los Angeles, April 8-16, 2006.

For further info: Tel: 818-760-1077
Web: www.letmypeoplesing.com/main.html

April 13, 2006

Festival: Let My People Sing, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 8-16

festival logo
"Let My People Sing:" a groundbreaking Passover festival celebrating freedom, Jewish life, art and culture will be in Los Angeles, April 8-16, 2006.

For further info: Tel: 818-760-1077
Web: www.letmypeoplesing.com/main.html

April 14, 2006

Festival: Let My People Sing, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 8-16

festival logo
"Let My People Sing:" a groundbreaking Passover festival celebrating freedom, Jewish life, art and culture will be in Los Angeles, April 8-16, 2006.

For further info: Tel: 818-760-1077
Web: www.letmypeoplesing.com/main.html

April 15, 2006

Festival: Let My People Sing, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 8-16

festival logo
"Let My People Sing:" a groundbreaking Passover festival celebrating freedom, Jewish life, art and culture will be in Los Angeles, April 8-16, 2006.

For further info: Tel: 818-760-1077
Web: www.letmypeoplesing.com/main.html

Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz & Mark Dresser, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 15

Saturday, April 15 at 8:30 pm
"Music, Mayses...and Matse?!"

at the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter ring
1525 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
tel 310.552.2007

Tickets are $15 for Workmen’s Circle members, and $20 for nonmembers. Get $2 off per ticket if your paid ticket order is received at Workmen’s Circle by the end of the day Thursday, April 13. Sorry, no phone reservations accepted for this concert.

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April 16, 2006

Festival: Let My People Sing, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 8-16

festival logo
"Let My People Sing:" a groundbreaking Passover festival celebrating freedom, Jewish life, art and culture will be in Los Angeles, April 8-16, 2006.

For further info: Tel: 818-760-1077
Web: www.letmypeoplesing.com/main.html

April 23, 2006

Forbidden Voices, Hayward, CA, Apr 23

posterThe Chabot College Foundation presents the world premiere of "Forbidden Voices," a concert that showcases rarely performed songs written by Jewish composers whose works were banned by the Nazis. This monumental event is slated for Sunday, April 23, 2006, between Passover and Holocaust Remembrance Day, at 3 p.m. at the Chabot College Performing Arts Center, 25555 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, California 94545.

Tickets may be purchased at cityboxoffice.com or by calling 415-392-4400. The event is a benefit for the Chabot College Foundation. A portion of the proceeds will be contributed to the Holocaust Center of Northern California. Donors who give $250 or more will receive complimentary VIP tickets, the CD and the opportunity to meet the performers at a back stage event following the program. Contact the Foundation for more information at (510) 723-6802.

Yuval Ron Ensemble @ Topanga Earth Day, CA, Apr 23

Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 4pm
Topanga Earth Day
presents:
"a day long celebration and a union of music, arts, science, healing and ceremony"
featuring:
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
Concert for Earth Day

with guest singer: Ahmed El Asmar
guest dancers: Maya Karasso and Melanie Kareem

Location: at the Topanga State Park; Nature Center, Trippet Ranch 20825 Entrada Road, Topanga, CA. 90290, back at the ranch.

Time: Yuval Ron Ensemble Concert at 4 pm , activities from 10am-5pm
Admission: $10 for the whole day!
For tickets and more info: www.topangaearthday.org

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April 26, 2006

Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, Apr 26

band publicity photoCharming Hostess

Wednesday, Apr 26
San Francisco, CA
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street
(between Scott and Pierce)

Singing "Benjamin in Love: A Song Cycle"

April 29, 2006

KlezCalifornia 2006, Palo Alto, CA, Apr 29-30

KlezCalifornia logoKlezCalifornia 2006 will take place this spring at the Kehilla Jewish High School in Palo Alto. An exciting program is planned in collaboration with The Albert L. Schultz JCC.

www.klezcalifornia.org

Concert & Dance w/Veretski Pass, Palo Alto, CA, Apr 29

Concert & Dance Party Featuring Veretski Pass

band photoSaturday April 29th, 8:00pm - 11:00pm, Cubberley Community Center Auditorium, at the ALSJCC in Palo Alto, CA

KlezCalifornia will begin on Saturday night with Havdalah, leading into a spectacular lineup concert with the California Klezmer/Red Hot Chachkas All Stars with Heather Klein on vocals, and featuring the internationally renowned Klezmer Band Veretski Pass—heymish and hip! All this will be followed by a spirited dance party, with Steve Weintraub leading us through wonderful and energetic Yiddish dancing accompanied by all the musicians.

Check the web site for more details at www.klezcalifornia.org. General admission is $25, students, seniors and ALSJCC members $20, children $5.

April 30, 2006

KlezCalifornia 2006, Palo Alto, CA, Apr 29-30

KlezCalifornia logoKlezCalifornia 2006 will take place this spring at the Kehilla Jewish High School in Palo Alto. An exciting program is planned in collaboration with The Albert L. Schultz JCC.

www.klezcalifornia.org

A Day in Yiddishland, Palo Alto, CA, Apr 30

band photoA Day in Yiddishland: Klezmer Music and Yiddish Culture Program for all ages

Sunday, April 30th, 9:30am - 6:00pm, Kehillah Jewish High School, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, held in collaboration with the Albert L. Schultz JCC.

Join us for a fun filled day of workshops and classes in Klezmer music for all levels, special presentations and lectures, Yiddish language and humor, sing-alongs, dancing, art, special teen workshops, youth programs for ages 5 and older. Featuring fabulous teachers of the internationally renowned klezmer band Veretski Pass, special Yiddish dance teacher from Chicago, and Stanford lecturers. Check website to get the latest information.

Space is limited! Please preregister online or by mail, see web site at www.klezcalifornia.org for details. General admission $20, Students $15, Seniors $15, ALSJCC members $15, children $5.

May 6, 2006

L'Chaim Klezmer, Alameda, CA, May 6

L'Chaim Klezmer Band kicks off our Jewish Contemporary Music series Saturday May 6, 7pm at Crosstown Coffee House and Community Center, 1303 High Street at Encinal, Alameda CA. $9.00, Students $7

www.crosstowncoffee.org

May 10, 2006

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, May 10

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Wednesday May 10th 9pm
@ Hotel Utah
with Pickpocket Ensemble
& Brass Menagerie
540 4th St. @ Bryant, SF, CA
$6, 21+ (bring your dancing shoes)

May 11, 2006

Michael Wex, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, May 11

Michael WexDon’t Knock Me a Teapot
Strange Yiddish Expressions and How They Got That Way

Michael Wex, Author of Born to Kvetch
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 7:30 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
Pre-Registration is not required.
Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Yiddishkayt Los Angeles
E-mail Yiddishkayt Los Angeles
phone: 323-692-8151
web: www.yiddishkaytla.org

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May 30, 2006

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, May 30

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
Tuesday May 30th 7pm-9pm
@ Mama Buzz Cafe
with Seattle's Drumolin
2318 Telegraph Ave @ 23rd
Oakland, CA
$3-7

June 8, 2006

Klez-X, San Francisco, CA, Jun 8

The Klez-X
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Freight and Salvage
1111 Addison St., Berkeley, CA
8pm. Advance tickets are $18.50.

510 548 1761
www.thefreight.org

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June 25, 2006

Habrera Ha'tivit (Natural Gathering), Los Angeles, CA, Jun 25

Habrera Hativeet
June 25 Los Angeles, CA
International Cultural Center
www.iccscottishrite.com

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June 26, 2006

Los Angeles Jewish Symphony w/Yuval Ron, Woodland Hills, CA, Jun 26

Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
3rd Annual Post Golf Tournament Concert and Dinner Reception
Silent Auction and Raffle Drawing
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Dr. Noreen Green, Artistic Director/Conductor
Guest Artist -- Yuval Ron, oud player, specializing in the exotic sounds of the Middle East.

Woodland Hills Country Club
21150 Dumetz Rd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Monday, June 26, 2006
5:00 PM Silent Auction
6:00 PM Dinner Reception
7:00 PM Concert
7:45 PM Grand Raffle Prize Drawing

$50 per person (inclusive)
For reservations call (818) 728-1923
www.lajewishsymphony.com

June 28, 2006

Habrera Ha'tivit (Natural Gathering), Berkeley, CA, Jun 28

Habrera Hativeet
June 28 Berkeley, CA
Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center
www.ashkenaz.com

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June 29, 2006

Habrera Ha'tivit (Natural Gathering), San Francisco, CA, Jun 29

Habrera Hativeet
June 29 San Francisco, CA
Yerba Buena International Music Festival
www.ybgf.org

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July 8, 2006

Yuval Ron workshop, Venice, CA, Jul 8

Saturday, July 8, 2006 from 12:30 – 3:45 pm

Sacred Movement Yoga
presents
Music as a Catalyst for Sacred Prayer and Ecstasy

Workshop with Yuval Ron

Discussion on the devotional music from the Sufi practice of moving-prayer meditation (Whirling) and the use of sound in sacred trance settings from Turkey to Morocco. Also, comparisons and contrasts between Hassidic-Jewish music and trance dance will be discussed, followed by a demonstration of various sacred musical traditions and their meditative power. Participants will be invited to use their voice in experiencing some of the sacred chants.

Location:
Sacred Movement Yoga
245 South Main Street
Venice, CA 90291

Admission: $30.

Parking: Convenient underground parking only $1.50 for two hours with validation. Enter lot from Navy Street.

For tickets and more info:
(310) 450-7676 or www.sacredmovement.com

July 9, 2006

LA Jewish Symphony w/Chen Zimbalista, Los Angeles, CA, Jul 9

The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony presents
Ahava, From Israel With Love
Featuring Chen Zimbalista

Sunday July 9, 7:30pm

Ford Amphitheatre
just off the 101 (Hollywood) freeway across from the Hollywood Bowl and south of Universal Studios.
For tickets call (323) 461-3673
www.FordAmphitheater.org

Tickets: $36, $25
Full-time students and children 12 & under $12

Experience Israel's dynamic musical culture: classical and pop selections influenced by folk sounds of Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The "totally charismatic" (Jerusalem Post) Chen Zimbalista guest stars on marimba. Alon Reuven solos on french horn.

July 22, 2006

Yuval Ron, Los Angeles, CA, Jul 22

Saturday, July 22, 2006 at 8:00 pm

Folk Works Magazine presents
ROOTS/WORLD MUSIC in an INTIMATE ART SPACE
CONCERT SERIES 2006
with The Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring Vocalist Tehila Lauder

The Yuval Ron Ensemble unites the sacred musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism (Islamic mystical tradition) and the Armenian Church into an unusual mystical, spiritual and inspiring musical celebration.

Craft and Folk Art Museum
2nd Floor Gallery
5814 Wilshire Blvd-Los Angeles
across from the La Brea Tar Pits

$15/$12 FolkWorks-CAFAM Members

For tickets and more info:
Tickets available online


September 6, 2006

Paul Brody's Sadawi, San Francisco, CA, Sep 6

band photoPaul Brody's Sadawi
San Francisco
Wed September 6th, 8.30 pm
Rasselas Jazz Club
1534 Fillmore Street near Geary
www.rasselasjazzclub.com

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September 8, 2006

Charming Hostess w/Fred Frith and more, Oakland, CA, Sep 8

band publicity photoCharming Hostess

Friday 8 September
8 PM
with Fred Frith, Yuka Honda and eRikm
(AMAZING, NOT-TO-BE-MISSED PEOPLE)
Mills College Concert Hall
5000 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland

September 9, 2006

Paul Brody's Sadawi, Berkeley, CA, Sep 9

band photoPaul Brody's Sadawi
Berkeley, CA
Sat September 9th, 7:30 pm
The Jazz School
2087 Addison Street
between Shattuck and Milvia
www.jewishmusicfestival.org
Info at 510/ 848 0237

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September 10, 2006

Paul Brody's Sadawi, Berkeley, CA, Sep 9

band photoPaul Brody's Sadawi
Santa Cruz, CA
Sun September 10th, 7:30 pm
Cayuga Vault
1100 Soquel Avenue
www.cayugavault.com

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September 14, 2006

Charming Hostess, Berkeley, CA, Sep 14

band publicity photoCharming Hostess
Thursday 14 September
6:30 PM
Talking and singing about Walter Benjamin
Magnes Museum
2911 Russell Street
Berkeley

September 16, 2006

Orange County Klezmers, Moshe Halfon, Irvine, CA, Sep 16

On Saturday, September 16, 2006 the Orange County Klezmers and International performer Moshe Halfon and will join forces to offer a concert entitled "Jewish music from the East unto the West" for the Irvine Global Village Festival.

Their presentation of exotic music will cover the Jewish communities around the world, including: Hasidic and Klezmer wedding tunes, Yiddish folk classics, Yemenite and Middle-Eastern belly dance songs, haunting Sephardic melodies from Spain, and Israeli rock. The event begins at 10:00 AM and continues until 6 PM. The cost is free.

Irvine Global Village Festival
tel: 949-724-6606
www.irvinefestival.org

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.

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October 12, 2006

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.
avada logo - is this really proper yiddish spelling for these sounds?

Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, Oct 12

band publicity photoCharming Hostess
Thursday October 12
9PM
Amnesia
853 Valencia
San Francisco
w/Barbez

October 21, 2006

Afro-Semitic Experience, Berkeley, California, Oct 21

band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience performs at the Wheeler Auditorium, University of California at Berkeley.

November 12, 2006

"Just for a Day" w/The Leevees & Guster, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 12

event posterJUST FOR A DAY
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12th
1,000+ COLLEGE STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES CULMINATING IN EXCLUSIVE GUSTER CONCERT

More than 1,000 college students will hit the streets and beaches of Los Angeles on Sunday, November 12th, when Hillel launches JUST FOR A DAY, a free, one-day social justice and community service event. The event will culminate in an exclusive concert produced by JDub Records at the Henry Fonda Theater featuring Guster (Reprise) with special guests The LeeVees (Reprise/JDub Records).

www.justforaday.org

November 26, 2006

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, San Diego, CA, Nov 26

Yale StromYale Strom & Hot Pstromi at Dizzy's on November 26th, 7pm

Traditional and new klezmer with a side order of improvisation - Yale Strom's first San Diego appearance since he was appointed artist-in-residence at San Diego State University! Joining Yale and his fiddle with be Elizabeth Schwartz, vocalist, who has been hailed as "The Yiddish Edith Piaf", and Jeff Pekarek, the extraordinary bassist with whom Strom has been collaborating for decades.

All Ages Welcome. $15 at the door. No Reservations are taken.
Dizzy's: 344 7th Avenue (between J & K Streets), San Diego, CA

December 1, 2006

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Encino, CA, Dec 1

Yale StromThe Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles presents
Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi
in
"Romania, Romania: Yesterday and Today"
an evening of Traditional and New Klezmer/Yiddish Melodies
Friday, December 1, 2006
8:00 p.m.
Following Family Shabbat Service

Valley Beth Shalom
15739 Ventura Boulevard, Encino
(818) 788-6000
www.jmcla.org
Reservations not needed.

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December 2, 2006

Teslim, Berkeley, CA, Dec 2

Second Show added due to popular demand! Saturday, December 2 at 2:00 PM

Teslim - Kaila Flexer and Gari Hegedus
A Concert of Greek, Turkish and Middle Eastern music

Concert begins at 2:00PM. Please RSVP soon, to reserve a seat for this concert. Suggested donation $15 per person. This is a house party, and we can only seat about 35 people. Please call 510-540-6667 and leave a message indicating number of people in your party.

Doors open 30 minutes before show starts.
www.cowart.com/concerts for a map.

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December 4, 2006

Andy Statman Trio, Sacramento, CA, Dec 4

andy statmanAndy Statman Trio
Sacramento City College Auditorium
3835 Freeport Blvd. at Sutterville Road
Sacramento, CA
8 PM, Monday, December 4, 2006
Tickets $20 available at Kline Music and at the door.

Andy Statman - Clarinet, Mandolin
Jim Whitney - Double Bass
Larry Eagle - Drums, percussion

Concert of klezmer clarinet and American roots/progressive bluegrass mandolin music.

Information: (916) 642-2011 or www.sactoconcerts.com

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December 13, 2006

Vodka Latka, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 13








VODKA LATKA: FESTIVAL OF RIGHTS LA
JDub, Progressive Jewish Alliance and Reboot,Present:

A Hanukkah Extravaganza featuring Golem, DJ Anaan, A High Stakes Charity Dreydl + Special Guests

Los Angeles - Wed. Dec. 13 @ The El Rey
w/ Heaping Hanukkah / Doors & Latkas 8PM
$12 On Sale Now / $15 Day of Show / All Ages / purchase tickets
www.elrey.com

Turn the Festival of Lights into the Festival of Rights with a unique menorah-lighting by local social justice activists. Then watch LA's Heebster comedians, writers, magicians, and performers - including Six Feet Under's Jill Soloway - tackle the holiday from an entirely new perspective in Heaping Hanukah. Finally, Golem takes the night to a raucous, high-energy finale.

This event made possile through a grant from JVPF-LA.

December 14, 2006

Vodka Latka, San Francisco, CA, Dec 14








San Francisco - Thurs. Dec 14 @ The Independent
w/ Conspiracy of Beards / Doors & Latkas 8PM
$12 On Sale Now / $15 Day of Show / 21+ / purchase tix

Tonight again starts with the Festival of Rights menorah lighting, followed by Conspiracy of Beards, a 30 member all- male choir that exclusively performs the music of Leonard Cohen. The night high stakes charity dreydl benefiting the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, in which you can win a Noise Pop Festival Badge and a Barsuk Records prize pack.

Produced in Collaboration with Noise Pop

December 17, 2006

Klezmatics, Napa, CA, Dec 17

tour logo
The KlezmaticsWoody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah Tour (includes selections from "Wonder Wheel")
Sun, Dec 17, 2pm
Napa Valley Opera House
1030 Main Street, Napa, CA
(707)226.7372
Purchase Tickets Online

December 19, 2006

Strauss-Warschauer Duo, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 19

band photoStrauss-Warschauer Duo
Tuesday Evening, December 19, 7:30 pm,
LA Yiddish Culture Club, 8339 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles
(following a lecture in Yiddish by Professor Yitskhok Niborsky, Director of the Medem Institute, Paris)

Workshops on Songs from the Yiddish Theater 12/18–20, 3:45

For more information: www.yiddishinstitute.org or 310-745-1190

Yitzhok Niborski+Strauss-Warschauer, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 19

Yitzhok Niborski, renowned yiddish teacher, lecturer and the director of the Paris Yiddish Center will be delivering a lecture (in yiddish with english translation) on Aaron Tseitlin's "Weitzman the Second - a visionary farce" For those not familiar with Dr. Niborski, he is to my mind one of the finest Yiddish teachers in the world and a very engaging and entertaining lecturer with a keen sense of humor.

After the lecture there be a performance by the Strauss-Warschauer Duo,
internationally recognized klezmer musicians and teachers.

The lecture will be held at the Los Angeles Yiddish Culture Club which has
existed in Los Angeles for more than 80 years and is a Yiddish cultural icon
without peer on the west coast.

Los Angeles Yiddish Culture Club 8339 West Third Street, Los Angeles 90048

Ticket prices:
General: $15 / Seniors $12 / Students: $8

December 21, 2006

Jewish Punk Rock Hanukkah Tour, Pomona, CA, Dec 21

if Hanukkah puts you in the mood for some progressive punk rock, then check out the Jewish Punk Rock Hanukkah Tour in Pomona at the Tiki Room on December 21st and at the Workmen's Circle in LA on Friday, December 22nd. The show begins at 8pm with Yidcore, "the original Aussie Jewish punk pranksters," Jewdriver, the satirical send-up of neo-nazi band Screwdriver, and The Zydepunks, "New Orleans Cajun Irish Breton Klezmer Slavic Zydeco punk," along with screenings of documentary films Jericho's Echo and Tattoo Jews. For more information visit the website for the tour at www.hanukkahtour.com, where you can also link to samples of the band's music.

Klezmatics, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 21

tour logo
The KlezmaticsWoody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah Tour (includes selections from "Wonder Wheel")
Thu, Dec 21, 2pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
(323)850.2000
Purchase Tickets Online

December 22, 2006

Jewish Punk Rock Hanukkah Tour, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 22

if Hanukkah puts you in the mood for some progressive punk rock, then check out the Jewish Punk Rock Hanukkah Tour in Pomona at the Tiki Room on December 21st and at the Workmen's Circle in LA on Friday, December 22nd. The show begins at 8pm with Yidcore, "the original Aussie Jewish punk pranksters," Jewdriver, the satirical send-up of neo-nazi band Screwdriver, and The Zydepunks, "New Orleans Cajun Irish Breton Klezmer Slavic Zydeco punk," along with screenings of documentary films Jericho's Echo and Tattoo Jews. For more information visit the website for the tour at www.hanukkahtour.com, where you can also link to samples of the band's music.

December 31, 2006

Mike Perlmutter & friends, San Francisco, CA, Dec 31

Sunday December 31st 9pm-midnight???
Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St. @ Bartlett, San Francisco, CA
Free.

This show marks the end of the year, and a special Bay Area cameo by Mike Perlmutter (who has been at grad school on the East Coast). Also making a guest appearance is renowned Tuvan style throatsinger and igil player, Seth Augustus.

Performing will be:
Mike Perlmutter - saxophones, clarinet
Liam Staskawicz - trombone
Eddie Pollard - drums & percussion
Josh Sirotiak - tuba
Seth Augustus - throatsinging and igil

January 6, 2007

KlezCalifornia presents Budowitz, Michael Alpert, San Francisco, CA, Jan 6-7

KlezCalifornia logoKlezCalifornia at the JCC San Francisco

CONCERT & DANCE PARTY: Budowitz & dancing with Michael Alpert. Saturday, January 6th, 2007, 7:00 @ 10:00pm

Tickets at JCCSF Box Office 415.292.1233, jccsf.org/tickets
Concert: JCCSF Members $22, Public $25, Students $15

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco,
3200 California St. (at Presidio Ave.), San Francisco, California 94118

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January 7, 2007

KlezCalifornia presents Budowitz, Michael Alpert, San Francisco, CA, Jan 6-7

KlezCalifornia logoKlezCalifornia at the JCC San Francisco

PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS
Sunday, January 7th, 2007, 9:30am-5:30pm
Learn klezmer style (all instruments and levels) from members of the groundbreaking European ensemble, Budowitz; Yiddish dance taught by Michael Alpert; theater, language, literature, songs, history, and crafts workshops by other talented staff. Special programs for teens and youth.

Tickets at JCCSF Box Office 415.292.1233, jccsf.org/tickets
Workshops: JCCSF Members $22, Public $24, Students $10

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco,
3200 California St. (at Presidio Ave.), San Francisco, California 94118

January 11, 2007

Trios from Terezin, San Francisco, CA, Jan 11, 2007

Trios from Terezin
Performed by The Bridge Players
Thursday, January 11, 2007, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public.

BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
415-567-3327 ext. 703
www.bjesf.org

February 12, 2007

Lorin Sklamberg solo, Altadena, CA, Feb 12, 2007

Lorin Sklamberg photoLorin Sklamberg
Monday February 12 at 8pm
Coffee Gallery Backstage
2029 North Lake
Altadena, CA 91001
www.coffeegallery.com
Solo show!

February 15, 2007

Lorin Sklamberg, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 15

Lorin Sklamberg photoYiddishkayt Los Angeles presents
A Red Yiddish event, hosted by LACE

An Exclusive Evening with Lorin Sklamberg of The Klezmatics exploring the riches of Yiddish Music, Past and Present

Thursday, February 15th
8pm at LACE
6522 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028
www.welcometolace.org

Suggested contribution of $5
RSVP to: 213.389.8880 or email Yiddishkayt LA

February 17, 2007

Lorin Sklamberg solo, San Diego, CA, Feb 17, 2007

Lorin Sklamberg photoLorin Sklamberg
Saturday February 17 7:30pm
Acoustic Music San Diego
4650 Mansfield Street
San Diego, CA 92116
www.acousticmusicsandiego.com
Solo show!

February 18, 2007

Lorin Sklamberg solo, Arcadia, CA, Feb 18, 2007

Lorin Sklamberg photoLorin Sklamberg
Sunday February 18 at 10am
Congregation Shaarei Torah
550 South Second Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91006
www.shaareitorah.org
Solo show!

Sufi music, poetry, whirling, Santa Monica, CA, Feb 18

“Turning Heart”
An evening of Sufi music, poetry and whirling
With a rare appearance of the Whirling Dervish of the Mevlevi Order - Aziz, and The Yuval Ron Ensemble
Featuring the stunning Arabic vocalist Najwa Gibran.

Don’t miss this rare concert of Sufi Sacred music from the Turkish and Pakistani Sufi traditions with authentic Whirling Dervish and Sufi poetry of Rumi, Yunus and Ibn-Arabi.

Space is Limited, Please get your tickets in advance!

Sunday, February 18th, 2007 at 7 p.m.
Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Admission: $20 at the door, $15 advance tickets.
Advance tickets: please call: 818 505 1355 or email to: Yuval Ron
Parking: free street parking on 4th street and streets east of 4th street or at pay parking lots on Main street or 1/4 block east of Main street.

For more info: www.yuvalronmusic.com

February 20, 2007

"On Second Avenue" w/Mike Burstyn, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 20

Dan Israely, Kit Productions and the University of Judaism present
Mike Burstyn in "On Second Avenue"

History in the maiking - First time in Los Angeles!

Created by
Moishe Rosenfeld and Zalmen Mlotek

Starring:
Joanne Borts, Lisa Fishman, Elan Kunin, Lisa Rubin and Robert Abelson

Tuesday, February 20 - 8:00pm
Wednesday, February 21 - 2:00pm; 8:00pm -Opening night
Thursday, February 22 - 8:00pm
Friday, February 23 - 1:00pm
Saturday, February 24 - 9:30pm
Sunday, February 25 - 12:00pm; 4:30pm

Gindi Auditorium
University of Judaism
15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air
just east of the Mulholland Drive exit of the 405 Freeway.

Ticket prices: $100 / $75 / $55 / $40
Tel: 877 See Play

February 21, 2007

"On Second Avenue" w/Mike Burstyn, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 21

Dan Israely, Kit Productions and the University of Judaism present
Mike Burstyn in "On Second Avenue"

History in the maiking - First time in Los Angeles!

Created by
Moishe Rosenfeld and Zalmen Mlotek

Starring:
Joanne Borts, Lisa Fishman, Elan Kunin, Lisa Rubin and Robert Abelson

Tuesday, February 20 - 8:00pm
Wednesday, February 21 - 2:00pm; 8:00pm -Opening night
Thursday, February 22 - 8:00pm
Friday, February 23 - 1:00pm
Saturday, February 24 - 9:30pm
Sunday, February 25 - 12:00pm; 4:30pm

Gindi Auditorium
University of Judaism
15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air
just east of the Mulholland Drive exit of the 405 Freeway.

Ticket prices: $100 / $75 / $55 / $40
Tel: 877 See Play

February 22, 2007

"On Second Avenue" w/Mike Burstyn, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 22

Dan Israely, Kit Productions and the University of Judaism present
Mike Burstyn in "On Second Avenue"

History in the maiking - First time in Los Angeles!

Created by
Moishe Rosenfeld and Zalmen Mlotek

Starring:
Joanne Borts, Lisa Fishman, Elan Kunin, Lisa Rubin and Robert Abelson

Tuesday, February 20 - 8:00pm
Wednesday, February 21 - 2:00pm; 8:00pm -Opening night
Thursday, February 22 - 8:00pm
Friday, February 23 - 1:00pm
Saturday, February 24 - 9:30pm
Sunday, February 25 - 12:00pm; 4:30pm

Gindi Auditorium
University of Judaism
15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air
just east of the Mulholland Drive exit of the 405 Freeway.

Ticket prices: $100 / $75 / $55 / $40
Tel: 877 See Play

February 23, 2007

"On Second Avenue" w/Mike Burstyn, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 23

Dan Israely, Kit Productions and the University of Judaism present
Mike Burstyn in "On Second Avenue"

History in the maiking - First time in Los Angeles!

Created by
Moishe Rosenfeld and Zalmen Mlotek

Starring:
Joanne Borts, Lisa Fishman, Elan Kunin, Lisa Rubin and Robert Abelson

Tuesday, February 20 - 8:00pm
Wednesday, February 21 - 2:00pm; 8:00pm -Opening night
Thursday, February 22 - 8:00pm
Friday, February 23 - 1:00pm
Saturday, February 24 - 9:30pm
Sunday, February 25 - 12:00pm; 4:30pm

Gindi Auditorium
University of Judaism
15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air
just east of the Mulholland Drive exit of the 405 Freeway.

Ticket prices: $100 / $75 / $55 / $40
Tel: 877 See Play

February 24, 2007

"On Second Avenue" w/Mike Burstyn, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 24

Dan Israely, Kit Productions and the University of Judaism present
Mike Burstyn in "On Second Avenue"

History in the maiking - First time in Los Angeles!

Created by
Moishe Rosenfeld and Zalmen Mlotek

Starring:
Joanne Borts, Lisa Fishman, Elan Kunin, Lisa Rubin and Robert Abelson

Tuesday, February 20 - 8:00pm
Wednesday, February 21 - 2:00pm; 8:00pm -Opening night
Thursday, February 22 - 8:00pm
Friday, February 23 - 1:00pm
Saturday, February 24 - 9:30pm
Sunday, February 25 - 12:00pm; 4:30pm

Gindi Auditorium
University of Judaism
15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air
just east of the Mulholland Drive exit of the 405 Freeway.

Ticket prices: $100 / $75 / $55 / $40
Tel: 877 See Play

February 25, 2007

"On Second Avenue" w/Mike Burstyn, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 25

Dan Israely, Kit Productions and the University of Judaism present
Mike Burstyn in "On Second Avenue"

History in the maiking - First time in Los Angeles!

Created by
Moishe Rosenfeld and Zalmen Mlotek

Starring:
Joanne Borts, Lisa Fishman, Elan Kunin, Lisa Rubin and Robert Abelson

Tuesday, February 20 - 8:00pm
Wednesday, February 21 - 2:00pm; 8:00pm -Opening night
Thursday, February 22 - 8:00pm
Friday, February 23 - 1:00pm
Saturday, February 24 - 9:30pm
Sunday, February 25 - 12:00pm; 4:30pm

Gindi Auditorium
University of Judaism
15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air
just east of the Mulholland Drive exit of the 405 Freeway.

Ticket prices: $100 / $75 / $55 / $40
Tel: 877 See Play

March 2, 2007

Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 2-4, 2007

nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
March 2nd - 4th @8pm
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
Tangiers Restaurant
2138 Hillhurst Avenue
Los Angeles
323-666-8666
$15

Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad heads to LA to heat our hamantaschens for a Purim throwdown like no other on March 2nd, 3rd and 4th. We are joined by Klezmer Juice—the yid band of Wedding Crashers fame as well as spoken word artist Vanessa Hidary (HBO), Cynthia Levin (Comedy Central), Betsy Salkin (Tonight Show), Dana Eagle and special guest Jessi Klein (Comedy Central) and the return of the Shiksa Dancers, who will be played by LA favorite burlesque broads, Polly Peabody and Crystal Swarovski. Goddess Perlman hosts this mishagas with an array of brand new get-ups. come spend a night with the sexiest yids around.

www.nicejewishgirlsgonebad.com

March 3, 2007

Extreme Klezmer Makeover, on the air, CA, Mar 3

Extreme Klezmer Makeover
on your radio. Saturday, March 3 on KCSN FM 88.5. Hosted by Larry Wines on his
show "Acoustic Americana".
www.myspace.com/laacoustic

Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 2-4, 2007

nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
March 2nd - 4th @8pm
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
Tangiers Restaurant
2138 Hillhurst Avenue
Los Angeles
323-666-8666
$15

Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad heads to LA to heat our hamantaschens for a Purim throwdown like no other on March 2nd, 3rd and 4th. We are joined by Klezmer Juice—the yid band of Wedding Crashers fame as well as spoken word artist Vanessa Hidary (HBO), Cynthia Levin (Comedy Central), Betsy Salkin (Tonight Show), Dana Eagle and special guest Jessi Klein (Comedy Central) and the return of the Shiksa Dancers, who will be played by LA favorite burlesque broads, Polly Peabody and Crystal Swarovski. Goddess Perlman hosts this mishagas with an array of brand new get-ups. come spend a night with the sexiest yids around.

www.nicejewishgirlsgonebad.com

March 4, 2007

Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 2-4, 2007

nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
March 2nd - 4th @8pm
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
Tangiers Restaurant
2138 Hillhurst Avenue
Los Angeles
323-666-8666
$15

Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad heads to LA to heat our hamantaschens for a Purim throwdown like no other on March 2nd, 3rd and 4th. We are joined by Klezmer Juice—the yid band of Wedding Crashers fame as well as spoken word artist Vanessa Hidary (HBO), Cynthia Levin (Comedy Central), Betsy Salkin (Tonight Show), Dana Eagle and special guest Jessi Klein (Comedy Central) and the return of the Shiksa Dancers, who will be played by LA favorite burlesque broads, Polly Peabody and Crystal Swarovski. Goddess Perlman hosts this mishagas with an array of brand new get-ups. come spend a night with the sexiest yids around.

www.nicejewishgirlsgonebad.com

March 7, 2007

Klezmer en Buenos Aires

Klezmer en Buenos AiresKlezmer en Buenos Aires
Mar 7, Wednesday, 8:00 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

$40/$36 (Adult) | $20/$18 (Stanford Student) | Purchase Tix

For further info: livelyarts.stanford.edu

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Let My People Sing festival, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 7-11, 2007

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Dear friends of all things Jewish,

Let My People Sing will feature 7 world class concerts in the Los Angeles area from March 7-11.

The programs will feature music by Golem, The Afro-Semitic Experience, Theodore Bikel, Gidi Gov, Danny Sanderson, Junoon, Pharaoh's Daughter, Debbie Friedman, Julie Silver, Jason Alexander and over a dozen other artists. This years festival is dedicated toward raising funds or Jewish World Watch an organization which brings relief to the people of Darfur.

I would grateful if you would please pass on this link to family and friends in the Southern California area.

Craig Taubman
www.letmypeoplesing.com

March 8, 2007

22nd Annual Jewish Music Festival, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Mar 8-25

band publicity photoThis year’s Festival will be held from March 8-25 and feature concerts throughout the Bay Area. Performers include Aires de Sefarad; Michael Alpert; Peter Apfelbaum; Avi Avital; Steven Bernstein; Dan Cantrell; Kitka; Klezmer Buenos Aires; Pharaoh's Daughter and more!

Tonight, Opening Night: Musical Fortunes: New music based on Jewish and Romani (“Gypsy”) Routes. A world premiere of new music based on two rich traditions, mined by Oakland composer/performer Dan Cantrell with Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Michael Alpert, Rumen Shopov and dancers Rachel Brice and Elizabeth Strong.

For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org

Let My People Sing festival, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 7-11, 2007

festival banner
Dear friends of all things Jewish,

Let My People Sing will feature 7 world class concerts in the Los Angeles area from March 7-11.

The programs will feature music by Golem, The Afro-Semitic Experience, Theodore Bikel, Gidi Gov, Danny Sanderson, Junoon, Pharaoh's Daughter, Debbie Friedman, Julie Silver, Jason Alexander and over a dozen other artists. This years festival is dedicated toward raising funds or Jewish World Watch an organization which brings relief to the people of Darfur.

I would grateful if you would please pass on this link to family and friends in the Southern California area.

Craig Taubman
www.letmypeoplesing.com

March 9, 2007

Orange County Klezmers, Orange, CA, Mar 9, 2007

The Orange County Klezmers will be playing a concert for Chapman University's 8th Annual Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest on Friday March 9th at 10 AM. This is the 4th year in a row that they have been asked to perform for this event. They will be playing music from their CD "Echoes of Vilna" to an audience of over 800 faculty, staff, students and Holocaust survivors in the beginning of the event and conclude with joyous frailachy music at the end. The event will be held in the Memorial Auditorium and the cost is free.

For further information: 714-628-7377
www.chapman.edu/holocaustEducation
Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA

Shir Hashirim in different Jewish traditions, Berkeley, CA, Mar 9

March 9 – 7:30 pm
Shir Hashirim: Ashkenazi, Sephardi & Mizrahi musical liturgy

JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St., Berkeley
510-848-0237

Let My People Sing festival, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 7-11, 2007

festival banner
Dear friends of all things Jewish,

Let My People Sing will feature 7 world class concerts in the Los Angeles area from March 7-11.

The programs will feature music by Golem, The Afro-Semitic Experience, Theodore Bikel, Gidi Gov, Danny Sanderson, Junoon, Pharaoh's Daughter, Debbie Friedman, Julie Silver, Jason Alexander and over a dozen other artists. This years festival is dedicated toward raising funds or Jewish World Watch an organization which brings relief to the people of Darfur.

I would grateful if you would please pass on this link to family and friends in the Southern California area.

Craig Taubman
www.letmypeoplesing.com

March 10, 2007

Let My People Sing festival, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 7-11, 2007

festival banner
Dear friends of all things Jewish,

Let My People Sing will feature 7 world class concerts in the Los Angeles area from March 7-11.

The programs will feature music by Golem, The Afro-Semitic Experience, Theodore Bikel, Gidi Gov, Danny Sanderson, Junoon, Pharaoh's Daughter, Debbie Friedman, Julie Silver, Jason Alexander and over a dozen other artists. This years festival is dedicated toward raising funds or Jewish World Watch an organization which brings relief to the people of Darfur.

I would grateful if you would please pass on this link to family and friends in the Southern California area.

Craig Taubman
www.letmypeoplesing.com

22nd Annual Jewish Music Festival, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Mar 8-25

band publicity photoThis year’s Festival will be held from March 8-25 and feature concerts throughout the Bay Area. Performers include Aires de Sefarad; Michael Alpert; Peter Apfelbaum; Avi Avital; Steven Bernstein; Dan Cantrell; Kitka; Klezmer Buenos Aires; Pharaoh's Daughter and more!

Tonight: Klezmer Buenos Aires: Lerner Moguilevsky Duo is a brilliant virtuosic duo, direct from Argentina, presenting a stellar blend of klezmer, Argentinean folk music, tango and jazz improvisation. Their stunning virtuosity on flutes, wooden flutes, bagpipe, duduk (wind instrument), clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, harmonica, accordion, piano and percussion makes the two of them sound like an orchestra.

For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org

March 11, 2007

Extreme Klezmer Makeover, Altadena, CA, Mar 11

Extreme Klezmer Makeover
performs traditional and contemporary klezmer music at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena (next door to Pasadena) on Sunday March 11, 7PM $15. 2029 N. Lake St., Altadena, CA 91001. Reservations: 626-398-7917 For directions: www.coffeegallery.com.
tel: 626-398-7917

22nd Annual Jewish Music Festival, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Mar 8-25

band publicity photoThis year’s Festival will be held from March 8-25 and feature concerts throughout the Bay Area. Performers include Aires de Sefarad; Michael Alpert; Peter Apfelbaum; Avi Avital; Steven Bernstein; Dan Cantrell; Kitka; Klezmer Buenos Aires; Pharaoh's Daughter and more!

Today: Tales from Terezin: A Musical Journey: Violinist Randall Weiss first became interested in the music performed at Terezín when he was asked to play a string trio by Czech composer Gideon Klein. In search of information about Klein, Weiss called on his former teacher Paul Kling, who had been Klein’s chamber music partner in the concentration camp. Weiss will be joined by cellist Victoria Ehrlich, violist Natalia Vershilova and violinist Leslie Ludena in performing string chamber music by Gideon Klein, as well as Hans Krása, Zikmund Schul and Viktor Ullmann.

In memory of Sylvie Braitman, 1956-2006

For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org

Let My People Sing festival, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 7-11, 2007

festival banner
Dear friends of all things Jewish,

Let My People Sing will feature 7 world class concerts in the Los Angeles area from March 7-11.

The programs will feature music by Golem, The Afro-Semitic Experience, Theodore Bikel, Gidi Gov, Danny Sanderson, Junoon, Pharaoh's Daughter, Debbie Friedman, Julie Silver, Jason Alexander and over a dozen other artists. This years festival is dedicated toward raising funds or Jewish World Watch an organization which brings relief to the people of Darfur.

I would grateful if you would please pass on this link to family and friends in the Southern California area.

Craig Taubman
www.letmypeoplesing.com

March 15, 2007

22nd Annual Jewish Music Festival, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Mar 8-25

band publicity photoThis year’s Festival will be held from March 8-25 and feature concerts throughout the Bay Area. Performers include Aires de Sefarad; Michael Alpert; Peter Apfelbaum; Avi Avital; Steven Bernstein; Dan Cantrell; Kitka; Klezmer Buenos Aires; Pharaoh's Daughter and more!

Tonight: Ensemble Lucidarium—“Pure energy on period instruments”
One of Italy’s premier Early Music ensembles makes their Bay Area debut with “La Istoria de Purim,” a program devoted to the music and poetry of the Jews in Renaissance Italy that has delighted audiences and critics from Paris to Budapest.

For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org

March 16, 2007

Music Shabbat with Pharaoh's Daughter, San Leandro, CA, Mar 16

March 16 – 8 pm
A Musical Shabbat with Members of Pharaoh's Daughter
Temple Beth Sholom
642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro
510-357-8505

March 17, 2007

22nd Annual Jewish Music Festival, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Mar 8-25

band publicity photoThis year’s Festival will be held from March 8-25 and feature concerts throughout the Bay Area. Performers include Aires de Sefarad; Michael Alpert; Peter Apfelbaum; Avi Avital; Steven Bernstein; Dan Cantrell; Kitka; Klezmer Buenos Aires; Pharaoh's Daughter and more!

Today: The Symbolic Power of Jewish Music—A conversation with vanguard musicians of John Zorn’s Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture CD label….

also: Pharaoh’s Daughter—Blending psychedelic sensibility and pan-Mediterranean sensuality, Basya Schechter leads her New York band through Hasidic chants and Mizrachi and Sephardi folk-rock, filtered through percussion, flute, strings and electronica.

For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org

March 18, 2007

22nd Annual Jewish Music Festival, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Mar 8-25

band publicity photoThis year’s Festival will be held from March 8-25 and feature concerts throughout the Bay Area. Performers include Aires de Sefarad; Michael Alpert; Peter Apfelbaum; Avi Avital; Steven Bernstein; Dan Cantrell; Kitka; Klezmer Buenos Aires; Pharaoh's Daughter and more!

Tonight: Steven Bernstein, with Peter Apfelbaum and Friends, presents "Diaspora Blues." Originally from Berkeley, these now New York-based cutting edge composer/ performers are stretching the definition of Jewish music.

For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org

March 21, 2007

22nd Annual Jewish Music Festival, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Mar 8-25

band publicity photoThis year’s Festival will be held from March 8-25 and feature concerts throughout the Bay Area. Performers include Aires de Sefarad; Michael Alpert; Peter Apfelbaum; Avi Avital; Steven Bernstein; Dan Cantrell; Kitka; Klezmer Buenos Aires; Pharaoh's Daughter and more!

Tonight: Noa—Known in Israel by her given name Achinoam Nini, Noa is Israel’s leading international concert and recording artist. Born in Tel- Aviv in 1969, Noa lived in New York City from age 2 until her return to Israel alone at the age of 17. Her family is originally from Yemen. After serving the mandatory two years in the Israeli Army in a military entertainment unit, Noa studied music at the Rimon School where she met her long-time partner and collaborator Gil Dor.

and: Poetry Slam on the theme of Diaspora—The three finalists will have the opportunity to showcase at Community Music Day for additional monetary prizes.…

For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org

March 22, 2007

22nd Annual Jewish Music Festival, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Mar 8-25

band publicity photoThis year’s Festival will be held from March 8-25 and feature concerts throughout the Bay Area. Performers include Aires de Sefarad; Michael Alpert; Peter Apfelbaum; Avi Avital; Steven Bernstein; Dan Cantrell; Kitka; Klezmer Buenos Aires; Pharaoh's Daughter and more!

This afternoon (2pm): Avi Avital is an Israeli mandolin master who recently won first prize in the international competition for plucked strings “Città di Voghera” (Italy); and has played solo with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Milano and others.

and tonight: Aires de Sefarad: Born in Argentina, trained in Israel and the US, the now Berkeley-based composer Jorge Liderman brings a highly original twist to Sephardic music with Duo46, two maverick players of violin and guitar in this work commissioned in part by the Guggenheim Foundation. The double bill includes Avi Avital, an Israeli mandolin master who recently won first prize of the international competition for plucked strings “Città di Voghera” (Italy); and has played solo with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Milano and others.

For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org

March 23, 2007

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Encino, CA, Mar 23, 2007

Friday March 23th at 8:30pm
VBS Celebration of The Children of Esther Presents:

The Yuval Ron Ensemble performing
A Concert of Bedouin and Israeli Folk Music featuring
Singer Tehila Lauder
dancers: Melanie Kareem and Tamra-henna
Special Guest: Virtuoso Violinist, George Hamad

Location: Valley Beth Shalom, 15739 Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA 91436
Tickets on line
For more information: 818-788-6000 www.vbs.org

March 25, 2007

22nd Annual Jewish Music Festival, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Mar 8-25

band publicity photoThis year’s Festival will be held from March 8-25 and feature concerts throughout the Bay Area. Performers include Aires de Sefarad; Michael Alpert; Peter Apfelbaum; Avi Avital; Steven Bernstein; Dan Cantrell; Kitka; Klezmer Buenos Aires; Pharaoh's Daughter and more!

Today: Community Music Day: Poetry Slam Finals, interactive workshops, children’s concert, Instrument Petting Zoo, and performances throughout the day showcasing high quality local artists. Guaranteed to bring out your inner musician.

For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org

March 27, 2007

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Whittier, CA, Mar 27, 2007

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 8pm
The Shannon Center presents a Lecture & Demonstration
Music and Divine Trance in Hasidic-Jewish and Sufi musical traditions with
The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Location: The Shannon Center, Whittier College 6760 Painter Avenue, Whittier, CA, 90608 For more information: 562-907-4203 or www.shannoncenter.org

March 28, 2007

"Freylekh! The Joyous Dances of the Ashkenazi Jews," San Francisco, CA, Mar 28

KlezCaliforniaKlezCalifornia warmly invites you to the following program at the Jewish Community Library, which we are co-sponsoring.

BJE Jewish Community Library | Main Location
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA
on the campus of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay
415.567.3327

Wednesday, March 28, 7:30pm. “Freylekh! The Joyous Dances of the Ashkenazi Jews,” This participatory lecture/demonstration features dance leader Bruce Bierman accompanied by Julie Egger on klezmer fiddle.

www.bjesf.org/adults_events.htm

March 31, 2007

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 31, 2007

Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 8 p.m

Occidental College Presents
Mystical Music of the Middle East with
The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring
Singer Najwa Gibran
dancer Maya Karasso
Special Guest: Virtuoso Violinist, George Hamad

Reception to Follow

Location: Herrick Chapel, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041 Admission: $10 general admission $5 students/seniors free to the Occidental College community with I.D.
Directions: www.oxy.edu/x2160.xml
For more information: Tel: 323 259-2590

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, La Jolla, CA, Mar 31

Yale StromExperience a rousing night of Yiddish culture and help kick off the 50th birthday celebration of Cong. Beth El with:

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
featuring very special guests Mark Dressed and Greg Wall

Saturday, March 31st at 8pm
Congregation Beth El
La Jolla
Tel: 858 452-1734
www.congregationbethel.org

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April 19, 2007

Margot Leverett workshop, San Francisco, CA, Apr 19, 2007

Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysKlezCalifornia is pleased to present a special workshop with Margot Leverett for intermediate and advanced players of all instruments, Thursday, April 19 at Congregation Netivot Shalom (1316 University Ave., Berkeley), which is co-sponsoring the workshop. A noted klezmer clarinetist, Margot will be in the Bay Area to perform that weekend at the JCCSF with her group, Klezmer Mountain Boys. We may divide the workshop in half for musicians at different levels, depending on registration.

There will be a $25 fee to participate. To reserve a space in the workshop, email Gerry Tenney or call him at 510/465-7911.
KlezCalifornia

April 22, 2007

Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys, San Francisco, CA, Apr 22, 2007

Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett and her Klezmer Mountain Boys
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Sat, Apr 21
8:00 PM
3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: 415.292.1200

Tickets: $25.00 Member / $28.00 Public / $15.00 Student
For information and tickets, order online or contact the box office by phone at (415) 292-1233.
www.jccsf.org/content_main.aspx?progid=1360&catid=336

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April 25, 2007

Screening: "Yiddish theater: A love story", Los Angeles, CA, Apr 25

YIDDISH THEATER: A LOVE STORY directed by Dan Katzir, produced by Ravit Markus.

LOS ANGELES JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL APRIL 25 7:30 PM
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM

www.lajfilmfest.org

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Comedy: God's Pottery, NYC, Apr 25

Hilarious Comedy
God's Pottery, Nick Kroll, David Wain
Weds 4/25 at 7:30P
Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd Street

Jewcy is a new online culture-and-ideas magazine—Jewishly-inflected, catholic in its interests. Our modest goal: to rock Jewish media to the point of unrecognizability.

tel: 212-489-9800
www.jewcy.com

April 26, 2007

"The Musical World of S. An-sky", San Francisco, CA, Apr 26

KlezCaliforniaKlezCalifornia warmly invites you to the following program at the Jewish Community Library, which we are co-sponsoring.

BJE Jewish Community Library | Main Location
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA
on the campus of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay
415.567.3327

Thursday, April 26, 7:30pm. “The Musical World of S. An-sky: Yiddish Protest Songs, Russian Miners’ Songs, and Children’s Rhymes.” This lecture/presentation is by Gabriella Safran, Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Stanford University.

www.bjesf.org/adults_events.htm

May 6, 2007

Freilachmakers, Sacramento, CA, May 6, 2007

The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band
Sunday May 6th - Salute to Israel Day on the west steps of the state Capitol building in Sacramento. We will be performing between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm. Price: free!! For more information about the entire event, which will run between noon and 4 pm that day, please see: www.jewishsac.org/section_display.html?ID=73
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May 13, 2007

Freilachmakers, Davis, CA, May 13, 2007

The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band
Sunday May 13th - “Survival and Triumph: Music of the Holocaust Era”, 7 pm, at the Mondavi Center (UC Davis). Once again we will be joining the premier orchestra of the Sacramento Youth Symphony under the direction of Michael Neumann in a wonderful multi-media concert. As we did the first time this concert was presented back in 2005, we will play two songs of resistance to the Nazis. For more information (including ticket prices, etc.), see: www.mondaviarts.org/events/event.cfm?event_id=382

Freilachmakers, Davis, CA, May 13

FreilachmakersSunday May 13, 7:00pm
"Survival and Triumph: Music of the Holocaust Era" at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis
The Freilachmakers will join the orchestra of the Sacramento Youth Symphony under
the direction of Michael Neumann in a multi-media concert. For tickets and information
click here.

Yale Strom in Mother's Day concert, Los Angeles, May 13

"OY, MY SON, THE KLEZMER"

Violinist Yale Strom Mother's Day Concert
Sunday May 13th, 3:00 pm
The Workmen's Circle

Tickets are $15 for Workmen's Circle members, $20 for the public. Call (310) 552-2007 to purchase tickets.

Presented by The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring.
1525 S Robertson Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90035
310 552 2007
www.circlesocal.org

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May 19, 2007

Yuval Ron Concert for Peace, Culver City, CA, May 19, 2007

May 19 at 8 pm -
Yuval Ron Ensemble
Concert for Peace at Culver City High School.

May 20, 2007

At the Crossroads, Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 2007

Yuval RonSunday, May 20, 2007 • Northwest Auditorium • 1 PM

At the Crossroads: Music & Culture of the Middle East

The Yuval Ron Ensemble—featuring Arab vocalist Najwa Gibran, Whirling Dervish Aziz, Armenian Duduk master Yegish Manukian—includes Arab and Jewish artists who come together to celebrate the musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism, and the Christian Armenian Church. Composer and world-music producer Yuval Ron orchestrates the deep inter-cultural connection between these three traditions and the musical influences they share. The concert will feature songs of Sufi origin from Turkey, Jewish prayers from Morocco, Yemen, and Israel, as well as Armenian church chants. With the presence of Whirling Dervish Aziz, this program will be a feast for the senses!

Event is free of charge. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Preferential seating to students (with ID).
For more info, please call (310) 825-5387.

UCLA Center for Jewish Studies
302 Royce Hall, Box 951485 * Los Angeles, CA 90095-1485
Tel: (310) 825-5387 * RSVP Line: (310) 267-5327
www.cjs.ucla.edu/

May 22, 2007

Yuval Ron, Santa Barbara, May 22, 2007

May 22 at 8 pm - University of Santa Barbara - Yuval Ron talk about his film music, screening of West Bank Story, Q&A and performance of the Yuval Ron Trio.

May 24, 2007

Fishtank Ensemble, Berkeley, CA, May 24

The Fishtank EnsembleThe Fishtank Ensemble
Thursday, May 24, 7:30 pm
La Peña Cultural Center

After romping their way into our hearts during Community Music Day, the Fishtank Ensemble relocated to LA last month. Luckily for us, they're making their way back to the Bay to play at La Pena. Don't miss out on what LA Weekly describes as "one of the most thrilling live acts on the planet." Visit the Fishtank Ensemble website for more info, www.fishtankensemble.com.

May 27, 2007

Klezmer Dance, Santa Rosa, CA, May 27, 2007

Co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia, The Red Hot Chachkas and Bruce Bierman (Yiddish dance teacher) will be presenting their program, "Klezmer, Music with Soul" in Santa Rosa.

Led by Julie Egger and comprised of multi-talented performers on violin, clarinet, mandolin, accordion, bass, and drums, the group plays traditional Eastern European dance tunes, ranging from frenzied to tranquil tantsn (dances), plus original compositions and improvisions building on the klezmer tradition.

Absolute Music at the Friedman Center brings master musicians and presents classical, jazz, folk and klezmer music to the Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County.

The Friedman Center
4676 Mayette, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
May 27th, 2:00 - 4:00pm ~ Tickets: $15

May 30, 2007

Davka meets Klez-X, Berkeley, CA, May 30

Wednesday, May 30, 8:00pm
at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley
Two of the Bay Area's most prominent Jewish music ensembles come together for a rare collaborative performance with their now Israel-based founder Daniel Hoffman. Visit the Freight and Salvage website for ticket information.

June 9, 2007

SoCalled, Los Angeles, CA, Jun 9, 2007

promo photo SoCalled
The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
Sat, 06-09-2007 20:00
$8
also performing Wax Tailor

June 10, 2007

Klezmer on the Bay, Bay Area, San Francisco, Jun 10, 2007

Klezmer on the Bay
Featuring the Red Hot Chachkas
Sunday, June 10

Dance to the sounds of The Red Hot Chachkas onboard the beautiful Royal Prince Ferry! Includes kosher-style dinner, cruise, entertainment and first drink. Two pick-up locations: Sausalito (5:45pm @ Golden Gate Ferry landing dock) or San Francisco (6:45pm @ Pier 43).

Tickets: Please call the PJCC at 650.212.7522, and indicate your boarding location. $45 JCC members/$50 public

SoCalled, Los Angeles, CA, Jun 9, 2007

promo photo SoCalled
Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk St.
San Francisco, CA
Sun, 6/10/07 9:00pm
$7
also performing Zoyres and Charming Hostess

June 17, 2007

Zoyres and the Yiddiots, San Francisco, CA, Jun 17, 2007

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
& the Yiddiots

Sunday June 17
9pm $5
Amnesia
853 Valencia St. b/w 19 & 20th
San Francisco, CA

July 21, 2007

Klezmer Playboys, KlezX, Berkeley, CA, Jul 21

Two great bands will be playing an early show on Saturday, July 21 in Berkeley. Don't miss Glenn Hartman's Klezmer Playboys and Bay Area favorites Klez-X. Both group are taking part the monthly BREW. There will be good people, great musicians, and tasty beer and wine. At the JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley.

For more information or to buy tickets ($10-12): www.jcceastbay.org
510.848.0237

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July 22, 2007

Extreme Klezmer Makeover, Altadena, CA, Jul 22, 2007

Extreme Klezmer Makeover Band High energy, foot stomping, put-a-smile-on-your-face traditional and progressive klezmer. Wonderful small intimate 50 seat venue in Altadena (near Pasadena) Sunday, July 22, 2007 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake St., Altadena, CA 91001. 7PM $15

Reservations: 626-398-7919
Directions: www.coffeegallery.com

August 25, 2007

Extreme Klezmer Makeover, Monrovia, CA, Aug 25, 2007

Extreme Klezmer Makeover Band concert Saturday August 25, 2007 at the Monrovia Traditional Music Gathering in Monrovia. 6-8PM FREE Outdoor Concert at the Plaza Courtyard, 400 block of S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016

High energy, foot stomping, put-a-smile-on-your-face traditional and progressive klezmer. For more info: 1-877-365-5744 or www.SoKattywompus.com

August 26, 2007

Freilachmakers, Cotati Accordion Fest, California, Aug 26, 2007

Freilachmakers Klezmer Band
The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band
Sunday August 26th, 10:55-11:30 am
Cotati Accordion Festival
Cotati, CA (Marin County)
More information: www.cotatifest.com

August 29, 2007

Zoyres, Oakland, CA, Aug 29, 2007

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
8.29.07 at 21 Grand
416 25th St. @ Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612.
With They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and O Lucky Man. 8:30 PM. $6-10.

September 2, 2007

Zoyres, San Francisco, CA, Sep 2, 2007

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment
9.02.07 at Hotel Utah.
500 4th St. @ Bryant,
San Francisco, CA 94612.
With Seth Augustus and O Lucky Man. 8:30 PM. $6.

September 3, 2007

Freilachmakers, Gold Rush Days, Sacramento, CA, Sep 3, 2007

Freilachmakers Klezmer Band
The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band
Monday Sept. 3rd, noon-12:45 pm and 1:30-2:15 pm
Ethnic Village Stage
Gold Rush Days in Old Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
More information: www.discovergold.org/goldrush/

September 5, 2007

Mayer Kirshenblatt book launch, San Francisco, CA, Sep 5, 2007

Mayer Kirshenblatt bookThey Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood in Poland Before the Holocaust, the result of 40-year collaboration between Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, and her father, Mayer Kirshenblatt, has appeared!
www.mayerjuly.com

BOOK LAUNCH
JCC, San Francisco
Wednesday, September 5th
8:00 PM
Jewish Community Center, San Francisco
$8.00 JCC Member, $10 Public
www.jccsf.org/content_main.aspx?catid=19#1815

September 8, 2007

Jewish Songs at an Exhibition, Berkeley, CA, Sep 8, 2007

sharon bernstein photo
Sharon Bernstein and Stu Brotman
Sunday, September 8, 8:30pm
JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street
$10 members, $12 non-members

www.jcceastbay.org
Info: 510-848-0237

Mayer Kirshenblatt bookYiddish singer Sharon Bernstein (voice & piano) and klezmer pioneer Stu Brotman (bass, tsimbl & percussion) join forces in a unique performance set to paintings by self-taught Toronto artist Mayer Kirshenblatt. Kirshenblatt's vibrant portraits of his home town Apt, Poland before the Holocaust inspire a rich blent of traditional song and contemporary sound. Projected images of the paintings connected with the songs complete this experience that recalls Polish shtetl life. Presented in conjunction with the book They Called me Mayer July: Painted Memories of Jewish Life in Poland Before the Holocaust by Mayer Kirshenblatt and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (University of California Press, forthcoming September 2007) and exhibition with the same title at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, Septermber 10, 2007 - January 13, 2008.

Co-presented by the Judah L. Magnes Museum

September 9, 2007

Mayer Kirshenblatt exhibition opening, Berkeley, CA, Sep 9, 2007

Mayer Kirshenblatt book
EXHIBITION OPENING
September 9th
11:30-2:00 Members Only Preview Event
2:00-4:00 Open to the public: Conversation with Mayer Kirshenblatt and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
2911 Russell Street, Berkeley, CA 94705
Contact: Lauren Karas 510-549-6950 ext. 340.
The exhibition will run through January 13, 2008. It is open to the public Sun-Wed 11-4, Th 11-8.
www.magnes.org
They Called Me Mayer July is being co-presented at the MAGNES with The Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco and the Holocaust Center of Northern California. This project has been made possible through a grant from the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture and the generosity of Jean and Sandy Colen, Varda and Irving Rabin, and Katie and Amnon Rodan.

South Coast Simcha Band, Huntington Beach, CA, Sep 9, 2007

The South Coast Simcha Band
September 9, 2007
Procession of Light (formerly Interfaith Day Celebration)
Presented by the Huntington Beach Interfaith Council, all faiths and religions come together to celebrate life with a candlelight (battery-operated candles) walk to the end of the Huntington Beach Pier.

Participants can join in this celebration with songs, hymns and prayers.

3:30 p.m.
Free.
Pier Plaza at the Huntington Beach Pier.
Cross street Pacific Coast Highway and Main, Huntington Beach, CA 92648.
Call: (714) 914-9797.

September 20, 2007

Yuval Ron Ensemble, W. Los Angeles, CA, Sep 20, 2007

in Los Angeles: Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 7 pm

Concert for the Days Of Awe
Selihoth (prayers of forgiveness) and Sacred Music from the Middle East

Yuval Ron Ensemble

in a special concert of Spiritual Preparation for Yom Kippur

Yuval Ron, in a collaborative project with R. Haim Ovadia has arranged traditional Yerushalmi, Iraqi, and Sephardi prayers for the High Holidays in a meditative spiritual musical presentation.

with special guests:
Eliyahu Sill - ney Nimrod Nol - violin and members of R. Ovadia's family.

This event will be hosted by the Iraqi, Persian, Indian, Indonesian and Sephardic Jewish community of Kahal Joseph. The concert will take place in the sanctuary decorated with vivid stained-glass artwork and containing a repository of ornate, old Sephardic Torah scrolls from Asia, North Africa and the Middle East

Location: 10505 West Santa Monica Blvd.West Los Angeles, CA 90025
Admission: General Admission $25. VIP $75, Group discounts available to organizations.
For more information: Please call Dafna at (310) 474-0559

September 23, 2007

Extreme Klezmer Makeover, Altadena, CA, Sep 23, 2007

Extreme Klezmer Makeover Band High energy, foot stomping, put-a-smile-on-your-face traditional and progressive klezmer. Wonderful small intimate 50 seat venue in Altadena (near Pasadena) Sunday, September 23, 2007 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake St., Altadena, CA 91001. 7PM $15

Reservations: 626-398-7919
Directions: www.coffeegallery.com

September 28, 2007

Balkan Beat Box, Los Angeles, CA, Sep 28, 2007

BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box
9/28/2007 8:00 PM
2007 All Roads Film Festival
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

September 29, 2007

Balkan Beat Box, San Francisco, CA, Sep 29, 2007

BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box
9/29/2007 9:00 PM
Great American Music Hall
859 O'Farrell St.
San Francisco, CA
Cost : $15.00

Doors at 8pm / All AGES

September 30, 2007

"Music as a Catalyst for Sacred Prayer and Ecstasy", North Hollywood, CA, Sep 30, 2007

Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 3pm
Magdalene Cultural Arts Center presents:

Music as a Catalyst for Sacred Prayer and Ecstasy
A Workshop of Divine Ecstasy in Sufi and Hassidic Music
facilitated by
Yuval Ron

Magdalene Cultural Arts Center
4822 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, CA 91601
Admission: $25
For more information: Please call 818-760-0531

Yiddish Folk Festival, San Geronimo, Marin, CA, Sep 30, 2007

Marin Yiddish Folk Festival 2007Yiddish Folk Festival
Sunday, September 30th - 3:00 to 7:00 pm

San Geronimo Valley Community Center
6350 Sir Frances Drake Blvd., San Geronimo
9 miles west of San Rafael in Marin

Klezmer Music from: The Red Hot Chachkas, Freilachmakers Old-Time String Band, Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble, Yiddish Singing and Dancing with Gerry Tenney and Bruce Bierman.

Participatory Workshops: dancing / singing / storytelling / children's activities / food / art / select vendors / fun for all ages! Don't forget to Bring Your Instruments!

Tickets: $15 adults, $5 kids, and $30 family of 3 or more
More Info: (415) 488-8888 or www.svgcc.org

October 6, 2007

Veretski Pass CD Release, "Dov the Cow Swimmer", Berkeley, CA, Oct 6, 2007

Veretski PassVeretski Pass
Jewish Music from the Carpathian Bow

With a new program from soon to be released second CD, "Dov the Cow Swimmer"
Cookie Segelstein: Violin
Joshua Horowitz: Button Accordion, Tsimbl
Stuart Brotman: Cello, Tilinca, Baraban

Saturday, October 6, 2007, 8 PM
Freight and Salvage
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA
8 PM -- doors open at 7:30 PM
$ 18.50 advance / $ 19.50 door
(510) 548-1761
www.freightandsalvage.org
Tickets at the door or online:

October 7, 2007

Veretski Pass CD Release, "Dov the Cow Swimmer", Sacramento, CA, Oct 7, 2007

Veretski PassVeretski Pass
Jewish Music from the Carpathian Bow

With a new program from soon to be released second CD, "Dov the Cow Swimmer"
Cookie Segelstein: Violin
Joshua Horowitz: Button Accordion, Tsimbl
Stuart Brotman: Cello, Tilinca, Baraban

Sunday, October 7, 2007, 8 PM
California State University, Sacramento
Recital Hall of Capistrano Hall on the Sacramento State campus
Admission is $15 general and $8 for students
Information Page: www.csus.edu
Tickets and Parking: www.csus.edu/music/tickets.htm

South Coast Simcha Band, Bellflower, CA, Oct 7

The South Coast Simcha Band
October 7, 2007 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Event Price: $10 / $12

The South Coast Simcha Band will perform their lively brand of
Yiddish and Klezmer Music at this special public concert. This
performance is part of the Fifth Annual Daniel Peral Music Days,
a global network of concerts using the universal language of music to teach respect of differences and reach out in friendship.

William Bristol Civic Auditorium
16600 Civic Center Drive
Bellflower, CA 90706

Sponsor: Bellflower Concert Association

Contact: Friends of Bellflower Concert Association
Web Site: www.bellflower.org
Phone: 562-804-1424 ext2212

October 12, 2007

Michael Showalter, San Francisco, CA, Oct 12, 2007

Comedian Michael Showalter's album Sandwiches & Cats is set to release this November! Catch our newest addition on tour with friend and accomplice Michael Ian Black all around the U.S:

October, 12 2007 - 8:00P

The Fillmore
1805 Geary
San Francisco , CA 94115
Cost: $25

myspace.com/michaelshowalter

October 13, 2007

Michael Showalter, Hollywood, CA, Oct 13, 2007

Comedian Michael Showalter's album Sandwiches & Cats is set to release this November! Catch our newest addition on tour with friend and accomplice Michael Ian Black all around the U.S:

October, 13 2007 - 7:00P

Ivar Theatre
1605 N. Ivar Ave
Hollywood , CA 90028
Cost: $25

myspace.com/michaelshowalter

October 15, 2007

Teapacks, Berkeley, CA, Oct 15, 2007

Teapacks in Concert
Monday, October 15, 7:30 pm
Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley
$5 students, $15 Tzavta members, $25 general

Teapacks' unique sound can be best described as a Middle Eastern-Rock fusion, which has brought the band to the top of the charts in Israel numerous times during its almost two decades of action. The band, which as a headliner of Israel in the Ballpark 2004 made the local Jewish and Israeli community dance for two hours, returns to the Bay Area.

Michael Showalter, San Diego, CA, Oct 15, 2007

Comedian Michael Showalter's album Sandwiches & Cats is set to release this November! Catch our newest addition on tour with friend and accomplice Michael Ian Black all around the U.S:

October, 15 2007 - 7:00P

House of Blues
1055 5th Avenue
San Diego , CA 92101
Cost: $20

myspace.com/michaelshowalter

October 20, 2007

Dan Cantrell & Friends and Eliyahu & Qadim, Oct 20, 2007

Dan Cantrell & Friends and Eliyahu & Qadim
Berkeley-Richmond JCC
1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
Saturday, October 20, 2007, 8:00 pm
$12 members, $15 general
More info at the Brew website.

Buy tickets NOW!
Co-produced by the Jewish Music Festival

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Una Noche Idishe/An Argentine Yiddish Experience, Los Angeles, CA, Oct 20, 2007

Una Noche Idishe/An Argentine Yiddish Experience
At the REDCAT
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
In The Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex
631 W. 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Sat Oct 20 | 8:30 pm
$20 [students $16, CalArts $10]
General Admission Seating
Validated Parking for the event is $8.
For more info: www.redcat.org (213)237-2800.

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October 21, 2007

Yiddish Sing-Along w/Jillian Tallmer, Oct 21, 2007

Yiddish Sing-Along: Lullabies, Wake-up Calls, and Songs in the Night
Jillian Tallmer and accompanist

Shlof Mayn Kind ... Vakht Oyf! ... Shtil, Di Nakht

Yiddish abounds in dark songs, edgy lullabies, and lyrical calls to action. Jillian will introduce a dozen familiar and less well-known songs, providing transliterated songsheets. To enter the world of Yiddish songs -- ironic, down-to-earth, poignant -- is to feel their irresistible spirit. Whether you're new to this music or already hooked, you will come away inspired. No previous familiarity is required to enjoy this sing-along experience!

Sunday, October 21, 1 - 3 pm
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

October 27, 2007

Yuval Ron, Pacific Palisades, CA, Oct 27, 2007

Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 1:45 pm and 4:00pm

The Getty Villa presents

Yuval Ron
Oud Prayers
Sacred and Folk Music of the Middle East
with percussionist Jamie Papish

Inner Peristyle at the Getty Villa in Malibu 17985 Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Palisades, California 90272

Reservations and information: Call (310) 440-7300

Klezmatics, San Francisco, CA, Oct 27, 2007

band photoGrammy winners The Klezmatics, world-renowned superstars of the klezmer world make their Friend Center debut. Their music is steeped in Jewish spiritualism and Eastern European tradition while incorporating more provocative themes such as social rights and anti-fundamentalism with eclectic musical influences such as gospel, punk, and Arab, African, and Balkan rhythms.

Saturday, October 27, 8:00 PM
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street

$28.00 Member / $32.00 Public / $25.00 Student
FOR TICKETS: 415-292-1233
www.jccsf.org

"Traditional and innovative? It must be The Klezmatics." —Los Angeles Times

Co-sponsored by the Jewish Music Festival, a project of the JCC East Bay

October 28, 2007

Shemspeed.com launch party, Los Angeles, CA, Oct 28, 2007

concert poster; click to see larger versionShemspeed.com
CALIFORNIA Launch Party! (Oct 28th)
@ The Joint
Doors7:30pm
$15
www.jconnectla.com
* Email rsvp[at]shemspeed.com to ensure getting in!

with performances by Y-Love, Jake Break, dj handler and many more TBA

8771 west pico ave
Los Angeles, CA
310.275.2619
www.myspace.com/thejoint

Klezmatics, San Diego, CA, Oct 28, 2007

band photoGrammy winners The Klezmatics, world-renowned superstars of the klezmer world. Their music is steeped in Jewish spiritualism and Eastern European tradition while incorporating more provocative themes such as social rights and anti-fundamentalism with eclectic musical influences such as gospel, punk, and Arab, African, and Balkan rhythms.

San Diego
Birch North Park Theater

"Traditional and innovative? It must be The Klezmatics." —Los Angeles Times

November 3, 2007

A Shirtwaist Tale, Berkeley, CA, Nov 4, 2007

publicity graphicA Shirtwaist Tale

A Shirtwaist Tale tells the true story of 30,000 young, mostly Jewish, immigrant women that changed the face of the labor movement by striking for better wages and shorter hours in 1909. Oakland playwright Judith Offer teams up with renowned composer Arkadi Serper to restage this delightful musical seven years after its initial debut. Accompanied by an onstage klezmer band, this vital document of the immigrant history is not to be missed.

Saturday, November 3, 8:00pm
Sunday, November 4, 5:00pm
Saturday, November 10, 8:00pm
Sunday, November 11, 5:00pm

$15 members, $20 public

JCC East Bay
510-848-0237 / fax: 510-848-0170
Berkeley, CA
www.jcceastbay.org

A Shirtwaist Tale, Berkeley, CA, Nov 10, 2007

publicity graphicA Shirtwaist Tale

A Shirtwaist Tale tells the true story of 30,000 young, mostly Jewish, immigrant women that changed the face of the labor movement by striking for better wages and shorter hours in 1909. Oakland playwright Judith Offer teams up with renowned composer Arkadi Serper to restage this delightful musical seven years after its initial debut. Accompanied by an onstage klezmer band, this vital document of the immigrant history is not to be missed.

Saturday, November 3, 8:00pm
Sunday, November 4, 5:00pm
Saturday, November 10, 8:00pm
Sunday, November 11, 5:00pm

$15 members, $20 public

JCC East Bay
510-848-0237 / fax: 510-848-0170
Berkeley, CA
www.jcceastbay.org

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 3, 2007

Saturday, November 3, 2007

The Wechsberg Educational Foundation of Congregation Ner Tamid presents
A Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Concert
" A Musical Odyssey" featuring

The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Admission: For tickets contact Ticket Alternatives at
www.ticketalternative.com
or call (877) 725-8849

A Shirtwaist Tale, Berkeley, CA, Nov 3, 2007

publicity graphicA Shirtwaist Tale

A Shirtwaist Tale tells the true story of 30,000 young, mostly Jewish, immigrant women that changed the face of the labor movement by striking for better wages and shorter hours in 1909. Oakland playwright Judith Offer teams up with renowned composer Arkadi Serper to restage this delightful musical seven years after its initial debut. Accompanied by an onstage klezmer band, this vital document of the immigrant history is not to be missed.

