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November 26, 1912

LOST & FOUND PROJECT'S FUNDRAISER -"ДOROGA", NYC, 26 Nov 2012

posterLost & Found Project is proud to announce our FUNDRAISER show.. Due to a high audience demand "ДOROGA" is back and performing for ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!..

Monday, NOVEMBER 26th, 2012 @ 8pm - 10pm
Baruch College Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Ave (entrance on 25th St)
NYC, NY

Tickets:
General Admission Tickets: $20
Tax Deductible Tickets: $75

Portion of the proceeds will benefit the Hurricane Sandy Relief fund...

To purchase tickets, call 646-312-5073 or click: www.baruch.cuny.edu

More event info on Facebook


Don't miss your chance to see this incredible theatrical piece and help those that lost everything due to Hurricane Sandy ... as well as help LOST&FOUND PROJECT create more projects through Folksbiene.ru and help those that lost everything due to Hurricane Sandy...

The play "DOROGA" explores personal stories of a Russian Jewish actors troupe born in the 70’s- 80’s in the Former Soviet Union, who immigrated to the U.S with their families. The play incorporates events pre and post immigration and the transformation of these lives throughout those times. The production reflects a series of snapshots and intertwines dialogues between the past and the present.
Directed by Ben Sargent - Conceived & Produced by Anna Zicer - Co-Produced by Marina Reydler

Visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/lostandfoundprod

Lost&Found was founded by Anna Zicer. Sponsored by CWW (a project of COJECO- supported by the UJA-Federation of NY) and Genesis Philanthropy Group. With the generous collaboration of Bryna Wasserman, of the National Yiddish
Theatre -- Folksbiene.

June 15, 2003

Richard Lenatsky at the Tonic, NYC, Jun 15

Treat your father ( or yourself) to a trip down memory lane this Father's Day, June 15, at the Klezmer Brunch at Tonic. Philadelphia area tenor, Richard Lenatsky, will perform oft-neglected folk and art songs made popular by such past luminaries of the Jewish music scene as Seymour Rechtzeit, Ben Bonus, Sidor Belarsky, and Jan Peerce. Let's keep the songs and the memory of the artists who performed them alive.

Richard will be accompanied on piano by well-known musician and Yiddish teacher (Uof Penn), Alexander (Sender) Botwinik. Show times are 1:30 and 3pm, $10 per show or $15 for both.

Who is Richard Lenatsky? Residing in West Chester, PA, I've been performing Yiddish art songs in the Phila. area and Amherst, MA, for about 10 years.

June 17, 2003

YiddishFest 2003, NYC, Jun 17

Yiddishfest 2003: Four Generations of Yiddish

Join The Workmen`s Circle to celebrate 35 years of Yiddish music in our Citys Parks!

FREE

June 17 7PM Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center. 6PM Folkdancing (VIP seating available with$150.00 contribution)

Continue reading "YiddishFest 2003, NYC, Jun 17" »

June 18, 2003

Andy Statman, NYC, Jun 18

The Andy Statman Trio (Andy on clarinet and mandolin, Jim Whitney on bass, Larry Eagle on drums and percussion), live:

Wednesday June 18th, 7 PM
Wedding of Our Cultures Concert
(featuring the Bukharan group Shashmaqam)
Forest Hills High School
67-01 110th Street
Queens, NY
718-268-5011
ESucho@CQYJCC.org

Klez Que C'est?, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 18

Klez Que C'est?
Wednesday, June 18
Cafe Steinhof in Park Slope
10:30pm - 12:30am
422 7th Ave @ 14th St.
F train to 7th Ave
FREE (tips appreciated)

June 19, 2003

Andy Statman, NYC, Jun 19

The Andy Statman Trio (Andy on clarinet and mandolin, Jim Whitney on bass, Larry Eagle on drums and percussion), live:

Thursday June 19th, 8:30 PM
Charles Street Synagogue
52 Charles at West 4th St
Manhattan

Wolf Krakowski, NYC

MUSIC AT THE HARBOR
A New Music Series at The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 7 P.M.
Wolf Krakowski
with The Lonesome Brothers & Friends

Don't miss the first New York performance of this important musician!

Wolf Krakowski's website

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June 22, 2003

Andy Statman, NYC(1), Jun 22

The Andy Statman Trio (Andy on clarinet and mandolin, Jim Whitney on bass, Larry Eagle on drums and percussion), live:

Sunday June 22nd, 12:45 PM (FREE CONCERT!)
Williamsburg Bridge 100th Birthday Celebration
Continental Army Plaza Park (Roebling St. and S.4th)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Klez Que C'est?, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 22

Klez Que C'est?
Barbes in Park Slope
8-11pm
376 9th St. @ 6th Ave
F train to 7th Ave
www.barbesbrooklyn.com
FREE ($5 suggested cover)

June 23, 2003

Andy Statman, NYC, Jun 23

The Andy Statman Trio (Andy on clarinet and mandolin, Jim Whitney on bass, Larry Eagle on drums and percussion), live:

Monday June 23rd, 8:30 PM
Charles Street Synagogue
52 Charles at West 4th St
Manhattan

June 24, 2003

Isle of Klezbos, NYC

Isle of Klezbos at CB's Gallery KlezBiGay Pride Week special bill from 9pm on Guests including Amy Fix & Philly's hipster harpist, Julia Haines Just $8, 313 Bowery - more details soon!

June 26, 2003

Andy Statman, NYC, Jun 26

The Andy Statman Trio (Andy on clarinet and mandolin, Jim Whitney on bass, Larry Eagle on drums and percussion), live:

Thursday June 26th, 8:00 PM
Tonic
107 Norfolk Street (between Delancey and Rivington)
Manhattan

June 28, 2003

Adonai & I, Makor, NYC, Jun 28

Adonai & I, Sat June 28- Makor- 35 W. 67th St- NYC- doors at 8:00pm more info at Makor.org

June 29, 2003

Klez Que C'est?, Tonic, NYC, Jun 29

Klez Que C'est?
TONIC on the Lower East Side
1:30pm and 3pm
107 Norfolk St. (1/2 block North of Delancey)
F train to Delancey
J train to Essex
www.tonicnyc.com
$10 for one set, $15 for both

July 1, 2003

Kidz Klezmer, Carnegie Hall, NYC, Jul 1

The Kidz Klezmer Band of Michigan is perhaps the youngest group of musicians involved in the revival of traditional Jewish music. They're dedicated, accomplished, and working diligently to bring their music to NYC's Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall on July 1, 8pm.

Tickets can be purchased for $30 at www.carnegiehall.org

Cantor Stephen Dubov is founder and vocalist, conductor of the band. The Kidz Klez Band is currently operated under the umbrella of Congregation Chaye Olam, P. O. Box 250356, Franklin Village, MI 48025, telephone (248) 752-6669.

July 6, 2003

Klezska at the Tonic, NYC, Jul 6

I just wanted to tell you that after several months of rehearsals, Klezska will be performing at Tonic for the Klezmer Brunch on July 6th. Show times are 1:30 and 3pm, $10 per show or $15 for both.

July 12, 2003

Margot Leverett, Tonic, NYC, Jul 12

The amazing Margot Leverett is at the Tonic this Sunday with her "Klezmer Mountain Boys":

Tonic is at 107 Norfolk St in Manhattan (F train to Delancey), or take Williamsburg bridge to Delancey and turn right on Norfolk. Shows are at 1:30 and 3pm, $10 for one show, $15 for both. Brunch available and optional. (212) 358-7501


And don't forget Seth Rogovoy's recent interview with her at www.rogovoy.com/447.shtml

Eve's Women, NYC, Jul 12

I just wanted to let you know about the U.S. debut of "Eve's Women" from Israel who play both traditional klezmer as well as an "Israeli style" of klezmer with strong Middle Eastern, Latin and African influences.

They will be playing along with Chava Alberstein in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in the Celebrate Brooklyn! summer concert series on Saturday, July 12th at 7:30 pm. Here is an article that just came out about them in Israel21c.

These are four top female talents from Israel, coming from a variety of musical backgrounds - from symphony orchestras to the country's hottest rock bands. Consequently, they bring a truly unique and fresh blend of klezmer, jazz, rock and world music sounds.

July 17, 2003

Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Jul 17

Isle of Klezbos
Thursday, July 17th
Abe Lebewohl Park lunchtime concert series, East Village, NYC
12:30pm-1:30pm Free! Outdoors! Rain or shine!!
Second Avenue at E. 10th Street
in front of St. Mark's Church
across from the 2nd Avenue Deli
For more Info: 212.777.3240
sponsored by the Third St Music School Settlement

YiddishFest 2003, NYC, Jul 17

Yiddishfest 2003: Four Generations of Yiddish

Join The Workmen`s Circle to celebrate 35 years of Yiddish music in our Citys Parks!

FREE

July 17, 7pm Hempstead Harbor Beach Park, Port Washington Long Island

Continue reading "YiddishFest 2003, NYC, Jul 17" »

July 20, 2003

Adrienne Cooper, Marilyn Lerner, Tonic NYC, Jul 20

Adrienne Cooper & Marilyn Lerner at 1:30pm & 3pm, $10 per show or $15 for both.

In a new collaboration Singer Adrienne Cooper, the queen of contemporary Yiddish song, and the brilliant pianist/ jazz improviser Marilyn Lerner of Canada's Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band lay down newly composed songs and folk tunes reimagined for jazz piano and voice.

July 24, 2003

Max and Minka, NYC, Jul 24

Max & Minka on Exhibit at Jewish Museum * Pay What You Can * Thursday


Who: Max & Minka, International Accordion Duo
http://www.maxminka.com

What: Playing at the Jewish Museum
SummerNights
Live Music and TV Classics
www.jewishmuseum.org

Where: Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, New York 10128
Phone: 212.423.3200

When: Thursday, July 24, 5 - 9 pm

How Much: Pay What You Can

Continue reading "Max and Minka, NYC, Jul 24" »

August 4, 2003

The Klezmer Battery, Tonic, NYC, Aug 3

Klezmer Battery
TONIC on the Lower East Side
1:30pm and 3pm
107 Norfolk St. (1/2 block North of Delancey)
F train to Delancey
J train to Essex
www.tonicnyc.com
$10 for one set, $15 for both

August 9, 2003

Shtreiml at Makor, NYC, Aug 9

Just a quick note to let you know that Shtreiml will be in NYC and playing at Makor (35 W67th St.) on Saturday August 9th. Doors open at 9:30PM and tickets are $12.

August 10, 2003

YiddishFest 2003, NYC, Aug 10

Yiddishfest 2003: Four Generations of Yiddish

Join The Workmen`s Circle to celebrate 35 years of Yiddish music in our Citys Parks!

FREE

The Workmen`s Circle Madison Avenue Street Fair b/w 42nd & 57th St. Noon - 4pm, concert at 2pm - Stage b/w 47th & 48th Street

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August 13, 2003

KlezSka, NYC, Aug 13

Just a note to all you NY Metro Area music lovers that Klezska will be performing this Wednesday night at Le Bar Bat, 311 West 57th St. (bet. 8th & 9th Ave's) at 9PM. We are one of four bands performing and admission is $10.

We will have a special guest joining us on trumpet named Kevin Batchelor. Kevin plays regularly with the reggae band Big Mountain known best for their hit version of the Peter Frampton song, "Baby I Love Yor Way." He has played with The Skatalites and is a tremendous musician. Everyone else will be there (all eight of us) including our other two horns, Keyboard, Double bass and maybe even another guest, Skye Steele on Violin. It's going to be a rockin' set so don't miss it!

August 17, 2003

YiddishFest 2003, Valhalla, NY, Aug 17

Yiddishfest 2003: Four Generations of Yiddish

Join The Workmen`s Circle to celebrate 35 years of Yiddish music in our Citys Parks!

FREE

TWestchester -- Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla Folk Dancing at 5pm, Concert at 6pm

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Khevre opens game, Staten Island, Aug 17

If any of you plan on going to the Staten Island Yankees (Yankees minor leauge team) game sunday, the 17'th, you will have an extra suprise (well...i guess its no suprise anymore). As part of heritage week, Jewish heritage day will be taking place on the 17'th. Khevre, the klezmer band from boston will be playing a pre-game concert at around 3:00. More details, soon.

August 21, 2003

Mattissiyahu, NYC, Aug 21

Mattissiyahu: Hasidic Reggae Vocalist opening for John Brown's Body
Thurs, Aug 21st
Southpaw
125 5th Ave,
Park Slope, Brooklyn
9PM $10

NOT TO BE MISSED! Mattissiyahu is on another level!

hear Mattissiyahu at www.jewschool.com/mattissiyahu-close_my_eyes.mp3

August 22, 2003

David Buchbinder, NYC, Aug 22

The DAVID BUCHBINDER SEXTET
New York debut
Friday, August 22, 2003


Festival of New Trumpet Music at

TONIC
107 Norfolk Street (between Delancey & Rivington)
(212) 358-7501
$10 cover, 1 drink minimum

Continue reading "David Buchbinder, NYC, Aug 22" »

August 27, 2003

Trance closes, NYC, Aug 27

ELDRIDGE STREET PROJECT
presents a site-specific multimedia installation

TRANCE
Pearl Gluck and Basya Schechter

Aug 27 2003

Please join us for drinks, music, general revelry at this closing night event...
exhibition graphic

12 Eldridge Street, (between Canal and Division)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 212.978.0803

August 29, 2003

Israeli Folk Dance celebration, NYC, Aug 29 - Sep 1

For those interested in Israeli folk music, there will be a whole weekend in Manhattan dedicated to the classic Israeli folk dances to this music, including a live band. All are welcome.

12th Annual SHORASHIM - Roots of Israeli Folk Dance

Labor Day Weekend
Fri. Aug 29-Mon. Sep 1 2003

12th Annual SHORASHIM - ROOTS OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE, Labor Day Weekend of Nostalgia on Broadway, with 3 afternoons of workshops & 4 nights of parties/marathons featuring world famous choreographer Dani Dassa, master teacher Danny Pollock (teaching classic repertoire for beginners), Ayalah Goren-Kadman of Jerusalem's Rubin Academy of Music & Dance plus other guests. Parties begin every night at at 8 pm; afternoon repertoire workshops (8/31, 9/1 with Danny Pollack) from 2-4 pm & 4-6 pm (with Dani Dassa teaching his dances). On 8/30, at 2-4 pm, there will be a special program commemorating the 100th birthday of Israel's most influential classic folk dance choreographer, Rivka Sturman z"l featuring Ayalah Goren-Kadman with Dani Dassa & Danny Pollock. Music provided by well-known dance leaders and a live band. All events in an air-conditioned professional dance studio. No pre-registration required. No partner needed.

INFORMATION: 917-207-0093
RDR@rikud.net or www.rikud.net
Sponsored by: Rikuday Dor Rishon
Location: Bridge for Dance 2726 Broadway at 104th St
Cost: Afternoon Workshops-$10; night Parties - $15;
Special reduced rate for entry to all events on the weekend-$100

August 30, 2003

Israeli folk dance wknd continues, NYC, Aug 29 - Sep 1

For those interested in Israeli folk music, there will be a whole weekend in Manhattan dedicated to the classic Israeli folk dances to this music, including a live band. All are welcome.

12th Annual SHORASHIM - Roots of Israeli Folk Dance

Labor Day Weekend
Fri. Aug 29-Mon. Sep 1 2003

12th Annual SHORASHIM - ROOTS OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE, Labor Day Weekend of Nostalgia on Broadway, with 3 afternoons of workshops & 4 nights of parties/marathons featuring world famous choreographer Dani Dassa, master teacher Danny Pollock (teaching classic repertoire for beginners), Ayalah Goren-Kadman of Jerusalem's Rubin Academy of Music & Dance plus other guests. Parties begin every night at at 8 pm; afternoon repertoire workshops (8/31, 9/1 with Danny Pollack) from 2-4 pm & 4-6 pm (with Dani Dassa teaching his dances). On 8/30, at 2-4 pm, there will be a special program commemorating the 100th birthday of Israel's most influential classic folk dance choreographer, Rivka Sturman z"l featuring Ayalah Goren-Kadman with Dani Dassa & Danny Pollock. Music provided by well-known dance leaders and a live band. All events in an air-conditioned professional dance studio. No pre-registration required. No partner needed.

INFORMATION: 917-207-0093
RDR@rikud.net or www.rikud.net
Sponsored by: Rikuday Dor Rishon
Location: Bridge for Dance 2726 Broadway at 104th St
Cost: Afternoon Workshops-$10; night Parties - $15;
Special reduced rate for entry to all events on the weekend-$100

August 31, 2003

Israeli folk dance wknd continues, Aug 29 - Sep 1

For those interested in Israeli folk music, there will be a whole weekend in Manhattan dedicated to the classic Israeli folk dances to this music, including a live band. All are welcome.

12th Annual SHORASHIM - Roots of Israeli Folk Dance

Labor Day Weekend
Fri. Aug 29-Mon. Sep 1 2003

12th Annual SHORASHIM - ROOTS OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE, Labor Day Weekend of Nostalgia on Broadway, with 3 afternoons of workshops & 4 nights of parties/marathons featuring world famous choreographer Dani Dassa, master teacher Danny Pollock (teaching classic repertoire for beginners), Ayalah Goren-Kadman of Jerusalem's Rubin Academy of Music & Dance plus other guests. Parties begin every night at at 8 pm; afternoon repertoire workshops (8/31, 9/1 with Danny Pollack) from 2-4 pm & 4-6 pm (with Dani Dassa teaching his dances). On 8/30, at 2-4 pm, there will be a special program commemorating the 100th birthday of Israel's most influential classic folk dance choreographer, Rivka Sturman z"l featuring Ayalah Goren-Kadman with Dani Dassa & Danny Pollock. Music provided by well-known dance leaders and a live band. All events in an air-conditioned professional dance studio. No pre-registration required. No partner needed.

INFORMATION: 917-207-0093
RDR@rikud.net or www.rikud.net
Sponsored by: Rikuday Dor Rishon
Location: Bridge for Dance 2726 Broadway at 104th St
Cost: Afternoon Workshops-$10; night Parties - $15;
Special reduced rate for entry to all events on the weekend-$100

September 1, 2003

Israeli Folk Dance Wknd ends, NYC

For those interested in Israeli folk music, there will be a whole weekend in Manhattan dedicated to the classic Israeli folk dances to this music, including a live band. All are welcome.

12th Annual SHORASHIM - Roots of Israeli Folk Dance

Labor Day Weekend
Fri. Aug 29-Mon. Sep 1 2003

12th Annual SHORASHIM - ROOTS OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE, Labor Day Weekend of Nostalgia on Broadway, with 3 afternoons of workshops & 4 nights of parties/marathons featuring world famous choreographer Dani Dassa, master teacher Danny Pollock (teaching classic repertoire for beginners), Ayalah Goren-Kadman of Jerusalem's Rubin Academy of Music & Dance plus other guests. Parties begin every night at at 8 pm; afternoon repertoire workshops (8/31, 9/1 with Danny Pollack) from 2-4 pm & 4-6 pm (with Dani Dassa teaching his dances). On 8/30, at 2-4 pm, there will be a special program commemorating the 100th birthday of Israel's most influential classic folk dance choreographer, Rivka Sturman z"l featuring Ayalah Goren-Kadman with Dani Dassa & Danny Pollock. Music provided by well-known dance leaders and a live band. All events in an air-conditioned professional dance studio. No pre-registration required. No partner needed.

INFORMATION: 917-207-0093
RDR@rikud.net or www.rikud.net
Sponsored by: Rikuday Dor Rishon
Location: Bridge for Dance 2726 Broadway at 104th St
Cost: Afternoon Workshops-$10; night Parties - $15;
Special reduced rate for entry to all events on the weekend-$100

September 6, 2003

Hip Hop Hoodíos, NYC, Sep 6

The Hip Hop Hoodíos
Joe's Pub
The Public Theater
425 Lafayette St
New York

For further info, www.publictheater.org

September 28, 2003

Arab-Jewish Peace Concert, NYC, Sep 28

Arab-Jewish Peace Concert

Sunday September 28th, 2003
9:00pm
Musical Director: Yoel Ben-Simhon

Join us for the Second Annual Arab-Jewish Peace Concert, featuring Jewish and Arab musicians committed to promoting peace and co-existence within and between our communities. The concert features performers of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian background from Morocco, Senegal, Israel, Egypt, Argentina, Lebanon, and the United States. In contrast to the violence of the past year, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the American war in Iraq, Storahtelling brings together a diverse community in a non-political setting, to invoke unity, acceptance, and the prevailing art forms of peace.

Performers include: Frank London (The Klezmatics), Basya Schechter (Pharoahs Daughter), Raquy Danziger, Yoel Ben-Simhon, Mor Dior Bamba, Rashid Halihal, George Mordechai, Hicham Chami, Emmanuel Mann, Sarah Oroeste, Rami El-Aasser, Osama Veadan, Osama Faruk, Tomer Tzur, Brian Gelfand, Dorit Konig, and others.

All tickets: $12 at the door At the Actors Temple, 339 West 47th St. (btw 8/9), NYC, NY

This is the first in a series of two peace concerts in 2003-2004 season that will facilitate dialogue, understanding, and peace between the Arab and Jewish communities through music and tradition.

October 1, 2003

Jewish Jazz, NYC, Oct 1

Steve BernsteinWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 7 P.M.
JEWISH MUSIC IN JAZZTIME
With Steven Bernsteins Diaspora Soul, El Septeto Roberto
Rodriguez featuring David Krakauer, and Paul Shapiros
Midnight Minyan
Co-sponsored by the Young Friends of the Museum

Join us for a triple-bill jazz concert with Tzadik Records
recording artists Steven Bernstein, Roberto Juan Rodriguez,
and Paul Shapiro. This special event showcases some of the
most exciting and accessible Jewish music to emerge from
NYC in recent years. A jam session with performers from
all three bands closes the show.
Steven Bernstein has worked as musical director for Hal
Wilner, John Lurie's Lounge Lizards, and leads several of
his own bands. Bernstein has released two albums with
Tzadik Records, Diaspora Soul and Diaspora Blues.

Roberto Juan Rodriguez plays regularly with Joe Jackson and
Marc Ribots Postizos. Rodriguezs Tzadik Records debut,
released in 2003, is El Danzon de Moises and features
clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer.

Paul Shapiro was a founding member of Brooklyn Funk
Essentials. Shapiros Tzadik Records debut in 2003 is
Midnight Minyan.

$15 adults, $12 members/seniors, $10 students, with
advanced reservation
($18, $15, $12 at the door)

Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
tel: 212.945.0039
www.mjhnyc.org


For a radio article on the artists performing, check out the audio link for the "All Things Considered" profile discover.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.jhtml?prgDate=09/29/2003&prgId=2
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click to listen on "Jazz Gets a Jewish
Twist"


October 4, 2003

Avraham Rosenblum, Queens, NYC, Oct 4

This Saturday Night, Motzei Shabbat Shuva, October 4th
Avraham Rosenblum in an acoustic/kumzitz venue:
Melodies of T'Shuvah
At Congregation Etz Chaim, 147-19 73rd Ave, Kew Garden Hills, Queens
9:00 PM, $10 at the door. for more information: 718-380-9510

October 7, 2003

The Workmen's Circle announces the Autumn 2003 Klezmer Workshop with Jeff , NYC, Oct 7

Free Open House Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 PM

6 week paid session starts the following Tuesday, October 14 through November 18, 7:00 pm.

  • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
  • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
  • Work in ensembles with other instrumentalists
  • Develop tools for improvisation
  • Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene

Open to players of any instrument who play and read music at at least an intermediate level

Course Fee:
Member: 6 week session $140; per session $25
Non-member: 6 week session $170; per session $30

For more information or registration call: 212 889 6800 x270

October 8, 2003

Nikitov, NYC, Oct 8

Back for more rare engagements in the US, directly from Holland, Nikitov plays Yiddish songs and Klezmer tunes from Eastern Europe with a Gypsy jazz twist.

Led by vocalist Niki Jacobs and violinist Jelle van Tongeren and joined by NYC E. Euro music regular Adam Good on guitar and upright bass slapper guru Jason Sypher.

Niki's voice and interpretations of beautiful Yiddish songs is not to be missed. Gypsy jazzer Jelle brings a new spirit and energy to these standards.

Niki Jacobs - voice
Jelle van Tongeren- violin
Adam Good - acoustic guitar
Jason Sypher - upright bass

October 8 (Wednesday)
Greenwich Village Bistro
9:00PM
13 Carmine St at the triangle of Bleecker and 6th ave.
212-206-9777

October 9, 2003

Cracow Klezmer, NYC, Oct 9

band publicity photoThe Kaufman Center and the Polish Cultural Institute present Cracow Klezmer Band - An Ensemble with a New Approach based on the Klezmer Tradition Evoking an "Alluring Portrait of Eastern European Life and Culture"

CD-Release concert presenting Bereshit, the CKBs third CD on the John Zorns Tzadik label

Merkin Concert Hall on Thursday, October 9, at 8 pm
129 W. 67th St. (between Broadway and Amsterdam)

Thursday, October 9, 2003, at 8 pm

Tickets are $25; Call 212 5013330 or purchase online at www.kaufman-center.org

New York, NY, 9/23/03-- The Kaufman Center presents an evening with the critically acclaimed Polish ensemble, The Cracow Klezmer Band, on Thursday, October 9 at 8 PM in Merkin Concert Hall. One of the most creative and innovative music groups in Poland, The Cracow Klezmer Band, founded in 1997 by arranger and accordionist Jaroslaw Bester, will perform original compositions and improvisations based upon particular elements of klezmer tradition. In a recent concert review, The Chicago Tribune proclaimed, "Of all the ensembles that have emerged in recent years to explore the meaning of klezmer in a new era, few have reached as high as the Cracow Klezmer Band, and fewer still have attained comparable results. Every composition whether exploring ebullient, age-old dance forms or investigating ancient cantorial melody painted an alluring portrait of Eastern European life and culture." The Cracow Klezmer Band is: Jaroslaw Bester, accordion; Jaroslaw Tyrala, violin; Oleg Dyyak, accordion, clarinet and percussion; and Wojciech Front, double bass.

Klezmatics CD release, NYC, Oct 9

The Klezmatics - Rise Up! CD Release Party

interesting picture of the band. trivial typeThursday, Oct 9, 2003 at 7:00pm and 9:30pm
Purchase Tickets Online
or call Tele-Charge 212-239-6200
Reservations: 212-539-8778

Tickets to events at Joe's Pub, located at 425 Lafayette Street (between East 4th Street and Astor Place), can be purchased at The Public Theater box office Tuesday-Saturday from 1:00PM, to 7:30PM, Sunday and Monday from 1:00PM, to 6:00PM, or via Tele-charge, 212-239-6200, or online at www.Telecharge.com, unless otherwise noted. For dinner reservations, please call 212-539-8778, and for further show information please call 212-539-8770.

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October 11, 2003

Nikitov, NYC, Oct 11

Back for more rare engagements in the US, directly from Holland, Nikitov plays Yiddish songs and Klezmer tunes from Eastern Europe with a Gypsy jazz twist.

Led by vocalist Niki Jacobs and violinist Jelle van Tongeren and joined by NYC E. Euro music regular Adam Good on guitar and upright bass slapper guru Jason Sypher.

Niki's voice and interpretations of beautiful Yiddish songs is not to be missed. Gypsy jazzer Jelle brings a new spirit and energy to these standards.

Niki Jacobs - voice
Jelle van Tongeren- violin
Adam Good - acoustic guitar
Jason Sypher - upright bass

October 11 (Saturday)
Barbes (Park Slope, Brooklyn)
9:00-11:00pm
located at 376 9th St between 6th & 7th ave. (F train to 7th ave. + 9th street)
718 965 9177
www.barbesbrooklyn.com

October 12, 2003

Nikitov, NYC, Oct 12

Back for more rare engagements in the US, directly from Holland, Nikitov plays Yiddish songs and Klezmer tunes from Eastern Europe with a Gypsy jazz twist. Led by vocalist Niki Jacobs and violinist Jelle van Tongeren and joined by NYC E. Euro music regular Adam Good on guitar and upright bass slapper guru Jason Sypher. Niki's voice and interpretations of beautiful Yiddish songs is not to be missed. Gypsy jazzer Jelle brings a new spirit and energy to these standards. Niki Jacobs - voice Jelle van Tongeren- violin Adam Good - acoustic guitar Jason Sypher - upright bass October 12 (Sunday) TONIC (Manhattan) Klezmer Brunch sets at 1:30 and 3:00PM $10 each, $15 for both located at 107 Norfolk St., 1/2 block north of Delancey (F train to Delancey, J/M/Z to Essex) www.tonicnyc.com

David Glukh Ensemble, NYC, Oct 12

I would like to invite you to the opening concert of the season of David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble.

The concert will take place in Klavierhaus, 211 West 58 Street in New York City, (near Carnegie Hall) at 7PM on October 12, 2003.

Ronn Yedidia- Accordion, Dan Auerbach- Violin, David Glukh- Piccolo Trumpet

October 13, 2003

Daniel Pearl Music Day, NYC, Oct 13

Feast of the Leviathan: From Chassidic Reggae to Avant-Garde Psalms. Celebration of Jewish Art organized by the Mima'amakim Journal, featuring published poets and writers, as well as Mattissyahu (King of Chassidic Reggae) and The Seth Nadel Band (Jewish Folk Rockers), drum circle and open mic. October 13th, 7 pm at Makor, 35 W 67th Street, $12 (complimentary copy of the journal included). This event is part of the Second Annual Daniel Pearl Music Day network. For more info email feast@mimaamakim.org.

Source: www.jewschool.com

October 16, 2003

Diaspora, Queens, NY, Oct 16

"The Festival 2003" - Thursday of Chol Hamoed Succos, October 16th 2003.
FREE CONCERT in Cunningham Park, Queens. (193rd St & Union Turnpike)
3:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Suggested donation of $10 to help support the One Israel Fund.
Avraham Rosenblum & Diaspora are headlining. (playing a little after 5:00 PM)
Also featuring Blue Fringe, Pey Dalid, Nochie Krohn and more.
For more information visit www.Thefestival2003.com or email Thefestival2003@aol.com

October 20, 2003

Yiddish Song, Columbia U, NYC, Oct 20

"WAITING FOR THE NIGHTINGALE:" Concert of Yiddish Songs

Monday, October 20, 8:00 pm at Columbia's Deutsches Haus, 420 W 116th St. between Amsterdam Ave. and Morningside Dr.

MICHAEL ALPERT (vocals, accordion, guitar, violin) explores the new world of Yiddish songs -- past, present and future -- with acclaimed klezmer musicians

DEBORAH STRAUSS (violin, accordion, vocals) and JEFF WARSCHAUER (guitar, mandolin, vocals). In addition to rare gems of the older Yiddish folksong repertoire, they will perform and discuss new compositions and text settings by Alpert, Warschauer, Bella Gottesman, and Joshua Waletzky.

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October 24, 2003

Papasov, Yunakov, NYC, Oct 24

Yuri Yunakov and Ivo PapasovIt is a Balkan Wedding Band Celebration!

You have no idea how good these guys are:
Ivo Papasov, the Bulgarian wedding music/jazz genius, back in the States for the first time in years, along with Yuri Yunakov and some astounding friends. I've just been at the Boston concert and I am blown away. I've been a fan of the CDs for years, but live? LIVE? Man. These cats wail. These cats change meter, and they play so that people can dance. The singer is first-rate, as well.

Friday, Oct 24
8pm
Peter Norton Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th St.,
NYC
Info/Charges (212) 545-7536
worldmusicinstitute.org

Tell them that the KlezmerShack sent ya'.

October 25, 2003

Metropolitan Klezmer, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 25

Metropolitan Klezmer's full 8-piece band!

Saturday, October 25
Bay Ridge - Roy H. Mann JHS
8pm concert
1420 East 68th St @ Veterans Ave, Brooklyn NY
sponsored by Temple Sholom
Info: 718-251-0370

October 26, 2003

Metropolitan Klezmer, Scarsdale, NY, Oct 26

Metropolitan Klezmer's full eight-piece band

Sunday, October 26
Scarsdale NY - The Bendheim Performing Arts Center
1:30pm concert
at the MidWestchester JCC
999 Wilmot Road
Box Office/directions: 914.472.3300 Ticket Sales ext. 403
www.mwjcc.org/Bendheim/thebendheim.htm
tickets $20 general public /$18 members

Gerard Edery Ensemble, Queens, NY, Oct 26

The Gerard Edery Ensemble with guest dancers, Cris Herrera and Barbara Martinez, will be presenting "Flamenco Sepharad" at Queens College this Sunday at 2 PM. This performance is part of the Jewish Music/Theatre Performances Series at the College and will be held at LeFrak Concert Hall. The cost is $10. For more information or to order tickets please call 718-793-8080.

Join master singer/guitarist Gerard Edery, oud virtuoso, George Mgrdichian, percussionist extraordinaire, Rex Benincasa, acclaimed soprano, Nell Snaidas, renowned Flamenco guitarist, Arturo Martinez, Bass/Cajon player, Sean Kupisz with the erotic Flamenco dancing of, Cristobal N. Herrera & Barbara Martinez as they present a passionate evening of music, song and dance from the Sephardic, Andalousian and Arabic worlds. The voltage is turned up in these new Flamenco arrangements of traditional repertoire and new compositions by Gerard Edery and George Mgrdichian. You wont want to miss this vibrant musical and visual evening of atmospheric vocals, flamenco guitars, world beat percussion, Spanish dance and the oriental timbres of the oud!

Kleztraphobix, Tonic NYC, Oct 26

Kleztraphobix
TONIC on the Lower East Side
1:30pm and 3pm
107 Norfolk St. (1/2 block North of Delancey)
F train to Delancey
J train to Essex
www.tonicnyc.com
$10 for one set, $15 for both

October 29, 2003

Yiddish Swing, NYC, Oct 29

Henry SapoznikWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 7 P.M.
YIDDISH MELODIES IN SWING
With Henry Sapoznik, Pete Sokolow and the Buena Mitzvah
Social Club
Featuring guest vocalists Joanne Borts and Lorin Sklamberg

Revisit the golden age of Yiddish Radio with the Buena
Mitzvah Social Club, New Yorks Yiddish swing and radio
veterans, as they, along with special guests, pay tribute
to the long-running WHN radio series Yiddish Melodies in
Swing. The performance focuses on the great Yiddish duos,
trios, and instrumental numbers from the Yiddish Melodies
programs of the WWII era. The program features
emcee/producer Henry Sapoznik, the Buena Mitzvah Social
Club, under the direction of Pete Sokolow, and special
guest vocalists Joanne Borts and Lorin Sklamberg of the
Klezmatics.

Henry Sapoznik is an Emmy and Grammy-nominated record
producer and performer who, with David Isay, produced the
Peabody award winning Yiddish Radio Project for National
Public Radio.

$15 adults, $12 members/seniors, $10 students, with
advanced reservation
($18, $15, $12 at the door)

Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
tel: 212.945.0039
www.mjhnyc.org

October 30, 2003

Warschauer/Straus, NYC, Oct 30

The monthly Kavehoyz sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture, the League for Yiddish, and Yugntruf - Youth for Yiddish, is proud to present an evening of Yiddish song and music with

Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer, aka:
the Strauss/Warschauer Duo
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003 7:00 PM
at the Congress for Jewish Culture
25 E. 21 street in Manhattan
admission $5, includes kosher pastry and coffee.

The Strauss/Warschauer Duo brings together two internationally renowned musicians who are deeply committed to klezmer music and Yiddish song. Their performances are an integrated and intimate blend of songs, translations and instrumental music - grounded in tradition, yet thoroughly contemporary. They draw from klezmer, Yiddish, Hasidic and liturgical music and culture, adding their own original compositions and song settings. As they sing and play in shifting combinations of violin, guitar, mandolin and accordion, they create a dynamic atmosphere with an exceptional range of feeling - from delicate and refined to exuberant and foot-stomping.

For more information, please contact the Congress for Jewish Culture at (212) 505-8040.

October 31, 2003

Balkan sounds for Halloween, NYC, Oct 31

Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar and Zlatne Uste

Live Eastern European music and line dancing
Costumes and Characters Encouraged
Light Snacks Served
Bring Your Own Spirits

Friday, October 31st, 8 pm
Hungarian House
213 East 82nd St at 3rd Ave
Manhattan
$15 donation requested no one turned away
Nearest Subway: 4, 5, 6 - 86th Street Manhattan

www.zagnutcirkus.com/ balkan_halloween.pdf

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November 1, 2003

Reggae and Judaism, NYC, Nov 1

Reggae and Judaism Collide at the Unity Sessions II
9PM Sat, Nov 1
Makor 35 West 67th St (between Columbus and Central Park West) NYC
$15

Presented by JDub Records and Murat Art Productions, The Unity Sessions II is the second installment in a series of musical events that bridge ethnic, religious, and political lines through shared musical experiences. The event also marks the first preview screening of Awake Zion, the documentary-in-progress by Monica Haim that explores the relationship between reggae culture and Judaism. The Unity Sessions II will bring together Jewish and Jamaican reggae musicians on one stage as a testament to the unifying power of music.

Selector Yossi Fine (Ex-Centric Sound System) will kick off the night. Hasidic Reggae Vocalist Mattissyahu, conscous dancehall performer Super Dane, Treasure Don, and King Django will perform. Jammyland Allstars play all night long. www.jdubrecords.org www.awakezion.net

Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Nov 1

Isle of Klezbos sextet plays at NYU's Bronfman Center
this Saturday night, November 1st
as part of the Queer Urban Retreat:
"Strength and Growth in Queer Jewish Communities"
a two-day conference focusing on activism and organizing in Queer Jewish
communities.
8:00pm show - admission free, college ID required.
7 East 10th St (a brownstone/Hillel), NYC
Concert on the second floor -- beautiful & cozy!
www.nyu.edu/bronfman/buttons/queerurbanretreat.php
or email conference organizer Mike Brown: mgb247@nyu.edu

Featuring:
Pam Fleming, trumpet & flugelhorn
Deborah Karpel, vocals
Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & sax
Catherine Popper, upright bass
Eve Sicular, drums
& special guest accordionist extraordinaire Ismail Butera

November 2, 2003

Metropolitan Klezmer, Tonic, NYC, 11/2

11/2: MetroKlezmer & friends at the Tonic Klezmer Brunch, Sunday 1:30pm &

Cancelled!


apparently a victim of miscommunication between the Tonic series curators and the club.

Adonai and I, NYC, Nov 2

Adonai and I
Sun. November 2nd-NYC Museum of Jewish Heritage-

FAMILY-FRIENDLY DAY SHOW!!!!- 2:30pm
We will be performing for 50 minutes followed by a 50-minute workshop for kids. Please bring homemade instruments to play along at the workshop

36 Battery Place Battery Park City New York, NY 10280
Free for family-level members, $10 adults, $7 non-family-level members/seniors,$5 students/children under 12
Tel. 212.968.1800
visit us on the web: www.mjhnyc.org

November 6, 2003

Yiddish in America, NYC, Nov 6

event logoSECOND ANNUAL WORKMENS CIRCLE/ARBETER RING

YIDDISH IN AMERICA GALA CELEBRATION

TOWN HALL, NYC - NOVEMBER 6th, 2003 - 7:30PM

Tickets for YIDDISH IN AMERICA are $250, $100, $50 and $36. They are currently available at the Town Hall Box Office, Ticketmaster, or at The Workmens Circle/Arbeter-Ring New York office 212-889-6800 x 301.

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November 7, 2003

Milken Conf, NYC: Jewish Music in a Land of Freedom, Nov 7-11

Explore the rich diversity of American Jewish musical expression, from its modest beginnings with early Jewish settlers of the Colonial era all the way through the vibrant creativity and dynamics of the 20th century. Celebrate musical masterpieces once thought lost forever; chart future directions with world premieres and workshops.

Only in America takes place Friday, November 7 through Tuesday, November 11, 2003 in New York City.

Unprecedented in scope, this five-day Conference & Festival is jointly sponsored by The Jewish Theological Seminary and the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music.

Papers, Lectures, Panel Discussions, Symposia
World Premieres, Concerts, Musical Services
Choral, Klezmer & Other Workshops
New & Traditional Music

http://www.milkenarchive.org/events/events.taf

November 8, 2003

Yiddish "Cat in the Hat", NYC, Nov 8


book coverAs part of our ongoing A Glezele Tey series, Sholem Berger will read from and discuss his recently published Yiddish translation of the Dr. Seuss classic, "The Cat in the Hat" with Celeste Sollod. "Di Kats der Payats" is the first official translation of any of Dr. Seuss's books into Yiddish. Erica Brody notes in her review:

"With his puckish grin, pert red bow-tie and ever-perky whiskers, the Cat in the Hat is once again on the prowl, ready to rescue children from the doldrums of drizzly afternoons. Thanks to Berger's translation, Di Kats der Payats makes his entre into perfectly rhymed Yiddish and is likely to inspire warm, fuzzy feelings for the impish cat and perhaps for Yiddish itself." - Forward, September 5, 2003.

A Glezele Tey will be presented on Saturday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m., at The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan (334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street).

click here to buy the book (you'll also support the person who provides streaming media for the KlezmerShack).

November 9, 2003

Shirim perform 'Peter and the Pig', Staten Island, NY, Nov 9

Shirim Klezmer Orchestra and Fishel Bressler perform "Pincus and the Pig," a
klezmer version of "Peter and the Wolf" with new narration writen by Maurice
Sendak, music by Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, and projected illustrations by
Maurice Sendak.
Nov. 9, 3:00pm at the College of Staten Island Center for the Arts. Tix are
$15, $12, $10.
The CSI Center for the Arts is located on the campus of the College of
Staten Island, 2800 Victory Boulevard, in the Willowbrook section of Staten
Island at the intersection of Victory Boulevard, I-278 / Staten Island
Expressway, and Route 440.

More information and directions are available at:
www.csi.cuny.edu/arts/eventscalendar.html

KlezSka at Tonic, NYC, Nov 9

KlezSka logo11/9: KlezSka & friends at the Tonic Klezmer Brunch, Sunday 1:30pm &
3pm sharp!
TONIC on the Lower East Side
1:30pm and 3pm
107 Norfolk St. (1/2 block North of Delancey)
F train to Delancey
J train to Essex
www.tonicnyc.com
$10 for one set, $15 for both

November 10, 2003

Warschauer/Strauss, Zev Feldman, NYC, Nov 10

Monday, November 10, 2003: Concert number two in The Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song. OLD AND NEW KLEZMER MUSIC IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. With musicologist/musician Walter Zev Feldman and the Strauss/Warschauer Duo. Info: (718) 399-1147 or warschauer@aol.com

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November 11, 2003

Zalmen Mlotek headlines show, NYC, Nov 11

Zalmen Mlotek, Executive Director of The Folksbiene Yiddish Theater and Musical Director of The New Yiddish Chorale, will be presenting "Jewish Musical Drama in the New Country," a concert of rarely-heard Yiddish music, on Tuesday, November 11th at the Jewish Theological Seminary. The concert will feature an 1882 Yiddish operetta as well as the NYC premiere of a Yiddish cantata. Tickets for the performance, which begins at 7 p.m., are $18 at the door.

All performances, which are to be held in the Feinberg Auditorium, will have simultaneous English translations on screen for the enjoyment of those who do not speak Yiddish. Remaining tickets at $18 can be purchased at the door only. To reserve tickets, phone (212) 213-2120. Further information is available at http://www.milkenarchive.org/events. The Jewish Theological Seminary is located at 3080 Broadway at 122nd Street.

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November 13, 2003

Hasidic New Wave, NYC, Nov 13

At SATALLA - The Temple of World Music: in Manhattan

Thurs., Nov. 13th 10 pm & midnight $10
HASIDIC NEW WAVE & YAKAR RHYTHMS
- Frank London & Greg Wall's psychedelic Jewish Jazz group meet Alioune
Faye's Senegalese Sabar ensemble for a night of Afro-Semitic sonic
explorations.
- The Hasidic New Wave start with traditional Hasidic nigunim -
spiritual melodies - as a foundation for searing improvisations; Yakar
Rhythms are the top Senegalese Sabar drummers in NYC and have played
with everyone from Youssou N'dour to Stevie Wonder. Together, they have
toured internationally and were highlight at last year's Montreal Jazz
Festival. The two groups perform music from their CD, "From the Belly of

Sarah Aroeste, NYC, Nov 13

Sarah AroesteCatch the Sarah Aroeste Band in a special performance:

Thursday, November 13th
8 PM
JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave. @ 76th Street
Tickets: $15 members/$20 nonmembers
available at www.jccmanhattan.org or tel: 646.505.5708

The Ladino rock sound featuring:

Sarah Aroeste: Vocals

Yoel Ben-Simhon, Musical Director and oud, guitar, piano, backup vocals
Alan Cohen: Electric guitar
Emmanuel Mann: Electric Bass
Liron Peled: Drums, percussion

This concert is featured as part of the Diaspora: Homelands in Exile series

November 15, 2003

Fish Street Klezmer, NYC, Nov 15

Fish Street Klezmer Shira Shazeer & Ken Richmond

business cardSaturday night November 15 at The Folksbiene, Opening for the New York Yiddish Theater's production of "The Lady Next Door"!

7:00 pm, as part of the "A Glezele Tey" series at the JCC of Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street

Including songs from our Debut CD "Intoxicated: Yiddish Songs of Love and Drinking"

performance is FREE and open to the public! ("The Lady Next Door" is not free.)

November 16, 2003

David Glukh Klezmer, NYC, Nov 16

I would like to invite you to a charming Cornelia Street Cafe- a wonderful
jazz club in Greenwich Village, NYC to hear our group- David Glukh Klezmer
Ensemble
. Ronn Yedidia- Accordion, Dan Auerbach- Violin, David Glukh-
Piccolo Trumpet.

The event will take place on November 16, 2003 at 9PM
Directions to the Cornelia Street Cafe are available from
www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Village Klezmer, Tonic, NYC, Nov 16

11/16:
The Village Klezmer Quintet
This sophisticated young group treats to a shimmering travelogue from Eastern Europe and beyond.
Tonic Klezmer Brunch, Sunday 1:30pm &
3pm sharp!
TONIC on the Lower East Side
107 Norfolk St. (1/2 block North of Delancey)
F train to Delancey
J train to Essex
www.tonicnyc.com
$10 for one set, $15 for both

November 20, 2003

KlezSka, NYC, Nov 20

KlezSka logoOn Thursday, November 20th the group Klezska! will be performing at Satalla - 37 West 26th Street in NY City (between 6th & Broadway). The show begins at 8PM and there is a $15 cover charge.

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November 21, 2003

Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Nov 21

Isle of Klezbos
Isle of Klezbos returns to lovely upstate Ulster County (+ excites the
airwaves
from the Capital District to the Berkshires to the Hudson Valley & beyond)
all on Friday, November 21 -- live radio by day, club stage by night!

Friday morning, 11/21: WAMC Northeast Public Radio's Roundtable show
presents Klezbos on "Performance Place" with host Paul Elisha
live on-air performance & interview from about 11:20am til noon
show details & station/s info at www.wamc.org

then (still Friday, 11/21) at 8:00pm: The West Strand Grill, Kingston NY
50 Abeel St... directions/tickets at www.greatdamesproductions.com
more info: 845-331-8128
$15 advance, $20 at the door
Two sets from the powerhouse, fun-loving all-female klezmer sextet!
untamed frolic ~ modal mystery ~ soulful originals ~ Yiddish swing & tango
presented by the Great Dames Productions women's music series

November 22, 2003

Hip Hop Hoodíos, Brooklyn, NY, Nov 22

Hip Hop Hoodíos
Nov. 22 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Academy of
Music (BAM Cafe) FREE! (band peforms at 9pm sharp -
arrive early to ensure seating)
Brooklyn Academy of Music Address:
30 Lafayette Avenue (between Ashland Place and St.
Felix Street), Brooklyn
Info: 718.636.4100

Were happy to announce a major FREE concert at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Cafe on Saturday, Nov. 22nd. What better way to kick off the holiday season than with a night of Latino-Jewish pre-Turkey Day mayhem? Pencil it on your calendars now, Friends & Romans, and be sure to arrive EARLY to get through the full body cavity inspection by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and obtain seats well be going on at 8pm sharp.

November 23, 2003

Klez Dispensers, Tonic, NYC, Nov 23

11/23: Klez Dispensers & friends at the Tonic Klezmer Brunch, Sunday 1:30pm &
3pm sharp!
TONIC on the Lower East Side
107 Norfolk St. (1/2 block North of Delancey)
F train to Delancey
J train to Essex
www.tonicnyc.com
$10 for one set, $15 for both
The Klez Dispensers' New York CD release concert of the brand new and already highly acclaimed album, "New Jersey Freylekhs."

November 30, 2003

Shachal & Anistar Group, Tonic, NYC, Nov 30

11/30:
Harel Shachal & Anistar Group
Middle Eastern Jewish Jazz.
Tonic Klezmer Brunch, Sunday 1:30pm &
3pm sharp!
TONIC on the Lower East Side
107 Norfolk St. (1/2 block North of Delancey)
F train to Delancey
J train to Essex
www.tonicnyc.com
$10 for one set, $15 for both

December 2, 2003

Frank London & SoCalled, NYC, Dec 2

Tues., Dec, 2nd 10pm $10
SoCalled & FRANK LONDON
- Freeform Hip Hop Gypsy Klezmer jam with Klezmatics trumpeter Frank
London and Hip-Hop Khassene's DJ SoCalled. The brotherhood of
bass-tastic brass-tactic boombastics, down to brass tack-tics.
Eastern-European Klezmer techno jam: come shake your booty to a brass
band getting Beat up.
- Guests Aaron Alexander, Ori Kaplan, Ron Caswell, and more...

December 6, 2003

Margot Leverett, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 6

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys
Saturday, Dec. 6:
Concert at Brooklyn Jewish Arts Gallery
8:00 pm,
401 9th Street, Brooklyn;
with book-signing by Joseph Kubert.
$10/$5-members
718-789-3368
www.bjag.org

December 7, 2003

Afro-Semitic Experience, Tonic, NYC, Dec 7

12/7: Afro-Semitic Experience
Tonic Klezmer Brunch
Sunday 1:30pm & 3pm sharp!
TONIC on the Lower East Side
107 Norfolk St. (1/2 block North of Delancey)
F train to Delancey
J train to Essex
www.tonicnyc.com
$10 for one set, $15 for both

King Django, NYC, Dec 7

When: Sunday, Dec 7th, details TBA.
Where: CBGB's, 315 Bowery between 1st & 2nd St, NYC.
What: King Django's Roots and Culture Band to play at the CD release party for King Django's new album, "Version City Sessions."
More info: www.stubbornrecords.com

December 8, 2003

Warschauer/Strauss, NYC, Dec 8

Monday December 8, 2003: Concert number three in The Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song. THE COLUMBIA KLEZMER BAND AND THE STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO: CONCERT AND DANCE PARTY. Info: (718) 399-1147 or warschauer@aol.com

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December 14, 2003

Khevre, Tonic, NYC, Dec 14

12/14: Khevre
Tonic Klezmer Brunch
Sunday 1:30pm & 3pm sharp!
TONIC on the Lower East Side
107 Norfolk St. (1/2 block North of Delancey)
F train to Delancey
J train to Essex
www.tonicnyc.com
$10 for one set, $15 for both

December 18, 2003

Diaspora Band, NYC, Dec 18

The Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women Student Councils
present this years annual Chanukah concert
Starring Avraham Rosenblum & Diaspora,
Avraham Fried, Yaakov Shwekey and more.
MC Nachum Segal.
Thursday, December 18th 2003, Doors open at 7:00 PM
Lamport Auditorium, Zysman Hall - Yeshiva University (entrance at corner of Amsterdam Ave & 18th St) Due to security concerns a photo ID will be required

For tickets or any additional information visit www.yuconcert.com or e-mail Nechama Gotlieb at tickets@yuconcert.com

Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 22

three FREE noontime shows at NYC's World Financial Center
Metropolitan Klezmer's fluidly instrumental outfit
acoustic & unplugged in the indoor Winter Garden atrium
music schedule: Friday 12/19, Sat. 12/20, Monday 12/22
from 12 noon til 1:30 pm daily!
(last-minute gift crunch? CDs + more at shows, & cdbaby.com)

Band lineup & public transportation directions below.

FRIDAY 12/19:
Debra Kreisberg-clarinet & sax, Michael Hess-violin & ney flutes, Jacob
Garchik-trombone, Dave Hofstra-bass, Eve Sicular-drums
SATURDAY 12/20 + MONDAY 12/22:
Debra Kreisberg-clarinet & sax, Pam Fleming-trumpet, Ismail Butera-accordion,
Jacob Garchik-trombone, Dave Hofstra-tuba, Eve Sicular-drums

subway, bus and walking directions:

The IRT trains # 2 and 3 go to Chambers Street. You can walk west on Chambers
(or the streets below Chambers- Warren and Murray) to West Street and then
south to Vesey Street. That is the north entrance to the complex which leads
into the Winter Garden.

The E train goes to Chambers St. also - a little further east.

The N and R trains go to Cortland Street (closer than Rector St.) and there
is a foot bridge over the highway to the Vesey St entrance to the World
Financial Center.

The #1 train goes to Chambers and then down to Rector Street. Rector is at
the south end of the WFC. Exit from the back of the train and you come out at
Rector St. walk one block west then north for 2 or 3 blocks and you'll come to
the the Ground Zero site. There's a footbridge that goes over the highway into
Tower A. Once inside you go to your right and follow the signs to the Winter
Garden. If the weather is bad this is a shorter walk outdoors than coming from
Chambers. You end up south of the Winter Garden (Liberty St. ).

The #6 train goes to Wall St.- a little further north and east of the Rector
St. station.

The M20 Bus goes down 7th Ave and stops right at the Vesey St. entrance and
then down to the Liberty St. entrance to Tower A.

the M9 bus, which traverses 14th St, Avenue B, Houston, Essex and downtown,
finishes its route at the Battery Park City side of the World Financial Center.

December 19, 2003

Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 19

three FREE noontime shows at NYC's World Financial Center
Metropolitan Klezmer's fluidly instrumental outfit
acoustic & unplugged in the indoor Winter Garden atrium
music schedule: Friday 12/19, Sat. 12/20, Monday 12/22
from 12 noon til 1:30 pm daily!
(last-minute gift crunch? CDs + more at shows, & cdbaby.com)

Band lineup & public transportation directions below.

FRIDAY 12/19:
Debra Kreisberg-clarinet & sax, Michael Hess-violin & ney flutes, Jacob
Garchik-trombone, Dave Hofstra-bass, Eve Sicular-drums
SATURDAY 12/20 + MONDAY 12/22:
Debra Kreisberg-clarinet & sax, Pam Fleming-trumpet, Ismail Butera-accordion,
Jacob Garchik-trombone, Dave Hofstra-tuba, Eve Sicular-drums

subway, bus and walking directions:

The IRT trains # 2 and 3 go to Chambers Street. You can walk west on Chambers
(or the streets below Chambers- Warren and Murray) to West Street and then
south to Vesey Street. That is the north entrance to the complex which leads
into the Winter Garden.

The E train goes to Chambers St. also - a little further east.

The N and R trains go to Cortland Street (closer than Rector St.) and there
is a foot bridge over the highway to the Vesey St entrance to the World
Financial Center.

The #1 train goes to Chambers and then down to Rector Street. Rector is at
the south end of the WFC. Exit from the back of the train and you come out at
Rector St. walk one block west then north for 2 or 3 blocks and you'll come to
the the Ground Zero site. There's a footbridge that goes over the highway into
Tower A. Once inside you go to your right and follow the signs to the Winter
Garden. If the weather is bad this is a shorter walk outdoors than coming from
Chambers. You end up south of the Winter Garden (Liberty St. ).

The #6 train goes to Wall St.- a little further north and east of the Rector
St. station.

The M20 Bus goes down 7th Ave and stops right at the Vesey St. entrance and
then down to the Liberty St. entrance to Tower A.

the M9 bus, which traverses 14th St, Avenue B, Houston, Essex and downtown,
finishes its route at the Battery Park City side of the World Financial Center.

December 20, 2003

Miriam-Khaye Seigel, NYC, Dec 20

Miriam-Khaye Seigel presents a dynamic performance of Yiddish
songs on Saturday night, December 20, 2003 at 7:00 PM, at the
JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at West 76th). This
free concert is part of the series "A Glezele Tey", sponsored
by the Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre.

Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 20

three FREE noontime shows at NYC's World Financial Center
Metropolitan Klezmer's fluidly instrumental outfit
acoustic & unplugged in the indoor Winter Garden atrium
music schedule: Friday 12/19, Sat. 12/20, Monday 12/22
from 12 noon til 1:30 pm daily!
(last-minute gift crunch? CDs + more at shows, & cdbaby.com)

Band lineup & public transportation directions below.

FRIDAY 12/19:
Debra Kreisberg-clarinet & sax, Michael Hess-violin & ney flutes, Jacob
Garchik-trombone, Dave Hofstra-bass, Eve Sicular-drums
SATURDAY 12/20 + MONDAY 12/22:
Debra Kreisberg-clarinet & sax, Pam Fleming-trumpet, Ismail Butera-accordion,
Jacob Garchik-trombone, Dave Hofstra-tuba, Eve Sicular-drums

subway, bus and walking directions:

The IRT trains # 2 and 3 go to Chambers Street. You can walk west on Chambers
(or the streets below Chambers- Warren and Murray) to West Street and then
south to Vesey Street. That is the north entrance to the complex which leads
into the Winter Garden.

The E train goes to Chambers St. also - a little further east.

The N and R trains go to Cortland Street (closer than Rector St.) and there
is a foot bridge over the highway to the Vesey St entrance to the World
Financial Center.

The #1 train goes to Chambers and then down to Rector Street. Rector is at
the south end of the WFC. Exit from the back of the train and you come out at
Rector St. walk one block west then north for 2 or 3 blocks and you'll come to
the the Ground Zero site. There's a footbridge that goes over the highway into
Tower A. Once inside you go to your right and follow the signs to the Winter
Garden. If the weather is bad this is a shorter walk outdoors than coming from
Chambers. You end up south of the Winter Garden (Liberty St. ).

The #6 train goes to Wall St.- a little further north and east of the Rector
St. station.

The M20 Bus goes down 7th Ave and stops right at the Vesey St. entrance and
then down to the Liberty St. entrance to Tower A.

the M9 bus, which traverses 14th St, Avenue B, Houston, Essex and downtown,
finishes its route at the Battery Park City side of the World Financial Center.

Klezmatics do Woody Guthrie Hanukkah, NYC, Dec 20

On Dec. 20, The Klezmatics and special guest vocalists will present a special holiday concert featuring the world premiere of Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah songs, translated into Yiddish. Called The Yiddish Woody Guthrie, it will take place at 1395 Lexington Ave, New York City. The Klezmatics have been working with Nora Guthrie and the Woody Guthrie Archives to uncover Guthrie's unknown Jewish holiday songs. Also featured will be songs by Guthrie's mother-in-law and famous New York Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt. Presented by the Y's MAKOR program.

December 21, 2003

Adrianne Greenbaum, friends, Tonic, NYC, Dec 21

Adrianne Greenbaum writes:

On December 21 I will be performing with Pete Rushevsky and Marty Confurius (Cookie MAY join in on a set if she can briefly tear herself away from a family fete...) at Tonic. We'll be performing most of the Fleyt album but also additional Gulerman and Triplik/Beregovski tunes, a couple of which will hopefully performed on my "new" simple-system J. Zimmermann flute, c. 1899. It's a great sounding gem of an instrument if I can remember most of the fingerings... I'm gettin' there.... Anyway, I'd love to see many of you and maybe it'll be a nice warm afternoon like it's supposed to be this Sunday :-) Each set will be different so come to both and shmooze in between.

The usual Tonic info: 1:30/3:00; $10/$15; 107 Norfolk St., Manhattan. (www.tonicnyc.com for more directions)

Seth Glass, Neshama Carlebach, Makor, NYC, Dec 21

!!!Hey- Check Out Seth Glass at MAKOR!!!

This Sunday Dec. 21st @8:00 pm (also appearing: Neshama Carlebach).

MAKOR: 35 W. 67th St. (Col./C.P.W.)
(212)601-1000
www.makor.org


See you there...

Israeli Folk Dancing / Celebrate Chanukah, NYC, Dec 21

Classic Israeli Folk Dance Hanukah Party with Live Music
Plus Sufganiot & Surprise Guest Teachers

Sunday Dec 21 2003 7PM to - 11PM

If you are in the NYC area and miss the golden oldies of Israel, come to
our biggest party of the year featuring Israeli Folk dancing in the
classic tradition with live music, sufganiot and surprise guest teachers.
Join the longest running weekly nostalgia session doing your old favorites
plus some later ones. No partner needed.

7pm Instruction; 8pm Open Session with live music.
Contribution: $10
Location: Bridge for Dance, 2726 Broadway at 104th St.
Tel:(917) 207-0093, E-mail: rdr@rikud.net, Web: www.rikud.net
Sponsored by Rikuday Dor Rishon

December 23, 2003

Sarah Aroeste, Makor, NYC, Dec 23

Sarah AroesteCatch the Sarah Aroeste Band in NYC:

Makor
35 West 67th Street
(between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
212.601.1000
www.makor.org

The Ladino rock sound featuring:

Sarah Aroeste: Vocals

Yoel Ben-Simhon, Musical Director and oud, guitar, piano, backup vocals
Alan Cohen: Electric guitar
Emmanuel Mann: Electric Bass
Liron Peled: Drums, percussion

December 24, 2003

Hasidic New Wave, Makor, NYC, Dec 24

Makor Open House
Christmas Eve / Hanukkah Blowout Party
Hasidic New Wave

When five downtown New York improvisers with deep roots in the jazz tradition embrace the Hasidic musical legacy and the scintillating rhythms of the Holy Land, a new voice emerges. Blending together an intense mixture of ethnic and cosmopolitan sounds, Hasidic New Wave fuses spiritual songs from Hasidic dynasties to funk and jazz, Arabic dances with avant-garde rock. HNW alternates ecstatic and meditative performances, imbued with joy and passion. Join leaders Frank London (The Klezmatics) and Greg Wall their all-star band for this sixth-night-of-Hanukkah celebration.

Open Bar!


Date & Time: Wed, Dec 24, 2003, 8:00pm
Location: Makor, 92St. Y,
West Side at 35 West 67th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.
Price: $35.00 All Sections

Jewltide: A Hannukah Bash, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 24

Wed, Dec 24th: Jewltide: A Hannukah Bash

8PM @ Southpaw $10 presale www.ticketweb.com

125 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn

Q Train to 7th Ave. M/N/R to Union Street 2/3 to Bergen St. F to 4th Ave.

JDub is teaming up with Brooklyn Jews to present a healthy alternative to the Chinese food and movie theater experiences of years past. When Hannukah and Christmas collide, we cant help but throw down. Eric Drysdale from The Daily Show, musical performances by the Bialyrockers (featuring Annette Ezekiel of Golem & Jeremy Parzen of Les Sans Culottes), other surprise guests (good ones!), and JDubs own Mattissyahu. Plus free donuts and beer specials. Now doesnt that beat fruitcake?

Jewltide will sell out. Dont be left at your neighborhood Matzah Ball. Get tickets early!

Klezmer Jamboree and more, NYC, Dec 24

Don't be a lonely Jew this Christmas Eve in NYC...
...come to Satalla and get your groove on to some infectious klezmer music!


Wednesday, December 24
Klezmer Jamboree
with
Jeff Perlman and
Klez Que C'est?
9pm 'til you can't dance no more


Singles mingle, drink and dance. Couples and non-Jews welcome too!
And who really cares whether or not Santa's gonna come this year?


The rockin' Eastern European Jewish party band will feature:

Jeff Perlman - clarinet (Village Klezmer Quintet, KlezSka)
Ben Holmes - trumpet (Village Klezmer Quintet, Klez Dispensers, King Django's Roots & Culture) Aron Gershman - Moldovan accordion virtuoso
Jason Sypher - slap-eriffic bassist (Klezmer Mountain Boys, Nikitov)
Timothy Quigley - percussion (Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar, Jessica Lurie, Argentine)

and maybe some special guests... (you?)

Wednesday, December 24
Klezmer Jamboree
9pm 'til you can't dance no more
Satalla
The Temple of World Music
37 W. 26th St. (between Broadway and 6th Ave)
$15


It might be cold out there, but it'll be hot in here!


www.satalla.com

December 27, 2003

hiphopkhasene in Manhattan, Dec 27

Socalled's "Hip Hop Seder" excited a lot of folks a couple of years ago and Sophie Solomon is the electric, intense violinist in the UK's rising "Oi Va Voi."

Both have been known to perform (and to teach) impeccable traditional klezmer, and are among the most exciting of the latest generation of emerging new klezmorim.

When: Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 7 p.m.
Where: The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan (334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street). Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

December 30, 2003

Frank London Klezmer Brass AllStars, NYC, Dec 30

Tues., Dec. 30th 8pm, 10pm & 12midnight $15
FRANK LONDON'S KLEZMER BRASS ALLSTARS plus SPECIAL GUESTS

Late night jam with FLKBAS and DJ SoCalled
at a brand new joing: SATALLA
37 West 26th St.
(6th/Broadway)
212.576.1155

- photos are at www.franklondon.com
- A big klezmer party with "Di Shikere Kapelye" (The Inebriated
Orchestra,) featuring the best klezmer brass players from around the
world throwing down Balkan - Jewish brass band style. Featuring
Klezmatics trumpeter Frank London and his posse: Philadelphia's Susan
Watts Hoffman (KlezMs), London's Merlin Shepherd, Austin's Mark Rubin
(Bad Livers), Curtis Hasselbring (Golem), David Licht (Klezmatics,
Shockabilly), Matt Darriau (Ballin the Paradox - matics) and a who's
who' of special guests from the international klez scene, all in town
for this insane blow-out. On their first recording they channeled the
legendary "Di Shikere Kapelye" (The Inebriated Orchestra,) and then
blasted the roof off with Boban Markovic's Orkestar and Cairo's
Hassaballa Brass Band on "Brotherhood of Brass."

January 3, 2004

Hip Hop Hoodíos, Makor, NYC, Jan 3

Hip Hop Hoodíos
Jan. 3 - New York, NY
Makor
(tix are $12)
35 W. 67th Street
212.601.1000.
www.makor.org

The upcoming New Years Eve and Jan. 3rd concerts from Latino-Jewish urban music collective Hip Hop Hoodos promise lots of booty-shaking and laughs alike. Comprised of bilingual musicians from Jewish/Latino backgrounds ("hoodo is a twist on the word "judio" - Spanish for "Jew"), the members of Hip Hop Hoodos are linked by a common love for Latin alternative music, or rock and rap "en Espanol". But don't call these guys the Jewish answer to Tenacious D or the Latino respuesta to the Beastie Boys: Hip Hop Hoodos are out to change the notions and preconceptions of Latin music entirely. Following the groups recent standing room-only concerts at Joes Pub and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (as well as packed dates in Chicago and LA), Los Hoodios perform at Makor in NYC on Saturday, Jan. 3rd, and also have a special New Years Eve date at First Night Montclair in New Jersey.

January 8, 2004

Rashanim, NYC, Jan 8

Rashanim Thursday, January 8, 2004 Midnight; $5 Tonic (212-358-7503; www.tonicnyc.com) 107 Norfolk St. (between Delancey and Rivington) Subway: F to Delancey; J,M,Z to Delancey-Essex Rashanim returns to Tonic for a set of new music and material from their debut on John Zorn's Tzadik Records. The dynamic NYC guitar trio plays beautiful Jewish melodies and rocking original tunes, with influences from electric Miles Davis and Radiohead to klezmer legend Naftule Brandwein. With Jon Madof (guitar), Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass) and Mathias Kunzli (drums, percussion).

January 11, 2004

Jewish/World Music Showcase, NYC, Jan 11

Jewish/World Music Showcase at APAP 2004
Sunday January 11, 2004
Beginning at 4:00pm
NY Hilton Hotel Concourse F (one level below the lobby)

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January 14, 2004

Klezmer jam, Queens, NYC, Jan 14

We have another jam session coming up this week. Our last one was dazzled by list member Richard Lecharsky's amazing singing! Not to mention some beautiful violin, accordion and miscellaneous percussion. Hope to see more of you this week!

Wednesday, Jan. 14: A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (N or W to 30th Ave) , 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680.

Phil Kline, NYC, Jan 20

c a n t a l o u p e m u s i c,
the record label created by the founders of Bang on a Can,

presents a special performance of

Phil Kline's ZIPPO SONGS
Protest Music for 2004...A deeply moving, intense look at the poetry that
American GIs inscribed on
their lighters in Vietnam. Plus, songs on texts by Donald Rumsfeld.

at Joe's Pub
Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30 pm

Concert coincides with the 1/13/04 release date of the "Zippo Songs" CD on
Cantaloupe (CA21019), which is already making waves across the country

Admission: $15
Tele-Charge: 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com
Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St.: 212-539-8770 or
http://www.joespub.com/">www.joespub.com
Dinner reservations: 212-539-8778

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January 15, 2004

Zagnuts, NYC, Jan 15

Don't miss the biggest Balkan music event of the year! Shake off the cold with two great nights of spirited music, energetic dancing, crazy people and plenty of good eats and drinks. 36 bands! And get ready for the all the whoopla at a pre-party with New York's Own Lively Balkan Brass Band: The Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar, also known as The Official Balkan Brass Band of Brooklyn (the Zagnuts will be playing for the Reopening of Brooklyn Museum's Grand Staircase on April 17th and has just received a grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council to play music and teach dancing in Prospect Park this spring). Anywhoooooo....the Zagnuts invite you to join them at NuBlu on the night before Golden Festival starts, Thursday, January 15th. NuBlu is so Nu that I haven't been there yet. In fact, I hear that there is no sign out front, just a Blu light. So look for the Blu light and get down there and party party party like it's start of a Nu year. Or something like that. Hmm...just get there, okay?


:: THURSDAY! ::

Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar
Playing at NuBlu
Thursday, Jan 15, 11 pm
62 Ave C, NYC
between 4th and 5th Streets
www.zagnutcirkus.com
www.nublu.net

Zagnuts, Zlatne Usted and More: Balkan fest in NYC, Jan 16-17

Don't miss the biggest Balkan music event of the year! Shake off the cold with two great nights of spirited music, energetic dancing, crazy people and plenty of good eats and drinks. 36 bands! And get ready for the all the whoopla at a pre-party with New York's Own Lively Balkan Brass Band: The Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar, also known as The Official Balkan Brass Band of Brooklyn (the Zagnuts will be playing for the Reopening of Brooklyn Museum's Grand Staircase on April 17th and has just received a grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council to play music and teach dancing in Prospect Park this spring). Anywhoooooo....the Zagnuts invite you to join them at NuBlu on the night before Golden Festival starts, Thursday, January 15th. NuBlu is so Nu that I haven't been there yet. In fact, I hear that there is no sign out front, just a Blu light. So look for the Blu light and get down there and party party party like it's start of a Nu year. Or something like that. Hmm...just get there, okay?


::: FRIDAY & SATURDAY! :::

Two nights of Balkan music, dance and border-crossing celebration

The Golden Festival is New York's largest Balkan music event, with multiple stages, Balkan and Middle Eastern refreshments, Balkan arts vendors, as well as beautiful Balkan textiles on display. From international stars to local musicians, modern Balkan stylists to folk traditionalists, over 20 bands provide hours of ecstatic listening, dancing and partying.

Friday, Jan 16 at Hungarian House
213 E 82nd St. (btw 2nd & 3rd Ave's)
Manhattan, New York
Lobby phone: (212)650-1974
Donation: $16, students $12, children (6-12) $5
7:30-8:45 pm: Balkan dance workshop with Michael Ginsburg and members of Zlatne Uste
8:45 pm-12 am: Ethnic snacks and great live music

Saturday, Jan 17 at Good Shepherd School
620 Isham (near 207th St. and B'way)
Manhattan, New York Directions
Donation: $27, students $18, children (6-12) $8

6 pm-until 3 am: The whole deal - multiple music venues, snacks, party, etc. 36 bands!

Information:
zufestival@zlatneuste.org
(718) 859-4759
www.zlatneuste.org

January 16, 2004

Zagnuts, Zlatne Usted and More: Balkan fest in NYC, Jan 16-17

Don't miss the biggest Balkan music event of the year! Shake off the cold with two great nights of spirited music, energetic dancing, crazy people and plenty of good eats and drinks. 36 bands! And get ready for the all the whoopla at a pre-party with New York's Own Lively Balkan Brass Band: The Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar, also known as The Official Balkan Brass Band of Brooklyn (the Zagnuts will be playing for the Reopening of Brooklyn Museum's Grand Staircase on April 17th and has just received a grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council to play music and teach dancing in Prospect Park this spring). Anywhoooooo....the Zagnuts invite you to join them at NuBlu on the night before Golden Festival starts, Thursday, January 15th. NuBlu is so Nu that I haven't been there yet. In fact, I hear that there is no sign out front, just a Blu light. So look for the Blu light and get down there and party party party like it's start of a Nu year. Or something like that. Hmm...just get there, okay?


::: FRIDAY & SATURDAY! :::

Two nights of Balkan music, dance and border-crossing celebration

The Golden Festival is New York's largest Balkan music event, with multiple stages, Balkan and Middle Eastern refreshments, Balkan arts vendors, as well as beautiful Balkan textiles on display. From international stars to local musicians, modern Balkan stylists to folk traditionalists, over 20 bands provide hours of ecstatic listening, dancing and partying.

Friday, Jan 16 at Hungarian House
213 E 82nd St. (btw 2nd & 3rd Ave's)
Manhattan, New York
Lobby phone: (212)650-1974
Donation: $16, students $12, children (6-12) $5
7:30-8:45 pm: Balkan dance workshop with Michael Ginsburg and members of Zlatne Uste
8:45 pm-12 am: Ethnic snacks and great live music

Saturday, Jan 17 at Good Shepherd School
620 Isham (near 207th St. and B'way)
Manhattan, New York Directions
Donation: $27, students $18, children (6-12) $8

6 pm-until 3 am: The whole deal - multiple music venues, snacks, party, etc. 36 bands!

Information:
zufestival@zlatneuste.org
(718) 859-4759
www.zlatneuste.org

January 18, 2004

Ghetto Tango, NYC, Jan 18

Adrienne CooperDon't miss rare New York performance of Ghetto Tango Sunday, January 18, 2004 Adrienne Cooper, Dan Rosengard & Frank London Ghetto Tango 8 pm Admission $15 :::::: S A T A L L A :::::: 37 West 26th St. NYC :::: 212.576.1155 ::::: Satalla.com :::: home Adrienne Cooper, one of the great vocal interpreters of Yiddish music, Dan Rosengard, pianist/arranger, late of Saturday Night Live, & Frank London, famed trumpetter/Klezmatics/ All-Star Brass Band bring to life the extraordinary cabaret music of war-time Eastern Europe. In the Nazi-mandated ghettos during World War II, audiences gathered in makeshift clubs and theaters to hear newly-created songs, rooted in Jewish folk song, European cabaret, American jazz and Argentine tango. Jewish performers tuned these cosmopolitan songs in a local key: satirical and elegiac, political and personal, angry and heartsick, creating something scarcely conceivable: art at the edge of the abyss.

January 22, 2004

Inna Barmash, NYC, Jan 22

Inna Barmash Trio"Inna Barmash & Friends: A New Generation in Old Song"

Performance: Thursday, January 22, at 8:00 PM,

At the monthly Yiddish Kavehoyz at Congregation Beth Elohim (the Garfield Temple) in Park Slope: 274 Garfield Place (corner 8th avenue), Brooklyn. . Admission $5.00 includes kosher pastry and coffee.

The Kavehoyz is cosponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture and Congregation Beth Elohim.
Take the #2,3 trains to Grand Army Plaza, the Q to 7th ave or F to 7th avenue.
information: 718-768-3814 ext. 218.

January 24, 2004

KlezSka!, NYC, Jan 24

Klezska! Live @ Sugar Bar
Sat. Jan. 24th @9PM
254 W. 72nd St. (across from Douggie's)
New York City
$10 cover
Hope you can make it.
Skavanagila Baby!

January 27, 2004

Warschauer Klezmer Workshops, NYC, start Jan 27

The Workmen's Circle Announces New Series of Klezmer Workshop Sessions with
Jeff Warschauer

Special 4 week series of sessions begins Tuesday, January 27, 2004, 7:00 PM,
and continues through February 17, 2004.

Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
Work in ensembles with other instrumentalists
Develop tools for improvisation
Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene

Open to players of any instrument who play and read music at at least an
intermediate level

Course Fee:
Member: Per session $25
Non-member: Per session $30

Please note that the next free open house will take place on February 24,
2004 at 7:00. More information about the open house to follow!

For information or registration call: 212 889 6800 x270

Sarah Aroeste, NYC, Jan 27

Sarah AroesteA Very Special Night of Latin/Middle Eastern Soul

Sarah Aroeste Band & Bat-Sheva
Celebrating a Unique Mixed Heritage

Tuesday, January 27th

8 PM & 10 PM
Satalla:Temple of World Music, NYC
37 West 26th Street (b/w 6th & Broadway)
Tickets: $12
212-567-1155 or www.satalla.com

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January 29, 2004

Chassidic Jazz Project, NYC, Jan 29

The Chassidic Jazz Project
New York Debut
featuring Felipe Lamoglia, Ed Schuller, Tom Lippincott, Reuben Hoch
Thursday January 29, 2004
Satalla - 30 W. 26th Street (between 6th and Broadway)
8 & 10 pm
212-576-1155 www.satalla.com

Seth Nadel Band, NYC, Jan 29

The Seth Nadel Band and Pey Dalid Live!

Thursday Jan. 29th @ 7:30pm
The Seth Nadel Band and Pey Dalid play their Jewish rock n'
roll for the soul.
@ the Gin Mill
442 Amsterdam Ave.(bet.81st and 82nd)
$10
for more info: www.sethnadel.com

January 31, 2004

Klezmatics, NYC, Jan 31

Klezmatics
January 31
Satalla: The Temple of World Music
NYC, NY
More info:
www.satalla.com

Seth Glass, NYC, Jan 31

Please Join Seth and friends for an intimate evening of original music as well as plenty of Carlebach songs- bring your voices!
Sat. Jan. 31st. @9:00 p.m.
The Carlebach Shul
W. 79th St. & West End Ave.
(212)580-SHUL


See you there!

February 1, 2004

Klezmatics, Brooklyn, NYC, Feb 1

Klezmatics
February 1
World Dance Party
Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY
More info:
www.metpo.com
www.spsounds.com

February 3, 2004

Cantors Benefit, Knitting Factory, NYC, Feb 3

Knitting Factory - Tap Bar
74 Leonard Street, New York, NY
Tuesday, February 3, 8:00pm

Benefit for Cantor's Assembly and H.L.Miller Cantorial School at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Cantor Adam Frei and Cantor Shayna Smith
with Amy Synatzke
Cost :$18.00

Reserve tickets online
or call Ellen @ 212 219-3006 ext 460 or Norman @718 544-7854
www.knittingfactory.com

February 4, 2004

David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble, NYC, Feb 4

I am happy to invite you once again to a performance by David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble: David Glukh- Piccolo Trumpet, Ronn Yedidia- Accordion, Dan Auerbach- Violin. The concert will take place at Cornelia Street Cafe in Greenwich Village in New York City on February 4, 2004 at 8:30PM. All the details about the concert are available through our website (link below).
We are going to present our old favorites along with some new material, composed/arranged for this event.

We are especially excited to be joined by two wonderful guest musicians: Percussionist Extraordinaire Yuval Edoot and a Best Selling Violinist, Sony Classical Recording Artist- Lara St.John.

February 7, 2004

Juez, Mattissyahu, more, Makor, NYC, Feb 7

Saturday Feb 7th @ Makor
Modular Moods Presents:

Juez, Mattissyahu, Yuri Lane and dj handler

Last time we did this was at the Knitting Factory in Nov and sold it out at double capacity. If you can, we highly suggest buying tickets in advance.

*advance - $12 (click here to purchase)
*day of - $15 (get there early!)


expect beatbox collabos between Yuri Lane, dj handler, and Mattissyahu.
expect Juez to throw out Pez and T-shirts...
expect a ridiculously dope show

* Makor is located on 35 W 67th Street b/w Columbus & Central Park West
212.601.1000.

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Yossi Piamenta, Frank London, NYC, Feb 7

Saturday, February 7, 8:00 PM
HASIDIC MUSIC FROM THE EDGE: A SHABBAT SHIRA CELEBRATION
Yossi Piamenta & The Piamenta Band
Frank London's Shekhina featuring Kol Isha

$15 adults, $12 members/seniors, $10 students, with advance reservations ($18, $15, $12 at the door)
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
36 Battery Place
New York, NY 10280

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February 8, 2004

Warschauer/Straus and guests, NYC, Feb 8

Town and Village Synagogue and the Jewish War Veterans of the USA will
present a free concert of klezmer music and Yiddish song on Sunday, February 8,
2004, at 2:00 PM.

Featuring:

THE STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO


With special guests:

THE COLUMBIA KLEZMER BAND
Directed by Joey Weisenberg
Coached by Jeff Warschauer

DEBORAH STRAUSS' KIDS KLEZMER ENSEMBLE
Coached by Deborah Strauss

THE WORKMEN'S CIRCLE TUESDAY NIGHT KLEZMER ENSEMBLE
Coached by Jeff Warschauer

Town and Village Synagogue is located at 334 East 14th Street between 1st and
2nd Avenues in New York City.

For more information: Jeff Warschauer at 718 399-1147 or warschauer@aol.com

February 11, 2004

Klezmer jam, Queens, NYC, Feb 11

Wednesday, Feb. 11: A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria, NYC (N or W to 30th Ave) , 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680.

The jams are getting better and better - in January we had a veritable team of amazing clarinetists, and another brilliant singer. Somebody bellydanced, but I'm not telling who. What next?

February 15, 2004

Svigals, Mikveh, NYC, Feb 15

Sunday, February 15, 2004

alicia svigals
Alicia Svigals
Klezmer Violin
7pm
Admission $12

Mikveh
Mikveh
The Women's All-Star Klezmer Band
9pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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February 16, 2004

Hazamir children's choir, NYC, Feb 16

Concert of Jewish choral music
to be presented by 300+ teenagers
from across the US, Montreal and London!

Hazamir: The International Jewish High School Choir
Monday, Feb 16, 6pm
Merkin Concert Hall (123 West 67th St

in a program featuring selections from Europe, Israel and the US, including the world premier of two selections written especially for Hazamir by Stephen Glass
and Charles Osborne.

Tickets are $25 and $36 and available at the Merkin Box Office:
212-501-3330. For more information about the program, contact Zamir at
212-362-3335 or Email ZamirFdn@aol.com (or visit us on the web at
www.zamirfdn.org)


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February 21, 2004

Between Two Worlds/The Dybbuk, NYC, 2/21

Jack Falk writes:

About 10 years ago I was drafted as music director for a
puppet theater production of "The Dybbuk" here in Portland.
(Since then I've worked on two other productions of the same
play, leading me to speculate that while possession might
not actually be 9/10 of the law, it was certainly approaching
9/10 of my musical activity.)

After all this time, "Between Two Worlds/The Dybbuk" has been remounted, and this time it's going on the road. In New York, there are three performances: Thu 2/19 8 pm, Sat 2/21 8 pm, and Sun 2/22 3 pm at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. For ticket info: (917) 606-8200.

Here's a link to the article in playbill.com:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/print/83609.html

February 22, 2004

Between Two Worlds/The Dybbuk, NYC, Feb 22

Jack Falk writes:

About 10 years ago I was drafted as music director for a
puppet theater production of "The Dybbuk" here in Portland.
(Since then I've worked on two other productions of the same
play, leading me to speculate that while possession might
not actually be 9/10 of the law, it was certainly approaching
9/10 of my musical activity.)

After all this time, "Between Two Worlds/The Dybbuk" has been remounted, and this time it's going on the road. In New York, there are three performances: Thu 2/19 8 pm, Sat 2/21 8 pm, and Sun 2/22 3 pm at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. For ticket info: (917) 606-8200.

Here's a link to the article in playbill.com:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/print/83609.html

February 24, 2004

Klezmer Workshop open house, NYC, Feb 24

The Workmen's Circle announces Five-Week Klezmer Workshop with Jeff Warschauer

Free Open House Tuesday, February 24 at 7:00 PM

Five-week paid session starts the following Tuesday, March 2, and continues
through March 30, 7:00 PM.

Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
Work in ensembles with other instrumentalists
Develop tools for improvisation
Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene

Open to players of any instrument who play and read music at least an intermediate level

Course Fee:
Member: 5 week session $115; per session $25
Non-member: 5 week session $140; per session $30

For more information or registration call: 212 889 6800 x270

Leverett, Klezmer Mountain Boys, Zmiros Project, NYC, Feb 24

Catch an evening of Yiddish music on
Tuesday, February 24 with
Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys
and
The Zmiros Project (Lorin Sklamberg, Frank London and Rob Schwimmer)
at
Satalla: The Temple of World Music
www.satalla.com

February 26, 2004

Yiddish Songfest, Brooklyn, NYC, Feb 26

A Yiddish Songfest! Feb. 26th in Bklyn A Yiddish Song Festival - Thursday,Feb. 26th, with the performers: Jeannette Lewicky, Josh Waletzky, Jeff Warschauer, Janet Leuchter and special guest from Holland - Shura Lipovsky. Part of the monthly Kavehoyz of the Congress for Jewish Culture and Temple Beth Elohim. The concert is at Congregation Beth Elohim (the Garfield Temple) in Park Slope: 274 Garfield Place (corner 8th avenue), Brooklyn. . Admission $5.00 includes kosher pastry and coffee. Take the #2,3 trains to Grand Army Plaza, the Q to 7th ave or F to 7th avenue. information: (Beth-Elohim) 718-768-3814 ext. 218.(Congress) 212-505-6080

February 28, 2004

Svigals/Rushefsky, NYC, Feb 28

alicia svigalsAlicia Svigals and Pete Rushefsky
An "Old World" Klezmer Concert
8pm Saturday, 2/28
$16 members / $18 nonmembers
Open Center
83 Spring St., NYC
(212) 219-2527
www.opencenter.org

alicia svigalsBefore the big klezmer bands of New York arose with their brass and clarinets, there were the archetypical Jewish orchestras of the old world, led by the fiddle and borne aloft by the otherworldly sounds of the harp-like "tsimbl", or Jewish hammered dulcimer. This evening, the world's leading klezmer fiddler, the renowned Alicia Svigals, co-founder of the legendary Klezmatics, presents a program of these ancient and ecstatic Jewish melodies, accompanied by "tsimbler" Pete Rushefsky, one of the few musicians in the world to have mastered this traditional instrument. Join these two great figures in the revival and revitalization of "Old World" Jewish music a week before Purim for a musical communion with beloved ghosts from this Eastern European past.

February 29, 2004

Andy Statman, NYC, Feb 29

The Breslov Center for Spiritual Growth is pleased to announce
Andy Statman's Annual West Side Concert
in honor of the yahrtzeit of Dave Tarras

A concert of Klezmer, Chassidic, and American Roots music featuring

Andy Statman - clarinets, mandolin
Jim Whitney - acoustic bass
Larry Eagle - drums and percussion

The Boyaner Shul
441 West End Ave, corner W. 81st, first floor
(ask doorman for further instructions)

Sunday afternoon, February 29th at 1:30 pm

$18 per person

Sponsored by The Breslov Center for Spiritual Growth
www.BreslovCenter.com

di bostoner klezmer, NYC, Feb 29

We're happy to announce two "di bostoner klezmer" concerts over the next month that may be of interest:

** Sunday, February 29, Tonic brunch,
107 Norfolk St. (between Delancey and Rivington) New York City,
1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. $10 for one set, $15 for both

** Sunday, March 14, National Yiddish Book Center,
Amherst, MA 2 p.m. $5

We are Dobe (Dena) Ressler, Brian Bender, and Terry Traub, and between us we play clarinet, accordion, trombone, melodica, fiddle, piano and...who knows what other instruments...we'll play a few of original numbers, too.

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March 6, 2004

"Divan" movie party, NYC, Mar 6

++ DIVAN opens at NYC's Film Forum ... followed by a national theatrical release...

From March 17 - 30, 2004
screenings at: 1:15, 3:00, 4:45, 6:30, 8:15, 10:00
FILM FORUM (209 West Houston; filmforum.com)

More info on Divan: palinkapictures.com or zeitgeistfilms.com


++ PARTY: Saturday, March 6


NO BORDERS: NON-STOP PURIM
Purim, the Jewish Carnivale, is the perfect holiday to kick off the opening of Divan at Film Forum... join us for a festive evening in full topsy turvy glory...


Following a megilla story reading featuring Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross of Storahtelling, Jenny Romaine with Great Small Works, Frank London, Adrienne Cooper, The Syndicate & TreyfGender Posse, Homeland Security (fight anti-immigrant, anti civil-liberties legislation while you party all night) + other discoveries by the Workman's Circle, we will unveil the DIVAN (that is, the couch) itself at the Midnight Hasidic Drag Mitzva Tanz which will emit spontaneous Purim revelry (accompanied by a DJ, of course)!

Performance of Megilla begins 8pm
Divan Mitzva Tanz at midnight
Workman's Circle
45 East 33rd St. (NYC)
$20 or $15 in costume!
info: www.circle.org + tamarg@circle.org

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Matisyahu, NYC, Mar 6

Some would say Purim is a Jewish holiday about a queen in Persia who saved the Jews of her kingdom from a violently egotistical prime minister. Others would say Purim is a holiday about the masks people wear and how to get behind them. We say, its one of our favorite holidays well worth celebrating in the traditional ways

With music, dancing, and drinking.

Join JDub, Matisyahu, and Hazon for a Purim night on the lower east side. In the spirit of turning things on their head, we've got an unbelievable bill of things Jewish and Not-So with Hasidic Reggae Superstar Matisyahu, hip hop band Automato and Londonian-Bostonian MC Kabir.

Tickets are only available at the door, so come early, stay late, and drink till you dont know the difference*.

Sat march 6, 9pm (Matisyahu at 11)

the mercury lounge / 217 e houston b/w ave a and 1st ave (F/V to 2nd Ave) / www.mercuryloungenyc.com

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March 7, 2004

Divahn, NYC, Mar 7

Divahn
Sunday, March 7th, 7:30 pm
New York, New York
Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life,
Rennert Hall
Barnard College, Columbia University
606 West 115th Street
$10 w/ CUID (Columbia students)
$15 for everyone else
For tickets contact Maia at 212-665-9695

March 20, 2004

Divan Premiere Party, NYC, Mar 20

DIVAN PREMIERE PARTY AND CONCERT + +
SATURDAY MARCH 20, 8:30pm

FRANK LONDON (composer of DIVAN) & HIS KLEZMER BRASS ALLSTARS
performs live at: MEHANATA
416 Broadway (corner of Canal)
BEER SPONSOR: Shmaltz Brewing Company/He'Brew: The Chosen Beer

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March 21, 2004

Strauss/Warschauer Duo, NYC, Mar 21

Join the Strauss/Warschauer Duo at Satalla for an exciting concert that will include newly discovered repertoire, brand new arrangements and perennial favorites. Yiddish dance set to follow, led by Deborah Strauss.

Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 7 PM

Admission: $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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March 24, 2004

Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Mar 24

Hard to believe it's been a decade already...
Time to celebrate Metropolitan Klezmer's Tenth Anniversary!
Join us at Tonic (on NYC's Lower East Side)
Wednesday, March 24 at 8:00pm

Eight-piece band, guest surprises & collectible, timely party favors
$10, no minimum; full bar, 18 + over
107 Norfolk St btw Rivington & Delancey ~ F, J, M, Z to Delancey
212 358 7501 www.tonic107.com

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March 25, 2004

Shifre Lerer, NYC, Mar 25

Thursday, March 25, 2004 -- 7:00 pm

COFFEEHOUSE
SHIFRA LERER in
A Bisl fun al dos Guts
an intimate evening of song and reminiscences of life on the Yiddish stage
Accompanied by Herbert Kaplan

at the Congress for Jewish Culture
25 East 21st Street, Manhattan

Admission: $10 includes refreshments
For more information call 212-505-8040

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Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Mar 25

DIVAN DOUBLE-BILL CONCERT + +
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 10:30pm and Midnight

10:30pm: Basya Schechter, featured in DIVAN, performs with her band
PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER
+
12:00am: assorted Hungarian members of
ELET FA

TONIC
107 Norfolk St. (between Delancey and Rivington)
$10 (or $5 with a Divan ticket stub)

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March 28, 2004

Yiddish Song & Khasidic Nigunim, Tonic, NYC, Mar 28

Yale Strom with members from Hot Pstromi, Norbert Stachel & Elizabeth Schwartz.

Klezmer Brunch: From Minsk to Manhattan:
Yiddish Songs & Khasidic Nigunim at
1:30pm & 3pm
$10 per set, $15 for all sets

Tonic (212-358-7503; www.tonicnyc.com)
107 Norfolk St. (between Delancey and Rivington)
Subway: F to Delancey; J,M,Z to Delancey-Essex

Hip Hop Hoodíos, NYC, Mar 28

band members
Hip Hop Hoodíos

HIP HOP HOODIOS HEADLINE 'PSYCHOSEMITIC LATIN MASH-UP' AT SOB'S IN NYC ON SUNDAY, MARCH 28th WITH BAYU & CARAMELIZE
Doors:7pm / Shows 9pm

18 & over
Tickets: $10 advance / Day of: $12

Latino-Jewish Collective Joins Forces With Acclaimed Brazilian/Latin Funk Ensemble Bayu & Bilingual Electro-Rockers Caramelize For an Evening of Trilingual Mayhem & Post-Ethnic Pyrotechnics

SOB's
204 Varick St., New York, NY
(212) 243-4940
www.sobs.com

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April 1, 2004

Cantors concert, NYC, Apr 1

And the Time of Singing has Come...
An Evening of Cantors in Concert
Honoring Cantor Israel Goldstein, Director
School of Sacred Music - Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

Thursday April 1 2004 7:30 PM
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
7 West 83rd St (off CPW)
New York City

Presenting the world premiere of a vocal work by composer
Susan Kander, with Sandra Schipior, violin

Funds raised support the Student Scholarship Fund of the School of Sacred Music

Features 17 Cantors who are alumni of HUC-JIR SSM (including my teacher)

General Admission $25, Children and Students $18
Patrons, prefered seating, reception from $100 to $500

Contact Matthew Cosby at Rodeph Shalom for invitations or reservations.

April 2, 2004

Frank London's Brass Allstars, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 2

Beyond Fiddler:
Jewish Tradition & Transformation
April 2May 2, 2004

In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, BAM presents the Fourth Annual Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival, live music, panel discussions, and special guestsall highlighting the innovation and diversity of Jewish-American culture.

Friday, April 2 at 9pm
Frank London's Brass Allstars

BAMcafé
No cover. $10 food/drink minimum.
718.636.4100
30 Lafayette Avenue . Brooklyn, NY
www.bam.org/film/beyondfiddler.aspx

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April 3, 2004

Hip Hop Seder, BAM, NYC, Apr 3

Beyond Fiddler:
Jewish Tradition & Transformation
April 2May 2, 2004

In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, BAM presents the Fourth Annual Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival, live music, panel discussions, and special guestsall highlighting the innovation and diversity of Jewish-American culture.

Saturday, April 3 at 9:30pm
The So Called Seder

BAMcafé
No cover. $10 food/drink minimum.
718.636.4100
30 Lafayette Avenue . Brooklyn, NY
www.bam.org/film/beyondfiddler.aspx

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April 4, 2004

The Downtown Seder, NYC, Apr 4

Sunday, April 4, 6:30 - 8:30pm
(The night before Passover begins)

THE MUSEUM & THE ART EXCHANGE PRESENT:
FESTIVAL OF FREEDOM

Join a Passover Seder as interpreted by artists, musicians, poets, comedians, and others while partaking in a delicious meal prepared by celebrity chef Jeff Nathan.

Stay tuned to www.oyhoo.com and www.mjhnyc.org
for up to date listings of the performances.

TICKETS - SEATING IS LIMITED:

Tickets are $250, $150, and $100.
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Youngers of Zion, NYC, Apr 4

The Youngers of Zion
Traditional acoustic Yiddish dance music and song
played by three master musicians

Sunday, April 4 at 7:00-9:00 PM

:::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. (bet: 6th/Bway) NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 ::::
www.satalla.com
$12 cover/$10 minimum.

Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, tenor guitar/vocals
Marlene "Cookie" Segelstein, fiddle
Marty Confurius, 'cello.

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April 9, 2004

Afro-Semitic Experience, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 9

Friday, April 9, the Afro-Semitic Experience featuring Warren Byrd and David Chevan, 9:00 p.m. at the BAMCafe, The Brooklyn Academy of Music. A Freedom Seder with the Afro-Semitic Experience: A celebration and commemoration of Passover, Good Friday and the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. With Will Bartlett on reeds and percussion, Warren Byrd on piano, Alvin Carter, Jr., on drums, Mixashawn.com on tenor saxophone, Stacy Phillips on dobro and violin and Baba David Coleman on African drums and percussion. The Brooklyn Academy of Music is located at 30 Lafayette Street in Brooklyn, for more information call 718-636-4100 or visit the BAM website at www.bam.org.

Freedom Seder, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 9

Beyond Fiddler:
Jewish Tradition & Transformation
April 2May 2, 2004

In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, BAM presents the Fourth Annual Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival, live music, panel discussions, and special guestsall highlighting the innovation and diversity of Jewish-American culture.

Friday, April 9 at 9pm
A Freedom Seder with the Afro Semitic Experience
"The Afro Semitic Experience rocks the house"-The Jewish Week

BAMcafé
No cover. $10 food/drink minimum.
718.636.4100
30 Lafayette Avenue . Brooklyn, NY
www.bam.org/film/beyondfiddler.aspx

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April 10, 2004

Jewcy Passover, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 10

Beyond Fiddler:
Jewish Tradition & Transformation
April 2May 2, 2004

In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, BAM presents the Fourth Annual Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival, live music, panel discussions, and special guestsall highlighting the innovation and diversity of Jewish-American culture.

Saturday, April 10 at 9pm
The Seder-Matzochism Tango: A Jewcy Passover

BAMcafé
No cover. $10 food/drink minimum.
718.636.4100
30 Lafayette Avenue . Brooklyn, NY
www.bam.org/film/beyondfiddler.aspx

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April 11, 2004

Klez Dispensers, NYC, Apr 11

The Klez Dispensers will be dispensing their own peculiar style of freylekhs, traditional and original klezmer on Sunday evening. If you've never seen us before, we invite you to join us and come introduce yourselves.

The Klez Dispensers: "New Jersey Freylekhs" CD release tour
Date: Sunday, April 11th, 2004
Time: 7:00pm
Place: Satalla, 37 West 26th Street, NYC www.satalla.com
Tickets: $12

Golem, NYC, Apr 11

GOLEM
Sick of eating matzoh? GOLEM, New Yorks Yiddish rock band,
takes the Knits Main Stage on Easter Sunday evening for a wild
musical romp through the various cities and shtetls of Eastern
Europe.

Sunday, April 11th
The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street, NYC
9pm
Tickets $10
Call: 212-219-3132
www.knittingfactory.com
www.golemrocks.com

April 16, 2004

Midnight Minyan, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 16

Beyond Fiddler:
Jewish Tradition & Transformation
April 2&nsash;May 2, 2004

In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, BAM presents the Fourth Annual Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival, live music, panel discussions, and special guests—all highlighting the innovation and diversity of Jewish-American culture.

Friday, April 16 at 9pm
Midnight Minyan

BAMcafé
No cover. $10 food/drink minimum.
718.636.4100
30 Lafayette Avenue . Brooklyn, NY
www.bam.org/film/beyondfiddler.aspx

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April 17, 2004

Adonai and I, NYC, Apr 17

Adonai and I
Sat. April 17th- Makor
35 W. 67th St- New York
phone- 212-601-1000
doors at 8pm
tickets- $15
9pm- Klezska
10pm- A&I
opening the show will be the NY Metro-based group Klezska. This is their debut show at Makor and they deliver their own blend of Jamaican-influenced music and hebrew melodies- Klezska also features an all-star cast of musicians including former members of Burning Spear
more information- www.makor.org

KlezSka, Adonai&I, Makor, NYC, Apr 17

KlezSka logo11/9: KlezSka

Live @ Makor Saturday April 17th
Doors open 8:30
9:00 showtime
$15 at the door
Special guest joining Klezska include members of Burning Spear and Queen Latifa
Also performing will be David Gould's Adonai & I at 10:00

Matisyahu, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 17

Beyond Fiddler:
Jewish Tradition & Transformation
April 2May 2, 2004

In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, BAM presents the Fourth Annual Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival, live music, panel discussions, and special guestsall highlighting the innovation and diversity of Jewish-American culture.

Saturday, April 17 at 9pm
Matisyahu

BAMcafé
No cover. $10 food/drink minimum.
718.636.4100
30 Lafayette Avenue . Brooklyn, NY
www.bam.org/film/beyondfiddler.aspx

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April 21, 2004

Metropolitan Klezmer+Los Mas Valientes, Makor, NYC, Apr 21

Wed, April 21st at NYC's Makor, 35 W. 67th St: Come to where the flavor is! Soulful virtuosity meets freeranging fun in two fantastic collaborative eight-piece bands: Metropolitan Klezmer on a dream double bill with their Latin jazz counterparts, Los Mas Valientes (ten months running on Latin Beat Top Ten). Drummer Eve Sicular leads Metro, while flutist Jessica Valiente is the driving force behind LMV. Both rising NYC-based powerhouse octets serve up gorgeously arranged traditionals, originals, and plenty of dancebeats. Double bill just $12, show start

Metropolitan Klezmer + Los Mas Valientes, NYC, Apr 21

Klezmer & Latin Jazz octets, double your pleasure:
Metropolitan Klezmer + Los Mas Valientes
Wednesday, April 21
Makor, 35 W. 67 St (CPW/Columbus), NYC
8:00pm Metropolitan Klezmer
9:30pm Los Mas Valientes
doors open at 7:30pm, just $12 for both bands

www.makor.org
212.601.1000

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April 23, 2004

Morley, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 23

Beyond Fiddler:
Jewish Tradition & Transformation
April 2May 2, 2004

In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, BAM presents the Fourth Annual Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival, live music, panel discussions, and special guestsall highlighting the innovation and diversity of Jewish-American culture.

Friday, April 23 at 9pm
Morley

BAMcafé
No cover. $10 food/drink minimum.
718.636.4100
30 Lafayette Avenue . Brooklyn, NY
www.bam.org/film/beyondfiddler.aspx

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April 24, 2004

Rashanim, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 24

Beyond Fiddler:
Jewish Tradition & Transformation
April 2May 2, 2004

In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, BAM presents the Fourth Annual Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival, live music, panel discussions, and special guestsall highlighting the innovation and diversity of Jewish-American culture.

Saturday, April 24 at 9pm
Rashanim

BAMcafé
No cover. $10 food/drink minimum.
718.636.4100
30 Lafayette Avenue . Brooklyn, NY
www.bam.org/film/beyondfiddler.aspx

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April 25, 2004

Sephardic Israel Independence Day Concert, NYC, Apr 25

The American Sephardi Federation with Sephardic House is thrilled to invite you to our YOM HAATZMAUT/ ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT & RECEPTION, featuring the talented Cantor Moshe Tessone and his unforgettable Oriental ensemble.

CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY, 15 W. 16TH STREET, BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH AVENUES, NEW YORK CITY; 7 PM Reception, 7:45 Concert

Admission: $20; $15: For Advance Reservations, Students, Seniors, Members of ASF, YUM & the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue

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Israeli Folk Dance - Israel Independence Day Celebration, NYC, Apr 25

Yom Ha'atzmaut Israeli Folk Dancing with live music & special invited guests including Israeli singer Ron Eliran

Dance leaders & musicians Rose & Meir Beer (accordianist & drummer, respectively) will be returning to lead the band with great music for dancing (the way it was before technology took over) for a very special evening to celebrate the 56th birthday of Israel. Also, special guests have been invited from the Israeli dance and music world, including Israeli singer Ron Eliran (of Ron & Nama as well as Sharm El Sheikh fame). So if you are in New York City, you are also invited to join us.

Evening Schedule (tentative)
7-8pm Teaching
8-9pm Dancing to live music
10-11pm Dancing to recorded music

Contact Information: 917-207-0093;
rdr@rikud.net;
www.rikud.net
Location: Bridge for Dance 2726 Broadway @ 104St
Contribution: $10

Maria Krupoves, Satalla, NYC, Apr 25

A rare New York performance by the internationally acclaimed folk-singer,
folklorist, and scholar

Maria Krupoves

at the World Music club
Satalla
37 West 26th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues
Sunday, April 25
8pm.

For information, call 212-576-1155.

Maria Krupoves will perform her unique and powerful song cycle "Songs of Stateless Peoples" which celebrates the beauty of cultures that flourished among minority communities of Europe, which had in common the strength to survive despite centuries of persecution.

The concert will include songs in Yiddish, Ladino, Roma (Gypsy), Karaim, Tatar and other languages. She will be joined by Joey Weisenberg (mandolin) and Travis DiRuzza (bass.)

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April 27, 2004

Klezmer Workshop w/Jeff Warschauer * Open House, NYC, Apr 27

The Workmen's Circle announces the Spring 2004 Klezmer Workshop with Jeff Warschauer

Free Open House Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00 PM
45 East 33rd Street (the Workmen's Circle building).

7 week paid session starts the following Tuesday, May 4,
through June 15, 7:00 pm.

Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
Work in ensembles with other instrumentalists
Develop tools for improvisation
Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene

Open to players of any instrument who play and read music at at least an intermediate level

Course Fee:
Member: 7 week session $160; per session $25
Non-member: 7 week session $200; per session $30

For more information or registration call: 212 889 6800 x270

Kleztraphobix, TWO venues, NYC, Apr 27

Kleztraphobix

Tuesday, April 27th, 2004 @ 9pm @ Club Seho (formerly Club Lickwed) 113 Ludlow St. (between Rivington and Delancey) Lower East Side, NYC, just a few blocks away from the Williamsburg Bridge. By subway: J, M, Z, F to Delancey / Essex St. Yes kiddies, there is no cover so you'll have some extra dough for your bagels and coffee in the morning. We're going to WOW you with some old Klezmer standards as well as hit you over the head with some new material.

Then, just when your body is telling you to go home, WHAM, we're all catching cabs to Dr. Jelly Finger's Paradise Jam @ Otto's Shrunken Head and Tikki Bar located 538 E 14th St. between Ave. A & B. This is the Times Square of the East Village. We're going to bum-rush the stage and take over this open mic @ approximately 11:30pm. Oh, and the price of addmission is FREE!

April 28, 2004

Klezmer Jam, Astoria, Queens, NYC, Apr 28

A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (N or W to 30th Ave), 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680.

April 29, 2004

Joey Weisenberg and friends, NYC, Apr 29

7:30-8:30, Thursday 29th, Philosophy Hall, Columbia University: Be there!

Joey Weisenberg is performing at Columbia University in NYC. He'll be performing with the Columbia Klezmer Band and the Village Klezmer Quintet, among others. Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer will join in on a couple of numbers. He will also perform some music that he has composed, and briefly point out some interesting items about the music that is being performed.

April 30, 2004

Shirona, NYC, Apr 30

Feel the Spirit...Sing a new song!
You are invited to join us for a Musical Friday Night Service at

SUTTON PLACE SYNAGOGUE

225 East 51st Street (between Second and and Third Ave)
212-593-3300

Friday, April 30th, at 6:00 PM sharp!

Oneg will follow...

With: Rabbi Alan Schrantz, Cantor Dov Keren,
*Shirona* and the Ruach Instrumental Ensemble.

Derek Bermel, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 30

Beyond Fiddler:
Jewish Tradition & Transformation
April 2May 2, 2004

In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, BAM presents the Fourth Annual Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival, live music, panel discussions, and special guestsall highlighting the innovation and diversity of Jewish-American culture.

Friday, April 30 at 9pm
Derek Bermel

BAMcafé
No cover. $10 food/drink minimum.
718.636.4100
30 Lafayette Avenue . Brooklyn, NY
www.bam.org/film/beyondfiddler.aspx

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May 2, 2004

Margot Leverett, Jackson Hts, NYC, May 2

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys Sunday, May 2 3pm Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, 37-06 77th St. Jackson Heights, NY 718-429-1150

Yam Gazlonim, NYC, May 2

posterDi Yam Gazlonim!
(the Yiddish Pirates of Penzance)
Book and Lyrics by Al Grand, Conductor and Musical Director Zalmen Mlotek

Starring: Robert Abelson, Mary Feinsinger, Jake Feldman, Murray Nesbitt, Dan Rous, Nell Snaidas

Featuring The New Yiddish Chorale
Sunday, May 2, 2004, 3pm One performance only of this concert version!

At this performance we will honor our special guest Theodore Bikel on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Tickets: $25 ground floor; $18 balcony
Contact: For tickets to this event: mail checks to the Temple or call 212-213-2120 for credit card sales.
Sunday, May 2, 2004, 3pm
Temple Shaaray Tefila, 250 East 79th Street (at 2nd Avenue), New York, NY 10021

Yiddish 'Pirates of Penzance', NYC, May 2

Zalmen Mlotek will conduct the New Yiddish Chorale in a Folksbiene Theatre presentation of Al Grand's Yiddish version of "The Pirates of Penzance" (a.k.a., DI YAM GAZLONIM) at Temple Shaaray Tefila, 250 East 79th Street (at Second Avenue), New York on Sunday, May 2, 2004 at 3:00PM. This performance is being presented in honor of the legendary actor, folk-singer, and Yiddish music icon Theodore Bikel in celebration of his 80th birthday. Mr. Bikel will be in attendance. For ticket information and group sales please call the Folksbiene at (212) 213-2120. For additional information please visit this website: www.folksbiene.org/readspecial.htm#pirates

May 5, 2004

David Glukh Ensemble, NYC, May 5

I would like to invite you to a charming Cornelia Street Cafe- a wonderful jazz club in Greenwich Village, NYC to hear our group- David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble. Ronn Yedidia- Accordion/Piano, Dan Auerbach- Violin, David Glukh- Piccolo Trumpet with percussionist Yuval Edoot and Bassist Eddy Khaimovich.

The event will take place on May 5, 2004, 8:30pm. Directions to the Cornelia Street Cafe are available from www.corneliastreetcafe.com

May 6, 2004

Adrienne Cooper, Marilyn Lerner, NYC, May 6

THURSDAY, MAY 6, 7:00 PM at the Congress for Jewish Culture - 25 East
21st St., Manhattan

"ABOUT MOTHER" - Celebration in honor of the bilingual book.
With Dr. Barnett Zumoff - author/translator, Mina Bern - famous
actress of the Yiddish stage, and Dr. Emanuel Goldsmith - honored
chairperson.

Free, Refreshments served.

THURSDAY, MAY 13, 7:00 PM at the Congress for Jewish Culture - 25
East 21st St., Manhattan

ADRIENNE COOPER, the renowned singer, will appear with pianist
Marilyn Lerner.
Cost: $5, Refreshments served.
Sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture, Yugntruf, and the
League for Yiddish,

FMI call 212-505-8040 or email: kongres@earthlink.net
Coffeehouse programs partially subsidized by the New York State Council
for the arts, a state agency.

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Eastern European and New Orleans Dance Music, NYC, May 6

PIEROGIES AND PO-BOYS:
A NIGHT OF EASTERN EUROPEAN AND NEW ORLEANS DANCE MUSIC AT
THE BAGGOT INN, NEW YORK

May 6
7 pm - The Village Klezmer Quintet; 8 pm The Gold
Sparkle Brass Band; 9 pm Romashka, the NYC Gypsy Dance
Party Band.

Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd Street, bet. Thompson and Sullivan
tel: (212) 477-0622
www.baggotinn.com/baggot.html

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Klezmer Workshop Open House, Brooklyn, NY, May 6

A new series of the popular Klezmer Workshop in Park Slope, Brooklyn begins with a free Open House on Thursday evening, May 6, 2004, 7:30 PM at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place, Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Led by internationally acclaimed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer, the 6-session series continues on Thursday evenings from May 13 through June 17. Newcomers, playing at an intermediate level or higher, are welcome. Cost is $165 for CBE members, $185 for non-members; $30/35 per-session rate.

Jeff Warschauer is internationally renowned as a mandolinist, guitarist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band.

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Music in the Land of Three Faiths, NYC,

St. Bartholomews Church Presents
The Ivory Consort
in
"Music in the Land of Three Faiths"

The Ivory Consort will be presenting Music in the Land of Three Faiths at St. Bartholomews Church on May 6 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors. The church is located at 109 East 50th St. and Park Ave. For more information and to order tickets please call 212-378-0248.

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May 8, 2004

Matisyahu, NY harbor, May 8

Matisyahu Lag Ba'Omer Boat Cruise

Sat, May 8, 2004
presented by JDUB & RocksOff

Boat opens at 10PM/sails at 11PM
from the dock at 23rd Street and FDR Drive (East Side). 2 full bars, surprise guests, new tunes, spectacular views of NYC, Brooklyn, the Statue of Liberty, the bridges, and the moon.

Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the boat, and the show is 21+ w/ID

May 9, 2004

Sruli and Lisa, NYC, May 9

Come celebrate Lag B'Omer with Sruli and Lisa!

"Lag B'Omer" Concert and Dance Party
with Sruli and Lisa's Klezssidic Jam Band!
Sunday, May 9
7pm

Satalla
37 West 26th St.
(6th/Broadway)
212.576.1155
Admission $12

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May 12, 2004

Klezmer Jam, Astoria, NYC, May 12

Wednesday, May 12: A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (N or W to 30th Ave) , 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680. Upcoming jam sessions will be held June 9, July 7, and Aug. 4

May 13, 2004

Adrienne Cooper, Marilyn Lerner, NYC, May 13

Adrienne Cooper, renowned singer and Marilyn Lerner, famed Canadian pianist/improvisor will perform an evening of songs and piano improvisations, traditional tunes reinterpreted and new compositions by Lerner and David Wall to poetry by Anna Margolin, Rokhl Korn, Avrom Reisin, and new work by Beyle Schaechter Gottesman.

Thursday, May 13, 2004 -- 7:00 pm
COFFEEHOUSE
at the Congress for Jewish Culture
25 East 21st Street, Manhattan
For more information call 212-505-8040

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May 15, 2004

Italian Jewish Musical Journey, NYC, May 15

The American Sephardi Federation with Sephardic House
invites you to join us for
I-TAL-YAH:
SONGS FROM THE 'ISLAND OF THE DIVINE DEW'
AN ITALIAN JEWISH MUSICAL JOURNEY
Curated by Francesco Spagnolo and Directed by Leon Hyman

Saturday, May 15, 2004, at 9:30 PM
Congregation Shearith Israel
70th Street and Central Park West

A concert of Italian Jewish musical pieces from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, inspired by Baroque, operatic, choral and folk musical styles, and representing the richness of Italian Jewish cultural identity throughout the centuries.

The program will include baroque pieces by Salomone Rossi, a Portuguese repertoire of Italian origins, and several holiday songs in Italian- Judeo dialects from different regions.

Light Italian dessert specialties will be served after the concert

Participation: $35 per person

For reservations, please call the American Sephardi Federation at 212-294-8350.

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May 23, 2004

American Jewish Music Review, NYC, May 23

WORLD PREMIERE
of

FROM KINEHORA TO KUNI-AYLAND
in honor of 350 years of Jewish life in North America (1654-2004)
conceived and performed by
BINYUMEN SCHAECHTER

A musical revue of songs about the Jewish experience in America,
including hilarious songs from Second Avenue and the Yiddish vaudeville,
written by Leo Fuchs, Aaron Lebedeff, Menashe Skulnik and others,
as well as some Schaechter songs composed for and performed off-Broadway

SONGS ARE IN YIDDISH, ENGLISH and YINGLISH
SUNDAY, MAY 23rd, 2004, 1:30 PM

SHOLEM ALEICHEM CULTURAL CENTER
3301 Bainbridge Avenue, corner 208th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467

GENERAL ADMISSION: $3.50 for adults; free for children, students and
members
Refreshments will be served.

INFORMATION: call (718) 881-6555; e-mail BSchaechter@nyc.rr.com

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Adrianne Greenbaum, Jason Rosenblatt, NYC, May 23

Jason Rosenblatt and Adrianne Greenbaum of Shtreiml and FleytMuzik hope that y'all will come down to Satalla and spend a blast of an evening with us on May 23 at 7:00. Dancing to be sure, we promise! And CD's a-plenty....

Located at:
37 West 26th St.
(6th/Broadway)
212.576.1155
Parking is fairly easy for the patient, and not so difficult for the not-so-patient...

Visit www.satalla.com for further info. Only $12 cover for the entire evening! (+ a minimal food/drink cover as well...)

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May 30, 2004

Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, May 30

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys
Sunday, May 30
6 & 7:30pm
Satalla, 37 West 26th St. (6th/Broadway) NYC,
212.576.1155
www.Satalla.com

KlezSka, Skatelites, NYC, May 30

KlezSka logoKlezSka! will be opening for the legendary Jamaican Ska Band, The Skatalites this Sunday May 30th at The Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. in Lower Manhattan. 9:30 showtime.

The Skatalites created Ska music in the early 1960's and were the house band for Studio One where all of the greats recorded including Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff - everyone. Klezska takes klezmer and Jewish music and combines it with this traditional form of Ska (not to be confused with the 3rd wave or "Punk Ska" that one usually hears on the radio these days).

For more information go to www.knittingfactory.com

June 2, 2004

Sarah Aroeste, NYC, Jun 2

Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste
Center for Jewish History, NYC
15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves)
Wednesday, June 2nd
7 PM
Tickets: $15 ($12 advance, seniors, students, and for members of ASF/SH and Shearith Israel)
More info: Box Office (917) 606-8200 or www.asfonline.org

Presented by the American Sephardi Federation with Sephardic House and Congregation Shearith Israel

June 3, 2004

Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Jun 3

Metropolitan Klezmer
Thur, 6/3
FREE lunchtime concert in the East Village, Abe Lebewohl Park
East 10th St @ Second Ave, in front of St Mark's Church
12:30pm til 1:30pm, rain or shine

sponsored by the Third St Music School Settlement
with free post-show refreshments from the Second Avenue Deli
Info: 212.677.4212

June 6, 2004

Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, Jun 6

Sunday, June 6, 2004, 2:00 PM
PLACE: Hebrew Union College, 1 West 4 St. (West of Broadway),
New York, New York 10012
EVENT: 81ST ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT OF THE JEWISH PEOPLES PHILHARMONIC
CHORUS
The concert includes the musical adaptation of the classic Chasidic tale
by
I.L. Peretz
OYB NIT NOKH HEKHER
With libretto by Itche Goldberg and music by Maurice Rauch
in honor of Goldberg's 100th birthday (born 1904)
and commemorating 10 years since Rauch's passing (1994).
The concert also includes selections celebrating 350 years
of a Jewish presence in North America (1654-2004),
including hits from the Second Avenue Yiddish theatre
The bill also features THE PRIPETSHIK SINGERS performing a few numbers.
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: Full concert with intermission
ADMISSION: $12 for adults, $7 for seniors, students and children
INFO: 646-602-2007 Jo Abrams; JPPC@nyc.rr.com

David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble, NYC, Jun 6

I would like to invite you for a concert by David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble: Ronn Yedidia- Accordion, David Glukh- Piccolo Trumpet, Dan Auerbach-Violin, Yuval Edoot- Percussion, Eddy Khaimovich- Bass. Special guest violinist, Sony Classical Recording Artist Lara St.John. The Concert will take place on June 6, 2004 at Satalla- 37 West 26th Str. (Between Broadway and 6th Ave.) at 7PM

June 9, 2004

Klezmer Jam, Astoria. NYC, Jun 9

Wednesday, June 9: A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (N or W to 30th Ave) , 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680. Upcoming jam sessions will be held July 7, and Aug. 4

June 10, 2004

Miriam-Khaye Seigel & Nitzah Ranz, NYC, Jun 10

MIRIAM-KHAYE SEIGEL un NITZAH RANZ veln uftetn in a
program:
DOYRES FUN YIDISHN FOLKSGEZANG.


DONERSHTIK, dem 10tn YUNI, 2004, 7 a zeyger in ovnt
Inem yidishn kultur-kongres, atran-tsenter,
25 East 21st St., Manhattan.
Arayntrit - $5.00
Kibed vert derlangt.
Nokh protim, klingt 212-505-8040
Di program vert organizirt durkh dem yidishn kultur
kongres, yungtruf, un der yidish-lige, un vert
teylvayz subsidirt durkh der nyu-yorker shtat-rot far
kunst, a shtatishe instants.


English:


MIRIAM-KHAYE SEIGEL and NITZAH RANZ will present a
program:
GENERATIONS OF YIDDISH FOLK SONG.


THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2004
7:00 PM
At the Congress for Jewish Culture, Atran Center,
25 East 21st St., Manhattan.
Admission: $5.00
Refreshments served.
For more information, call 212-505-8040
This program is sponsored by the Congress for Jewish
Culture, Yugntruf, and the League for Yiddish and is
partially supported by the New York State Council for
the Arts, a state agency.

Generations of Yiddish Folk Song, NYC, Jun 10

Miriam-Khaye Seigel and Nitzah Ranz present:

Doyres fun yidishn folksgezang - Generations of Yiddish Folk Song

Thursday, June 10, 2004
7:00 p.m.
Congress for Jewish Culture, Atran Center,
25 East 21st Street, New York, NY.
Admission: $5.00 - Refreshments Served.

Rashanim, Naftule's Dream, NYC, Jun 10

Tzadik Records artists Rashanim and Naftule's Dream perform on June 10 at 8pm as part of Makor's Crakow Festival

Thu, Jun 10, 2004, 8:00pm
$15
Makor Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street
(between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
Subway: 2/3 to 72nd Street, 1/9 to 66th Street

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June 13, 2004

Cantors Concert, NYC, Jun 13

The Leo Baeck Institute presents: The Cantors Concert
Vienna: The City of Jews & Music
Sunday, June 13, 2004
3:00 PM

Featuring
Cantor Erik L. F. Contzius (Temple Israel of New Rochelle, NY)
Cantor Rebecca Garfein (Temple Rodeph Sholom, NYC)
Dr. Bruce Ruben (Temple Shaaray Tefila, NYC)

at Leo Back Institute
Auditorium, Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th St.
New York, NY

A concert of the music of Vienna and Germany:
Sulzer, Lewandowski, Kirschner, and Kellerman.

for Tickets: CJH Box Office: 917-606-8200
Admission: $10 LBI Members, $15 Non-Members

June 23, 2004

Silent Film/Live Music, NYC, Jun 23

Wednesday, June 23 at 7:00 pm
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust presents:

SILENT FILM/LIVE MUSIC His People (Director: Edward Sloman - 1925, 91 min, 16mm) World Premiere score written by Paul Shapiro. Performed live by an all-star band. Restored 16mm print courtesy of the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University

Shapiro's band: Paul Shapiro (woodwinds), Steven Bernstein (trumpets), Tomas Ulrich (cello), Brian Mitchell (piano), David Hofstra (bass), and Tony Lewis (drums)

Advanced Ticket Price: $15 adults, $12 seniors, $10 members/students Door Price: $18, $15, $12

PURCHASE TICKETS: On-line at www.mjhnyc.org or via phone at 646.437.4202

SUBWAY: 4/5 to Bowling Green, W/R to Whitehall, 1/9 to South Ferry BUS: M1, M6, M9, M15

Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan - 646.437.4200

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June 26, 2004

Black Ox Orkestar, NYC, Jun 26

Black Ox Orkestar
w/The Mobius Band
Saturday, June 26th
@ Lit Lounge
93 2nd Avenue - NYC
Doors @ 9pm
For directions and additional info. please see
www.litloungenyc.com

July 1, 2004

Unity Sessions, Brooklyn, NY, Jul 1

Unity Sessions III: Thurs, July 1st @ Celebrate Brooklyn
Prospect Park Bandshell; 7:00PM; $3 Suggested Donation
F to 7th Ave, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza, B/Q to 7th Ave, enter park at PPW and 9th St

Continuing in the series of events produced with Awake Zion, The Unity Sessions brings Israeli, Muslim, Jewish, and Arab hip hop and traditional Middle Eastern musicians together for a cross cultural musical dialogue. Featuring Yoel Ben Simhon and Sultana Ensemble, oud master George Mgrdichian, Human Orchestra Kenny Mohammad, Israeli MCs Segol 59 & Mooke, Palestinian MC TN AKA Tamer from DAM, and special guest Matisyahu. Produced with Aliza Rabinoff, with support from Brooklyn Jews, Natan, Storahtelling, the Alan B Slifka Foundation, and chosencouture.com.

July 7, 2004

Klezmer Jam, Astoria, NYC, Jul 7

Wednesday, July 7: A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (N or W to 30th Ave) , 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680. The next jam sessions will be held Aug. 4.

July 8, 2004

Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Jul 8

Isle of Klezbos
Thursday, July 8 at Dixon Place downtown, NYC
10pm show for the HOT! Festival
258 Bowery, 2nd floor (between Houston & Prince)
www.dixonplace.org

Why is this night different from all other decidedly alt, out nights? Come hear very live music and choice tales from our Klezbian adventures. With mebbe a bisl multimedia from Eve's "Outing the Archives" shtik too! [a.k.a. The Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film/A Yingl mit a yingl ...]

Ticket prices are $15 at the door,
$12 in advance (online credit card purchase only at www.theatermania.com),
and $10 for students and seniors.
Non-paid reservations can be made at 212-219-0736.
(tickets purchased with a credit card at the door are subject to a $3 feeper transaction.)

Closest subways are F to 2nd Ave; 6, B, D to Broadway/Lafayette;
or N & R to Prince.

July 13, 2004

Klezmer Cafe, Queens, NYC, Jul 13

The Astoria Center of Israel (ACI) synagogue will be holding a new bi-monthly Klezmer concert series presented by accordionist Art Bailey and featuring a variety of guest musicians. It'll be every 2nd and 4th Tues. throughout Aug., except for July 27th, which is Tisha be-Av.

The event lasts from 7:30 –­ 9:30 pm at the Astoria Center of Israel synagogue at 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria, Queens. The admission fee is $5. Delicious desserts and coffee will also be available.

ACI is a short five-minute walk from the 30th Avenue stop on the N/W line. Walk west on 30th Avenue (towards Trade Fair) for about 4 blocks, then turn right on Crescent.

For more information about the concert series or other events, contact the synagogue at: 718-278-2680.

(Entire press release)

July 17, 2004

Metropolitan Klezmer, New Brunswick, NJ, Jul 17

Metropolitan Klezmer (full eight-piece band!)
Saturday, July 17 at 8pm
FREE concert @ Nicholas Music Center
Mason Gross Performing Arts Center,
Rutgers University
85 George Street in New Brunswick NJ
mgsa.rutgers.edu/calendar/events.html
732-932-7511
First come, first seated...

July 18, 2004

Celebration of Yiddish Music, NYC, Jul 18

A Summer Celebration of Yiddish Music
with: Ashira (Jewish Vocal Trio) featuring Arianne Slack, Laura Lenes, and Leah Moss; Miriam-Khaye Seigel (Yiddish Singer), and the German Goldenshteyn Trio (German Goldenshteyn, clarinet; Michael Spudic, accordion; Matt Temkin, drums). Sunday, July 18, 2004, 3:00 PM at Satalla, 37 W. 26th St. (Btw. 6th & B'wy, NYC) Admission: $12.00 FMI: 212-576-1155 / www. satalla.com

Klez Dispensers, NYC, Jul 18

The Klez Dispensers perform live at Satalla on Sunday, July 18th at 7pm!
Satalla is located at 37 West 26th Street (b/t Bway and 6th Ave) in New York City. Phone:(212) 576-1155
Tickets are $12

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Klez Dispensers, NYC, Jul 18

The Klez Dispensers, dubbed "the house band for klezmer's newest wave" (AllAboutJazz-NY), have the distinct pleasure of inviting you to:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summer Splash at Satalla!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A program of all original compositions by the Dispensers. You will hear a New Orleans street march, a sizzling sirba, some haunting horas, and don't forget all the freylekhs! And if you don't know these words, your legs will by the end of the night!

7pm, Sunday, July 18th
Satalla www.satalla.com
37 West 26th St. NYC (between 6th & Broadway)
$12 cover + $10 food/drink minimum ("Will it kill 'ya to eat?", my grandma says... in Russian.)

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July 20, 2004

Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, Jul 20

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys will be playing at Cornelia Street Cafe in NYC Tuesday, July 20, 8:30pm. The cafe is at 29 Cornelia St. in the West Village, off Bleeker St. (212) 989-9319 www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Hope to see you there at this "traditional" local gig featuring "acoustic" klezmer and bluegrass music played by "live" musicians in a DJ-free zone... oy!

July 22, 2004

Rashanim, NYC, Jul 22

Rashanim
Thu, July 22, 2004 8:00pm $8
Tonic
107 Norfolk Street
(between Delancey and Rivington Streets)
Subway: F to Delancey St.; J/M/Z to Essex St.
www.tonicnyc.com

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July 25, 2004

Golem, NYC, Jul 25

Beat the heat: Come see Golem on July 25th at Satalla's Sunday night Klezmer series.

SATALLA
Sunday, July 25th
37 West 26th Street (between 6th Ave and Broadway)
212-576-1155
www.satalla.com

It's early: 7pm!
It's pricey: $12, plus $10 food/drink minimum (yes, there's food!)
And it's worth it!

The lineup this Sunday:
Annette Ezekiel: Vocals & Accordion
Aaron Diskin: Vocals & Tambourine
Alicia Jo Rabins: Violin
Jacob Garchik: Trombone
Taylor Bergren-Chrisman: Contrabass
Aaron Alexander: Drums

August 1, 2004

Alicia Svigals, NYC, Aug 1

Sunday August 1st 7pm
alicia svigalsAlicia Svigals
Catch Alicia's hot party band at 7 p.m. at the "Temple of World Music". With Brian Bender on trombone, Art Bailey on accordion, Marty Confurius on bass, and Aaron Alexander on drums.

Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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August 3, 2004

Gerard Edery, Sarah Aroeste, NYC, Aug 3

Sarah AroesteGerard Edery and Sarah Aroeste
Tuesday, August 3rd
Makor, NYC
35 West 67th Street
Gerard Edery at 8 PM!
Sara Aroeste 9:30 PM
Tickets $12
More info: www.makor.org or 212.413.8889

August 4, 2004

Klezmer Jam, Astoria, NYC, Aug 4

Wednesday, August 4: A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (N or W to 30th Ave) , 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680.

August 5, 2004

Kaplan/Rushefsky, NYC, Aug 5

REBECCA KAPLAN and PETE RUSHEFSKY present:
"Af di vegelekh: Yidishe lider mit tsimbl" (On the Paths: Yiddish
Songs with Tsimbl).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2004, 7:00 PM.
Atran Center, Congress for Jewish Culture - 25 East 21st St.,
Manhattan.
Admission: $5.00 - Refreshments served.
FMI: kongres@earthlink.net / 212-505-8040.
Partially subsidized by the New York State Council for the Arts, a
state agency.
tel: 212-505-8040

KlezSka, NYC, Aug 5

KlezSka logoKlezSka! will be performing live @ Satalla - "the temple of world music"
Thursday August 5th @10PM - Doors open at 9PM
Satalla is at 37 W. 26th St. (between 6th & Broadway)
$15.00 cover

Klezska! will be gearing up for their Holy Land Tour where they will be performing at the annual Klezmer festival in Tzvat, Israel. They will also be performing at a club in Tel Aviv called Japan.

August 10, 2004

Klezmer Cafe, Queens, NYC, Aug 10

The Astoria Center of Israel (ACI) synagogue will be holding a new bi-monthly Klezmer concert series presented by accordionist Art Bailey and featuring a variety of guest musicians. It'll be every 2nd and 4th Tues. throughout Aug., except for July 27th, which is Tisha be-Av.

The event lasts from 7:30 –­ 9:30 pm at the Astoria Center of Israel synagogue at 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria, Queens. The admission fee is $5. Delicious desserts and coffee will also be available.

ACI is a short five-minute walk from the 30th Avenue stop on the N/W line. Walk west on 30th Avenue (towards Trade Fair) for about 4 blocks, then turn right on Crescent.

For more information about the concert series or other events, contact the synagogue at: 718-278-2680.

(Entire press release)

August 14, 2004

Wine-tasting, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, NYC, Sep 14

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Klezmer Concert & Kosher Wine Tasting for Tribeca Hebrew feat. The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars
Synagogue for the Arts
49 White Street (btwn Church & Broadway)
7pm
VIP Seats & Private Wine Tasting, $125 for the benefit of MFY
General Adm. & Wine Tasting, $20.00

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August 29, 2004

Black Ox Orkestar, New York City, Aug 29

Black Ox Orkestar
Mercury Lounge
217 E. Houston
New York, NY
212-260-4700
9:30 pm
admission $8
www.mercuryloungenyc.com

Charming Hostess, NYC, Aug 29

band publicity photoCharming Hostess
Sun, Aug 29, 9ish
New York
Tonic
107 Norfolk Street

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September 2, 2004

Naftule's Dream, Somerville, MA, Sep 2

Naftule's Dream
9pm

Johnny D's
17 Holland St. (Davis Square), Somerville, MA
Tel: (617) 776-2004 www.johnnydsuptown.com

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September 3, 2004

Israeli Dance, NYC, Labor Day Weekend

Dances set to the songs of Naomi Shemer z"l as well as Debkas & Yemenite dances by Moshiko and live music of the classic folk music of Israel featured on Labor Day Weekend

The 13th Annual
SHORASHIM-Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
Nostalgia Weekend on Broadway
Sept. 3-6, 2004
Labor Day Weekend
4 nights of parties/marathons & 3 days of workshops
Featuring 3 Special Guest Teachers
to Celebrate Our Bar Mitzva Year

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE & RATES AT THE DOOR Fri. Sept. 3, 8pm Opening Party & Oneg Shabbat $15

Weekend Pass for entry to all events $130

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September 4, 2004

Israeli Dance, NYC, Labor Day Weekend

Dances set to the songs of Naomi Shemer z"l as well as Debkas & Yemenite dances by Moshiko and live music of the classic folk music of Israel featured on Labor Day Weekend

The 13th Annual
SHORASHIM-Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
Nostalgia Weekend on Broadway
Sept. 3-6, 2004
Labor Day Weekend
4 nights of parties/marathons & 3 days of workshops
Featuring 3 Special Guest Teachers
to Celebrate Our Bar Mitzva Year

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE & RATES AT THE DOOR
Sat. Sept. 4, 2-4pm Repertoire Workshop with DANNY $15
4-6pm Workshop with MOSHIKO $15
8pm Dance Party/Marathon $20

Weekend Pass for entry to all events $130

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September 5, 2004

Israeli Dance, NYC, Labor Day Weekend

Dances set to the songs of Naomi Shemer z"l as well as Debkas & Yemenite dances by Moshiko and live music of the classic folk music of Israel featured on Labor Day Weekend

The 13th Annual
SHORASHIM-Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
Nostalgia Weekend on Broadway
Sept. 3-6, 2004
Labor Day Weekend
4 nights of parties/marathons & 3 days of workshops
Featuring 3 Special Guest Teachers
to Celebrate Our Bar Mitzva Year

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE & RATES AT THE DOOR
Sun. Sept. 5, 2-4pm Repertoire Workshop with DANNY $15
4-6pm Workshop with MOSHIKO $15
8pm Dance Party/Marathon $20

Weekend Pass for entry to all events $130

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Zorn Masada Trio, NYC, Sep 5

John Zorn's - Masada String Trio

Sunday, September 5th, 2004, 3 pm
Congregation Washington Heights
179th and Pinehurst

Violin - Mark Feldman
Cello - Erik Friedlander
Bass - Greg Cohen
Conductor - John Zorn

Where: Washington Heights Congregation
When: Sunday, Sept. 5th, 2004 3 pm
Cost: $12
Presented by: The Bridge Institute
for more info- Jason Caplan - 646-265-7596
directions - take the "A" to 181st, walk down to
179th, make a right, synagogue is on the corner of
Pinehurst. use the side entrance.

September 6, 2004

Israeli Dance, NYC, Labor Day Weekend

Dances set to the songs of Naomi Shemer z"l as well as Debkas & Yemenite dances by Moshiko and live music of the classic folk music of Israel featured on Labor Day Weekend

The 13th Annual
SHORASHIM-Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
Nostalgia Weekend on Broadway
Sept. 3-6, 2004
Labor Day Weekend
4 nights of parties/marathons & 3 days of workshops
Featuring 3 Special Guest Teachers
to Celebrate Our Bar Mitzva Year

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE & RATES AT THE DOOR
Mon. Sept. 6, 2-4pm Workshop with SHMULIK $15
4-6pm Workshop with MOSHIKO $15
8pm Closing Night Dance Party $15

Weekend Pass for entry to all events $130

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September 7, 2004

"Imaginary Witness", NYC, Sep 7

FILM @ Makor: "IMAGINARY WITNESS: HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST" (2004)
A documentary followed by discussion with the filmmaker Daniel Anker and writer Thane Rosenbaum.
8pm, $15
Makor
35 West 67th Street
www.makor.com

Great Jewish Artists perform Great Jewish Composers, NYC, Sep 7

New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

  • Neil Sedaka performs Irving Berlin & Sedaka
  • Fred Hersch performs Leonard Bernstein & George Gershwin
  • Soulfarm performs Bob Dylan
  • Debbie Friedman performs Laura Nyro
  • Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier perform John Zorn
  • Lisa Loeb & Jill Sobule perform Simon & Garfunkel
  • Philip Glass performs Philip Glass
  • David Broza performs Carole King

92nd St. Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
8pm
Tickets: $42 seated / $125 VIP Seating & Artist Reception

www.92y.org

Smadar, NYC, Sep 7

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Smadar
Moroccan
8pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, Sep 7

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
band publicity photoMargot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys
8pm, $15
Makor
35 West 67th Street
www.makor.com

Matt Temkin's Jam Band w/Ashira, NYC, Sep 7

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Matt Temkin's Yiddish Jam Band Featuring Ashira
Jewish/Yiddish/Klezmer
10pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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September 8, 2004

Klez for Kidz, NYC, Sep 8

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Tribeca Hebrew presents Klez for Kidz
Master Classes for Kids, no training required! World class musicians teach small classes of kids, (Kindergarten to 5th grade) the basics of Klezmer and other music.

Wed, Sept. 8: Andy Statman
D.A.D.
67 Hudson Street, Tribeca, NYC
5pm to 6:30pm, Pizza served
20 kids per class limit, $25.00 per child, parents free!
www.tribecahebrew.org

Music of John Zorn, NYC, Sep 8

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Masada String Trio
Mark Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello), Greg Cohen (bass), and John Zorn (conductor)

Septeto Roberto Rodriguez
Meg Okura (violin), Sam Bardfeld (violin), Mary Wooten (cello), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Curtis Hasselbring (trombone), Ted Reichman (accordion/keys), Jennifer Vincent (bass), Roberto Rodriguez (percussion)

Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
7pm
Advance $20 adults/$18 seniors • $15 members/students
Day of Show: $25, $23, $20

www.mjhnyc.org

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East Meets West Cantorial Music Concert, NYC, Sep 8

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
A special performance of Sephardic and Ashkenaz oral traditions by THE GERARD EDERY ENSEMBLE and CANTOR ALBERTO MIZRAHI. These world-renowned musicians present Jewish cantorial music from around the globe, including Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Arabic, English and French songs.

Eldridge Street Synagogue
12 Eldridge Street
btwn Canal & Division
7:30pm
$18 adults / $12 students/seniors
Please call 212-219-0888 x302 for reservations

Cantors World presents Lishmoa El Ha'Rina V'el Ha'tefilah, NYC, Sep 8

A Pre-High Holiday Concert. Featuring Cantors Ari Klein, Pinchas Cohen, Moshe Stern, Pinchas Rabinovitch and Dovid Weinbach. Daniel Gildar on the Piano. At Merkin Concert Hall - Goodman House 129 W. 67th St. New York, NY.

Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.
General Admission $35
Patron $100 includes free CD of concert

A Cantorial Celebration of the Yiddish Art Songs, NYC, Sep 8

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004

  • Cantor Robert Abelson Temple Israel, NYC
  • Cantor Lawrence Avery Beth El Synagogue Center, New Rochelle, NY (cantor emeritus)
  • Cantor Ida Rae Cahane Central Synagogue, NYC
  • Cantor Lori Corssin Temple Emanu-El, NYC
  • Cantor Rebecca Garfein Congregation Rodeph Sholom, NYC
  • Cantor Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson Temple Israel Center, White Plains, NY
  • Cantor Steven Merkel Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale
  • Cantor Martha Novick Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, NJ
with the New Yiddish Chorale, conducted by Zalmen Mlotek and featuring the Alicia Svigals String Quartet
Musical direction by Zalmen Mlotek, Folksbiene Yiddish Theater

92nd St. Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
8pm
Tickets: $30 Seating / $125 VIP Seating & Reception
www.92y.org

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Divahn, NYC, Sep 8

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Divahn
Middle Eastern and Sephardic Jewish Music
8pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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Gary Lucas/"The Golem", NYC, Sep 8

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Gary Lucas "The Golem"
Hailed as a major achievement in the marriage of music and film, guitar wizard Gary Lucas accompanies the classic 1920 German Expressionist silent film "The Golem" with original music. The film tells the story of an actual historical Rabbi, Jehudah Loew, who legend has it fashioned a man from clay in 16th century Prague to save the Jewish community from annihilation.

Makor
35 West 67th Street
8pm
$15
www.makor.com

Klez Dispensers, NYC, Sep 8

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
The Klez Dispensers
Klezmer Music
10pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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September 9, 2004

Klez for Kidz, NYC, Sep 9

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Tribeca Hebrew presents Klez for Kidz
Master Classes for Kids, no training required! World class musicians teach small classes of kids, (Kindergarten to 5th grade) the basics of Klezmer and other music.

Thur, Sept. 9: Matt Darriau of the Klezmatics
D.A.D.
67 Hudson Street, Tribeca, NYC
5pm to 6:30pm, Pizza served
20 kids per class limit, $25.00 per child, parents free!
www.tribecahebrew.org

Nikitov, NYC, Sep 9

Nikitov

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 from 5pm - 9pm
The Jewish Museum in Manhattan, NYC 212.423.3200
in the Café Weissman
1109 Fifth Avenue (northeast corner of 92nd Street)
New York, NY 10128
www.thejewishmuseum.org
FEE: Pay What You Wish Museum Admission!!


The program also features "Stand-Up and Sketch" with classic tv episodes of "The Ed Sullivan Show," "Saturday Night Live" (1976-1978) and "The Ben Stiller Show".

Yiddish Tango, NYC, Sep 9

Thursday 9 September - 7pm
Recital of Yiddish tangos
Lloica Czackis voice and guitar
Kavehoyz
Sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture
25 E. 21st., New York.
Tickets: $5. Reservations: (212) 505 8040

Governor E. Pataki Reception, NYC, Sep 9

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Governor E. Pataki Reception for the Declaration of the 350th Anniversary of Jewish Life in the State of New York
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th St.
7pm

Zingeray!, NYC, Sep 9

You are cordially invited to these upcoming events
at the Congress for Jewish Culture,.
25 East 21st St., Manhattan

___________________________________

Thursday, September 9, 2004
7:00 PM.

Zingeray!
350 Years of Jewish Life in America
Community Song Extravaganza!

Henry Carrey, Itzik Gottesman, Hy Wolfe,
Jeanette Lewicki, and a surprise guest!

Admission: $7.00 - Refreshments served.

Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, NYC, Sep 9

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar
Art Bailey (accordion); Yaeko Miranda (violin); Brandon Seabrook (mandolin); Nick Cudahy (bass). Bailey's concept of Jewish music owes more to Romanian and Hungarian Gypsy string ensembles than to the more familiar clarinet and drums based klezmer bands. The repertoire is a mix of early 20th century Jewish fiddle pieces, original compositions, improvisation, and features material originally recorded by Romanian-born cymbalom master and Lower East Side restaurateur, Joseph Moskowitz.

Café ACI Astoria Center of Israel Synagogue
27-35 Crescent St., Astoria
7:30pm, $10

Village Klezmer, NYC, Sep 9

New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

The Village Klezmer Quintet
Klezmer Music
8pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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Neshama Carlebach, NYC, Sep 9

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Neshama Carlebach
Neshama Carlebach is following in the footsteps of soul singing and storytelling established in the late 50's by her father, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. Her song compositions in collaboration with pianist David Morgan, have taken her in yet another creative direction. Her performances now include her original compositions in English, and Shlomo's Hebrew classics. Join Neshama in celebrating the release of her new CD!

Makor
35 West 67th Street
8pm, $15

www.makor.com

Gay Clergy in America, NYC, Sep 9

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Straight from Scripture: Gay Clergy in America with Rabbi Steven Greenberg and Bishop Eugene Robinson
92nd St. Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
8:15pm, $25

www.92y.org

Rashanim, NYC, Sep 9

New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Rashanim
will perform at Tonic on Thursday, September 9 at midnight.

Tonic is located at 107 Norfolk St. between Delancey and Rivington. (212) 358-7501. Subway: F to Delancey Street; J/M/Z to Essex. www.tonicnyc.com

September 10, 2004

Pot Luck Shabbat Dinner, NYC, Sep 10

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
JCP presents: Downtown Pot-Luck Shabbat Dinner with Concert before sundown, Pier 25: Klezmer Band

FREE! Bring the whole mischpaca and food.

September 11, 2004

Nikitov, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 11

Nikitov

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 @ 7pm
Barbes in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn 718.965.9177

A Prayer for Peace, NYC, Sep 11

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
A Slichot Ritual for 9/11: A Prayer for Peace
The intersection of September 11th and Slichot will provide a unique opportunity to reevaluate our American experience through a Jewish lens and resituate our holiday ritual in a modern context. The program will begin with a presentation by Stephen P. Cohen on "The Future Role of the Jewish People in Western Culture," followed by Moshe Halbertal on "The Religious Roots of Terror." At midnight we will observe two minutes of silence for Slichot, September 11th, and the hope for peace. The night will end with Sulcha, a musical expression of peace with Arab and Israeli musicians.

NYU Bronfman Center
10pm - 1am FREE

September 12, 2004

Heritage Festival, FREE, All Day, NYC, Sep 12

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
South Street Seaport - Pier 17
FREE DAY!! All day long!

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KlezSka, NYC, Sep 12

New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Klezska Klezmer/Ska Music
2pm
Admission $12, Children Under 12 years of age $7
Maximum of $40 per family

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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Czackis, Mlotek, NYC, Sep 12

Sunday 12 September
Recital of tangos and songs from the Yiddish theatre
Lloica Czackis voice
Zalmen Mlotek piano
JCC Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave. @ 76th St., New York.
Info and reservations: 646.505.4444

Mikveh, NYC, Sep 12

New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

MikvehMikveh
featuring Alicia Svigals,Susan Watts, Nicki Parrott & Lauren Brody
Klezmer Music
5 pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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September 13, 2004

Klez for Kidz, NYC, Sep 13

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Tribeca Hebrew presents Klez for Kidz
Master Classes for Kids, no training required! World class musicians teach small classes of kids, (Kindergarten to 5th grade) the basics of Klezmer and other music.

Mon, Sept. 13: New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars
D.A.D.
67 Hudson Street, Tribeca, NYC
5pm to 6:30pm, Pizza served
20 kids per class limit, $25.00 per child, parents free!
www.tribecahebrew.org

Wine-tasting, Amsterdam Klezmer, NYC, Sep 13

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Klezmer Concert & Kosher Wine Tasting for Tribeca Hebrew feat. Amsterdam Klezmer Band
Synagogue for the Arts
49 White Street (btwn Church & Broadway)
7pm
VIP Seats & Private Wine Tasting, $125 for the benefit of MFY
General Adm. & Wine Tasting, $20.00

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Joanne Borts, Howard Leshaw, NYC, Sep 13

New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

An Evening of YIDDISH SOUL starring Joanne Borts w/ Howard Leshaw and the Golden Land Orchestra Jewish Festival
7:30pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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The String Project, NYC, Sep 13

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Education Alliance presents
The String Project: Svigals, Strom & Schwartz
Mazer Theatre
197 E. Broadway (at Jefferson)
8pm, $15

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Workshops, NYC, Sep 13

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004

The Power of We: Jonathan Tisch, Emeril Lagasse and Jane Rosenthal: Three American Business Leaders on the Power of Partnerships
8pm, $25

Workshop: Rabbi, I Was Wondering... About the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Prayers
7:30pm, $15
A pre-holiday primer to make your time in synagogue more comfortable and fulfilling.

92nd St. Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
www.92y.org

Hassidic Jazz Project, NYC, Sep 13

New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Reuben Hoch & the Hassidic Jazz Project
9:30pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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September 14, 2004

Klez for Kidz, NYC, Sep 14

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Tribeca Hebrew presents Klez for Kidz
Master Classes for Kids, no training required! World class musicians teach small classes of kids, (Kindergarten to 5th grade) the basics of Klezmer and other music.

Tue, Sept. 14: Amsterdam Klezmer Band
D.A.D.
67 Hudson Street, Tribeca, NYC
5pm to 6:30pm, Pizza served
20 kids per class limit, $25.00 per child, parents free!
www.tribecahebrew.org

Classical Café, NYC, Sep 14

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Pianist STEVEN BECK and violinist JOHNNY GANDLESMAN
7pm, $15 / $25 with Dinner CLASSICAL CAFÉ
perform selections by Chopin, Fauré, Satie and Takemitsu

Art Lande / Paul Mccandless / Bruce Williamson Trio
9pm, $15
performing music that spans jazz and classical realms.

Makor
35 West 67th Street
www.makor.com

Ballin' the Jack, Marx Brothers, NYC, Sep 14

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Ballin' The Jack does the Marx Brothers with guests Roy Nathanson & Anthony Coleman
8pm, $15
Rediscover the swinging film music of the Marx Brothers movies, early adopters of Jewish humor in American entertainment. Ballin' The Jack is lead by Saxophonist, clarinetist and leader Matt Darriau and includes, Frank London, Curtis Hasselbring, George Schuller, Andy Laster, Joe Fitzgerald. For this special show, the solos of Harpo and Chico and the songs of Groucho Marx are getting newly arranged and includes the guests Roy Nathanson from the Jazz Passengers as performer of Groucho Marx's songs and Anthony Coleman.

JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam at 76th St.

Kleztraphobix, NYC, Sep 14

New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Kleztraphobix
You are cordially invited to our CD release party. We'll be performing some old warhorses in exciting and new ways as well as some very original tunes hot off the press. Tuesday is also an invasion of the Klezmer tubas, myself and Bostonian Jim Gray. Naftule's Dream (Boston) is on the same bill and will be performing @ 9pm. This should be a very entertaining night. 10pm
Admission $12

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37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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September 19, 2004

Kol Nidre through the ages, NYC, Sep 19

New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival, 2004
Kol Nidre through the ages, around the world
3pm, $35

JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam at 76th St.

Kapelye, NYC, Sep 19

New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Kapelye
Klezmer Music
5pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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September 20, 2004

Metropolitan Klez with Democracy, NYC, Sep 20

band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
Monday, September 20th
The Issues Project: DEMOCRACY A Nightly Installation of Plays, Music and Performances presented by the Naked Angels Theater Company.

music set at 8pm; evening's program starts at 7pm
The Culture Project's 45 Below: 45 Bleecker Street, at Lafayette, NYC

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September 22, 2004

Days of Awe: Afro-Semitic Experience, NYC, Sep 22

band photoWednesday, September 22, The Days of Awe: David Chevan with The Afro-Semitic Experience 8:00 p.m. at The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76 Street, New York City, 646-505-4444.

September 26, 2004

KlezmerFest, NYC, Sep 26

New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Klezmerfest
Klezmerfest's debut at SATALLA
Featuring classic Klez and original material!!!!!!
Showtime is at 5:00.
There is a $12.00 cover and one drink minimum at Satalla.
Admission $12

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37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

September 28, 2004

Klezmer Workshop w/Jeff Warschauer, Open house NYC, Sep 28

Klezmer Workshop with Jeff Warschauer!

Free Open House Tuesday, September 28, 2004 from 7-9 PM

6-week session - Tuesdays - 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16
Members $140; per session $25
Non-members $170; per session $30

Hands-On Workshop

  • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
  • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
  • Work in ensembles with other instrumentalists
  • Develop tools for improvisation
  • Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene
  • Open to players of any instrument who play and read music at least an intermediate level.

The open house and all sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33rd Street (between Park and Madison), Manhattan.

For more information contact:
Lisa Stein
New York Regional Director
Workmen's Circle
45 E. 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
212-889-6800 x271
212-532-7518 - fax
www.circle.org

Art Bailey, NYC, Sep 28

Bi-monthly klezmer concert series in Astoria features "Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar"

Art Bailey (accordion); Yaeko Miranda (violin); Brandon Seabrook (mandolin); Nick Cudahy (bass).

Café ACI Astoria Center of Israel Synagogue
27-35 Crescent St., Astoria
Tuesday, September 28th, 7:30-9:30pm. Cost: $5

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Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh, NYC, Sep 28

album coverWhen: Tuesday, September 28th, doors at 7:30, show at 8 PM
Who: Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh
Where: Tonic, 107 Norfolk (between Delancey and Rivington), NYC.
How much: $10 at the door
What: CD release party for Aaron's new CD on the Tzadik label
Check out the lineup!

Alex Kontorovich - clarinet
Greg Wall- saxophones
Frank London - trumpet
Curtis Hasselbring - trombine
Jay Vilnai - guitar
Fima Ephron - bass
Mike Sarin - drums
Aaron Alexander - drums

October 2, 2004

Under the Umbrella of Terezin, NYC, Oct 2

Saturday 2 October – 8pm
Under the Umbrella of Terezín
A recital of art, cabaret and tango songs in Yiddish, German and Czech written by Terezín composers before and in the ghetto.
Lloica Czackis voice
Miriam Brickman piano
Riverdale Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture
4450 Fieldston Road, Riverdale , Bronx, New York 10471.
Tickets $15 and $12
Reservations on (718) 548 4445

October 3, 2004

Afro-Semitic Experience, NYC, Oct 3

band photoSunday, October 3, the Afro-Semitic Experience at 8:00 p.m., release party for the Mima'amakim Journal of Jewish Art at The Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, 212-614-0505, for more info go to: www.mimaamakim.org.

October 7, 2004

Panorama Jazz Band, NYC, Oct 7

The Panorama Jazz Band from New Orleans will be making two appearances in New York city this week:

Thursday 10/7 @ 9pm
Lillie's
46 Beard St (@ Dwight St in Red Hook)
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Phone: (718) 858-9822

October 8, 2004

Panorama Jazz, Zagnut Cirkus, NYC, Oct 8

The Panorama Jazz Band from New Orleans will be making two appearances in New York city this week:

Friday 10/8 from 8pm-12
w/ Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar
Hungarian House
213 East 82nd St.
www.magyarhaz.org
212-249-9360)
Tickets are $10

October 10, 2004

IB Singer's only play, NYC, Oct 10

play logo

I.B. SINGER'S A DEVIL'S PLAY

TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY!!!

I.B. SINGER'S ONLY YIDDISH PLAY

A SHPIL FARN TAYVL/DEVIL'S PLAY
A story about demons and sex in the shtetl, what more could you want?

PRESENTED WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
CALL 1-800-9-YIDDISH, TODAY !!!
VISIT WWW.FOLKSBIENE.ORG FOR MORE DETAILS.

THIS SUNDAY and NEXT, OCT. 10 & 17 at 2PM at the JCC IN MANHATTAN, 334 AMSTERDAM AVE. @ 76TH ST.

For tickets and info

In Isaac Bashevis Singer's, only Yiddish play, "Devil's play" ...the Folksbiene continues to ruffle our collective feathers with pungent Yiddish Theater that will set us thinking many New Years to come. —The Forward

King Django, NYC, Sep 10

When: Friday, Sept 10th, doors at 7:30, we play at 10 PM.
Who: King Django
What: Three Floors of Ska!
Where: The Knitting Factory, Main Hall, 74 Leonard St, NYC.
How much: $15 for the whole night
More info:
www.kingdjango.com
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October 11, 2004

Matisyahu on tour w/ropeadope, NYC, Oct 11

Matisyahu on Tour: All Shows at 8PM
  • Oct 11th - NYC - Ropeadope New Music Seminar @ the Bowery Ballroom PRE- ORDER TIX!
  • Oct 12th - Philly - Ropeadope New Music Seminar @ TLA PRE-ORDER TIX!
  • Oct 16th - Boston - with Addison Groove Project @ the Paradise Rock Club
  • Oct 20th - NYC - CD RELEASE PARTY @ the Mercury Lounge w/AGP; PRE-ORDER PARTY TIX!
  • Oct 21st - Baltimore - w/Addison Groove Project @ the Funk Box
  • Oct 23rd - Brooklyn - w/Addison Groove Project @ the Hook
  • Oct 28-31st - Minnesota w/Wookiefo ot
  • At the Ropeadope New Music Seminar Shows, Matisyahu will be part of a stellar all star line up including Critter's Buggin, the Duo, Tarantula, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (NYC only), and Lady Alma! (Philly only) And if you don't yet know Addison Groove Project, get to know them at their site now. *Note: We expect sell out crowds at most, if not all of these shows. If you are planning on coming out, PLEASE PRE-ORDER tickets whenever possible. Thanks!

    October 12, 2004

    The Pulse of Yiddish Tango, NYC, Oct 12

    Tuesday 12 October - 7pm

    Tangele: The Pulse of Yiddish Tango
    Lloica Czackis voice
    Juan Lucas Aisemberg viola
    Ivo De Greef piano

    Satalla: The Temple of World Music
    37 West 26th St. (6th/Broadway), New York.
    Tickets: $15—Reservations: (212) 576 1155

    Freylakh the Vote!, NYC, Oct 12

    Concerts for Change presents

    Don't Just Rock the Vote... Freylakh The Vote!

    A benefit for the Democratic Party's efforts in Swing States
    A high energy evening featuring New York's premiere Jewish performers:

    • Alicia Svigals & The Klezmer Rock Project
    • Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters
    • David Krakauer
    • What I Like About Jew
    • Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

    Tuesday, October 12th at 7:30pm
    at
    The Knitting Factory
    Main Space
    72 Leonard Street
    Directions: (212) 219-3006

    Tickets: $18 online/$25 at the door
    All proceeds will go to the DNC
    To purchase tickets online, go to:
    www.concertsforchange.org

    Isle of Klezbos, Theresa Tova, NYC, Oct 12

    band photoIsle of Klezbos double bill with Theresa Tova!
    Tuesday, October 12
    8pm on at Makor, 35 W. 67th St
    www.makor.org, 212-601-1000
    $15 for both sets

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    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Oct 12

    PHARAOH's DAUGHTER

    LAST MINUTE SHOW!!

    Living Room
    154 Ludlow Street
    www.livingroomny.com

    Tuesday October 12th 10p.m.

    October 14, 2004

    Teresa Tova, NYC, Oct 14

    Thursday, October 14, 2004.
    7:00 PM

    Coffeehouse with Teresa Tova.
    The Canadian chanteuse and playwright presents material from her Yiddish repertoire.

    25 East 21st St., Manhattan
    Admission: $7.00
    Refreshments served.

    Congress for Jewish Culture
    212-505-8040

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    Treasures from Moisey Beregovsky's Collection, NYC, Oct 14

    Recovered Memories: Treasures from Moisey Beregovsky's Collection

    Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn
    Learn some gems from this collection, recently published in Moscow, of Yiddish songs, niggunim (melodies) and klezmer tunes.

    3 Thursdays, 7:30-9pm, beginning October 14. Members free / Non-members $54.

    Ansche Chesed
    251 West 100th Street
    (212) 865-0600
    www.anschechesed.org
    email: info@anschechesed.org

    October 17, 2004

    IB Singer's only play, NYC, Oct 17

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    I.B. SINGER'S A DEVIL'S PLAY

    TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY!!!

    I.B. SINGER'S ONLY YIDDISH PLAY

    A SHPIL FARN TAYVL/DEVIL'S PLAY
    A story about demons and sex in the shtetl, what more could you want?

    PRESENTED WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES
    TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
    CALL 1-800-9-YIDDISH, TODAY !!!
    VISIT WWW.FOLKSBIENE.ORG FOR MORE DETAILS.

    THIS SUNDAY and NEXT, OCT. 10 & 17 at 2PM at the JCC IN MANHATTAN, 334 AMSTERDAM AVE. @ 76TH ST.

    For tickets and info

    In Isaac Bashevis Singer's, only Yiddish play, "Devil's play" ...the Folksbiene continues to ruffle our collective feathers with pungent Yiddish Theater that will set us thinking many New Years to come. —The Forward

    Strauss/Warschauer Duo, NYC, Oct 17

    The Strauss/Warschauer Duo
    Deborah Strauss, violin, accordion, vocals
    Jeff Warschauer, vocals, guitar, mandolin

    Family Concerts are held in the cozy atmosphere of Buttenwieser Hall and introduce children ages 6-10 (and their families) to the joys of music with lively, interactive recitals by talented stars. Seating is limited, so order your tickets now!

    Join us for an afternoon of music, dancing and fun! The Strauss/ Warschauer Duo is committed to klezmer music and Yiddish song. Its performances are grounded in tradition, yet thoroughly contemporary. The duo draws from klezmer, Yiddish, Hasidic and liturgical music and culture.
    This event is part of the 92nd Street Y's celebration of the 350th anniversary of the first Jewish community in America.

    Date & Time: Sun, Oct 17, 2004, 3:00pm
    Location: 92nd Street at Lexington Avenue
    Code: T-TC5FM11-01
    Price: $10.00

    For more information, please phone 212 415-5500

    Cooper, Lerner, Svigals, NYC, Oct 17

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    Sunday, October 17, 2004
    Shake My Heart
    Adrienne Cooper
    Marilyn Lerner
    & Alicia Svigals

    Jewish Music / Yiddish Innovations

    5pm
    Admission $12

    S A T A L L A
    37 WEST 26TH ST NYC
    2 1 2 - 5 7 6 - 1 1 5 5
    www.satalla.com

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    So-Called, Shotnez, NYC, Oct 17

    Shot'nez, So Called
    Price: $8.00
    Date: Sun, Oct 17
    Start Time: 8:00 PM
    Buy Tickets

    Knitting Factory
    Tap Bar
    74 Leonard Street
    New York City , NY 10013
    212-219-3132
    www.knittingfactory.com

    October 20, 2004

    Matisyahu on tour w/ropeadope, NYC, Oct 20

    Matisyahu on Tour: All Shows at 8PM
  • Oct 11th - NYC - Ropeadope New Music Seminar @ the Bowery Ballroom PRE- ORDER TIX!
  • Oct 12th - Philly - Ropeadope New Music Seminar @ TLA PRE-ORDER TIX!
  • Oct 16th - Boston - with Addison Groove Project @ the Paradise Rock Club
  • Oct 20th - NYC - CD RELEASE PARTY @ the Mercury Lounge w/AGP; PRE-ORDER PARTY TIX!
  • Oct 21st - Baltimore - w/Addison Groove Project @ the Funk Box
  • Oct 23rd - Brooklyn - w/Addison Groove Project @ the Hook
  • Oct 28-31st - Minnesota w/Wookiefo ot
  • At the Ropeadope New Music Seminar Shows, Matisyahu will be part of a stellar all star line up including Critter's Buggin, the Duo, Tarantula, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (NYC only), and Lady Alma! (Philly only) And if you don't yet know Addison Groove Project, get to know them at their site now. *Note: We expect sell out crowds at most, if not all of these shows. If you are planning on coming out, PLEASE PRE-ORDER tickets whenever possible. Thanks!

    October 21, 2004

    Treasures from Moisey Beregovsky's Collection, NYC, Oct 21

    Recovered Memories: Treasures from Moisey Beregovsky's Collection

    Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn
    Learn some gems from this collection, recently published in Moscow, of Yiddish songs, niggunim (melodies) and klezmer tunes.

    3 Thursdays, 7:30-9pm, beginning October 14. Members free / Non-members $54.

    Ansche Chesed
    251 West 100th Street
    (212) 865-0600
    www.anschechesed.org
    email: info@anschechesed.org

    October 22, 2004

    Isle of Klezbos in Kerry Benefit, NYC, Oct 22

    Great LIVE WORLD-MUSIC PARTY to Take Back the White House!
    Friday, Oct 22nd 7:00pm-10:30pm, CB's Gallery NYC
    Five fun bands, $10 adv: concertsforchange.com /$12 @door
    HUNGRY MARCH BAND~ Raucous mobile music (hungrymarchband.com)
    ISLE OF KLEZBOS~ gals' klezmer sextet (metropolitanklezmer.com)
    ZAGNUT CIRKUS ORKESTAR~ Balkan brass (maxminka.com/zagnuts)
    ROB TAUBE TRIO~ wild lyricism, astonishing songcraft (robtaube.com)
    PAPRIKA~ Internat'l dance musics, Brazilian beats (paprikamusic.com)

    Amazing lineup!! Support the cause!!! Tell your friends!!!!
    *||*||* 100% of ticket proceeds to Running for Change PAC *||*||*

    club: 313 Bowery @Bleecker, NYC... downstairs!
    212-677-0455 cbgb.com/gallery.html
    Advance tickets and more info on this & more Concerts for Change:
    www.concertsforchange.com

    Isle of Klezbos, Zagnut Orchestra, more--Concert for Change, NYC, Oct 22

    Concerts for Change presents

    Don't Just Rock the Vote... Freylakh The Vote!

    Friday 10/22 at CB's Gallery, 7pm to 10:30pm
    Fabulous diverse thrilling lineup...
    Benefit to support change in the White House!
    100% of all ticket sales and contributions are donations to the Running for Change PAC.

    Show features Isle of Klezbos & friends, Paprika, Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar, The Hungry March Band, and Rob Taube Trio.

    Dance grooves, wild march tunes, songs new & trad from all over the map! Klezmer, Afro-Brazilian batucada, Balkan brass, country-inflected originals and surprise special guests—

    For more info and to purchase tickets online, go to:
    www.concertsforchange.org

    October 24, 2004

    Pripetshik Singers, NYC, Oct 24

    THE FOLKSBIENE YIDDISH THEATRE
    presents
    THE PRIPETSHIK SINGERS
    the one-of-a-kind young people's ensemble,
    led by Musical Director
    BINYUMEN (BEN) SCHAECHTER
    in two performances in
    NEW YORK CITY, SUNDAY, OCT. 24, 2004

    Sunday, Oct. 24th at 11:00 am & 2:00 pm
    at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St.

    FOR TICKETS AND INFO ABOUT THE PERFORMANCES:
    Call 1-800-9-YIDDISH
    or visit www.folksbiene.org

    All Seats: $18-Adults; $15-Children under 12
    (Reserve your tickets early)

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    Khevre, Queens, NY, Oct 24

    band photoKhevre
    Lefrak Concert Hall (queens college), Queens, NY
    Sunday, October 24, 2004
    2 pm $10
    qcpages.qc.edu/Jewish_Studies/music03.html

    Golem CD Release Party, NYC, Oct 24

    album coverGOLEM CD Release Party
    New Album, "Homesick Songs"

    OCTOBER 24th, The Knitting Factory, NYC
    74 Leonard St, Tribeca
    8pm

    with special guest Frank London
    and bands Juez and Sarah Aroeste

    For more info: www.golemrocks.com

    October 27, 2004

    Strom/Schwartz book-signing, NYC, 10/27

    Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz
    invite you to attend the premiere book event for their new book: "A Wandering Feast: A Journey Through The Jewish Culture of Eastern Europe" (Jossey-Bass)

    A memoir and travelogue, filled with Yale's photos, transcribed music from his field recordings and recipes of the Jewish and regional dishes he found (and devoured) there.

    Music, Stories, Celebration and Booksigning
    Wednesday, October 27th at 6:30
    Barnes & Noble
    2 East 18th Street (x., Sixth Avenue)

    October 28, 2004

    Treasures from Moisey Beregovsky's Collection, NYC, Oct 28

    Recovered Memories: Treasures from Moisey Beregovsky's Collection

    Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn
    Learn some gems from this collection, recently published in Moscow, of Yiddish songs, niggunim (melodies) and klezmer tunes.

    3 Thursdays, 7:30-9pm, beginning October 14. Members free / Non-members $54.

    Ansche Chesed
    251 West 100th Street
    (212) 865-0600
    www.anschechesed.org
    email: info@anschechesed.org

    November 1, 2004

    Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman, NYC, Nov 1

    Mystical Power of Music
    Monday Nov 1 2004 - 7:30 pm to - 9:30 pm

    Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman will sing and demonstrate the spiritual connection of music, song and prayer. He will play the dulcimer, a very unique and captivating instrument, and sing Reb Shlomo Carlebach's songs, as well as some of his own unique songs. Rabbi Trugman is an outstanding spiritual guide.

    Contact Information: 212 452 2310 X10
    Congregation Or Zarua
    127 E 82nd Street
    Manhattan, NY 10028

    November 4, 2004

    Free Open House for Brooklyn, NY, Klezmer Workshop, Nov 4

    A new series of the popular Klezmer Workshop in Park Slope, Brooklyn begins with a free Open House on Thursday evening, November 4, 2004, 7:30 PM at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place, Park Slope, Brooklyn.

    Led by internationally acclaimed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer, the 5-session series continues on Thursday evenings from November 11 through December 16 (no class on Thanksgiving). Newcomers, playing at an intermediate level or higher, are welcome.

    Jeff Warschauer is internationally renowned as a mandolinist, guitarist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band.

    For more details, including fee information, please call Cantor Janet Leuchter, 718-768-3814, ext. 218 or e-mail her.

    November 5, 2004

    Kristallnacht Commemoration, NYC, Nov 5

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom Commemorates Kristallnacht with
    The Music of Solomon Sulzer and Louis Lewandowski

    New York--Congregation Rodeph Sholom's Senior Cantor,
    Rebecca Garfein, and Associate Cantor, Jennifer Frost will
    commemorate Kristallnacht - the Night of Broken Glass, with
    the music of renowned Viennese Cantor, Solomon Sulzer and
    Berlin composer, Louis Lewandowski at 6p.m., Friday,
    November 5, 2004 during Shabbat services. Also
    participating is Rodeph Sholom's Organist, Dr. John
    Schuder, and professional choir, augmented to twelve voices
    for this special evening. The entire community is invited
    to attend. The congregation is located at 7 West 83rd
    Street (off Central Park West.)

    For more information, please call (212) 362-8800, extension
    1337.

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    November 6, 2004

    Interfaith Concert of Remembrance commemorating liquidation of the Lodz Ghetto, NYC, Nov 6

    14th Interfaith Concert of Remembrance
    Cathedral of St. John the Divine
    112th Street and Amsterdan Ave.
    November 6, 2004, Saturday at 8 p.m.

    In Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Liquidation of the Lodz Ghetto

    Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
    Arkady Leytush, Conductor
    Trinity Church Choir, Owen Burdick, Director

    • Egmont Overture - Ludwig Van Beethoven
    • TBA (World Premiere) - Owen Burdick, for choir and orchestra, text by Dylan Thomas
    • Concerto for Violin No. 1 in G Minor - Max Bruch
    • Numbers...Branded Into Your Arms (World Premiere) - Ronald Senator For choir and orchestra, poem by Nelly Sachs
    • Libera Me from the Requiem - Giuseppe Verdi
    • Songs Of The Lodz Ghetto by Baigelman, Gebirtig Sung by Irene Steiner

    www.holocaust-concerts.org/2004.html

    Andy Statman, NYC, Nov 6

    ILLUMINATIONS: JEWISH MYSTICISM TO AMERICAN ROOTS

    ANDY STATMAN

    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2004 8:30 PM

    Andy Statman on clarinet and mandolin
    Larry Eagle on drums and percussion
    and special guest Jim Guttman on bass

    Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts @ NYU
    566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South

    $30; students $15
    Box office (212) 992-8484
    Online tickets: skirballcenter.nyu.edu
    Info/charge (212) 545-7536
    worldmusicinstitute.org

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    November 7, 2004

    Strauss-Warschauer, Queens, NY, Nov 7

    The Strauss/Warschauer Duo will be performing a concert of Klezmer music and Yiddish songs as part of the Annual Joyce Mollov Memorial Lecture and Performance at Queens College this Sunday, November 7, at 2:00 PM. Also appearing on the program will be Aaron Lansky, Founder and President of the National Yiddish Book Center, and the Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company. The event will be free and open to the public. Please see below for all the details.

    The Center for Jewish Studies and the Continuing Education Programs at Queens College present:

    The Annual Joyce Mollov Memorial Lecture and Performance

    Sunday, November 7, 2004, 2:00 PM
    Colden Center for the Performing Arts
    Queens College

    Theme: 350 Years of Jewish Contribution in America Through Literature, Music and Dance

    Speaker: Aaron Lansky
    Founder and President of the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts
    Musical Performance: The Strauss/Warschauer Duo
    Presenting Klezmer Music and Yiddish Songs
    Dance Performance: Carolyn Dorman Dance Company
    Performing "Mayne Mentshn"

    Free and open to the public
    Free parking in Lot 15, behind Colden Center of Reeves Avenue
    E or F train to Continental Avenue, then Q65A bus to Kissena Blvd.

    For additional information, please call the Center for Jewish Studies at (718) 997-5730.

    Women of the Gallery, NYC, Nov 7

    THE ELDRIDGE STREET PROJECT PRESENTS

    Women of the Gallery
    An illustrated lecture and concert
    SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2:00 PM
    The Eldridge Street Synagogue
    12 Eldridge Street
    Between Canal and Division Streets

    KARLA GOLDMAN, historian at the Jewish Women's Archive and author of Beyond the Synagogue Gallery, traces the development, architecture, culture and folk life of the ezras nashim (women's section) in America. After, women are invited for a unique performance of klezmer and cantorial music by ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ, JEANETTE LEWICKI and HAYLEY KOBILINSKY.

    Tickets: $12 for adults/$10 for students and seniors
    Please call 212-219-0888 ext. 205 for reservations.

    David Glukh Ensemble, NYC, Nov 7

    David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble has been pretty busy lately, performing in variety of festivals and venues around USA and recording our new CD in Award - Winning Bennett Studios. On November 7, 2004 at 5PM we will be performing in Satalla (World Music Club) in New York City. Please come to see us. The address is 37 West 26th Street (Between Broadway and 6th). Our group consists of: Ronn Yedidia Accordion, Dave Keen Violin, Yuval Edoot Percussion, Eddy Khaimovich Fret-less Bass, David Glukh Piccolo Trumpet.

    November 9, 2004

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Queens, NYC, Nov 9

    Bi-monthly klezmer concert series in Astoria features "Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar"

    Art Bailey (accordion); Yaeko Miranda (violin); Brandon Seabrook (mandolin); Nick Cudahy (bass).

    Café ACI Astoria Center of Israel Synagogue
    27-35 Crescent St., Astoria
    Tuesday, Nov 9, 7:30-9:30pm. Cost: $5

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    November 10, 2004

    Simply Tsfat, Brooklyn, NY, Nov 10

    Simply Tsfat will appear in a private home in Brooklyn NY on Wednesday evening November 10th, 2004. E-mail Moish Perl.

    The cost is a donation to an important Charity named Eizer L'Shabbos (lit; assistance for the Sabbath) which provides food packages for the impoverished people of Tsfat, Israel.

    tel: 718 360 2887

    Avrom Karpinovitch: Tales of Vilna, Nov 10, NYC

    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2004
    7:00 PM

    Yiddish Writers Speak: A new video series
    AVROM KARPINOVITCH: TALES OF VILNA
    With Boris Sandler, Yiddish Forward Editor
    Admission: $2.00 - Refreshments served.

    Events are held at the CONGRESS FOR JEWISH CULTURE, Atran Center
    Minkoff Room
    25 E. 21st ST, MANHATTAN
    Phone: 212-505-8040
    E-mail Congress for Jewish Culture

    These programs are produced by the Congress for Jewish Culture in cooperation with CYCO (Central Yiddish Culture Organization), Yugntruf, and the League for Yiddish. The series Yiddish Writers Speak is produced in cooperation with the Yiddish Forward. "Coffeehouse" programs are partially supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

    An Evening of New Russian Culture, NYC, Nov 10

    Wednesday, November 10 at 8pm
    Tickets are $15 members/$20 nonmembers
    Location: The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue (at 76th Street)
    New York, NY 10023

    The next generation of Russians is making its mark on the New York cultural scene. See what is happening on this new artistic front that mixes downtown New York, post-glasnost chaotic energy and soulful Russian artistry. NY 1's Budd Mishkin performs a new interpretation of the music of Bulat Okudzhava. Boris Fishman, editor of The Wild East and former editorial staff member at the The New Yorker, reads from the latest Russian-Jewish literature, accompanied by special guests. Choreographer Ksenia Vidyaykina and guitarist Dan Kaufman performs innovative choreography and music rooted in Russian artistry. Co-sponsored by the Russian-American Cultural Center.

    To buy tickets, call (646)505-4355 or visit www.jccarts.org (click on NY Noise). You can also purchase tickets at the door.

    Khevrisa, NYC, Nov 10

    Khevrisa and Friends: Under the Canopy of Heaven

    Wednesday, November 10, 8:00 p.m.
    Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y (Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street)
    212-415-5500 $25

    Khevrisa:
    Zev Feldman, cimbalom, dancer
    Michael Alpert, vocals, sekund violin, dancer
    Steven Greenman, violin
    Stuart Brotman, double bass
    with
    Deborah Strauss, violin
    Kurt Bjorling, clarinet
    Joanne Borts, dancer
    Helene Zilberberg-Domergue, dancer
    Steven Weintraub, dancer

    Rediscovering the music of the European Jewish wedding has involved years of research with living informants, pre-Holocuast European recordings, and rare archival collections. Khevrisa is unique in its presentation of the music of the European Jewish wedding with original instrumentation, and with the traditional interaction of badkhn and klezmer. A particularly exciting innovation, created especially for tonight's program at the 92nd Street Y, is the performance of actual traditional dances from the East European Jewish wedding, including the freylakhs, sher, broygez-tants (dance of anger and reconciliation), and virtuosic solo dances. These portions of the program constitute one of the only stage performances of traditional Ashkenazic dancing in North America since the Second World War.

    November 13, 2004

    Flamenco Sepharad, NYC, Nov 13

    Sefarad Records & Management and PAMAR Present

    Flamenco Sepharad

    The Gerard Edery Ensemble will be presenting Flamenco Sepharad at Merkin Concert Hall on November 13, 2004 at 8 PM. Join us for this fiery performance of Sephardic song and Flamenco rhythms unlike any other! With new arrangements of traditional Sephardic repertoire and original compositions by Gerard Edery and George Mgrdichian, the ensemble seamlessly fuses the world's most passionate music with the brilliant and sensual dancing of Barbara Martinez and Rick Santiago. Emotive vocals, flamenco guitars, world beat percussion, Spanish dance and the oriental timbres of the oud make this show a must see!

    Tickets are $25, $15 for students and seniors. For advanced ticket sales call Merkin Concert Hall at (212) 501-3330 or on the web at www.kaufman-center.org. Merkin Concert Hall is located at the Kaufman Center, Goodman House, 129 West 67th St., New York, NY 10023.

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    November 16, 2004

    Construction of New "Islands" for a Living, Secular Yiddish, Nov 16, NYC

    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2004
    7:00 PM

    PROFESSOR DOVID KATZ, Vilnius University
    will speak on the topic: CONSTRUCTION OF NEW "ISLANDS" FOR A LIVING, SECULAR YIDDISH
    Admission: Free

    Events are held at the CONGRESS FOR JEWISH CULTURE, Atran Center
    Minkoff Room
    25 E. 21st ST, MANHATTAN
    Phone: 212-505-8040
    E-mail Congress for Jewish Culture

    These programs are produced by the Congress for Jewish Culture in cooperation with CYCO (Central Yiddish Culture Organization), Yugntruf, and the League for Yiddish. The series Yiddish Writers Speak is produced in cooperation with the Yiddish Forward. "Coffeehouse" programs are partially supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

    November 17, 2004

    Margot Leverett/Klezmer Jam, Astoria, Queens, NYC, Nov 17

    Wednesday, Nov 17: A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (N or W to 30th Ave) , 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680.

    Visit the center's new website http://www.astoriacenter.org/

    "Margot Leverett plays virtuoso klezmer clarinet!" Philadelphia Enquirer

    November 18, 2004

    Nigunim of the Slonimer Chasidim, Nov 18, NYC

    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2004
    7:00 PM

    JOE WEISS
    NIGUNIM OF THE SLONIMER CHASIDIM
    Admission: $7.00 - Refreshments served.

    Events are held at the CONGRESS FOR JEWISH CULTURE, Atran Center
    Minkoff Room
    25 E. 21st ST, MANHATTAN
    Phone: 212-505-8040
    E-mail Congress for Jewish Culture

    These programs are produced by the Congress for Jewish Culture in cooperation with CYCO (Central Yiddish Culture Organization), Yugntruf, and the League for Yiddish. The series Yiddish Writers Speak is produced in cooperation with the Yiddish Forward. "Coffeehouse" programs are partially supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

    November 21, 2004

    Family Sephardic Fest, NYC, Nov 21

    Sunday, November 21, 2004. Centennial Celebration Sunday, Family Sephardic Festival – Celebrate 350, A Special Collaboration with Congregation Shearith Israel. The Jewish Museum, New York City, 1109 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY, 10126, tel: 212-423-3271 FAX: 212-423-3232. http://thejewishmuseum.org

    All day, all ages. General admission to The Jewish Museum is free in honor of the Museum's centennial.

    Yoel Ben-Simhon, NYC, Nov 21

    Sunday, November 21, 2004. 2 p.m. Ages 3 and up. Concert: The Sultana Ensemble. Yoel Ben-Simhon and The Sultana Ensemble blend Mediterranean music, flamenco, and other sounds into a fascinating experience for the whole family. Dancers and drummers will captivate the audience with their spirited moves and infectious beats! Tickets: $12 per person; $10 Jewish Museum family members, Jewish Museum, New York, NY.

    Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh, NYC, Nov 21

    Please come join us for a late afternoon concert at Satalla
    Sunday, November 21st at 5PM
    37 West 26th St.(bet. B'way & 6th Ave.) NYC

    Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh
    New American Klezmer/Jazz Music

    with some very special guests:

    Alicia Svigals - fidl
    Alex Kontorovich - clarinet
    Greg Wall - saxophone/clarinet
    Susan Watts - trumpet
    Curtis Hasslebring - trombone
    Jay Vilnai - guitar
    J. Granelli - bass
    Aaron Alexander - drums

    November 22, 2004

    Columbia U Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song, NYC, Nov 22

    The Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song Presents Three Monday Evening Events on November 22, November 29 and December 13, 2004, 8:00 PM

    Curated by Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, this series is dedicated to presenting performances and lectures that reflect the finest current research and creativity in the fields of klezmer music and Yiddish song.

    The 2004 series begins on November 22 with THE FROG AND THE WOODCUTTER: Yiddish Story, Song and Klezmer Narrations presented by renowned Yiddish teacher and storyteller Peysakh Fiszman in a special collaboration with the Strauss/Warschauer Duo.

    On November 29 acclaimed Jewish music scholar Dr. Mark Kligman will join the duo in THE SOUL YOU PLACED WITHIN ME: The Essence of Eastern European Khazones, Yiddish Song and Klezmer Music.

    The series closes on December 13 with THE COLUMBIA KLEZMER BAND AND THE STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO: Concert and Dance Party, featuring traditional and original klezmer music and Yiddish songs, followed by dance instruction and a dance party.

    All three events will take place at Deutsches Haus, 420 West 116th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive) in New York City.

    For more information, please contact Jeff Warschauer at 718 399-1147

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    November 24, 2004

    Klez Dispensers, NYC, Nov 24

    The Klez Dispensers
    Klezmer Music
    8pm
    Admission $12
    Makor, 35 W67th St, NYC
    www.makor.org

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    November 29, 2004

    Columbia U Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song, NYC, Nov 29

    The Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song Presents Three Monday Evening Events on November 22, November 29 and December 13, 2004, 8:00 PM

    Curated by Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, this series is dedicated to presenting performances and lectures that reflect the finest current research and creativity in the fields of klezmer music and Yiddish song.

    The 2004 series begins on November 22 with THE FROG AND THE WOODCUTTER: Yiddish Story, Song and Klezmer Narrations presented by renowned Yiddish teacher and storyteller Peysakh Fiszman in a special collaboration with the Strauss/Warschauer Duo.

    On November 29 acclaimed Jewish music scholar Dr. Mark Kligman will join the duo in THE SOUL YOU PLACED WITHIN ME: The Essence of Eastern European Khazones, Yiddish Song and Klezmer Music.

    The series closes on December 13 with THE COLUMBIA KLEZMER BAND AND THE STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO: Concert and Dance Party, featuring traditional and original klezmer music and Yiddish songs, followed by dance instruction and a dance party.

    All three events will take place at Deutsches Haus, 420 West 116th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive) in New York City.

    For more information, please contact Jeff Warschauer at 718 399-1147

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    December 1, 2004

    The Jewish Women of Rebetika, NYC, Dec 1

    The New York Public Library's Hellenic Festival presents

    THE JEWISH WOMEN of REBETIKA

    Songs and Stories of the legendary Greek female singers Roza Eskenazi, Amalia Baka, Stella Haskil, and Victoria Hazan

    featuring
    Carol Freeman - Vocals
    Haig Manoukian - Oud
    Megan Weeder - Violin

    Free Admission

    MANHATTAN
    Wednesday, December 1st 2:30 pm

    Seward Park Branch Library
    192 East Broadway at Jefferson Street
    212-477-6770
    F train to East Broadway
    (get out at the North / uptown exit and walk East one-half block past the park)

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    December 2, 2004

    Yosi Piamenta, NYC, Dec 2

    concert posterPiamenta Band, featuring the 1st ever live acoustic set by Yosi
    w' Special Guests
    Evan's Groove
    8pm
    Tribeca Rock Club
    16 Warren Street, Downtown NYC
    (1 block south of Chamber st, between Church and Broadway)
    Trains:1/2/A/C to Chambers st. or 4/5/6/N/R to City Hall/Chambers
    For more info please call the club 212-766-1070

    Tickets: www.tribecarockclub.com
    $15.00

    Should be a fun night, Yosi gets to break out some acoustic material for the first time, followed by a full electric set. Get there early so you don't miss Evan's Groove. Ben Hyman, and his guys are a very talented up and coming band.You won't be disappointed.

    December 4, 2004

    Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, Dec 9

    band publicity photoMargot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys
    Thursday, December 9
    8pm
    Makor
    35 W. 67th St NYC.
    212-601-1000
    www.92y.org/shop

    Asefa, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 4

    Asefa
    December 4, 8pm
    Jewish Music Cafe
    401 9th Street (btw 6/7av)
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    E-mail Samuel Thomas for further information.

    *follows a Shabbaton by famed Israeli Rabbi Avraham Sutton at Cong. B'nai Jacob in Park Slope (www.parkslopeshul.org). Same address.

    Ensemble DRAj, Essen, Dec 4

    band publicity photoEnsemble DRAj
    4. Dezember 2004
    20.00 h
    Hofwerkstatt
    Sibyllastr. 15
    45136 Essen Telefon: 0201 - 26 57 56

    December 7, 2004

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Dec 7

    band photoIsle of Klezbos
    Tuesday, December 7th - first night of Hanuka!
    7:30pm sharp, doors open at 7pm
    at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette (in NYC's Public Theater)
    www.joespub.com
    Tickets: $15, call 212-239-6200
    dinner reservations 212-539-8778
    NYC's powerhouse, fun-loving all-female klezmer sextet returns to Joe's Pub for the first time since their European debut.

    "These women will make you shake your tushies!" - Village Voice

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Dec 7

    Isle of Klezbos at joe's pub!
    Tuesday, December 7
    7:30pm show for the first night of Hanuka
    Tickets $12, all ages welcome
    Purchase online: telecharge.com or www.joespub.com
    or call Telecharge: 212-239-6200
    Dinner reservations available at joe's pub: 212-539-8778
    Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, NYC
    425 Lafayette Street, off Astor Place
    Show starts promptly at 7:30pm, doors open at 7pm
    Menorah lighting honors by Rabbi Ellen Lippmann of Park Slope's Kolot Chayeinu

    And folk music/fiddle lovers, take note—following Isle of Klezbos,
    joe's pub is also hosting a 9:30pm show
    same night (alas, separate cover charge) by Cajun innovator allstars
    Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet

    December 8, 2004

    Asefa, NYC, Dec 8

    Asefa
    December 8, 7pm
    Knitting Factory
    74 Leonard St.
    NY, NY 10013

    E-mail Samuel Thomas for further information.

    Dancing in NY with Bukharans, NYC, Dec 8

    Music & Dance of the Jewish Wedding - Bukhara
    Tofakhon Pinkhova and Members of Ensemble Shashmaqam
    Wednesday, December 8, 2004
    8:00p.m.92nd St. Y, Tisch Center for the Arts, NYC
    $25

    Walter Zev Feldman- Artistic Director

    Performers:
    Tofakhon Pinkhasova, lead sozanda
    Tamara Kattayeva, sozanda
    Firuza Yahudaeva, sozanda
    Travis Jarrell, sozanda
    Abukhay Aminov, tar and vocals
    David Davidov, tar
    Shumiel Kuyenov, doira
    Osher Barayev doira
    Ochil Ibragimov, gitchak

    www.92Y.org

    December 9, 2004

    Chanukah Boom Box Walk w/Phil Kline, NYC, Dec 9

    A Chanukah Boom Box Walk with Phil Kline
    Thursday, December 9 at 6:15pm
    FREE

    Do something different this Chanukah! For the past 12 years, critically-acclaimed composer and "boom box guy" Phil Kline has led Unsilent Night, a legendary boom box caroling walk through the East Village. This year, Phil Kline and the JCC ask you to collaborate with us on Night Lights, a new musical Chanukah event. We will begin on the JCC rooftop, where Phil will provide us all with tapes and boom boxes. Different parts of his music play on each boom box, and together we will create a magical stroll of beautiful holiday sounds. Arrive at the roof of the JCC at 6:15pm ­ we'll begin the walk at 6:30pm, strolling through the building and around the Upper West Side, returning to the JCC at 7:30pm. Followed by menorah lighting and refreshments. If you have a boom box, please bring it, otherwise share one of ours or just walk along and listen.

    The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue (at 76th Street)
    For more information, call (646)505-5708 or visit
    www.jccnyc.org

    Jeanette Lewicki, brooklyn, NY, Dec 9

    Thursday, December 9, 2004
    7:00 PM

    At the Atran Center, Minkoff Room,
    25 East 21st St., Manhattan

    Kavehoyz with Jeanette Lewicki

    The Yiddish torch singer and accordionist of "Max and Minka" and "Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar" presents an evening of Yiddish songs about light, darkness, freedom of choice & potato pancakes. Kafka meets molly picon in a yiddish bordello. She will be joined by clarinetist Greg Squared.

    Admission: $7.00 - Refreshments served.

    The "Kavehoyz" series is produced by the Congress for Jewish Culture together with CYCO, Yugntruf, and the League for Yiddish, and supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

    212-505-8040

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    Golem, Les Sans Culottes, NYC, Dec 9

    Golem singers consider HannukahThursday, December 9th - 2nd Night of Chanukah
    A Franco-Chanukah Party with New York rockers Golem and Les Sans Culottes
    At the Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston @ Avenue A
    Tickets $8
    8:30pm The Main Squeeze Accordion Orchestra
    9:30pm Golem
    10:30 Les Sans Culottes www.lessansculottes.com

    December 11, 2004

    Miriam-Khaye Seigel sings, NYC, Dec 11

    Saturday, December 11, 2004
    7:00 PM
    Miriam-Khaye Seigel, Yiddish Singer/Songwriter

    Free concert at the
    JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Av. at 76th St.

    This concert is presented as part of the series "A Glezele Tey", sponsored by the Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre. Stay afterwards for the play "Di Kaprizne Kale" ("The Picky Bride") - for ticket information:
    1-800-9-YIDDISH or www.folksbiene.org.

    Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi, NYC, Dec 11

    A Joyous Chanukah Celebration
    With Music and Stories from a Never-Vanquished World!