Saturday, November 3, 8:00pm
Sunday, November 4, 5:00pm
Saturday, November 10, 8:00pm
Sunday, November 11, 5:00pm

$15 members, $20 public

JCC East Bay
510-848-0237 / fax: 510-848-0170
Berkeley, CA
www.jcceastbay.org

November 4, 2007

Michael Wex, "Just Say Nu", San Francisco, CA, Nov 4, 2007

Michael WexIf you are a fan of Michael Wex (which is to say, if you have ever met him, heard him speak, or read his previous best-seller), and you live in San Francisco, you will be quite pleased to know that the new book, Just say nu is out.

Today, he appears at the San Francisco Jewish BookFest
2pm

book coverWhy is Wex so funny? I blame it on Alberta, or at least the Calgary Hebrew Day School, which we both attended (me for just a few early years, insufficient for an adequate humor education, in the early 1960s). [ari]

Ellis Island, Oakland, CA, Nov 4, 2007

Help us celebrate our 27th year playing klezmer music; lively freilachs, soulful doinas, danceful bulgars, old world waltzes, Yiddish vocals. At this concert you will be guests at a shtetel wedding as band enacts a traditional Jewish village wedding in Eastern Europe, 1900. Ellis Island will have you dancing down the aisles!

Wisteria Ways
Sunday, Nov. 4, 3pm
383 61st St.,
Oakland 94618
510.655-2771

www.wisteriaways.org/events.html

Dror Sinai drumming workshop and concert, Oakland, CA, Nov 4, 2007

Dror Sinai at Kehilla Synogogue
Sunday, November 4
Kehilla Community Synagogue
1300 Grand Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94610

Drumming Workshop with Dror Sinai: Intro to the Dumbek
5:00-6:30 pm
$25 in advance, $35 at the door
Come explore the ancient sound of the Doumbek, also called Durbuka, Durbaky and Tabla. This class is for those who would like to gain experience and knowledge of this unique hand-drum of the Middle East. Learn to create a basic variety of sounds, open yourself to the concepts of rhythm, find your own personal rhythms, and communicate with others.

Concert: "Desert Roots"
7:30 pm
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
Featuring Dror Sinai singing Jewish songs from Israel, Yemen, Morocco and more in Hebrew, Ladino and Tunisian. Dror will be joined by Rachel Valfer, a singer and oud player. Equally comfortable in Greek, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic and Farsi, her rich, earthy vocals evoke longing, love, strength and ultimately a sense of vastness and grace.

Participate in both the workshop and concert for the special rate of $30 (advance payment required)

November 11, 2007

A Shirtwaist Tale, Berkeley, CA, Nov 11, 2007

publicity graphicA Shirtwaist Tale

A Shirtwaist Tale tells the true story of 30,000 young, mostly Jewish, immigrant women that changed the face of the labor movement by striking for better wages and shorter hours in 1909. Oakland playwright Judith Offer teams up with renowned composer Arkadi Serper to restage this delightful musical seven years after its initial debut. Accompanied by an onstage klezmer band, this vital document of the immigrant history is not to be missed.

Saturday, November 3, 8:00pm
Sunday, November 4, 5:00pm
Saturday, November 10, 8:00pm
Sunday, November 11, 5:00pm

$15 members, $20 public

JCC East Bay
510-848-0237 / fax: 510-848-0170
Berkeley, CA
www.jcceastbay.org

November 14, 2007

Golem, San Francisco, CA, Nov 14, 2007

GolemGolem
San Francisco
12 Galaxies
9:30 pm / 21+
$12 Advance / $15 Day of Show
tickets - 12galaxies.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=20537

November 15, 2007

Golem, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 15, 2007

GolemGolem
Thursday, November 15th
Los Angeles @ Echo
8:30 pm // $10 / 18+
tickets - http://www.ticketweb.com/user?region=socal&query=schedule&venue=echo

November 17, 2007

Community Yiddish Sing, Berkeley, CA, Nov 17, 2007

COMMUNITY CHORUS THROWS A HOOTENNANY!?? The East Bay Jewish Folk Chorus, now in its 6th year, is adding a new feature to its program: A Monthly Hootennany! (Otherwise known as "Kumzits" or a wild sing along party) The next one is slated for Saturday, November 17, at 8:00 p.m. at the the East Bay JCC, 1414 Walnut Street, in Berkeley. The group meets regularly on Thursday evenings at the JCC to sing a selection of songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino. This season, a few gospel-style Jewish songs (also known as "Jospel") have been added. Led by musician Achi Ben Shalom, The chorus has performed at various events over the past several years, including the annual Zimriya at Temple Emanuel in San Francisco and the Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley. By hosting a monthly hootenanny, the chorus hopes to meet the needs of "closet singers," those who enjoy singing but are not able make a weekly commitment to practice.

November 18, 2007

Fishtank Ensemble, Charming Hostess and Daniel Kahn, Nov 18, 2007

The Fishtank EnsembleThe Fishtank Ensemble, Charming Hostess and Daniel Kahn
853 Valencia Street, San Francisco
November 18, 8:00
$12-$15 sliding scale at the door
For more info: 510-848-0237 x119

Direct from Berlin, Daniel Kahn, likened to the young Bob Dylan, hits nerves as he juggles sensibilities in the one-night only showcase of Jewish music that rides the edge on Sunday, November 18th at Amnesia in San Francisco. Joining him are the blazing Fishtank Ensemble, now based in Los Angeles, and the Bay Area's own brilliant nerdie-commie-girl band Charming Hostess.

Presented by The Jewish Music Festival and The Hub

November 29, 2007

Odessa/Havana CD release tour, Los Angeles, California, Nov 29, 2007

CD coverOdessa/Havana CD Release tour
Thursday, November 29
LOS ANGELES, USA
Skirball Cultural Center
8:00pm

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November 30, 2007

"Yiddish Theater: A Love Story", Los Angeles, CA, Nov 30, 2007

YIDDISH THEATER: A LOVE STORY
A new film by Award winning director Dan Katzir
November in Manhattan (NY), Los Angeles (CA) and Tel Aviv (Israeli)

Los Angeles
November 30
Laemmle Theaters
The film will play in various Laemmle theaters. For specific date, time and location please check the Laemmle chain website

December 1, 2007

Odessa/Havana CD release tour, San Francisco, California, Dec 1, 2007

CD coverOdessa/Havana CD Release tour
Saturday, December 1
SAN FRANCISCO, USA
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
8:00pm

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December 2, 2007

Sean Altman in Jewmoungous, San Francisco, CA, Dec 2, 2007

Jewmoungous ChicagoJEWMONGOUS!

Sun. Dec. 2, '07
Red Devil Lounge
San Francisco, CA
415-921-1695,

$17 advance, $20 day of show,
7pm doors for 7:30 show,
1695 Polk St..

www.ticketweb.com. Special duet guest Greg Lee (yes; really Greg Lee).

JEWMONGOUS "Taller Than Jesus" CD Release Tour
JEWMONGOUS, a solo comedy song concert with occasional guests, is the colicky, uncircumcised brain child of SEAN ALTMAN: the golden-voiced, song-writing wiz behind the pioneering comedy song act What I Like About Jew and the founder and former leader of the vocal group Rockapella. Sean was featured in Time Out New York's cover story "The New Super Jews," (with Jon Stewart and Sarah Silverman) and in the New York Times feature about "the Jewish Hipster Movement." He debuted JEWMONGOUS in 2006 and has garnered press accolades coast to coast (see them below).

jewmongous.com

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December 5, 2007

Dancing with Sephards, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 5, 2007

December 5, 2007
The Sephardic Temple Young Leadership (STYL) presents
"Dancing with the Sephards"

Celebrate the first night of Hanukkah at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel with candlelighting, holiday treats, and a unique Sephardic dance workshop taught by Maya Karasoo of the Yuval Ron Ensemble. For young professionals, ages 21-39.

Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, Synagogue 10500 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024 Admission: Free admission.

Reservations and information: Reservations required by Friday, November 30 Call the Temple office at 310-475-7311

Zoyres, Smyrna Time Machine, Berkeley, CA, Dec 5, 2007

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment with Smyrna Time Machine

Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA
Doors at 7:00 pm; Show at 8:30 pm
Balkan dance lesson at 7:30 pm
$10
www.ashkenaz.com

December 5th we make our debut at Ashkenaz in Berkeley where we will be sharing the evening with the local Greek Rebetica band Smyrna Time Machine. Ashkenaz has a great dance floor, so we expect your bootaaaaaaaaays to be shakin'.
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December 7, 2007

Red Hot Chachkas, Danville, CA, Dec 7, 2007

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Thursday Dec. 7, 2007
7 pm
Concert at Beth Chaim Congregation
1800 Hollbrook Dr.,
Danville, CA
(925-736-7146)

"Oy Khanike: A Celebration of Yiddish Culture", La Jolla, CA, Dec 7-9, 2007

CONGREGATION BETH EL PRESENTS
Yiddish Arts Festival

"Oy Khanike: A Celebration of Yiddish Culture"
Dec 7-9, 2007

Congregation Beth El of La Jolla presents a full weekend of activities that will be fun, entertaining and enlightening for the whole family. Join us for an entire weekend celebrating different elements of Yiddish culture, including music, literature, food, film and storytelling.

Please call or go online for information and to make your reservations:
RSVP online for any program at www.congregationbethel.org/form-rsvp.html
tel: 858 452 1734
www.congregationbethel.org
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EXTENDED BODY:
Presenters include
Yale Strom, Peter Riegert, Thane Rosenbaum, Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Craig Parks.

Friday, Dec. 7th @ 6:15pm
Khanike Dinner/Happy Minyan w/Keynote Presentation by Yale Strom, "The influence of klezmer music on the revival of Yiddish culture in the United States"

Sat., Dec. 8th @ 9:30am
Shabbat Services followed by Presentation on Yiddish literature by Thane Rosenbaum (author of The Golems of Gotham, Second Hand Smoke, The Myth of Moral Justice)

Sat., Dec. 8th @ 12:00pm
Luncheon and presentation of a Yiddish Story (TBA) by Thane Rosenbaum

Sat., Dec. 8th @ 7:30pm
Concert by Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi

Sun., Dec. 9th @ 4:00pm
Family Khanike Party and Puppet Show with Storyteller/Musician Craig Parks

Sun., Dec. 9th @ 7:00pm
Movie Presentation, King of the Corner, Directed by & Starring Peter Riegert (Crossing Delancy, Animal House, Local Hero and TV's Damages), who will lead a discussion following the presentation.
NOTE: This film is for mature audiences and not appropriate for children

Pricing:
Program Sponsors: Includes all events & program recognition:
$75.00 per person, $25.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

All Inclusive Ticket: Includes all events—$60.00 per person, $20.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Separate Event Ticket Pricing:
Friday Dinner: $20.00 per person, $8.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Saturday Lunch: $20.00 per person, $8.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Saturday Eve: Concert : $13.00 per person, $5.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Sunday: Chanukkah Party: $7.50 per person, $5.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Sunday Eve: Movie Presentation: $3.50 per person

Children under 5 FREE for all programs

Congregation Beth El
8660 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA

Please call or go online for information and to make your reservations:
RSVP online for any program at www.congregationbethel.org/form-rsvp.html
tel: 858 452 1734
www.congregationbethel.org

December 8, 2007

The Eight--San Francisco, Dec 8, 2007

logoTHE EIGHT: (Eight Hanukah shows taking place, all on December 8)

San Francisco, CA - The Independent
$12 in advance /$14 at the door // 8:30 PM //$21+
www.theindependentsf.com

Apollo Sunshine - Boston neo-psychedelic/indie rock trio take conventional songs and filter them through a pop underground sound that's reminiscent of Cheap Trick and the Flaming Lips.
myspace.com/apollosunshine

Festival of Rights - A unique menorah lighting with local social justice activists.

Co-sponsored by: Progressive Jewish Alliance, Reboot, and Bay Area Tribe

For more information, please contact Dave Cirilli: 212.246.7044 or email.

The Eight--Los Angeles, Dec 8, 2007

logoTHE EIGHT: (Eight Hanukah shows taking place, all on December 8)

Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
$15 advance /$20 day of show // 8 PM // 18+
attheecho.com

Balkan Beat Box - Balkan Beat Box imagines a Middle East with out borders and makes connections that politics often keep separate. Jewish, Gypsy, Arabic, and American cultures united by hip hop beats, dancehall toasts, dub and electronica. myspace.com/balkanbeatbox

Dengue Fever - Psychedelic surf rock and Cambodian pop are a heady blend, as Dengue Fever demonstrates. "…original material that shatters the language barrier with mildly psychedelic, blissed out pop." -Pitchfork www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic

Festival of Rights - A unique menorah lighting with local social justice activists.

Co-sponsored by Progressive Jewish Alliance and Reboot, with support from Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and Jewish Venture Philanthropy Fund of LA

For more information, please contact Dave Cirilli: 212.246.7044 or email.

Zoyres, Sandor Elix Katz, Oakland, CA, Dec 8, 2007

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment with Sandor Elix Katz!

Saturday, 12/8/07 7:30 pm
SOL (Sustaining Ourselves Locally)
1236 23rd Avenue at International Blvd., Oakland, CA
oaklandsol.org/wp/

Admission by donation; no one turned away for lack of funds. Bring a jar to fill, some veggies to chop, a cutting board, knife, and grater.

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"Oy Khanike: A Celebration of Yiddish Culture", La Jolla, CA, Dec 7-9, 2007

CONGREGATION BETH EL PRESENTS
Yiddish Arts Festival

"Oy Khanike: A Celebration of Yiddish Culture"
Dec 7-9, 2007

Congregation Beth El of La Jolla presents a full weekend of activities that will be fun, entertaining and enlightening for the whole family. Join us for an entire weekend celebrating different elements of Yiddish culture, including music, literature, food, film and storytelling.

Please call or go online for information and to make your reservations:
RSVP online for any program at www.congregationbethel.org/form-rsvp.html
tel: 858 452 1734
www.congregationbethel.org
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EXTENDED BODY:
Presenters include
Yale Strom, Peter Riegert, Thane Rosenbaum, Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Craig Parks.

Friday, Dec. 7th @ 6:15pm
Khanike Dinner/Happy Minyan w/Keynote Presentation by Yale Strom, "The influence of klezmer music on the revival of Yiddish culture in the United States"

Sat., Dec. 8th @ 9:30am
Shabbat Services followed by Presentation on Yiddish literature by Thane Rosenbaum (author of The Golems of Gotham, Second Hand Smoke, The Myth of Moral Justice)

Sat., Dec. 8th @ 12:00pm
Luncheon and presentation of a Yiddish Story (TBA) by Thane Rosenbaum

Sat., Dec. 8th @ 7:30pm
Concert by Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi

Sun., Dec. 9th @ 4:00pm
Family Khanike Party and Puppet Show with Storyteller/Musician Craig Parks

Sun., Dec. 9th @ 7:00pm
Movie Presentation, King of the Corner, Directed by & Starring Peter Riegert (Crossing Delancy, Animal House, Local Hero and TV's Damages), who will lead a discussion following the presentation.
NOTE: This film is for mature audiences and not appropriate for children

Pricing:
Program Sponsors: Includes all events & program recognition:
$75.00 per person, $25.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

All Inclusive Ticket: Includes all events—$60.00 per person, $20.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Separate Event Ticket Pricing:
Friday Dinner: $20.00 per person, $8.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Saturday Lunch: $20.00 per person, $8.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Saturday Eve: Concert : $13.00 per person, $5.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Sunday: Chanukkah Party: $7.50 per person, $5.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Sunday Eve: Movie Presentation: $3.50 per person

Children under 5 FREE for all programs

Congregation Beth El
8660 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA

Please call or go online for information and to make your reservations:
RSVP online for any program at www.congregationbethel.org/form-rsvp.html
tel: 858 452 1734
www.congregationbethel.org

December 9, 2007

Extreme Klezmer Makeover, Culver City, CA, Dec 9, 2007

KLEZMER BRUNCH/CONCERT with Extreme Klezmer Makeover Band: A feast of original, traditional and progressive Klezmer with a 21st Century, R&B, Jazz, Cajun, Middle Eastern twist. Culver City at the SYNERGY CAFE & LOUNGE, Dec 9 11AM-1PM

FREE CONCERT 4437 Sepulveda Blvd (corner of Sepulveda and Braddock). Some hungry, come thirsty and support this wonderful small intimate community arts venue. Celebrate the release of their 2nd CD: RAISING THE ROOF.

"Oy Khanike: A Celebration of Yiddish Culture", La Jolla, CA, Dec 7-9, 2007

CONGREGATION BETH EL PRESENT
Yiddish Arts Festival

"Oy Khanike: A Celebration of Yiddish Culture"
Dec 7-9, 2007

Congregation Beth El of La Jolla presents a full weekend of activities that will be fun, entertaining and enlightening for the whole family. Join us for an entire weekend celebrating different elements of Yiddish culture, including music, literature, food, film and storytelling.

Please call or go online for information and to make your reservations:
RSVP online for any program at www.congregationbethel.org/form-rsvp.html
tel: 858 452 1734
www.congregationbethel.org
-----\
EXTENDED BODY:
Presenters include
Yale Strom, Peter Riegert, Thane Rosenbaum, Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Craig Parks.

Friday, Dec. 7th @ 6:15pm
Khanike Dinner/Happy Minyan w/Keynote Presentation by Yale Strom, "The influence of klezmer music on the revival of Yiddish culture in the United States"

Sat., Dec. 8th @ 9:30am
Shabbat Services followed by Presentation on Yiddish literature by Thane Rosenbaum (author of The Golems of Gotham, Second Hand Smoke, The Myth of Moral Justice)

Sat., Dec. 8th @ 12:00pm
Luncheon and presentation of a Yiddish Story (TBA) by Thane Rosenbaum

Sat., Dec. 8th @ 7:30pm
Concert by Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi

Sun., Dec. 9th @ 4:00pm
Family Khanike Party and Puppet Show with Storyteller/Musician Craig Parks

Sun., Dec. 9th @ 7:00pm
Movie Presentation, King of the Corner, Directed by & Starring Peter Riegert (Crossing Delancy, Animal House, Local Hero and TV's Damages), who will lead a discussion following the presentation.
NOTE: This film is for mature audiences and not appropriate for children

Pricing:
Program Sponsors: Includes all events & program recognition:
$75.00 per person, $25.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

All Inclusive Ticket: Includes all events—$60.00 per person, $20.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Separate Event Ticket Pricing:
Friday Dinner: $20.00 per person, $8.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Saturday Lunch: $20.00 per person, $8.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Saturday Eve: Concert : $13.00 per person, $5.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Sunday: Chanukkah Party: $7.50 per person, $5.00 per child (5 – 12 yrs. old)

Sunday Eve: Movie Presentation: $3.50 per person

Children under 5 FREE for all programs

Congregation Beth El
8660 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA

Please call or go online for information and to make your reservations:
RSVP online for any program at www.congregationbethel.org/form-rsvp.html
tel: 858 452 1734
www.congregationbethel.org

December 12, 2007

Tannenbaum & Fagin in 'Good for the Jews', San Francisco, CA, Dec 12, 2007

clueless attempt at 'Jewish' humorGood For The Jews, the world's greatest two-man Jewish music and comedy act, will be touring and shlepping throughout the U.S. in December, celebrating Hanukkah and its tacky aftermath, conventionally referred to as "Christmas."

We'll sing familiar old favorites like "Hot Jewish Chicks" and "They Tried To Kill Us, We Survived, Let's Eat," plus debut new songs, including "Goin' Down To Boca" and our unique twist on a Fiddler On The Roof classic.

Please come out and join us. It's either us, or a re-run of "It's A Wonderful Life."

12/12
Great American Music Hall,
San Francisco CA
www.musichallsf.com
(415) 885-0750

www.GoodForTheJews.net
www.MySpace.com/GoodForTheJews

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Za'atar, Berkeley, CA, Dec 12, 2007

Za'atar: Music of the Jews of Arab & Muslim Lands
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
7:30 PM Doors Open
8:00 PM Performance Begins

Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Ave. (just south of Gilman St.), Berkeley, CA
Entrance: $10.00

(510) 524-5054
www.ashkenaz.com

Sample Za'tar's CD: cdbaby.com/cd/zaatarband2

December 14, 2007

Tannenbaum & Fagin in 'Good for the Jews', Los Angeles, CA, Dec 14, 2007

clueless attempt at 'Jewish' humorGood For The Jews, the world's greatest two-man Jewish music and comedy act, will be touring and shlepping throughout the U.S. in December, celebrating Hanukkah and its tacky aftermath, conventionally referred to as "Christmas."

We'll sing familiar old favorites like "Hot Jewish Chicks" and "They Tried To Kill Us, We Survived, Let's Eat," plus debut new songs, including "Goin' Down To Boca" and our unique twist on a Fiddler On The Roof classic.

Please come out and join us. It's either us, or a re-run of "It's A Wonderful Life."

12/14
Knitting Factory,
Los Angeles CA
www.knittingfactory.com
(323) 463-0204

www.GoodForTheJews.net
www.MySpace.com/GoodForTheJews

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January 9, 2008

Margot Leverett and friends, Berkeley, CA, Jan 9, 2008

Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett & Friends, including Suzy and Eric Thompson
acclaimed clarinetist

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Freight and Salvage
1111 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA
Door 7:30 P.M., Music 8:00 P.M.
Purchase advance tickets $18.50

www.thefreight.org

Margot Leverett and friends, Berkeley, CA, Jan 9, 2008

Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett & Friends, including Suzy and Eric Thompson
acclaimed clarinetist

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Freight and Salvage
1111 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA
Door 7:30 P.M., Music 8:00 P.M.
Purchase advance tickets $18.50

www.thefreight.org

January 10, 2008

Red Hot Chachkas, Berkeley, CA, Jan 10, 2008

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Thursday Jan. 10, 2008
7:30/8:30 pm
Concert-Dance-CD Release Party at Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Ave. at Gilman, Berkeley.

Dance lesson with Bruce Bierman and Julie Egger at 7:30 pm. Music starts at 8:30pm.

January 19, 2008

Sharon Bernstein - Cantor Unplugged, San Francisco, CA, Jan 19, 2008

sharon bernstein photo
Sharon Bernstein
Cantor Unplugged

Yiddish, Ladino, Italian, Classical, and Jazz
Free admission
Reception to follow

Saturday, January 19, 2008
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
290 Dolores Street (corner of 16th Street)
San Francisco
View Map

415.861.6932

February 2, 2008

Klezmakers, Santa Clara, CA, Feb 2, 2008

The KLEZMAKERS in concert!
Saturday, Feb. 2nd, 7:30pm

The mid-peninsula's very own (eight piece!) klezmer band will perform in Santa Clara. Come for a rollicking evening of dance tunes, Yiddish theater songs, some Israeli folk music, and the debut of a few of their original pieces. You can even enjoy a light dinner during the show (sandwiches, soups, pasta, etc.)

Mission City Coffee Roasting Company
2221 The Alameda, Santa Clara, 95050
admission: $8, Ph: 408-261-2221

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, NYC, Feb 2, 2008

Yale StromBack by popular demand! Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
Barbes,
Park Slope, Brooklyn
376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.)
Saturday, February 2, 8pm.

CD release concert for their new ARC recording, "Borsht with Bread, Brothers".

The lineup: Strom (fiddle), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Peter Stan (accordion), Sprocket (bass), Norbert Stachel (reeds), David Licht (percussion).

718.965.9177
www.barbesbrooklyn.com

February 6, 2008

Bang on a Can All-Stars, La Jolla, CA, Feb 6, 2008

Bang on a Can All-StarsBang on a Can All-Stars on Tour
February 6 - The Other House, La Jolla, CA, 7:30PM
The All-Stars perform works by Don Byron, Fred Frith, Paul Lanksy, Lukas Ligeti, Alvin Lucier, Evan Ziporyn. More Information & Tickets

February 7, 2008

Bang on a Can All-Stars, San Francisco, CA, Feb 7, 2008

Bang on a Can All-StarsBang on a Can All-Stars on Tour
February 7 - Amoeba Records, San Francisco CA, 7PM
If you're in the Bay Area and you love innovative music then you can't possibly turn down this killer pairing of Bang on a Can All-Stars LIVE at Amoeba Records. The All-Stars perform an intimate yet explosive set of music by Don Byron, Michael Gordon, Thurston Moore, Evan Ziporyn and more. It's FREE!

February 8, 2008

Red Hot Chachkas CD Release, Larkspur, CA, Feb 8, 2008

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Saturday Feb. 8, 2008 :: 8:30 pm

Concert-Dance-CD Release Party at Sweetwater's charming Larkspur Cafe Theater, 500 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur (415-924-6107).

February 9, 2008

Bang on a Can Marathon, San Francisco, CA, Feb 9, 2008

Iva BitovaBang on a Can Marathon - Next Stop: SAN FRANCISCO!
In honor of our double-decade anniversary we're packing up hours of amazing music and taking them on the road. On February 9 we'll celebrate with 10-HOURS of live ear-bending border-crossing music from around the corner and around the globe. Musicians and composers from all over the world will descend on the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco for a remarkable all-day concert.

Saturday, February 9, 12 noon - 10pm
The Bang on a Can Marathon at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Performances By:
Bang on a Can All-Stars, Iva Bittova, Don Byron, Cheb i Sabbah, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Carla Kihlstedt, Lisa Moore, Njuton (from Iceland), Edmund Welles Clarinet Quartet, Pamela Z

Music By:
Iva Bittova, Cornelius Boots, Don Byron, Fred Frith, Michael Gordon, Annie Gosfield, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Carla Kihlstedt, David Lang, Paul Lansky, Lukas Ligeti, Alvin Lucier, Thurston Moore, Cheb i Sabbah, Julia Wolfe, Pamela Z, Evan Ziporyn

Complete Schedule Information
Tickets

February 10, 2008

Annette Brodovsky Memorial Concert, Davis, CA, Feb 10, 2008

Annette BrodovskyAnnette Brodovsky Memorial Benefit Concert
Sunday, February 10, 2008, 3pm-5pm
Congregation Bet Haverim /Jewish Fellowship of Davis, Sanctuary
1715 Anderson Road, Davis, CA 95616
(Synagogue phone number 530-758-0842)
Suggested Ticket Donation: $20 (payable at the door)

The Annette Brodovsky Memorial Benefit Concert will take place on Sunday, February 10, 2008, 3pm-5pm, in the sanctuary of Congregation Bet Haverim /Jewish Fellowship of Davis, 1715 Anderson Road, Davis, CA 95616. The all-klezmer program features (in order of appearance) The Davis Klezmer Orchestra, The Freilachmakers Old-Time String Band, and The Red-Hot Chachkas. The suggested ticket donation price is $20.

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February 17, 2008

Yuval Ron Ensemble in Inspirational evening of sacred Sufi music, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 17, 2008

What: A Time for Peace - An Inspirational evening of sacred Sufi music from the Turkish and Pakistani traditions and devotional music from the Moroccan-Jewish and Yemenite-Jewish music heritages.

Who: The Yuval Ron Ensemble, featuring Najwa Gibran, vocal soloist, with appearance by Whirling Dervish of the Melevi Order-Aziz.

Where: Islamic Center of Southern California 434 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90021. The Location of the Concert is a sacred space! The public is asked to attend dressed in a manner, which is respectful and appropriate for a place of worship.

When: Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 7:30pm

Money: tickets are $20 at the door, no advanced sales.

Info: Tel: 310-415-6747, e-mail Yuval Ron Ensemble, or Calendar page at www.yuvalronmusic.com

February 19, 2008

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Whittier, CA, Feb 19, 2008

Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 8pm

"Mystical Music of the Middle East"

with The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring
singer Najwa Gibran
Whirling Dervish Aziz
and dancer Maya Karasso

Location: Shannon Center for the Performing Arts at Whittier College
13406 E. Philadelphia St.Whittier, CA 90608

Admission: $10 (students: $8)

Reservations and information: By phone 562-907-4203

For further info: Email Yuval Ron Ensemble, or Calendar page at www.yuvalronmusic.com

February 23, 2008

Dream Kitchen, Berkeley, CA, Feb 23, 2008

THE BREW: Dream Kitchen and Craig Ventresco, Meridith Axelrod & Rob Reich
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
Saturday, February 23, 8:00 pm
$10 members, $12 non-members
Buy tickets NOW!

Craig Ventresco, Meredith Axelrod, and Rob Reich fashion music utterly unconcerned with the modern era. Concentrating on early 20th century vaudeville, ragtime, and popular songs as recorded on obscure 78s from the dawn of the recorded music era, their sound travels backwards across time, pleasantly rumbling down the dirt roads of an America that once was.

Dream Kitchen presents a radical reevaluation of early Jazz, showing its roots in ragtime and folk music and its implications for improvisation. Compositions by Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington are thrashed, trashed and smashed by a tuba-guitar-drums trio of John Schott, Marc Bolin, and John Hanes. The trio, whose members have won countless accolades in pretty much every musical genre, will also indulge in an investigation of the works of early Jewish Jazz composers.

February 24, 2008

Workshop: Revival of Sephardic Music, Oakland, CA, Feb 24, 2008

Workshop on the Revival of Sephardic Music
Temple Sinai
2808 Summit Street, Oakland
Sunday, February 24 2:00-4:30
$12 members of JCC East Bay and Temple Sinai, $15 non-members
For info call 510.848.0237.

How do tradition and revival co-exist? Musical scholar Francesco Spagnolo traces the history of the revival of Sephardic music since the 19th century. Illustrated with musical demonstrations by duo Teslim (Kaila Flexer on violin and Gari Hegedus on oud and lauoto).

Eleanor Reissa, San Jose, CA, Feb 24, 2008

Eleanor Reissa. NY Times PhotoHOT, HIP AND HEYMISH
with the Queen of Yiddish Soul
Congregation Sinai presents
ELEANOR REISSA SINGS YIDDISH SOUL
Piano Accompaniment by GRANT STURIALE

DIRECT FROM A SOLD OUT RUN AT THE HOUSEMAN THEATRE IN NY!
Sunday, February 24th at 2:00 PM at Congregation Sinai, 1532 Willowbrae Avenue in San Jose

Tickets for 2pm Eleanor Reissa performance are $36. each, in support of her brother's San Jose shul. For reservations and more information, please contact the Sinai office (1532 Willowbrae Avenue, San Jose or 408-264-8542). CDs will be available for purchase at the concert as well. Reservations required by February 22nd.

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February 28, 2008

Bang on a Can All-Stars, Baton Rouge, LA, Feb 28, 2008

Bang on a Can All-StarsBang on a Can All-Stars on Tour
February 28 - LSU Union Theater, Baton Rouge, LA, 6-11PM
BANG ON A CAN MARATHON with Iva Bittová and Don Byron
Buy Tickets Here

February 29, 2008

Zoyres + Fishtank Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, Feb 29, 2008

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment

Friday February 29th 9pm
at Amnesia with Fishtank Ensemble (great Roma style fusion music)
853 Valencia St.
Between 19th & 20th
San Francisco
$8

March 7, 2008

Orange County Klezmers, Orange, CA, Mar 7, 2008

Orange County KlezmersThe Orange County Klezmers will be playing a concert for Chapman University's 9th Annual Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest on Friday March 7th at 10 AM. They will be playing music from their CD "Echoes of Vilna" in the beginning of the event and conclude with joyous frailachy music at the end.

For further information: www.chapman.edu/holocausteducation/events/contest2008.asp.

This event is FREE.

Chapman University
One University Drive, Orange, CA
Phone: 714-997-6815

March 9, 2008

John Schott's Dream Kitchen, Berkeley, CA, Mar 9, 2008

John Schott's Dream Kitchen
Black Pine Circle School
2027 7th Street, Berkeley
Sunday, March 9, 3:00 pm
$10 adults, children free

Did you miss out on John Schott's Dream Kitchen at the Brew last month? Want to check out the local trio of John Schott (guitar), Marc Bolin (tuba) and John Hanes (drums) before John Schott takes the stage as part of the Jewish Music Festival finale The Ark presents Cyclical Rituals (part 1): Spring? Well this is your chance to bring along the kids and enjoy Dream Kitchen's spectrum of silly and serious songs, innovation and endearing banter.

Klezmer Playboys, Pt. Reyes Station, CA, Mar 9, 2008

klezmer playboysGlenn Hartman & The Klezmer Playboys
The Dance Palace
Pt. Reyes Station
Sunday, March 9, 4:00 pm
$18 general, $16 seniors and DP members
Tickets and info: www.dancepalace.org or 415.663.1075

Glenn Hartman, front man for the New Orleans Klezmer Allstars—a group heralded by the Village Voice as, "easily the funniest and wildest of the klezmer new wave"—brings the animated energy to his new group, The Klezmer Playboys. The band infuses traditional klezmer melodies with a plus-sized dose of funk and rock 'n roll, creating a potent musical concotion sure to heat up the dance floor.

Andy Statman Trio, Los Altos, CA, Mar 9, 2008

Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio (Andy on clarinet and mandolin, Jim Whitney on bass and Larry Eagle on drums and percussion) will be performing in California this Sunday night, March 9th at 8 PM:

Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Rd.
Los Altos, CA 94304
(650) 493-4661

March 12, 2008

SF Bay Area Jewish Music Festival: Heather Klein, San Francisco, CA, Mar 12, 2008

Heather KleinJewish Music Festival "forshpeis" or appetizer:
Mayn Yiddishe Velt, Heather Lauren Klein

San Francisco Public Library
March 12th at 6:00 pm

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March 13, 2008

SF Bay Area Jewish Music Festival: Heather Klein, Berkeley, CA, Mar 13, 2008

Heather KleinJewish Music Festival "forshpeis" or appetizer:
Mayn Yiddishe Velt, Heather Lauren Klein

JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
March 13, 2:00 pm
$12 members/seniors/students, $15 general
For tickets and music samples click here.

The soprano voice of this emerging Bay Area artist soars on the wings of classic Yiddish art song and repertoire from operetta, cabaret and theater in Yiddish and English.

Heather Klein has charmed audiences throughout the United States, Canada and Europe with her beguiling stage presence and versatile soprano voice. Ms. Klein comes to the Jewish Music Festival hot off the release of her first album, Mayn Yiddishe Velt, a compilation of theater music from the late 1800's and early 1900's. In performance and on record, Heather celebrates the music brought to the New York's Lower East Side by immigrants as well as the innovative work written in the United States at that time for theater and concert halls including art songs, folk, and opera.

Heather will also appear at Temple Beth Sholom in San Leandro on March 14th at 8:00 pm and the San Francisco Public Library on March 12th at 6:00 pm.

SF Bay Area Jewish Music Festival: Heather Klein, San Leandro, CA, Mar 14, 2008

Heather KleinJewish Music Festival "forshpeis" or appetizer:
Mayn Yiddishe Velt, Heather Lauren Klein

Temple Beth Sholom
San Leandro
Mar 14, 8:00pm

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Music Salon w/Cantor Roslyn Barak, Berkeley, CA, Mar 13, 2008

Music Salon at the Magnes Museum
A Festival of Faith: The Musical Legacy of Cantor Reuben Rinder
The Judah L. Magnes Museum
2911 Russell Street, Berkeley
Thursday, March 13, 4:00 pm
$6 for Magnes members, $8 non-members
info: 510.549.6950

Cantor Roslyn Barak of Congregation Emanu-El in conversation with Francesco Spagnolo. Cantor Reuben Rinder (1887-1966) whose tenure spanned 50 years was a renowned cantor as well as an impresario and composer. Cantor Rinder was most noted for the influence he had on the careers of young artists such as Isaac Stern and Yehudi Menuhin, as well as for his commitment to the commissioning of liturgical works.

Cantor Roslyn Barak has served at Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco since 1987 and Dr. Francesco Spagnolo is Head of Research at the Magnes.

Co-Sponsored by the 23rd Jewish Music Festival and Congregation Emanu-El

CineMingle: "You Never Know", Berkeley, CA, Mar 13, 2008

CineMingle: "You Never Know"
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA 94709
Thursday, March 13, 7:30
$6 JCC members, $8 non-members
Buy tickets now.

At the 1966 Berkeley Folk Festival, a young rabbi took the stage, humbly sandwiched between higher profile acts Pete Seeger and Jefferson Airplane. Armed with a guitar, he began to sing. Shlomo Carlebach was a brilliant young Talmudic scholar who had been sent by the Lubavitcher Rebbe to bring the Torah to the hippies of San Francisco. But when his love for them transgressed the boundaries of halacha (Jewish Law), he was shunned by the Orthodox establishment. This documentary, screened at the 2007 Jerusalem Film Festival, features Carlebach's friends, doubters and followers as they discuss the counterculture rabbi's life and works. Though he passed away thirteen years ago, his influence is felt far and wide in eponymous minyanim around the world.

March 18, 2008

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment, San Francisco, CA, Mar 18, 2008

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment

Tuesday March 18th
at Climate Theater
285 9th St. (at Folsom)
San Francisco
$10

March 22, 2008

JSOF/JCCSF Purim Dance Party, San Francisco, CA, Mar 22, 2008

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

JSOF/JCCSF Purim Dance Party, San Francisco :: 8-11 PM, Saturday March 22

Dancing, costumes, food, wine with "Jewish Singles Over Forty" at Kanbar Hall, JCCSF, 3200 California St. at Presidio Ave., San Francisco. More info and tickets

Jewish Music Festival: A Night in the Old Marketplace, Berkeley, CA, Mar 22, 2008

A Night in the Old MarketplaceJewish Music FestivalFrank London's A Night in the Old Marketplace
Sat, Mar 22, 2008 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 8:00pm
Roda Theatre of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre:
2025 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704

Opening Night of the 23rd Annual Jewish Music Festival – West Coast Premiere

Klezmer giant Frank London has teamed up with acclaimed lyricist Glen Berger and conceiver and director Alex Aron to create twenty-one unique songs based on the legendary 1907 Yiddish play by I.L. Peretz. The groundbreaking score mixes Jewish music, jazz, classical, rock, and world beats with a dose of Kurt Weill and Tom Waits. A stellar group of international musicians come together to spin this magical tale of villagers who wrestle with ghosts in order to right a past wrong, in a fantastic journey to rediscover the meaning of faith.

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March 23, 2008

Jewish Music Festival: "The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind", San Francisco, CA, Mar 23, 2008

Osvaldo GolijovJewish Music FestivalThe Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Sun, Mar 23, 2008 4:00 PM
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco

Osvaldo Golijov, composer, performed by The Bridge Players.

"… a musical expression … of a mystical Jewish belief in a constant state of communion in which human consciousness nurtures and renews itself through meditation. The piece deftly blends prayer and dance and leaves the listener in a state of grace that is all-too-rare in modern music." —Gregg Cahill, Strings Magazine

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Jewish Music Festival: Benzion Miller, Berkeley, CA, Mar 23, 2008

Benzion MillerJewish Music FestivalBenzion Miller
Sun, Mar 23, 2008 7:30 PM
Netivot Shalom
1316 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702

$21 JCC East Bay/Netivot members, seniors and students $25 non-members

The world-renowned Hasidic Cantor, featured on the PBS special: Cantors: A Faith in Song, captivates audiences with his brilliant tenor voice, virtuosic technique and deep spirituality. Accompanied by Daniel Gildar, pianist.

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March 25, 2008

Jewish Music Festival: Ladder of Gold, Oakland, CA, Mar 25, 2008

TeslimJewish Music FestivalLadder of Gold
Tue, Mar 25, 2008 7:30 PM
First Unitarian Church
684 14th Street, Oakland, CA

Teslim (TesLEEM) means both 'commit' and 'surrender' in Turkish and features violinist Kaila Flexer and Gari Hegedus on various (mostly plucked) strings including Turkish saz, Iraqi oud, Greek lauoto and hand drums. This potent duo performs traditional music from Greece, Turkey and the Middle East as well as original music (by Flexer, Hegedus and others) inspired by these traditions. Ladder of Gold is the fruit of a City of Oakland grant and will feature Sephardic, Mizrahi and original music.

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March 26, 2008

Jewish Music Festival: Golem, San Francisco, CA, Mar 26, 2008

GolemJewish Music FestivalGolem
Wed, Mar 26, 2008 9:00 PM
The Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Tickets: $18

Contrary to popular belief, Golem is neither a towering Jewish Frankenstein who defended the Jews of 17th Century Prague, nor a creature from Lord of the Rings. Golem is a six piece Eastern European folk-punk band.

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March 27, 2008

Jewish Music Festival: Israel @ 60, Berkeley, CA, Mar 27, 2008

Chen ZimbalistaJewish Music FestivalIsrael @ 60
Thu, Mar 27, 2008 7:30 PM
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
St. John's Presbyterian Church
2727 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705

TICKETS: $20 members, students and seniors; $24 non-members

To celebrate Israel's 60th birthday, Israeli percussionist Chen Zimbalista will focus the night's energy on contemporary Israeli composers with pieces by Weisenberg, Shemer, Gronich and a few of his own. The program will also feature pieces by Gershwin, Bloch and Sichon.

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March 29, 2008

Jewish Music Festival: The Ark, San Francisco, CA, Mar 29, 2008

Frank LondonJewish Music FestivalThe Ark presents CYCLICAL RITUALS (part 1): Spring
Sat, Mar 29, 2008 8:00 PM
JCC San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco 94118

TICKETS: $24 members and seniors; $28 general $18 students

The Ark is a new ensemble of internationally-renowned artists defying the limits of Jewish music. This concert is a World Premiere, the first in a series of ritual performances that explore tradition, creativity, time, environment, and their expression through art and music.

The Ark: Avi Avital (Israel); Mariana Sadovska (Ukraine); Frank London, Aaron Alexander (New York); Glenn Hartman (New Orleans); Jewlia Eisenberg, John Schott, Stuart Brotman, Jessica Ivry (Bay Area).

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March 30, 2008

SF BJE 'Movement of the People,' San Francisco, CA, Mar 30, 2008

Join hundreds of young Jews (ages 21-45) for learning, eating, and rocking out!

Bureau of Jewish Education's 3rd Annual YOUNG ADULT Feast of Jewish Learning "Movement of the People"

Sunday, March 30, 4:00 - 9:30 p.m.
at the JCCSF at 3200 California Street in San Francisco

Everything is FREE!

  • Join your friends for 23 free workshops on Jewish thought, texts, philosophy, spirituality, culture, love and yoga
  • Taught by professors, rabbis, artists, and educators from all walks of Jewish life
  • Each participant can attend two 90-minute workshops

For the All Star Line up and to get the full scoop, visit www.bjesf.org/feast

PLUS: Kosher catered food, music by Kol Creation - Jewish reggae, flowing He'Brew Beer and hundreds of young adults!


co-presented with The Taube Center for Jewish Life at JCCSF

Jewish Music Festival: Community Dance Party, Berkeley, CA, Mar 30, 2008

Community Music Day 2006Jewish Music FestivalCommunity Dance Party 2008
Sun, Mar 30, 2008 4:00 PM

JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709
$12 JCC East Bay members, seniors, students $15 general

Get down as the artists of the Ark take off! Jewish dance specialist Bruce Bierman fits the moves of the ancestors into the grooves of your imagination.

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April 10, 2008

"Common Chords", San Diego, CA, Apr 10, 2008

Hot PstromiCommon Chords
The concert will take place at San Diego State University at Smith Recital Hall (M101) at 7pm on April 10th.

Admission is free.

"Common Chords" with Salman Ahmad & Junoon and Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi. The concert will consist of Sufi/Qaawali music and klezmer and the mixing of both Muslim and Jewish folk music traditions. "Common Chords" is an ongoing series of concerts and collaborations between these two world renowned artists and their ensembles.

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April 18, 2008

Ash Grove 50th Anniversary, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 18-20, 2008

The Ash Grove 50th Anniversary Legend and Legacy
A weekend-long festival at UCLA
APRIL 18-20, 2008
Presented in collaboration with the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology
Schoenberg Hall, UCLA

UCLA Live Concerts - 8pm, April 18 & April 19

Royce Hall, Fri. night, April 18: Dave Alvin; Ramblin' Jack Elliott; Laura Love; a tribute to Old Time Music with Mike Seeger, Roland White and Ry Cooder; Culture Clash; Holly Near, with Emma's Revolution; Ashley Maher, and Barry Fisher's Ellis Island Band and friends tribute to world-music great Mike Janusz, with Michael Alpert, John Bilezikjian, Ethel Raim, Stuart Brotman, Catherine Foster, Selaidin Sal Mamudoski and more.

For other events and more info: www.ashgrovemusic.com

April 19, 2008

Ash Grove 50th Anniversary, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 18-20, 2008

The Ash Grove 50th Anniversary Legend and Legacy
A weekend-long festival at UCLA
APRIL 18-20, 2008
Presented in collaboration with the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology
Schoenberg Hall, UCLA

UCLA Live Concerts - 8pm, April 18 & April 19

Royce Hall, Sat. night, April 19: Bernice Reagon and the Freedom Singers, Taj Mahal, the Bernie Pearl Blues Band and Barbara Dane, Dwight Trible, Michelle Shocked, The Watts Prophets, and a Tribute To George Smith with James Harman, Johnny Dyer, Rod Piazza and others.

Dr. Demento (Barry Hansen) and Anna DeLeon will mc.

April 20, 2008

Ash Grove 50th Anniversary, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 18-20, 2008

The Ash Grove 50th Anniversary Legend and Legacy
A weekend-long festival at UCLA
APRIL 18-20, 2008
Presented in collaboration with the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology
Schoenberg Hall, UCLA

Free daytime concert: Sunday, April 20

12:30, outside Schoenberg Hall - Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi Klezmer music

For other events and more info: www.ashgrovemusic.com

April 24, 2008

Klezmatics, San Diego, CA, Apr 24, 2008

band photoGrammy winners The Klezmatics

4/24/2008
Birch North Park Theatre
San Diego, CA
(619) 239-8836
www.birchnorthparktheatre.net

April 27, 2008

South Coast Simcha Band in Klezmer Cabaret, Orange County, CA, Apr 27, 2008

You are Invited to Klezmer Caberet
Temple Beth David
In the Social Hall

Sunday April 27th, 2008
6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Cost: $10.00 minimum donation

Featuring:
South Coast Simcha Band
Cantorial Soloist Nancy Linder

Special Guest:
Stuart Warshauer- Violinist with the Naples Klezmer Revival Band
And many more musical surprises

Desserts and drinks will be served during the event

For Reservations, please call the Temple Beth David Office 714- 892-6623
To perform in the cabaret, please email Renah Wolzinger

www.templebethdavid.org

June 14, 2008

Songs of Survival: Music of the Holocaust, San Francisco, CA, Jun 14, 2008

SONGS OF SURVIVAL: MUSIC OF THE HOLOCAUST

San Francisco Choral Artists invite you to join us in celebrating the power of music to sustain hope in times of despair. We remember those who perished in the Holocaust as well as those who survived, and how music kept many alive. With songs from the period and new works to celebrate light in times of darkness. Magen Solomon, Artistic Director.

SAN FRANCISCO:
Saturday, June 14, 2008; 8 PM,
St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church
500 De Haro Street

Tickets: $9-28
San Francisco Choral Artists
www.sfca.org
415-979-5779

June 15, 2008

Naomi Zamir & Friends, Burlingame, CA, Jun 15, 2008

Naomi Zamir photoJune 15 - Klezmorim in Burlingame
Naomi Zamir and Friends will play for dancing and listening at the YaYa Cuisine restaurant in Burlingame on Sunday, June 15 from 6:30 to 9:00pm. Her program includes vibrant melodies, dances and songs from the Yiddish klezmer tradition. Bruce Bierman, Yiddish and Israeli dance teacher, will lead (and show) how easy it is to dance to klezmer tunes.

YaYa Cuisine restaurant recently opened at this new location in downtown Burlingame, across the street from the train station. Its Mesopotamian-Californian menu of seafood, meat and vegetarian dishes is varied and satisfying. There is a full bar and interesting wine list - all reasonably priced. Come and join us for a freylakhn evening of music, food, dance and friends.

Yaya Cuisine
1108 Burlingame Ave
at California Drive (near the train station)
Burlingame - 650-344-2860 (for reservations)

June 17, 2008

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment & Sqwonk, San Francisco, CA, Jun 17, 2008

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment and Sqwonk

Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 8:00pm, $7-$15 sliding scale
At the Climate Theater
285 9th Street @ Folsom, San Francisco, CA
www.musicboxseries.com

June 21, 2008

Songs of Survival: Music of the Holocaust, Palo Alto, CA, Jun 21, 2008

SONGS OF SURVIVAL: MUSIC OF THE HOLOCAUST

San Francisco Choral Artists invite you to join us in celebrating the power of music to sustain hope in times of despair. We remember those who perished in the Holocaust as well as those who survived, and how music kept many alive. With songs from the period and new works to celebrate light in times of darkness. Magen Solomon, Artistic Director.

PALO ALTO:
Saturday, June 21, 2008; 8 PM
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
600 Colorado Avenue

Tickets: $9-28
San Francisco Choral Artists
www.sfca.org
415-979-5779

June 22, 2008

Songs of Survival: Music of the Holocaust, Oakland, CA, Jun 22, 2008

SONGS OF SURVIVAL: MUSIC OF THE HOLOCAUST

San Francisco Choral Artists invite you to join us in celebrating the power of music to sustain hope in times of despair. We remember those who perished in the Holocaust as well as those who survived, and how music kept many alive. With songs from the period and new works to celebrate light in times of darkness. Magen Solomon, Artistic Director.

OAKLAND:
Sunday, June 22, 2008; 4 PM
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
114 Montecito Avenue

Tickets: $9-28
San Francisco Choral Artists
www.sfca.org
415-979-5779

June 24, 2008

Klezmer Ensemble Workshop begins, Berkeley, CA, Jun 24, 2008

June 24 to August 12: Klezmer Ensemble Workshop
Want to cut your klezmer chops with an ensemble? Seasoned teacher Dave Rosenfeld will teach all levels of musicians the art and joy of playing together in a band. Rosenfeld has successfully taught this course at both the Peninsula JCC, the Albert Shultz JCC, and the JCC East Bay. He is a multi-instrumentalist, ethnomusicologist, and composer who has been playing stringed instruments for over 25 years, and teaching for almost as long.

Tuesdays, June 24-August 12; 7:30-9:00pm
$100 general, $80 members

Classes held at the JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA 94709.
Call 510-848-0237 to register

Mosh ben Ari w/Yossi Fine & DJ Cheb I Sabbah, San Francisco, CA, Jun 24, 2008

Mosh Ben Ari: With Yossi Fine & DJ Cheb I Sabbah
Tue, Jun 24, 8:00 PM
The Independent
628 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
$30 advance tickets $50 VIP
Click here to purchase tickets.

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June 26, 2008

Red Hot Chachkas, San Francisco, CA, Jun 26, 2008

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival :: 12:30 PM Thurs. June 26. Free open-air lunch-hour concert in San Francisco, presented by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. Between Mission & Howard, 3rd and 4th Sts., San Francisco. Map. More info

June 29, 2008

Dance Party+instruction, Berkeley, CA, Jun 29, 2008

Bruce Bierman teaching eastern european jewish danceJune 29 - The Freylech: Dance Parties at the JCC
Get ready to stomp, shvitz and boogie down for an evening of Yiddish dancing led by master dance leader Bruce Bierman. Some of the Bay Area's best klezmer groups will perform live music for all ages.

The Jewish Dance Theatre, directed by Bruce Bierman, is now an artistic company in residence at the JCC East Bay. Bruce will lead dance classes pulling from different Jewish traditions, and the JDT will host monthly dance parties at the JCC throughout the course of the summer. Look forward to a slate of stellar fall productions from this ensemble. Co-presented by KlezCalifornia and the Jewish Music Festival. For complete details, click HERE.

Sundays June 29, July 27, August 31
Dance lesson: 7:00-8:00pm
Live music/group dance: 8:00-10:00pm
$10/evening

June 30, 2008

Hot Pstromi, Klezmer Juice, San Diego, CA, Jun 30, 2008

Hot PstromiYale Strom & Hot Pstromi with Gustavo Bulgach & Klezmer Juice.

8th Annual Klezmer Summit
SAN DIEGO JEWISH ARTS FESTIVAL

Monday, June 30, 7:30pm
Lyceum Stage, San Diego Rep
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101-6144
Reserved seating: $18
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July 8, 2008

Red Hot Chachkas, Palo Alto, CA, Jul 8, 2008

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Palo Alto Twilight Concert :: 6:30 PM Tuesday July 8. City of Palo Alto's Twilight and Brown Bag Concert Series 2008: free public concert, 6:30-8pm, at Rinconada Park Bowl, 777 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Map

July 17, 2008

"Degenerate Music," Mendocino, CA, Jul 17, 2008

"Degenerate Music": Jewish Music of Weimar Germany
The Mendocino Music Festival
Thursday, July 17, 8:00 pm
Susan Waterfall & The Mendocino Music Festival Chamber Players
Erin Neff, vocalist

After World War I, Weimar Berlin was a cauldron of artistic ferment as avant-garde artists and intellectuals, most of them Jewish, struggled to create a modern German culture. Exuberant freedom and hectic experimentation masked a sense of impending doom. After 1933, Hitler denounced them all as "degenerate" and their forced exile carried Weimar modernity to the rest of the world. A re-creation of this fascinating and pivotal era with cabaret and chamber music of Weill, Schoenberg, and Eisler, photographs and film.

Presented by The Mendocino Music Festival in association with the Jewish Music Festival

July 24, 2008

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment, Bolinas, CA, July 24, 2008

band photoZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment

Thursday July 24th 8-10pm
Smiley's Schooner Saloon
41 Wharf Road
Bolinas, Ca

July 27, 2008

Dance Party+instruction, Berkeley, CA, Jul 27, 2008

Bruce Bierman teaching eastern european jewish danceJune 29 - The Freylech: Dance Parties at the JCC
Get ready to stomp, shvitz and boogie down for an evening of Yiddish dancing led by master dance leader Bruce Bierman. Some of the Bay Area's best klezmer groups will perform live music for all ages.

The Jewish Dance Theatre, directed by Bruce Bierman, is now an artistic company in residence at the JCC East Bay. Bruce will lead dance classes pulling from different Jewish traditions, and the JDT will host monthly dance parties at the JCC throughout the course of the summer. Look forward to a slate of stellar fall productions from this ensemble. Co-presented by KlezCalifornia and the Jewish Music Festival. For complete details, click HERE.

Sundays June 29, July 27, August 31
Dance lesson: 7:00-8:00pm
Live music/group dance: 8:00-10:00pm
$10/evening

JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA 94709

Soulico, Golem, Los Angeles, CA, Jul 27, 2008

SoulicoJDub's Slivovitz and Soul with Soulico and Golem
July 27 2008, 8:00 PM

New York-based JDub Records brings artists performing innovative Jewish music that crosses cultures and breaks down barriers. Soulico, the four-member DJ crew from Tel Aviv with guest vocalists, delivers an original blend of Middle Eastern folk songs with hip hop beats using turntables, mixers and samplers. Golem takes listeners on a journey from Eastern Europe to the the Lower East Side. These folk-punk auteurs will electrify dance floors with their globetrotting goulash of Jewish, Slavic and Roma songs and stories.

FREE event!
Grand Performances
California Plaza
Los Angeles, CA

tel: 213.687.2190
www.grandperformances.org

July 29, 2008

Red Hot Chachkas, Concord, CA, Jul 29, 2008

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Concord Acoustic Tuesdays :: 6:30 PM, July 29. 2008 Summer Community Concert Series presents free evening outdoor concert at Todos Santos Plaza, Willow Pass Road & Grant St., Concord. Map

August 10, 2008

Yiddish Songbook of S. Polonski, Los Angeles, CA, 10 Aug, 2008

8/10 Arbeter Ring/Workmen's Circle presents
Far Yugnt/For Youth: the Yiddish Songbook of S. Polonski

Sunday, August 10
2:00 pm
The Workmen's Circle
1525 S Robertson Blvd
Free admission, reservations not required.

Yiddishkayt is proud to participate in the annual commemoration of of Soviet Yiddish Writers. Fifty-six years ago, on August 12, 1952, the Soviet regime of Joseph Stalin executed fourteen prominent Yiddish writers and Jewish communal officials in an attempt to wipe out Jewish culture.

This year, we recognize Soviet Jewish composer S. Polonski, who contributed several well-known songs to the Yiddish repertoire. The Mit Gezang Yiddish Chorus of the Workmen's Circle will delve deeper into Polonski's musical legacy, performing the entirety of his songbook written for Yiddish-speaking schoolchildren in the Soviet Union, published in 1931. This unique program will be in Yiddish and English.

August 15, 2008

Red Hot Chachkas, Petaluma, CA, Aug 15, 2008

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Petaluma :: 7:30 PM Friday August 15

Petaluma Summer Music Festival
Cinnabar Theater,
3333 Petaluma Blvd. N.
Directions & Map
Advance Tickets 707-763-8920

August 22, 2008

Go Van Gogh, San Francisco, August 22, 2008

concert posterGo Van Gogh
Socha Cafe
3235 Mission (at Valencia)
San Francisco

Friday, Aug 22, 8-11pm

August 24, 2008

The Sephardic-Latino Connction, Los Angeles, CA, 24 Aug 2008

8/24 Los Angeles Jewish Symphony premieres
The Sephardic-Latino Connection

Sunday, August 24
7:30 pm
Ford Ampitheater
2580 Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood

Tickets are $36 & $25; $12 for full-time students and children under 12.

Purchase tickets from the Ford online or call the box office at (323) 461-3673.

The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony premieres The Sephardic-Latino Connection, celebrating the similarity of impassioned cries of the cantors and those of the flamenco artists whose roots originate from Spain, as part of the Ford Summer 2008 Series. Conducted by the symphony's founder/artistic director, Dr. Noreen Green, accompanied by flamenco guitarist Adam del Monte and harpist Marcia Dickstein. Also with Argentinean Cantor Marcelo Gindlin and special guests, The Mariachi Divas.

For more information, visit the LA Jewish Symphony website.

August 31, 2008

Dance Party+instruction, Berkeley, CA, Aug 31, 2008

Bruce Bierman teaching eastern european jewish danceJune 29 - The Freylech: Dance Parties at the JCC
Get ready to stomp, shvitz and boogie down for an evening of Yiddish dancing led by master dance leader Bruce Bierman. Some of the Bay Area's best klezmer groups will perform live music for all ages.

The Jewish Dance Theatre, directed by Bruce Bierman, is now an artistic company in residence at the JCC East Bay. Bruce will lead dance classes pulling from different Jewish traditions, and the JDT will host monthly dance parties at the JCC throughout the course of the summer. Look forward to a slate of stellar fall productions from this ensemble. Co-presented by KlezCalifornia and the Jewish Music Festival. For complete details, click HERE.

Sundays June 29, July 27, August 31
Dance lesson: 7:00-8:00pm
Live music/group dance: 8:00-10:00pm
$10/evening

September 28, 2008

Klezmer Dance Party & Cabaret, Berkeley, CA, 28 Sep, 2008

Yiddish DanceTHE FREYLEKH: Klezmer Dance Party & Cabaret

Sunday, September 28
JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley
Yiddish Dance: 7:00 pm
Live music & cabaret: 8:00 pm
$10 members, $15 general,
$5 Kinder 12 and under
Noshes served

Ring in 5769 with the Bay Area's hottest new klezmer dance party and cabaret featuring members of the shtetl rock band KUGELPLEX. Get ready to stomp, shvitz and boogie down for an evening of Yiddish dancing led by master dance leader Bruce Bierman with special New Year's guest vocalist, Heather Lauren Klein and the Heather Lauren Klein Trio.

Co-presented by the Jewish Music Festival and KlezCalifornia

October 5, 2008

"Degenerate Music", Berkeley, CA, 5 Oct, 2008

poster"Degenerate Music": The Music of Weimar Berlin

JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
Sunday October 5, 7:30pm
$15 members/seniors/students, $20 general

The music of Kurt Weill, Arnold Schoenberg and Hanns Eisler showcases the freedom and brilliant experimentation that masked the sense of impending doom in Weimar Berlin. Denounced by Hitler as "degenerate" and forced into exile, such artists helped to bring Weimar modernity to the rest of the world. Includes vintage film footage and images.

  • Susan Waterfall, piano and narrator
  • Mary Chun, conductor
  • Erin Neff, soprano, San Francisco Opera
  • The Mendocino Music Festival Chamber Players including: Roy Malan, violin, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra & Members of the San Francisco Symphony and Philharmonia Baroque

Presented in association with The Goethe-Institut San Francisco and The Mendocino Music Festival

For tickets: 1.800.838.3006 or jewishmusicfestival.org

October 12, 2008

Yiddish Culture Club, Los Angeles, CA, 12 Oct 2008

On Sunday October 12, 2008 at 2 PM the Yiddish Culture Club will present the opening of our Yiddish cultural season. The topic of the event will be "Yiddish Folk Songs in Word and Sound". Participants in the program will be Ms. Fan Magid Shalin, Cantor of the Temple Beth Chaim Chadashim, and Mrs. Lilke Majzner.

The event will take place at The Los Angeles Yiddish Culture Club located at 8339 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles CA. 90048.

Refreshments will be served.
Members free. Guests $4.

October 18, 2008

Aaron Novick, Berkeley, CA, 18 Oct 2008

Aaron NovickThe BREW: Aaron Novik's Samuel Suite & Dirty Dan, Eval Dan

Saturday October 18, 8:00pm
$10 member, $15 general
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
Aaron Novik's ten-piece band presents an avant chamber-jazz rumination on the life of Novik's grandfather, who immigrated to America from a small village in WWI Poland. Samuel and Aaron passionately debated music-the grandfather particularly loved Bach's cantatas, a curious irony, that being a Jew, his favorite music was about Jesus. This religious oxymoron serves as the impetus for the sad and loving suite, in which Novik employs Jewish scales in the chorale style to create a sort of Jewish equivalent to Bach's Christian ones.

He uses different variations on the harmonic minor scale, the backbone of most klezmer and Jewish songs, with especially intriguing-and practically never used-scales starting on the second, third, sixth and seventh degrees.

To kick off the show, Dan Fries and Dan Cantrell of Dirty Dan, Eval Dan trek down another heretofore unexplored path for klezmer, combining the evocative rhythms and melodies of flamenco with traditional klezmer idioms. This fresh fusion melds beautifully, resulting in a crisp and irresistible sound hovering somewhere between Zaporozhye and Málaga.

Co-presented by the Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley Hillel, Polish Arts and Culture Foundation and the Jazzschool
Tickets available at the door

October 19, 2008

Paper Promises, Berkeley, CA, 19 Oct 2008

Melusina GomezPaper Promises: Presented by Jewish Dance Theater
Sunday October 19, 8:00pm
$15 member, $20 general
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St., Berkeley

Come join visionary performance artist Melusina Gomez and experimental Klezmer musician David Rosenfeld for an evening of danced thoughts, quiet reflections and wild wishes, inspired by the letters, poetry and stories of women through six centuries, including , 'Ariake-Poems of Love and Longing' ,'The Girl Who Loved the Wind'.and 'The Finger' penned by the legendary Kabbalist Rabbi, Issac Luria. Paper Promises glides through a landscape of visual art, soundscape, resigned absurdity, and butoh inspired imagery and dance, ultimately asking the question: What does life promise us?

Presented by the Jewish Dance Theatre and co-presented by the JCC of the East Bay
Tickets available at the door.

October 23, 2008

Judy Frankel film, San Francisco, CA, 23 Oct 2008

Judy Frankel. Photo: Ken Frankel¡Fiestaremos! Judy Frankel and the Sephardic Music Tradition
A Film Screening and Talk by Kate Regan

Thursday, October 23, 7:30pm
FREE
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco

¡Fiestaremos! presents the inspiring work of the late Bay Area musician, singer, and researcher Judy Frankel. This thirty-minute documentary captures some of the loving relationships Judy fostered with members of the Sephardic community, and her dedication to preserving the Ladino musical heritage.

Kate Regan is associate professor of Spanish language and literature at the University of Portland, where she was named the university's outstanding teacher in 1999. Born in Chicago, she moved with her family to Cuernavaca, Mexico when she was nine. Professor Regan is the recipient of the 2000 Carnegie and Case Foundations U.S. Professor of the Year award.

For more information please visit the Library website.

Co-sponsored by the BJE Jewish Community Library, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, San Francisco State University, and the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival

Judy Frankel film, San Francisco, CA, 23 Oct 2008

Judy Frankel. Photo: Ken Frankel¡Fiestaremos! Judy Frankel and the Sephardic Music Tradition
A Film Screening and Talk by Kate Regan

Thursday, October 23, 7:30pm
FREE
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco

¡Fiestaremos! presents the inspiring work of the late Bay Area musician, singer, and researcher Judy Frankel. This thirty-minute documentary captures some of the loving relationships Judy fostered with members of the Sephardic community, and her dedication to preserving the Ladino musical heritage.

Kate Regan is associate professor of Spanish language and literature at the University of Portland, where she was named the university's outstanding teacher in 1999. Born in Chicago, she moved with her family to Cuernavaca, Mexico when she was nine. Professor Regan is the recipient of the 2000 Carnegie and Case Foundations U.S. Professor of the Year award.

For more information please visit the Library website.

Co-sponsored by the BJE Jewish Community Library, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, San Francisco State University, and the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival

October 25, 2008

Sway Machinery, San Francisco, CA, 25 Oct 2008

The Sway Machinery
Saturday, October 25, 9:30pm
Elbo Room
647 Valencia St. San Francisco
Tickets: $15

Presented by The Hub in partnership with the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival

For tickets visit tickets.jccsf.org.

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Sway Machinery, San Francisco, CA, 25 Oct 2008

The Sway Machinery
Saturday, October 25, 9:30pm
Elbo Room
647 Valencia St. San Francisco
Tickets: $15

Presented by The Hub in partnership with the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival

For tickets visit tickets.jccsf.org.

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October 26, 2008

Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz w/Hot Pstromi, La Jolla, CA, 26 Oct, 2008

Hot PstromiOctober 26, 2008 The XII IAYC Conference, La Jolla, CA

Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz and Hot Pstromi, grand finale concert, International Association of Yiddish Clubs conference, La Jolla, California.
For further info. and event time, call 650-349-6946.
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Klezmakers, Burlingame, CA, 26 Oct, 2008

Sunday, October 26, 6:00 -- 9:00pm
The Klezmakers at Yaya Cuisine
Come for dinner, stay for music and dancing. When you combine Middle Eastern cuisine with live klezmer music, you're in for a crazy good time! Come see (and hear and taste) for yourself. Enjoy your fill of phyllo dough, then dance it off! No cover charge. For reservations, 650/344-2860. YAYA Cuisine & Bar, 1108 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame, CA 94010 or www.klezmakers.com/contact.htm
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November 2, 2008

Yuval Ron: The Lost Soul of Spain, Los Angeles, CA, 2 Nov 2008


Sunday, November 2, 2008, 7pm

The Yuval Ron Ensemble
performing "The Lost Soul of Spain"
Music and Dance of the Sephardic Jews

featuring Israeli-Tunisian singer Smadar Levi
and Israeli-Moroccan dancer Maya Karasso

Yuval Ron presents a preview concert of the music to be played by his international ensemble for the King of Morocco, at the International Sacred Music of Fez in June 2009. The program will feature Hebrew and Ladino songs from Morocco, Andalusia, Bosnia, and Israel. Woven in between the songs are travel stories, kabalistic interpretations, and personal anecdotes of the life and culture, out of which grew the fruit of Sephardic music.

Brentwood Presbyterian Church
12000 San Vicente Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Admission: $20 at the door

Parking: Church lot, Comerica Bank lot, Re/Max lot, Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary School lot or street parking.

For more information: 818 505 1355

November 5, 2008

Lecture: Francesco Spagnolo, 5 Nov 2008

The Jewish Theory of Everything: Negotiating Jewish Identity in Italy
A Talk with Slides and Musical Examples by Francesco Spagnolo

Wednesday, November 5, 7:30 pm
FREE
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco

Italy is home to one of the oldest communities in the Jewish diaspora. It is also a place where Jews settled from the four corners of the world to meet at the heart of Christianity. Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Italian Jews lived together, clashing and blending cultural identities, negotiating their status with the changing ruling powers, and keeping a line of communication with the global Jewish diaspora. Francesco Spagnolo will talk about daily and synagogue life, literature, music, and visual culture inside and outside the Italian ghettos.
For more information please call 415.567.3327 x703.

"There is just about nobody more worth listening to, and more fun to listen to, than Francesco Spagnolo" —Ari Davidow

Lecture: Francesco Spagnolo, 5 Nov 2008

The Jewish Theory of Everything: Negotiating Jewish Identity in Italy
A Talk with Slides and Musical Examples by Francesco Spagnolo

Wednesday, November 5, 7:30 pm
FREE
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco

Italy is home to one of the oldest communities in the Jewish diaspora. It is also a place where Jews settled from the four corners of the world to meet at the heart of Christianity. Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Italian Jews lived together, clashing and blending cultural identities, negotiating their status with the changing ruling powers, and keeping a line of communication with the global Jewish diaspora. Francesco Spagnolo will talk about daily and synagogue life, literature, music, and visual culture inside and outside the Italian ghettos.
For more information please call 415.567.3327 x703.

"There is just about nobody more worth listening to, and more fun to listen to, than Francesco Spagnolo" —Ari Davidow

November 6, 2008

Hot Pstromi, San Diego, CA, 6 Nov, 2008

Hot PstromiDON'T MISS THIS CONCERT - RARE OPPORTUNITY.

ON NOV. 6 @ 7:30PM AT DIZZY'S ENJOY THE KINETIC, HAUNTING and
INNOVATIVE KLEZMER MUSIC IN AN INTIMATE SETTING FROM:

THE ORIGINAL "HOT PSTROMI" (ORIGINALLY ZMIROS) - FRED BENEDETTI (guitar,mandolin), JEFF PEKAREK (bass) & Yale Strom (violin), with special guest Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals).

$15.00 COVER

DIZZY'S IS LOCATED AT 2ND & J STREET. FOR FURTHER INFO. CLICK ON THE WEBSITE BELOW.

Dizzy's - Where the Music Matters Most
San Diego Wine & Culinary Center Harbor Club Towers ground floor
2nd & J Street

November 8, 2008

Red Hot Chachkas, San Francisco, CA, 8 Nov, 2008

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas
Noe Valley Music Series at the Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St. near 24th St., San Francisco. Doors open 7:45 pm; Show 8:15 pm.
www.noevalleymusicseries.com

November 16, 2008

Divahn, Los Angeles, CA, 16 Nov 2008

DivahnDivahn
November 16, 2008 @ 7 pm
Integrating Sephardi and Mizrachi Studies Conference
Stephen S. Wise Temple
Los Angeles, CA
213.765.2191

Divahn, Los Angeles, CA, 16 Nov 2008

DivahnDivahn
November 16, 2008 @ 7 pm
Integrating Sephardi and Mizrachi Studies Conference
Stephen S. Wise Temple
Los Angeles, CA
213.765.2191

Alberto Mizrahi, San Francisco, CA, 16 Nov 2008

Alberto Mizrahi

Sunday, November 16, 8:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco
$28.00 Member / $32.00 Public / $25 Student

Affectionately known as the "Jewish Pavarotti," Greek-born tenor Alberto Mizrahi has thrilled audiences worldwide in recitals, symphony concerts and operas. Mizrahi's unique and captivating repertoire spans nine languages and confirms his status as one of the world's leading interpreters of Jewish music.

"A phenomenal solo voice...He hits ear-stinging B-flats and Cs [and] conveys power and fervor as few other singers do." - Chicago Tribune

Presented by the JCCSF in Association with the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival

For tickets visit tickets.jccsf.org.

Alberto Mizrahi, San Francisco, CA, 16 Nov 2008

Alberto Mizrahi

Sunday, November 16, 8:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco
$28.00 Member / $32.00 Public / $25 Student

Affectionately known as the "Jewish Pavarotti," Greek-born tenor Alberto Mizrahi has thrilled audiences worldwide in recitals, symphony concerts and operas. Mizrahi's unique and captivating repertoire spans nine languages and confirms his status as one of the world's leading interpreters of Jewish music.

"A phenomenal solo voice...He hits ear-stinging B-flats and Cs [and] conveys power and fervor as few other singers do." - Chicago Tribune

Presented by the JCCSF in Association with the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival

For tickets visit tickets.jccsf.org.

November 22, 2008

Miriam's Well, Berkeley, CA, 22 Nov 2008

Miriam's Well

Saturday, November 22, 8:30 pm
Julia Morgan Theater
2640 College Ave, Berkeley
Tickets: $24 in advance, $28 at the door

Created by Miriam Peretz. In collaboration with Qadim Ensemble, Ya Elah, Salokhiddin Fakhriev, Manar Azriek, Wan-Chao Chang and Hannah Romanowsky

Interweaving dance, live music, poetry and sacred text; the stories of three visionary women gather communal waters from the universal well. These stories of Mary, Maryam, and Miriam from the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions illumine the commonality and interconnectedness of these three traditions through a shared story and archetype. Drawing on traditional expressive arts and ritual, as well as contemporary theater and dance technique, Miriam's Well emotionally engages the audience in a rich image of shared heritage.

Advance sales tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets' 24/7 ticket hotline: 800-838-3006, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com

Miriam's Well, Berkeley, CA, 22 Nov 2008

Miriam's Well

Saturday, November 22, 8:30 pm
Julia Morgan Theater
2640 College Ave, Berkeley
Tickets: $24 in advance, $28 at the door

Created by Miriam Peretz. In collaboration with Qadim Ensemble, Ya Elah, Salokhiddin Fakhriev, Manar Azriek, Wan-Chao Chang and Hannah Romanowsky

Interweaving dance, live music, poetry and sacred text; the stories of three visionary women gather communal waters from the universal well. These stories of Mary, Maryam, and Miriam from the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions illumine the commonality and interconnectedness of these three traditions through a shared story and archetype. Drawing on traditional expressive arts and ritual, as well as contemporary theater and dance technique, Miriam's Well emotionally engages the audience in a rich image of shared heritage.

Advance sales tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets' 24/7 ticket hotline: 800-838-3006, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com

December 6, 2008

Klezmer Conservatory Band, San Francisco, CA, 6 Dec 2008

Klezmer Conservatory Band
Dec 6, 2008, 8pm
San Francsico Jewish Community Center
3200 California St.,
San Francisco, CA
(415) 292-1233

Tickets: www.jccsf.org

December 7, 2008

Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz w/Hot Pstromi, La Jolla, CA, 7 Dec, 2008

Hot PstromiDecember 7, 2008,
1:30-2:30

Awards Celebration and Gala Concert with Elizabeth Schwartz, Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi celebrating 101 years in Southern California. For tickets and information (310) 552-2007
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December 13, 2008

Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz w/Hot Pstromi, La Jolla, CA, 13 Dec, 2008

Hot PstromiDecember 13, 2008, 7:30pm:

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi return for the annual Khanike in the Heights concert and party at Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort Washington Avenue (at 185th Street). For tickets and information, 212 568-8304
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December 17, 2008

KLEZMANIA!, San Francisco, CA, 17 Dec 2008

KLEZMANIA!
Its Annual Public Chanukah Concert at the Oakland City Centre

December 17, 2008
12 PM to 1 PM

Admission: FREE Outdoor Concert Nice Price :-)
Location: Downtown Oakland at 12th and Broadway.
Klezmer, Israeli, and Don't Forget, Chanukah Music!

Brought to you By Entire Productions and the City of Oakland

December 18, 2008

Kugelplex, San Francisco, CA, 18 Dec 2008

Kugelplex
Thursday, December 18th – Amnesia, San Francisco
9pm. We’re back for our annual Christmas vs, Channukah blowout featuring us vs. perennial adversaries, The Shut-Ins.

Amnesia
853 Valencia St. bet. 19th & 20th
San Francisco
www.amnesiathebar.com

December 20, 2008

Pomegranates & Figs - A Feast of Jewish Music, Berkeley, CA, 20 Dec 2008

Happy Hanukah!
Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music
featuring

Jewltide w/The Sway Machinery, DeLeon, Los Angeles, CA, 20 Dec 2008

The Sway Machinery with DeLeon and PJA's Festival of Rights

Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, December 20th, 2008 - 8PM doors
The Troubador - www.troubadour.com
9081 Santa Monica Blvd
Price: $12
Jewltide-sponsored by JDub Records

December 21, 2008

The Sway Machinery, San Francisco, CA, 21 Dec 2008

The Sway Machinery with DeLeon and PJA's Festival of Rights

San Francisco, CA
Sunday, December 21st, 2008 - 6PM Doors
111 Minna Gallery -
http://www.jccsf.org/hub_web/NewJewishRit.aspx?catid=625
Sponsored by the Hub
Super 8: Hub Hanukkah Party
111 Minna Street
(415) 974-1719
Price: $8 Members/Advance $12 at the door

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment, Berkeley, CA, 21 Dec 2008

band photo

Come celebrate the 1st night of Chanukah and the Winter Solstice with two sets by Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment.

December 21, 2 sets starting at 8pm; $10
Anna's Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley
(just east of Shattuck Avenue & downtown Berkeley BART)

Great sit-down listening spot in downtown Berkeley.

December 24, 2008

Fishel Bresler's Klezmer & Hassidic Ensemble, Pawtucket, RI, 24 Dec 2008

band photo by Irving SchildFishel Bresler's Klezmer & Hassidic Ensemble will perform their 18th annual concert on
on Wednesday, December 24th - 7:30 PM at Congregation Ohawe Shalom Coffee House, Pawtucket RI. .

671 East Ave in Pawtucket (corner of Glenwood, nr where Blackstone meets Hope St)
Doors open 7:00PM $10 adults, $7 children (under B-Mitzvah).
Special sponsor seating in the front rows $18 per seat
Funded in part by a grant from the RI State Council on the Arts

In honor of Chanukah, Latkes will be on sale, along with other snacks & beverages.
For questions 401 273-9814

December 25, 2008

2nd Annual Community-Wide Yiddish Cultural Festival, Berkeley, CA, 25 Dec 2008

2nd Annual Community-wide
Yiddish Culture Festival

A Great Alternative to Chinese Food and a Movie
on December 25, 2008

Program by KlezCalifornia

To be held at Congregation Netivot Shalom
1316 University Avenue, Berkeley

Live Klezmer Music! Yiddish Singing! Yiddish Dancing with instruction! Yiddish Kibbitzing (instruction provided, if you need it!) Yidishe Kinder Programming for the kids! Have a nosh - Kosher Yiddish delicacies by Lois Cooks including: kugel, kasha varnishkes, latkes with applesauce and sour cream, bagels and cream cheese, babka, mandlebrot. seltzer, coffee, and tea will be available for purchase from 12:30 to 3:30. A fantastic family event: bring Bubie, Zeydie and the eyniklekh (Grandma, Grandpa and the grandkids).

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Good for the Jews, Los Angeles, CA, 25 Dec 2008

Good for the Jews?Good For The Jews
the 2nd annual "Putting the Ha! in Hannukah" tour.
(Our promise to you: No songs about dreidels. And no Israeli folk dancing.)

Thursday, Dec 25: Echoplex, Los Angeles CA
Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm
Echoplex, 1154 Glendale Blvd. (between Scott and Park Avenues, in Echo Park)
Los Angeles, CA 90026
All ages show.
Buy tickets at Ticketweb.com
Featuring special guest musicians and comedians to be announced

MySpace.com/GoodForTheJews

December 26, 2008

Good for the Jews, San Francisco, CA, 26 Dec 2008

Good for the Jews?Good For The Jews
the 2nd annual "Putting the Ha! in Hannukah" tour.
(Our promise to you: No songs about dreidels. And no Israeli folk dancing.)

Friday, Dec 26: Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco CA
Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm
Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk St.
San Francisco, CA 94109
Buy tickets at the RDL box office, online at www.reddevillounge.com, or by calling (866) 468-3399.

MySpace.com/GoodForTheJews

January 9, 2009

Kugelplex klezmer brunch/dance, San Francisco, CA, 11 Jan 2009

band publicity photoSunday, 11 Jan 2009, 1-3pm
Klezmer Brunch
Red Poppy Art House
San Francisco

Klezmer brunch is back! Come on out and help make this a regular event.

We’ll have bagels and other tasty brunch delights for sale. Special guests include dance maven Bruce Bierman and diva vocalist Jewlia Eisenberg.

$10-$20 sliding scale.
www.RedPoppyArtHouse.org

January 16, 2009

Ghetto Tango, Los Angeles, CA, 16 Jan Jan 2009

Adrienne CooperSHABBAT FARBRENGEN
Ghetto Tango w/Adrienne Cooper & Zalmen Mlotek
Friday, January 16, 2008
8:00 p.m. in Lopaty Chapel
Led by Cantor Herschel Fox
Kabbalat Shabbat
& Festive Oneg

15739 Ventura Boulevard
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 788-6000 Web site: www.vbs.org

In the Jewish ghettos of Poland and Lithuania during World War II, a world of dislocation, terror and death, cabaret music thrived. Jewish audiences gathered in makeshift clubs and theaters to hear newly-created Yiddish songs, rooted in Jewish folk and liturgical music as well as European operetta, American ragtime and Argentine tango.Jewish performers tuned these cosmopolitan songs in a local key: satirical and elegiac, political and personal, angry and heartsick.Together they created something rare, scarcely conceivable: art at the edge of the abyss.

Adrienne Cooper, one of the world's most acclaimed singers of Yiddish vocal music, and Zalmen Mlotek, a leading figure in Yiddish musical theater, here present ghetto songs collected during and after the war.

January 17, 2009

Gerry Tenney kids concert, Berkeley, CA, 17 Jan 2009

Gerry TenneyGerry Tenney: Music for Kids Young and Old
Saturday, January 17, 2009, 10:30am
Adults $5, Children $4, Family $12
La Peña Community Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
Tickets: 510-849-2568

Don't miss Gerry Tenney's first concert of 2009. Always a La Peña and local favorite, Gerry's concerts are always a wonderful mix of original and traditional music. Whether it's "King Kong the Gorilla playing ping pong with Godzilla," or an old Yiddish folksong about potatoes, his shows are a treat for the whole family. Gerry's song, "The Haunted House" has been sung by many, but only Gerry does the full version.

Andy Statman, Los Angeles, CA 17 Jan 2009

Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio at the Getty Center
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, January 17, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 18, 3:00 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Make Reservation"
buttons at www.getty.edu/visit/events/sounds_la_2009.html. Limited to
four seats per reservation.

January 18, 2009

Zalmen Mlotek, Los Angeles, CA, 18 Jan Jan 2009

Adrienne CooperMusical History of The Yiddish Theater

Join Zalmen Mlotek, the Artistic Director of the country's only National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, in a multi-media historical edu-tainment about the Yiddish Theater with interactive audience participation.

Presentation follows full bagel breakfast.

Sunday, January 18, 2009, 9:30am - 12pm
at Valley Cities JCC
14701 Friar St., Van Nuys, CA 91411
$8 VCJCC/ Yiddishkayt/ CIYCL members; $10 public
More info at www.yiddishkayt.org

Andy Statman, Los Angeles, CA 18 Jan 2009

Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio at the Getty Center
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, January 17, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 18, 3:00 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Make Reservation"
buttons at www.getty.edu/visit/events/sounds_la_2009.html. Limited to
four seats per reservation.

January 24, 2009

Linda Hirschhorn & Gary Lapow, Berkeley, CA, 17 Jan 2009

Linda HirschhornLinda Hirschhorn and Gary Lapow
Saturday January 24, 8:00 pm
$12
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
510-849-2568

These two seasoned Bay Area performers have been writing songs for over 30 years. They'll share old and new compositions. Linda will also read from her memoir "Running Into Myself", and Gary will summon up Coney Island in song and projected images.

January 25, 2009

Yiddish Dance Party, Berkeley, CA, 25 Jan 2009

Bruce Bierman dance sessionTHE FREYLEKH---a mad hot klezmer dance party
Sunday January 25th /
7pm Yiddish dance lesson, 8:00pm Live music and dance party
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA
(510) 848-0237

band publicity photoFeaturing: David Rosenfeld and members of the shtetl rock band, Kugelplex and Bruce Bierman--Yiddish dance maven who 'fits the moves of the ancestors to the grooves of your imagination'

$10-20 sliding scale.

presented by Klez California and co-presented by the Jewish Music Festival

January 27, 2009

Music of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, 27 Jan 2009

Emanuele Segre The Guitar Music of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
A Performance with Commentary by Emanuele Segre
Tuesday, January 27
Reception at 6:30 pm, Concert at 7:30 pm
BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
Free

Esteemed Italian classical guitarist Emanuele Segre performs the work of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, a prolific composer who fled Italy in 1939 and wrote more than one hundred film scores as a staff composer for MGM. He composed operas, chamber, orchestral, choral, and vocal music, finding inspiration in Jewish liturgical music and in the Bible, and combining the sacred and the secular in his work.

Reception provided by the Italian Cultural Institute.
Co-sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute, the Museo ItaloAmericano, the Judah L. Magnes Museum, and the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival.

January 28, 2009

LA Jewish Symphony & Bodytraffic, Los Angeles, 28 Jan 2009

Los Angeles Jewish Symphony & BODYTRAFFIC
World Premiere of "Transfigured Night"
Wednesday, January 28th at 8PM
Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024
Free Parking Available: Enter on Ashton Avenue

Price: $100 Patron of Dance (includes dessert reception with performers)
$36 Reserved Seating
$25 General Admission
$18 Students & DRC Members
$15 Preview (Tuesday, January 27th at 8PM)
Tickets: www.bodytraffic.org
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/51001
(424) 204 - 9097

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January 31, 2009

Yale Strom & "The Wedding that saved a town", San Diego, CA, 31 Jan 2009

Yale StromJanuary 31, 43rd Annual Local Authors Exhibit.

Yale Strom will be honored by the city of San Diego for his new children's book "The Wedding That Saved A Town" (Kar-Ben) at the San Diego Public Library, Main Branch, 6:30-8:30pm.
820 E Street, downtown San Diego.

RSVP: 619 236-5825

New Harvey Pekar Opera, "Leave Me Alone", 31 Jan 2009

Harvey Pekar drawingLeave Me Alone!: A New Jazz Opera by 2009 JMF Artist Dan Plonsey & Harvey Pekar

Composer and saxophonist Dan Plonsey, one of our festival artists this season, priemeres Leave Me Alone!, a new jazz opera with a libretto by Harvey Pekar (American Splendor), to be performed on January 31 at Oberlin College, OH, and streamed live to an international online audience.

The story of the opera revolves around conversations between the composer and librettist held from their respective living rooms in the Bay Area and Cleveland. Dan and Harvey, the two primary interlocutors, played by themselves, engage in discussions about music, the life of the artist as householder, finding time to work, the current state of the avant garde, and the opera itself.

Please help realize this vision by watching the opera here for free at 8 PM on January 31, 2009. More information available online.

Yiddish music to benefit Russian River Jewish Community, Guerneville, CA, 31 Jan 2009

Jubilee KlezmerSaturday January 31, 7:00pm.
Alby Kass presents a program of Yiddish music, assisted by Sonia Tubridy and Jubilee Klezmer members Paul Alexander, Phil Lawrence, and Mark Peabody. It will be held at the Tubridy residence in Guerneville (directions by request) Bruce DancingThese events are fundraisers for the Russian River Jewish Community and the River Choir. Donation of $10-$30 requested. Space limited to 25 so reserve early. For more information, call Sonia Tubridy, 707/869-3273

February 1, 2009

Yiddish & klezmer, Petaluma, CA, 1 Feb 2009

Jubilee KlezmerSunday, February 1, 3:00pm. An Afternoon of Yiddish Songs & Klezmer Music, performed by vocalist Alby Kass, accompanist Sonia Tubridy, and members of the Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble: Paul Alexander, Phil Lawrence and Mark Peabody. Admission: $10 Tickets for all ArtsLive! events may be purchased at the door starting half hour before the performance. The Petaluma Arts Center is located at 230 Lakeville Street, at the corner of Lakeville and East D Streets. For more information, call PAC Executive Director Michael Fontaine at 707-762-5600, x101, or visit www.petalumaartscouncil.org.

February 5, 2009

Klezmerata Fiorentina, Los Angeles, CA, 5 Feb 2009

band photoKLEZMERATA FIORENTINA

Thursday, February 5, 8:00 p.m.
$25 General; $15 Full-Time Students
at the Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles (map)

* SPECIAL OFFER FOR YIDBITS SUBSCRIBERS:
Enjoy $5 off General and Student-priced tickets to the U.S. premiere of acclaimed ensemble Klezmerata Fiorentina at the Skirball Cultural Center. Limit 4 discounted tickets per transaction. Code: 99558

Advance tickets: Available online (skirball.org), onsite, or by phone at (877) SCC-4TIX or (877) 722-4849

U.S. premiere! Hear acclaimed klezmer chamber music ensemble Klezmerata Fiorentina perform Zai Gezunt, Kalinindorf. Based on the reinterpretation of music from the southern frontier of Ukraine, the program is named for the shtetl Kalinindorf, a Jewish community destroyed by the Nazis. The work pays musical tribute, both joyful and sorrowful, to those lost lives. Varied and exciting, it is influenced by Balkan, gypsy, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish traditions, which coexisted over the centuries in vast territories along the shores of the Black Sea. The melodies are also derived from the family heritage of Klezmerata Fiorentina's founder, Igor Polesitsky.

February 8, 2009

Yale Strom & Lou Fanucchi, Houston, TX, 8 Feb 2009

Yale StromFebruary 8, 4-5pm.
"A Book and Music Afternoon with Yale Strom".

Yale Strom will perform with accordionist Lou Fanucchi
Kaplan Theatre - IW Marks Theatre Center,
5601 S. Braeswood, Houston.

For information, contact Naomi Barancik, 713-729-3200, ext. 3258.

The concert coincides with the opening of Strom's solo photo exhibit, "Klezmorim: The Jewish and Roma Musicians of Eastern Europe", at the JCC's Deutser Art Gallery.
www.jcchouston.org

February 11, 2009

Bukharan Jewish Folk Ensemble, 11 Feb 2009

Bruce Bierman dance sessionBukharan Jewish Folk Ensemble
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 7:30pm
JCC East Bay 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
$18 General, $15 Seniors, Students, JCC members
Tickets: Click here.

A riveting blend of Central Asian, Sephardic Jewish and Arab elements, Bukharan Jewish music reflects a community with roots in Central Asia going back to the seventh century BCE. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear the leading proponents of an ancient musical tradition saturated with unique rhythms and entrancing tone colors.

Born in 1938 in Uzbekistan, and now based in Queens, NY, ensemble leader Cantor Izra Malakov is a descendent of a long line of rabbis. He has devoted his life to preserving Bukharan Jewish music, and recently published Musical Treasures of the Bukharan Jewish Community.

Izra Malakov: singer, chazzan and director
Ochil Ibragimov: rubab, violin
David Davidov: tar
Tamara Kataeva: sozanda, singer and dancer
Osher Baraev: doira

Co-sponsored with Silk Road House
Presented in association with Afsaneh Art and Culture Society

February 17, 2009

Shekhter-Tekhter, , Los Angeles, CA, 17 Feb 2009

If you have friends or relatives in Southern California they won’t want to miss THE only West-Coast Appearance
Tuesday evening, February 17, 2009
The SHEKHTER-TEKHTER ("The Schaechter Daughters") and BINYUMEN
in OUR ZEYDES AND BUBBES AS CHILDREN

A musical revue about kids, young and older, and their relationships with each other, with their parents, and with the world around them.

The songs are in Yiddish. / Translations are provided.
For young, old, and everyone in between!
For the Yiddish-fluent, Yiddish-challenged and Yiddish-ignorant!
Bring your kids and grandkids for a truly inspirational evening!

The performers:
BINYUMEN ("BEN") SCHAECHTER
REYNA SCHAECHTER (age 14)
TEMMA-LEEBA SCHAECHTER (age 9)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:30 P.M.
Sinai Temple
10400 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Admission: $18 Students: $8 Children under 6: Free
contact: Miriam Koral @ California Institute for Yiddish Language and Culture
(310) 745-1190

Made possible by support from the Ruth/Allen Ziegler Foundation, Luis and Lee Lainer, Chic Wolk

February 21, 2009

Cantor Unplugged II, San Francisco, CA, 21 Feb 2009

sharon bernstein photoCantor Sharon Bernstein and Friends in Concert
Yiddish, Ladino, Musical Theater, and More . . .
$10 Members / $15 Non-Members, children 12 & under free
childcare available, please RSVP

Saturday, February 21, 2009, 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
290 Dolores Street (corner of 16th and Dolores)
San Francisco, CA

February 22, 2009

The Klezmatics, San Luis Obispo, CA, 22 Feb 2009

band photoThe Klezmatics

2/22/2009
California Polytechnic State University, Cohan Ctr
San Luis Obispo, CA
(805) 756-2787
www.calpolyarts.org

March 5, 2009

The Klezmatics, Los Angeles, CA, 5 Mar 2009

band photoUCLAlive presents the Grammy Award-winning The Klezmatics, live in concert at Royce Hall.
Thursday, March 5
Begins at 8:00 pm
Royce Hall at UCLA

Tickets are available for $60, $45 or $38 ($15 for UCLA students)
Purchase tickets on the UCLAlive website or by calling the UCLAlive box office at (310) 825-2102.

March 21, 2009

Berkeley Jewish Music Fest: Kosher Gospel, 21 Mar 2009

Joshua Nelson24th JMF OPENING NIGHT:
KOSHER GOSPEL featuring Joshua Nelson & Special Guests, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
Saturday, March 21, 8:00 pm
First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland
$24 Students/Seniors/JCC Members
$28 General
Tickets available online

Grammy-nominated Joshua Nelson sings with a voice that recalls Mahalia Jackson and counts Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou among his biggest fans. He has sung with Wynton Marsalis, Aretha Franklin, and The Klezmatics. This extraordinary "Prince of Kosher Gospel" combines African-American spiritual styles with Jewish liturgical music. Special guests, the renowned, 55-voice Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, directed by Terrance Kelly, open the evening.

Co-sponsored by Forest Creatures Entertainment and Leonard Kurz in memory of Ursula Sherman
Festival logo

March 22, 2009

"Gilgulim," Los Angeles, CA, 22 Mar 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2:00 PM
8339 W. 3rd St., 2nd Floor (co. Flores)
Los Angeles, CA 90024

The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language and The Los Angeles Yiddish Culture Club present
GILGULIM: Metamorphoses: Dramatic Readings from Yiddish Literature

By Guest NY Performer, Shane Baker

An unforgettable opportunity to hear masterful renditions of works by an array of Yiddish culture’s best modern creative minds: (In Yiddish with English Translations)

Works by Kadia Molodowsky, Y.L. Peretz, Anna Margolin, Itzik Manger, Moyshe Leyb Halpern, Y.-L. Teler, Joseph Buloff, H. Leivick

Admission: $10 Gen’l/$8 Sr.
Further info: 310-745-1190

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March 25, 2009

"Common Chords III, The Next Generation", San Diego, CA, 25 Mar 2009

Yale StromWednesday, March 25, 7:30pm: COMMON CHORDS III, THE NEXT GENERATION.

A celebration of Jewish and Muslim Music, featuring Pakistani rock star Salman Ahmad, Yale Strom, Samir Chatterjee, Elizabeth Schwartz and others. San Diego Jewish Music Festival, Lawrence Family JCC, La Jolla, California. For tickets and information call the JCC box office: (858) 362-1348

www.lfjcc.org

March 28, 2009

24th Jewish Music Festival: The Sisters of Sheynville and Gaucho, Berkeley, MA, 28 Mar 2009

Community Music Day 2006Jewish Music Festival

Order tickets online now for The Sisters of Sheynville and Gaucho

West Coast Premiere

sisters of sheynvilleInspired by the legendary Barry Sisters of the 1930s and 1940s, this all-female Swing-Klez sextet was voted Canada’s top folk vocal group in 2008. Their airtight three and four part vocal harmonies in Yiddish positively sizzle with seduction. You’ll think you’re in Paris when Gaucho opens with the Gypsy Swing sounds that recall legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Presented in association with the Eugene & Elinor Friend Center for the Arts, JCCSF

Co-sponsored with the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture

JCCSF, 3200 California St., San Francisco

$18 students, $24 seniors/JCC East Bay & JCCSF members, $28 general

Listen to Ketsele Broyges by Sisters of Sheynville

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Listen to A Veybele a Tsnie by Sisters of Sheynville
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Listen to Douce Ambience by Gaucho
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March 29, 2009

24th Jewish Music Festival: Family Music Day & Finale Dance Party, Berkeley, MA, 29 Mar 2009

Community Music Day 2006Jewish Music Festival

Family Music Day & Finale Dance Party

Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 11:00 AM


Order tickets online now for Family Music Day & Finale Dance Party

Family Music Day & Finale Dance Party

Sunday, March 29


Activities throughout the day:

11:00am Family Music Day Children’s concert

Folk-rocker Elana Jagoda, Instrument Petting Zoo, workshops and performances with Festival artists 
including special teen program with beatboxer Yuri Lane

4:00pm Finale Dance Party with Brass MenaĹľeri

The Bay Area’s award-winning, powerhouse Klez-Balkan brass machine, closes 
the festival with wild rhythms, soulful vocals and hot licks.

Presented in association with Freight and Salvage Coffee House

Co-sponsored with the San Francisco Foundation, the Gottesman-Biddle 
Family and the Anisman/Sherman Family, in memory of Ursula Sherman

JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley

$25 family (2 adults and 2 children), $10 general

Listen to Modeh Ani by Elana Jagoda

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Listen to Mandilátos (Handkerchief Dance) by Brass Menažeri

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April 2, 2009

Daniel Kahn & Painted Bird, Los Altos Hills, CA, 2 Apr 2009

Painted BirdDaniel Kahn & The Painted Bird
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 8:00 pm
Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Rd., Los Altos Hills
$12 students/seniors/JCC members, $14 general
Tickets: Click HERE!

Direct from Berlin, Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird's second CD Partisans & Parasites is an explosive mix of klezmer, radical Yiddish song, political cabaret and punk folk.

recent press about Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird.
"Kahn writes like the rainy ghost of Woody Guthrie hitched a ride with Tom Waits to New Orleans, spilling accordions, ukuleles, busted pianos, and broken dreams all over the road from Brooklyn to the bayou." —Detroit Metro Times

April 11, 2009

Kalman Balogh w/Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz, San Diego, CA 11 Apr 2009

Yale StromApril 11, 7pm,
Hungarian Club Recital Hall,
Balboa Park, San Diego.
Hungarian Rom virtuoso Kalman Balogh and his band with special guests Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz.
Tickets are available at the door for $15, but reservation is recommended at (858) 457-3136

April 19, 2009

"Dances & Songs of Remembrance, Resistance, and Hope", Berkeley, CA, 19 Apr 2009

Levontin 7"DANCES & SONGS OF REMEMBRANCE, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE"
Featuring The Ruth Botchan Dance Company with singer Betty Albert-Schreck in excerpts from "Mothersongs," and klezmer artist/ethnographer Yale Strom and klezmer vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz of Hot Pstromi, celebrating the 66th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
Western Sky Studio,
2525 Eighth St. #13A, at Dwight, Berkeley

Tickets: $15-25 (sliding scale). Reception follows.
Information/Reservations: (510) 848-4878. Limited seating; reservations strongly recommended.

Sponsored by: The Workmen's Circle of No.CA, KlezCalifornia., and Tri-Valley Cultural Jews
www.berkeleymovingarts.com

April 25, 2009

Adamas Avenue Roots & Folk Fest, San Diego, CA 25 Apr 2009

Hot PstromiYale Strom & Hot Pstromi

Saturday April 25 at 3pm
headliners at the 36th Annual Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival
Saturday & Sunday, April 25 and 26, 2009

About the 2009 Roots & Folk Festival:

The Adams Avenue Business Association proudly presents the 36th Annual Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival to be held Saturday and Sunday, April 25 & 26 2009. Over 40,000 visitors attended this FREE two-day festival last year. This is truly an event that provides both enjoyment and cultural enrichment for the whole family.

Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival is a FREE two-day extravaganza which focuses on the promotion, preservation
and performance of local and nationally touring musical acts.

The genres highlighted include the rich traditions of music styles such as Folk, Old Time String Bands, Cowboy,
Cajun, Rockabilly, Roots-blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Roots Rock, Honky-tonk, etc.

Come join us for a weekend of fun and excitement as we offer over 100 Food and Arts & Craft Vendors, 2 Beer
Gardens (sponsored by Stone Brewing Company and Karl Strauss Brewing Company) along with over 50 live music
performances on six stages.

San Diego, CA
www.adansaveonline.com

April 26, 2009

Adamas Avenue Roots & Folk Fest, San Diego, CA 26 Apr 2009

Hot PstromiYale Strom & Hot Pstromi

Saturday April 25 at 3pm
headliners at the 36th Annual Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival
Saturday & Sunday, April 25 and 26, 2009

About the 2009 Roots & Folk Festival:

The Adams Avenue Business Association proudly presents the 36th Annual Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival to be held Saturday and Sunday, April 25 & 26 2009. Over 40,000 visitors attended this FREE two-day festival last year. This is truly an event that provides both enjoyment and cultural enrichment for the whole family.

Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival is a FREE two-day extravaganza which focuses on the promotion, preservation
and performance of local and nationally touring musical acts.

The genres highlighted include the rich traditions of music styles such as Folk, Old Time String Bands, Cowboy,
Cajun, Rockabilly, Roots-blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Roots Rock, Honky-tonk, etc.

Come join us for a weekend of fun and excitement as we offer over 100 Food and Arts & Craft Vendors, 2 Beer
Gardens (sponsored by Stone Brewing Company and Karl Strauss Brewing Company) along with over 50 live music
performances on six stages.

San Diego, CA
www.adansaveonline.com

Daniel Lev, San Francisco, CA, 26 Apr 2009

Sunday, April 26, 5:00pm,
Partisans Armed With Music: Songs of Holocaust.
Musician/singer/guitarist/storyteller Daniel Lev sings spiritual and military resistance songs of Jews and non-Jews, those who survived and those who didn't, partisans and their inspired children, in Yiddish, Polish, German, and English. English translations will be provided along with stories and a brief history of that time.

Congregation Ner Tamid,
San Francisco.
Suggested donation $10.
For more information, click HERE.

Freylekh! Yiddish dance party, Berkeley, CA, 26 Apr 2009

Bruce Bierman dance sessionSunday, April 26, 7:00-9:30pm
Freylekh! at JCC of the East Bay, Berkeley

KlezCalifornia and JCC of the East Bay present the Jewish Dance Theatre's Freylekh! Join us for a dance lesson with Yiddish dance master Bruce Bierman, 7:00-8:00pm, free as part of Bay Area National Dance Week. Live klezmer music and dance party, 8:00-9:30pm, with members of the band Kugelplex, some of the Bay Area's best klezmer musicians. $10-$20 adults (sliding scale), $5 kids. Come to dance or just to watch and listen. Where else can you hear live klezmer music for such a price? Bring your friends, too. For more information, click HERE or call 510/848-0237. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Music Festival and Lehrhaus Judaica. The dance party after this one will be Sunday, May 31. Put in on your calendar now!

May 16, 2009

Elizabeth Schwartz, Los Angeles, CA, 16 May 2009

Elizabeth SchwartzElizabeth Schwartz & Hot Pstromi bandmates Lou Fanucchi and Gunnar Biggs with special guests:

"150 Gems: In Celebration of the Yiddish Literary Journal Kheshbon"
Saturday, May 16
7:30 - 10:30 PM
Location: LA Yiddish Culture Club
8339 W. 3rd St., 2nd Fl. (co. Flores)
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Open to the Public; $15 at the door.
tel: (310) 454-3687

May 27, 2009

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi + "A Great Day on Eldridge St." La Jolla, CA, 27 May 2009

Hot PstromiDi Ershte Frukhten — First Fruits Celebration

Featuring Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi All-Acoustic Concert with Mark Dresser on bass,(UCSD), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals) and special guest Gypsy virtuoso Peter Stan (NYC) on accordion. Plus the World Premiere Screening of “A Great Day On Eldridge Street”

Wednesday, May 27
7:00pm Film, 7:30pm Concert
Congregation Beth El
8660 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037

Film is at 7pm.

Concert is at 7;30pm.

Film and Concert $20.00

Concert only $15.00

THE FILM: In October 2007 over 100 klezmer musicians and Yiddish singers, from Theo Bikel to John Zorn, gathered at the famous Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side. Yale Strom captures the magic of the occasion in a film that celebrates the klezmer revival.

May 28, 2009

Balkan Beat Box listening party, Santa Monica, CA, 28 May 2009

Balkan Beat Box listening party at Afro Funke:
Weekly Funk Invocation
Giveaways all night + listen to the entire Nu Made(Remixes) album and dance
the night away

Thursdays @ Zanzibar
1301 5th St. Santa Monica, CA. 90401
9pm | 21+ | 310.451.2221 | $7-$10
zanzibarlive.com

May 31, 2009

Extreme Klezmer Makeover, Los Angeles, CA, 31 May, 2009

On Sunday May 31, 2009 at 11AM, the band Extreme Klezmer Makeover Band, will perform after a sumptuous bagel & lox buffet brunch, at the Arbeter Ring Workman's Circle at 1525 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035. The cost is $20 for non-members and $15 for members with a $2 discount if reservations are made before May 28. Reservations can be made at 310-552-2007. The band features Joellen Lapidus on clarinet, accordion, dulcimer and vocals, Dan Radlauer on accordion, guitar and mandolin, Novi Novag on viola, Dan Dungan on upright bass and Bruce Millstein on Middle Eastern Percussion.

For further info: tel: 310-552-2007

Red Hot Chachkas, Berkeley, CA, 31 May 2009

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Sunday May 31 at Anna's Jazz Island

We're planning to debut a batch of new compositions, along with some old favorites at Berkeley's leading jazz club, Anna's Jazz Island, at 2120 Allston Way, between Shattuck and Oxford. It's close to downtown Berkeley BART, and on-street parking is easy on Sunday eves one block west to Milvia, or for $3 with validation use 2061 Allston Way Parking Facility (btwn Shattuck & Milvia). Show at 8 pm; Cover is $12.

Freylekh! Yiddish dance party, Berkeley, CA, 31 May 2009

Bruce Bierman dance sessionSunday, May 31, 7:00-9:30pm
Freylekh! at JCC of the East Bay, Berkeley

Join us Sunday May 31st for a dance lesson with Klezmer dance maven Bruce Bierman, 7:00-8:00pm. Live klezmer music and dance party, 8:00-9:30pm, with the acclaimed Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio!. Alla Gladysheva on piano and Jonathan Russell on clarinet.with special guest: David Rosenfeld of Kugelplex. $10-$20 adults (sliding scale), $5 kids. Come to dance or just to watch and listen. Bring your friends, too. For more information call 510/848-0237.

Co-sponsored by the Jewish Music Festival and Lehrhaus Judaica.

June 4, 2009

Klezmer Céilidh, Berkeley, CA, 4 Jun 2009

Thursday, June 4
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley CA
Klezmer Céilidh
THE MAD MAGGIES and GO VAN GOGH
Doors at 8:00 p.m.; Show at 8:30 p.m.
$7

A Céilidh (pronounced kay-lee) is a traditional Gaelic dance party, from the days before discos and nightclubs. But the 2 bands tonight are anything BUT traditional, merging Klezmer, Ska, Celtic music and much more into their own unique, high-energy styles.

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June 5, 2009

The Shpil, Los Angeles, CA, 5 Jun 2009

The Shpil The Unity Project is pleased to present our second night of eclectic music for cosmopolitan tastes! Come out and support diverse local artists: on Friday, June 5, 2009 from 8:00 pm to 1:00 am at Café-Club Fais Do Do 5257 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90016, 323-931-4636 $10 at the door www.myspace.com/theunityprojectla

June 9, 2009

Balkan Beat Box, Portland, OR, 9 Jun 2009

BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box
@ Crystal Ballroom (1332 W. Burnside, Portland, OR)

June 9, 2009
Doors 7 pm / Show 9 pm
$18 Advance / $22 Day of Show
All Ages

for more ticket information, and for a lower service charge, visit: and log in with username="jdub" and password="tickets"

June 10, 2009

Balkan Beat Box, Portland, OR, 10 Jun 2009

BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box
@ Key Club (9041 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA)

June 10, 2009
Doors 8:30 pm / Show 10 pm

All Ages

$17 advance
$22 day of show

for ticket information visit: www.ticketmaster.com

June 11, 2009

Balkan Beat Box w/Soulico, W. Hollywood, CA, 11 Jun 2009

BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box w/ Soulico
@ Key Club (9041 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA)

June 11, 2009
Doors 8:30 pm / Show 10 pm
All Ages

$17 advance / $22 day of show
for ticket information visit: www.ticketmaster.com

June 12, 2009

Balkan Beat Box@Harmony Fest, Santa Rosa, CA, 12 Jun 2009

BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box
Harmony Music & Arts Festival
@ Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Santa Rosa, CA
June 12, 2009

BBB on at Midnight
All Ages

visit harmonyfestival.com for tickets and information

June 28, 2009

Freylekh! Yiddish dance party, Berkeley, CA, 28 Jun 2009


Bruce Bierman dance sessionSunday, June 28, 7:00-9:30pm
Freylekh! at JCC of the East Bay, Berkeley

Join us Sunday June 28th for a dance lesson with Klezmer dance maven Bruce Bierman, 7:00-8:00pm. Live klezmer music and dance party, 8:00-9:30pm, with the acclaimed Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio!. Alla Gladysheva on piano and Jonathan Russell on clarinet.with special guest: David Rosenfeld of Kugelplex. $10-$20 adults (sliding scale), $5 kids. Come to dance or just to watch and listen. Bring your friends, too. For more information call 510/848-0237.

Co-sponsored by the Jewish Music Festival and Lehrhaus Judaica.

July 18, 2009

Strom, Schwartz, Fanucchi, Encinitas, CA, 18 Jul 2009

Yale StromOne cool summer night in Encinitas = One hot night of music

(Traditional Klezmer, Gypsy Roma and new compositions)

Yale Strom (violin), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals)
& Lou Fanucchi (accordion)

in concert
Saturday, July 18
8pm

Studio Zero
789 Orpheus Ave
Encinitas 92024
(cross street is Leucadia Blvd. and the I-5)

$15 Adults, $5 Kids 12 and under

Light refreshments will be included

Seating is limited!
Graciously supported by the Encinitas School of Music

August 20, 2009

Kugelplex, Caspian Hat Dance, Berkeley, CA, 20 Aug 2009

KugelplexThursday, Aug 20
For an evening of dancing and klezmer/gypsy/world music, join hot local klezmer band Kugelplex at Ashkenaz, followed by Caspian Hat Dance from Amsterdam. The evening begins with a klezmer dance lesson with Bruce Bierman.

Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA
www.ashkenaz.com
All ages all the time. Wheelchair accessible

Doors at 7:30 pm; Show at 8:30 pm
Klezmer dance lesson with Bruce Bierman at 8:00 pm
$10 advance & students / $13 day of show

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August 23, 2009

"Towards the Days of Awe" w/Yuval Ron Trio, Berkeley, CA, 23 Aug 2009

Yuval Ron

Sunday, August 23, 2009, 7:30 pm

Chochmat HaLev Presents:
Towards the Days of Awe: A Journey through Sacred Music & Prayer

with The Yuval Ron Trio
Dror Sinai - Percussion and voice, Eliyahu Sills - Ney and guest dancer Miriam Perez

As we approach the High Holy Days — the Days of Awe — join us on this beautiful evening of sacred music, spiritual dance and story-telling/teaching from the mystical Jewish tradition. Participate in a sound prayer and revel in Hassidic stories about the power of uninitiated prayer.

Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince St. Berkeley, CA 94705
Admission: $20 general public, $16 members
Please purchase tickets in advance at Brown Paper Tickets
For more information: visit www.chochmat.org or call 510-704-9687

August 25, 2009

"Towards the Days of Awe" w/Yuval Ron Trio, Berkeley, CA, 25 Aug 2009

Yuval RonTuesday, August 25, 2009, 7:30 pm

Towards the Days of Awe: A Journey through Sacred Music & Prayer
with The Yuval Ron Trio
with Dror Sinai - Percussion and voice, Eliyahu Sills - Ney
Special guests: Rachel Valfer of Qadim and the children-singing group of Temple Beth El led by Oren

As we approach the High Holy Days — the Days of Awe — join us on this beautiful evening of sacred music, spiritual dance and story-telling/teaching from the mystical Jewish tradition. Participate in a sound prayer and revel in Hassidic stories about the power of uninitiated prayer.

Location: Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd. Aptos, CA 95003
Admission: $15, kids under 12 - free. Tickets may be purchased (cash or Check only) at the door and reserved at the Temple via phone (831)479-3444, or at Rhythm Fusion 1541 c pacific ave. Santa Cruz 95060. Tel: (831)423-2048
For more information: Call (831) 479-3444

September 17, 2009

The Sway Machinery, "Hidden Melodies Revealed, Los Angeles, CA, 17 Sep 2009

posterThe Sway Machinery's Musical Extravaganza "Hidden Melodies Revealed: A Secret Celebration of Rosh Hashanah"
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
The Historic Piness Auditorium at Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Hidden Melodies Revealed 2009! - 8 PM open bar/9PM show
3663 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90010

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September 19, 2009

Yuval Ron, Pinole, CA, 20 Sep 2009

Yuval Ron"Turning Heart"

An Evening of Sufi Devotional Music, Poetry, Teaching Stories and Whirling
with The Yuval Ron Trio: Yuval Ron – oud; Eliyahu Sills – ney; Dror Sinai – percussion
With an appearance by Whirling Dervish Aziz

Space is Limited
RSVP ASAP!

Sunday, September 20, 2009, 7:00 pm
1211 Hazel Drive, Pinole, CA 94564
$20 at the door
RSVP and more information: call 818-505-1355
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Yuval Ron, Cotati, CA, 19 Sep 2009

Yuval Ron“The First Day of Peace”
A Concert of Sufi and Hebrew devotional music, poetry, whirling and teaching stories, in honor of Rosh Hashana - the Jewish New Year’s first Day and the conclusion of the Holy month of Ramadan

with International composer, world music artist, educator and peace activist
Yuval Ron; Master Qawwalli singer and harmonium virtuoso
Sukhawat Ali Khan

With an appearance of the Whirling Dervish – Aziz
And guest percussionist Halim of Sonoma

Do not miss this inspirational intimate evening of inner introspection, sound meditation and ecstatic celebration.

Saturday September 19 2009 at 8 pm
Congregation Ner Shalom,
85 La Plaza, Cotati, CA 94931
$20 at the door.
For more info: Robert (Halim) Friedman @ (707) 935-7681 for RSVP

The Sway Machinery, "Hidden Melodies Revealed, San Francisco, CA, 19 Sep 2009

posterThe Sway Machinery's Musical Extravaganza "Hidden Melodies Revealed: A Secret Celebration of Rosh Hashanah"
Saturday, September 19th, 2009
The Sanctuary at Temple Emanu-el
Hidden Melodies Revealed 2009! - 9 PM open bar/10 PM show
2 Lake Street
San Francisco CA 94118

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September 24, 2009

"The Lost Soul of Spain" w/Yuval Ron Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA, 24 Sep 2009

Yuval RonThursday, September 24, 2009, 8 pm

Paniolo Productions Presents:
The Lost Soul of Spain: Music of the Judeo-Arabic tradition of Andalusia

a concert with Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring the soulful vocalist Maya Haddi

Location: Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, CA 90291
Admission: $17.00 advance at panioloproductions.com/paniolo_productions_store.html or $20.00 at the door
$15.00 discount (students, seniors)
For more information: panioloproductions.com/paniolo_productions_events.html
Directions and Parking Information: www.electriclodge.org/contact_us.cfm

Max Pashm, Sebastopol, CA, 24 Sep 2009

Max PashmMax Pashm

Sep 24 2009, 8:00P
Hopmonk Tavern,
Sebastopol, California

The Max Pashm sound is a unique blend of traditional Greek/Balkan/Gypsy & Klezmer music, fused with high energy electronic beats & digitally manipulated fx.
www.myspace.com/maxpashm
Check out Keith Wolzinger's Klezmer Podcast with the band

September 25, 2009

Max Pashm, San Francisco, CA, 25 Sep 2009

Max PashmMax Pashm

Sep 25 2009, 8:00P
Baxtalo Drom,
San Francisco, California

The Max Pashm sound is a unique blend of traditional Greek/Balkan/Gypsy & Klezmer music, fused with high energy electronic beats & digitally manipulated fx.
www.myspace.com/maxpashm
Check out Keith Wolzinger's Klezmer Podcast with the band

Balkan Beat Box@Earthdance Fest, Laytonville, CA, 25 Sep 2009

BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box
Earthdance Peace Festival
@ Black Oak Ranch (50350 North Hwy 101)
Laytonville, CA
September 25, 2009

BBB on at 10 pm

visit www.earthdance.org for more information

October 3, 2009

Red Hot Chachkas, Martinez, California, 3 Oct 2009

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Saturday October 3 at Armando's, Martinez

Armando's is an intimate, close-to-the-music, get-to-know-the-performers, hot-spot for local talent. 707 Marina Vista, Martinez. Saturday Oct 3, 8-11 pm. Cover charge is $8, or 2 for $15.

December 6, 2009

Mama Doni Band, Los Angeles, CA, 6 Dec 2009

December 24, 2009

17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, San Francisco, CA, Dec 24, 2009

The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009

New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown

Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"

This year features:

  • Jonathan Katz (Dr Katz, Professional Therapist)

  • Brian Malow ("science comedian")

  • Hilary Schwartz (NY comic)

  • Lisa Geduldig (your hostess)

Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)

Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com

Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com

Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.

17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, San Francisco, CA, Dec 24, 2009

The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009

New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown

Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"

This year features:

  • Jonathan Katz (Dr Katz, Professional Therapist)

  • Brian Malow ("science comedian")

  • Hilary Schwartz (NY comic)

  • Lisa Geduldig (your hostess)

Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)

Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com

Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com

Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.

December 25, 2009

17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, San Francisco, CA, Dec 25, 2009

The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009

New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown

Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"

This year features:

  • Jonathan Katz (Dr Katz, Professional Therapist)

  • Brian Malow ("science comedian")

  • Hilary Schwartz (NY comic)

  • Lisa Geduldig (your hostess)

Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)

Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com

Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com

Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.

17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, San Francisco, CA, Dec 25, 2009

The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009

New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown

Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"

This year features:

  • Jonathan Katz (Dr Katz, Professional Therapist)

  • Brian Malow ("science comedian")

  • Hilary Schwartz (NY comic)

  • Lisa Geduldig (your hostess)

Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)

Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com

Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com

Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.

December 26, 2009

"Eyt Ratzon" w/Yuval Ron, Santa Monica, CA, 26 Dec 2009

Yuval RonSaturday, December 26, 2009 at 4 pm

"Eyt Ratzon"
An afternoon of Sacred meditative music, Mystical teachings and Havdalah ritual with Rabbi T'mimah Ickovits and Yuval Ron

Please join us for an introspective performance on the Oud (Middle Eastern Lute, originating from Biblical times and according to legend was invented by Lamech - the 6h grandson of Adam), weaved with Kabalistic teaching for the special time of Shabbat afternoon. Event will commence with Seudat Shlishi (Shabbat's third light meal) - Kiddish and snacks.

Location: Private home in Santa Monica, CA
For Reservations, Address and Directions: Tel: 310-450-8808
Suggested donation after Havdalah: $20

17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, San Francisco, CA, Dec 26, 2009

The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009

New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown

Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"

This year features:

  • Jonathan Katz (Dr Katz, Professional Therapist)

  • Brian Malow ("science comedian")

  • Hilary Schwartz (NY comic)

  • Lisa Geduldig (your hostess)

Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)

Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com

Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com

Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.

17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, San Francisco, CA, Dec 26, 2009

The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009

New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown

Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"

This year features:

  • Jonathan Katz (Dr Katz, Professional Therapist)

  • Brian Malow ("science comedian")

  • Hilary Schwartz (NY comic)

  • Lisa Geduldig (your hostess)

Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)

Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com

Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com

Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.

December 27, 2009

17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, San Francisco, CA, Dec 27, 2009

The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009

New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown

Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"

This year features:

  • Jonathan Katz (Dr Katz, Professional Therapist)

  • Brian Malow ("science comedian")

  • Hilary Schwartz (NY comic)

  • Lisa Geduldig (your hostess)

Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)

5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com

Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com

Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.

17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, San Francisco, CA, Dec 27, 2009

The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009

New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown

Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"

This year features:

  • Jonathan Katz (Dr Katz, Professional Therapist)

  • Brian Malow ("science comedian")

  • Hilary Schwartz (NY comic)

  • Lisa Geduldig (your hostess)

Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)

5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com

Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com

Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.

December 31, 2009

Yuval Ron, Sherman Oaks, CA, 31 Dec 2009

Yuval RonThursday, December 31 2009 at 7pm
Rumi and Sacred Music for the New Year

An intimate evening of Rumi's poetry and sacred Sufi music
with

  • Claire Hartley - poetry reading

  • Yuval Ron - oud

  • Osman Abbasoglu - ney flute

Rising Lotus Yoga
13557 Ventura blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
admission: $15
for more info: (818) 990-0282
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January 9, 2010

Extreme Klezmer Makeover, Venice, CA, 9 January 2010

Join Extreme Klezmer Makeover Band (extremeklezmer.com) at their monthly klezmer brunch on Saturday, Jan 9, 2010, from 11AM-1PM at The Talking Stick Cafe in Venice, CA. There is no cover and no minimum for this event located at 1411 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA 90291. Come enjoy the exuberant, rapturous, whining, laughing, moaning, driving rhythms and melodies of Extreme Klezmer Makeover, accompanied by wonderful food and beverages in a warm casual atmosphere.

January 17, 2010

Common Chords, Palo Alto, CA, 17 January 2010

Yale Strom7 PM: COMMON CHORDS - Salman Ahmad, Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz and Muhammad Saleem present a UnityJam concert to benefit two non-profit organizations: the SALMAN & SAMINA GLOBAL WELLNESS INITIATIVE, working to help Pakistan's million impoverished IDPs (internally-displaced persons),
and ABRAHAM'S VISION, which educates Muslim, Jewish, Palestinian, and Israeli communities in inter- and intra-communal conflict transformation.

Spangenberg Theater
780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto CA
For tickets and information, go to:
http://www.abrahamsvision.org/unityjam2010

January 31, 2010

Janet Hadda honored, Roy Zimmerman plays, Los Angeles, CA, 31 Jan 2010

Arbeter Ring of California celebration concert, Jan. 31
Janet Hadda To Be Honored in Los Angeles

Honoring our Heroes, Raising our Voices:
Awards Celebration and Concert with Roy Zimmerman

Sunday, January 31, 2010. Reception at 1:30 pm, Program at 2:30 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, 12355 Moorpark Street,
Studio City, California 91604

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February 4, 2010

Beyond the Pale, Los Angeles, CA, 4 Feb 2010

Beyond the PaleBeyond the PalePostcards, by Beyond the Pale

Thursday February 4, 8pm - Los Angeles, CA
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd
$30 General / $25 members / $20 students
310-440-4500
www.skirball.org

February 6, 2010

Beyond the Pale, San Diego, CA, 6 Feb 2010

Beyond the PaleBeyond the PalePostcards, by Beyond the Pale

Sunday February 6, 8pm - San Diego, CA
Dizzy's @ San Diego Wine and Culinary Center
200 Harbour Dr. (Harbour Club Towers, 2nd and J street)
$15 / $10 students
www.dizzysjazz.com

February 7, 2010

Beyond the Pale, Berkeley, CA, 7 Feb 2010

Beyond the PaleBeyond the PalePostcards, by Beyond the Pale

Sunday February 7, 8pm - Berkeley, CA
Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.
$18.50 in advance / $19.50 at door
510-644-2020
www.freightandsalvage.org

Kugelplex Klezmer Brunch, Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco, CA, 7 February 2010

Kugelplex
Sunday, February 7th - 1pm-3pm

Klezmer Brunch at the Red Poppy Art House, SF

Join Kugelplex for music, dancing, and brunch (the way my Grandma used to make it back in Brooklyn)...

Dan Cantrell: accordion
Marguerite Ostro: violin
David Rosenfeld: mandolin
Eugene Warren: bass
Michael Pinkham: percussion
Jason Ditzian: clarinet

With special guests:

Jewlia Eisenberg: vocals
Bruce Bierman: dance leader

$10 - $20 admission ($20 suggested with meal). Performance/brunch from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom St.
SF, CA 94110
http://www.redpoppyarthouse.org/

www.kugelplex.com

February 8, 2010

Beyond the Pale, Santa Cruz, CA, 8 Feb 2010

Beyond the PaleBeyond the PalePostcards, by Beyond the Pale

Monday February 8, 7:30pm - Santa Cruz, CA
Don Quixote's International Music Hall
6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA
$10 / 831-603-2294
www.donquixotesmusic.info

Veretski Pass released "The Klezmer Shul," Alameda, CA, 8 Feb 2010

Veretski PassVeretski Pass
Feb 8, 2010, 8 PM, Bay Area Premiere Performance of "The Klezmer Shul," followed by Q and A discussion with the musicians.

Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Road
Alameda, CA 94502-6912
Tickets: $15 reservations, $18 at the door
Tel: (510)522-9355

More info on The Klezmer Shul.

February 10, 2010

Veretski Pass released "The Klezmer Shul," Berkeley, CA, 10 Feb 2010

Veretski PassVeretski Pass
Feb 10, 2010, 8PM, Performance of "The Klezmer Shul"

Netivot Shalom, 1316 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702-1711

Tickets: $15 suggested donation at the door
Tel: (510)549-9447

February 12, 2010

KlezCalifornia, Palo Alto, CA, 12-15 Feb 2010

Klezcalifornia logoKlezCalifornia & Congregation Etz Chayim present
KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival

February 12-15, 2010, in Palo Alto (Presidents' Day Weekend)

  • Veretski Pass

  • Frank London

  • Christian Dawid

  • Steve Weintraub

Join us for the Yiddish Culture Festival at Congregation Etz Chayim (4161 Alma St, Palo Alto CA, map) over Presidents' Day Weekend. It's all shaping up to be a terrific mini-vacation for all of us this winter.

Get updates from our monthly newsletter, visit our website often, and most importantly PUT THE FESTIVAL DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR AND REGISTER NOW!

Questions? 415.789.7679.
www.klezcalifornia.org

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February 13, 2010

KlezCalifornia, Palo Alto, CA, 12-15 Feb 2010

Klezcalifornia logoKlezCalifornia & Congregation Etz Chayim present
KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival

February 12-15, 2010, in Palo Alto (Presidents' Day Weekend)

  • Veretski Pass

  • Frank London

  • Christian Dawid

  • Steve Weintraub

Join us for the Yiddish Culture Festival at Congregation Etz Chayim (4161 Alma St, Palo Alto CA, map) over Presidents' Day Weekend. It's all shaping up to be a terrific mini-vacation for all of us this winter.

Get updates from our monthly newsletter, visit our website often, and most importantly PUT THE FESTIVAL DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR AND REGISTER NOW!

Questions? 415.789.7679.
www.klezcalifornia.org

February 14, 2010

KlezCalifornia: Veretski Pass premieres "The Klezmer Shul," Palo Alto, CA, 14 Feb 2010

Veretski PassVeretski Pass
Feb 14, 2010, 8PM, Performance of “The Klezmer Shul”,
followed by Q and A discussion with the musicians and klezmer dance party.

Congregation Etz Chayim,
4161 Alma Street, Palo Alto, CA
Tickets and more info: 415-789-7679

Klezcalifornia logo www.klezcalifornia.org

February 15, 2010

KlezCalifornia, Palo Alto, CA, 12-15 Feb 2010

Klezcalifornia logoKlezCalifornia & Congregation Etz Chayim present
KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival

February 12-15, 2010, in Palo Alto (Presidents' Day Weekend)

  • Veretski Pass

  • Frank London

  • Christian Dawid

  • Steve Weintraub

Join us for the Yiddish Culture Festival at Congregation Etz Chayim (4161 Alma St, Palo Alto CA, map) over Presidents' Day Weekend. It's all shaping up to be a terrific mini-vacation for all of us this winter.

Get updates from our monthly newsletter, visit our website often, and most importantly PUT THE FESTIVAL DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR AND REGISTER NOW!

Questions? 415.789.7679.
www.klezcalifornia.org

February 27, 2010

Strom, Dresser, Schwartz, Encinitas, CA, 27 Feb 2010

Yale StromYale Strom (violin), Mark Dresser (bass) and Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals) in concert at Studio Zero on Feb. 27th 8pm. Location: 789 Orpheus Ave. Encinitas, CA 92024. Free parking at the end of the driveway at Encinitas School of Music. Tickets: General public 15.00 students 12.00. Strom, Schwartz and Dresser will perform traditional and new klezmer tunes mixed with a heavy dose of kinetic improvisation.

March 14, 2010

Michael Alpert w/layb un lebn, Los Angeles, 14 Mar 2010

Please join us on Sunday, March 14 for a rare double-header of Yiddish culture

for body and soul (layb un lebn) featuring special guest from New York (and St. Petersburg, Kiev, Berlin, etc.)

Michael Alpert - renowned performer, ethnographer, dance master.

Join us for either or both (2-4 PM and/or 4-6 PM) - special admission for both! (See below for full details

or follow this link: www.yiddishinstitute.org )

Both Events

General Admission: $20, Members: $18, FT Students: $12

March 20, 2010

Yuval Ron @ 25th Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 20 Mar 2010

25th Jewish Music Festival logoYuval Ron: Sacred Jewish and Muslim Music of the Middle East
Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Order tickets online now for Yuval Ron: Sacred Jewish and Muslim Music of the Middle East

Pre-Concert Public talk 7:00 – 7:30 pm

The Yuval Ron Ensemble, with Dervish Aziz, from the Mevlavi Sufi Order

World-music artist, composer, producer, educator and peace activist, Yuval Ron and his ensemble unite the sacred music traditions of Judaism, Sufism and the Armenian Church.

Presented in association with the Centers for Jewish Studies and for Islamic Studies, Graduate Theological Union, Progressive Jewish Alliance and Congregation Sherith Israel

JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA 94709

$25 general / $20 seniors, students and JCC members
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events

March 21, 2010

Les Yeux Noirs, San Rafael, CA, 21 Mar 2010

Les Yeux Noirs
Sunday, March 21
7:30pm
Osher Marin JCC
200 N San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415.444.8000
$23 members/ $26 general
www.marinjcc.org

This Paris-based sextet offers an irresistible invitation to participate in some of the most rhythmic and emotional sounds emanating from any part of the world. Part gypsy, part klezmer, this is the music that has moved people to sing and dance around the world for centuries.

Les Yeux Noirs, San Rafael, CA, 21 Mar 2010

Les Yeux Noirs
Sunday, March 21
7:30pm
Osher Marin JCC
200 N San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415.444.8000
$23 members/ $26 general
www.marinjcc.org

This Paris-based sextet offers an irresistible invitation to participate in some of the most rhythmic and emotional sounds emanating from any part of the world. Part gypsy, part klezmer, this is the music that has moved people to sing and dance around the world for centuries.

March 26, 2010

Zmiros @ 25th Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 26 Mar 2010

25th Jewish Music Festival logoZmiros
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Service and Concert

Stunning sacred songs for Shabbos and Pesach with Lorin Sklamberg and Frank London, of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics

Temple Beth Sholom
642 Dolores Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94577

FREE

510-357-8505
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events

Jewish Music Improv Workshop @ 25th Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 28 Mar 2010

25th Jewish Music Festival logoMaster class: Improvisation in New Jewish Music
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:30 AM until 4:30 PM

Order tickets online now for Master class: Improvisation in New Jewish Music

A four hour Master class with Alan Bern (Brave Old World), Paul Brody, Cesar Lerner and Martin Lillich.
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St
Berkeley, CA
(510) 644-2020

$50

Enroll Now!
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events

Rahmil & Barley, Fremont, CA, 26 Mar 2010

Friday March 26, 7:00-9:00pm, Daphna Rahmil and Bruce Barley play klezmer. Enjoy a full dinner with wine country cuisine or come just for the music and drinks on the patio of the Essanay Café, in the Niles District of Fremont.

No cover charge.
More info: 510.792.0112,
www.essanaycafe.com.

Zmiros @ 25th Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 26 Mar 2010

25th Jewish Music Festival logoZmiros
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Service and Concert

Stunning sacred songs for Shabbos and Pesach with Lorin Sklamberg and Frank London, of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics

Temple Beth Sholom
642 Dolores Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94577

FREE

510-357-8505
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events

March 27, 2010

Diaspora Redux @ 25th Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 27 Mar 2010

Diaspora Redux
Diaspora Redux - American Premiere
Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Order tickets online now for Diaspora Redux - American Premiere

A brilliant septet from New York, Berlin and Buenos Aires – three great melting-pots and cradles of contemporary jazz, klezmer, tango, and avant-garde music. Created and directed by Alan Bern of the world renowned band Brave Old World, and including Klezmer Buenos Aires, musical wizardry from Argentina

25th Jewish Music Festival logoFreight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020

$30.50 in advance/ $31.50 at the door

More info at www.thefreight.org/diaspora-redux

Diaspora Redux @ 25th Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 27 Mar 2010

Diaspora Redux
Diaspora Redux - American Premiere
Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Order tickets online now for Diaspora Redux - American Premiere

A brilliant septet from New York, Berlin and Buenos Aires – three great melting-pots and cradles of contemporary jazz, klezmer, tango, and avant-garde music. Created and directed by Alan Bern of the world renowned band Brave Old World, and including Klezmer Buenos Aires, musical wizardry from Argentina

25th Jewish Music Festival logoFreight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020

$30.50 in advance/ $31.50 at the door

More info at www.thefreight.org/diaspora-redux

"Finding the Inner Soul," Malibu, CA, 27 Mar 2010

Yuval RonSaturday, March 27, 2010, 8:00 pm

Finding the Inner Soul
A private home intimate recital of Sacred Music and the Spiritual Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
with The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Featuring:
the enchanting Harpist, Diana Rowan
Kamanche player, Brad Wright
Oud and musical director: Yuval Ron
Poetry reading: Mark Robert Waldman

Location: Olandar, Home of Carla and Leigh McCloskey 6032 Philip Avenue Malibu, CA 90265
RSVP as Space is Limited!
Admission: $20
For more information and RSVP: Please call, 310-457-5398

In addition to the concert, the audience is invited to tour Leigh McCloskey's studio, Hieroglyph of the Human Soul.
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March 28, 2010

Teslim @ Switchboard Fest, San Francisco, CA, 28 Mar 2010

event posterSunday, March 28
Switchboard Music Festival
The third annual Switchboard Music Festival is an 8-hour, non-stop music spectacle presenting composers and musicians who push the boundaries of their respective genres. No other Bay Area music festival or concert series offers such an eclectic, genre-crossing, convention-breaking, bastardizing group of experimentalists, innovators, and musical omnivores in a single event.
www.switchboardmusic.com

Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th Street
(at Mission and 24th St. BART)
San Francisco, CA 94110

Schedule:
2:00 Thorny Brocky
2:45 Strike Gently: Solo Piano
3:30 Teslim
4:10 Sqwonk
4:55 Luciano Chessa and Jonathan Russell
5:35 Sabbaticus Rex
6:15 Real Vocal String Quartet
7:00 Billygoat
7:45 Matt Small's Chamber Ensemble
8:30 Zoe Keating
9:20 miRthkon

"Strings of the Soul," Los Angeles, CA, 28 Mar 2010

Yuval RonSunday, March 28, 2010, 7:00 pm

Strings of the Soul
An intimate recital of Sacred Sufi and Hebrew Music\
with International composer, world music artist, educator and Oud player Yuval Ron

Featuring:
the enchanting Harpist, Diana Rowan
Kamanche player, Brad Wright

Location: The enchanting beautiful space of Out of Asia 3249 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016
Admission: $20

"Saints and Sinners" @ 25th Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 28 Mar 2010

Saints and TzadiksSaints and Tzadiks
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Order tickets online now for Saints and Tzadiks

Through archives and old recordings, Grammy-winning vocalists Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg and band have gathered a rich mix of songs from Jewish and Irish traditions on love, death, betrothal, betrayal and the demon drink. Be prepared to laugh, cry, mourn and rejoice.

25th Jewish Music Festival logoFreight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020

$24.50 in advance/ $25.50 at the door

More info at www.thefreight.org

"Saints and Sinners" @ 25th Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 28 Mar 2010

Saints and TzadiksSaints and Tzadiks
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Order tickets online now for Saints and Tzadiks

Through archives and old recordings, Grammy-winning vocalists Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg and band have gathered a rich mix of songs from Jewish and Irish traditions on love, death, betrothal, betrayal and the demon drink. Be prepared to laugh, cry, mourn and rejoice.

25th Jewish Music Festival logoFreight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020

$24.50 in advance/ $25.50 at the door

More info at www.thefreight.org

March 29, 2010

Klezmer en Buenos Aires @ 25th Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 29 Mar 2010

Klezmer en Buenos AiresKlezmer Buenos Aires
Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:30 PM

Order tickets online now for Klezmer Buenos Aires

This brilliant duo presents a stellar blend of klezmer, Argentinean folk music, tango and jazz improvisation. Their stunning virtuosity on flutes, wooden flutes, bagpipe, duduk (wind instrument), clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, harmonica, accordion, piano and percussion sounds more like an orchestra than a duet.

25th Jewish Music Festival logoJCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-848-0237

$15 General/ $12 Members, Seniors, and Students
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events

Klezmer en Buenos Aires @ 25th Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 29 Mar 2010

Klezmer en Buenos AiresKlezmer Buenos Aires
Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:30 PM

Order tickets online now for Klezmer Buenos Aires

This brilliant duo presents a stellar blend of klezmer, Argentinean folk music, tango and jazz improvisation. Their stunning virtuosity on flutes, wooden flutes, bagpipe, duduk (wind instrument), clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, harmonica, accordion, piano and percussion sounds more like an orchestra than a duet.

25th Jewish Music Festival logoJCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-848-0237

$15 General/ $12 Members, Seniors, and Students
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events

April 8, 2010

Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio, 8 Apr 2010

Thursday, April 8, 7:30pm,
Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio: Hungry for Yiddish,
BJE Jewish Community Library.
San Francisco.
More info: 415.567.3327 X703,
www.bjesf.org/library.htm.

KlezCalifornia is a co-sponsor.

Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, 9 Apr 2010

band publicity photoCharming Hostess will be opening for poet/translator/scholar Ammiel Alcalay at an early show this Friday. We will be mostly singing from "Sarajevo Blues," which Ammiel translated. We have sung "Sarajevo Blues" with its author, Semezdin Mehmedinovic, but never with its translator, so we are happy about this. He will read new work after we sing. This is an event sponsored by Small Press Traffic in their "On Empires" series. Friday April 9 7:30 PM Timken Hall California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA with Ammiel Alcalay

April 13, 2010

"Souls on Fire"," San Diego, CA, 13 Apr 2010

Yale StromApril 13th, 7PM: "SOULS ON FIRE" A presentation of the
beauty and borrowings from Flamenco, Ladino and Moorish
music from the "Golden Age" of Spain.

Yale Strom - violin,
Elizabeth Schwartz - Ladino vocals
Jeff Pekarek - bass
Jesus Montoya - Flamenco vocals
Marco - cajon
Adam del Monte - flamenco/classical guitar

with special guest flamenco dancer from Spain LAKSHMI
BASILE.

Place: Smith Recital Hall, San Diego State University(Music
Building)

For more information call : 619 594-5327/5185

May 1, 2010

Red Hot Chachkas, 1 May 2010

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Saturday May 1
Doors open 7:30pm, show at 8pm.

Concert at the Red Poppy Art House,
2698 Folsom St.,
San Francisco.

May 8, 2010

Extreme Klezmer Makeover Klezmer Brunch, Venice, CA, 8 May 2010

Klezmer Brunch with EXTREME KLEZMER MAKEOVER Sat May 8, 2010 11AM-1PM
The Talking Stick Cafe, 1411 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
NO COVER NO MINIMUM
www.thetalkingstick.net
www.extremeklezmer.com
2 hours of exuberant, whimsical, whining, driving klezmer rhythms & melodies and good eats. Warm comfortable kid friendly atmosphere to kick back, nosh or dance. Featuring Joellen Lapidus, Dan Radlauer, Tom Tally, Dan Dungan and Carlos Hatem.

May 16, 2010

Simcha dance jam, Berkeley, CA, 16 May 2010

Bruce Bierman dance sessionSunday, May 16, 3:00-5:00pm,
Simcha Dance Jam,
a monthly Jewish dance workshop with Bruce Bierman, at the JCC East Bay. In this new format, Bruce will teach Jewish dances of all kinds: klezmer/Yiddish, Hasidic, Israeli, Yemenite, and more. Presented by the JCC and KlezCalfornia.

More info: 415.789.7679,
www.jcceastbay.org
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May 19, 2010

Charming Hostess, San Francisco, 19 May 2010

band publicity photoCharming Hostess will be opening for poet/translator/scholar Ammiel Alcalay at an early show this Friday. We will be mostly singing from "Sarajevo Blues," which Ammiel translated. We have sung "Sarajevo Blues" with its author, Semezdin Mehmedinovic, but never with its translator, so we are happy about this. He will read new work after we sing. This is an event sponsored by Small Press Traffic in their "On Empires" series. Wednesday May 19 Benefit for KUSF 9 PM Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA with Khi Darag and the Mitch Marcus Quintet

May 20, 2010

Red Hot Chachkas, Kugelplex, Steven Saxon, Berkeley, CA, 20 May 2010

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas, Kugelplex, and Steven Saxon present an evening of klezmer

Thursday May 20, 8pm
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
2020 Addison St. (near Shattuck Ave. & Downtown Berkeley BART)
Berkeley, CA

June 3, 2010

Kugelplex, San Francisco, CA, 3 June 2010

KugelplexLet's Go Dance@Jessie Series
A Klezmer Wedding Celebration with Kugelplex
Thursday, June 3, 6:00pm-7:30pm, Free
Jessie Square (Mission between 3rd and 4th Streets, San Francisco)

With Kugelplex, the Bay Area's most rockin' purveyor of old world Klezmer, join the wedding procession of Sharon and Amber into a madcap whirl of clapping, stomping and easy to follow dances led by Klezmer dance maven, Bruce Bierman. Enjoy the vocals of celebrated recording artist, Jewlia Eisenberg, and the comic antics of David Rosenfeld-as we celebrate love in a circle of dancing community.

Kugelplex will be celebrating marriage equality for all with a blowout dance party featuring our dear friends, Sharon and Amber, recently married when it was legal, and now very active in the fight for marriage equality. They are both wonderful spokespeople for legalizing same sex marriage. Unable to dance for their wedding ceremony at the time and because klezmer music and dance have their deepest roots in the Jewish wedding celebration, this will be the party we had always wanted to give them.

Let's Go Dance@Jessie is a free monthly open-air dance party in Jessie Square in front of the Contemporary Jewish Museum and next to St. Patrick's Church in downtown San Francisco on the First Thursday of each month from May to October from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. The series offers dance lessons and music from today's best Bay Area artists.

www.ybgf.org

June 18, 2010

Red Hot Chachkas, Weaverville, CA, 18 Jun 2010

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Friday, June 18, 8:00 PM
Mamma Llama
490 Main Street
WEAVERVILLE, CA

$12-15
www.mammallama.com

June 20, 2010

Simcha Dance Jam, Berkeley, CA, 20 June 2010

Bruce Bierman dance sessionSimcha Dance Jam—Free the Jewish dancer within!

Sunday, June 20, 3:00-5:00pm,
JCC East Bay, Berkeley.

Join Jewish dance specialist and choreographer Bruce Bierman for a unique monthly workshop that aims to free the Jewish dancer within! It will begin with guided poses and stretches inspired by the angular shapes of the Hebrew letters. Then, participants will explore the expressive movements and dramatic gestures behind the four main Jewish dance genres: Yemenite, Hasidic, Klezmer and Israeli. Finally, fit the moves of the ancestors to the grooves of your own imagination, as
participants create spontaneous new dances using a treasure box of Jewish dance vocabulary. All levels and dance experiences welcome. $10-$15, sliding scale. Presented by the JCC KlezCalifornia, and Jewish Music Festival. More info: 510.848.0237 or www.jcceastbay.org.

June 21, 2010

Elizabeth Schwartz, Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, San Diego, CA, 21 Jun 2010

Hot PstromiClosing night Performance
San Diego Jewish Arts Festival
Lyceum Stage, San Diego Rep

The city's most exciting klezmer concert returns with heart stopping tango to a Jewish beat. Join top musicians Camarada Ensemble as they bring "Tangele Nuevo", a fabulous show of exotic Jewish-flavored tango from South America and Europe. Live tango dancers and thrilling vocals from
special guest vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz bring tango with a Yiddish twist. Closing the program will be festival favorite a href="/contacts/klezbands_h.html#band.hotpstromi">Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi with klezmer classics from his extensive travels across Eastern Europe.

Tickets $18 (includes KOSHER KNISHES for all!)

San Diego Repertory Theatre
79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101

box office: 619-544-1000
administration: 619-231-3586
www.sdrep.org

June 23, 2010

Klezmer Dance w/The Essentials, Berkeley, CA, 23 June 2010

Ashkenaz presents The Essentials, starring Stu Brotman and Jim Rebhan

Wednesday, June 23, Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center, Berkeley. Celebrate this first klezmer dance night at Ashkenaz, a venue that features live music and dancing every evening. Enjoy a concert with the world-class klezmer music of Stu Brotman (Veretski Pass & Brave Old World) and Jim Rebhan (Ellis Island Old World Folk Band & California Klezmer). Bruce Bierman will give a dance lesson and lead dancing during the performance. Doors open 7:30pm, dance lesson 8:00pm, show and dancing at 8:30pm. Only $10! See you there! We're hoping for a great turn-out so we can persuade Ashkenaz to schedule klezmer dancing more often!

More info: www.ashkenaz.com
510.525.5054.

June 26, 2010

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Ojai, CA, 26 Jun 2010

Yuval RonSaturday, June 26 at 7:30 pm

The Yuval Ron Ensemble in Concert
performing Mystical Music of the Middle East

An inspirational celebration of Sacred Hebrew, Sufi and Armenian devotional music, poetry and story telling

Featuring: the soulful Yemenite singer, Maya Haddi
Armenian woodwind master Norik Manoukia
percussion Jamie Papish
Oud and musical director Yuval Ron

Location: Meditation Mount - 10340 Reeves Rd. Ojai, California 93023.
Admission: $20 advance, $25 at the door
For More Information: 805.646.5508

July 11, 2010

"The Bowls Project", San Francisco, CA, 11 Jul 2010

Charming HostessJuly 11, 2010 12-6pm
25th Jewish Music Festival
The Bowls Project
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Sculpture Court,
entrance @ Mission & 3rd Street
FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION

Conceived by Jewlia Eisenberg, founder of the band Charming Hostess. The interactive sound installation is based on sex and magic in "demon bowls," amulets common in late-antique Babylon. Musical context for project is drawn from the female body, the rich traditions of the Babylonian Jews, and other diaspora sources, both Jewish and African.

Presented in association with New Frequencies, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org
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"Dan Plonsy's Bar Mitzvah", San Francisco, CA, 11 Jul 2010

Dan Plonsey25th Jewish Music Festival
July 11, 1 and 4pm
World Premiere Dan Plonsey's Bar Mitzvah with Dandelion Dancetheater
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street,
San Francisco
$18 students, seniors, JCC East Bay and CJM members / $22 INCLUDES MUSEUM ADMISSION

For tickets and information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org or 1.800.838.3006

Winner of the prestigious United States Broad Fellow Award, fearlessly experimental Bay Area composer Dan Plonsey and award-winning choreographer Eric Kupers explore what it means to become an adult in today's complicated world through music and dance. Co-sponsored by the East Bay Community Foundation Fund for Artists, Zellerbach Family Foundation and W. and F. Hewlett Foundation. Presented in association with the Contemporary Jewish Museum.