    In 1981, Yale Strom gave up his plans for law school, bought a one-way ticket to the Eastern Bloc and spent a year searching for klezmer music among the vibrant and resilient Jewish communities that were virtually unknown in the West. As the world's leading ethnographer-artist of klezmer music, Yale Strom has since traveled to Eastern Europe over 65 times. But before all the books, the CD's and the films, there was that very first, life-affirming trip...

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
    Perform freylekhe klezmer and Yiddish songs and share moments from "A Wandering Feast: A Journey Through the Jewish Culture of Eastern Europe" by Yale Strom with Elizabeth Schwartz (Jossey-Bass)

    Saturday, December 11th at 8 p.m.
    B'Nai Jeshurun Synagogue
    257 W. 88th Street (between Broadway & WEA)
    Tickets & Info: (212) 787-7600,
    order online: www.bj.org

    Jewltide II, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 11

    event logoJDub Records and Brooklyn Jews Present
    Jewltide II
    Saturday, December 11 at Southpaw in Brooklyn

    Celebrate the festival of light and fried foods with the JDub and Brooklyn Jews crews at Jewltide II on Saturday, December 11. Following last year's hugely successful and sold-out Jewltide event, this year's line up features:

    • DJ Thundergod AKA Brian from Guster
    • Frank London (of Klezmatics and LL Cool J fame)'s Brazilian Brass Allstars
    • Klezmer-Hip Hop maestro So Called
    • Sufi-inspired Persian-American urban roots chanteuse Haale.

    If you don't have a tree, you don't have an excuse*.

    Saturday, December 11, 8PM
    Southpaw, 125 5th Ave, Park Slope, BROOKLYN
    $10 advance tickets at ticketweb.com / $12 at the door
    $1 Brooklyn Lager / Free Donuts, Dreidels and Gelt

    Co-sponsored by Heeb Magazine and Brooklyn Brewery and made possible through a grant from UJA- Federation of New York.

    *Please note: Even if you have a tree, you don't really have an excuse. Its not even Christmas yet.

    December 12, 2004

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 12

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    FREE Hanuka shows
    World Financial Center, in the lovely tropical atrium of the Winter Garden, Battery Park City, NYC
    Sunday, December 12 & Tuesday, December 14 12 noon - 1:30pm each day

    Yiddish Puppet Show, the Bronx, NYC, Dec 12

    In "Sholem Aleichem Kutlur-tsenter" in Bronx, vet men forshteln di
    khanike lyialke-shpil - "Alts tsulib a latke" -
    fun Beyle Gottesman.
    Es veln zikh bateylikn - Henekh Carey, Perl Teitelbaum, Nekhome
    Socolov, Itzik Gottesman, Beyle Gottesman, Shane Baker. Di muziker
    veln zayn: Arun Vishwanath un Anshl Matthews.
    Zuntik, dem 12tn detsember 1:30 bay tog (nisht 12:30 vi es shteyt in
    "Forverts" anonts!). Me vet esn latkes, zingen khanike-lider un Itzik
    Gottesman vet redn vegn khanike-minhogim.
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue. rog - 208te gas.
    Fort mit der "D" ban biz 205te gas-stantsye oder mit der "4" ban miz
    Mosholu Parkway- stantsye.
    Kumt ale farbrengen lekoved khanike!
    informatsye: 718-231-1416


    This Sunday December 12 at 1:30 PM at the Sholem Aleichem Culture
    Center in the Bronx, come to a rare presentation of the Khanike
    puppet show.
    "Alts tsulib a latke" (On account of a Latke) by Beyle Gottesman.
    In the cast: Henry Carrey, Paula Teitelbaum, Shane Baker, Emily
    Socolov, Itzik Gottesman, Beyle Gottesman.
    Musicians: Arun Viswanath and Alan Matthews.
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, corner 208th st.
    Take the D train to 205th st or 4 train to Mosholu Parkway.
    information: 718-231-1416

    Strauss-Warschauer Duo, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 12

    The Strauss/Warschauer Duo will be presenting a special Hanukkah concert tomorrow (Sunday) at 2:00 PM at the Brooklyn Public Library Central Division (Grand Army Plaza). Free and open to the public. The concert will take place in the 2nd floor auditorium. For more information call 718.230.2100

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    Cantors and Choirs, NYC, Dec 12

    CITY CANTORS AND CHOIRS SPARK CHANUKAH SONG

    Over 250 adults and children will join in song at 3 P.M., Sunday, December 12, 2004 as Congregation Rodeph Sholom of Manhattan hosts a unique Festival of Choirs to celebrate the Chanukah season. The fifth annual concert will feature Cantor Rebecca Garfein, Senior Cantor of Congregation Rodeph Sholom and Cantor Jennifer Frost, Associate Cantor, as well as cantors and choirs from all over New York City. Congregation Rodeph Sholom is located at 7 West 83rd Street off of Central Park West in Manhattan. A Festival of Choirs is free of charge and open to the entire community. For more information about this concert, please call (212) 362-8800, ext. 1337.

    KlezSka, NYC, Dec 12

    KlezSka logoKlezSka! Klezmer/Ska Music
    Special Chanuka show
    5pm
    Admission $10 Adults/ $5 Children Under 12

    :::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
    37 West 26th St. NYC
    :::: 212.576.1155 :::::
    Satalla.com :::: home

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    Israeli Folkdance Hanukah Party, NYC, Dec 12

    Sunday Dec. 12 @ 7pm
    Annual Israeli Folkdance Hanukah Party. Our biggest party of the year with live music played by the Rikuday Dor Rishon Ensemble, sufganiot plus other Hanukah goodies and special guests.

    Contribution: $10
    Brought to you by Rikuday Dor Rishon
    At Bridge for Dance 2726 Broadway @ 104 St.

    Tel: 917-207-0093;
    www.rikud.net
    E-mail Rikuday Dor Rishon.

    Tribute to Koussevitzky, NYC, Dec 12

    A Tribute to Chazzan Moshe Koussevitzky

    December 12, 2004 - 8:15 pm at Lincoln Center

    Join thousands of Chazzanos lovers from around the world as we pay tribute to one of the greatest Chazzonim whoever graced our shores. This evening promises to be a unique experience.

    For more information or to purchase tickets call 718-851- 3226 or check out our website at www.cantorsworld.com.

    December 13, 2004

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Dec 13

    Pharaoh's Daughter
    Plays 7th night of Chanukah
    Monday, Dec. 13th 8p.m.

    CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Main auditorium
    123 E.55th @ Lexington Ave.

    $12

    www.oyhoo.com for more info.. and more events in the city for chanukah

    cello, violin, recorders, loops, vocals, percussion, dance, bass, drums, oud, guitar, keyboards,

    Columbia U Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song, NYC, Dec 13

    The Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song Presents Three Monday Evening Events on November 22, November 29 and December 13, 2004, 8:00 PM

    Curated by Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, this series is dedicated to presenting performances and lectures that reflect the finest current research and creativity in the fields of klezmer music and Yiddish song.

    The series closes on December 13 with THE COLUMBIA KLEZMER BAND AND THE STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO: Concert and Dance Party, featuring traditional and original klezmer music and Yiddish songs, followed by dance instruction and a dance party.

    All three events will take place at Deutsches Haus, 420 West 116th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive) in New York City.

    For more information, please contact Jeff Warschauer at 718 399-1147

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    December 14, 2004

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 14

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    FREE Hanuka shows
    World Financial Center, in the lovely tropical atrium of the Winter Garden, Battery Park City, NYC
    Sunday, December 12 & Tuesday, December 14 12 noon - 1:30pm each day

    Sway Machinery, NYC, Dec 14

    The Sway Machinery will be playing at a party being produced by the Mima'amakim Journal at the Sidewalk Cafe (94 Ave A, corner of E. 6th Street) on Tues, Dec. 14th. It will be a late night hang out: we'll be starting around 11PM.

    December 15, 2004

    Margot Leverett, Klezmer Jam, Astoria, Queens, NYC, Dec. 15

    Wednesday, Dec. 15: A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (N or W to 30th Ave) , 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680.

    Visit the center's new website http://www.astoriacenter.org/

    "Margot Leverett plays virtuoso klezmer clarinet!" Philadelphia Enquirer

    December 18, 2004

    Isle of Klezbos, Berkeley Heights, NJ, Dec 18

    band photoIsle of Klezbos
    Saturday, December 18
    8pm, $15
    Sanctuary Concerts series, at the Union Village Methodist Church,
    1130 Mountain Ave, Berkeley Heights, NJ
    www.sanctuaryconcerts.org
    The powerhouse all-woman klezmer sextet, plus opening act Deb Pasternak; two Klezbos sets!
    Tickets are available online or at the door day-of-show.

    "These women will make you shake your tushies!" - Village Voice

    December 23, 2004

    Sounds and Light, NYC, Dec 23

    The Sound and Light Cinematic Duo (Merlin Shepherd/ clarinet, bass clarinet and Polina Shepherd / piano) are performing new and traditional Jewish music to accompany the Yuri Morozov Jewish Film Archive (Kiev).

    23th December, 8 PM Makor Centre, 92nd St Y, New York, USA
    www.makor.com

    The films:
    L’chaim, Dir A. Mietr and K. Ganzer, 1910 9 mins.
    Sore’s Grief Dir A. Arkatov, 1913, 13 mins.
    Jews and the Land, Dir. Abram Room, 1927, 17 mins.
    Against Fathers’ Will (Mabul) Dir Evgeny Ivanov-Barkov, 1926, 43 mins.

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    December 24, 2004

    Klezmer Party for Christmas Eve, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 24

    Big Klezmer Party - Christmas Eve!!!
    at Galapagos in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    7pm-10pm
    Come Early - door prizes for the first 25 people

    Christmas Eve
    Klezmer Music Jamboree

    At Galapagos, to be followed by everybodies' favorite Jewish Burlesque act, the Hannukah Hotties (at 10pm)!!!

    Friday, December 24th
    7pm
    $5 (cheeep)
    Galapagos Art Space
    *70 North 6th Street
    between Kent and Wythe
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211
    718 782-5188*
    www.galapagosartspace.com

    The band features Village Klezmer Cafe Moto regulars
    Jeff Perlman - clarinet
    Jake Shulman-Ment - violin
    Ben Holmes - trumpet

    Plus
    Jeanette Lewicki - accordion/vocals (Max & Minka, Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar)
    Timothy Quigley - drums (Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar, Romashka)
    Reuben Radding - bassist extraordinaire

    and guest vocalist
    Inna Barmash (Romashka)

    "Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad", NYC, Dec 24

    "NICE JEWISH GIRLS GONE BAD" FIRE UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS

    nice jewish girlsDECEMBER 24th 8pm/10pm
    CUTTING ROOM
    19 W. 24th St. (btwn 5th-6th)
    Ticket:$15
    212-691-1900

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    December 25, 2004

    Yale Strom, NYC, Dec 25

    Dec. 25th at 7:30pm at Satalla. Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi present "The DNA of Klezmer" with special guest Yoel-Ben-Simhon on oud. 37 West 26th (off 6th Ave.) tickets are 12.00 For more info. call: 212-576-1155

    Matisyahu, NYC, Dec 25

    This is your last chance to catch Matisyahu before he takes off for a national tour at the end of January. Bazaar Royale opens.

    BB Kings
    237 West 42nd St
    $15, ALL AGES
    advance tickets here
    Doors at 6, show at 8

    December 26, 2004

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 26

    band photofun for all & FREE for younger ones
    this Sunday afternoon, Dec 26
    Metropolitan Klezmer
    plays a special instrumental quartet show
    at The Jewish Museum
    uptown: 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd St, NYC
    We perform from 1:30pm - 3:00pm
    for "A Family Celebration"
    (ages 3 & up! Full program starts at 11:30am)
    Children under 17 admitted free on December 26, 2004. For ages 17 & up, this event is free with museum admission charge.
    Details at www.thejewishmuseum.org, or call 212-423-3200

    December 30, 2004

    Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh; Greg Wall's Later Prophets, NYC, Dec 30

    Aaron Alexander's, Midrash Mish Mosh with Greg Wall's Later Prophets Double Bill at Makor, Dec. 30, 2004, 8PM

    Aaron Alexander's band Midrash Mish Mosh will perform at Makor/Steinhardt Center, on Dec 30th, at 8PM, followed by Greg Wall's Later Prophets at 9:30PM. Makor is located at 35 W. 67th St., (bet. Columbus and Ctrl Park West), in NYC's Upper West Side. Tickets are $15 at the door.

    Midrash Mish Mosh recently released their debut CD on the Tzadik label to rave reviews. The all-original music, written by Alexander, is a blend of klezmer music, thrash punk, and free jazz, with other modern and traditional influences.

    The band features an mix of downtown jazz/jewish music all-stars and great young players in the klezmer scene. The band at Makor will be:
    Margot Leverett – clarinet, Greg Wall- saxophone, Arnold Hammerschlag – trumpet, Jacob Garchik – trombone, Jay Vilnai – guitar, Fima Ephron - bass, Mike Sarin – drums, Aaron Alexander – drums

    For more info on this event, contact Aaron Alexander at (646) 414-2326

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    December 31, 2004

    Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, NYC, Dec 31

    New Year's Eve
    Big Brass Blowout
    with
    Frank London's
    Klezmer Brass Allstars

    with
    Scott Kettner's Maracatu New York

    and special invited guests:
    Hungry March Band

    bring your horns for
    the big blowout jam session

    At the Knitting Factory, 15 Leonard St. NYC

    8 pm !!! Early show only!!! 8 pm

    January 1, 2005

    Ashira, NYC, Jan 1

    ashira publicity photoJoin us for a Glezele Tey Saturday night at 7 PM

    Ring in the New Year with singing trio Ashira on Saturday January 1, 2005. FREE PERFORMANCE!

    Ashira brings a unique sound to Jewish music. Comprised of Arianne Slack, Laura Lenes and Leah Moss, this trio blends the styles of musical theater, pop, hazzanut and opera to create an exciting new sound.

    For further info: Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre

    At Abba's Cafe in the lobby of The JCC in Manhattan.
    334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street

    January 9, 2005

    Theresa Tova, NYC, Jan 9

    publicity photoTeresa Tova in concert

    Danny Johnston piano
    Rex Benincasa Percussion
    Marco Brehm Bass

    January 9th 5pm
    Satalla, The temple of world music
    $12
    37 West 26th St.
    New York, NY
    [6th & Broadway]
    212.576.1155
    www.satalla.com

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    January 10, 2005

    Golden Land Presents 2005 APAP Showcase, NYC, Jan 10

    Golden Land Presents its 2005 APAP Showcase
    Monday January 10th
    Madison Room - 2nd Floor, NY Hilton Hotel

    We are looking forward to this year's conference, and to visiting with you at our booth in Rhinelander 200, and at our showcase in the Madison Room of the New York Hilton and Towers on Monday afternoon from 2:30pm to 6:40pm.

    Note: This event was previously scheduled for the Clinton Room. It has been moved to the Madison Room.

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    January 11, 2005

    Alex Kontorovich's Modern Klezmer Ensemble, NYC, Jan 11

    Alex Kontorovich on clarinetAlex Kontorovich's Modern Klezmer Ensemble
    January 11th, 2005, 7 PM
    at Satalla, 37 W26th St (Broadway/6th Ave), NYC, $12 cover.

    Featuring:
    Frank London (trumpet)
    Justin Rothberg (guitar)
    Wayne Batchelor (bass)
    Timothy Quigley (drums)

    Russian-born clarinetist/saxophonist/composer Alex Kontorovich is one of the young rising stars on the NYC and international klezmer, classical and jazz scenes, having performed with the Klezmatics, Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars, Jamie Begian's Big Band, the Toronto Philharmonia, the Waterloo Symphony, DJ SoCalled, and many others. He is a member of Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh, King Django's Roots and Culture Band, KlezSka, the Brellochs Saxophone Quartet, and is a founding member of the Klez Dispensers. In this quintet, his first solo project, Alex explores the rich variety of American klezmer, jazz and other influences through original compositions in a traditional klezmer style, as well as modern arrangements of klezmer standards.

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Queens, NY, Jan 11

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar is a quartet consisting of accordion, violin, mandolin and bass that highlights both well-known and more obscure Klezmer tunes, as well as Bailey's own original compositions. Reminiscent of an earlier time in the history of recorded Jewish music, the result is fresh, unique, and thoroughly engaging. The synagogue's foyer is transformed into a "café-style" setting, complete with intimate tables and delicious desserts.

    Astoria Center of Israel synagogue
    27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (Queens)
    Call 718-278-2680 or visit www.astoriacenter.org.

    Next two concerts are: Tuesday, January 11th and February 8th, 7:30 -­ 9:30pm.

    January 13, 2005

    Josh Waletzky @ kavehoyz, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 13

    Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 8:00 PM.
    Kavehoyz:
    A Special Concert of Yiddish Music with Josh Waletzky.
    Presented by the Congress for Jewish Culture, Beth Elohim, CYCO, Yugntruf, and the League for Yiddish.
    At Beth Elohim (Garfield Temple), Park Slope, Brooklyn,
    Located at Garfield Place and 8th Avenue (take the 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza or the Q to 7th Avenue).
    Admission: $7.00
    Refreshments served.

    Further info: Congress for Jewish Culture, 212-505-8040

    So-Called hosts 'Slivovitz and Soul', NYC, Jan 13

    Slivovitz and Soul is a new monthly party series hosted by Klezmer-hip hop maestro So Called, with special guests joining him each month for a collision of MCs, beatboxers and badkhanim. This month, guests include DJ Shot'nez (ex-Gogol Bordello member Ori Kaplan), someone whose name rhymes with Shmakauer, and, from Def Jux, C Rayz Walz!!!

    Bring your Balibosta. Get Farshnickert.
    An Eastern European laced hip hop shtetl dance party.

    Slivovitz and Soul
    Thurs, January 13
    $5, 10PM
    @ The Slipper Room
    167 Orchard Street at Stanton
    1 block below Houston
    F/V to 2nd Ave
    Sponsored by the 14th St Y and Jewish Below 14th Street

    January 15, 2005

    Sway Machinery, NYC, Jan 15

    The Sway Machinery will be appearing at The Parkside Lounge this coming Saturday night, along with the wonderful and strange Love Camp 7. A fabulous evening you will not want to be missing.

    The Sway Machinery 12 midnite
    Love Camp 7 10:30 PM
    The Parkside Lounge
    317 E. Houston Street at Attorney (bet B and C, on the south side of the street)
    Saturday, January 15th

    January 16, 2005

    Yiddish song and klezmer, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 16

    Join us for an evening of Yiddish song, klezmer music, drinking, dancing, celebration & sarcasm in a cozy space crowded with massive talent.

    Sunday, Jan. 16, 9-11pm
    Cafe Barbes
    376 9th St. at 6th Ave.
    Park Slope, Brooklyn
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    Musicians include: Jeanette Lewicki, Pete Rushevsky, Jake Shulman-Ment, Reuben Radding, Greg Squared, Timothy Quigley, Ben Holmes, Jeff Perlman

    HOW MUCH: Free! $7-$7000 donation suggested.

    January 18, 2005

    Klezmer Workshop w/Jeff Warschauer, Manhattan, NY, Jan 18

    Free Open House this coming Tuesday, January 18, 2005 from 7-9 PM
    6-week session - Tuesdays - 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1
    Workmen's Circle Members $140; per session $25
    Non-members $170; per session $30

    Hands-On Workshop

    • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    • Work in ensembles with other instrumentalists
    • Develop tools for improvisation
    • Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene
    • Open to players of any instrument who play and read music at least an intermediate level.

    The open house and all sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33rd Street (between Park and Madison), Manhattan.

    For more information contact:
    Lisa Stein
    New York Regional Director
    Workmen's Circle
    45 E. 33rd Street
    New York, NY 10016
    212-889-6800 x271
    212-532-7518 - fax
    www.circle.org
    E-mail Lisa Stein.

    Kleztraphobix, NYC, Jan 18

    Come see the Kleztraphobix, the band described by Ari Davidow as "... real New York klezmer with attitude: tight, loud, driving, and delightful ... the Band to hear" at Satalla, 37 West 26th St. in N.Y.C. on January 18th, at 7:30.

    There is a $12.00 cover.

    We will be performing tunes from our recent release, "another bottle of vodka," as well as a bunch of new stuff. New to us, anyway)

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    January 19, 2005

    Metropolitan Klezmer and the Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film, NYC, Jan 19

    Outing the Archives: Metropolitan Klezmer Plays music from the Yiddish Celluloid Closet

    Live Full Band plus vintage film clips!
    7:30pm, $8
    Galapagos Art Space, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
    70 N. 6th Street (Wythe/Kent)
    tel: 718-782-5188
    L train to Bedford (1st stop in Bklyn, exits at N. 7th St) directions & more info at www.galapagosartspace.com lovely reflecting pool at the entrance, bar & spectacular stage within

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    Sephardic Resonances, NYC, Jan 19

    THE AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION
    with SEPHARDIC HOUSE
    Presents

    Sephardic Resonances

    Music for Solo Viola da Gamba

    The music, stories and poetry of the Sephardic Golden Age
    Featuring Brazilian born Israeli artist
    Myrna Herzog
    Playing a rare 1685 viola da gamba made by the famed instrument maker Edward Lewis

    Wednesday January 19, 2005
    at 7:30 PM
    at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    New York City

    The viola da gamba originated in Spain during the height of the Jewish presence there. It was mainly Jewish players who later brought this instrument to Italy and to other parts of Europe, where it was further developed by some of the leading musicians of the day

    Tickets: $25; $18 for ASF members, students and seniors
    Tickets may be purchased at the box office: 917-606-8200.

    For additional information, please call Ilana Sperling at 212-294-8350 or e-mail Ilana Sperling

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    January 23, 2005

    Cantor Richard Kaplan, NYC, Jan 23

    publicity photoCantor Richard Kaplan
    In concert!
    Co-sponsored with Congregation B'nai Jeshurun

    Exquisite Middle Eastern chants, Sephardic melodies, hazzanut (cantorial art songs), selections from the Yiddish and Hasidic traditions, plus his own "Jewish-Jazz" compositions.

    Sunday, January 23
    7:30pm
    $15 JCC and BJ members / $20 General Public
    The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave. @ 76th Street

    To register, call 646.505.5708 Or visit www.jccmanhattan.org

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    Ensemble DRAj, Edewecht, Germany, Jan 23

    band publicity photoEnsemble DRAj
    23. Januar 2005
    20.00 h
    Christus-Kirche, Oldenburger Straße, 26181 Edewecht

    January 25, 2005

    Daniel Galay, NYC, Jan 25

    The Forward Association has arranged a special performance by pianist/composer Daniel Galay tomorow, Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 5:00 PM. Admission: Free

    Galay has several CDs of his original klezmer compositions and compositions to modern Yiddish poetry. A rare opportunity to see him! - at the Workmen Circle in NY, 45 E. 33rd St., Manhattan

    January 27, 2005

    Sarah Aroeste, NYC, Jan 27

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste
    Thursday, January 27th 7:30 PM
    Satalla, NYC
    37 W. 26th Street (b/w 6th & Broadway)
    $12
    Info & tickets: www.satalla.com or (212) 576-1155

    January 28, 2005

    Prof. Kay Kaufman Shelemay on "Memory and History in Jewish Music", NYC, Jan 28

    American Society for Jewish Music
    Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011

    January 28
    Professor Kay Kaufman Shelemay, G. Gordon Watts Professor of Music at Harvard University, Inaugural Lecture, "Memory and History in Jewish Music"

    All sessions will take place on Friday mornings, beginning at 10:00 AM at the Center for Jewish History. Please RSVP via e-mail to the American Society for Jewish Music or call 212-294-8328. For additional information, please see www.jewishmusic-asjm.org.

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    January 29, 2005

    The Jewish Women of Rebetika, Staten Island, NYC, Jan 29

    The New York Public Library's Hellenic Festival presents

    The Jewish Women of Rebetika

    Songs and Stories of the legendary Greek female singers Roza Eskenazi, Amalia Baka, Stella Haskil, and Victoria Hazan

    Saturday, January 29th 2:30 pm

    featuring
    Carol Freeman - Vocals
    Haig Manoukian - Oud
    Beth Bahia Cohen - Violin

    Staten Island
    Richmondtown Branch Library
    200 Clark Avenue
    718-668-0413

    Free Admission

    Idan Reichal Project, NYC, Jan 29

    Jan 29th, our friends at the Knitting Factory are producing a great concert at TOWN HALL with Idan Reichal, an Israeli musician who worked with Ethiopian musicians to create 2002's: Idan Reichal project and the smash Israeli hit, "BOI." Idan returns to the states with 14 musicians in support of his new release.

    Idan Reichal Project
    Sat, Jan 29th
    Town Hall
    123 West 43rd Street
    tickets here

    Hip Hop Hoodíos, NYC, Jan 29

    band members
    Hip Hop Hoodíos

    The Latino-Jewish urban music collective Hip Hop Hoodíos brings its trilingual mayhem to Makor in NYC on Saturday, Jan. 29th to celebrate the release of its new album "Agua Pa' La Gente" on Jazzheads Records. Joining the band as guests this evening will be Paul Shapiro (Midnight Minyah), Frank London (Klezmatics), and Federico Fong (Jaguares). As this will be one of Hip Hop Hoodios' only east coast shows for the entire year, you don't want to miss it!

    Makor
    Steinhardt Building
    35 West 67th Street
    9pm
    Tickets are $15.00 and may be purchased through www.makor.org

    Golem, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 29

    Golem is proud to return to our favorite spot in Brooklyn, the fabulous BARBES in Park Slope, for a wild night klezmer-rock that is sure to disturb the neighbors.

    Saturday, Jan. 29th
    9:30pm
    BARBES: 376 9th Street (corner 6th Ave.)
    tel: 718-965-9177 www.barbesbrooklyn.com
    It's free!

    February 1, 2005

    Kleztraphobix, Brooklyn, NYC, Feb 1

    Kleztraphobix
    Barbes (9th st and 6th ave in Brooklyn)
    Tuesday Feb 1
    8 PM.

    February 2, 2005

    David Glukh, Satalla, NYC, Feb 2

    David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble is excited to invite you to our upcoming performance on February 2, 2005 in Satalla (Temple of World Music) in New York City. Time: 7:30PM Address: 37 West 26 Str. (between 6th and Broadway) We are also happy to announce that from now on Dow Artists, Inc. (www.dowartists.com) is going to take care of our concert appearances in USA and Canada.

    Isle of Klezbos & Marga Gomez, NYC, Feb 2

    Wednesday, February 2nd
    ISLE OF KLEZBOS & MARGA GOMEZ
    double bill: live band + vivid satire!
    8pm show
    $10
    www.knittingfactory.com
    The Knitting Factory Tap Bar, NYC
    74 Leonard St (btw Broadway & Church, Tribeca)

    To book tickets, go to: www.knittingfactory.com

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    February 3, 2005

    My Yiddishe Lullaby, NYC, Feb 3

    My Yiddish Lullaby—From Second Avenue to Broadway

    Music of Yiddish and Broadway theatre will be highlighted at a concert, "From Second Avenue to Broadway," honoring 350 years of Jewish life in America. Zalman Mlotek and his New Yiddish Chorale will join New York Cantors Robert Ableson, Rebecca Garfein and Jennifer Frost in song

    7p.m.
    Thursday, February 3, 2005
    Congregation Rodeph Sholom
    7 West 83rd Street off of Central Park West.

    The concert will feature Broadway songs made famous by Jewish composers and music made famous by Yiddish Theatre stars, Molly Picon and Menashe Skulnik.

    Tickets: $18 advance/$20 at the door
    Student/senior: $10 advance/$12 at the door.
    Benefactor seating and dessert reception tickets are $108.

    For more info: (212) 362-8800, ext. 1337.
    www.rodephsholom.org

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    Michael Alpert/Klezmer Dance Workshop, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 3

    Kavehoyz: Klezmer Dance Workshop

    with Michael Alpert, Instructor
    and Matt Temkin, German Goldenshteyn, and Joey Weissenberg
    Thursday, February 3, 2005
    8:00 PM
    at Beth Elohim (Garfield Temple) - Park Slope, Brooklyn
    274 Garfield Place (Garfield and 8th Av).
    Take the 2,3 to Grand Army Plaza or the Q to 7th Avenue.
    Admission: $7.00 - Refreshments served

    Sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture, Beth Elohim, CYCO, Yugntruf, and the Yiddish League.

    For further info: 212-505-8040

    Kol Oud Tof Trio, NYC, Feb 3

    Kol Oud Tof Trio - "De Venti Sinco Escalones"

    Esti Kenan-Ofri, kol
    Armand Sabach, oud
    Oren Fried, tof

    Thu, Feb 3, 2005, 8:00pm, 92nd Street at Lexington Avenue
    Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall

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    February 5, 2005

    Esn! A Klezmer Cooking Show, NYC, Feb 5

    publicity photo

    ESN! A Klezmer Cooking Show

    Saturday, February 5th 8 PM
    Starring Adrienne Cooper, Frank London and Lorin Sklamberg.
    Redolent of the delicious tastes, sounds and smells of Jewish cooking, ESN is literally a songfeast in Yiddish, English and Yinglish. A full menu of food and drink in poetry music and cooking, all right on stage.

    folksbiene logoFolksbiene Theatre
    at the JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue (76th Street)

    Tickets: $25
    Call 1-800-9-YIDDISH

    February 6, 2005

    Strauss/Warschauer Duo, NYC, Feb 6

    Join the Strauss/Warschauer Duo this Sunday, February 6 at 3:00 PM for a free concert at the Town and Village Synagogue, 334 East 14th Street (near 1st Avenue), New York City.

    We'll be performing a short set, to be followed by performances from Generation K (a kids' klezmer band coached by Deborah), the Workmen's Circle Tuesday Night Band (coached by Jeff), and the Columbia University Klezmer Band (coached by Jeff and Deborah).

    Last year's concert was packed, so get there early! Doors will open at 2:30. Free and open to the public, no tickets necessary.

    The concert is sponsored by the Jewish War Veterans Stuyvesant-Cooper Post 235.

    For more information, e-mail Jeff Warschauer or call him at (718) 399-1147

    February 8, 2005

    Maria Krupoves CD release, NYC, Feb 8

    band photoSongs of Stateless Peoples

    Maria Krupoves Trio
    Tuesday, February 08, 2005 @ 7pm
    Admission $12
    Satalla
    The temple of world music
    37 West 26th St.
    New York, NY [6th & Broadway]
    212.576.1155

    Dr. Maria Krupoves, vocal artist and folklorist, is internationally acclaimed as a singer and interpreter of the folksongs of Central and Eastern Europe, especially those of her native Vilnius. She has traveled extensively to find songs in Yiddish, Polish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Gypsy (Roma), Karaim, Tatar, and other languages. Multilingual herself, she sings her entire repertory in the original languages.

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    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Queens, NYC, Feb 8

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar is a quartet consisting of accordion, violin, mandolin and bass that highlights both well-known and more obscure Klezmer tunes, as well as Bailey's own original compositions. Reminiscent of an earlier time in the history of recorded Jewish music, the result is fresh, unique, and thoroughly engaging. The synagogue's foyer is transformed into a "café-style" setting, complete with intimate tables and delicious desserts.

    Astoria Center of Israel synagogue
    27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (Queens)
    Call 718-278-2680 or visit www.astoriacenter.org.

    Next two concerts are: Tuesday, January 11th and February 8th, 7:30 -­ 9:30pm.

    February 9, 2005

    Yiddishist Caraid O'Brien, NYC, Feb 9

    Wednesday, February 9th, 4:30pm:

    Acclaimed Yiddishist CARAID O'BRIEN will appear at the Westside Yiddish Cultural School, located in the basement of Congregation Shaare Zedek, 212 W. 93 St. (E. of Broadway). Ms. O'Brien will relate her experiences growing up in an Irish-American family in Boston, her serendipitous discovery of Yiddish, and her career dedicated to the Yiddish language as a Yiddishist, actress and writer (as profiled in the NEW YORK TIMES). This event is free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come basis.

    Further info: (212) 724-6388

    Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh, NYC, Feb 9

    Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh
    Satalla
    Wednesday, Feb. 9., at 10:00 PM
    37 West 26th St.
    Tickets: $12 at the door
    Phone 212 576 1155
    www.satalla.com

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    February 10, 2005

    Sarah Tilevitz and Roman Katz, Queens, NY, Feb 10

    On Feb. 10, 2005, at 6 PM, Singer Sarah Tilevitz and pianist Roman Katz explore songs in Russian and Yiddish about Jewish partisans in the Russian Resistance of WWII, with lullabies, love songs, laments and patriotic anthems.

    Kew Gardens Hills branch of Queens Library is located at 72-33 Vleigh Place, Flushing, NY, at (718) 261-6654.

    Web: www.queens.lib.ny.us

    Pharaoh's Daughter in "I and Thou Circus", NYC, Feb 10

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    Feb. 10th
    Cornelia Street Cafe
    29 Cornelia St. @ W.4th

    Mimaamakim event "I and Thou Circus"
    6:45 artists in the round, with Nehedar Orchestra, Jake Marmer, i'll be solo
    with others - 8:30 full band performance: $15 each set.

    Sway Machinery, NYC, Feb 10

    The Sway Machinery

    will be appearing at SOBs opening for
    the afrobeat orchestra ANTIBALAS

    we will be joined in our performance by several esteemed members of the Antibalas horn section

    your attendance is most definitely required

    Thursday, February 10th at 8:30 PM
    S.O.B.'s
    200 Varick Street
    New York, NY 10014
    Price: $14.00 advance $16.00 day of

    Golem, NYC, Feb 10

    Thursday, February 10th
    @ ROTHKO
    116 Suffolk St. at Rivington St.
    Doors at 8pm, tickets $10, www.rothkonyc.com
    Golem at 9pm, with:
    Heloise & the Savoir-Faire Dancers, www.heloisemusic.com
    The Ambitious Orchestra & the Love Show (a 17-piece real-live orchestra!)
    Jollyship the Whizbang ("pirate puppet show"!)

    February 11, 2005

    Prof. Edwin Seroussi on "Studying Jewish Music in Israel", NYC, Feb 11

    American Society for Jewish Music
    Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011

    February 11
    Professor Edwin Seroussi, Emanuel Alexandre Professor of Musicology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, "Studying Jewish Music in Israel: Achievements, Failures and Challenges for the Future"
    Guest chair and respondent: Professor Stephen Blum, City University of New York

    All sessions will take place on Friday mornings, beginning at 10:00 AM at the Center for Jewish History. Please RSVP via e-mail to the American Society for Jewish Music or call 212-294-8328. For additional information, please see www.jewishmusic-asjm.org.

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    February 13, 2005

    Golem in klezmer brunch, NYC, Feb 13

    Listen to great classic live Klezmer while enjoying a feast of lox, bagels, juice and coffee. Perfect Sunday morning cultural activity for the whole family. A great neighborhood brunch! Come join us from 10am to 1pm

    Sunday February 13 - Golem

    $5 for kids/$15 for adults/$30 for the whole family Reservations recommended!

    Tribeca Hebrew
    67 Hudson Street/1 Jay Street
    (Enter on Jay Street - between Greenwich St and Hudson St)
    New York, NY 10013
    212-608-0555
    Ask for Slava

    1/2/3/9 To Chambers Street Walk North on Hudson to Corner of Jay

    www.tribecahebrew.org

    Day of Yiddish Culture, NYC, Feb 13

    Rescheduled from 1/23 due to snow

    A Taste of Yiddish: Interactive program with Michael Baran & Musical program featuring Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

    $8 members; $10 non-members Sunday, Jan. 23
    2:00-5:00 pm at WC/AR building
    45 E. 33rd Street, New York City
    212 889-6800

    February 16, 2005

    Klez Dispensers, Satalla, Feb 16

    Klez Dispensers
    Wednesday, February 16, 2005, New York, NY
    10:00 pm
    Concert at Satalla
    37 W26th Street

    The Klez Dispensers incorporate the soulful and comic vocals of Susan Watts into their classic American klezmer sound for an exciting evening of freylekhs, Yiddish swing, and sarcasm.

    February 17, 2005

    Judith Cohen and Tamar Cohen Adams, NYC, Feb 17

    On February 17 (Thursday) Tamar and I are performing in NYC

    Cervantes Institute
    Amster Yard
    211-215 East 49th Street
    New York, NY 10017.
    7pm
    Tel: 1 212 308 77 20

    It will be mostly Sephardic songs, with the usual bits and pieces of regional Spanish, Sephardic diaspora, medieval Galaico-Portuguese, etc.

    For further info closer to the event: www.cervantes.org

    February 22, 2005

    Spectacular Yiddish Sideshow Cabaret, NYC, Feb 22

    event poster

    Tuesday, Feb 22, 8pm
    JCC Manhattan 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.
    $10/15

    www.jccmanhattan.org
    646-505-5708 for reservations

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    February 27, 2005

    Frank London Project, NYC, Feb 27

    Listen to great classic live Klezmer while enjoying a feast of lox, bagels, juice and coffee. Perfect Sunday morning cultural activity for the whole family. A great neighborhood brunch! Come join us from 10am to 1pm

    Sunday February 27 - Frank London Project

    $5 for kids/$15 for adults/$30 for the whole family Reservations recommended!

    Tribeca Hebrew
    67 Hudson Street/1 Jay Street
    (Enter on Jay Street - between Greenwich St and Hudson St)
    New York, NY 10013
    212-608-0555
    Ask for Slava

    1/2/3/9 To Chambers Street Walk North on Hudson to Corner of Jay

    www.tribecahebrew.org

    The Origins of the Vilna Troupe, NYC, Feb 27

    You are cordially invited to a lecture by
    Shane Baker
    Executive Director of the Congress for Jewish Culture

    In honor of the 20th yortsayt of Joseph Buloff,
    master actor of the Yiddish stage,
    he will speak on

    The Origins of the Vilna Troupe

    After the lecture there will be a performance by
    Elizabeth Schwartz
    lead singer for "Hot Pstromi"
    in a program of Yiddish songs new and old!

    Sunday 27 February 2005
    1:30 PM

    In our auditorium
    3301 Bainbridge Ave & 208th St., Bronx.

    (D train to 205 St, #4 to Moshulu Pkwy;
    Buses 10, 28 or 34 to 210th St.)

    Contribution: $3.50
    Members and students -- free

    Refreshments will be served

    Come with your friends and family!

    March 1, 2005

    Klezmerbluegrass - Paul Taylor Dance Company, NYC, Mar 1

    Taylor Dance Company
    To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the 350th Anniversary of Jewish Life in America, Paul Taylor has created Klezmerbluegrass, set to a score of traditional Klezmer and Bluegrass music arranged by Margot Leverett and performed by Ms. Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys.

    Opening Night
    City Center Main Stage
    7pm
    West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Ave
    the Klezmer Mountain Boys and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s will join the Company to provide LIVE music.

    Tickets for the Opening Night performance AND Gala dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street start at $500 and are available by calling the Taylor offices, 212.431.5562 .

    Tickets to the Opening Night PERFORMANCE ONLY are also available at $65, $50 and $15 and may be ordered through CityTix , 212.581.1212 or by visiting the box office, 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. (Service charges apply to phone orders.)

    www.nycenter.org

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    March 2, 2005

    Kleztraphobix, NYC, Mar 2

    The Kleztraphobix will be playing on Wednesday, March 2 at Guernica in NYC, 25 Ave B (bet. E. 2nd and E. 3rd). We are doing an 8:30 set. Cover is $5.00. Come down and support live Klezmer music right here in New York City!!

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    March 4, 2005

    Frank London Klezmer Brass AllStars in Tubapalooza, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 4

    Frank London Klezmer Brass AllStars in
    TUBAPALOOZA, Friday March 4th, 2005 9pm - very late!
    @ Zebulon
    258 Wythe Avenue (betwixed Metropolitan Ave. and N. 3rd)
    Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Williamsburg)
    A FREE night of nothing but great TUBA bands!
    4 bands 4 FREE!
    roncaswell.com

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    March 5, 2005

    Klezmerbluegrass - Paul Taylor Dance Company, NYC, Mar 5

    Taylor Dance Company
    To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the 350th Anniversary of Jewish Life in America, Paul Taylor has created Klezmerbluegrass, set to a score of traditional Klezmer and Bluegrass music arranged by Margot Leverett and performed by Ms. Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys.

    City Center Main Stage
    2pm with Funny Papers, Klezmerbluegrass, Promethean Fire
    8pm with Black Tuesday, Klezmerbluegrass, Esplanade
    West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Ave

    You can save 20% on tickets normally priced at $75, $65 and $50 (bringing them to $60, $52 and $40, respectively) by using code MUS when you visit or call the box office.

    Regularly priced tickets at $15 are also available with no discount. (Service charges apply to phone orders.)

    www.nycenter.org

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    March 6, 2005

    Sarah Aroeste, NYC, Mar 6

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste
    Sunday, March 6th 2 PM (doors open at 1:30)
    Joe’s Pub, NYC
    425 Lafayette Street
    Benefit Concert for the Village Temple, NYC
    Tickets: General $36; Students: $18
    Tickets/Info: call 212-674-2340 or visit www.joespub.com

    Featuring:
    Sarah Aroeste: vocals
    Yoel Ben-Simhon: oud, guitar, piano, back-up vocals
    Yaron Eilam: electric guitar
    Yuval Liron: drums, percussion
    Emmanuel Mann: bass

    March 8, 2005

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 8

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar is a quartet consisting of accordion, violin, mandolin and bass that highlights both well-known and more obscure Klezmer tunes, as well as Bailey's own original compositions. Reminiscent of an earlier time in the history of recorded Jewish music, the result is fresh, unique, and thoroughly engaging.

    Barbes
    Tuesday, March 8, 7-9pm
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.), Park Slope, Brooklyn
    718-965-9177
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    March 9, 2005

    Tzadik Music Fest: Rashanim, NYC, Mar 9

    Wednesday, March 9, 7:00 PM
    TZADIK MUSIC FESTIVAL
    Radical Jewish Culture: Celebrating Ten Years of New Jewish Music on Tzadik
    March 9
    Rashanim & Children of Israel

    $15 adults, $12 seniors, $10 members/students per show
    Advance reservations recommended

    mjhnyc.com

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    March 10, 2005

    Cantor Janet Leuchter & the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, NYC, Mar 10

    Kavehoyz:

    Cantor Janet Leuchter and the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, in "Provisions for the Journey: Recovering the Spiritual Songs of Yiddish Culture"

    Thursday, March 10, 7:45 pm
    Congregation Beth Elohim
    271 Garfield Place (corner 8th Avenue)
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    718-768-3814

    by subway: #2 or #3 to Grand Army Plaza, or #F to 7th Avenue or Q to 7th Av.

    Admission $7; Refreshments served (Refreshments are kosher, as always)

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    Cantor Janet Leuchter, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 10

    THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2005
    8:00 PM
    Kavehoyz with CANTOR JANET LEUCHTER:
    "With the Accent on Religious Songs"
    At Beth Elohim (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place (at 8th Avenue)
    Park Slope, Brooklyn
    Take the 2,3 to Grand Army Plaza or the Q to 7th Avenue
    Admission: $7.00 - Refreshments served

    Klezmerbluegrass - Paul Taylor Dance Company, NYC, Mar 10

    Taylor Dance Company
    To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the 350th Anniversary of Jewish Life in America, Paul Taylor has created Klezmerbluegrass, set to a score of traditional Klezmer and Bluegrass music arranged by Margot Leverett and performed by Ms. Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys.

    www.nycitycenter.org

    City Center Main Stage
    8pm with Black Tuesday, Klezmerbluegrass, Esplanade
    West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Ave

    You can save 20% on tickets normally priced at $75, $65 and $50 (bringing them to $60, $52 and $40, respectively) by using code MUS when you visit or call the box office.

    Regularly priced tickets at $15 are also available with no discount. (Service charges apply to phone orders.)

    www.nycenter.org

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    So-Called hosts "Slivovitz and Soul, NYC, Mar 10

    logoSlivovitz and Soul is a new monthly party series hosted by Klezmer-hip hop maestro So Called, with special guests joining him each month for a collision of MCs, beatboxers and badkhanim.

    Bring your Balibosta. Get Farshnickert.
    An Eastern European laced hip hop shtetl dance party.

    Slivovitz and Soul
    Thurs, March 10
    $5, 10PM
    @ The Slipper Room
    167 Orchard Street at Stanton
    1 block below Houston
    F/V to 2nd Ave
    Sponsored by the 14th St Y and Jewish Below 14th Street

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    March 11, 2005

    Prof. Judah M. Cohen, "Who Will Reclaim the Golden Sounds", NYC, Mar 11

    American Society for Jewish Music
    Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011

    March 11
    Professor Judah M. Cohen, New York University, "Who Will Reclaim the Golden Sounds?: Judaism, Tradition, and Music Scholarship in an American Context"
    Guest chair and respondent: Professor Mark Slobin, Wesleyan University

    All sessions will take place on Friday mornings, beginning at 10:00 AM at the Center for Jewish History. Please RSVP via e-mail to the American Society for Jewish Music or call 212-294-8328. For additional information, please see www.jewishmusic-asjm.org.

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    March 12, 2005

    Yehudit Ravitz, NYC, Mar 12

    Yehudit Ravitz: Live at Symphony Space

    Saturday, March 12th at 8pm
    Presented by the JCC in Manhattan
    Tel: (646)505-5708
    To register, visit jccarts.org or call (646)505-5708.
    Tickets are $35.
    $60: Prime seating plus invitation to reception after the concert.

    Held at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street.

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    March 13, 2005

    Klezmer Mini-Cabaret in Chelsea, NYC, Mar 13

    Jeanette Lewicki - accordion & vocals
    Jeff Perlman - clarinet
    Reuben Radding - bass

    Sunday, March 13
    7:30-9:30pm
    The Half King
    505 W 23rd St, Just west of 10th Ave.
    www.thehalfking.com
    Free, but tips are appreciated

    March 14, 2005

    Kabbalah Music Featuring the East-West Ensemble with Special Guests, NYC, Mar 13

    US Premiere! Kabbalah Music Featuring the East-West Ensemble with Special Guests

    Sunday, March 13th
    2 concerts at 2pm and 5pm
    The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue (at 76th Street) in NYC

    To register, call (646)505-5708 or visit jccarts.org
    Tickets are $20 for JCC in Manhattan members and $25 for General public

    Special Guests: Leah Avraham, vocals and drums; Esther Kenan-Ofri, vocals and percussion; Abate Berihun, Ethiopian singing and soprano saxophone, and Barouch Brenner, text research and vocals.

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    March 15, 2005

    Free Open House for NYC Klezmer Workshop, Mar 15

    Klezmer Workshop with Jeff Warschauer!

    Free Open House Tuesday, March 15, 2005 from 7-9 PM
    5-week session - Tuesdays - 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19
    Workmen's Circle Members $115; per session $25
    Non-members $140; per session $30

    Hands-On Workshop

    • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    • Work in ensembles with other instrumentalists
    • Develop tools for improvisation
    • Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene
    • Open to players of any instrument who play and read music at least an intermediate level.

    The open house and all sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33rd Street (between Park and Madison), Manhattan.

    For more information contact:
    Lisa Stein
    New York Regional Director
    Workmen's Circle
    45 E. 33rd Street
    New York, NY 10016
    212-889-6800 x271
    212-532-7518 - fax
    E-mail Lisa Stein
    www.circle.org

    March 16, 2005

    Anthony Coleman's Sephardic Tinge + Naftule's Dream, NYC, Mar 16

    Sephardic TingeWednesday, March 16, 2005, 7 P.M.
    Sephardic Tinge & Naftule's Dream

    Acclaimed keys player Anthony Coleman leads Sephardic Tinge through Spanish-Jewish melodies, Latin-influenced Jazz compositions, and diverse downtown tunes. Naftule's Dream commemorates Isaac Bashevis Singer with their "Singer Suite," which sets narration from six supernatural Singer tales to surreal and innovative Klezmer compositions.

    $15 adults, $12 seniors, $10 members/students per show
    Advance reservations recommended

    Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
    36 Battery Place
    New York, NY 10280

    General Information
    1.646.437.4200

    Anthony Coleman writes:

    OK - Whatever...Keys? Downtown Tunes? But...hey...Brad, Roberto and I have not done a gig together in a while and we'd love to see you there!

    March 17, 2005

    Alex Kontorovich's Modern Klezmer Ensemble, NYC, Mar 17

    Believe it or not, back by unpopular demand (read: contract), Satalla will host a repeat performance of Alex Kontorovich's Modern Klezmer Ensemble! This time we're sharing the stage with Shtreiml, from Montreal! If you've never heard a diatonic harmonica played chromatically by a virtuosic klezmer giant, then well, I don't think we can be friends anymore. Not to mention some phat beats may be dropped by one, DJ SoCalled (but if he breaks 'em, he buys 'em).

    Alex Kontorovich's Modern Klezmer Ensemble:
    Pam Fleming, trumpet
    Justin Rothberg, guitar
    Wayne Batchelor, bass
    Timothy Quigley, drums
    AK, clarinet/saxophone

    Thursday, March 17th, 7:30 PM.
    Satalla, 37 W26th St (between Broadway and 6th Ave), NYC.
    More info: www.satalla.com

    March 20, 2005

    Shtreiml, NYC, Mar 20

    Listen to great classic live Klezmer while enjoying a feast of lox, bagels, juice and coffee. Perfect Sunday morning cultural activity for the whole family. A great neighborhood brunch! Come join us from 10am to 1pm

    Sunday March 20 - Shtreiml

    $5 for kids/$15 for adults/$30 for the whole family Reservations recommended!

    Tribeca Hebrew
    67 Hudson Street/1 Jay Street
    (Enter on Jay Street - between Greenwich St and Hudson St)
    New York, NY 10013
    212-608-0555
    Ask for Slava

    1/2/3/9 To Chambers Street Walk North on Hudson to Corner of Jay

    www.tribecahebrew.org

    di bostoner klezmer - new CD reviewed

    album coverJust in time for those who are getting ready to pop over to Zeitgeist in Cambridge, MA for the CD release party (also featuring the amazing Kaplan & Rushefsky), I have reviewed di bostoner klezmer's new CD nakhes fun klezmer. Enjoy! Now, ya'll do come down and help celebrate the KlezmerShack's 10th Anniversary.

    Klezmerbluegrass - Paul Taylor Dance Company, NYC, Mar 20

    Taylor Dance Company
    To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the 350th Anniversary of Jewish Life in America, Paul Taylor has created Klezmerbluegrass, set to a score of traditional Klezmer and Bluegrass music arranged by Margot Leverett and performed by Ms. Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys.

    www.nycitycenter.org

    City Center Main Stage
    3pm with Black Tuesday, Klezmerbluegrass, Esplanade
    West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Ave

    You can save 20% on tickets normally priced at $75, $65 and $50 (bringing them to $60, $52 and $40, respectively) by using code MUS when you visit or call the box office.

    Regularly priced tickets at $15 are also available with no discount. (Service charges apply to phone orders.)

    www.nycenter.org

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    March 21, 2005

    Sanda Weigl, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 21

    Sanda Weigl
    Barbès
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn 718.965.9177
    Mon 03/21
    9:30pm
    $8

    Romanian-born Sanda Weigl has had a tumultuous career, first as a singer for the popular east-german rock band Team 4, then as an imprisoned dissident and finally as a New York-based musician who has collaborated with such luminaries as Pina Bausch. She sings the kind of romanian gypsy repertoire she grew with accompanied by some of city's best musicians. with anthony coleman (piano, arrangements), doug wieselman (clarinet, guitar), brad jones (bass), roberto rodriguez (percussion), ted reichman (accordion)

    March 22, 2005

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Queens, NYC, Mar 22

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar is a quartet consisting of accordion, violin, mandolin and bass that highlights both well-known and more obscure Klezmer tunes, as well as Bailey's own original compositions. Reminiscent of an earlier time in the history of recorded Jewish music, the result is fresh, unique, and thoroughly engaging. The synagogue's foyer is transformed into a "café-style" setting, complete with intimate tables and delicious desserts.

    Astoria Center of Israel synagogue
    27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (Queens)
    Call 718-278-2680 or visit www.astoriacenter.org.

    7:30 -­ 9:30pm.

    March 23, 2005

    Afro-Semitic Experience, NYC, Mar 23

    band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience
    Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.
    Satalla: The Temple of World Music
    37 West 26th Street, New York
    212-576-1155
    www.satalla.com

    Avraham Rosenblum & Diaspora, NYC, Mar 23

    Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 PM
    Avraham Rosenblum & Diaspora @
    Voices for Israel Concert
    Town Hall, NYC
    Emunah of America 212.564.9045 ex 316

    www.israelconcert.com

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Mar 23

    band photoIsle of Klezbos
    March 23
    8pm
    Knitting Factory Tap Bar
    74 Leonard St, NYC
    4 blocks below Canal Street, btw Broadway & Church in Tribeca

    8 PM - ISLE OF KLEZBOS (hard-swinging L Word klezbians)
    untamed frolic, modal mystery & parodying the Esther that is Madge

    9 PM - NEDRA JOHNSON (CD release show)
    funk-blues-jazz singer/writer/multi-instrumentalist & great band

    10pm - BITCH (formerly of Bitch & Animal)
    songs of love & defiance with electric violin & punchy rhymes!

    knittingfactory.com
    212-219-3006

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    March 24, 2005

    A Balkan Beatbox Purim, NYC, March 24

    Purim is Thursday, March 24th. Nobody throws down for Purim like JDub. From the mind's of Gogol Bordello & Shot'nez's Ori Kaplan and Big Lazy's Tamir Muskat comes Balkan Beatbox. Performance meets dance party, BBB brings the folk traditions of North Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East together with electronic beats, video projections, and many special guests. Much more info to come.

    Balkan Beatbox in Purim Celebration, NYC, Mar 24

    Balkan Beat Box
    The holiday of costumes, masques, drinking, and revelry (as well as surviving persecution and standing up to tyranny and evil), Purim is a favorite holiday of Team JDub. This year, we do it like never before, with an all new project. From the mind's of Gogol Bordello & Shot'nez's Ori Kaplan and Big Lazy's Tamir Muskat comes Balkan Beatbox. Performance meets dance party, BBB brings the folk traditions of North Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East together with electronic beats, video projections, and many special guests. Save the date: Thursday, March 24 at SOB's, 204 Varick St. More info around the corner...

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Mar 24th - Purim Eve

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    Thursday March 24th PURIM EVENING
    8p.m. Concert w/ Matt Turk at Spanish Portugese Synagogue
    9p.m. appearing w/ "Esther Don’t Preach" purim celebration
    W/Divan, Storahtelling, and Frank London, DJ Acidophilis
    @RARE 416 W. 14th St. off 9th avenue
    $15 w/o costume $10 with
    Www.storahtelling.org for more information

    March 27, 2005

    Golem in Purim concert, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 27

    Golem singers consider HannukahBrooklynJews presents:

    Purim at the Brooklyn Lyceum, featuring
    Klezmer-Rock sensation
    Golem

    Plus comedy, arts & crafts, food, beer, and wine

    Sunday, Mar 27
    3-7pm, $5
    227 4th Ave. (@President St.)
    Brooklyn

    March 28, 2005

    American Composers—Jewish Music, NYC, Mar 28

    World renowned contemporary music ensemble Continuum performs works by American composers who inspired use of Jewish themes has produced some of this country's most powerful music. Program will include works by Aaron Copland, Mario Davidovsky, Osvaldo Golijiv, Paul Schoenfield, Francis Schwartz, Roberto Sierra, and others.

    Monday March 28th at 8pm
    $15 JCC members/$20 general public

    JCC Manhattan
    tel: (646) 505-5703
    New York, NY
    www.jccmanhattan.org

    American Composers - Jewish Music, NYC, Mar 28

    World-renowned contemporary music ensemble Continuum performs works by American composers whose inspired use of Jewish themes has produced some of this country's most powerful music. Program will include works by Aaron Copland, Mario Davidovsky, Osvaldo Golijov, Paul Schoenfield, Francis Schwartz, Roberto Sierra, and others.

    Mon, Mar 28
    8 pm
    $10 members/$15 nonmembers
    The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue (at 76th Street)
    To buy tickets in advance, call (646)505-5708.

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    March 29, 2005

    Kabbalah Kirtan, NYC, Mar 29

    Congregation B'nai Jeshurun invites you to join them in
    A Celebration of Kabbalah Kirtan with Yofiyah!

    YofiYah is the creator of Kabbalah Kirtan and has recently released the acclaimed CD, "Kiss the Beloved: Kabbalah Kirtan"

    Tuesday, MARCH 29th, 2005
    admission: FREE!

    Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
    257 West 88th Street
    begins promptly at 7pm

    More info: (212) 787-7600
    www.bj.org

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    March 30, 2005

    Charming Hostess CD Release Party, NYC, Mar 30

    band publicity photoCharming Hostess
    CD Release party for new Tzadik release, "Sarajevo Blues"

    part of John Zorn's Tzadik Music Festival
    celebrating 10 yrs of Jewish Radical Culture
    double bill with Pharaoh's Daughter
    Wednesday March 30 7pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Safra Hall
    36 Battery Pl
    New York, NY
    $15 adults $12 seniors $10 students
    Box Office 646-437-4202

    www.mjhnyc.org

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    April 2, 2005

    Alicia Svigals tribute, NYC, Apr 2

    svigals singingSaturday, April 2, 2005, 9:00pm

    BAMcafe Tribute to Alicia Svigals

    The first show of BAMCafe's Too Cool For Shul series. Featuring special guests including singer Adrienne Cooper and clarinet superstar David Krakauer! On the bill: Alicia's Klezmer Rock Project (Alan Watsky, Jay Granelli, Aaron Alexander), her duo with Canadian jazz keyboard virtuoso Marilyn Lerner, a traditional fiddle band roots set w/fiddler Rohan Gregory, and a quartet with Krakauer, electronic violist Martha Mooke and tango bassist Pablo Aslan. The quartet will perform new works, including Rocketekiya, an Osvaldo Golijov composition originally commissioned for them. Documentary filmmaker Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl, A Healthy Baby Girl) will be MC/interlocuter for the evening.

    BAMcafe
    Brooklyn Academy of Music
    30 Lafayette Avenue between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street
    9pm
    Admission: FREE w/$10 food/drink minimum

    April 3, 2005

    David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble, NYC, Apr 3

    Listen to great classic live Klezmer while enjoying a feast of lox, bagels, juice and coffee. Perfect Sunday morning cultural activity for the whole family. A great neighborhood brunch! Come join us from 10am to 1pm

    Sunday April 3 - David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble

    $5 for kids/$15 for adults/$30 for the whole family Reservations recommended!

    Tribeca Hebrew
    67 Hudson Street/1 Jay Street
    (Enter on Jay Street - between Greenwich St and Hudson St)
    New York, NY 10013
    212-608-0555
    Ask for Slava

    1/2/3/9 To Chambers Street Walk North on Hudson to Corner of Jay

    www.tribecahebrew.org

    April 5, 2005

    Gerard Edery & Danny Maseng, NYC, Apr 5

    Gerard Edery Danny Maseng

    Gerard Edery and Danny Maseng
    At Satalla on April 5th at 7 PM
    Satalla
    The temple of world music

    37 West 26th St.
    New York, NY
    [6th & Broadway]
    212.576.1155

    Join us for this first time collaboration between two highly acclaimed artists in the Jewish world. Bringing together their multicultural backgrounds and highly sensitive voices, these two exciting musicians perform repertoire of traditional and original songs. Their virtuosic skills and arrangements will transport you to another time and place. The program will begin at 7 PM on April 5, 2005. Tickets are $12 plus a one drink minimum. Satalla is located at 37 West 26th St. between 6th Ave. and Broadway. For more information please call (212) 576-1155.

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    HaDag Nahash, NYC, Apr 5

    Hadag-Nahash
    Price: $30.00
    Tue, Apr 05, 8:00 PM
    Knitting Factory
    Main Performance Space
    74 Leonard Street
    New York City , NY 10013
    212-219-3132

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    April 6, 2005

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Los Mas Valientes, NYC, Apr 6

    band photoKlezmer & Latin jazz double bill reprise at Makor
    Wednesday, April 6
    8:00 pm ::: Los Mas Valientes,
    9:30 pm ::: Metropolitan Klezmer
    35 W 67 St, NYC
    www.makor.org
    212-601-1000
    $12 for both dynamic, versatile eight-piece bands!

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    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Apr 6

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    April 6
    8pm
    (double bill with Latin jazz octet, Los Mas Valientes)
    Makor, New York NY
    makor.org
    212-601-1000

    Klez Dispensers w/Pete Sokolow, NYC, Apr 6

    Klez Dispensers featuring Pete Sokolow
    A swinging night of American klezmer and Yiddish swing with vocalist Susan Watts and pianist Pete Sokolow in one of New York's most jivin' old-time cabaret clubs; plenty of raunchy swing, raucous bulgars, and generally whatever it takes to set your toukus in motion.

    Wednesday, April 6th, 9 PM
    The Slipper Room
    167 Orchard St. (East Village)
    $5
    www.slipperroom.com

    April 7, 2005

    Klezmer Cabaret, Brooklyn, NYC, Apr 7

    April 7, 2005, 7pm
    Klezmer Cabaret at Cafe Barbes in Brooklyn: 376 9th St near 6th Ave.
    FREE! (Donation suggested.)

    Jeanette Lewicki (vocals, accordion), Pete Rushevsky (tsimbl), Alina Lerman (fiddle), Reuben Radding (bass) will play a 45-minute set of cool Ukrainian klezmer fiddle tunes, plus wildly melancholic Yiddish songs.

    April 8, 2005

    Prof. Mark Kligman, "Beyond Yiddishland", NYC, Apr 8

    American Society for Jewish Music
    Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011

    April 8
    Professor Mark Kligman, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, "Beyond Yiddishland: New Studies from the Jewish Musical Mediterranean"
    Guest chair and respondent: Professor Uri Sharvit, Bar-Ilan University

    All sessions will take place on Friday mornings, beginning at 10:00 AM at the Center for Jewish History. Please RSVP via e-mail to the American Society for Jewish Music or call 212-294-8328. For additional information, please see www.jewishmusic-asjm.org.

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    April 10, 2005

    Klepfisz, Schaechter-Gottesman, Seigel, Schachter-Viswanath in Yiddish Writers Forum, NYC, Apr 10

    You are cordially invited to a literary event:

    Yiddish Writers Today

    with
    Irena Klepfisz
    Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
    Miryem-Khaye Seigel
    Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath

    Readings will be in Yiddish with English translations.
    Caraid O'Brien will moderate a discussion.

    Sunday, April 10, 2004
    3:00 PM
    Eldridge Street Shul
    12 Eldridge Street (between Canal and Division)
    Admission: $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors

    This event is part of the Garden Cafeteria literary series and is organized by the Eldridge Street Shul with the National Yiddish Book Center and the Congress for Jewish Culture.
    For more information: www.eldridgestreet.org
    212-219-0880

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    April 13, 2005

    Richard Teitelbaum: Z'vi, NYC, Apr 13

    Wednesday, April 13, 8 p.m.
    At the Center for Jewish History,
    15 West 16th Street, New York City.

    'Avant-premiere' of Z'vi, an opera-in-progress by Richard Teitelbaum. It is based on the true story of Shabbetai Z'vi, a 17th-century rabbi in the Ottoman Empire who was widely hailed throughout Europe and the Middle East as the Messiah. After adopting Islam in addition to Judaism, he went on to develop a syncretic faith and practice incorporating elements of both religions. The opera explores issues of cross-cultural engagement, tolerance, dialog, and understanding. Performers include: Cantor Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson (tenor), Omar Faruk Tekbilek (ney, voice, zurna, percussion), David Krakauer (clarinet, bass clarinet), Richard Teitelbaum (sampling keyboard) and others.

    More information is available at (917)606-8200 (phone)
    www.cjh.org/pdf/april13.pdf.

    April 14, 2005

    Maddy Simon, NYC, Apr 14

    KAVEHOYZ
    MADDY SIMON

    An evening with the renowned Yiddish musician and choir director

    APRIL 14, 2005
    7:00 PM
    Atran Center, 25 E. 21st St, Manhattan (between Broadway and Park)
    Admission: $7.00
    Refreshments served.

    The "Kavehoyz" series is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

    For more info, e-mail Kavehoyz or call 212-505-8040

    Free Open House for Brooklyn, NY Klezmer Workshop, Apr 14

    A new series of the popular Klezmer Workshop in Park Slope, Brooklyn begins with a free Open House next Thursday evening, April 14, 2005, 7:30 PM at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place, Park Slope, Brooklyn.

    Led by internationally acclaimed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer, the 5-session series continues on Thursday evenings from April 21 through May 19. Newcomers, playing at an intermediate level or higher, are welcome.

    Cost: $140 Workmen's Circle members, $160 non-members.

    For more information, please e-mail Jeff Warschauer or call 718-399-1147

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    April 16, 2005

    Yale Strom, Hot Pstromi, NYC, Apr 16

    The Westside Yiddish Cultural School presents A Family Gala Celebration & Benefit Concert with

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

    Saturday April 16th from 3-5 pm.

    Come groove to the dazzling klezmer music and Yiddish songs of klezmer super group Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi (with very special musical guests), followed by a reception with the shule children and families.

    New York Society for Ethical Culture
    2 West 64th Street at Central Park West
    Tickets are $15 for adults/$10 for Ethical Culture members and children

    Call for reservations and take $2 off your ticket! (212) 781-9192

    Located on NYC's Upper West Side, the Westside Yiddish Cultural School offers a weekly after school program for children 5-13. Our warm and expert faculty teach the Yiddish language and the core values of "Yiddishkayt"—freedom, peace and social justice—through literature, language, art & music. Our supportive shule community celebrates Jewish holidays and bar/bas mitsves together.

    Klezmatics w/Joshua Nelson, Kathryn Farmer, guests, NYC, Apr 16

    new album coverKlezmatics with Joshua Nelson, Kathryn Farmer and special guests.

    "Brother Moses Smote The Water"
    CD release celebration at
    Satalla
    37 West 26th Street NYC
    212-576-1155
    www.satalla.com
    Saturday, April 16, 2005
    Two shows: 7:30pm and 10pm
    Admission $25 in advance/$30 at the door

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    April 17, 2005

    Matt Dariau, NYC, Apr 17

    Listen to great classic live Klezmer while enjoying a feast of lox, bagels, juice and coffee. Perfect Sunday morning cultural activity for the whole family. A great neighborhood brunch! Come join us from 10am to 1pm

    Sunday April 17 - Matt Darriau Band (Klezmatics)

    $5 for kids/$15 for adults/$30 for the whole family Reservations recommended!

    Tribeca Hebrew
    67 Hudson Street/1 Jay Street
    (Enter on Jay Street - between Greenwich St and Hudson St)
    New York, NY 10013
    212-608-0555
    Ask for Slava

    1/2/3/9 To Chambers Street Walk North on Hudson to Corner of Jay

    www.tribecahebrew.org

    Dulcimer Fest!, NYC, Apr 17

    SUNDAY, APRIL 17 AT 3 PM: DULCIMER FEST!
    A unique musical program that will showcase the dulcimer as played by the diverse immigrant groups who have lived on the Lower East Side ­ from the East European Jews and Irish of a century ago to the Chinese and Ukrainian communities of today.

    Dulcimer Fest!
    will take place on at the Eldridge Street Synagogue, the first great house of worship built in New York by East European Jews. The Eldridge Street Synagogue is located on the Lower East Side, at 12 Eldridge Street, between Canal and Division Streets. By subway: F to East Broadway; B or D to Grand Street. Tickets are $12 adults; $10 students and seniors. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. For more information, please call the Eldridge Street Project at 212.219.0888 x 302.

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    David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble, NYC, Apr 17

    href="/contacts/klezbands_g.html#band.glukh">David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble

    April 17, 2005
    20th Century Music & On Concert Series
    Merkin Concert Hall, New York City
    Start Time 7PM
    Further information: www.kaufman-center.org
    Tel. 212-501-3330

    Frank London and Party, NYC, Apr 17

    Proud to be part of the celebration
    The Birth of The Stone
    A New Artists' Space in the East Village

    4/17 Sunday 10 pm Frank London and Party

    Playing music from his Tzadik releases "Scientist At Work", "Invocations", and the upcoming "Hazonos", trumpeter Frank London and special guests will celebrate The Stone's opening with compositions and improvisations ancient to the future, music that is at turns meditative introspective and celebratory exuberant.

    Frank London - trumpet
    Anthony Coleman - piano & harmonium
    Ken Filiano - bass
    Newman Baker - percussion

    THE STONE is located at the corner of avenue C and 2nd street
    ADMISSION $10 per set
    students 13 to 19 admitted half price, children 12 and under free
    there are no advance ticket sales all admissions are at the door prior to each performance

    for more info go to:

    www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php

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    April 18, 2005

    Teresa Tova, NYC, Apr 18-19

    Teresa TovaFolksbiene Yiddish Theatre presents

    Theresa Tova

    Telling Stories (Dertseyln Mayses)
    with Zalmen Mlotek
    From Belz To Broadway

    April 18th-7:00 pm & April 19- 8:00 pm
    At the JCC in manhattan, 344 Amsterdam Ave at 76th st

    for tickets and INFO: Call 1800 9-YIDDISH
    or visit our website www.folksbiene.org
    All Seats $25

    Continue reading "Teresa Tova, NYC, Apr 18-19" »

    April 19, 2005

    Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Remembrance, NYC, Apr 19

    ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE PROGRAM:
    WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING

    TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2005
    4:00 PM
    MEMORIAL STONE
    RIVERSIDE PARK AT 83RD STREET
    Professor Jack Jacobs, Chair.
    Featuring speeches and a cultural program by the Workmen’s Circle children’s choruses led by Deborah Strauss

    For more info, e-mail Kavehoyz or call 212-505-8040

    Teresa Tova, NYC, Apr 18-19

    Teresa TovaFolksbiene Yiddish Theatre presents

    Theresa Tova

    Telling Stories (Dertseyln Mayses)
    with Zalmen Mlotek
    From Belz To Broadway

    April 18th-7:00 pm & April 19- 8:00 pm
    At the JCC in manhattan, 344 Amsterdam Ave at 76th st

    for tickets and INFO: Call 1800 9-YIDDISH
    or visit our website www.folksbiene.org
    All Seats $25

    Continue reading "Teresa Tova, NYC, Apr 18-19" »

    Shtreiml, NYC, Apr 19

    Tues Apr 19 - Shtreiml will be performing in NYC this coming Tuesday at Makor. The band will be doing a double with Jewish rock outfit The Seth Nadel Band. If you're not too busy ridding your dwellings of leavened foodstuffs come on out for some high-octane, blues infused Jewish music.

    Tuesday April 19th 8PM
    Makor
    35W 67th St.
    $15

    April 20, 2005

    Margot Leverett, Klezmer Jam, Astoria, Queens, NYC, Apr 20

    Wednesday, Apr 20: A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (N or W to 30th Ave) , 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680.

    Visit the center's new website http://www.astoriacenter.org/

    "Margot Leverett plays virtuoso klezmer clarinet!" Philadelphia Enquirer

    Anthony Coleman, NYC, Apr 20

    Proud to be part of the celebration
    The Birth of The Stone
    A New Artists' Space in the East Village

    4/20 Wednesday 8 pm

    Anthony Coleman Chamber Music
    Anthony Coleman (piano) Doug Wieselman (clarinet, sax, guitar) Jim Pugliese (percussion) Marco Cappelli (guitar)
    Music from upcoming Tzadik Composers Series CD, hopefully including a new piece...

    for more info go to:

    www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php

    Continue reading "Anthony Coleman, NYC, Apr 20" »

    April 21, 2005

    Downtown Seder, NYC, Apr 21

    seder logoThe Downtown Seder
    Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 6:30pm< br /> 48 Wall Street (at William Street), Grand Ballroom New York City
    Tickets are $135

    To order tickets call 212-608-0555 or go to www.oyhoo.com

    For further information contact:
    Slava Gordon 212-608-0555
    or
    Michael Dorf 917-613-8333
    The Art Exchange, c/o D.A.D. 67 Hudson Street/1 Jay St. NY, NY 10013

    Continue reading "Downtown Seder, NYC, Apr 21" »

    April 26, 2005

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Queens, NYC, Apr 26

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar
    Cafe ACI
    7:30 - 9:30

    Astoria Center of Israel synagogue
    27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (Queens)
    Call 718-278-2680 or visit www.astoriacenter.org.

    Continue reading "Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Queens, NYC, Apr 26" »

    April 27, 2005

    Passover with the Klezmatics, NYC, Apr 27

    Freedom Songs: A Passover Celebration with the Klezmatics

    new album coverThe Klezmatics with Amina Claudine Myers and Joshua Nelson

    Wed, Apr 27, 2005, 8:00pm
    92nd Street at Lexington Avenue
    Kaufmann Concert Hall
    $35.00 Orchestra / $25.00 Balcony
    Web: www.92y.org

    Continue reading "Passover with the Klezmatics, NYC, Apr 27" »

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Apr 27

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    Wednesday, April 27th 9:30p.m.
    Joe's Pub - 425 Lafayette St.
    $12 in advance/ $15 door
    Some passover/spring themes, and most likely some complimentary macaroons!

    Guest Dancers Kaeshi, Mimi Fontana, Serah, Elisheva
    Musicians:
    Daphna-recorders, basya-oud,guitar, meg-violin, yuval-drums, daniel-percussion, jason-keys, shanir-bass

    April 30, 2005

    David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness w/DJ SoCalled, NYC, Apr 30

    SNEAK PREVIEW: Join David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness! and dj SoCalled on April 30th, 2005 at Joe's Pub for a sneak preview of their new album "Bubbemeises: Lies My Gramma Told Me", to be released fall 2005. This album marks the first full collaboration of Krakauer and SoCalled, bringing together two of the most eclectic and influential musicians in the world music scene today.

    Two sets: 7.30pm & 9.30pm; tickets are available at The Public Theater box office or through Telecharge. For more information visit www.davidkrakauer.com or www.joespub.com

    Joe's Pub
    The Public Theatre
    425 Lafayette St., NYC
    212 539 8500

    May 1, 2005

    Aaron Alexander New Klezmer Quintet, NYC, May 1

    Sunday, May 1st- Aaron Alexander's New Klezmer Quintet, featuring music from his latest release on TZADIK records, "Midrash MishMosh"

    with Michael Winograd - clarinet
    Alex Kontorovich - tenor sax
    J. Granelli - bass
    Jay Vilnai - guitar
    Michael Sarin - snare drum
    Aaron Alexander - poyk

    at Tribeca Shul -- two sets at 10AM & 12:30PM
    67 Hudson Street / 1 Jay St.
    tel: 212.608.0555

    May 7, 2005

    Tubapalooza Redux!, Brooklyn, NY, May 7

    Ron Caswell's TUBAPALOOZA

    Saturday, May 7th 2005 9pm—very late!
    Zebulon
    258 Wythe Avenue (betwixed Metropolitan Ave. and N. 3rd)
    Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Williamsburg)
    L train to the Bedford Stop

    A FREE night of nothing but great TUBA bands!
    4 bands 4 FREE!
    roncaswell.com

    9pm - Susan Watts and the Fabulous Shpielkehs!
    Susan Watts, mighty trumpet princess of Philadelphia's klezmer Dynasty, House of Hoffman.

    10pm - the Knobs!
    Polished and turned on!

    11pm - Who's Yo' Crawdaddy?
    Daddy's got some gumbo for you!

    12am - Slavic Soul Party
    Brash and strong as slivovitz, Slavic Soul Party! is downtown's answer to Balkan brass band music!

    May 10, 2005

    Klezmer Workshop Open house, NYC, May 10

    Klezmer Workshop with Jeff Warschauer!

    Free Open House Tuesday, May 10, 2005 from 7-9 PM
    Followed by a 6-week session - Tuesdays - May 17, 24, 31, and June 7, 15* or 16*, 21

    The open house and all sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33rd Street (between Park and Madison), Manhattan.

    Continue reading "Klezmer Workshop Open house, NYC, May 10" »

    May 11, 2005

    Vampire Suit, Greg Wall's Later Prophets, NYC, May 11

    Vampire Suit is very proud to be part of a special new Jewish music bill, featured alongside Greg Walls' Later Prophets. The performance will take place at Makor, 35 W. 67th St., on Thursday, May 11th, at 9:30pm (Later Prophets at 8:00pm). Tickets are $12 in advance/students at the door, $15 at the door.

    www.makor.com

    Brave Old World, NYC, May 11-15

    brave old worldStu Brotman writes about the "great lost" Brave Old World program, now being released on CD, and now appearing in NYC!

    Brave Old World will be presented by the Folksbiene Theatre in New York this May 11-15. We¹ll be performing our program called "Song of the Lodz Ghetto," which has just been released as a beautiful new Winter and Winter cd called "Dus gezang fin Geto Lodzh."

    From the Folksbiene's announcement on their website, folksbiene.org/!musical-events.html:

    The New York premiere of the innovative klezmer group's moving, theatrical musical program blending Yiddish tradition, classical music, jazz, and rare Jewish street and cabaret songs from the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland between 1940 and 1944. (At the Triad Theater, on West. 72nd Street, 9pm, $20.) The New York premiere of the innovative klezmer group's moving, theatrical musical program blending Yiddish tradition, classical music, jazz, and rare Jewish street and cabaret songs from the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland between 1940 and 1944. (At the Triad Theater, on West. 72nd Street, 9pm, $20.)"

    I¹m very proud of this show. It¹s essentially a through-composed tone poem, a one-act musical play, in suite form, in Yiddish and Polish, with English supertitles projected overhead. Long-lost songs of resistance from street-singers of the Lodz ghetto are contrasted with pre-war Polish and Yiddish songs; original klezmer laments and deep jazz improvisations, references to Beethoven, evoke powerful emotions.

    May 12, 2005

    Brave Old World, NYC, May 11-15

    brave old worldStu Brotman writes about the "great lost" Brave Old World program, now being released on CD, and now appearing in NYC!

    Brave Old World will be presented by the Folksbiene Theatre in New York this May 11-15. We¹ll be performing our program called "Song of the Lodz Ghetto," which has just been released as a beautiful new Winter and Winter cd called "Dus gezang fin Geto Lodzh."

    From the Folksbiene's announcement on their website, folksbiene.org/!musical-events.html:

    The New York premiere of the innovative klezmer group's moving, theatrical musical program blending Yiddish tradition, classical music, jazz, and rare Jewish street and cabaret songs from the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland between 1940 and 1944. (At the Triad Theater, on West. 72nd Street, 9pm, $20.) The New York premiere of the innovative klezmer group's moving, theatrical musical program blending Yiddish tradition, classical music, jazz, and rare Jewish street and cabaret songs from the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland between 1940 and 1944. (At the Triad Theater, on West. 72nd Street, 9pm, $20.)"

    I¹m very proud of this show. It¹s essentially a through-composed tone poem, a one-act musical play, in suite form, in Yiddish and Polish, with English supertitles projected overhead. Long-lost songs of resistance from street-singers of the Lodz ghetto are contrasted with pre-war Polish and Yiddish songs; original klezmer laments and deep jazz improvisations, references to Beethoven, evoke powerful emotions.

    KlezSka, NYC, May 12

    Klezska
    Klezmer/Ska Music
    10pm
    Admission $15 - Please purchase tickets at the door

    Klezska. Skavanagila Baby! Described as "the klezmer of Kingston" by klezmer author Seth Rogavoy. This is their fifth appearance at Satalla begining with the club's opening night of live music. Klezska combines the music, melodies and rhythms of Jewish and Israeli music with the style and substance of traditional Jamaican genres from early ska through rock-steady reggae and dancehall. The core of musicians include: Mike Severino (drums) - Blaaka (bassey) - Original Smurph (guitar, vocals) - Chava Mirel (vocals, melodica, guitar, keyboards) - Glenn Tamir (percussion, keyboards, vocals). Other special guests are always present, some who have performed with leading reggae groups like Burning Spear, the Skatalites, Big Mountain and Culture. A spiritual gathering between two culures that know how to party! Please join us.

    May 13, 2005

    James Loeffler, "Between Wissenschaft and Etnografiia", NYC, May 13

    American Society for Jewish Music
    Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011

    May 13
    James Loeffler, Columbia University, "Between Wissenschaft and Etnografiia: The Search for a Jewish Musical Science in Eurasia, Past and Present"
    Guest chair and respondent: Dr. Ludmila Sholokhova, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

    All sessions will take place on Friday mornings, beginning at 10:00 AM at the Center for Jewish History. Please RSVP via e-mail to the American Society for Jewish Music or call 212-294-8328. For additional information, please see www.jewishmusic-asjm.org.

    Continue reading "James Loeffler, "Between Wissenschaft and Etnografiia", NYC, May 13" »

    Brave Old World, NYC, May 11-15

    brave old worldStu Brotman writes about the "great lost" Brave Old World program, now being released on CD, and now appearing in NYC!

    Brave Old World will be presented by the Folksbiene Theatre in New York this May 11-15. We¹ll be performing our program called "Song of the Lodz Ghetto," which has just been released as a beautiful new Winter and Winter cd called "Dus gezang fin Geto Lodzh."

    From the Folksbiene's announcement on their website, folksbiene.org/!musical-events.html:

    The New York premiere of the innovative klezmer group's moving, theatrical musical program blending Yiddish tradition, classical music, jazz, and rare Jewish street and cabaret songs from the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland between 1940 and 1944. (At the Triad Theater, on West. 72nd Street, 9pm, $20.) The New York premiere of the innovative klezmer group's moving, theatrical musical program blending Yiddish tradition, classical music, jazz, and rare Jewish street and cabaret songs from the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland between 1940 and 1944. (At the Triad Theater, on West. 72nd Street, 9pm, $20.)"

    I¹m very proud of this show. It¹s essentially a through-composed tone poem, a one-act musical play, in suite form, in Yiddish and Polish, with English supertitles projected overhead. Long-lost songs of resistance from street-singers of the Lodz ghetto are contrasted with pre-war Polish and Yiddish songs; original klezmer laments and deep jazz improvisations, references to Beethoven, evoke powerful emotions.

    May 14, 2005

    Brave Old World, NYC, May 11-15

    brave old worldStu Brotman writes about the "great lost" Brave Old World program, now being released on CD, and now appearing in NYC!

    Brave Old World will be presented by the Folksbiene Theatre in New York this May 11-15. We¹ll be performing our program called "Song of the Lodz Ghetto," which has just been released as a beautiful new Winter and Winter cd called "Dus gezang fin Geto Lodzh."

    From the Folksbiene's announcement on their website, folksbiene.org/!musical-events.html:

    The New York premiere of the innovative klezmer group's moving, theatrical musical program blending Yiddish tradition, classical music, jazz, and rare Jewish street and cabaret songs from the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland between 1940 and 1944. (At the Triad Theater, on West. 72nd Street, 9pm, $20.) The New York premiere of the innovative klezmer group's moving, theatrical musical program blending Yiddish tradition, classical music, jazz, and rare Jewish street and cabaret songs from the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland between 1940 and 1944. (At the Triad Theater, on West. 72nd Street, 9pm, $20.)"

    I¹m very proud of this show. It¹s essentially a through-composed tone poem, a one-act musical play, in suite form, in Yiddish and Polish, with English supertitles projected overhead. Long-lost songs of resistance from street-singers of the Lodz ghetto are contrasted with pre-war Polish and Yiddish songs; original klezmer laments and deep jazz improvisations, references to Beethoven, evoke powerful emotions.

    May 15, 2005

    Brave Old World, NYC, May 11-15

    brave old worldStu Brotman writes about the "great lost" Brave Old World program, now being released on CD, and now appearing in NYC!

    Brave Old World will be presented by the Folksbiene Theatre in New York this May 11-15. We¹ll be performing our program called "Song of the Lodz Ghetto," which has just been released as a beautiful new Winter and Winter cd called "Dus gezang fin Geto Lodzh."

    From the Folksbiene's announcement on their website, folksbiene.org/!musical-events.html:

    The New York premiere of the innovative klezmer group's moving, theatrical musical program blending Yiddish tradition, classical music, jazz, and rare Jewish street and cabaret songs from the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland between 1940 and 1944. (At the Triad Theater, on West. 72nd Street, 9pm, $20.) The New York premiere of the innovative klezmer group's moving, theatrical musical program blending Yiddish tradition, classical music, jazz, and rare Jewish street and cabaret songs from the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland between 1940 and 1944. (At the Triad Theater, on West. 72nd Street, 9pm, $20.)"

    I¹m very proud of this show. It¹s essentially a through-composed tone poem, a one-act musical play, in suite form, in Yiddish and Polish, with English supertitles projected overhead. Long-lost songs of resistance from street-singers of the Lodz ghetto are contrasted with pre-war Polish and Yiddish songs; original klezmer laments and deep jazz improvisations, references to Beethoven, evoke powerful emotions.

    May 19, 2005

    Phyllis Berk, NYC, May 19

    THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2005
    7:00 PM

    Kavehoyz:
    PHYLLIS BERK
    An evening with the beloved folksinger and Yiddish hepcat.

    Admission: $7.00
    Specially sponsored by Beyle and Itzik Gottesman. The "Kavehoyz" series is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

    CONGRESS FOR JEWISH CULTURE
    Atran Center
    25 E. 21st St (between Park and Broadway), Manhattan
    Congress for Jewish Culture

    May 25, 2005

    Marc Ribot, Anthony Coleman & the Young Philadelphians, NYC, May 25

    The Young Philadelphians: Marc Ribot, Anthony Coleman, Jamaaladeen Tacuma & Calvin Weston at 8pm & 10pm, $12 per set With Anthony Coleman (keyboard / piano), Marc Ribot (guitar), Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass) & Calvin Weston (drums). Four professional, harmelodic noise improvisers with an uncommon love of Philly soul and hard groove. Sometimes backing, sometimes fronting, sometimes ignoring, but always rockin' the house. Forever young, forever Philadelphian, forever fixated on the moment before dance went digital. Ladies and Gentlemen... the hardest working men inn punk/funk/soul/noise: The Young Philadelphians!!!

    TONIC
    107 Norfolk Street
    (Between Delancey & Rivington)
    212-358-7501
    www.tonicnyc.com

    Klez Dispensers, NYC, May 25

    Klez Dispensers
    Wednesday night, May 25th, 9 PM
    The Klez Dispensers rock out at the Slipper Room (167 Orchard St at Stanton).

    Featuring:
    Susan Watts (vocals),
    Alex Kontorovich (clarinet),
    Audrey Wright (saxophones),
    Ben Holmes (trumpet),
    Amy Zakar (violin),
    Adrian Banner (keyboard),
    Julian Rosse (bass),
    Gregg Mervine (drums).

    www.slipperroom.com

    May 26, 2005

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Brooklyn, NYC, May 26

    ART BAILEY'S ORKESTRA POPILAR plays the music of JOSEPH MOSKOWITZ- Accordionist Art Bailey spent years with the Klezmer conservatory band and has also performed with the Del McCoury band and Itzhak Perlman. His new project takes on the music of the great romanian cymbalum player Joseph Moskowitz - which may be some the most beautifu music ever recorded: a lyrical take on eastern european jewish music that integrates romanian and gypsy string music traditions - with Brandon Seabrook on mandolin, (playing cymbalum lines) Yeako Miranda on violin, Nicholas Cudahy on bass and Art Bailey on Accordion

    $10 Barbes is located at 376 9th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718-965-9177 www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    Directions: Take the F TRAIN to 7th Ave and exit to the southwest corner. Make a U-Turn and walk uphill on 9th St. towards 6th Ave. Barbes will be on the left - a couple of stores in from the corner of 6th Ave.

    Sanda Weigl, NYC, May 26

    Sanda WeiglThursday, May 26
    Sanda Weigl
    European / Romanian Music
    7:30pm
    Admission $15 - Please purchase tickets at the door

    SATALLA
    37 W 26th St Btwn 6th Ave & Broadway
    212.576.1155
    www.satalla.com

    Continue reading "Sanda Weigl, NYC, May 26" »

    Galicia Poland meets Galicia Spain, Brooklyn, NY, May 26

    YALE STROM and Klezmer "Con" Fusion with special guests Spanish phenom VICTOR PRIETO (accordion), NORBERT STACHEL (clarinet, sax, flute) & SPROCKET (bass). Violinist and Hot Pstromi leader, Yale Strom, composes his own "New Jewish" music, which combines klezmer with Hasidic nigunim, Rom, jazz, classical, Balkan and Sephardic motifs. He is also an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and is one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer music and culture. $10 Barbes is located at 376 9th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718-965-9177 www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    Directions: Take the F TRAIN to 7th Ave and exit to the southwest corner. Make a U-Turn and walk uphill on 9th St. towards 6th Ave. Barbes will be on the left - a couple of stores in from the corner of 6th Ave.

    May 29, 2005

    Sway Machinery, NYC, May 29

    The Sway Machinery
    at
    Tommy's Tavern
    10pm FREE

    Jeremiah Lockwood: Guitar and vocals
    Tomer Tzur: Percussion

    (Take the G train to the Greenpoint Ave stop; Tommy's is on the corner of Manhattan Avenue and Green Street)

    June 2, 2005

    Annette Ezekiel, Ismail Butera, and friends, NYC, Jun 2

    The Mesopotamian Arts Council presents..
    A Night of Music and Dance
    Eclectic music from around the globe....

    Ismail Butera - accordion
    Michael Hess - violin and nai flute
    Haig Manoukian - oud
    Mal Stein - percussion
    Tomer Tzur - percurssion
    Annette Ezekiel - vocals
    Dalia Carella - dance

    Thursday June 2nd, 8pm
    Lafayette Grill & Bar
    Franklin Street between Broadway and Lafayette
    Tickets $12, call 212-732-5600 for reservations

    June 4, 2005

    Hip Hop Hoodios, NYC, Jun 4

    band members
    Hip Hop Hoodíos

    Everyone's favorite Latino-Jewish urban music collective Hip Hop Hoodios are touring in support of their new album "Agua Pa' La Gente", which features as guests members of The Klezmatics, Santana, Midnight Minyan, and Jaguares. A guaranteed evening of trilingual mayhem! Come out and see why the Village Voice, Washington Post, and Associated Press have been raving about "the best Jewish hip-hop act since the Beastie Boys."

    Saturday, June 4th - Makor (35 W. 67th Street) - New York City - $15, 9:30pm

    www.makor.org

    June 5, 2005

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, Jun 5

    THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS,
    with BINYUMEN ("BEN") SCHAECHTER, CONDUCTOR

    SUNDAY, JUNE 5th, 2005, 3:00 PM
    Hebrew Union College, 1 West 4 Street, NY, NY
    for a full concert of the JPPC
    tickets: $15; $10 for seniors & children 12 and under

    For addt'l info or to reserve for a group: call 646-602-2007

    Telos vs. Tahlis, NYC, Jun 5

    The The Sway Machinery will be appearing as part of an evening of entertainment produced by the Mima'amakim poetry journal. Take a look at the flyer here:

    www.mimaamakim.org/mimaamamodular2.jpg

    Mima'amakim Presents: Telos vs. Tahlis
    featuring THE SWAY MACHINERY
    Sunday June 5th 7PM
    at The Bowery Poetry Club
    308 Bowery
    (just north of Houston,accross the street from CBGBs)
    $10 admission for all acts

    Ballin' the Jack, NYC, Jun 5

    BALLIN' THE JACK plays Music from The Marx Brothers.
    with Roy Nathanson, words, voice and sax.

    Sunday June 5th
    at Zebulon
    258 Wythe Ave
    (between N. 4th St. & Metropolitan)
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    No Cover!
    10PM
    (718) 218-6934
    Subway: L to Bedford

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    June 6, 2005

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jun 6

    June 6th - Eldridge St. Project
    Fundraising event, playing oud instrumentally with Meg Okura, and other musicians, artists/food. Www.edridgestreet.org for more info.

    June 7, 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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    Svetlana Portnyansky, NYC, Jun 7

    The internationally beloved Russian-Jewish singing star Svetlana will appear in concert at New York's hottest World Music club Satalla (37 West 26th St, between 6th Ave. & Broadway) at 7:30 PM on June 7th, 2005. Tickets are $15. To order please call 212-576-1155.

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    June 9, 2005

    Golem gets married!, NYC, Jun 9

    golem gets married!In the Catskills mock wedding tradition...
    Golem gets married!

    Klezmer-rock sensation Golem
    requests the honor of your presence at its wedding
    on Thursday, the ninth of June
    at the Knitting Factory Tap Room
    Ceremony at 7pm sharp
    Immediately followed by the most insane reception you have ever witnessed... it's a real Golem wedding, and you don't even have to bring a gift!

    Drink and dance your tuches off to a wild hora, plus Golem's versions of the covers you've always wanted to hear us play, from Brick House to the Tide is High, Superfreak to Stand By Your Man... and you never know whom you might meet???

    R.S.V.P. www.knittingfactory.com, tel. 212-219-3132. Wedding cake included!
    Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door: reserve now!
    *******Formal Attire please

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 9

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar

    Thursday, June 9, 9pm-12ish
    we will be at Freddy's Bar & Backroom
    485 Dean St. @ 6th Ave. Brooklyn, NY
    (718) 622-7035.

    www.freddysbackroom.com

    June 12, 2005

    Kaplan-Rushefsky, Bronx, NY, Jun 12

    You are invited to a lecture in Yiddish at the Sholem Aleichem Culture Center, Bronx Sunday, June 12th , 2005, 1:30 PM by the esteemed Prof. Alan Astro on the subject Yiddish Literature in South America In the Musical Program: The singer Rebecca Kaplan and tsimbler Pete Rushefsky The Sholem Aleichem Culture Center is at 3301 Bainbridge Avenue, corner 208th st in Bronx, near Montefiore Hospital. Take the D train to 205th st, or the 4 train to Mosholu Parkway. Information: 718-231-1416, 917-930-0295

    Gerard Edery & Danny Maseng, NYC, Jun 12

    Gerard Edery Danny Maseng

    Gerard Edery and Danny Maseng
    At Satalla on April 5th at 7 PM
    Satalla
    The temple of world music

    37 West 26th St.
    New York, NY
    [6th & Broadway]
    212.576.1155

    Join us for this first time collaboration between two highly acclaimed artists in the Jewish world. Bringing together their multicultural backgrounds and highly sensitive voices, these two exciting musicians perform repertoire of traditional and original songs. Their virtuosic skills and arrangements will transport you to another time and place. The program will begin at 7 PM on April 5, 2005. Tickets are $12 plus a one drink minimum. Satalla is located at 37 West 26th St. between 6th Ave. and Broadway. For more information please call (212) 576-1155.

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    Milk and Honey 'til Midnight, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 12

    FREE! Soda Bar 629 Vanderbilt Ave. Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (718) 230-8393 Between Prospect Place and St. Marks Avenue Brooklyn Jews partners with JDUB Records for "Milk and Honey 'til Midnight," a night of learning and celebration at SODA in Prospect Hts., Brooklyn. An encounter with the wonder and awe of Mt. Sinai is found through Torah study, music (live and spun), and food (free Blintzes and cheesecake). Rabbi Andy Bachman and others will teach throughout the night. Performers include: The Chaneles is a 21st-century tribute to the Barry Sisters founded by Golem band-leader and accordionist Annette Ezekiel and fiddler extraordinaire Alicia Jo Rabins. These two veterans of the New York rock scene add a feminine touch to Yiddish songs and Klezmer melodies. Singer-songwriter Chana Rothman blends Israeli sensibility with funky freestyle and rhythm acoustic guitar. Originally from Toronto, she has performed across north America, Italy, Israel and Nepal, where she trekked through the Himalayas with a guitar strapped to her pack. Mark Schwartz is New York's foremost Latin-Jewish DJ. His singular mix of Yiddish swing, Mosaic mambo, and Jewish jazz has been featured at Joe's Pub, the Knitting Factory, Suba, Galapagos, Bembe, and Makor.

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jun 12

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    June 12th – Shavuot Late Night Learning Events
    BJ @ 10:30p.m. - Basya leads discussion and premiers compositions to two Yiddish poems by Abraham Joshua Heschel
    92nd St. Y – 1:10a.m. - Pharaoh’s Daughter performs songs connecting to themes of 10 commandments.)