25th Jewish Music Festival Anniversary Party, San Francisco, CA, 11 Jul 2010

SimchaSUNDAY, JULY 11, 2010
12 noon - 5pm
SIMCHA! 25th Jewish Music Festival Anniversary Party
FREE
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco

Cavort with a clarinet at the Instrument Petting Zoo, add your voice to the Instant Harmony chorus, enjoy the music and make some of your own at this community event for all ages and backgrounds. Bring family, a picnic and instruments!

Co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. In association with the Community Music Center and Zambaleta World Music Institute.

tel: 1 510-848-0237
www.jewishmusicfestival.org

July 17, 2010

Red Hot Chachkas, Martinez, CA, 17 Jul 2010

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Saturday July 17 - Armando's, Martinez
Armando's is an intimate, close-to-the-music, get-to-know-the-performers, hot-spot for local talent, located at 707 Marina Vista, Martinez, CA [map]. Saturday July 17th, 8-11 pm. $10.

July 18, 2010

Watcha Clan w/Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, 18 Jul 2010

charming hostessSunday, Jul 18, 2010, 8pm
Controlled Chaos and Brawny Braininess

charming hostessWatcha Clan with Charming Hostess
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - Forum

Nomadic genre bending music with Berber, Algerian, Sephardi, Ashkenazi and French influences direct from Marseilles, France. With a Bay Area band renowned for its eerie harmony, hot rhythm and radical braininess. In association with New Frequencies, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

$20 students, seniors, YBCA and JCC East Bay members / $25 general
Tickets: 1-415-978-2787 or www.jewishmusicfestival.org

Nomadic genre bending music fronted by the charismatic Sistah K, with Berber, Algerian, Sephardi, Ashkenazi and French influences direct from Marseilles, France. "... controlled chaos in action" NPR. With a Bay Area band founded by Jewlia Eisenberg, renowned for its eerie harmony, hot rhythm and radical braininess. "... a dazzling diverse palette of influences drawn from the Jewish and African diasporas, with Andalusian cadences and Pygmy polyphony..."—SF Chronicle.

Co-sponsored by Gaia Fund. Presented in association with New Frequencies, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

August 19, 2010

Jews on Vinyl Revue, Los Angeles, CA, 19 August 2010

Sunset Concert: Jews on Vinyl Revue
Produced by the Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation

L.A. debut! This intergenerational collaboration of young local musicians and musical legends features international singing star Hedva Amrani, a rare appearance by visionary jazz pioneer and cellist Fred Katz, and Sol Zim (the "Tom Jones" of cantorial music). Backed by a house band led by L.A. guitarist David Green, this evening of song is not to be missed!

"Who were we to kvetch? [The Revue] sounded great. You don't have to be Jewish to dig Jewish music." ~Huffington Post

Part of the Sunset Concert series at the Skirball Cultural Center.

Thursday, August 19, 8:00 p.m.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
FREE; no reservations
Limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis
Plentiful on-site parking: $5 per car carrying three or more people, otherwise $10 per car (cash only)
Street parking strictly prohibited
Or take Metro Rapid Bus 761
Carpooling encouraged!

http://www.skirball.org

October 9, 2010

Free Folk Fest, El Cerrito, CA, 9 Oct 2010

Saturday, October 9, El Cerrito Free Folk Festival, Windrush School, El Cerrito. Mark Levy will lead "Sing it in Yiddish" at noon. Ellis Island Old World Folk Band will perform at 1:15pm and give a workshop, "Hands on Klezmer," at 3:00pm. No charge. The Festival runs from noon until 10:00pm. More info: www.elcerritofolkfest.org.

October 10, 2010

Klezmer Music Workshop w/Cookie Segelstein, Palo Alto, 10 Oct 2010

Sunday October 10, 5:00-7:00pm, Klezmer Music Workshop with Cookie Segelstein, Fandango Pizza, Palo Alto. Three places remain for this ten-person workshop with violinist Cookie Segelstein, newly arrived in the Bay Area. Cost: $25-$35 (depending on attendance). Registration and more info: Shannon Wells 650.954.5671.

"To Life!" street festival, Palo Alto, CA, 10 Oct 2010

festival logoSunday, October 10, The Klezmakers and Bruce Bierman, 1:00-2:00pm. At the To Life! Festival, California Avenue, Palo Alto.

Spend a fun-filled day, 11:00am-5:00pm, with 10,000 others for music, dance, art, family activities and -- of course -- food. Entertainment will include a performance 1:00-2:00pm by The Klezmakers on the Main Stage, with klezmer dancing led by Bruce Bierman. Say "hello" to KlezCalifornia at our booth in the Tents of Community. No charge. More info: www.paloaltojcc.org.

October 12, 2010

Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi, San Diego, CA, 12 Oct 2010

Hot PstromiYale Strom and Hot Pstromi

Oct 12, 8pm
Osaville Theatre on the campus of San Diego City College
Music at 8pm — FREE ADMISSION for JAZZ 88 Members

Featuring: Jeff Pekarek-bass, Fred Benedetti-guitar, Tripp Sprague-sax, Lou Fanucchi-accordion, Elizabeth Schwartz-vocals, Gene Perry - percussion and Yale Strom - violin.

An evening of Yiddish, klezmer and jazz improvisation mixed with Afro-Cuban percussion!

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October 16, 2010

Gaucho Gypsy Jazz Band 2010

band photoJewish Music Festival and Porto Franco Records present:
Gaucho Gypsy Jazz Band w/ special guest vocalist Tamar Korn
Pearl CD release party

Saturday, October 16, 8pm
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St
Berkeley, CA

$15 adults/$10 students, seniors, JCC members
Buy Tickets

Come and celebrate the release of Gaucho's new CD release, Pearl, featuring guest vocalist Tamar Korn.

October 24, 2010

"Voices for Peace," Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 24 Oct 2010

Yuval RonSunday, October 24, 2010 at 4:00 P.M

Temple Sholom presents:
A 50th Anniversary Celebration of Temple Sholom of Ontario!

"Voices for Peace" Concert
Music of the Jewish people from 4 corners of the Earth! with the internationally renowned
Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring
the soulful Israeli singer Maya Haddi
and the stunning Israeli dancer Maya Karasso

Location: Lewis Family Playhouse,
Victoria Gardens,
12502 Cultural Center Drive,
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
For more information or RSVP: call 909-983-966

October 28, 2010

Common Chords, San Diego, CA, 28 October 2010

img src="http://www.klezmershack.com/bands/strom_y/pstromi2008.jpg" width="200" height="150" alt="Hot Pstromi" vspace="6" hspace="6" align="left">Thursday, October 28, 7pm: COMMON CHORDS IV
World's leading artist/ethnographer of klezmer YALE STROM (Hot Pstromi)teams up with Sufi Rock Star SALMAN AHMAD (Junoon) to lead this all star ensemble, dedicated to promoting interfaith dialogue between Jews, Hindus, Muslims and Christians. This "Daniel Pearl World Music Days" highlight will be the inaugural event of San Diego State's Jewish Studies Program's INSTITUTE FOR MORAL COURAGE. 5500 Campanile Way, San Diego, CA 92115. RESERVATIONS STRONGLY SUGGESTED.
For information and tickets: (619) 594-5327

October 30, 2010

Galeet Dardashti CD release, "The Naming", La Jolla, CA, 30 Oct 2010

Dardashti in concertGALEET DARDASHTI's 'the Naming' CD release tour
Oct 30, 2010, 7pm
Congregation Beth El, 8660 Gilman Dr.
Tix: $18-118
Tel: 858.452.1734

More: www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.tour/project_id/416.cfm

October 31, 2010

Klezmer Brunch, 31 Oct 2010

Sunday, October 31, noon-2:00pm, Klezmer Brunch, Porto Franco Art Parlor, San Francisco. Music by The Gonifs (Jeannette Lewicki, Peter Jaques, Darren Johnston, Daniel Fabricant). Cost: donation $0-$20. Tickets: brownpapertickets.com/event/130095. Vegetarian and vegan food for sale. On second floor; no elevator. More info: www.portofrancoart.com, 650.575.2044.

November 4, 2010

Klezmer 101 w/Mark Levy, Oakland, CA, 4 Nov 2010

Thursdays, November 4, 11, 18, 10:00am, "Klezmer 101" with Mark Levy, East Bay Jewish Forum presented by the Jewish Federation at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland. Individual lectures are $10 each. Full series is 21 lectures for $136. More info: 510.318.6453.
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November 6, 2010

Teslim, Berkeley, CA, 6 Nov 2010

TeslimSaturday, November 6, 2010
Teslim House Concert
Fifth St. Farms, Berkeley 7:30
Please contact venue for reservations and specific location: 510 525-9248
Tickets: $15-20, sliding scale

November 7, 2010

Jhos & Julie's Band of Angels with Kitchen Help, San Mateo, CA, 7 November 2010

In a rare presentation of rockin' Jewish music on the San Mateo County (Calif.) Coastside, two world-class ensembles will perform a concert on Sunday, November 7, at noon, in support of Half Moon Bay's Coastside Jewish Community, at the Oceano Hotel & Ballroom in Princeton-By-The-Sea (30 minutes south of San Francisco). Jhos & Julie's Band of Angels will perform folk to rock to Israeli, Yiddish, Sephardic, and Cantorial selections, and acclaimed Bay Area bluegrass band Kitchen Help will deliver traditional songs and heartfelt harmonies inspired by the bluegrass masters.
Tickets are $36 general admission, $50-100 preferred seating, and $10 for children. Light lunch will be provided and there will be a no-host bar.

www.coastsidejewishcommunity.org

November 11, 2010

Klezmer 101 w/Mark Levy, Oakland, CA, 11 Nov 2010

Thursdays, November 4, 11, 18, 10:00am, "Klezmer 101" with Mark Levy, East Bay Jewish Forum presented by the Jewish Federation at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland. Individual lectures are $10 each. Full series is 21 lectures for $136. More info: 510.318.6453.
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November 13, 2010

Teslim, Berkeley, CA, 13 Nov 2010

TeslimSaturday, November 13, 2010, 7pm

The Peninsula Jewish Community Center and the American Jewish Committee, San Francisco Present " Jews of Salonika"

800 Foster City Boulevard Foster City, CA 94404
$20 members/$25 public
650-378-2702 or www.pjcc.org

The evening begins with an introduction to the Jewish Community of Greece, past and present, by Michael Nissim, who was born and raised in Salonika. The brief lecture will be followed by wine and refreshments and at 8:00 the musical duo Teslim will take the stage to entertain in a 60-minute “Up Close” concert of Greek and original music.

This program is made possible by the Koret-Taube Initiative on Jewish Peoplehood.

Veretski Pass, dance, Berkeley, CA, 13 Nov 2010

Veretski PassVeretski Pass: Music from the Carpathian Bow
Saturday, November 13, 8:30pm
Subterranean Arthouse,
Berkeley, CA

Two sets, the second with klezmer dancing led by Bruce Bierman. Suggested donation: $10-$20; no-one turned away. More info: www.subterraneanarthouse.org.

November 18, 2010

Klezmer 101 w/Mark Levy, Oakland, CA, 18 Nov 2010

Thursdays, November 4, 11, 18, 10:00am, "Klezmer 101" with Mark Levy, East Bay Jewish Forum presented by the Jewish Federation at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland. Individual lectures are $10 each. Full series is 21 lectures for $136. More info: 510.318.6453.
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November 28, 2010

Klezmer Brunch w/Gonifs, San Francisco, CA, 28 Nov 2010

Sunday, November 28, noon - 2:00pm, Klezmer Brunch. Music by The Gonifs (Jeannette Lewicki, Peter Jaques, Darren Johnston, Daniel Fabricant). At Porto Franco Art Parlor, San Francisco. Tickets: donation of $0 - $20 at brownpapertickets.com. Vegetarian and vegan food for sale. On the second floor; no elevator. More info: www.portofrancoart.com/klezmer-brunch, 650.575.2044.

December 1, 2010

The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band, Sacramento, CA, 1 December 2010

The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band celebrate the release of our 3rd CD, “Klezmer at the Confluence: Jewish Music from Sacramento”

Where: The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred, 2300 Sierra Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95825
When: Wednesday Dec. 1st, 7 pm
Tickets: $8.00 at the door

Celebrate the 1st night of Chanuka with great klezmer and Sephardic music!!

The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band consists of:
Marc Epstein - clarinet
Felipe Ferraz - classical guitar and voice
Wayne Lutzow - accordion
Andy Rubin - 5-string banjo, mandolin, guitar and voice
Lou Ann Weiss - string bass

Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band, Sacrameto, CA, 1 December 2010

Freilachmakers Klezmer BandCOME ONE AND ALL TO...

... a concert by The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band to celebrate the release of our 3rd CD, “Klezmer at the Confluence: Jewish Music from Sacramento”

Where: The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred, 2300 Sierra Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95825

When: Wednesday Dec. 1st, 7 pm

Tickets: $8.00 at the door

Celebrate the 1st night of Chanuka with great klezmer and Sephardic music!!

The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band consists of:
Marc Epstein - clarinet
Felipe Ferraz - classical guitar and voice
Wayne Lutzow - accordion
Andy Rubin - 5-string banjo, mandolin, guitar and voice
Lou Ann Weiss - string bass

A freylekh'n Chanukah!

-Andy Rubin
The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band (Sacramento, CA)
www.freilachmakers.com

December 2, 2010

Hannukah Dance Blowout, Berkeley, CA, 2 Dec 2010

KugelplexThursday, December 2, 8pm, Hannukah Dance Blowout, Berkeley. Klezmer music with Kugelplex and Adama, Also on the bill Israeli Reggae artist, Lior Ben Hur, appearing with Kugelplex. Allen King will lead Israeli dance and Bruce Bierman will lead klezmer dance. At Ashkenaz, $10. More info: www.ashkenaz.com.

December 3, 2010

Klezmania, San Francisco, CA, 3 December 2010

FRIDAY DECEMBER 3, 2010
7:30 PM TO 9:30 PM

Chanukah Celebration/Shabbat at Congregation Sherith Israel
Celebrate Shabbat the traditions of Chanukah with a performance with 3 Members of KLEZMANIA!

Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
415-346-1720

www.bennybemusic.com

Klezmer Hanukkah, San Francisco, CA, 3 Dec 2010

Friday, December 3, Klezmer Hanukkah, 8:15pm, San Francisco. At Temple Sha'ar Zahav. Music by Cantor Sharon Bernstein and klezmorim Stuart Brotman and Sheldon Brown, with Bruce Bierman leading dancing. KlezCalifornia is a co-sponsor. More info: www.shaarzahav.org.

December 4, 2010

Jeanette Lewicki in prisoners' benefit, Oakland, CA, 4 Dec 2010

Jeanette LewickiOn the Fourth Night of Hanuka, My True Love Sent Me A Book In Jail:

Jeanette Lewicki will play klezmer accordion & sing Yiddish songs on Dec 4, 2010, 6-8pm for a free holiday party & silent auction to benefit the Prisoners Literature Project.

The event will be held at Rock Paper Scissors Community Art Collective, 2278 Telegraph Ave (at 23rd), Oakland, CA.

Auction Items will include: signed prints by HOWL animator Eric Drooker, David Lance Goines, & others; a custom-built backyard garden; professional website design; gourmet gifts; handcrafted fashion; six months of private accordion lessons—the perfect gift! Bring a T-shirt to silkscreen, a paperback dictionary to donate, &/or a 78rpm record for DJ Victrola dancing. Hanuka celebrates the lamps that burned for eight days; the PLP celebrates the inextinguishable light of human kindness. All proceeds go to pay postage on free books for people in prison.

More info: prisonersliteratureproject.com

Hanukkah Community Celebration, Berkeley, CA, 4 Dec 2010

Saturday, December 4, 7:00pm, Hanukkah Community Celebration, with Veretski Pass, Adama, Nigunim Chorus, and Rivka Amado. Candlelighting, performances, dancing and food. At JCC East Bay, Berkeley. Admission $15. KlezCalifornia is a co-sponsor.

Klezmania, San Francisco, CA, 4 December 2010

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2010
8 PM to 10 PM

Our Yearly Concert with Old First Concerts • Don't Miss This Show!
Celebrate the Holidays and Chanukah with Northern California's premiere klezmer jazz ensemble, Ben Brussell's KLEZMANIA!, a contemporary representation of klezmer music. Founded in May 1989 in San Francisco by Ben Brussell, KLEZMANIA! began to professionally perform klezmer music throughout the Bay Area and Los Angeles. As the group evolved, Brussell brought in players from a variety of backgrounds and expanded the repertoire to encompass the klezmer musical experience—and beyond. Their program will comprise, some traditional sing-a-long Chanukah songs, klezmer, Yiddish folk songs, some Israeli, and some original klezmer songs, as well. Wild, fun, and very high-energy.

Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St.
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone (415) 474-1608
www.bennybemusic.com

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment & Kugelplex, Berkeley, CA, 4 Dec 2010

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment & Kugelplex
Klezmer Chanukah Blowout!

Subterranean Arthouse
Saturday December 4, 2010
Doors at 8:00, concert at 8:30pm
2179 Bancroft Way
downtown Berkeley, California
subterraneanarthouse.org
$10-20 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds

December 5, 2010

"Deck the Halls" w/Red Hot Chachkas, CA, 5 Dec 2010

Red Hot ChachkasSunday, December 5, 11:00am and 3:00pm, The Red Hot Chachkas with the San Francisco Symphony in the "Deck The Hall" holiday shows for children at Davies Symphony Hall. More info: www.sfsymphony.org.

Teslim, Berkeley, CA, 5 Dec 2010

TeslimSunday, December 5, 2010 (matinee)
Cal Performances presents
POMEGRANATES & FIGS: A FEAST OF JEWISH MUSIC
Zellerbach Hall 3:00 p.m.
UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley CA
ticketscalperfs.berkeley.edu
510.642.9988

Here's this year's line up:
Teslim with special guests
Shira Kammen and Julian Smedley
North End Klezmer Project
(this Canadian group features former members of Bay Area favorites Finjan)
Sqwonk - bass / clarinet duo

Pomegranates and Figs, Berkeley, CA, 5 Dec 2010

logoI hope you can join us on the fifth night of Hanukah (Dec 5) for this this celebratory triple bill, 3pm at Zellerbach Hall:

  1. From Winnipeg: North End Klezmer Project celebrates the release of their brand new CD Transylvania Avenue.
  2. From the Bay Area: Teslim (yours truly on fiddle and Gari Hegedus on oud and other strings). We'll become Teslim Extreme when joined by very special guests Shira Kammen and Julian Smedley on fiddles, percussionist Susu Pampanin and vocalist/cellist Caleb O'Reilly.
  3. To rock the low end, we have the amazing bass clarinet duo Sqwonk featuring Jonathan Russell and Jeff Anderle!
  4. I've written a new piece called Crushed for three violins, two bass clarinets, doumbek and frame drum which we'll premier!

    So come--we'll light the menorah, schmooze, nosh a little and listen to some great music already!
    What's not to like?

    Best,
    Kaila

    For more information and to purchase tickets:
    Cal Performances

December 8, 2010

Klezmania!, Oakland, CA, 8 December 2010

Our Annual Chanukah Celebration Oakland City Center Music Outdoors • Celebrate the traditions of Chanukah with a performance by KLEZMANIA! Wednesday, December 8, 2010 12 noon - 1 PM Oakland City Center On Broadway between 12th & 14th Streets Concert is FREE to the Public KLEZMANIA! Ben Brussell, mandolin, violin & vocals; Gary Schwantes, soprano & tenor saxophones; Richard Kuhns, accordion; Steve Hanson, bass; Eddie Sassin, drums. Klezmania.com

Ben Brussell, San Rafael, CA, 8 December 2010

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8, 2010
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Chanukah Celebration Sing-A-Long with Ben Brussell
Jewish Family & Children's Services

Jewish Family & Children's Services
600 Fifth Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94903
415-491-7690

www.bennybemusic.com

December 11, 2010

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, Berkeley, CA, 11 Dec 2010

Saturday, December 11, 1:30pm - 3:30pm, Ellis Island Old World Folk Band. Mo'Joe Cafe, Berkeley. No charge. More info: 510.704.8500.

Red Hot Chachkas, Martinez, California, 11 Dec 2010

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Saturday Dec 11 - Armando's, Martinez
Armando's is an intimate, close-to-the-music, get-to-know-the-performers, hot-spot for local talent, located at 707 Marina Vista, Martinez, CA [map]. Saturday July 17th, 8-11 pm. $10.

December 19, 2010

"Hungry for Yiddish", San Francisco, CA, 19 Dec 2010

Sunday, December 19, in the afternoon, "Hungry for Yiddish," Yiddish/Jewish/world music and art to raise money for the San Francisco Food Bank. Congregation Ner Tamid, San Francisco. Price TBD.

January 5, 2011

Michael Winograd Trio, San Luis Obispo, CA, 5 Jan 2011

Michael Winograd TrioMichael Winograd Trio

Wed, Jan 5, 2011, 7:30pm
Steynberg Gallery
San Luis Obispo, CA
www.steynberggallery.com

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January 6, 2011

Michael Winograd Trio, Palo Alto, CA, 6 Jan 2011

Michael Winograd TrioMichael Winograd Trio

Thurs, Jan 6, 2011, 8:00pm
Ziff Center at Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
www.stanford.edu

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Dance party w/Veretski Pass & Bruce Bierman, Berkeley, CA, 6 Jan 2011

Veretski PassCome work off those extra holiday pounds to the sounds of Veretski Pass, internationally renowned klezmer music trio based in the East Bay. With a concert set, dance lesson, and dance party. Carpathian Jewish Fiddle band sounds, traditional Jewish dancing led by Bruce Bierman. See you there!

dance sessionThurs. Jan 6, 2011, Concert and Dance Party
with Dance Leader, Bruce Bierman
8:30 PM
Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94702
Tickets $10
Tel 510-525-5054

January 7, 2011

Michael Winograd Trio, San Francisco, CA, 7 Jan 2011

Michael Winograd TrioMichael Winograd Trio

Fri, Jan 7, 2011, 9:00pm
Revolution Café
San Francisco, CA

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January 9, 2011

Michael Winograd Trio, Redding, CA, 9 Jan 2011

Michael Winograd TrioMichael Winograd Trio

Sun, Jan 9, 2011, 7pm
Temple Beth Israel
Redding, CA
www.tbiredding.org

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January 11, 2011

Veretski Pass, Michael Winograd Trio, Oakland, CA, 11 Jan 2011

Michael Winograd TrioMichael Winograd Trio w/Veretski Pass

Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011, 7pm
Edible Root House Concert
Oakland, CA (with Veretski Pass)

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January 13, 2011

NYC Premiere: Klezmatics 'On Holy Ground,' NYC, 13 Jan 2011

film stillAnnouncing the New York premier screenings of The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground. January 13 and 17, Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center. Part of the New York Jewish Film Festival.

The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground
Germany/Hungary/Israel/Poland/USA, 2010; 106m

Director Erik Greenberg Anjou (A Cantor’s Tale, 2006) returns with this high-energy documentary about the Grammy Award-winning, New York-based Yiddish roots band, The Klezmatics. Live performances are mixed with soulful interviews with band members as well as other performers including Joshua Nelson, Chava Alberstein and Theodore Bikel. Anjou and crew followed the Klezmatics for over four years capturing the band’s highs, lows, and relentless march forward.

Band members (including me) and filmmaker Erik Anjou will be on hand for a q&a following the 8:30pm screening on January 13.

www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/nyjff/theklezmaticsonholyground.html

January 15, 2011

Michael Winograd Trio, Los Angeles, CA, 15 Jan 2011

Michael Winograd TrioMichael Winograd Trio

Sat, Jan 15, 2011, 8:00pm
venue TBD
Los Angeles, CA
www.yiddishkaytla.org

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January 16, 2011

Common Chords, Palo Alto, CA, 16 January 2011

Sunday, January 16th at 7pm. COMMON CHORDS returns to Spangenberg Theatre in Palo Alto for the second annual Unity Jam benefit concert for Abraham's Vision (a Stanford-based organization to promote peace activism and intra-inter communal conflict transformation between Jewish and Muslim, Israeli and Palestinian students) and the the Salman & Samina Global Wellness Initiative, working to help Pakistan's 3 million impoverished Internally Displaced Persons. For tickets and more information, go to this link:
http://www.abrahamsvision.org

January 17, 2011

NYC Premiere: Klezmatics 'On Holy Ground,' NYC, 17 Jan 2011

film stillAnnouncing the New York premier screenings of The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground. January 13 and 17, Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center. Part of the New York Jewish Film Festival.

The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground
Germany/Hungary/Israel/Poland/USA, 2010; 106m

Director Erik Greenberg Anjou (A Cantor’s Tale, 2006) returns with this high-energy documentary about the Grammy Award-winning, New York-based Yiddish roots band, The Klezmatics. Live performances are mixed with soulful interviews with band members as well as other performers including Joshua Nelson, Chava Alberstein and Theodore Bikel. Anjou and crew followed the Klezmatics for over four years capturing the band’s highs, lows, and relentless march forward.

www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/nyjff/theklezmaticsonholyground.html

January 18, 2011

Yuval Ron: "The Jewish Heart in Flamenco", Encino, CA, 18 Jan 2011

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 7:30 PM
The Jewish Heart in Flamenco
A concert demonstration by Yuval Ron

An engaging talk with live music on the historic land of Andalusia in southern Spain—where Jews and Muslim created the Andalusi style of music over 600 years. That tradition is the foundation for Flamenco. Hear about the meeting of the Yuval Ron Ensemble with the Flamenco gypsy artists of contemporary Spain and the field research done by Yuval Ron into the question of the Jewish origins of Flamenco. With special guests Maya Haddi (Israeli-Yemenite singer), Norik Manoukian (Woodwind) and Jamie Papish (percussion).

VBS
15739 Ventura Boulevard
Encino, California 91436
Admission: Free
For more information: Please call: 818-788-6000

Common Chords, Los Angeles, CA, 18 Jan 2011

January 18, 7:30pm.
COMMON CHORDS: The Healing Power of Music & Song

University of Southern California
Bovard Auditorium
3551 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, CA 90089

Free and Open to the Public!

Coming from different genres of music and world cultures and religions - Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Sikh - COMMON CHORDS, led by renowned Jewish Musician YALE STROM and Muslim Sufi rock star SALMAN AHMAD- create a musical experience that transports the listener, feeds the soul and unblocks the mind. Strom and Ahmad will be joined by Sunny Jain - percussionist, Elizabeth Schwartz - vocals, Mark Dresser - bass, Lou Fanucchi - accordion, Tripp Sprague - reeds and Satnam Ramgotra - tabla.

RSVP recommended: 213 740-2167
More info:
www.usc.edu/spectrum

Presented by: USC Spectrum, the Office of Religious Life, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Hebrew Union College, USC Hillel, Muslim Student Union, USC Center on Public Diplomacy & The USC Interfaith Council

January 22, 2011

Strom, Schwartz, Stan, San Diego, CA, 22 Jan 2011

Strom, Schwartz, StanFROM THE CARPATHIANS TO THE BLACK SEA: A Musical Journey of Romania

January 22 7:30pm, Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego, 92101 (BALBOA PARK).
Tel: (619) 239-0003
www.mingei.org

$10.00 Museum members, students and faculty / $15.00 Non-members. Advanced reservations STRONGLY suggested

The Mingei International Museum's exhibition BETWEEN EAST AND WEST: Folk Art Treasures of Romania brings you the intriguing sights and sounds of Romania. Journey with ethnographer, violinist Yale Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz (as featured in the exhibit’s film, “Romania, Romania”) and acclaimed NY-based accordionist Peter Stan as they perform Rom (Gypsy), klezmer, Romanian and Yiddish folk songs from the region. This trio of musicians tour extensively together throughout America, Asia and Europe – don’t miss this opportunity to see them in San Diego!

January 29, 2011

Cantor Unplugged, San Francisco, CA, 29 January 2011

Cantor Unplugged IV: Broadway Night with a Little Yiddishkayt
Join Cantor Sharon Bernstein and friends as she throws off her cantorial persona and wanders through the (American) (Jewish) (Gay) songbook.

Saturday, January 29, 2011, 8:00 pm
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St. (corner of 16th & Mission), SF
$10 members; $15 non-members; children 12 and under free
To order tickets, please call the CSZ office at (415) 861-6932

Parking Lots near Sha'ar Zahav

Garages:

Hoff St., between 16th & 17th 0.54 mi. from CSZ, valet only
MissionBartlett 3255 21st 1.07 miles from CSZ
Mission Otis 1660 Mission 1.09 miles from CSZ

January 30, 2011

Souls on Fire, Los Angeles, 30 Jan 2011

The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles is proud to present
SOULS ON FIRE

Three cultures inhabited Spain in the 12th-15th centuries, each making an indelible impression on the region's art and music. They lived in harmony until the expulsion of the Jews and Gitanos in 1492. Join us for a musical exploration of Spanish, Ladino & Arabic culture that will take you on a sonic journey through the passion of Flamenco, the poetry of Sephardic culture and the rhythm of the Moorish. A world-class ensemble, each renowned in their own right, will combine the traditional sounds from Spain's Golden Age.

Starring
Lakshmi Basile of Sevilla, Spain: dancer
Adam Del Monte: Flamenco Guitar

and featuring
Yale Strom and Elizabeth SchwartzMarisol Fuentes: Flamenco vocals
Geraldo Morales: Cajon
Jeff Pekarek: bass
Elizabeth Schwartz: Ladino/Arabic vocals
Yale Strom: violin

Sunday January 30, 2011, 3:00 PM
Valley Beth Shalom
15739 Ventura Boulevard Encino, CA 91436

Admission: $10 in advance; $15 at the door
For reservations, call Valley Beth Shalom (818) 788-6000.
www.jewishmusicla.org

February 1, 2011

Israeli Artist Adi Nes, San Francisco, CA, 1 Feb 2011

Israeli Artist Adi Nes with Donny Inbar of the Israel Center of the JCF
Tuesday, February 1, 7:00pm
JCCSF
3200 California
San Francisco, CA

Adi Nes epitomizes a generation of Israeli artists whose work challenges convention. Nes’ photographs recreate scenes from famous paintings, historical events and biblical stories, placing them within the context of contemporary Israeli society. Shrewd and meticulous, his highly provocative photographs exude homoeroticism and arouse discussion around issues of social justice.

Presented in partnership with the the Israel Center of the Jewish Community Federation's Tzavta

Standard Seating: $17 Members | $20 Public | $10 Students
Premium Seating: $22 Members | $25 Public

February 14, 2011

Yiddish Music w/Gerry Tenney, Sonoma County, CA, 14 Feb 2011

Klezcalifornia logoMonday, February 14, Noon–1:30 pm, Yiddish Music with Gerry Tenney, vegetarian lunch buffet, at Congregation Shomrei Torah. $10 members of JCC Sonoma County Friendship Circle, $12 non-members. Reserve by noon February 10 to friendshipcircle[at]jccsoco.org, 707.528.1476

February 22, 2011

Yuval Ron residency, Los Angeles, CA, 22 Feb 2011

Yuval RonYuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 6 - 8 pm
"My Heart is in the East"

A lecture - demonstration on Sacred Israeli Music
With R. Hagai Batzri - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.

Location: Schoenberg Music Building, Jan Popper Theater, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Admission: Free
More Info: 310-825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

February 23, 2011

Yuval Ron residency, Los Angeles, CA, 23 Feb 2011

Yuval RonYuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12 - 2 pm
The Israeli-Bedouin music connection

A lecture - demonstration on Bedouin and Israeli folk Music with Ahmed El Asmer - vocals, Maya Haddi - Vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.

UCLA Faculty Center, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

Don Byron, Berkeley, CA, 23 Feb 2011

Don ByronDon Byron Plays the Music of Mickey Katz
presented by the Freight and Salvage in association with 26th Jewish Music Festival

Black History Month Series
Wednesday, February 23, 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm)
reunion of groundbreaking and virtuosic klezmer ensemble
Tickets: $22.50 advance / $24.50 at door

A klezmer show as part of Black History Month: what's up with that? Let Don Byron and his powerful band show you tonight, as they illuminate one of the many fruitful musical collaborations between the African American and Jewish communities--and knock your socks off into the bargain! (For further examples of such collaborations, look no further than the jazz of Benny Goodman and Johnny Mathis' famed rendition of "Kol Nidre.") This show is dedicated to the music of the late great Mickey Katz, clarinetist, Yiddish humorist, klezmer bandleader, and musical director for Spike Jones. Featuring tunes like "Haim Afen Range" ("Home on the Range") and "Seder Dance" (an amazing adaptation of Khachaturian's "Saber Dance"), the performance explores the full range of Mickey's virtuosity and wacky humor.

February 24, 2011

Yuval Ron residency, Los Angeles, CA, 24 Feb 2011

Yuval RonYuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011, 4 - 6 pm
The Magic Carpet

A lecture - demonstration on the music of the Yemenite-Jews in Israel
with Margalit Oved (Yemenite dancer and singer), Barak Marshal ( Yemenite singer), Maya Haddi (Israeli Yemenite singer), Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.

Schoenberg Music Building, Room 1440, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

February 25, 2011

Yiddish Rock & Roll Dance Party, 25 Feb 2011

Klezcalifornia logoKlezCalifornia and Sonoma County Hillel present
Yiddish Rock & Roll Dance Party
performance, dancing, and stories

Friday, February 25, 2011, 8pm
Sonoma Hillel,
85 La Plaza, Cotati

Students and Non-Students Welcome
No charge for students
$15 donation requested from non-students. No-one turned away.

Noted entertainer Gerry Tenney and the multi-generational KlezCalifornia All-Stars will get you up and dancing. Dancing led by Dave Rosenfeld

For more info, 707/795-5464.

February 27, 2011

Klezmer brunch w/the Gonifs, San Francisco, 27 Feb 2011

What: Klezmer Brunch with the gonifs
When: Sunday, Feb 27 12-2pm
Where: Porto Franco Art Parlor, 953 Valencia (near 21st St), San Francisco
Who: Jeanette Lewicki (accordion), Peter Jaques (clarinet), Daniel Fabricant (bass), Darren Johnston (trumpet)
How much: Sliding scale, $0-100
Plus: Delicious home-cooked Russian Jewish food, vegetarian food with vegan options
Tickets: portofrancoart.com
Reservations are recommended to hear the gonifs play rocking klezmer music & Yiddish songs about love, justice & potatoes in this intimate all-ages space.

March 1, 2011

Yuval Ron residency, Los Angeles, CA, 1 Mar 2011

Yuval RonYuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at 11am – 12:15pm:
What is Israeli Music ?

A lecture - demonstration on the ancient and contemporary music of Israel with Maya Haddi - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.

Humanities Building , room 135, UCLA, Los Angeles
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

March 2, 2011

Yuval Ron residency, Los Angeles, CA, 2 Mar 2011

Yuval RonYuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 6 – 8 pm
West Bank Story: The Role of Humor and Art in Peace making.

A special screening of Oscar winner film â€West Bank Story’ with Yuval Ron residency, followed by Q&A with the composer and a live performance of themes from the film. with Maya Haddi - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.

Schoenberg Music Building, Choral room, UCLA, Los Angeles
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

March 5, 2011

Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwart, & Lou Fanucchi, Sand Diego, CA, 5 March 2011

Yale Strom
March 5, 8pm. Live folk dancing with music by Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz, & Lou Fanucchi, Folk Dance Center at At Dancing Unlimited, 4569 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92116. Tickets and information: 619-281-5656

Yemen Blues - 26th Jewish Music Fest Opening Night, Berkeley, CA, 5 Mar 2011

Ravid KahlaniYemen Blues

26th Jewish Music Festival Opening Night
Direct from Israel – Bay Area Premiere
Saturday, March 5, 8 pm
Freight & Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St. Berkeley, CA
$25 Advance / $30 Door

2011 BJMF logoRavid Kahalani (veteran of Israel’s renowned Idan Raichel Project) brings together a nine-piece band to showcase the music of his Yemenite-Jewish heritage with a passion for blues, jazz, funk and West African grooves. Not to be missed!

For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/blog/Yemen_Blues
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709

March 6, 2011

Yuval Ron residency, Los Angeles, CA, 6 Mar 2011

Yuval RonYuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011

Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 4 pm:
"From Spain to Jerusalem" A Concert with The Yuval Ron Ensemble

with Maya Haddi - vocals, Rabbi Hagai Batzri - vocals, Norik Manoukian - woodwind, Virginie Alumian - kanoun, Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion, Maya Karasso - dance, Yuval Ron - Oud and artistic director. "Meet the Artists" reception following the concert

Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles
Admission: $15/general admission, $10/UCLA faculty and staff, Free to students
For tickets: UCLA Central Ticket Office
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA

Sponsored by: Y & S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies; Center for Jewish Studies; Center for Near Eastern Studies; UCLA Departments of music and ethnomusicology and the Mickey Katz Chair in Jewish Music.
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Ger Mandolin Orchestra, Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 6 Mar 2011

Ger Mandolin OrchestraGer Mandolin Orchestra, 2011

2011 BJMF logoSunday, March 6, 2011, 2:00pm
Freight and Salvage Coffee House, $25 advance / $30 door
Ger Mandolin Orchestra memorial project, a featured commission of the 26th Jewish Music Festival.

For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/blog/ger
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709

Veretski Pass, Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 6 Mar 2011

Veretski PassVeretski Pass

Sunday, March 6, 2011, 8:00pm
Freight and Salvage Coffee House, $18 advance / $22 door
2011 BJMF logoA breath-taking combination of stellar musicianship and raw energy, this unique trio plays “village-style” instrumentals with origins in the Ottoman Empire and Carpathian, Jewish and Rumanian musical traditions.

For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/blog/veretski-pass
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709

March 8, 2011

Noah Bendix-Bagley, Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 8 Mar 2011

Noah Bendix-BagleyNoah Bendix-Bagley, Violin

Tuesday, March 8, 7:30pm The Crowden School, $15 advance / $20 door
Matinee: Thursday, March 10, 2:00 pm JCC of the East Bay, $12 advance / 15 door
2011 BJMF logoAn international award-winning violinist takes on rarely heard works from the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music, a turn-of-the-century movement that brought Jewish folk music into European classical form. Accompanied by Arkady Serper, Piano.

For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/blog/noah-bendix-bagley-violin
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709

March 11, 2011

"Let My People Sing" introducing "Ashkenafard", 11 Mar 2011

logoJewish entertainer, Craig Taubman, and Craig N' Co. will once again produce this year's 6th annual Let My People Sing in Los Angeles, California. This year the festival will introduce Ashkenafard, a 24-hour celebration of who we are and where we come from, featuring the best Israeli, Sefardi, Persian, and Ashkenazi dance, music, and cuisine.

Events will take place at Sinai Temple on March 11-12 and feature ongoing performances by Aviva Chernick, Yale Strom, Hot Pstromi, Basya Schechter, Galeet Dardashti, Moshav, Comedian Yisrael Campbell, Todd Herzog, Yuval Ron and Soul Farm.

Other program highlights include The Jewish Artifact Road Show the Ashkenafard Cookoff, and the 60 second Oral History Project.

For more information or to get involved visit www.letmypeoplesing.com

March 12, 2011

"Let My People Sing" introducing "Ashkenafard", 12 Mar 2011

logoJewish entertainer, Craig Taubman, and Craig N' Co. will once again produce this year's 6th annual Let My People Sing in Los Angeles, California. This year the festival will introduce Ashkenafard, a 24-hour celebration of who we are and where we come from, featuring the best Israeli, Sefardi, Persian, and Ashkenazi dance, music, and cuisine.

Events will take place at Sinai Temple on March 11-12 and feature ongoing performances by Aviva Chernick, Yale Strom, Hot Pstromi, Basya Schechter, Galeet Dardashti, Moshav, Comedian Yisrael Campbell, Todd Herzog, Yuval Ron and Soul Farm.

Other program highlights include The Jewish Artifact Road Show the Ashkenafard Cookoff, and the 60 second Oral History Project.

For more information or to get involved visit www.letmypeoplesing.com

Odessa/Havanna, Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 12 Mar 2011

Noah Bendix-BagleyOdessa/Havana

Saturday, March 12, 8:00pm Thrust Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
$18 advance / $22 door
2011 BJMF logoFounder of Canada’s leading klezmer band, The Flying Bulgars, award-winning trumpeter and composer David Buchbinder teams up with the brilliant Cuban pianist Hilario Durán and a crew of Canada’s top jazz and world musicians this high-powered collision of two great musical styles.

For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/blog/odessa-havana
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709

March 13, 2011

Finale Dance Party, Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 13 Mar 2011

dance sessionFinale Dance Party
Sunday, March 13, 4:00 pm
JCC of the East Bay, $10-15 Children 10 and under free
2011 BJMF logoFor all ages! With Festival artists, including Noah Bendix and Veretski Pass and dance instruction by internationally renowned Jewish traditional dance specialist Erik Bendix.

For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709

March 20, 2011

Yale Strom, Bonita, CA, 20 March 2011

Yale Strom
March 20th at 2pm: Enjoy music and dance from around the world. Yale Strom will talk about his new book and play traditional Klezmer (Eastern European) music. All ages. Sunnyside Library,
4375 Bonita Road Bonita, CA 91902 (619) 475-4642

March 23, 2011

Yale Strom debut, "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911, San Diego, CA, 23 Mar 2011

Yale StromThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911
An Original Cantata
by Artist-in-Residence Yale Strom

Join us for the debut of an original composition of music and song commemorating the lives of the Jewish and Italian immigrants who lived in the Lower East Side and tragically died on March 25th, 1911 in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire which, until 09/11, was the worst single calamity in New York history.

Featuring:
Yale Strom, violin
Elizabeth Schwartz, vocalist
Mark Dresser - contrabass
Fred Benedetti - guitar/mandolin
Lou Fanucchi, accordion/vocals
Introduced by Professor of Women's History Dr. Susan Gonda, Grossmont College

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
7:00 PM
Rhapsody Hall, Music Building,
San Diego State University Campus

This Event is Free and Open to the Public

Co-Sponsored by the Dorris Lipinsky Endowment for the Jewish Performing Arts, the Jewish Studies Program, and the European Studies, History, and Women's Studies Departments, SDSU

March 26, 2011

Nigunim Chorus, Berkeley, CA 26 Mar 2011

Saturday, March 26, 4:00pm, Afternoon of Song and Dance,
presented by the Nigunim Chorus.

Nigunim Community Singalong
At JCC East Bay: 1414 Walnut St. Berkeley, CA
Tickets: $10 at the door. Co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia. More info: 510.528.8872
www.nigunim.org

Beyond the Pale, Berkeley, CA, 26 March 2011

Beyond the PaleBeyond the Pale

@Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, Ca
Saturday March 26, 8pm
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Music Festival & KlezCalifornia
$15+ suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
Advance tickets at:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com
www.subterraneanarthouse.org

For over a decade Toronto'€™s Beyond the Pale has been making its distinctive brand of boundary-busting Eurofolk fusion, mixing Klezmer, Balkan, and Romanian styles with an eclectic range of North American influences, including bluegrass, funk, reggae, jazz and more. Recent winners of 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards for "€œInstrumental Ensemble of the Year" and "€œPushing the Boundaries," the band returns to the Bay
Area this March for two shows, en route to their first tour in Australia.
www.beyondthepale.net

March 27, 2011

Triangle Waist Factory Fire Commemoration, 27 Mar 2011

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Commemoration

Sunday, March 27, 1:00-3:00pm,
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Centennial Commemoration in Words and Music.

In this program commemorating the fire's centennial, Judy Baston will explore the Jewish responses to the tragedy, and Sonoma State University Professor Elaine Leeder will discuss the dramatic life of Rose Pesotta and the influence of other Jewish women, such as Rose Schneiderman, in the labor movement. Jill Tallmer will lead the audience in Yiddish labor songs of the era, including Dos Lid Funem Trayengl-Fayer (Ballad of the Triangle Fire) and Arbeter-Froyen (Working Women).

At BJE Jewish Community Library, San Francisco. Co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia. No charge. More info: www.bjesf.org/adults_events.htm, 415.567.3327.
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Teslim, Davis, CA, 27 Mar 2011

TeslimSunday, March 27, 2011 at 7:00pm
Timna Tal Music Presents TESLIM

Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA
For reservations call: (530) 867-1032
$13 in advance, $15 at the door

Klezmer brunch w/the Gonifs, San Francisco, 27 Mar 2011

Porto Franco Klezmer Brunch – Purim Edition
Featuring The Gonifs

The Gonifs
Sunday, March 27, 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Porto Franco Art Parlor
953 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Admission: Sliding scale $0 to $100 - Buy Tickets now - few seats remain!

Every last Sunday of the month, Porto Franco Art and Records conducts Klezmer Brunch – an event combining vegan Ashkenazi and Sephardic traditional dishes.

The Purim Edition


Happy Purim 2011, everybody! The Gonifs’ favorite Jewish holiday involves crossdressing, pranks, silliness, & getting so inebriated you can’t tell your friends from your enemies. Perfect for San Francisco! Come celebrate with us on Sunday, March 27, with costumes, revelry, feasting, noise, & a shoutout to the antihero Esther, who lived a lie to save Yiddish culture.

Aaron Kierbel (drums), Daniel Fabricant (bass), Darren Johnston (trumpet), Jeanette Lewicki (accordion, vocals, hyperbole), Peter Jaques (clarinet, legs).

More Information: www.portofrancoart.com/klezmer-brunch

Beyond the Pale, San Francisco, CA, 27 March 2011

Beyond the PaleBeyond the Pale

Sunday March 27, 9pm, Amnesia, 853 Valencia St, San Francisco, $10 www.amnesiathebar.com

For over a decade Toronto'€™s Beyond the Pale has been making its distinctive brand of boundary-busting Eurofolk fusion, mixing Klezmer, Balkan, and Romanian styles with an eclectic range of North American influences, including bluegrass, funk, reggae, jazz and more. Recent winners of 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards for "€œInstrumental Ensemble of the Year" and "€œPushing the Boundaries," the band returns to the Bay
Area this March for two shows, en route to their first tour in Australia.
www.beyondthepale.net

April 10, 2011

Yale Strom debut, "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911, San Diego, CA, 10 Apr 2011

Yale StromThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911
An Original Cantata
by Artist-in-Residence Yale Strom

Join us for the debut of an original composition of music and song commemorating the lives of the Jewish and Italian immigrants who lived in the Lower East Side and tragically died on March 25th, 1911 in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire which, until 09/11, was the worst single calamity in New York history.

Featuring:
Yale Strom, violin
Elizabeth Schwartz, vocalist
Mark Dresser - contrabass
Fred Benedetti - guitar/mandolin
Lou Fanucchi, accordion/vocals
Introduced by Professor of Women's History Dr. Susan Gonda, Grossmont College

Sunday April 10, 2011, 7:00 PM
Temple Beth Israel, Heritage Park, Old Town, San Diego

This Event is Free and Open to the Public

Co-Sponsored by the Dorris Lipinsky Endowment for the Jewish Performing Arts, the Jewish Studies Program, and the European Studies, History, and Women's Studies Departments, SDSU

April 15, 2011

Girls in Trouble & the Real Vocal String Quartet, Berkeley, CA, 15 April 2011

Girls in Trouble with Mirah Zeitlyn & the Real Vocal String Quartet
Subterranean Arthouse
2179 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA
Friday, Apr 15
9pm
$10-20 sliding scale
www.brownpapertickets.com
http://www.facebook.com

Girls in Trouble is an art-folk song cycle about the women of the Old Testament created by Brooklyn-based violinist, singer, and writer Alicia Jo Rabins. Drawing from two years spent studying holy texts in Jerusalem and playing in rock clubs at night, Girls in Trouble combines mysticism, poetry, and ancient women's tales to weave improbably beautiful songs about androgyny, knives & leprosy. This performance celebrates the release of Girls in Trouble's 2nd album, 'Half You Half Me.'

Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn has been at the heart of the vibrant Northwest independent and alternative music scene ever since releasing her debut album 'You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This' in 2001. Her music is characterized by an evocative mix of striking lyrical poise and unabashed emotional honesty. Her
performance at the Subterranean Arthouse is a bit of a secret, but we're letting you in on it. Shhhhhhhhh.

Real Vocal String Quartet was formed in 2003 by premier San Francisco violinist/composer Irene Sazer. Since then, the quartet has performed to sold out audiences around the Bay Area. The group is thrilled to announce the release this February of their first studio album. RVSQ's influences range from traditional American string band music to contemporary improvisation, from Brazilian folk rhythms to hypnotic meditations from West Africa. Through it all, the threads of spine-tingling vocal and instrumental harmony and fearless, inspired improvisation weave a web of original acoustic music played with a deep groove.

Irene Sazer, violin and voice
Alisa Rose, violin and voice
Dina Maccabee, viola and voice
Jessica Ivry, cello and voice

April 16, 2011

Yale Strom, Los Angeles, CA, 16 April 2011

Yale Strom
April 16th, 1:30pm Yale Strom lectures at the Skirball Cultural Center: “How to teach klezmer history/culture to students” 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049 Tel: (310) 440-4500

April 21, 2011

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, San Marcus, CA, 21 April 2011

Yale Strom
April 21st, 7pm: Celebrate Earth Day with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi (Strom, violin; Jeff Pekarek, bass; Lou Fanucchi, accordion; Gene Perry, percussion; Elizabeth Schwartz, vocals). CSU San Marcus State University.

April 30, 2011

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, San Diego, CA, 30 April 2011

Yale StromApril 30th, 3pm: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi headline the ADAMS AVENUE ROOTS FESTIVAL, San Diego
May 1, 1:30pm: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi ADAMS AVENUE ROOTS FESTIVAL, San Diego
For more information: www.adamsavenuebusiness.com Free to the public!

May 24, 2011

Panacea, Berkeley, CA, 24 May, 2012

Panacea - Concert/dance

Music of Europe East, West, North, South
Thursday, May 24. 9:00 pm
Subterranean Art House 2179 Bancroft Avenue, Berkeley 9pm (doors open 8:30) $10-$15.

For years, they have played music from the five corners of Europe and beyond. Their performances are rare and very good.

Panacea plays a delightful East European and Roma-Balkan dance mix, with group vocals. The all-star ensemble takes on impossibly challenging Eastern European rhythms, the kind that drive dancers to ecstasy. Acclaimed accordionist Nada Lewis is joined by hammered dulcimer player Robin Petrie (from such bands as Carnahan and Petrie, and Party of Seven), Shira Kammen (founder of Ensemble Alcatraz and music director of the Revels) on violin, top middle east percussionist Mark Bell (Helm), and vocalist Bon Singer (a founder of Kitka).

May 26, 2011

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA, 26 May 2011

Yuval Ron Thursday May 26, 2011 at 8:00 PM

"My Heart is in the East"
Music from Israel, Morocco, Yemen, Spain, Turkey and Pakistan
The last concert in Los Angels before the Ensemble is departing to a Peace Mission Tour in Turkey

Yuval Ron Ensemble
with: Whirling Dervish Aziz,
Qawwali master Sukhawat Ali Khan and special guest: cantor Raphael Skouri
Maya Haddi - vocals, Norik Manoukian - woodwind,
Virginie Alumian - kanoun, Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion,
Yuval Ron - Oud and artistic director.

Location: Village Church of Westwood Lutheran, 343 S. Church Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Admission: $15. Purchase tix online, $20 at the door. Church/Ahavat Torah/Musallah Tauhid members - $10.

For more information about The Yuval Ron Ensemble see www.yuvalronmusic.com

May 29, 2011

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, San Diego, CA, 29 May 2011

Yale StromMay 29th at 12pm Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi in concert at the Encinitas Library as part of the SD Jewish Arts Festival. More info. 760-753-7376 FREE

Red Hot Chachkas, 29 May 2011

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Sunday May 29 at the cozy, intimate, funky Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco CA (at 23rd St., near 24th St BART). Doors open 6:30, Music at 7 PM. Admission $15/12. World premiere of some brand-new compositions.
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June 4, 2011

Psoy Korolenko, Los Angeles, CA, 4 Jun 2011

PSOY KOROLENKO: June 4th at Genghis Cohen

In what is sure to be an inspired, intriguing and entertaining evening, Yiddishkayt is incredibly excited to be presenting Psoy Korolenko aka Pavel Lion, June 4th at 7:30 PM at Genghis Cohen on Fairfax.

While Psoy's show will likely leave you lacking adjectives to describe to your friends, here's how he tells it:

"The show is called KLEZMERUSKI. It embraces themes of Klezmer Russia, US and last not least, Ski, one of the favorite sports in California. Songs in Ugglish, Rushing, Yiddiotish, Highbrew, and some Fringe, original or aggressively translated/tradapred, fartaytsht un farbesert."
Psoy Korolenko

Saturday, June 4th at 7:30 PM
Tickets are $12 at the door, CASH ONLY, limited seating!
Genghis Cohen - 740 North Fairfax

June 5, 2011

Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz, San Marcos, CA, 5 June 2011

Yale StromJune 5th, 2-3 pm: Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz will present a preview of their radio drama "The Witches of Lublin" at the San Marcos Library. More info. (760) 891-3000 FREE. For more information about The Witches of Lublin: www.thewitchesoflublin.com

June 6, 2011

Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz, San Diego, CA, 6 June 2011

Yale StromJune 6th, 7:30pm: Fully staged reading of "The Witches of Lublin" with Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz and a full cast as part of the SD Jewish Arts festival at the Lyceum Theatre. For more info. and tickets 619) 231-3586. For more information about "The Witches of Lublin": www.thewitchesoflublin.com

June 9, 2011

Extreme Klezmer Makeover, Los Angeles, CA, 9 Jun, 2012

Extreme Klezmer Makeover

We are 4 joyful klezmorim dedicated to inciting you to smile, clap and dance to wonderful sounds of old and new klezmer clarinet, violin, accordion and upright bass. Come hear us a Lenny's Deli in Pacific Palisades on Saturday June 9th at 8 PM. There is no cover charge but the food, drink and desserts are irresistible.

Lenny's Deli
1035 Swarthmore Ave.,
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
310-454-3337

June 13, 2011

Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz, San Diego, CA, 13 June 2011

Yale StromJune 13th, 7:30pm: Souls on Fire, a concert of Sephardic, Flamenco and Arabic music featuring flamenco dancer Lakshmi "La Chimi" Basile of Sevilla, Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz and other guests artists in an exciting concert of dance, song and music. It is part of the SD Jewish Arts festival. For more info. and tickets 619 231-3586

June 16, 2011

Yuval Ron @ fundraiser, Beverly Hills, CA, 16 Jun 2011

Yuval RonThursday, June 16, 2011 at 6:30 PM
"From A Dream to Reality"

Mati presents: First annual fundraiser Honoring Consul General of Israel Jacob Dayan and his wife Dr. Galit Dayan
Featuring the Yuval Ron Ensemble

Location: At Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills 8844 Burton Way Beverly Hills 90211
Admission: V.I.P Ticket $150 per person, Regular admission $75 per person; R.S.V.P by Friday June 10th .
For More information: Orna: 818-612-8771 or Anat 323-351-7021. maticenter.com

June 22, 2011

Yuval Ron lecture/demo, Encino, CA, 22 Jun 2011

Yuval RonWednesday, June 22, 2011 at 7:30 PM
"Music as a bridge"—A Lecture demonstration by Yuval Ron

A fascinating talk with live music, exploring ways to teach unity and tolerance, how to use music as a platform for meeting your opponent, your neighbor and the other. In addition, a discussion of the path of Music, as a way to connect to the Reality beyond all realities. With special guest Jamie Papish (percussion).

Location: VBS, 15739 Ventura Boulevard Encino , California 91436
Admission: Free
For more info: 818-788-6000
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July 4, 2011

Red Hot Chachkas, 4 Jul 2011

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Monday July 4 at World One Festival, Cerrito Vista Park, El Cerrito CA, 10 AM (festival is all day till 7 PM). FREE
worldoneradio.org

August 4, 2011

Yemen Blues, Skirball Center, Los Angeles, CA, 4 August 2011

Yemen Blues
Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 8PM
FREE; no reservations
Parking is $10, cash only
The Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA

Celebrate musical traditions from around the globe! Kick back and groove or get up and dance to a diverse line-up of leading musicians who represent the best in world music. Founded by rising star and charismatic Yemenite Israeli vocalist Ravid Kahalani and arranger/bassist Omer Avital, the nine-member Yemen Blues plays an ebullient mix of traditional Yemenite Jewish melodies, American blues, jazz, funk, and West and North African grooves. The electrifying musicianship of this ensemble must be seen to be believed!

www.skirball.org

September 7, 2011

Yale Strom, Jeff Pekarek, and Elizabeth Schwartz, Poway, CA, 9 July 2011

Yale StromJuly 9th, 7pm: Yale Strom, Jeff Pekarek and Elizabeth Schwartz in concert at Templar's Hall in Poway, CA for a klezmer concert as part of the SD Folk Song Society. The concert will include traditional and original klezmer and Yiddish music, as well as rare compositions by Dave Tarras, "The Benny Goodman of Klezmer". For more info. go to www.sdfolkheritage.org

September 8, 2011

Red Hot Chachkas, 8 Sep 2011

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Thursday Sept 8 "Hardly Strictly Klezmer," also featuring a capella singers Vocolot, at the Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St. near Shattuck, Berkeley CA (near Berkeley BART). Show at 8 PM
www.thefreight.org/event/2011/09

September 9, 2011

Klezmer Brass, San Francisco, 9 Sep, 2011

Friday, September 9, 7:30-10:00pm, Klezmer Brass performs outdoors at Off the Grid, Fort Mason, San Francisco. Street food fair with 30+ food trucks and tents. No charge for the music.

More info: offthegridsf.com/.

September 15, 2011

Charming Hostess reprises the "Bowls Project," San Francisco, 15 Sep, 2011

Charming HostessThursday September 15
12:30--Lunchtime
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Mission btw 3rd and 4th
San Francisco, CA

Grab a picnic blanket and venture out into the freezing fog, as we reprise the Bowls Project at Yerba Buena Gardens. So awesome to be back there around the harvest moon for more apocalyptic intimate good times! BYOHotchocolate or dance with us to stay warm!

Peace,
Charming Hostess

September 17, 2011

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, Alameda, CA, 17 Sep, 2011

Saturday, September 17, 7:00-9:00 pm, >Ellis Island Old World Folk Band performs at High Street Station in Alameda. Klezmer, Yiddish vocals, American tunes from vaudeville to swing, and tunes from Eastern Europe, Greece, Russia, Italy and Mexico. Cover charge $5-$15, sliding scale. More info about the band: 510.433.2900, musikers.com; about the venue: 510.995.8049, highstreetstationcafe.com.

September 23, 2011

Shondes CD release tour, Los Angeles, CA, 23 Sep, 2011

CD coverThe Shondes tour to support their new CD, Searchlights

Friday, 9/23/2011, 7pm
Bellyflop Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
More info: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188441877893937

September 24, 2011

Galeet Dardashti's "Monajat," San Francisco, CA, 24 Sep, 2011

monajatMonajat, A commissioned multimedia work by Galeet Dardashti
The Hub at the San Francisco JCC
3200 California St.
San Francisco, CA
September 24, 2011, 8 pm

Further venue info/tix: www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/the-hub

Monajat is inspired by Selihot, the poetic prayers of forgiveness recited during the month preceding the Jewish High Holidays according to Middle Eastern tradition. This period of deep reflection and spiritual preparation serves as a backdrop for Dardashti’s time-specific concert and program. The first-time U.S. presentation of Monajat combines participatory workshops, talks, prayer services, and other educational programs to enhance the spiritual and cultural experience. Dardashti, a performer and anthropologist of Iranian descent, re-imagines the Selihot ritual in collaboration with an acclaimed ensemble of Jewish and Muslim musicians, an electronic soundscape, and dynamic video projections by video artist and designer Dmitry Kmelnitsky.

Dardashti’s acclaimed ensemble of musicians includes Omer Avital (oud, bass, vocals), Amir ElSaffar (santour, vocals), Tal Ronen (bass, vocals) and Dafer Tawil (percussion, violin, ney, oud, vocals).

Galeet DardashtiThe Foundation for Jewish Culture and its league of performing arts presenters have commissioned Monajat (Fervent Prayer), a multimedia concert by composer, singer, and scholar Galeet Dardashti which will tour the United States in September 2011. Monajat, an evening of Middle Eastern musical poetry, inaugurates the New Jewish Culture Network, an initiative to create and deliver outstanding Jewish music and other art forms to audiences in the U.S. and beyond.

For further info: jewishculture.org/music-touring-network/

Shondes CD release tour, Long Beach, CA, 24 Sep, 2011

CD coverThe Shondes tour to support their new CD, Searchlights

Sat., Sep 24, 2011, 3pm
Garth's Jelly Donut presents No Stairway! A benefit for LB Cinematheque
MADhaus LBC
624 Pacific Ave.
Long Beach, CA

More info: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=235568739814038

September 25, 2011

Shondes CD release tour, San Francisco, CA, 25 Sep, 2011

CD coverThe Shondes tour to support their new CD, Searchlights + Schande + Wild Assumptions

Sun., Sep 25, 2011, 8pm, $10, 21+
Cafe Du Nord
2170 MARKET STREET
San Francisco, CA

More info: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177337035670107

Galeet Dardashti's "Monajat," Los Angeles, CA, 25 Sep, 2011

monajatMonajat, A commissioned multimedia work by Galeet Dardashti
Grand Performances
350 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
September 25, 2011, 8 pm

Further venue info/tix: www.grandperformances.org/en/gp/

Monajat is inspired by Selihot, the poetic prayers of forgiveness recited during the month preceding the Jewish High Holidays according to Middle Eastern tradition. This period of deep reflection and spiritual preparation serves as a backdrop for Dardashti’s time-specific concert and program. The first-time U.S. presentation of Monajat combines participatory workshops, talks, prayer services, and other educational programs to enhance the spiritual and cultural experience. Dardashti, a performer and anthropologist of Iranian descent, re-imagines the Selihot ritual in collaboration with an acclaimed ensemble of Jewish and Muslim musicians, an electronic soundscape, and dynamic video projections by video artist and designer Dmitry Kmelnitsky.

Dardashti’s acclaimed ensemble of musicians includes Omer Avital (oud, bass, vocals), Amir ElSaffar (santour, vocals), Tal Ronen (bass, vocals) and Dafer Tawil (percussion, violin, ney, oud, vocals).

Galeet DardashtiThe Foundation for Jewish Culture and its league of performing arts presenters have commissioned Monajat (Fervent Prayer), a multimedia concert by composer, singer, and scholar Galeet Dardashti which will tour the United States in September 2011. Monajat, an evening of Middle Eastern musical poetry, inaugurates the New Jewish Culture Network, an initiative to create and deliver outstanding Jewish music and other art forms to audiences in the U.S. and beyond.

For further info: jewishculture.org/music-touring-network/

September 30, 2011

Geoff Berner, Los Angeles, CA, 30 Sep 2011

cd coverGeoff Berner
30 Sep 2011, 8pm
Genghis Cohen
740 N. Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
Tel: 323 653 0640

October 1, 2011

Geoff Berner, Berkeley, CA, 1 Oct 2011

cd coverGeoff Berner with Rhubarb Whiskey, and the Sour Mash Hug Band
Oct 1, 2011, 9:30pm
The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, California

October 2, 2011

Yuval Ron Ensemble, "The Soul of Spain", Los Angeles, CA, 2 Oct, 2011

Yuval RonSunday, October 2nd, 2011 at 4:00 PM

The World Festival of Sacred Music in LA presents:

The Soul of Spain

Gypsy Flamenco meets Sephardic Jewish music
Yuval Ron Ensemble in concert with the Gypsy Flamenco artists

Oscar-winning composer and oud master Yuval Ron leads a fiery evening of music and dance, bringing gypsy flamenco and Sephardic Jewish traditions from Andalusia to Santa Monica and the Westside. The 499-seat Broad comes alive with spinning flamenco dancers, undulating belly dancers, passionate singing, and the lightning-fast fingers of Spanish guitar - a night of musical virtuosity in an intimate setting. Featuring gypsy flamenco singer Jesus Montoya, dancer Briseyda Zarate, guitarist Jose Tanaka and the Yuval Ron Ensemble:

Maya Haddi: vocals; Norik Manoukian: woodwind; Jamie Papish: percussion; David Martinelly: percussion; Maya K. G: Middle Eastern dance; Yuval Ron: oud and artistic director

with a video created by Moshe Hacmon.

Location: Broad Stage: 1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Admission: $47 - $75 Broad Stage members receive 10% off their order.
More Info and Box office: Tel: 310-434-3200, or, thebroadstage.com

Tarras Band CD release party, NYC, 2 Oct 2011

cd coverTarras Band
Barbès
376 9th St.
(corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
Tel: 347 422 0248

Tarras Band is a five-piece ensemble dedicated to the music of Yiddish-American Klezmer great Dave Tarras and the classic mid-20th century American klezmer sound. Featuring longtime Tarras accompanist Pete Sokolow on piano as well as Dave Licht (drums) and Jim Guttmann (bass), the group is fronted by Ben Holmes (trumpet) and Michael Winograd (clarinet). This show is to celebrate the release of their debut self-titled record, also available for download through iTunes

Geoff Berner, Oakland, CA, 2 Oct 2011

cd coverGeoff Berner with Rhubarb Whiskey, and the Sour Mash Hug Band
Oct 2, 2011, 9:30pm
The Layover
1517 Franklin St.
Oakland, California
Tel: 510-834-1517

October 6, 2011

Klezmasters, Palo Alto, CA, 6 Oct, 2011

Thursday, October 6, 7:30pm, Moscow's Klezmasters in "Razzle Dazzle Yiddish" at Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto. Tickets: 24 hours in advance: $20 JCC members, $25 non-members; $30 at the door, space permitting. More info: 650.223.8621, paloaltojcc.org.

October 14, 2011

Red Hot Chachkas, Berkeley, CA, 14 Oct, 2011

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Friday, October 14, 9:00pm, Red Hot Chachkas and Cradle Duende at Subterranean Arthouse, Berkeley. Tickets: $15-$30 suggested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.

More info: subterraneanarthouse.org.

Red Hot Chachkas and Cradle Duende, Berkeley, CA, 14 October 2011

Red Hot Chachkas and Cradle Duende Friday October 14, 9:00 pm Subterranean Arthouse
2179 Bancroft, downtown Berkeley
$15-30 suggested donation,
no one turned away for lack of funds
Advance tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com

The internationally-acclaimed and Bay Area based Red Hot Chachkas infuse the klezmer tradition of Eastern European Yiddish music with jazz, rock, oldtime, classical, and latin influences. Their hot sound and uptempo beat has folks up dancing. Bandleader and classical violinist Julie Egger is joined by seasoned musicians from disparate backgrounds: soulful Barbara Speed (clarinet), balkanized Diana Strong (accordion), bluegrass Tony Phillips (mandolin), jazzy Breck Diebel (bass), and rockin' Michael Arrow (drums).

Cradle Duende presents a combination of klezmer and flamenco, 'klezmenco,' with an infusion of reggae and cumbia dance rhythms. Cradle Duende takes its name from the Spanish word 'duende,' in reference to a musically heightened state of emotion, expression and authenticity; and a merging of disparate musical traditions that each evolved from independent cradles of civilization. Cradle Duende brings the strength of deep cultural roots into the party atmosphere.

October 16, 2011

Teslim@Chamber Music Day, San Francisco, CA, 16 Oct, 2011

TeslimSunday, October 16th, 2011, 10am - 5pm

TESLIM performs at the incredible day-long event put on by the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music: CHAMBER MUSIC DAY

de Young Museum, San Francisco

We'll be performing in the lobby of the Textile Gallery, where the current exhibit is The Art of the Anatolian Kilim: Highlights from the McCoy Jones Collection which looks amazing!

Other groups performing through the museum include:

Alexander String Quartet - Classical Revolution - Del Sol String Quartet martha & monica - The Nice Guy Trio + strings - Quartet San Francisco Quinteto Latino - Real Vocal String Quartet and many more!

October 30, 2011

Yiddish Sing-Along, San Francisco, CA, 30 Oct, 2011

OCTOBER 30, 2:00-4:00pm, KlezCalifornia Yiddish Sing-Along led by Achi Ben Shalom, at a private home in San Francisco.

Originally scheduled for September 18, the San Francisco celebration of the "KlezCalifornia Yiddish Songbook," third edition, has been changed to Sunday, October 30, 2:00-4:00pm. Reservations and more info: 415.789.7679, or email KlezCalifornia.

For your very own, nicely-printed copy of the Songbook, send a donation of $5 ($3 + S/H) to KlezCalifornia, 1728 Allston Way, Berkeley CA 94703 or use a credit card HERE, or take one home from a sing-along for a $3 donation. Lomir aleh zingn!

November 19, 2011

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, San Diego, MA, 19 Nov, 2011

Yale StromYale Strom and Hot Pstromi: Dave Tarras: The King of Klezmer

Nov. 19th, 7pm
Tifereth Israel
6660 Cowles Mountain Boulevard
San Diego, CA.

The concert will be DAVE TARRAS: THE KING OF KLEZMER featuring the virtuoso clarinetist Leo Chelyapov from LA. for more info. Beth Klareich (619) 697-6001 ext. 108

www.tiferethisrael.com/calendar/

December 10, 2011

Zoyres and Charming Hostess, Berkeley, CA, 10 December 2011

Zoyres & Charming Hostess: Holiday show with winter songs (and sauerkraut!).
Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Saturday December 10
$15-$30 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Advance tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com
http://charminghostess.us
www.zoyres.com

Charming Hostess makes lovely noise about complex ideas is at the intersection of voice, text and diaspora consciousness. Their music is based on the sounding body: voices and winds, handclaps and heartbeats, sex-breath and silence. They are known for their whirl of eerie harmony, hot rhythm, and radical smarts. This holiday show will feature winter songs of darkness, joy and mystery. Charming Hostess is also presenting music from their installation, The Bowls Project (Tzadik, 2010). Based on inscriptions from Babylonian Jewish amulets known as "demon bowls," The Bowls Project sings of sex, ritual and secrets of the home. File under: APOCALYPTIC-INTIMATE

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment performs original and Eastern European traditional music (klezmer, Balkan, etc.), approaching these from both a “traditional” and stretched out /experimental framework. The name "Zoyres" derives from the Yiddish term for fermented vegetables, "zoyers." These foods have been transformed by culture and community (of the microbial sort) through incredible biochemical fermentation processes. These "cultural" transformations underlie our own cultural development, as humans have relied and reveled in fermented foods for millennia. Zoyres' music represents the geo-social analogue to the biochemical ferment. Our music, of Eastern European origin, brined in the contemporary cultural milieu, is akin to the pickle, still evident in its cucumbral origin, but with a taste and texture transformed.

December 16, 2011

Inspector Gadje and True Life Trio, Berkeley, CA, 16 December 2011

Inspector Gadje & True Life Trio
Friday, December 16, 8:30 pm
Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
$15-$30 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Advance tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com
www.myspace.com/truelifetrio
http://inspectorgadje.com

Hear the mellifluous True Life Trio (featuring Leslie Bonnett and Briget Boyle of Kitka, & Juliana Graffagna of Janam) weave sumptuous vocal harmonies and sultry rhythms from Eastern Europe, the Americas & beyond. Then dance to the beautiful and bumpin’ big brassy Balkan beats of Inspector Gadje! The evening will also feature collaboration between the two groups.

December 18, 2011

Klezmatics 25th Anniverary Tour, San Diego, CA, 18 Dec, 2011

imagesKlezmatics w/Joshua Nelson, 25th Anniversary Tour

Sunday, December 18th, 7pm
Birch North Park Theatre
2891 University Avenue, Suite 1, San Diego, CA 92104-2929
Box Office: 619-239-8836

Tix, info: www.birchnorthparktheatre.net

Tour/CD kickstarter campaign: www.kickstarter.com

December 22, 2011

Klezmer Brass and Orkestar Sali

Holiday party with Klezmer Brass & Orkestar Sali
Thursday December 22, 9 PM
Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
$15-$30 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
Advance tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com
www.facebook.com/OrkestarSali

Light Chanukah candles (BYOC - Bring your own Chanukia and candles), nosh, and dance on the third night of the festival of lights. This concert opens with the debut of a new klezmer brass band featuring members of Inspector Gadje. The evening will close with a virtuosic performance of Turkish-Romani/Bulgarian music by drummer and vocalist Rumen 'Sali' Shopov and clarinetist Peter Jaques (of Brass Menazeri). Special edible treats by the extraordinarily effervescent culinary superstar Shayna Marmar (of Honeypie Cooking).

December 25, 2011

Klezmer free-for-all, Berkeley, CA, 25 Dec 2011

It's now a tradition . . .now in it’s 3rd year,
we’ll be playing klezmer on the street in front of Saul’s Deli from about 11am-3pm. Come listen and dance, and get some good nosh and nourishment at Saul’s.

Sunday, December 25, 11am - 2pm
Saul's Deli
1475 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
Tel: (510) 848-3354

This year we have an all-star cast of brass, strings, accordions, and percussion, drawing musicians from such bands as Inspector Gadje, Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment, California Klezmer, Radio Istanbul, Emperor Norton’s Jazz Band, & Kugelplex.

Featuring:

Helicon - Andrew Cohen
Euphonium - Peter Bonos
Clarinet/saxophone - Mike
Perlmutter
Tapan - Sean Tergis
Drums – Aharon Wheels
Bolsta
Drums - Yari Mander
Accordion - Dmitri Gaskin
Accordion - Hudi Brenman
Mandolin/fiddle - Dave Rosenfeld
Mandolin - Gerry Tenney
Violin – Emunah Hauser
Jonathan Simon – xylophone
Plus other special guests!

January 22, 2012

Souls on Fire, Los Angeles, CA, 22 January 2012

The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles is proud to present SOULS ON FIRE

Three cultures inhabited Spain in the 12th-15th Centuries, each making an indelible contribution to the region's art and music. They lived in harmony until the expulsion of the Jews and Gitanos (Roma, or Gypsies) in 1492. Join us for a musical exploration of Spanish, Sephardic, Gitano and Moorish cultures that will take you on a sonic journey through the passion of Flamenco, the poetry of Sepharad and the rhythm of the Moorish. This world-class ensemble - all renowned in their own right -€“ return to the JMCLA to present the traditional sounds of Spain'€™s Golden Age.

Starring: ADAM DELMONTE - FLAMENCO GUITAR, YALE STROM - VIOLIN, ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ - ARABIC AND LADINO VOCALS, PILAR MORENO - FLAMENCO SINGER, GERALDO MORALES - PERCUSSION, JEFF PEKAREK - BASS

and from Seville, Flamenco Dancer

LAKSHMI "La Chimi"BASILE

Sunday January 22, 2012 3:00 PM

Valley Beth Shalom
15739 Ventura Boulevard Encino, CA 91436
Admission: $10 paid in advance; $15 at the door

For reservations and further information, call Valley Beth
Shalom (818) 788-6000.

Reservations close at 12 Noon on Friday, January 20, 2012.

www.jewishmusicla.org

February 4, 2012

Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio CD release, San Francisco, CA, 4 Feb 2012

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).

February 12, 2012

Heather Klein, San Francisco, CA, 12 Feb 2012

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.

Metropolitan Klezmer, Lodi, CA, 12 Feb 2012

band photoMetropolitan 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

February 24, 2012

Heather Klein, San Francisco, CA, 24 Feb 2012

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.

March 16, 2012

Charming Hostess and Gramophone & Dynamo, San Francisco, CA, 16 Mar, 2012

Charming Hostess Charming Hostess and Gramophone & Dynamo

Friday 16 March, 8pm
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom St
SF, CA
$10

March 17, 2012

Teslim, Bolinas, CA, 17 Mar 2012

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Saturday, March 17 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Bolinas Community Center,
Bolinas, CA
More info: marinlibrary.org/locations

March 22, 2012

Bustan Quartet, Berkeley, CA, 22 Mar 2012

Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 pm

The Jewish Music Festival Presents
BUSTAN QUARTET
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life,
Berkeley, CA

Tickets and more information

Reunited members of Israel’s internationally acclaimed Arab/Jewish ensemble, Bustan, draws equally on Western and Middle Eastern classical traditions and jazz improvisation to create a stunningly original world of sound.

Taiseer Elias is regularly cited as one of the foremost oud players in the Middle East, Zohar Fresco is a leading hand percussionist on the world stage, and their virtuosity is matched by their partners Amir Milstein (flute) and Emmanuel Mann (electric bass). The quartet consists of core members of Bustan Abraham, the band that through mastery and innovative synthesis of music from the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas revolutionized the world music scene in Israel in the early 90s and brought a fresh voice from Israel to the world stage as it toured abroad annually from 1993 to 2003.

March 29, 2012

Teslim, San Rafael, CA, 29 Mar 2012

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Thursday, March 29 - 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Civic Center Library,
San Rafael, CA
More info: marinlibrary.org/locations

March 30, 2012

Heather Klein, San Francisco, CA, 30 Mar 2012

March 30th, Friday at Shir Hadash
www.shirhadash.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.

April 4, 2012

Teslim, Bolinas, CA, 4 Apr 2012

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Wednesday, April 4 - 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Fairfax Library,
Fairfax, CA
More info: marinlibrary.org/locations

April 10, 2012

Heather Klein, Palo Alto, CA, 10 Apr, 2012

Heather KleinHeather Klein
Tuesday, April 10th
Passover/Yiddish songs
Jewish Family and Children Services
200 Channing Way, Palo Alto, CA
12-2 p.m.
Performing 1-1:45 p.m

April 12, 2012

Heather Klein, San Francisco, CA, 12 Apr, 2012

Heather KleinHeather Klein
Thursday, April 12th
Passover/Yiddish songs
Jewish Family and Children Services
2150 Post St. San Francisco, CA
12-2 p.m.
Performing 1-1:45 p.m.

April 14, 2012

Heather Klein & the Inextinguishable Trio, San Francisco, CA, 14 Apr, 2012

Heather KleinHeather Klein
Shifreles Portret – Inextinguishable Trio (Special guest: Darren Sagawa)

Performance of New Yiddish song from CD.
Saturday, April 14th, 8 p.m.
Goat Hall Productions: Fresh Voices XII
San Francisco Community Music Center – 544 Capp St.
Tickets in advance or at the door: $10/$15
More info and tickets: www.goathall.org

April 15, 2012

Red Hot Chachkas, Palo Alto, CA, 15 Apr, 2012

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Sunday April 15 (7pm),
Concert & Dancing too!
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto CA

$15/20/25
More info: www.paloaltojcc.org

April 21, 2012

Heather Klein, Bella Notte, San Francisco, CA, 21 Apr, 2012

Heather KleinHeather Klein
Bella Notte
April 21st
Havdallah and Concert: 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Beth Am Fundraising Gala
26790 Arastradero Rd., Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
more info: www.betham.org/bellanotte2012

April 22, 2012

"Yes We Sang", Berkeley, CA, 22 Apr, 2012

Sunday, April 22, 4:00pm, Yes, We Sang! Songs of Communities that Disappeared. At JCC East Bay, Berkeley. Kol Truah Jewish Choir of the East Bay, Nigunim Community Folk Chorus, and the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco will combine voices in pre-Holocaust poetry and songs in Yiddish, Ladino and Hebrew, telling the stories of communities that disappeared in the Holocaust. Each choir will perform selections from its own repertoire and the choirs will also sing together. The program will also include a community sing-along with lyrics provided. Tickets: $10; seniors and children free. Advance ticket sale at Brown Paper Tickets.

April 23, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 23 Apr, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, Apr 23, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

April 28, 2012

Israeli JazzFest, San Francisco, CA, 28 Apr, 2012

Israeli JazzFest
April 28-29, JCCSF 3200 California St., San Francisco
Third World Love
Sat, April 28, 7:00 pm

Third World Love is a genre-expanding quartet featuring trumpeter Avishai Cohen, and bassist Omer Avital of Yemen Blues. They incorporate African and Middle Eastern influences with the jazz tradition.

6:00pm: Pre-concert talk with acclaimed clarinetist, saxophonist and Israeli JazzFest artistic director Anat Cohen.
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April 29, 2012

Film: "Ger Mandolin Ensemble", San Francisco, CA, 29 Apr, 2012

Sunday, April 29, 1:00pm, Ger Mandolin Ensemble Film. At the Croatian American Cultural Center, San Francisco. The San Francisco Festival of Mandolins will include a sneak preview showing of a half-hour film about the Ger Mandolin Ensemble, a project memorializing the Jewish mandolin orchestra active in GĂłra Kalwaria, Poland, in the 1920s and 1930s. Avner Yonai, grandson of one of the few members to survive the war, joined forces with the Jewish Music Festival to organize this musical tribute in 2011. Tickets: $10 in advance at Brown Paper Tickets, $15 on site. More info: slavonicweb.org.
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Remembering Adrienne Cooper - Yiddish sing-along, Berkeley, CA, 29 Apr, 2012

Sunday, April 29, 1:30 pm, A Meydl in di Yorn: Remembering Adrienne Cooper in Song, a Yiddish Sing-Along with Jillian Tallmer. At BJE Jewish Community Library, San Francisco. Renowned Yiddish singer, teacher, and music curator Adrienne Cooper, an Oakland native, passed away in New York last December. She was lauded worldwide for her interpretations of Yiddish song as well as her ability to transmit that knowledge to the next generation. Tallmer will share beloved songs from Cooper's classes, concerts, and recordings, including Zol Zayn, Arbeter-Froyen, A Nign, Di Krenetse, Vos Vet Zayn, Di Arbuzn, and Sholem Lid. Song sheets will be provided and everyone's voice is welcome! KlezCalifornia is a co-sponsor of the program. No charge. More info: 415.567.3327, bjesf.org/library.htm.

You may post remembrances of Adrienne Cooper at jwa.org/weremember/cooper, a project of the Jewish Women's Archive.

Israeli JazzFest, San Francisco, CA, 29 Apr, 2012

Eli Degibri & Kevin Hays
Sunday, April 29, 3:00 pm

Scintillating Israeli saxophonist Eli Degibri in a duet session with the masterful pianist Kevin Hays.

3 Cohens and Gilad Hekselman Trio
Sunday, April 29, 7:00 pm

The 3 Cohens are a trio of siblings from Tel Aviv, Israel – tenor saxophonist/clarinetist Anat Cohen, trumpeter Avishai Cohen and soprano saxophonist Yuval Cohen – whose sense of improvisational interplay is both uncannily fluent and wonderfully, infectiously warm. 3 Cohens will be backed by a rhythm section featuring Pianist Yonatan Avishai, bassist Omer Avital, and drummer Obed Calvaire.

Gilad Hekselman Trio, featuring bassist Joe Martin and drummer Obed Calvaire and will present the opening set in this incredible night of Israeli Jazz.
Gilad Hekselman is a remarkable young guitarist who “has set himself roughly in the line of Pat Metheny and Kurt Rosenwinkle with a warm and clear guitar tone, clear articulation, crazily extended improvisational ideas, speed when he needs, an advanced understanding of harmony and the flexibility to go wherever his bands want…”
—Ben Ratliff, New York Times

April 30, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 30 Apr, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, Apr 30, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

May 1, 2012

Gerry Tenney and the Hard Times Orchestra, 1 May, 2012

Tuesday, May 1, 8:00pm, Gerry Tenney and the Hard Times Orchestra. At Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley. This International Worker Day celebration will include songs on economic downturns and labor struggles, including blues, klezmer & Yiddish, bluegrass, and rock and roll. Tickets: $16.50 advance, $18.50 door. More info: thefreight.org/gerry-tenney-0.

May 3, 2012

"Life and Poetry of Rachel the Poet," San Francisco, CA, 3 May, 2012

The Life and Poetry of Rachel the Poet
With Rebecca Kleinmann (flute) and Achi Ben Shalom (guitar)
Thursday May 3rd, 7:00 p.m.
BJE Library
1835 Ellis Street,
San Francisco, CA, 94115,
Tel: 415.567.3327

Rivka Amado introduces the life and work of Rachel the Poet through songs, music, poetry, and stories. Rachel Bluwstein (1890 – 1931), known in Israel as Rachel the Poet, wrote some of the most beautiful lyric poetry in modern Hebrew literature. Her work demonstrates a profound love for the Land of Israel and captures the pioneering spirit of the second Aliyah. The talk will be in English, while poetry and song will be in Hebrew, with English translations provided.

Co-presented by the Israel Center, the 27th Jewish Music Festival, and Lehrhaus Judaica

May 5, 2012

"Grim Arithmetic of Water" w/Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, 5 May, 2012

Charming HostessSaturday 5 May, 2PM
Flyawyay performs from "Grim Arithmetic of Water" with music by Charming Hostess
Celebrate 10 years of Queseda Gardens!
Lots of other great stuff, esp for kids
1700 block of Queseda
SF CA
$5 sliding scale, no one turned away

May 6, 2012

Kol Truah Jewish Choir, Berkeley, CA, 6 May, 2012

Sunday, May 6, 3:00pm, One People, Many Voices, with the Kol Truah Jewish Choir of the East Bay. At Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley. Featuring music in Ladino, Yiddish, Hebrew, and English. This program celebrates the diversity and unity of our people through music and poetry. Tickets available at the door: $10 general, $5 seniors, children free.

May 7, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 7 May, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, May 7, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

May 10, 2012

The Shondes, Davis, CA, 10 May, 2012

CD coverThe Shondes

5/10/2012, 7:30pm, FREE, All ages
KDVS
Davis, CA 95616

Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/388472931169411/

May 11, 2012

The Shondes, San Francisco, CA, 11 May, 2012

CD coverThe Shondes
A Permanent Wave show! We're playing w/ Night Call, Dark Beach + Quiet Coyote!

5/11/2012, 9:00pm, 21+, $8
Thee Parkside
1600 17th Street,
San Francisco, CA 94107

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! holdmyticket.com/event/113768

Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/347205735301849/

May 12, 2012

Heather Klein CD release, Berkeley, CA, 12 May, 2012

Heather KleinHeather Klein’s Inextinguishable Trio CD Release Concert of Shifreles Portret

Sat, May 12 2012 at 7:30 PM
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St., Berkeley
$10, Doors open at 7:00 PM

A Yiddish art song program of unparalleled beauty and artistry including the world premiere of Holocaust poetry set to music by composer and violinist Steven Greenman, a haunting nign collected in Budapest and arranged by violist Be’eri Moalem, and other rarely heard works by Yiddish composers.

Heather is a classically trained soprano in San Francisco, and performs Yiddish classical, theater and folk music, as well as opera and other styles.For the past decade, she has performed across the U.S., Canada and Europe, as a soloist and as part of various musical groups and opera companies.

More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/heather-klein

The Shondes, Los Angeles, CA, 12 May, 2012

CD coverThe Shondes
w/ The Electra, Ingenue and Potential Lunatics.

5/12/2012, 9:00pm, All ages, $5
The Smell
247 South Main Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90012

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! holdmyticket.com/event/113768

Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/324289700954558/

May 13, 2012

The Shondes, Riverside, CA, 13 May, 2012

CD coverThe Shondes
Ladyfest Inland Empire Benefit Show w/Little Black Wolf, The Potential Lunatics and Stars at Night

5/13/2012, 7:00pm
The Blood Orange Infoshop
3498 University Ave.
Riverside, CA 92501
Another night filled with awesome music from amazing womyn! Brought to you by I.E Riot Grrrl!

Come dance the night away to 80's music with DJ Symphon-X playing the jams. Dress is mandatory! We will be having the best 80's outfit contest! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.

Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/372511459449301/

May 14, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 14 May, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, May 14, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

May 16, 2012

Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, 16 May, 2012

Charming HostessCharming Hostess, Mike Lai, Friends w/Benefits

Wednesday 16 May, 7PM
Asian Contemporary Art Week
ChoHo will be collaborating with Mike on an all-body a cappella sound score for scenes of Bruce Lee's classic "Fist of Fury."
SoEx
3030 20th St
SF CA

Common Chords, Los Angeles, CA, 16 May, 2012


May 16, 2013, 8pm: Common Chords—the multifaith ensemble led by Salman Ahmad (Junoon) and
Yale Strom (Hot Pstromi), with internationally acclaimed musicians Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Mark Dresser (bass), Sunny Jain (percussion), Tripp Sprague (reeds) and Lou Fanucchi (accordion)—brings their intense, high energy musical collaboration of klezmer, jazz, bhangra and Sufi rock to the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049. $35 general, $30 members, $25 full-time students. For reservations: (310) 440-4500. For more information about Common Chords: www.CommonChordsMusic.com.
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May 17, 2012

Cookie Segelstein, San Francisco, CA, 17 May, 2012

The Jewish Fiddler
A musical presentation by Cookie Segelstein
Thursday May 17, 7:00 p.m
BJE Library
1835 Ellis Street,
San Francisco, CA, 94115,
Tel: 415.567.3327

Cookie Segelstein, founder and director of the Klezmer group Veretski Pass, will explore the many elements that contribute to the Jewish style of playing by examining characteristics of Ashkenazi Jewish culture: the humor, the physical gestures associated with Jewish expression, and the evocative sound of spoken Yiddish. Using historical recordings, interviews, and her own virtuoso playing, she will explore this familiar but unexplainable sound.

Co-presented by the 27th Jewish Music Festival and KlezCalifornia

May 19, 2012

Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, 19 May, 2012

Charming HostessUndercover SF presents Black Sabbath's "Paranoid"
So many bands reinterpreting each cut, curated by Cornelius Boots
Charming Hostess + Friends with Benefits are doing a lilting gamelan version of "Iron Man"

Saturday 19 May, 9PM
The Independent
628 Divisidero
SF, CA
$20

May 21, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 21 May, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, May 21, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

May 27, 2012

Klezmer Class w/Jeanette Lewicki, 27 May, 2012

Sunday, May 27, 1:00-2:30pm, Klezmer Class with Jeanette Lewicki. At a private home in Oakland. Jeanette, leader of the gonifs, who led six highly-praised workshops at KlezCalifornia's February Yiddish Culture Festival, will help participants learn "by ear, by heart, by voice, and by foot (dancing the zhok, bulgar, khosidl & more)." Enrollment limited to how many klezmorim can fit in one apartment. Classes, with snacks, will be held the last Sunday of each month. Cost: $5/class. More info: 415.672.7858, madamlevitsky.com.

May 28, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 28 May, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, May 28, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

June 3, 2012

Kabbalah, Garberville-Redway, CA, 3 Jun, 2012

band posterKabbalah

06/03/2012 Summer Arts & Music Festival
Benbow Lake State Recreation Area in Garberville - Redway, CA 95560

June 4, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 4 Jun, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, Jun 4, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

Common Chords, San Diego, CA, 4 Jun, 2012

June 4th, 7:30pm
Common Chords—the multifaith ensemble led by Salman Ahmad (Junoon) and
Yale Strom (Hot Pstromi), with internationally acclaimed musicians Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Mark Dresser (bass), Sunny Jain (percussion), Tripp Sprague (reeds) and Lou Fanucchi (accordion)—headlines the San Diego Jewish Arts Festival this year. Common Chords brings their intense, high energy musical collaboration of klezmer, jazz, bhangra and Sufi rock to the Lyceum Stage at the San Diego Rep, 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101. $18. For reservations: (619) 544-1000 or www.sdrep.org. For more information about Common Chords: www.CommonChordsMusic.com.

June 5, 2012

Kabbalah, Los Angeles, CA, 5 Jun, 2012

band posterKabbalah

5 Jun, 2012, 10pm
The Mint
6010 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035

June 8, 2012

Red Hot Chachkas, Kabbalah, Berkeley, CA, 8 Jun, 2012

Red Hot ChachkasKabbalah and The Red Hot Chachkas

Friday June 8 (9pm)
Ashkenaz,
1317 San Pablo Ave.,
Berkeley CA

June 9, 2012

Red Hot Chachkas, Oakland, CA, 9 Jun, 2012

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Saturday June 9 (3pm)
outdoor House Concert
Wisteria Ways
383 61st St,
Oakland CA

Kabbalah, Sebastopol, CA, 9 Jun, 2012

band posterKabbalah

9 Jun, 2012
Higher Vision Festival - Dhyana Center
186 No. Main Street, 2nd floor,
Sebastopol, CA 95472

June 10, 2012

Kabbalah, Santa Cruz, CA, 10 Jun, 2012

band posterKabbalah

10 June, 2012, 8:30pm
Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial Way
Santa Cruz, CA
Tel: 831-479-1854

June 11, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 11 Jun, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 11, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

June 17, 2012

SF Jewish Folk Chorus, San Francisco, CA, 17 Jun, 2012

Sunday, June 17, 3:30pm, San Francisco Jewish Folk Chorus Annual Concert of songs in Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino and Russian. At Jewish Community High School of the Bay, San Francisco. Suggested donation: $12 general; $6 students, seniors, people with disabilities. More info: jewishfolkchorussf.org, 510.220.6325.

June 18, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 18 Jun, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, Jun 18, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

June 23, 2012

The Klezmakers, Los Gatos, CA, 23 Jun, 2012

Saturday, June 23, 5:00-7:00pm, The Klezmakers perform at Vasona Vibrations 10th Annual Free Summer Concert Series. At Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos. Bring a picnic dinner or buy food at the concession, enjoy the beautiful park, and dance. Bring chairs. No charge, but donation requested for Second Harvest Food Bank. More info: 408.354.2608, southbayfolks.org/vasona.

June 25, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 25 Jun, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

August 2, 2012

Sunset Concerts at the Skirball: The Alaev Family, Los Angeles, CA, 2 Aug, 2012

Sunset Concerts at the Skirball: The Alaev Family

Thursday, August 2, 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Tel: 310-440-4500

Parking: $10 per car (cash only)
Carpooling encouraged / Street parking strictly prohibited
Or take Metro Rapid 761

Don’t miss the West Coast premiere of the eight-member multigenerational band The Alaev Family.

Hailing from Tajikistan and now based in Israel, these dynamic musicians and drummers innovatively meld Central Asian, Turkish, Persian, and Russian traditions as well as the Jewish music of Bukhara. Their enthusiasm and verve turn every performance into a festive event not to be missed!

“With exuberant drumming and party atmosphere, The Alaev Family is a band that will surely deliver a great show onstage.”—Songlines UK

“Proof that Bukharian groove is the hot thing going on.”—Time Out (London)

More info: www.skirball.org

August 9, 2012

Sunset Concerts at the Skirball: Orquestra Sarabia, Los Angeles, CA, 9 Aug, 2012

Sunset Concerts at the Skirball: Orquesta Sarabia
Under the Direction of Roberto Rodriguez

Thursday, August 9, 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Tel: 310-440-4500

Parking: $10 per car (cash only)
Carpooling encouraged / Street parking strictly prohibited
Or take Metro Rapid 761

West Coast premiere! Cuban composer and percussionist Roberto Juan Rodriguez returns to the Skirball with a ten-piece ensemble of superb musicians of Cuban, Jewish, and Arabic backgrounds.

Listen to groundbreaking arrangements of Rodriguez’s original compositions, traditional Jewish and Arabic songs, and new taraab (Arabic-rooted music that originated in East Africa) blended with Afro-Cuban rhythms.

“Roberto Juan Rodriguez is a bona fide innovator.”—All Music Guide

More info: www.skirball.org

October 6, 2012

Kugelplex, Berkeley, CA, 6 October 2012

Kugelplex Saturday, October 6th, klezmer band Kugelplex and 55-member Oakland Interfaith Gospel choir will present the premiere performance of "Hungarian Gospel Suite," a collection of traditional American gospel songs set to original music inspired by Transylvanian Romany dance music. Written by Kugelplex's Dan Cantrell, accompanied by klezmer ensemble, and sung by the award-winning choir, the Suite brings together two ethnically diverse and geographically removed cultures in a unique blend of gospel and klezmer.

Place: Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley
Tickets: $20.50 advance / $22.50 at door

More info: www.thefreight.org/
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com

October 26, 2012

Labyrinth, Teslim, Kitka, Santa Cruz, CA, 26 Oct 2012

TeslimTeslim

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012 8 pm
Santa Cruz, CA

Labyrinth-Teslim-Kitka Concert featuring:
Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma
Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
Teslim
With bassist Miles Jay

Holy Cross Church
126 High St., Santa Cruz

Tickets and more information:
1.800.838.3006

October 27, 2012

Labyrinth, Teslim, Kitka, Oakland, CA, 27 Oct 2012

TeslimLabyrinth-Teslim-Kitka Concert featuring:
Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma
Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
Teslim
With bassist Miles Jay

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012 8 pm
First Unitarian Church
685 14th St. Oakland CA

Tickets and more information:
1.800.838.3006

October 28, 2012

Labyrinth, Teslim, Kitka, Davis, CA, 28 Oct 2012

TeslimLabyrinth-Teslim-Kitka Concert featuring:
Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma
Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
Teslim
With bassist Miles Jay

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012 7 pm
Village Home Community Center
26631 Portage Bay East
Davis CA

Click here for more information

October 30, 2012

Yiddish Dance, Los Angeles, CA, 30 October 2012

YIDDISH DANCE (All levels):
FALL 2012: Tuesdays · 7-8:30pm · Oct 16-Dec 4, 2012 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Bruce Bierman
Location: Workmen's Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles 90035

Join the circle with renowned Yiddish dance master, Bruce Bierman, and discover the nearly forgotten folk dance that is currently making a miraculous comeback. Learn the steps, stylings and expressive hand gestures to the Freylekh, Joc, Chossidle, Bulgar, Sher, and Patsh Tanz. This 8 week class will culminate in a special Yiddish musical evening with live klezmer music and dance on Thursday December 6th!

Presented by SoCal Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle and Co-sponsered by the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language and Yiddishkeit

* All levels welcome. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
* Tuesdays October 16th--December 4th 7-8:30pm
* Cost: $80 members/$96 non-members/$12 dollar drop in

Bruce Bierman is one of the leading specialists in Jewish and Klezmer dance in California and has studied with several masters in New York, Poland and Israel. Bruce has been a leading presenter of participatory Yiddish dance for major festivals, performances and conferences across the U.S. including the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, KlezCalifornia, and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. He has also led dance to some of the top klezmer bands in the country including the grammy award-winning Klezmatics and Veretski Pass.

November 1, 2012

Rita, Los Angeles, CA, 1 Nov 2012

Rita 2012From Israel,
Rita

11/01/2012, Thu
Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Royce Hall
Doors Open: 7:30 pm, Show: 8:00 pm

Digging into her memory and experience, choosing songs she has hummed and treasured since childhood, Rita shows how Persian songs, reframed to reflect a lifetime of pop inventiveness and rock energy, can softly but firmly shift the conversation, in Iran and in Israel.
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November 3, 2012

Theo Bikel, Berkeley, CA, 3 Nov 2012

Theodore Bikel in Concert
Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 7:30 PM
The Magnes, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley
$18 General / $15 Member, Senior / $12 Student
Doors open at 7:00 PM

An Academy Award-winning actor and internationally renowned folksinger, Theodore Bikel was also an activist in the Soviet Jewry Freedom Movement.

Presented in association with The Magnes and the Center for Jewish Studies, Graduate Theological Union, in conjunction with the Captives of the Dawn: Remembering Soviet Yiddish Culture conference taking place at GTU, Sunday, Nov. 4, as part of the Annual Taube Conference on Eastern European Jewish Culture and History. For tickets, go here.

Rita, Palo Alto, CA, 3 Nov 2012

Rita 2012From Israel,
Rita

11/03/2012, Sat
Palo Alto, CA
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Stanford University. 450 Serra Mall
Show: 8:00 pm

Digging into her memory and experience, choosing songs she has hummed and treasured since childhood, Rita shows how Persian songs, reframed to reflect a lifetime of pop inventiveness and rock energy, can softly but firmly shift the conversation, in Iran and in Israel.

November 4, 2012

Vocolot, Berkeley, CA, 4 Nov 2012

VocolotVocolot Concert to Celebrate 25 Years

Sunday, November 04, 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm)
Jewish/world vocal ensemble's joyful 25th anniversary reunion concert and CD release
Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison St.
Berekely, CA
$26.50 advance / $28.50 at door
Purchase tickets online
Vocolot, the Jewish women's a cappella ensemble from the Bay Area, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in concert November 4th at Freight and Salvage. The celebration will feature current ensemble and solo performances of former members who will be coming from all over the world to celebrate.

November 5, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 5 Nov 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

November 6, 2012

Yiddish Dance, Los Angeles, CA, 6 November 2012

YIDDISH DANCE (All levels):
FALL 2012: Tuesdays · 7-8:30pm · Oct 16-Dec 4, 2012 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Bruce Bierman
Location: Workmen's Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles 90035

Join the circle with renowned Yiddish dance master, Bruce Bierman, and discover the nearly forgotten folk dance that is currently making a miraculous comeback. Learn the steps, stylings and expressive hand gestures to the Freylekh, Joc, Chossidle, Bulgar, Sher, and Patsh Tanz. This 8 week class will culminate in a special Yiddish musical evening with live klezmer music and dance on Thursday December 6th!

Presented by SoCal Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle and Co-sponsered by the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language and Yiddishkeit

* All levels welcome. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
* Tuesdays October 16th--December 4th 7-8:30pm
* Cost: $80 members/$96 non-members/$12 dollar drop in

Bruce Bierman is one of the leading specialists in Jewish and Klezmer dance in California and has studied with several masters in New York, Poland and Israel. Bruce has been a leading presenter of participatory Yiddish dance for major festivals, performances and conferences across the U.S. including the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, KlezCalifornia, and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. He has also led dance to some of the top klezmer bands in the country including the grammy award-winning Klezmatics and Veretski Pass.

November 12, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 12 Nov 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

November 13, 2012

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, Hercules, CA, 13 Nov 2012

Tuesday, November 13, 1:00pm, Ellis Island Old World Folk Band at Contra Costa County Library, Hercules. No charge. More info: 510.529.8753 (Ellis Island), 510.245.2420 (library), HERE.

Yiddish Dance, Los Angeles, CA, 13 November 2012

YIDDISH DANCE (All levels):
FALL 2012: Tuesdays · 7-8:30pm · Oct 16-Dec 4, 2012 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Bruce Bierman
Location: Workmen's Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles 90035

Join the circle with renowned Yiddish dance master, Bruce Bierman, and discover the nearly forgotten folk dance that is currently making a miraculous comeback. Learn the steps, stylings and expressive hand gestures to the Freylekh, Joc, Chossidle, Bulgar, Sher, and Patsh Tanz. This 8 week class will culminate in a special Yiddish musical evening with live klezmer music and dance on Thursday December 6th!

Presented by SoCal Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle and Co-sponsered by the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language and Yiddishkeit

* All levels welcome. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
* Tuesdays October 16th--December 4th 7-8:30pm
* Cost: $80 members/$96 non-members/$12 dollar drop in

Bruce Bierman is one of the leading specialists in Jewish and Klezmer dance in California and has studied with several masters in New York, Poland and Israel. Bruce has been a leading presenter of participatory Yiddish dance for major festivals, performances and conferences across the U.S. including the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, KlezCalifornia, and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. He has also led dance to some of the top klezmer bands in the country including the grammy award-winning Klezmatics and Veretski Pass.

November 15, 2012

Heather Klein & Lynn Ruth Miller, Redwood City, CA, 15 Nov 2012

Heather KleinAn evening of Laughter and Yiddish Songs with Lynn Ruth Miller and Heather Klein

Angelica’s Bistro
Redwood City
8 pm - November 15th

$10 tickets at the door, dinner reservations recommended

November 17, 2012

Gershwin's life recalled, Berkeley, CA, 17 Nov 2012

Multi-media show, concert to recall Gershwin's ('S'Wonderful) life
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 7:30 PM
JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley
$15 General / $12 Member, Senior and Student
Doors open at 7:00 PM

Join us in a celebration of the life of the legend who wrote “I Got Rhythm,” “S’Wonderful,” “Summertime,” and so much more. This multi-media presentattion and live performance showcases a broad collection of George Gershwin’s most popular songs, anecdotes about his life and music, rare archival footage and a surprising journey into his lesser known talent in the visual arts.

With soprano Ronit Widman-Levy, who debuted with the San Francisco Symphony and has performed in opera houses worldwide, and Dr. Nurit Jugend, a renowned music lecturer and composer who performed her works with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra under Maestro Zubin Mehta. Presented in collaboration with Lehrhaus Judaica. For tickets, go here.

Ronit Widman-Levy will sing selections by George Gershwin in a multi-media presentation.

November 18, 2012

Yiddish sing-along w/Achi Ben-Shalom, Oakland, CA, 18 Nov 2012

achi ben-shalomYiddish Sing-Along

Sunday, November 18, 3:00pm, Yiddish Sing-Along with Achi Ben Shalom. At Piedmont Gardens, 110 41st Street (at Piedmont Avenue), Oakland.

Join Achi and friends for a lively session of Yiddish songs. Enjoy singing along to familiar and less familiar songs that our parents and grandparents loved so much. We will even have time to socialize and crack a few Jewish jokes! Transliterated lyrics will be projected on a screen.
Co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia. Suggested donation: $10.

For more information, contact Achi Ben-Shalom.

"Hava Nagila" w/Veretski Pass, San Jose, CA, 18 Nov 2012

Veretski PassHava Nagila (the movie) plus Veretski Pass Concert

Sunday, November 18, 5:30pm, Hava Nagila (the movie), followed by Veretski Pass. This 75-minute film is the definitive, glorious (and musical) story of how the Hebrew song "Hava Nagila" ("Let Us Rejoice"), set to a traditional melody from the Ukraine, became the signature theme of Jewish life. Despite having become truly universal in appeal, the song never lost its Jewish soul or origin. Features interviews with Harry Belafonte, Leonard Nimoy, Connie Francis, and Glen Campbell. Plan to walk out humming - or maybe singing out loud - this universally appealing melody.

Following the movie will be a performance by internationally renowned (and Berkeley-based) klezmer band Veretski Pass.

At Camera 12, San Jose. This is the concluding event of the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival. Tickets: $15 advance / $20 at the door. More info: HERE, 800.838.3006.

Yemen Blues, San Pedro, CA, 18 Nov 2012

Yemen Blues
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Osher Marin Jewish Community Center,
200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael
Advance tickets: $30 for OMJCC members / $35 for the public
Day of show: $40

The Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts presents Yemen Blues. This 21st century brew of Yemenite-Jewish song and poetry, West African grooves and American jazz, blues and funk is why Yemen Blues is the most exciting new world music act out of Israel. The nine-piece ensemble creates a breathtaking musical experience, brimming with innovation, celebration and virtuosity.

Co-sponsored by the Israeli Consulate, the Israel Center and Koret Taube Center for Jewish Peoplehood in association with JIMENA. When purchasing tickets online, use coupon code JMF for the Jewish Music Festival $5 discount! For tickets, go here.

November 19, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 19 Nov 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

November 20, 2012

Yiddish Dance, Los Angeles, CA, 20 November 2012

YIDDISH DANCE (All levels):
FALL 2012: Tuesdays · 7-8:30pm · Oct 16-Dec 4, 2012 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Bruce Bierman
Location: Workmen's Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles 90035

Join the circle with renowned Yiddish dance master, Bruce Bierman, and discover the nearly forgotten folk dance that is currently making a miraculous comeback. Learn the steps, stylings and expressive hand gestures to the Freylekh, Joc, Chossidle, Bulgar, Sher, and Patsh Tanz. This 8 week class will culminate in a special Yiddish musical evening with live klezmer music and dance on Thursday December 6th!

Presented by SoCal Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle and Co-sponsered by the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language and Yiddishkeit

* All levels welcome. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
* Tuesdays October 16th--December 4th 7-8:30pm
* Cost: $80 members/$96 non-members/$12 dollar drop in

Bruce Bierman is one of the leading specialists in Jewish and Klezmer dance in California and has studied with several masters in New York, Poland and Israel. Bruce has been a leading presenter of participatory Yiddish dance for major festivals, performances and conferences across the U.S. including the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, KlezCalifornia, and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. He has also led dance to some of the top klezmer bands in the country including the grammy award-winning Klezmatics and Veretski Pass.

November 26, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 26 Nov 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

November 27, 2012

Yiddish Dance, Los Angeles, CA, 27 November 2012

YIDDISH DANCE (All levels):
FALL 2012: Tuesdays · 7-8:30pm · Oct 16-Dec 4, 2012 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Bruce Bierman
Location: Workmen's Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles 90035

Join the circle with renowned Yiddish dance master, Bruce Bierman, and discover the nearly forgotten folk dance that is currently making a miraculous comeback. Learn the steps, stylings and expressive hand gestures to the Freylekh, Joc, Chossidle, Bulgar, Sher, and Patsh Tanz. This 8 week class will culminate in a special Yiddish musical evening with live klezmer music and dance on Thursday December 6th!

Presented by SoCal Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle and Co-sponsered by the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language and Yiddishkeit

* All levels welcome. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
* Tuesdays October 16th--December 4th 7-8:30pm
* Cost: $80 members/$96 non-members/$12 dollar drop in

Bruce Bierman is one of the leading specialists in Jewish and Klezmer dance in California and has studied with several masters in New York, Poland and Israel. Bruce has been a leading presenter of participatory Yiddish dance for major festivals, performances and conferences across the U.S. including the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, KlezCalifornia, and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. He has also led dance to some of the top klezmer bands in the country including the grammy award-winning Klezmatics and Veretski Pass.

November 29, 2012

Hardly Strictly Klezmer Chanukah Kickoff, Berkeley, CA, 29 Nov 2012

Red Hot ChachkasHardly Strictly Klezmer Chanukah Kickoff

Thursday November 29, 8pm
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St. near Shattuck, Berkeley
Tickets available online

This year's “Hardly Strictly Klezmer Chanukah Kickoff" feature: Charming Hostess, at the intersection of voice, text and diaspora consciousness; Kugelplex, shtetl-rockin' klezmer and old-world soul music; and the The Red Hot Chachkas, new American klezmer from Old World roots.

Special event produced by the Red Hot Chachkas in association with the JCC of the East Bay's 28th Jewish Music Festival, and KlezCalifornia. Or watch live online stream at ConcertWindow.

More info: www.thefreight.org

December 3, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 3 Dec 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

December 4, 2012

Yiddish Dance, Los Angeles, CA, 4 December 2012

YIDDISH DANCE (All levels):
FALL 2012: Tuesdays · 7-8:30pm · Oct 16-Dec 4, 2012 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Bruce Bierman
Location: Workmen's Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles 90035

Join the circle with renowned Yiddish dance master, Bruce Bierman, and discover the nearly forgotten folk dance that is currently making a miraculous comeback. Learn the steps, stylings and expressive hand gestures to the Freylekh, Joc, Chossidle, Bulgar, Sher, and Patsh Tanz. This 8 week class will culminate in a special Yiddish musical evening with live klezmer music and dance on Thursday December 6th!

Presented by SoCal Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle and Co-sponsered by the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language and Yiddishkeit

* All levels welcome. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
* Tuesdays October 16th--December 4th 7-8:30pm
* Cost: $80 members/$96 non-members/$12 dollar drop in

Bruce Bierman is one of the leading specialists in Jewish and Klezmer dance in California and has studied with several masters in New York, Poland and Israel. Bruce has been a leading presenter of participatory Yiddish dance for major festivals, performances and conferences across the U.S. including the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, KlezCalifornia, and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. He has also led dance to some of the top klezmer bands in the country including the grammy award-winning Klezmatics and Veretski Pass.

"Hava Nagila" Sebastopol, CA, 4 Dec 2012

Tuesday, December 4, 7:30pm, Hava Nagila (The Movie). Filmmaker Roberta Grossman will speak and answer questions after the screening. See November 18 event above for more about the film. At Rialto Cinemas, Sebastopol. Part of 17th Annual Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival. More info: jccsoco.org.
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December 6, 2012

Charming Hostess, Hardly Strictly Klezmer in Benefit for folks displaced by Hurricane Sandy, Berkeley 6 Dec 2012

Charming HostessCharming Hostess

DECEMBER brings us to our residency at Meridian Gallery in SF, with a new installation on teraphim. Teraphim are often translated as "household gods"—they were figures used for home worship, for divination, to seek justice and to determine authority. Participate in our installation during the day on Thursdays, or come Thursday nights for our Jewish music series. We are so excited to be at Meridian with the incomparable Dohee Lee … What an honor. See you soon for bright lights on a dark night!

Meridian Gallery Residency: Dark Nights, Bright Lights
Thursdays in December: 6, 13, 20, 12pm–5pm, 8pm
Meridian Gallery
535 Powell St.
San Francisco, CA

12pm–5pm: Participate in "Teraphim"—hepatoscopy, belomancy, text study, meditative movement, idol-contemplation and more! See website for details.

8PM: Jewish music series. Join Charming Hostess and friends as we move from Khanukah to Solstice, from mystic contemplation to sweaty dancing, from the intimate to the apocalyptic. Charming Hostess will open each evening with a short set and then be followed by Jewish luminaries who will light up this intimate space. Get apocalyptic for Khanukah!

Thursday, December 6
Teraphim 12PM-5PM
Charming Hostess, I-Tal-Ya
8PM

3rd Annual Hungry for Yiddish; A Mitzvah Project!, Los Angeles, CA, 6 Dec 2012

Heather Klein3rd Annual Hungry for Yiddish; A Mitzvah Project!
Benefit Concerts in Los Angeles and Berkeley

The Workman's Circle Chanukah Freylakh
Thursday, December 6th @ 7:30 p.m.
Arbeter Ring (Workmen’s Circle)
1525 S. Robertson Blvd
Los Angeles, CA.

Featuring:
Heather Klein; Yiddish song, Neal Brostoff; piano, Gustavo Bulgach; clarinet, Bruce Bierman; Yiddish dance, The Shpil - Klezmer Dance Band,
Claire Bergen (violin), Erin Armstrong (clarinet), Isaac Schankler (accordion), John Graves (bass), and T. J. Troy (percussion).

Stacey Wexler – Art show.

$10-$20 sliding scale donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
Refreshments will be served

All proceeds will go to Los Angeles Regional Foodbank

December 9, 2012

Chanukah Concert w/Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, Pleasanton, CA, 9 Dec 2012

Sunday, December 9, 2:00pm, Chanukah Concert with Ellis Island Old World Folk Band. At Pleasanton Public Library, Pleasanton. No charge. More info: 925.931.3405, HERE.

Hanukkah Community Celebration, Berkeley, CA 9 Dec 2012

Veretski PassSunday, December 9, 7:30pm, Nigunim Chorus' 4th annual Hanukkah Community Celebration. At JCC East Bay, Berkeley. With the Nigunim Community Chorus, Veretski Pass, Achi & Jan of Adama, and Yiddish singer Diane Wirtschafter. Bruce Bierman will lead dancing. Tickets: $15 general / $10 children. More info and tix: HERE.

December 10, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 10 Dec 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

December 13, 2012

Charming Hostess, Hardly Strictly Klezmer in Benefit for folks displaced by Hurricane Sandy, Berkeley 13 Dec 2012

Charming HostessCharming Hostess

DECEMBER brings us to our residency at Meridian Gallery in SF, with a new installation on teraphim. Teraphim are often translated as "household gods"—they were figures used for home worship, for divination, to seek justice and to determine authority. Participate in our installation during the day on Thursdays, or come Thursday nights for our Jewish music series. We are so excited to be at Meridian with the incomparable Dohee Lee … What an honor. See you soon for bright lights on a dark night!

Meridian Gallery Residency: Dark Nights, Bright Lights
Thursdays in December: 6, 13, 20, 12pm–5pm, 8pm
Meridian Gallery
535 Powell St.
San Francisco, CA

12pm–5pm: Participate in "Teraphim"—hepatoscopy, belomancy, text study, meditative movement, idol-contemplation and more! See website for details.

8PM: Jewish music series. Join Charming Hostess and friends as we move from Khanukah to Solstice, from mystic contemplation to sweaty dancing, from the intimate to the apocalyptic. Charming Hostess will open each evening with a short set and then be followed by Jewish luminaries who will light up this intimate space. Get apocalyptic for Khanukah!

Thursday, December 13
Teraphim 12PM-5PM
Charming Hostess, Jeremiah Lockwood
8PM

Chanukah party, Berkeley, CA, 13 Dec 2012

The Subterranean Arthouse’s 3rd annual Chanukah party!
In collaboration with Hungry for Yiddish! A Mitzvah Project
Co-presented by KlezCalifornia and the Jewish Music Festival

featuring
Heather Kleins’ Inextinguishable Trio – Yiddish song
Anthony Mordechai Russell – Yiddish song
Bruce Bierman – Yiddish dance
Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Orkestar – klezmer dance band

Subterranean Arthouse
2169 Bancroft, Berkeley, CA
Thursday December 13th 9pm
$10-$20 sliding scale donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
Advance tickets here http://klezmer.brownpapertickets.com/
www.facebook.com/#!/events/400805286657576/


For three years local singer Heather Klein has worked together with Bay Area communities, local artists and musicians to present “Hungry for Yiddish; A Mitzvah Project.” Several klezmer bands, Yiddish singers, classical, and world musicians pitch in to present a series of concerts to raise money and awareness for the Bay Area’s homeless and hungry population. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the Berkeley Food Pantry, which provides hunger relief in Berkeley and Albany.

9-10pm: Yiddish song with Heather Klein’s Inextinguishable Trio and Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell. Both Heather and Anthony bring a captivating deep artistry and operatic technique to Yiddish song. Their voices call audiences to rapt attention, their songs deep with history infused with new life.

10pm on: klezmer dance party!
The Bay’s favorite Yiddish dance instructor and instigator Bruce Bierman will lead dances. Bruce relocated to L.A. so catch him while he’s here! Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Orkestar features Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (violin, mandolin), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), and friends. Mike, Dave, and Dmitri are resident musicians of klezmer Monday’s at Saul’s Deli.

The Arthouse will feature watercolors by local painter (and Yiddish student) Margaret Sloan. Her portraits aim to capture the small, intimate moments when the inner self flashes out and peeks at the world.

December 14, 2012

Klezmer Shabbat Service, San Francisco, CA, 14 Dec 2012

dance sessionFriday, December 14, 8:15pm, Klezmer Shabbat Service, Congregation Sha'ar Zahav. San Francisco. With dance leader Bruce Bierman. No charge. More info: shaarzahav.org.

December 15, 2012

MeshugaNutcracker, 15-16 Dec 2012

MeshugaNutcracker!

Live Cast Recording and Concert
2 nights only!!

December 15th and 16th, 7 p.m.
The Retro Dome
1694 Saratoga Avenue
San Jose, CA 95129

More info: www.Theretrodome.com
Tel: 408-404-7711

Pomegranates and Figs Festival w/Veretski Pass, Berkeley, CA, 15 Dec 2012

Veretski PassSaturday, December 15, 8:00pm, Veretski Pass in Pomegranates & Figs, a feast of Jewish music. Also Oakland Folkharmonic, Inspector Gadje. At Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley. Tickets: $22.50 advance / $24.50 at door. More info: 510.644.2020, HERE.

December 16, 2012

MeshugaNutcracker, 15-16 Dec 2012

MeshugaNutcracker!

Live Cast Recording and Concert
2 nights only!!

December 15th and 16th, 7 p.m.
The Retro Dome
1694 Saratoga Avenue
San Jose, CA 95129

More info: www.Theretrodome.com
Tel: 408-404-7711

December 17, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 17 Dec 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

December 20, 2012

Charming Hostess, Hardly Strictly Klezmer in Benefit for folks displaced by Hurricane Sandy, Berkeley 20 Dec 2012

Charming HostessCharming Hostess

DECEMBER brings us to our residency at Meridian Gallery in SF, with a new installation on teraphim. Teraphim are often translated as "household gods"—they were figures used for home worship, for divination, to seek justice and to determine authority. Participate in our installation during the day on Thursdays, or come Thursday nights for our Jewish music series. We are so excited to be at Meridian with the incomparable Dohee Lee … What an honor. See you soon for bright lights on a dark night!

Meridian Gallery Residency: Dark Nights, Bright Lights
Thursdays in December: 6, 13, 20, 12pm–5pm, 8pm
Meridian Gallery
535 Powell St.
San Francisco, CA

12pm–5pm: Participate in "Teraphim"—hepatoscopy, belomancy, text study, meditative movement, idol-contemplation and more! See website for details.

8PM: Jewish music series. Join Charming Hostess and friends as we move from Khanukah to Solstice, from mystic contemplation to sweaty dancing, from the intimate to the apocalyptic. Charming Hostess will open each evening with a short set and then be followed by Jewish luminaries who will light up this intimate space. Get apocalyptic for Khanukah!

Thursday, December 20
Teraphim 12PM-5PM
Charming Hostess, Kugelplex
8PM

December 24, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 24 Dec 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

December 31, 2012

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 31 Dec 2012

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

January 7, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 7 Jan 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

January 14, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 14 Jan 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

January 21, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 21 Jan 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

January 28, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 28 Jan 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, June 25, 2012
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave - they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

March 2, 2013

BJMF Opening Night - The Future of Jewish Music in Poland, Berkeley, CA, 2 Mar 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival - Berkeley - San Francisco

OPENING NIGHT: The Future of Jewish Music in Poland
with
Polesye: Jewish Folksongs from the Shtetl
featuring Olga Mieleszczuk, Ittai Binnun, Cookie Segelstein, Josh Horowitz & Stu Brotman.
&
Shofar
Multimedia introduction by Ruth Ellen Gruber

Mar 2, 2013, 7pm
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Thrust Stage
2025 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA

$26 General, $24 Seniors, Students, and JCCEB Members
Discounts for advance purchases available online or over the phone.
Brown Paper Tickets phone support is available 24/7: 1-800-838-3006
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/polesye-shofar

Co-presented with the Polish Cultural Institute New York. Co-sponsored by the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture, in association with the Israel Center (SF), the Consulate of Israel (SF) and the Consulate of Poland (LA).

March 3, 2013

BJMF: Real Vocal String Quartet & True Life Trio, Berkeley, CA, 3 Mar 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival - Berkeley - San Francisco

brochure illustrationReal Vocal String Quartet & True Life Trio

Sun, Mar 3, 2013, 8pm
Freight and Salvage Coffee House,
2020 Addison Street,
Berkeley, CA

$24 General, $22 Seniors, Students, and JCCEB Members
Discounts for advance purchases available online or over the phone.
Brown Paper Tickets phone support is available 24/7: 1-800-838-3006

Real Vocal String Quartet is knock-out Bay Area string quartet, string band, woman's vocal quartet and jaw-dropping improvising world-music collective takes on Regina Spektor and other Jewish music.

True Life Trio weaves sumptuous vocal harmonies and sultry rhythms from Eastern Europe, the Americas & beyond. This innovative trio explores the creative possibilities of cross-fertilization of different traditions with unlikely timbres connecting Bulgaria to the Bayou. Featuring the powerful vocal talents of three dynamic performers whose musical collaboration was forged in Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble, the trio delves deep into a vast array of folk music that lends itself to three-part vocal harmony, massaging and expanding the boundaries of these traditional styles. The result is a sweet, sonic explosion that is here turned for the first time to original arrangements of Jewish music.

More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/real-vocal-string-quartet-true-life-trio

March 4, 2013

BJMF: Polesye, Berkeley, CA, 4 Mar 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival - Berkeley - San Francisco

brochure illustrationPolesye - Jewish Folksongs from the Shtetl
Featuring Olga Mieleszczuk, Ittai Binnun, Cookie Segelstein, Josh Horowitz & Stu Brotman

Mon, Mar 4, 2013, 1pm matinee
JCC East Bay, Berkeley Branch,
1414 Walnut Street,
Berkeley, CA

$15 General, $12 Seniors, Students, and JCCEB Members
Discounts for advance purchases available online or over the phone.
Brown Paper Tickets phone support is available 24/7: 1-800-838-3006

Direct from Poland and Israel
Polesye was the ancient cradle of the Slavic peoples and a center of Hasidism. This unique project is inspired by the repertoire of Mariam Nirenberg, a pre-War Jewish folksinger born in this multicultural region. It was first recorded in the 1970s by eminent folklorist Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett. Vocalist Olga Mieleszczuk provides modern arrangements to Nirenberg's repertoire, accompanied by Israeli clarinetist and guitarist Ittai Binnun, violinist Cookie Segelstein accordionist Josh Horowitz, and bassist Stu Brotman.

Co-presented with the Polish Cultural Institute New York. Co-sponsored by the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture, in association with the Israel Center (SF), the Consulate of Israel (SF) and the Consulate of Poland (LA).

More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/polesye-matinee

March 5, 2013

BJMF: Michael Alpert & Julian Kytasty, Berkeley, CA, 5 Mar 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival - Berkeley - San Francisco

Michael Alpert & Julian KytastyMichael Alpert & Julian Kytasty
Night Songs From a Neighboring Village

Tue, Mar 5, 2013, 7:30pm
JCC East Bay, Berkeley Branch,
1414 Walnut Street,
Berkeley, CA

$20 General, $18 Seniors, Students, and JCCEB Members
Discounts for advance purchases available online or over the phone.
Brown Paper Tickets phone support is available 24/7: 1-800-838-3006

Rich East European Jewish and Ukrainian musical traditions come together with Michael Alpert, a leading Yiddishist and pioneer of the klezmer revival, and Julian Kytasty, a premier bandura (lute-harp) player. Night Songs from a Neighboring Village pairs traditions that have existed side by side and interacted for centuries, mirroring the complex relationship between the two peoples. From lyrical love ballads and songs of flirtation to tales of marital mayhem and epics of separation from home and hearth wrought by conscription and war, this music portrays the many facets of life portrayed in the Jewish and non-Jewish song cultures of Ukraine.

More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/michael-alpert-julian-kytasty

March 6, 2013

BJMF: Michael Alpert, San Francisco, CA, 6 Mar 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival - Berkeley - San Francisco

michael alpertMichael Alpert

Wed, 6 Mar 2013, 6:00 - 7:30
San Francisco Public Library
Koret Auditorium
Main Library
100 Larkin St.
San Francisco, CA
FREE

More info: www.sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1011652001

In song and music, a pioneering figure of the Yiddish/klezmer renaissance celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Ansky Ethnographic Expeditions that collected Jewish folklore and music from the shtetlekh of the Russian Empire, as part of the blossoming of contemporary Yiddish culture and commemorates the 70th anniversary of the heroic Warsaw ghetto uprising during the darkest days for the Yiddish world in Eastern Europe.

March 7, 2013

BJMF: Theodore Bikel, Merima KljuÄŤo & Shura Lipovsky, Berkeley, CA, 7 Mar 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival - Berkeley - San Francisco

Michael Alpert & Julian KytastyTheodore Bikel, Merima KljuÄŤo & Shura Lipovsky

Thu, Mar 7, 2013, 8:00pm
Freight and Salvage Coffee House,
2020 Addison Street,
Berkeley, CA

SOLD OUT

Journeys through Yiddish and Bosnian/Sephardic cultures with legendary Jewish-American folksinger Theodore Bikel, Bosnian accordionist Merima KljuÄŤo, and Shura Lipovsky, a world renowned singer of Yiddish, direct from Amsterdam.

More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/theodore-bikel-merima-kljuco-shura-lipovsky

March 9, 2013

BJMF: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial Concert: Vilna Poems & Akoka, Berkeley, CA, 9 Mar 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival - Berkeley - San Francisco

image from brochureVilna Poems and Akoka: The End of Time
Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising


Saturday, March 9, 8:00 PM
Thrust Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theater,
2025 Addison St.,
Berkeley, CA

$26 General, $24 Seniors, Students, and JCCEB Members
Discounts for advance purchases available online or over the phone.
Brown Paper Tickets phone support is available 24/7: 1-800-838-3006
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/david-krakauer-matt-haimovitz

World premiere of Vilna Poems, a song cycle set to works by the great Yiddish poet Avrom Sutskever, composed by David Garner in memory of Sylvie Braitman. With Akoka, a project inspired by Olivier Messaien's Quartet for the End of Time and developed by world-renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz and klezmer/jazz/classical clarinetist David Krakauer. With soprano Lisa Delan, pianists Kristin Pankonin and Kathleen Tagg, and violinist Kay Stern.

Co-sponsored by the Judaica Collection of the Doe-Moffitt Libraries, UC-Berkeley.

March 10, 2013

BJMF: An-ski Expedition @ 100, Berkeley, CA, 10 Mar 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival - Berkeley - San Francisco

image from brochureAn-ski Expedition @ 100

Sunday, March 10, 2:00-5:00 PM
Easton Hall,
Graduate Theological Union,
2401 Ridge Rd.,
Berkeley, CA

Free

Symposium marking the 100th anniversary of S. An-ski's Folklore Expedition that collected music, stories, artifacts and folklore from shtetlach, intended for a Jewish national museum in pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg. Panel discussion and performance includes renowned Yiddishist and multi-instrumentalist Michael Alpert and An-ski scholars Gabriella Safran of Stanford University and Nathaniel Deutsch of UCSC.

In collaboration with the Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union.

More info: jewishmusicfestival.org/events/an-ski-expedition-at-100

March 12, 2013

BJMF: American Jewish Music: Two Presentations, Berkeley, CA, 12 Mar 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival - Berkeley - San Francisco

image from brochureAmerican Jewish Music: Two presentations

Tuesday, March 12,
The Magnes,
2121 Allston Way,
Berkeley, CA

Free

5:30 PM -- American Jewish Music: A History Lecture by Mark Slobin
A professor of Music and American Studies at Wesleyan University, Slobin is one of the most distinguished ethnomusicologists working today.

7:30 PM -- A Sweet Diaspora Song: Paths of Jewish Music in America
Performance and conversation with Michael Alpert and Francesco Spagnolo (The Magnes). Presented by The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, UC- Berkeley, as part of Berkeley Seminars in Modern Jewish Culture, in association with the 28th Jewish Music Festival.

More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/mark-slobin-michael-alpert

March 14, 2013

BJMF: Daniel Kahn and The Painted Bird, Berkeley, CA, 14 Mar 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival - Berkeley - San Francisco

image from brochureDaniel Kahn & The Painted Bird
w/Conspiracy of Beards

Thursday, March 14, 2013, 7:30pm
JCC of the East Bay,
1414 Walnut St.,
Berkeley, CA

Tickets, $15, available online

It's a night of cutting-edge Jewish music when the Berlin-based Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird hosts a release party for the band's new CD, "Bad Old Songs." Conspiracy of Beards, a 30-man Bay Area a cappella choir that exclusively performs songs by Leonard Cohen, opens the show.

For more info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/daniel-kahn-the-painted-bird

March 17, 2013

Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird, W. Hollywood, CA, 17 Mar, 2013

image from brochureDaniel Kahn & The Painted Bird with special guest Psoy Korolenko

March 17, 2013
Fiesta Hall
West Hollywood, CA

cd coverTickets available online

It's a night of cutting-edge Jewish music when the Berlin-based Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird hosts a release party for the band's new CD, "Bad Old Songs."

March 21, 2013

Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird, Chicago, IL, 21 Mar, 2013

image from brochureDaniel Kahn & The Painted Bird with special guest Psoy Korolenko

March 17, 2013
Mayne Stage
1328 W. Morse Avenue
Chicago, IL

cd coverTickets available online
Box Office 773.381.4554

It's a night of cutting-edge Jewish music when the Berlin-based Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird hosts a release party for the band's new CD, "Bad Old Songs."

April 1, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 1 Apr 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, April 1, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

April 4, 2013

Teslim, Fairfax, CA, 4 Apr 2013

TeslimTeslim

Wednesday, April 4 - 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Fairfax Library,
Fairfax, CA

April 8, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 8 Apr 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, April 8, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

April 14, 2013

Anthony Russell, Berkeley, CA, 14 Apr, 2013

Sunday, April 14, 3:00pm,
Yiddish singer Anthony Russell, part of Musical World Tour also featuring Eliana Kissner, Pacific Boychoir.

At Congregation Shalom, Berkeley.
Tickets: $13 in advance brownpapertickets.com; $15 at the door.

More info: 510.549.9447

April 15, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 15 Apr 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, April 15, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

April 18, 2013

Sarah Aroeste, Claremont, CA, 18 Apr, 2013

Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste
Solo Presentation

Thursday, April 18th, 7:30pm
Pomona College
Smith Center
170 E. 6th Street
Claremont, CA

April 20, 2013

Klezmania, San Francisco, CA, 20 Apr, 2013

Saturday, April 20, 8:00pm, Jewish Soul Music with Ben Brussell's KLEZMANIA!TM. Yiddish tunes, klezmer grooves, Israeli dance numbers, and jazz. Preceded by pizza and havdoleh. At Congregation B'nai Emunah, San Francisco. Donations: $15 adults, $10 seniors and students, $5 youth 10 and over, free for children under 10. More info: 415.664.7373, bnaiemunahsf.org.

Klezmatics, Irvine, CA, 20 Apr 2013

imagesKlezmatics

Saturday, April 20, 7:30pm
Merage JCC
Myers Theater
1 Federation Way
Irvine, CA 92603

Tel: (949) 435-3400
Tickets: $30/$35 (members/non-members). Buy online

April 21, 2013

Jewish Cultural Festival, Santa Rosa, CA, 21 Apr, 2013

Sunday, April 21, 12:00noon - 4:00pm, Simcha Sunday Jewish Cultural Festival. Jewish dance workshop with Bruce Bierman followed by a dance jam with music by Orchestra Euphonos and performance by Mama Loshn. Workshop will include klezmer and Hasidic dancing, as well as Yemenite and Israeli. All levels welcome. Pick up KlezCalifornia information next to Nina Bonos' booth of music note cards. Presented by JCC Sonoma County. More info: 707.528.4222, jccsoco.org.

Heather Klein, San Francisco, CA, 21 April, 2013

Heather KleinHeather Klein
Jazz and Musical Theatre Favorites
with Noam Eisen

Sunday, April 21st, 4pm
Rhoda Goldman Plaza
2180 Post St.
San Francisco, CA

April 22, 2013

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, Berkeley, CA, 22, Apr, 2013

Monday, April 22, 6:00-8:00pm, Ellis Island. Klezmer tunes, Yiddish songs and a sprinkling of music from other places around the globe. At Saul's Restaurant and Delicatessen, Berkeley. More info: 510.848.3354, | | Comments (0)

April 26, 2013

"The Legacy of Lazar Weiner", Los Angeles, CA, 26 Apr, 2013

The Legacy Of Lazar Weiner
Friday, April 26, 2:00 - 5:30 pm
Popper Theater
UCLA

As Jewish music confronted modernity in the 20th century, European composers created musical settings of exquisite Yiddish poetry, guided by the spirit of their nineteenth century German and French musical ancestors. Composer Lazar Weiner (1897-1982) is remembered as a giant of the Yiddish art song genre and is also remembered as the collaborator (and brother-in-law of LA-based Yiddish poet and playwright Peretz Hirshbein). Weiner's son, Yehudi Wyner, is the greatest living authority of his repertoire, which covers a 60-year span of creative work.

A composer in his own right, Wyner chaired the composition faculty at Yale University for 15 years and was the recipient of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Assisting Prof. Wyner is Roslyn Barak, a recognized interpreter of Lazar Weiner's Yidishe lider. Ms. Barak is also the cantor at Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco's oldest synagogue.

Admission to this event is free, but please E-mail RSVP to the UCLA Music Department if you plan to attend.

Friday, April 26, 8:15 pm
Adat Ari El
12020 Burbank Blvd.,
Valley Village

Roslyn Barak and Cantor Ira Bigeleisen will be joined by pianist Yehudi Wyner in a performance of Lazar Weiner's songs. The concert and conversation with Mr. Wyner will follow the service and dinner.

Admission: No admission charge for the service and concert;
$20 for Dinner at 7:15 pm.
For more on this program, please visit Adat Ari El.

Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, 26 Apr 2013

Friday, April 26, 6:30-9:30 pm, Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band featuring Mike Perlmutter (clarinet), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), Jack Hanly (poyk). At San Francisco Bistro Grill, San Francisco. No cover. More info: 415.409.6410, bistrosfgrill.com.

April 28, 2013

Jeanette Lewicki & the Mavens, San Mateo, CA, 28 Apr, 2013

Jeanette LewickiSunday, April 28, 6:00pm, Klezmer Night, with Jeanette Lewicki (accordion) and the Mavens (Ben Goldberg, clarinet; Richard Saunders, bass). Bruce Bierman leads klezmer dancing. At Tannourine Restaurant, San Mateo. Co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia. $10 cover charge, plus order off the regular menu of Lebanese and Mediterranean food. Reservations suggested. More info: 650.638.1960, tannourinecuisine.com.

April 29, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 29 Apr 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, April 29, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

April 30, 2013

Inna Barmash, "Songs of Bert Meyers", San Diego, 30 Apr, 2013

Inna Barmash
"Songs of Bert Meyers" premiere in San Diego

Art of Elan, the fresh, inventive chamber music series in San Diego run by Kate Hatmaker and Demarre McGill, has invited me back to sing a new song cycle composed by Ljova and commissioned by the series. It is a cycle of four songs, set to texts by the late American poet Bert Meyers. It's been pure joy to learn the songs in the past weeks (by now even our kids know some of the catchier moments!), and I'm looking forward to rehearsing and singing with the ensemble this weekend at the San Diego Museum of Art. A few years ago, I had the great pleasure of performing Berio's Folk Songs in the Art of Elan series, and I am supremely grateful to Kate & Demarre for challenging me to conquer amazing and difficult music. Info about the concert below - pass along the info to your San Diego friends -

*TUESDAY, APRIL 30 - 7 PM
SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART
More info at www.artofelan.org

May 1, 2013

Michael Alpert, Gerry Tenney & Hard Times Orch., Berkeley, CA, 1 May, 2013

A CONCERT FOR MAY DAY

Gerry Tenney & the Hard Times Orchestra
With Special Guest Josh Kornbluth
And an Appearance by Michael Alpert

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 8:00 PM
Freight & Salvage,
2020 Addison St.,
Berkeley, CA
$16.50 General Advance / $18.50 General @ Door
For tickets, click here

Bay Area singer/musician/bandleader Gerry Tenney celebrates International Workers Day with a May 1 performance leading his Hard Times Orchestra. Monologist Josh Kornbluth (“Red Diaper Baby”) also performs. Michael Alpert, a leader of the klezmer revival, is expected to drop by to sing a Yiddish rendition of the workers’ anthem “The International.”

May 6, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 6 May 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, May 6, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

May 9, 2013

Ruth Rubin tribute, San Francisco, CA, 9 May, 2013

Jeanette LewickiSPECIAL PRESENTATION OF YIDDISH SONGS FROM NEWLY CULLED ARCHIVAL RECORDINGS

Ruth Rubin’s Reel-to-Reel Mashinke
A Presentation by Jeanette Lewicki
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Jewish Community Library,
1835 Ellis St.,
San Francisco, CA
Free

Toting her state-of-the-art portable tape “mashinke,” Ruth Rubin recorded native Yiddish singers in libraries, old folks’ homes, summer camps, kitchens, and Carnegie Hall. When she died in 2000, Rubin left hundreds of reel-to-reel tapes that include thousands of folk songs about gangsters, workers, lovers, children, rabbis and street vendors.

Bay Area Yiddish singer and accordionist Jeanette Lewicki spent last July at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York on a trip sponsored by the An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture. Her labor of love: transferring the Ruth Rubin archive from tape to computer.

"These are the old songs, in the old style: usually unaccompanied, subtle, funny and kitsch-free,” Lewicki says. During her Jewish Community Library presentation, she will sing and translate her favorite selections from the Rubin tapes, with an emphasis on underworld songs.

Lewicki performs with numerous klezmer groups and has led Yiddish song workshops in many venues. She performed on Ardady Gendler's CD Mayn Shtetele Soroke (and co-produced it with Donald Brody and Ellie Shapiro of the Jewish Music Festival), Fli Mayn Flishlang (for which she arranged children’s songs by Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman), Harbst (with the Klez-X), and the gonifs break out, a new release on Porto Franco Records.

The Jewish Community Library provides free garage parking and is wheelchair-accessible. For more information, call (415) 567-3327, ext 703.

Sponsored by the Jewish Community Library and co-presented by the 28th Jewish Music Festival, KlezCalifornia, and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring of Northern California.

May 12, 2013

Linda Hirschhorn & Talia Cooper, Berkeley, CA, 12 May, 2013

Cantor Linda Hirschhorn and Talia Cooper
Sunday, May 12 at 3 PM
Congregation Netivot Shalom,
1316 University Ave.,
Berkeley, CA

$15 General Admission /
$13 Advance / $5 Youths
For tickets, click here

The Congregation Netivot Shalom Music Festival presents a Mother's Day concert featuring Cantor Linda Hirschhorn, leader of the VOCOLOT women’s quartet, and her daughter, singer/songwriter Talia Cooper, also a VOCOLOT member. They'll sing "Songs of Love and Justice."

May 13, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 13 May 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, May 13, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Special concert featuring the Underscore Orchestra.
Free with minimum $10 purchase.

The Underscore Orkestra is a Portland OR based band, playing a blend of Balkan, Klezmer, Gypsy Jazz and Swing, with a repertoire consisting of both original and traditional material

Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!

More info on Facebook

May 16, 2013

Common Chords, Los Angeles, CA, 16 May, 2013

Common Chords

Thursday, May 16, 8:00 p.m.
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 North Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-4500
Tix/info:
tickets.skirball.org

Be here for an unforgettable concert by Common Chords, a gathering of highly accomplished musicians from different cultures and religions, led by famed Pakistani singer/guitarist Salman Ahmad (Junoon) and world-renowned klezmer violinist Yale Strom.

Their music combines rock, klezmer, jazz, bhangra, Indian, Sufi, and qawwali into a new and distinct hybrid, brilliantly executed by Ahmad, Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz, tabla master Samir Chatterjee, bassist Mark Dresser, dhol player Sunny Jain (Red Baraat), accordionist Lou Fanucchi, and saxophone and flute player Tripp Sprague.

Presented as part of the Skirball’s new concert series, Journeys and Encounters, presenting surprising collaborations between musicians of diverse genres.

May 18, 2013

Strom, Strauss, Fanucchi, Hemet, CA, 18 May, 2013

Yale Strom and Elizabeth SchwartzYale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz & Lou Fanucchi

Saturday, May 18, 2pm
Hemet Public Library
300 E. Latham Ave.
Hemet, CA 92543
ph: 951-765-2431

A short, (approx. 50-60 minutes), family-oriented, outreach concert for Music @ The Library, followed by a workshop for string students of about 1.5–2 hours. Both events take place in the upstairs conference room, doors open at 1:30. The concert is free to the public, and observers of the workshop may do so at no
charge. Students who wish to participate in the workshop need to register in advance.

More info: hemetfol.org/music__the_library

May 19, 2013

Yale Strom and Elizabeth Strauss, San Jacinto, CA, 19 May, 2013

Yale Strom and Elizabeth SchwartzYale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz

Sunday, May 19, 2013, 6:30 p.m.
Esplanade Arts Center
San Jacinto, CA

Part of the Diamond Valley Arts Council's series, 'Music at the Center', Third Sunday Music Night. Tickets are $20.00 in advance, $25.00 at the door, include wine, appetizers and admission to the current Gallery exhibit. Specific information will be posted on the website after April 20.

www.thedvac.org
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Red Hot Chachkas, Sebastopol, CA, 19 May, 2013

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Sunday May 19 at 7:30pm
Studio E ~ Sebastopol, CA

Special concert in an intimate professional sound studio in a beautiful rustic spot just a few miles from Highway 101. E-mail Red Hot Chachkas or call 707-823-5316 for private address, directions, and reservations. Tickets $22 at the door. Doors open 7:00pm.

Irving Berlin Tribute, Berkeley, CA, 19 May, 2013

DOIN’ WHAT COMES NATUR’LLY: A TRIBUTE TO COMPOSER/LYRICIST IRVING BERLIN
With Musical Theater Historian Bonnie Weiss

Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM
JCC East Bay,
1414 Walnut St.,
Berkeley, CA
$15 General Admission / $12 JCC East Bay Members, Seniors, Students
For tickets, click here or visit the 28th Jewish Music Festival Office

Irving Berlin arrived from Russia at age five. A native Yiddish speaker, he quickly mastered English and taught himself to play piano. With these basic skills and remarkable raw talent, he composed some of the most cherished songs of the Great American Songbook, including “Alexander’s Rag Time Band,” “Always,” “God Bless America,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “Cheek to Cheek” and the best-selling pop song ever, “White Christmas." He also wrote the music and lyrics to such wonderful hit shows as Annie Get Your Gun and Call Me Madam and films such as Top Hat, Blue Skies and Easter Parade.

In this multimedia presentation, you’ll learn about Irving Berlin’s personal and professional life and see scenes from his Broadway and Hollywood musicals featuring superstars such as Ethel Merman, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Donald O'Connor, Betty Hutton, and Michael Feinstein. Plus you’ll see video of Berlin himself performing his melodies and lyrics.

This is an encore presentation by Bonnie Weiss, whose multimedia talk on lyricist Yip Harburg in February for the 28th Jewish Music Festival delighted a sold-out audience. She teaches musical theater appreciation at San Francisco State and Dominican Universities.

May 20, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 20 May 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, May 20, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

May 22, 2013

Daniel Cainer, Berkeley, CA, 22 May, 2013

Daniel Cainer
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 8:00 PM
The Marsh,
2120 Allston Way,
Berkeley, CA

The London-based singer/songwriter returns to The Marsh with his story-songs of Jewish life featuring feuding tailors, a cocaine-addicted rabbi, tales of Israel and Palestine, a young Jewish woman who joins a fundamentalist Christian sect in the 1950s, and the hilarious, adulterous adventures of his own parents.

Daniel Cainer has captivated audiences in the UK, Europe and Australia. He is a regular at the Edinburgh Festival.

May 27, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 27 May 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, May 27, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

June 3, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 3 Jun 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, April 29, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring the Yiddishe Serenaders.
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!
More info on Facebook.

June 10, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 10 Jun 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, Jun 10, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

June 17, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 17 Jun 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, Jun 17, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

June 24, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 24 Jun 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, Jun 24, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

July 1, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 1 Jul 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli
6pm - 8pm, July 1, 2013
1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine)
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet).
Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals.

Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer.
Saul's can accommodate large parties.
Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians!
Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer.

Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

July 2, 2013

Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, 2 Jul 2013

imageCharming Hostess

Excited to open for Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino one of Italy’s leading traditional music ensembles, hailing from the Salento, the heel of the Italian boot. This seven-piece band draws from the ancient ritual of pizzica tarantata, said to cure the taranta spider’s bite with its frenzied trance. Tarantism, the cultural phenomenon of trance and possessions, has endured to the present day in Salento. We will be playing mostly Italian anarchist songs with a little bit of Leone Ginzburg in there for fun. Dance, get sweaty and trance out!

Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 8pm (early!)
Cafe Du Nord
2170 Market St
San Francisco, CA
$10

July 8, 2013

Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA, 8 Jul 2013

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

July 13, 2013

The Ark! and Veretski Pass, Berkeley, CA, 13 Jul 2013

Ark!Ark! featuring Jewlia Eisenberg and Veretski Pass
This is a benefit for the Jewish Music Festival

Saturday, July 13, 2013, 8pm
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA

Tix: $36+
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/

July 15, 2013

Klezmer Playboys, Berkeley, CA, 15 Jul 2013

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

July 15 – Guest artist: Klezmer Playboys featuring accordionist Glen
Hartman (of the New Orleans Klezmer Allstars), Aaron Kierbal (drums), and Sheldon Brown (clarinet)
myspace.com/glennhartman

July 20, 2013

Anthony Russell, San Francisco, CA, 20 Jul 2013

Anthony Russell presents The Sidor Belarsky Songbook

Saturday, July 20, 4:00pm
Part of JCC San Francisco's Oneg Shabbat, 2:00-5:00pm.
3200 California St
San Francisco, CA

Similar events are taking place every Saturday, through August 24.

Many activities for all ages. No charge.