    June 14, 2005

    Basya Schechter, Divahn, NYC, Jun 14

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    June 14th – Queen's Dominion Project – Knitting Factory 10:30p.m. (Tap Bar)
    Queen’s Dominion instrumental project premiers in N.Y.C. With Galeet Dardashti's Divahn @ 9:30p.m. Knitting Factory – 74 Leonard St. $10

    June 16, 2005

    DJ So Called w/Balkan Beat Box, NYC, Jun 16

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

    June 16: Rocks Off Concert Cruise
    - This cruise will leave from SkyPort Marina, 23rd Street & FDR (east Side)
    NYC
    7PM, $20 adv/$25 dos

    www.rocksoff.com/events/

    Lenka Lichtenberg, NYC, Jun 16

    publicity photoThursday, June 16, 2005
    7:00 PM
    Lenka Lichtenberg
    An evening with the Czech-born Canadian Chanteuse.
    Admission: $7.00

    Congress for Jewish Culture, Atran Center. 25 E. 21st St. (Between
    Broadway and Park), Manhattan.
    tel: 212-505-8040

    Mandy Patinkin in Folksbiene fundraiser, NYC, Jun 16

    Mandy PatinkinMandy Patinkin sings "Mamaloshen" at Carnegie Hall, 7:30pm

    A benefit for the future of Yiddish Theatre in America

    This historic and exciting gala will bring together the diverse community of supporters who share in a love of Yiddish culture and a desire to ensure its continued dynamic presence in our lives. The concert will also feature appearances by the all-star female Klezmer ensemble Mikveh, the internationally acclaimed clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer, the fabulous New Yiddish Chorale directed by Zalmen Mlotek, soloists Cantor Jack Mendelson, and Cantor Rebecca Garfein and a Grand Chorus of New York and New Jersey school children who will join Mandy Patinkin on the stage of Carnegie Hall to sing in Yiddish and to have an experience they will remember for the rest of their lives.

    Call 212-213-2120 or 1-800-9-YIDDISH, or visit us on the web at www.folksbiene.org.

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    The White Pajamas, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 16-19

    Mayer Kirshenblatt paintingARTS AT ST. ANN'S PRESENTS Great Small Works
    at the 7th INTERNATIONAL TOY THEATER FESTIVAL
    and Temporary Toy Theater Museum
    THE WHITE PAJAMAS

    A hand-painted ethnographic motion picture with vivid commentary, performed live!

    With MAYER KIRSHENBLATT and JENNY ROMAINE

    St. Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NYC
    Thu 6/16 at 7:30pm; Fri 6/17 at 10pm; Sun 6/19 at 7:30 pm
    www.greatsmallworks.org/ttf_2005.html
    (718-254-8779)
    www.nyu.edu/classes/bkg/mayer/MK_toytheater.pdf
    Paintings by Mayer Kirshenblatt
    Direction, dramaturgy by Jenny Romaine
    Design: Jenny Romaine with Trudi Cohen
    Story and text excerpts from They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood in Poland before the Holocaust by Mayer Kirshenblatt and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
    Additional writing: Jenny Romaine
    Soundtrack: Kenny Wollesen

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    Patinkin, Mikveh, and more in Folksbiene benefit, NYC, Jun 16

    MikvehMikveh will be making our Carnegie Hall debut on June 16, 2005, 8pm in a benefit concert for the Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre. The headliner will be the beloved Theater, Concert, Film and TV star Mandy Patinkin and his celebrated "Mamaloshen" concert of Yiddish songs.

    Tickets are $500, $250, $150, $75, and $50. Call 212-213-2120 or 1-800-9-YIDDISH, or visit us on the web at www.folksbiene.org

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    Isle of Klezbos, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 16

    Isle of Klezbos glides into Park Slope
    Thursday, June 16 at Barbes>
    376 Ninth Street @ Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn NY
    (just one block downslope from F train 7th Ave stop)
    8:00pm, $10... 7th annual KlezBiGay Pride show!

    www.barbesbrooklyn.com
    718-965-9177
    no minimum
    a charming club with intimate atmosphere & great acoustics
    Seating is limited, and we'll play two fun & transcendent sets

    featuring:
    Pam Fleming, trumpet&flugelhorn - Deborah Karpel, vocals - Debra Kreisberg, clarinet&alto sax - Anna Milat-Meyer, bass - Eve Sicular, drums - & special guest Ismail Butera, accordion!

    Marvelous Matt Munisteri follows our show (his Barbes set is at 10pm)

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jun 16

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    June 16th – Festival Cordoba – Knitting Factory Main Stage
    Jewish and Arabic music with Amir Vahab and Pharaoh's Daughter 8p.m.

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 16

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Thursday, June 16 Barbes, Park Slope, Brooklyn 7th annual KlezBiGay Pride show, first Klezbian Pride show in Bklyn! 8:00pm show, $10; great vibe, bar with listening room in back Ninth Street at Sixth Avenue in the Slope, one block downhill from the F-train 7th Avenue stop; exit the back of the train if you're headed from Manhattan. 376 9th St www.barbesbrooklyn.com 718/965-9177

    June 17, 2005

    Vampire Suit, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 17

    Vampire Suit draws on Jay Vilnai's unique musical heritage as a Russian- Romanian-Polish descendant raised in Jerusalem around a mix of contemporary and traditional Jewish and Arab music, with a soul for rock n'roll and a BFA in jazz. Couple that with a passion for Bartok and Stravinsky and you end up with all original music that draws on all those influences to create something akin to traditional music for a generation that has so many traditions it calls his. Balkan and Middle-Eastern rhythms are prominent, backed by 20th century composing concepts and jazz improvising. Vampire Suit will be playing June 17th, at 8:00pm at Barbes, corner of 9th St. and 6th Ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

    The White Pajamas, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 16-19

    Mayer Kirshenblatt paintingARTS AT ST. ANN'S PRESENTS Great Small Works
    at the 7th INTERNATIONAL TOY THEATER FESTIVAL
    and Temporary Toy Theater Museum
    THE WHITE PAJAMAS

    A hand-painted ethnographic motion picture with vivid commentary, performed live!

    With MAYER KIRSHENBLATT and JENNY ROMAINE

    St. Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NYC
    Thu 6/16 at 7:30pm; Fri 6/17 at 10pm; Sun 6/19 at 7:30 pm
    www.greatsmallworks.org/ttf_2005.html
    (718-254-8779)
    www.nyu.edu/classes/bkg/mayer/MK_toytheater.pdf
    Paintings by Mayer Kirshenblatt
    Direction, dramaturgy by Jenny Romaine
    Design: Jenny Romaine with Trudi Cohen
    Story and text excerpts from They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood in Poland before the Holocaust by Mayer Kirshenblatt and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
    Additional writing: Jenny Romaine
    Soundtrack: Kenny Wollesen

    June 18, 2005

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NYC, Jun 18

    The Sway Machinery will be appearing on Saturday night at The Parkside Lounge along with the thunderous Love Camp 7 and the tuneful and endearingly nutty The Wowz--a triple threat bill of three of Brooklyn's most out-of-sight musical acts. Saturday, June 18th The Parkside Lounge PARKSIDE LOUNGE located at 317 East Houston between aves B and C 10 PM The Wowz 10:45 Love Camp 7 11:45 THE SWAY MACHINERY $5 cover for all three acts

    June 19, 2005

    The White Pajamas, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 16-19

    Mayer Kirshenblatt paintingARTS AT ST. ANN'S PRESENTS Great Small Works
    at the 7th INTERNATIONAL TOY THEATER FESTIVAL
    and Temporary Toy Theater Museum
    THE WHITE PAJAMAS

    A hand-painted ethnographic motion picture with vivid commentary, performed live!

    With MAYER KIRSHENBLATT and JENNY ROMAINE

    St. Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NYC
    Thu 6/16 at 7:30pm; Fri 6/17 at 10pm; Sun 6/19 at 7:30 pm
    www.greatsmallworks.org/ttf_2005.html
    (718-254-8779)
    www.nyu.edu/classes/bkg/mayer/MK_toytheater.pdf
    Paintings by Mayer Kirshenblatt
    Direction, dramaturgy by Jenny Romaine
    Design: Jenny Romaine with Trudi Cohen
    Story and text excerpts from They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood in Poland before the Holocaust by Mayer Kirshenblatt and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
    Additional writing: Jenny Romaine
    Soundtrack: Kenny Wollesen

    June 20, 2005

    Anistar, NYC, Jun 20

    Don't miss this fantastic performance! Anistar is Harel Shachal's original Middle-Eastern ensemble. Visit www.harelshachal.com for more info and music.

    Monday June 20th at Sweet Rhythm (formerly Sweet Basil) 7th Ave. South near Bleeker St. Shows at 8 and 10.

    Rashanim, Marc Ribot, NYC, Jun 20

    Guitar night at the Stone!
    Monday June 20 2005, 8pm
    THE STONE
    Avenue C & 2nd St.
    Rashanim 8:00pm
    Marc Ribot solo 10:00pm
    $10 per set

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    June 21, 2005

    Basya Schechter, NYC, Jun 21

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    June 21st – Joe's Pub 25 Lafayette– 7p.m.
    Global Beat Fusion by Derek Beres will be launched at Joe’s Pub on June 21st 7p.m. Featuring short sets by fusion artists, Basya Schechter (with Meg Okura), Haale, Vishal etc. check www.globalbeatfusion.com

    June 22, 2005

    Kleztraphobix, NYC, Jun 22

    If anyone is around midtown Manhattan on Wed afternoon, the Kleztraphobix will be performing at the Empire State Building as part of the BAI Arts summer concert series. We will be performing at 12:30- 1:30.

    Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh/Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars

    Double Bill:

    Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh &
    Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars

    at Knitting Factory, Tap Bar,
    74 Leonard Street
    June 22, 2005. 7:30PM - 9:30PM
    $12 at the door
    tel: 212 219 3006
    www.knittingfactory.com

    June 23, 2005

    Jaroslav Jakubovic, NYC, Jun 23

    Jaroslav JakubovicJaroslav Jakubovic & the Sheesha group
    7:30pm
    Satalla
    37 West 67th St. between 6th Ave and Broadway
    Admission $15 - Please purchase tickets at the door
    Jaroslav is a Saxophonist/Composer/Arranger born in Czechoslovakia. In Israel, Jaroslav is a well known musician, having worked with Shalom Chanoch, Chava Alberstein, Margalit Zanani, and more. A former Columbia Records recording artist, Jaroslav has worked with Bette Midler, Paul Simon, Carly Simon, and other US musicians.

    Band members:
    Jaroslav Jakubovic.. Saxophone
    Kenny Bichel... Keyboards
    Emmanuel Mann... Bass
    Benny Kay... Drums
    Zahava... Vocals
    Dorit Zadok... Vocals

    For more information please call (212) 576 -1155

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    June 28, 2005

    The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, Jun 28

    THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS,
    with BINYUMEN ("BEN") SCHAECHTER, CONDUCTOR

    TUESDAY, JUNE 28th, 2005, 8:00 PM
    Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY, NY
    (featured chorus in 3rd Annual New York International Choral Festival)
    tickets: $30, $60 and $100 ($20, $40, $75 for children under 10 and seniors)

    For addt'l info or to reserve for a group: call 646-602-2007

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, Jun 28

    THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS,
    with BINYUMEN ("BEN") SCHAECHTER, CONDUCTOR

    TUESDAY, JUNE 28th, 2005, 8:00 PM
    Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY, NY
    (featured chorus in 3rd Annual New York International Choral Festival)
    tickets: $30, $60 and $100 ($20, $40, $75 for children under 10 and seniors)

    For addt'l info or to reserve for a group: call 646-602-2007.

    July 5, 2005

    Margot Leverett & Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, Jul 5

    Vessels of Song Festival
    July 5-6 and July 8-10

    Cornelia Street Cafe
    29 Cornelia Street
    between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St.
    Greenwich Village, NY 10014

    Tuesday July 5, 8:30PM
    Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys
    (Margot Leverett, clarinet; Marty Confurius, bass; Joe Selly, guitar; Kenny Kosek, fiddle)

    All shows are $10, get a 3 shows discount card: $25

    Tel: 212-989-9319 / Fax: 212-243-4207
    Web: corneliastreetcafe.com

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    July 6, 2005

    Tribue to Eda Fasman Taub, NYC, Jul 6

    Yugntruf, Yidish-Lige,Yiddishe Kultur Yiddisher, Kultur-Kongress, YIVO

    A Song to Life
    In Memory of EDA FASMAN TAUB
    Poet, Memoirist, Philanthropist

    Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at 5:30 P.M in the audtiorium of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 15 East 16 St, New York, we will pay tribute to Eda Fasman Taub: the person, the writer, the cultural activist and friend.

    The program will feature Itshe Goldberg of the Yiddishe Kultur and Susan Leviton, Beloved singer of Yiddish folksongs, and Readings from Eda's Poetry and Memoirs

    All her life, Eda tried to ensure, both spiritually and financially, the survival of Yiddish language, literature and culture. Without her help dozens of Yiddish books would have gone unpublished. Her ideals and memory live on in the generous legacy she left for the organizations whose goals she held near and dear.

    You are cordially invited. Admission Free.

    Gypsy (Roma) & Jewish Music Jamboree, NYC, July 6

    Vessels of Song Festival
    July 5-6 and July 8-10

    Cornelia Street Cafe
    29 Cornelia Street
    between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St.
    Greenwich Village, NY 10014

    Wednesday July 6, 8:30pm Gypsy (Roma) & Jewish Music Jamboree
    featuring members of Romashka, Village Klezmer, Max & Minka
    (Jeff Perlman, clarinet & saxophone; Jake Shulman-Ment, violin; Jeanette Lewicki, accordion; Ron Caswell, tuba; Timothy Quigley, drums & percussion; plus special guests)

    All shows are $10, get a 3 shows discount card: $25

    Tel: 212-989-9319 / Fax: 212-243-4207
    Web: corneliastreetcafe.com

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    July 7, 2005

    Golem, NYC, Jul 7

    Golem on the Upper West Side!

    On Thursday, July 7th, New York's acclaimed klezmer-rock-yiddish-balkan-gypsy-slavic-stoner-mock-wedding band (oops, just kidding about one of those!) will perform at the Upper West Side's premiere JCC on Amsterdam and 76th Street.

    Stop at Zabar's, fight your way through Fairway, take a stroll in Central Park, walk down IBS Boulevard (that's our beloved Isaac Bashevis Singer, not your stomach problems) and then come hear Golem play! It's the JCC's "Up on the Roof" series... which will finally make our violinist, Alicia Jo Rabins, a fiddler on the .... you know what! See you soon...

    Thursday, July 7th
    The JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St.
    8pm
    Tickets $5 for members, $10 for non-members
    Call 646-505-4444 for more info and tickets, or buy online at www.jccnyc.org

    July 8, 2005

    Ribs & Brisket Revue, NYC, July 8

    Vessels of Song Festival
    July 5-6 and July 8-10

    Cornelia Street Cafe
    29 Cornelia Street
    between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St.
    Greenwich Village, NY 10014

    Friday July 8, 8:30pm
    RIBS & BRISKET Revue
    (Paul Shapiro, saxophone, vocals; Babi Floyd, vocals; Cilla Owens, vocals; Tony Lewis, drums; Booker King, bass; Brian Mitchelll, piano)

    All shows are $10, get a 3 shows discount card: $25

    Tel: 212-989-9319 / Fax: 212-243-4207
    Web: corneliastreetcafe.com

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    Vampire Suit, NYC, Jul 8

    Vampire Suit will be playing as part of the 'Vessels of Song' festival, a celebration of Klezmer and Gypsy music curated by Jay Vilnai taking place at the Cornelia St. Caf@eacute;, July 5th-10th. Vampire Suit will share the bill with Ribs & Brisket, on July 8th, starting at 10:30pm (Ribs & Brisket at 8:30pm). Cornelia St. Caf@eacute; is located at 29 Cornelia St., NYC. Festival tickets are $10 per night, or three for $25. More details at www.corneliastreetcafe.com

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    July 9, 2005

    Luminescent Orchestrii, NYC, July 9

    Vessels of Song Festival
    July 5-6 and July 8-10

    Cornelia Street Cafe
    29 Cornelia Street
    between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St.
    Greenwich Village, NY 10014

    Saturday July 9, 9:00pm & 10:30pm
    LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII
    —music to make you dance, kiss and scream

    (Sarah Alden, violin; Rima Fand, violin; Kaia Wong, violin; Sxip Shirey, resophonic guitar, melodica, bullhorn harmonica; Aaron Goldsmith, Guitarron)

    All shows are $10, get a 3 shows discount card: $25

    Tel: 212-989-9319 / Fax: 212-243-4207
    Web: corneliastreetcafe.com

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    July 10, 2005

    Susan Watts Band, NYC, July 10

    Vessels of Song Festival
    July 5-6 and July 8-10

    Cornelia Street Cafe
    29 Cornelia Street
    between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St.
    Greenwich Village, NY 10014

    Sunday July 10, 8:30pm
    SUSAN WATTS GROUP

    All shows are $10, get a 3 shows discount card: $25

    Tel: 212-989-9319 / Fax: 212-243-4207
    Web:
    corneliastreetcafe.com

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    July 13, 2005

    Balkan Beat Box, NYC, Jul 13

    Balkan Beat Box will perform for their hometown fans when they stop by Joe's Pub July 13. Balkan Beat Box is spending the summer touring Europe and Israel before returning to the US for release of their eponymous debut CD September 20th on JDub Records.

    Wednesday, July 13th
    Joe's Pub
    425 LAFAYETTE STREET
    2 shows: 7:30 & 9:30PM
    $15 advance, $20 at the door*

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    July 15, 2005

    Tami Machnai CD Release, NYC, July 15

    Tami Machnai
    CD release
    Jewish/Israeli Singer
    8pm

    Admission $15 - Please purchase tickets at the door

    Satalla
    37 West 67th St. between 6th Ave and Broadway
    www.satalla.com

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    July 31, 2005

    Afro-Semitic Experience, NYC, Jul 31

    band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience
    Sunday, July 31, 7:00 p.m.
    Jazz Vespers Concert at St. Peters Church
    619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street in New York City.
    For more information please call 212-935-2200 or go to www.saintpeters.org

    August 19, 2005

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Queens, NY, Aug 19

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    August 19
    8pm
    Flushing Town Hall
    Queens NY
    flushingtownhall.org
    718-463-7700

    September 11, 2005

    Anthony Coleman in Katrina benefit, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 11

    Anthony Coleman
    plays
    The Music of Jelly Roll Morton

    Barbès
    376 9th St. @ Sixth Ave.
    Park Slope, Brooklyn
    718 965 9177
    Sunday, Sep 11
    8pm
    $18 (Chai)

    Benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic Emergency Fund

    Golem in Katrina Relief, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 11

    On Sunday, September 11, Golem will take part in a special benefit concert in association with the organization Brooklyn Jews, at Soda Bar in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. All proceeds will go to hurricane relief. Please see details of the event below.

    Golem will perform at 9pm.
    Suggested donation - pay what you wish.
    Hope to see you there.
    Much love,
    Golem

    Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005
    7pm–11pm

    Soda Bar
    629 Vanderbuilt Ave
    Prospect Hts., Brooklyn
    (718) 230-8393
    Cross Street: Between Prospect Place and St Marks Avenue
    Directions: 2, 3 at Grand Army Plz.

    www.brooklynjews.org

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    September 12, 2005

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Sep 12

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Monday, September 12 Mo Pitkins official Opening Night - Free! www.mopitkins.com 212-777-5660 34 Avenue A, between East 2nd & 3rd Streets Live music upstairs, 9pm til midnight Klezmer & Latin jazz octets Four rooms on two floors: "Come hungry & stay late!" From the folks who brought us Two Boots & Great Jones Cafe Try the Cuban Reuben or Orange Gin Julius, check out the eclectic East Village shrine decor www.losmasvalientes.com

    September 13, 2005

    Jewish Music & Heritage Fest Grand Opening, NYC, Sep 13

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Tuesday, September 13th
    8pm
    92nd street Y
    1395 Lexington Ave @ 92nd St.
    Opening Night Concert & Party:
    Great Jewish Artists perform Great Jewish Composers
    Tickets

    This unique concert sold-out last year with a stellar line-up and this upcoming year will be even better! From the music of Gershwin to Bob Dylan, see and hear the impact of Jewish work on the last century of popular culture.
    oyhoo.com/nyjmhf2k5/13.html

    September 14, 2005

    Dave Brubeck premieres, NYC, Sep 14

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    dave brubeckWednesday, September 14th
    8pm
    ROSE THEATER, FREDRICK P. ROSE HALL, HOME of jazz at lincoln center
    Broadway at 60th Street, Columbus Circle (MAP)
    Dave Brubeck’s World Premier of
    The Commandments, plus Gates of Justice
    Tickets or call 212.608.0555

    oyhoo.com/nyjmhf2k5/14.html

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    Krakauer, SoCalled, NYC, Sep 14

    David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness! & dj Socalled play CMJ

    Nublu
    62 Avenue C - between 4th & 5th Streets

    10pm; Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information visit www.cmj.com/marathon or www.nublu.net

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    September 15, 2005

    NYJM&HF: Sarah Aroeste, NYC, Sep 15

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste
    Thursday, September 15th
    Central Synagogue, New York City
    123 E. 55th Street
    Free Lunchtime Concert!
    12:30 PM

    Special Acoustic Set Presented by
    the New York Jewish Music Heritage Festival
    For more info visit http://www.oyhoo.com

    Featuring:
    Sarah Aroeste (vocals)
    Yoel Ben-Simhon (oud, guitar, vocals)
    Liron Peled (percussion)

    NYJM&HF: Klez For Kids with Golem, NYC, Sep 15

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Thursday, September 15th
    5:30
    Tribeca Hebrew
    67 Hudson/1 Jay St.
    Klez For Kids with Golem
    Tickets or call 212.608.0555 / $20 per kid, parents free, includes pizza
    www.tribecahebrew.org

    oyhoo.com/nyjmhf2k5/15.html

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    NYJM&HF: Yiddish Songs about Jewish Immigration to America, NYC, Sep 15

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Kavehoyz
    YIDDISH SONGS ABOUT JEWISH IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA

    Itzik Gottesman
    Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
    Miryem-Khaye Seigel
    Cantor Arianne Slack
    Hy Wolfe

    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005

    7:00 PM
    Atran Center
    25 E. 21st St., Manhattan
    (between Broadway and Park]

    Admission: $7.00

    Sponsors: Congress for Jewish Culture, New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival. Supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.

    For More Information: 212-505-8040 / E-mail Congress for Jewish Culture

    NYJM&HF: Nalaga'at, NYC, Sep 15

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    nalagaatThursday, September 15th
    8pm
    ROSE THEATER, FREDRICK P. ROSE HALL, HOME of jazz at lincoln center
    Broadway at 60th Street, Columbus Circle
    Tickets or call 212.608.0555

    Nalaga’at (Do Touch)
    A stage for the deaf blind

    Presented in association with F.E.G.S.

    oyhoo.com/nyjmhf2k5/15.html

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    September 16, 2005

    Nikitov, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 16

    barbes image

    Nikitov with special guests (Alex Kontorovich, Michael Winograd, and more)
    Klezmer with a gypsy jazz twist. Direct from Holland, Nikitov features lyrical singing by Niki Jacobs and gypsy jazz violinist Jelle van Tongeren and former Breuklyn resident Adam Good.

    Barbès
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn
    8pm
    718.965.9177
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    September 18, 2005

    NYJM&HF: Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar, NYC, Sep 18

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    nalagaatThursday, September 18th
    2pm
    Eldridge Street Synagogue
    12 Eldridge St. @ Canal
    Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar
    Adults $18 / Seniors & Students $15 -
    Tickets or call 212.608.0555

    Nalaga’at (Do Touch)
    A stage for the deaf blind

    Presented in association with F.E.G.S.

    oyhoo.com/nyjmhf2k5/15.html

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    Celebration Concert: Jack Gottlieb at 75, NYC, Sep 18

    Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, Cantor Richard Botton, Cantor Jonathan Comisar. The Professional and Congregational Choirs of Central Synagogue. Jayson Rodovky, organist, Brass Sextet and others September 18, 2005, 5 PM All are welcome. Free admission. Central Synagogue, Lexington Avenue at East 55th Street, New York, New York I.Music of Jack Gottlieb The Voice of the Lord in the Storm (1985,Organ solo based on a Sephardic melody) Quiet Nigun (2004, from Two Nigunim for Two-Part Singing, NYC premiere) Hashkiveinu (1977) It is Evening (1977) Hatsi Kaddish (1976, from Two Affirmations) II. A Sephardic Suite (2005, premiere) Jonathan Comisar III.Music of Jack Gottlieb In the Palace of Time (2004, premiere) Sh’ma Koleinu (2002) Tsur Yisrael (1976, from Two Affirmations) American Nign (2004, from Two Nigunim, words by the composer, NYC premiere) Blessed Be the Name (1975, Hymn) Judge of the World (1975, Organ solo based on an Ashkenazic melody)

    NYJM&HF: An Adventure to Little Odessa: Russian Music Experience, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 18

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Sunday, September 18th
    6pm
    Pravda / Brighton Beach
    Pravda is located at 281 Lafayette St.
    An Adventure to Little Odessa: Russian Music Experience
    $80 per person includes bus pass, dinner & entertainment, and lots of vodka
    Buy Tickets

    oyhoo.com/nyjmhf2k5/15.html

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    Workman's Circle presents: YIDDISHFEST at Damrosch Park

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Workman's Circle presents: YIDDISHFEST at Damrosch Park
    Sunday, September 18th
    6pm
    FREE
    Damrosch park at lincoln center
    FREE EVENT! Southwest corner of the Lincoln Center Plaza, at 62nd St. near Amsterdam Ave.

    Starring Fyvush Finkel, Ian Finkel, Elliot Finkel, David Krakauer, New Yiddish Chorale with Zalman Mlotek, Klez Dispensers and Joanne Borts

    oyhoo.com/nyjmhf2k5/18.html

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    Krakauer, Borts, Klez Dispensers, NYC, Sep 18

    Sunday the 18th, the Klez Dispensers play Lincoln Center's, Damrosch Park!!! It's free and the party starts at 6 PM. Also appearing: klezmer legend David Krakauer, yiddish legend Joanne Borts, and many other klezmer/yiddish legends. Not to be missed!

    NYJM&HF: Hurricane Katrina Benefit, NYC, Sep 18

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Ouija-Boy Events in conjunction with MJ Productions Inc. present:
    Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert with performances by
    Blue Fringe, Eden, Seth Nadel
    and a Special Performance by your M.C. Gershon Veroba and more!
    7pm
    $15
    West Side Institutional Synagogue
    120 W. 76th St.
    $15 Donation
    www.wsisny.org

    Your contributions will help provide emergency supplies and assistance to the storm's victims. One hundred percent of all proceeds will go directly to assist those in need through the UJA Federation's Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. For group discount sales of 10 or more or for more information please contact Michael Edelstein at (516) 528-3129 or Yehuda Schupper at (718) 757-7590.

    oyhoo.com/nyjmhf2k5/18.html
    Jewish music and heritage festival

    Anthony Coleman in Katrina Benefit, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 18

    Anthony Coleman
    plays
    The Music of Jelly Roll Morton

    Barbès
    376 9th St. @ Sixth Ave.
    Park Slope, Brooklyn
    718 965 9177
    Sunday, Sep 18
    8pm
    $18 (Chai)

    Benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic Emergency Fund

    September 19, 2005

    Sarah Aroeste, NYC, Sep 19

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste
    Monday, Sept. 19th, NYC
    1st Annual Jewish Music Awards
    Sponsored by the New York Jewish Music Heritage Festival
    and Heeb Magazine
    The Museum of Jewish Heritage 7 PM
    36 Battery Place
    Nominee for Best Blend of Jazz & Heritage
    Tickets: $30
    For more info visit: www.oyhoo.com

    NYJMHF: 1st Annual Jewish Music Awards

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Joey Ramone as a stand-in for Jewish musicThe NYJMHF & Heeb Magazine present:
    The 1st Annual Jewish Music Awards
    The Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Tickets $30 - Admission includes party - 36 Battery Place (MAP)
    7pm
    BUY TIX

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    NYJMHF: Mikveh, Svigals, Lerner, NYC, Sep 19

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    MikvehAlicia Svigals & Mikveh
    w/ special guest Marilyn Lerner
    7:30
    Satalla
    37 West 26th St.
    Admission $15 - Please purchase tickets at the door

    212.576.1155

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    September 20, 2005

    NYJMHF: Klez for Kidz, NYC, Sep 20

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Klez For Kids with the Joey Weisenberg Trio

    Tribeca Hebrew
    67 Hudson/1 Jay St.
    5:30pm
    Tickets $20 per kid, parents free, includes pizza BUY TIX

    Four shows of world-class Klezmer artists performing intimate concerts and showing the young and old how they play their instruments. A wonderful multi-generational opportunity to make the connection to the old world. Pizza will be served. Limited to 25 kids per show.

    www.tribecahebrew.org

    Pete Rushefsky & Alicia Jo Rabins, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 20

    Pete Rushefsky & Alicia Jo Rabins
    Klezmer String Duos

    Live at Barb&eague;s, Brooklyn, NY, Tuesday Sept. 20th @ 7PM

    for information: www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    Beautiful and haunting klezmer music for tsimbl violin. Pete Rushefsky is a leading performer and teacher of the tsimbl-- a 120-string eastern european hammer dulcimer - Alicia Jo Rabins is a rising virtuoso in the fiddle world, well-known as a member of Golem, an accomplished composer and a walking encyclopedia of klezmer and old-time fiddling traditions.

    Shtetlbusters, NYC, Sep 20

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    ShtetlbustersShtetlbusters: A Smorgasbord of Music and Performance

    14th street Y
    344 E. 14th St @ 1st Ave
    7:00pm
    Tickets: $8 BUY TIX

    For One Night Only! Shtetlbusters features an unlikely coupling of the irreverent and the pious. Hosted by Scotty the Blue Bunny, who will guide you on a journey into the shtick sensibility. With performances by Shoshi, Corie Feiner, Michael Feldman and more. Gypsy dance DJ set by Nat Rahav aka DJ Busquelo.

    www.14StreetY.org

    Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys w/German Goldenshteyn, NYC, Sep 20

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys perform with German Goldenshteyn
    JCC Collaboration Series: Old World meets New World

    JCC of Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave. @ 76th St.
    7:30pm
    646.505.4444
    Tickets $15/$20 BUY TIX

    One of today’s top generation klezmer carlinetists, Margot Levertt, and her all-star band, plan foot-stomping melodies that blend the sounds of klezmer with the spirit of bluegrass. Combining the worlds of Eastern Europe and Appalachia, Leverett will delight you with her creative and energetic music. Russian klezmer legend German Goldenshteyn joins her for this unforgettable concert experience.

    Ben Sidran and Friends/Nikitov, NYC, Sep 20

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Ben Sidran and Friends / Nikitov
    8:00pm
    The Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    Tickets $25 - Admission includes party

    A Jazz Tribute to Jewish Popular Music in America: From Irving Berlin to Lenny Kravitz. With special guests to open the evening, Nikitov from Holland.

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    Arkadi Duchin, NYC, Sep 20

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Arkadi Duchin & His Band
    Featuring: The New Show...."Mi Ohev Otach Yoter Memeni" (Who Loves You More Than I Do)

    B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill
    237 West 42nd St.
    9:00pm
    Tickets: $55 BUY TIX

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    Israeli Hip Hop Party, NYC, Sep 20

    Jewish music and heritage festival Modular Moods presents Chavlaz: Israeli Hip Hop Party - an evening with DJ Handler Leopard Lounge 248 5th St at 2nd Ave 9:00pm FREE Event with open bar

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    NYJMHF: Jill Sobule, NYC, Sep 22

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Jill SobuleJill Sobule
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St.
    9:30pm
    Tickets: $18 - BUY TIX

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    NYJMHF: Jaroslav Jakubovic, NYC, Sep 20

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Jaroslav JakubovicJaroslav Jakubovic & his group
    10:00pm
    Satalla
    37 West 26th St.
    Admission $15 - Please purchase tickets at the door
    212.576.1155
    www.satalla.com

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    September 21, 2005

    NYJMHF: Divahn, NYC, Sep 21

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    DivahnFree Lunchtime Sephardic Concert Series
    Divahn
    Central Synagogue
    123 E. 55th St.
    12:30pm
    FREE!

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    NYJMHF: Klez for Kidz, Sep 21

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Klez For Kids with the Aaron Alexander Trio

    Tribeca Hebrew
    67 Hudson/1 Jay St.
    5:30pm
    Tickets $20 per kid, parents free, includes pizza BUY TIX

    Four shows of world-class Klezmer artists performing intimate concerts and showing the young and old how they play their instruments. A wonderful multi-generational opportunity to make the connection to the old world. Pizza will be served. Limited to 25 kids per show.

    www.tribecahebrew.org

    NYJMHF: Pharaoh's Daughter, Elias Ladino Ensemble, NYC, Sep 21

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Pharaoh's DaughterJCC Collaboration Series: Old World meets New World
    Pharaoh's Daughter performs with the Elias Ladino Ensemble
    7:30
    JCC of Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave @ 76th St.
    Tickets: $15/$20 - BUY TIX

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    All things Safed, NYC, Sep 21

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Pharaoh's DaughterAll Things Safed, Israel: Music, Kaballah Study & Wine featuring Simply Tsfat
    8:00
    Synagogue for the Arts
    49 White St.
    Tickets $25 including high-end wine tasting - BUY TIX

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    Di Yam Gazlonim, NYC, Sep 21

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Di Yam GazlonimGolden Land Concerts & Connections is proud to join with the New York Music and Heritage Festival and the 92nd Street Y to present the Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre's hysterical production of "DI YAM GAZLONIM"—the Yiddish adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic operetta The Pirates of Penzance. The piece was adapted and translated into Yiddish by Al Grand, and will be performed by the world renowned New Yiddish Chorale under the musical direction of the Yiddish musical icon Zalmen Mlotek, with fantastic soloists Robert Abelson, Henry Carrey, Nell Snaidas, Dan Rous, Mary Feinsinger, Jake Feldman and SPECIAL GUEST NARRATOR MAL Z LAWRENCE!!!

    Wednesday, Sept. 21, 8pm
    The 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, NYC
    $65 (VIP seating, Reception); $30, $25
    Tix: 212-608-0555; www.oyhoo.com
    www.goldenland.com/events.htm

    Produced by Michael Dorf and Moishe Rosenfeld

    NYJMHF: Metropolitan Klezmer w/Yiddish film clips, NYC, Sep 21

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Wednesday, September 21
    Yiddish film clips/lecture project with Metropolitan Klezmer live!
    at Makor, 35 W 67th St NYC, btw CPW & Columbus Avenue
    212-601-1000 Tickets $15 www.makor.org
    Doors open 7:30pm, show at 8pm
    Gourmet kosher menu & full bar
    Film research info: metropolitanklezmer.com/celluloid.html
    Program sources: Uncle Moses, The Dybbuk, American Matchmaker, Overture to
    Glory, Mamele, Yidl Mitn Fidl, rare Soviet Yiddish theater newsreels & more!
    Bandleader/drummer Eve Sicular has toured this lecture abroad, now the band
    joins in...

    NYJMHF: Socalled, NYC, Sep 21

    Jewish music and heritage festival

    Socalled returns to NYC!

    DJ SocalledAt Joe's Pub Sept 21 for one special show

    JDub Recording Artist Socalled
    Live at Joe’s Pub
    425 Lafayette Street
    Wednesday September 21
    9:30 PM; $12 in advance, $15 at the door

    Joe’s Pub: 212.539.8770

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    Kleztraphobix, NYC, Sep 21

    Kleztraphobix will be doing a late set at Otto's Shrunken Head on E. 14th Street between Ave. A and B tonight. Any night owls around should come by and check out the relaxed atmosphere an good music at this legendary E. Village hangout. Our set should start around 11:30.

    September 22, 2005

    NYJMHF: Klez for Kidz, NYC, Sep 22

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Klez For Kids with Metropolitan Klezmer

    Tribeca Hebrew
    67 Hudson/1 Jay St.
    5:30pm
    Tickets $20 per kid, parents free, includes pizza BUY TIX

    Four shows of world-class Klezmer artists performing intimate concerts and showing the young and old how they play their instruments. A wonderful multi-generational opportunity to make the connection to the old world. Pizza will be served. Limited to 25 kids per show.

    www.tribecahebrew.org

    NYJMHF: Gerard Edery & Danny Maseng, NYC, Sep 22

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    DivahnFree Lunchtime Sephardic Concert Series
    Gerard Edery & Danny Maseng
    The Thirteen Petalled Rose: Songs to Stir the Soul
    13 Languages - 2 extraordinary talents - 1 joyful musical experience

    Central Synagogue
    123 E. 55th St.
    12:30pm
    FREE!

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    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Sep 22

    band photoIsle of Klezbos

    Thursday, Sept 22
    Tribeca Hebrew show, NY Jewish Music & Heritage Festival oyhoo.com
    212-608-0555 67 Hudson St/1 Jay St, NYC www.tribecahebrew.org
    5:30pm–6:30pm Kids workshop; pizza included! $25 per kid, parents free.

    NYJMHF: Oi Va Voi and Balkan Beat Box, NYC, Sep 22

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Oi Va VoiOi Va Voi & Balkan Beat Box
    8:00pm
    Irving Plaza
    17 Irving Place
    Tickets: $20 advance, $25 door - BUY TIX

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    NYJMHF: Afro-Semitic Experience w/Frank London, NYC, Sep 22

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience with special guest Frank London
    Days of Awe concert

    JCC of Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave @ 76th St.
    8pm
    Tickets $15/$20 - BUY TIX
    646-505-4444

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    September 23, 2005

    Jewish Music Forum kicks off season with Hankus Netsky lecture, NYC, Sep 23

    The Jewish Music Forum is very pleased to introduce the 2005-2006 schedule of our academic seminar series, “New Perspectives on Music in Jewish Life.” The second year of this series continues the Forum’s initial goal of providing new contexts for scholars across Jewish studies to explore ways of incorporating music into their research. We have assembled a broad range of researchers who approach Jewish music from a rich variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives.

    We are delighted that our first speaker this year will be Dr. Hankus Netsky of the New England Conservatory of Music. On Friday, September 23 at 10 A.M. at the Center for Jewish History, Dr. Netsky will deliver a lecture, “The Philadelphia Russian Sher Medley: Viewing the Immigrant Experience through a Musical Text.” Dr. Mark Slobin of Wesleyan University will serve as respondent to this talk.

    All sessions of the Jewish Music Forum take place on Friday mornings, beginning at 10:00 AM at the Center for Jewish History. For additional information, please email James Loeffler. or callt 212-294-8328.

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    September 24, 2005

    NYJMHF: Modular Moods, NYC, Sep 24

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Modular Moods introduces the Sounds of the East with Sarah Aroeste, Michal Cohen, Eyal Maoz and DJ Handler

    Saturday, September 24th
    Joe’s Pub, New York City
    425 Lafayette Street
    6:30 PM Sharp
    Doors open at 6:00
    Tickets: $15
    For more info & to purchase tix visit: www.joespub.com

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    NYJMHF: Push! Push!, NYC, Sep 24

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Push! Push!

    Saturday, September 24th
    Makor
    35 W. 67th St
    8:00 PM
    Tickets: $12
    www.makor.com

    ...A frenetic monthly international music, dance and noise-art circus rave-up!
    Luminescent Orchestrii celebrate their new CD release with...
    Hungry March Band, Outernational & surprise DJs

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    Tubapalooze CD release, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 24

    Once again, Ron Caswell's TUBAPALOOZA part TROIS!
    SLAVIC SOUL PARTY CD Release!
    Saturday, Spetember 24th 2005 9pm - very late!@
    Zebulon 258 Wythe Avenue (betwixed Metropolitan Ave.
    and N. 3rd) Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Williamsburg)
    L train to the Bedford Stop
    A FREE night of nothing but great TUBA bands!
    roncaswell.com

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    September 25, 2005

    NYJMHF: Jewzapalooza, NYC, Sep 25

    Jewish music and heritage festival
    Jewzapalooza
    FREE!

    Riverside part at 72nd street

    Last year at the South Street Seaport, 5000 people proved how Jews from the most religious to the most secular can all dance together as one to the universal language of music. This year’s line-up will include the full range of musical sounds. New this year, we will include dozens of Kosher food and wine stands and Jewish informational tables - making it a great all-day family affair.

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    Dr. Sheva Zucker and Paula Teitelbaum, Bronx, NY, Sep 25

    The Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center 21 is pleased to invite you to a lecture.

    Dr. Sheva Zucker, Executive Secretary of the League for Yiddish
    will speak on
    THE YIDDISH LEAGUE: AN OLD ORGANIZATION FOR MODERN TIMES
    After the lecture, there will be a performance by
    PAULA TEITELBAUM
    the beloved folksinger
    with a program of Yiddish songs old and new!

    SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2005
    2 PM

    In our auditorium at 3301 Bainbridge Ave. & 208th St., Bronx.

    (D train to 205 St, #4 to Moshulu Pkwy;
    Buses 10, 28 or 34 to 210th St.)

    Contribution: $3.50
    Members and students -- free

    Refreshments will be served
    Come with your friends and family!

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    September 27, 2005

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Queens, NYC, Sep 27

    Tuesday, September 27th, 7:30 ­ 9:30pm, Astoria Center of Israel Synagogue. Art Bailey’s Orkestra Popilar is a quintet consisting of accordion, two violins, mandolin and bass that highlights both well-known and more obscure klezmer tunes, as well as Bailey’s own original compositions. $5 donation. Delicious desserts and coffee will also be available.

    Astoria Center of Israel Synagogue, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria, Queens. Take the N or W subway towards Queens to the 30th Avenue stop. Walk west on 30th Avenue (towards Athens Square Park) for about 4 blocks; turn right on Crescent Street and we’re a half block down on the right. For more information: Call the shul at 718-278-2680 or visit /www.astoriacenter.org/op

    September 30, 2005

    Jay Vilnai & Vampire Suite, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 30

    After a long summer spent composing and arranging new music, Jay Vilnai will once again take over Barbes with his Vampire Suit and with a brand new project ­ The Ethnoeccentric String Trio. The evening will commence at 7:00pm at Barbes, 376 9th St., Brooklyn, on September 30th, 2005.

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    October 8, 2005

    Hip Hop Hoodíos, NYC, Oct 8

    band members
    Hip Hop Hoodíos
    Oct. 8th
    New York, NY

    Makor
    (35 W. 67th Street)
    w/Pacha
    9pm - $15

    Purchase tix online

    October 17, 2005

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Oct 17

    band photoIsle of Klezbos

    Monday, October 17
    Starlight Lounge, 167 Avenue A, NYC
    212-475-2172 starlightbarlounge.com www.julianfleisher.com
    9:00pm Julian Fleisher Presents series Price TBA (cheap or free!)

    October 20, 2005

    Lucette van den Berg, NYC, Oct 20

    Thursday, Oct. 20, 7 PM you are invited to the monthly Kavehoyz of
    the Congress for Jewish Culture with the Yiddish singer Lucette Van
    den berg. She will accompany herself on piano. Lucette Van den berg
    comes from Holland where she recently released her CD "Zing shtil".
    Admission $7 includes kosher pastry.
    The Congress is at 25 E. 21st street. in Manhattan.


    information: 212-505-8040

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    October 23, 2005

    Mark Aizikovitch, NYC, Oct 23

    Come to the Yiddish Forward's Succoth celebration!


    The well-known Yiddish folksinger from Germany, Mark Aizikovitch, will perform at a rare NY concert for free on Sunday, Oct. 23rd, at 5 PM at a celebration for the new CD of I B Singers "In My Father's Court", readings in Yiddish by the beloved actor, David Rogow. The Yiddish Forward newspaper is located at 45 E. 33rd st, in Manhattan, between Park and Madison.. Information: 212-889-8200 x426

    November 10, 2005

    Cantor Rebecca Garfein, NYC, Nov 10

    Cantor Rebecca Garfein, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Manhattan, will present the concert and CD debut of "Golden Chants of America...Commemorating 350 years of Jewish Music," 7 p.m., Nov. 10, 2005 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York. Tickets are on sale at carnegiehall.org or at the Carnegie Charge--212-247-7800.

    Cantor Rebecca Garfein, NYC, Nov 10

    Cantor Rebecca Garfein, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Manhattan, will present the concert and CD debut of "Golden Chants of America...Commemorating 350 years of Jewish Music," 7 p.m., Nov. 10, 2005 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York. Tickets are on sale at carnegiehall.org or at the Carnegie Charge--212-247-7800.

    November 16, 2005

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Nov 16

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    CB's 313 Gallery (next to CBGB)
    Wednesday, November 16th
    8:00pm - 9:30pm
    Tickets just $8, the club's been kind to us &
    all proceeds from this show benefit them.
    Come on back downtown for a full 8-piece band show
    with special guest artist Jacob Garchik on trombone...
    Thanks.
    Some new tunes, and many favored familiars
    313 Bowery at Bleecker, NYC
    212-677-0455 www.cbgb.com/gallery.html

    November 17, 2005

    Bezmara Ensemble from Istanbul, NYC, Nov 17

    Music Of The Mystics in the Ottoman Empire of the 17th & 18th Centuries:
    Exploring Shared Sacred Space

    Opening Concert:
    “Sabbatian Mysticism And Jewish Composers Of The Ottoman Court”
    Bezmara Ensemble from Istanbul
    Thursday, November 17, 8:00 pm, $30
    Subscriptions, $75 (3 Concerts)

    Walter Zev Feldman, Artistic Director

    92ND STREET Y TISCH CENTER FOR THE ARTS
    1395 Lexington Avenue @ 92nd Street
    Tickets & Information: www.92Y.org
    212.415.5500

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    Winograd & Staaf, Brooklyn, NY, Nov 17

    MIchael Winograd will be playing Klezmer Duo Improvisations and Experiments with Pianist Carmen Staaf (the two comprise 1/3 of the wonderful new Yiddish music ensemble, Khevre) this Thursday, nov 17th, at the 'Stain Bar' in Brooklyn (www.stainbar.com)

    They're on at 8pm

    take the L to Grand

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    November 18, 2005

    Zev Feldman lecture, NYC, Nov 18

    The Sephardic Voice in Ottoman Song: The Life and Art of Tanburi Isak Fresco (1745-1814)

    Dr. Walter Zev Feldman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
    Author, Music of the Ottoman Court: Makam, Composition and the Early Ottoman Instrumental Repertoire

    Respondent: Dr. Karl Signell (Editor, Ethnomusicology OnLine)

    Friday, November 18
    10 A.M.
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    New York, NY

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    November 19, 2005

    Tribute to Lillian Lux, z"l, Nov 19, NYC

    Lillian Lux posterMike Burstyn and Zalmen Mlotek to appear at this week's Glezele Tey and on TV's "THEATER TALK"
    This Saturday night, as part of The Folksbiene's Glezele Tey series Mike Burstyn will perform songs made famous by his mother, star of the Yiddish Stage, Lillian Lux z"l. Hear rare recordings and view scenes from the documentary film The Komediant.

    FREE
    Saturday November 19th at 7 PM
    at Abba's Cafe
    Located in the lobby of The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street

    Kosher refreshments provided

    Open mic, NYC, Nov 19

    The Bridge Institute
    Presents

    - M-SOUL -

    Motzei Shabbat Open mic of Univeral Language
    This Saturday night, November 19th, 7:30 pm.

    at: Congregation Washington Heights
    179th and Pinehurst
    take the "A" train to 181, make a left 10 179th and
    make a right to
    the shul, on the corner, entrance on the side.

    Admissions - $5 at the door

    www.nycbridge.com

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    Tubapalooza 4, Brooklyn, NY, Nov 19

    Saturday Nov 19th
    Tubapalooza with Slavic Soul Party, The Beat Circus and the East River
    Orchestra!
    @ ZEBULON
    258 Wythe Ave
    Williamsburg Brooklyn
    http://www.zebuloncafeconcert.com

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    November 21, 2005

    Yiddish Extravaganza, NYC, Nov 21

    Yiddish Benefit Nov. 21 honors Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman

    On Monday, November 21st, the Congress for Jewish Culture will hold a concert in honor of the Yiddish poetess, painter and songstress Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman. Among those scheduled to perform are Yiddish theater stars Shifra Lerer and Hy Wolfe; Yiddish divas Adrienne Cooper, Theresa Tova and Phyllis Berk; the Pripetshik Singers with director Binyumen Schaechter; singer Josh Waletzky, world-renowned klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and tsimbl-player Pete Rushefsky.

    The concert, a benefit for the Congress for Jewish Culture, entitled "Yiddish Extravaganza" will take place on Monday, November 21st at 7 PM in Theater 80 St. Marks in Manhattan. Tickets are $25 and can be ordered through Theatermania Ticketing Services at (212) 352-3101 or http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/116457

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    November 23, 2005

    HavaLight Yiddish Night, NYC, Nov 23

    Wednesday November 23 2005 (Thanksgiving Eve)

    HavaLight Yiddish Night @ K-Lounge
    *Seems that this monthly thematic party is likely to be an unforgettable blast:*

    *1)* Our sponsors * The Museum of History of Polish Jews North American
    Council ** *in Warsaw and *The Jewish
    Week*are offering to us:

    - *Klezmer ** Concert* at 11:30pm
    - 15 Chagall & Kandinsky illustrations which will be raffled among the first 100 attendees
    - Party favors & surprises dished out at the door

    *2) Free admission* all night for *girls* showing a Valid Passport from
    Russia, Ukraine, Poland , Czeck Republic, any Baltic Republic, Hungary
    and Rumaniaat the door !!

    *3)* Party hosted at *K-Lounge* (renamed "K-lezmer Lounge for this special
    night") decorated and designed for the occasion.

    *4)* Talented *DJ Handler* who can mix Ashkenazic cantorial music,
    traditional Yemenite melodies and hip hop

    *Information and Ticket Reservation at:www.havalight.com
    (64 presale tickets left at $12)

    November 26, 2005

    Sruli and Lisa, NYC, Nov 26

    FREE KLEZMER CONCERT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
    This week's Glezele Tey is not to be missed.

    Sruli and Lisa, one of the hottest Klezmer Duos around present "Klez Kabaret!"

    Saturday November 26 at 7 PM
    at Abba's Cafe
    in the lobby of The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street

    Kosher refreshments will be served

    FREE

    November 28, 2005

    Septeto Rodriguez, NYC, Nov 28

    Just wanted to encourage everyone to check out Septeto Rodriguez at Mo
    Pitkins (here in the Big Epel, Madhattan, NYC)

    November 28, 10pm, $12

    More details at www.mopitkins.com/MoPitkins_NEW/calendar/Nov05.html. Roberto
    Rodriguez does this mostly Cuban with Jewish spice big band thing and it is
    sexy and delicious! Unfortunately, this Monday there were 8 musicians on
    stage and 6 music lovers in the audience! Anyway, they're playing same time,
    same place two weeks from now. You will be blown away and wishing that Mo's
    had a dance floor.

    -rokhl

    November 29, 2005

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Queens, NYC, Nov 29

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar will be performing
    Tuesday Nov. 29th at Astoria Center of Israel's "Cafe ACI".

    7:30-9:30pm
    Astoria Center of Israel
    27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria, Queens
    $5 donation
    www.astoriacenter.org/op

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    November 30, 2005

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Nov 30

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    Wed. November 30th 7:30p.m.
    Mo Pitkins (New space!) 34 Avenue A (between 2nd & 3rd)
    $12
    www.mopitkins.com

    playing only songs that will be on our upcoming record "Hagar" This is a fantastic new space with a restaurant great character and sound... Please call 212-777-5660 or www.mopitkins.com for reservations

    December 2, 2005

    From Rossi to Rossini, lecture, NYC, Dec 2

    From Rossi to Rossini:
    Shifting Paradigms in Italian Jewish Musical Culture

    Francesco Spagnolo (University of California, Santa Cruz)
    Respondent: David Ruderman (University of Pennsylvania)
    Friday, December 2
    10 A.M.
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    New York, NY

    The event is a special joint session of the Jewish Music Forum’s ongoing seminar, “New Perspectives on Music in Jewish Life” and the Centro Culturale Primo Levi’s current symposium, “Humanism and the Rabbinic Tradition in Italy and Beyond.”

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    December 3, 2005

    Sruli and Lisa, Yorktown Heights, NY, Dec 3

    sruli and lisaSruli and Lisa
    Saturday night, December 3: 7:30 PM KlezKabaret
    Yorktown Heights Jewish Center
    info: 914-245-3289

    December 4, 2005

    Simply Tsfat fundraiser, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 4

    Eizer L'Shabbos Presents Simply Tsfat

    Date: Sunday December 4th
    Time: 7:00 PM
    Place: 1484 East 17th Street (Between avenues N and O)
    Brooklyn, NY 11230

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    December 6, 2005

    Klezmatics in "Songs of the Spirit", NYC, Dec 6

    Songs of the Spirit: A Musical Celebration of Unity Among Diverse Faiths and Cultures with:
    Nine-Time Grammy Nominee Meshell Ndegeocello; "The Mother Empress of Folk and Blues" Odetta; DJ Spooky; The Klezmatics with Joshua Nelson; Sekou Sundiata; Sussan Deyhim; Craig Harris & Friends; Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery

    Tuesday, December 6 at 7:30pm,br /> The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
    112th Street & Amsterdam Avenue, NYC
    $45 reserved seating; $30 and $16 general admission - tickets available at ticketweb.com or 866.468.7619
    For more information visit www.parallelvoice.net/songs.html

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    December 8, 2005

    Simply Tsfat, NYC, Dec 8

    Simply Tsfat
    Thu, Dec 8, 8 pm, $15 members/$20 General Public
    The JCC in Manhattan (334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St)
    For tickets, call (646)505-5708 or visit jccmanhattan.org

    Celebrate Chanukah with the ethereal and beautiful sounds
    of this talented trio from the mystical city of Tsfat.
    Three Breslav Chassidim, two Americans, one Israeli, two
    guitars and one violin will light up the night with
    mystical music that will bring spirit back into the holiday
    season.

    Zev Feldman directs: Music of the Mevlevi Dervishes, NYC, Dec 8

    SHARED SACRED SPACE: "MUSIC OF THE MEVLEVI DERVISHES"
    Walter Zev Feldman, Artistic Director
    Lalezar Ensemble | Reha Sagbas, Music Director

    Thu, Dec 8, 8pm, $30
    92nd Street Y
    1395 Lexington Avenue @ 92nd Street
    Tickets & Info: www.92y.org or 212-415-5500

    Pre-conference lecture by Dr. Feldman at 7:15pm

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    December 10, 2005

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 11

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Sunday 12/11/05
    World Financial Center, Winter Garden Palm Court indoor atrium, 212-945-0505 www.worldfinancialcenter.com Festival of Light & Sound holiday series in the fabulous
    12:30 - 1:30pm, free! All ages

    December 11, 2005

    Festival of Choirs in honor of Chanukah, NYC, Dec 11

    CHOIRS AND CANTORS SPARK THIS CHANUKAH SEASON

    Over 250 adults and children will celebrate Chanukah, the
    Festival of Lights, in concert, 3 P.M., Sunday, December
    11, 2005, as Congregation Rodeph Sholom of Manhattan hosts
    its unique Festival of Choirs. The sixth annual concert
    will feature Cantors and their choirs from the New York
    City metropolitan area. This year, the first night of
    Chanukah is Sunday, December 25, 2005.

    A Festival of Choirs is free of charge and open to the
    entire community.

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom is located at 7 West 83rd Street
    off of Central Park West in Manhattan. For more
    information about this concert, please call (212) 362-8800,
    ext. 1337.

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    Neshama Carlebach, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 11

    NESHAMA CARLEBACH - IN CONCERT
    Dec. 11th 2005 4PM
    Club Oasis in East Midwood Jewish Center 1625 Ocean Avenue
    Brooklyn, New York 718-338-3800

    $25.00 - Students & Seniors $20.00 Kids 12 & Under Free
    submit: send email

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    Simcha Unit w/Michael Alpert, Michael Winograd, et al, Queens, NY, Dec 11

    Simcha Unit!

    with:
    Michael Alpert- Vocals/Accordion
    Michael Winograd- Clarinet
    Ben Holmes- Trumpet
    Richie Barshay- Drums
    Nick Cudahy- Bass

    @ Hollis Hills Jewish Center, Queens, NY
    Sunday December 11th, 5pm

    December 12, 2005

    Strauss-Warschauer+Columbia U. Klezmer, NYC, Dec 12

    The Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song opens its 2005-2006 series on Monday, December 12, 2005, 8:00 PM, with a klezmer concert and Yiddish dance party featuring the Strauss/Warschauer Duo and the Columbia Klezmer Band.

    The concert of traditional and original klezmer music and Yiddish songs will be followed by dance instruction and a dance party.

    The event is free and open to the public, and will take place at Deutsches Haus, 420 West 116th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive) in New York City. No tickets necessary.

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    December 15, 2005

    Binymen Schaechter, NYC, Dec 15

    Change in program:

    Binyumen "Ben" Schaechter will appear for tonight's Kavehoyz and lead a sing-a-long (hootenany). Yuri Vedenyapin will not appear.

    Come sing beloved Yidish songs, and learn a few new ones, too!

    7 PM
    Congress for Jewish Culture
    25 East 21st Street
    New York, NY

    Contribution: $7

    212-505-8040

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    Golem, NYC, Dec 15

    = Golem
    Pianos
    158 Lodlow Street,
    F train to 2nd Ave at
    9pm, tickets are $8.
    See pianosnyc.com for more information.

    December 16, 2005

    Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, Flushing, Queens, NY, Dec 16

    The Free Synagogue of Flushing will be presenting
    Judas Maccabaeus on Friday, December 16th, 2005.
    Shabbat Service at 8:15 pm, concert at 8:45 pm. The
    concert will feature Free Synagogue's own Cantor
    Steven Pearlston, the Free Synagogue Professional
    Choir, Organist Robert Barrows, Live Trumpets!, and a
    narration by Rabbi Jo David. Meet the artists at a
    festive reception following the concert. Free parking
    on premises. Chair lift available. All are invited.

    The Free Synagogue of Flushing is located in downtown
    Flushing, Queens (New York City), NY at 41-60 Kissena
    Boulevard, between Main Street and Sanford Avenue.
    Call for information about this and other programs:
    718-961-0030 www.freesynagogue.org

    December 17, 2005

    Motzei Shabbat Openmic, NYC, Dec 17

    The Bridge Institute
    Presents The 2nd performance of - M-SOUL -
    "Motzei Shabbat Openmic of Univeral Language"

    Saturday night, December 17th, 7:30 pm.

    In the international city of NYC, a new program
    designed to promote the art of improvisation, uniting
    all citizens from every walk of life. A night of
    improvisational music featuring professional and local
    musicians from all over NYC. All are welcome to come
    and perform with the house band or with new people.
    The only requirement is to speak universal language,
    there is no singing, its all about the music!

    All styles of music are encouraged, including blues,
    jazz, klezmer, etc. Audience is encouraged to bring
    percussive instruments for the collective drum section
    of the evening. With house band - drummer Shawn Hill
    (P-Funk), bassist Dan Ehrlich, and Jason Caplan
    (Naqshon's Leap) If you would like to perform, please
    e-mail NYC Bridge to reserve to a time. at:
    Congregation Washington Heights 179th and Pinehurst
    take the "A" train to 181, make a left 10 179th and
    make a right to the shul, on the corner, entrance on
    the side. Future shows will showcase major recording
    artists from the jazz industry.

    Check out www.nycbridge.com "Calendar" for past shows
    and "Galleries" Admissions - $5 at the door

    December 18, 2005

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Dec 18, NYC

    Hebrew Tabernacle presents
    A Family Pre-Chanukah Concert with
    Internationally renowned klezmer ensemble
    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
    featuring Elizabeth Schwartz

    Traditional khasidic and Yiddish vocals, Rom, Balkan World Beat
    Sunday, December 18th at 2 p.m.

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    Rushefsky, Wolock, in wine cellar event, NYC, Dec 18

    Sunday, December 18 at 2 PM - Music, poetry, wine, festivity!

    Experience the vibrant environment of an early 20th-century Lower East Side wine cellar. Musicians Peter Rushefsky, Jake Shulman Men, and Jeffrey Wollock and poets Celena Glenn and Bob Holman pay tribute to the sweet gypsy sounds and improvisational poetry once featured at these popular gathering places.

    The Eldridge Street Project's Wine Cellar Cabaret will take place at the Eldridge Street Synagogue, 12 Eldridge Street (between Canal and Division Streets). By subway: F to East Broadway; B or D to Grand Street. Admission: $18 adults; $15 students and seniors. For more information, please call the Eldridge Street Project at 212.219.0888 x 302.

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    DJ SoCalled, "Yo Chanuka", NYC, Dec 18

    posterYo Chanuka! Yo Chanuka!
    Starring DJ So-Called

    WC/AR
    45 E. 33rd St. (bet. Madison & Park Ave.)
    Sunday, Dec 18, 6-9pm

    * Dancing, food, Yiddish hip hop
    * Magic performance with a Yiddish twist!
    * Chanukah treats and drinks!
    * Comedy skit!

    $5 plus a food or clothing or toy donation to benefit the needy
    Please RSVP: 212 889 6800 x215

    Shtreiml, NYC, Dec 18

    band in concertShtreiml, with Michael Winograd
    Pete's Candy Store
    709 Lorimer St.
    Brooklyn, NY
    9:30 - 11:30pm
    www.petescandystore.com

    December 22, 2005

    Dance leader workshop, NYC, Dec 22

    In response to a real shortage of dance leaders on the Klezmer scene, Steve Weintraub, in cooperation with Living Traditions, is offering a quick crash course in Yiddish dance leading. Learn a philosophical and practical approach to getting people up and dancing and having a good time in traditionally grounded manner.

    Steve Weintraub is a well known dance master at KlezKamp and other festivals, and has been described as a "Jewish Pied Piper" for his ability to get all sorts of people dancing like they never knew they could.

    Steve will share practical techniques for successfully leading various dance figures and styles. This will be a hands-on workshop; participants should be prepared to dance and lead one another. It's suggested that participants bring a bandana or clean handkerchief as well.

    The workshop will be held in NYC on Thursday 22 December

    >From 5:30 to 9:30
    (There will be a half hour dinner break. Please bring your own food; there are a number of delis nearby)

    At the Workmen's Circle building
    45 East 33rd Street, near Park Avenue
    Fee: $40 per person (check or cash)

    YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE
    (So that if there are any changes, you can be notified)

    Register by or by telephone 708-359-8772

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Dec 22

    band photoIsle of Klezbos

    Isle of Klezbos at joe's pub
    Thursday, December 22
    7:30pm - all ages welcome,
    hold the date for this special almost-Hanukah show!
    great nightclub at the Public Theater in NYC
    tickets $12, buy now:
    www.joespub.com/caltool/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&performanceID=1508
    or go to the box office at 425 Lafayette St, just below Astor Place
    Info: 212-539-8770
    Reservations for dinner: 212-539-8778, doors open from 6pm
    Telecharge: www.telecharge.com
    212.239.6200


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    December 23, 2005

    Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh, Brooklyn, NYC, Dec 23

    Midrash Mish Mosh double bill with Judith Berkson's East River Orchestra at
    Barbes
    376 9th St, Brooklyn NY
    Dec. 23

    8PM - Judith Berkson's East River Orchestra
    10PM - Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh

    featuring
    ERO: Judith Berkson, AK, Ben Holmes, Jacob Garchik, Ron Caswell, Brandon Seabrook, and Dan Weiss
    MMM: Aaron Alexander, Greg Wall, AK, Ben Holmes, Jacob Garchik, Jay Vilnai, and David Licht


    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    December 24, 2005

    Balkan Beat Box, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 24

    Sat, Dec 24
    JDub, Brooklyn Jews, JFJ, and PJA Present:

    Jewltide
    Featuring BALKAN BEAT BOX and special guests
    Part of the Festival of Rights

    Southpaw
    125 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
    $15 advance, $20 day of show, 18+
    Tickets at spsounds.com

    Klez Dispensers, King Django, NYC, Dec 24

    Klez Dispensers
    First night of Chanukkah (Dec 24th), 8:30 PM, Makor (35 W67th St, NYC) $12
    Klez Dispensers meet King Django's Roots and Culture Band
    featuring
    KD: Susan Watts, AK, Ben Holmes, Adrian Banner, Amy Zakar, Audrey Wright, Heather Versace, and Gregg Mervine
    R&C: Jeff Baker, Noah Shachtman, AK, Ben Holmes, Adrian Banner, Justin Rothberg, and Ben Herson
    Pre-KlezKamp party (discounted admission for KlezKamp participants!)

    December 25, 2005

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 25

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    THE JEWISH MUSEUM
    Sunday, December 25 -- yes, that day!
    1:00pm - 2:30pm
    Family Celebration for ages 3 & up
    Metropolitan Klezmer instrumental quintet situation
    Free with museum admission
    1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
    NYC 212-423-3200
    thejewishmuseum.org/site/pages/event.php?id=348

    Yuri Vedenyapin, NYC, Dec 25

    Kavehoyz: an evening of Yiddish song with Russian-born Yuri
    Vedenyapin.
    Thursday, December 25, 2005 at 7:00 PM.
    Congress for Jewish Culture, Atran Center, 25 E. 21 St., NYC.
    Admission: $7.00 - kosher refreshments included.

    Israeli Folk Dance Hanukah Party, NYC, Dec 25

    Israeli Folk Dance Hanukah Party
    with Live Music, Sufganiot

    & Guest Teacher of basic classics
    ALAN BLOOM

    Sunday Dec. 25 2005

    Teaching Session 7pm
    Party & Live Music 8pm

    The musical ensemble led by ROSE & MEIR BEER will usher in the first night of Hanukah for our biggest party of the year including Israeli folk classics by request.

    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway at 104th St.
    Information (917)207-0093; www.rikud.net
    Contribution -- $10 Students (with ID) -- $5

    December 26, 2005

    The Leevees and guests, NYC, Dec 26

    Mon, Dec 26
    JDub, Brooklyn Jews, JFJ, and PJA Present:
    Jewltide
    Featuring THE LEEVEES
    And special guests
    Part of the Festival of Rights

    The Bowery Ballroom
    6 Delancey Street @ Bowery
    8PM, $15, tickets at boweryballroom.com, 16+

    Piamenta Band, NYC, Dec 26

    Come Celebrate Chanukah-TONIGHT!!!
    9:30, Tickets $12
    w' the PIAMENTA BAND
    @ The Cutting Room
    19 West 24th Street
    Broadway and 6th Avenue
    F,V,N,R and the 6 train will all get you close to the club.

    For reservations and general information:
    (212) 691-1900

    Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 24-31

    festival posterDecember 26th
    Sephardic Music Festival
    Raquy and The Caveman & Rashanim with Daniel Carter
    @ Mo Pitkins
    10pm / $10
    34 Ave A (b/w 2nd & 3rd st)
    www.modularmoods.com/smf/26th.html

    For further information, contact:
    Erez a.k.a. dj handler
    Barzilai Productions
    718.290.5372
    E-mail dj handler
    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    December 27, 2005

    Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 24-31

    festival posterDecember 27th
    Sephardic Music Festival
    The Elias Ladino Ensemble and Yardena y son Ladino
    @ Congregation Shearith Israel, The Spanish Portuguese Synagogue
    7pm / $12 adv or $15 door
    2 West 70th (off Central Park West)
    www.modularmoods.com/smf/27th.html

    For further information, contact:
    Erez a.k.a. dj handler
    Barzilai Productions
    718.290.5372
    E-mail dj handler
    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    Pharaoh's Daughter, Sarah Aroeste, Smadar, NYC, Dec 27

    festival posterPharaoh's Daughter, Smadar, Sarah Aroeste Band
    Tuesday, December 27th, 10 PM
    $12.00
    Makor Cultural Center in NYC
    8pm / $12
    35 West 67th st
    b/w Central Park West and Columbus Ave
    35 West 67th St., Between Columbus and Central Park West

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    December 28, 2005

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 28

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Wednesday 12/28/05 World Financial Center, Winter Garden Palm Court indoor atrium, 212-945-0505 www.worldfinancialcenter.com Festival of Light & Sound holiday series 12:30–1:30pm, free! All ages

    Latin Jewish Music, NYC, Dec 28, 29

    LATIN JEWISH MUSIC - 4th + 5th NIGHTS OF HANUKKAH

    Wed, Thu Dec 28 + 29 / 8 PM / $20 in advance, $25 at the door
    IRVING FIELDS & SEPTETO RODRIGUEZ: "DREIDELS & BONGOS"

    MAKOR
    35 West 67th Street (CPW + Columbus)
    212-601-1000 + www.makor.org (Info/Tickets)

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    Divahn, NYC, Dec 28

    festival posterDecember 28th
    Divahn with special guest Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter
    9 pm
    Joe's Pub
    (425 Lafayette St, New York City)
    as part of the 1st Annual Sephardic Music Festival. Click here for tickets.

    December 29, 2005

    Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 24-31

    festival posterDecember 29th
    Sephardic Music Festival
    Anthony Coleman's Sephardic Tinge (8pm)
    dj handler (b/w sets)
    Uri Caine, Ben Perowsky & guests (10pm)
    @ Tonic
    8pm / $12 - 10pm / $12
    107 Norfolk st
    b/w Delancy & Rivington st
    www.modularmoods.com/smf/29th.html

    For further information, contact:
    Erez a.k.a. dj handler
    Barzilai Productions
    718.290.5372
    E-mail dj handler
    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    Latin Jewish Music, NYC, Dec 28, 29

    LATIN JEWISH MUSIC - 4th + 5th NIGHTS OF HANUKKAH

    Wed, Thu Dec 28 + 29 / 8 PM / $20 in advance, $25 at the door
    IRVING FIELDS & SEPTETO RODRIGUEZ: "DREIDELS & BONGOS"

    MAKOR
    35 West 67th Street (CPW + Columbus)
    212-601-1000 + www.makor.org (Info/Tickets)

    Continue reading "Latin Jewish Music, NYC, Dec 28, 29" »

    December 31, 2005

    Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 24-31

    festival posterDecember 31st
    Sephardic Music Festival
    closing night; NYE Party! DJ Shotnez & dj handler of Balagan Boogaloo @ Makor all night / $65 (adv) or $75 (door) 35 West 67th st b/w Central Park West and Columbus Ave
    www.modularmoods.com/smf/31st.html

    For further information, contact:
    Erez a.k.a. dj handler
    Barzilai Productions
    718.290.5372
    E-mail dj handler
    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    Klezmer/Jewish Music, NYC, Dec 31

    Big Klezmer/Jewish Music New Year's Eve Party at Makor.
    Discounted tickets for Klez Kamp attendees.
    Featuring:
    9PM - Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh
    10PM - Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars
    10:45 - Klezmer Jam Session
    11:30 - The Boys of Balagan Boogaloo (w/DJ Shotnez)
    also on other floors: Movies, comedy, raffles for a trip to Fiji,
    two hour open bar from 10-12 followed by a champagne toast at midnight.

    Makor is 35 W. 67th St. between Columbus & Central Park West
    $65 pp, $100 per couple advance
    $75 at the door.

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    January 12, 2006

    Kleztraphobix, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 12

    Thursday Jan 12 @ 8 PM. the Kleztraphobix will be at Stain Bar, 766 grand st. bklyn, ny 11211
    wwww.stainbar.com 718/387-7840.

    Come on down and support live music! We have our good friend Alan Watsky playing with us as well.
    This is a great room and hopefully we can get the dance floor going like we did Sat!

    See ya Thursday!
    Stain Bar L to Grand walk 1 block west.

    January 14, 2006

    Matisyahu, NYC, Jan 14

    photo of Matisyahu by Seth Kushner, from JDUB websiteMatisyahu

    8:00pm
    Matisyahu in MSG
    Saturday, January 14th
    New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden supporting O.A.R.
    Tickets available here

    January 15, 2006

    David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble, W. Shokan, NY, Jan 15

    To start the New Year with zest we invite you to join us for the performance of The David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble on Sunday, January 15th,2005 at 2:30 pm. David Glukh, piccolo trumpet, Victor Prieto, accordion David Keen, violin. Traditional klezmer music along with a few special "fusions" between klezmer and other musical traditions of the world including Irish, Greek, Classical, and Tango. The performance takes place in West Shokan, NY.

    For reservations and directions (845)657-6864
    $15 donation.

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    January 18, 2006

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 18

    The Sway Machinery with The Antibalas Horns!!!
    a new sensory experience-not to be missed on your life!!!

    Wednesday, January 18, 10pm
    The New York Jewish Film Festival Director's Party
    MAKOR
    35 West 67th Street
    cover $10

    January 20, 2006

    Jewish Music Forum, NYC, Jan 20

    The Tradition Continues on the Lower East Side: Experimental Music and the American Jewish Imaginary in 1990s New York City

    Tamar Barzel (Wellesley College)
    Respondent: Jonathan Freedman (University of Michigan)

    Friday, January 20
    10 A.M.
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    New York, NY


    For information on this or other events of the Jewish Music Forum, please see the website: www.jewishmusicforum.org, call 212-294-8328 or email the Jewish Music Forum.

    Continue reading "Jewish Music Forum, NYC, Jan 20" »

    January 21, 2006

    Shtreiml, Village Klezmer, Michael Winograd, NYC, Jan 21

    Klezmer Concert and Silent Auction to benefit the Stanton St. Synagogue of
    the Lower East Side, to be held on January 21, from 7:00 - 11:00 pm at the
    Lower East Side's Lippman Auditorium, 551 Grand Street. Featured Performers
    are Shtreiml and the Village Klezmer Quintet. The auction will include an
    incredible array of items from Opera tickets to golf to cooking classes to
    package tours. For more information, click here.

    January 23, 2006

    Golden Land Concerts presents artists showcase, NYC, Jan 23

    On January 23, 2006, Golden Land Concerts will be hosting its 10th annual showcase of Jewish and World Music Performers at the Arts Presenters Conference in New York's Hilton Hotel & Towers, in the Gibson Room on the 2nd Floor.

    If you are not participating in the conference and would like to attend the showcase, please give us a call at the office.

    In addition to the artists who will take part in the showcase, we will be happy to discuss all the wonderful artists on our distinguished roster when at the Arts Presenters Conference. We'll be in Rhinelander Gallery booth #203.

    Moishe Rosenfeld
    Golden Land Concerts & Connections, Inc.
    45 East 33rd Street - Suite 605
    New York, NY 10016
    Tel: 212-683-7816 / Fax: 212-213-2033
    Golden Land Concerts

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    January 28, 2006

    Folksbiene presents "Esn", NYC, Jan 28

    esnFolksbiene Theatre Presents:

    Redolent of the delicious tastes, sounds and smells of Jewish cooking, Esn is literally a songfeast in Yiddish, English and Yinglish; a full menu of food and drink in poetry, music and cooking, all right on stage. Stick around after the show and sample the delicacies. Featuring the internationally renowned Klezmer musicians: Frank London, Adrienne Cooper and Lorin Sklamberg

    WHERE: JCC in Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St.
    WHEN: Saturday, January 28, 2006 8 PM AND Sunday, January 29, 2006 3 PM
    PRICE: $25

    For further info: 212-213-2120
    or email Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre
    www.folksbiene.org

    Motzei Shabbat Openmic, NYC, Jan 28

    The Bridge Institute
    Presents M-SOUL - Motzei Shabbat Openmic of Univeral Language

    Saturday night, January 28, 8 pm.
    Featuring: saxophonist, Andrew Lamb

    In the international city of NYC, a new program
    designed to promote the art of improvisation, uniting
    all citizens from every walk of life.

    A night of improvisational music featuring
    professional and local musicians from all over NYC.
    All are welcome to come and perform with the house
    band or with new people. The only requirement is to
    speak universal language, there is no singing, its all
    about the music! All styles of music are encouraged,
    including blues, jazz, klezmir, funk, etc.

    With house band - drummer- Shawn Hill (P-Funk),
    bassist- Alvin, and guitarist - Jason Caplan
    (Naqshon’s Leap)

    If you would like to perform, please e-mail NYC Bridge,
    or sign-up when you arrive, 1st
    come, 1st serve basis.

    at: Congregation Washington Heights
    179th and Pinehurst
    take the “A” train to 181, make a left 10 179th and
    make a right to the shul, on the corner, entrance on
    the side.

    Future shows will showcase major recording artists
    from the jazz industry. Check out www.nycbridge.com
    for past shows under “Galleries”

    Admissions - $10 at the door

    January 29, 2006

    Alicia Svigals, NYC, 29 Jan

    svigals singingAlicia Svigals presents a Family Klezmer Concert on Jan 29, 11 am at Park Ave Synagogue(50 E 87th St) in NYC to benefit the Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door(crawlers free). Tickets can be purchased in advance through ejewishtickets.com.

    Featuring fabulous Israeli vocalist Magda Fishman!

    Folksbiene presents "Esn", NYC, Jan 29

    esnFolksbiene Theatre Presents:

    Redolent of the delicious tastes, sounds and smells of Jewish cooking, Esn is literally a songfeast in Yiddish, English and Yinglish; a full menu of food and drink in poetry, music and cooking, all right on stage. Stick around after the show and sample the delicacies. Featuring the internationally renowned Klezmer musicians: Frank London, Adrienne Cooper and Lorin Sklamberg

    WHERE: JCC in Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St.
    WHEN: Saturday, January 28, 2006 8 PM AND Sunday, January 29, 2006 3 PM
    PRICE: $25

    For further info: 212-213-2120
    or email Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre
    www.folksbiene.org

    Charming Hostess, NYC, 29 Jan

    band publicity photoCharming Hostess
    Sunday 29 January
    10pm
    Tonic
    107 Norfolk Street
    NYC

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    January 31, 2006

    Rushefsky, Winograd, Fand, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 31

    7:00 PM at Barbes (Brooklyn)
    376 9th St., Park Slope, Brooklyn
    Tuesday evening, January 31st
    other info go to: www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl), Michael Winograd (clarinet), & Rima Fand (violin): Pete Rushefsky is one of the leading exponents of the klezmer tsimbl/cimbalom, a hammered dulcimer employing over 100 strings to create a harp-like sonority. Michael Winograd is one of the hottest new reed players and composers on the NY music scene and has played with the Klezmatics, Frank London, Aaron Alexander, Joe Morris, as well as directing the Boston-based ensemble Khevre. Rima Fand is a brilliant fiddler and songstress who co-leads the Luminescient Orchestrii, played for years with Church of Betty and has composed for many dance and theater companies in the NY area.

    The ensemble will play original material, tunes collected by Moldavian Jewish musicians who emigrated to NY (Joseph Moskowitz and German Goldenshteyn), and more!

    Continue reading "Rushefsky, Winograd, Fand, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 31" »

    February 1, 2006

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 1-Feb-2006

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction
    9:30pm on... $12
    34 Avenue A, NYC

    212-777-5660
    mopitkins.com

    February 4, 2006

    Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 4

    Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi explore the art of Romanian
    klezmer-Rom improvisation. Each musician brings his own
    unique virtuosic interpretation and take-no-prisoners
    chops: Norbert Stachel (reeds), Peter Stan (accordion),
    Sprocket (bass), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Yale Strom
    (violin) and special guest David Licht of Klezmatics fame
    on percussion.

    Saturday, February 4
    8pm

    $10 at the door
    Barbes
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn
    718.965.9177
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    Continue reading "Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 4" »

    February 5, 2006

    Kane Street Klezfest, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 5

    band photoSunday February 5th
    Kane Street Family KlezFest, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn NY
    2 pm featuring:
    Metropolitan Klezmer, Golem
    and guest artist & soloist David Krakauer

    Tickets: $20 adults/$10 kids 13+ under
    Fantastic triple bill, wonderful acoustics
    In a beautiful 150-year-old sanctuary building
    Kane Street Synagogue, 236 Kane St btw Court & Clinton St's, Bklyn
    Info: www.kanestreet.org or 718-875-1550 >

    Strauss-Warschauer, et al, NYC, Feb 5

    band photo
    Sunday, February 5, at 3 PM, New York City

    Stuyvesant-Cooper Post 235 of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA presents its third-annual free and open-to-the-public klezmer concert ("Jerrypalooza").

    Featuring the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, Generation K, the Columbia University Klezmer Band, and the Workmen's Circle Klezmer Workshop. Sunday, February 5 at 3 PM (doors open at 2:30 PM). The concert will take place at the Town and Village Synagogue, 334 East 14th Street (near 1st Avenue), New York City. For information, contact 212 477-3131.

    February 6, 2006

    Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song continues, NYC, 6 Feb

    The Strauss/Warschauer Duo continues the Monday evening Columbia Series with a special hands-on workshop for klezmer instrumentalists and Yiddish singers. Bring your instruments and voices. Listeners are also welcome.

    Cantorial Modal Analysis and Improvisation for Klezmer Musicians and Yiddish Singers—A Hands-on Workshop Acclaimed Jewish music scholar Professor Mark Kligman (Hebrew Union College) will join the Strauss/Warschauer Duo in a hands-on workshop for instrumentalists and singers that will explore the relationship between Khazones (Eastern European Jewish cantorial music) and klezmer music. Participants will work vocally and/or at their instruments on cantorial modal improvisation both in its historical context and as a vehicle for their own improvisations. Listeners are welcome.

    All events will be held at Deutsches Haus, 420 West 116th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive) in New York City at 8 PM, and are free and open to public. No tickets necessary. For more information please call (718) 399-1147 or email Agnieszka Legutko.

    The next events in the series are on Mar 6, 2006, and Apr 3, 2006.

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    February 8, 2006

    North African Musical Traditions, NYC, 8 Feb

    Diversity and Unity: North African Musical Traditions
    BySamuel Thomas

    Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 6:30 –8:30 p.m.
    Segal Theater
    Co-Sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies
    and the Ph.D. Program in Ethnomusicology
    $10 donation at the Door
    Seating limited, first come first served

    City University of New York
    365 Fifth Avenue
    Tel: 212-817-7570
    Fax: 212-817-1542
    web.gc.cuny.edu/memeac

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    February 10, 2006

    Jewish Music Forum: Finding the Rhythm, NYC, Feb 10

    The Jewish Music Forum, a project of the American Society for Jewish Music at the Center for Jewish History is pleased to announce the following presentation:

    Finding the Rhythm: Dance and Music in Jewish Studies

    Dr. Nina Spiegel (National Museum of American Jewish History)
    Respondent: Dr. Judah M. Cohen (New York University)

    Friday, February 10
    10 A.M.
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    New York, NY

    Admission is free and open to the public

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    Far-East and Middle-East Meet in the East Village, NYC, 10 Feb

    The Stone Presents the Cardamon Quartet and Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
    Friday, February 10, at 10:00 p.m.

    Cardamon Quartet, a New York based Israeli band, will perform Uri Sharlin’s original composition, as well as arrangements of Israeli folk songs and classical Arabic pieces, featuring Uri Sharlin on piano and accordion, Haral Shachal on reeds, Jennifer Vincent on cello and bass, and Dan Aran on drums

    The evening will start at 8:00 p.m with the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, blending Far-East tonalities with avant-garde jazz and African rhythms. Joining the group will be percussionist Satoshi Takeishi and Erhu player Suzanne Shu from Mainland China.

    The Stone is located at the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street, and is a not-for-profit performance space founded by John Zorn in 2005. Admission is $10 for each set; students 13 to 19 $5, children under 12 free. 100% of the nightly revenue will go directly to the musicians. Curator of the month of February is Basya Schechter from Pharaoh’s Daughter. For further information about the event, please visit www.thestonenyc.com

    February 15, 2006

    Margo Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, Feb 15

    Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys
    Makor
    35 West 67th Street
    212.601.1000
    Feb. 15 at 8pm.

    www.makor.com

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    February 16, 2006

    Divahn, NYC, 16 Feb

    Tu Bishvat Concert Featuring Divahn

    Celebrate Tu Bishvat with a night of inspiring music, great people, and simcha while supporting the inspiring work of the Teva Learning Center, which affects the lives of over 1000 students and adults each year, teaching Jewish and environmental values in the woods, at retreat centers, and even in the city.

    Featuring:
    Divahn: Middle Eastern and Sephardic Music
    Chana Rothman: Funky acoustic beats
    Tevalution: Changing the world one beat at a time

    $54 Donation / $20 Student and Limited-income
    Light Snacks * Cash bar * Silent Auction

    Thursday, February 16, 2006
    Ansche Chesed Synagogue
    251 West 100th St. New York, NY
    9 - 11:00 PM

    Tickets can be bought online, at the door, or by calling the office at 212-807-6376.

    February 19, 2006

    Rafael Goldwaser in "S'brent" (It's Burning), NYC, Feb 19

    Rafael Goldwaser in S'brentFolksbiene Theatre presents:

    S'Brent (It's Burning)

    Starring Rafael Goldwaser From Der LufTeater in Strasbourg, France

    WHERE: JCC in Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St.
    WHEN: Sunday, February 19, 2006 2:00 pm
    PRICE: $20

    For further info: 212-213-2120
    or email Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre
    www.folksbiene.org

    Continue reading "Rafael Goldwaser in "S'brent" (It's Burning), NYC, Feb 19" »

    February 23, 2006

    Rashanim, NYC, Feb 23

    band photoRashanim performs at The Stone
    Thursday February 23, 2006
    10pm

    Rashanim returns to The Stone for a set of music recently described by NPR's
    Liane Hansen as "Dick Dale [playing] the music at your bar mitzvah." The Jewish
    Power Trio is fresh off a six-country European tour following the release of
    'Masada Rock,' their second full-length release on John Zorn's Tzadik Records.
    Rashanim features Jon Madof (guitar), Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass), and
    Mathias Kunzli (drums).

    The Stone
    artistic director John Zorn
    Corner of Ave. C & 2nd St.

    $10 per set
    students 13 to 19 admitted half price
    children 12 and under free

    February 25, 2006

    Golem, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 25

    = Golem— last NY show before going into the studio.....
    featuring our friend David Krakauer, sitting in with the band!

    Don't miss it!
    Saturday, February 25th - JOE'S PUB
    425 Lafayette St.
    9:30pm, tickets $12
    For more info go to www.joespub.com
    Buy tickets online or by phone at 212-539-8778 - avoid the telecharge fee!

    February 26, 2006

    IL Peretz's 'Bay Nakht in Afn Altn Mark', NYC,

    IL PeretzFolksbiene Theatre presents:

    I. L. Peretz's "Bay Nakht Afn Altn Mark" (A Night in the Old Market)
    Adapted by Glen Berger, Frank London and Alex Aaron

    A celebration of the 90th yartzeit of our beloved poet. This new musical is inspired by Peretz's epic poem about an insane bodkhen dancing on the bridge between the world's of the living and the dead.

    WHERE: JCC in Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St. WHEN: Sunday, February 26, 2006 2 PM
    PRICE: $20

    For further info: 212-213-2120
    or email Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre
    www.folksbiene.org

    February 28, 2006

    Columbia Klezmer Band, NYC, Feb 28

    February 28, 2006
    Tuesday
    6:00pm
    Music at St. Paul's Cultural Music Series:
    The Columbia Klezmer Band

    All concerts are free and open to the public. Children are welcome to all concerts.

    The Earl Hall Center
    203 Earl Hall
    2980 Broadway MC 2008
    Columbia University
    New York, NY 10027

    Info: Jeff Warschauer at (718) 399-1147 or send email.

    March 1, 2006

    Klezmer Jam w/Margot Leverett, Astoria, Queens, NY, Mar 1

    The next Astoria Klezmer Jam session is Wednesday, March 1, 7:30-9:30pm. Hope to see some of you there.

    Klezmer jam session at Astoria Center of Israel, led by Margot Leverett and open to all. All musicians are welcome to join in, and anyone can come listen or just hang out - it's free! This will be the last one before Passover break. Check www.AstoriaCenter.org for updates. 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (Queens), New York 718-278-2680

    Simply Tsfat, NYC, Mar 1

    Simply Tsfat
    Wednesday, March 1st @ 8pm
    lower East side, Manhattan, NY
    10 Clinton street (just south of Houston)
    Congregation Chasam Sopher
    www.chasamsopher.org
    Tel: 212-777-5140

    March 2, 2006

    Asefa, NYC, Mar 2

    asefa instruments
    Asefa @ Mo Pitkin's
    Thursday, March 2, 9:30pm, $10
    34 Ave. A (btw 2/3 st.), NYC
    www.mopitkins.com

    Asefa includes Samuel Thomas on woodwinds and percussion, Shanir Blumenkranz on oud and upright bass, Mattias Kunzli on drums and Rich Stein on percussion. From the Hebrew, Asefa collects North African Grooves imbued with contemporary concepts in improvisation and instrumentation, reflecting a fresh spirit in music making.

    March 4, 2006

    Anthony Colemen in Kurt Weill tribute, NYC, Mar 4

    Kurt Weill Birthday Tribute
    Saturday Mar. 4
    8:00 PM

    Curated by Anthony Coleman. Featuring Elysian Fields, Mark Anthony Thompson, Sanda, Shelley Hirsch, Doveman, Christina Courtin, Gina Leishman and the Main Squeeze Orchestra.

    Kurt Weill, one of America's greatest composers, embraced myriad musical forms but found his greatest success in popular music and theater. Raised in Germany, the classically trained cantor's son developed dark, emotional and subversive social and political commentaries in collaboration with playwright Bertolt Brecht. Pianist Anthony Coleman and friends pay tribute to the man behind The Threepenny Opera and present modern takes on his seminal songs, including "Ballad of the Soldier's Wife," "Alabama Song," "Mack the Knife" and "Lost in the Stars."

    This event will take place at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street.

    Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door.

    Tickets may be purchased online on the Makor/92nd St. Y Website

    www.makor.org

    M-SOUL, NYC, Mar 4

    The Bridge Institute
    www.nycbridge.com
    Presents
    M-SOUL - Motzei Shabbat Openmic of Univeral Language
    Saturday night, March 4th, 2006, 8 pm
    Featuring: Guitar Great! Melvin Sparks

    In the international city of NYC, a new program designed to promote the art of improvisation, uniting all citizens from every walk of life.

    If you would like to perform, please send and email., or sign-up when you arrive, 1st come, 1st serve basis.

    at: Congregation Washington Heights
    179th and Pinehurst
    take the "A" train to 181, make a right at 179th, entrance in on the side.

    Admissions - $10 at the door

    Continue reading "M-SOUL, NYC, Mar 4" »

    Shirim Klezmer, Bronx, NY, Mar 4

    concert posterBirthday party/fundraiser for Congregation Tehillah, Riverdale's Dynamic Synagogue. It's a celebration of five years of community. The klezmer dance concert will feature Shirim Klezmer Orchestra. Also includes a silent auction and a dessert tasting.

    Saturday, March 4, 2006 from 8:30-11:30 pm
    Riverdale Temple, 4545 Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY
    $18 (includes dessert!)

    tickets: (718) 884-4839
    www.congregationtehillah.org

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    March 5, 2006

    Klezmatics, NYC, Mar 5

    band photoThe Klezmatics
    perform "20 Years Live!" Concert
    Town Hall NYC
    Sunday, March 5, show-time is 4 PM

    (NY, NY): The Klezmatics, NYC's eccentric Jewish Folk Music renegades, are working on twenty years of existence and are celebrating with a special performance at the famed Town Hall on Sunday, March 5, 2006. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com.

    Tel:(212) 840-2824
    www.the-townhall-nyc.org/

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    Divahn pre-Purim, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 5

    Come out and celebrate a Persian Purim with the Divahn ladies!!

    Sunday, March 5th @ 8:00 pm
    Barbes - free pre-Purim show
    376 9th St. (near 6th Ave. corner)
    Park Slope, Brooklyn 718.965.917

    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    sponsored by Brooklyn Jews (www.BrooklynJews.org)

    March 6, 2006

    Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song continues, NYC, 6 Mar

    The Strauss/Warschauer Duo continues the Monday evening Columbia Series with a special hands-on workshop for klezmer instrumentalists and Yiddish singers. Bring your instruments and voices. Listeners are also welcome.

    A Bintl-Lebns (A Bundle of Lives)
    Dr. Kathryn Hellerstein (University of Pennsylvania) and the Strauss/Warschauer Duo present an evening of autobiographical readings, letters, poetry, music and songs that celebrate Yiddish culture through first-person narrative.

    All events will be held at Deutsches Haus, 420 West 116th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive) in New York City at 8 PM, and are free and open to public. No tickets necessary. For more information please call (718) 399-1147 or email Agnieszka Legutko.

    The next event in the series is on Apr 3, 2006.

    Continue reading "Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song continues, NYC, 6 Mar" »

    March 7, 2006

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Mar 7

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    NYC
    Tuesday March 7th after 9p.m.
    Playing oud to live musicians and dj at Kush (orchard street) benefit for Persian Arts Festival

    Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor debuts, NYC, Mar 7

    Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor

    MAKOR March 7th, 2006: 9:30pm
    New York, NY: Makor (35 West 67th street)
    Beginning at 9:30pm the evening will include the premiere performance of Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor.

    Tickets are $12 online or at the door. Call Y-Charge at 212.415.5500 or visit www.makor.org for more information and online ticket purchase.

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    March 8, 2006

    Josh Waletzky film premiere, NYC, Mar 8

    Josh Waletzky's film about the Kirov Opera and Ballet companies, "Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater", is having a NY premiere screening next Wednesday at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, one showing only, at 8:15pm. The film features eye- and ear-filling performances, plus behind-the-scenes scenes, plus incisive commentaries, plus a narration written by Ronald Blumer and spoken by Richard Thomas.

    Read all about it at this site: filmlinc.com/wrt/showing/sacredstage.html

    March 9, 2006

    Lisa Mayer @ Kavehoyz, NYC, Mar 9

    Thursday, March 9, 2006 at 7:45pm
    Kavehoyz: Lisa Mayer in a Yiddish program on Sophie Tucker "Size 14"
    With Pete Sokolow & Matt Temkin
    Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope
    274 Garfield Place, Brooklyn
    Subways #2, #3 to Grand Army Plaza
    Admission: $8.00

    March 11, 2006

    Folksbiene Purimspiel, "Purim in Khelm", NYC, Mar 11

    Folksbiene Purim SpielFolksbiene Theatre presents:

    Purim in Khelm
    By Motl Didner and Miryem-Khaye Seigel
    Before there was Yiddish Theatre, there was Purim Shpiel.

    Join the fun as The Wise Men and Women of Khelm attempt to tell the story of Esther and Mordecai with cheerful song and outrageous comedy. Wine tasting and homentashn provided.

    WHERE: JCC in Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St
    WHEN: Saturday, March 11, 2006 8PM
    PRICE: $25

    For further info: 212-213-2120
    or email Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre
    www.folksbiene.org

    March 12, 2006

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Mar 12

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    NYC
    Sunday March 12th
    W/ matt turk at 92nd St. Y 11:30-2:30 kids Purim event

    Joel Chernet Klezmer Quartet w/Pete Sokolow, Queens, NYC, Mar 12

    The Free Synagogue of Flushing invites you to share an afternoon of music with:

    *THE JOEL CHERNET KLEZMER QUARTET*
    -featuring-
    *PETE SOKOLOW*

    Sunday, March 12, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.
    41-60 Kissena Boulevard
    Flushing (Queens), New York 11355

    Tickets:
    $30 Advance
    $35 At the Door
    Call 718-961-0030 for more information and ticket purchase

    Free on site parking
    Chair lift available

    NYC Cantorial School Concert, NYC, Mar 12

    Date: Sunday night March 12th.
    Time: 7:00pm
    Where: JTS Feinberg Auditorium
    Broadway at 122nd Street

    Tickets are $7 for students; and $15 for anyone else.

    There will be a wide variety of music performed by over half of the students of the HL Miller Cantorial School.

    For ticket info, contact either Sara Horowitz or Rebecca Carl.

    March 13, 2006

    Klezmer Purim, NYC, Mar 13

    The Old Broadway Synagogue will be celebrating Purim next Monday evening, March 13th.

    Come up to that brand new, hip section of New York City known as HEHA (Hebrew
    Harlem!), hear the Megilah read and listen to the fascinating sounds of renowned
    Klezmer recording artists:

    MARGOT LEVERETT, clarinet
    MARTY CONFURIUS, string bass

    Minha, Maariv and Megilah reading begin at 5:45 PM.

    Party begins at 7:00 PM -- with MUSIC! HAMENTASHEN! (by Gruenbaums of Wash. Heights)
    and PURIM MERRY MAKING!