More info: 415.292.1286
jccsf.org/onegshabbat

Mama Loshn, Cotati, CA, 20 Jul 2013

Mama Loshn

Saturday, July 20, 7:30-10:00pm
Congregation Ner Shalom
85 La Plaza
Cotati, CA 94931
(707) 664-8622

In a Mid-Summer Musicale and Dance Party. Yiddish, Ladino, and English-language music. Mama Loshn will welcome other musical guests, including Reb Irwin Keller, Laurie Le'ah Lippin, and dance leader Bruce Bierman.

A benefit for the JCC's Sonoma County Film Festival and Congregation Ner Shalom. At Wine and beer available for purchase. Tickets: $20 advance /$25 door. More info: 707.528.5538, jccsoco.org.

Jewlia Eisenberg, Shabbat Services, Berkeley, CA, 20 Jul 2013

Cave ConcertsJewlia Eisenberg

Saturday, July 20, 2013, 10:30am
Island Picnic Area
Tilden Park
Berkeley, CA
Free

For everyone you know who wants a Jewish yet inclusive wedding, rooted in tradition and welcoming in spirit, check out Jewlia's cantorial avatar: www.radicalritual.com Jewlia is leading relaxed, song-based Shabbat services in the park for Aquarian Minyan. BYO Ice Tea and a blanket! You definitely don't need to be Jewish, welcome to all, come by if you like to sing outdoors.

July 21, 2013

Sal Goodman's Klezmer Band, San Mateo, CA, 21 Jul 2013

band picKlezmer Night with Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band

Sunday, July 21, 6:00pm (music begins 6:30pm)
Tannourine Restaurant
120 W. 25th Ave.
San Mateo, CA

featuring: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, violin, percussion),
and Jack Hanly (poyk, mandolin). Dancing led by Bruce
Bierman.

$10 cover + order off regular menu.
More info: 650.638.1960
tannourinecuisine.com

Saul Goodman comes from a musical tradition tracing back to the old world shtetl of Szrensk. Incorporating post-immigrant sounds rooted in klezmer tradition, Saul Goodman's music moves the spirit and the dance. It's always a simcha with Saul!

July 22, 2013

Orchestra Euphonos, Berkeley, CA, 22 Jul 2013

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), &amπ; friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

July 22 – Orchestra Euphonos plays a birthday celebration for Berkeley’s Art Ambassador Susan Felix - www.susanduhanfelix.com

July 29, 2013

Red Hot Chachkas, Berkeley, CA, 29 Jul 2013

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Monday, July 29, 6:00-8:00pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 848-3354

July 30, 2013

Jewish Heritage Night@Oakland Colliseum, 30 Jul 2013

Orchestra Euphonos

Tuesday, July 30, 5:30pm and throughout the evening

At the Oakland Athletics Jewish Heritage Night
Oakland Coliseum
Oakland, CA

The band will be near the clubhouse bar before the game and in the stands performing between innings. The baseball game begins at 7:00pm. Special Plaza Infield seating area, Jewish Heritage yarmulkeh and a traditional food item for those purchasing a ticket HERE for $26. More info: 510.563.2205

August 1, 2013

Davka, Berkeley, CA, 1 Aug 2013

Thursday, August 1, 8:00pm, Davka Concert (w Daniel Hoffman from Israel) performing at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley. Tickets: $20.50 advance/ $22.50 door. More info: 510.644.2020, thefreight.org/davka-0.

Shye Ben-Tzur, Los Angeles, CA, 1 Aug 2013

Sunset Concerts: Shye Ben-Tzur
Thursday, August 1, 8:00 p.m., Doors at 7:00 p.m.
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA 90049
FREE; no reservations
Limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis
Parking: $10 per car (cash only)

Don’t miss the West Coast premiere of acclaimed Israeli composer, producer, and performer Shye Ben-Tzur, who blends devotional qawwali music with Hebrew poetry, Indian classical vocals, rocking bass, and Spanish guitar. Ben-Tzur’s quirky juxtapositions flow from his decade-long love affair with India and his unique life experience as a published poet and rock musician. He will be accompanied here by prominent musicians from the Rajasthani “gypsy” tradition.

More info: 310-440-4500
www.skirball.org/programs/shye-ben-tzur

August 3, 2013

Klez-X, San Francisco, CA, 3 Aug 2013

Saturday, August 3, 8:00pm, Klez-X Concert, with Daniel Hoffman. Part of SF Live Arts at St. Cyprian's Church, San Francisco. Prices TBD. More info: 415.454.5238, noevalleymusicseries.com.

August 5, 2013

Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA, 5 Aug 2013

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Aug 5, 2013
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

August 10, 2013

Klezmer Dance, San Francisco, 10 Aug 2013

Saturday August 10, 2-5pm, FREE
Klezmer dance workshop at ONEG, hosted by the San Francisco
Jewish Community Center
3200 California Street, SF

Facebook info: www.facebook.com/events/405572799541992/

2:30-4:00 pm Fisher Hall: Klezmer dance workshop with Bruce
Bierman and Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band. Bruce Bierman, one
of California’s foremost Jewish dance leaders will show and
lead participants in Jewish line, circle, and partner dances
traditionally done to klezmer music.

Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band comes from a musical tradition
tracing back to the old world shtetl of Szrensk.
Incorporating post-immigrant sounds rooted in klezmer, Saul
Goodman’s music moves the spirit and the dance. It’s always
a simcha with Saul!

Featuring:
Mike Perlmutter – clarinet, saxophone
Dave Rosenfeld -mandolin, violin, percussion
Dmitri Gaskin – accordion
Jack Hanly - poyk, mandolin

August 12, 2013

Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA, 12 Aug 2013

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Aug 12, 2013
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

August 19, 2013

Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA, 19 Aug 2013

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Aug 19, 2013
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

August 26, 2013

Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA, 26 Aug 2013

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Aug 26, 2013
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

August 28, 2013

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, San Francisco, CA, 28 Aug 2013

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band

Wednesday, August 28, 7:00-9:00pm
Le Bateau Ivre Coffeehouse Bar Restaurant
2629 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA
More info: 510.849.1100, lebateauivre.net

September 2, 2013

Klezmondo, Berkeley, CA, 2 Sep 2013

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's 6-8pm!
This week, it's Klezmando (Phil Lawrence, Tony Phillips and Gerry Tenney). Debut get-together of three of the West Coast's best klezmer mandolin players. Original and traditional tunes as well as Yiddish and Yinglish songs.

Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

Sept 2 - Gerry Tenney www.californiaklezmer.com

September 9, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 9 Sep 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli 6pm - 8pm, Sep 9, 2013 1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine) Berkeley, CA Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet). Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals. Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer. Saul's can accommodate large parties. Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians! Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer. Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

September 16, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 16 Sep 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli 6pm - 8pm, Sep 16, 2013 1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine) Berkeley, CA Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet). Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals. Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer. Saul's can accommodate large parties. Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians! Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer. Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

September 23, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 23 Sep 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli 6pm - 8pm, Sep 23, 2013 1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine) Berkeley, CA Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet). Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals. Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer. Saul's can accommodate large parties. Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians! Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer. Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

September 30, 2013

Monday Night Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 30 Sep 2013

Monday Night Klezmer at Saul's Restaurant & Deli 6pm - 8pm, Sep 30, 2013 1475 Shattuck Ave (at Vine) Berkeley, CA Featuring Dave Rosenfeld (on mandolin, violin, percussion) and Mike Perlmutter (on clarinet). Savory sounds go well with sumptuous meals. Invite your friends and family to enjoy live Klezmer. Saul's can accommodate large parties. Call 510-848-DELI to make a reservation for parties of 5 and more and ask for prime seating near the musicians! Chat up Mike and Dave—they love discussing the history, culture, and distinctiveness of Klezmer. Thanks for supporting your local Klezmorim!

October 4, 2013

Common Chords, Los Angeles, CA, 4 Oct, 2013

Craig N Co presents a Special Shabbat Experience with Common Chords Friday: October 4th, 2013 8pm The Pico Union Project 1153 Valencia Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 (parking available) $15 Admission To Reserve by email, contact Kendall at our office To Reserve by phone: (818) 760-1077 Salman Ahmad (guitar/vocals), Yale Strom (violin), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Lou Fanucchi (accordion) Common Chords represents a unique convergence of Sufi and Khasidic traditions in improvisational trance music. The experience is deeply spiritual and meditative and draws from the bible, the Koran and the great mystic poets of the ages - the music is intense, energetic and meditative. We invite you to come and listen in rapt meditation or get up and dance - or both!

October 5, 2013

Klezmerson, Los Angeles, CA, 5 Oct, 2013

KLEZMERSON

Saturday, October 5, 8:00 p.m.
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90049

$30 General; $25 Skirball Members; $20 Full-Time Students
Advance tickets: Available on site at the Skirball, online at www.skirball.org, or by phone at (877) SCC-4TIX or (877) 722-4849

U.S. debut! Don’t miss this Mexico City–based septet, who have taken the international music scene by storm with their unique fusion of klezmer music with Middle Eastern influences, rock, electronica, jazz, and Latin American styles such as charanga, son jarocho, and cha-cha. Avant-garde klezmer musician John Zorn calls Klezmerson “one of the most creative and unique bands in Jewish music today.”

October 6, 2013

KlezMakers, Los Gatos, CA, 6 Oct, 2013

Sunday, October 6, 2:00pm, The Klezmakers. Part of Klezmer & Comedy, also featuring comedian Sansom Koletkar. At Los Gatos JCC. More info: chaihousebenefit.org.

Theo Bikel, Oakland, CA, 6 Oct, 2013

Sunday, October 6, 6:00pm, Theodore Bikel peforming and in conversation with Cantor Roslyn Barak, a fundraiser for Jewish Family & Children's Services of the East Bay.

At the Oakland Museum of California, Oakland. Tickets: $75 and up. More info: HERE.

October 13, 2013

KlezCalifornia @ Sunday Streets, Berkeley, CA, 13 Oct, 2013

Sunday, October 13, 11:00am - 4:00pm, KlezCalifornia Corner at Sunday Streets Berkeley, coordinated by Gerry Tenney.

Listen to klezmer and Yiddish music performed by many bands and individuals at the northeast corner of Shattuck Avenue and Allston Way. Shattuck Avenue will be closed from Downtown Berkeley to North Berkeley for cycling, strolling, dancing, discovering, skating, and playing in the street!
No charge.
More info: sundaystreetsberkeley.com.

October 25, 2013

Strauss-Warschauer Duo Kaboles Shabbes, Tiburon, CA, 25 Oct, 2013

photo by Avia MooreStrauss Warschauer Duo

Friday, October 25, 6:15pm
Kabbalat Shabbat (Kaboles Shabbes) service, 8:00pm
Congregation Kol Shofar
Tiburon, CA
No charge
More info: 415.388.1818
kolshofar.org

October 26, 2013

KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival, Berkeley, CA, 26-27 Oct 2013

YIDDISH CULTURE FESTIVAL
October 26-27
The Magnes & The Marsh Arts Center
Berkeley, CA

Plan to enjoy this immersion in klezmer and Yiddish culture and tell friends/family! Our last Festival, at the JCC San Francisco in February 2012, attracted between four and five hundred people!

Headline performers/teachers will be the Strauss/Warschauer duo (from New York) and Veretski Pass (local), both internationally renowned bands. They will perform, and teach instrumental workshops and klezmer dancing. You will also enjoy Achi Ben Shalom (singing), Bruce Bierman (acting), Ken Blady (Jewish history) and Gerry Tenney (Kids' Program).

More info (but only in graphic form): www.klezcalifornia.org/events/2013-berkeley

October 27, 2013

KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival, Berkeley, CA, 26-27 Oct 2013

YIDDISH CULTURE FESTIVAL
October 26-27
The Magnes & The Marsh Arts Center
Berkeley, CA

Plan to enjoy this immersion in klezmer and Yiddish culture and tell friends/family! Our last Festival, at the JCC San Francisco in February 2012, attracted between four and five hundred people!

Headline performers/teachers will be the Strauss/Warschauer duo (from New York) and Veretski Pass (local), both internationally renowned bands. They will perform, and teach instrumental workshops and klezmer dancing. You will also enjoy Achi Ben Shalom (singing), Bruce Bierman (acting), Ken Blady (Jewish history) and Gerry Tenney (Kids' Program).

More info (but only in graphic form): www.klezcalifornia.org/events/2013-berkeley

October 28, 2013

Strauss-Warschauer Duo, Berkeley, CA, 28 Oct, 2013

photo by Avia MooreConcert of Yiddish song with the Strauss Warschauer Duo

Monday, October 28, 1:00pm
East Bay JCC
Berkeley, CA

Tickets: $15 general admission/$12 JCC East Bay members, seniors, students. Group tickets available.
More info: 510.848.0237 x118
jewishmusicfestival.org
Presented by the 29th Jewish Music Festival

November 3, 2013

Nigunim Chorus Hanukah extravaganza, Berkeley, CA, 30 Nov, 2013

Nigunim Chorus readies Hanukah extravaganza

Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
JCC East Bay,
1414 Walnut St.,
Berkeley, CA

$15 general admission, free for kids
Buy tickets here

The Nigunim Community Chorus will present its annual celebration on the fourth night of Hanukah. The community is invited to light candles, sing Hanukah songs, enjoy performances by top Bay Area musicians, and dance under the leadership of Bruce Bierman. Traditional Hanukah foods will be sold.

Featured performers are the Nigunim Community Chorus, which sings in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English; Ladino singer Rivka Amado; traditional Jewish band Mama Loshn, including Gail Kissin, Suzanne Shanbaum and Rhonda Findling; the Adama Duo, with singer/guitarist Achi Ben Shalom and percussionist Jan Padover; and a dance band featuring an all-star line up of local musicians.

Co-sponsored by the 29th Jewish Music Festival, JCC East Bay, Temple Sinai, the Aquarian Minyan and KlezCalifornia.

December 1, 2013

Lisa Fishman w/Klezmer Juice, NYC, 1 Dec 2013

A Dance Party to celebrate Hanukkah!
Gustavo Bulgach and his band “Klezmer Juice,”
along with members of “Mimoda Jazzo Gruppa,”
and vocals by Lisa Fishman,
will perform both traditional and non traditional Jewish Klezmer dance music to celebrate the 5th night of Hanukkah.

Sun, Dec. 1, 6 - 10 pm
MiMoDa Studio
5772 West Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90019
Enter thru Paper or Plastik Cafe - Entrance on Ogden)

Come and enjoy
Klezmer, Latin, Balkan, Tango, Gypsy and Jazz,
light the Menorah with us,
and CELEBRATE!

This is a family event - children are welcome!

Entrance fee: $10
Children under 10 years old: Free

Sunday, December 1st
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Kugelplex, San Francisco, CA, 1 Dec 2013

KugelplexKugelplex

December 1, 2013, 1-3pm
Klezmer Sunday Brunch Pop-up
Salle Piano & Events
1632 C Market St, SF

$10-$20 sliding scale, plus donation for food

At long last: Kugelplex Klezmer Sunday Brunch Pop-up is back! Grandma’s kugel, momma’s latkes, subpar West Coast store-bought bagels, Maimonides’ secret mimosa recipe and the biggest heapin’ pile of shtletl-rockin’ old world soul this side of Great Great Great Uncle Irv’s Bessarabian Bar Mitzvah circa 1843.

And sooo many more surprises, all taking place in a beautiful new(ish) venue called Salle Piano & Events — a showroom/performance space featuring exceptional collectible pianos (one of which will be played for you by our very own keyboardticklemeister, Dan Cantrell).

Come eat, dance, celebrate.

December 4, 2013

Kugelplex, San Francisco, CA, 4 Dec 2013

KugelplexKugelplex

December 4, 2013, noon-1pm
Oakland City Center Lunchtime Concert!
OCC Plaza
500 12th Street,
Oakland, CA
FREE

Kugelplex, Fairfax, CA, 4 Dec 2013

KugelplexKugelplex rocks Fairfax

December 4, 2013, 8pm
Kugelplex rocks Fairfax
19 Broadway
17 Broadway Blvd.,
Fairfax, CA
FREE

December 6, 2013

Red Hot Chachkas, Oakland, CA, 6 Dec 2013

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas
Friday nights at OMCA

Friday, Dec. 6th, 6:30-9pm
at the Oakland Museum
1000 Oak St. (at 10th), Oakland
Lake Merritt BART

holiday food, drink, dancing + music

December 7, 2013

Klezmatics, Santa Monica, CA, 7 Dec 2013

imagesKlezmatics

Dec 7, 2013, 7:30pm
Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
The Broad Stage
1310 11th St.,
Santa Monica, CA
Tel: (310) 434 3200

Tix.

Pomegranates & Figs, Berkeley, CA, 7 Dec 2013

From Kaila Flexer: "Rather than presenting the annual Pomegranates & Figs event at Zellerbach Hall or The Freight & Salvage, I have chosen a more intimate setting this season with different lineups on two consecutive evenings."

Pomegranates & Figs—Two Concerts

Saturday, December 7
Sunday, December 8

Doors open at 7:00, music at 7:30 for both shows!
$20 donation (all proceeds go to the musicians)
Fifth Street Farms is a house located at
1517 Fifth Street (upstairs) between Cedar and Jones,
Berkeley, CA

Come to either or both nights!
To make reservations (strongly advised to assure you a seat): Please call 510 525-9248
Visit Fifth Street Farms online for more information.

The And of Two Trio (Shira Kammen, Kaila Flexer & Tobias Roberson) will perform on Saturday, December 7.

The Teslim Trio (Gari Hegedus, Kaila Flexer and Tobias Roberson) will take the stage on Sunday, December 8.

We're all very excited about some original pieces (including several world premieres!) inspired by the music of Greece, Turkey and the Middle East. We will also present new arrangements of traditional music from these same places. This promises to be two very special evenings of trios.

And now for some completely unrelated news: I have a new obsession: SUCCULENTS!!! I love them--they are quirky, surprising and addictive! I hereby announce this the first Concert/Succulent Exchange.

If (and only if) you want to, please come to the concerts below bearing a small succulent plant. We will have a table on which you can place your plant and at the end of the concert, you can leave with a different succulent!

December 8, 2013

Pomegranates & Figs, Berkeley, CA, 8 Dec 2013

From Kaila Flexer: "Rather than presenting the annual Pomegranates & Figs event at Zellerbach Hall or The Freight & Salvage, I have chosen a more intimate setting this season with different lineups on two consecutive evenings."

Pomegranates & Figs—Two Concerts

Saturday, December 7
Sunday, December 8

Doors open at 7:00, music at 7:30 for both shows!
$20 donation (all proceeds go to the musicians)
Fifth Street Farms is a house located at
1517 Fifth Street (upstairs) between Cedar and Jones,
Berkeley, CA

Come to either or both nights!
To make reservations (strongly advised to assure you a seat): Please call 510 525-9248
Visit Fifth Street Farms online for more information.

The And of Two Trio (Shira Kammen, Kaila Flexer & Tobias Roberson) will perform on Saturday, December 7.

The Teslim Trio (Gari Hegedus, Kaila Flexer and Tobias Roberson) will take the stage on Sunday, December 8.

We're all very excited about some original pieces (including several world premieres!) inspired by the music of Greece, Turkey and the Middle East. We will also present new arrangements of traditional music from these same places. This promises to be two very special evenings of trios.

And now for some completely unrelated news: I have a new obsession: SUCCULENTS!!! I love them--they are quirky, surprising and addictive! I hereby announce this the first Concert/Succulent Exchange.

If (and only if) you want to, please come to the concerts below bearing a small succulent plant. We will have a table on which you can place your plant and at the end of the concert, you can leave with a different succulent!

Klezmatics, Berkeley, CA, 8 Dec 2013

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Dec 8, 2013, 8:00pm
Freight & Salvage
2020 Addison St
Berkeley, CA
Tel: (510) 644-2020
Tix.

December 12, 2013

Hungry for Yiddish, Berkeley, CA, 12 Dec 2013

Heather Klein4th Annual Hungry for Yiddish: A Mitzvah Project

Thursday, December 12, 8:00pm
Subterranean Arthouse,
2179 Bancroft Way,
Berkeley, CA

Featuring Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio, The Saul Goodman Klezmer Band, Bruce Bierman, and special guests: Safra!

$10-$20 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Proceeds donated to the Berkeley Food Pantry, which provides hunger relief in Berkeley and Albany.

Co-presented by KlezCalifornia and the San Francisco Jewish Music Festival

8:00 p.m. Safra between Jewish, Middle Eastern and Balkan.
8:30pm: Yiddish song with Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio.
9:00pm on: Klezmer dance party, with music by Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band featuring
Mike Perlmutter (clarinet), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), Ilana Sherer (violin), Jack Hanley (poyk, mandolin), and friends. Bruce Bierman will lead dancing.

Learn more about Hungry for Yiddish

December 15, 2013

Kugelplex, Oakland, CA, 15 Dec 2013

KugelplexKugelplex rocks Fairfax

December 15, 2013, 4pm
Annual Break Bread Concert with Oakland East Bay Symphony
Paramount Theater
2025 Broadway,
Oakland, CA

Tix: www.oebs.com

December 17, 2013

Hardly Strictly Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 17 Dec 2013

Hardly Strictly Klezmer
with Glenn Hartman & the Klezmer Playboys (Sheldon Brown, Stu Brotman, Aaron Kierbal)
Rob Reich & Ben Goldberg

Tuesday, Dec. 17th, 8pm
Freight & Salvage
2121 Addison St., Berkeley
Downtown Berkeley BART

Go Down Moses: Klezmer Blues Blacks & Jews, Berkeley, CA, 17 Dec 2013

Go Down Moses: Klezmer Blues Blacks & Jews

December 15, 2013, 3:00p.m.
Barry & Florence Friedberg Lifelong Learning Auditorium,
Florida Atlantic University,
777 Glades Road,
Boca Raton FL 33431

Tickets: $18 general admission ($15 JCS members, $25 JCS
member couples)
For more information or to purchase tickets over the phone
please contact Jackie Simpson, 561-297-3921Web: https://fauf.fau.edu/jcs-events

Klezmer Company Orchestra (KCO) Aaron Kula, director and Kitty Oliver, author, oral historian and vocalist, join forces to explore the common cultural experiences shared by the African-American and Jewish-American people. Kula, Oliver and KCO will offer a unique retrospective view of both cultures through music from FAU Libraries’ Print Music Collections, and story-telling focusing on faith, persecution, freedom, family and love.

The Jewish Cultural Society (JCS), a volunteer support organization whose mission is to advance Jewish cultural traditions and education at FAU Libraries through philanthropic endeavors and programs, is sponsoring this program.

December 28, 2013

Heather Klein and the Opus Project Orch, San Francisco, CA, 28 Dec 2013

Heather KleinTHE OPUS PROJECT presents OPUS 12
A Multi-Media Event, with Heather Klein and The Opus Project Orchestra

Sat., Dec. 28, 2013, 8pm
Community Music Center,
544 Capp Street,
San Francisco, CA.

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Jane Grey, Op. 12, No. 1 (1907)
Bartok, Prokofiev, Webern, Hindemith, Barber, Hovhaness, Alburger, Barber and more.

Tickets -- $10 - $20 -- available at the door.

January 11, 2014

Kat Parra, Berkeley, CA, 11 Jan 2014

Second JMF House Concert to feature singer Kat Parra's 'Nuevo Sefardi'

Saturday, Jan. 11 at 8 PM
Private residence, Berkeley
$18 tickets, refreshments served

For tickets and more information, including address, click here or call 510-848-0237, x118.

The 29th Jewish Music Festival House Concert series continues with a performance by singer Kat Parra. Since quitting her corporate job seven years ago to pursue a full-time career in music, Kat has released four critically acclaimed CDs, been invited to perform in Amsterdam, Brazil and Mexico as well as top venues throughout the United States, earned the title of “Best Latin Jazz Vocalist” of 2010 and 2008 by Latin Jazz Corner, and received a 2008 nomination for “Latin Jazz Album of the Year” from the Jazz Journalists Association. Kat obliterates musical boundaries with her "Nuevo Sefardi," an integration of Spanish Jewish music with the music of Cuba, Perú, Argentina, Spain and the Middle East. For this concert, Kat is joined by her pianist and musical director, Murray Low, and woodwinds player Masaru Koga.

January 16, 2014

Gustavo Bulgach and Klezmer Juice, Los Angeles, CA, 16 Jan 2014

Gustavo Bulgach and Klezmer Juice
Klezmer music meets dance Jazzo

Thu, Jan 16, 2014, 8:30pm
MiMoDa Studio
5772 west pico blvd (entrance thru Paper or Plastik cafe),
Los Angeles, California 90019

Screening of a short film by Yasha&MJGRuppa
"How to find Jewish husband" or
O'God why did you make me a jew?

Program
1. concert with Gustavo Bulgach and Klezmer juice band

2.Physical interpretation of music
by Gustavo and Yasha

3. MiModa Jazzo gruppa with sketches from leftover of their 2013 life

Life wasted in grand plie
Life on "auto pilot"
Life stuck in a middle
Life in a jet-leg

music by Anna Drubich and John Frantzen


Entrance fee $15

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/681505495234303/

January 20, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 20 Jan 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Jan 20, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

January 27, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 27 Jan 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Jan 27, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

January 30, 2014

Yiddish Art Trio & Veretski Pass, San Francisco, CA, 30 Jan 2014

Yiddish Art Trio & Veretski Pass

Thu, Jan 30, 2014, 7:30pm
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom St
San Francisco, CA

The Yiddish Art Trio features three of the top Klezmer musicians in New York today. Blending infectious traditional melodies with new compositions, sumptuous chamber music-like arrangements and breathtaking improvisations, this rising new ensemble is out to redefine the sound of contemporary Klezmer. Veretski Pass plays Old Country Music with origins in the Ottoman Empire. They collage Carpathian, Jewish, Rumanian and Ottoman styles with seamlessly integrated original compositions.

The Yiddish Art Trio is : Patrick Farrell, accordion; Benjy Fox-Rosen, voice and bass; Michael Winograd, clarinet. Veretski Pass is : Cookie Segelstein, violin, viola; Joshua Horowitz, chromatic button accordion, cimbalom; Stuart Brotman, bass, basy (cello), tilinca and baraban.

Admission: $15-20. Doors at 7:00 Show at 7:30.

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

More info: redpoppyarthouse.org/event/yiddish-art-trio-veretski-pass/

February 1, 2014

Talia Cooper, Berkeley, CA, 1 Feb 2014

Talia Cooper's Goodbye Concert & Benefit for Jewish Youth for Community Action

Saturday, Feb. 1 at 8 PM
JCC East Bay,
1414 Walnut St.,
Berkeley, CA

$15-$40 sliding scale / $8-$20 for youth 17 & under
For tickets, click here or call 1-800-838-3006

Singer/songwriter Talia Cooper, a Jewish Music Festival veteran, gives her last Bay Area performance before moving to New York. She'll perform with special guests Linda Hirschhorn, Eli Conley, Caitlin Austin, Liz Stuart, Jeffrey Landau, Jessica Chen, Stephen Petersen, Maia "Papaya" Wiitala and others.

Talia's original songs weave together her family traditions of activism, humor and Jewish culture, with tones ranging from sassy and humorous, to politically contemplative, to romantic with a twist. Her voice has been compared to her heroes Dar Williams, Joni Mitchell and Ani Difranco. She also performs in the a cappella quartet Vocolot.

Talia has served as director of Jewish Youth for Community Action, a program created and led by youth working towards progressive social change within a framework of Jewish values. JYCA will benefit from the concert's proceeds.

February 3, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 3 Feb 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Feb 3, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

February 10, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 10 Feb 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Feb 10, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

February 14, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 14 Feb 2014

Saul Goodman Klezmer Band with Orchestra Euphonos and the Yiddishe Serenaders
@ the Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal

Friday Feb 14, 9pm
Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Avenue,
Berkeley, CA

February 17, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 17 Feb 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Feb 17, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

February 23, 2014

Saul Goodman's Klezmer in benefit for PINCC, Kensington, CA, 23 Feb 2014

Saul Goodman Klezmer Band

Sunday Feb 23, 2014, 4-6pm
benefit concert for PINCC (Prevention International: No Cervical Cancer)
Catered at a house in Kensington, CA
E-mail Saul Goodman Klezmer Band for information.

February 24, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 24 Feb 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Feb 24, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

March 2, 2014

Klezmer Jam, dance, open mic, Winnewood, PA, 2 Mar 2014

Sunday Mar 2, 2014 (first Sunday of the month), 1pm-3pm
Main Line Reform Temple
410 Montgomery Ave.
Wynnewood, PA.

The fun is free,
but donations are welcome and tax deductible!

Bring your instrument,
your dancing shoes,
your voice and your family
for this Community Klezmer Initiative event.

Tel: 610-389-6036
Contact Community Klezmer Initiative for more details.
sponsored by the Community Klezmer Initiative
www.communityklezmer.org

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/Community-Klezmer-Initiative/267482953413191

Yemen Blues @ Sephardic Music Fest, LA, CA, 2 Mar 2014

Yemen Blues

Sun, Mar 2, 2014, 7pm
Luckman Fine Arts Complex
California State University
5151 State University Dr
Los Angeles, CA

Tickets: $30, $35, $40. (CSULA students • $15. Other students • $20.)
Tickets available via Luckman Box Office.

Yemen Blues coexist in both the past and the present; they are timeless and modern. Fronted by acclaimed vocalist Ravid Kahalani, the group mies the music of Yemen and West Africa with funk, mambo, soul, and ancient chanting styles. Conjuring up a rich and diverse musical palette with the use of percussion, oud, horns, and strings, their myriad influences carry over to the stage, where the ensemble navigates from the boisterous to the romantic and from joyous celebration to anguished balladry.

More info: www.luckmanarts.org/events/yemen-blues.html

March 3, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 3 Mar 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Mar 3, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

March 4, 2014

Andy Statman, Santa Cruz, CA, 4 Mar, 2014

Andy StatmanAndy Statman

Tuesday 4 March @ 5:30 PM
Kuumbwa Jazz,
Santa Cruz CA

March 5, 2014

ucLadino Symposium @ Sephardic Music Fest, LA, CA, 5-6 Mar 2014

ucLadino

5-6 Mar, 2014
UCLA

The theme of ucLADINO’s third annual symposium is Judeo-Spanish revitalization efforts in all spheres and domains, with particular focus toward the 21st century. Renowned scholars, graduate students, professors and community activists from a variety of disciplines will present research and discuss programming efforts in Judeo-Spanish speaking communities across the globe.

More info: www.cjs.ucla.edu/students/ucladino.html

Andy Statman, Berkeley, CA, 5 Mar, 2014

Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

Wednesday 5 March @ 8:00 PM
The Freight and Salvage
Berkeley, CA

Sarah Aroeste, Los Angeles, CA, 5 Mar 2014

Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste

Wednesday, March 5th, 2014, 7:30pm
Fowler Museum, UCLA
North Campus of UCLA
Los Angeles

Part of the Sephardic Music Festival LA
FREE
More info here

March 6, 2014

ucLadino Symposium @ Sephardic Music Fest, LA, CA, 5-6 Mar 2014

ucLadino

5-6 Mar, 2014
UCLA

The theme of ucLADINO’s third annual symposium is Judeo-Spanish revitalization efforts in all spheres and domains, with particular focus toward the 21st century. Renowned scholars, graduate students, professors and community activists from a variety of disciplines will present research and discuss programming efforts in Judeo-Spanish speaking communities across the globe.

More info: www.cjs.ucla.edu/students/ucladino.html

Di Megille of Itzik Manger, Berkeley, CA, 6 Mar 2014

די מגילה פון ×יציק מ×נגער: A Yiddish Musical

Thu, Mar 6, 2014, 7pm
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

DI MEGILEH OF ITZIK MANGER, a Yiddish Musical by the newly formed YIDDISH THEATER COLLECTIVE, a group supported by Klezcalifornia and the Jewish Music Festival. A Staged Concert Based on the Book of Esther and “Songs of the Megileh” by the celebrated Yiddish Poet Itzik Manger, with music by Dov Seltzer. Starting March 6, 8, 9 and 10.

Tix: $25 General / $20 for JCCEB members, seniors, students

More info at the www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/di-megileh
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/360875274054851/

March 8, 2014

Asaf Avidan @ Sephardic Music Fest, LA, CA, 8 Mar 2014

Asaf Avidan

Sat, Mar 8, 2014, 8pm
The Luckman
California State University
5151 State University Dr
Los Angeles, CA

Singer-songwriter Asaf Avidan has taken the international music community by storm with his unique brand of folk and blues and his signature vocal sound, reminiscent of jazz greats and rock legends alike. Following the release of his debut solo album The Reckoning and its subsequent catapult to gold certification, Avidan has garnered numerous accolades from around the world.

Tickets: $25

Tickets available via Luckman Box Office.
More info: www.luckmanarts.org/events/asaf-avidan.html

Di Megille of Itzik Manger, Berkeley, CA, 8 Mar 2014

די מגילה פון ×יציק מ×נגער: A Yiddish Musical

Sat, Mar 8, 2014, 8pm
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

DI MEGILEH OF ITZIK MANGER, a Yiddish Musical by the newly formed YIDDISH THEATER COLLECTIVE, a group supported by Klezcalifornia and the Jewish Music Festival. A Staged Concert Based on the Book of Esther and “Songs of the Megileh” by the celebrated Yiddish Poet Itzik Manger, with music by Dov Seltzer. Starting March 6, 8, 9 and 10.

Tix: $25 General / $20 for JCCEB members, seniors, students

More info at the www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/di-megileh
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/360875274054851/

March 9, 2014

Di Megille of Itzik Manger, Berkeley, CA, 9 Mar 2014

די מגילה פון ×יציק מ×נגער: A Yiddish Musical

Sun, Mar 9, 2014, 2pm
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

DI MEGILEH OF ITZIK MANGER, a Yiddish Musical by the newly formed YIDDISH THEATER COLLECTIVE, a group supported by Klezcalifornia and the Jewish Music Festival. A Staged Concert Based on the Book of Esther and “Songs of the Megileh” by the celebrated Yiddish Poet Itzik Manger, with music by Dov Seltzer. Starting March 6, 8, 9 and 10.

Tix: $25 General / $20 for JCCEB members, seniors, students

More info at the www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/di-megileh
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/360875274054851/

Ghost Note Ensemble, Berkeley, CA, 9 Mar, 2014

"Great Yiddish Poets in Song - Mordechai Gebirtig" San Francisco, CA, 9 Mar, 2014

Sunday, March 9, 4:00pm, Great Yiddish Poets in Song - Mordechai Gebirtig, sung by Sharon Bernstein, part of Music in the Mishkan. Program also includes Café Music with Paul Schoenfield; Schubert's Piano Trio in E flat major with Marilyn Thompson, Randall Weiss, and Victoria Ehrlich; and a wine and cheese reception. At Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, SAN FRANCISCO. Tickets: $20 general / $15 Sha'ar Zahav members. More info: 415.861.6932, HERE.

March 10, 2014

Di Megille of Itzik Manger, Berkeley, CA, 10 Mar 2014

די מגילה פון ×יציק מ×נגער: A Yiddish Musical

Mon, Mar 10, 2014, 1pm
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

DI MEGILEH OF ITZIK MANGER, a Yiddish Musical by the newly formed YIDDISH THEATER COLLECTIVE, a group supported by Klezcalifornia and the Jewish Music Festival. A Staged Concert Based on the Book of Esther and “Songs of the Megileh” by the celebrated Yiddish Poet Itzik Manger, with music by Dov Seltzer. Starting March 6, 8, 9 and 10.

Tix: $15 General / $12 for JCCEB members, seniors, students

More info at the www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/di-megileh
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/360875274054851/

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 10 Mar 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Mar 10, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

March 14, 2014

Shir Hashirim with Members of Qadim @ Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 14 Mar, 2014

publicity photoShir Hashirim: Song of Songs Minyan
Featuring Members of Qadim Ensemble

Friday, March 14, 7:30 p.m.
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA
Free; Donations welcome

Part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/shir-hashirim-with-members-of-qadim

March 15, 2014

Purim Extravaganza, Berkeley, CA, 15 Mar, 2014

PURIM EXTRAVAGANZA! in the Ashkenaz style: the Aquarian Minyan Ultimate Purim Party! Special food, special music, special theatrics, costumes, and the traditional Megillah reading, followed by satirical theatrics by the Purim Shpiellers. The versatile band Adama closes the night, with dancing led by klezmer dance maven Bruce Bierman to a klezmer, Ladino, Middle Eastern, Yiddish, Hasidic fusion. Come in costumeand and bring your favorite noisemakers and be ready to use them at the mention of you-know-who’s name!

Saturday, Mar 15, 2014, 7pm
Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo,
Berkeley, CA

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1468593736693037/

March 17, 2014

Orchestra Euphonos, Berkeley, CA 17 Mar 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's 6-8pm!
Guest band this week: Orchestra Euphonos.

More info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1454641008099545/

Mar 17, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

March 19, 2014

Klezmer Creek, jam, Santa Rosa, CA, 19 Mar, 2014

March 20, 2014

Dudu Tassa & the Kuwaitis + Yair Dalal @ Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 20 Mar, 2014

publicity photoDudu Tassa & the Kuwaitis + Yair Dalal

Thursday, March 20 at 8:00 p.m.
Yoshi’s San Francisco,
1330 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA

Tickets $30 advance / $32 at the door
29th JMF Festival Pass applies

Dudu Tassa is a bona fide Israeli rock star: one of the nation’s most beloved singer/songwriters and most-called guitarists-on-demand. He has released eight albums, produced numerous others, and composed for television and cinema. In this performance, he and his band sing the songs of Tassa’s grandfather and great-uncle, Saleh and Daud Al-Kuwaiti. Performing as the Al-Kuwaiti brothers, they were two of the greatest composer-musicians in Baghdad during the first half of the 20th century and acclaimed innovators of modern Iraqi music. They’re still highly esteemed in the Arab world.

Tassa saluted them in his 2011 album “Dudu Tassa and the Al Kuwaitis,” singing their songs in Arabic and Hebrew, and integrating them with Iraqi, Middle Eastern, and Israeli rock music. The album, a top seller in Israel, also features archival materials from the Kuwaitis and singer Faiza Rushdie as well as contributions by contemporary oud master Yair Dalal. Dalal will join Tassa and his band – featuring qanun (Middle Eastern zither), violin, cello, keyboards, guitars, bass and drums – on stage at Yoshi’s San Francisco as a special guest. Concert produced with generous support from the Israel Center & the Consulate General of Israel in San Francisco

Part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/dudu-tassa

March 21, 2014

Afro-Semitic Experience, Carmichael, CA, 21 Mar, 2014

publicity photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience

Friday, March 21 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Beth Shalom
4746 El Camino Ave
Carmichael, CA

March 22, 2014

Afro-Semitic Experience, Berkeley, CA, 22 Mar, 2014

publicity photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience

Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 8:00 p.m.
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA

Tickets $30 advance / $32 at the door
29th JMF Festival Pass applies

With its highly accessible ethnic world music mix and ability to get an audience on its feet, the Afro-Semitic Experience is redefining the jazz concert. This seven-piece band is beyond category. Whether playing gospel, klezmer, nigunim, spirituals or swing, the Afro-Semitic Experience rocks the room with its intricate, infectious melodies and solid grooves. It’s multi-cultural soul. Afro-Semitic Experience concerts are celebrations: the band plays great music, tells stories and offers a positive and meaningful message: unity in the community.

Co-founded by African-American jazz pianist Warren Byrd and Jewish-American jazz bassist David Chevan in 1998, the ASE has shared its music at concerts, workshops and worship services across the United States, Canada and Europe. Venues include the Amsterdam Festival of Jewish Music, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Detroit Festival of Jewish Music, Portland Jazz Festival, New York Noise Festival, Eldridge Street Synagogue and Paris Festival of Jewish Culture. The band has worked with outstanding artists from the jazz and klezmer worlds, including Frank London and Matt Darriau of the Klezmatics, as well as Cantors Alberto Mizrahi and Jack Mendelson.

The ASE features Will Bartlett on saxophone, Alvin Benjamin Carter, Jr., and Baba David Coleman on percussion, Stacy Phillips on resonator (slide) guitar and violin, and Saskia Laroo on trumpet.

“Never before have I heard this lyrically powerful a fusion of Jewish and jazz souls on fire,” wrote critic Nat Hentoff in The Wall Street Journal.


Part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/ase

March 23, 2014

Ghost Note Ensemble, Berkeley, CA, 23 Mar, 2014

Afro-Semitic Experience, Lafayette, CA, 23 Mar, 2014

publicity photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience

Sunday, March 23 4:00 p.m. reception, 5:00 concert
Temple Isaiah
945 Risa Rd
Lafayette, CA

For tickets and more info please visit www.temple-isaiah.org

Anthony Mordechai-Tzvi Russell’s “Convergence” w/Veretski Pass, Berkeley, CA, 23 Mar, 2014

publicity photoAnthony Mordechai-Tzvi Russell’s “Convergence” with Veretski Pass

Sunday, March 23rd, 2014, 7:00pm
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

Tickets $25 general / $22 Students/Seniors/JCCEB Members
29th JMF Festival Pass applies

“I knew no precedent of a Yiddish song organically growing out of a Negro Spiritual, but inside my own head—and I hesitate to say this, but in my heart—I felt I didn’t particularly need a precedent.”—Anthony (Mordechai-Tzvi) Russell

“Convergence” combines diverse strains of traditional Jewish and African-American music directly at points of spiritual, melodic and textual convergence. Classical vocalist Anthony (Mordechai-Tzvi) Russell, in collaboration with acclaimed Bay Area klezmer trio Veretski Pass, creates a new repertoire of works exploring exile, spirituality, hope and redemption, enhanced by the animation work of San Francisco-based artist Meredith Leich.

Part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/convergence

March 24, 2014

Red Hot Chachkas, Berkeley, CA 24 Mar 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's 6-8pm!
This week, guest artists The Red Hot Chachkas

Mar 24, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

March 27, 2014

"A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff" @ Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 27 Mar, 2014

publicity photoAlicia Jo Rabins’ “Kaddish for Bernie Madoff”
An experimental song-cycle about the spiritual implications of the financial collapse

Thursday, March 27th, 2014, 7:30pm
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

Tickets $25 general / $22 Students/Seniors/JCCEB Members
29th JMF Festival Pass applies

A biblical scholar, poet, singer, songwriter and violinist, Alicia Jo Rabins has created a chamber-rock operatic song cycle exploring the intersection of spirituality, finance and responsibility. “Kaddish for Bernie Madoff” tackles personal and societal issues with thoughtfulness, wit, sensitivity and beautifully sung melodies.

This solo performance is the California premiere, and features full-length projected animation. It’s directed by Maureen Towey, who helped to develop the earliest incarnation of the show, for which Rabins received a prestigious Six Points Fellowship.

Part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/alicia-jo-rabins

March 29, 2014

Girls in Trouble @ Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 29 Mar, 2014

publicity photoAlicia Jo Rabins and "Girls in Trouble"

Saturday, March 29th, 2014, 8:00pm
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

Tickets $25 general / $22 Students/Seniors/JCCEB Members
29th JMF Festival Pass applies

Alicia Jo Rabins fronts this dynamic indie rock band from Portland, Ore., by way of Brooklyn, featuring Rabins on vocals, fiddle and guitar, and her husband Aaron Hartman on bass. Girls in Trouble has performed across the U.S., Canada and Europe, released two albums and received critical praise from Huffington Post, the New Yorker, and LA Weekly. The CDs, released on the groundbreaking JDub Records label, are "Girls in Trouble" (2009) and "Half You, Half Me" (2011). The band is working on its third album in a song cycle about the complicated lives of the women in the Bible, the original "girls in trouble."

Part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/girls-in-trouble

March 30, 2014

Ben Sidran’s “Jews and the Great American Songbook” @ Jewish Music Fest, Berkeley, CA, 30 Mar, 2014

publicity photoBen Sidran’s “Jews and the Great American Songbook”

Sunday, March 30 at 7:00 p.m.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave
Berkeley, CA

Tickets $28 general / $25 Students/Seniors/JCCEB Members
29th JMF Festival Pass applies

A jazz pianist and singer, record producer, National Public Radio host and scholar, Ben Sidran presents a concert program based on his critically acclaimed book, There Was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream. The show demonstrates the many important ways that Jewish immigrants drove American popular music output and tastes.

Part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/ben-sidran

March 31, 2014

Rob Reich and Ben Goldberg, Berkeley, CA 31 Mar 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's 6-8pm!
Guest artists tonight: Rob Reich and Ben Goldberg

More info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/486668524771420/

Mar 31, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

April 5, 2014

David Krakauer, "Akoka" CD release, Davis, CA, 5 Apr, 2014

cd coverDavid Krakauer, Matt Haimovitz, Cocalled, and friends present:
"Akoka—the End of Time" CD release tour

Sat, Apr 5, 2014, 8:00pm
Mondavi Center
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA

Tix: $12.50-$49. Purchase tickets online

April 7, 2014

Red Hot Chachkas, Berkeley, CA 7 Apr 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's 6-8pm!
This week, guest artists The Red Hot Chachkas

Apr 7, 2014, 6–8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

Facebook: www.facebook.com/SaulsDeli/events

April 15, 2014

Purim Celebration w/Klezmania, San Francisco, CA 15 Apr 2014

Purim is here! Fun, games, music celebration and so much more!
Bring the whole Family!

For the first time ever, 4 San Francisco Congregations have come together to sponsor this event!
Beth Israel Judea, B'nai Emunah, Ner Tamid and Or Shalom
(Reform, Reconstructionist and Conservative all under 1 tent!)

Saturday Evening, March 15

Purim Celebration with KLEZMANIA!
ALL ARE WELCOME!

The evening menu:
6-7 - Vegetarian potluck dinner
7-815 - Megilla readings
815-830 - Havdallah
830-10 - KLEZMANIA!, dessert and beverage bar

[childcare provided]
$5 suggested donation for visitors at the Door (NICE PRICE!)

Beth Israel Judea/Or Shalom
625 Brotherhood Way
San Francisco, CA 94

415-586-8833

More info: bnaiemunahsf.org/events/2014-03-15/600-pm-purim

April 21, 2014

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, Berkeley, CA 21 Apr 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's 6-8pm!
This week, guest artists Ellis Island Old World Folk Band

Apr 21, 2014, 6–8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

Facebook: www.facebook.com/SaulsDeli/events

April 24, 2014

Concert in honor of Yom Ha-Sho'ah, Berkeley, CA, 24 Apr, 2014

publicity photoHeather Klein Presents
YIDDISH SPRING
Concert in honor of Yom HaShoah

April 24th at 6:30 p.m.
April 27th at 2:00 p.m. Pre-concert talk at 1:30 p.m.
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission St.
San Francisco

Miriam and SarahBay Area soprano Heather Klein performs “Mame Loshn,” an art song cycle in Yiddish by the composer Miriam Miller, with text by Miller’s grandmother, Sarah Traister Moskovitz, from her book of poetry, “Come to the Table.”

The program also features chamber ensemble performances of Yiddish songs written by other living composers from around the world. Klein is joined in performance by members of her Bay Area ensemble, The Inextinguishable Trio, the internationally renowned Bay Area trio Veretski Pass, and guest violinist Steven Greenman of Cleveland.

Part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/yiddish-spring-concert-in-honor-of-yom-hashoah

April 27, 2014

Concert in honor of Yom Ha-Sho'ah, Berkeley, CA, 27 Apr, 2014

publicity photoHeather Klein Presents
YIDDISH SPRING
Concert in honor of Yom HaShoah

April 24th at 6:30 p.m.
April 27th at 2:00 p.m. Pre-concert talk at 1:30 p.m.
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission St.
San Francisco

Miriam and SarahBay Area soprano Heather Klein performs “Mame Loshn,” an art song cycle in Yiddish by the composer Miriam Miller, with text by Miller’s grandmother, Sarah Traister Moskovitz, from her book of poetry, “Come to the Table.”

The program also features chamber ensemble performances of Yiddish songs written by other living composers from around the world. Klein is joined in performance by members of her Bay Area ensemble, The Inextinguishable Trio, the internationally renowned Bay Area trio Veretski Pass, and guest violinist Steven Greenman of Cleveland.

Part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/yiddish-spring-concert-in-honor-of-yom-hashoah

Yes, We Sang!, France, 27 Apr, 2014

Yes, We Sang!
Songs of Communities that Disappeared
A Musical Tribute to the Victims of the Holocaust

Sunday, April 27, 2014, 4:00 PM
JCC East Bay,
1414 Walnut Street,
Berkeley, CA

Join us as we celebrate the music of communities lost in the Holocaust. Our three choirs will sing for you and with you as we remember their songs in Yiddish, Ladino, and Hebrew. Lyrics will be provided for the community sing-along.

Participating Choirs:

• Nigunim Community Chorus
• The Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco
• Kol Truah Jewish Choir of the East Bay

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/472274482895644/

April 28, 2014

Saul Goodman Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 28 Apr 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Apr 28, 2014, 6-8pm!
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

Two year anniversary celebration!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SaulsDeli/events

May 1, 2014

"Lilith, the Night Demon, in One Lewd Act", San Rafael, CA, 1 May, 2014

publicity photo"Lilith, the Night Demon, in One Lewd Act"

Thur May 1, 7:30pm
Kanbar Center, Osher Marin JCC,
200 N. San Pedro Rd.
San Rafael, CA 94903

World premiere of a composition. The trio plays in this performance with San Francisco Choral Artists, a 24-voice chamber ensemble specializing in innovative programming and performance excellence. SFCA has premiered more than 190 works and won the 2012 ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming.

The work is a choral mystery drama by Joshua Horowitz of the internationally renowned Bay Area ensemble Veretski Pass. It is based on Jewish superstitions that makes wild use of multilingual texts, and ancient sources, and combines homemade instruments with poly-choral avant-garde gestures to create a fantastic, hysterical, bizarre and often moving musical extravaganza, complete with the trio's improvisations.

Lilith, the adult, alternate Jewish story of creation is transformed into a magical folk opera by Veretski Pass in collaboration with the San Francisco Choral Artists. A group of virtuosic multi-instrumentalists, Veretski Pass brings together Jewish and non-Jewish sounds from across Europe.

The extraordinary and often bizarre score to Lilith, composed by award-winning composer, Josh Horowitz, features both choral and instrumental ensembles as well as Heather Klein (Lilith), Anthony Russell (Adam), and Michael Wex (narrator).

The edgy and humorous libretto draws on texts gleaned from Jewish superstitions, omens, dreams, and curses. San Francisco Choral Artists, a chamber ensemble of 24 singers, is widely recognized as one of the finest choral ensembles on the West Coast. The production is directed by Magen Solomon, artistic director of the Choral Artists.

May 2, 2014

Bubbeleh CD Release, Los Angeles, CA, 2 May, 2014

cd coverBubbeleh CD Release!!!! w/ Duk and The Authentic Sounds of Silverlake

Fri, 5/2/2014, 9:00 PM
El Cid
4212 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029

LA's Naughtiest Experimental Klezmer ensemble, will performing two very special shows in the BAY AREA in support of its debut album,
BUBBELEH, which will be released in MAY 2014 on pfMentum

May 3, 2014

Bubbeleh CD Release, Berkeley, CA, 3 May, 2014

cd coverBubbeleh with 5 Cent Coffee

Saturday, May 3rd @ 7:00PM
Subterranean Art House
2179 Bancroft Way,
Berkeley, CA

Tickets $10-$15 sliding scale....

LA's Naughtiest Experimental Klezmer ensemble, will performing two very special shows in the BAY AREA in support of its debut album,
BUBBELEH, which will be released in MAY 2014 on pfMentum

"Lilith, the Night Demon, in One Lewd Act", Berkeley, CA, 3 May, 2014

publicity photo"Lilith, the Night Demon, in One Lewd Act"

Veretski Pass and San Francisco Choral Artists
Saturday, May 3 at 8 p.m.
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

Tickets TBD

World premiere of a composition by Joshua Horowitz of the internationally renowned Bay Area ensemble Veretski Pass. The trio plays in this performance with San Francisco Choral Artists, a 24-voice chamber ensemble specializing in innovative programming and performance excellence. SFCA has premiered more than 190 works and won the 2012 ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming.

The work is a choral mystery drama based on Jewish superstitions that makes wild use of multilingual texts, and ancient sources, and combines homemade instruments with poly-choral avant-garde gestures to create a fantastic, hysterical, bizarre and often moving musical extravaganza, complete with the trio's improvisations.

Lilith, the adult, alternate Jewish story of creation is transformed into a magical folk opera by Veretski Pass in collaboration with the San Francisco Choral Artists. A group of virtuosic multi-instrumentalists, Veretski Pass brings together Jewish and non-Jewish sounds from across Europe.

The extraordinary and often bizarre score to Lilith, composed by award-winning composer, Josh Horowitz, features both choral and instrumental ensembles as well as Heather Klein (Lilith), Anthony Russell (Adam), and Michael Wex (narrator).

The edgy and humorous libretto draws on texts gleaned from Jewish superstitions, omens, dreams, and curses. San Francisco Choral Artists, a chamber ensemble of 24 singers, is widely recognized as one of the finest choral ensembles on the West Coast. The production is directed by Magen Solomon, artistic director of the Choral Artists.

Part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/lilith-the-night-demon

Inspector Gadje, San Francisco, CA, 3 May, 2014

Inspector Gadje (Balkan Brass) with LoCura (Califas Mestizo Music)

Saturday May 3rd, 10pm, $15
Boom Boom Room
1601 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA

Buy tix now, cuz this one's likely to sell out! www.boomboomtickets.com/evinfo.php?eventid=408707

May 4, 2014

"Lilith, the Night Demon, in One Lewd Act", Atherton, CA, 4 May, 2014

publicity photo"Lilith, the Night Demon, in One Lewd Act"

Sun, May 4, 4:00pm
Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center
Menlo-Atherton High School
555 Middlefield Road
Atherton, CA, 94027

World premiere of a composition. The trio plays in this performance with San Francisco Choral Artists, a 24-voice chamber ensemble specializing in innovative programming and performance excellence. SFCA has premiered more than 190 works and won the 2012 ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming.

The work is a choral mystery drama by Joshua Horowitz of the internationally renowned Bay Area ensemble Veretski Pass. It is based on Jewish superstitions that makes wild use of multilingual texts, and ancient sources, and combines homemade instruments with poly-choral avant-garde gestures to create a fantastic, hysterical, bizarre and often moving musical extravaganza, complete with the trio's improvisations.

Lilith, the adult, alternate Jewish story of creation is transformed into a magical folk opera by Veretski Pass in collaboration with the San Francisco Choral Artists. A group of virtuosic multi-instrumentalists, Veretski Pass brings together Jewish and non-Jewish sounds from across Europe.

The extraordinary and often bizarre score to Lilith, composed by award-winning composer, Josh Horowitz, features both choral and instrumental ensembles as well as Heather Klein (Lilith), Anthony Russell (Adam), and Michael Wex (narrator).

The edgy and humorous libretto draws on texts gleaned from Jewish superstitions, omens, dreams, and curses. San Francisco Choral Artists, a chamber ensemble of 24 singers, is widely recognized as one of the finest choral ensembles on the West Coast. The production is directed by Magen Solomon, artistic director of the Choral Artists.

Bubbeleh CD Release, Felton, CA, 4 May, 2014

cd coverBubbeleh with Marc Atkinson Trio

Sunday, May 4th @ 7:00PM
Don Quixote's
6275 Hwy 9
Felton, CA

Tickets are $15

LA's Naughtiest Experimental Klezmer ensemble, will performing two very special shows in the BAY AREA in support of its debut album,
BUBBELEH, which will be released in MAY 2014 on pfMentum

May 8, 2014

"The Joy of Jewish Song," San Francisco, CA, 8 May, 2014

The Joy of Jewish Song, with Sharon Bernstein accompanied by Carolyn Reiser, Karen Segal, and Judy Graboyes.

Thursday, May 8, 7:00pm
Jewish Community Library
SAN FRANCISCO

Songs in Yiddish and other languages. Dessert reception follows. No charge, but donations requested for Friends of the Jewish Community Library's new Beyond Books Fund. At the More info and reservations: 415.567.3327 X703

May 12, 2014

"Unleashing Your Inner Yiddish Mama," Santa Rosa, CA, 12 May, 2014

Monday, May 12, 12:00noon-1:30pm, Unleashing Your Inner Yiddish Mama with Mama Loshn, an Eat-Along (lunch with dessert)/Sing-Along musical return to the shtetl and beyond in honor of Mother's Day. Songs in English, Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino, Spanish and French. At Congregation Shomrei Torah, SANTA ROSA. Tickets: $15 general, $12 Friendship Circle members. Rsvp by May 7 to 707.528.1182.

More info: www.jccsoco.org

May 18, 2014

Orchestra Euphonos, San Francisco, CA, 18 May, 2014

Orchestra Euphonos

Sunday, May 18, 8:00-11:00pm
Cafe Revolution
SAN FRANCISCO
No cover charge

More info: www.revolutioncafesf.com.
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May 20, 2014

"Jewish Music: Classical & Folk", Palo Alto, CA, 20 May, 2014

Jewish Music: Classical & Folk (including klezmer), with David Chernyavsky, Rob Reich, Daniel Fabricant, Ben Goldberg.

Tuesday, May 20, 12:00noon-1:30pm
Oshman Family JCC
PALO ALTO

Tickets; $15 or Community Tuesday Punch Card.
More info: 650.223.8616,
paloaltojcc.org.

May 31, 2014

Yuval Ron Ensemble, Santa Monica, CA, 31 May, 2014

Folkworks Presents: Rose Garden of Peace
A new concert program of the Yuval Ron Ensemble
Soulful Music of the Mid-East, the poetry and stories of Persia's mystic Sufi poet Hafiz, and sacred Hebrew Dance.

Saturday, May 31, 2014, 8pm
First Presbyterian Church
1220 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Parking and Directions: fpcsantamonica.org/visit-first-pres/directions-parking/
Advance tickets: $20, At the door: $25, Preferred Vip seating: $45 for 1-2nd row plus a bonus autographed promo DVD of Soul of Spain of Yuval Ron Ensemble.
Advance tickets available at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/534180.
For RSVP and more info: 818-785-3839.

Featuring:
The stunning voice of Ayana Haviv, sacred dance artist Mayaya, and special guest Persian singer Fereshteh Dehghani
with: Armenian woodwind master Norik Manoukian, Percussionists Jamie Papish and David Martinely, Virginie Alimian - Kanoun, Carolyne Aycaguer - Harmonium, and Yuval Ron - Oud, Saz, Cumbus and Artistic Director
Guest dancers: Ariel Kasha and Devon Estrella
Special Guests: Silan - violin & vocals, Emily Babbitt - vocals, David Celia - percussion, Ashod - accordion

June 1, 2014

"Music in the Mishkan", San Francisco, CA, 1 Jun, 2014

Sunday, March 9, 4:00pm, Great Yiddish Poets in Song - Itzik Manger, sung by Sharon Bernstein, part of Music in the Mishkan.

Sunday, June 1, 2014, 4pm
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav,
290 Dolores,
San Francisco, CA
followed by a wine and cheese reception.

More info: 415.861.6932
$15 for members, $20 for non-members

June 8, 2014

88th annual S.F. Jewish Folk Chorus Concert, San Francisco, CA, 8 June, 2014

88th annual S.F. Jewish Folk Chorus Concert

Sunday, June 8, 2014, 2:30 pm
Jewish Community High School
San Francisco, CA

Tickets: general: $10 in advance/ $15 at door. Students, seniors, those with disabilities: $10 advance, $12 at door.

More info: 510.220.6325, jewishfolkchorussf.org

An afternoon of choral folk songs in Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino and Russian celebrating the Jewish chicken ranchers of Petaluma. At

June 14, 2014

The Zingeray, hosted by Anthony Russell, Berkeley, CA, 14 June, 2014

The Zingeray, hosted by Anthony Russell

Saturday, June 14, 7:00pm
JCC East Bay
Berkeley, CA

No charge.
More info: 415.789.7679, makeithappen.schusterman.org/idea/431

A social gathering to sing, share, listen and pass on Yiddish songs, ballads, lullabies, narratives and romances, performed in a casual, inclusive style and space

June 21, 2014

Klezmer dance workshop w/ Yael Schy, Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, Berkeley, CA, 21 June, 2014

Klezmer dance workshop with Yael Schy and music by Ellis Island Old World Folk Band

Part of San Francisco Free Folk Festival

Saturday, June 21, 3:00pm
Presidio Middle School
San Francisco, CA
No charge.
More info: www.sffolkfest.org/2014
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June 22, 2014

Mama Loshn, Santa Rosa, CA, 22 June, 2014

Mama Loshn performs at Simcha Sunday/Jewish Cultural Festival

Sunday, June 22, time TBD, 12:00noon-4:00pm
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building
Santa Rosa, CA
More info: 707.528.4222, jccsoco.org

September 14, 2014

Kugelplex klezmer brunch, San Francisco, CA, 14 Sep 2014

KugelplexBagels and Bellies Klezmer Brunch featuring Kugelplex and the Shtetl Shakers

Sun, Sep 14, 2014, 1pm-3pm
Salle Piano & Events
1632 C Market St,
San Francisco, CA
$10-$20 sliding scale

Kugelplex is cooking up a Sunday brunch concert extravaganza! Nosh on bagels and other delights while grooving to Klezmer and the shimmy-tastic belly dance stylings of the Shtel Shakers – featuring Elizabeth Strong, Natalie Nayun, Erica Lingrell & Lisa Tilton.

Salle Pianos and Events is our new favorite small venue in the Bay Area. The space is a gorgeous showroom for vintage collectible pianos and it’s also the perfect room for deep listening of chamber music – with plenty of space to push away your chairs and dance.

The concert will feature original music by Dan Cantrell performed on one of Salle’s remarkable pianos.

Eat! Dance! Buy a piano! Celebrate your Sunday!

September 18, 2014

Svigals' "Yellow Ticket", Halifax, NS, Canada, 18 Sep 2014

movie stillAlicia Svigal's original score to the 1918 silent film classic, "the Yellow Ticket," starring Pola Negri, performed live by Klezmer Unfettered: Marilyn Lerner and Alicia Svigals

Thursday, September 18, 8 PM
Dunn Theatre at Dalhousie University
6101 University Ave
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2

INFO AND TICKETS: Tickets are free, space is limited; for additional information visit Dalhousie's website.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/alicia.svigals/posts/10152632972754014

Alicia SvigalsThe Yellow Ticket is a live multimedia concert event featuring the eponymous 1918 Pola Negri silent film with a performance of an original score by Alicia Svigals, one of the world's foremost klezmer fiddlers. The score is the newest commission from the Foundation's New Jewish Culture Network (NJCN) and marks the first feature-length film composition by Svigals who will perform live with virtuoso pianist Marilyn Lerner at each of the screenings of this cinema classic. Set in Poland and Tsarist Russia, the film portrays a woman's struggle to overcome adversity in a story of secret identifies, heroic measures, and triumphant love.

The Yellow Ticket PROMO from Jewish Culture on Vimeo.

September 22, 2014

"Spirituality and Music," San Francisco, 22 Sep 2014

Heather Klein
Spirituality and Music

Monday, September 22nd
1-2 p.m. - Lecture with Aaron Blumenfeld
2-2:30 p.m.- Song Performance
San Francisco JCC
3200 California street
415.292.1200

September 30, 2014

Itzhak Perlman/LA Phil Gala, Los Angeles, CA, 30 Sep 2014

LA Philharmonic 2014 GALA
A Celebration of John Williams
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Featuring Itzhak Perlman

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, CA
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Concert

Gala packages include cocktail reception, concert, dinner and dancing to follow. Gala package tickets start at $1,000. Please contact Special Events at 213.972.3051.

November 1, 2014

Joel Rubin, Veretski Pass, Bruce Bierman dance, Yiddish Culture Festival, Palo Alto, CA, 1-2 Nov 2014

Yiddish Culture Festival
Klezmer Concert & Dance Party
with internationally renowned Joel Rubin
Clarinetist from East Coast and Europe in his first Bay Area appearance in 20 years
and Veretski Pass
plus Bruce Bierman, Dance leader
plus
7:15-7:45pm — Pre-concert entertainment in the Cultural Courtyard with the KlezCalifornia All-Stars

November 1, 2014, 8-11PM
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
3921 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto, California

Cookie Segelstein, violin, viola
Joshua Horowitz, accordion, tsimbl
Stu Brotman, basy

Celebrated as one of the greatest living klezmer clarinetists today, Joel Rubin joins Veretski Pass in a brand new program of rare music from the repertoires of the pre-World War II Polish klezmorim. It will feature hitherto unrecorded gems that slide effortlessly between delicately nuanced nigunim (wordless melodies) to raucous village dances. His momentous reunion with the members of Veretski Pass is the first in the Bay Area in twenty years and promises to be a landmark event.
More information: www.klezcalifornia.org

Mostly Kosher, CD Release, Los Angeles, CA, 1 Nov 2014

MOSTLY KOSHER Album Release Concert

November 1, 2014, 8pm
Pico Union Project
1153 Valencia St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Tickets $10 adults, $5 kids 12 and under

For more information and tickets, go to www.mostlykosher.com

Pico Union Project, the burgeoning Los Angeles nonprofit committed to cross-cultural collaboration, announced that acclaimed Jewish Culture Revival Ensemble, MOSTLY KOSHER, will headline a special performance of music and theater on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 8:00pm at its historic downtown Los Angeles venue to celebrate the release of their debut CD. The ensemble’s musical stylings will be complemented by an opening performance by Mexican-American chanteuse, ZADA, and World Music trio, Triumph of the Egg.

Mostly Kosher is known in Southern California as the next generation of Jewish Culture Revival Ensembles. Directed by the multi-talented clarinetist, pianist and singer Leeav Sofer, Mostly Kosher is already making a name in the world
music and klezmer communities. Leeav is joined by Janice “Rachele the Matchmaker” Mautner Markham on violin and shtick, as well as Casey Solow, Mike King, Michael Bolger, Adam Levy and Eric Hagstrom. From their standing-room-only performance at the Orange County Yiddish Festival to their exuberant performances at the Skirball Cultural Center, the John Anson Ford Theater and the Autry Museum, Mostly Kosher is taking the World Music and Jewish community by storm. Band leader Leeav Sofer has expanded his artistry to composer and arranger as Mostly Kosher performs his renditions on this traditional music. “It’s very exciting to
take the Klezmer and Yiddish classics and give them a unique feel, from Latin Jazz to Afro-Cuban, even adding a Hip-Hop rhythm,” says Sofer. “We often include South American Ladino music in our program, as well as Yiddish tangos with a
French flare. Jewish music is global, is multi-cultural, and we want our music to reflect that.”

November 2, 2014

Workshops, performance @ Yiddish Culture Festival, Palo Alto, CA, 2 Nov 2014

Yiddish Culture Festival
Workshops, Performance, & Finale Party

November 1, 2014, 9am - 7pm
Reminder: Daylight Savings Time ends Saturday night
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
3921 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto, California

9:00am — Master Classes

Joel Rubin, Veretski Pass will work with individuals and bands who sign up in advance. Audience encouraged!
11:00am-12:30pm — Workshops Session 1

Adults and Teens: Instrumental Music, Dancing, Poetry, Lecture/Demonstration
Kids ages 6-12 and their families: How Does the Tsar Drink Tea? Class will put together a play for a 5:00pm performance!
12:45-1:45pm — Buffet Lunch

FREE for Pass holders, or available for purchase if ordered by Saturday, Nov. 1, or BYO. Eat and shmooze with new and old friends!

2:00-3:00pm — “Three Singers, Four Opinions” Performance

A performer of rare Yiddish songs, a self-taught folk singer, and an opera-trained bass - all supported by one versatile accordionist - compare their favorite Yiddish songs in a series of solos, duets & trios. Featuring Sharon Bernstein, Jeanette Lewicki, and Anthony (Mordechai-Tzvi) Russell, accompanied by Jim Rebhan.
3:15-4:45pm — Workshops Session 2

Adults and Teens: Instrumental Music, Singing, Literature
Kids ages 6-12 and their families: How Does the Tsar Drink Tea? Class will put together a play for a 5:00pm performance!
5:00-7:00pm — Freylekh Finale, Music & Dance Party (with pizza!)

Music by Joel Rubin, Veretski Pass, Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, Ghost Note Ensemble, Festival Dance Band, and more! Dancing led by Bruce Bierman

Bring instruments, dancing shoes, voices and your friends and family!

More information: www.klezcalifornia.org

November 7, 2014

Jubilee Klezmer Dance Concert, Sonoma, CA, 7 Nov 2014

Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble Dance Concert

Friday, November 7, 9:00pm
Sonoma Festival of Ukrainian Culture
Friday and Saturday
Sonoma Moose Lodge, SONOMA

Full evening: $20 advance/ $25 door. Festival passes: $60-$80.
Tickets online

November 12, 2014

Suska Varda w/Hot Kugel, San Jose, CA, 12 Nov 2014

Suska Varda w/Hot Kugel

Every other Wednesday, 6:00-9:00pm (including Nov. 12, 26)
Yeganeh Bakery and Cafe
3275 Stevens Creek Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95117

Free with food purchase.

November 13, 2014

Piyyut: Hebrew poetry and World music, Berkeley, CA, 13 Nov 2014

Piyyut: Hebrew Poetry and World Music
Robert Alter, Yair Harel, and the Tafillalt Ensemble

Thursday November 13, 2014, 7:00 PM
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life,
2121 Allston Way,
Berkeley, CA

Visit magnes.org for tickets and more information

Hebrew poems (piyyutim), chanted for centuries across the Diaspora, have been adapted to different melodies, evolving into a form of "Jewish world music" with roots in Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East.
This singing tradition, a core component of synagogue practice, has also entered secular life in Israel through public performances, workshops, and performing arts festivals, and is now spreading to North America. The program will include words by Professor Robert Alter, and a performance of traditional and contemporary musical interpretations by Schusterman Visiting Artist Yair Harel and the Ensemble Tafillalt (Jerusalem).

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1497225663890876/

November 14, 2014

Heather Klein, San Rafael, CA, 14 Nov 2014

Heather KleinHeather Klein

Friday, November 14th @ 12:45 pm
Featured at the Osher Marin JCC in San Rafael, CA
200 N San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA
Phone: 415.444.8000
$8 members/$10 non-members
www.marinjcc.org
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November 15, 2014

Klezmer Brunch, San Francisco, 15 Nov 2014

Bagels and Bellies Klezmer Brunch featuring Kugelplex and the Shtetl Shakers (belly dancers).

Saturday, November 15, 1:00-3:00pm,
Salle Pianos and Events
1632 Market St., Suite C
San Francisco, CA

Tickets: $10-$20 sliding scale.

Yiddish Cultural Festival, Cotati, CA, 15–16 Nov 2014

Yiddish Cultural Festival in Sonoma County, weekend of Nov. 15-16

Saturday-Sunday, November 15-16,
YiddishLand, Sonoma County Festival of Yiddish Culture
Congregation Ner Shalom
85 La Plaza, Cotati, CA 94931
(707) 664-8622

Saturday Performance: 6:30pm Dance Lesson with Bruce Bierman, 7:00pm Performance by Mama Loshn, juggler and playwright Sara Felder, Traveling Jewish Theatre Co-Founder Naomi Newman, Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble with Alby Kass, Laurie Lippin, Yiddish cowboy Scott Gerber, Irwin Keller. Saturday night tickets: $18 adults, $9 kids 6-12.

Sunday Workshops: Noon - 4:00pm, Free workshops for all ages: Mapping Our Amazing Yiddish Journey, Humor and Curse in Yiddish LIfe and Literature, Yiddish Lives Project, Mysteries of Yiddish: Unlocking the Lexicon, Yiddish Struggle and Culture through its Music, American Jewish Radicalism, Collaging our Legacy, Jewish Chicken Farmers of Sonoma County, Yiddish Dramatics for Families, Yiddish Storytime for Families. No charge.

Co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia. More info: YiddishLand.org.
At Congregation Ner Shalom, COTATI

November 16, 2014

Yiddish Cultural Festival, Cotati, CA, 15–16 Nov 2014

Yiddish Cultural Festival in Sonoma County, weekend of Nov. 15-16

Saturday-Sunday, November 15-16,
YiddishLand, Sonoma County Festival of Yiddish Culture
Congregation Ner Shalom
85 La Plaza, Cotati, CA 94931
(707) 664-8622

Saturday Performance: 6:30pm Dance Lesson with Bruce Bierman, 7:00pm Performance by Mama Loshn, juggler and playwright Sara Felder, Traveling Jewish Theatre Co-Founder Naomi Newman, Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble with Alby Kass, Laurie Lippin, Yiddish cowboy Scott Gerber, Irwin Keller. Saturday night tickets: $18 adults, $9 kids 6-12.

Sunday Workshops: Noon - 4:00pm, Free workshops for all ages: Mapping Our Amazing Yiddish Journey, Humor and Curse in Yiddish LIfe and Literature, Yiddish Lives Project, Mysteries of Yiddish: Unlocking the Lexicon, Yiddish Struggle and Culture through its Music, American Jewish Radicalism, Collaging our Legacy, Jewish Chicken Farmers of Sonoma County, Yiddish Dramatics for Families, Yiddish Storytime for Families. No charge.

Co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia. More info: YiddishLand.org.
At Congregation Ner Shalom, COTATI

November 17, 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 17 Nov 2014

Balkan and Middle Eastern music

November 17, 2014, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

November 22, 2014

Jon Madof's Zion80, San Francisco, CA, 22 Nov 2014

Jon Madof's, Zion80
Jewish Afrobeat

Saturday, November 22, 8:00 PM
JCCSF,
Kanbar Hall

Tickets and more information
Save 10% on tickets today! use the promo code JMF to get your discount.

What happens when contemporary Jewish music – from Shlomo Carlebach to John Zorn and everything in between – is played through the lens of the Afrobeat funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti? As it turns out, a fresh Jewish sound with polyrhythmic intensity that is quickly gaining fans. Don’t miss this genre-busting 10-piece band, led by founder Jon Madof and featuring Frank London & Matt Darriau of the Klezmatics plus Greg Wall, Jessica Lurie, Zach Mayer, Brian Marsella, Yoshie Fruchter, Shanir Blumenkranz, Marlon Sobol, and Yuval Lion.

Moetar, Pitom, Cash Pony, MWE, Oakland, CA, 16 Nov 2014

Moetar, Pitom (with Yoshie Fruchter), Cash Pony & MWE

Sunday, November 16th, 9pm
The Night Light
311 Broadway
Oakland, CA

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/668131559968439/

Moetar, Pitom, Cash Pony, MWE, Oakland, CA, 16 Nov 2014

Moetar, Pitom (with Yoshie Fruchter), Cash Pony & MWE

Sunday, November 16th, 9pm
The Night Light
311 Broadway
Oakland, CA

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/668131559968439/

November 24, 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 24 Nov 2014

Balkan and Middle Eastern music

November 24, 2014, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

November 26, 2014

Suska Varda w/Hot Kugel, San Jose, CA, 26 Nov 2014

Suska Varda w/Hot Kugel

Every other Wednesday, 6:00-9:00pm (including Nov. 12, 26)
Yeganeh Bakery and Cafe
3275 Stevens Creek Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95117

Free with food purchase.

November 30, 2014

Israeli Sing-along

Israeli Sing-along Sunday, November 30, 7:00pm Jerusalem grill & bar 1740 Winchester Blvd, Campbell, California 95008 ערב שירה בהנחיית ××—×™ בן שלום והגי×רה. בערב יושרו שירים לפי נוש×ים שונים: סתיו, ×הבה, נוס×לגיה, ×בע, נופים, ושירים הקשורים עם המוסיק××™ הנודע גיל ×לדמע, ז״ל. מילות השירים יוקרנו על מסך. An Israeli evening of music, singing, excellent food and good company. Join Achi Ben Shalom and his guitar, singing Hebrew songs with Hebrew lyrics provided. There will be love songs, seasons of the year songs, beautiful Israel songs, and remembering musician Gil Aldema who recently passed away. No cover charge. It is recommended to make reservations 408-866-2666 www.opentable.com/jerusalem-grill-and-bar-reservations-campbell?restref=103354 Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1533495953562646/

December 1, 2014

Hernandez Hideaway, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 1 Dec 2014

Hernandez Hideaway

November 24, 2014, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

December 6, 2014

Veretski Pass, San Francisco, CA, 6 Dec 2014

Veretski PassVeretski Pass
Part of Old First Concerts.

Saturday, December 6, 8:00pm
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Tickets: $17 general, $15 65 and older, $5 full time students, free for children 12 and under.
More info online

December 7, 2014

Kugelplex, San Francisco, CA, 7 Dec 2014

Kugelplex with DJs from KrakĂłw

Sunday, December 7th. 9pm-ish
the Make out Room
San Francisco CA

Should be a fun dance party with eclectic electronic beats and of course, the non-electronic old-world stylings of the Kugelplex.

December 10, 2014

Kugelplex, Oakland, CA, 10 Dec 2014

Kugelplex

Wednesday, December 10th. Noon until 1pm
Oakland City Center
Oakland, CA

We'll be playing klezmer in the chill of an Oakland lunch break in front of a Christmas tree, cuz that's how we roll. It's fun and free! Grab a burrito and come check us out.

December 14, 2014

Hanukkah Family Fest, Los Angeles, CA, 14 Dec 2014

Hanukkah Family Festival Sunday, December 14 11:00am–4:00pm Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, CA 90049 This year's Hanukkah Family Festival highlights two major themes of the holiday—light and freedom (luz y libertad)—through the lens of Latin American culture. Enjoy live performances, storytelling, art making, and a host of other family-friendly activities. Families of all backgrounds welcome! Tickets include Museum admission: $7-$10; FREE to Skirball Members and Children under 12. Advance tickets recommended: (877) SCC-4TIX, skirball.org, or on site. Discounts, coupons, and other ticket promotions are not valid on festival day. All ages welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult. tel: 310-440-4500

Chanukah Celebration, San Rafael, CA, 14 Dec 2014

Sunday, December 14 Chanukah Celebration Sundays at the J 11:30 AM PM to 2:30 PM Ben Brussell - Solo Violin/Mandolin/Vocals at Osher Marin JCC 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 415-444-8000 Free to the Public Osher Marin JCC Calendar Sundays at the J is a full-on Family fun day for everybody. Arts and Crafts. Ben will have his own both, playing and singing songs!

December 15, 2014

Klezmer Monday w/Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA, 29 Dec 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's Featuring Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band: With Mike Perlmutter (clarinet), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), Dave Rosenfeld (vio- & mando-lin: 12/29), Marco Peris (tapan), and special guests. Mon, Dec 29, 2014, 6-8pm Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen 1475 Shattuck, Berkeley, CA No cover; $10 minimum purchase (510) 848-3354 "Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band comes from a musical tradition tracing back to the old world shtetl of Szrensk. Incorporating post-immigrant sounds rooted in klezmer, Saul Goodman's music moves the spirit and the dance. It's always a simcha with Saul!"

December 17, 2014

Charming Hostess duo, Oakland, CA, 17-19 Dec 2014

Jewlia and Cyn (and friends?) will be singing six short sets at the Oakland Museum this week. We will do Khanukah songs, Marian hymns, and other wintery delights. So excited to perform in the beautiful Day of the Dead exhibit, whose many meanings are amplified as the solstice approaches! Wednesday thru Friday, December 17-19 Oakland Museum of CA 1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA Noon Museum admission is $15 but we might also sing some outside the store, and those are free.Jewlia and Cyn (and friends?) will be singing six short sets at the Oakland Museum this week. We will do Khanukah songs, Marian hymns, and other wintery delights. So excited to perform in the beautiful Day of the Dead exhibit, whose many meanings are amplified as the solstice approaches!

Book of J, San Francisco, CA, 17 Dec 2014

Book of J Wednesday, December 17, 7:30pm Canessa Gallery 708 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA $10-$15 sliding scale, buy here If you are interested in where old-time religion meets radical politics, Book of J is for you. We do songs that started life in Black and White religious communities and were later adopted by organizers for racial, economic and social justice. In the tradition of the Hebrew prophets, the songs ask for devotion and righteousness and offer power beyond what one still small voice can effect. Expect angels and demons, workers and bosses, hard times resolved and destiny fulfilled. Also singing along is good. Book of J is Jewlia and Jeremiah Lockwood (Sway Machinery).

December 18, 2014

Charming Hostess duo, Oakland, CA, 17-19 Dec 2014

Jewlia and Cyn (and friends?) will be singing six short sets at the Oakland Museum this week. We will do Khanukah songs, Marian hymns, and other wintery delights. So excited to perform in the beautiful Day of the Dead exhibit, whose many meanings are amplified as the solstice approaches! Wednesday thru Friday, December 17-19 Oakland Museum of CA 1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA Noon Museum admission is $15 but we might also sing some outside the store, and those are free.Jewlia and Cyn (and friends?) will be singing six short sets at the Oakland Museum this week. We will do Khanukah songs, Marian hymns, and other wintery delights. So excited to perform in the beautiful Day of the Dead exhibit, whose many meanings are amplified as the solstice approaches!

Hanukkah Party Concert w/Heather Klein, San Francisco, CA, 18 Dec 2014

Heather KleinHeather Klein
Ruth's Table
Hanukkah Party Concert

December 18, 2014, 1-2pm
Art Center • Mission District
580 Capp St,
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 642-1000

Songs for the season, like a peppermint mocha for your ears!

Jewish Nightlife: An Evening of Celebration with Poetry and Music, Berkeley, CA, 18 Dec 2014

Jewish Nightlife: An Evening of Celebration with Poetry and Music | Featuring UC Berkeley Students and the Piyut Bay Area Project directed by Yair Harel


Thursday, December 18, 5:00pm - 8:30pm
The Magnes
2121 Allston Way,
Berkeley, California 94704

Jewish Nightlife is a multi-disciplinary exploration of the nexus between the ritual performance of Jewish texts and social changes across Jewish history, including Hebrew poetry, music, and synagogue liturgy in Europe, in North Africa, the Middle East, and present-day Israel.

During the Fall Semester 2014, the project involved research, teaching, performance, and community participation. Thirty UC Berkeley undergraduate students participated in a new UC Berkeley course, team-taught by dr. Francesco Spagnolo, Curator of The Magnes, and Yair Harel, Schusterman Visiting Artist. During the same period, a group comprised of graduate students, artists, educators and clergy from the San Francisco Bay Area met weekly at The Magnes, researching and performing piyyutim, or Hebrew liturgical poems.

To celebrate the completion of this project, the program will include solo and ensemble performances by UC Berkeley students (5-6 pm) and participants in the Piyut Bay Area Project (7-8 pm), led by Yair Harel.

The program is free and open to the public.

Tix: www.magnes.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1401912946766383/

Animal Torah CD Release Party, Berkeley, CA, 18 Dec 2014

Animal Torah CD Release Party


December 6, 2014 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Lander~Grinspoon Academy
257 Prospect St,
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060

Come watch a puppet show of "The Joseph Trilogy" -- the three parshiyot featuring Joseph, as told by Sneferu the Rat, Moot the Cow, and Panya the Cat, respectively! Make your own dream cow puppet, hear live klezmer music, and celebrate the release of Anna Sobel's new Jewish storytelling CD, Animal Torah! All ages welcome. And if you can't make it, message me privately to order a copy of the CD. They'll make great Chanukkah presents for kids and kids at heart alike!

Sponsored by Beit Ahavah, Congregation B'nei Israel, the Jewish Community of Amherst, PJ Library, and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1516937061907474/

Hardly Strictly Klezmer, Berkeley, CA, 18 Dec 2014

Hardly Strictly Klezmer, with The Red Hot Chachkas, Incognito Express, Stephen Saxon & Gordon Lustig.

Thursday, December 18, 8:00pm
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020

Tickets: $21 advance, $23 door.
More info: 510.644.2020, or online, here

December 19, 2014

Charming Hostess duo, Oakland, CA, 17-19 Dec 2014

Jewlia and Cyn (and friends?) will be singing six short sets at the Oakland Museum this week. We will do Khanukah songs, Marian hymns, and other wintery delights. So excited to perform in the beautiful Day of the Dead exhibit, whose many meanings are amplified as the solstice approaches! Wednesday thru Friday, December 17-19 Oakland Museum of CA 1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA Noon Museum admission is $15 but we might also sing some outside the store, and those are free.Jewlia and Cyn (and friends?) will be singing six short sets at the Oakland Museum this week. We will do Khanukah songs, Marian hymns, and other wintery delights. So excited to perform in the beautiful Day of the Dead exhibit, whose many meanings are amplified as the solstice approaches!

KLEZMANIA! & Cantor Roslyn Barak, Kabalat Shabbat, San Francisco, CA, 19 Dec 2014

Ben Brussell & KLEZMANIA! Featured Band at: Golden State Warriors VS Sacramento Kings Basketball Game Monday, December 22, 7:30 PM Oracle Arena 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621 510-569-2121 Big Monday night Warriors Game featuring KLEZMANIA! Don't miss out! Wow!

Hanukkah Service w/Heather Klein, Fremont, CA, 19 Dec 2014

Heather KleinHeather Klein
Hanukkah Service

December 19, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Temple Beth Torah
42000 Paseo Padre Parkway,
Fremont, CA 94539
Phone: 510-656-7141

Klezmer/Balkan mashup dance party, Berkeley, CA, 19 Dec 2014

Klezmer/Balkan mashup dance party Friday, December 19 Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA Free. 7pm potluck, open mic, and dance party starting around 9pm. This event celebrates 6 years of the Arthouse.

December 20, 2014

Saul Goodman Klezmer Band @ SF JCC Chanukkah party, San Francisco, CA, 20 Dec 2014

Saul Goodman Klezmer Band Saturday, December 20 4-6pm SF JCC, 3200 California St., San Francisco. Free. Mike Perlmutter (clarinet), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), Andrew Cohen (helicon), Ivan Velev (tapan), Bruce Bierman (dance leading). We perform as part of a family event which includes candle lighting, a dreidel garden, tot spot, storey telling, and seasonal cocktails, latkes, and on the spot made mini donuts!

Chanukah Party w/Ben Brussell, Albany, CA, 20 Dec 2014

Ben Brussell - Solo Mandolin & Vocals Chanukah Party and Silent Auction Congregation Kol Hadash Chanukah Party Saturday, December 20, 6 PM to 9 PM Albany Community Center 1249 Marin Avenue, Albany, CA 94706 510-982-1455 Bring your friends and family and join us for our annual Chanukah party with a short service, delicious food, a wonderful silent auction, and entertainment. Song-leading by Ben Brussell. Potluck diner before service.

The Klezmatics, Santa Cruz, CA, 20 Dec 2014

imagesThe Klezmatics Sat, Dec 20, 7:30pm Kuumbwa Jazz Santa Cruz, CA More info: kuumbwajazz.org/event/the-klezmatics/

Hanukkah Community Celebration, Berkeley, CA, 20 Dec 2014

Hanukkah Community Celebration, hosted by Nigunim Community Chorus. Performances by Nigunim Community Chorus, Diane Wirtschafter, Eliana Kissner, and others. Folk dancing led by Allen King.

Saturday, December 20, 7:00pm
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.,
Berkeley, CA

Tickets: $15. More info, online HERE.

Red Hot Chachkas, Sunnyvale, CA, 20 Dec 2014

The Red Hot Chachkas

Saturday, December 20, 8:00pm
Sunnyvale Theatre
550 E. Remington Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 730-7725

More info: sunnyvale.ca.gov/Departments/CommunityServices/Arts/EveningsofCulturalArts/RedHotChachkas.aspx

A Klezmer Winter Celebration/Dance, Petaluma, CA, 20 Dec 2014

A Klezmer Winter Celebration Concert and Dance with Jubilee Klezmer

Saturday, December 20, 2014, 7:30pm–9:30pm
Petaluma Arts Center
230 Lakeville Street, at E. Washington
Petaluma, CA

Tickets: $10 students, youth and advance/ $12 door.

More info: 707.762.5600 X101, or online

December 21, 2014

Chelm Feelharmonik Klezmer Trio

Chelm Feelharmonik Klezmer Trio, with Rick Elmore (tuba), Jeanette Lewicki (accordion and voice), and Mike Perlmutter (clarinet). Sunday, December 21, 4:30-6:30pm, Bird and Beckett Books and Records, 653 Chenery St., San Francisco, CA Free.

The Klezmatics, San Francisco, CA, 21 Dec 2014

imagesThe Klezmatics Sun, Dec 21, 7:00pm SFJAZZ Center, Miner Auditorium 201 Franklin St. San Francisco, CA More info: www.sfjazz.org/events/2014-15/dec21/klezmatics

December 22, 2014

The Klezmatics, Los Angeles, CA, 22 Dec 2014

imagesThe Klezmatics (with Boo Reiner & Susan McKeown) Mon, Dec 22, 8pm Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA More info: www.laphil.com/tickets/happy-joyous-hanukkah/2014-12-22

December 25, 2014

Annual Saul's Deli Klezmer X-Mas Street Party, Berkeley, CA, 25 Dec 2014

6th Annual Saul's Deli Klezmer X-Mas Street Party. Mike Perlmutter (clarinet and sax), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), Peter Bonos (trumpet and euphonium), Gerry Tenney (mandolin and singing), Tony Phillips (banjo), Aharon Wheels Bolsta (percussion), Jonathan Simon (percussion), plus more musicians tba. Thursday, December 25, 11:00am-3:00pm, Outside of Saul's Deli 1475 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA Check out some previous footage of the event:

January 4, 2015

Yiddish Art Trio CD launch, San Francisco, 4 Jan 2015


logoYiddish Art Trio Jan 4, 2015, 11am Contemporary Jewish Museum, Klezmer Brunch (Klunch) 736 Mission Street San Fransisco, CA www.thecjm.org Featuring three of New York's most celebrated klezmer musicians, the Yiddish Art Trio blends infectious traditional melodies with new compositions, sumptuous chamber music-like arrangements and breathtaking improvisations. This rising new ensemble is out to redefine the sound of contemporary klezmer. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/946765178674031/

January 5, 2015

Klezmer Monday w/Saul Goodman's, Berkeley, CA, 5 Jan 2015

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's Featuring Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band: With Mike Perlmutter (clarinet), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), Dave Rosenfeld (vio- & mando-lin: 12/29), Marco Peris (tapan), and special guests. Mon, Jan 5, 2015, 6-8pm Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen 1475 Shattuck, Berkeley, CA No cover; $10 minimum purchase (510) 848-3354 "Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band comes from a musical tradition tracing back to the old world shtetl of Szrensk. Incorporating post-immigrant sounds rooted in klezmer, Saul Goodman's music moves the spirit and the dance. It's always a simcha with Saul!"

January 6, 2015

Yiddish Art Trio CD release, Santa Barbara, CA, 6 Jan 2015

logoYiddish Art Trio Tue, Jan 6, 2015 SOHO club 1221 State Street Santa Barbara, CA w/ Cory Beers Romanian Music Ensemble Featuring three of New York's most celebrated klezmer musicians, the Yiddish Art Trio blends infectious traditional melodies with new compositions, sumptuous chamber music-like arrangements and breathtaking improvisations. This rising new ensemble is out to redefine the sound of contemporary klezmer. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/946765178674031/

January 7, 2015

Yiddish Art Trio, Mountain View, CA, 7 January 2015

logoYiddish Art Trio Wed, Jan 7, 2015 House Concert Mountain View, CA 8pm, $20 Info/reservations: (650) 947-9669 Featuring three of New York's most celebrated klezmer musicians, the Yiddish Art Trio blends infectious traditional melodies with new compositions, sumptuous chamber music-like arrangements and breathtaking improvisations. This rising new ensemble is out to redefine the sound of contemporary klezmer. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/669486093170953/

January 9, 2015

Yiddish Art Trio, Aladena, CA, 9 Jan 2015

logoYiddish Art Trio Fri, Jan 9, 2015 The Coffee Gallery Backstage 2029 N. Lake Altadena, Ca. Backstage Reservations/Information: (626) 798-6236.. between 10 A. M. and 10 P.M. Featuring three of New York's most celebrated klezmer musicians, the Yiddish Art Trio blends infectious traditional melodies with new compositions, sumptuous chamber music-like arrangements and breathtaking improvisations. This rising new ensemble is out to redefine the sound of contemporary klezmer. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/669486093170953/

January 10, 2015

Yiddish Art Trio, Los Angeles, CA, 10 Jan 2015

logoYiddish Art Trio Sat, Jan 10, 2015 The Pico Union Project 1153 Valencia St. Los Angeles, CA Featuring three of New York's most celebrated klezmer musicians, the Yiddish Art Trio blends infectious traditional melodies with new compositions, sumptuous chamber music-like arrangements and breathtaking improvisations. This rising new ensemble is out to redefine the sound of contemporary klezmer. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/669486093170953/

February 1, 2015

Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz, Laguna, CA, 1 Feb 2015

Yale Strom and Elizabeth SchwartzYale Strom & his six piece band.
Hot Pstromi roots of jazz

FEB. 1, 2015
Clubhouse 3
Reform Temple of Laguna Woods Village, Laguna, CA.

For tickets and information: 580-1160
The purchase of $50.00 Patron tickets include a reception following the Show. All other seating - $35 and $25 seating will be available for purchase at the Clubhouse 3 Ticket Window starting Jan 2.

February 7, 2015

Inspector Gadje, San Francisco, CA, 7 Feb 2015

Inspector Gadje at Kafana Balkan Saturday February 7, 2015. 155 Fell St, San Francisco 9pm. Our 12 piece band will be joined by the celebrated Macedonian/Turkish clarinet maestro Ismail Lumanovski flying in from New York to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the Bay's most bumpin' Balkan dance party. Inspector Gadje brings a big sound to the beautiful brass band music of the Balkans - inciting joy and dancing from the first downbeat. Our name is a wink to the 1980's cartoon show "Inspector Gadget," and also to the band's "gadje" (non-Romani) identity and their efforts to breaking "Gypsy" stereotypes. More info: www.Inspectorgadje.com

February 26, 2015

"Di Megileh of Itzik Manger" @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 26 Feb 2015

“DI MEGILEH of ITZIK MANGER”

JCC East Bay, Berkeley
Thursday, February 26; Saturday, February 28;
Sunday, March 1; Monday, March 2 (matinee); Tuesday, March 3
Showtimes at 8:00 p.m., March 2 Matinee starts at 1:30pm
Tickets: Evening shows: $25 seniors, students and JCCEB members / $30 general
Matinee: $12 / $15 – More Info

The Bay Area’s own New Yiddish Theater company reprises last year’s sellout run of the hit Yiddish musical (fully supertitled in English) based on poetry by star Yiddish writer Itzik Manger, set to Israeli composer Dov Seltzer’s sparkling score, with new choral arrangements by Josh Horowitz. With one foot in 1930s Eastern Europe and the other in biblical Persia, Di Megileh recounts the Book of Esther through the eyes of Esther’s jilted lover, Fastrigoseh the tailor.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/di-megileh

February 28, 2015

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Torrance, CA, 28 Feb 2015

Hot PstromiHofstra's University's Astman International Concert series presents Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

February 28, 2015 8pm
James R Armstrong Theatre,
Torrance, California.

For tickets and location: www.torranceca.gov/9028.htm
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"Di Megileh of Itzik Manger" @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 28 Feb 2015

“DI MEGILEH of ITZIK MANGER”

JCC East Bay, Berkeley
Thursday, February 26; Saturday, February 28;
Sunday, March 1; Monday, March 2 (matinee); Tuesday, March 3
Showtimes at 8:00 p.m., March 2 Matinee starts at 1:30pm
Tickets: Evening shows: $25 seniors, students and JCCEB members / $30 general
Matinee: $12 / $15 – Tickets

The Bay Area’s own New Yiddish Theater company reprises last year’s sellout run of the hit Yiddish musical (fully supertitled in English) based on poetry by star Yiddish writer Itzik Manger, set to Israeli composer Dov Seltzer’s sparkling score, with new choral arrangements by Josh Horowitz. With one foot in 1930s Eastern Europe and the other in biblical Persia, Di Megileh recounts the Book of Esther through the eyes of Esther’s jilted lover, Fastrigoseh the tailor.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/di-megileh

March 1, 2015

"Di Megileh of Itzik Manger" @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 1 Mar 2015

“DI MEGILEH of ITZIK MANGER”

JCC East Bay, Berkeley
Sunday, March 1; Monday, March 2 (matinee); Tuesday, March 3
Showtimes at 8:00 p.m., March 2 Matinee starts at 1:30pm
Tickets: Evening shows: $25 seniors, students and JCCEB members / $30 general
Matinee: $12 / $15 – Tickets

The Bay Area’s own New Yiddish Theater company reprises last year’s sellout run of the hit Yiddish musical (fully supertitled in English) based on poetry by star Yiddish writer Itzik Manger, set to Israeli composer Dov Seltzer’s sparkling score, with new choral arrangements by Josh Horowitz. With one foot in 1930s Eastern Europe and the other in biblical Persia, Di Megileh recounts the Book of Esther through the eyes of Esther’s jilted lover, Fastrigoseh the tailor.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/di-megileh

March 2, 2015

"Di Megileh of Itzik Manger" @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 2 Mar 2015

“DI MEGILEH of ITZIK MANGER”

JCC East Bay, Berkeley
Monday, March 2 (matinee); Tuesday, March 3
Showtimes at 8:00 p.m., March 2 Matinee starts at 1:30pm
Tickets: Evening shows: $25 seniors, students and JCCEB members / $30 general
Matinee: $12 / $15 – Tickets

The Bay Area’s own New Yiddish Theater company reprises last year’s sellout run of the hit Yiddish musical (fully supertitled in English) based on poetry by star Yiddish writer Itzik Manger, set to Israeli composer Dov Seltzer’s sparkling score, with new choral arrangements by Josh Horowitz. With one foot in 1930s Eastern Europe and the other in biblical Persia, Di Megileh recounts the Book of Esther through the eyes of Esther’s jilted lover, Fastrigoseh the tailor.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/di-megileh

March 3, 2015

"Di Megileh of Itzik Manger" @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 3 Mar 2015

“DI MEGILEH of ITZIK MANGER”

JCC East Bay, Berkeley
Tuesday, March 3, 8pm
Tickets: Evening shows: $25 seniors, students and JCCEB members / $30 general
Purchase Tickets

The Bay Area’s own New Yiddish Theater company reprises last year’s sellout run of the hit Yiddish musical (fully supertitled in English) based on poetry by star Yiddish writer Itzik Manger, set to Israeli composer Dov Seltzer’s sparkling score, with new choral arrangements by Josh Horowitz. With one foot in 1930s Eastern Europe and the other in biblical Persia, Di Megileh recounts the Book of Esther through the eyes of Esther’s jilted lover, Fastrigoseh the tailor.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/di-megileh

March 5, 2015

The Klezmatics @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 5 Mar 2015

imagesThe Klezmatics

Thu, Mar 5, 8pm
The New Parish
1743 San Pablo
Oakland, CA

Tickets: $26 seniors, students, JCCEB members / $30 general—purchase tickets online

Since their emergence more than 25 years ago, the Klezmatics have raised the bar for Eastern European Jewish music, made aesthetically, politically and musically interesting recordings, inspired future generations, created a large body of work that is enduring, and helped to change the face of contemporary Yiddish culture. Often called a “Jewish roots band,” the Klezmatics have led a popular revival of this ages-old, nearly forgotten art form.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/klezmatics

March 7, 2015

Hazonos: Cantor Jack Mendelson, Frank London, & Friends @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 7 Mar 2015

imagesHazonos: Cantor Jack Mendelson, Frank London, & Friends

Sat, Mar 7, 8pm
Temple Sinai
2808 Summit St.
Oakland, CA

Tickets: $22 seniors, students, JCCEB members / $26 general—purchase tickets online

Cantor Jack Mendelson sings classical hazonos (Jewish liturgical music). Mendelson, the subject of the acclaimed 2005 documentary A Cantor’s Tale, and a master of the genre has dedicated his life to teaching, performing, and preserving the liturgical music tradition. Accompanied by Frank London, Anthony Coleman, Glenn Hartman and special guests TBA.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/hazonos

March 8, 2015

Kitka CD Release Concert @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 8 Mar 2015

imagesKitka CD release concert
PLUS Shofar Award Ceremony honoring Ronnie Gilbert

Sun, Mar 8, 8pm
Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA

Tickets: $22 seniors, students, JCCEB members / $26 general—purchase tickets online

Celebrate International Women’s day with the internationally renowned, Oakland-based women’s vocal ensemble showcasing new Jewish music and traditional music of Eastern Europe. A local treasure, Kitka’s stunning dissonances, asymmetric rhythms, and lush harmonies will transport you to another world.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/kitka

March 10, 2015

El Yid, Los Angeles, CA, 10 Mar 2015

El Yid @ El Cid: Yidlive! LA

Tue, Mar 10—doors/dinner: 6:30pm / show: 7:30pm / boozy shmooze: 9:00pm
El Cid
4212 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Tix: $10 advance / $15 door, available online

THIS MARCH 10, JAMIE ELMAN AND ELI BATALION ARE PROUDLY BRINGING YIDLIFE CRISIS, THEIR LOVE LETTER TO YIDDISH LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND COMEDY TO EL CID, THE HOME OF WEB SERIES AND LIVE PERFORMANCE ON LA’S EAST SIDE, FOR ITS WEST COAST PREMIERE. CO-SPONSORED BY YIDDISHKAYT AND EAST SIDE JEWS.

More info: www.yiddishkayt.org/events/el-yid-el-cid-yidlive-la/

The Sway Machinery CD Release Concert @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 10 Mar 2015

imagesThe Sway Machinery release concert

Tue, Mar 10, 8pm
Leo's Music Club
5447 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland

Tickets: $20 advance / $25 door—purchase tickets online

This horn-driven sextet from New York draws on a mélange of influences—from Afropop to Ashkenazi cantorial tropes—mining cultural memory that has rocked stages and dance floors from Mali to Poland. Fronted by Jeremiah Lockwood, formerly with Balkan Beatbox.

Presented in association with the Jewish Community Library and Jewish Learning Works

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/sway-machinery

March 11, 2015

Paul Hanson's "Homecoming" @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 11 Mar 2015

imagesPaul Hanson Ensemble "Homecoming" World Premiere

Wed, Mar 11, 8pm
Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA

Tickets: $23 senior, student / $27 general—purchase tickets online

Grammy-winning jazz bassoonist and composer Paul Hanson lived in Japan for four years as a performer with Cirque du Soleil. That life-changing experience inspired him to explore his Jewish roots through a new work commissioned by the 30th Jewish Music Festival. This program will debut one of the first large scale Jewish pieces ever written for bassoon. With Paul Hanson, bassoon; Moses Sedler, cello; Jeff Denson, bass; Mads Tolling, violin; Alan Hall, percussion and drums; and John Schott, guitarist.

Co-presented by the Contemporary Jewish Museum. In association with Lehrhaus Judaica and Jewish Community Library & Jewish Learning Works.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/paul-hanson-s-homecoming

March 14, 2015

Diwan Saz & Yair Dalal w/Dror Sinai @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 14 Mar 2015

imagesDiwan Saz
Yair Dalal w/Dror Sinai

Sat, Mar 14, 8:30pm
First Congregational Church
2501 Harrison St.
Oakland, CA

Tickets: $24 senior, student, JCCEB member / $28 general—purchase tickets online

Diwan Saz: Direct from Israel, this nine-piece Jewish-Muslim-Christian ensemble of master musicians performs a rich variety of music from throughout the Middle and Near East. Featuring virtuosic performances of piyutim, or Jewish liturgical poems, Turkish folk songs, Rumi-inspired compositions, and by a young Bedouin singer whose voice has to be heard to be believed.

Yair Dalal & Dror Sinai: Israeli â€oud player, violinist and composer Yair Dalal weaves Iraqi and Jewish Arabic music with influences ranging from the Balkans to India.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/diwan-saz

March 17, 2015

Jewish Dance workshop w/Steve Weintraub @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 17-19 Mar 2015

imagesSteven Weintraub—Magician of Jewish Dance (Workshops)
Three separate workshops: register for 1, two, or more

JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.,
Berkeley, CA

Workshop registration: $15/class; $25 for two—purchase tickets online

Tuesday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.
Raising the Roof: Jewish Stunts, Moves and Styles (Part 1)
Dancing at a simcha is not only a pleasure; it is also a mitzvah and a gift to those celebrating. Learn to show off with the Bottle Dance, and be part of a Human Roulette Wheel and the Crushing Walls!

Wednesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
Make â€Em Dance (For musicians and bands)
Participants will split into two groups of players and dancers. Musicians learn correct tempos and feeling for each dance style. Improved playing guaranteed!

Thursday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Raising the Roof: Jewish Stunts, Moves and Style (Part 2)
It’s Yiddish barn dancing! Including the Jewish square dance called The Sher, and a variety of other fun and social dances with ballroom roots.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/steve-weintraub-dance-workshops

March 18, 2015

Jewish Dance workshop w/Steve Weintraub @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 17-19 Mar 2015

imagesSteven Weintraub—Magician of Jewish Dance (Workshops)
Three separate workshops: register for 1, two, or more

JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.,
Berkeley, CA

Workshop registration: $15/class; $25 for two—purchase tickets online

Tuesday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.
Raising the Roof: Jewish Stunts, Moves and Styles (Part 1)
Dancing at a simcha is not only a pleasure; it is also a mitzvah and a gift to those celebrating. Learn to show off with the Bottle Dance, and be part of a Human Roulette Wheel and the Crushing Walls!

Wednesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
Make â€Em Dance (For musicians and bands)
Participants will split into two groups of players and dancers. Musicians learn correct tempos and feeling for each dance style. Improved playing guaranteed!

Thursday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Raising the Roof: Jewish Stunts, Moves and Style (Part 2)
It’s Yiddish barn dancing! Including the Jewish square dance called The Sher, and a variety of other fun and social dances with ballroom roots.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/steve-weintraub-dance-workshops

March 19, 2015

Jewish Dance workshop w/Steve Weintraub @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 17-19 Mar 2015

imagesSteven Weintraub—Magician of Jewish Dance (Workshops)
Three separate workshops: register for 1, two, or more

JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.,
Berkeley, CA

Workshop registration: $15/class; $25 for two—purchase tickets online

Tuesday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.
Raising the Roof: Jewish Stunts, Moves and Styles (Part 1)
Dancing at a simcha is not only a pleasure; it is also a mitzvah and a gift to those celebrating. Learn to show off with the Bottle Dance, and be part of a Human Roulette Wheel and the Crushing Walls!

Wednesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
Make â€Em Dance (For musicians and bands)
Participants will split into two groups of players and dancers. Musicians learn correct tempos and feeling for each dance style. Improved playing guaranteed!

Thursday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Raising the Roof: Jewish Stunts, Moves and Style (Part 2)
It’s Yiddish barn dancing! Including the Jewish square dance called The Sher, and a variety of other fun and social dances with ballroom roots.

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/steve-weintraub-dance-workshops

March 22, 2015

Veretski Pass; dancing led by Steve Weintraub @Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA, 22 Mar 2015

imagesFestival Finale w/Veretski Pass, Steven Weintraub, and more!

Sun, Mar 22, 1-6pm
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

Tickets: $12 senior, student, JCCEB member / $15 general—purchase tickets online

Your time to sing, dance and be inspired to make your own music. With the Instant Klezmer Mandolin Orchestra, a pop-up community chorus of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah led by Conspiracy of Beards artistic director Daryl Henline, a dance party with international Jewish dance expert Steven Weintraub, and music by the internationally renowned ensemble, Veretski Pass.

Presented in association with KlezCalifornia

Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/festival-finale-veretski-pass-instant-klezmer-mandolin-orchestra-and-more

April 8, 2015

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, Berkeley, CA, 8 Apr 2015

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band

Wednesday, April 8, 7:00-9:00pm
Le Bateau Ivre Café
2629 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA

More info: 510.849.1100

April 10, 2015

Veretski Pass, the gonifs, Ghost Note Ensemble, Berkeley, CA, 8 Apr 2015

Veretski PassVeretski Pass and the gonifs w/Ghost Note Ensemble

Friday, April 10, The Gonifs (9:00pm), Veretski Pass (10:00pm), Ghost Note Ensemble (11:00pm)
Starry Plough Pub
3101 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA

Monthly Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal
Tickets: $10-$15 sliding scale at the door.
More info: 510.841.0188, .

April 12, 2015

6th Jazz & Klez Summit, Berkeley, CA, 12 Apr 2015

6th Jazz & Klez Summit

Sunday, Apr 12, 2015, 12:40 - 5pm:

  • Congregation Netivot Shalom's Jazzkleztet (12:40pm)

  • Albany Jazz Band (1:40pm)

  • Ghost Note Ensemble (2:50pm)

  • Jazzschool Big Band (4:00pm)

First and third bands include klezmer.

Congregation Netivot Shalom
Berkeley, CA

Tickets: $10 general / $5 youth at the door or BrownPaperTickets.com.
There are a few slots for those who can volunteer for an hour at the event in exchange for a free ticket; contact Dan at 510.684.5580.
More info: 510.684.5580.

"Songs of a Beggar", San Francisco, CA, 12 Apr 2015

Lieder fun a Kabtsn (Songs of a Beggar), premiere of a song cycle based on Rabbi Edward Zerin's book, "A Tribute to my Teacher, Rabbi Simon Krinsky." Composed by Dr. Michael Isaacson and performed by Cantor Roslyn Barak with pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg. Reception follows.

Sunday, April 12, 3:00-5:00pm
Temple Emanu-El
2 Lake St
San Francisco, CA

More info: 415.751.2535, emanuelsf.org.
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April 13, 2015

Ghost Note Ensemble @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 13 Apr 2015

Klezmer Mondays at Saul's
Featuring Ghost Note Ensemble

Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

April 17, 2015

Jaffa Road @ Shabbat Services, San Francisco 17-18 Apr 2015

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SHABBAT AT CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM (CBS) in San Francisco

Friday April 17 at 6:30 pm sharp
Congregation Beth Shalom
301 14th Avenue (near the corner of Clement Street)
San Francisco, California 94118

Our lead singer Aviva Chernick and Rabbi Aubrey Glazer will be leading Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat Services with the full Jaffa Road ensemble.

Saturday morning at 9 AM Aviva will be leading Shabbat services in the incredible sanctuary at CBS, with our dear friend Rabbi Aubrey Glazer.

Saturday Evening at 7:30 (event starts at 7:15, music at 8:30 Pm) we will join Rabbi Glazer to present specially prepared music for the CBS MIMOUNA celebration. This special event celebrates the end of passover and revives a long tradition from the Jewish communities of North Africa.

April 19, 2015

Jaffa Road, Matisyahu, Cardiff by the Sea, CA 19 Apr 2015

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SHIR ENERGY MUSIC FESTIVAL at TEMPLE SOLEL

Join us SUNDAY APRIL 19 at 3:15 pm
Temple Solel is in Cardiff By The Sea, a small community just outside of San Diego. We will be on the mainstage at their festival at 3:15 shortly before the headliner MATISYAHU hits the main stage.

On Monday April 20the at noon lead singer Temple Solel and the Leichtag Foundation will present Aviva Chernick doing a vocal workshop at the beautiful Leichtag Ranch in Encinitas.

Jewish Music & Poetry Project, San Francisco, CA, 19 Apr 2015

Sunday, April 19, 3:00 p.m.
Jewish Music & Poetry Project
Center for New Music,
55 Taylor St.
San Francisco, CA

Nanette McGuinness, soprano, Dale Tsang, piano, and Adaiha MacAdam-Somer (the Jewish Music & Poetry Project) return from their Hungarian tour to perform the world premiere of newly commissioned works by Guggenheim Fellow Laura Schwendinger (Kay Ryan Songs), Bay Area rising composer Kurt Erickson (The Beautiful Wonders: Songs to Poems by Gertrud Kolmar) and David Garner’s Capriccio, along with music by Guggenheim Fellows Elena Ruehr and James Primosch, plus Sandor Vandor and Dallapiccola.

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Yes, We Sang!, Berkeley, CA, 19 Apr 2015

Yes, We Sang!
Three Choirs’ Musical Tribute to the victims of the Holocaust: Concert and sing-along

Featuring:
Kol Truah Jewish Choir of the East Bay
Nigunim Community Folk Chorus
The Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco

Sunday, April 19, 2015, 4:00 pm
JCC East Bay 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
General Admission $10, Seniors and Children FREE

We remember the music of communities lost in the Holocaust. Our three choirs will sing for you and with you, as we recall their songs in Yiddish, Ladino and Hebrew. Lyrics will be provided for the community sing-along.

More info: www.jcceastbay.org/events/2015/04/19/artsculture/yes-we-sang/

The Red Hot Chachkas, 19 Apr 2015

The Red Hot Chachkas
Special Reunion Concert

Sunday April 19th at 7:30pm
Cinnabar Theater,
3333 Petaluma Blvd. North
Petaluma, CA

featured former Chachkas Glenn Hartman (of New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, accordion) and Michael Arrow (drums), with current Chachkas Julie Egger (violin), Barbara Speed (clarinet & winds), Tony Phillips (mandolin), Breck Diebel (bass).

April 20, 2015

Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA, 20 Apr 2015

3 year anniversary celebration of Klezmer Mondays with The Saul Goodman Klezmer Band

Monday, April 20, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

For the last three years Mike Perlmutter has either performed or curated music close to every Monday at Saul’s Deli (that’s about 150 shows!). On April 20, come celebrate the three year anniversary of Saul’s Klezmer Mondays with a special concert by Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band. Saul himself cannot make it, but it’s all good, we still have a stellar cast of klezmorim lined up for the evening. Thanks to everyone who has supported the series over the years! L’chaim!

Featuring:
Mike Perlmutter – clarinet, saxophone
Dave Rosenfeld -mandolin, violin, percussion
Dmitri Gaskin – accordion
Eric Perney – bass
Ivan Velev – tapan

April 21, 2015

Jaffa Road, Palo Alto, CA 21 Apr 2015

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Tuesday April 21, 2015, 12:30pm sharp
Oshman JCC
Taube Koret Campus
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303

The concert will be at 12:30pm sharp. The $15 admission ticket includes a buffet lunch at 11:40. Please reserve in advance by calling Michelle Rosengaus: (650) 223-8616

April 22, 2015

Klezmer Creek, Santa Rosa, CA, 22 Apr 2015

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, April 22, 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, San Diego, CA, 22 Apr 2015

Hot PstromiHofstra's University's Astman International Concert series presents Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
with special guests Irving Flores (piano), Gene Perry (percussion) and Stephanie Richards (trumpet)
present "A Yidishe Mambo" (Jewish songs with Latin rhythms),

April 22, 2015 7pm:
Smith Recital Hall,
San Diego State University.
For more info: www.jewishstudies.sdsu.edu
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April 23, 2015

Piyut Workshop, Berkeley, CA, 23 Apr 2015

JCC East Bay presents:
Piyut: Singing to Shavuot -
learn devotional mizrachi music

Thursday, April 23, 7:30-9:00pm Group learning/Singing with Jewlia Eisenberg, Eliana Kissner & Rabbi Dorothy Richman
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut Street,
Berkeley, CA

Joshua Nelson, San Rafael, CA, 23 Apr 2015

JOSHUA NELSON

Thurs, Apr. 23, 7:30pm
Osher Marin JCC
200 N San Pedro Rd.
San Rafael, CA

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The Prince of Kosher Gospel returns to the JCC for another high-energy captivating performance. Joshua brings his extraordinary message of hope, unity and spirituality through Kosher gospel, a marriage of Jewish religious lyrics and meanings with the soulful sounds of American gospel music.
For Joshua Nelson, kosher gospel is a way to claim both parts of his identity as a Black Jew. Kosher gospel has been able to retain the same musical cultures of Black African Muslims and Jews with that soul-inflected vocalizations which filled the Black Hebrew synagogue Joshua attended as a child with his family, observant Jews who traced their lineage back to Senegal.
Come join us as we celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut as a community.

This event is made possible by support from: The Brotman Family, Brandeis Hillel Day School, Congregation Rodef Shalom, Congregation Kol Shofar and Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund

"the Kvetchy Cowboys", Berkeley, CA, 23 Apr 2015

Yiddish Nite Live

A New Musical Comedy Show
featuring Gerry Tenney & Arje Shaw
"The Kvetchy Cowboys"
with Jim Rebhan and the California Klezmer Band

Thursday, April 23, 8:00 pm
JCC East Bay,
1414 Walnut Street,
Berkeley, CA

$20 General Admission · $15 JCC Members, Seniors & Students
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Broadway playwright Arje Shaw and California Klezmer's Gerry Tenney team up for a great night of laughter and fun.

PERFORMING IN YIDDISH*:
-The Beatles' A Schverre Togedicke Nacht (A Hard Day's Night)
-Willie Nelson's Meshugah (Crazy)
-Rumania like you've never heard before!
-Abbott & Costello's famous baseball shtick Who's On First
*Yiddish-friendly: but, you don't have to know it to enjoy it!

Plus a very special guest...and so much more!

April 24, 2015

Book of J, Kugelplex in memorial to Armenian genocide, San Francisco, CA, 24 Apr 2015

Songs for the Ancestors

Friday, April 24, 7:30pm
Center for New Music
55 Taylor Street
San Francisco, CA

$15 General, $10 CFNM members

Book of J (Jewlia Eisenberg and Jeremiah Lockwood) will play songs from Armenia, Bosnia, Poland, and America. Kugelplex will collaborate with poet James Baloian on a piece about the Armenian genocide and the perseverance of the Armenian people.

James Baloian is a poet who for over fifty years has been writing and publishing poetry that explores the beauty, cruelty, dreams, fears, turbulence, and serenity of human existence and the natural world around us. A selection of his works has been set to original and traditional music that pays homage to the far-reaching tragedy and trauma of the Genocide as well as the love and perseverance of the Armenian people.

April 29, 2015

Jewish Music & Poetry Project, Berkeley, CA, 29 Apr 2015

Jewish Music & Poetry Project:
Focus on the Cello

Weds., April 29, 6:00 p.m.
Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch,
2940 Benvenue, Berkeley; Free

Nanette McGuinness, soprano, Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, cello, and Dale Tsang, piano
Concert includes the world premiere of Berkeley composer William Ludtke’s Op. 155, Three Songs for soprano and cello with poems by Berkeley poet Marcia Falk and the U.S. premiere of Hungarian Lajos Delej’s Scherzo, recently rediscovered in the BBC archives. The poet, Marcia Falk, will read her poems.

For more information about this event call 510-981-6280.
Jewish Music and Poetry Project

May 2, 2015

Linda Hirschhorn, Gary Lapow, Betsy Rose, Berkeley, CA, 2 May 2015

Linda HirschhornJewish Music Festival House Concert Series Presents:
Linda Hirschhorn, Gary Lapow and Betsy Rose
Seasoned Singers – Timeless Songs

May 2, 2015, 7:30pm
House Concert in the Elmwood neighborhood of South Berkeley
Address disclosed upon registration

Reserve seats $25 suggested donation
Limited Seats; Advanced reservations required
For more information, call (510)684-5580

Complementary light refreshments will be served.

Linda Hirschhorn, Gary Lapow and Betsy Rose have been contributing great music to the Bay Area’s folk and progressive scene for decades. As part of the “boomer” generation, their songwriting has turned to such topic s as lasting love (or not!) and the changes that the decades have brought. Together they bring a wealth of musical and personal experience, from singing with children, to leading a successful women’s a cappella group, to musical activism for peace, justice and the 99%, to explorations of spirituality. These three friends offer timeless music for the seasons of our lives.

More Information

May 3, 2015

"Poland: A New Jewish Frontier", San Francisco, CA, 3 May 2015

Poland: A New Jewish Frontier, a presentation by Ellie Shapiro

Sunday, May 3, 2:00pm
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street,
San Francisco, CA

No charge.
More info: 415.567.3327
www.jewishlearningworks.org/library/adult-events

May 4, 2015

Hernandez Hideaway, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 4 May 2015

Hernandez Hideaway

May 4, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

May 7, 2015

"Exploring Chazonus", San Francisco, CA, 7 May 2015

Exploring Chazonus, a presentation by Jeremiah Lockwood

Thursday, May 7, 7:00pm
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street,
San Francisco, CA

No charge.
More info: 415.567.3327
www.jewishlearningworks.org/library/adult-events
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May 8, 2015

Orchestra Euphons, Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal, Berkeley, CA, 8 May 2015

Orchestra Euphonos and other bands. Monthly Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal

Friday, May 8, 2015. Doors at 8:00pm, Music at 9:00pm
The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley, CA

Admission $10-15 sliding scale at the door More info:
510.841.0188

May 10, 2015

Heather Klein, San Francisco, CA, 10 May 2015

Heather KleinHeather Klein

Sunday, May 10, 5:00pm
JCC San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Tickets: $10 from the JCC's Émigré Department. More info: 415.292.1298. 415.292.1239.

Heather Klein sings in Yiddish, numerous other singers in Russian, part of a gala concert observing the 70th anniversary of the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945. Refreshments after the concert.

"All Points East", San Francisco, CA, 10 May 2015

All Points East: Poetry Reading with Jake Marmer, Ariel Resnikoff, and Leora Friedman

Sunday, May 10, 7:30pm
Liminal, 3037 38th Avenue,
OAKLAND, CA

No cover

Reception to follow.

Marmer's and Resnikoff's poetry reflects Yiddish/klezmer inspiration.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/809067702514450/

May 11, 2015

Hothouse Habibi, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 11 May 2015

Hothouse Habibi

May 11, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

May 18, 2015

Jubilee Klezmer, Santa Rosa, CA, 18 May 2015

Jubilee Klezmer

Monday, May 18, 12:00noon-1:45pm
Congregation Shomrei Torah,
SANTA ROSA, CA

Part of Friendship Circle for Seniors 55+. Lunch, entertainment, and celebration of Harry Hankin's 100th Birthday. Rsvp by May 13 to 707.528.1182
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Ghost Note Ensemble, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 18 May 2015

Ghost Note Ensemble

May 18, 2014, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

May 20, 2015

Piyut Workshop, Berkeley, CA, 20 May 2015

JCC East Bay presents:
Piyut: Singing to Shavuot -
learn devotional mizrachi music

Thursday, May 20, 7:30-9:00pm Group learning/Singing with Cantor Sharon Bernstein & Rabbi Dorothy Richman
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut Street,
Berkeley, CA

May 27, 2015

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Gaia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 27 May 2015

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, May 27, 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

May 31, 2015

Sharon Bernstein, Berkeley, CA, 31 May 2015

Sharon Bernstein presents a Yiddish folk song cycle, Froyenlibe un Lebn (Women's Lives and Loves)

Sunday, May 31, 4:00pm
Congregation Shaar Zahav
290 Dolores St.
San Francisco, CA

Program also includes Brahms and Faure. Music in the Mishkan series.
Tickets: $20 general / $15 Shaar Zahav members.
More info: 415.861.6932

June 3, 2015

Mama Loshn, Berkeley, CA, 3 Jun 2015

Mama Loshn

Wednesday, June 3, 7:00pm
Le Bateau Ivre Cafe/Restaurant
2629 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA

Shtetl-and-beyond music in Yiddish, French, Ladino, Spanish, Hebrew - English even!

More info: 510.849.1100

Tikkun Leil Shavuot w/Piyut singing, Berkeley, CA, 3 Jun 2015

JCC East Bay presents:
Piyut: Singing to Shavuot - learn devotional mizrachi music

Thursday, June 3, 2015, 6:15pm to 7:00am June 4, 2015
Opportunities to pray, sing and learn piyutim with rabbis, cantors, musicians and teachers
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut Street,
Berkeley, CA

More info: www.jcceastbay.org/clientuploads/2014%20Tikkun%20Leyl%20Shavuot%20Flyer%20Updated.pdf

June 6, 2015

Majorly Minor, Palo Alto, CA, 6 Jun 2015

Majorly Minor, featuring Naomi Zamir and others

Sat, June 6, 9:30pm
Palo Alto Farmer's Market
Gilman St.
Palo Alto, CA

Klezmer and E. European music

Sara Felder: Melancholy, San Francisco, CA, 6 Jun 2015

photo by Elaine LiebenbaumMELANCHOLY, A COMEDY

Written &am; Performed by Sara Felder
Directed by Michael Moran

Work-In-Progress Previews: May 9 — June 6
Runs: June 7 – June 28

San Francisco
Saturdays at 5pm | Sundays at 7pm

The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia,
SF, CA 94110

Tix/more info: themarsh.org/melancholy/sara-felder/

What happens when the woman you just fell in love with leads you to the edge? What happens when the soon-to-be President of the United States is so mired in melancholy that he can’t get out of bed? Clearly, this is terrain that can only be navigated by a clown. Circus artist and solo theater veteran Sara Felder leads us from the Civil War to a Lincoln look-alike convention to the top of UC Berkeley’s Campanile in her new comedy about love, war and coloring outside the lines.

Sara Felder is “wry, funny, smart and lovable,” (Washington Post,) a “local performance treasure” (S. F. Chronicle,) and someone who has “chutzpah up the wazoo.” (S.F. Weekly)

June 7, 2015

Sara Felder: Melancholy, San Francisco, CA, 7 Jun 2015

photo by Elaine LiebenbaumMELANCHOLY, A COMEDY

Written &am; Performed by Sara Felder
Directed by Michael Moran

Runs: June 7 – June 28

San Francisco
Saturdays at 5pm | Sundays at 7pm

The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia,
SF, CA 94110

Tix/more info: themarsh.org/melancholy/sara-felder/

What happens when the woman you just fell in love with leads you to the edge? What happens when the soon-to-be President of the United States is so mired in melancholy that he can’t get out of bed? Clearly, this is terrain that can only be navigated by a clown. Circus artist and solo theater veteran Sara Felder leads us from the Civil War to a Lincoln look-alike convention to the top of UC Berkeley’s Campanile in her new comedy about love, war and coloring outside the lines.

Sara Felder is “wry, funny, smart and lovable,” (Washington Post,) a “local performance treasure” (S. F. Chronicle,) and someone who has “chutzpah up the wazoo.” (S.F. Weekly)

June 8, 2015

Ghost Note Ensemble, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 8 Jun 2015

Ghost Note Ensemble

Jun 8, 2014, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

June 13, 2015

Sara Felder: Melancholy, San Francisco, CA, 13 Jun 2015

photo by Elaine LiebenbaumMELANCHOLY, A COMEDY

Written &am; Performed by Sara Felder
Directed by Michael Moran

Runs: June 7 – June 28

San Francisco
Saturdays at 5pm | Sundays at 7pm

The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia,
SF, CA 94110

Tix/more info: themarsh.org/melancholy/sara-felder/

What happens when the woman you just fell in love with leads you to the edge? What happens when the soon-to-be President of the United States is so mired in melancholy that he can’t get out of bed? Clearly, this is terrain that can only be navigated by a clown. Circus artist and solo theater veteran Sara Felder leads us from the Civil War to a Lincoln look-alike convention to the top of UC Berkeley’s Campanile in her new comedy about love, war and coloring outside the lines.

Sara Felder is “wry, funny, smart and lovable,” (Washington Post,) a “local performance treasure” (S. F. Chronicle,) and someone who has “chutzpah up the wazoo.” (S.F. Weekly)

June 14, 2015

Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, San Francisco, 14 Jun 2015

Di Mayse: Celebrating Stories of Beloved Yiddish Authors, 89th Annual Concert of the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco. Folk songs in Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino, and Russian.

Sunday, June 14, 2:30pm
Jewish Community High School of the Bay
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Advance tickets: $10. At the door: $15 general / $12 students, seniors and people with disabilities.
Buy tickets: 510.220.6325, Brown Paper Tickets
More info: jewishfolkchorussf.org/concerts

Sara Felder: Melancholy, San Francisco, CA, 14 Jun 2015

photo by Elaine LiebenbaumMELANCHOLY, A COMEDY

Written &am; Performed by Sara Felder
Directed by Michael Moran

Runs: June 7 – June 28

San Francisco
Saturdays at 5pm | Sundays at 7pm

The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia,
SF, CA 94110

Tix/more info: themarsh.org/melancholy/sara-felder/

What happens when the woman you just fell in love with leads you to the edge? What happens when the soon-to-be President of the United States is so mired in melancholy that he can’t get out of bed? Clearly, this is terrain that can only be navigated by a clown. Circus artist and solo theater veteran Sara Felder leads us from the Civil War to a Lincoln look-alike convention to the top of UC Berkeley’s Campanile in her new comedy about love, war and coloring outside the lines.

Sara Felder is “wry, funny, smart and lovable,” (Washington Post,) a “local performance treasure” (S. F. Chronicle,) and someone who has “chutzpah up the wazoo.” (S.F. Weekly)

June 15, 2015

Briana di Mara, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 15 Jun 2015

Briana di Mara

Jun 15, 2014, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

June 20, 2015

Sara Felder: Melancholy, San Francisco, CA, 20 Jun 2015

photo by Elaine LiebenbaumMELANCHOLY, A COMEDY

Written &am; Performed by Sara Felder
Directed by Michael Moran

Runs: June 7 – June 28

San Francisco
Saturdays at 5pm | Sundays at 7pm

The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia,
SF, CA 94110

Tix/more info: themarsh.org/melancholy/sara-felder/

What happens when the woman you just fell in love with leads you to the edge? What happens when the soon-to-be President of the United States is so mired in melancholy that he can’t get out of bed? Clearly, this is terrain that can only be navigated by a clown. Circus artist and solo theater veteran Sara Felder leads us from the Civil War to a Lincoln look-alike convention to the top of UC Berkeley’s Campanile in her new comedy about love, war and coloring outside the lines.

Sara Felder is “wry, funny, smart and lovable,” (Washington Post,) a “local performance treasure” (S. F. Chronicle,) and someone who has “chutzpah up the wazoo.” (S.F. Weekly)

June 21, 2015

Sara Felder: Melancholy, San Francisco, CA, 21 Jun 2015

photo by Elaine LiebenbaumMELANCHOLY, A COMEDY

Written &am; Performed by Sara Felder
Directed by Michael Moran

Runs: June 7 – June 28

San Francisco
Saturdays at 5pm | Sundays at 7pm

The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia,
SF, CA 94110

Tix/more info: themarsh.org/melancholy/sara-felder/

What happens when the woman you just fell in love with leads you to the edge? What happens when the soon-to-be President of the United States is so mired in melancholy that he can’t get out of bed? Clearly, this is terrain that can only be navigated by a clown. Circus artist and solo theater veteran Sara Felder leads us from the Civil War to a Lincoln look-alike convention to the top of UC Berkeley’s Campanile in her new comedy about love, war and coloring outside the lines.

Sara Felder is “wry, funny, smart and lovable,” (Washington Post,) a “local performance treasure” (S. F. Chronicle,) and someone who has “chutzpah up the wazoo.” (S.F. Weekly)

June 22, 2015

Ghost Note Ensemble, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 22 Jun 2015

Ghost Note Ensemble

Mon, Jun 22, 2014, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

June 23, 2015

Orquesta Victoria CD release, San Francisco, CA, 23 Jun 2015

June 23 - 28, 8:00pm. Orquesta Victoria, 12-piece tango orchestra from Buenos Aires, with new Yiddish tangos written by Bay Area resident Debora Simcovich. New CD release. Pre-concert talks "Jewish Life and Tango in Argentina" at 7:00pm, with Argentine sociologist Anita Epelbaum Weinstein. Concerts include tango performance. More info: 415.734.6478, Villa Crespo Productions.

Tuesday, June 23, 7:00pm, Reception with the artists. Tickets: $5.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 821-1155

More info: missionculturalcenter.org/events.html

June 24, 2015

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Gaia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 24 June 2015

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, June 24, 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

Orquesta Victoria, Berkeley, CA, 24 Jun 2015

Orquesta Victoria, from Buenos Aires, with new Yiddish tangos written by the Bay Area's Debora Simkovich w/pre-concert talk Anita Epelbaum Weinstein

Wednesday, June 24, 7:00pm, Jewish Life and Tango in Argentina / 8:00pm performance
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704

Tickets: $26 advance / $30 door. More info: 510.644.2020

Orquesta Victoria CD release, Berkeley, CA, 24 Jun 2015

June 23 - 28, 8:00pm. Orquesta Victoria, 12-piece tango orchestra from Buenos Aires, with new Yiddish tangos written by Bay Area resident Debora Simcovich. New CD release. Pre-concert talks "Jewish Life and Tango in Argentina" at 7:00pm, with Argentine sociologist Anita Epelbaum Weinstein. Concerts include tango performance. More info: 415.734.6478, Villa Crespo Productions.

Wednesday, June 24.
At Freight & Salvage
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA
Tickets: $26 advance / $30 door

June 25, 2015

Orquesta Victoria CD release, Berkeley, CA, 25 Jun 2015

June 23 - 28, 8:00pm. Orquesta Victoria, 12-piece tango orchestra from Buenos Aires, with new Yiddish tangos written by Bay Area resident Debora Simcovich. New CD release. Pre-concert talks "Jewish Life and Tango in Argentina" at 7:00pm, with Argentine sociologist Anita Epelbaum Weinstein. Concerts include tango performance. More info: 415.734.6478, Villa Crespo Productions.

Thursday, June 25, 2015. Pre-concert talk 7pm; concert, 8pm
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 821-1155

Tickets: $20 advance / $25 door

More info/tix: missionculturalcenter.org/events.html

June 26, 2015

Orquesta Victoria, San Francisco, CA, 26 Jun 2015

Orquesta Victoria, from Buenos Aires, with new Yiddish tangos written by the Bay Area's Debora Simkovich w/pre-concert talk Anita Epelbaum Weinstein

Friday, June 26, 7:00pm, Jewish Life and Tango in Argentina / 8:00pm performance
Marine's Memorial Theatre
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704

Tickets: $26 advance / $30 door, or from City Box Office

More info: 510.644.2020
www.marinesmemorialtheatre.com/calendar/theatreevents/orquesta-victoria

Orquesta Victoria CD release, Berkeley, CA, 26 Jun 2015

June 23 - 28, 8:00pm. Orquesta Victoria, 12-piece tango orchestra from Buenos Aires, with new Yiddish tangos written by Bay Area resident Debora Simcovich. New CD release. Pre-concert talks "Jewish Life and Tango in Argentina" at 7:00pm, with Argentine sociologist Anita Epelbaum Weinstein. Concerts include tango performance. More info: 415.734.6478, Villa Crespo Productions.

Friday, June 26.
At Marines' Memorial Theatre
609 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor,
San Francisco, CA
Tickets: $26-$30 advance / $28-$32 door

June 27, 2015

Sara Felder: Melancholy, San Francisco, CA, 27 Jun 2015

photo by Elaine LiebenbaumMELANCHOLY, A COMEDY

Written &am; Performed by Sara Felder
Directed by Michael Moran

Runs: June 7 – June 28

San Francisco
Saturdays at 5pm | Sundays at 7pm

The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia,
SF, CA 94110

Tix/more info: themarsh.org/melancholy/sara-felder/

What happens when the woman you just fell in love with leads you to the edge? What happens when the soon-to-be President of the United States is so mired in melancholy that he can’t get out of bed? Clearly, this is terrain that can only be navigated by a clown. Circus artist and solo theater veteran Sara Felder leads us from the Civil War to a Lincoln look-alike convention to the top of UC Berkeley’s Campanile in her new comedy about love, war and coloring outside the lines.

Sara Felder is “wry, funny, smart and lovable,” (Washington Post,) a “local performance treasure” (S. F. Chronicle,) and someone who has “chutzpah up the wazoo.” (S.F. Weekly)

Orquesta Victoria CD release, Berkeley, CA, 27 Jun 2015

June 23 - 28, 8:00pm. Orquesta Victoria, 12-piece tango orchestra from Buenos Aires, with new Yiddish tangos written by Bay Area resident Debora Simcovich. New CD release. Pre-concert talks "Jewish Life and Tango in Argentina" at 7:00pm, with Argentine sociologist Anita Epelbaum Weinstein. Concerts include tango performance. More info: 415.734.6478, Villa Crespo Productions.

Saturday, June 27: 7pm talk; 8pm concert
At San Anselmo Playhouse
27 Kensington Rd.
San Anselmo, CA

Tickets: $26 advance / $30 door

June 28, 2015

Temple Beth El Jewish Cultural Festival, Aptos, CA, 28 Jun 2015

Temple Beth El Jewish Cultural Festival

Sunday, June 28, 11am - 5pm
At Temple Beth El
3055 Porter Gulch Road
Aptos, CA

  • Yiddish: So Old It's New Again, with Jon Levitow
  • Jewish Jokes, with Rabbi Richard Litvak
  • performance by Jeff Brody and his Gypsy Klezmer All Stars
  • sing-along featuring the music of George Gershwin and Yip Harburg's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

FREE

More info: 831.479.3444, Temple Beth El website

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, 28 Jun 2015

Hot PstromiYale Strom & Hot Pstromi

Sunday June 28, 2pm
Museum of Making Music
5790 Armada Drive
Carlsbad, CA

For tickets and info: www.museumofmakingmusic.org

Matisyahu, Red Hot Chachkas, Hot Kugel @ Silicon Valley Jewish Music Fest, Los Gatos, CA, 28 Jun 2015

Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival

Sunday, June 28, 2:00-7:00pm
Addison-Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley,
LOS GATOS, CA

12:00noon, Hot Kugel (Suska Varda and Mordecai)
4:15pm, The Red Hot Chachkas
5:30pm, Matisyahu

Tickets: $10 general / $5 JCC members / free kids 17 and under.

More info: 408.357.7492, Addison-Penzak JCC

Orquesta Victoria CD release, Berkeley, CA, 28 Jun 2015

June 23 - 28, 8:00pm. Orquesta Victoria, 12-piece tango orchestra from Buenos Aires, with new Yiddish tangos written by Bay Area resident Debora Simcovich. New CD release. Pre-concert talks "Jewish Life and Tango in Argentina" at 7:00pm, with Argentine sociologist Anita Epelbaum Weinstein. Concerts include tango performance. More info: 415.734.6478, Villa Crespo Productions.

Sunday, June 28. Talk: 7pm; Concert: 8pm
At Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
3921 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto, CA
Tickets/Info: $26 advance / $30 door

Sara Felder: Melancholy, San Francisco, CA, 28 Jun 2015

photo by Elaine LiebenbaumMELANCHOLY, A COMEDY

Written &am; Performed by Sara Felder
Directed by Michael Moran

Runs: June 7 – June 28

San Francisco
Saturdays at 5pm | Sundays at 7pm

The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia,
SF, CA 94110

Tix/more info: themarsh.org/melancholy/sara-felder/

What happens when the woman you just fell in love with leads you to the edge? What happens when the soon-to-be President of the United States is so mired in melancholy that he can’t get out of bed? Clearly, this is terrain that can only be navigated by a clown. Circus artist and solo theater veteran Sara Felder leads us from the Civil War to a Lincoln look-alike convention to the top of UC Berkeley’s Campanile in her new comedy about love, war and coloring outside the lines.

Sara Felder is “wry, funny, smart and lovable,” (Washington Post,) a “local performance treasure” (S. F. Chronicle,) and someone who has “chutzpah up the wazoo.” (S.F. Weekly)

July 10, 2015

Majorly Minor for Int'l folk dancing, Palo Alto, CA, 10 Jul 2015

Majorly Minor, featuring Naomi Zamir and others
playing klezmer and East European music for the Stanford International Folk Dancers.
Dancing led by Karen Bergen

Friday July 10, 2015, 8-11pm
First Baptist Church,
305 N California Ave,
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 327-0561

July 11, 2015

Gustavo Bulgach and Klezmer Juice, Thousand Oaks, CA, 11 Jul 2015

"The Magic Of The Klezmer" A Journey Of Jewish Soul
with Gustavo Bulgach and Klezmer Juice.
Yiddish dance led by Bruce Bierman

Sat, Jul 11, 2015, 7:30 PM PDT
Scherr Forum Theatre
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Thousand Oaks, California

More info: www.facebook.com/groups/346286172119179/

July 13, 2015

Ghost Note Ensemble, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 13 Jul 2015

Ghost Note Ensemble

Jul 13, 2014, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

July 19, 2015

"Songs of Love and Summer," Berkeley, CA, 19 Jul 2015

Songs of Love and Summer
An Afternoon of Love Songs in Hebrew, English, Yiddish and Ladino

Sun, Jul 19, 4pm
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

Love songs are timeless and in many languages… but the message is one: “I LOVE YOU!” These songs will be performed by Nigunim Chorus, directed by Achi Ben Shalom, Ladino singer Rivka Amado, singer/songwriter Linda Hirschhorn, Peter Bonos and the Orchestra Euphonos, and the musicians from ADAMA : Jan Padover, Michael Gill and Asaf Ophir
Dancing will be led by Bruce Bierman

Buy tickets: lovesummersongs.bpt.me

More info: www.facebook.com/events/798211916931735/

July 20, 2015

Peter Bonos and Friends, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 20 Jul 2015

Peter Bonos and Friends

Jul 20, 2014, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

July 22, 2015

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Gaia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 22 Jul 2015

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, July 22, 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

July 26, 2015

Ellis Island, Berkeley, CA, 26 Jul 2015

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band together with Yassir Chadly and Moroccan musicians.

Sunday, July 26, 2:00-4:00pm
Mo'Joe Café
2517 Sacramento St,
Berkeley, CA 94702

Limited seating. No charge, donations accepted. More info: 510.704.8500

August 3, 2015

Perlmutter, Perney, and Pollard, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 3 Aug 2015

Perlmutter, Perney, and Pollard (clarinet, bass, and drum trio), playing inside and outside the klezmer tradition.

Aug 3, 2014, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

August 5, 2015

Ellis Island, Berkeley, CA, 5 Aug 2015

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band

Wed, Aug 5, 7-9pm
Le Bateau Ivre Café/Restaurant
2629 Telegraph Ave,
Berkeley, CA

More info: 510.849.1100

August 20, 2015

Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, 20 Aug 2015

imageCharming Hostess

Thursday August 20, 12:30pm
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Yerba Buena Gardens
San Francisco, CA

FREE
More info: www.facebook.com/events/511244425699871/

August 26, 2015

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Gaia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 26 Aug 2015

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, July 22, 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

September 20, 2015

Charming Hostess, San Francisco, CA, 20 Sep 2015

imageCharming Hostess

Sep 20, 2015, 1-4pm
Art in Nature Festival
Stream Trail, Redwood Regional Park
Oakland, CA

FREE
More info: www.samavesha.org/productions/art-in-nature-festival/

September 24, 2015

Big Galut(e), Rohnert Park, CA, 24 Sep 2015

Big Galut(e)

Thursday, September 24th, 6:30 pm
L'Chayim! To Life! Jewish Music Series
Sonoma State,
Schroeder Hall
1801 EAST COTATI AVENUE,
ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928
Free

tel: (707) 664-2324

Manchester Klezmer Day, Manchester, UK, Sep 2015

Manchester Klezmer Day (UK)

Saturday 19 September 2015

Instrumental workshops and evening dancing with workshop
leaders; Susi Evans (clarinet), Frances O'Rourke (piano
accordion), Josie Wexler (fiddle) and Judith Plowman (dance).

ÂŁ25 day and evening, or ÂŁ20 workshops, ÂŁ8 dance.

For bookings and info:
yiddlesticks.com/manchklez.html

tel: +44 7900 976503

Steve Greenman & Pete Rushefsky: Violins of Hope, Beachwood, OH, 15 Oct 2015

Steven Greenman, Violinist, Composer, Educator
Presents "Violins of Hope Concert" featuring:
Di Tsvey - The Greenman/Rushefsky Duo

  • Steven Greenman - Violin

  • Pete Rushefsky - Tsimbl

Sunday Nov. 15th, 2015 - 7pm
Fairmount Temple
23737 Fairmount Blvd,
Beachwood, OH 44122

Admission FREE

Di Tsvey - The Greenman-Rushefsky Violin/Tsimbl duo presents a concert of traditional and original klezmer music celebrating the historical role of the violin in East European Jewish culture. Violinist Steven Greenman and tsimblist Pete Rushefsky are internationally renowned performers of traditional klezmer music as well as leading contemporary composers of the genre.

Di Tsvey's performance will feature the baroque-inspired Jewish artistic pieces that were performed for important life-cycle events such as weddings; lively dance tunes; and meditative Hasidic spiritual melodies. The program will begin with a 30-minute lecture about the history of Klezmer music.

For more information: www.violinsofhopecle.org/

November 21, 2015

Balkan Beat Box, Arcata, CA, 21 Nov 2015

Balkan Beat Box

Nov 21, 2015
Arcata Theatre
1036 G St
Arcata, California
(707) 822-1220

More info: https://www.facebook.com/balkanbeatbox

November 22, 2015

Balkan Beat Box, San Francisco, CA, 22 Nov 2015

Balkan Beat Box

Nov 22, 2015
Regency Ballroom
1300 Van Ness,
San Francisco, California

More info: https://www.facebook.com/balkanbeatbox

December 1, 2015

Depth of Field: Sephardic Identities on Screen, Berkeley, CA, 1 Dec 2015

Depth of Field: Sephardic Identities on Screen

Tue, Dec 1, 7m
The Magnes
2121 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA

Screening of:

El Gusto
Dir. Safinez Bousbia. Documentary, UK, 2011. 88 min.

Director Safinez Bousbia discovered the story of an orchestra of Jewish and Muslim musicians torn apart by war 50 years ago, and recently reunited for an exceptional concert. The musicians share a passion they never lost: the soul of Algiers, Chaabi music. After the Algerian Independence in 1962, Jewish musicians fled to France while the Muslim musicians who remained became scattered throughout the vast city of Algiers, lost to each other and forgotten by the world. The surviving musicians formed a 42-member orchestra and called it El Gusto.

Free and open to the public.

More info: www.facebook.com/events/549421708546790/

December 3, 2015

Book of J, Berkeley, CA, 3 Dec 2015

Book of J: New Moon Gather

Thu, Dec 3, 2015, 7pm for study and tea; 7:30 for performance and ritual
Rose Labyrinth
2138 Cedar St.
Berkeley, CA

Book of J comes together to study and sing in Kislev, the month of dreams. Come at 7PM if you want to learn about Jewish dream interpretation, including Talmudic wisdom such as “All kinds of vegetables are a good sign in a dream, except turnip-tops. Stick around because at 7:30PM we will perform and sing some Kislev-appropriate songs. At the end, we will all go outside and greet the Kislev moon together. Book of J is Jewlia Eisenberg and Jeremiah Lockwood. For this performance we have a special visitor: Cynthia Taylor of Charming Hostess!

More info: www.facebook.com/events/426916554176460/

Heather Klein, Rohnert Park, CA, 3 Dec 2015

Heather KleinHeather Klein, Yiddish Art Song
L'Chayim! To Life! Jewish Music Series

Thu, Dec 3, 2015, 6:30pm
Sonoma State University
Schroeder Hall

Tix/info

December 4, 2015

Klezmer Juice, Los Angeles, CA, 4 Dec 2015

Klezmer Juice

Fri, Dec 4, 2015, 4pm
LA Union Station,
800 N. Alameda St.
Los Angeles CA 90012

Metro Art Presents showcases an exciting array of free arts and cultural programs at historic LA Union Station....

Klezmer Juice is the new generation of Jewish soul music. With wide-ranging international backgrounds, a youthful vibe and an exciting Latin undertone, they are the torchbearers of an ancient traditional craft that unites generations in spirit. They create fresh interpretations of traditional and original tunes that capture the hearts of a new generation of fans.

4:00pm 1st set
5:00pm 2nd set
The event is free and all ages, and will take place in the LA Union Station Waiting Room.

More info: www.facebook.com/events/482751261912248/

Klezmer Shabbat w/Cantor Sharon Bernstein, San Francisco, CA, 4 Dec 2015

Klezmer Shabbat, with Cantor Sharon Bernstein on vocals and piano, Stuart Brotman on bass, Sheldon Brown on clarinet, Ilana Sherer on violin, and Bruce Bierman on feet. A night of singing, dancing, davening (prayer), and eating.