    ONLY $10.00

    Old Broadway Synagogue
    15 Old Broadway
    (one half block east of B'way, between 125th and 126th streets)
    (212) 662-9767

    ("You must take the 1 train....")

    Sway Machinery celebrate Purim, NYC, Mar 13

    Come celebrate Purim, the Jewish carnival of role reversal, with us at Makor. It's going to be a wild evening, even if we are on the upper west side.

    The Sway Machinery (with the Antibalas horn section)
    live at Makor
    (35 W 67th Street bet Central Park West and Columbus Ave)

    We start at 10PM but there will be a Meguillah reading at 7:30 followed by an open bar (8:30-9:30) and then a comedy show featuring writers from the Daily Show.

    Tickets cost $25 so make sure to come early and take advantage of the open bar!!! for directions and details visit makor.org

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    Asefa, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 13

    asefa instruments
    Asefa
    March 13
    Purim Celebration @ Southpaw
    125 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn

    Asefa includes Samuel Thomas on woodwinds and percussion, Shanir Blumenkranz on oud and upright bass, Mattias Kunzli on drums and Rich Stein on percussion. From the Hebrew, Asefa collects North African Grooves imbued with contemporary concepts in improvisation and instrumentation, reflecting a fresh spirit in music making.

    American Shmidol, NYC, Mar 13

    JDub & Heeb present American Shmidol Karaoke Showdown
    Judged by Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black & David Wain of STELLA

    American ShmidolMon, March 13th, 8PM
    The Bowery Ballroom
    6 Delancey Street
    $14 ADVANCE, $20 Day of Show
    18+, American Shmidol begins at 9 SHARP with special guest, DJ Steinski

    GET TICKETS!
    American Shmidol will have winners. And winners will get prizes. Like limited edition MATISYAHU CDs & Heeb and JDub Tshirts. JDub's Purim events have a history of selling out. Get your tickets early.

    March 14, 2006

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 14-Mar-2006

    band photoIsle of Klezbos
    TUES 3/14
    Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction
    8:30pm on... $10
    34 Avenue A, NYC

    Purim show, great Judeo-Latino menu & full bar too! with surprise special guests

    212-777-5660
    mopitkins.com

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 14-Mar-2006

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction
    8:30pm on... $12
    34 Avenue A, NYC

    Purim show, great Judeo-Latino menu & full bar too! with surprise special guests

    212-777-5660
    mopitkins.com

    March 15, 2006

    Yosi Piamenta, NYC, Mar 15

    Israeli Born Guitarist To Play NYC Show with Blues Legends Elvin Bishop, Pinetop Perkins, and Carey Bell

    Heavenly Jams Band @ NYC's Town Hall 3-15

    NYs favorite Jewish Orthodox guitarist, Yosi Piamenta, has been seamlessly delivering a dreamy fusion of Middle Eastern scales, classic rock riffs, and soulful blues, to concertgoers in the New York area since settling in Brooklyn nearly two decades ago.

    "Legends Of Blues" will feature Yosi's Heavenly Jams Band, and an unsurpassed lineup of Blues icons and rock musicians, featuring 92 Year old Grammy Award winning blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, "Paul Butterfield Blues Band" guitarist Elvin Bishop, blues harp master Carey Bell, and "Derek Trucks Band" drummer Yonrico Scott.

    Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased through the Town Hall box office, and all area Ticketmaster outlets.

    March 16, 2006

    Alhambra, NYC, Mar 16

    Dear Friends in the New York area:

    Get your Sephardic music fix on Thursday evening March 16th from 8:30-11 at the Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia Street in the Village. Admission: $10.00 at the door.

    Performers are: Michael Hess - kanun, nay, violin; Haig Manoukian - oud; Peter Basil Bogdanos- dumbek (tof), riq (tamborine), bendir (frame drum); Cantor Daniel Pincus - tenor; Director Isabelle Ganz, mezzo & shawm.

    March 17, 2006

    Jewish Music Forum, NYC, Mar 17

    The Jewish Music Forum, a project of the American Society for Jewish Music at the Center for Jewish History is pleased to announce the following presentation:

    Assimilating (Post-Modern) Jewish Music: Ambivalence in Contemporary Composition

    Dr. David Schiller (University of Georgia)
    Respondent: Dr. Klára Móricz (Amherst College)

    Friday, March 17
    10 A.M.
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    New York, NY

    Admission is free and open to the public

    For information on this or other events of the Jewish Music Forum, please see the website: www.jewishmusicforum.org, call 212-294-8328 or Continue reading "Jewish Music Forum, NYC, Mar 17" »

    March 18, 2006

    Coleman and Masaoka, NYC, Mar 18

    Saturday, March 18
    miya masaoka & anthony coleman
    miya masaoka solo
    anthony coleman solo
    8:00 p.m., $10

    ISSUE PROJECT ROOM
    400 Carroll Street
    between Bond and Nevins
    Brooklyn, NY 11231
    Telephone: 718-330-0313
    Open: 7 days a week


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    March 23, 2006

    Golem, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 23

    Golem singers consider HannukahGolem
    Mar 23: Free show at Zebulon in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at 10pm. Zebulon is at 258 Wythe between Metropolitan and N. 3rd. Call 718-218-6934 for more information.

    March 24, 2006

    Vampire Suit, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 24

    Vampire Suit is excited to be playing again at the Tea Lounge, part of their series of exciting contemporary improvised music. The performance will take place on March 24th, at 9:00pm. The Tea Lounge is located at 837 Union St., Park Slope, Brooklyn.

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    March 27, 2006

    Goran Ivanovic Group, NYC, Mar 27

    The Goran Ivanovic Group
    Mon, March 27 @ 7:30pm
    MAKOR
    35 W. 67th St. (at Central Park West) NYC
    212.601.1000

    Tickets $12.

    www.makor.org

    “Exotic Middle Eastern motifs merge gracefully with the evocative sounds of Eastern European Klezmer music. Beautifully conceived folk passages are followed by perfectly executed Mahavishnu inspired pyrotechnics.” (Minor 7th) This group is the latest project from acclaimed "lightning-fingered guitarist Goran Ivanovic " (Chicago Tribune), who masterminds this pan-cultural quartet, fresh from their 2005 self titled release.

    March 31, 2006

    Judith Pinnolis, Jewish Music Forum, NYC, Mar 31

    The Jewish Music Forum, a project of the American Society for Jewish Music at the Center for Jewish History is pleased to announce the following presentation:

    Energizing Jewish Musical Memory: Encounters with Sound and Text in Archives and Libraries

    Judith Pinnolis (Brandeis University)
    Respondents: Bret Werb (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
    Gina Genova (New York University / Milken Archive of American Jewish Music)

    Friday, March 31
    10 A.M.
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    New York, NY

    Admission is free and open to the public

    For information on this or other events of the Jewish Music Forum, please see the website: www.jewishmusicforum.org, call 212-294-8328 or Continue reading "Judith Pinnolis, Jewish Music Forum, NYC, Mar 31" »

    April 1, 2006

    Alicia's Klezmer Party, NYC, Apr 1

    svigals singingSaturday, April 1, 2007, 10:30 a.m. at Lucille Lortel Theatre: Theatreworks presents Alicia's Klezmer Party.

    Alicia's Klezmer Party brings the joyful sounds of traditional Ashkenazic Jewish dance music to young ears and feet. World-renowned klezmer fiddler Alicia Svigals, accordionist Art Bailey, and Yiddish singer Magda Fishman raise the roof with hot klezmer tunes and get kids and adults clapping and stamping along. Children learn Yiddish words and shtetl-flavored melodies to sing along and bring home to their own holiday celebrations. Alicia's Klezmer Party brings to life the ecstatic and poignant sounds that must have emanated from Chagall's original fiddlers, a magical journey for kids and parents of all backgrounds.

    http://www.lortel.org/LLT_theater/g_information/
    www.ticketcentral.com
    tix 212 279 4200

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    Basya Schechter, NYC, Apr 1

    band publicity photoBasya Schechter
    APRIL 1st — BJ Musician's Concert 8p.m. $10 88th (NY-UPPERWEST)

    Musicians for BJ gather to showcase their own projects:
    Including Amanda Monaco and Saskia Lane (Lascivious Biddies) Matt Turk, Daphna Mor, Gene Carr, Basya Schechter (Pharaoh's Daughter), Yoel Ben Simhon w/ guest Yair Dalal and Sultana Ensemble, cantor Ari Priven, Rabbi Roly Matalon

    April 3, 2006

    Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song continues, NYC, 3 Apr

    The Strauss/Warschauer Duo continues the Monday evening Columbia Series with a special hands-on workshop for klezmer instrumentalists and Yiddish singers. Bring your instruments and voices. Listeners are also welcome.

    This event has been put off until the fall.

    New Klezmer Quartet, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 3

    April 3rd - New Klezmer Quartet @ Petes Candy Store in Brooklyn, 9:30pm, with Jake Shulman-ment on violin, Nick Cudahy on Bass, Michael Winograd on clarinets, and Pete Rushefsky on Tsimbl

    709 Lorimer St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    (718) 302 - 3770
    www.petescandystore.com

    April 4, 2006

    Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, Apr 4

    Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys
    Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys
    April 4th
    Cornelia Street Cafe (29 Cornelia Street NYC) at 8:30
    Call 212-989-9319 for more information.

    April 5, 2006

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, Queens, NY, Apr 5

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar will be performing Wednesday, April 5th at
    Astoria Center of Israel's "Cafe ACI". For more info, click on the url
    below....

    Art Bailey- accordion
    Jake Shulman-Ment-violin
    Jeremy Brown-violin
    George Rush-bass

    Wednesday, April 5th , 2006, 7:30-9:30pm
    Astoria Center of Israel
    27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria, Queens
    $5 donation
    www.astoriacenter.org/op

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    April 6, 2006

    Folksbiene cabaret "Don't Tell Mama", NYC, Apr 6

    Gwendolen Burton

    Folksbiene Cabaret at Don't Tell Mama

    The Folksbiene presents Yiddish Theatre songs in an intimate club setting. Drink a L'khayim and listen to new interpretations of old favorites from Gwendolen Burton, exquisite singer from England in her American debut.

    WHERE: Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street
    WHEN: April 6th, 8pm
    PRICE: $10 plus 2 drink minimum

    For further info: 212-213-2120
    or email Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre
    www.folksbiene.org

    April 7, 2006

    Kirtan w/ Kamaniya & Yofiyah, NYC, Apr 7

    oin us FRIDAY April 7th for this unique & joyous evening of
    Sanskrit & Hebrew universal chants celebrating the ONE TRUTH!
    Please forward this to anyone you think might appreciate itŠ
    Hope to see you there!

    Infinite Song Productions & Integral Yoga Institute present

    Ecstatic Chant

    * Kirtan with *
    Kamaniya & Yofiyah

    Friday, April 7th 8-10pm doors close 8:30pm $10

    Location: Integral Yoga Institute
    227 W 13th St., NYC (btw 7th & 8th Aves) | 212.929.0586 | www.iyiny.org

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    Ballin' the Jack, NYC, Apr 7

    BALLIN' THE JACK
    Friday, April 7th @ 10:00 ...couple a sets
    at the 55 BAR


    55 Christopher St. (at Sixth/Seventh Avenue)
    New York ( 212 ) 929-9883


    Matt Darriau - alto, clt.
    Andy Laster - bari, clt.
    Frank London - trumpet
    Curha - tbone
    George Schuller - traps
    Anthiny Coleman - piano
    Joe Fitzgerald - bass

    April 8, 2006

    Storahtelling RituaLab, NYC, Apr 8

    Shira Kline is performing as a member of the Storahtelling RituaLab: a sacred arena where religious and theatrical narratives blend to create a new conversation and a new place for contemplation and expressions of art, myth, ancient saga for modern times. Includes a childrens service at 10:00am, at The Actors Temple in New York City.

    Neshama Carlebach, Blue Fringe, NYC, Apr 8

    Neshama Carlebach is playing on a double bill with Blue Fringe at Makor, 35 West 67th Street (between Columbus and Central Park West), NYC. For more information call 212-413-8800.

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Apr 8

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    APRIL 8th—Brotherhood Synagogue post Havdalah Concert (GRAMERCY PARK)
    Pharaoh's Daughter performing at 28 Gramercy Park South @ 20th Street—$10
    8p.m. (been teaching at this beautiful place since college...)
    212-674-5750

    April 9, 2006

    Afro-Semitic Experience, Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, NYC, Apr 9

    band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience
    Sunday April 9, in concert, 4:00 p.m., Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York. For more info please call 718-592-9700.

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 9

    The Sway Machinery
    at Zebulon

    Special guest DJ Ori Kaplan
    Sunday, April 9, 9pm
    258 Wythe Ave. (bet. N.3 & Metropolitan) Williamsburg
    Subway: L to Bedford
    www.zebuloncafeconcert.com
    $Free

    April 11, 2006

    Efrim Zubritski, NYC, Apr 11

    A rare treat from Paris—
    The Forward Newspaper presents:

    The Fiddler Efim Zubritski and his daughter, the pianist, Alisa
    Zubritski, will
    present a musical program including Jewish music/composers (folkmusic,
    Kreisler)
    at the Workmen Circle Building, 45 E. 33rd st.(between Park and
    Madison). at 7:15 PM
    This event is FREE.

    co-sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture.

    Metropolitan Klezmer + guests, NYC, Apr 11

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer "Night Before Seder" show
    Full-length, full-band extravaganza @ Mo Pitkin's, NYC
    Tuesday, April 11
    8:30 PM
    $10 + one drink minimum
    Judeo-Latino cuisine too!
    34 Avenue A (btw E 2nd & 3rd St's), 212-777-5660 mopitkins.com

    Come on down for the Pre-Pesakh special, and we're having company: guest artists Michael Farkas (The Wiyos) & Jeannette Lewicki (Max & Minka, Zagnut Orkestar). Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction features retro decor, theme menu, and for this occasion a satisfyingly long music set: MK's octet will prime you for Passover with new tunes & familiar favorites!

    Slavic Soul Party!, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 11

    Slavic Soul live at BarbesSlavic Soul Party!
    Tuesday, April 11th, 2006 @ 9pm
    Barbes (every tuesday forever!)
    376 9th Street (corner of 6th Ave.)
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com
    1.718.965.9177

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    April 15, 2006

    Pharaoh's Daughter, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 15

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    APRIL 15th (BROOKLYN)
    Southpaw 125 5th Avenue $10
    With Jfrej pitch, The Shondes, Jason Trachtenburg, Tricrotic
    Doors open 8p.m. Show 9p.m.

    April 16, 2006

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Apr 16

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    APRIL 16th 9:30p.m. JOE's PUB (NY-VILLAGE)
    Annual Passover Pub concert with free maccaroons and guest dancers Kaeshi and Elisheva of Bellyqueen premiering new choreagraphy and songs

    BUY TICKETS NOW!!!!
    $12 advance $15 at the door.
    Public Theater box office 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com

    April 17, 2006

    Basya Schechter, NYC, Apr 17

    band publicity photoBasya Schechter
    APRIL 17th —ARTIST SEDER OFFERS A NEW TAKE ON AN OLD STORY
    Performing solo, with other artists presenting.

    The Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU and AVODA Arts is hosting a creative interpretation of the ancient Passover story with an Artist Seder on Monday, April 17th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at The Bronfman Center, 7 East 10th Street, between University Place and 5th Avenue. The event is free for New York University students, faculty, and staff, $10 for community members

    April 18, 2006

    Slavic Soul Party!, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 18

    Slavic Soul live at BarbesSlavic Soul Party!
    Tuesday, April 11th, 2006 @ 9pm
    Barbes (every tuesday forever!)
    376 9th Street (corner of 6th Ave.)
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com
    1.718.965.9177

    Continue reading "Slavic Soul Party!, Brooklyn, NY, Apr 18" »

    April 21, 2006

    Slavic Soul Party!, NYC, Apr 21

    Slavic Soul live at BarbesSlavic Soul Party!
    Friday, April 21, 2006 @ 9:30pm
    Maia - East Village , NYC
    98 Avenue B (between E. 6th St. and E. 7th St.)
    1.212.358.1166
    www.maiameyhane.com

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    April 22, 2006

    Bruce Adler, NYC, Apr 22

    Bruce Adler appears in concert at Queens Theater in The Park (New York) at 8pm on Saturday night April 22nd and again at 2pm in the afternoon on Sunday April 23rd. Go to queenstheatre.org or call 718-760-0064 for tickets.

    April 23, 2006

    Bruce Adler, NYC, Apr 23

    Bruce Adler appears in concert at Queens Theater in The Park (New York) at 8pm on Saturday night April 22nd and again at 2pm in the afternoon on Sunday April 23rd. Go to queenstheatre.org or call 718-760-0064 for tickets.

    Pharaoh's Daughter, Queens, NY, Apr 23

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    APRIL 23rd (QUEENS)
    Queen's Arts Museum — Pharaoh's Daughter UNPLUGGED @ 5p.m.
    With Basya Schechter — oud, saz, guitar Daphna Mor — recorders, ney, zurna and Meg Okura — violin

    Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor, NYC, Apr 23

    Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor

    The Knitting Factory, in the Old Office:
    74 Leonard St., NYC
    Sunday, April 23, 6:30pm

    Tickets are $8 in advance and at the door.
    212.219.3132
    www.knittingfactory.com

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    Pharaoh's Daughter, Divahn, Sultana Ensemble, NYC, Apr 23

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    APRIL 23rd (benefit at Columbia University for Darfur)
    7p.m. With Divahn and Sultana Ensemble
    And student documentary footage in Sudan.

    Yiddishe Cup, Brooklyn, NY, 23-Apr-06

    band photoYiddishe Cup
    April 23
    2 p.m.
    Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
    (at Brooklyn College)
    Walt Whitman Theatre
    $25
    718-951-4500
    www.brooklyncenter.com

    Continue reading "Yiddishe Cup, Brooklyn, NY, 23-Apr-06" »

    April 25, 2006

    Bang on a Can benefit, NYC, Apr 25

    benefit logo
    BIG BENEFIT BASH, BANQUET & CONCERT
    honoring JOSEPH V. MELILLO Executive Producer of The Brooklyn Academy of Music
    featuring performances by LAURIE ANDERSON, DON BYRON, SUSAN MARSHALL & COMPANY, and the BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS

    TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006
    Angel Orensanz Foundation 172 Norfolk Street (just below Houston)
    6 PM Cocktails and Dinner
    8-10:30 PM Cocktails and Concert

    Continue reading "Bang on a Can benefit, NYC, Apr 25" »

    Slavic Soul Party!, Pittsburgh, PA, Apr 25

    Slavic Soul live at BarbesSlavic Soul Party!
    Tuesday, April 25th, 2006 @ 9pm
    Gooski's - Pittsburgh, PA
    3117 Brereton St
    Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3707
    1.412.681.1658

    Continue reading "Slavic Soul Party!, Pittsburgh, PA, Apr 25" »

    April 28, 2006

    "I am a Jew from eternal nowhere", Jewish Music Forum, NYC, Apr 28

    The Jewish Music Forum, a project of the American Society for Jewish Music at the Center for Jewish History is pleased to announce the following presentation:

    "I am a Jew from eternal nowhere": Yiddish song in the aftermath of the Holocaust

    Shirli Gilbert (University of Michigan) Respondent: Jeremy Dauber (Columbia University)

    Friday, April 28
    10 A.M.
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    New York, NY

    Admission is free and open to the public

    For information on this or other events of the Jewish Music Forum, please see the website: www.jewishmusicforum.org, call 212-294-8328 or Continue reading ""I am a Jew from eternal nowhere", Jewish Music Forum, NYC, Apr 28" »

    April 30, 2006

    Holocaust memorial with Chayele Palevsky and Jerry Silverman, NYC, Apr 30

    The Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center 21 is pleased to invite you to a
    lecture.

    RAY (CHAYELE) PALEVSKY
    member of the United Partisan Organization
    (Partisans of Vilna) will speak on the topic

    MY LIFE IN THE RESISTANCE

    After the lecture, there will be a musical program with

    JERRY SILVERMAN
    renowned researcher and performer of Holocaust music

    SUNDAY 30 APRIL 2006
    1:30 PM

    In our auditorium at 3301 Bainbridge Ave. & 208th St., Bronx.
    (D train to 205 St, #4 to Moshulu Pkwy;
    Buses 10, 28 or 34 to 210th St.)

    Contribution: $3.50
    Members and students -- free

    Refreshments will be served
    Come with your friends and family!

    *** PROGRAM IS IN YIDDISH!! ***

    Letter from Istanbul, NYC, Apr 30

    Letter from Istanbul Ensemble

    April 30, 2006 Sunday 7 PM
    New York, NY

    Peter Norton Symphony Space
    2537 Broadway at 95th Street
    New York, NY 10025-6990

    Tickets $ 26, WMI Friends $ 22

    Presented by World Music Institute

    Sponsored by
    Turkish Culture and Tourism Office, New York & Moon and Stars Project
    http://heartheworld.org/WMICAL/Calendar.asp?Month=4&TheYear=2006
    Tickets: http://www.symphonyspace.org/genres/seriesPage.php?seriesId=80&genreId=1

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    May 3, 2006

    Deep Minor, Brooklyn, NY, May 3

    Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor
    Wed May 3rd, 8:30 PM, FREE
    at the Tea Lounge (837 Union St, Park Slope, Brooklyn)

    tealoungeny.com

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    May 6, 2006

    Michael Alpert, Sarah Gordon at People's Poetry Gathering, NYC, May 6

    7:30- 10:00pm
    Tongue Tripping
    CUNY Graduate Center
    Auditorium
    $30; Members, Seniors, & Students $25.

    A first-ever tribute to the world�s diverse languages and musics, Tongue Tripping brings together South African, Yiddish, and Native American musical groups. The South African master Bakithi Kumalo, who played with Paul Simon, has put together a band that exudes sweet South African harmonies the Kumalo South African Band, with lyrics and seven African languages; Michael Alpert and the Heymland (Homeland) Ensemble (Michael Winograd, Pete Rushefsky and Sarah Gordon; Yiddish), and the Native American group Ulali (Native languages and vocalizations). We conclude with a first-ever Tower-of-Babel jam by poets and musicians.

    peoplespoetry.org/event_06.html

    May 9, 2006

    Maria Krupoves, NYC, May 9

    band photoTue, May 9, 2006, 9:30pm
    At Makor; 92St Y Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York City
    Tickets: $15

    www.makor.org

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    May 11, 2006

    Divahn, NYC, May 11

    Divahn
    May 11, Thursday @ 7:00 p.m (doors open at 6:30 pm)
    Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction
    34 Avenue A, Manhattan, NY
    $10
    www.mopitkins.com

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    May 12, 2006

    "The Migration of Memory", Jewish Music Forum, NYC, May 12

    The Jewish Music Forum, a project of the American Society for Jewish Music at the Center for Jewish History is pleased to announce the following presentation:

    The Migration of Memory: New Contexts for Mizrahi and Bukharian Musical Poetic Traditions in Israel and the United States

    Evan Rapport (CUNY) and Galeet Dardashti (University of Texas at Austin)
    Respondent: Mark Kligman (Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute, New York)

    Friday, May 12
    10 A.M.
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    New York, NY

    Admission is free and open to the public

    For information on this or other events of the Jewish Music Forum, please see the website: www.jewishmusicforum.org, call 212-294-8328 or Continue reading ""The Migration of Memory", Jewish Music Forum, NYC, May 12" »

    May 14, 2006

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Brooklyn, NY, May 14

    Sunday, May 14th, 2pm, Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza:

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi live at the Brooklyn Public Library. A screening of Yale Strom's new documentary film "Man From Munkacs: Gypsy Klezmer", followed by a concert featuring hypenate Strom and his klezmer supergroup.

    This Event is Free to the Public!

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    May 18, 2006

    Sway Machinery, Mendy opening, Brooklyn, NY, May 13

    The Sway Machinery
    Saturday, May 13th, 2006
    Mendy: A question of faith--opening party!!!
    Mendy, a film by Adam Vardy, and with a score composed by Jeremiah Lockwood and performed by The Sway Machinery, is opening for a two week run at Cinema Village on May 12th. Come celebrate with a live performance by The Sway Machinery. Venue and exact time to be announced.
    mendythemovie.com

    May 21, 2006

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, May 21

    Special Yiddish/English concerts May 21!

    Having recently performed at Lincoln Center and Shea Stadium
    and recorded its first CD,
    THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS (JPPC)
    conducted by BINYUMEN ("BEN") SCHAECHTER,
    will perform musical adaptations of the works of
    SHOLEM ALEICHEM and I.L. PERETZ
    commemorating 90 years since their deaths.

    Highlights:

    • A rarely heard operetta based on Sholem Aleichem's beloved Tom Sawyer-ish character, MOTL PEYSI DEM KHAZNS ("Motl, Peysi the Cantor's Son")

    • A stirring musical adaptation of Peretz's classic short story, OYB NIT NOKH HEKHER ("If Not Higher Still")

    • Selections from the JPPC's new CD, ZINGT! A CELEBRATION OF YIDDISH CHORAL MUSIC


    All in Yiddish, with English translations.

    When: Sunday, May 21, at 2:00 and at 4:30
    Where: Hebrew Union College, 1 West 4th St. (betw. Broadway & Mercer St.),
    New York, NY
    Admission: Adults: $15; Seniors, students: $10

    PHOTO ID required, all adults age 18 & up

    For tickets and additional information:
    Jo Abrams (646) 602-2007

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    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, May 21

    SHOLEM ALEICHEM, I.L. PERETZ, AND OUR NEW CD

    THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS (JPPC),
    conducted by BINYUMEN ("BEN") SCHAECHTER,
    will perform musical adaptations of the works of
    I.L. Peretz and Sholem Aleichem,
    to commemorate 90 years since their respective deaths.

    Last year's JPPC spring concert was so well attended
    that many had to be turned away.
    Thus, this year the JPPC will give two identical performances on May 21, at
    2:00 and 4:30

    Where: Hebrew Union College, 1 West 4th Street

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    May 25, 2006

    Yuri Vedeniapin @ Kavehoyz, NYC, May 25

    KAVEHOYZ (Coffee House) with Yuri Vedeniapin of Moscow.
    Thursday, May 25th, 2006@7pm - IN YIDDISH.
    $8.
    At the Congress for Jewish Culture, 25 East 21st Street, 1fl, New York, NY 10010
    HOW TO GET THERE: 6, R, W, F to '23 Street'

    Yuri Vedenyapan, NYC, May 25

    The young Yiddish singer from Moscow, Yuri Vedenyapan, will be the next performer at the monthly Kavehoyz of the Congress for Jewish Culture. Yuri is a graduate student in the Yiddish department at Columbia and a
    wonderful performer!

    The concert takes place Thursday, May 25, 7pm, at the Congress, 25 E. 21st Manhattan, Admission: $8 includes coffee and cake.

    information: 212-505-8040

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, May 25

    The Sway Machinery
    Thursday, May 25th, 2006 10pm
    Zebulon
    258 Wythe Ave. (bet. N.3 & Metropolitan)
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    Price: free
    Subway: L to Bedford Ave
    http://zebuloncafeconcert.com

    May 30, 2006

    Dr. Joel Rubin lectures, NYC, May 30

    The Vladimir and Pearl Heifetz and Joseph Kremen Memorial Lecture
    "More Famous than the Beatles: Klezmorim as Negotiators of Change in 19th and 20th century Poland"
    Dr. Joel E. Rubin, Syracuse University
    May 30, 2006 at 7:00pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16 Street
    New York, NY 10011
    Kovno Room

    Please contact the CJH Theater Box Office
    phone: (917) 606-8200

    Kleztraphobix, Slavic Soul Party, Brooklyn, NY, May 30

    Come on down to Barbes on May 30th for a great double bill. It starts with the Kleztraphobix

    at 7:30, and Slavic Soul Party plays their regular Tuesday night set starting around 8:30.

    Barbes is at 376 9th Street in Park Slope right off Sixth Avenue.

    June 3, 2006

    Golem, Brooklyn, NYC, Jun 3

    Golem

    BROOKLYN MUSEUM FIRST SATURDAY SERIES
    Saturday, June 3rd 6-8pm
    admission free
    For more info, call (718) 638-5000

    June 6, 2006

    Metropolitan Klezmer, film, NYC, Jun 6

    Tuesday, June 6
    8:00 PM
    The JCC of Manhattan presents:

    "The Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film: Gay + Lesbian Subtext from a Cinema of Diaspora"
    http://jccnyc.org/category.aspx?catid=2057#13968
    http://metropolitanklezmer.com/celluloid.html
    A film clips-lecture by Eve Sicular, with Metropolitan Klezmer full octet live!
    For more information, or to register, please call 646-505-5708
    This program is the finale of the JCC's Faigele Film Festival

    $12.00 - Member
    $15.00 - Non-Member
    GLSYCC00S6

    Location: The JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St. (Program room assignments will be available at the JCC Customer Service Desk, in the lobby of the Samuel Priest Rose Building.)

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    June 8, 2006

    Asefa, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 8

    asefa instruments
    Asefa
    Thursday, June 8, 9pm, No Cover!
    The Tea Lounge, NYC
    837 Union St. (btw 6/7 aves)
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    Subway: Q/B to 7ave or 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza.

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    June 11, 2006

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jun 11

    Pharaoh's Daughter
    Mo Pitkins "House of Satisfaction" Jewish/latin food... showcasing new songs.. Before sunset summer show! - 34 Avenue A - $10

    June 13, 2006

    Metropolitan Klezmer Octet, NYC, Jun 13

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Octet
    Tuesday, June 13th
    Museum Mile Festival at the Jewish Museum
    6pm-9pm FREE!! & outdoors (if weather permits, or in museum auditorium).
    The Jewish Museum
    Fifth Ave @ 92nd St, NYC
    Info: 212-423-3200 or museummilefestival.org
    Rain or shine... full eight-piece band

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    June 14, 2006

    Klezmer Jam, Astoria, Queens, NYC, Jun 14

    this month's Astoria Klezmer Jam will take place as scheduled Wednesday, June 14 7:30-9:30pm Astoria Center, led by Margot Leverett and open to all. This month we'll feature tunes we learned from our dear friend German Goldenshteyn. All musicians are welcome to join in, and anyone can come listen or just hang out - it's free. 27-35 Crescent Street Astoria, at 30th Ave. (Take N or W train to 30th Ave). www.AstoriaCenter.org

    June 15, 2006

    Hassidic Songs @ Kavehoyz, NYC, Jun 15

    KAVEHOYZ (Coffee House) with Rabbi Leyzer Abarbanel."
    Hassidic Songs, New and Old"
    Thursday, June 15th, 2006@7pm
    $8.
    At the Congress for Jewish Culture, 25 East 21st Street, 1fl, New York, NY 10010
    HOW TO GET THERE: 6, R, W, F to '23 Street'

    Joel Berkowitz lecture, NYC, Jun 15

    Joel Berkowitz (SUNY Albany)
    "False Messiahs in Yiddish Historical Drama" (ENGLISH) Thursday, June 15 (postponed from May 18!) 7:00 PM
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16 Street
    New York, NY 10011
    Kovno Room

    Please contact the CJH Theater Box Office
    phone: (917) 606-8200

    Golem and Three Yiddish Divas, NYC, Jun 15

    The Central Queens YM & YWHM Presents Freilach in the Park staring Golem and Three Yiddish Diva's in their Queen's debut.

    Golem is a young, hip, widely acclaimed NY-based klezmer/rock band transforms the music of its Jewish-Yiddish grandparents, making it modern, edgy, and sexy. Golem has infused the world music scene with a breath of fresh air from Eastern Europe with a powerfully vibrant sound.

    Three Yiddish Diva's. Three magnificent voices. Three thrilling performers. Joanne Borts, Broadway Diva; Adrienne Cooper, Concert Stage Diva and Theresa Tova, Jazz-Cabaret Diva, blend their multilingual repertoire and phenomenal talents into a sophisticated, emotionally charged and stunningly powerful concert. Joining the Divas is the masterful Dan Rosengard.

    The Gala is on June 15th at 7:30 pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing, New York. Tickets are from $36 to $100. From more information call 718-265-5011 or visit Freilach in the Park.

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 15

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi return to Barbes after their last sold-out show. Strom (violin) has been hailed as "a leading light of the klezmer revival" (Time Out) and "a folk roots trip unto himself" (Dirty Linen). Hot Pstromi is rounded out by all-stars Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Norbert Stachel (reeds), Peter Stan (accordion) and very special guests, percussionist David Licht (of the Klezmatics) and bassist Nikki Parrott (David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness). $10 376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn 718.965.9177

    June 16, 2006

    Paradox Trio, NYC, Jun 16

    Rare NY appearance.
    PARADOX TRIO at Maia Meyhane
    June 16th, Friday 10pm .....FREE....

    Matt Darriau - reeds
    Brad Shepik - guitar
    Rufus Cappadocia - cello
    Seido Salifoski - percussion

    Maia Meyhane
    98 Avenue B
    New York, NY 10009
    http://www.zagnut-orkestar.com
    http://www.maiameyhane.com

    East Village - great Turkish food and vibes!

    June 19, 2006

    Howie Leshaw, NYC, Jun 19

    Howie Leshaw
    Monday, June 19th at 9pm sharp
    Starlight Bar & Lounge
    167 Avenue A
    212-475-2171
    No Cover. No Minimum. No Kidding!
    Part of Julian Fleisher Presents: Monday Music at Starlight

    June 21, 2006

    Klezmer meets Brazilian, the South American Way, NYC,

    Bulgach and Ze LuisGustavo Bulgach, Prince of West Coast Klezmer, Band leader of Klezmer Juice and Brazilian Composer and Woodwind Prodigy Ze Luis Oliveira are joining forces for one memorable night of “Klezmer meets Brazilian, the South American Way” at Makor, 35 W. 67th St, NYC on Wednesday, June 21st 2006 at 10pm.

    This long-time friendship between the two South American natives has produced a collaboration of different heritages that were both spawned in the jazz clubs around the world. Since leaving their Home Land, Ze Luis has concentrated his musical talents in NYC and Bulgui has been emerged in Latin, Jazz, Swing and Klezmer in the Bar-Mitzvah capital of the world, Los Angeles.

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    June 22, 2006

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Jun 22

    Pride Party at The JCC in Manhattan featuring Isle of Klezbos!
    Thursday, June 22nd
    7:30 - 10PM

    The community Pride party where all the Hebrew school drop-outs love to drop in is back again. The queer klezmer-benders, Isle of Klezbos, set the stage for a night of all-you-can-eat-drink-dance-play celebration on the roof of the JCC (fabulous view if weather permits... anyway, come rain or shine!) Co-sponsored by Rodeph Sholom, B'nai Jeshurun, JQ Youth, GLDYSA, CBST, the LGBT Community Center and JewChicks.

    $20/25 in advance, $25/30 at the door (JCC members/non-members)
    jccmanhattan.org 646-505-5708 334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th St, NYC

    June 23, 2006

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Jun 23

    band photoIsle of Klezbos
    Friday 6/23
    Our last scheduled IoK NYC public appearance for awhile
    Pride Shabbat service followed by block party, FREE
    at The Village Temple ~ just blocks from Stonewall
    Rain or shine, with refreshments to follow in the social hall
    Dancing in the street if weather cooperates, open to the public!
    33 E 12th St NYC, btw University + Broadway, 7:30pm on
    villagetemple.org 212-674-2340 Rabbi Chava Koster & Cantor Kathy Barr

    June 25, 2006

    Sway Machinery Plus, NYC, Jun 25

    The New Jewish Avant-Garde Collective: the Sway Machinery (w Antibalas Horn Section) & Frantic Turtle

    Sway Machinery: ashkenazi punk-blues. Frantic Turtle: jazz poetry garage.

    Sun Jun 25th, 8.15pm
    Cornelia Street Café (29 Cornelia Street; A, B, C, and D
    trains to West 4th or 1 to Sheridan Sq.)
    $8 + 1 drink

    http://www.myspace.com/franticturtle

    June 27, 2006

    Gerard Edery, NYC, Jun 27

    On June 27th, Gerard Edery will be performing at the Underground (612 2nd Avenue, between 33rd and 34th streets, New York City) a tribute to the late, much beloved, oud player George Mgrdichian.

    June 29, 2006

    Hy Wolfe CD release party, NYC, Jun 29

    You are all invited to a special event at the NYC Kavehoyz run by the
    Congress for Jewish Culture.
    CD- release party of Hy Wolfe's recording "Yiddish Songs for the Soul".
    Thursday June 29th 7:00 PM at

    Congress for Jewish Culture
    25 E. 21st NYC
    Free admission!

    information: 212-505-8040

    [cognoscenti note: CD liners notes set by KlezmerShack author and typographer, Ari Davidow]

    June 30, 2006

    Vampire Suit, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 30

    Vampire Suit will once again bring it's signature chamber-world-improv sound to Barbes, 376 9th St., Brooklyn, on June 30th, 2006, at 8pm.

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    July 1, 2006

    Balkan Beat Box, Summer Stage, NYC, Jul 1

    photo from www.balkanbeatbox.comBalkan Beat Box
    Sat July 01
    New York, NY
    @ SummerStage
    w/ Antibalas & Ska Cubana. FREE!

    July 5, 2006

    Sarah Aroeste Band, NYC, Jul 5

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste
    Makor, Wednesday July 5th

    Featuring- Sarah Aroeste: vocals; Yoel Ben-Simhon:
    oud, guitar, piano, vocals; Yaron Eilam: electric
    guitar; Emmanuel Mann: bass; Liron Peled: drums,
    percussion
    and special guests...

    DATE: Wednesday, July 5th
    TIME: 9:30 PM (doors open at 9 PM)
    LOCATION: Makor, NYC
    35 W. 67th Street (b/w Columbus & CPW) Tix: $12

    Click here to get tix or call 212.413.8889

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    July 6, 2006

    Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Party Band, NYC, Jul 6

    svigals singing Thursday July 6, Alicia Svigal's Klezmer Fiddle Party Band Free 12:30 p.m. lunch concert at Abe Lebewohl Park (formerly St. Mark's Park) in the East Village; part of the Third Street Music School Settlement's concert series. Second Avenue and 10th Street, in front of historic St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery. In case of rain, performances are held on the portico of the church.

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    Alicia Svigals Klezmer Fiddle Party, NYC, Jul 6

    svigals singing Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Party

    Looking for a great klezmer band for a celebration? World-renowned klezmer fiddler Alicia Svigals' party band is playing a free lunchtime concert 12:30 on Thursday in the East Village; a wonderful opportunity to experience the band live.

    It will be an all-klezmer show, but bar/bat mitzvah and wedding information packages, with recordings of our musicians playing rock/jazz/R&B etc, will be available upon request!

    Thursday, July 6, 12:30 p.m., at Abe Lebewohl Park (formerly St. Mark's Park)Second Avenue and 10th Street, in front of historic St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery. Free admission—rain or shine!

    For further info, click on "Music in Abe Lebewohl Park" at the top right. Part of the Third Street Music School Settlement's concert series.

    July 9, 2006

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Jul 9

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    this Sunday, July 9th
    at Riverside Park South's lovely waterfront pier
    ~free~ sunset concert
    Two sets, 6pm - 8pm
    Our last scheduled NYC show of the summer... full octet, with special guest.
    West 70th St @the Hudson River, kicking off the "Acoustic Sundays" series
    Directions to this new-ish park are below -- plus a tip for Ismail Butera fans!

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    July 12, 2006

    Vjola Contraband, NYC, Jul 12

    Vjola Contraband
    Wednesday July 12 at 9:30 PM
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY

    $15.00

    Tickets available at The Public Theater box office or through Telecharge:
    http://www.telecharge.com or 212.239.6200 .

    http://www.joespub.com

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    July 15, 2006

    Afro-Semitic Experience, NYC, Jul 15

    band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience
    July 15, 3-4:30 pm
    FREE outdoor concert
    123rd Street between Morningside and Amsterdam Avenue.
    The event is hosted by The Church of the Masters and presented by JAZZMOBILE.

    July 25, 2006

    Mikveh, NYC, Jul 25

    MikvehMikveh
    Tuesday July 25, 9 pm
    at Mo Pitkin's
    34 Avenue A NYC 10009, 212 777 5660
    www.mopitkins.com/mosshows.html

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    August 1, 2006

    Kaplan-Rushefsky, Brooklyn, NYC,

    Pete and BeckyRebecca Kaplan & Pete Rushefsky—An evening of Yiddish folksong

    At Barbes in Brooklyn, NY (www.barbesbrooklyn.com)
    Tuesday, August 1, 2006
    7:00PM–8:30PM

    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn
    Subway: F train to 7th Ave.
    917-326-9659

    Suggested donation $8

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    August 6, 2006

    Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Party Band, NYC, Aug 6

    svigals singing Sunday, Aug 6, Alicia Svigal's Klezmer Fiddle Party Band
    4:45 p.m. at Lincoln Center Out of Doors
    With special guest dance instructor Steve Weintraub. Band includes Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl, Jim Guttman on bass, Mimi Rabson on violin. (Time subject to change)

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    August 10, 2006

    Golem, NYC, Aug 10

    Golem

    Thursday, August 10 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (7:00 PM doors)
    at ROCKS OFF CONCERT CRUISE - ABORD THE HALF MOON, New York City

    This cruise will depart from Skyport Marina - 23rd & FDR Drive (EAST side). Boarding will begin at 7pm and the cruise will depart at 8pm SHARP. Don't be late - it ain't pretty to be standin on the dock, watching the party sailing away! There is a cash bar on board so make sure to swing by the ATM on your way to the boat. There are 'bar snacks' provided, but there will be no food for sale on this trip. If you have any questions about the show or your purchase, please contact Sancho Dominguez at sancho@rocksoff.com or check www.rocksoff.com/faq.

    XXOO,
    Rocks Off
    $15.00

    Tickets: www.ticketweb.com

    August 31, 2006

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, NYC, Aug 31

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar will be performing Thursday, Sept 31st at the Jewish Museum's SummerNights series, after a screening of the 1950's television series "The Goldbergs"

    Art Bailey- accordion
    Jake Shulman-Ment-violin
    Jeremy Brown-violin
    Jim Guttmann-bass

    Thursday, Sept 31st, 2006, 7pm and 8pm
    Jewish Museum
    1109 Fifth Avenue (northeast corner of 92nd Street)
    New York,NY 10128

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    September 2, 2006

    Balkan Beat Box, NYC, Sep 2

    photo from www.balkanbeatbox.comBalkan Beat Box
    Saturday, September 2, 2006
    NYC
    Sheba Film Festival
    @ Faison Firehouse Theater
    Tickets:
    $10

    Doors Open at 6 pm

    Welcome & Coffee Ceremony 7:30 pm
    Sisai Screening 8:15pm
    Speech by Prof. Isaac 9:30pm

    Balkan Beat Box, Johnstown, PA, Sep 2

    photo from www.balkanbeatbox.comBalkan Beat Box
    Saturday, September 2, 2006
    Johnstown FolkFest
    Johnstown, PA 15907
    @ Festival Park
    90 Johns Street
    10:00 PM, FREE

    888-222-1889

    Balkan Beat Box, Cleveland Hts, OH, Sep 4

    photo from www.balkanbeatbox.comBalkan Beat Box
    Monday, September 4, 2006
    @ The Grog Shop
    2785 Euclid Hts Blvd
    Cleveland Hts Ohio 44106
    On the corner of Coventry and Euclid Heights Blvd.
    8:00 PM, $10
    Get Tickets Here

    216-321-5588

    September 3, 2006

    Balkan Beat Box & Golem, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep 3

    photo from www.balkanbeatbox.comBalkan Beat Box with Golem
    Sunday, September 3, 2006
    Golemin Pittsburgh, PA
    @ University of Pittsburgh
    8:00 PM, FREE

    September 4, 2006

    Daniel Kahn, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 4

    Daniel Kahn, will
    be playing at Pete's Candy Store this Monday (Labor
    Day). That's September 4, 9pm, at 709 Lorimer Street
    in Williamsburg, Brooklyn - 11211
    (718) 302 - 3770.

    for more information:
    www.danielkahn.com
    www.petescandystore.com
    www.madamlewicki.com

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    September 6, 2006

    Balkan Beat Box & Golem, Newport, KY, Sep 6

    photo from www.balkanbeatbox.comBalkan Beat Box with Golem
    Wednesday, September 6, 2006
    Newport, KY
    @ Southgate House
    24 E 3rd St.
    Newport, KY 41071
    Golem
    8PM doors/8:30 show; 18+
    Tickets: $10 / $12
    Get Tickets Here

    September 9, 2006

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Sep 9

    band photoIsle of Klezbos
    Saturday, September 9th
    Unison Arts Center
    8:00pm show
    68 Mountain Rest Road
    New Paltz NY
    Tickets $14 members/$18 non-members
    Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559

    Continue reading "Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Sep 9" »

    September 11, 2006

    Rashanim + Eyal Maoz's Dimyon, NYC, Sep 11

    Rashanim + Eyal Maoz's Dimyon
    Monday, September 11 at 8pm
    T O N I C
    107 Norfolk Street
    New York, NY 10002
    212.358.7501
    Subway: F to Delancey Street; J/M/Z to Essex Street
    www.tonicnyc.com


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    September 12, 2006

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Sep 12

    Pharaoh's Daughter
    Tuesday, Sept. 12th Sydney Crum Jewish Music Conference showcase 12:20p.m.
    (20minute)
    Museum of Jewish Heritage (battery park city)

    Panel: Jewish Identity Crisis, NYC, Sep 12

    Pharaoh's Daughter
    Lecture: 3:10 Jewish Identity Crisis: Musicians Explain their Connection
    to Judaism in
    Their Work. How is their own Jewish identity represented in their musical
    compositions? How are ancient melodies and traditional texts integrated
    into their current work? Are contemporary Jewish Musicians the spiritual
    leaders of our generation? How is music used to deliver and communicate
    relevant Jewish messages?

    Moderated by Rabbi Niles Goldstein, New Shul
    * Frank London of the Klezmatics
    * Basya Schecter of Pharaoh's Daughter
    * Neshama Carlbach
    * Lanzbom, Soulfarm
    * Noah Soloman Chase, Soulfarm

    September 13, 2006

    Pharaoh's Daughter in poetryfest, NYC, Sep 13

    Pharaoh's Daughter
    Wed. Sept. 13th, MIMAAMAKIM EVENT BOWERY POETRY CLUB- 308 Bowery- 8p.m.
    By the REVERB OF BABYLON "Music as Poetry, poetry as music"
    Yiddish poetry, spoken word, instrumentals..
    With FRANTIC TURTLE, (Jake Marmer's funky spoken word music project), Shir
    Yaakov, beat boxer and freestyle rapper,
    Jay Michaelson.. More.. (www.oyhoo.com)

    Paul Brody's Sadawi, NYC, Sep 13

    band photoPaul Brody's Sadawi
    New York City
    Wed September 13th, 8 pm
    Jewish Heritage Museum
    Oyhoo - Festival of Jewish Heritage

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    Smadar, NYC, Sep 13

    Smadar in concertSmadar in Concert
    Wed. September 13th 9:30 pm
    Mo Pitkins 34 Ave A (at 3rd st)
    Tickets $12
    www.mopitkins.com
    212-777-5660

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    September 14, 2006

    First All Star New York Yiddish Singalong, NYC, Sep 14

    Thursday, September 14 @ 7PM - At Cong. Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd Street

    Admission: $20, $50 (VIP seating w/reception)
    Produced by: Golden Land Concerts & Connections
    Musical Director: Zalmen Mlotek
    Sponsored by: Oyhoo Festival, Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre, The Workmen's
    Circle, YUGNTRUF- Youth for Yiddish, Cong. Rodeph Sholom, Congress for Jewiswh
    Culture.

    For tickets and info call: 212-683-7816; or visit www.oyhoo.com

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    Feldman to lead dance party, NYC, Sep 14

    Walter Zev FeldmanFor those of you near NYC who want to keep dancing during the long dark months
    between KlezKanada and KlezKamp here's a dance party with renowned dance leader
    Walter Zev Feldman...

    Tantshoyz (Dance House) – Dance Party at the Manhattan JCC

    Thursday, September 14
    8:00PM – 10:30PM
    At the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in
    Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an
    evening of traditional Ashkenazic dancing led by master dance leader Walter Zev
    Feldman. Live klezmer music will be provided by some of New York’s hottest young
    musicians—Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Michael Winograd (clarinet), Pete Rushefsky
    (tsimbl) and Nick Cudahy (bass). Part of the New York Jewish Music & Heritage
    Festival and Sidney Krum Conference. Cost is $10. For tickets call 646-505-5708
    or jccarts.org

    Jewish Cabaret, NYC, Sep 14

    YiVO Presents:
    Inaugural Sidney Krum Concert
    JEWISH CABARET IN EXILE, SONGS OF MODERNITY
    New Budapest Orpheum Society (NBOS)

    DATE: Thursday, September 14, 2006
    TIME: 7 pm
    VENUE: at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, NYC
    TICKETS: $20/$10 students - Box Office: 917-606-8200/www.ticketweb.com

    Experience the musical tradition of the European Jewish cabaret which
    thrived from the 1880s through the mid 20th century; from Eastern Europe
    to Central Europe; from the rural shtetl to the cosmopolitan ghetto.
    The NBOS, an eight-member ensemble, revives hauntingly beautiful songs
    from these troupes and from composers and lyricists in exile. The
    performance will mix skits, comedy, and songs in German, Hebrew, Yiddish
    and English with commentary.

    Pre-concert talk (free to ticket holders): 6:15-6:45 p.m., "Jewish
    Cabaret: The Stories Behind the Stereotypes"

    For more information:
    www.yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=139&aid=355

    Edom, NYC, Sep 14

    Eyal Maoz's Edom
    Thursday Sept 14 at 10pm. No cover

    Zebulon Cafe Concert
    258 Wythe Ave. Williamsburg. Brooklyn
    B/w N.3rd + Metropolitan

    www.zebuloncafemusic.com

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    September 16, 2006

    Afro-Semitic Selichot, NYC, Sep 16

    band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience

    The music of the High Holy Days will be explored in a sacred experience by David Chevan with the Afro-Semitic Experience in a program of instrumental interpretations called “The Days of Awe.” Cantor Rebecca Garfein, Senior Cantor of Congregation Rodeph Sholom of Manhattan will join Chevan and the Afro-Semitic Experience and with them enter a unique spiritual realm with their arrangements of original music, High Holy Day cantorial works from the repertoire of Hazzan Yosele Rosenblatt, along with familiar traditional Jewish congregational High Holiday melodies on Selichot at 7:30p.m., September 16, 2006. Special Guest, Frank London of the Klezmatics will join as well for this special evening. The program, a highly meditative series of improvisations and interpretations of traditional melodies, is geared to all ages.

    The entire community is invited to join us on Selichot. Congregation Rodeph Sholom is located at 7 W. 83rd Street off Central Park West. For more information, please call 212-362-8800 x1337.

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    Khevre, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 16

    band photoKhevre
    Saturday 9/16
    Stain Bar
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    5:30pm

    Balkan Beat Box, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 16

    photo from www.balkanbeatbox.comBalkan Beat Box with Jeremiah Lockwood's Sway Machinery
    Saturday, September 16, 2006
    Southpaw
    125 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY
    718-230-0326

    8:00 PM / 18+
    $12 / Get Tickets Here

    Divahn, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 16

    Divahn
    September 16th (Saturday) @ 8:15 pm (Havdalah at 8 pm)

    SPECIAL PROGRAM:
    Mizrahi High Holiday Piyutim (Religious Songs), Musical Prayer Poetry
    Congregation Beth Elohim Park Slope, Brooklyn
    8th Ave and Garfield Place

    www.congregationbethelohim.org

    Continue reading "Divahn, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 16" »

    September 17, 2006

    Jewzapalooza, NYC, Sep 17

    promo photothe free outdoor finale Jewzapalooza, which draws thousands, and this year features Israeli hip-hop artist Hadag Nachash, David Broza, Neshama Carlebach, Pharaoh's Daughter, Yosi Piamenta, SoCalled (pictured here) and more.

    Sunday, September 17, 2006
    New york, NY
    Jewzapalooza
    Riverside Park @ 72nd Street
    12:00 PM / FREE

    German Goldenshteyn tribute concert/danceparty, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 17

    GOLDENSHTEYN TRIBUTE CONCERT/DANCE PARTY AT Southpaw!

    Goldenshteyn Tribute Ensemble Featuring: Frank London, Jeff Warchauer, Margot Leverett, Susan Watts, Aaron Alexander, Alicia Svigals, Alex Kontorovich and many more

    The Goldenshteyn Tribute Ensemble will begin at 8 PM on Sunday September 17th at Southpaw. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Buy Tickets Now: www.METPO.com/tickets

    Southpaw
    125 Fifth Ave.
    Brooklyn, NY
    718 230 0236 www.spsounds.com

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    September 19, 2006

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Sep 19

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Tuesday, September 19
    Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction
    7:30pm
    34 Avenue A (btw East 2nd & 3rd Streets), NYC
    Info: 212-777-5660
    www.mopitkins.com
    $10 & one drink minimum (75+ minute set). Enjoy retro-style Jewish and Latino cuisine, all in eclectic period East Village decor. Plus full bar, with matching theme drinks!

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    September 20, 2006

    Rebetica sings the blues, NYC, Sep 20

    The Eldridge Street Project invites you
    REBETICA SINGS THE BLUES

    Wednesday, Sept. 20th 7pm
    Eldridge Street Synagogue
    12 Eldridge Street
    between Canal and Division Streets
    Manhattan

    Tickets: $12. $8 students and seniors
    RSVP: 212-219-0888 x 205

    For more information, visit our website at www.eldridgestreet.org

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    September 22, 2006

    Tiger, Muses & Jasmine, NYC, Sep 22

    concert posterTiger, Muses & Jasmine, a provocative revue of the wild heroines of the Weimar Republic.

    After a successful first run in July, this unique and entertaining show will return for four nights only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, New York City, on September 22nd, 26th, October 3rd and 13th at 7:00 PM; $15 cover, plus two-drink minimum. Cash only. For reservations, call (212) 757-0788.

    For more info go to www.micaelaleon.com or www.donttellmama.com

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    September 23, 2006

    Strauss-Warschauer, Brooklyn, NYC, Sep 23

    Internationally renowned musicians, Deborah Strauss and
    Jeff Warschauer, The Strauss/Warschauer Duo
    Sep 23
    comes home to Brooklyn, NY to perform at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope.

    September 26, 2006

    Tiger, Muses & Jasmine, NYC, Sep 26

    concert posterTiger, Muses & Jasmine, a provocative revue of the wild heroines of the Weimar Republic.

    After a successful first run in July, this unique and entertaining show will return for four nights only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, New York City, on September 22nd, 26th, October 3rd and 13th at 7:00 PM; $15 cover, plus two-drink minimum. Cash only. For reservations, call (212) 757-0788.

    For more info go to www.micaelaleon.com or www.donttellmama.com

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    October 1, 2006

    Vulgar Bulgars, Takoma Park, MD, Oct 1

    October 3, 2006

    Tiger, Muses & Jasmine, NYC, Oct 3

    concert posterTiger, Muses & Jasmine, a provocative revue of the wild heroines of the Weimar Republic.

    After a successful first run in July, this unique and entertaining show will return for four nights only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, New York City, on September 22nd, 26th, October 3rd and 13th at 7:00 PM; $15 cover, plus two-drink minimum. Cash only. For reservations, call (212) 757-0788.

    For more info go to www.micaelaleon.com or www.donttellmama.com

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    October 4, 2006

    Frank London's Klezmer Brass AllStars, NYC, Oct 4

    rare nyc appearance...
    This should be a real party, drink, dance

    on Wed, Oct. 4th, 9pm
    As part of the New York Gypsy Festival
    Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars and Balkan Fantasia from New York will play for your ecstatic booty shaking pleasure.

    at the club:
    M 1-5 - 52 Walker St (Bet. Broadway & Church) NYC
    info is at: www.nygypsyfest.com/2006%20schedule.htm

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    October 5, 2006

    Golem, Brooklyn, NYC, Oct 5

    GolemGolem
    FREE SHOW IN NYC
    Golem will be playing a free show in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    October 5th
    Zebulon
    (258 Wythe Ave. Brooklyn NY. 11211)
    10 pm. FREE.
    Take the L train to Bedford stop in Williamsburg

    October 7, 2006

    Protest! The Concert to Close Guantanamo, NYC, Oct 7

    band photoThe Klezmatics, along with Marshall Crenshaw, Rutha Harris (of the original Freedom Singers), Angelique Kidjo, The Mammals, Urban World of NYC Poets, Utah Phillips and many more special guests, sing out and speak out on one of the most important issues of today

    Town Hall, NYC, 8pm
    123 West 43rd St.
    (212)840.2824
    Ticket Price: $55, 40 & 30
    Tickets

    October 8, 2006

    Ballin' the Jack, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 8

    BALLIN' THE JACK DOES THE MARX BROTHERS
    FEATURING ROY NATHANSON.
    BARBES ~ Sunday, Oct 8th
    #376 9th st at 6th ave Park Slope, Brooklyn
    7th ave stop on F, 9pm.
    718-965-9177
    barbesbrooklyn.com

    Continue reading "Ballin' the Jack, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 8" »

    October 9, 2006

    SoCalled, NYC, Oct 9

    promo photoSo Called w/Islands (fr Canada, feat. members of The Unicorns), Sister Suvi
    Mon-Oct 9 - 16+ - doors open 8pm
    Bowery Ballroom
    6 Delancey St.
    phone: 212.533.2111
    Purchase tix

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    October 10, 2006

    SoCalled, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 10

    promo photoSo Called w/Islands (fr Canada, feat. members of The Unicorns), Sister Suvi
    Tues-Oct 10
    North Six
    66 North 6th St. (bet. Wythe & Kent)
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
    (718) 599-5103>

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    October 11, 2006

    "The Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film", NYC, Oct 11

    "The Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film" video clips/lecture
    presented by Eve Sicular (of Metropolitan Klezmer & Isle of Klezbos)

    Wednesday, 10/11
    7:00pm - 9:30pm
    The Village Temple, 33 East 12th St (btw University & B'way), NYC
    Info: Maria DeKord, 212-674-2340
    www.villagetemple.org


    For more info on the Yiddish Celluloid Closet (with musical DVD trailer coming soon!), see:
    www.metropolitanklezmer.com/celluloid.html

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    Deep Minor CD Pre-Release, NYC, Oct 11

    Wednesday, Oct 11th, 8 PM

    Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor:
    Brandon Seabrook, guitar
    Reuben Radding, bass
    Aaron Alexander, drums
    AK, clarinet/sax

    at THE TANK, 279 Church St, between Franklin and White
    www.thetanknyc.org/music/index.html
    Admission is $10.

    Klezmer Jam, Astoria, Queens, Oct 11

    This month's Astoria Klezmer Jam will take place as scheduled Wednesday, June 14 7:30-9:30pm Astoria Center, led by Margot Leverett and open to all. All musicians are welcome to join in, and anyone can come listen or just hang out&it's free. 27-35 Crescent Street Astoria, at 30th Ave. (Take N or W train to 30th Ave). www.AstoriaCenter.org

    October 13, 2006

    Tiger, Muses & Jasmine, NYC, Oct 13

    concert posterTiger, Muses & Jasmine, a provocative revue of the wild heroines of the Weimar Republic.

    After a successful first run in July, this unique and entertaining show will return for four nights only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, New York City, on September 22nd, 26th, October 3rd and 13th at 7:00 PM; $15 cover, plus two-drink minimum. Cash only. For reservations, call (212) 757-0788.

    For more info go to www.micaelaleon.com or www.donttellmama.com

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    October 14, 2006

    Rushefsky & Winograd, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 14

    Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl-hammered dulcimer) and Michael Winograd (clarinet) present music of the so-called "Courtiers of Ashkenaz"... During the high classical period of Ashkenazia, composers in service to the supreme Sublime created a revolutionary canon synthesizing folk klezmer melodies, sophisticated Hebrew-Oriental modal excursions and syrtos from the courts of the Hellenic boyar overlords of Wallachia and Moldavia. This exploration of the oeuvre of the legendary Courtiers will cap the yontif season in a manner invoking UNESCO's "masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity."

    At Barbes in Brooklyn, NY (www.barbesbrooklyn.com)
    Sunday, October 14
    7:00PM - 8:30PM

    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn
    Subway: F train to 7th Ave.
    917-326-9659

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 14

    Saturday, October 14th, 2006
    Zebulon
    The Sway Machinery returns to Zebulon - 10 PM
    258 Wythe Ave. (bet. N.3 & Metropolitan)
    Brooklyn NY 11221
    Price: FREE

    October 19, 2006

    Sharon Bernstein, NYC, Oct 19

    On Thursday, October 19th, 7 PM, the Yiddish singer, cantor, composer, Sharon
    Bernstein, who recently relocated from San Francisco, will perform at the
    monthly Kavehoyz run by the Congress for Jewish Culture. Sharon, who has a
    beautiful voice with a varied repertory of Yiddish songs, will accompany herself
    on piano. The concert will take place at the Congress, 25 E. 21st street,
    Manhattan, between Park and Broadway. Take the "6" train to 23 rd street. $8
    admission includes coffee, tea and pastries. For more information, call
    212-505-8040.

    October 20, 2006

    JMF: Dr. Judith Cohen, NYC, Oct 20

    THE JEWISH MUSIC FORUM 2006-2007
    MUSIC, MEDIA AND MEMORY IN JEWISH LIFE

    October 20, 2006 10:30AM-12PM
    Music and Memory among Crypto-Jews in Portuguese Border Villages
    Dr. Judith Cohen, York University
    Dr. Cohen's ethnographic fieldwork of extant musical traditions in the area or northeastern Portugal is the focus of her presentation. Her findings are perhaps unprecedented, owing to the private nature of practices in this region. Cohen will discuss the ways in which music has preserved elements of post-cultural memory among descendants of the crypto-Jews who remained in the Spanish and Portuguese communities of Belmonte and Tras-os-Montes from the time of the Inquisitions.

    With careful consideration for their privacy and the trust placed in her by her study subjects, Dr. Cohen will share with us the historical and ethnographic contexts of the communities discussed, the perceptions and myths that inspire the music in their lives, and the nature of assumptions made by others about what constitutes musical memory among members of these communities. Cohen also looks at how the performance of this music utilizes older memories, shared memories, and more recent memories in the construction of a regained Jewish identity.

    The respondent will be Dr. Jane Gerber, an internationally-acclaimed expert on the history of Jews in the Iberian Peninsula and pioneer in the field of Sephardic studies.

    This presentation is co-sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation ; New York's Center for Jewish History; and the CUNY Graduate Center's Jewish Studies program.

    All seminars take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street, NYC

    Event is free and open to the public.
    www.jewishmusicforum.org

    October 26, 2006

    Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, NYC, Oct 26

    Beyle Schaechter-GottesmanYiddish Voice of Love: Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
    Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 8:00pm, Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
    Kaufmann Concert Hall
    Code: T-TC5JW11-01
    Price: $30.00 All Sections / For tickets

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    October 28, 2006

    Alhambra, NYC, Oct 28

    ALHAMBRA will be performing a program called "Flirtation, Courtship and Weddings in the Judeo-Spanish World" at Congregation Shearith Israel, The Spanish/Portuguese Synagogue at 8 West 70th St. in Manhattan, on Saturday evening October 28th at 7:30. Performing will be: Cantor/tenor Daniel Pincus; Haig Manoukian, oud; Michael Hess, kanun, nay & percussion; Peter Basil Bogdanos, dumbek, bendir and riq; Director/mezzo Isabelle Ganz, shawm; and introducing Joseph Deninzon, who has been called "The Jimmy Hendrix of the Violin". Suggested Donation is $15.00. For more information: (646) 831-1550 or Alhambra's web site: www.alhambragroup.com

    October 29, 2006

    Folksbiene: Di Yam Gazlonim (Pirates of Penzance), NYC, Oct 29 - Nov 12

    A fully-staged, off-Broadway FOLKSBIENE THEATRE production of Al Grand's YIDDISH "PIRATES OF PENZANCE" a.k.a. DI YAM GAZLONIM will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th St.) from October 29th through November 12, 2006 ( with English and Russian supertitles). To purchase tickets call TICKET CENTRAL at 212-279-4200 or visit their website at www.ticketcentral.com
    or Buy at Box Office:
    Ticket Central Box Office
    416 W 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10036
    Open Daily 12-8pm

    For the first performance on Sunday October 29th at 2:00 PM, it is
    necessary to call the Folksbiene Theatre directly at 212-213-2120
    (There is also a performance at 6pm.)

    Svigals & Rushefsky, NYC, Oct 29

    svigals singing Sunday, October 29, 9:30pm
    Alicia Svigals, fiddle, with Pete Rushefsky, tsimbl.
    Metropolitan Room at Gotham
    34 West 22nd St.
    between 5th & 6th Ave.
    $25 cover plus two drink minimum
    Tel. 212-206-0440
    www.metropolitanroom.com

    Magical old-world klezmer string sounds in concert—
    sit back and be transported to another place and time

    October 30, 2006

    Divahn, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 30

    Divahn

    comes to Park Slope, Brooklyn, to play an 8 pm concert at Barbes, tickets are $8 at the door.

    Alicia Svigals Klezmer Express, NYC, Oct 30

    svigals singing Monday, October 30, 9:30pm
    Alicia Svigals party band!
    With Aaron Alexander, drums, Art Bailey, accordion, and Marty Confurius, bass
    Metropolitan Room at Gotham
    34 West 22nd St.
    between 5th & 6th Ave.
    $25 cover plus two drink minimum
    Tel. 212-206-0440
    www.metropolitanroom.com

    A great opportunity to feel the klezmer dance energy in person.

    October 31, 2006

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 31

    The Sway Machinery
    Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
    North Six
    Halloween Bash! - 8 PM
    66 North Six Street
    Brooklyn NY 11211
    Price: TBA

    November 1, 2006

    Folksbiene: Di Yam Gazlonim (Pirates of Penzance), NYC, Oct 29 - Nov 12

    A fully-staged, off-Broadway FOLKSBIENE THEATRE production of Al Grand's YIDDISH "PIRATES OF PENZANCE" a.k.a. DI YAM GAZLONIM will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th St.) from October 29th through November 12, 2006 ( with English and Russian supertitles). To purchase tickets call TICKET CENTRAL at 212-279-4200 or visit their website at www.ticketcentral.com
    or Buy at Box Office:
    Ticket Central Box Office
    416 W 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10036
    Open Daily 12-8pm

    Nov 1
    Performances at 2pm, 8pm

    November 2, 2006

    Folksbiene: Di Yam Gazlonim (Pirates of Penzance), NYC, Oct 29 - Nov 12

    A fully-staged, off-Broadway FOLKSBIENE THEATRE production of Al Grand's YIDDISH "PIRATES OF PENZANCE" a.k.a. DI YAM GAZLONIM will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th St.) from October 29th through November 12, 2006 ( with English and Russian supertitles). To purchase tickets call TICKET CENTRAL at 212-279-4200 or visit their website at www.ticketcentral.com
    or Buy at Box Office:
    Ticket Central Box Office
    416 W 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10036
    Open Daily 12-8pm

    Nov 2
    Performances at 2pm, 8pm

    Randy Herman, Alicia Svigals, in benefit for Israeli Children, NYC, Nov 2

    BENEFIT CONCERT FOR ISRAELI CHILDREN, FEATURING AMAZING
    PIANOMAN RANDY HERMAN AND FRIENDS!

    Thursday, November 2nd, 7:30 PM -
    "Take a Step for Children in Israel Concert" to benefit Alyn Hospital, Israel's premier rehabilitation
    center for physically challenged children. Featuring Randy Herman, "an amazing caffeine-fueled... eclectic pianist-singer songwriter" says the Chicago Reader. After several years as an underground, college-radio artist and studio musician, Randy has recently reconnected with his Jewish roots and dived head-first into Jewish-music territory - and begun a whole new life as a cantorial student at the Jewish Theological Seminary. This truly special concert will feature a 10-piece band of top-notch NYC players, plus special guests fiddle-master and Klezmatics-founder Alicia Svigals, and country-folk duo The Guthries. With Mike Cohen, Stan Schwartz, and outstanding fellow cantorial students Debbie Bletstein and Jen Cohen. A not-too-be-missed event!

    Feinberg Auditorium, The Jewish Theological Seminary, 122nd and Broadway.
    Tickets 212-678-8839
    Hosted by JTS Va'ad Gemilut Hasadim and JTS Israel Va'ad.

    November 3, 2006

    Kristallnacht commemorated w/music of Sulzer and Lewandowski, NYC, Nov 3

    Kristallnacht Commemorated with the Glorious Music of Salomon Sulzer and Louis Lewandowski

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom’s Senior Cantor, Rebecca Garfein, and Cantorial Intern, Jennifer Strauss-Klein will commemorate Kristallnacht—the Night of Broken Glass, with the music of renowned Viennese Cantor, Salomon Sulzer and Berlin composer, Louis Lewandowski at 6p.m., Friday, November 3, 2006 during Shabbat services. Guest Cantor, Dr. Bruce Ruben, newly appointed Director of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s School of Sacred Music will also participate in this special service. Rodeph Sholom’s Organist, Dr. John Schuder and augmented professional choir, will accompany the cantors. This event is free of charge and the entire community is invited to attend. Rodeph Sholom is located at 7 West 83rd Street (off Central Park West.)

    For more information, please call (212) 362-8800, extension 1337.

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    November 4, 2006

    Yair Dalal, NYC, Nov 4

    The American Sephardi Federation Presents
    Sounds of Bagdad: A Music Journey with Yair Dalal

    A unique performance in the four-day program
    Back to Babylon: 2600 Years of Jewish Life in Iraq
    Exploring the venerable and multifaceted culture of Iraqi Jewry
    November 2-5, 2006
    www.americansephardifederation.org

    WHEN: Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 7:30 PM
    WHERE: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York City
    SUGGESTED DONATION: $20
    INFORMATIONS AND RESERVATIONS: 917-606-8200

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    Folksbiene: Di Yam Gazlonim (Pirates of Penzance), NYC, Oct 29 - Nov 12

    A fully-staged, off-Broadway FOLKSBIENE THEATRE production of Al Grand's YIDDISH "PIRATES OF PENZANCE" a.k.a. DI YAM GAZLONIM will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th St.) from October 29th through November 12, 2006 ( with English and Russian supertitles). To purchase tickets call TICKET CENTRAL at 212-279-4200 or visit their website at www.ticketcentral.com
    or Buy at Box Office:
    Ticket Central Box Office
    416 W 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10036
    Open Daily 12-8pm

    Nov 4
    Performance at 8pm

    Jewish Musicians at the Tudor Court, NYC, Nov 4

    Miller Theatre at Columbia University commences the Early Music series with
    JEWISH MUSICIANS AT THE TUDOR COURT
    England's famed viol ensemble FRETWORK comes to Miller to perform this fascinating program

    Saturday, November 4, 8:00PM
    with a 7:00PM pre-conceert lecture by Alan G. Stewart, professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University

    Single Tickets: $35
    Students $21 with valid ID
    Columbia University's Miller Theatre is located north of the Main Campus Gate at 116th St & Broadway on the ground floor of Dodge Hall.

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    November 5, 2006

    Folksbiene: Di Yam Gazlonim (Pirates of Penzance), NYC, Oct 29 - Nov 12

    A fully-staged, off-Broadway FOLKSBIENE THEATRE production of Al Grand's YIDDISH "PIRATES OF PENZANCE" a.k.a. DI YAM GAZLONIM will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th St.) from October 29th through November 12, 2006 ( with English and Russian supertitles). To purchase tickets call TICKET CENTRAL at 212-279-4200 or visit their website at www.ticketcentral.com
    or Buy at Box Office:
    Ticket Central Box Office
    416 W 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10036
    Open Daily 12-8pm

    Sunday, Nov 5
    Performance2 at 2pm, 6pm

    Author of "Klezmer: Tales of the Wild East" in book signing!, NYC, Nov 5

    Monday, November 5, 2006, 8:00 PM: Joann Sfar, author of KLEZMER: BOOK 1: TALES OF THE WILD EAST (published by First Second Books). Internationally acclaimed graphic novelist Joann Sfar (author of THE RABBI'S CAT) will speak about his newest work, the ongoing saga of a wandering band of Jewish klezmer musicians in pre-World War II Eastern Europe. Following band leader Noah Davidovich and a misfit cast of characters, Sfar brings to mind both Isaac Bashevis Singer and Jewish folk tales with his loose, watercolor style and a dark, violent, but ultimately humanistic story of the itinerant klezmer musicians who performed at celebrations, festivals and cabarets. Fresh from a panel discussion at the 92nd Street Y, Sfar will use the more intimate setting of the McNally Robinson teahouse to answer questions and create conversation about the themes of his work. Free and open to the public. Book signing to follow.

    November 8, 2006

    Folksbiene: Di Yam Gazlonim (Pirates of Penzance), NYC, Oct 29 - Nov 12

    A fully-staged, off-Broadway FOLKSBIENE THEATRE production of Al Grand's YIDDISH "PIRATES OF PENZANCE" a.k.a. DI YAM GAZLONIM will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th St.) from October 29th through November 12, 2006 ( with English and Russian supertitles). To purchase tickets call TICKET CENTRAL at 212-279-4200 or visit their website at www.ticketcentral.com
    or Buy at Box Office:
    Ticket Central Box Office
    416 W 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10036
    Open Daily 12-8pm

    Wed, Nov 8
    Performances at 2pm, 8pm

    Deep Minor, NYC, Nov 8

    band image
    Featuring: Brandon Seabrook, Reuben Radding, Aaron Alexander, and Alex Kontorovich

    Makor, November 8th , 2006: 9:30 PM Concert

    (35 West 67th Street).

    Tickets are $12. Call 212.415.5500 or visit www.makor.org for more information and online ticket purchase.

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    November 9, 2006

    Folksbiene: Di Yam Gazlonim (Pirates of Penzance), NYC, Oct 29 - Nov 12

    A fully-staged, off-Broadway FOLKSBIENE THEATRE production of Al Grand's YIDDISH "PIRATES OF PENZANCE" a.k.a. DI YAM GAZLONIM will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th St.) from October 29th through November 12, 2006 ( with English and Russian supertitles). To purchase tickets call TICKET CENTRAL at 212-279-4200 or visit their website at www.ticketcentral.com
    or Buy at Box Office:
    Ticket Central Box Office
    416 W 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10036
    Open Daily 12-8pm

    Thu, Nov 9
    Performances at 2pm, 8pm

    November 10, 2006

    JMF: on Miriam Gideon, NYC, Nov 10

    THE JEWISH MUSIC FORUM 2006-2007
    MUSIC, MEDIA AND MEMORY IN JEWISH LIFE

    November 10, 2006 10:30AM-12:30PM
    Composing Herself: Finding Miriam Gideon in Her 1958 Opera Fortunato
    Lecture Performance and Panel Discussion
    Stephanie Jensen-Moulton, CUNY Graduate Center
    Panel discussion: Prof. Ellie Hisama, Columbia University, Prof. Bruce Saylor, CUNY Graduate Center, and Cantor Charles Osborne.

    All seminars take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street, NYC

    Event is free and open to the public.
    www.jewishmusicforum.org

    November 11, 2006

    Folksbiene: Di Yam Gazlonim (Pirates of Penzance), NYC, Oct 29 - Nov 12

    A fully-staged, off-Broadway FOLKSBIENE THEATRE production of Al Grand's YIDDISH "PIRATES OF PENZANCE" a.k.a. DI YAM GAZLONIM will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th St.) from October 29th through November 12, 2006 ( with English and Russian supertitles). To purchase tickets call TICKET CENTRAL at 212-279-4200 or visit their website at www.ticketcentral.com
    or Buy at Box Office:
    Ticket Central Box Office
    416 W 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10036
    Open Daily 12-8pm

    Sat., Nov 11
    Performance at 8pm

    November 12, 2006

    The Art of Synagogue Music, NYC, Nov 12-14

    logoReclaiming American Judaism's Lost Legacy:
    The Art of Synagogue Music

    Click here for information and to register.

    American Society for Jewish Music
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    NY, NY 10011
    Phone: 212-294-8328

    Folksbiene: Di Yam Gazlonim (Pirates of Penzance), NYC, Oct 29 - Nov 12

    A fully-staged, off-Broadway FOLKSBIENE THEATRE production of Al Grand's YIDDISH "PIRATES OF PENZANCE" a.k.a. DI YAM GAZLONIM will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (at 76th St.) from October 29th through November 12, 2006 ( with English and Russian supertitles). To purchase tickets call TICKET CENTRAL at 212-279-4200 or visit their website at www.ticketcentral.com
    or Buy at Box Office:
    Ticket Central Box Office
    416 W 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10036
    Open Daily 12-8pm

    Sunday, Nov 12
    Performance2 at 2pm, 6pm

    November 13, 2006

    The Art of Synagogue Music, NYC, Nov 12-14

    logoReclaiming American Judaism's Lost Legacy:
    The Art of Synagogue Music

    Click here for information and to register.

    American Society for Jewish Music
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    NY, NY 10011
    Phone: 212-294-8328

    November 14, 2006

    The Art of Synagogue Music, NYC, Nov 12-14

    logoReclaiming American Judaism's Lost Legacy:
    The Art of Synagogue Music

    Click here for information and to register.

    American Society for Jewish Music
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    NY, NY 10011
    Phone: 212-294-8328

    November 17, 2006

    TUBAPALOOZA Part Sept (7), Brooklyn, NY, Nov 17

    Here's the lineup for TUBAPALOOZA.

    Ron Caswell's Tubapalooza Part Sept (7)
    Friday, November 17th 2006
    @ Zebulon
    258 Wythe Ave (betwixed Metropolitan Ave & N. 3rd)
    Brooklyn, NY 11211
    718.218.6934
    zebuloncafeconcert.com

    November 20, 2006

    Gala Benefit for the Congress for Jewish Culture, NYC, Nov 20

    Gala Benefit for the Congress for Jewish Culture honoring Mina Bern, Shifra Lerer and David Rogow

    Lucille Lortel Theatre
    121 Christopher Street
    (Bleecker/Hudson)
    New York, New York 10014

    Mon., Nov. 20, 2006
    7 PM, $36
    Tickets: TicketCentral.com (212) 279-4200

    Appearing in the program will be MIKE BURSTYN, ELEANOR REISSA, HY WOLFE, ZALMEN MLOTEK, MICHAEL BARAN and SHANE BAKER. See video and film clips of the actors' work, hear about their achievements on the Yiddish stage, and enjoy a one of a kind artistic program, all in Yiddish!

    November 21, 2006

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Nov 21

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Tuesday, November 21
    Nuyorican Poets Cafe
    "Women Take the Bandstand" series
    Metropolitan Klezmer two sets with special guests Reut Regev, trombone; Christina Crowder, accordion
    236 East 3rd Street (btw Avenues B&C), NYC
    Info: 212-505-8183 or www.nuyorican.org

    November 29, 2006

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Nov 29

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter CD pre-release party

    Playing songs only from the forthcoming record, (we're almost finished...)
    Wednesday, November 29th, 7p.m.
    JOE's PUB
    $12 advance $15 at the door.
    (425 Lafayette St. Near Astor Place)

    9 piece band-basya-oud, guitar,vocals; , daphna-recorder, ney, vocals; meg-violin, erhu, mathias-percussion, jason-keys, yuval-drums, uri-accordian, shanir-bass, Special guest: Adam Levy (electric guitar, soon to be going back on tour with Norah Jones...) Other guests may appear! Public Theater box office 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com

    Arboleras, NYC, Nov 29

    ArbolerasMemories of Spain

    Arboleras

    92nd Street Y
    Thu, Nov 29, 2006, 8:00pm, Lexington Avenue
    Kaufmann Concert Hall
    Code: T-TC5JW12-01
    Price: $30.00 All Sections / For tickets

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    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, Nov 29

    The Sway Machinery
    at Black Betty
    Wed., Nov 29, starts 10:30. 2 sets
    366 Metropolitan Ave (Corner of Havemeyer Street)
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211

    www.blackbetty.net

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    November 30, 2006

    Rashanim & Talat, Brooklyn, NY, Nov 30

    Rashanim publicity photoRashanim & Talat
    Tzadik Records CD Release Show @ Zebulon
    Thursday, November 30 at 9pm
    FREE!

    Zebulon
    258 Wythe Avenue
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    718.218.6934
    www.zebuloncafeconcert.com

    Continue reading "Rashanim & Talat, Brooklyn, NY, Nov 30" »

    Reva LeSheva + Josh Lauffer, Brooklyn, NYC, Nov 30

    Reva LeSheva plus Special Guest Josh Lauffer

    Thursday November 30th
    8:30pm
    $18
    More info and Advance tickets at www.jewishmusiccafe.com

    The Jewish Music Cafe
    401 9th street (between 6th & 7th Ave.)
    Park Slope Brooklyn.
    F train to 7th Avenue. Parking available.
    (718)3696585

    December 2, 2006

    So Called:w/ Fred Wesley + David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness, NYC, Dec 2

    David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness! with Special Guest Fred Wesley and Featuring SoCalled
    Zankel Hall (Carnegie Hall)
    Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 7:30 PM
    Purchase Tickets, or call (212) 247-7800

    Pre-concert talk starts at 6:30 PM in Zankel Hall: David Krakauer in conversation with John Schaefer, host of WNYC's Soundcheck and New Sounds.

    Continue reading "So Called:w/ Fred Wesley + David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness, NYC, Dec 2" »

    December 3, 2006

    Brave Old World, NYC, Dec 3

    Brave Old World "Song of the Lodz Ghetto"
    In Yiddish, with English Supertitles
    Sunday, Dec 3, 2:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place, New York, NY
    Tickets: (646) 437 4202
    www.mjhnyc.org

    Continue reading "Brave Old World, NYC, Dec 3" »

    December 4, 2006

    Klezmatics, NYC, Dec 4

    tour logo
    The Klezmatics—Woody Guthrie's Wonder Wheel Tour
    Please note, due to unfortunate circumstances, the Klezmatics' Town Hall show on December 2 has been cancelled. Refunds are available at point of purchase.

    NEW SHOW DATE and VENUE
    Monday, December 4
    7:30pm

    Tonic presents
    Abrons Arts Center
    466 Grand Street (at Pitt Street on the Lower East Side)
    New York, NY

    Tickets: www.theatermania.com
    www.henrystreet.org/arts
    212.352.3101

    December 7, 2006

    Beyond the Pale, NYC, Dec 7

    Beyond the Pale posterOne of Canada’s leading folk/roots/world music ensembles debuts in New York

    Beyond the Pale
    with Special Guest Alex Kontorovich

    Thurs. December 7, 2006, 7:30pm
    Makor Café, Steinhardt Building 35 West 67th St., New York • $12
    Tel: 212-601-1000
    www.makor.org

    Continue reading "Beyond the Pale, NYC, Dec 7" »

    December 8, 2006

    JMF: Mediterranean Israeli Music, NYC, Dec 8

    THE JEWISH MUSIC FORUM 2006-2007
    MUSIC, MEDIA AND MEMORY IN JEWISH LIFE

    December 8, 2006 10:30AM-12PM
    Mediterranean Israeli Music: The Politics of Aesthetics
    Dr. Amy Horowitz, Ohio State University
    Respondent: Prof. Zvi Ben-Dor Benite, New York University

    All seminars take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street, NYC

    Event is free and open to the public.
    www.jewishmusicforum.org

    December 12, 2006

    Edom, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 12

    Edom
    Tuesday Dec. 12 at 10 PM. No cover
    Zebulun
    258 Wythe Ave. Williamsburg. Brooklyn
    Between N.3rd + Metropolitan

    www.zebuloncafeconcert.com

    Continue reading "Edom, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 12" »

    December 13, 2006

    Klezmer Jam, Astoria, Queens, NYC, Dec 13

    The next Astoria Klezmer Jam Session will be on Wednesday, December 13 7:30-9:30pm at Astoria Center, led by Margot Leverett and open to all. All musicians are welcome to join in, and anyone can come listen or just hang out - it's free! www.AstoriaCenter.org 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria Queens, 718-278-2680 (N or W train to 30th Ave) Upcoming jam sessions will be on Jan. 17 and Feb. 14.

    The LeeVees, NYC, Dec 13

    album coverThe LeeVees
    Wednesday, December 13th
    New York, NY
    Mo Pitkins (HEEB Magazine event—Group Therapy)
    www.mopitkins.com

    The LeeVees, Bridgeport, CT, Dec 16

    album coverThe LeeVees
    Saturday, December 16th
    Bridgeport, CT
    Congregation B誰ai Israel
    2710 Park Avenue
    $20 tickets for ages under 16 / $25 for 16+
    7:00 pm
    www.leevees.com

    December 14, 2006

    Fabian Schnedler, NYC, Dec 14

    Fabian Schnedler, the Berlin Yiddish singer, half of the group "Shiker vi Lot", will perform at the monthly Kavehoyz of the Congress for Jewish Culture, Thursday Dec. 14th, 7PM, 25 E. 21st NYC. admission $8 includes kosher pastries and coffee.

    Fabian accompanies himself on guitar and has cool arrangements of known and unknown yiddish songs plus a beautiful voice.

    December 15, 2006

    "A Festival of Choirs," NYC, Dec 15

    NYC Rodeph Shalom Children's ChoirOver 250 adults and children will celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, in concert, 3 P.M., Sunday, December 10, 2006 as Congregation Rodeph Sholom of Manhattan hosts its unique, multigenerational Festival of Choirs. The seventh annual concert will feature cantors and their volunteer adult and children’s choirs from all over the New York metropolitan area. This year, the first night of Chanukah is Friday, December 15, 2006.

    A Festival of Choirs is free of charge and open to the entire community.

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom is located at 7 West 83rd Street off of Central Park West in Manhattan. For more information about this concert, please call (212) 362-8800, ext. 1337.

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    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party, NYC, Nov 15

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance Presents...
    The Second Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party at the Manhattan JCC

    Wednesday, November 15
    8:00PM–10:30PM
    At the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional Ashkenazic dancing led by master dance leader and ethnomusicologist Walter Zev Feldman. Dr. Feldman will pay particular focus on forms such as the hora and bulgar and their connection to Romanian music. Live klezmer music will be provided by some of New York痴 hottest young musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Michael Winograd (clarinet), Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) and Nick Cudahy (bass).

    We had a great crowd for the first Tantshoyz in September. Let's help grow this exciting new endeavor in New York City.

    Cost is $10. For tickets call 646-505-5708 or jccarts.org

    December 16, 2006

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, NYC, Dec 16

    Family Chanukah Benefit Concert with internationally renowned sextet Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, featuring Elizabeth Schwartz. Saturday, December 16 at 7:30 pm.

    Ticket prices range from $10(kids)/$18 (adults) to $72 (includes concert, reception, and take-home gifts). This is a benefit celebration for Hebrew Tabernacle Synagogue, 551 Fort Washington Avenue at 185th Street, New York City.

    For further info:
    212 568-8304
    www.hebrewtabernacle.org

    Y-Love, Pharaoh's Daughter @ Sephardic Music Fest, NYC, Dec 16

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wOPENING NIGHT
    Y-Love, Pharaoh's Daughter & special guests with a special dj set by 12 tribe sound.
    @ Makor
    8pm / $12 / all ages
    (buy tickets)
    35 West 67th st off Columbus st

    Opening night showcases the many faces of Sephardic Music and the Jewish music scene at large. Bringing hip hop, traditional melodies and the blues all while nodding your heads to its source at Makor (the source).

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    December 17, 2006

    Sephardic Music Festival Scholarship Series, NYC, Dec 17

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wSEPHARDIC SCHOLARSHIP SERIES
    Ezra Malakov Maqam Ensemble, Ramón Tasat and Fiesta Sefarad, Asefa, DJ Balagan & dj handler
    @ Makor
    7pm / $15 / all ages
    (buy tickets)
    35 West 67th st off Columbus st

    Following the performance, Ramón Tasat, Evan Rapport and Samuel Thomas will conduct a question and answer session about Sephardic musical traditions. Applying a groundbreaking approach, the Sephardic Music Festival is excited to bring these practitioner-ethnomusicologists to discuss Sephardic music scholarship, its past and present.
    curated by Samuel Thomas

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    December 18, 2006

    Goldfaden's "The Witch", Queen's College, Flushing, NY, Dec 18

    Folksbiene at CUNY presents a concert version of the famous operetta "The Witch," by Abraham Goldfaden, the acknowledged father of the Yiddish theatre. The first Yiddish operetta staged in America, "The Witch" tells the fairy-tale story of a young girl victimized by a scheming stepmother and local witch. "The Witch" is music directed by Zalmen Mlotek, with stage direction by Motl Didner. Starring Suzanne Kobb, Joanne Borts, Adrienne Cooper, Jake Feldman, Hy Wolfe, Ashley Adler and featuring The New Yiddish Chorale.

    Performances are

    • Monday December 18 at 2pm (Queens College's LeFrak Concert Hall); Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 718-793-8080

    • Tuesday December 19 at 2pm (Lehman College's Lovinger Theater), Lehman College 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx NY 718-960-8025

    • Wednesday December 20 at 7pm (Hunter College's Kaye Playhouse), Hunter College 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 212-772-4448

    • Thursday December 21 at 2pm (Brooklyn College's Whitman Theater), Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 718-951-4500.
    • With English and Russian supertitles.

    Divahn, Shusmo @ Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 18

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wSIZZLING MIDDLE EASTERN FUSION
    Divahn & Shusmo
    @ Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette st
    9pm / $15 / all ages
    (
    buy tickets)

    Jewish-Iranian singer and anthropologist Galeet Darashti and Palestinian composer Tareq Abboushi team up to provide insight into a night that higlights their shared musical heritage. The music spans Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Persian, Arabic, and Latin jazz.

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    Israeli HipHop @ Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 18

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wISRAELI HIP HOP NIGHT
    DJ Balagan & dj handler
    @ Sin Sin
    9:30pm /FREE / 21+
    248 5th st off 2nd ave

    A night celebrating the middle eastern music that has influenced Israeli Hip Hop culture. Get up to get down at this special night of funk, hip hop and oriental Jewish melodies.
    * Open Bar from 10-11pm

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    December 19, 2006

    Goldfaden's "The Witch", Lehman College, Bronx, NY, Dec 19

    Folksbiene at CUNY presents a concert version of the famous operetta "The Witch," by Abraham Goldfaden, the acknowledged father of the Yiddish theatre. The first Yiddish operetta staged in America, "The Witch" tells the fairy-tale story of a young girl victimized by a scheming stepmother and local witch. "The Witch" is music directed by Zalmen Mlotek, with stage direction by Motl Didner. Starring Suzanne Kobb, Joanne Borts, Adrienne Cooper, Jake Feldman, Hy Wolfe, Ashley Adler and featuring The New Yiddish Chorale.

    Performances are

    • Monday December 18 at 2pm (Queens College's LeFrak Concert Hall); Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 718-793-8080

    • Tuesday December 19 at 2pm (Lehman College's Lovinger Theater), Lehman College 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx NY 718-960-8025

    • Wednesday December 20 at 7pm (Hunter College's Kaye Playhouse), Hunter College 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 212-772-4448

    • Thursday December 21 at 2pm (Brooklyn College's Whitman Theater), Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 718-951-4500.
    • With English and Russian supertitles.

    Dream-Digging in Bar Yochai's Cave @ Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 19

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wDREAM-DIGGING IN BAR YOCHAI'S CAVE
    The Hebrew Mamita, Matthue Roth, Elyakeem Transmission, Frantic Turtle, & Juez
    @ Tonic
    107 Norfolk st.
    7pm / $6adv / $9door / 18+

    A night of mystical dreams honoring the impact Rav Shimon Bar Yochai's
    teachings on Sephardic culture, channelled through slam-poetry,
    theatrics, and jazz @ the legendary avantgarde venue.

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    Tribeca Showcase of New Jewish Music, NYC, Dec 19

    Strom photoThe Jewish American Performing Arts Project & Synagogue for the Arts
    present the monthly....
    TRIBECA SHOWCASE OF NEW JEWISH MUSIC & COMEDY
    (AND SYNAGOGUE FOR THE ARTS' ANNUAL CHANUKAH BASH!)

    Tuesday, Dec 19
    7:00-8:00 networking/food
    8:00-10:30 showcase

    Synagogue for the Arts
    49 White St., NYC
    (2 blocks below Canal, west of Broadway)

    General admission (includes party/food): $25
    For info and advance reservations, (212) 966-7141

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    Cohen, Rushefsky, Shuman-Ment, Brooklyn, NYC, Dec 19

    Hope everyone's having a nice Khanike-- there's some nice music planned for tomorrow night (Tuesday) at Cafe Moto in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn. Music starts about 9:15PM and runs until about 11:45PM. Bob Cohen (fiddle) Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) Jake Shulman-Ment (fiddle) Yes, that's right-- THE Bob Cohen of Budapest's (and Portland's) Di Naye Kapelye is in town!!! So come on out! Moto has a great menu, fantastic desserts (esp. the fig pie) and brews on tap. It's at 394 Broadway in Brooklyn... can take the J or M subway trains to Hewes St. and Cafe Moto is right under the station-- the strange wedge shaped building at the corner in the middle of the intersection. No cover, a hat is passed. There's klezmer every Tuesday night with some random assortment of Michael Winograd, Jake Shulman-Ment, Jeff Perlman and Pete Rushefsky.

    December 20, 2006

    Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Party, NYC, Dec 20

    svigals singing Alicia Svigal's Klezmer Fiddle Party
    Wednesday, Dec 20 6 p.m.
    A Chanukah program followed by latke dinner for 3 and 4 year olds and their families, at the JCC in Manhattan.
    www.jccmanhattan.org

    Continue reading "Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Party, NYC, Dec 20" »

    Goldfaden's "The Witch", Hunter College, NYC, Dec 20

    Folksbiene at CUNY presents a concert version of the famous operetta "The Witch," by Abraham Goldfaden, the acknowledged father of the Yiddish theatre. The first Yiddish operetta staged in America, "The Witch" tells the fairy-tale story of a young girl victimized by a scheming stepmother and local witch. "The Witch" is music directed by Zalmen Mlotek, with stage direction by Motl Didner. Starring Suzanne Kobb, Joanne Borts, Adrienne Cooper, Jake Feldman, Hy Wolfe, Ashley Adler and featuring The New Yiddish Chorale.

    Performances are

    • Monday December 18 at 2pm (Queens College's LeFrak Concert Hall); Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 718-793-8080

    • Tuesday December 19 at 2pm (Lehman College's Lovinger Theater), Lehman College 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx NY 718-960-8025

    • Wednesday December 20 at 7pm (Hunter College's Kaye Playhouse), Hunter College 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 212-772-4448

    • Thursday December 21 at 2pm (Brooklyn College's Whitman Theater), Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 718-951-4500.
    • With English and Russian supertitles.

    Women of Tzadik @ Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 20

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wWOMEN OF TZADIK
    Basya Schechter, Jewlia Eisenberg, and Ayelet Rose Gottlieb
    The Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    7pm / $20 adults, $18 seniors, $15 student/members / all ages
    (buy tickets)

    An eclectic line-up of innovative, female performers will highlight the
    diversity of the Sephardic community and its musical traditions with
    this exciting concert. In addition to sharing a home at the Tzadik
    record label, these artists share a vision for presenting rich Jewish
    music in a way that embraces and revives traditional styles while
    creating a new, modern sound.

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    December 21, 2006

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 21

    Thursday, 12/21 (midday)
    Empire State Building
    king kong klezmer... free!
    12:30pm - 1:30pm lunchtime show
    sextet lineup, 34th Street entrance

    Goldfaden's "The Witch", Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 21

    Folksbiene at CUNY presents a concert version of the famous operetta "The Witch," by Abraham Goldfaden, the acknowledged father of the Yiddish theatre. The first Yiddish operetta staged in America, "The Witch" tells the fairy-tale story of a young girl victimized by a scheming stepmother and local witch. "The Witch" is music directed by Zalmen Mlotek, with stage direction by Motl Didner. Starring Suzanne Kobb, Joanne Borts, Adrienne Cooper, Jake Feldman, Hy Wolfe, Ashley Adler and featuring The New Yiddish Chorale.

    Performances are

    • Monday December 18 at 2pm (Queens College's LeFrak Concert Hall); Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 718-793-8080

    • Tuesday December 19 at 2pm (Lehman College's Lovinger Theater), Lehman College 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx NY 718-960-8025

    • Wednesday December 20 at 7pm (Hunter College's Kaye Playhouse), Hunter College 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 212-772-4448

    • Thursday December 21 at 2pm (Brooklyn College's Whitman Theater), Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 718-951-4500.
    • With English and Russian supertitles.