Friday, December 4, 7:30pm,
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
290 Dolores St.,
San Francisco, CA

No charge.
More info: 415.861.6932

December 5, 2015

Hot Pstromi, Carlsbad, CA, 5 Dec 2015

Hot PstromiHot Pstromi


Sat, December 5, 2015, 2-3pm:
Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium,
1775 Dove Ln,
Carlsbad, CA, 92011

For information: www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/library/events/default.asp

Veretski Pass, San Francisco, CA, 5 Dec 2015

Veretski PassVeretski Pass

Saturday, December 5, 8:00pm
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street,
San Francisco, CA 94109
415.474.1608

Tickets: $18 general / $15 seniors / $5 full-time students / free for 12 and under (these prices include advance online discount). More info: 415.474.1608, Old First Concerts

December 6, 2015

"Hooray for Hanukkah!" w/Hot Kugel, San Jose, CA, 6 Dec

Hooray for Hanukah, with Hot Kugel

Sunday, December 6, 2015, 2:30 and 3:30 shows
Children's Discovery Museum
180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110

More info: 408.298.5437, www.cdm.org/event/hooray-for-hanukkah/?instance_id=5995.

December 7, 2015

Kugelplex, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 7 Dec 2015

Kugelplex

Mon, Dec 7, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

December 9, 2015

Kugelplex, Oakland, CA, 9 Dec 2015

Kugelplex

Wed, Dec 9, 2015, noon
Oakland City Center
Oakland, CA

Last year's performance was cancelled due to protests. This year, let's take to the streets peacefully and joyously with the righteous sounds of klezmer!

More info: www.oaklandcitycenter.com/events

December 10, 2015

"Hannuka Israeli Style", Los Altos Hills, CA, 10 Dec

Hannuka Israeli Style. Come light the 5th candle with singing and Israeli and klezmer dancing to music by Majorly Minor. If you like, bring a dish to share, or a menorah and candles.

Thursday, December 10, 7:00pm,
Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Rd.,
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
(650) 493-4661

No charge.
More info: www.betham.org/community-israel/event/israeli-dancing-chanukah

December 11, 2015

Jubilee Klezmer ensemble, Russian River, CA, 11 Dec

Jubilee Klezmer, part of Russian River Jewish Community Annual Community Chanukah Celebration.

Friday, December 11, 5:00-8:00pm
Russian River Senior Center
15010 Armstrong Woods Rd
Guerneville, California
(707) 869-0618

Suggested donation: $5 members / $10 non-members / call re family rates.
More info and to rsvp: 707.632.5545

December 12, 2015

Elizabeth Schwartz & Fred Benedetti, La Jolla, CA, 12 Dec 2015

Elizabeth Schwartz & Fred Benedetti
The music of Sepharad

February 12, 10am
San Diego Jewish Film Festival
Lawrence Family JCC
4126 Executive Drive,
La Jolla, California 92037
858.457.3030

For information: www.lfjcc.org

Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, San Francisco, CA, 12 Dec 2015

The Saul Goodman Klezmer Band
Part of Chanukah Unplugged

Saturday, December 12, 4:00pm
JCC San Francisco
3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118

No charge
More info: 415.292.1200
www.jccsf.org/all-ages/saturdays-unplugged-at-the-jccsf

Kitka, San Rafael, CA, 12 Dec, 2015

imagesWintersongs, with Kitka

Saturday, December 12, 8:00pm
Osher Marin JCC
200 N. San Pedro Rd.
San Rafael, CA

Tickets: $10.00-$28.00. More info: 415.444.8000
www.marinjcc.org/events/2015/12/12/performing-arts/kitka-wintersongs/56231/

A good portion of the program will be songs from Yiddish and Hebrew-speaking Eastern European Jewish communities.

December 13, 2015

The Eighth Night of Hanukkah with Nigunim Chorus, Oakland, CA, 13 Dec 2015

The Eighth Night of Hanukkah with Nigunim Chorus
Hanukkah candle lighting, concert and sing-along

Sun, Dec 13, 2015, 4pm
Temple Sinai
2808 Summit St,
Oakland, California 94609

Join us for Hanukkah candle lighting, lots of singing, and a concert of traditional and contemporary Jewish folk songs. Hebrew, Yiddish and English songs arranged for four-part harmony. Nigunim Community Chorus meets weekly at the JCC East Bay and other locations around the Bay Area. This forty member group is dedicated to learning, preserving and performing traditional Jewish music of the Diaspora and Israel. The event will signify the completion of the chorus’ fall season. New singers are welcome to audition for spring season in January.

Music Director: Achi Ben Shalom
More info: www.facebook.com/events/882521401816320/

Kugelplex, Oakland, CA, 13 Dec 2015

Kugelplex

Sun, Dec 13, 2015, 4pm
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway
Oakland, CA

It's time again for us to rock out some old-world love in front of 3000 people at the Oakland Paramount! This year's concert is "Sinatra Style" so we're gonna take it back to Frank's Yiddish roots. Plus some other fun stuff...

More info: www.oaklandsymphony.org/event/let-us-break-bread-together-sinatra-style/

December 14, 2015

Tony Phillips, Barbara Speed, Dave Rosenthal / Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 14 Dec 2015

Tony Phillips, Barbara Speed, Dave Rosenthal play klezmer

Mon, Dec 14, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

December 18, 2015

Musical Shabes, Walnut Creek, CA, 18 Dec 2015

Gypsy Moths

Mon, Dec 21, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

December 19, 2015

Klezmatics, Santa Cruz, CA, 19 Dec 2015

imagesThe Klezmatics

Saturday, December 19, 7:30 pm
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA

Tickets: $25. More info; 831.425.5299

December 20, 2015

Klezmatics, Santa Cruz, CA, 20 Dec 2015

imagesHappy Joyous Hanukkah, with The Klezmatics
Lyrics by Woody Guthrie

Sunday, December 20, 4:00pm & 7:30pm
San Francisco Jazz Center
201 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA

Tickets: $25-$60. More info: 866.920.5299, S.F. Jazz Center.

January 10, 2016

Reading: Alicia Jo Rabins & Shadab Zeest Hashmi, San Diego, CA, 10 Jan 2016

Women’s Voices, Women’s Stories with poets, Shadab Zeest Hashmi and Alicia Jo Rabins

Sunday, January 10, 4 pm
Women's Museum of California
2730 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone: (619) 233-7963

This new monthly series will feature women writers of fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, and other genres who will read from or perform their work and engage in dialogues with audience members.

More info: womensmuseumca.org/event/author-series-hashmi-and-rabins

January 11, 2016

"Moishe Oysher - The Master Singer of His People!", San Francisco, CA, 11 Jan 2016

Moishe Oysher - The Master Singer of His People!,
a full-length musical review with Cantor Arik Luck, singers Sari Greenberg and Cantors Billy Tiep, Roslyn Barak, and Marsha Attie, and a seven-piece band.

Monday, January 11, 7:30pm
Temple Emanu-el
2 Lake St
San Francisco, CA

Tickets: $22 seniors, students / $25 general.
More info: 415.751.2541,
Brown Paper Tickets

January 14, 2016

Klezmer Workshop, Berkeley, CA, 14 Jan – 11 Feb 2016

Klezmer Workshop, with Dave Rosenfeld

Thursday, January 14, 2016, 7:00-8:15pm and subsequent five Thursdays
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020

Klezmer scales, rhythms, melodies, and ensemble skills for all instruments and levels. Tuition: $130 for the session. $120 for early enrollment.

More info: 415.407.7162
thefreight.org/klezmer-ensemble-workshop-1-dave-rosenfeld

Musical Improvisation for Instrumentalists & Vocalists, Berkeley, CA, 14 Jan – 11 Feb 2016

Musical Improvisation for Instrumentalists & Vocalists, with Dave Rosenfeld

Thursday, January 14, 2016, 8:30-9:45pm and subsequent five Thursdays
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020

From klezmer to the avant-garde; anything is possible! All instruments and levels welcome. Tuition: $130 for the session. $120 early enrollment

More info: 415.407.7162
www.thefreight.org/musical-improvisation-instrumentalists-vocalists-david-rosenfeld

January 18, 2016

Orchestra Euphonos, Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 18 Jan 2016

Orchestra Euphonos

Mon, Jan 18, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info (when calendar is actually updated): hsaulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

January 21, 2016

Yiddish Art Trio, Berkeley, CA, 21 Jan 2016

Yiddish Art Trio

January 21, 2016, 7:30pm
House Concert
Palo Alton, California
more on Yiddish Art Trio Website

January 22, 2016

Yiddish Art Trio, San Francisco, CA, 22 Jan 2016

Yiddish Art Trio & Veretski Pass

January 22, 2016, 8pm
House Concert @ Karen and Delilah's
Double Bill w/ Veretski Pass
San Francisco, CA
Limited seating and always sells out. Tickets: $20
more on Yiddish Art Trio Website

January 23, 2016

Yiddish Art Trio, Berkeley, CA, 23 Jan 2016

Yiddish Art Trio

January 23, 2015
House Concert
Santa Barbara, CA
more on Yiddish Art Trio Website

Metropolitan Klezmer, Torrance, CA, 23 Jan 2016

band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 8pm
Torrance Cultural Arts Center
3330 Civic Center Drive
Torrance, CA 90503

Tickets $25-$35
310-781-7171
More info: torrancearts.org/metropolitan-klezmer/

January 24, 2016

Yiddish Art Trio, Los Angeles, CA, 24 Jan 2016

Yiddish Art Trio

January 24, 2016, 7pm
Skirball Cultural Center
Los Angeles, CA

January 27, 2016

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Gaia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 27 Jan 2016

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2016 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

April 10, 2016

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi CD release, Los Angeles, CA, 10 Apr 2016

Hot PstromiYale Strom and Hot Pstromi, with Michael Alpert, Vira Lozinsky, Anthony Russell and Elizabeth Schwartz celebrating the release of their new CD "City of the Future: Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union (Arc)

Sun, Apr 10, 2015, 5pm
UCLA Hillel
574 Hilgard Ave,
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone:(310) 208-3081

April 12, 2016

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi CD release, San Diego, CA, 12 Apr 2016

Hot PstromiYale Strom and Hot Pstromi, with Michael Alpert, Vira Lozinsky, Anthony Russell and Elizabeth Schwartz celebrating the release of their new CD "City of the Future: Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union (Arc)

Tue, Apr 12, 2015, 7pm
San Diego State Jewish Studies Program
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-6062
(619) 594-5327

May 9, 2016

Greg Jenkins, Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 9 May 2016

Greg Jenkins

Mon, May 9, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info (when calendar is actually updated): saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

Celebrate new moon with Book of J, Oakland, CA, 9 May 2016

Rosh Khodesh: New Moon Gather

Monday, May 9 at 7:30 PM
Temple Sinai
2808 Summit St,
Oakland, California 94609

Tix/More info

Celebrate the new month in a welcoming context, rich with music and learning! Artists-in-Residence Book of J (Jewlia Eisenberg and Jeremiah Lockwood - solo) will teach and perform songs of the new month. We open with tea, cake and text study, we close with a ritual outside under the dark sky of the new moon. A great way to bring in the new month with joy and intention!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1718147375110524/

May 13, 2016

Yuval Ron, Music of the Doshas, San Diego, CA, 13 May 2016

Music of the Doshas
An intimate recital of Music for Healing, Meditation and Well-being based on Ayruvedic Medicine, Sufi and Kabbalistic music of the East.
with
Yuval Ron - Oud
Kenneth Goff - Gongs, harmonium and djembe

May 13, 2016 9:00 PM
North Park Yoga,
3063 University #100,
San Diego CA 92104
RSVP and more info: 619-540-0870
Admission: $20

May 15, 2016

South Coast Simcha Band, Anaheim, CA, 15 May 2016

The South Coast Simcha Band

Sunday, May 15, 2016, 2pm
Temple Beth Emet
1770 W. Cerritos Ave
Anaheim, CA

Facebook/More info: www.facebook.com/events/1097998153590755/

May 21, 2016

Lord, get me high: Shlomo Carlebach reinterpreted, Berkeley, CA, 21 May 2016

Lord, Get Me High: Shlomo Carlebach Reinterperted
Presented with Guest Curator: Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russel

Saturday, May 21, 2016, 7:30pm
JCC Each Bay, Berkeley Branch
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

More info/tix: www.jcceastbay.org/events/2016/05/21/artsculture/lord-get-me-high-shlomo-carlebach-reinterpreted/

May 22, 2016

Alicia Jo Rabins, Reading, ConcertSan Francisco, CA, 22 May 2016

publicity photoAlicia Jo Rabins

Sun, May 22, 2016, 7pm
Adobe Books
3130 24th St,
San Francisco, CA 94110

Alicia will be performing Girls in Trouble songs and reading from Divinity School

Penina Biddle-Gottesman opens with a set of original music
Sliding scale donation requested

Yuval Ron@Claremont Folk Fest, Claremont, CA, 22 May 2016

2016 Claremont Folk Festival
Featuring: Yuval Ron Ensemble
Quetzal, David Lindley, Tom Morello and more.

May 22, 2016, 4:00-9:00 PM
Sontag Greek Theater,
Pomona College,
300 E Bonita Ave,
Claremont, CA 91711

Admission info: All seating is General Admission, which includes a mix of concrete bench seats, chair seating, and open lawn.
Online tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2527695
Parking info: Free parking will be available at the nearby Pomona College parking structure.

Join us the Claremont Folk Festival for an afternoon and evening of fantastic music, food, beverages and more

Fiddler's Choice, w/Veretski Pass, Davis, CA, 22 May 2016

Veretski PassFiddler's Choice, with Veretski Pass

Sunday, May 22, 7:00pm,
TimnaTal Music.
At Village Homes Community Center,
Davis, CA

Tickets: $13 advance / $17 door.
More info: 530.867.1032,

Stanford Klezmer Band, Stanford, CA, 22 May 2016

Stanford Klezmer Band

Sunday, May 22, 7:30pm
The Coho at Stanford.
At Stanford Coffee House ("the CoHo")
459 Lagunita Dr,
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone:(650) 721-2262

Enjoy a drink, coffee, or dinner with your klezmer music. No charge.

Stanford Klezmer Band, Stanford, CA, 22 May 2016

Stanford Klezmer Band

Sunday, May 22, 7:30pm
The Coho at Stanford.
At Stanford Coffee House ("the CoHo")
459 Lagunita Dr,
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone:(650) 721-2262

Enjoy a drink, coffee, or dinner with your klezmer music. No charge.

May 23, 2016

Gypsy Moths, Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 23 May 2016

Gypsy Moths

Mon, May 23, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info (when calendar is actually updated): saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

May 25, 2016

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Gaia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 25 May 2016

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

Lag Ba'Omer Balkan Brass Bonfire Show, Berkeley, CA, 25 May 2016

Lag Ba'Omer Balkan Brass Bonfire Show

Wednesday May 25 8pm-10:30pm
Urban Adama,
1050 Parker Street,
Berkeley, CA

$5-$10

More info at urbanadamah.org/events/lag-baomer-5776/

May 26, 2016

Inspector Gadje, San Francisco, CA, 26 May 2016

Inspector Gadje

Thursday May 26 12:30pm-1:30pm
Yerba Buena Gardens outdoor summer music festival
the Esplanade,
Yerba Buena Gardens,
773 Mission St.,
San Francisco, CA

Free

May 30, 2016

Orchestra Euphonos, Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 30 May 2016

Orchestra Euphonos

Mon, May 30, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info (when calendar is actually updated): saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

June 1, 2016

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, Berkeley, CA, 1 Jun 2016

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band

Wednesday, June 1, 7:00-9:00pm
Le Bateau Ivre Café/Restaurant
2629 Telegraph Ave,
Berkeley, CA

More info: 510.849.1100

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band, Berkeley, CA, 1 Jun 2016

Ellis Island Old World Folk Band

Wednesday, June 1, 7:00-9:00pm
Le Bateau Ivre Café/Restaurant
2629 Telegraph Ave,
Berkeley, CA

More info: 510.849.1100

June 2, 2016

Cantor Risa Wallach, Walnut Creek, CA, 2 Jun 2016

Concert with Cantor Risa Wallach

Thursday June 2, 7pm
Mount Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
55 Eckley Lane,
Walnut Creek, CA

Risa has a beautiful voice and will present a varied program including a Yiddish theater piece with Mike Perlmutter.

$10

June 5, 2016

Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 5 Jun 2016

Mir Zaynen Do (We Are Here), the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco's 90th annual concert

Sunday, June 5, 2:30pm,
Jewish Community High School of the Bay
1835 Ellis St.,
San Francisco CA, 94115

Tickets: $12 advance / door: $16 general / $13 students, seniors, people with disabilities. More info: 510.220.6325
jewishfolkchorussf.org/concerts.

Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band w/Dirty Cello, Berkeley, CA, 5 Jun 2016

The Saul Goodman Klezmer Band with Dirty Cello

Sunday June 5, 3pm
Ohmega Salvage,
2400 San Pablo Ave,
Berkeley, CA

Free

June 6, 2016

Aaron Seeman (Duckmandu), Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 6 Jun 2016

Aaron Seeman (Duckmandu)

Mon, June 6, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info (when calendar is actually updated): saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

June 9, 2016

Kugelplex, Berkeley, CA, 9 Jun 2016

Kugelplex

Thirsty Summer Thursdays
Saul's Restaurant & Deli,
1475 Shattuck Avenue,
Berkeley, CA

Outside in the parklet corresponding with the tail end of the North Berkeley Farmer's Market. It's a lovely time to be out and about, checking out the summer harvest, outside tunes, and food and drink at Saul's!

More info: www.saulsdeli.com/music-calendar

June 12, 2016

Everything you always wanted to know about Yiddish, Los Angeles, CA, 12 Jun 2016

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Yiddish But Forgot to Ask Your Bubbie—A Friendly Gentile's Guide
with Shane Baker and Miryem-Khaye Seigel

Sun, Jun 12, 2016, 2pm
California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language/
Los Angeles Public Library
Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium
630 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

more info online

June 16, 2016

Lecture: "How Could We Miss It? The Klezmer Revival's Omission of the Music of Three Million Polish Jews", Berkeley, CA, 16 Jun 2016

"How Could We Miss It? The Klezmer Revival's Omission of the Music of Three Million Polish Jews," a presentation by Veretski Pass (Cookie Segelstein, Joshua Horowitz and Stuart Brotman)

Thursday, June 16, 7:00pm
Jewish Community Library.
1835 Ellis St,
At Jewish Community Library
San Francisco, CA

No charge. More info: 415.567.3327,

Rose and Vine String Trio, Berkeley, CA, 16 Jun 2016

Rose and Vine String Trio

Thirsty Summer Thursdays
Saul's Restaurant & Deli,
1475 Shattuck Avenue,
Berkeley, CA

Outside in the parklet corresponding with the tail end of the North Berkeley Farmer's Market. It's a lovely time to be out and about, checking out the summer harvest, outside tunes, and food and drink at Saul's!

More info: www.saulsdeli.com/music-calendar

June 18, 2016

Veretski Pass, Berkeley, CA, 18 Jun 2016

Veretski PassFiddler's Choice, with Veretski Pass

Saturday, June 18, 7pm
Fifth Street Farms
1517 Fifth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

More info: 510.525.9248
www.fifthstfarms.com/concerts/

Inspector Gadje and Ismail Lumanovski, San Francisco, CA, 18 Jun 2016

Inspector Gadje and Ismail Lumanovski

Saturday June 18, 9pm-late
Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St.
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco's "Best Crazed Brass Band Dance Party." This music touches the heart, stirs the soul, and moves the body. Inspector Gadje's collaboration with Macedonian master clarinetist Ismail Lumanovski take this music to new heights! Advance tickets to this all-night sweat soaked dance party are highly recommended.

Advance tix/more info

June 19, 2016

Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, Berkeley, CA, 19 Jun 2016

Mir Zaynen Do (We Are Here), the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco's 90th annual concert

Sunday, June 19, 3:00pm,
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave,
Berkeley, CA, 94705

Purchase tickets online
More info: jewishfolkchorussf.org/concerts.

June 20, 2016

Gypsy Moths, Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 20 Jun 2016

Gypsy Moths

Mon, June 20, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info (when calendar is actually updated): saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

June 21, 2016

Girls in Trouble, Foster City, CA, 21 Jun 2016

publicity photoAlicia Jo Rabins solo "Girls in Trouble" with storytelling
Celebrating the launch of the "Girls in Trouble Curriculum"

Tue, Jun 21, 2016, 6:30pm
Peninsula Jewish Community Center
800 Foster City Blvd,
Foster City, CA 94404

FREE

June 26, 2016

Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival, Los Gatos, CA, 26 Jun 2016

Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival featuring Molly Ringwald, Mostly Kosher, Lior Ben-Hur, Sol Tevel, Mister G

Sunday, June 26, 2-7pm
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center
14855 Oka Road,
Los Gatos, CA 95032.

Tickets: $18 JCC members / $20 non-members / $8 students, kids, seniors ($10, $18, $6, respectively, if purchased May 14 - June 16), under 12 free.

More info: 408.357.7411
www.apjcc.org/culturalarts/silicon-valley-jewish-music-festival/

June 27, 2016

Mostly Kosher, Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 27 Jun 2016

Mostly Kosher

Mon, June 27, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info: saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

Mostly Kosher, a Los Angeles based indie-global-collective, radically reconstructs Judaic and American cultural musical roots. Through ravenous post-klezmer beats and arresting Yiddish refrains, Mostly Kosher is a musical feast that explodes into a global food-fight of Jazz, Latin, Rock, Hip Hop, World and Folk. These fearless soundsmiths highlight the architecture of heritage music and yet raze it to the ground.

July 9, 2016

Middle East Camp, Mendocino, CA, 9-16 July 2016

Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat
with: Yuval Ron, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Suren Baronian, George Lamam, Hasan Isakkut, Scott Marcus, Dror Sinai, Rowan Storm, Amel Tafsout, Jill Parker, Shoshanna, and more
a week of bliss in the beautiful red wood forest of northern California

July 9-16,2016
Mendocino, CA

Music and dance all day, all night, master musicians and dancers teach beginners, moderate and advance levels, evening concerts by the faculty, and beautiful people in nature making music and dance.....Paradise

For more info and registration, visit: www.middleeastcamp.com/Registration.html
Tel. 310.838.4442

The Klezmatics + Charming Hostess @ Yerba Buena Fest, San Francisco, CA, 9 Jul 2016

imagesThe Klezmatics and Charming Hostess

Sat, July 9, 2016, 1:00pm
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens
773 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA

Event Line (207) 415-543-1718
ybgfestival.org/event/klezmatics-and-charming-hostess/

July 10, 2016

Middle East Camp, Mendocino, CA, 9-16 July 2016

Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat
with: Yuval Ron, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Suren Baronian, George Lamam, Hasan Isakkut, Scott Marcus, Dror Sinai, Rowan Storm, Amel Tafsout, Jill Parker, Shoshanna, and more
a week of bliss in the beautiful red wood forest of northern California

July 9-16,2016
Mendocino, CA

Music and dance all day, all night, master musicians and dancers teach beginners, moderate and advance levels, evening concerts by the faculty, and beautiful people in nature making music and dance.....Paradise

For more info and registration, visit: www.middleeastcamp.com/Registration.html
Tel. 310.838.4442

July 11, 2016

Middle East Camp, Mendocino, CA, 9-16 July 2016

Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat
with: Yuval Ron, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Suren Baronian, George Lamam, Hasan Isakkut, Scott Marcus, Dror Sinai, Rowan Storm, Amel Tafsout, Jill Parker, Shoshanna, and more
a week of bliss in the beautiful red wood forest of northern California

July 9-16,2016
Mendocino, CA

Music and dance all day, all night, master musicians and dancers teach beginners, moderate and advance levels, evening concerts by the faculty, and beautiful people in nature making music and dance.....Paradise

For more info and registration, visit: www.middleeastcamp.com/Registration.html
Tel. 310.838.4442

July 12, 2016

Middle East Camp, Mendocino, CA, 9-16 July 2016

Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat
with: Yuval Ron, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Suren Baronian, George Lamam, Hasan Isakkut, Scott Marcus, Dror Sinai, Rowan Storm, Amel Tafsout, Jill Parker, Shoshanna, and more
a week of bliss in the beautiful red wood forest of northern California

July 9-16,2016
Mendocino, CA

Music and dance all day, all night, master musicians and dancers teach beginners, moderate and advance levels, evening concerts by the faculty, and beautiful people in nature making music and dance.....Paradise

For more info and registration, visit: www.middleeastcamp.com/Registration.html
Tel. 310.838.4442

July 13, 2016

Middle East Camp, Mendocino, CA, 9-16 July 2016

Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat
with: Yuval Ron, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Suren Baronian, George Lamam, Hasan Isakkut, Scott Marcus, Dror Sinai, Rowan Storm, Amel Tafsout, Jill Parker, Shoshanna, and more
a week of bliss in the beautiful red wood forest of northern California

July 9-16,2016
Mendocino, CA

Music and dance all day, all night, master musicians and dancers teach beginners, moderate and advance levels, evening concerts by the faculty, and beautiful people in nature making music and dance.....Paradise

For more info and registration, visit: www.middleeastcamp.com/Registration.html
Tel. 310.838.4442

July 14, 2016

Middle East Camp, Mendocino, CA, 9-16 July 2016

Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat
with: Yuval Ron, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Suren Baronian, George Lamam, Hasan Isakkut, Scott Marcus, Dror Sinai, Rowan Storm, Amel Tafsout, Jill Parker, Shoshanna, and more
a week of bliss in the beautiful red wood forest of northern California

July 9-16,2016
Mendocino, CA

Music and dance all day, all night, master musicians and dancers teach beginners, moderate and advance levels, evening concerts by the faculty, and beautiful people in nature making music and dance.....Paradise

For more info and registration, visit: www.middleeastcamp.com/Registration.html
Tel. 310.838.4442

July 15, 2016

Middle East Camp, Mendocino, CA, 9-16 July 2016

Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat
with: Yuval Ron, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Suren Baronian, George Lamam, Hasan Isakkut, Scott Marcus, Dror Sinai, Rowan Storm, Amel Tafsout, Jill Parker, Shoshanna, and more
a week of bliss in the beautiful red wood forest of northern California

July 9-16,2016
Mendocino, CA

Music and dance all day, all night, master musicians and dancers teach beginners, moderate and advance levels, evening concerts by the faculty, and beautiful people in nature making music and dance.....Paradise

For more info and registration, visit: www.middleeastcamp.com/Registration.html
Tel. 310.838.4442

July 16, 2016

Middle East Camp, Mendocino, CA, 9-16 July 2016

Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat
with: Yuval Ron, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Suren Baronian, George Lamam, Hasan Isakkut, Scott Marcus, Dror Sinai, Rowan Storm, Amel Tafsout, Jill Parker, Shoshanna, and more
a week of bliss in the beautiful red wood forest of northern California

July 9-16,2016
Mendocino, CA

Music and dance all day, all night, master musicians and dancers teach beginners, moderate and advance levels, evening concerts by the faculty, and beautiful people in nature making music and dance.....Paradise

For more info and registration, visit: www.middleeastcamp.com/Registration.html
Tel. 310.838.4442

July 18, 2016

Gypsy Moths, Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 18 Jul 2016

Gypsy Moths

Mon, June 20, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info (when calendar is actually updated): saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

July 25, 2016

Three for Silver, Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 25 Jul 2016

Three for Silver

Mon, July 25, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

Three For Silver runs off the friction of opposing forces. Thunderous bass and dreamy melody, baritone growl and smooth soprano, new music and timeworn style. The band creates a sound that is both wholly unique and yet familiar. If it's retro, no one has found its time period. If it's folk music, no one has found its country of origin

More info: saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

August 1, 2016

Tony Phillips & Barbara Speed, Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 1 Aug 2016

Tony Phillips & Barbara Speed

Mon, Aug 1, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info: saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

August 20, 2016

Cotati Accordio Festival, Cotati, CA, 20 – 21 Aug 2016

Cotati Accordion Festival
Accordion Apocalypse Stage with eight bands including three klezmer: Hernandez Hideaway, Oddjob Ensemble, & The Hobo Goblins. Part of 26th annual Cotati Accordion Festival

Saturday, August 20 - Sunday, August 21, 2016, 9:30am-8:00pm.
La Plaza Park,
Cotati, CA

Tickets: $19/day; less for seniors.

More info: 707.664.0444, www.cotatifest.com

August 24, 2016

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Caia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 24 Aug 2016

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, Aug 24, 2016 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

August 28, 2016

Klezmer Dance w/Adama, Bruce Bierman, Berkeley, CA, 28 Aug 2016

Klezmer dance w/Adama and Bruce Bierman. Followed by Israeli dance at 8pm

Sunday, August 28, 7:00pm,
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Ave.,
Berkeley, CA

Tickets: $12 general. More info: 510.525.5054

August 29, 2016

Adama at Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 29 Aug 2016

Adama

Mon, Aug 29, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info: saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

September 5, 2016

Orchestra Euphonos, Klezmer Mondays @ Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 5 Sep 2016

Orchestra Euphonos

Mon, Sep 5, 2015, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

More info: saulsdeli.com/deli/klezmer-mondays/

September 9, 2016

Yiddish Dance Weekend w/Bruce Bierman, Eureka, CA, 9-10 Sep 2016

Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10, Yiddish Dance Weekend, with Bruce Bierman.
-- Friday Dance workshop, 6:00pm - 7:30pm.
-- Saturday Dance workshop, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, tickets $10-$20, sliding scale.
-- Saturday Jewish World Beat Dance Party, tickets $15-$25, sliding scale.
More info: 707.444.2846,

Temple Beth El Eureka
3233 T Street (c. Hodgson & T Streets)
Eureka, CA

More info: templebetheleureka.org/contact-us/

September 10, 2016

Yiddish Dance Weekend w/Bruce Bierman, Eureka, CA, 9-10 Sep 2016

Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10, Yiddish Dance Weekend, with Bruce Bierman.
-- Friday Dance workshop, 6:00pm - 7:30pm.
-- Saturday Dance workshop, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, tickets $10-$20, sliding scale.
-- Saturday Jewish World Beat Dance Party, tickets $15-$25, sliding scale.
More info: 707.444.2846,

Temple Beth El Eureka
3233 T Street (c. Hodgson & T Streets)
Eureka, CA

More info: templebetheleureka.org/contact-us/

September 12, 2016

Ghost Note Ensemble, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 12 Sep 2016

Ghost Note Ensemble

Sep 12, 2016, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

September 14, 2016

Frank London, Glenn Hartman, Palo Alto, CA, 14 Sep 2016

Culture Grinds featuring: Frank London and Glenn Hartman.

Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 7pm
Kehillah Jewish High School
3900 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto, CA 94303

More info: 650.213.9600,
No charge.

More info: www.kehillah.org

Facebook invite: www.facebook.com/events/1818166391748928/

September 15, 2016

Frank London, Glenn Hartman, Jake Marmer, Rohnert Park, CA, 15 Sep 2016

Frank London, Glenn Hartman and Jake Marmer. Trumpeter,
bandleader and composer Frank London (of The Klezmatics) performs new klezmer music, improvisations, and spoken word with accordionist Glenn Hartman and poet Jake Marmer.

Thursday, September 15, 5:30pm,
Sonoma State Jewish Music Series.
Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

No charge for event but $5 parking fee.
Seats may be reserved two weeks. More info: 707.664.2324,

More info: www.sonoma.edu/music/concert_calendar/ay2016-17/Jewish%20Music%20Series%20F16.html

September 17, 2016

Dance: Mama Loshn Klezmer Band w/Bruce Bierman, Cotati, CA, 17 Sep Sep 2016

Mama Loshn Klezmer Band, with dancing led by Bruce Bierman.

Saturday, September 17, 7:30pm (doors open 7:00pm),
Congregation Ner Shalom
85 La Plaza, Cotati, CA 94931

Tickets: $20 general / $15 students.
More info: 707.664.8622

More info: nershalom.org/calendar/

September 18, 2016

"Under the Wings of Rafa'el" book/cd launch, San Francisco, CA, 18 Sep 2016

I am overjoyed to share with you that the healing project I've been working on for the past few years—Under the Wings of Rafa'el: Blessings, Songs, and Explorations for a Healing Journey—is now complete! This project that began as a set of impromptu materials for a congregant undergoing chemotherapy, has developed into a small book with accompanying recordings (or recordings accompanied by a small book …). It includes 12 prayers focused on the healing of body and spirit, with explorations around the text of each prayer in the form of contemplations, meditations, visualizations, and artistic exercises, and is designed to be used in a variety of ways by people at different stages of emotional and physical healing, and with groups as well as individuals.

If you are able, I would dearly love you to join me at the launch event:

Sunday, September 18, 2016, 4-6pm
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav,
290 Dolores,
San Francisco, CA

We'll sing together, do some of the readings/artistic exercises from the book together, and have a good nosh.

This project has been made possible due to the extreme generosity and support of the Lloyd Symington Foundation, and also to all of you who taught, mentored, supported, nurtured, nourished, and helped in a myriad of ways. Thank you, thank you, thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

More info about the project can be found on my website: sharonbernstein.com/under-the-wings-of-rafael.html

September 20, 2016

Guy Mendilow Ensemble, Red Bluff, CA, 20 Sep 2016

Guy MendilowThe Guy Mendilow Ensemble: Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom

Sep 20, 2016, 7:30 PM
333 Oak St.
Red Bluff, CA

Tix/more info: guy.rockpaperscissors.biz/dispatch/pu/15396

September 22, 2016

Girls in Trouble, Los Angeles, CA, 22 Sep 2016

publicity photo"Girls in Trouble"
Music and Poetry with Alicia Jo Rabins

Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 8pm
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Tel: 310 440 4500

More info/tix: www.skirball.org/programs/music/girls-trouble

September 24, 2016

The Dybbuk: A Multi-Media Chamber Opera, Palo Alto, CA, 24 Sep 2016

The Dybbuk: A Multi-Media Chamber Opera
Composed by Ofer Ben-Amots and inspired by S. An-ski's timeless Yiddish play.

Saturday, September 24, 8:00pm
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto, CA 94303

In English and Hebrew with supertitles. Pre-show talk with composer and Colorado University Composition Professor Ofer Ben Amots.

Tickets: $40-$55.
More info: 650.223.8699
Web: paloaltojcc.org/Events/evr/1/The-Dybbuk-A-Multimedia-Chamber-Opera

September 25, 2016

KlezCalifornia klezmer workshop/jam, Berkeley, CA, 25 Sep 2016

KlezCalifornia is very pleased to launch a series of klezmer workshops and jams this Fall.

Sunday, September 25, 1:00-4:15pm.
Art House Gallery & Cultural Center,
2905 Shattuck Ave,
Berkeley, CA 94705

Each event will have two sessions The first session will be a 90-minute klezmer instrumental workshop for musicians with little or no klezmer experience but who are proficient on their instruments. It will be taught by an experienced klezmer musician and teacher, and will include playing tunes with charts, getting familiar with klezmer techniques, and learning some tunes by ear at a slow pace.

After a short break, there will be a 90 minute klezmer jam session for those with at least intermediate familiarity with playing klezmer and/or jamming. After the leader begins the session with a warm up tune or two, musicians will take turns "calling" a tune, with everyone learning new tunes by ear or enjoying playing/improvising on familiar ones.The leader will provide guidance for pace, transitions, and ensure an overall smoothly run and fun evening!

Come for both sessions or just one. Refreshments provided. Donation of $10-$20 requested. Reservations not necessary but greatly appreciated, please email jams[at]klezcalifornia.org and indicate what instrument you play and which event and which session(s) you plan to attend. We will also add you to a special mailing list through which you will receive more information, including who will teach/lead each event.

Over the next year, we will try out several models of workshops and jams.Your feedback is critical so let us know your preferences!

The Dybbuk: A Multi-Media Chamber Opera, Palo Alto, CA, 25 Sep 2016

The Dybbuk: A Multi-Media Chamber Opera
Composed by Ofer Ben-Amots and inspired by S. An-ski's timeless Yiddish play.

Sunday, September 25, 5:00pm
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto, CA 94303

In English and Hebrew with supertitles. Sunday pre-show lecture and talk with three world experts on the Dybbuk: Rabbi David Booth, Stanford Professor and renowned An-ski scholar Gabriella Safran, and composer Ofer Ben Amots.

Tickets: $40-$55.
More info: 650.223.8699
Web: paloaltojcc.org/Events/evr/1/The-Dybbuk-A-Multimedia-Chamber-Opera

September 27, 2016

Veretski Pass, Palo Alto, CA, 27 Sep 2016

Veretski PassFiddler's Choice, with Veretski Pass
Rosheshuneh lunch followed by performance.

Tuesday, September 27, 11:30am-1:30pm
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Tickets: $20.
Reservations required by September 21.
More info: 650.223.8616

September 28, 2016

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Caia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 28 Sep 2016

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, Sep 28, 2016 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

"Last Yiddish Heroes" Lost & Found WWII songs of Soviet Jews", Long Beach, CA, 28 Sep 2016

Last Yiddish Heroes" Lost & Found WWII songs of Soviet Jews
A concert and talk by Dr. Anna Shternshis & Psoy Korolenko

Wed, Sep 28, 2016, 7:30pm
Alpert JCC of Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

More info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/658521530979539/

October 3, 2016

Ben Goldberg, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 3 Oct 2016

Ben Goldberg

Oct 3, 2016, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

October 10, 2016

Ghost Note Ensemble, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 10 Oct 2016

Ghost Note Ensemble

Oct 10, 2016, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

October 17, 2016

Hernandez Hideaway, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 17 Oct 2016

Hernandez Hideaway

Oct 17, 2016, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

October 26, 2016

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Caia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 26 Oct 2016

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, Oct 26, 2016 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

October 30, 2016

KlezCalifornia klezmer workshop/jam, Palo Alto, CA, 30 Oct 2016

KlezCalifornia is very pleased to launch a series of klezmer workshops and jams this Fall.

Sunday, Oct 30, 6:30-9:45pm.
Congregation Etz Chayim
4161 Alma St,
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Each event will have two sessions The first session will be a 90-minute klezmer instrumental workshop for musicians with little or no klezmer experience but who are proficient on their instruments. It will be taught by an experienced klezmer musician and teacher, and will include playing tunes with charts, getting familiar with klezmer techniques, and learning some tunes by ear at a slow pace.

After a short break, there will be a 90 minute klezmer jam session for those with at least intermediate familiarity with playing klezmer and/or jamming. After the leader begins the session with a warm up tune or two, musicians will take turns "calling" a tune, with everyone learning new tunes by ear or enjoying playing/improvising on familiar ones.The leader will provide guidance for pace, transitions, and ensure an overall smoothly run and fun evening!

Come for both sessions or just one. Refreshments provided. Donation of $10-$20 requested. Reservations not necessary but greatly appreciated, please email jams[at]klezcalifornia.org and indicate what instrument you play and which event and which session(s) you plan to attend. We will also add you to a special mailing list through which you will receive more information, including who will teach/lead each event.

Over the next year, we will try out several models of workshops and jams.Your feedback is critical so let us know your preferences!

November 13, 2016

Mike Burstyn, Los Angeles, CA, 13 Nov 2016

Mike Burstyn

Sun, November 13, 2016, 5:30pm
Sinai Temple
10400 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Regular tickets: $40
Call Anat: 323-351-7021

More info: www.maticenter.com

November 16, 2016

KlezCalifornia klezmer workshop/jam, San Francisco, CA, 16 Nov 2016

KlezCalifornia is very pleased to launch a series of klezmer workshops and jams this Fall.

Sunday, Nov 16, 1:30-4:15pm.
Congregation B'nai Emunah
3595 Taraval St,
San Francisco, CA 94116

Each event will have two sessions The first session will be a 90-minute klezmer instrumental workshop for musicians with little or no klezmer experience but who are proficient on their instruments. It will be taught by an experienced klezmer musician and teacher, and will include playing tunes with charts, getting familiar with klezmer techniques, and learning some tunes by ear at a slow pace.

After a short break, there will be a 90 minute klezmer jam session for those with at least intermediate familiarity with playing klezmer and/or jamming. After the leader begins the session with a warm up tune or two, musicians will take turns "calling" a tune, with everyone learning new tunes by ear or enjoying playing/improvising on familiar ones.The leader will provide guidance for pace, transitions, and ensure an overall smoothly run and fun evening!

Come for both sessions or just one. Refreshments provided. Donation of $10-$20 requested. Reservations not necessary but greatly appreciated, please email jams[at]klezcalifornia.org and indicate what instrument you play and which event and which session(s) you plan to attend. We will also add you to a special mailing list through which you will receive more information, including who will teach/lead each event.

Over the next year, we will try out several models of workshops and jams.Your feedback is critical so let us know your preferences!

November 20, 2016

Cabaret by the Bay, San Rafael, CA, 20 Nov 2016

KlezCalifornia and Osher Marin JCC present
Cabaret by the Bay—a Yiddish revue

Sunday, November 20, 5:00pm
Osher Marin JCC
200 N. San Pedro Rd.
San Rafael, CA

Cabaret of Yiddish culture, with five performers, witty MC, and klezmer band! Will include comedy, Yiddish song performance, story-telling, poetry, participatory singing and dancing. $20 adults, $10 teens, no charge for 12 and under.

More info/tix/updates: www.klezcalifornia.org/events/2016-cabaret-marin

December 4, 2016

KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival, Berkeley, CA, 4 Dec 2016

KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival

Sun, Dec 4, 1:00–7:00pm
5:00pm Cabaret by the Bay followed by dance party!
JCC East Bay,
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA

Back by popular demand! This year’s festival features eight participatory workshops, including klezmer instrumental music, singing, dancing, theater, family activities. The festival concludes with a cabaret concert complete with comedy, Yiddish song performance, storytelling, poetry, and more.

More info: www.jcceastbay.org

December 5, 2016

Tony Phillips, Dave Rosenfeld & Barbara Speed@Saul's Klezmer Monday, Berkeley, CA, 5 Dec 2016

Tony Phillips, Dave Rosenfeld & Barbara Speed

Dec 5, 2016, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

December 10, 2016

Saul Goodman Klezmer Band@Sunday unplugged, San Francisoco, CA, 10 Dec 2016

The Saul Goodman Klezmer Band

Sat, Dec 10, 2016, 4:30pm
San Francisco JCC
3200 California St.
San Francisco, CA

Share the Light with dreidel games, menorah crafts, fried treats and more!

3:00 pm: Activities

Dreidel Games
Tot Spot (ages 1 – 3)
Storytime with PJ Library
Tile Mandalas
Family Yoga
Hanukkah Treats
...and more!

4:30 pm: Performance
Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band

5:15 pm: Closing Experience
Havdalah with Jonathan Bayer

More info: www.jccsf.org/the-center/holiday-events/shabbat/saturdays-unplugged-at-the-jccsf/

December 11, 2016

Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 11 Dec 2016

Hanukkah Celebration & Art/Crafts sale at B'nai Emunah with Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco

Sunday, December 11, 2016, 1:00pm
Congregation B'nai Emunah
San Francisco, CA

More info: 415.664.7373

Khanike songs in addition to several other songs from the 2016 - 2017 repertoire, mostly in Yiddish. Part of Hanukkah Celebration & Art/Crafts Sale, 11:30am-3:30pm, with latkes and light refreshments.

December 12, 2016

Ghost Note Ensemble@Saul's Klezmer Monday, Berkeley, CA, 12 Dec 2016

Ghost Note Ensemble

Dec 12, 2016, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

The Stranniki: Shlepping the Steppes & the Shtetl, Los Gatos, CA, 12 Dec 2016

The Stranniki: Shlepping the Steppes & the Shtetl
Polina Shepherd & Psoy Korolenko

Monday, December 12 at 7–9:30 PM
APJCC in Los Gatos
14855 Oka Rd, Los Gatos,
California 95032

Tix available online

What? The Russian word Stranniki means to us World wanderers, but why wander?... You and I, your folks and mine, us human souls, pilgrims of continents and witnesses of time? In the 21 century?... Why? Don't we have the internet at home?

An "avant bard" & "wandering scholar" Psoy Korolenko (Russia/US) & an etherial singer Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK) present their take on the Wandering Jew and the Russky Brodyaga (Vagabond).

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/918540178280144/#

December 14, 2016

The Stranniki: Shlepping the Steppes & the Shtetl, Los Angeles, CA, 14 Dec 2016

The Stranniki: Shlepping the Steppes & the Shtetl
Polina Shepherd & Psoy Korolenko

Wednesday, December 14 at 7–10 PM
Genghis Cohen
740 N Fairfax Ave,
Los Angeles, California 90046

Tix available online

What? The Russian word Stranniki means to us World wanderers, but why wander?… You and I, your folks and mine, us human souls, pilgrims of continents and witnesses of time? In the 21 century?… Why? Don’t we have the internet at home?

An “avant bard” & “wandering scholar” Psoy Korolenko (Russia/US) & an etherial singer Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK) present their take on the Wandering Jew and the Russky Brodyaga (Vagabond).

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/317556255282260/#

Kugelplex@Keshet LGBTQ Hanukkah Revue, Oakland, CA, 14 Dec 2016

Kugelplex
A Keshet LGBTQ Hanukkah Revue

Wed, Dec 14, 2016, 7pm
The Uptown Nightclub
1928 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA

Tix/info

Update (12/6): As we grapple with the tragedy of the Ghost Ship fire, we hope this joyful gathering can be a source of light in a dark time. We will be taking donations at the door to benefit the Oakland Fire Fund, managed by Gray Area Foundation for the Arts.
It's a big, queer Hanukkah party with live music, Jewish drag queens, comedians, and more. Oh, and fresh latkes. What else do you need to know?
Featuring music by Kugelplex with drag, comedy, and musical performances by Jewish LGBTQ artists:
Belle Bottoms
Boyz II Mensch
Heather Gold
Kylie Minono
Trixie Lamonte a.k.a. Ariel Vegosen

December 18, 2016

Veretski Pass w/Eleanor Reissa, San Jose, CA, 18 Dec 2016

Veretski PassFiddler's Choice, with Veretski Pass with Yiddish theatre star Eleanor Reissa

Sun, Dec 18, 2016, 4pm
Congregation Sinai
1532 Willowbrae Ave,
San Jose, CA 95125
Phone: (408) 264-8542

Followed by dessert/latkeh reception.

Tickets: $25 general / $18 youth / $50 reserved seats.
Reservations and more info: 408.264.8542, Congregation Sinai

More info: sinai-sj.org/node/1923

Kugelplex@Almost Hanukkah Klezmer Happy Hour, Berkeley, CA, 18 Dec 2016

Kugelplex
Almost Hanukkah Klezmer Happy Hour

Sun, Dec 18, 2016, 3pm
Chochmat HaLev
2215 Prince St.
Berkeley, CA

Facebook

A holiday cabaret of food, booze, kids' activities, dancing, music and more! We'll be cooking latkes, kugel and other seasonal treats. We'll also be joined by a managerie of luminaries including vocalist, Jewlia Eisenberg and belly dancer, Elizabeth Strong.

Event will be totally kid friendly, PLUS, artisan crafted cocktails by Maggid Jhos Singer, featuring his signature "Latketini," a deconstructed latke-in-a-glass that will spin your dreidel and then some.

Speaking of dreidels... storyteller, Joel Ben Izzy will read from his new book, "Dreidels on the Brain," published by Dial Books (Penguin).

December 19, 2016

Klezmatics 30th Anniv. Tour/CD release, Los Angeles, CA, 19 Dec 2016

imagesThe Klezmatics 30th Anniversary Tour, celebrates release of "×ָפיקורסים | Apikorsim | Heretics"

December 19, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
The Pico Union Project,
1153 Valencia Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015

More info: klezmatics.com/event/the-klezmatics-148

December 21, 2016

Klezmatics 30th Anniv. Tour/CD release, San Francisco, CA, 21 Dec 2016

imagesThe Klezmatics 30th Anniversary Tour, celebrates release of "×ָפיקורסים | Apikorsim | Heretics"

December 21 @ 8:00 pm
Freight & Salvage,
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704

More info: klezmatics.com/event/the-klezmatics-149

December 22, 2016

Klezmatics 30th Anniv. Tour/CD release, Costa Mesa, CA, 22 Dec 2016

imagesThe Klezmatics 30th Anniversary Tour, celebrates release of "×ָפיקורסים | Apikorsim | Heretics"

December 22, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
Segerstrom Center for the Arts,
600 Town Center Drive,
Costa Mesa, , CA

More info: klezmatics.com/event/the-klezmatics-153

December 23, 2016

Community-wide Hanukkah Celebration, Berkeley, CA, 23 Dec 2016

Community-wide Hanukkah Celebration, with Nigunim Chorus, klezmer violinist David Chernyavsky, rap artist Jake Marmer, The Kvetchy Cowboys (Gerry Tenney and Arje Shaw)

Friday, December 23, 2016, 7:00pm (doors 6:30pm)
Freight & Salvage
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA

More info: 510 644 2020
http://www.thefreight.org/hanukah-community-celebration

Tickets: $25 general / $27 door / $22.50 students, seniors. More info: 510.644.2020,

Includes candle lighting; latkes, chatshkes and gifts, and refreshments for sale.

December 27, 2016

Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 27 Dec 2016

Chanukah Concert with Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco

Tue, December 23, 2016 1:15pm
San Francisco JCC
3200 California St.
San Francisco, CA

FREE

More info: Renee 510.533.3903 or Gail 510.220.6325.

Khanike celebration of mostly Yiddish and some Hebrew songs.

December 28, 2016

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Caia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 28 Dec 2016

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, Dec 28, 2016 7:00-8:00pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

January 11, 2017

Mama Loshn, Berkeley, CA, 11 Jan 2017

Mama Loshn
Wednesday, January 11, 7:00-9:00pm
Le Bateau Ivre
2629 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley, CA

No cover charge
More info: 510.849.1100,

January 16, 2017

Orchestra Euphonos@Saul's Klezmer Monday, Berkeley, CA, 16 Jan 2017

Orchestra Euphonos

Jan 16, 2017, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

January 17, 2017

Carlebach goes symphonic, Los Angeles, CA, 15 Jan 2017

Carlebach goes symphonic

Sun, Jan 15, 7pm
Wilshire Ebell Theater
Los Angeles, CA

Tix/info: 310-278-1911
Tix online: bethjacob.simpletix.com

January 18, 2017

Svigals' "The Yellow Ticket," Palo Alto 18 Jan 2017

movie stillAlicia Svigal's original score to the 1918 silent film classic, "the Yellow Ticket," starring Pola Negri, with live score performed live by Alicia Svigals, violin/vocals; Marilyn Lerner, piano; Special guest Laura DeLuca (of the Seattle Symphony), clarinet.

Wed, Jan 18, 7:30pm
CCRMA Stage
660 Lomita Dr., Stanford (The Knoll)
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

More info: jewishstudies.stanford.edu/event/yellow-ticket-alicia-svigals

Alicia SvigalsThe Yellow Ticket is a live multimedia concert event featuring the eponymous 1918 Pola Negri silent film with a performance of an original score by Alicia Svigals, one of the world's foremost klezmer fiddlers. The score is the newest commission from the Foundation's New Jewish Culture Network (NJCN) and marks the first feature-length film composition by Svigals who will perform live with virtuoso pianist Marilyn Lerner at each of the screenings of this cinema classic. Set in Poland and Tsarist Russia, the film portrays a woman's struggle to overcome adversity in a story of secret identifies, heroic measures, and triumphant love.


The Yellow Ticket PROMO from Jewish Culture on Vimeo.

January 19, 2017

Svigals' "The Yellow Ticket," San Francisco 19 Jan 2017

movie stillAlicia Svigal's original score to the 1918 silent film classic, "the Yellow Ticket," starring Pola Negri, with live score performed live by Marilyn Lerner and Laura DeLuca

Thursday, January 19, 7:00pm
San Francisco JCC
3200 California St.
San Francisco, CA

Tickets: $28 / JCC members 10% off
Tix Online
SPECIAL DISCOUNT: Use promo code YELLOW25 for a 25% discount
More info: 415.292.1200,

Alicia SvigalsThe Yellow Ticket is a live multimedia concert event featuring the eponymous 1918 Pola Negri silent film with a performance of an original score by Alicia Svigals, one of the world's foremost klezmer fiddlers. The score is the newest commission from the Foundation's New Jewish Culture Network (NJCN) and marks the first feature-length film composition by Svigals who will perform live with virtuoso pianist Marilyn Lerner at each of the screenings of this cinema classic. Set in Poland and Tsarist Russia, the film portrays a woman's struggle to overcome adversity in a story of secret identifies, heroic measures, and triumphant love.


The Yellow Ticket PROMO from Jewish Culture on Vimeo.

"Comedienne in a Hasid's Pants: Pepi Littman", San Francisco, CA 19 Jan 2017

Comedienne in a Hasid's Pants: Pepi Littman, presented by Jeanette Lewicki, with Laura Rosenberg and Josh Laurenzi.

Thursday, January 19, 7:00pm
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis St,
San Francisco, CA 94115

No charge.
More info: 415.567.3327
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January 22, 2017

Kugelplex, San Francisco, CA, 22 Jan 2017

Kugelplex

Sun, Jan 22, 2017, 9:30pm (doors open 7pm)
The Makeout Room
3225 22nd St. & Mission
San Francisco
$10

January 29, 2017

"Yiddish in a day" featuring Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, Walnut Creek, CA, 29 Jan 2017

Yiddish In A Day: Giving Voice To Story, Wisdom & Humor. 2:00pm, Sally
Holzman and Terry Stokes will share stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer, the "Elders of Chelm", and honored rabbis. 3:30pm, Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, in concert.

Sunday, January 29, 2017, 2pm
Congregation B'nai Shalom
74 Eckley Ln,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: (925) 934-9446

Tickets: $10 storytelling only / $18 storytelling + concert / no charge students 18 and under.

February 9, 2017

Heather Klein, San Francisco, CA, 9 Feb 2017

Heather Klein
Shanghai Angel
Lecture/Preview: Creating a Show About My Immigrant Grandmother
with: Joshua Horowitz

Thursday, Feb. 9, 7 pm
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis St
San Francisco, CA

March 15, 2017

Kugelplex, San Francisco, CA, 15 Mar 2017

Kugelplex

Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 7–10pm
Make Out Room,
3225 22nd St. & Mission
San Francisco, CA
$10

"OLD WORLD WEDNESDAYS"
A hot new monthly klez/balkan/thensome party that will inevitably grow into something
fabulous and famous and you're gonna want to say you were at the first one.

March 19, 2017

Klezmer workshop & jam, San Francisco, CA, 19 Mar 2017

Klezmer Workshop & Jam, led by internationally-renowned klezmer (and Bay Area resident) Joshua Horowitz

Sunday, March 19, 2:00–5:00pm
Art House Gallery and Cultural Center,
2905 Shattuck Avenue,
Berkeley, CA

* 60-minute workshop with teaching, including some by ear
* 45-minute playing through songs with sheet music, with coaching on klezmer style
* 45-minute traditional jam, without sheet music.

More info/registration/autio files

REGISTRATION
$25 sliding scale, for participants. Refreshments included. Listeners welcome, too.

PREPARATION
If you like, check out sheet music and/or audio files at klezcalifornia.org/events/jams (scroll down)

WHAT TO BRING
Required: mute if you are a brass player
Optional: recording device, music stand

Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 19 Mar 2017

Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco

Sunday, March 19, 4:00pm,
Rossmoor Gateway Complex,
1001 Golden Rain Road
WALNUT CREEK, CA

Mostly Yiddish songs with a few Russian, Ladino and Hebrew folk songs.
No charge.

Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 19 Mar 2017

Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco

Sunday, March 19, 4:00pm,
Rossmoor Gateway Complex,
1001 Golden Rain Road
WALNUT CREEK, CA

Mostly Yiddish songs with a few Russian, Ladino and Hebrew folk songs.
No charge.

March 20, 2017

Tony Phillips & Dave Rosenthal, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 20 Mar 2017

Tony Phillips & Dave Rosenthal

Mar 20, 2017, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

March 22, 2017

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Caia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 22 Mar 2017

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, Mar 22, 6-8pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

Veretski Pass, Albany, CA, 25 Mar 2017

Veretski PassFiddler's Choice, with Veretski Pass

Saturday, March 25, 8:00pm
Cozy Concert Supper Club
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
1501 Washington Ave,
Albany, CA 94706

More info: 510.684.5580
Tickets: $26 for concert, iced tea, & desserts.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1539554822751772/

March 30, 2017

Anthony Russell, San Francisco, CA, 30 Mar 2017

Anthony Russell sings selections from "Convergence," his soon-to-be-released album melding diverse strains of traditional Ashkenazi Jewish and African-American music at their spiritual, historical, and textual crossroads. He also will speak about the development of the project.

Thursday, March 30, 7:00pm
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis St,
San Francisco, California 94115

More info: 415.655.7800
No charge.

Co-presented by KlezCalifornia.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/210200239455373/

April 2, 2017

8th Jazz & Klez Summit, Berkeley, CA, 2 Apr 2017

8th Jazz & Klez Summit, with Albany Jazz Band

Apr 2, 2017, 12:30-4pm
Congregation Netivot Shalom
Berkeley, CA

Tickets at the door: Suggested donation: $10 general / $5 youth.
More info: Daniel Siegel Productions.

8th Jazz & Klez Summit, Berkeley, CA, 2 Apr 2017

8th Jazz & Klez Summit, with Albany Jazz Band

Apr 2, 2017, 12:30-4pm
Congregation Netivot Shalom
Berkeley, CA

Tickets at the door: Suggested donation: $10 general / $5 youth.
More info: Daniel Siegel Productions.

Nigunim Chorus, "Songs of Hope & Strength", Berkeley, CA, 2 Apr 2017

Nigunim Chorus 16th Season Anniversary Concert

Sun, Apr 2, 2017, 4pm
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St,
Berkeley, California 94709

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1488379901195603/

עברי לידר Ivri Lider, Los Angeles, CA, 2 Apr 2017

עברי לידר Ivri Lider

Sun, Apr 2, 2017, 7pm
American Jewish University
Gindi Auditorium,
15600 Mulholland Dr.
Los Angeles, CA

Tix online

April 7, 2017

Klezmer/Israeli dance w/Majorly Minor, Palo Alto, CA, 7 Apr Jun 2017

Majorly Minor will play for a klezmer and Israeli dance night, part of Stanford International Folk Dancers.

Friday, April 7, 8:00-11:00pm
Stanford Dancers.
First Baptist Church,
305 N California Ave
PALO ALTO, CA

General admission $12.
More info: 650.966.1775

April 10, 2017

Ghost Note Ensemble, Klezmer Mondays at Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 10 Apr 2017

Ghost Note Ensemble

Apr 10, 2017, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

April 19, 2017

Kugelplex and more, San Francisco, CA, 19 Apr, 2017

Kugelplex

Wednesday, Apr 19, 2017, 7–10pm
Make Out Room
3225 22nd St. & Mission
San Francisco, CA
$10

Ditch the matzoh and break out the baguettes cuz it's the next edition of Old World Wednesdays, with Kugelplex and special guests galore.

Kugelplex will start off with a "klez-lab" set, running some exciting new material for the first time and for the first time in a long time.

Set 2, we kick over the music stands and rock out.

Beautiful dancing throughout by Elizabeth Strong and the Shtetl Shakers. Guest musicians from Incognito Express.

April 21, 2017

"Deep Shabbos: Zany Antics and Blistering Asides,", Berkeley, CA, 21 Apr Jun 2017

"Deep Shabbos: Zany Antics and Blistering Asides," with Jake Marmer, John Schott, Josh Horowitz. Poet/spoken word artist Jake Marmer (Jazz Talmud) combines with John Schott (guitar, banjo, percussion), and Josh Horowitz (piano) for an evening of visionary Jewish poetic improvisation and jamming.

Friday, April 21, 8:00-9:30pm,
The Monkey House,
seats[at]themonkeyhouse.org
At a private home, BERKELEY, CA

April 23, 2017

"Yes we sang!," Berkeley, CA, 23 Apr 2017

"Yes, We Sang!," with Kol Truah Jewish Choir of the East Bay, Nigunim Community Folk Chorus, Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, guest singers, and song leader and music director Achi Ben Shalom. Honoring the victims of the Holocaust by singing the songs they loved.

Sunday, April 23, 4:00pm,
JCC East Bay,
1414 Walnut St
BERKELEY, CA

Tickets: $10 general / no charge seniors, children.
More info: 510.848.0237 X 142, JCC East Bay
www.jcceastbay.org

April 26, 2017

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Caia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 26 Apr 2017

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, Apr 26, 6-8pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

April 30, 2017

Jewish Labor Songs: A Concert and Sing-Along, San Francisco, CA, 30 Apr 2017

Jewish Labor Songs: A Concert and Sing-Along, presented by Gerry Tenney. Also a celebration of the history of Jewish workers' choirs in the Bay Area.

Sunday, April 30, 1:30pm
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis St,
San Francisco, CA 94115

No charge.
More info: 415.655.7800

Klezmer workshop & jam, San Francisco, CA, 30 Apr 2017

Klezmer Workshop & Jam, led by internationally-renowned klezmer (and Bay Area resident) Cookie Segelstein

Sunday, Apr 30, 2:00–5:00pm
Congregation B'nai Emunah
3595 Taraval (@ 46th Ave),
San Francisco, CA 94116,
(415) 664-7373

* 60-minute workshop with teaching, including some by ear
* 45-minute playing through songs with sheet music, with coaching on klezmer style
* 45-minute traditional jam, without sheet music.

More info/registration/autio files

REGISTRATION
$25 sliding scale, for participants. Refreshments included. Listeners welcome, too.

PREPARATION
If you like, check out sheet music and/or audio files at klezcalifornia.org/events/jams (scroll down)

WHAT TO BRING
Required: mute if you are a brass player
Optional: recording device, music stand

May 8, 2017

Ghost Note Ensemble/Klezmer Monday@Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 8 May 2017

Ghost Note Ensemble

Mon, May 8, 2017, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

May 14, 2017

Kugelplex @ Spring Fest of Learning, Bekeley, CA, 14 May 2017

Kugelplex. Part of Spring Festival of Learning

Sunday, May 14, 2017, Festival, 1pm–7:30pm; Kugelplex: 6:30-7:30pm
1151 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-649-1595

Tickets: $10 advance / $15 door. More info: 510.845.6420

More info: catalog.lehrhaus.org/course/2017/winter/X500-UA/
Presented by Lehrhaus Judaica and Urban Adamah.

May 21, 2017

Inextinguishable Trio, Redwood City, CA, 21 May 2017

publicity photoInextinguishable Trio
Heather Klein, vocal
Be'eri Moalem, viola
Alla Gladysheva, piano

An intimate concert of Jewish music.

May 21, 2017, 3:00 - 5:00pm
Congregation Beth Jacob
1550 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Redwood City, CA

Tickets:
$18 General
$36 Sponsor
This concert supported by the Cohn Music Fund of CBJ.
More info: bethjacobrwc.org

Klezmer Workshop & Jam, Berkeley, CA, 21 May 2017

Klezmer Workshop & Jam
Led by klezmer violinist, mandolinist, and drummer Dave Rosenfeld

Sunday, May 21, 2:00-5:00pm
Art House Gallery & Cultural Center,
2905 Shattuck Avenue,
Berkeley, CA

We will learn a klezmer melody together, using some combination of singing, listening and playing, theory and notation, balancing tradition with practicality. Additionally, we will learn to "jam", to improvise, in a klezmer style. Be prepared to loosen up, and have a lot of fun!

RSVP to jams[at]klezcalifornia.org and specify event date/city, your name, instrument, and any questions. Or just show up!

Tell your friends by sharing the Facebook event page!


REGISTRATION
$25 sliding scale, for participants; pay on site with cash or check. Refreshments included. Listeners welcome, too; donation requested.

Participants of all ages welcome. Must be at least intermediate level on your instrument. All instruments welcome except electrified instruments. Piano available. No klezmer experience needed, but it doesn't hurt! Sound files will be provided before and sheet music (when available) after the session.

WHAT TO BRING
Required: mute if you are a brass player/
Optional but encouraged: recording device.

PREPARATION
If you like, check out sheet music and/or audio files at klezcalifornia.org/events/jams (scroll down on that page.)

We look forward to playing with you!

May 22, 2017

Ghost Note Ensemble/Klezmer Monday@Saul's, Berkeley, CA, 22 May 2017

Ghost Note Ensemble

Mon, May 22, 2017, 6-8pm
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

May 24, 2017

Klezmer Creek @ Klezmer Nights/Caia's Garden, Santa Rosa, CA, 24 May 2017

Klezmer Creek
Fourth Wednesday Klezmer Nights—performance followed by jam

Wednesday, May 24, 6-8pm
Gaia's Garden
1899 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Entertainment free with $5 minimum purchase.
More info: 707.544.2491

August 7, 2017

Heather Klein in Shanghai Angel, Moraga, CA, 7 Aug 2017

Heather KleinHeather Klein
in Shanghai Angel: Preview
with: Joshua Horowitz

Mon, Aug 7, 2017, 8:15pm
NewCaje
St. Mary's Theatre
Moraga, CA

August 13, 2017

KlezCalifornia Klezmer workshop & Jam, Palo Alto, CA, 13 Aug 2017

KlezCalifornia Klezmer workshop & jam.

Sunday, August 13, 2&ndas;5pm.
private home—call 415-7897679
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Taught by Dmitri Gaskin, this workshop will include learning tunes with authentic klezmer style, and end with a traditional jam. No klezmer experience needed (but it doesn't hurt!). Must be at least intermediate level on your instrument. Mute required if you are a brass player. Optional: recording device. To get a head start, check out sheet music and/or sound files in advance.

To learn the location, which is in a private home in Palo Alto, rsvp to jams@klezcalifornia.org or leave a message at 415.789.7679. Hope to see you there!

Registration: $25 sliding scale, for participants. Pay on site with cash or check.
Refreshments included.
Listeners welcome; donation requested.
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August 15, 2017

Klezmer Accordion Concert, with Jim Rebhan, San Francisco, CA, 15 Aug 2017

Klezmer Accordion Concert, with Jim Rebhan

Tuesday, August 15, 1 - 2pm.
San Francisco JCC
3200 California St.
San Francisco, CA

Free!

The accordion's history and its role in klezmer music. Traditional pieces spanning Europe and the United States over the past 100 years, plus original pieces

August 27, 2017

KlezCalifornia Klezmer workshop & Jam, Berkeley, CA, 27 Aug 2017

KlezCalifornia Klezmer workshop & jam w/Dmitri Gaskin

Sunday, August 27, 2&ndas;5pm.
Urban Adamah
1151 Sixth Street (in the yurt!)
Berkeley, CA
510 649-1595

Registration and more info

Taught by Dmitri Gaskin, this workshop will include learning tunes with authentic klezmer style, and end with a traditional jam. No klezmer experience needed (but it doesn't hurt!). Must be at least intermediate level on your instrument. Mute required if you are a brass player. Optional: recording device. To get a head start, check out sheet music and/or sound files in advance.

Registration: $25 sliding scale, for participants. Pay on site with cash or check.
Refreshments included.
Listeners welcome; donation requested.
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August 31, 2017

Kugelplex, Rohnert Park, CA, 31 Aug 2017

Kugelplex

Thu, Aug 31, 2017, 6:30pm
Schroeder Hall
Green Music Center 2045
1801 East Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Admission is free. Parking charges are waived. Seating is available on a first-come, first serve basis. Call 707-664-2324 for more information.
More info

September 2, 2017

Kugelplex w/Linda Tillery, San Francisco, CA, 2 Sep 2018

Kugelplex

Sat, Sep 2, 2017, 1–2:30pm
Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St., Bet 3rd & 4th St.,
San Francisco, CA

FREE

More info

September 14, 2017

Sharon Goldman, Rohnert Park, CA, 14 Sep 2018

Sharon Goldman

Thu, Sep 14, 2017, 6:30pm
Schroeder Hall
Green Music Center 2045
1801 East Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Admission is free. Parking charges are waived. Seating is available on a first-come, first serve basis. Call 707-664-2324 for more information.
More info

September 17, 2017

KlezCalifornia Klezmer workshop & Jam, San Francisco, CA, 17 Sep 2017

KlezCalifornia Klezmer workshop & jam w/Josh Horowitz

Sunday, Sep 17, 1&ndas;4pm.
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
415.567.3327

More info

Registration: $25 sliding scale, for participants. Pay on site with cash or check.
Refreshments included.
Listeners welcome; donation requested.
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September 28, 2017

Rebbe Soul, Rohnert Park, CA, 28 Sep 2018

Rebbe Soul

Thu, Sep 28, 2017, 6:30pm
Schroeder Hall
Green Music Center 2045
1801 East Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Admission is free. Parking charges are waived. Seating is available on a first-come, first serve basis. Call 707-664-2324 for more information.
More info

October 19, 2017

Cantor Roz Barak, Rohnert Park, CA, 19 Oct 2018

Cantor Roz Barak

Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 6:30pm
Schroeder Hall
Green Music Center 2045
1801 East Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Admission is free. Parking charges are waived. Seating is available on a first-come, first serve basis. Call 707-664-2324 for more information.
More info

November 2, 2017

Hazzan Richard Neil Kaplan, Rohnert Park, CA, 2 Nov 2018

Hazzan Richard Neil Kaplan

Thu, Nov 2, 2017, 6:30pm
Schroeder Hall
Green Music Center 2045
1801 East Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Admission is free. Parking charges are waived. Seating is available on a first-come, first serve basis. Call 707-664-2324 for more information.
More info

November 16, 2017

Jeremiah Lockwood, Rohnert Park, CA, 16 Nov 2018

Jeremiah Lockwood sings: the Jewish Avant Garde music of Brian S. Wilson

Thu, Nov 16, 2017, 6:30pm
Schroeder Hall
Green Music Center 2045
1801 East Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Admission is free. Parking charges are waived. Seating is available on a first-come, first serve basis. Call 707-664-2324 for more information.
More info

November 30, 2017

Veretski Pass, Rohnert Park, CA, 30 Nov 2018

Veretski PassFiddler's Choice, with Veretski Pass plays Polyn

Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 6:30pm
Schroeder Hall
Green Music Center 2045
1801 East Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Admission is free. Parking charges are waived. Seating is available on a first-come, first serve basis. Call 707-664-2324 for more information.
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Cindy Paley, Beverly Hills, CA, 30 Nov 2017

Cindy Paley in Concert

Thursday, November 30 • 7pm
A private residence in Beverly Hills
Purchase your ticket online here. You will receive location details once your payment is processed.

Renowned LA folk singer Cindy Paley will perform with Issac Sadigursky on accordion, Miamon Miller on violin, Zinovy Goro on clarinet, and guest artist from Poland Menachem Mirski. Audience participation is encouraged, song sheets will be provided, and no knowledge of Yiddish is required.

December 4, 2017

Cindy Paley, Encino, CA, 4 Dec 2017

Cindy Paley in Concert

Monday, December 4 • 7pm
Valley Beth Shalom,
15739 Ventura Blvd
Encino, CA
Purchase your ticket online here.

January 14, 2018

Jubilee Klezmer, Occidental, CA, 14 Jan 2018

Jubilee Klezmer

Sun, Jan 14, 2018, 3–5pm
Occidental Center for the Arts
3850 Doris Murphy Ct.
Occidental, CA 95465
707.874.9392

More info/tix

January 17, 2018

Kugelplex, San Francisco, Dec 2017

Kugelplex

Dec 17, 2017, 4pm–6pm
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

Kugelplex gonna rock it out for Channukah at the Old First Church concert series. Amazing acoustics, stained glass, and klezmer – joining together in swirling, joyful musical wonderment! Surprises!

“Performing the Homeland: Contesting Boundaries of Moroccan Jewish Identity” with Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas, Los Angeles, 17 Jan 2018

Jewish Music Working Group at UCLA presents:
Samuel Torjman Thomas, PhD
“Performing the Homeland: Contesting Boundaries of Moroccan Jewish Identity”

Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 5pm–6:30pm
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Schoenberg Music Building, Room 1230
Los Angeles, CA

More info/tix

January 27, 2018

Nurit Galron, Palo Alto, CA, 27 Jan 2018

Israeli singer, Nurit Galron

Sat, Jan 27, 2018, 8pm
Palo Alto JCC
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Tix/More info

January 28, 2018

“From Oud to Guitar: Vibrating the strings” with Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas, Sacramento, CA, 28 Jan 2018

Samuel Torjman Thomas, PhD
“From Oud to Guitar: Vibrating the strings” / a lecture/performance

Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 1pm
Koh Library and Cultural Center
2300 Sierra Blvd
Sacramento, CA

More info/tix

Nurit Galron, Los Angeles, CA, 28 Jan 2018

Israeli singer, Nurit Galron

Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 8pm
American Jewish University,
Gindi Auditorium
15600 Mulholland Dr,
Los Angeles, CA 90077

Tix/More info

February 3, 2018

Jewlia Eisenberg: Art is My Weapon — The Radical Musical Life of Lin Jaldati, Los Angeles, CA, 3 Feb 2018

West Coast Premiere: Art is My Weapon — The Radical Musical Life of Lin Jaldati
Inspiring cabaret showcasing the life and work of Dutch-Jewish anti-fascist performer Lin Jaldati, performed by Jewlia Eisenberg

Saturday, February 3, 2018, 7:30pm
Genghis Cohen
740 N Fairfax Ave,
Los Angeles 90046

Tix/More info

February 4, 2018

Yiddish song workshop/concert w/Jeanette Lewicki, Davis, CA, 4 Feb 2018

FREE! Yiddish song workshop & concert with Jeanette Lewicki.
Sunday Feb 4, 2018, 2-5pm
Cong. Bet Haverim
1715 Anderson Road
Davis, CA.

Eccentric, dramatic, accordion-powered songs about love, justice, crime & potatoes. Plus dance music! Song workshop at 2, concert at 4.

Come to either or both! Please register for the workshop so we can provide enough materials. You can hear Jeanette's music at www.madamlevitsky.com and register at
www.bethaverim.org/education/adult-education/yiddishworkshopconcert