    Afro-Sephardic & Ladino music @ Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 21

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wAFRO-SEPHARDIC AND LADINO MUSIC
    Afro-Semitic Experience & Sarah Aroeste Band
    Spanish Portugusse Synagaogue
    3 West 70th st at Central Park West
    7pm / $12adv or $15 door / all ages

    An evening of cross-cultural music with Middle Eastern melodies, the beautiful language of Ladino and the infectious rhythms of Africa.

    RSVP to Alana 212-873-0300 x209

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    Burton Greene, NYC, Dec 21

    Hi friends,
    After a 1.5 year hiatus I'm back in New York. If you're around, come down to dig the music and say hello!
    Best, Burton Greene

    Thursday, Dec 21 9 pm
    Zebulon 258 Wythe Ave
    Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn (Bedford-1st stop on L train in Bklyn)
    (free entry ... great food and drinks)

    A presentation concert of our new CD on CIMP "Ins and Outs":
    Burton Greene Trio
       Ed Schuller- bass
       George Schuller- drums
       Burton Greene- piano

    Balagan Boogaloo @ Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 21

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wBALAGAN BOOGALOO
    DJ Rekha, DJ Busquelo, dj handler & VJ Nico with belly dancers and suprises all night
    Mocca
    78 Read st off Church
    9pm / $8 / 21+

    The Bhangra, Baile Funk, New Mediterranio & Afro Beat Party
    VJs + DJs in their pjs, Belly Dancers, Live Drummers
    A party unlike any other in the city. Village Voice dubbed the Balagan party, "Stereotype-defying music." and the NY Time Out made it their critic's pick. Come see what all the fuss is about.

    co-sponsored by the 14th St Y and JCP Downtown

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    December 23, 2006

    Jewmongous, NYC, Dec 23

    fairly pointless logoFrom the creator of the comedy song sensation "What I Like About Jew" and the founder of Rockapella comes a newly erected, Jew-themed, comedy song variety show: JEWMONGOUS!, featuring Sean Altman and guests Todd Barry, Jonathan Coulton, Tammy Faye Starlite, Cynthia Kaplan and Steve Goodie. All faiths welcome, especially Jews.

    12/23 - Knitting Factory, NYC (7pm & 9:30pm)

    www.jewmongous.com

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    The LeeVees, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 23

    album coverThe LeeVees
    Saturday, December 23rd
    Brooklyn, NY
    Southpaw
    125 Fifth Ave
    Tickets $12
    18+
    8:00 pm
    www.ttthebears.com

    Jewltide, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 23

    jewltide graphicJDub and Brooklyn Jews Present:
    Jewltide in Brooklyn
    Sat. Dec. 23 @ Southpaw $12 Advance / $15 Date of Show / 18+
    Featuring The LeeVees, Balkan Beat Box DJ set + Special Guests.

    Jewltide, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 24

    jewltide graphicJDub and Brooklyn Jews Present:
    Jewltide in Brooklyn
    Sun. Dec 24 @ Southpaw
    $18 Advance/$25 Day of Show / 18+ / Doors 8 PM
    Featuring Golem + SoCalled + DJ Anaan
    Latkas and Eggrolls 8-9 pm

    Arabian Nights Hanukkah Party @ Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 23

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wARABIAN NIGHTS HANUKKAH PARTY
    Smadar, Dancers & dj handler
    Knitting Factory (Tap Bar)
    74 Leonard St
    9pm / $5 for 18+ / $10 for 21+
    (buy tickets)

    co-sponsored by the Sephardic Education Center, and the Hillels of Baruch and Hunter College, the Indian Jewish Congregation, and the Summit Institute-Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Foster Care for Children and Youth at Risk.

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    December 24, 2006

    Hip Hop Sulha (kids & teens) @ Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 24

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wHIP HOP SULHA MINI (for kids & teens)
    featuring a selection mc's from the Hip Hop Sulha series
    The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave @ 76th St.
    3pm / $10 jcc members / $15 non members / all ages

    The Hip Hop Sulha is an exciting event featuring some of the most current and world-renowned Israeli and Palestinian musicians. Now, for the first time, at the Hip Hop Sulha Mini, kids and teens alike will be part of this unique opportunity to see Arab and Jewish creativity together on one stage. This unique concert will be followed by an exclusive Q&A with the musicians. Co-presented with Corner Prophets, an Israeli organization that showcases young hip hop artists by putting them on stage and on the radio. Hosted by the JCC in Manhattan. For more information, see HipHopSulha.org, CornerProphets.com, or visit JCC Manhattan.org or call 646-505-5708 for tickets.

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    Rashanim, Frantic Turtle, NYC, Dec 24

    Frantic Turtle and Rashanim: the Lonely Avantgarde Jew on Christmas

    Bowery Poetry Club
    308 Bowery
    New York NY
    6pm
    All info: upcoming.org/event/129939

    Jewmongous, Vienna, VA, Dec 24

    fairly pointless logoFrom the creator of the comedy song sensation "What I Like About Jew" and the founder of Rockapella comes a newly erected, Jew-themed, comedy song variety show: JEWMONGOUS!, featuring Sean Altman and guests Todd Barry, Jonathan Coulton, Tammy Faye Starlite, Cynthia Kaplan and Steve Goodie. All faiths welcome, especially Jews.

    12/24 - Jammin' Java, Vienna, VA (7pm & 9:30pm)

    www.jewmongous.com

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    "Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad", NYC, Dec 24

    nice jewish girls"Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad" tours for the holidays with hula hoops, hip hop and hilarity in hand, like a dreidal spinning in Vegas. Celebrating Xmas Eve with a brand new show, including comedians Rachel Feinstein (Comedy Central), Ophira Eisenberg (Comedy Central), Rena Zager (Comedy Central), Rebecca Drysdale (Aspen Comedy Fest), spoken word artist Vanessa Hidary AKA The Hebrew Mamita (HBO and "The Tribe"), special guest Scotty the Blue Bunny and our very own Burlesque All-stars, Sister Schmaltz and our very own houseband, The Jew Boys, hosted by comedian, chanteuse and resident ringleader, The Goddess Perlman who will be throwing down the Yiddish rhymes.

    Dec. 24th
    @7:30pm/9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St.
    NYC
    212-967-7555

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    Hip Hop Sulha @ Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, Dec 24

    Sephardic Music Festival logo b/wHIP HOP SULHA feat. Hadag Nachash
    Hadag Nachash, Saz, Yuri Lane, Y-Love, Jake Break, & dj handler
    BB Kings
    237 West 42nd St.
    Doors @ 6PM show begins promptly at 8pm / all ages
    $40.00 General admission standing room only
    $55.00 VIP reserved general admission seating - First come, first seated on seats. All seats are located on sides.
    (buy tickets)

    The Hip-Hop Sulha reinvents the concept of the traditional Arab sulha [reconciliation] by bringing leading Israeli and Palestinian hip-hop musicians—as well as notable American Jewish and Muslim artists—together to celebrate peace and religious tolerance via the performing arts. for info at www.hiphopsulha.com

    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com

    December 25, 2006

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 25

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    special sextet lineup!
    Monday, December 25th
    at The Jewish Museum
    1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd St
    two sets (12:30pm & 2:00pm)
    Family day events included with museum admission
    info: 212-423-3200
    www.thejewishmuseum.org

    Jewmongous, Annapolous, MD, Dec 25

    fairly pointless logoFrom the creator of the comedy song sensation "What I Like About Jew" and the founder of Rockapella comes a newly erected, Jew-themed, comedy song variety show: JEWMONGOUS!, featuring Sean Altman and guests Todd Barry, Jonathan Coulton, Tammy Faye Starlite, Cynthia Kaplan and Steve Goodie. All faiths welcome, especially Jews.

    12/25 - Ram's Head, Annapolis, MD (7pm)

    www.jewmongous.com

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    December 27, 2006

    Burton Greene solo piano, NYC, Dec 27

    Burton Greene, of Klezmokum

    Just to let you know I'm doing one more year end gig--solo piano this time at Tompkins Square Library, 331 E. 10th St., NYC, Wednesday, December 27, at 6 PM until 7 PM. It's free entrance so make it down if you can! I'm doing the material from my new solo CIMP CD "Burton Greene Retrospective 1961--2005" A reworking of older rediscovered old manuscripts I co-composed with flautist Jon Winter in 1961--62 as well as some more recent and new compositions. (Jon Winter and I together with bassist Alan Silva formed The Free Form Improvisation Ensemble in 1963--quite possibly the first ensemble to play wholly improvised music together.) The solo CD is coming out in January.

    Jewmongous, Cambridge, MA, Dec 27

    fairly pointless logoFrom the creator of the comedy song sensation "What I Like About Jew" and the founder of Rockapella comes a newly erected, Jew-themed, comedy song variety show: JEWMONGOUS!, featuring Sean Altman and guests Todd Barry, Jonathan Coulton, Tammy Faye Starlite, Cynthia Kaplan and Steve Goodie. All faiths welcome, especially Jews.

    12/27 - Club Passim, Cambridge, MA (7pm & 9:30pm)

    www.jewmongous.com

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    January 14, 2007

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party, NYC, Jan 14

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the JCC in Manhattan present...
    The Third Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party at the Manhattan JCC

    Sunday, January 14
    6:00pm–9:00pm
    At the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional Ashkenazic dancing led by master dance leader and ethnomusicologist Walter Zev Feldman. Dr. Feldman will pay particular focus on forms such as the hora and bulgar and their connection to Romanian music. Live klezmer music will be provided by some of New York's hottest young musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Michael Winograd (clarinet), Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) and Nick Cudahy (bass).

    Cost is $10, pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    January 17, 2007

    Klezmer Jam, Astoria, Queens, NYC, Jan 17

    The next Astoria Klezmer Jam Session will be on Wednesday, December 13 7:30-9:30pm at Astoria Center, led by Margot Leverett and open to all. All musicians are welcome to join in, and anyone can come listen or just hang out - it's free! www.AstoriaCenter.org 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria Queens, 718-278-2680 (N or W train to 30th Ave). Next jam session will be on Feb. 14.

    Women of the East, NYC, Jan 17, 2007

    ArbolerasWomen of the East

    Kol Oud Trio
    Pharaoh's Daughter

    92nd Street Y
    Thu, Jan 17, 2007, 8:00pm, Lexington Avenue
    Kaufmann Concert Hall
    Code: T-TC5JW13-01
    Price: $30.00 All Sections / For tickets

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    Ljova Contraband and Romashka, NYC, Jan 17, 2007

    Ljova with the Vjola Contraband at Joe's Pub
    DATE: January 17, 2007
    LOCATION: Joe's Pub | New York, NY
    TIME: 9:30 pm

    Back by popular demand - Ljova and the Vjola Contraband returns to Joe's Pub for a return engagement, sharing the bill with friends and bandmates Romashka!

    January 18, 2007

    Vampire Suit, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 18, 2007

    Kicking off their 2007 activities, Vampire Suit is performing at the Tea Lounge, one of Brooklyn's new and exciting spots for improvised music. The performance will take place on January 18th, at 9:00pm. The Tea Lounge is located at 837 Union St., Park Slope, Brooklyn.

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    January 20, 2007

    Afro-Semitic Experience, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 20, 2007

    band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience

    Saturday, January 20, 7:30 p.m., Kane Street Synagogue, 236 Kane Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231.

    January 23, 2007

    Klezmer at Cafe Moto, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 23

    There's klezmer every Tuesday night at Cafe Moto in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
    Music starts about 9:15PM and runs until about 11:45PM.

    So come on out! Moto has a great menu, fantastic desserts (esp. the date cake) and brews on tap. It's at 394 Broadway in Brooklyn... can take the J or M subway trains to Hewes St. and Cafe Moto is right under the station—the strange wedge shaped building at the corner in the middle of the intersection. No cover, a hat is passed. There's klezmer every Tuesday night with some random assortment of Michael Winograd, Jake Shulman-Ment, Jeff Perlman and Pete Rushefsky and their friends.

    January 25, 2007

    Kleynkunst! from Warsaw, NYC, Jan 25

    KABARETT FETE! A five day feast of European Cabaret Presents

    KLEYNKUNST!
    Warsaw's brave and brilliant Yiddish cabaret in its NY Premiere

    Starring:
    REBECCA JOY FLETCHER and STEPHEN MO HAHAN
    Conceived and Written by Rebecca Joy Fletcher
    Musical Director and Arrangements: Bob Goldstein
    Director: Michael Montel
    English Lyrics: Jeremy Lawrence

    Thursday January 25th, 6:30pm at Helen's, NYC: 169 8th Ave. at 18th St.
    For Reservations, Call: 212-206-0609
    www.rebeccajoyfletcher.com
    www.rebeccajoyfletcher.com

    January 28, 2007

    Strauss-Warschauer Duo, Brooklyn, NYC, Jan 28

    band photoKavhoyz mitn Shtraus/Varshever-duo
    DATE: January 28, 2007
    TIME: 4 PM
    LOCATION: Shorefront Y: 3300 Coney Island Ave.
    ADMISSION: $3.00

    Kumt, farbrengt mit mishpokhe un fraynd in a heymisher svive!
    Congress for Jewish Culture
    phone: 212-505-8040

    Pharaoh's Daughter, Forest Hills, NY, Jan 28

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    Date: January 28, 2007
    Place: Forest Hills Jewish Center
    106-06 Queens Blvd. Forest Hills, N.Y. 11375
    Time: 5:00 PM Sharp

    $100 per person includes: Cocktails * Dinner Buffet * Desserts
    Live and Silent Auctions
    For Reservations: Contact Elaine Suchow at 718.591-9800, Ext. 321
    College Student Discount Price $50 per ticket, advance reservations only

    January 29, 2007

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Jan 29

    band photoLaMama Presents
    Metropolitan Klezmer
    Monday, January 29
    8:00pm, The Club @ LaMama
    full sets, table seating, non-alcoholic beverages...
    Bring friends & family, make yourselves comfortable!
    74A East 4th Street, NYC
    second floor theater
    between Second & Third Avenues
    $15/tdf, $10 student/senior
    212-475-7710
    www.lamama.org

    January 30, 2007

    Klezmer at Cafe Moto, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 30

    There's klezmer every Tuesday night at Cafe Moto in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
    Music starts about 9:15PM and runs until about 11:45PM.

    So come on out! Moto has a great menu, fantastic desserts (esp. the date cake) and brews on tap. It's at 394 Broadway in Brooklyn... can take the J or M subway trains to Hewes St. and Cafe Moto is right under the station—the strange wedge shaped building at the corner in the middle of the intersection. No cover, a hat is passed. There's klezmer every Tuesday night with some random assortment of Michael Winograd, Jake Shulman-Ment, Jeff Perlman and Pete Rushefsky and their friends.

    February 4, 2007

    Chana Rothman, NYC, Feb 4

    Chana Rothman break-dancingCHANA ROTHMAN @ The Mercury Lounge
    February 4, 7pm
    217 E. Houston (www.mercuryloungenyc.com)
    $10

    Yoshie Fruchter: bass
    Ronen Itzik: drums
    Shoshana Jedwab: djembe and other soulful percussion

    Chana Rothman throws down a Hebrew/English ethnic blend of rhymes, reggae, soul, and silliness - a bit of folk rock too. Bring something to groove with (ie, yourself and your crew!)

    www.chanarothman.com

    February 6, 2007

    Klezmer at Cafe Moto, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 6

    There's klezmer every Tuesday night at Cafe Moto in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
    Music starts about 9:15PM and runs until about 11:45PM.

    So come on out! Moto has a great menu, fantastic desserts (esp. the date cake) and brews on tap. It's at 394 Broadway in Brooklyn... can take the J or M subway trains to Hewes St. and Cafe Moto is right under the station—the strange wedge shaped building at the corner in the middle of the intersection. No cover, a hat is passed. There's klezmer every Tuesday night with some random assortment of Michael Winograd, Jake Shulman-Ment, Jeff Perlman and Pete Rushefsky and their friends.

    February 8, 2007

    Dialectics of Distortion, NYC, Feb 8

    Dialectics of Distortion
    The New Jewish Avant-garde

    Thursday Feb 8th, 7.30pm
    Frantic Turtle, Plain Hex, and special guests.
    Exploring the logic of distortions: in poetry, jazz, and theater.

    Bowery Poetry Club
    308 Bowery b/n Houston and Bleecker
    $6

    For more info: www.myspace.com/franticturtle
    www.yoshiefruchter.com

    February 13, 2007

    Klezmer at Cafe Moto, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 13

    There's klezmer every Tuesday night at Cafe Moto in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
    Music starts about 9:15PM and runs until about 11:45PM.

    So come on out! Moto has a great menu, fantastic desserts (esp. the date cake) and brews on tap. It's at 394 Broadway in Brooklyn... can take the J or M subway trains to Hewes St. and Cafe Moto is right under the station—the strange wedge shaped building at the corner in the middle of the intersection. No cover, a hat is passed. There's klezmer every Tuesday night with some random assortment of Michael Winograd, Jake Shulman-Ment, Jeff Perlman and Pete Rushefsky and their friends.

    February 14, 2007

    Klezmer Jam, Astoria, Queens, NYC, Feb 14

    The next Astoria Klezmer Jam Session will be on Wednesday, December 13 7:30-9:30pm at Astoria Center, led by Margot Leverett and open to all. All musicians are welcome to join in, and anyone can come listen or just hang out - it's free! www.AstoriaCenter.org 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria Queens, 718-278-2680 (N or W train to 30th Ave).

    February 15, 2007

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 15

    The Sway Machinery
    Thursday, February 15th, 2007
    Black Betty - www.blackbetty.net
    Last NY show of the season!!! - 10:30 PM
    366 Metropolitan Ave. (corner of Havemeyer)
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211
    Price: FREE

    Over the next few months, The Sway Machinery will be on a brief hiatus, preparing for a powerful return in the wamer seasons. DO NOT miss this opportunity to be touched by the music!!!

    Directions: G at Metropolitan Ave; L at Lorimer Ave. J, M, Z at Marcy Ave

    February 16, 2007

    JMF: Sephardic Music on Record, NYC, Feb 16

    THE JEWISH MUSIC FORUM 2006-2007
    MUSIC, MEDIA AND MEMORY IN JEWISH LIFE

    February 16, 2007 10:30AM-12PM
    Sephardic Music On Record: A Century of Commercial Ladino Recordings

    Prof. Edwin Seroussi, Hebrew University, Jerusalem and Joel Bresler, discographer
    Respondent: Dr. Virginia Danielson, Harvard University
    Co-sponsor: American Sephardi Federation

    All seminars take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street, NYC

    Event is free and open to the public.
    www.jewishmusicforum.org

    February 17, 2007

    Pharaoh's Daughter, Asefa, Brooklyn, NYC, Feb 17

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    last minute add In rare instrumental performance! @ Jewish Music Café Sat. Feb. 17th 8:30p.m. $12 401 9th Avenue (Park Slope) (F train to 7th Ave. or R train 9th street) w/Asefa (Sam Thomas band, world sephardic traditions, 10p.m. And 11p.m.)

    www.jewishmusiccafe.com

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    February 25, 2007

    Women's Music & Dance Festival, NYC, Feb 25, 2007

    b'sd
    SUNDAY, February 25, 2007
    An All Women's Music & Dance Festival!
    SHIR LA MA'ALOTE: Elevating the World Through Music and Dance

    A concert for women only to benefit Professional Women's Theater, an organization which seeks to promote all-female performance opportunities, Featuring known and rising stars in the Jewish women's performing world! Singer-songwriters, dancers, vocalists.... Chanale! ~ Debra Landau ~ Rachel Kohl Finegold ~ Emilia Cataldo ~ Gabrielle Orcha ~ The Light Peddler's Band ~ Rena Needle ~ Tziporah Miriam Halperin... And MORE!!!!

    Show I: 4:00 pm
    Show II: 7:30 pm
    Reception & CD Fair: 6:15 - 7:15 pm

    Yeshiva University's Schottenstein Cultural Center
    239 East 34th St. between 2nd & 3rd Aves. NY, NY 10016
    Tickets: pwt-concert.eventbrite.com
    $30 in advance, $36 at door / $15 students / all proceeds considered charity
    For further information, 646-234-1542.

    "Elevating the world through music and dance"

    February 26, 2007

    Solomon Sisters NYC Debut, Feb 26, 2007

    THE SOLOMON SISTERS, the acclaimed London-based Klezmer/Yiddish Cabaret Duo will be giving their NEW YORK debut at MAKOR on Monday 26th Feb, 9pm.

    Accompanied by some of the klezmer greats:
    Jim Guttman, bass (The Klezmer Conservatory Band)
    David Licht, drums (The Klezmatics)
    Jason Rosenblatt, harmonica, piano (Shtreiml)
    Mike Winograd, clarinet (Khevre, Frank London's Klezmer Brass All stars)

    They perform an eclectic mix of 20s New York songs, original material and klezmer numbers, with subtle choreography and a dash of comedy...

    The Solomon Sisters have played across London venues including the Royal Albert Hall, The Purcell Room (Queen Elizabeth Hall) and The Soho Theatre, London. They have also performed on Channel 4 television & BBC London radio.

    They are sharing the bill with the excellent Jake Shulman-Ment, Pete Rushefsky & Jim Guttman, 7.30pm - 8.30pm.

    Doors open at 7pm

    February 27, 2007

    Purim in Khelm, NYC, Feb 27

    Folksbiene Theatre: Purim in Khelm"Purim in Khelm" kumt shoyn tsurik—halt di dates!
    ("Purim in Khelm" is back - mark the dates!)

    The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene presents

    PURIM IN KHELM
    by Motl Didner and Miryem-Khaye Seigel

    An originele yidishe muzikalishe komedye prezentirt mit englishe un rusishe iberkeplekh)
    (An original Yiddish musical comedy presented with English and Russian supertitles)

    FREE PERFORMANCE (fraye forshtelung):
    Tuesday, February 27 - Hunter College, Kaye
    Playhouse - 7 PM. Free tickets: 212-772-4448

    Info: Folksbiene 212-213-2120
    www.folksbiene.org

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    March 1, 2007

    Divahn, Pharaoh's Daughter in benefit for Darfur, NYC, Mar 1, 2007

    band publicity photoThursday, March 1, 7:30 pm (doors open 7:00 pm)

    ESTHER IN AFRICA: A Middle-Eastern Themed Benefit Concert for Darfur
    Featuring Pharaoh's Daughter & Divahn

    Congregation Shaare Zedek
    212 West 93rd Street (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam)
    General admission $20, students $10 (larger donations greatly appreciated as
    well).
    Advanced ticket sales (only for donations of $20 or more) 212-874-7005.

    All proceeds go to support the Darfur Action Campaign of the American Jewish
    World Service.

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    Bang on a Can All-Stars w/Meredith Monk, NYC, Mar 1

    BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS with special guest MEREDITH MONK
    The 2007 Peoples Commissioning Fund (PCF) Concert
    Thursday, March 1, at 8pm
    Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023

    Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 day of show - get 'em now!:
    click here to buy tickets

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    March 2, 2007

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, NYC, Mar 2, 2007

    March 2, Zebulon, 9pm
    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar with Frank London and Aaron Alexander
    www.zebuloncafeconcert.com

    March 3, 2007

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Mar 3, 2007

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    SAT. MARCH 3rd 5p.m., NYC, Gramercy Park
    Brotherhood Synagogue
    Annual KIDS MEGILLA MUSICAL PURIM PUPPET SHOW
    28 Gramercy Park South, (free)
    W/Anna Sobel and other inhouse guests

    Purim at Old Broadway Shul, NYC, Mar 3

    PURIM AT OLD BROADWAY!

    Join us for one holiday that we take very seriously.
    The action begins on Motzoei Shabbos, March 3rd at 7:30 with Maariv, followed by a beautiful Megillah reading. Afterwards, come up to our deluxe lounge for the rockin’ music of accordionist Aron Gershman. Stay and enjoy some hamentaschen and something to whet your whistle. $10 contribution requested.

    On Sunday morning, March 4th, the fun continues with an 8:00am Shacharis, hamentaschen, and a Megillah reading by our very own Orrin Tilevitz.
    Be there ュ Aloha!

    PURIM AT OLD BROADWAY ュ THE WHOLE MEGILLAH

    1/2 block east of Broadway and 1/2 block north of 125th St. (125th St. stop #1 train)

    Hip Hop Hafla Purim Party, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 3

    ShemSpeed presents:
    Hip Hop Hafla Purim Party

    with Niz, Kosha Dillz, Shem Disciples
    (live hip-hop reggae)
    live megillah reading

    Mar 3 @ BAM Cafe
    8:30pm, FREE
    30 Lafayette Ave., Downtown Brooklyn

    www.shemspeed.com

    JDUB Purim in Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 3

    Purim in Brooklyn
    JDUB presents: MASKS & FLASKS Wait don稚 bring a flask!!!! Not only is it illegal, it's unnecessary cuz we got free Stella Artois beer until it runs out. DJ Anaan and special guest DJ's spinning all night.

    Saturday, March 3
    Lowbar
    81 Washington Street
    DUMBO Brooklyn 11201
    FIRST stop in Brooklyn on the F (York Street).
    FIRST stop in Brooklyn on A/C train too (High Street).
    $10 at door | 9 pm doors | 21+
    IMPORTANT: RSVP to JDUB Records with Purim in the subject for guaranteed entry before 10:30 PM
    LIST IS FILLING UP QUICK !!! RSVP NOW

    Heedoosh, NYC, Mar 3, 2007

    Heedoosh publicity photoHeedoosh
    Purim, March 03, 2007
    The Knitting Factory
    74 Leonard Street
    New York, NY
    212.219.3132
    Ticket price
    $15ADV/$25
    Other acts on the bill

    March 4, 2007

    NYLon Klezmer All Stars Alliance, NYC, Mar 4

    Pete Rushefsky & Madeline Solomon (aka The NYLon Klezmer All Stars Alliance) are playing at Mo Pitkins, East Village this Sunday 12 - 4pm.
    Hope to see you there...

    Borscht Belt Brunch celebrates PURIM!

    Asefa, Rashanim, dj handler, Y-Love, Juez, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 4, 2007

    asefa in concertAsefa
    8:00pm @ Southpaw
    125 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, 11217

    It's the post-purim WreckRoom!

    Table tennis, pool, darts, pinball, poker and other fine amusements... mikey palms will be behind the bar with incredible drink specials! the WreckRoom is a free event and is from 8 to 2am.

    Sharing the bill with us will be Rashanim, dj handler & Y-Love and Juez.

    Purim Party with Israeli Folk Dancing, NYC, Mar 4

    Sunday March 4
    PURIM PARTY
    7-8pm BEGINNERS TEACHING with ALAN BLOOM
    LIVE MUSIC Ensemble with ROSE & MEIR BEER
    HAMENTASHEN Of course & other holiday goodies
    Featuring a Special Purim Guest-
    one of Israel's greatest choreographers
    MOSHIKO HALEVY

    People have asked if they can come in costume -- of course!!
    There will be a Prize for the best costume.

    Israeli Folk Dancing in the Classic Tradition
    on Broadway Every Sunday Night at 7pm

    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway at 104th St.
    Information (917)207-0093; www.rikud.net

    Contribution -- $10

    March 6, 2007

    Purim in Khelm, NYC, Mar 6

    Folksbiene Theatre: Purim in Khelm"Purim in Khelm" kumt shoyn tsurik—halt di dates!
    ("Purim in Khelm" is back - mark the dates!)

    The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene presents

    PURIM IN KHELM
    by Motl Didner and Miryem-Khaye Seigel

    An originele yidishe muzikalishe komedye prezentirt mit englishe un rusishe iberkeplekh)
    (An original Yiddish musical comedy presented with English and Russian supertitles)

    FREE PERFORMANCE (fraye forshtelung):
    Tuesday, March 6- Lehman College, Lovinger Theater
    - 2 PM. Free tickets: 718-960-8025

    Info: Folksbiene 212-213-2120
    www.folksbiene.org

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    March 7, 2007

    Purim in Khelm, NYC, Mar 7

    Folksbiene Theatre: Purim in Khelm"Purim in Khelm" kumt shoyn tsurik—halt di dates!
    ("Purim in Khelm" is back - mark the dates!)

    The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene presents

    PURIM IN KHELM
    by Motl Didner and Miryem-Khaye Seigel

    An originele yidishe muzikalishe komedye prezentirt mit englishe un rusishe iberkeplekh)
    (An original Yiddish musical comedy presented with English and Russian supertitles)

    FREE PERFORMANCE (fraye forshtelung):
    Wednesday, March 7 - Queens College, Colden
    Auditorim - 2 PM. Free tickets: 718-793-8080

    Info: Folksbiene 212-213-2120
    www.folksbiene.org

    Continue reading "Purim in Khelm, NYC, Mar 7" »

    March 8, 2007

    Purim in Khelm, NYC, Mar 8

    Folksbiene Theatre: Purim in Khelm"Purim in Khelm" kumt shoyn tsurik—halt di dates!
    ("Purim in Khelm" is back - mark the dates!)

    The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene presents

    PURIM IN KHELM
    by Motl Didner and Miryem-Khaye Seigel

    An originele yidishe muzikalishe komedye prezentirt mit englishe un rusishe iberkeplekh)
    (An original Yiddish musical comedy presented with English and Russian supertitles)

    FREE PERFORMANCE (fraye forshtelung):
    Thursday, March 8 - Brooklyn College, Whitman
    Theater - 2 PM. 718-951-4600

    Info: Folksbiene 212-213-2120
    www.folksbiene.org

    Continue reading "Purim in Khelm, NYC, Mar 8" »

    Modulating Tongues, Music & Poetry, NYC, Mar 8

    Modulating Tongues: Translating In & Out of Jazz w Frantic Turtle & Ayelet Rose Gottlieb

    Music & Poetry translated from Jazz, English, Hebrew, Russian, Farsi, and French.

    Ayelet Rose Gottlieb Quartet
    Frantic Turtle

    March 8th, 7pm
    Bowery Poetry Club
    308 Bowery (b/n Houston and Bleecker)
    $6
    www.myspace.com/franticturtle
    www.ayeletrose.com
    upcoming.org/event/152662
    for flyer

    "Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 8, 2007

    bruno schultz play at LaMamaLa MaMa E.T.C. is proud to present the World Premier of

    REPUBLIC OF DREAMS
    --- Inspired by the writing, artwork and life of Bruno Schulz ---
    A new piece by Double Edge Theatre

    The Annex at La MaMa E.T.C.
    74 A EAST 4TH STREET

    Mar 8 - 18, 2007
    Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
    Sun at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

    La MaMa E.T.C is located at 74A East 4th St. between 2nd Avenue and The Bowery
    (F/V to 2nd Avenue, 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th St.)

    TICKETS :$20 Box Office (212) 475-7710
    Student & senior tickets are $15 www.lamama.org

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    March 9, 2007

    JMF: Transforming the Cantor's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, NYC, Mar 9

    THE JEWISH MUSIC FORUM 2006-2007
    MUSIC, MEDIA AND MEMORY IN JEWISH LIFE

    March 9, 2007 10:30AM-12PM
    The Media and the Messenger: Transforming the Cantor's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
    Prof. Jeffrey Shandler, Rutgers University
    Respondents: Prof. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, New York University and Prof. Mark Slobin, Wesleyan University.
    Co-sponsor: Working Group on Jews/Media/Religion at the Center for Religion and Media, New York University

    All seminars take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street, NYC

    Event is free and open to the public.
    www.jewishmusicforum.org

    "Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 9, 2007

    bruno schultz play at LaMamaLa MaMa E.T.C. is proud to present the World Premier of

    REPUBLIC OF DREAMS
    --- Inspired by the writing, artwork and life of Bruno Schulz ---
    A new piece by Double Edge Theatre

    The Annex at La MaMa E.T.C.
    74 A EAST 4TH STREET

    Mar 8 - 18, 2007
    Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
    Sun at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

    La MaMa E.T.C is located at 74A East 4th St. between 2nd Avenue and The Bowery
    (F/V to 2nd Avenue, 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th St.)

    TICKETS :$20 Box Office (212) 475-7710
    Student & senior tickets are $15 www.lamama.org

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    Jeffrey Shandler lecture, NYC, Mar 9

    Friday, March 9, 2007 10:30AM to 12PM

    "The Media and the Messenger: Transforming the Cantor's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction"

    Dr. Jeffrey Shandler, Rutgers University
    Respondents: Dr. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, New York University,
    and Dr. Mark Slobin, Wesleyan University
    Co-sponsor: Working Group on Jews/Media/Religion at the Center for Religion and Media, New York University

    Location: The Center for Jewish History
    15 W. 16th St. New York, NY
    This event is free and open to the public

    Continue reading "Jeffrey Shandler lecture, NYC, Mar 9" »

    Talat, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 9

    Talat
    March 9th, 9pm
    Tea lounge
    837 Union St, Park Slope, Brooklyn
    718-768-4966
    5$ suggested donation
    www.tealoungeny.com

    Continue reading "Talat, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 9" »

    March 10, 2007

    "Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 10, 2007

    bruno schultz play at LaMamaLa MaMa E.T.C. is proud to present the World Premier of

    REPUBLIC OF DREAMS
    --- Inspired by the writing, artwork and life of Bruno Schulz ---
    A new piece by Double Edge Theatre

    The Annex at La MaMa E.T.C.
    74 A EAST 4TH STREET

    Mar 8 - 18, 2007
    Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
    Sun at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

    La MaMa E.T.C is located at 74A East 4th St. between 2nd Avenue and The Bowery
    (F/V to 2nd Avenue, 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th St.)

    TICKETS :$20 Box Office (212) 475-7710
    Student & senior tickets are $15 www.lamama.org

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    Krakauer plays Golijov's "Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind", Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 10, 2007

    Bridge to the Beyond

    Join the Brooklyn Philharmonic at BAM for the exciting New York premiere of the newly-orchestrated "Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind" by internationally-acclaimed composer (and Grammy-winner) Osvaldo Golijov. Medieval soundscapes frame a musical portrait riddled with mysticism and spiritual ecstasy in a concert also including Golijov's "Last Round" and Mahler's "Symphony No. 1 in D Major"—a celebration of Mahler's symphonic hero with hints of klezmer, military tunes, and springtime vitality.

    TICKETS: $20/40/55/60
    BrooklynPhilharmonic.org
    718-488-5913

    Asefa, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 10, 2007

    asefa in concertAsefa
    March 10, 2007
    10:00p @ BAM Café
    Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 map

    We are psyched to be joining the cast of great bands that have played this wonderful sound spot.

    March 11, 2007

    "Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 11, 2007

    bruno schultz play at LaMamaLa MaMa E.T.C. is proud to present the World Premier of

    REPUBLIC OF DREAMS
    --- Inspired by the writing, artwork and life of Bruno Schulz ---
    A new piece by Double Edge Theatre

    The Annex at La MaMa E.T.C.
    74 A EAST 4TH STREET

    Mar 8 - 18, 2007
    Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
    Sun at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

    La MaMa E.T.C is located at 74A East 4th St. between 2nd Avenue and The Bowery
    (F/V to 2nd Avenue, 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th St.)

    TICKETS :$20 Box Office (212) 475-7710
    Student & senior tickets are $15 www.lamama.org

    Continue reading ""Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 11, 2007" »

    Kleynkunst!, NYC, Mar 11

    Rebecca Joy Fletcher's Kleynkunst
    Rebecca Joy Fletcher and Stephen Mo Hanan in
    KLEYNKUNST! Warsaw's Brave and Brilliant Yiddish Cabaret

    Sunday, March 11, 4:30pm
    Makor (as part of Makor's Manifest Festival)
    35 West 67th Street
    (212) 601-1000
    www.92y.org

    Tickets: $15
    (plus food and drink menu: no min.)

    In the 1920s Warsaw's Yiddish cabarets drew from hugely varied influences: Weimar kabarett, Hassidic chant, vaudeville, Russian folk songs, jazz, tango and traditional cantorial music. The atmosphere was charged with contradiction: anti-religious sentiment and devotion; sexual bawdiness and naivete; political infighting and camaraderie.

    KLEYNKUNST! reflects the spirit, bravado, and optimism of Jewish Warsaw between the Wars. This show brings to life the kleynkunst teater's songs, sketches, and spirit, in Yiddish and English translations. We pay homage to a world of brilliance and bite which no longer exists.

    Researched and written by Rebecca Joy Fletcher
    Musical Director, pianist and arrangements: Bob Goldstone
    Director: Michael Montel
    English lyrics: Jeremy Lawrence

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    Folksbiene Theatre reading: Goodbye and Good luck, NYC, Mar 11

    Goodbye and Good luckFree Reading of a New Musical
    Goodbye and Good Luck - Coming to JCC in Manhattan March 11 and 12

    The National Yiddish Theatre—olksbiene invites you to a free reading of a new musical entitled "Goodbye and Good Luck." Based on a short story by Grace Paley, "Goodbye and Good Luck" follows the life of Rosie, a young girl who works in the Yiddish theatre, and her life-long love affair with a Yiddish star.

    Starring Judy Kaye
    Directed by Robert Kalfin

    Book by Melba Thomas
    Music by David Friedman
    Lyrics by Muriel Robinson
    Based on a short story by Grace Paley

    Two performances only

    Sunday, March 11 at 6:00 pm
    Monday, March 12 at 5:00 pm

    GENERAL ADMISSION -- Call 212-213-2120 to reserve your tickets

    JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street

    www.folksbiene.org

    March 12, 2007

    Folksbiene Theatre reading: Goodbye and Good luck, NYC, Mar 12

    Goodbye and Good luckFree Reading of a New Musical
    Goodbye and Good Luck - Coming to JCC in Manhattan March 11 and 12

    The National Yiddish Theatre—olksbiene invites you to a free reading of a new musical entitled "Goodbye and Good Luck." Based on a short story by Grace Paley, "Goodbye and Good Luck" follows the life of Rosie, a young girl who works in the Yiddish theatre, and her life-long love affair with a Yiddish star.

    Starring Judy Kaye
    Directed by Robert Kalfin

    Book by Melba Thomas
    Music by David Friedman
    Lyrics by Muriel Robinson
    Based on a short story by Grace Paley

    Two performances only

    Sunday, March 11 at 6:00 pm
    Monday, March 12 at 5:00 pm

    GENERAL ADMISSION -- Call 212-213-2120 to reserve your tickets

    JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street

    www.folksbiene.org

    March 13, 2007

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party, NYC, Mar 13

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring present...

    The Fourth Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC
    Tuesday, March 13, 2007
    7:00PM–10:00 PM
    At the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.
    In the Theater

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Deborah Strauss. Live klezmer music will be provided by some of New York's hottest musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer) and Nick Cudahy (bass).

    And mark your calendars: Upcoming Tantshoyzes:
    Sunday, May 20 6:00PM - 9:00 PM at the JCC led by Deborah Strauss!
    Wednesday, June 6 7:00PM – 10:00PM at the JCC led by Michael Alpert!

    Cost is $10 ($8 for JCC and Workman’s Circle Members), pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

    Sarah Aroeste Band, NYC, Mar 13

    Sarah AroesteThe Jewish Performing Arts Project and Black Box Entertainment present:
    THE TRIBECA SHOWCASE OF NEW JEWISH MUSIC & COMEDY
    Featuring an eclectic lineup of the most exciting names in Jewish music, comedy, theater and more.

    Come check out the Sarah Aroeste Band in an acoustic set featuring Sarah Aroeste: vocals; Yotam Beery: guitar, vocals; and Liron Peled: percussion
    DATE: Tuesday, March 13th
    TIME: 8 PM
    LOCATION: Synagogue for the Arts, NYC
    49 White Street (2 blocks below Canal, West of Broadway)
    TICKETS: $15 in advance/$20 at the door
    Info about the lineup and to purchase tix

    Yuval Ron Ensemble, NYC, Mar 13, 2007

    Winsome Brown and Claude Arpels Present:
    The long awaited premier performance of the Yuval Ron Ensemble in New York City!

    Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 9:00pm
    Location: 145 Hudson Street #12B (Between Beach and Hubert in Tribeca), New York City.

    “Mystical Music of The Middle East”
    Sacred music from the Jewish, Sufi and Christian Armenian traditions of Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Yemen, Armenia and Andalusia.

    An intimate home concert in Manhattan, NY
    With The Yuval Ron Ensemble
    Featuring the stunning Arabic vocalist Najwa Gibran and Armenian Duduk master Yeghish Manukyan
    special guest: Michal Cohen - vocals

    Admission: $15 suggested donation at the door. please RSVP to Yuval Ron music. Please bring cushions (floor seating)

    Subway: A, C, E to Canal Street or 1 to Franklin Street

    For more info: www.yuvalronmusic.com or email Yuval Ron

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    March 14, 2007

    Soulico, NYC, Mar 14

    Soulico NY Debut Poster NY Premiere of Soulico
    SOULICO IN NEW YORK
    Wednesday, March 14th
    @ Canal Room - 285 West Broadway @ Canal St.
    A,C,E to Canal St.
    1,9,N, or R to Canal St.

    $15 general admission including open bar from 9-10 PM
    $36 "Drink & Think" VIP reception includes open bar 8-10PM and a conversation with JDub President Aaron Bisman, Six Points Fellowship Director Rebecca Guber, Avoda Arts Coordinator Jackie Miller and Soulico - "Jewish Culture: What it is & Why it Matters!"
    Co-presented by UJA Federation of New York

    Click here for advance tickets

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    March 15, 2007

    "Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 15, 2007

    bruno schultz play at LaMamaLa MaMa E.T.C. is proud to present the World Premier of

    REPUBLIC OF DREAMS
    --- Inspired by the writing, artwork and life of Bruno Schulz ---
    A new piece by Double Edge Theatre

    The Annex at La MaMa E.T.C.
    74 A EAST 4TH STREET

    Mar 8 - 18, 2007
    Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
    Sun at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

    La MaMa E.T.C is located at 74A East 4th St. between 2nd Avenue and The Bowery
    (F/V to 2nd Avenue, 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th St.)

    TICKETS :$20 Box Office (212) 475-7710
    Student & senior tickets are $15 www.lamama.org

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    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, NYC, Mar 15, 2007

    March 15, Zebulon, 10pm
    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar with Frank London and Aaron Alexander
    www.zebuloncafeconcert.com

    March 16, 2007

    "Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 16, 2007

    bruno schultz play at LaMamaLa MaMa E.T.C. is proud to present the World Premier of

    REPUBLIC OF DREAMS
    --- Inspired by the writing, artwork and life of Bruno Schulz ---
    A new piece by Double Edge Theatre

    The Annex at La MaMa E.T.C.
    74 A EAST 4TH STREET

    Mar 8 - 18, 2007
    Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
    Sun at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

    La MaMa E.T.C is located at 74A East 4th St. between 2nd Avenue and The Bowery
    (F/V to 2nd Avenue, 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th St.)

    TICKETS :$20 Box Office (212) 475-7710
    Student & senior tickets are $15 www.lamama.org

    Continue reading ""Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 16, 2007" »

    March 17, 2007

    "Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 17, 2007

    bruno schultz play at LaMamaLa MaMa E.T.C. is proud to present the World Premier of

    REPUBLIC OF DREAMS
    --- Inspired by the writing, artwork and life of Bruno Schulz ---
    A new piece by Double Edge Theatre

    The Annex at La MaMa E.T.C.
    74 A EAST 4TH STREET

    Mar 8 - 18, 2007
    Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
    Sun at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

    La MaMa E.T.C is located at 74A East 4th St. between 2nd Avenue and The Bowery
    (F/V to 2nd Avenue, 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th St.)

    TICKETS :$20 Box Office (212) 475-7710
    Student & senior tickets are $15 www.lamama.org

    Continue reading ""Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 17, 2007" »

    March 18, 2007

    Yiddish Program, plus Mordke Schaechter Memorial, NYC, Mar 18

    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center Events
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY

    Prof. Zelda K. Newman
    אַלט־ייִדישע
    ליטעראַטור: נישט
    װאָס מע מײנט

    "Old Yiddish Literature: It's Not What You Think"

    Shane Baker
    װאָרטקונסט
    לכּבֿוד
    פּורים און
    פּסח

    Yiddish recitations for Purim & Passover

    Sunday, March 18th, 2007 - 1:30pm

    Continue reading "Yiddish Program, plus Mordke Schaechter Memorial, NYC, Mar 18" »

    "Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Mar 18, 2007

    Folksbiene publicity photoThe Yiddish "Pirates of Penzance" Returns!

    Di Yam Gazlonim is back at the JCC for a return engagement
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene is thrilled to bring Di Yam Gazlonim ("The Pirates of Penzance" in Yiddish) back to the JCC in Manhattan for a celebrated return engagement beginning Sunday, March 18th.

    Performed in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Mar 18, 2pm & 6pm

    Call 212-279-4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com to order tickets. All tickets $40.

    Folksbiene logoJCC in Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th Street

    Folksbiene website: www.folksbiene.org

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    "Passover to Freedom", NYC, Mar 18

    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue presents...
    "Passover To Freedom"
    Featuring works by A.W. Binder, Michael Isaacson, Luboff, etc.

    March 18th at 2pm
    This is part of the Sacred Music Series, an Adult Education program focused on Music Education that is promoted through the Center for Community Learning at SWFS. We are exploring all sorts of Jewish music as a part of this continuous series.

    30 W. 68th St.
    New York, NY 10023
    (212) 877-4050

    Please join us!

    Cantor Dan Singer
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    New York, NY 10023
    (212) 877-4050 X 237

    "Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 18, 2007

    bruno schultz play at LaMamaLa MaMa E.T.C. is proud to present the World Premier of

    REPUBLIC OF DREAMS
    --- Inspired by the writing, artwork and life of Bruno Schulz ---
    A new piece by Double Edge Theatre

    The Annex at La MaMa E.T.C.
    74 A EAST 4TH STREET

    Mar 8 - 18, 2007
    Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
    Sun at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

    La MaMa E.T.C is located at 74A East 4th St. between 2nd Avenue and The Bowery
    (F/V to 2nd Avenue, 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th St.)

    TICKETS :$20 Box Office (212) 475-7710
    Student & senior tickets are $15 www.lamama.org

    Continue reading ""Republic of Dreams", NYC, Mar 18, 2007" »

    March 20, 2007

    Kleynkunst!, NYC, Mar 20

    Rebecca Joy Fletcher's Kleynkunst
    Rebecca Joy Fletcher and Stephen Mo Hanan in
    KLEYNKUNST! Warsaw's Brave and Brilliant Yiddish Cabaret

    Tuesday, March 20, 7:00pm
    Helen's
    169 Eighth Avenue (at 18th Street)
    (212) 206-0609
    www.helensnyc.com

    Tickets: $22
    (plus $15 food/drink min.)
    Tickets: $15
    (plus food and drink menu: no min.)

    In the 1920s and 1930s Warsaw's Yiddish cabarets drew from hugely varied influences: Weimar kabarett, Hassidic chant, vaudeville, Russian folk songs, jazz, tango and traditional cantorial music. The atmosphere was charged with contradiction: anti-religious sentiment and devotion; sexual bawdiness and naivete; political infighting and camaraderie.

    KLEYNKUNST! reflects the spirit, bravado, and optimism of Jewish Warsaw between the Wars. This show brings to life the kleynkunst teater's songs, sketches, and spirit, in Yiddish and English translations. We pay homage to a world of brilliance and bite which no longer exists.

    Researched and written by Rebecca Joy Fletcher
    Musical Director, pianist and arrangements: Bob Goldstone
    Director: Michael Montel
    English lyrics: Jeremy Lawrence

    Continue reading "Kleynkunst!, NYC, Mar 20" »

    Jeff Warschauer Open House, NYC, Mar 20, 2007

    The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be holding a free open house next
    Tuesday, March 20, at 7 PM.

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer
    Free Open house: Tuesday, March 20 from 7-9 PM
    Six paid sessions, Tuesdays at 7 PM: March 27, April 17 and 24; May 1, 8 and
    15.

    Continue reading "Jeff Warschauer Open House, NYC, Mar 20, 2007" »

    March 21, 2007

    "Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Mar 21, 2007

    Folksbiene publicity photoThe Yiddish "Pirates of Penzance" Returns!

    Di Yam Gazlonim is back at the JCC for a return engagement
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene is thrilled to bring Di Yam Gazlonim ("The Pirates of Penzance" in Yiddish) back to the JCC in Manhattan for a celebrated return engagement beginning Sunday, March 18th.

    Performed in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Mar 21, 2pm & 8pm

    Call 212-279-4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com to order tickets. All tickets $40.

    Folksbiene logoJCC in Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th Street

    Folksbiene website: www.folksbiene.org

    Continue reading ""Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Mar 21, 2007" »

    Jake Shulman-Ment's Magyar Khasene debuts, NYC, Mar 21

    Debut concert of Jake Shulman-Ment's Magyar Khasene
    Wednesday, March 21, 7pm
    Eldridge Street Synagogue
    12 Eldridge St. Manhattan
    $12 adults; $8 students/seniors
    www.eldridgestreet.org

    Jake Shulman-Ment - violin
    Pete Rushefsky - cymbalom
    Laszlo Hajdu-Nemeth - kontra
    Raul Rothblatt - bass
    David Licht - percussion

    Continue reading "Jake Shulman-Ment's Magyar Khasene debuts, NYC, Mar 21" »

    Asefa, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 21

    asefa in concertAsefa w/Rocking Chair and JoyEngin
    March 21
    Southpaw
    125 5th avenue, Brooklyn, 11217.

    $7.50 adv./$10 d.o.s
    8 pm doors/9 pm show
    >> buy tickets

    For those of you who missed us at Southpaw a couple weeks ago, we are playing there tomorrow night!
    www.spsounds.com

    March 22, 2007

    "Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Mar 22, 2007

    Folksbiene publicity photoThe Yiddish "Pirates of Penzance" Returns!

    Di Yam Gazlonim is back at the JCC for a return engagement
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene is thrilled to bring Di Yam Gazlonim ("The Pirates of Penzance" in Yiddish) back to the JCC in Manhattan for a celebrated return engagement beginning Sunday, March 18th.

    Performed in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Mar 22, 2pm & 8pm

    Call 212-279-4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com to order tickets. All tickets $40.

    Folksbiene logoJCC in Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th Street

    Folksbiene website: www.folksbiene.org

    Continue reading ""Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Mar 22, 2007" »

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Mar 22

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    Thursday, MARCH 22nd, Pier 60 NYC
    Benefit for Seeds of Peace
    (amazing youth camp organization bringing Israeli, Palestinian and
    Egyptian teenagers together)
    www.seedsofpeace.org/peacemarketinvitation07

    Edom, NYC, Mar 22, 2007

    Concert - EDOM - Thursday, March 22, 8 pm

    Edom brings its innovative fusion of avant-garde jazz and Israeli Jewish music to the Museum for a one-night only concert in conjunction with the Dateline Israel exhibition. Edom is led by Israeli-born, composer/guitarist Eyal Maoz, and features Brian Marsella on organ, Shanir Blumenkranz on bass, and Yuval Lion on drums. The group's self-titled debut album was released in 2005 by John Zorn's Tzadik Label as part of its Radical Jewish Culture series and has performed at the 2006 Montreal Jazz Festival.

    Tickets: $15 general public; $12 students/over 65; $10 Jewish Museum members

    The Jewish Museum
    Tel: 212-423-3298
    www.thejewishmuseum.org

    Rav Shmuel, NYC, Mar 22, 2007

    Rav Shmuel
    Thursday Mar 22, 2007 at 8:00 PM
    Sidewalk Cafe
    94 Ave. A at 6th St.
    Manhattan (E. Village), NY 10009
    Cost: No Cover, 2 Drink Min.

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    March 24, 2007

    "Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Mar 24, 2007

    Folksbiene publicity photoThe Yiddish "Pirates of Penzance" Returns!

    Di Yam Gazlonim is back at the JCC for a return engagement
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene is thrilled to bring Di Yam Gazlonim ("The Pirates of Penzance" in Yiddish) back to the JCC in Manhattan for a celebrated return engagement beginning Sunday, March 18th.

    Performed in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Mar 24, 8pm

    Call 212-279-4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com to order tickets. All tickets $40.

    Folksbiene logoJCC in Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th Street

    Folksbiene website: www.folksbiene.org

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    March 25, 2007

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Mar 25

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    SUNDAY, MARCH 25th, Queens
    SOLOMON SCHECHTER FUNDRAISER/SOUIREE, 12p.m.

    Rabins and Rushefsky, NYC, Mar 25

    Alicia Jo Rabins (amazing fiddler from Golem) and Pete Rushefsky will be playing some klezmer string duets this Sunday at Mo' Pitkins for their new Borscht Belt Brunch. Music from 12:30 'til 2:30.

    Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction, 34 Avenue A, East Village, NYC
    mopitkins.com

    "Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Mar 25, 2007

    Folksbiene publicity photoThe Yiddish "Pirates of Penzance" Returns!

    Di Yam Gazlonim is back at the JCC for a return engagement
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene is thrilled to bring Di Yam Gazlonim ("The Pirates of Penzance" in Yiddish) back to the JCC in Manhattan for a celebrated return engagement beginning Sunday, March 18th.

    Performed in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Mar 25, 2pm & 6pm

    Call 212-279-4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com to order tickets. All tickets $40.

    Folksbiene logoJCC in Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th Street

    Folksbiene website: www.folksbiene.org

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    March 26, 2007

    Frank London's "A Night in the Old Marketplace" CD release, NYC, Mar 26

    A night in the old marketplace, adapted from IL PeretzSoundbrush invites you to celebrate its newest release
    FRANK LONDON'S " A NIGHT IN THE OLD MARKETPLACE"

    Featuring
    Ron Caswell, tuba, bass
    Brandon Seabrook guitar, banjo, mandolin
    Art Bailey keyboards, accordion
    Aaron Alexander, drums

    And vocalists... La Tanya Hall, Manu Narayan (star of Broadway's Bombay Dreams), Craig Wedren (from Shudder to Think), The Klezmatic's Lorin Sklamberg and many others featured on the recording,

    “A Night In The Old Marketplace”
    www.soundbrush.com

    CD Release Party:
    Monday, March 26th 8pm

    Barrow Street Theatre
    27 Barrow St., NY 10014
    (corner of 7th Ave. South)
    www.barrowstreettheatre.com/specialEvents.asp#marketplace

    Ticket Price $20

    Telecharge Website or by phone inside the NY metro area at (212) 239-6200 and outside the NY metro area at 1 (800) 432-7250.

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    March 28, 2007

    "Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Mar 28, 2007

    Folksbiene publicity photoThe Yiddish "Pirates of Penzance" Returns!

    Di Yam Gazlonim is back at the JCC for a return engagement
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene is thrilled to bring Di Yam Gazlonim ("The Pirates of Penzance" in Yiddish) back to the JCC in Manhattan for a celebrated return engagement beginning Sunday, March 18th.

    Performed in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Mar 28, 2pm & 8pm

    Call 212-279-4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com to order tickets. All tickets $40.

    Folksbiene logoJCC in Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th Street

    Folksbiene website: www.folksbiene.org

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    Rob Schwimmer, NYC, Mar 28

    Rob Schwimmer--Solo Piano Concert
    Rob Schwimmer will be performing solo piano selections from his new CD "BEYOND THE SKY"
    The Fazioli Salon @ Klavierhaus
    Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 — 8:00 PM $15
    211 W. 58th St. (near 7th Ave)
    New York, NY
    (212) 245-4535

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    Asefa, NYC, Mar 28

    asefa in concertAsefa
    March 28, 2007
    8:00p @ Makor
    W. 67 street (btw CPW and Amsterdam)

    Sharing the bill will be Eastern Blok, another great Middle-Eastern inspired ensemble. Bring out your bellydancing shoes!

    7th Annual Downtown Seder, NYC, Mar 28, 2007

    Michael Dorf's 7th Annual Downtown Seder
    2007 Performers: Neil Sedaka, Jill Sobule, Tovah Feldshuh, Leah Siegel, Pharaoh’s Daughter, Iris Bahr, Dan Zanes, The Trachtenburg Family, Daniel Libeskind, Elisa Albert, Pearl Gluck, Frank London, Golem, Good for the Jews, Yuri Lane, Nick Kroll, Metropolitan Klezmer, Debbie Friedman, The LeeVees, Jay Michaelson, Jamie Saft, Rob Kutner (Daily Show), Y-Love & DJ Handle

    The Downtown Seder
    Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 7pm at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place in Battery Park • Seating limited to 400 people

    Tickets are $250 for VIP seating • or $150 for general seating
    Tickets available online here or call 212-608-0555

    www.oyhoo.com
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    March 29, 2007

    "Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Mar 29, 2007

    Folksbiene publicity photoThe Yiddish "Pirates of Penzance" Returns!

    Di Yam Gazlonim is back at the JCC for a return engagement
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene is thrilled to bring Di Yam Gazlonim ("The Pirates of Penzance" in Yiddish) back to the JCC in Manhattan for a celebrated return engagement beginning Sunday, March 18th.

    Performed in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Mar 29, 2pm & 8pm

    Call 212-279-4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com to order tickets. All tickets $40.

    Folksbiene logoJCC in Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th Street

    Folksbiene website: www.folksbiene.org

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    Talat, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 29

    Talat
    March 29th, 9:30pm
    Makor
    35 W 67 St., Manhattan
    212-601-1000
    www.makor.org

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    March 31, 2007

    "Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Mar 31, 2007

    Folksbiene publicity photoThe Yiddish "Pirates of Penzance" Returns!

    Di Yam Gazlonim is back at the JCC for a return engagement
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene is thrilled to bring Di Yam Gazlonim ("The Pirates of Penzance" in Yiddish) back to the JCC in Manhattan for a celebrated return engagement beginning Sunday, March 18th.

    Performed in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Mar 31, 8pm

    Call 212-279-4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com to order tickets. All tickets $40.

    Folksbiene logoJCC in Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th Street

    Folksbiene website: www.folksbiene.org

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    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Mar 31

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    MARCH 31st 9:30p.m NYC
    MO PITKINS/House of Satisfaction $12
    Avenue A between 2nd and 3rd Street,
    SONG OF SONG SONGS!!!!
    Straight from a new program performed Jan. 2007 at 92nd St. Y
    On the theme of イlove and longingイ including wedding invitations, song of
    songs, albert camus.
    With Ben Nathan tap dancing. Arrangements by Uri Sharlin,

    April 1, 2007

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NYC, Apr 1

    Late night hang--bon voyage to TOMER TZUR - 12 midnight
    Sunday, April 1st, 2007
    Zebulon - zebuloncafeconcert.com
    258 Wythe Ave. bet N 3rd and Metropolitan
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11221
    718 218 6934
    Price: Free

    As we prepare to enter the Springtime, the season of pilgrimage and slaughtered lambs, the season of feasting and rejoicing, the season of energies unbridled and blood flowing loose in the veins, we of The Sway Machinery prepare to say a fond farewell to TOMER TZUR, who will be moving back to his native land of Israel at the end of the month. For me personally, NYC without Tomer is almost as hard to imagine as New York without graffiti on the subway cars and the 2nd Avenue Deli standing proudly on the corner of E 11th Street. These things, too, we have seen pass. But before I start pulling out my third hanky, I'll have you all know, there's a party starting and it won't stop 'till we all drop. This Sunday night at Zebulon, starting at an unwholesome hour and going until it's time to go, we will regal our friends and fans with our music and enjoy the company of my man Tomer Tzur in good old-fashioned style.

    Perlman and Rushefsky, NYC, Apr 1

    April 1
    Jeff Perlman (clarinet from Romashka) and Pete Rushefsky will be playing some klezmer duets at Mo' Pitkins for their new Borscht Belt Brunch. Music from 12:30 'til 2:30.

    Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction, 34 Avenue A, East Village, NYC
    mopitkins.com

    "Di Yam Gazlonim", NYC, Apr 1, 2007

    Folksbiene publicity photoThe Yiddish "Pirates of Penzance" Returns!

    Di Yam Gazlonim is back at the JCC for a return engagement
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene is thrilled to bring Di Yam Gazlonim ("The Pirates of Penzance" in Yiddish) back to the JCC in Manhattan for a celebrated return engagement beginning Sunday, March 18th.

    Performed in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Apr 1, 2pm & 6pm

    Call 212-279-4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com to order tickets. All tickets $40.

    Folksbiene logoJCC in Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th Street

    Folksbiene website: www.folksbiene.org

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    Carmen Staaf Quintet, Ben Goldberg, NYC, Apr 1

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/1 Sunday
    8 pm
    The Carmen Staaf Quintet
    Carmen Staaf (piano) Dana Sandler (voice) Dan Blake (tenor sax, soprano sax)
    Kendall Eddy (bass) Austin McMahon (drums)
    The NYC debut of the Carmen Staaf Quintet will feature Latin-jazz-influenced originals, new takes on swing and bebop tunes, free conversations and other explorations.

    10 pm
    Ben Goldberg: New Music for Quintet
    Carla Kihlstedt (violin) Rob Sudduth (tenor saxophone) Devin Hoff (bass) Kenny Wollesen (drums) Ben Goldberg (clarinet, composition)
    angle and particle.

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 3, 2007

    Olivier Manchon's Orchestre de Chambre Miniature+Teletextile, NYC, Apr 3

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/3 Tuesday 8 pm
    Olivier Manchon's Orchestre de Chambre Miniature
    Olivier Manchon (violin) John Ellis (clarinet, sax) Alan Hampton (bass) Beth Meyers (viola) Christopher Hoffman (cello)

    10 pm
    Teletextile
    Pamela Martinez (violin, vocals, piano) Brian Hamilton (piano, keyboards) John Somers (guitar, electronics)
    Textural Instrumentals and Visceral songs, www.teletextile.com

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 4, 2007

    Metropolitan Klezmer, CD release party, NYC, Apr 4

    band photoLaMama Presents
    Metropolitan Klezmer
    Metropolitan Klezmer's new all-live CD will be released in time for Passover!
    Please email for details, we'll be posting the info soon.

    Traveling ShowOur official CD release party will be Wednesday, April 4th at Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction, 34 Avenue A, NYC
    7pm show, $7 … and that's the third night of Pesakh, but we expect the discs to be ready a week before.

    Violin-Clarinet Multi-Night+Mawwal, NYC, Apr 4

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/4 Wednesday
    8 pm
    Mawwal
    Jim Matus (vocals, laouto, saz) Jill O達rien (vocals) Joe O達rien (bass, vocals) Mike Keys (drums) Bill Buchen (tabla, percussion)
    Record release party for MAWWAL担 new CD 釘lack Flies� on Ancient Record. MAWWAL (formerly PARANOISE) performs original World Fusion and arrangements of traditional Middle Eastern music in what has been called 殿 new genre� by Progression Magazine.

    10 pm
    Violin-Clarinet Multi-Night
    Mari Kimura (violin) Kinan Azmeh (clarinet)
    multi-cultural, multi-media duos and solos

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 5, 2007

    Yiddish Princess, NYC, Apr 5, 2007

    On April 5th your thirst for traditional Yiddish song and 80s power ballads will be quenched with a rare Passover treat as Yiddish Princess storms the Kultur Kongres Kavehoyz.

    Yiddish Princess is rising yiddish star, Sarah Mina Gordon and the scarily talented Michael Winograd.

    Don't miss the debut of this time-sensitive material. All your favorite Yiddish Passover songs, this time with power chords! Khad Gadyo never sounded like this.

    It's a short-ish show, so come on-time! There may be kosher for passover cookies too! Hurray!

    THURSDAY, APRIL 5th
    7 PM
    CONTRIBUTION: $8

    at the Congress for Jewish Culture
    25 East 21st Street, Ground Floor
    (Between Park and Broadway)
    212-505-8040

    Ballin' the Jack, NYC, Apr 5

    BALLIN' THE JACK

    BARBES ~ Thursday April 5th. 8pm (1 set)
    #376 9th st at 6th ave Park Slope, Brooklyn
    7th ave stop on F,
    718-965-9177
    barbesbrooklyn.com

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    Steve Sandberg and friends+KJ Denhert-Lucky7 CD Release, NYC, Apr 5

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/5 Thursday
    8 pm
    KJ Denhert有ucky 7, The New CD Concert
    KJ Denhert (guitar, vocals, songwriter) Mamdou Ba (bass) Ray Levier (drums) ATN (keys) plus special guests from the CD!
    Urban folk and jazz artist KJ Denhert makes her first NY appearance in 2007 with a brand new CD called Lucky 7. All CDs one night only to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of KJ痴 label and her seventh release

    10 pm
    Steve Sandberg and friends
    Steve Sandberg (voice)
    Spoken word, raga-influenced vocals, breath-controlled keyboard, loops plus friends tba - "music from a country I've never been to but always wanted to visit."
    www.myspace.com/stevesandberg

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 6, 2007

    Ivan Milev Band+Noriko Ueda Jazz Orchestra, NYC, Apr 6

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/6 Friday
    8 pm
    Noriko Ueda Jazz Orchestra
    Noriko Ueda (composition, bass) 16 piece band

    10 pm
    Ivan Milev Band
    Ivan Milev (accordion) Entcho Todorov (violin) Maria Koleva (vocals) Panagiotis Andreou (bass) Vasko Angelov (guitar) Seido Salifovski (drums)
    Monster accordionist Ivan Milev and his band perform Bulgarian-Balkan folk music. Check out: myspace.com/ivanmilev

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 7, 2007

    John Zorn, Apr 7

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/7 Saturday
    8 pm
    John Zorn Improv Night / Stone Benefit
    John Zorn (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Mark Feldman (violin) Erik Friedlander (cello) Okkyung Lee (cello) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Cyro Baptista (percussion) and many surprise guests
    Come out and support The Stone! TWENTY DOLLARS

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 8, 2007

    Pablo Aslan+Matt Glaser Quintet, Apr 8

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/8 Sunday
    8 pm
    Songs Your Grandmother Might Know, If Your Grandmother is Hip: The Matt Glaser Quintet.
    Matt Glaser (violin) Matt Munisteri (guitar) Sonny Barbato (accordion) Heather Masse (vocal) Jim Whitney (bass)

    10 pm
    Pablo Aslan's "Anda Cantale"
    Pablo Aslan (bass)and his ensemble
    The Argentine bassist explores the repertoire of the great tango singer Carlos Gardel.

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 10, 2007

    Michael Winograd's Infection + Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor, Apr 10

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/10 Tuesday
    8 pm
    Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor
    Aaron Alexander (drums) Brandon Seabrook (guitar/banjo) Reuben Radding (bass) Alex Kontorovich (clarinet, sax, compositions)
    All original music from Kontorovich (sideman to Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars and Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh) mixes downtown klezmer, jazz, and other influences.

    10 pm
    Michael Winograd's Infection
    Michael Winograd, Jessica Lurie, Petr Cancura, Jeremy Udden (reeds) Daniel Blacksberg (trombone) Jon Singer (xylophone) Brandon Seabrook (guitar) Jorge Roeder (bass) Jason Nazary (drums) Patrick Farrell (accordion) Frank London (trumpet)

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 11, 2007

    Alicia Svigals + Michael Winograd's Klezmer Ensemble, Apr 11

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/11 Wednesday
    8 pm
    Michael Winograd's Klezmer Ensemble
    Michael Winograd (clarinet, alto clarinet) Daniel Blacksberg (trombone) Carmen Staaf (piano, accordion) Joey Weisenberg (mandolin) Nick Cudahy (bass) Richie Barshay (percussion)

    10 pm
    Alicia Svigals and Uli Geissendorfer, with special guest Iliya Magalnyk / Stone Benefit
    Alicia Svigals (violin) Uli Geissendorfer (piano) Iliya Magalnyk (accordion)
    Musicians from three points on the globe take a sidelong look at klezmer.

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 12, 2007

    Kleynkunst!, NYC, Apr 12

    Rebecca Joy Fletcher's Kleynkunst
    Rebecca Joy Fletcher and Stephen Mo Hanan in
    KLEYNKUNST! Warsaw's Brave and Brilliant Yiddish Cabaret

    Tuesday, April 12, 7:00pm
    Helen's
    169 Eighth Avenue (at 18th Street)
    (212) 206-0609
    www.helensnyc.com

    Tickets: $22
    (plus $15 food/drink min.)
    Tickets: $15
    (plus food and drink menu: no min.)

    In the 1920s and 1930s Warsaw's Yiddish cabarets drew from hugely varied influences: Weimar kabarett, Hassidic chant, vaudeville, Russian folk songs, jazz, tango and traditional cantorial music. The atmosphere was charged with contradiction: anti-religious sentiment and devotion; sexual bawdiness and naivete; political infighting and camaraderie.

    KLEYNKUNST! reflects the spirit, bravado, and optimism of Jewish Warsaw between the Wars. This show brings to life the kleynkunst teater's songs, sketches, and spirit, in Yiddish and English translations. We pay homage to a world of brilliance and bite which no longer exists.

    Researched and written by Rebecca Joy Fletcher
    Musical Director, pianist and arrangements: Bob Goldstone
    Director: Michael Montel
    English lyrics: Jeremy Lawrence

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    Susan Watts + Michael Winograd's Klezmer Ensemble, Apr 12

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/12 Thursday
    8 pm
    Ghetto Tango
    Adrienne Cooper (voice) Zalmen Mlotek (piano)
    Adrienne Cooper and Zalmen Mlotek bring electrifying theatricality to the unknown satiric, down and dirty, and heartbroken repertoire of World War II European Jewish cabarets庸rom Yiddish to Weill & Eisler.

    10 pm
    Socalled and guests
    Socalled (accordion, mpc, melodica, piano, vocals) Susan Hoffman-Watts (trumpet) Allen Watsky (guitar, bass) Micheael Winograd (clarinet) and Special Guests.
    Josh Dolgin aka Socalled and his rag tag group of friends, will raise the Stone's roof with a klez-funk party unlike anything else. www.socalledmusic.com

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 13, 2007

    Cynthia Hilts & Lyric Fury + Lily While & Follicle, Apr 13

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/13 Friday
    8 pm
    Lily White and Follicle
    Lily White (saxes) Rob Garcia (drums) Greg Jones (bass)
    Crazy music from the mind of saxophonist Lily White in her most compact group yet. www.lilywhitemusic.com

    10 pm
    Cynthia Hilts & Lyric Fury
    Cynthia Hilts (composer, piano, voice) Jack Walrath (trumpet) Lily White
    (tenor and alto sax) Lisa Parrott
    (baritone and soprano sax) Debra Weisz
    (trombone) Martha Colby (cello) Ratzo Harris (bass) Gene Jackson (drums)
    New jazz that nods at the traditions,swings like hell and searches the deepest harmonic zones. Howls and lullabies, ice and predators are all in there, the perfect answer to a listener's natural raving desire for organic and furious lyricism.

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 14, 2007

    Joel Rubin & Pete Rushefsky + Beth Bahia Cohen, Apr 14

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/14 Saturday
    8 pm
    Beth Bahia Cohen: Traditional Arabic Music
    Beth Bahia Cohen (violin and other bowed string instruments) and friends

    10 pm
    Midnight Prayer
    Joel Rubin (clarinet) Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer)
    World renowned klezmer clarinetist Joel Rubin gives a rare NY performance of duets with leading tsimbl revivalist Pete Rushefsky from their new CD Midnight Prayer (Traditional Crossroads).

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 15, 2007

    The Music of Ronn Yedidia

    THE MUSIC OF RONN YEDIDIA
    SUNDAY, APRIL 15th, 2007 @ 7:30 PM
    MERKIN CONCERT HALL
    at KAUFMAN CENTER, GOODMAN HOUSE
    129 WEST 67th STREET
    NEW YORK CITY


    TICKETS: $25 ? STUDENTS & SENIORS: $15
    BOX OFFICE: 212-501-3330 ? ONLINE: www.kaufman-center.org
    FOR MORE INFORMATION: 201-585-0647

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    Mini Rabson & Bruno Raberg + Ingrid Jensen Quartet, Apr 15

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/15 Sunday
    8 pm
    Mimi Rabson and Bruno Raberg
    Mimi Rabson (violin) Bruno Raberg (bass)
    Compositional Improvisation and Improvised Compositons

    10 pm
    The Ingrid Jensen Quartet
    Ingrid Jensen (trumpet and electronics) and band

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 17, 2007

    Quartetto Cui Bono + Greg Wall's Later Prophets, NYC, Apr 17

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/17 Tuesday
    8 pm
    Greg Wall's Later Prophets
    Greg Wall (saxophones) Shai Bachar (keyboards) David Richards (bass) Aaron Alexander (drums)
    Simultaneously Straddling the Gates of the Ancient and the Avant-garde….

    10 pm
    Quartetto Cui Bono
    Art Bailey (accordion, piano) Peter Van Huffel (sax) Ernesto Cervini (drums) Michael Bates (bass) special guest Alicia Svigals (violin)
    An evening of new music.

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    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Apr 17

    band photoIsle of Klezbos
    SLE OF KLEZBOS & friends: amazing guests, see below ~
    Tuesday, April 17th - 8pm, two sets
    at the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe
    236 East 3rd St (between Avenues B & C), NYC
    now in their 30th anniversary year!
    It's a great listening room with full bar, $10 & no minimum charge.

    212-505-8183
    nuyorican.org

    April 18, 2007

    Hy Wolfe w/Herbert Kaplan, Queens, NYC, Apr 18, 2007

    Hy WolfeAPRIL 18, 2007
    6PM
    admission Free
    Queens Library at Flushing
    41-17 Main Street
    Flushing, NY 11355
    718-661-1200
    LIRR or # 7 train to Main Street/Flushing.

    Please join us for "An Evening of Yiddish Theatre & Song" in Yiddish & English with actor/singer Hy Wolfe, musical direction by Herbert Kaplan at the piano.

    "Remarkable Performer!"—YIDDISH FORWARD
    "Hy Wolfe has a rich baritone!"—THE JEWISH WEEK.

    Stephane Wrembel + Mark Sganga, NYC, Apr 18

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/18 Wednesday
    8 pm
    Mark Sganga and Friends
    Mark Sganga (guitar) and friends
    Acoustic improvisations with a Brazilian accent. www.marksganga.com

    10 pm
    Stephane Wrembel Acoustic
    Stephane Wrembel (guitar) Jared Engel (bass) David Langlois (washboard)
    Monster Guitarist Stephane Wrembel and his band perform the music of Django Reinhardt in their own special way, blended with compositions and colors from India and Africa; each show is a different trip! www.stephanewrembel.com

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    April 19, 2007

    Kleynkunst!, NYC, Apr 19

    Rebecca Joy Fletcher's Kleynkunst
    Rebecca Joy Fletcher and Stephen Mo Hanan in
    KLEYNKUNST! Warsaw's Brave and Brilliant Yiddish Cabaret

    Tuesday, April 19, 7:00pm
    Helen's
    169 Eighth Avenue (at 18th Street)
    (212) 206-0609
    www.helensnyc.com

    Tickets: $22
    (plus $15 food/drink min.)
    Tickets: $15
    (plus food and drink menu: no min.)

    In the 1920s and 1930s Warsaw's Yiddish cabarets drew from hugely varied influences: Weimar kabarett, Hassidic chant, vaudeville, Russian folk songs, jazz, tango and traditional cantorial music. The atmosphere was charged with contradiction: anti-religious sentiment and devotion; sexual bawdiness and naivete; political infighting and camaraderie.

    KLEYNKUNST! reflects the spirit, bravado, and optimism of Jewish Warsaw between the Wars. This show brings to life the kleynkunst teater's songs, sketches, and spirit, in Yiddish and English translations. We pay homage to a world of brilliance and bite which no longer exists.

    Researched and written by Rebecca Joy Fletcher
    Musical Director, pianist and arrangements: Bob Goldstone
    Director: Michael Montel
    English lyrics: Jeremy Lawrence

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    Balkan Beat Box w/Golem, NYC, Apr 19


    BBB in concertApril 19, 2007
    Balkan Beat Box w/ Golem
    @ Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY

    8:00 PM
    Tickets:
    $15.00
    Get Tickets Here

    Michael Winograd Quintet + Bangalore Breakdown, NYC, Apr 19

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/19 Thursday
    8 pm
    Michael Winograd Quintet
    Michael Winograd (clarinet, alto clarinet) Kristin Slipp (voice) David Bryant (casio keyboards) Michael Bates (bass) Michael Evans (drums)

    10 pm
    Bangalore Breakdown
    Uli Geissendoerfer (piano, keys, percussion) Premik Russel Tubbs (sax, flute, windsynth) Gino Sitson (vocals) Beat Kaestli (vocals) Steve Sandberg (leadsynth, vocals) Naren Budhakar (tabla) Gilad Dobrecky (percussion) Nathan Peck (bass) Lev Zhurbin (viola)

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    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, NYC, April 19, 2007

    April 19, Banjo Jim's, 9pm
    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar with Frank London and Aaron Alexander
    700 E. 9th St. & Ave. C
    (212) 777-0869
    www.banjojims.com

    April 20, 2007

    Juanito Pascual + Stephane Wrembel, NYC, Apr 20

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/20 Friday
    8 pm
    Juanito Pascual and Friends
    Jonathan "Juanito" Pascual (flamenco guitar) Rohan Gregory (violin) Stan Strickland (flute, soprano sax, vocals) Jerry Leake (world percussion).
    Flamenco guitar virtuoso Jonathan "Juanito" Pascual presents an evening of original flamenco music and beyond, with his quartet featuring 3 of the East Coast's finest improvisational and world-music players. "One of the hottest flamenco guitarists to emerge in recent years" -National Public Radio jpascual.com

    10 pm
    Stephane Wrembel Electric
    Stephane Wrembel (guitar) Jared Engel (bass) Mathias Bublath (organ) Julien Augier (drums)
    Monster Guitarist Stephane Wrembel and his new electric band presents the music of Django Reinhardt and his compositions in a totally new way, blending their unique Gypsy jazz touch with a psychedelic world rock sound. www.stephanewrembel.com

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    April 21, 2007

    Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh + Jessica Lurie Ensemble, NYC, Apr 21

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/21 Saturday
    8 pm
    Jessica Lurie Ensemble
    Jessica Lurie (sax, accordion, vocals) Erik Deutsch (piano, electric keyboard) Brandon Seabrook (banjo, guitar) Todd Sickafoose (bass) Marc Dalio (drums)

    10 pm
    Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh
    Aaron Alexander (drums) David Licht (drums) Fima Ephron (bass) Jay Vilnai (guitar) Alex Kontorovich (clarinet) Greg Wall (tenor sax, clarinet) Rob Henke (trumpet) Curtis Hasselbring (trombone)

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    April 22, 2007

    Edison Woods + Susan Pereira and Sabor Brasil, NYC, Apr 22

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/22 Sunday
    8 pm
    Susan Pereira and Sabor Brasil
    Susan Pereira (vocals, piano, percussion), Vanderlei Pereira (drums), Rodrigo Ursaia (sax, flute), Cliff Korman (piano), Itaiguara (bass)

    10 pm
    Edison Woods
    "Truly beautiful, slowly meandering soundscapes… A beautiful voice and a talent for melodies."—Rolling Stone
    Strange, haunting, and romantic, Edison Woods revels in luscious, sad songs. Singer Julia Frodahl’s heavenly vocals layered on the bands’ moody chamber pop create “a beautiful cross between the sounds of Elysian Fields and the sentiments of David Lynch” (Flavorpill NYC). Live, their musical passages, spoken word, and discreet gestures sweep the audience into their dreamlike world. www.edisonwoods.net

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    April 24, 2007

    Lisa Parrott Trio + Martha Mooke's Viola X-Treme, NYC, Apr 24

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/24 Tuesday
    8 pm
    Martha Mooke's Viola X-Treme
    Martha Mooke (electric violas/violins) Randolph A. Hudson, III (electric guitars) Jim Mussen (electronic drums)
    Music for Strings, Percussion and … Rollover Bartok! Support the future of music at The Stone!

    10 pm
    The Lisa Parrott Trio
    Lisa Parrott (saxophones) Chris Lightcap (double bass) Gerald Cleaver (drums)
    Lisa & Chris have been performing in NY together for over 10 years, playing harmolodic inspired original improvised music. Their Stone debut! www.parrottmusic.com

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    April 25, 2007

    Adrienne Cooper + Sheryl Bailey 3, NYC, Apr 25

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/25 Wednesday
    8 pm
    The Sheryl Bailey 3
    Sheryl Bailey (guitar/pen) Brian Charette (organ) Shingo Okudairu (drums)
    The Sheryl Bailey 3 carries on the tradition of the Hammond B3/Guitar trio into modernity with a contemporary harmonic approach and a captivating pulse.

    10 pm
    Adrienne Cooper, Friends and Relations
    Adrienne Cooper (voice) Michael Winograd (clarinet, piano) Dan Blacksberg (trombone)
    Vocalist Adrienne Cooper is joined by clarinetist Michael Winograd, trombonist Dan Blacksberg, Yiddish Princess Sarah Gordon and others for an intergenerational Yiddish intervention.

    For more info: thestonenyc.com

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    April 26, 2007

    Alhambra, NYC, Apr 26, 2007

    The Sephardic music ensemble, ALHAMBRA, will be performing on the lunchtime series at Trinity Church, B'way and Wall St. on Thursday April 26th at 1 p.m. For the visually-oriented, the concert will also feature the belly dancer, Aszmara! Admission is FREE.

    John Zorn to receive William Schuman Award, NYC, Apr 26

    Columbia University School of the Arts announces that

    JOHN ZORN
    is the 2007 recipient of the William Schuman Award

    Columbia's MILLER THEATRE hosts concert and award ceremony
    Thursday, April 26, 8:00PM

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    Percussia + Lerner/Alexander Quartet, NYC, Apr 26

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/26 Thursday
    8 pm
    Lerner/Alexander Quartet
    Marilyn Lerner (piano) Aaron Alexander (drums) Greg Wall (sax) Jim Guttmann (bass)
    Premiere performance of this all-star jazz/jewish ensemble…

    10 pm
    Percussia
    Ingrid Gordon (xylophone, marimba, percussion) Ljova (viola) Demetrius Spaneas (reeds) and others
    This unlikely instrument combination cooks up a set of xylo-powered, wind-driven world fusion featuring tunes by überviolist Ljova, along with assorted balkan and klez faves.

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    April 27, 2007

    JMF: Blacks and Jews in American Popular Music, NYC, April 27

    THE JEWISH MUSIC FORUM 2006-2007
    MUSIC, MEDIA AND MEMORY IN JEWISH LIFE

    April 27, 2007 10:30AM-12PM
    Blacks and Jews in American Popular Music: The Business of Cultural Mediation

    Prof. Jonathan Karp, SUNY Binghamton
    Respondent: Prof. Jonathan Schorsch, Columbia University

    All seminars take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street, NYC

    Event is free and open to the public.
    www.jewishmusicforum.org

    JMF "Blacks and Jews in American Popular Music", NYC, Apr 27

    The Jewish Music Forum Lecture Series 2006-2007
    Music, Media and Memoriy in Jewish Life

    Friday, April 27, 2007
    10:30am to Noon
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street, New York City

    "Blacks and Jews in American Popular Music: The Business of Cultural Mediation"
    Prof. Jonathan Karp, Binghamton University, SUNY

    Guest respondent: Prof. Jonathan Schorsch, Columbia University

    Free and open to the public.
    www.jewishmusicforum.org

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    Cooper/Lerner + Svigals/Lerner, NYC, Apr 27

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/27 Friday
    8 pm
    Alicia Svigals and Marilyn Lerner: Klezmer Unfettered
    Alicia Svigals (violin) Marilyn Lerner (piano)
    Alicia Svigals is klezmer's most celebrated violinist; Marilyn Lerner is a jazz keyboard virtuoso who resides in Canada. They join forces at the Stone to take on the klezmer tradition and twist it into shapes hitherto unimagined, spinning symphonies on the fly out of sounds from the Eastern European Jewish past.

    10 pm
    Shake My Heart Like a Copper Bell—the poetry of Anna Margolin
    Adrienne Cooper (voice) Marilyn Lerner (piano) with special guests
    Lerner’s song cycle to amazing Yiddish poet Margolin, translations and vocals by the legendary Adrienne Cooper with everything from lieder to freeform….

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    April 28, 2007

    The Klezmatics, NYC, Apr 7, 2007

    band photo
    Join the The Klezmatics for a homecoming concert celebration of their recent Grammy award (for the JMG cd Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie)

    Saturday, April 7 at 8pm
    Makor
    35 West 67th Street
    New York City

    Party following the show with peysekhdike sweets and bubbly.

    For tickets call 212-415-5500, buy them at the door, or online.

    Terry Dame's Electric Junkyard Gamelan + Andy Biskin, NYC, Apr 28

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/28 Saturday
    8 pm
    Andy Biskin and friends
    Andy Biskin (clarinet, compositions) with special guests

    10 pm
    Terry Dame's Electric Junkyard Gamelan
    Terry Dame, Lee Frisari, Mary Feaster, Kim Garey, Julian Hintz (invented instruments)
    Original rhythm driven music on invented instruments. Funky basslines, searing modal melodies and layers of interlocking rhythms played on musical contraptions such as the Rubarp, Sitello, Kacapitar and the Big Barp. It's far out and in the pocket! www.terrydame.com

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    April 29, 2007

    Borscht Belt Brunch, NYC, Apr 29

    The 14th St. Y & Mo Pitkins present:

    Borscht Belt Brunch featuring klezmer music by:
    Mike Cohen & Pete Rushefsky

    Sunday, April 29 1PM - 3PM

    At: Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction, 34 Avenue A, East Village, NYC
    mopitkins.com

    Mike Cohen (the Kleztraphobix's eminent clarinetist) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) will play klezmer duets at Mo' Pitkins for their new Borscht Belt Brunch. Music from 12:30 'til 2:30. Program presented by the 14th St. Y.

    No admission-- we pass the hat... and Mo's has a wonderful brunch menu
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    The Fate of Rabbis and Rebbes in the Holocaust, NYC, Apr 29

    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center Events

    Ts. Ben-Dovid
    "The Fate of Rabbis and Rebbes in the Holocaust"

    Phyllis Berk
    will sing Yiddish songs from the Holocaust

    Sunday, April 29, 2007
    1:30 pm
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, corner 208th St.
    (near Montefiore Hospital), Bronx, NY

    Take the #4 train to Mosholu Parkway or the D train to 205th St. Walk to 208th Street & Bainbridge Avenue.

    $ 3.50 Refreshments served.
    Tel: +19179300295

    Romanian Bent + Grassi/Filiano/Lerner, NYC, Apr 29

    John Zorn's 'The Stone', NYC April 2007 at the Stone
    curated by Alicia Svigals
    @ the corner of Avenue C and 2nd street

    4/29 Sunday
    8 pm
    Romanian Bent—Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi featuring Elizabeth Schwartz
    Yale Strom (violin) Sprocket (bass) Peter Stan (accordion) David Licht (drums) Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals)
    Schwartz is fresh from her concert tour of Romania and Hungary (singing with Muzsikas), which was filmed for an upcoming documentary by Radu Gabrea.

    10 pm
    Grassi/Filiano/Lerner
    Lou Grassi (drums) Ken Filiano (bass) Marilyn Lerner (piano)

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    Aviva CD release party, NYC, Apr 29, 2007

    AvivaGlobal Perspective Records presents the CD release show for AVIVA

    Aviva is a rising mezzo-soprano who fuses Flamenco, Classical, Electronic and Arabic music, and sings in Ladino, a form of ancient Judeo-Spanish spoken by the Jews of Spain.

    April 29, 9pm
    The West Bank Cafe @ The Laurie Beechman Theater
    407 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th ave
    www.westbankcafe.com/theater/

    We've got a stellar lineup of musicians for this show including: Gilad (Al DiMeola, Sting) on percussion; Meg Okura (Philip Glass, Bowie, Herbie Hancock), on violin; Harel Shachal (Smadar, Anistar, Balkan Beat Box) on G clarinet, and ney; Dan Nadel (Chico Freeman, Sarah Aroeste) on Flamenco guitar. And of course, Aviva on vocals....

    For more information on Aviva:
    www.aviva-music.com

    April 30, 2007

    Ballin' the Jack, Kensington, NYC, Apr 30, 2007

    Hi all we are playing a fund raisor at the local library here in Kensington—please try to come, help support the library!

    Join us for a
    Jazz Concert
    Monday, 30th 6:30pm
    Windsor Terrace Library — 160 East Fifth St. (@Ft Hamilton Parkway) — 718-686-9707
    featuring

    Ballin’ The Jack
    Matt Darriau - saxes
    Frank London – trumpet
    Curtis Hasselbring – Tbone
    Andy Laster – Bari Sax
    George Schuller - drums
    Joe Fitzgerald – bass
    Barney Mcall - keys

    Monday, April 30th, 2007
    6:30 pm

    $5 Suggested Donation


    The Friends Group of the Windsor Terrace Library exists to assist the WT Library. Money from fundraisers is spent on books and programming for library users.

    May 5, 2007

    Rushefsky & Leverett, Lag B'Omer, NYC, May 5

    Celebrate Lag B'Omer with traditional Eastern European Jewish music!
    Tsimbl and Clarinet played by

    Pete Rushefsky and Margot Leverett

    Saturday evening, May 5th, 9:00 PM
    (after 8:30 PM davening)

    THE OLD BROADWAY SYNAGOGUE
    15 Old Broadway
    (One half block east of Broadway between 125th and 126th Streets)
    New York, NY 10027

    Admission: $10.00 per person

    For more information, please leave message at
    (212) 662-9767

    May 6, 2007

    Borscht Belt Brunch, NYC, May 6

    The 14th St. Y & Mo Pitkins present:

    Borscht Belt Brunch featuring klezmer music by:
    Jeff Perlman & Pete Rushefsky

    Sunday, May 6 1PM - 3PM

    At: Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction, 34 Avenue A, East Village, NYC
    mopitkins.com

    Jeff Perlman (Romashka's eminent clarinetist) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) will play klezmer duets at Mo' Pitkins for their new Borscht Belt Brunch. Music from 12:30 'til 2:30. Program presented by the 14th St. Y.

    No admission-- we pass the hat... and Mo's has a wonderful brunch menu
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    May 8, 2007

    JMF: Kurt Weill's Kol Nidre, NYC, May 8

    THE JEWISH MUSIC FORUM 2006-2007
    MUSIC, MEDIA AND MEMORY IN JEWISH LIFE

    May 8, 2007 7:30PM-9:30PM
    Kurt Weill's Kol Nidre
    Lecture and Music Performance

    Prof. Tamara Levitz, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Respondent: Prof. Kim Kowalke, Eastman School of Music and the Kurt Weill Foundation

    All seminars take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street, NYC

    Event is free and open to the public.
    www.jewishmusicforum.org

    JMF "Kurt Weill's Kol Nidre and Jewish Memory", NYC, May 8

    The Jewish Music Forum Lecture Series 2006-2007
    Music, Media and Memory in Jewish Life

    Tuesday, May 8, 2007
    7:30pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street, New York City

    "Kurt Weill's Kol Nidre and Jewish Memory"
    Prof. Tamara Levitz, UCLA
    a lecture discussion on the Judaic aspects of the music of Kurt Weill, including a live performance of songs from The Eternal Road and Ofrah's Lieder.

    guest respondent, Dr. Kim Kowalke, Eastman School of Music

    Free and open to the public.
    www.jewishmusicforum.org

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    May 11, 2007

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar + Les Chauds Lapins, NYC, May 11

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar + Les Chauds Lapins

    May 11, Banjo Jim's
    9pm Les Chauds Lapins
    10:30 Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar
    E. 9th St. & Ave. C
    (212) 777-0869
    N to 8th St. NYU
    www.banjojims.com
    Suggested Donation

    May 14, 2007

    I.B. Singer's "Gimpl Tam", NYC, May 14

    IB SingerA NEW MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF I. B. SINGER'S "GIMPL TAM"
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene presents a staged reading of "Gimpl Tam" (Gimpl the Fool), a new musical adaptation of Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer’s classic story of man who’s faith is tested by an abusive community.

    In Yiddish with English and Russian translation supertitles.

    Written and Directed by Moshe Yasur
    Original music by Radu Captari

    Starring
    Ashley Adler, Shane Baker, Menachem Yankl Ejdelman, Itzy Firestone, Susanne Nancy Kobb, Stuart Marshall, Naomi Miller, Harry Peerce, Eyal Sherf and Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman
    With Stephen Borsuk and Motl Didner

    This event is free. Sponsored by The City University of New York

    Monday, May 14th at 2 PM
    Queens College, Goldstein Theater
    65-30 Kissena Boulevard
    Flushing, NY 11367-1597
    No tickets required.
    For more information, please call 718-793-8080

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, May 14

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    CD Release Party for "Haran" on Monday, MAY 14th
    the new HIGHLINE BALLROOM
    8 p.m. at 431 W. 16th Street (bet. 9th and 10th Ave.)
    Price is $25 which includes the new CD.

    New melodies, to aramaic kabblaistic texts, with psychedelic arrangements, influences that run the gamut of Nubian Nile music, Malian music, Balkan music, Pink Floyd and the Doors. Concert with full 10 piece mini-world orchestra, guest Adam Levy from Norah Jones:

    TKTS: www.pharaohsdaughter.com or www.highlineballroom.com (go to calendar/tickets).

    May 15, 2007

    I.B. Singer's "Gimpl Tam", NYC, May 15

    IB SingerA NEW MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF I. B. SINGER'S "GIMPL TAM"
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene presents a staged reading of "Gimpl Tam" (Gimpl the Fool), a new musical adaptation of Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer’s classic story of man who’s faith is tested by an abusive community.

    In Yiddish with English and Russian translation supertitles.

    Written and Directed by Moshe Yasur
    Original music by Radu Captari

    Starring
    Ashley Adler, Shane Baker, Menachem Yankl Ejdelman, Itzy Firestone, Susanne Nancy Kobb, Stuart Marshall, Naomi Miller, Harry Peerce, Eyal Sherf and Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman
    With Stephen Borsuk and Motl Didner

    This event is free. Sponsored by The City University of New York

    Tuesday, May 15th at 2 PM
    Lehman College, Studio Theater
    250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
    Bronx, NY 10468
    For tickets or more information, please call 718-960-8025

    May 16, 2007

    Sarah Aroeste CD Release, NYC, May 16

    Sarah Aroeste DATE: Wednesday, May 16th
    TIME: 8 PM
    LOCATION: Knitting Factory (Main Space)
    74 Leonard Street
    TICKETS: $15 advance/$18 door

    Please join us for a very special evening celebrating the release of our new record, Puertas. Experience a sizzling Sephardic night featuring some of the best in contemporary Sephardic sounds: Along with the full Sarah Aroeste Band, Frank London and his Klezmer Brass Allstars join Scott Kettner's Maracatú New York, mixing infectious Brazilian drumming with brass band extravaganza. Also joining the party is hip hop's only Hebrew Mamita (HBO Def Poetry Jam's Vanessa Hidary) and dj handler on the turntables spinning the best in Sephardic tunes. Plus other special guests….

    May 17, 2007

    I.B. Singer's "Gimpl Tam", NYC, May 17

    IB SingerA NEW MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF I. B. SINGER'S "GIMPL TAM"
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene presents a staged reading of "Gimpl Tam" (Gimpl the Fool), a new musical adaptation of Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer’s classic story of man who’s faith is tested by an abusive community.

    In Yiddish with English and Russian translation supertitles.

    Written and Directed by Moshe Yasur
    Original music by Radu Captari

    Starring
    Ashley Adler, Shane Baker, Menachem Yankl Ejdelman, Itzy Firestone, Susanne Nancy Kobb, Stuart Marshall, Naomi Miller, Harry Peerce, Eyal Sherf and Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman
    With Stephen Borsuk and Motl Didner

    This event is free. Sponsored by The City University of New York

    Thursday May 17th at 2 PM
    Brooklyn College, Levinson Theater
    2900 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11210
    For tickets or more information, please call 718-951-4600

    Frank London, Frantic Turtle, NYC, May 17

    Two Generations of Jewish Avantgarde:
    Frank London & Friends Meets Frantic Turtle

    Grammy-winning downtown legend Frank London brings together a band of seasoned improvisers. Opening for him is the new avant-punk-poetry outfit Frantic Turtle. The culminating collaboration session will rip through age-roofs and convention-chairs!!

    Sun May 17th at 7.30pm
    Bowery Poetry Club
    308 Bowery (b/n Bleecker & Houston)
    $6

    Asya Vaisman, NYC, May 17

    Asya Vaisman
    Der Sod fun Mayn Hartsn:
    Lider fun Tshernovitser poetn un kompozitorn
    Thursday 17 May 2007
    7 PM
    Atran Center
    25 East 21st Street, Ground Floor
    Contribution: $8

    Asya will be performing "Der Sod fun Mayn Hartsn," a program of songs by Czernowitz poets and composers, including several of Asya's own compositions.
    With special guests Art Bailey and Jake Shulman-Ment.

    Continue reading "Asya Vaisman, NYC, May 17" »

    May 20, 2007

    Vodkazak w/Alicia Svigals+Metropolitan Klezmer, Brooklyn, NY, May 20, 2007

    svigals singingKlezmerized!
    Sunday, May 20 2007, 2pm
    Vodkazak, with Alicia Svigals at Brooklyn Center for Performing Arts
    Alicia's program of Lubavitcher Hasidic "nigunim" (wordless spiritual songs) played on fiddle, mandolin, accordion and bass.
    with Metropolitan Klezmer, which performs Yiddish swing and tango, dance and trance folk traditionals, wondrous originals, Balkan brass and Latin groove klezmer melanges, music of the Soviet Yiddish theater and crypto-klezmer Broadway.

    band photoSingle Ticket Price: A: $25 B: $25
    Walt Whitman Auditorium,
    located at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College. (Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues at the Junction.)
    Box Office 718-951-4600
    www.brooklyncenter.com

    Continue reading "Vodkazak w/Alicia Svigals+Metropolitan Klezmer, Brooklyn, NY, May 20, 2007" »

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party, NYC, May 20

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring present...

    The Fourth Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC
    Sunday, May 20 6:00PM - 9:00 PM at the JCC led by Deborah Strauss!
    In the Theater

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Deborah Strauss. Live klezmer music will be provided by some of New York's hottest musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer) and Nick Cudahy (bass).

    And mark your calendars: Upcoming Tantshoys:
    Wednesday, June 6 7:00PM – 10:00PM at the JCC led by Michael Alpert!

    Cost is $10 ($8 for JCC and Workman’s Circle Members), pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

    Hy Wolfe, NYC, May 20, 2007

    Hy WolfeFriends of Yiddish Present!
    Hy Wolfe & Maddy Simon at the piano
    May 20, 2007 @ 2 PM
    $7.00 per person
    Marseilles Hotel, 230 West 103 Street Reserve by May 12, 2007
    with Jo Abrams 1-646-602-2007

    Please join us for "A Memorable Yiddish Afternoon" in Yiddish & English with actor/singer Hy Wolfe, musical direction by Maddy Simon, at the piano.

    "Remarkable Performer!"—YIDDISH FORWARD
    "Hy Wolfe has a rich baritone!"—THE JEWISH WEEK.

    May 21, 2007

    I.B. Singer's "Gimpl Tam", NYC, May 21

    IB SingerA NEW MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF I. B. SINGER'S "GIMPL TAM"
    The National Yiddish Theatre—Folksbiene presents a staged reading of "Gimpl Tam" (Gimpl the Fool), a new musical adaptation of Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer’s classic story of man who’s faith is tested by an abusive community.

    In Yiddish with English and Russian translation supertitles.

    Written and Directed by Moshe Yasur
    Original music by Radu Captari

    Starring
    Ashley Adler, Shane Baker, Menachem Yankl Ejdelman, Itzy Firestone, Susanne Nancy Kobb, Stuart Marshall, Naomi Miller, Harry Peerce, Eyal Sherf and Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman
    With Stephen Borsuk and Motl Didner

    This event is free. Sponsored by The City University of New York

    Monday, May 21st at 7 PM
    Hunter College, Lang Recital Hall
    E. 69th St. between Park & Lexington Aves.
    For tickets or information please call 212-772-4448

    Sid Beckerman Memorial, NYC, May 21, 2007

    Sid Beckerman Memorial event

    Sid Beckerman, klezmer clarinetist, beloved teacher and mentor to a generation of klezmorim, passed away on April 4, 2007. A tribute to him will be held Monday, May 21 at 8pm at the Congress for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 21st St. ground floor, Manhattan. Musicians and friends are invited to share a tune or story. Sid's musical partner of many years, Peter Sokolow and his protege Margot Leverett will lead an evening of musical memories. For more information contact Margot Leverett by email, or by phone: 718-545-9404.

    May 24, 2007

    Maya Beiser CD Release, NYC, May 24, 2007

    MAYA BEISER CD RELEASE PARTY & CONCERT
    at JOE'S PUB on MAY 24, 2007, 7:30PM

    Koch released the captivating cellist's new album "Almost Human" on 4/20/07

    Maya performs works by:
    Eve Beglarian
    Osvaldo Golijov
    Michael Gordon
    Mark O'Connor
    Joby Talbot

    With special guest performer, Grammy-winning fiddler Mark O'Connor

    Admission: $20 (212/967-7555 or www.joespub.com)
    Table reservations: 212-539-8778
    Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St (between East 4th and Astor Place)

    Continue reading "Maya Beiser CD Release, NYC, May 24, 2007" »

    June 6, 2007

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party, NYC, Jun 6

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring present...

    The Fourth Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC
    Wednesday, June 6 7:00PM – 10:00PM at the JCC led by Michael Alpert!
    In the Theater

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Deborah Strauss. Live klezmer music will be provided by some of New York's hottest musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer) and Nick Cudahy (bass).

    Cost is $10 ($8 for JCC and Workman’s Circle Members), pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

    June 8, 2007

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Jun 8, 2007

    June 10, 2007

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, Jun 10

    RESERVE THE DATE!
    Sunday, June 10, 2007,

    THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS (JPPC),
    conducted by BINYUMEN ("BEN") SCHAECHTER

    will perform rarely-heard choral arrangements of the great songs of Mark Warshawsky and Mordecai Gebirtig including Afn pripetshik, Es brent, Di mizinke oysgegebn, Hulyet hulyet kinderlekh, Dem milners trern, Akhtsik er un zibetsik zi, and more!

    Also, the new compact disc recorded by the JPPC, ZINGT! - A CELEBRATION OF YIDDISH CHORAL MUSIC will be available!

    Hebrew Union College, 1 West 4th Street, NYC
    www.thejppc.org

    Music in our time, NYC, Jun 10, 2007

    Please join us for
    June 10, 2007, 5:30 pm

    Music in Our Time: A Concert of Music by Contemporary Jewish Composers
    Composers include Leo Kraft, Joel Mandelbaum, and Yehudi Wyner.

    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    New York, NY 10011

    Admission: $12/$6 ASJM/AJHS/CJH members, seniors

    Please contact the CJH Theater Box Office
    phone: (917) 606-8200

    June 12, 2007

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Jun 12, 2007

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer octet
    Tuesday 6/12, 6pm - 9pm
    at The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Avenue @ 92nd St, NYC
    Museum Mile Festival ~ Fifth Ave pedestrian mall, all museums free admission
    212-423-3200
    thejewishmuseum.org
    Free! Outdoors if weather permits, or else in museum auditorium
    MK's twelfth consecutive year playing for The JM at this delightful event

    June 17, 2007

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jun 17, 2007

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    Abrahamic World Music Revival

    Sunday, June 17th, 7:30p.m.
    Centerpoint Yoga Studios
    324 Lafayette St.

    W/ HuDost (sufi, middle eastern) and INCENDIO (latin groove, middle eastern)
    Rabbi david Ingbar, and Devi Tide (sufi leader) mcケing the event

    $15 - $10 in advanced
    Presales available at www.hudost.com
    (also check www.incendioband.com)

    June 22, 2007

    Vampire Suit, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 22, 2007

    After a long break spent pursuing other activities, the members of Vampire Suit reunite at their favorite venue. The band will play on June 22nd at Barbes, 376 9th St., Park Slope, Brooklyn, at 8pm.

    As the group's leader and composer, Jay Vilnai brings to Vampire Suit his wide palette experiences as a musician in New York, having shared the stage with such diverse figures as Klezmer great Frank London, saxophonist Roy Nathanson, and having played anything from traditional jazz to Balkan music, Klezmer to Schoenberg, free improv to cabaret shows.

    June 24, 2007

    A Jewish Doctor in the 18th Century, Bronx, NY, Jun 24, 2007

    the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center is pleased to invite you to a lecture in Yiddish on the topic:
    "A Jewish Doctor in the 18th Century"
    with Dr. Chava Lapin
    with a musical program.

    Sunday, June 24th, 2007 - 1:30pm
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, corner 208th St.
    (near Montefiore Hospital), Bronx, NY
    DIRECTIONS: Take the #4 train to Mosholu Parkway or the D train to 205th St. Walk to 208th Street & Bainbridge Avenue.
    ADMISSION:$ 3.50 Refreshments served.
    INFORMATION: +1 917-930-0295

    Anthony Coleman, NYC, Jun 24, 2007

    Ne(x)tworks: At The Stone
    Sunday, June 24 @ 8pm & 10pm

    The Stone: Corner of Ave C & 2nd St
    Tickets: $10 at the door

    Innerlogics I
    Works by
    * Andrew Byrne - "Dragnet"
    * Anthony Coleman - "Seven At The Golden Shovel"
    * Joan La Barbara - "in the shadow and act of the haunting place"
    * Iannis Xenakis - "Keren"

    June 25, 2007

    Isle of Klezbos@Klezmore, Vienna, Austria, Jun 25, 2007

    Alicia Svigals w/author Evan Eisenberg, NYC, Jun 25, 2007

    svigals singingAlicia Svigals with novelist Evan Eisenberg
    Monday, June 25 at 8 pm
    Ansche Chesed
    251 W. 100th St. (at West End Ave).
    On the roof if weather allows, indoors otherwise. Suggested contribution: $5.

    Monday's show: A presentation of the Scribblers on the Roof series at Ansche Chesed.

    Continue reading "Alicia Svigals w/author Evan Eisenberg, NYC, Jun 25, 2007" »

    June 26, 2007

    Rav Shmuel, NYC, Apr 26, 2007

    Rav Shmuel
    When: Thursday Apr 26, 2007 at 11:00 PM
    Where: Sidewalk Cafe' - 94 AVE. A (Corner 6th St.)
    Manhattan, NY 10003
    Cost: No Cover, 2 Drink Min.

    Continue reading "Rav Shmuel, NYC, Apr 26, 2007" »

    June 29, 2007

    Alicia Svigals w/pianist Uli Geissendoerfer, NYC, Jun 29, 2007

    svigals singingAlicia Svigals
    A collaboration with pianist Uli Geissendoerfer, whose imaginative responses to Alicia's klezmer fiddling offers a fresh perspective on this old and beautiful tradition. At 9 p.m., after Alicia and Uli's set, raga singer Steve Sandberg and his band perform -- and Alicia and Uli will sit in.

    Friday, June 29 at 8 pm
    Sideshow Gallery
    319 Bedford Avenue
    718-486-8180
    $10
    On the L Train.
    Sideshowgallery.com

    Continue reading "Alicia Svigals w/pianist Uli Geissendoerfer, NYC, Jun 29, 2007" »

    July 5, 2007

    Burton Greene trio, NYC, Jul 5, 2007

    Burton Greene trio with Ed Schuller and Bob Meyer will be performing tonight at 8PM at Barbés, 376 9th St., Brooklyn, NY (7th Av stop F train). (Just one set so make it down early if you can.) $10.
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    July 11, 2007

    Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman Film Premiere, NYC, Jul 11, 2007

    The League for Yiddish and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
    are pleased to Invite you to

    An Evening In Honor of Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
    Poet, songwriter, singer

    Featuring the WORLD PREMIERE of the second film in the series

    Worlds within a World: Conversations with Yiddish Writers
    BEYLE SCHAECHTER-GOTTESMAN
    SONG OF AUTUMN
    Yiddish (with English subtitles)

    A film by Josh Waletzky, produced by the League for Yiddish

    Musical Program: Janet Leuchter, Esther Gottesman and Binyumen Schaechter
    Refreshments.

    Admission $10.00, Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 6:30 P.M. at the
    Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16 St, NYC.
    F, V, L and Path trains to 14th St. and 6th Ave.

    Please reserve your tickets 917-606-8200

    July 14, 2007

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jul 14, 2007

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    Saturday July 14th, 8p.m.
    Back at the HIGHLINE BALLROOM

    Opening for Eran Baron Cohen (brother of Sasha)

    tkts: $20 (playing a dance set..)

    Tickets available: www.highlineballroom.com (type calendar, july 14th, and
    Eran Baron Cohen or Pharaoh's Daughter)

    Burton Greene trio, NYC, Jul 14, 2007

    Saturday night, July 14, Burton Greene solo piano (last gig before returning to Amsterdam.) At a lovely art and photo gallery way downtown Manhattan with a fine grand piano: Space Gallery, 207A Front Street, (2,3,4,5, A,C trains to Fulton- Broadway Nassau.) 8 PM $10 donation

    July 15, 2007

    New Jewish Avantgarde, NYC, Jul 15, 2007

    The New Jewish Avantgarde: Basya Schechter, Frantic Turtle & more

    Sunday, July 15, 2007
    7:30 PM

    The Bowery Poetry Club
    308 Bowery @ Bleecker
    New York

    Tzadik label artists Basya Schechter (Pharaoh's Daughter) with Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Jon Madof (Rashanim), and Shanir Blumenkranz (John Zorn) will perform a set of vocal interpretations of John Zorn's Book of Angels. Opening for them is Frantic Turtle, jazz-poetry/art-punk project.

    upcoming.yahoo.com/event/208734

    July 26, 2007

    Sarah Aroeste Band, NYC, Jul 26, 2007

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste Band
    Thursday, July 26th
    New York, NY
    JCC of Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave (@76th Street)
    Up on the Roof Series
    8 PM
    Tix: $5 members/$10
    Click Here for tix & more info.

    July 27, 2007

    Laurent d'Aumale sings Mordkhe Gebirtig, NYC, Jun 27

    Don't miss a unique event, an exceptional Yiddish concert!

    Laurent d'Aumale
    will sing the songs of Mordkhe Gebirtig, accompanied by Ivan Foo (piano) and Jake Shulman-Ment (violin).

    Wednesday, June 27, 2007, 7:00 P.M.
    The Forchheimer Auditorium, Ground Floor
    15 West 16 Street, New York
    Tickets: $10.00

    *Please reserve seats at the CJH Box Office: *(917) 606-8200

    August 8, 2007

    The Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, Aug 8, 2007

    The Sway Machinery
    Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 9 PM
    Black Betty - www.blackbetty.net
    366 Metropolitan Ave. (corner of Havemeyer)
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211
    Free Admission

    Our usual line-up, Jeremiah, Stuart, Jordan and Colin, will be aided
    by our friend Brian Chase (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) joining us on the
    drums.

    August 12, 2007

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Aug 12

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Sunday, August 12
    Workmen's Circle Stage
    Madison Avenue Street Fair
    47th St & Madison Avenue, NYC
    MK full octet plays 2:30pm - 4:00pm
    Free, outdoors!

    55th Anniversary of the Soviet Yiddish Writers murdered, NYC, Aug 12, 2007

    55th Anniversary of the Soviet Yiddish Writers murdered on August 12, 1952

    A solemn memorial
    Sunday, August 12, 2007
    4:30 PM
    UJA-Federation
    130 East 59th Street (between Park and Lexington)
    Manhattan

    FREE ADMISSION

    Chair: Boris Sandler, Editor of the Yiddish Forward
    Program: A trio will play the music of Dimitry Shostakovich, including his trio in memory of Sollertinsky and his setting of Five songs from the Jewish folk repertoire. Shane Baker and Hy Wolfe will read from Shmuel Gordon's Yiddish novel "Yizkor" as well as poetry from the murdered writers.

    NB: readings in Yiddish.

    August 16, 2007

    Nicki and Lisa Parrott, Brooklyn, NY, Aug 16

    Nicki and Lisa Parrott here. We have a great gig coming up at Barge Music at the Fulton ferry landing in Brooklyn on the 16th of August. If you haven't been to any of the concerts at Barge music yet, you're in for a real treat. It's a lovely venue. It's indoors, very charming with great views by the water, parking, and it's very close to the famous Grimaldi's pizza restaurant, and the lovely River cafe.

    We will be playing a few Australian folk songs in a jazz style, and Nicki will also be singing a whole new repertoire that we've been rehearsing with the help of a beautiful piano player, John DiMartino. We will be performing as a quartet with drums.

    Anyway, we're really looking forward to this gig and we would love to see you there if you can make it. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

    More info about Barge Music below.

    Musically yours,
    Nicki and Lisa Parrott

    Nicki and Lisa Parrott - Barge Music, Thursday August 16th 8pm (2 sets)
    Ticket prices: Regular: $35; Senior: $30 Full-time Student: $20,

    Barge Music concert series: www.bargemusic.org
    Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn. The subway is the A or C train to High St, Brooklyn Bridge, or the F train to York St.
    Phone (718)624-4061 or (718)624-2083

    August 19, 2007

    Israeli Folk Dancing, NYC, Aug 19, 2007

    After several years of trying to move dancing outdoors after our classic Israeli folk dance session stops in the summer -- it is finally going to happen. Thanks to Shimon Boyar and several volunteers from our sunday night dance session, people will now be able to continue doing the dances they love throughout the summer and doing it outdoors (just like the old days when all indoor folk dance sessions stopped for the summer in New York).

    Here are the details:
    Classic Israeli Folk Dancing Plus Some International
    Every Sunday 6-9pm July-August 2007
    Riverside Park -- Enter the park either at 103rd St. and walk south to the end of the soccer field or at 96th St. and walk north to just before the soccer field. Dancing will be in a plaza there above the basketball courts at around 101st St.

    If you can't find the location or if there is a question about cancellation because of weather, call Shimon at 917-348-0972.

    Small contributions to defray the cost of licenses and equipment will be appreciated

    Andy Statman, Ricky Skaggs, Mark Rubin in Roots of American Folk Music", NYC, Aug 19, 2007

    24th Annual Roots Of American Music Festival
    Sunday, August 19 7:00p
    at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

    Damrosch Park Bandshell Lincoln Center Out of Doors Featuring The Claire Lynch Band, The Andy Statman Trio with special guest Ricky Skaggs, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder with special guest Andy Statman.

    Mark Rubin writes:
    "I'll be back Andy along with drummer Larry Eagle at a fascinating concert that features him and Rick Skaggs at the Lincoln Center on August 19th.... He's playing both clarinet and mandolin and he asked me to bring a tuba along with a bass, so it should be quite the Jew-Bluegrass throw-down."

    August 22, 2007

    Pharaoh's Daughter, Brooklyn, NY, Aug 22, 2007

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    August 22nd
    Zebulon
    258 Wythe Ave
    Pitom: 9p.m.
    Pharaoh's Daughter: 10p.m.
    www.zebuloncafeconcert.com

    August 26, 2007

    Israeli Folk Dancing, NYC, Aug 26, 2007

    After several years of trying to move dancing outdoors after our classic Israeli folk dance session stops in the summer -- it is finally going to happen. Thanks to Shimon Boyar and several volunteers from our sunday night dance session, people will now be able to continue doing the dances they love throughout the summer and doing it outdoors (just like the old days when all indoor folk dance sessions stopped for the summer in New York).

    Here are the details:
    Classic Israeli Folk Dancing Plus Some International
    Every Sunday 6-9pm July-August 2007
    Riverside Park -- Enter the park either at 103rd St. and walk south to the end of the soccer field or at 96th St. and walk north to just before the soccer field. Dancing will be in a plaza there above the basketball courts at around 101st St.

    If you can't find the location or if there is a question about cancellation because of weather, call Shimon at 917-348-0972.

    Small contributions to defray the cost of licenses and equipment will be appreciated

    August 31, 2007

    Yemenite & Early Israeli folk Dances featured at SHORASHIM, NYC, Labor Day Weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007

    Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007

    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend
    on Broadway
    for the 16th Annual

    SHORASHIM
    Roots of Israeli Folk Dance

    Featuring two Special Guest Teachers to Celebrate
    20 Years of the Rikuday Dor Rishon Dance Session

    Workshops: Sat, Sun, & Mon: Ayalah @ 2pm; Seadia @ 4pm; - $15/workshop
    Parties: Fri. & Mon. @ 8pm - $10/night;
    Marathons: Sat. & Sun. @ 8pm - $20/night
    Special Rate for the Whole Weekend: $130
    Day Passes: Sat & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $35
    Students (under 21) & seniors (over 65) with ID - $2 off any session

    All events are in an air-conditioned dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.
    Information: 917-207-0093; www.rikud.net

    Continue reading "Yemenite & Early Israeli folk Dances featured at SHORASHIM, NYC, Labor Day Weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007" »

    Yemenite & Early Israeli folk Dances featured at SHORASHIM, NYC, Labor Day Weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007

    Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007

    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend
    on Broadway
    for the 16th Annual

    SHORASHIM
    Roots of Israeli Folk Dance

    Featuring two Special Guest Teachers to Celebrate
    20 Years of the Rikuday Dor Rishon Dance Session

    Workshops: Sat, Sun, & Mon: Ayalah @ 2pm; Seadia @ 4pm; - $15/workshop
    Parties: Fri. & Mon. @ 8pm - $10/night;
    Marathons: Sat. & Sun. @ 8pm - $20/night
    Special Rate for the Whole Weekend: $130
    Day Passes: Sat & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $35
    Students (under 21) & seniors (over 65) with ID - $2 off any session

    All events are in an air-conditioned dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.
    Information: 917-207-0093; www.rikud.net

    Continue reading "Yemenite & Early Israeli folk Dances featured at SHORASHIM, NYC, Labor Day Weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007" »

    September 2, 2007

    Yemenite & Early Israeli folk Dances featured at SHORASHIM, NYC, Labor Day Weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007

    Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007

    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend
    on Broadway
    for the 16th Annual

    SHORASHIM
    Roots of Israeli Folk Dance

    Featuring two Special Guest Teachers to Celebrate
    20 Years of the Rikuday Dor Rishon Dance Session

    Workshops: Sat, Sun, & Mon: Ayalah @ 2pm; Seadia @ 4pm; - $15/workshop
    Parties: Fri. & Mon. @ 8pm - $10/night;
    Marathons: Sat. & Sun. @ 8pm - $20/night
    Special Rate for the Whole Weekend: $130
    Day Passes: Sat & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $35
    Students (under 21) & seniors (over 65) with ID - $2 off any session

    All events are in an air-conditioned dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.
    Information: 917-207-0093; www.rikud.net

    Continue reading "Yemenite & Early Israeli folk Dances featured at SHORASHIM, NYC, Labor Day Weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007" »

    September 3, 2007

    Yemenite & Early Israeli folk Dances featured at SHORASHIM, NYC, Labor Day Weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007

    Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007

    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend
    on Broadway
    for the 16th Annual

    SHORASHIM
    Roots of Israeli Folk Dance

    Featuring two Special Guest Teachers to Celebrate
    20 Years of the Rikuday Dor Rishon Dance Session

    Workshops: Sat, Sun, & Mon: Ayalah @ 2pm; Seadia @ 4pm; - $15/workshop
    Parties: Fri. & Mon. @ 8pm - $10/night;
    Marathons: Sat. & Sun. @ 8pm - $20/night
    Special Rate for the Whole Weekend: $130
    Day Passes: Sat & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $35
    Students (under 21) & seniors (over 65) with ID - $2 off any session

    All events are in an air-conditioned dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.
    Information: 917-207-0093; www.rikud.net

    Continue reading "Yemenite & Early Israeli folk Dances featured at SHORASHIM, NYC, Labor Day Weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007" »

    JDub Labor Day BBQ, NYC, Sep 3, 2007

    Get back from your destination weekend early and come party with us next Monday for the first ever JDub Labor Day BBQ!

    Enjoy music from JDub artists and friends, along with a Kosher VS vegan BBQ cookoff (you'll be the judge), live silk screening, a craft village presented by Etsy, face painting, croquet, magic, and most importantly, a 30-foot inflatable water slide (bring a bathing suit or be prepared)!

    Throughout the day, Israeli DJ crew Soulico will spin their unique mix of Middle Eastern hip hop and funk, while also hosting DJ Eleven of The Rub, DJ Anaan (AKA JDub label Prez Aaron Bisman) and DJ Ezekiel (AKA Annette Ezekiel, lead singer of Golem), plus live performances by Golem and Deleon

    Monday, September 3rd - 3-9PM; ALL AGES
    The Yard - 400 Carroll Street between Bond & Nevins - F to Carroll; R to Union
    $10 at ticketweb.com

    This event is made possible with the support of UJA- Federation of New York, and is cosponsored by The Onion, Brooklyn Jews, and MeanRed.

    Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird, Brooklyn, NYC, Sep 3, 2007

    Daniel Kahn and the Painted BirdThe Kahn Tour (no pun intended)
    Featuring Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird
    w/ Daniel Kahn, Michael Winograd, Daniel Blacksberg and Jorge Roeder - wow!!!!

    9/3/07 - Petes Candy Store,
    709 Lorimer St
    Brooklyn, NY
    10:30pm
    www.petescandystore.com
    (718) 302-3770

    A seance for the dead and buried language of the eastern european Jews. Bring your own Ouija board. With Daniel Khan, Michael Winograd, and Daniel Blacksberg. This promises to be an evening.

    September 5, 2007

    Lisa Parrott trio, Brooklyn, NYC, Sep 5, 2007

    The Lisa Parrott trio will be performing at Barbes in Park Slope Brooklyn, this coming Wednesday night Sep 5th. One set @ 8pm.

    Lisa Parrott – saxophones
    Chris Lightcap - bass
    Gerald Cleaver – drums

    This trio always has a great time playing together, and we’ll be playing harmolodic inspired, original, improvised music. Barbes is a great venue for listening and hanging—an excellent bar with a back room for intimate music listening.

    Barbes - 376 9th St (@ 6th Ave), Brooklyn.
    Wednesday September 5th, 8pm $10

    Directions: From Manhattan, Take the last car of the train to 7th Ave, Brooklyn.
    Exit at the southwest corner exit, make a u-turn and walk downhill on 9th street towards 6th Avenue.
    Barbes is on your left at 376 9th Street, a couple of stores in from the corner of 6th Avenue.

    September 6, 2007

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Sep 6, 2007

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    Sept. 6th -lunch series 12-2
    825 8th Avenue Outdoor show by 50th street
    (bet. 8th and 9th Ave.)

    Dorothea Greve w/new Yiddish songs by Soviet Yiddish writers, NYC, Sep 6, 2007

    Dorothea Greve a wonderful singer from Hamburg, and well-known Yiddish teacher in Germany, will present a program of Yiddish songs by Soviet yiddish writers to kick off the monthly Kavehoyz series run by the Congress for Jewish Culture. Accompanying her on guitar is the extraordinary Joey Weissenberg.

    Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7PM, admission $8 includes kosher pastry and coffee at the Congress for Jewish Culture 25 E. 21st NYC (between Park and Broadway).

    September 7, 2007

    Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird, Brooklyn, NYC, Sep 7, 2007

    Daniel Kahn and the Painted BirdThe Kahn Tour (no pun intended)
    Featuring Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird
    w/ Daniel Kahn, Michael Winograd, Daniel Blacksberg and Jorge Roeder - wow!!!!

    September, 7 2007
    The Rose
    345 Grand St.
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Double bill with the apocalyptistic carnival of michael winograd's infection

    September 9, 2007

    Jewzapalooza, NYC, Sep 9, 2007

    band publicity photo
    Sunday, Sept 9th Jewsapalooza!!
    Riverside Park by 72nd st.
    12:30 - Dan Zanes (Basya Schechter will be a guest on this show, bring the kids!)
    2p.m.- Chana Rothman
    3:30 - New Orleans Klezmer
    5p.m. Pharaoh's Daughter
    6:30 Moshav, Hamakor, Soulfarm ...

    Www.oyhoo.com for full more details

    September 12, 2007

    The Sway Machinery: Hidden Melodies Revealed, NYC, Sep 12, 2007

    The Sway Machinery
    HIDDEN MELODIES REVEALED—a secret celebration of Rosh HaShana in
    song
    Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10PM
    Angel Orensanz Foundation - www.orensanz.org
    172 Norfolk Street (bet. Houston and Stanton), LES
    FREE ADMISSION--OPEN BAR!

    Be still and you will hear it--the rumble of the snare drum and the
    high pitched cackle of the double-reed shawm...

    Planning to attend? Let us know. RSVP at newyork.going.com/swaymachinery

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    September 17, 2007

    Auditions for Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus Sep 17, Sep 24, NYC

    Dear Friend of the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus:

    The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC) of New York, which specializes in Yiddish choral music, will hold auditions for all voice parts on:
    Monday evening, September 17 and
    Monday evening, September 24,
    on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

    The 40-member chorale, which has recently performed at Shea Stadium, Lincoln Center, and the North American Jewish Choral Festival - as well as released its first CD, "Zingt! A Celebration of Yiddish Choral Music" (which has drawn raves), - is committed to the highest quality of performance.

    The auditions are by appointment only and can be scheduled by calling (646) 602-2007 or emailing .

    Candidates must have a good ear, be able to sing in harmony and have a voice that blends.

    *No* knowledge of Yiddish is necessary. Translations are always provided.

    Rehearsals are held weekly from September through early June on Monday evenings on the Upper West Side.

    The JPPC is conducted by Binyumen Schaechter.

    More info about the JPPC can be found at www.thejppc.org.

    The JPPC is a non-discriminatory organization and welcomes singers of all faiths; membership in the Chorale is open to qualified singers without regard to religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.

    September 23, 2007

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Sep 23, 2007

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    Sunday, Sept. 23rd. Brooklyn Public Library
    3:30p.m.
    1 Grand Army Plz
    Brooklyn, NY 11238
    (718) 399-2637
    www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org

    September 24, 2007

    Auditions for Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus Sep 17, Sep 24, NYC

    Dear Friend of the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus:

    The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC) of New York, which specializes in Yiddish choral music, will hold auditions for all voice parts on:
    Monday evening, September 17 and
    Monday evening, September 24,
    on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

    The 40-member chorale, which has recently performed at Shea Stadium, Lincoln Center, and the North American Jewish Choral Festival - as well as released its first CD, "Zingt! A Celebration of Yiddish Choral Music" (which has drawn raves), - is committed to the highest quality of performance.

    The auditions are by appointment only and can be scheduled by calling (646) 602-2007 or emailing .

    Candidates must have a good ear, be able to sing in harmony and have a voice that blends.

    *No* knowledge of Yiddish is necessary. Translations are always provided.

    Rehearsals are held weekly from September through early June on Monday evenings on the Upper West Side.

    The JPPC is conducted by Binyumen Schaechter.

    More info about the JPPC can be found at www.thejppc.org.

    The JPPC is a non-discriminatory organization and welcomes singers of all faiths; membership in the Chorale is open to qualified singers without regard to religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.

    September 26, 2007

    Balkan Beat Box, NYC, Sep 26, 2007

    BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box & Beirut
    Delacorte Theater
    Central Park - NYC

    September 28, 2007

    Eyal Maoz's Edom, Brooklyn, NYC, Sep 28, 2007

    Edom brings its innovative fusion of avant-garde jazz and Israeli Jewish music to Brooklyn. Edom is led by Israeli-born, composer/guitarist Eyal Maoz, and features Brian Marsella on organ, Shanir Blumenkranz on bass, and Yuval Lion on drums. The group's self-titled debut album was released in 2005 by John Zorn's Tzadik Label as part of its Radical Jewish Culture series and has performed at the 2006 Montreal Jazz Festival.

    Edom
    September 28 at 8pm at Tilles
    corner of Vanderbilt and DeKalb,
    Brooklyn, New York City.

    www.tilliesofbrooklyn.com/tilliepages/music.html

    September 29, 2007

    Klezshop, NYC, Sep 29, 2007

    KLEZSHOP NEW YORK PREMIERE!

    September 29th, 7:30pm
    AT: Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    New York, NY 10023
    (Between Columbus and Central Park West)
    212-877-4050; www.swfs.org

    KLEZSHOP - A unique New York based trio, playing their original compositions, all with a special Jewish-Klezmer flavor. Its members, natives of Israel, graduates of the Juilliard School, the Paris Conservatory and the Jerusalem Academy, combine their classical education with a rich experience of performing Jewish music, Rock, Jazz and Irish music all over the world.

    Gilad Harel - clarinet
    Jonathan Keren - violin
    Gilad Cohen bass guitar, voice

    Visit Myspace for some music samples:
    www.myspace.com/klezshop

    FREE Donations are encouraged!
    FOLLOWED BY LIGHT REFRESHMENTS

    September 30, 2007

    Yiddish Dance class opens, NYC, Sep 30, 2007

    New Yiddish Dance Class at NY's 92 St. Y presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the 92 St. Y.

    CTMD announces a new partnership with Manhattan's 92 St Y to offer a series of Yiddish dance classes beginning in September led by Walter Zev Feldman and other master dance leaders.

    Building on our monthly Tantshoyz (dance house) series at the JCC in Manhattan, the 92 St. Y classes will provide intermediate and advanced dancers with a more in-depth opportunity to explore classic Yiddish and coterritorial dances such as the sher, hora/zhok, freylekhs, honga, hora moldavaneasca and bulgar. Special focus will also be given to the expressive power and gestures of solo dance. Classes will feature live klezmer music performed by Jake Shulman-Ment on violin and Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl (hammered dulcimer).

    Eight, three-hour sessions will be held on the following Sundays, from 2PM-5PM: September 30, October 21, November 18, January 20, February 17, March 30, April 27, and June 1. Cost for the series is $250 (interested participants must register for the entire series). To register or for more information, go to the 92nd St. Y website or call Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555 ext. 36 or email Pete.

    And stay tuned for information about a new season of Tantshoyzen and a December 9 Symposium at NYU entitled Defining Yiddish Dance: Sacred, Secular, Borrowed and Transformed.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Yiddish Dance Project is supported by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Division of Folk Arts and public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

    October 4, 2007

    Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 4, 2007

    MATT DARRIAU PARADOX TRIO

    BARBES ~Thurs 4th - 8pm (1 set).
    #376 9th st at 6th ave Park Slope, Brooklyn
    7th ave stop on F,
    718-965-9177
    barbesbrooklyn.com

    Matt Darriau - reeds
    Brad Shepik - guitar
    Richie Barshay - perc.
    Rufus Cappadocia - cello

    October 6, 2007

    Klezmer Fidl Concert, Brooklyn, NYC, Oct 6, 2007

    Jake Shulman-Ment, violin
    Pete Rushefsky, tsimbl
    Raul Rothblatt, bass

    The Night and Day Skylight Room at Biscuit BBQ,
    230 5th Ave. Park Slope, Brooklyn
    Time: Saturday, Oct. 6, 9pm
    Price: $8 suggested donation
    biscuitbbq.com
    (718)399-2161

    October 7, 2007

    Alicia Svigals, NYC, Sun., Oct 7, 2007

    svigals singingAlicia Svigals with accordionist Patrick Farrell and vocalist Inna Barmash

    Lost and Found: Musical Treasures of the Jewish Ukraine

    On Sunday, October 7, Alicia Svigals, the world's leading klezmer fiddler and founder of the Grammy-winning ensemble The Klezmatics, presents lost musical treasures of the Jewish Ukraine. Drawing on the fieldwork of Moshe Beregovsky, a Soviet-Jewish ethnomusicologist, Svigals brings to life, through music and conversation, tunes recorded on wax cylinders before World War II. This incredible collection disappeared when Beregovsky was exiled to Siberia but was recently rediscovered in a dusty archive. Come help resurrect this beautiful old culture—singing and dancing welcome!

    Sun, Oct 7, 2007, 4:00pm
    3:30 Russian Tea Reception
    Tickets $30

    92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street, Buttenwieser Hall

    Code: T-RC5RS02-01—Order Online and Save 50% on Service Fees—www.92Y.org
    or Call 212.415.5500

    Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman CD Release concert, NYC, Oct 7, 2007

    CONCERT of NEW YIDDISH CHILDREN'S SONGS!
    All kids invited!
    SUNDAY OCT 7th
    Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery
    1-3 PM
    Come celebrate the CD release of
    Fly Fly My Kite
    Fli mayn flishlang
    by
    NEA National Heritage Award Winner
    Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
    admission $8
    with
    Judith Bro, Esther Gottesman, Hannah Meyers
    Pripetshik Singers, Binyumen Schaechter,
    Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
    Jake Shulman-Ment, Paula Teitelbaum, Joey Weissenberg
    Leah Whiteman

    October 9, 2007

    Eyal Maoz's Edom, Brooklyn, NYC, Oct 9, 2007

    Edom
    October 9 at 8 PM at
    Spike Hill
    184 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211

    Phone: (718) 218-9737

    Edom brings its innovative fusion of avant-garde jazz and Israeli Jewish music to Brooklyn. Edom is led by Israeli-born, composer/guitarist Eyal Maoz, and features Brian Marsella on organ, Shanir Blumenkranz on bass, and Yuval Lion on drums. The group's self-titled debut album was released in 2005 by John Zorn's Tzadik Label as part of its Radical Jewish Culture series and has performed at the 2006 Montreal Jazz Festival.

    spikehill.com

    October 11, 2007

    Zalmen Mlotek: "100 years of Jewish Theatre Music", NYC, Th, Oct 11, 2007

    100 Years of Jewish Theatre Music: From The Yiddish Stage to the Klezmer Revival
    Zalmen Mlotek presents this multi-media musical lecture full of rare gems and familiar melodies seen in a new light.

    Thursday, October 11th at 6:30 PM

    Museum of The City of New York
    1220 5th Avenue (at 103rd Street)

    Reservations Required.

    For more information please call 212-534-1672

    October 12, 2007

    "Great Day on Eldridge Street," NYC, Oct 12, 2007

    The Eldridge Street Project will assemble more than 75 of the world’s most influential klezmer musicians for “A Great Day on Eldridge Street,” an unprecedented, ten-day series of concerts, lectures and educational events that will kick-off on October 12 with a march through the streets of the Lower East Side and an historic photo shoot on the steps of the National Historic Landmark Eldridge Street Synagogue. The photo is inspired by “A Great Day in Harlem,” the iconic 1958 photograph of renowned jazz musicians, including Thelonius Monk, Dizzie Gillespie and Count Basie.

    Friday, October 12: Procession 11:30am from the Eldridge St. Synagogue to Seward Park featuring the musicians as they march down the streets of the Lower East Side. Photographer Leo Sorel will then take a portrait of the group at 9am.

    Ballin' the Jack, NYC, Oct 12, 2007

    Ballin' the JackBallin' The Jack performs in support of A Gathering Of The Tribes!

    with special guest John Kruth on Harmonica +
    Benefit for a Gathering of the Tribes—jazz programming!
    featuring BALLIN' THE JACK in concert in the garden behind Tribes.

    Friday, October 12th
    Doors open 7:30—10:00 p.m. 10$
    at TRIBES
    285 E. 3rd Street
    (Between C & D)
    New York, New York

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    October 13, 2007

    "Great Day on Eldridge Street" concert, NYC, Oct 13, 2007

    Saturday, October 13th: Major evening concert at Elebash recital hall at the CUNY graduate center. Located 365 5th Ave. and 34th St. 8pm. FREE. Michael Alpert, Bob Cohen (Budpaest), Di Gojim (Holland), Phyllis Berk, Zalman Mlotek, Judy Bressler, etc. The evenings host will be NPR’s Ellen Kushner.

    October 14, 2007

    "Great Day on Eldridge Street" major concert, NYC, Oct 14, 2007

    Sunday, October 14: Major evening concert at Symphony Space (96th St. and Broadway) in Manhattan. 8pm. Call: 212 864- 1414. Theo Bikel, Don Byron, Elizabeth Schwartz, Michael Alpert, Andy Statman, Hankus Netsky, etc. The evening’s host will be actor/director Isaiah Sheffer.

    Folksbiene at CUNY w/Claire Barry of the Barry Sisters, Queens, NY, Oct 14, 2007

    Claire BarryFOLKSBIENE AT CUNY
    A series of FREE performances
    sponsored by the City University of New York

    Presenting
    Chiri Biri Bim Bam: Yiddish Song From Roots to Pop

    A concert, tracing the history of Yiddish music from its earliest days in Eastern Europe to its height of popularity in America. Hear how liturgical music and Yiddish folk, vaudeville and theatre songs influenced Tin Pan Alley and Broadway and led to the popular phenomenon of the Barry Sisters.

    Starring the legendary Claire Barry of The Barry Sisters
    With Robert Paul Abelson and Heather Klein
    Musical Director Zalmen Mlotek

    IN YIDDISH AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES
    For tickets and information please call the numbers below:

    Queen College, Colden Auditorium, October 14th, 2:00 PM, No Advanced Tickets Needed. Doors open at 1:30 PM.
    Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse, October 15th, 7:00 PM (212) 772-4448
    Lehman College, Lovinger Theater, October 17th, 4:00 PM (718) 960-8025
    Brooklyn College, Whitman Theater, October 18th, 2:00 PM (718) 951-4500

    October 15, 2007

    Folksbiene at CUNY w/Claire Barry of the Barry Sisters, NYC, Oct 15, 2007

    Claire BarryFOLKSBIENE AT CUNY
    A series of FREE performances
    sponsored by the City University of New York

    Presenting
    Chiri Biri Bim Bam: Yiddish Song From Roots to Pop

    A concert, tracing the history of Yiddish music from its earliest days in Eastern Europe to its height of popularity in America. Hear how liturgical music and Yiddish folk, vaudeville and theatre songs influenced Tin Pan Alley and Broadway and led to the popular phenomenon of the Barry Sisters.

    Starring the legendary Claire Barry of The Barry Sisters
    With Robert Paul Abelson and Heather Klein
    Musical Director Zalmen Mlotek

    IN YIDDISH AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES
    For tickets and information please call the numbers below:

    Queen College, Colden Auditorium, October 14th, 2:00 PM, No Advanced Tickets Needed. Doors open at 1:30 PM.
    Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse, October 15th, 7:00 PM (212) 772-4448
    Lehman College, Lovinger Theater, October 17th, 4:00 PM (718) 960-8025
    Brooklyn College, Whitman Theater, October 18th, 2:00 PM (718) 951-4500

    October 16, 2007

    CircuitBreaker, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 16, 2007

    CircuitBreaker
    Tuesday, October 16 at 10pm
    Zebulon
    258 Wythe Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11211

    No Cover

    CircuitBreaker is the newest brainchild of Jon Madof (Rashanim); an eight-piece band including four drummer/percussionists, bringing together the musical worlds of Fela Kuti, John Zorn and others in a mind-bending mix of deep groove, radical improv, and live mixing/conducting. With Jon Madof (guitar), Greg Wall (sax), Brian Marsella (keys), Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass), Mathias Kunzli (drums, percussion), Yuval Lion (drums, percussion), Rich Stein (drums, percussion) and Tim Keiper (drums, percussion).

    www.jonmadof.com
    www.zebuloncafeconcert.com

    October 17, 2007

    Folksbiene at CUNY w/Claire Barry of the Barry Sisters, NYC, Oct 17, 2007

    Claire BarryFOLKSBIENE AT CUNY
    A series of FREE performances
    sponsored by the City University of New York

    Presenting
    Chiri Biri Bim Bam: Yiddish Song From Roots to Pop

    A concert, tracing the history of Yiddish music from its earliest days in Eastern Europe to its height of popularity in America. Hear how liturgical music and Yiddish folk, vaudeville and theatre songs influenced Tin Pan Alley and Broadway and led to the popular phenomenon of the Barry Sisters.

    Starring the legendary Claire Barry of The Barry Sisters
    With Robert Paul Abelson and Heather Klein
    Musical Director Zalmen Mlotek

    IN YIDDISH AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES
    For tickets and information please call the numbers below:

    Queen College, Colden Auditorium, October 14th, 2:00 PM, No Advanced Tickets Needed. Doors open at 1:30 PM.
    Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse, October 15th, 7:00 PM (212) 772-4448
    Lehman College, Lovinger Theater, October 17th, 4:00 PM (718) 960-8025
    Brooklyn College, Whitman Theater, October 18th, 2:00 PM (718) 951-4500

    October 18, 2007

    Folksbiene at CUNY w/Claire Barry of the Barry Sisters, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 18, 2007

    Claire BarryFOLKSBIENE AT CUNY
    A series of FREE performances
    sponsored by the City University of New York

    Presenting
    Chiri Biri Bim Bam: Yiddish Song From Roots to Pop

    A concert, tracing the history of Yiddish music from its earliest days in Eastern Europe to its height of popularity in America. Hear how liturgical music and Yiddish folk, vaudeville and theatre songs influenced Tin Pan Alley and Broadway and led to the popular phenomenon of the Barry Sisters.

    Starring the legendary Claire Barry of The Barry Sisters
    With Robert Paul Abelson and Heather Klein
    Musical Director Zalmen Mlotek

    IN YIDDISH AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES
    For tickets and information please call the numbers below:

    Queen College, Colden Auditorium, October 14th, 2:00 PM, No Advanced Tickets Needed. Doors open at 1:30 PM.
    Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse, October 15th, 7:00 PM (212) 772-4448
    Lehman College, Lovinger Theater, October 17th, 4:00 PM (718) 960-8025
    Brooklyn College, Whitman Theater, October 18th, 2:00 PM (718) 951-4500

    October 19, 2007

    Soulico, New York City, NY, Oct 19, 2007

    Soulico, JDUB's 4-member DJ crew from Tel Aviv, were the first DJ's in the Middle East to master the trifecta of production, turntablism, and party-rocking skills. Soulico has garnered incredible respect both for their original songs and their unique mash-ups that blend Israeli folk and Jewish melodies with American hip hop tracks. Catch their unique live show-

    10/19 @ BB Kings (CMJ Showcase with Del tha Funkee Homosapien), NY NY

    Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars, NYC, Oct 19, 2007

    Oct. 19th, 10pm, Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars
    Mo Pitkins, NYC

    October 20, 2007

    7th Annual Oyhoo Festival opener, NYC, Oct 20, 2007

    7th Annual Oyhoo Festival LogoOyhoo Festival

    Opening Night World Premier!
    Fiddlin' w/ the Roof
    Saturday, October 20th
    New York, NY
    The 92nd Street Y- Kaufmann Concert Hall
    1395 Lexington Ave
    8 PM
    Tix: Tickets: $25/45/75, and VIP/$118
    (VIP tix include special reception w/ the artists)

    Click Here for tix & more info.

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    October 21, 2007

    Oyhoo: Bagels and Bongos, NYC, Oct 21, 2007

    CD coverBagels and Bongos
    October 21, 2007 11:00AM

    Highline Ballroom
    431 W 16th St, (btwn 9th and 10th Ave.)
    Buy Tickets Now

    This show will feature Jewish Cuban Gypsy sounds of Roberto Rodriguez with special guests, including the legendary Irving Fields, Salsa great Larry Harlow, Frank London, Aaron Halva-Tres and others.

    Nosh on Bagels and Lox with a choice of Margarita or Mojito and Hebrew Beer. (Not included in the ticket price)
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    Frank London's Kids Klezmer Show, NYC, Oct 21, 2007

    Oct. 21st, 1pm-
    Frank London's kids klezmer show at Carnegie Zankel Hall,
    NYC

    Eyal Maoz's Edom, Brooklyn, NYC, Oct 21, 2007

    Edom
    October 21 at 11PM
    Zebulon Cafe Concert
    $5 Sugested
    258 Wythe Ave. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211

    Edom brings its innovative fusion of avant-garde jazz and Israeli Jewish music to Brooklyn. Edom is led by Israeli-born, composer/guitarist Eyal Maoz, and features Brian Marsella on organ, Shanir Blumenkranz on bass, and Yuval Lion on drums. The group's self-titled debut album was released in 2005 by John Zorn's Tzadik Label as part of its Radical Jewish Culture series and has performed at the 2006 Montreal Jazz Festival.

    spikehill.com

    Oyhoo: Julie Silver, NYC, Oct 21, 2007

    Julie SilverJulie Silver
    October 21, 2007 02:00PM

    The Jewish Museum
    1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
    Buy Tickets Now

    Described as a "one-woman Indigo Girls with a voice as smooth as Karen Carpenter," soulful folk rocker Julie Silver weaves together melodies that delight all ages. A star of contemporary Jewish music, this is her first concert for families at the Museum.

    Ages: 5 and up
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    Yiddish Dance class, NYC, Oct 21, 2007

    New Yiddish Dance Class at NY's 92 St. Y presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the 92 St. Y.

    CTMD announces a new partnership with Manhattan's 92 St Y to offer a series of Yiddish dance classes beginning in September led by Walter Zev Feldman and other master dance leaders.

    Building on our monthly Tantshoyz (dance house) series at the JCC in Manhattan, the 92 St. Y classes will provide intermediate and advanced dancers with a more in-depth opportunity to explore classic Yiddish and coterritorial dances such as the sher, hora/zhok, freylekhs, honga, hora moldavaneasca and bulgar. Special focus will also be given to the expressive power and gestures of solo dance. Classes will feature live klezmer music performed by Jake Shulman-Ment on violin and Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl (hammered dulcimer).

    Eight, three-hour sessions will be held on the following Sundays, from 2PM-5PM: September 30, October 21, November 18, January 20, February 17, March 30, April 27, and June 1. Cost for the series is $250 (interested participants must register for the entire series). To register or for more information, go to the 92nd St. Y website or call Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555 ext. 36 or email Pete.

    And stay tuned for information about a new season of Tantshoyzen and a December 9 Symposium at NYU entitled Defining Yiddish Dance: Sacred, Secular, Borrowed and Transformed.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Yiddish Dance Project is supported by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Division of Folk Arts and public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

    Oyhoo: Teapacks and Izabo, NYC, Oct 21, 2007

    poster October 21, 2007 08:00PM

    Highline Ballroom
    431 W 16th St, (btwn 9th and 10th Ave.)
    Buy Tickets Now

    Two great Israeli bands on one bill: Teapacks with their song “Push the Button” was Israel’s entry for the Eurovision contest. It raised a Brou-Ha-Ha by the European organizers, as it referred indirectly to Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The YouTube video featuring the hit song instantly was viewed by over a million people.

    Teapacks is:
    Kobi Oz – Lead Vocal
    Gal Peremen – Bass & vocals
    Rami Yosifov – Guitar & vocals
    Moti Yosephe – Drums
    Noaam Yankelevitch – Keyboards, accordion & vocals
    Danny Aberjel – Guitar

    Izabo’s music has been described as a “Brilliant, action packed combination of Psychedelic Rock, Disco, Punk and Arabic spices”, or, if we are to name-drop, like an unlikely cross between Led Zeppelin, the Talking Heads, and Om Koltom.

    Spinning between sets is dj handler, the founder and director of Shemspeed, Modular Moods, an independent record label, and the Sephardic Music Festival. As the brains behind Modular Moods and many of the hyped parties in and around NYC, dj handler defies musical stereotypes.
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    October 22, 2007

    Oyhoo: Schmooze '07, Oct 22, 2007

    Schmooze '07 - Day 1
    October 22, 2007 09:00AM

    UJA-Federation of New York
    130 E. 59th Street
    Buy Tickets Now

    Oyhoo痴 annual gathering is a South by Southwest or Sundance Film Festival for the Jewish cultural and entertainment industry!

    Schmooze �07 brings together the creative aspects of Jewish arts with leaders from Jewish cultural organizations across the country. Professionals and students from the Jewish culture, art and media worlds engage in dialogue about current developments, visions and goals.

    Keynotes, panels, and showcases feature leading musicians, filmmakers, writers and other innovators from coast to coast. It痴 a festival of entertainment; fun and networking like you致e never seen it.

    7th Annual Oyhoo Festival LogoOyhoo Festival
    Join Jewish artists, writers, funders, supporters and media as they schmooze, have fun, get inspired, and do business.

    See Schmooze �07 event schedule

    Oyhoo: Rick Recht, NYC, Oct 22, 2007

    CD coverRick Recht
    October 22, 2007 07:30PM

    Central Synagogue

    652 Lexington Avenue @ 55th Street
    Buy Tickets Now

    Rick Recht is one of the top touring artists in Jewish music playing over 150 concerts each year in the US and abroad. He has revolutionized and elevated the genre of Jewish rock music as a powerful and effective tool for developing Jewish pride and identity in youth and adults. In addition to his six top-selling Jewish albums, Recht has just released Knockin’ Holes in The Darkness. Recht’s brand new CD was recorded live at Hope Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee on April 19, 2007. Knockin’ Holes captures the explosive energy of Recht’s Tear Down the Walls multi-cultural, interfaith production. Knockin’ Holes in the Darkness also has 3 studio bonus tracks including the new single, “Knockin’ Holes in the Darkness,” featuring Memphis singing powerhouse, Karen Brown.

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    Oyhoo: Travelin' Music staged reading, NYC, Oct 22, 2007

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    Travelin’ Music
    October 22, 2007 08:00PM

    JCC of Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street
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    The 4,000 Year History of the Jewish People. A Comedy Book by Leonora Thuna; Music by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbal.

    Staged Reading: Be the first to enjoy this hilarious and poignant new musical comedy that at the same time will give you a crash course in Jewish history. Travelin’ Music is the story of a family who travels through 4,000 years of Jewish life encountering great moments in Jewish history while experiencing the day to day lives of any family.

    October 23, 2007

    Oyhoo: Schmooze Day 2 '07, Oct 23, 2007

    Schmooze '07 - Day 1
    October 22, 2007 09:00AM

    UJA-Federation of New York
    130 E. 59th Street
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    Oyhoo痴 annual gathering is a South by Southwest or Sundance Film Festival for the Jewish cultural and entertainment industry!

    Schmooze �07 brings together the creative aspects of Jewish arts with leaders from Jewish cultural organizations across the country. Professionals and students from the Jewish culture, art and media worlds engage in dialogue about current developments, visions and goals.

    Keynotes, panels, and showcases feature leading musicians, filmmakers, writers and other innovators from coast to coast. It痴 a festival of entertainment; fun and networking like you致e never seen it.

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    Join Jewish artists, writers, funders, supporters and media as they schmooze, have fun, get inspired, and do business.

    See Schmooze �07 event schedule

    Oyhoo: "the Pervasiveness of Jewish Identity in Literature, Oct 23, 2007

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    The Pervasiveness of Jewish Identity in Literature
    October 23, 2007 07:00PM

    Strand Bookstore
    828 Broadway @ 12th Street

    Explore how Jewish Identity seeps into the literature and lives of authors Rudy Delson (Maynard and Jennica), Yael Goldstein (Overture), Cynthia Kaplan (Leave the Building Quickly), and others, moderated by Liel Leibovitz (Aliya and the coming Lili Marlene), with an introduction by Larry Krule, President of Jewish Book Council.

    This event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Book Council in partnership with the Strand Bookstore.

    Jeff Warschauer klezmer open house/classes to start, NYC, Oct 23, 2007

    The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be holding a free open house on Tuesday, October 23, at 7 PM.

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer
    Free Open house: Tuesday, October 23, from 7-9 PM
    Six paid sessions, Tuesdays at 7 PM: October 30, November 6, November 13, November 20, November 27, December 11.
    Please note that, due to Khanuke, there will be NO session on December 4.

    • Open to all players of musicians who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
    • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    • Develop tools for improvisation
    • Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene

    Single session class fee: $30. Discount for Workmen's Circle members and/or those attending all six sessions: $150
    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    For more information, please contact Dana Schneider at 212 889-6800 x 271.

    Oyhoo: Ghetto Cabaret Diaries, Oct 23, 2007

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    Ghetto Cabaret Diaries
    October 23, 2007 08:00PM

    The Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture
    2 West 64th Street at Central Park West
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    posterOy Vey from Italy premieres “Diary of a Partisan”, Resistance songs from the ghetto of Vilna/Vilius. The extraordinary diary of a Jewish partisan, found within the confines of ghetto and moving to the woodlands of Lithuania during the Nazi occupation. Songs and Music with projection of historical photographs. Amerigo Fontaini, narrator, Gabriela Soltz, Vocals, Daniele Poli, guitar, mandolin, bass, Ugo Galasso, clarinet, Alessandro Moretti, accordion.

    World Premier of Basya Schechter of Pharaoh’s Daughter musical interpretation of selected poems from Abraham Joshua Heschel’s diary——one of modern Judaism'’s greatest spiritual authors——written between 1927 and 1933 which appeared in Warsaw when Heschel was only 26 years old. The show is a powerful song cycle; mixing elements of Leonard Cohen meets Kurt Weill with the themes reflecting the foundations of Heschel’s beliefs—struggles with radical spiritual striving to cure the world’s ills.

    October 24, 2007

    Jon Madof's Rashanim, NYC, Oct 24, 2007

    Oct. 24th, 8pm
    John Madof's Rashanim
    Bowery Poetry Club, NYC

    Chana Rothman CD Release party, NYC, Oct 24, 2007

    CD coverWE CAN RISE
    Chana Rothman CD Release Party and Zeek New Jewish Music Launch

    Wednesday, October 24, 7:00pm (Sharp!)
    $10 (plus discounted CD price!)
    Mercury Lounge - www.mercuryloungenyc.com for direction and advance tickets

    For more details:
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    Oyhoo: Bay Area Jews, NYC, Oct 24, 2007

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    Bay Area Jews
    October 24, 2007 08:00PM

    JCC of Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street
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    Dan Wolf photoHyim Urban World Beat Singer-songwriter, blending Manu Chao, Peter Gabriel, and Dave Matthews.

    New York Premier of Dan Wolf痴 Stateless A hip-hop and beat box infused theatrical collaboration with Tommy Shepherd, balancing the problems of racism with the Jewish African American Experience.

    Plus: The Rootsy Americana of JP Cutler.

    Oyhoo: Lenny Bruce Tribute, NYC, Oct 24, 2007

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    2nd Annual Tribute to Lenny Bruce
    October 24, 2007 08:00PM

    Gotham Comedy Club

    208 W. 23rd Street (Between 7th and 8th Avenues)
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    A follow-up to last year痴 sold out show. This year, we feature Bonnie McFarlane, Eugene Mirman, Paul Mecurio and other special guests.

    The lineup is still in flux, so stay tuned for more announcements.

    Presented in association with Hebrew Beer

    New Jewish Music & Poetry, NYC, Oct 24, 2007

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    Mima'amakim Journal of Jewish Art
    in conjunction with New York Jewish Music Festival present:

    The New Jewish Music & Poetry
    Definitive Collective

    Featuring: Rashanim, Frantic Turtle, Steve Dalachinsky, Adam Schechter, Matthue Roth, Dan Sieradsky, Yerra Sugarman, and more!

    Wednesday, Oct 24th 7.30 pm
    Bowery Poetry Club
    308 Bowery, b/n Bleecker and Houston
    Cover: $7

    upcoming.yahoo.com/event/286314

    October 25, 2007

    Soulico, NYC, Oct 25, 2007

    Soulico, JDUB's 4-member DJ crew from Tel Aviv, were the first DJ's in the Middle East to master the trifecta of production, turntablism, and party-rocking skills. Soulico has garnered incredible respect both for their original songs and their unique mash-ups that blend Israeli folk and Jewish melodies with American hip hop tracks. Catch their unique live show-

    10/ 25 @ Menahata, New York NY

    Oyhoo: Shemspeed Blowout - Release Party, NYC, Oct 25, 2007

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    concert poster; click to see larger versionShemspeed Blowout – Release Party
    October 25, 2007 07:00PM

    The Knitting Factory
    74 Leonard St. (btwn Broadway & Church)
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    Shemspeed, the largest, most diverse Jewish music site teams up with Oyhoo to throw their NYC launch party! Check out Shemspeed at www.shemspeed.com.

    With performances by: Y-Love, Pharaoh’s Daughter Unplugged, King Django, Sway Machinery w/ Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blue Fringe, Rav Shmuel, Rachael Sage, dj handler, Shem’s Disciples, Kosha Dillz, Yuri Lane, DJ Balagan, Michelle Citrin, Chana Rothman, Juez, Jon Madof, Noir, D. Wolf from Felonious, Luminescent Orchestrii, Matthue Roth, Hebrew Mamita, Adam Shechter, Jake Marmer and many many more special guests….

    Plus a special screening of The Chosen Ones

    JUST ADDED: Smadar!

    Download the flyer for this show

    Asefa, NYC, 25 Oct, 2007

    asefa in concertAsefa
    The Wolf and Lamb
    October 25, 2007, 7:30pm
    10 E. 48 St, New York, NY

    At this fine kosher steakhouse in Midtown, we will be doing different duo couplings. Small setting.
    Wolf and Lamb's website


    Second Annual NY All Star Yiddish Sing-along, NYC, Oct 25, 2007

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    The Second Annual New York All Star Yiddish Sing-along will take place on Thursday, October 25, 7:30pm at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd Street. Come join our illustrious musical director Zalmen Mlotek and many of our most beloved Yiddish performers in a fun-filled, unique and heartwarming celebration of Yiddish music.

    Those of you who participated in the first Sing-along last September will remember the excitement of sharing dozens of beloved Yiddish folk-songs, art songs, songs of social significance, children's songs, and theater songs with hundreds of others, filling the magnificent Rodeph Sholom sanctuary with the moving sounds of "mame-loshn." You may have even noticed a few people holding up their cell phones so that parents and friends in remote locations could hear the beautiful sounds.

    Among the performers who will lead us in "gezang-b'tsiber" are

    Robert Abelson / Michael Alpert / Phyllis Berk / Joanne Borts / Caroline Chanin / Adrienne Cooper / Ron Eliran / Debbie Friedman / Michael Fox / Rebecca Garfein / Sarah Gordon / Reyna Schaechter / Basya Schechter / Elizabeth Schwartz / Lorin Sklamberg / The Strauss-Warschauer Duo

    and

    The New Yiddish Chorale, under the leadership of Zalmen Mlotek
    The Jewish People's Philharmionic Chorus, led by Binymen Schaechter

    An All Star Klezmer ensemble will accompany you. You will be able to follow along with the provided lyrics (in English transliteration.)

    General admission will be $18 if purchased in advance, and $20 on the day of the Sing-along.
    VIP seating with a post-concert reception is available @ $50 if purchased in advance and $60 on the day of...
    15% Group Discount (20 or more People)

    Please give us a call at 212-683-7816 if you would like to order tickets or if you have any questions.

    We welcome your suggestions for songs to be included.

    Sponsoring organizations include The National Yiddish Theatre/Folksbiene, The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter-Ring, Yugntruf-Youth For Yiddish, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Congresss for Jewish Culture.

    This Sing-along is produced by Golden Land Concerts & Connections, Moishe Rosenfeld, President, and is a part of the 5th Annual Oyhoo Festival - Michael Dorf, Executive Producer.

    Please join us. IR VET KVELN FUN NAKHES UN FARGENIGN (you'll have a blast!)

    Greg Wall's Later Prophets, NYC, Oct 25, 2007

    Oct. 25th 11:30pm
    Greg Wall's Later Prophets
    Knitting Factory Tap Bar

    October 26, 2007

    Oyhoo: Hebrew School Dropouts, Oct 26, 2007

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    Hebrew School Dropouts
    October 26, 2007 11:00PM

    Mo Pitkin痴
    34 Avenue A

    … featuring a special sampling of Hebrew Beer. For more reformed Jews.

    October 27, 2007

    Psoy Koralenko, NYC, 27 Nov, 2007

    Kavehoyz mit Psoy Koralenko dem motse-Shabes
    Coffeehouse with
    Psoy Koralenko this Saturday
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    Tayerer fraynd!
    Ir vert hartsik farbetn oyf a kavehoyz fun der Yidisher folkmuzik mitn populern
    Moskver zinger Psoy Koralenko baleyt fun Mikhl Vinograd.
    You are cordially invited to a Kavehoyz program of Yiddish folk music with the popular
    singer from Moscow, Psoy Koralenko, accompanied by Michael Winograd.
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    When & Where

    Sat. 27 Oct. 2007
    8 PM
    25 East 21st St.,
    New York, New York
    Contribution: $8
    Children & Students free
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    Kavehoyz!
    mit Psoy Koralenko un Mikhl Winograd






    Oyhoo: Atonement - A Theatrical Oratorio, Oct 27, 2007

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    Atonement – A Theatrical Oratorio
    October 27, 2007 08:00PM

    JCC of Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street
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    Composed by Elizabeth Swados

    Renowned writer and composer Elizabeth Swados’ brand new work is a deeply moving theatrical oratorio combining liturgical elements of the Yom Kippur service with poetry and writings from World War I, the Holocaust, Vietnam, Indonesia, Africa and Central America. Presented in Cooperation with the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

    October 28, 2007

    Jews, Arts, & Activism, featuring Jewlia Eisenberg, NYC, Oct 28, 2007

    Jews, Arts & Activism
    Sunday, October 28th
    2 PM
    Workmen's Circle, NYC
    45 E 33 St NYC
    Participatory workshops on dance, poetry, music, and arts curation.
    Evening cocktail reception and performance.
    JEWLIA EISENBERG in Concert!
    POETRY SLAM!

    Presentation of the Moishe Katz Award for Service to Secular Jewish Culture to
    PETER PEPPER,
    WC/AR President

    Workshops with Pearl Lang, Jenny Romaine, Beyle Gottesman, Susan Griss, Esther Cohen, Jennifer Miller, and other exciting presenters.

    $36 for the whole shebang;
    $18 for conference only ($12 WC members)

    For more information, click here,
    or contact Dana Schneider
    at (212) 889-6800 ext. 271

    Lucette van den Berg performs Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, NYC, Oct 28, 2007

    Lucette van den BergLucette van den Berg, CD releaseconcert 'Friling' with new songs of Yiddish composer Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, October 28th, Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center, NYC. The CD and program 'Friling' is a exceptional Yiddish program, wich is focussed on the Yiddish composer Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman.

    In preperation of this program, Lucette stayed for a while a Beyle's place, working with her and talking about her music. She received 16 brand new songs, in wich traditional themes like nature and love are interwoven with modern themes about the city of New York. Happiness, sadness, stillnes and exuberant spheres will interchange in beautifull and unconventional arrangements This combined with Lucettes warm, colourfull voice and intimate interpretation, will be a unforgetable experience.

    For further information: www.lucettevandenberg.nl

    October 31, 2007

    Golem, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 31, 2007

    GolemGolem (gypsy punk from NYC)
    10/31
    Music Hall of Williamsburg (with Rasputina)
    Brooklyn NY

    November 1, 2007

    Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio, Brooklyn, NY, Nov 1, 2007

    MATT DARRIAU PARADOX TRIO

    BARBES ~Thurs Nov. 1st - 8pm (1 set).
    #376 9th st at 6th ave Park Slope, Brooklyn
    7th ave stop on F, 8pm (1 set)
    718-965-9177
    barbesbrooklyn.com

    Matt Darriau - reeds
    Jay Vilnai - guitar
    Seido Salifoski - perc.
    Greg Heffernan - cello

    Tantshoyz, NYC, Nov 1, 2007

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring present…

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC
    Thursday, Nov 1 7:00PM – 10:00PM at the JCC with Zev Feldman
    334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Deborah Strauss. Live klezmer music will be provided by some of New York's hottest musicians: Michael Winograd (violin), Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer) and Nick Cudahy (bass).

    Cost is $10 ($8 for JCC and Workman’s Circle Members), pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

    November 2, 2007

    Sruli and Lisa Dance Party, NYC, Nov 2, 2007

    A Klezmer dance party at The Village Temple, 33 E. 12th St. in Manhattan on Friday, November 2nd, from 9 - 10 p.m. It is free and open to the public!

    Come to a Shabbat service from 7 - 8 with a Yiddish sing-along, then a hearty oneg with Jewish soul food - also free! Then dance it off with Klezmer duo, Sruli and Lisa.

    tel: 212-674-2340
    www.VillageTemple.org

    November 3, 2007

    Canfei Ruach concert/workshop, Riverdale, NYC, Nov 3-4, 2007

    BS"D

    Canfei Ruach, a folk- and Jewish music duo from Jerusalem featuring Tirtza Singer and Hanna Sophia Yaffe, will be doing a series of concerts and music/storytelling workshops this winter in North America.

    A Jewish Journey—Opening the Heart through Song, Story, Psalms &
    Serenity

    Tirtza and Chana Sophia's workshop in music and Jewish meditation, featuring:
    The power of the Hebrew letters, incorporating Dance & visualization, Harp
    playing, in the tradition of King David, using Psalms as a way to draw down
    healing, drumming , Jewish Storytelling: The power of stories from the
    Hasidic Masters

    Motsei Shabbas Nov 3rd Riverdale (NY) Concert
    The concert will be held in a private home in Fieldston
    please call 347—327—3150 to reserve advanced seating.

    The workshop in Riverdale will be 10.00am—12.00pm sharp., Sunday Nov 4 at
    4645 Delafield Ave (Fieldston) Bronx NY

    This event is suitable for women of all ages, & could be a wonderful
    experience for mothers & daughters to share.

    age 10 & up.....

    The workshop is a benefit for the Adahan Fund. (which helps women in crisis in Jerusalem)
    $10 minimum / $18 friend / $36 sponsor / $54 patron

    November 8, 2007

    Lenka Lichtenberg, NYC, Nov 8, 2007

    publicity photo
    The wonderful singer Lenka Lichtenberg from Toronto will present her new program, with the musical accompaniment of Brian Katz:

    Pashtes: The Songs of Simkhe Simkhovitch

    These are original compositions by Lenka to the words of the Toronto
    Yiddish poet Simkhovitch, now out on CD.

    Thursday, Nov. 8th, 7:00 PM
    Congress for Jewish Culture
    25 E. 21st street. NYC (betwen Park and Broadway)
    contribution: $8

    Klezmatics, Kakande, Demolition String Band, Brooklyn, NYC, Nov 8, 2007

    band photoGrammy winners The Klezmatics, Kakande, and Demolition String Band

    A Benefit Concert for Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
    Thursday, November 8
    Doors at 7pm
    Brooklyn Lyceum
    227 4th Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    (718) 857-4816
    $20 in advance, $25 at the door
    For online tickets, go to www.dddb.net/klezmatics

    Basya Schechter at Fractured Atlas benefit, NYC, Nov 8, 2007

    Basya Schechter
    November 8th 7:30p.m.
    Performing solo at the Fractured Atlas Annual benefit.
    For all artists, you should check out this amazing organization which really helps with fiscal sponsorship, networking with other artists in all disciplines, and other opportunities..

    The Westside Loft
    336 W. 37th Street, New York, NY
    Www.fracturedatlas.org

    To purchase tickets call their office at (212) 277-8020.

    November 10, 2007

    Basya Schechter, NYC, Nov 10, 2007

    Saturday, November 10th Riverdale Café 9p.m.

    Basya Schechter unplugged in the café..
    Phone: 718.548.1850 |
    www.riverdaley.org
    The Riverdale YM-YWHA
    5625 Arlington Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10471
    USA

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    November 11, 2007

    "My Father's Court", NYC, Nov 11, 2007

    Dear Friends,

    You are cordially invited to a staged reading in the series “A Glezele Tey”

    “My Father’s Court” by Isaac Bashevis Singer

    With: Shane Baker, Helen Cooper Bloch, Leizer Burko, Motl Didner, Galit Klass, David Mandelbaum, Stuart Marshall, Harry Peerce, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Suzanne Toren, Hy Wolfe

    In Yiddish with English and Russian translation

    Sunday, November 11, 2007
    3:00 PM
    45 E. 33rd St (between Park and Madison)

    Admission: $10 , $5 for members of the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene, Workmen’s Circle, Forverts, KlezKamp, Congress for Jewish Culture, Yugntruf

    folksbiene.org/special.htm

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    November 13, 2007

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Nov 13

    band photoIsle of Klezbos, Lascivious Biddies double bill!
    Tuesday, November 13
    Two women's bands with great names and music to match,
    at Comix club & restaurant
    7:30pm Klezbos
    8:45pm Biddies
    Just $12 + minimum
    353 W 14th St, near Ninth Avenue, NYC
    212-524-2500
    comixny.com

    This is the first show together for these two astute, amusing, amazing and genre-defying bands. Isle of Klezbos, the fun-loving, soulful powerhouse women's klezmer sextet, joins The Lascivious Biddies, an all female cocktail pop quartet. Both bands are based in NYC, both perform musically tight shows with humor, chops and heart, and both share the talents of bass player Saskia Lane.

    November 14, 2007

    Mayer Kirshenblatt exhibit opening, NYC, Nov 14, 2007

    Mayer Kirshenblatt bookWednesday, November 14, 6:30 pm

    New York Book Launch

    They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood in Poland Before the Holocaust

    This is a free event

    The galleries will close at 5:45 pm
    The Cooper Shop will stay open late

    Self-taught artist Mayer Kirshenblatt and his daughter, noted NYU Professor and scholar of Jewish culture Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, celebrate the publication of this remarkable record of Jewish life in a Polish town before World War II. They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood in Poland Before the Holocaust, presents Kirshenblatt's childhood impressions, his lively paintings, and a marvelous narrative created from nearly 40 years of father-daughter interviews. more

    An exhibition of Kirshenblatt's work is opening at the Museum in May 2008.

    The Jewish Museum
    1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, NYC
    www.thejewishmuseum.org
    212.423.3200

    November 17, 2007

    Afro-Semitic Experience, The Bronx, NY, Nov 17, 2007

    band photoSaturday, November 17,
    the Afro-Semitic Experience,
    8:00 p.m.,
    Riverdale Festival of the Jewish Arts,
    Riverdale YM-YEHA,
    5625 Arlington Avenue,
    Bronx, New York.

    The phone number for more information is 718-548-8200 x203.

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Nov 17, 2007

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    returns to one of our favorite venues of all time...
    Joe's Pub
    Saturday, November 17th, 9:30p.m.
    425 Lafayette St. Between Astor and W. 4th

    performing "songs of love and longing…" (from our new song of songs project..)

    Basya-oud,saz, vocals; meg-violin, erhu, daphna-recorders, ney, zurna, shams, vocals; uri-accordion, keys; mathias-percussion, ben zwerin-basss,
    yuval, drums

    BUY TICKETS NOW:!!!
    On the Web: www.joespub.com
    In Person: At The Public Theater Box Office from 1pm to 6pm and at Joe's Pub from 6pm to 10pm (both located at 425 Lafayette St.)
    TABLE RESERVATIONS: 212-539-8778
    Purchase of tickets does NOT guarantee a table reservation; you must call to reserve seats. Seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation. Two drink or $12 food minimum per person is standard.

    Remember - a pd show is great for first dates, (high track record for
    marriages evolving from a PD show first date..), anniversaries, hangs with friends, alone, introspective musical time….

    November 18, 2007

    Shirim, Queens, NYC, Nov 18, 2007

    Sunday Nov 18th 2:00
    Shirim at Queen's College NY. Colden Auditorium. Performing "Pincus and the Pig" with the always inspiring Fishel Bressler narrating.

    Yiddish Dance class, NYC, Nov 18, 2007

    New Yiddish Dance Class at NY's 92 St. Y presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the 92 St. Y.

    CTMD announces a new partnership with Manhattan's 92 St Y to offer a series of Yiddish dance classes beginning in September led by Walter Zev Feldman and other master dance leaders.

    Building on our monthly Tantshoyz (dance house) series at the JCC in Manhattan, the 92 St. Y classes will provide intermediate and advanced dancers with a more in-depth opportunity to explore classic Yiddish and coterritorial dances such as the sher, hora/zhok, freylekhs, honga, hora moldavaneasca and bulgar. Special focus will also be given to the expressive power and gestures of solo dance. Classes will feature live klezmer music performed by Jake Shulman-Ment on violin and Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl (hammered dulcimer).

    Eight, three-hour sessions will be held on the following Sundays, from 2PM-5PM: September 30, October 21, November 18, January 20, February 17, March 30, April 27, and June 1. Cost for the series is $250 (interested participants must register for the entire series). To register or for more information, go to the 92nd St. Y website or call Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555 ext. 36 or email Pete.

    And stay tuned for information about a new season of Tantshoyzen and a December 9 Symposium at NYU entitled Defining Yiddish Dance: Sacred, Secular, Borrowed and Transformed.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Yiddish Dance Project is supported by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Division of Folk Arts and public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

    November 21, 2007

    "Yiddish Theater: A Love Story", NYC, Nov 21, 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)
    New York
    November 21
    Two Boots-Pioneer theater
    East 3rd street between Ave A and B ( Closer to A)
    Tel:(212)591-0434

    (Advance ticket purchase highly recommended as space is limited. On the following page please scroll down to bottom:)
    twoboots.com/pioneer/jewish.html

    November 27, 2007

    The Klezmatics, NYC, Nov 27, 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.

    11/27/2007
    YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
    New York NY
    (917) 606-8200
    www.yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=151&aid=431

    November 28, 2007

    Asefa, Brooklyn, NY, Nov 28, 2007

    asefa in concertAsefa
    Tea Lounge, Park Slope
    November 28, 2007, 8:00pm
    837 Union St, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 10009

    December 1, 2007

    Michael Showalter, Philadelphia, PA, Dec 1, 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:

    12/1 @ The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza, New York NY

    myspace.com/michaelshowalter

    Shir Chadash musical celebration of Chanukah, Brooklyn, NYC, Dec 1, 2007

    Shir Chadash: The Brooklyn Jewish Community Chorus
    directed by Natasha Hirschhorn

    PRESENTS
    "Not by Might, but by Spirit" A musical celebration of Chanukah

    Enjoy classical selections by Mussorgsky and Handel, Chanukah liturgy in exquisite settings, and holiday favorites, old and new with surprise guest artists

    Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
    Children under 13 admitted free

    Saturday, December 1st at 7:45PM
    East Midwood Jewish Center
    with Chazzan Sam Levine and the EMJC choir
    1625 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230
    This concert made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.
    In Kings County, the Decentralization Program is administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC)

    For more information, or to reserve tickets, please call 718-338-3800.

    Shir Chadash musical celebration of Chanukah, Brooklyn, NYC, Dec 1, 2007

    Shir Chadash: The Brooklyn Jewish Community Chorus
    directed by Natasha Hirschhorn

    PRESENTS
    "Not by Might, but by Spirit" A musical celebration of Chanukah

    Enjoy classical selections by Mussorgsky and Handel, Chanukah liturgy in exquisite settings, and holiday favorites, old and new with surprise guest artists

    Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
    Children under 13 admitted free

    Sunday, December 9th at 5PM
    Kings Bay YM-YWHA
    3495 Nostrand Avenue (between Avenues U and V), Brooklyn, NY 11229 This concert is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC)

    For more information, or to reserve tickets, please call 718-648-7703, ext 226.

    December 2, 2007

    Michael Wex, "Just Say Nu", NYC, Dec 2, 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 New York, you will be quite pleased to know that the new book, Just say nu is out.

    December 2 - Museum of Jewish Heritage, NY

    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]

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 2, 2007

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Sunday, December 2
    FREE! Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn (2pm)

    Mark Warshawsky yortsayt, NYC, Dec 2, 2007

    Kavehoyz Program of Yiddish Folksong with Susan Goldberg and Peter Schlosser
    to the 100th yortsayt of Mark Warshawsky
    Mark Warshawsky SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2nd
    3:30 PM
    ATRAN CENTER
    FOR JEWISH CULTURE,
    25 EAST 21st ST.
    CONTRIBUTION: $8
    (Children and Students Free)

    December 4, 2007

    The Sway Machinery, NYC, Dec 4, 2007


    A Single Eye of Fire--The Sway Machinery celebrates the first night of
    Chanukah at Joe's Pub

    Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 9:30 PM
    Joe's Pub -
    425 Lafayette Street between East 4th and Astor Place
    New York, NY 10003
    212-967-7555
    Tickets: $12

    Celebrating the first night of Chanukah, The Sway Machinery burns the single eye of fire into the night, raging like ancient history poured out of the fantasy life of a child. The first full band TSM show since our barn-raising stomp Hidden Melodies Revealed. We are thinking that this may be a sold out event, so we would encourage everyone to get your tickets now.

    Tickets available on the web: web.joespub.com/caltool/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&performanceID=3578

    The DVD of Hidden Melodies Revealed, which would make an ideal holiday present for almost anyone, will be offered for sale.

    Sephardic Music Festival: Asefa, NYC, Dec 4, 2007

    asefa in concertAsefa
    Sephardic Music Festival
    December 4, 2007, 6:30pm
    Sephardic Scholarship Series
    CUNY Graduate Center
    365 5th Avenue (corner of 34th Street)

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Dec 4, 2007

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Tuesday, December 4
    Stuyvesant Town, 6:30pm
    Menorah lighting ceremony,
    holiday refreshments, heated tent
    East Village, New York City

    December 5, 2007

    Banjo Jim's First Annual Lower East Side Klezmer Chanukah Throwdown, NYC, Dec 5, 2007

    Banjo Jim's First Annual Lower East Side Klezmer Chanukah Throwdown

    Wed, December 5th 7pm-late
    Banjo Jim's
    9th St.@ Ave. C
    www.banjojims.com

    Five of the hottest bands on the NYC Klezmer scene (ok, one's from
    Montreal) appearing on one stage!

    Curated by Art Bailey

    Hebrew School Dropouts Comedy Improv 7:00pm
    Jake Shulman-Ment's Magyar Khasene 8pm
    Michael Winograd's Klezmer Outfit 9pm
    Shtreiml 10pm
    Art Bailey’s Orkestra Popilar 11pm
    Frank London with Strings 12-12:45
    Podcast on www.DownHomeRadioShow.com by Eli Smith

    Celebrate Hanukkah with the Andy Statman Trio, Dec 5, 2007

    Celebrate Hanukkah with the Andy Statman Trio
    Wednesday, December 5, 7 PM
    Museum of Jewish Heritage- 36 Battery Place, NY, NY

    Andy Statman is the real thing—a musician's musician.
    —The New Yorker

    Join Andy Statman Trio for a unique blend of klezmer, rock, folk, and jazz. Statman has worked with musical legends Jerry Garcia and Bob Dylan, and was a lead musician on Itzhak Perlman's klezmer sensation, In the Fiddler's House. Unable to categorize his music, Statman offers this description to listeners: "It's deeply Jewish because I am, and it's honest because I am."

    $25 adults, $20 seniors, $15 students/members

    Tickets are available online at www.mjhnyc.org or by calling the Museum box office at 646.437.4202

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Dec 5, 2007

    nice jewish girlsLike a dreidal out of Vegas, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad comes home for the holidays, appearing at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) for 10 shows beginning Wednesday, December 5th. For three weeks, these Madelahs of Madness will celebrate their five years of mishagas on the road.

    Wednesday, December 5 at 9:30 p.m.

    Tickets are priced at $ 25.00 and are available by phone through Ovation Tix at 212.352.3101 or online at www.zippertheater.com.

    Anthony Coleman, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 5, 2007

    Anthony Coleman
    DECEMBER 5
    10PM
    COLEMAN/KESZLER/PAUL
    Ashley Paul: alto saxophone, Eli Keszler: drums Anthony Coleman: keyboards,
    A trio in search of a name...each gig better and better, each audience smaller and smaller... Trio Maudit - Come help reverse the trend. We promise not to play worse just because you're there !

    BARBES
    376 9th St. at 6th ave, Brooklyn
    718 965 9177 www.barbesbrooklyn
    f train to seventh ave in park slope
    shows at 8pm and 10pm
    $10 each

    December 6, 2007

    Tantshoyz, NYC, Dec 6, 2007 - see Dec 9

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring present…

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC
    This event has been cancelled, but there is a whole Yiddish Dance Symposium followed by a Yiddish dance on December 9.

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Dec 6, 2007

    nice jewish girlsLike a dreidal out of Vegas, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad comes home for the holidays, appearing at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) for 10 shows beginning Wednesday, December 5th. For three weeks, these Madelahs of Madness will celebrate their five years of mishagas on the road.

    Thursday, December 6 at 9:30 p.m.

    Tickets are priced at $ 25.00 and are available by phone through Ovation Tix at 212.352.3101 or online at www.zippertheater.com.

    December 7, 2007

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Dec 7, 2007

    nice jewish girlsLike a dreidal out of Vegas, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad comes home for the holidays, appearing at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) for 10 shows beginning Wednesday, December 5th. For three weeks, these Madelahs of Madness will celebrate their five years of mishagas on the road.

    Friday, December 7 at 9:30 p.m.

    Tickets are priced at $ 25.00 and are available by phone through Ovation Tix at 212.352.3101 or online at www.zippertheater.com.

    December 8, 2007

    The Eight--NYC, Dec 8, 2007

    logoTHE EIGHT: (Eight Hanukah shows taking place, all on December 8)

    New York, NY - Webster Hall
    $20 advance/$25 day of show // 7 PM // 18+
    bowerypresents.com

    Hadag Nachash - One of the most successful bands to emerge from Israel in the past decade, Hadag Nachash is a live hip-hop band with a Middle Eastern edge. Hadag Nachash has established its reputation with conscious lyrics and songs that have proven unforgettable even if you don't know the language. http://myspace.com/hadagnachash

    Budos Band - The quintessence of Staten Island afro-soul recently released their second album, Budos Band II, on Daptone Records. A 12-piece riot of juicy horns, frenzied drums, psychedelic Farfisa, and fat guitars that whip Afrobeat, Ethiopian, Latin, and funk ingredients into a uniquely danceable mess.
    www.myspace.com/budosband

    Soulico - A 4 member DJ Crew from Tel Aviv, Soulico are the first DJ's in the Middle East to master the trifecta of production, turntablism, and party-rocking skills. Soulico has garnered incredible respect and critical acclaim both for their original songs and their unique mash-ups that blend Israeli melodies with American hip-hop tracks. myspace.com/soulicocrew

    For more information, please contact Dave Cirilli: 212.246.7044 or email.

    December 9, 2007

    Yiddish Dance Symposium, NYC, Dec 9, 2007

    Yiddish Dance Symposium at New York University
    Sunday, December 9, 2007 (Revised Schedule)

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and New York University's Department of Performance Studies present:

    The Yiddish Dance Research Symposium "Defining Yiddish Dance: Secular, Sacred, Borrowed and Transformed"

    Sunday, December 9th - 9:30AM - 5:30PM
    Edgar M. Bronfman Center
    New York University
    7 East 10th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    (between 5th Avenue and University Place).

    Admission: $10 general public, $5 students/seniors

    Scholars wishing to register should RSVP to Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Pete Rushefsky, 212-571-1555 ext. 36, or email Pete.

    In the evening after the Symposium a Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance Party) will take place at the Ukrainian East Village Restaurant. Additionally, a special session focused on strategies for revitalizing the Yiddish Dance tradition will be held on the morning of Monday, December 10th (call/email Pete Rushefsky for details).

    Hanukkah Klezmer for Kids w/Strauss/Warschauer

    Hanukkah Klezmer for Kids Concerts with the Strauss/Warschauer Duo in Manhattan and Brooklyn today, Sunday, December 9

    We'll be performing two Hanukkah Klezmer for Kids shows today, Sunday December 9. The first one will be in Manhattan at the Winter Garden at 12:30, and the second one will be at the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue at 3:30. They'll be fun... come by if you are in the area! More info below:

    Manhattan:
    arts > World Financial Center presents
    KLEZMER FOR KIDS!

    Sunday, December 9
    12:30 - 2pm
    Winter Garden

    Free admission

    This fun, interactive performance of song and dance blends Eastern European Jewish music with heritage lessons drawn from Yiddish and Hasidic traditions to let your child explore Chanukkah.

    www.worldfinancialcenter.com/calendar/?page=2


    Brooklyn:
    You & your children are invited to the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue's annual Chanukkah Concert:

    Klezmer for Kids!
    3:30 pm
    Sunday December 9, 2007

    $5 per person in advance at
    the BHS office or at the door
    Brooklyn Heights Synagogue
    131 Remsen Street
    Brooklyn, NY
    718-522-2070

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    Festival of Choirs, NYC, Dec 9, 2007

    CHOIRS AND CANTORS LIGHT ONE CANDLE THIS CHANUKAH

    Over 200 adults and children will celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, in concert, 3 P.M., Sunday, December 9, 2007 as Congregation Rodeph Sholom of Manhattan hosts its unique, multigenerational Festival of Choirs. The eighth annual concert will feature cantors and their volunteer adult and children’s choirs from all over the New York metropolitan area. This year, the first night of Chanukah is Friday, December 4, 2007.

    A Festival of Choirs is free of charge and open to the entire community.

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom is located at 7 West 83rd Street off of Central Park West in Manhattan. For more information about this concert, please call (212) 362-8800, ext. 1337.

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    Yiddish Dance Research Symposium, NYC, Dec 9-10, 2007

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and New York University’s Department of Performance Studies present:

    The Yiddish Dance Research Symposium
    “Defining Yiddish Dance: Secular, Sacred, Borrowed and Transformed”

    Sunday, December 9, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
    Edgar M. Bronfman Center
    New York University
    7 East 10th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    (between 5th Avenue and University Place).

    Admission: $10 general public, $5 students/seniors

    Scholars wishing to register should RSVP to Center for Traditional Music and Dance’s Pete Rushefsky, 212-571-1555 ext. 36, or email Pete

    Basya Schechter & Heschel Music Project, NYC, Dec 9, 2007

    band publicity photoSeveral members of Pharaoh's Daughter—Basya, Uri, Yoed, and Megan—Heschel Music Project
    Center for Jewish History - 15 W. 16th St.
    Performance is open to participants of the Heschel Conference which is $20
    for the whole day, or $10 for just the 15 minute performance and rest of
    conference.
    www.cjh.org/programs/heschelform.php
    6:30p.m.

    December 10, 2007

    Yiddish Dance Symposium, NYC, Dec 10, 2007

    Session III. Monday December 10th: Special Session (place/time to be announced)
    Strategies for Field Research, Documentation and Dissemination
    Training Dance Leaders & Encouraging Participation
    For hundreds of years, Jews were part of a diverse tapestry of ethnic communities in Eastern and Central Europe. Dance, particularly during wedding festivities, was an important means of cultural expression and community cohesion for Jews living in cities and shtetlekh (villages) alike. Much of the dance repertoire of East European Jews was of a multi- cultural nature. Nevertheless, Jewish dance also featured a unique vocabulary of gestures and genres. A variety of factors caused most traditional Yiddish dance and its associated klezmer repertoire to fall almost completely out of practice by the 1960s.

    Participants at the typical American-Jewish celebration of today may move in a circle to the rhythm of the music but are at a loss as to the dance forms, steps and stylistic gestures of the tradition. While remnants of a limited number of dance forms and gestures are retained in Hasidic communities, today there are but a few elderly immigrant and second-generation Jews left who still perform, or can even recall traditional dance from either Europe or America.

    Despite significant success in the revival of traditional Jewish klezmer music over the past thirty years, the associated Yiddish Dance tradition has received less attention and is at alarming risk of being almost completely forgotten. It is only thanks to the work of a handful of dedicated individuals (mostly operating without institutional support) that any fieldwork and documentation of Yiddish Dance has been done over the past thirty years.


    Peter Rushefsky, Executive Director
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance

    email Pete Rushefsky
    phone: 212-571-1555 x36
    web: www.ctmd.org

    Yiddish Dance Research Symposium, NYC, Dec 9-10, 2007

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and New York University’s Department of Performance Studies present:

    The Yiddish Dance Research Symposium
    “Defining Yiddish Dance: Secular, Sacred, Borrowed and Transformed”

    Sunday, December 9, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
    Edgar M. Bronfman Center
    New York University
    7 East 10th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    (between 5th Avenue and University Place).

    Admission: $10 general public, $5 students/seniors

    Scholars wishing to register should RSVP to Center for Traditional Music and Dance’s Pete Rushefsky, 212-571-1555 ext. 36, or email Pete

    Pshutei Ha'am, NYC, Dec 10, 2007

    3rd Annual Sephardic Music FestivalPshutei Ha'am Live at The Knitting Factory NY - Dec. 10th & 11th
    "First US Tour"
    Sephardic Music Festival
    Monday, December 10 at 9:00pm
    Knitting Factory, NY

    Pshutei Ha'am (Simple People) - a band created by the founders of Shotei Hanevuah - Will be performing in the US for the first time.

    December 11, 2007

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Dec 11, 2007

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11th

    Two shows:
    WINTERGARDEN DEBUT - at World Financial Center
    12:30-2
    Singing PD songs and chanukah songs for families, lunchtimers, loafers,
    slackers, hookyplayers, musiclovers, downtowners, commuters,
    FREE!
    www.worldfinancialcenter.com/calendar

    Chanukah show!!!!
    SEPHARDIC MUSIC FESTIVAL!!!
    @ Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St.
    With P'shutai Ha'am (FORMERLY SHOTEI NEVUAH - AMAZING ISRAELI ROCK BAND)
    and Asefa, DJ Handler and Y-Love
    8p.m. $25
    www.sephardicmusicfestival.com/events.html

    Pshutei Ha'am, NYC, Dec 11, 2007

    3rd Annual Sephardic Music FestivalPshutei Ha'am Live at The Knitting Factory NY - Dec. 10th & 11th
    "First US Tour"
    Sephardic Music Festival
    Monday, December 11 at 9:00pm
    Knitting Factory, NY

    Pshutei Ha'am (Simple People) - a band created by the founders of Shotei Hanevuah - Will be performing in the US for the first time.

    December 13, 2007

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Dec 13, 2007

    nice jewish girlsLike a dreidal out of Vegas, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad comes home for the holidays, appearing at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) for 10 shows beginning Wednesday, December 5th. For three weeks, these Madelahs of Madness will celebrate their five years of mishagas on the road.

    Thursday, December 13 at 9:30 p.m.

    Tickets are priced at $ 25.00 and are available by phone through Ovation Tix at 212.352.3101 or online at www.zippertheater.com.

    December 15, 2007

    Asefa, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 15, 2007

    asefa in concertAsefa
    Jewish Music Cafe
    December 15, 2007, 8:00pm
    401 9th street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215

    December 18, 2007

    Trio TAQ, NYC, Dec 18, 2007

    Trio TAQ:
    Marcin Masecki, Garth Stevenson, Ziv Ravitz
    U.S. Tour

    Marcin Masecki, the celebrated young jazz pianist who took the contemporary jazz world by storm when he won the 2005 Moscow International Jazz Piano Competition (its jury chaired by legendary Martial Solal), is being brought back by The Polish Cultural Institute on a U.S. tour with his long-time partners in Trio TAQ – Canadian bassist Garth Stevenson and Israeli drummer Ziv Ravitz – with concerts at the Lily Pad in Boston on Monday, December 17 at 7:30 PM; New York’s Joe’s Pub on Tuesday, December 18 at 9:30 PM; Chris Jazz Café in Philadelphia on Thursday, December 20 at 9:00 PM; and the Bohemian Caverns in Washington on Friday, December 21 at 9 & 11 PM.

    Tuesday, December 18, 9:30 PM

    Joe's Pub at The Public Theater,
    425 Lafayette Street (bet'n East 4th & Astor Place), New York, NY 10003

    $15, 212-967-7555 or online at www.joespub.com
    Table reservations: 212-539-8787

    Subway: 6 to Astor Place; N, R to 8th Street/NYU

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    December 19, 2007

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Dec 19, 2007

    nice jewish girlsLike a dreidal out of Vegas, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad comes home for the holidays, appearing at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) for 10 shows beginning Wednesday, December 5th. For three weeks, these Madelahs of Madness will celebrate their five years of mishagas on the road.

    Wednesday, December 19 at 9:30 p.m.

    Tickets are priced at $ 25.00 and are available by phone through Ovation Tix at 212.352.3101 or online at www.zippertheater.com.

    December 20, 2007

    Trio TAQ, Philadelphia, PA, Dec 20, 2007

    Trio TAQ:
    Marcin Masecki, Garth Stevenson, Ziv Ravitz
    U.S. Tour

    Marcin Masecki, the celebrated young jazz pianist who took the contemporary jazz world by storm when he won the 2005 Moscow International Jazz Piano Competition (its jury chaired by legendary Martial Solal), is being brought back by The Polish Cultural Institute on a U.S. tour with his long-time partners in Trio TAQ – Canadian bassist Garth Stevenson and Israeli drummer Ziv Ravitz – with concerts at the Lily Pad in Boston on Monday, December 17 at 7:30 PM; New York’s Joe’s Pub on Tuesday, December 18 at 9:30 PM; Chris Jazz Café in Philadelphia on Thursday, December 20 at 9:00 PM; and the Bohemian Caverns in Washington on Friday, December 21 at 9 & 11 PM.

    Thursday, December 20, 9:00 PM

    Chris’ Jazz Café,
    1421 Sansom Street,
    Philadelphia, PA 19102,
    $15, 215-568-3131

    www.chrisjazzcafe.com

    Orange line to Walnut – Locust Station

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    December 21, 2007

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Dec 21, 2007

    nice jewish girlsLike a dreidal out of Vegas, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad comes home for the holidays, appearing at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) for 10 shows beginning Wednesday, December 5th. For three weeks, these Madelahs of Madness will celebrate their five years of mishagas on the road.

    Friday, December 21 at 9:30 p.m.

    Tickets are priced at $ 25.00 and are available by phone through Ovation Tix at 212.352.3101 or online at www.zippertheater.com.

    December 22, 2007

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Dec 22, 2007

    nice jewish girlsLike a dreidal out of Vegas, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad comes home for the holidays, appearing at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) for 10 shows beginning Wednesday, December 5th. For three weeks, these Madelahs of Madness will celebrate their five years of mishagas on the road.

    Two shows:
    Saturday, December 22 at 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

    Tickets are priced at $ 25.00 and are available by phone through Ovation Tix at 212.352.3101 or online at www.zippertheater.com.

    December 23, 2007

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Dec 23, 2007

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    December 23, 2007
    Queens, NY 3pm at Queen's Theater - Flushing

    $28
    more info

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Dec 23, 2007

    nice jewish girlsLike a dreidal out of Vegas, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad comes home for the holidays, appearing at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) for 10 shows beginning Wednesday, December 5th. For three weeks, these Madelahs of Madness will celebrate their five years of mishagas on the road.

    Sunday, December 23 at 9:30 p.m.

    Tickets are priced at $ 25.00 and are available by phone through Ovation Tix at 212.352.3101 or online at www.zippertheater.com.

    December 24, 2007

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Dec 24, 2007

    nice jewish girlsLike a dreidal out of Vegas, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad comes home for the holidays, appearing at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) for 10 shows beginning Wednesday, December 5th. For three weeks, these Madelahs of Madness will celebrate their five years of mishagas on the road.

    Sunday, December 24 at 8:00 p.m.

    Tickets are priced at $ 25.00 and are available by phone through Ovation Tix at 212.352.3101 or online at www.zippertheater.com.

    December 25, 2007

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 25, 2007

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    December 25, 2007
    The Jewish Museum - family day show!
    1109 Fifth Avenue @ 92nd Street, NYC
    Metropolitan Klezmer returns for this annual all-ages event
    Two sets, 12:30-1:30pm & 2pm-2:45pm
    Free with museum admission
    Info: 212-423-3200
    thejewishmuseum.org

    January 10, 2008

    Andy Statman, NYC, Jan 10, 2008

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman w/Larry Eagle on drums
    Thursday 10 January 2008 @ 8:45 PM
    Charles Street Synagogue
    Charles St at West 4th
    New York NY

    January 12, 2008

    Anthony Coleman, NYC, Jan 12, 2008

    BrechtForum
    451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Streets, New York, NY 10014
    Phone: (212) 242-4201 - Email: brechtforum at brechtforum.org

    ANTHONY COLEMAN

    Saturday, January 12
    9:00 pm
    NEUES KABARETT
    Anthony Coleman
    Featuring the world premiere of a Brecht Forum-commissioned piece by one of today's most exciting composer/pianists
    Jennifer Choi & Cornelius Dufallo (violins), Stephanie Griffith (viola), Alex Waterman (cello), Anthony Coleman (piano & organ), Chris McIntyre (trombone), Gareth Flowers (trumpet)

    January 14, 2008

    Andy Statman, NYC, Jan 14, 2008

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio
    Charles Street Synagogue
    Charles St at West 4th
    New York NY
    9:30pm

    Ayelet Rose Gottlieb - Mayim Rabim, NYC, Jan 14, 2008

    Ayelet Rose GottliebAyelet Rose Gottlieb - Mayim Rabim (Great Waters)
    Monday, January 14, 2008
    9:30pm - 10:30pm
    Drom
    85 Avenue A, between 5th & 6th Streets
    New York City | View Map
    Phone: 212.777.1157

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    January 15, 2008

    Free Open House for NYC Klezmer Workshop w/Jeff Warschauer, NYC, Jan 15, 2008

    Free Open House for NYC Klezmer Workshop
    Tuesday January 15, 7 PM

    The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be holding a free open house on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 7 PM.

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Six paid sessions, Tuesdays at 7 PM: January 22 and 29, February 5, 12, 19 and 26

    • Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!
    • Open to all instrumentalists who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
    • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    • Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. Discount for Workmen's Circle members and/or those attending all six sessions: $150

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    For more information, please contact Dana Schneider at 212 889-6800 x 271 by email

    January 17, 2008

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jan 17, 2008

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    January 17

    Eastern musical soundscapes to ancient piyuttim
    8p.m. at Center for Jewish History,
    15 West 16th Street
    www.cjh.org

    an evening of traditional jewish prayer-poems with new melodies
    performance sponsored by American Sephardic Federation,
    project supported by Drisha Arts Fellowship
    For Tickets: 917-606-8200

    January 18, 2008

    Afro-Semitic Experience, NYC, Jan 18, 2008

    band photoFriday, January 18,
    the Afro-Semitic Experience,
    6:00 p.m., Friday night service
    at Central Synagogue,
    123 East 55th Street,
    New York, New York.

    For more information please call (212) 838-5122.

    January 19, 2008

    Feinsmith Quartet, NYC, Jan 19, 2008

    On January 19 at 8pm, the Francisco based Feinsmith Quartet, founded by New Yorker Daniel David Feinsmith makes it New York Debut at the Kaufman Center's Merkin Concert Hall (129 West 67th Street). Known for its powerful new sound with an ecstatic spiritual bent, the Feinsmith Quartet will appear in this one-night-only concert with special guest Scott Amendola. A super-group in the most complete sense of the term, the Feinsmith Quartet features Jennifer Culp on cello, Michael Manring on bass, Gyan Riley on guitar, and Christopher Taylor on piano. The group will perform original compositions by founder and artistic director Feinsmith, guitarist Riley and bassist Manring. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Student and senior advance tickets are $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Ticket may be obtained by calling the Merkin Center Box Office at (212) 501-3330 or online at www.kaufman-center.org.

    tel: 510-290-0990
    www.feinsmithquartet.com

    January 20, 2008

    Yiddish Dance class, NYC, Jan 20, 2008

    New Yiddish Dance Class at NY's 92 St. Y presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the 92 St. Y.

    CTMD announces a new partnership with Manhattan's 92 St Y to offer a series of Yiddish dance classes beginning in September led by Walter Zev Feldman and other master dance leaders.

    Building on our monthly Tantshoyz (dance house) series at the JCC in Manhattan, the 92 St. Y classes will provide intermediate and advanced dancers with a more in-depth opportunity to explore classic Yiddish and coterritorial dances such as the sher, hora/zhok, freylekhs, honga, hora moldavaneasca and bulgar. Special focus will also be given to the expressive power and gestures of solo dance. Classes will feature live klezmer music performed by Jake Shulman-Ment on violin and Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl (hammered dulcimer).

    Eight, three-hour sessions will be held on the following Sundays, from 2PM-5PM: September 30, October 21, November 18, January 20, February 17, March 30, April 27, and June 1. Cost for the series is $250 (interested participants must register for the entire series). To register or for more information, go to the 92nd St. Y website or call Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555 ext. 36 or email Pete.

    And stay tuned for information about a new season of Tantshoyzen and a December 9 Symposium at NYU entitled Defining Yiddish Dance: Sacred, Secular, Borrowed and Transformed.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Yiddish Dance Project is supported by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Division of Folk Arts and public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

    January 24, 2008

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop, NYC, Thursday Jan 24, 2008

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring present…

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC

    Thursday, January 24, 2008
    7:00PM–10:00 PM
    At the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.
    In the Theater

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Zev Feldman. Live klezmer music will be provided by some of New York's hottest musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer).

    Cost is $10 ($8 for JCC and Workman’s Circle Members), pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    A new international Yiddish Dance Action Network has been created to help research and promote Yiddish Dance around the world. For more information, contact Pete Rushefsky.

    And if you have old family videos with footage of traditional Yiddish Dance we’d love to know about it!

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
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    January 30, 2008

    "Treasures of Second Avenue", NYC, Jan 30, 2008

    Congress for Jewish Culture Presents:
    Treasures of Second Avenue
    January 30th at 7 PM

    Come enjoy this symposium on ethnic influences in vaudeville and enjoy seeing the newly renovated Eldridge Street Synagogue at the same time. Tonight's sections include Yiddish, Italian and Hungarian influences, with Shane Baker presenting the Yiddish section -- songs, recitations and magic. Admission $15. In the Eldridge Street Synagogue, 12 Eldridge Street. How to get there.

    Congress for Jewish Culture, Inc.
    212-505-8040

    February 1, 2008

    Yale Strom/Hot Pstromi @ BJ, NYC, Feb 1, 2008

    Yale StromBack by popular demand! Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi return for another Friday Night Oneg at NYC's Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun, 88th Street between Broadway and West End Avenue.

    The concert will start immediately after services. This event is free to the public (but last year's was SRO, so come early for seats).

    B'Nai Jeshurun Synagogue
    (212) 787-7600
    www.bj.org

    February 2, 2008

    Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom Presents Sephardic Melody, NYC, Feb 2, 2008

    Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom Presents Sephardic Melody

    On February 2 at 1pm, in Schnurmacher Chapel, Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom will celebrate Sephardic Melody, a rich cultural heritage expressed both in contemporary music and traditional, which blends influences from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, Turkey, Greece, and the Mediterranean. Guest artists, Paul Woodiel, on fiddle, and guitarist Steve Gibb join cellist Eliot Bailen and flutist Susan Rotholz in a program of Sephardic instrumental and vocal interpretations both ancient and new, including music from the 19th century collections of Emanuel Aguilar, the pianist composer, and brother of the remarkable author and Jewish historian Grace Aguilar. Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom, under the artistic direction of Eliot Bailen, highlights both the best of the chamber music repertory and our Jewish heritage in music in a series of free community concerts. Admission is free and a light lunch is served preconcert . Please rsvp by phone to 646 454 3039.

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd Street, can be reached by subway or bus to 86th Street and Central Park West. Walk three blocks south to 83rd Street.

    February 3, 2008

    Strauss-Warschauer, Columbia Klezmer, and more, NYC, Feb 3, 2008

    band photoStrauss/Warshauer-Duo

    There'll be dancing in the aisles at the Fifth Annual Klezmer Concert at Town and Village Synagogue
    with the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, Columbia Klezmer Band, the Temple Beth Israel Intergenerational Klezmer Band, and the Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble!
    Sunday February 3, 2008 at 3 PM

    Manhattan-Cooper Post 1 Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. presents its Fifth-Annual Klezmer Concert featuring the internationally acclaimed Strauss/Warschauer Duo, the Columbia University Klezmer Band, the Temple Beth Israel Intergenerational Klezmer Band and the Workmen's Circle Klezmer Workshop!

    3 p.m. Sunday, February 3
    Doors open at 2:45 p.m.
    One dollar per person donation requested
    Town & Village Synagogue 334 East 14th Street (near First Avenue)

    For more information please contact: (212) 477-3131

    "Yosl Rakover Speaks to G-d", NYC, Feb 3, 2008

    Sunday, February 3rd at 7 PM

    David Mandelbaum appears in this intense solo performance of Tsvi Kolitz's well known story "Yosl Rakover Speaks to G-d", about a religious fighter in the Warsaw Ghetto. Admisssion (Contribution) $15. In the Max Raskin Community Synagogue, 325 East 6th Street. Details here.

    Congress for Jewish Culture, Inc.
    212-505-8040

    February 4, 2008

    "A Yiddish Theater Dim-Sum", NYC, Feb 4, 2008

    Monday, February 4th at 7 PM

    The Essence: A Yiddish Theater Dim-Sum

    The talented couple Allen Rickman and Yelena Shmuleson together with Steve Sterner have developed this 80 minute history of the Yiddish theater. With stories in English, and scenes and songs in Yiddish. Admission $15. At the Max Raskin Community Synagogue, 325 East 6th Street. Details here.

    New Yiddish Rep, NYC, Feb 4, 2008

    theatre imageNew Yiddish Rep, founded by David Mandelbaum of La MaMa and Theater for the New City fame, is proud to present new pieces for Yiddish and non-Yiddish speakers alike!

    Monday, February 4th at 7 pm.
    The Essence, a dim sum of Yiddish Theater

    An overview of Yiddish Theater from Abraham Goldfaden to the present day. Created by Allen Rickman, performed by Allen Rickman, Yelena Shmulenson and Steve Sterner. Narration in English, songs and scenes in Yiddish with English supertitles.

    The Community Synagogue
    325 E. 6th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Suggested Donation of 15 dollars for performances. The theater appreciates donations, but maintains an “pay as you exit” policy to ensure that Yiddish theater is accessible to everyone. So come support new Yiddish theater, Jewish art and community development! We’ll see you there!

    February 6, 2008

    Greg Wall lecture/concert, NYC, Feb 6, 2008

    Greg WallAt the Eldrige Street Synagogue, newly restored in the Lower East Side/Chinatown of Manhattan,
    "Of Jews and Jazz"
    Wednesday, February 6 at 7 pm
    Lost and Found Music Series

    Jewish musicians have long been drawn to the modes and moods of jazz. Greg Wall, chronicles the connection and, accompanied by his quartet, raises the roof with some swinging illustrations.

    Tickets: $15 adults; $12 students and seniors

    February 7, 2008

    Les Mentsh, NYC, Feb 7, 2008

    LOGOLes Mentsh Thursday 7 February 2008
    7 PM
    Atran Center for Jewish Culture
    25 East 21st Street, Manhattan
    Donation: $8

    You are cordially invited to a Kavehoyz program with the Parisian klezmer band Les Mentsh, with Alexis (accordion) and Samuel Maquin (clarinet). To learn more about this exciting group and to hear them playing, click here.

    This Parisian group is currently appearing in the United States with a touring company of "Fiddler on the Roof". Don't miss the chance to hear them in the intimate atmosphere of the Kavehoyz. Come, hear some music, sing a song, and talk a little Jewish with friends old and new!

    Ot di Parizer kapelye tret oyf itst in di Fareynikte Shtatn mit a gastrolir-kompanye fun "Fiddler on the Roof". Farfelt nit di zeltene gelegnhayt zey tsu hern in der intimer atmosfer baym Kavehoyz! Kumt, hert a bisl muzik, zingt a lid, un khapt a shmues mit fraynd alte un nokh-nit-bakante!

    Center for Jewish Culture logoAlveltlekher Yidisher kultur-kongres
    Congress for Jewish Culture
    www.congressforjewishculture.org

    Kane Street Klezmer Band, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 7, 2008

    Kane Street Klezmer Band—Every Thursday Night in February (Feb 7, 14, 21, 28) 7:30-9:00, at the Synagogue.

    The Kane Street Synagogue is located at 236 Kane Street off of Court Street, the nearest subway stop is the Bergen Street station on the F train. It's not a bad walk along Court Street from the 2,3,4,5 lines station at Court St/Borough Hall which are the first (4,5 lines) or second (2,3 lines) stop in Brooklyn.

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    Darriau/Goff, Brooklyn, NYC, Feb 7, 2008

    Darriau / Goff
    NEW CELTIC STUFF
    thursday nite, Feb. 7th ...

    matt darriau - reeds, Irish flute, whistles, gaida.
    ivan goff - Irish Uilleann pipes, flute, whistles
    mathias kunzli - percussion
    kyle - guitar

    matt and ivan get out their tunes and arrangements for this appearance long-time coming.... please come check it out - especially Ivan's mastery of the pipes!! Dude.

    BARBES ~ This Thursday, Feb. 7th - 8pm (1 set).
    #376 9th st at 6th ave Park Slope, Brooklyn
    7th ave stop on F,
    718-965-9177

    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    February 9, 2008

    Yuri Lane, NYC, Feb 9, 2008

    DJ Handler writes:
    Modular Fam,
    Almost forgot! This Saturday night Yuri Lane will be performing at the JCC! Yuri Lane is the most amazing Beat Boxer and performer I have ever seen! He has over 3 million hits on you tube for good reason. Check these videos to see why!

    <> Yuri Lane - Beat Box Harmonica
    <> Yuri Lane & Y-Love - Purim Freestyle
    <> Yuri Lane with Hadag Nachash

    so yea, he will be at the JCC Saturday and Sunday night:
    Sat, Feb 9, 8:00 PM / Sun, Feb 10, 7:00 PM
    $15 – Members / $20 – Nonmembers
    The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St.

    February 10, 2008

    Frantic Turtle w/Chana Rothman, NYC, Feb 10, 2008

    Frantic Turtle greets you neuro-rasta-snow-howl stylee! We got a show coming up on Feb 10th, with a sweet singer of Zion, Chana Rothman and a few wonderful writers of the Drisha Arts Fellowship program.

    The Turtle will appear in a revamped minimalistic setup doing anxious situps/crunches on the King's Throne of fish.

    The show's on Sunday Feb 10th, 7.30pm @ the Parkside Lounge, 317 East Houston (b/n Ave B & C). No cover!

    February 13, 2008

    Bang on a Can All-Stars w/Iva Bittova, NYC, Feb 13, 2008

    Iva BitovaThe 2008 People's Commissioning Fund (PCF) Concert, New York City

    BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS
    with special guest IVA BITTOVÁ
    Wednesday, February 13, at 8pm
    Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023

    Bang on a Can All-Stars make their annual return to Merkin for the 2008 People's Commissioning Fund concert. Three world premieres commissioned by the people! The All-Stars premiere work by two inventive New York composers Tristan Perich and Ken Thomson and Turkish electroacoustic composer Erdem Helvaciaglu; then welcome avant-gypsy-folk singer-violinist Iva Bittová from the Czech Republic for a rare NY performance of their riveting live collaboration.

    This annual concert at Merkin has become a mob scene in recent years and we enourage you to get your tickets early! Purchase tickets here. With a palette as wide-ranging as audio-sculpture, electronica, punk-jazz-fusion, eastern European experimental folk and more set upon the virtuoso musicians of Bang on a Can, this promises to be a super special concert. The PCF is a radical partnership between artists and audiences to commission works from adventurous composers. More info at our site.

    February 14, 2008

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop, NYC, Thursday Feb 14, 2008

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring present…

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC

    Thursday, February 14, 2008
    7:00PM–10:00 PM
    At the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.
    In the Theater

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Deborah Strauss. Live klezmer music will be provided by some of New York's hottest musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin) and Jeff Warschauer (guitar/mandolin/cobza). Beginners welcome!

    Cost is $10 ($8 for JCC and Workman’s Circle Members), pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    A new international Yiddish Dance Action Network has been created to help research and promote Yiddish Dance around the world. For more information, contact Pete Rushefsky.

    And if you have old family videos with footage of traditional Yiddish Dance we’d love to know about it!

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
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    Kane Street Klezmer Band, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 14, 2008

    Kane Street Klezmer Band—Every Thursday Night in February (Feb 7, 14, 21, 28) 7:30-9:00, at the Synagogue.

    The Kane Street Synagogue is located at 236 Kane Street off of Court Street, the nearest subway stop is the Bergen Street station on the F train. It's not a bad walk along Court Street from the 2,3,4,5 lines station at Court St/Borough Hall which are the first (4,5 lines) or second (2,3 lines) stop in Brooklyn.

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    February 17, 2008

    Cantor Sam Weiss, Steven Greenman, Pete Rushefsky, NYC, Feb 17, 2008

    "Cantorial Inspiration"
    Sunday, February 17 at 3 pm

    Cantor Sam Weiss, violinist Steven Greenman, and tsimbl (hammered dulcimer) player Pete Rushefsky bring synagogal sonorities to the fully restored Eldrdige Street Synagogue sanctuary with a program of traditional and new pieces rooted in the cantorial and klezmer traditions. The trio will look back to the Cantorial Golden Age, when a long succession of cantors inspired the worshipers of the Eldrdige Street congregation. They will also draw inspiration from the great 19th-century klezmer violinists of Berditchev, Ukraine, and from other favorite Jewish melodies.

    Tickets: $15 adults; $12 students and seniors

    Eldridge Street Project
    12 Eldridge Street
    New York, New York 10002
    Tel: 212.219.0888

    Directions: www.eldridgestreet.org/visit_us_d.htm

    Yiddish Dance class, NYC, Feb 17, 2008

    New Yiddish Dance Class at NY's 92 St. Y presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the 92 St. Y.

    CTMD announces a new partnership with Manhattan's 92 St Y to offer a series of Yiddish dance classes beginning in September led by Walter Zev Feldman and other master dance leaders.

    Building on our monthly Tantshoyz (dance house) series at the JCC in Manhattan, the 92 St. Y classes will provide intermediate and advanced dancers with a more in-depth opportunity to explore classic Yiddish and coterritorial dances such as the sher, hora/zhok, freylekhs, honga, hora moldavaneasca and bulgar. Special focus will also be given to the expressive power and gestures of solo dance. Classes will feature live klezmer music performed by Jake Shulman-Ment on violin and Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl (hammered dulcimer).

    Eight, three-hour sessions will be held on the following Sundays, from 2PM-5PM: September 30, October 21, November 18, January 20, February 17, March 30, April 27, and June 1. Cost for the series is $250 (interested participants must register for the entire series). To register or for more information, go to the 92nd St. Y website or call Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555 ext. 36 or email Pete.

    And stay tuned for information about a new season of Tantshoyzen and a December 9 Symposium at NYU entitled Defining Yiddish Dance: Sacred, Secular, Borrowed and Transformed.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Yiddish Dance Project is supported by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Division of Folk Arts and public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

    Michael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble CD Release, NYC, Feb 17, 2008

    CD coverSunday, February 17th
    Michael Winograd and his Klezmer Ensemble
    celebrate the release of their new CD "Bessarabian Hop" with a Big CD release party/bash/concert/extravaganza!!!

    this will take place at the Workmen's Circle, in NYC! (on Sunday, Feb 17th)
    thats at 45 E. 33rd Street (off Park Ave)
    thats at 8pm (with doors open at 7ish)
    thats $10
    thats alot of fun!!!!

    The group:
    Joey Wiesenberg: mandolin
    Patrick Farrell: accordion
    Pete Rushefsky: tsimbl
    Daniel Blacksberg: trombone
    Nick Cudahy: bass
    Richie Barshay: percussion
    Michael Winograd: clarinet

    with guests
    Judith Berkson: vocals
    Michael Alpert: vocals, violin
    and probably more.....

    wow!!!! we really hope you can join us for this night of wild emotions and ecstatic colors!!!

    February 20, 2008

    Jeremiah Lockwood, NYC, Feb 20, 2008

    Jeremiah Lockwood of the Sway Machinery: Hidden Melodies Revealed
    a work-in-progress showing
    Feb. 20, 7pm
    Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St, NYC, $10
    Tickets at www.ticketweb.com or 917.606.8200

    Jeremiah Lockwood will be performing solo, playing pieces from The Sway Machinery repetoire and new works-in-progress from the Hidden Melodies Revealed project. His performance will be followed by a scholarly discussion of the history of Cantorial music with Peter Rachefsky, Director of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, and Cantor David Lefkowitz, of the Park Avenue Synagogue.

    February 21, 2008

    Kane Street Klezmer Band, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 21, 2008

    Kane Street Klezmer Band—Every Thursday Night in February (Feb 7, 14, 21, 28) 7:30-9:00, at the Synagogue.

    The Kane Street Synagogue is located at 236 Kane Street off of Court Street, the nearest subway stop is the Bergen Street station on the F train. It's not a bad walk along Court Street from the 2,3,4,5 lines station at Court St/Borough Hall which are the first (4,5 lines) or second (2,3 lines) stop in Brooklyn.

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    February 22, 2008

    "Creating 'New' Jewish Sounds," Josh Kun at the Jewish Music Forum, NYC, Feb 22, 2008

    Dear friends of the Jewish Music Forum,

    Our next presentation will be held on
    February 22, 2008
    10:30 am - 12 pm

    at the Center for Jewish History, Forchheimer Auditorium
    15 W. 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves., north side of the street)
    New York, NY 10011
    This event is FREE and open to the public

    "Creating 'New' Jewish Sounds"
    Presentations and a roundtable with
    Dr. Josh Kun, University of Southern California
    Dr. Judah M. Cohen, Indiana University
    Daniel Saks, member of the NYC bands DeLeon and The LeeVees

    www.jewishmusicforum.org

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    John Zorn's Shir Ha-Shirim, NYC, Feb 22-23

    JOHN ZORN'S
    Sefer Shir Shel Shir Ha-Shirim / The Song of Songs

    February 22 and 23 at 8pm At The Abrons Arts Center /Henry Street Settlement 466 Grand St. at Pitt St. on the Lower East Side - 212-598-0400

    Featuring Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson.

    Opening act--John Zorn's trio--Marc Ribot, Carol Emanuel & Trevor Dunn

    Scored for five female voices and two narrators, Shir Ha-Shirim is John Zorn's lush and sensitive setting of the Song of Songs, the world's first erotic verse. Featuring the expressive voices of two of the world's greatest storytellers, Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed, this is a romantic and lyrical project evoking feelings of love, eroticism and spirituality. With Martha Cluver, Lisa Bielawa, Kathryn Mulvihill, Abby Fischer, and Kirsten Sollek.

    www.henrystreet.org/arts

    John Zorn's Shir Ha-Shirim, NYC, Feb 22-23

    JOHN ZORN'S
    Sefer Shir Shel Shir Ha-Shirim / The Song of Songs

    February 22 and 23 at 8pm At The Abrons Arts Center /Henry Street Settlement 466 Grand St. at Pitt St. on the Lower East Side - 212-598-0400

    Featuring Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson.

    Opening act--John Zorn's trio--Marc Ribot, Carol Emanuel & Trevor Dunn

    Scored for five female voices and two narrators, Shir Ha-Shirim is John Zorn's lush and sensitive setting of the Song of Songs, the world's first erotic verse. Featuring the expressive voices of two of the world's greatest storytellers, Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed, this is a romantic and lyrical project evoking feelings of love, eroticism and spirituality. With Martha Cluver, Lisa Bielawa, Kathryn Mulvihill, Abby Fischer, and Kirsten Sollek.

    www.henrystreet.org/arts

    February 23, 2008

    Avraham Rosenblum (Diaspora Band), Brooklyn, NYC, Feb 23, 2008

    This Saturday Night, February 23, 2008
    AVRAHAM ROSENBLUM will perform at
    THE JEWISH MUSIC CAFE
    401 9th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn
    Doors open 8:30 PM
    $12
    For more info please visit www.jewishmusiccafe.com

    February 28, 2008

    Kane Street Klezmer Band, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 28, 2008

    Kane Street Klezmer Band—Every Thursday Night in February (Feb 7, 14, 21, 28) 7:30-9:00, at the Synagogue.

    The Kane Street Synagogue is located at 236 Kane Street off of Court Street, the nearest subway stop is the Bergen Street station on the F train. It's not a bad walk along Court Street from the 2,3,4,5 lines station at Court St/Borough Hall which are the first (4,5 lines) or second (2,3 lines) stop in Brooklyn.

    Continue reading "Kane Street Klezmer Band, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 28, 2008" »

    February 29, 2008

    Tim Sparks, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 29, 2008

    Tim SparksTim Sparks

    02/29/2008 09:00 PM - Rose Live Music
    345 Grand Street, Williamsburg
    Brooklyn, New York
    www.liveatrose.com/live/

    Tim Sparks will bring his gumbo of world/jazz/klezmer guitar to Rose Music for a intimate set on Friday, February 29 at 9:00. Known for his celebrated recordings on John Zorn’s Tzadik Records, Sparks is a virtuoso who references everything from Delta Blues to Eastern European Horas to Postmodern Jazz. "This is totally beautiful and inspiring music, warm and soulful, rich with melody, harmony and rhythm. Every guitarist on the planet has got to hear this. Tim Sparks is incredible, a complete original." —Bill Frisell

    March 1, 2008

    Sound Advice, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 1, 2008

    Saturday - March 1st, 10pm - 4am
    Sound Advice keep their weekly going strong with special guest DJ Balagan!
    @ Supreme Trading
    213 N. Bedford st.
    Brooklyn
    (718) 599-4224

    March 2, 2008

    settings of Rav Kook's mystical poetry to music (and more), NYC, Mar 2, 2008

    Greg WallFound In Translation
    Sunday, 2 March 2008 at 4pm
    JCC in Manhattan
    76th & Amsterdam - New York, NY
    Free

    Join interpreters and translators of visionary Israeli literature, from Rav Kook to the present day, for a performance and reading of Israeli poetry and prose in English translation. Featuring the debut of Itzhak Marmorstein's settings of Rav Kook's mystical poetry to music (featuring a full band, including Greg Wall), as well as readings by Zeek translations editor Adam Rovner, Adriana X. Jacobs, and Jessica Cohen.

    Bonus: Come early (1-3pm) for hummous sampling or stay after for wine tasting (6-7:30pm) - both free!

    Hear the words of the holy land come alive. Co-presented by Zeek Magazine.

    The "Shekhter-Tekhter" and Binyumen, NYC, Mar 2, 2008

    THE "SHEKHTER-TEKHTER" AND BINYUMEN
    with their show

    OUR ZEYDAS AND BUBBAS AS CHILDREN

    a revue about kids, young and older, and their relationships with each other, with their parents, with the Rabbi, with the world.

    The songs are all in Yiddish.
    Translations are provided.

    The performers:
    BINYUMEN SCHAECHTER
    and the "Shekhter-tekhter"
    (the "Schaechter Daughters"),
    REYNA SCHAECHTER (age 13) and
    TEMMA-LEEBA SCHAECHTER (age 8)

    Sunday, March 2nd, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
    in Columbia University
    115th Street, near Broadway, NY, NY, 10027
    Subway: 1 train to 116th Street

    The "Shekhter-Tekhter" & Binyumen, NYC, Mar 2, 2008

    Fresh off their European Premiere
    in Paris this past week,

    THE "SHEKHTER-TEKHTER" ("The Schaechter Daughters") AND BINYUMEN
    will be in New York City this Sunday evening, performing

    OUR ZEYDAS AND BUBBAS AS CHILDREN

    a revue about kids, young and older, and their relationships with each other,
    with their parents, and with the world around them.

    The songs are all in Yiddish.
    Translations are provided.

    The performers:
    BINYUMEN SCHAECHTER
    and the "Shekhter-tekhter"
    REYNA SCHAECHTER (age 13) and
    TEMMA-LEEBA SCHAECHTER (age 8)

    THE DETAILS OF THEIR NYC PREMIERE:
    This Sunday, March 2nd, 2008, *8:00* P.M.
    in Columbia University's
    Deutsches Haus, 420 W 116 St, NY, NY, 10027
    (just east of Amsterdam Avenue)
    Admission: free
    The building will open at 7:30. Seating begins at 7:45.
    The program is about an hour in length.
    Subway: 1 train to 116th Street / Broadway; Bus: 4, 11, 60, 104

    March 3, 2008

    Rashanim+Dogcat, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 3, 2008

    band photoMonday, March 3 at 9pm
    Rashanim + Dogcat
    NO COVER
    Zebulon
    258 Wythe Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11211
    718.218.6934
    zebuloncafeconcert.com

    'NYC's baddest Jewish power trio' Rashanim returns to Zebulon for a set of new material along with selections from their three releases on John Zorn's Tzadik Records. NPR Weekend Edition Sunday's Liane Hansen has said of Rashanim: "[L]ike you've invited Dick Dale to do the music at your bar mitzvah."

    Uri Sharlin's Dogcat opens the show at 9pm.

    March 6, 2008

    Andy Statman, Greenwich Village, NYC, Mar 6, 2008

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman

    We're winding down the winter season at the Charles Street Synagogue - we'll be there (upstairs!) this Thursday (March 6th) and next Thursday (not Monday) at 8:45 PM. Also playing at Barbés in Brooklyn on Monday, March 17th at 9:30 PM.

    March 8, 2008

    Basya Schechter and BJ Musicians, NYC, Mar 8, 2008

    band publicity photoBasya Schechter
    March 8, 2008
    New York, NY 8pm at B'nai Jeshurun 88th Street between West End and Broadway.

    Annual showcase of BJ musicians. Amazing diversity, and virtuosity

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Mar 8, 2008

    nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad

    FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KVETCH! KVETCH!
    THE CHOSEN CHICKS RETURN TO THE ZIPPER FACTORY

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad are going get jew, Sucka. These chosen chicks—badass balabustehs of comedy, music and burlesque—return to The Zipper Factory Theater (337 West 37th and 9th Avenues) Street, between 8 for eight new shows this spring. Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad will play Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 8 through April 26. Tickets, priced at $25, are now available through OvationTix at 212-352-3101, or online at www.thezipperfactory.com.

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    March 10, 2008

    Elizabeth Schwartz in New Worlds Theatre Project benefit, NYC, Mar 10, 2008

    Elizabeth SchwartzNew Worlds Theatre Project

    Please join us for a Special Program, Silent Auction and Reception courtesy of Bottino and City Hall Restaurants

    Monday, March 10, 6:30PM
    Playwrights Horizons
    416 W.42nd Street
    New York

    Performances by Elizabeth Schwartz, internationally acclaimed Yiddish vocalist, Peter Stan, accordionist with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi and Slavic Soul Party, Anita Keal, veteran of stage & film, & Surprise Guests

    www.newworldsproject.org

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    March 11, 2008

    Sisters of Sheynville, NYC, Mar 11, 2008

    sisters of sheynvilleSisters of Sheynville
    March 11, New York, Workmen's Circle, 8pm, $5
    45 E. 33rd St.
    New York, NY 10016
    212-889-6800

    March 12, 2008

    Septeto Rodriguez, NYC, Mar 12, 2008

    Museum of Jewish Heritage--A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
    36 Battery Place, NY, NY 10280

    Wednesday, March 12, 7 P.M.
    Septeto Rodriguez
    Featuring Roberto Rodriguez, percussionist and composer; with Igor Arias Baro, congas; Bernie Minoso, bass; Gilad Harel, clarinet; Jonathan Keren, violin; Oscar Oñoz, trumpet; and Uri Sharlin, piano/accordion/organ

    Dance to the infectious beats of American Music Award winning musician Roberto Rodriguez and his band, with music inspired by the mingling of Jewish and Dominican culture. "Sosua La Bella," Rodriguez's original composition that he describes as an "interpretation of a smooth Dominican ballad," and arrangements of traditional Jewish Horas in the Dominican style of merengue, will be performed in the Museum's magnificent Special Events hall overlooking New York Harbor.

    Dominican beer and mojitos will be served. One drink included with admission.

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    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Mar 12, 2008

    band photoIsle of Klezbos
    WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
    Drom!
    Double bill with The Lascivious Biddies
    Back by popular demand, these two female-fuelled ensembles bring together formidable musicianship with keen imaginations, humor, and warm irony.
    85 Avenue A btw 5th & 6th Streets, NYC
    212-777-1157
    dromnyc.com

    March 13, 2008

    Andy Statman, Greenwich Village, NYC, Mar 13, 2008

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman

    We're winding down the winter season at the Charles Street Synagogue - we'll be there (upstairs!) Thursday, Mar 13 (not Monday) at 8:45 PM. Also playing at Barbés in Brooklyn on Monday, March 17th at 9:30 PM.

    March 15, 2008

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Mar 15, 2008

    nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad

    FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KVETCH! KVETCH!
    THE CHOSEN CHICKS RETURN TO THE ZIPPER FACTORY

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad are going get jew, Sucka. These chosen chicks—badass balabustehs of comedy, music and burlesque—return to The Zipper Factory Theater (337 West 37th and 9th Avenues) Street, between 8 for eight new shows this spring. Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad will play Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 8 through April 26. Tickets, priced at $25, are now available through OvationTix at 212-352-3101, or online at www.thezipperfactory.com.

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    Asefa in Arab Music Festival, Brooklyn, NY, Mar 15, 2008

    asefa in concertMar. 15: Sultana – Sha’abi Shakedown, 9p-midnight
    2 N 4th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211 As part of the Brooklyn Arab Music Festival, Asefa will be performing in a night devoted to Moroccan and Tunisian popular musical traditions. Also on the bill are Mostafa El Jdidi, Salah Rhani, Noureddine, Jowad Bohsina and Reeyad El Tunsi.

    Michael Winograd's Infection, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 15, 2008

    Michael Winograd3/15
    michael winograd's infection
    southpaw, brooklyn
    125 Fifth Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11217
    718 230 0236
    www.spsounds.com

    Coolooloosh, NYC, Mar 15, 2008

    Saturday, March 15 2008 11PM Israeli Funk Hip-Hop band, Coolooloosh lands at New York's famed Joe's Pub on their first ever US tour.

    Saturday, March 15th - 11PM
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St.,
    New York, NY
    Astor Place Subway Station
    www.Joespub.com

    Tickets: $12 / Students with ID : $10
    Tickets can be purchased 24 hours a day online at joespub.com or between the hours of 10am and 9pm, tickets can be purchased by phone at 212-967-7555.

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    March 16, 2008

    "Yosl Rakover Speaks to God", NYC, Mar 16, 2008

    theatre imageThe New Yiddish Repertory, the East Village's upstart Yiddish theater company, presents:

    Sunday, Mar 16th, 7pm
    "Yosl Rakover Speaks To God"
    is the first-ever one-man drama in Yiddish (there is supertitle translation); it features David Mandelbaum as an Orthodox ghetto resistance fighter who confronts G-d about abandoning His people.

    The Community Synagogue
    325 E. 6th Street (btw 1st and 2nd Avenues)
    New York, NY 10003
    Tickets: $15 (or what you can afford)

    Reservations and further information are available at the company's website, newyiddishrep.org.

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    March 17, 2008

    "The Essence: A Yiddish Theater Dim Sum", NYC, Mar 17, 2008

    The New Yiddish Repertory, the East Village's upstart Yiddish theater company, presents:

    Sunday, Mar 17th, 7pm
    "The Essence: A Yiddish Theater Dim Sum"
    "a 99 44/100% nostalgia-free tour through the history of Yiddish theater, from the sublime to the appalling", in English and Yiddish with supertitles.

    The Community Synagogue
    325 E. 6th Street (btw 1st and 2nd Avenues)
    New York, NY 10003
    Tickets: $15 (or what you can afford)

    Reservations and further information are available at the company's website, newyiddishrep.org.

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    Andy Statman, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 17, 2008

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman

    Monday, March 17th at 9:30 PM.
    Barbés
    376 9th St
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    (718) 965-9177
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    March 18, 2008

    Folksbiene, "A Vitsl un a Kitsl", NYC, Mar 18, 2008

    The Folksbiene Troupe, "A Vitsl un a Kitsl"
    A Celebration of Yiddish Humor

    Just in time for Purim! The greatest comedy routines and songs from Sholem Aleichem, Dzigan and Shumacher, Mikhl Rosenberg, Molly Picon and more presented by Di Folksbiene Trupe (TheTroupe) Leizer Burko, Motl Didner, Danielle "Elize-Rokhl" Dorter, Richard "Ruvn" Kass, Daniella Rabbani and Amanda "Miryem-Khaye" Seigel. Directed by Motl Didner, Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    IN YIDDISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    March 18,2008 at 7pm FREE
    Hunter College, Lang Recital Hall

    (212) 772-4448
    Details: folksbiene.org/upcoming.html

    Coleman, Kagel, Kurtág, NYC, Mar 18

    Tue | 3.18 | 2008 | 8:00PM
    counter)induction
    Coleman, Kagel, Kurtág
    Merkin Concert Hall
    129 W. 67th St.
    New York, NY

    The dynamic composer-driven ensemble counter)induction is committed to demonstrating musical parallels in what might otherwise seem to be opposing forms; immersing audiences in the world of contemporary music through high energy performance and a razor-sharp aesthetic. counter)induction will premiere a new work by featured composer Anthony Coleman alongside the music of absurdist auteur Mauricio Kagel and Hungary's greatest living composer György Kurtág.

    "An uncommon combination of precision, suppleness and an almost choreographed interpretive approach." —New York Times

    This is a joint concert with composer/performer Anthony Coleman; c)i will premiere a new work, as well works by Boyce, Kurtág and Kagel. The first half of the concert will feature Coleman and friends performing Kagel's rarely heard Der Schall, quite possibly a once in a life time opportunity.

    March 19, 2008

    Folksbiene, "A Vitsl un a Kitsl", NYC, Mar 19, 2008

    The Folksbiene Troupe, "A Vitsl un a Kitsl"
    A Celebration of Yiddish Humor

    Just in time for Purim! The greatest comedy routines and songs from Sholem Aleichem, Dzigan and Shumacher, Mikhl Rosenberg, Molly Picon and more presented by Di Folksbiene Trupe (TheTroupe) Leizer Burko, Motl Didner, Danielle "Elize-Rokhl" Dorter, Richard "Ruvn" Kass, Daniella Rabbani and Amanda "Miryem-Khaye" Seigel. Directed by Motl Didner, Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    IN YIDDISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    March 19, 2008 at 4pm
    Lehman College, Lovinger Theater

    (718) 960-8025
    Details: folksbiene.org/upcoming.html

    Din Din Aviv, NYC, Mar 19, 2008

    Din Din AvivCome see why Israel's Ministry of Culture awarded Din Din Aviv the 2007 Pop Artist of the Year Award when she presents her UNITED STATES DEBUT CONCERT in New York on March 19 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan. An original member of The Idan Raichel Project, Din Din recorded several of the group's greatest hits, including the smash IM TELECH (If You Go). This young charismatic superstar has a huge following in Israel, and her music has attracted interest from all over the world. Her 2007 album "SODOTAY" was number 1 on the Israeli charts for weeks, and included 3 collaborations with another rising superstar Yael Naim (MacBook Air commercial). Please watch her videos at www.goldenland.com/dindin_aviv.htm

    March 20, 2008

    Sway Machinery Purim, NYC, Mar 20, 2008

    The The Sway Machinery will be emerging from the depths of the wilderness to bring the Carnival to the people of NYC!

    Purim, the Jewish Mardi Gras, the festival of inversion, is beckoning and we urge you to join us in answering the call!

    We will be pitching an old fashioned throw-down in the halls of the Stanton Street Shul, a recently restored bastion of Lower East Side Culture, that houses an active Congregation that is generously sponsoring this event.

    FREE ADMISSION--FIRST SHOT FREE FOR EACH AUDIENCE MEMBER!

    DRINKS WILL BE SERVED!

    REVELRY WILL ENSUE!

    Thursday, March 20--9PM
    Stanton Street Shul
    180 Stanton Street
    212-533-4122
    www.stantonstreetshul.com

    Fleytmuzik for Purim, NYC, Mar 20, 2008

    [PURIM AT OLD BROADWAY (March 20-21, 2008)

    Please join us for spirited davening, a beautiful megilah reading, and a freylikh Purim party with renowned classical klezmer ensemble FleytMuzik, featuring extraordinary talents of flutist Adrianne Greenbaum, fiddler Jake Shulman-Ment and tsimblist Pete Rushefsky. The fun begins at 6:50pm on Thursday March 20th with Minchah, Maariv, the Megilah reading, and a festive break-fast/Purim party. $12 contribution per person requested. Old Broadway Synagogue. (212) 662-9767.]

    15 Old Broadway
    NY NY 10027

    (We'll begin spieling around 9:00pm.)

    Asefa @ Purim Party, NYC, Mar 20, 2008

    asefa in concertMar. 20: Purim Party – Edmond J. Safra Synagogue, 7p-10p
    11 E 63rd St, New York, NY 10065 Asefa will be providing the music for a Sephardic-style Purim party. Come out to hear the megillah and dance the night away!

    March 22, 2008

    Zombie Purim Spectacular, NYC, Mar 22, 2008

    SATURDAY, MARCH 22ND, 7:00 PM
    28 Condos Later: A Zombie Purim Spectacular
    Presented with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice in partnership with Mothers on the Move, Picture the Homeless, Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES), and FIERCE.

    It's a zombie Purim for housing justice! TERRIFYING performance! HORRIFYING costumes! DEVELOPERS that go bump in the night! SPINE-TINGLING drinks! STOMACH-FILLING food by Domestic Workers United! MONSTERS! DANCING! MAYHEM! THEATER! PUBLIC HOUSING! LIBERATION! PURIM! Music by Michael Winograd and Friends, Rebel Diaz, The Rude Mechanical Orchestra, DJ Doom Dub, and more! Spectacle by Jenny Romaine! Adrienne Cooper! Daniel Lang/Levitsky! Great Small Works! Killer Sideburns! Aleza Summit! Michelle Kay! Rachel Mattson! Ariel Federow! The Sukkos Mob! And many, many more... Wear your dancing shoes & your drinking bib, this one's not to be missed.

    The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring,
    45 East 33rd Street, Manhattan
    (6 train to 33rd)

    Admission: $12 (No one turned away for lack of funds or costume)

    tel: (212) 889-6800 ext 215
    www.circle.org

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Mar 22, 2008

    nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad

    FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KVETCH! KVETCH!
    THE CHOSEN CHICKS RETURN TO THE ZIPPER FACTORY

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad are going get jew, Sucka. These chosen chicks—badass balabustehs of comedy, music and burlesque—return to The Zipper Factory Theater (337 West 37th and 9th Avenues) Street, between 8 for eight new shows this spring. Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad will play Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 8 through April 26. Tickets, priced at $25, are now available through OvationTix at 212-352-3101, or online at www.thezipperfactory.com.

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    March 23, 2008

    Tarras Band, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 23, 2008

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    Tarras Band
    Barbes
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.)
    Park Slope, Brooklyn
    718.965.9177
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    The music of Dave Tarras, played by michael winograd (clarinet), ben holmes (trumpet), Jim Guttman (bass), Richie Barshay (drums,) and featuring Pete Sokolow (piano)

    March 27, 2008

    Folksbiene, "A Vitsl un a Kitsl", Brooklyn, NY, Mar 27, 2008

    The Folksbiene Troupe, "A Vitsl un a Kitsl"
    A Celebration of Yiddish Humor

    Just in time for Purim! The greatest comedy routines and songs from Sholem Aleichem, Dzigan and Shumacher, Mikhl Rosenberg, Molly Picon and more presented by Di Folksbiene Trupe (TheTroupe) Leizer Burko, Motl Didner, Danielle "Elize-Rokhl" Dorter, Richard "Ruvn" Kass, Daniella Rabbani and Amanda "Miryem-Khaye" Seigel. Directed by Motl Didner, Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    IN YIDDISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    March 27, 2008 at 2pm
    Brooklyn College, Levinson Theater

    (718) 951-4500
    Details: folksbiene.org/upcoming.html

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Mar 27, 2008

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter unplugged
    March 27, 2008
    New York, NY 8pm at Banjo Jim's Avenue C and East 9th St.

    new Zorn concerto, others, premiere, NYC, Mar 27, 2008

    Miller Theatre at Columbia University
    presents the final installment of the 3-year project
    to commission 12 composers to write 12 concertos

    POCKET CONCERTOS: YEAR THREE
    Thursday, March 27, 8:00PM

    This year's world premieres:

    Laura Elise Schwendinger's Chiaroscuro Azzurro (for violin and chamber orchestra)
    Performed by Jennifer Koh

    Ichizo Okashiro's The Starry Night (for piano and chamber orchestra)
    Performed by Christopher Taylor

    John Zorn's The Prophetic Mysteries of Angels, Witches, and Demons
    Performed by flutist Tara Helen O'Connor

    Single Tickets: $25
    Students $15 w/ valid ID

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    Diwon does Jewish History remix, NYC, Mar 23-27, 2008

    diwonDiwon has been invited to dig into the archives of the Jewish Museum and to sample, cut up and create new songs from the sound sources. The proect is entitled, "That Yemenite Kid" and will run from March 23rd - 27th 2008 at the Jewish Museum

    The exhibit is live and open to the public between 10am - 5pm
    Location: The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Ave, NYC
    www.jewishmuseum.org

    Thursday, March 27th
    Price: FREE
    Time: tba
    NOTE: Special live set as part of Diwon's "That Yemenite Kid" exhibit

    Continue reading "Diwon does Jewish History remix, NYC, Mar 23-27, 2008" »

    Vampire Suite CD release, Brooklyn, NYC, Mar 27, 2008

    Vampire Suit is excited to announce the imminent release of 'A New Song', a follow up to 'Gaze at Your Omphalos', its debut release from 2004. In support of the new release, Vampire Suit will perform at Barbes, 376 9th St., Brooklyn on March 27th at 10:00 pm.

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    March 29, 2008

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Mar 29, 2008

    nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad

    FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KVETCH! KVETCH!
    THE CHOSEN CHICKS RETURN TO THE ZIPPER FACTORY

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad are going get jew, Sucka. These chosen chicks—badass balabustehs of comedy, music and burlesque—return to The Zipper Factory Theater (337 West 37th and 9th Avenues) Street, between 8 for eight new shows this spring. Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad will play Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 8 through April 26. Tickets, priced at $25, are now available through OvationTix at 212-352-3101, or online at www.thezipperfactory.com.

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    March 30, 2008

    Yiddish Dance class, NYC, Mar 30, 2008

    New Yiddish Dance Class at NY's 92 St. Y presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the 92 St. Y.

    CTMD announces a new partnership with Manhattan's 92 St Y to offer a series of Yiddish dance classes beginning in September led by Walter Zev Feldman and other master dance leaders.

    Building on our monthly Tantshoyz (dance house) series at the JCC in Manhattan, the 92 St. Y classes will provide intermediate and advanced dancers with a more in-depth opportunity to explore classic Yiddish and coterritorial dances such as the sher, hora/zhok, freylekhs, honga, hora moldavaneasca and bulgar. Special focus will also be given to the expressive power and gestures of solo dance. Classes will feature live klezmer music performed by Jake Shulman-Ment on violin and Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl (hammered dulcimer).

    Eight, three-hour sessions will be held on the following Sundays, from 2PM-5PM: September 30, October 21, November 18, January 20, February 17, March 30, April 27, and June 1. Cost for the series is $250 (interested participants must register for the entire series). To register or for more information, go to the 92nd St. Y website or call Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555 ext. 36 or email Pete.

    And stay tuned for information about a new season of Tantshoyzen and a December 9 Symposium at NYU entitled Defining Yiddish Dance: Sacred, Secular, Borrowed and Transformed.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Yiddish Dance Project is supported by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Division of Folk Arts and public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

    April 2, 2008

    Michael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble, NYC, Apr 2, 2008

    CD coverMichael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble

    4/2
    Banjo Jims
    97th St and Ave C
    NYC

    April 5, 2008

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Apr 5, 2008

    nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad

    FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KVETCH! KVETCH!
    THE CHOSEN CHICKS RETURN TO THE ZIPPER FACTORY

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad are going get jew, Sucka. These chosen chicks—badass balabustehs of comedy, music and burlesque—return to The Zipper Factory Theater (337 West 37th and 9th Avenues) Street, between 8 for eight new shows this spring. Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad will play Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 8 through April 26. Tickets, priced at $25, are now available through OvationTix at 212-352-3101, or online at www.thezipperfactory.com.

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    April 9, 2008

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Apr 9, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer: Music of Yiddish Celluloid
    April 9, 2008
    7:00pm Eldridge Street Synagogue
    12 Eldridge Street, Lower East Side, NYC
    Full octet including guest vocalist Michael Farkas of The Wiyos!
    To RSVP or for more information about our public programs call 212.219.0888 ext. 302
    eldridgestreet.org

    April 10, 2008

    Pharaoh's Daughter, Queens, NY, Apr 10, 2008

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    April 10, 2008
    Queens, NY 8pm Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Boulevard (at the corner of Linden Place)
    Womens World Music Vocal Series more info

    April 12, 2008

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Apr 12, 2008

    nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad

    FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KVETCH! KVETCH!
    THE CHOSEN CHICKS RETURN TO THE ZIPPER FACTORY

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad are going get jew, Sucka. These chosen chicks—badass balabustehs of comedy, music and burlesque—return to The Zipper Factory Theater (337 West 37th and 9th Avenues) Street, between 8 for eight new shows this spring. Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad will play Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 8 through April 26. Tickets, priced at $25, are now available through OvationTix at 212-352-3101, or online at www.thezipperfactory.com.

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    Asefa, NYC, Apr 12, 2008

    asefa in concertApril 12: The Blue Note—Late Night Groove Series, Midnight-3a
    131 W. 3rd St, New York, NY 10012. Asefa playing as part of the Blue Note’s Late Night Groove Series. The Late Night Drink Specials make this a great opportunity to experience New York’s premier Jazz club at a very reasonable price!

    April 13, 2008

    Klezmatics, NYC, Apr 13, 2008

    band photoGrammy winners The Klezmatics w/ Joshua Nelson—Brother Moses Smote the Water

    4/13/2008
    Town Hall
    New York, NY
    (212) 307-4100
    www.the-townhall-nyc.org

    April 17, 2008

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop, NYC, Thursday Apr 17, 2008

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring present…

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC

    Thursday, April 17, 2008
    7:00PM–10:00 PM
    At the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.
    In the Theater

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader and klezmer revival pioneer Zev Feldman. Live music will be provided by some of New York's leading klezmer musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl). Beginners welcome!

    Cost is $10 ($8 for JCC and Workman’s Circle Members), pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    A new international Yiddish Dance Action Network has been created to help research and promote Yiddish Dance around the world. For more information, contact Pete Rushefsky.

    And if you have old family videos with footage of traditional Yiddish Dance we’d love to know about it!

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
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    Basya Schechter, NYC, Apr 17, 2008

    band publicity photoBasya Schechter
    April 17, 2008
    New York, NY 8pm at Skirball Center
    Speaking about Acharei-Mot

    April 19, 2008

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Apr 19, 2008

    nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad

    FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KVETCH! KVETCH!
    THE CHOSEN CHICKS RETURN TO THE ZIPPER FACTORY

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad are going get jew, Sucka. These chosen chicks—badass balabustehs of comedy, music and burlesque—return to The Zipper Factory Theater (337 West 37th and 9th Avenues) Street, between 8 for eight new shows this spring. Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad will play Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 8 through April 26. Tickets, priced at $25, are now available through OvationTix at 212-352-3101, or online at www.thezipperfactory.com.

    Continue reading "Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Apr 19, 2008" »

    April 23, 2008

    Metroplitan Klezmer, NYC, Apr 24, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer with vocalists Melissa Fogarty & Judith Berkson
    Thursday, April 24th
    Seventh night of Passover!
    $12 + minimum
    full bar & dinner menu,
    fabulous cabaret environs
    Drom NYC
    between East 5th & 6th St's NYC
    85 Avenue A (East Village)
    New York, NY, 10009

    7:30pm MetroKlezmer -- & NY Gypsy All-Stars at 9:30pm
    Info: (212) 777-1157 or www.dromnyc.com

    April 24, 2008

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Apr 24, 2008

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    April 24, 2008
    New York, NY 9:30pm Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette St.
    Annual free Macaroon Passover concert.
    $15 more info

    April 26, 2008

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, NYC, Apr 26, 2008

    nice jewish girlsNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad

    FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KVETCH! KVETCH!
    THE CHOSEN CHICKS RETURN TO THE ZIPPER FACTORY

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad are going get jew, Sucka. These chosen chicks—badass balabustehs of comedy, music and burlesque—return to The Zipper Factory Theater (337 West 37th and 9th Avenues) Street, between 8 for eight new shows this spring. Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad will play Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 8 through April 26. Tickets, priced at $25, are now available through OvationTix at 212-352-3101, or online at www.thezipperfactory.com.

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    April 27, 2008

    Yiddish Dance class, NYC, Apr 27, 2008

    New Yiddish Dance Class at NY's 92 St. Y presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the 92 St. Y.

    CTMD announces a new partnership with Manhattan's 92 St Y to offer a series of Yiddish dance classes beginning in September led by Walter Zev Feldman and other master dance leaders.

    Building on our monthly Tantshoyz (dance house) series at the JCC in Manhattan, the 92 St. Y classes will provide intermediate and advanced dancers with a more in-depth opportunity to explore classic Yiddish and coterritorial dances such as the sher, hora/zhok, freylekhs, honga, hora moldavaneasca and bulgar. Special focus will also be given to the expressive power and gestures of solo dance. Classes will feature live klezmer music performed by Jake Shulman-Ment on violin and Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl (hammered dulcimer).

    Eight, three-hour sessions will be held on the following Sundays, from 2PM-5PM: September 30, October 21, November 18, January 20, February 17, March 30, April 27, and June 1. Cost for the series is $250 (interested participants must register for the entire series). To register or for more information, go to the 92nd St. Y website or call Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555 ext. 36 or email Pete.

    And stay tuned for information about a new season of Tantshoyzen and a December 9 Symposium at NYU entitled Defining Yiddish Dance: Sacred, Secular, Borrowed and Transformed.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Yiddish Dance Project is supported by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Division of Folk Arts and public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

    May 7, 2008

    Frank London Carnival Party, NYC, May 7, 2008

    Frank LondonFrank London's
    Worldwide Booty Shaking
    Music Extravaganza
    Carnival Party
    aka "Frank London's 50th Birthday Party Blowout at DROM"

    8pm: Sizzle Ohtaka and Han'nya Teikoku from Japan
    9pm: Brian Mitchel Band deliver New Orleans funk
    10pm: Scott Kettner & Maracata New York—Northern Brazilian carnival party
    11pm: Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars
    12pm: DJ Joro Boro

    May 7, at DROM
    85 Avenue A (btw 5th and 6th)
    NYC
    Cover: $15
    www.dromnyc.com

    Michael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble, Queens, NYC, May 7, 2008

    CD coverMichael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble

    5/7
    Hollis Hills Jewish Center
    queens, ny

    May 15, 2008

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, May 15, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Thursday, May 15
    Trinity Concerts at One
    74 Trinity Place: Broadway at Wall Street, NYC
    1:00pm, one hour
    Suggested contribution: $2
    (212) 602-0800
    www.trinitywallstreet.org/music/?concerts

    Afternoon show at historic landmark Trinity Episcopal Church downtown,
    Metropolitan Klezmer octet (including special guest clarinetist Gilad Harel)

    May 29, 2008

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop, NYC, Thursday, May 29, 2008

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring present…

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC

    Thursday, April 17, 2008
    7:00PM–10:00 PM
    At the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.
    In the Theater

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing. Live music will be provided by some of New York's leading klezmer musicians. Beginners welcome!

    Cost is $10 ($8 for JCC and Workman’s Circle Members), pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    A new international Yiddish Dance Action Network has been created to help research and promote Yiddish Dance around the world. For more information, contact Pete Rushefsky.

    And if you have old family videos with footage of traditional Yiddish Dance we’d love to know about it!

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
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    June 1, 2008

    Yiddish Dance class, NYC, Jun 1, 2008

    New Yiddish Dance Class at NY's 92 St. Y presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the 92 St. Y.

    CTMD announces a new partnership with Manhattan's 92 St Y to offer a series of Yiddish dance classes beginning in September led by Walter Zev Feldman and other master dance leaders.

    Building on our monthly Tantshoyz (dance house) series at the JCC in Manhattan, the 92 St. Y classes will provide intermediate and advanced dancers with a more in-depth opportunity to explore classic Yiddish and coterritorial dances such as the sher, hora/zhok, freylekhs, honga, hora moldavaneasca and bulgar. Special focus will also be given to the expressive power and gestures of solo dance. Classes will feature live klezmer music performed by Jake Shulman-Ment on violin and Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl (hammered dulcimer).

    Eight, three-hour sessions will be held on the following Sundays, from 2PM-5PM: September 30, October 21, November 18, January 20, February 17, March 30, April 27, and June 1. Cost for the series is $250 (interested participants must register for the entire series). To register or for more information, go to the 92nd St. Y website or call Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555 ext. 36 or email Pete.

    And stay tuned for information about a new season of Tantshoyzen and a December 9 Symposium at NYU entitled Defining Yiddish Dance: Sacred, Secular, Borrowed and Transformed.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Yiddish Dance Project is supported by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Division of Folk Arts and public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

    June 3, 2008

    Metroplitan Klezmer, NYC, Jun 3, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Tuesday, June 3
    The Jewish Museum
    Back by popular demand...
    6pm - 9pm for Museum Mile Festival
    1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
    New York, New York 10128
    Outdoors if weather permits, or else in auditorium
    Free!
    Info: Phone: 212.423.3200 or www.thejewishmuseum.org

    June 9, 2008

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Jun 9, 2008

    band photoIsle of Klezbos
    Monday, June 9:
    tenth annual NYC KlezBiGay Pride show!
    Free & open to the public, El Sol Brilliante garden in the East Village
    Award support: 2008 Fund for Creative Communities via NYSCA & LMCC.

    June 17, 2008

    Folksbiene Gala, NYC, Jun 17, 2008

    Libe fraynd/ Dear Friends,

    Ikh vel oftretn ba der yerlekher gala funem Natsyonaln Yidishn Teater, Di Folksbiene, dinstik dem 17tn yuni, 2008, 8 a zeyger, in Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St.

    I will be performing at the annual gala of the National Yiddish Theater - Folksbiene, on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 8:00 PM, at Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St.

    Me vet opgebn koved / Honoring: Carl Reiner un Irwin Hochberg
    Spetsyele gest / Special guests: Mary Tyler Moore, Brian Williams (NBC Nightly News)

    Es veln oftretn/ Appearances by:
    Robert Paul Abelson, Theodore Bikel, Joanne Borts, Fyvush Finkel, Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara, Renee Taylor, Ashley Adler, Motl Didner, Danielle Dorter, Lisa Fishman, Rickie Golden, Sam Guncler, Richard Kass, Stuart Marshall, Daniella Rabbani, Lisa Rubin, Eyal Sherf, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Mitch Smolkin, & The Cast of Kids and Yiddish: Josh Berk, Aaron Mayer, Sarah Mlotek, Lily Ashira Shoretz.

    un nokh/ and more
    Biletn/Tickets: 212-213-2120 x203

    Details/Protim:
    folksbiene.org/galas.html#entertainment-update

    Ikh hof az ir vet kenen kumen/ Hope you can make it!
    Al dos guts/Best wishes,
    Miryem-Khaye Seigel

    June 19, 2008

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Jun 19, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Thursday, June 19:
    Abe Lebewohl Park NYC
    Free & outdoors, rain or shine in front of St Mark's Church, East Village
    Sponsor: Third Street Music School Settlement 12:30pm - 1:30pm
    thirdstreetmusicschool.org

    June 22, 2008

    Gottesman, Socolov, Schaechter-Gottesman, Bronx, NY, Jun 22, 2008

    This Sunday, June 22, 1:30 PM Itzik Gottesman and Emily Socolov will speak, in Yiddish, on their recent trip to the Ukraine, and in particular the Bukovina. They will show many slides so if your Yiddish is not up to speed you still might find it interesting.

    After the talk, Itzik's mother, Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, will accompany her son and sing 6 or 7 songs from Bukovina, including his grandmother's older folksongs, and Beyle's interwar Chernovitz-based repertory and original songs. And, if he can learn it in time, a song that was sung at Gimpel's Yiddish Theater in Lviv/Lemberg in the early 1900s, since Lviv was one of his stops in Bukovina.

    The talk is entitled "On the Trail of Our Yesteryears" and takes place at the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center 3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx NY, corner 208th st. one block from Montefiore Hospital.

    information 917-930-0295 admission: $3.50

    June 25, 2008

    Gerard Edery, NYC, Jun 25, 2008

    band photoGerard Edery and band
    June 25, 2008 at 8pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280.

    A soul-stirring musical journey, "The Spirit of Sepharad: From Casbah to Caliphate” traces the unique migration of Sephardic music from medieval Spain, across North Africa, to the Middle East. Combining music, dance and illuminating projections, this dynamic mixed-media performance brings to life all the rich cultural strains that influenced Sephardic/Mizrahi Jews. Featuring an array of virtuoso musicians from multiple disciplines, the program includes songs of secular and liturgical origin, spanning many centuries to the present and many continents from Ancient Persia (present day Afghanistan and Iran), Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Greece, Syria, Turkey, The Balkans, Jerusalem and Kurdistan (then, as now, part of Iran, Turkey and Iraq). The musical story of a rich cultural heritage that synthesizes diverse influences, "The Spirit of Sepharad" is a celebration of the Sephardic/Mizrahi experience that invites the possibility of coexistence, tolerance, respect and peace among all peoples.

    Featuring:

    Gerard Edery (vocals, guitar, saz) master of Sephardic song, winner of the Sephardic Musical Heritage Award
    Amir Vahab (vocals, saz, percussion) Iranian master vocalist of Persian sacred and folk music
    Glen Velez (percussion) Three-time Grammy Award winning master drummer and composer
    Ara Dinkjan (oud) Aremenian virtuoso who is considered one of the top oud players in the world
    Barbara Martinez (dancer, vocals, narrator) Flamenco star dancer, singer and actress
    Meg Okura (violin, erhu) highly acclaimed world music, classical and world chamber jazz virtuoso

    http://www.mjhnyc.org

    June 26, 2008

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NYC, Jun 26, 2008

    The The Sway Machinery
    will be playing at Union Pool tomorrow night, having some fun and trying out some new material before our MASSIVE show at Celebrate Brooklyn on July 20.

    Union Pool
    Thursday, June 26 9PM
    484 Union Avenue on the corner of Union and Meeker
    (just by the Lorimer L train stop)
    $5 admission

    We can't wait to see you!!! We're seriously stomping these days, fresh from our Canadian adventure recording our upcoming album and generally rushing headlong into abysses of pleasure/memory/terror.

    June 29, 2008

    Shemspeed's Summer Stage, NYC, Jun 29, 2008

    Moshe ben ariSUMMER STAGE - June 29th - FREE

    Shemspeed is throwing the biggest summer party possible with Summer Stage in Central Park for FREE. The line up includes the world famous MOSH BEN ARI, with Rupa, Y-Love and Diwon.

    Get to the park early, as the line tends to get crazy as the day goes on.

    Show starts at 3pm sharp!

    Location: Central Park Summer Stage is located at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Enter the park at 69th Street and 5th Avenue on the east side or at 72nd Street and Central Park West on the west side.

    www.summerstage.org for info

    July 1, 2008

    Moshe ben Ari, Y-Love, Diwon, Electro Morocco, NYC, Jul 1, 2008

    MUSIC HALL - July 1st

    Mosh Ben Ari Y-Love / Diwon / Electro Morocco @ MUSIC HALL

    Tue 7/1 18+ Doors 8pm / Show 9pm $30 advance / $35 day of show TICKETS

    all info at www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com

    Continue reading "Moshe ben Ari, Y-Love, Diwon, Electro Morocco, NYC, Jul 1, 2008" »

    July 3, 2008

    Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, Jul 3, 2008

    Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett and her Klezmer Mountain Boys

    July 3, 8:00 pm

    This ensemble combines Appalachian and southern fiddle tunes with Eastern European klezmer melodies to create a soulful sound and a foot-stomping good time. Virtuoso clarinetist Margot Leverett adds depth and complexity to the raw and spirited energy of The Klezmer Mountain Boys.

    The Jewish Museum
    1109 Fifth Avenue (northeast corner of 92nd Street)
    New York, NY
    212-423-3337
    www.thejewishmuseum.org/SummerNights

    July 10, 2008

    Balagan Boogaloo, Brooklyn, NYC, Jul 10, 2008

    logoBALAGAN BOOGALOO is BACK!

    The Balagan is Back and this time at Galapagos!
    co-hosted by Nina Safar and Roy Baron

    **Break Dancers, Suprises and Diwon on decks makin you dance all night. It all goes down - Thursday July 10th at 9:30pm.
    RSVP gets you in for only $5** otherwise its a ten spot at the door.
    RSVP to Shemspeed

    Location: Galapagos BACK ROOM Diwon on decks! 70 N 6th St. Williamsburg

    July 13, 2008

    KlezKamp one-day roadshow, NYC, July 13, 2008

    Living Traditions, in conjunction with YIVO, and the Uriel Weinrich / NYU Program in Yiddish Language Literature and Culture, presents:

    KlezKamp Roadshow

    posterSunday, July 13, 2008
    12:30-8:30pm

    Classes + Workshops: 12:30-6:00pm
    dance party: 7:00-8:30pm

    Center for Jewish History
    15 W. 16th St., NYC

    July 15, 2008

    Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar, NYC, Jul 15, 2008

    Art Bailey's Orkestra PopilarArt Bailey's Orkestra Popilar

    July 15 7 PM
    Eldridge St. Synagogue
    12 Eldridge St. between Canal and Division

    Art Bailey- accordion
    Jeremy Brown- violin
    Brandon Seabrook- mandolin
    Jim Guttmann- bass

    Tickets are $18, $15 for students and seniors.
    www.eldridgestreet.org

    July 16, 2008

    "A great day on Eldrige St.," one year on, NYC, Dec 16, 2008

    Dec. 16th, 7pm: Concert and panel celebrating the one year anniversary of A GREAT DAY ON ELDRIDGE STREET historic photo shoot.

    Martin E. Segal Theatre Center
    The CUNY Graduate Center,
    365 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10016-4309
    ph: 212-817-1860
    web.gc.cuny.edu/mestc/

    Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Express w/Marilyn Lerner, Brooklyn, NY, Jul 16,2008

    svigals singingAlicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Express

    River to River Festival
    July 16, 2008, 7:00pm, FREE
    Battery Park
    Phone: 212.683.7816

    Alicia's band, with pianist Marilyn Lerner, bassist Brian Glassman and drummer Grant Smith, closes out the Emma Lazarus Birthday Celebration, a Yiddish/klezmer concert presented by the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter-Ring as part of Yiddishfest 2008. Also on the bill: Pharaoh's Daughter and the Three Yiddish Divas.

    Click here for more info

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jul 16, 2008

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter OUTDOORS!

    July 16th
    7p.m. - PD opens..
    All Star Yiddish/Klezmer Fest at Battery Park/GREAT LAWN 17 State Street
    (#1 to South Ferry, or M20 to Battery Park)
    Celebrating Emma Lazarus¹ 159th birthday with Yiddish Music.
    Also with - The Three Yiddish Divas, and Alicia Svigals, Marilyn Lerner and
    Zalmen Mlotek (sponsored by Workman Circle)
    For more info: www.rivertorivernyc.com/events/events.php?startDate=&
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    Carolyn Dorfman Dance Co+Bente Kahan, NYC, Jul 16, 2008

    Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company and Bente Kahan in Concert in Echoes
    July 16 & 17, 7:30PM
    Part of the Guest Artist Series at Dance Theatre Workshop
    219 West 19th Street, NYC
    Tickets: $25, Members $15. Buy 2 tickets to any two programs and get 20% off.
    212-924-0077 or www.dtw.org

    Carolyn Dorfman and Bente Kahan, a celebrated Jewish-Norwegian artist residing in Wrølaw, Poland, are currently collaborating on ECHOES: an evening of dance, music and theater that embraces the best of Dorfman and Kahan's individual repertoires, cabaret-style intimacy and their newest collaboration. The work incorporates choreography from Dorfman's highly acclaimed dance piece, Cat's Cradle and Kahan's one woman "tour de force" theatre piece, Voices of Theresienstadt. Mayne Mentshn, originally created with support from the Foundation's The Pearl S. Zeltzer Fund for Jewish Choreography*, will also be excerpted.

    *the Fund is currently supporting the New Dance from Israel initiative; no applications are available or will be accepted at this time.

    Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars w/Boban Markovic Orkestar, NYC, Jul 16, 2008

    This Summer is already hot, but this week we have the most burning concert happening, a late night party bash throw down with the greatest Gypsy Brass Band in the world, the

    Boban Markovic Orkestar (from Serbia, featured in Underground, the best!!!)
    and local maniacs Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars
    known collectively and alliteratively as the BROTHERHOOD OF BRASS.

    Loud, wild, sweaty, raucous, bring your own adjectives. At our favorite new club:

    DROM
    85 Ave A between 5 & 6 St
    July 16, 11 pm
    $25-

    dromnyc.com/home/index.php?option=com_gigcal&task=details&gigcal_gigs_id=186

    AND CELEBRATE MARKO MARKOVIC'S WEDDING PARTY!!!

    July 17, 2008

    "A great day on Eldrige St.," one year on, NYC, Dec 17, 2008

    Dec. 17th, 7pm: concert and panel discussion at the Eldridge Street Synagogue for the one year anniversary of A GREAT DAY ON ELDRDIGE STREET (Note: Elizabeth Schwartz will be ONLY DISCUSSING the art of Yiddish and klezmer vocalizing on the panel due to Kol Isha)

    For information, tickets: (212) 219-0888
    www.eldridgestreet.org

    Carolyn Dorfman Dance Co+Bente Kahan, NYC, Jul 17, 2008

    Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company and Bente Kahan in Concert in Echoes
    July 16 & 17, 7:30PM
    Part of the Guest Artist Series at Dance Theatre Workshop
    219 West 19th Street, NYC
    Tickets: $25, Members $15. Buy 2 tickets to any two programs and get 20% off.
    212-924-0077 or www.dtw.org

    Carolyn Dorfman and Bente Kahan, a celebrated Jewish-Norwegian artist residing in Wrølaw, Poland, are currently collaborating on ECHOES: an evening of dance, music and theater that embraces the best of Dorfman and Kahan's individual repertoires, cabaret-style intimacy and their newest collaboration. The work incorporates choreography from Dorfman's highly acclaimed dance piece, Cat's Cradle and Kahan's one woman "tour de force" theatre piece, Voices of Theresienstadt. Mayne Mentshn, originally created with support from the Foundation's The Pearl S. Zeltzer Fund for Jewish Choreography*, will also be excerpted.

    *the Fund is currently supporting the New Dance from Israel initiative; no applications are available or will be accepted at this time.

    Asefa, Brooklyn, NY, Jul 17, 2008

    asefa in concertAsefa

    July 17, 8pm, $5 suggested donation
    The Tea Lounge 837 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
    www.tealoungeny.com

    Come on out and enjoy one of Brooklyn's best music spots. Rich rockin' the skins, Yoshi adding swirling colors on oud/guitar, Noah hammering home groove, special guest Kevin Zubek drilling the drums, and Sammy twisting and vibrating the airs around him.
    You don't want to miss it!

    July 20, 2008

    JDub 5th Anniversary Party, NYC, Jul 20, 2008

    event logoOn Sunday July 20th, JDub is celebrating its 5th Anniversary with a FREE event at the Prospect Park bandshell as part of the annual Celebrate Brooklyn festival series. The event, which runs from 5-9 PM (doors open at 4) will feature Golem, Soulico, DeLeon, Sway Machinery, and Michael Showalter hosting, as well as cool special guests like Brian from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Israeli godfather of hip-hop Sagol 59 and a marching band.


    JDub has brought some of the most interesting music of the last five years--yeah, those are JDub artists above, and doesn't even include SoCalled or former stablemate, Matisyahu. This is the place to be on July 20th.

    Celebrate Brooklyn @ Prospect Park Bandshell
    Doors open at 4 PM; music starts at 5 PM
    $3 suggested donation to Celebrate Brooklyn
    www.briconline.org/celebrate/072008.asp

    July 24, 2008

    The Klez Dispensers, NYC, Jul 24, 2008

    July 24, 8:00 pm

    Klez Dispensers

    This eight-piece ensemble featuring Alex Kontorovich (clarinet, alto and baritone sax), Ben Holmes (trumpet), Amy Zakar (violin, mandolin), Audrey Betsy Wright (alto and tenor sax, clarinet), Susan Watts (vocals, trumpet), Adrian Banner (piano), Heather Chriscaden Versace (bass), and Gregg Mervine (drums) - employs both tradition and innovation, mixing old-school klezmer, a wide variety of jazz styles, and avant-garde klezmer fusion to create state-of-the-art music.

    The Jewish Museum
    1109 Fifth Avenue (northeast corner of 92nd Street)
    New York, NY
    212-423-3337
    www.thejewishmuseum.org/SummerNights

    July 27, 2008

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jul 27, 2008

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter OUTDOORS!

    July 27, 2008, FREE!!
    New York, NY 7pm - Pier 1 at 70th Street
    Acoustic Sundays - Enjoy spectacular sunsets over the Hudson as you listen to some of New York's best jazz, R&B, and world music. Every Sunday from July 13 - August 24.

    July 31, 2008

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jul 31, 2008

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter

    July 31st
    New York, NY
    8p.m. - JCC ­ 334 Amsterdam Avenue
    Up on the Roof Series
    www.jccmanhattan.org/category.aspx?catid=2058
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    August 6, 2008

    Afro-Semitic Experience, NYC, Aug 6, 2008

    band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience
    Tuesday August 6,
    The Museum at Eldridge Street,
    12 Eldridge Street, New York,
    for more information please call 212-219-0888.

    August 12, 2008

    Yiddishfest, Queens, NY, 12 Aug 2008

    GolemQueens Yiddishfest Concert

    Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 7:00 PM
    Cunningham Park, Queens, NY

    The concert is free. The all-star concert is an evening of Yiddish song and Klezmer music. Featured performers will include: Golem, Phyllis Berk, Avram Pengas and the Noga Group, and Magda Fishman.

    Yiddishfest was founded in 1969 as the first free ethnic music festival in the New York City parks in a collaboration between Joseph Papp, Mayor John Lindsay and Joseph Mlotek for The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring. It is supported by public and private sector funding. The 2008 Yiddishfest concert schedule includes concerts in Battery Park in Manhattan, Cunningham Park in Queens, Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla, Westchester; and Bar Beach in Hempstead Harbor in Port Washington, Long Island.

    The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring
    212-889-6800
    www.circle.org

    Michael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble, Brooklyn, NY, Aug 12, 2008

    Michael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble
    michael winograd - clarinet
    pete rushefsky - tsimbl
    benjy fox-rosen - bass

    TUESDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 12TH
    9PM (one set only ladies!)

    PETE'S CANDY STORE (www.petescandystore)
    709 lorimer street
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    L TRAIN to LORIMER

    (718) 302 - 3770

    August 14, 2008

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Aug 14, 2008

    band photo THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
    Metropolitan Klezmer up on the roof, 14th Street Y: NYC
    Including wine & cheese, plus childcare with pizza & a movie!
    Playing ecstatic traditionals, eclectic originals, Yiddish swing and seductive tango, Metropolitan Klezmer presents Yiddish soul music from all over the map. Drummer Eve Sicular leads the ensemble. Meanwhile downstairs pizza and a movie for kids are all part of childcare... Such a deal.

    7:30 - 9:00 PM
    14th Street Y Rooftop (concert will be held indoors in case of rain)
    Member $15, Non-Member: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
    Includes wine & cheese following concert & babysitting with pizza for the children!
    344 East 14th St just west of First Avenue, NYC
    Co-presented by the 14th St Y & The Third Street Music School Settlement
    www.thirdstreetmusicschool.org

    August 20, 2008

    David Chevan CD release, NYC, Aug 20, 2008

    band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience

    I am excited to announce the forthcoming release of my new CD, Yizkor: Music of Memory. It is an album of original settings of the prayers and psalms associated with Yizkor, the Jewish memorial service. It was recorded this past November with Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi and my group, The Afro-Semitic Experience. Although there have been a number of jazz artists who have written requiem and memorial pieces I am fairly certain that no one has ever written a jazz setting for the Yizkor service.

    On August 20, at 7:00 p.m. we will be premiering the work at the historic Museum at Eldridge Street in the lower east side of Manhattan. This is going to be quite a concert. Hazzan Mizrahi will be coming to New York from his home in Chicago to join us for this performance. We will also be joined by our old friend, trumpeter Saskia Laroo, who is coming to New York from her home in Amsterdam. And Hazzan Jack Mendelson, my teacher and mentor in the ways of Hazzanut is also planning to sing some pieces with us and possibly a duet with Hazzan Mizrahi (he's coming from White Plains which is practically in New York!). I have the feeling that this is going to be a good night of music.

    The address of the Museum at Eldridge Street is 12 Eldridge Street in New York City. If you are interested in tickets or for more information please call 212-219-0888 or visit their web site at www.eldridgestreet.org . I hope that you will join us for that performance.

    September 23, 2008

    Avrom Goldfaden Retrospective, Bronx, NY, 23 Sep 2008

    folksbiene logoGekumen Iz Di Tsayt: An Avrom Goldfaden
    Retrospective

    In honor of Avrom Goldfaden's 100th Yortsayt the Folksbiene offers a grand concert featuring the most notable works by "the father of the Yiddish theatre". This collection of songs captures the joy, the pathos, the humor and the soul of the Jewish People.

    Starring: Ashley Adler, Barry Black, Amy Goldstein,
    Shiree Kidron and Adam Shapiro
    with members of The New Yiddish Chorale

    Curated by Musical Director Zalmen Mlotek
    Featuring Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer

    IN YIDDISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN TRANSLATION SUPERTITLES

    Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 2:00pm
    Lehman College in the Lovinger Theater
    250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx , NY
    For information please call: (718) 960-8025
    www.folksbiene.org

    Bernstein/Bolcom Celebration, NYC, Sep 23, 2008

    Tuesday and Thursday, SEPTEMBER 23 & 25, 2008
    Merkin Concert Hall

    A Bernstein / Bolcom Celebration

    A tribute to two of New York Festival of Song's guiding lights, Leonard Bernstein and William Bolcom, quintessential American composers and great spirits who have long provided wisdom, guidance, and music to NYFOS. Songs from Bernstein's Peter Pan, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Songfest, Wonderful Town, On the Town, Arias and Barcarolles; Bolcom's Cabaret Songs, I Will Breathe a Mountain, Briefly It Enters, McTeague; and a special appearance by Joan Morris and William Bolcom, who will share signature songs from their repertoire.

    Artists: Sari Gruber, soprano; Rebecca Jo Loeb, mezzo-soprano; Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano; Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano; Alex Mansoori, tenor; William Sharp, baritone; Marc Webster, bass; William Bolcom, Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, piano

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    September 25, 2008

    Avrom Goldfaden Retrospective, New York, NY, 25 Sep 2008

    folksbiene logoGekumen Iz Di Tsayt: An Avrom Goldfaden
    Retrospective

    In honor of Avrom Goldfaden's 100th Yortsayt the Folksbiene offers a grand concert featuring the most notable works by "the father of the Yiddish theatre". This collection of songs captures the joy, the pathos, the humor and the soul of the Jewish People.

    Starring: Ashley Adler, Barry Black, Amy Goldstein,
    Shiree Kidron and Adam Shapiro
    with members of The New Yiddish Chorale

    Curated by Musical Director Zalmen Mlotek
    Featuring Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer

    IN YIDDISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN TRANSLATION SUPERTITLES

    Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 7:00pm
    Hunter College in the Kaye Playhouse
    695 Park Ave, New York , NY
    For information please call 212-772-4448
    www.folksbiene.org

    Bernstein/Bolcom Celebration, NYC, Sep 25, 2008

    Tuesday and Thursday, SEPTEMBER 23 & 25, 2008
    Merkin Concert Hall

    A Bernstein / Bolcom Celebration

    A tribute to two of New York Festival of Song s guiding lights, Leonard Bernstein and William Bolcom, quintessential American composers and great spirits who have long provided wisdom, guidance, and music to NYFOS. Songs from Bernstein's Peter Pan, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Songfest, Wonderful Town, On the Town, Arias and Barcarolles; Bolcom's Cabaret Songs, I Will Breathe a Mountain, Briefly It Enters, McTeague; and a special appearance by Joan Morris and William Bolcom, who will share signature songs from their repertoire.

    Artists: Sari Gruber, soprano; Rebecca Jo Loeb, mezzo-soprano; Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano; Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano; Alex Mansoori, tenor; William Sharp, baritone; Marc Webster, bass; William Bolcom, Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, piano

    Continue reading "Bernstein/Bolcom Celebration, NYC, Sep 25, 2008" »

    September 28, 2008

    Avrom Goldfaden Retrospective, Queens, NY, 28 Sep 2008

    folksbiene logoGekumen Iz Di Tsayt: An Avrom Goldfaden
    Retrospective

    In honor of Avrom Goldfaden's 100th Yortsayt the Folksbiene offers a grand concert featuring the most notable works by "the father of the Yiddish theatre". This collection of songs captures the joy, the pathos, the humor and the soul of the Jewish People.

    Starring: Ashley Adler, Barry Black, Amy Goldstein,
    Shiree Kidron and Adam Shapiro
    with members of The New Yiddish Chorale

    Curated by Musical Director Zalmen Mlotek
    Featuring Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer

    IN YIDDISH WITH ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN TRANSLATION SUPERTITLES

    Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 2:00pm
    Queensboro Community College at the Performing Arts Center
    222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, New York
    For information please call: (718) 631-6311
    www.folksbiene.org

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Brooklyn, NY, Sep 28, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sunday, September 28
    5:00pm
    Shorefront YM-YWHA
    of Brighton-Manhattan Beach
    3300 Coney Island Avenue
    Brooklyn NY 11235
    special sextet lineup, including guest vocalist
    Mira Stroika - singing in Yiddish, Russian & English!
    tickets $12: online, by phone, or at the door
    (718) 251-0370
    www.shorefronty.org

    September 29, 2008

    The Sway Machinery premieres "Hidden Melodies Revealed 2008", NYC, 29 Sep, 2008

    Our dear friends.
    It's just one more week until the The Sway Machinery premieres Hidden
    Melodies Revealed 2008—a secret celebration of Rosh HaShana. We
    desire your attendance … get your tickets now!

    This year, our explosive and emotive presentation of the Cantorial
    Music tradition will be accented by the world premiere of an animated
    film by the brilliant artist Andrea Dezsö, entitled Scenes From the
    Life of Ben Zion Kapov-Kagan. The film, which was specially created
    for this event, is based on stories by Jeremiah Lockwood.

    New music, ancient worlds revived, dreams vivified and barn-storming
    action are in store!

    This year the new and expanded Hidden Melodies Revealed will be
    presented on both nights of Rosh HaShana: Monday, September 29 and
    Tuesday, September 30, both nights at 10PM at the beautiful Le
    Poisson Rouge.

    Click here to buy tickets for the first night
    Click here to buy tickets for the second night

    The Sway Machinery—Hidden Melodies Revealed 2008
    at Le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker Street (at Thompson)
    10PM $10 admission (we encourage you to buy in advance!)

    September 30, 2008

    The Sway Machinery premieres "Hidden Melodies Revealed 2008", NYC, 30 Sep, 2008

    Our dear friends.
    It's just one more week until the The Sway Machinery premieres Hidden
    Melodies Revealed 2008—a secret celebration of Rosh HaShana. We
    desire your attendance … get your tickets now!

    This year, our explosive and emotive presentation of the Cantorial
    Music tradition will be accented by the world premiere of an animated
    film by the brilliant artist Andrea Dezsö, entitled Scenes From the
    Life of Ben Zion Kapov-Kagan. The film, which was specially created
    for this event, is based on stories by Jeremiah Lockwood.

    New music, ancient worlds revived, dreams vivified and barn-storming
    action are in store!

    This year the new and expanded Hidden Melodies Revealed will be
    presented on both nights of Rosh HaShana: Monday, September 29 and
    Tuesday, September 30, both nights at 10PM at the beautiful Le
    Poisson Rouge.

    Click here to buy tickets for the first night
    Click here to buy tickets for the second night

    The Sway Machinery—Hidden Melodies Revealed 2008
    at Le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker Street (at Thompson)
    10PM $10 admission (we encourage you to buy in advance!)

    Continue reading "The Sway Machinery premieres "Hidden Melodies Revealed 2008", NYC, 30 Sep, 2008" »

    October 2, 2008

    Songs of Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, NYC, 2 Oct 2008

    The next Kavehoyz of the Congress for Jewish Culture will feature new Yiddish songs by NEA winner of the National Heritage Award, Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman performed by Adrienne Cooper, Paula Teitelbaum and Hy Wolfe.
    On guitar: Avi Fox-Rosen.

    Thursday, Oct. 2, 7PM admission $8.00 includes tea/coffee and pastry.
    This event is cosponsored by National Yiddish Book Center.

    25 E. 21st street NYC
    between Park and Broadway
    info: 212-505-8040

    Premiere: Shatin/Chai Variations on Eliahu HaNavi, NYC, Oct 2, 2008

    A new version of Chai Variations on Eliahu HaNavi, for string
    quartet, has been commissioned by the Cassatt Quartet. It will
    be premiered by them on 10/2/08 at 8:00 p.m. at the Thalia
    Theatre of Symphony Space (Broadway and 9th St), in New York
    City. For more information visit www.cassattquartet.com.

    And for more information on the composer, who frequently
    composes on Jewish topics, visit www.judithshatin.com.
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    October 3, 2008

    Sanda Weigl, NYC, 3 Oct, 2008

    Sanda WeiglSanda Weigl, Romanian Gypsy Jazz Singer and her Trio/Gypsy In A Tree
    Potent Contemporary interpretations of Gypsy music.

    SANDA WEIGL, Vocals
    Shoko Nagai - Piano, Accordion, Arrangements
    Stomu Takeishi - Bass
    Satoshi Takeishi - Percussion

    Oct. 3, 7:30 PM
    Joe's Pub, NYC
    425 Lafayette Street (between East 4th and Astor Place)

    Tickets: $15
    Phone 212.967.7555 / Tickets and Table Reservations: 212/539-8778
    Tickets online: www.joespub.com

    Continue reading "Sanda Weigl, NYC, 3 Oct, 2008" »

    October 5, 2008

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop, NYC, Sunday, Oct 5, 2008

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen's Circle present …

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC with master dance leader Zev Feldman!

    Sunday, October 5th, 2008
    7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Zev Feldman. Live music will be provided by some of New York's leading klezmer musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl / hammered dulcimer). Beginners welcome!

    Admission: $10 ($8 for JCC and Workmen's Circle Members). Pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    And save the date for another upcoming Tantshoyz::
    Sunday, November 16th, 7-10PM at the JCC.

    Continue reading "Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop, NYC, Sunday, Oct 5, 2008" »

    October 7, 2008

    Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys CD release party, NYC, 7 Oct, 2008

    Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys

    "2nd Ave Square Dance" CD release concert set for October 7th at DROM, 8pm

    Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and banjoist Tony Trischka join klezmer-bluegrass masters;

    Drom
    85 Avenue A (between 5th & 6th streets)
    New York City - (212) 777-1157

    Continue reading "Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys CD release party, NYC, 7 Oct, 2008" »

    October 12, 2008

    Dr. Dmitri Slepovitch, NYC, 12 Oct, 2008

    Sunday, October 12th, 2008 - 1:30pm

    Calling all Litvaks!

    Dr. Dmitri Slepovitch,
    ethnomusicologist, folklorist and klezmer formerly of Minsk, Belarus, will lecture in Yiddish on the topic:

    "Yiddish music in Belarus".

    Based on extensive fieldwork of him and
    Prof. Nina Stepanskaya z''l.

    He will also show clips of video interviews and play samples of his findings as well.

    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, corner 208th St.
    (near Montefiore Hospital), Bronx, NY
    $ 3.50 Refreshments served.
    INFORMATION: +1 917 930-0295

    Dmitri Slepovitch on Yiddish Folksingers, Bronx, NY, 12 Oct 2008

    On Sunday, Oct. 12, 1:30 PM at the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center, 3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx NY one block from Montefiore Hospital Calling all Litvaks! Dr. Zisl-yeysef (Dmitri) Slepovitch, ethnomusicologist, folklorist and klezmer formerly of Minsk, Belarus, will lecture in Yiddish on the topic: "Yiddish Music in Belarus" which is based on the extensive fieldwork that he conducted with Prof. Nechama (Nina) Stepanskaya z"l. He will also show clips of video interviews and will play samples of his findings as well. ""Di Litvakes: Bloyz Farlorene Land fun Muzik. Dertseylung fun dem forshung in Vaysrusland fun Dmitri (Zisl-Yeysef) Slepovitch un Nina (Nechama) Stepanskaya, Z"L".

    KlezDispensers CD Release, NYC, 12 Oct 2008

    CD coverPlease join The Klez Dispensers as we celebrate our 10 year anniversary with a concert, dance party, and the release of our brand new CD!

    Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008
    Time: 3:00pm
    Place: Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33rd Street, New York, NY
    Tickets: $10 at the door, or reserve in advance by calling (212) 889-6800 ext. 271

    About the album, "Say You'll Understand" : This eight-piece big band of young jazz and klezmer hotshots dispenses virtuosic musicianship and lush, swinging arrangements of mid-20th century klezmer and Yiddish classics, featuring vocals by Susan Watts, as well as their own stirring original compositions. While powerfully evoking the golden age of American-Yiddish swing, the group simultaneously blazes new trails in contemporary klezmer-jazz crossover. There is something for everyone to enjoy!

    October 13, 2008

    Paradox Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 13 Oct 2008

    Paradox Trio Trio!
    Monday, Oct 13th
    Barbes (6th ave @ 9th st BROOKLYN)
    7pm (one set)

    Matt Darriau - reeds+
    Seido Salifoski - percussion +
    Greeg Heffernan - cello +

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    October 15, 2008

    Daniel Abrams' "Opera for Piano", NYC, 15 Oct 2008

    DANIEL ABRAMS' Opera For Piano concert on Oct. 15, at the Mannes College of Music, will include the American premier of his Musical Portraits from Wagner's 'Ring' (each"Portrait" is based on the musical motif of that character, a particular scene of importance, and/or a verbal statement of consequence).

    The program also includes ABRAMS' Chaconne on "Dido's Lament" from Dido And Aeneas , Variations on "Voi Che Sapete" from The Marriage of Figaro, and Variations on "Ein Engel Leonora" from Fidelio. Opera For Piano retains each pieces original style, preserving its complex moods and subtle powers -- as if the composers themselves had written the operas as piano music. They are not transcriptions, but music that Abrams' deeply loves and wished to be able to play on the piano. Abrams considers this series his most important legacy to music and feels that Opera For Piano is adding some glorious music to the performing pianist's repertoire.

    Concert information:
    Mannes College of Music,
    150 West 85 St (bet. Columbus & Amsterdam)
    Wednesday, October 15 8 pm
    No charge: seating begins at 7:30 pm

    More information: www.Daniel-Abrams.com/Opera-For-Piano

    Continue reading "Daniel Abrams' "Opera for Piano", NYC, 15 Oct 2008" »

    October 17, 2008

    Joshua Nelson, Friday Night Services, Manhattan, NY, 17 Oct, 2008

    The Prince of Kosher Gospel, Joshua Nelson, will perform during the 6p.m. Shabbat Services, Friday, October 17, 2008 at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Manhattan. Cantor Rebecca Garfein, Senior Cantor of Congregation Rodeph Sholom along with Assistant Cantor, Shayna Peavey and the Rodeph Sholom Children’s Choir, will join Joshua Nelson in soulful song to kick off Rodeph Sholom’s annual Mitzvah Marathon Weekend.

    The entire community is invited to join us. Congregation Rodeph Sholom is located at 7 W. 83rd Street off of Central Park West. For more information, please call 646-454-3030. For more information about our Mitzvah Marathon Weekend, please see our website www.rodephsholom.org

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    October 18, 2008

    Sukkoth party: Agada w/Basya Schechter, NYC, 18 Oct 2008

    band publicity photoAgada with Basya Schechter

    Hello all, last minute event tomorrow night, I¹ll be guesting with some
    percussion, oud and singing, with friends at a Sukkah party! See below!

    Saturday Oct 18 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
    East Village Shul
    325 E 6th St. (between 1st & 2nd Ave.)

    Succot party, $15 include Booze & Snacks

    Basya Schechter: Percussion, Vocal & Oud
    Satoshi Takeishi: Percussion
    Dan Nadel: Flamenco Guitar
    Har-El Shachal: G Clarinet, Alto Sax and Ney

    October 19, 2008

    1st Annual Sonoma Jewish Music & Art Fest, 19 Oct 2008

    festival posterTHE FIRST ANNUAL SONOMA JEWISH MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL

    Sunday, October 19, 2008

    Congregation Shir Shalom,
    252 W. Spain St.,
    Sonoma, CA

    Outdoor Art Festival: 1 - 6 PM (No admission charge)

    Jewish-themed artists and musicians in a celebration of the Jewish creative cultural tradition. Music by the Klezmer band Red Hot Chachkas and others.

    Evening Concert: 6 - 9:30 PM Featuring the Stephanie Ozer Ensemble, Rabbi Jack Gabriel and Friends, Vocolot. Tickets $25 advance; $30 at door; children under 13, half-price.

    www.shir-shalom.org/festival, 707/935-3636

    Rashanim, NYC, 19 Oct, 2008

    band photoRashanim
    Sunday, October 19 at 10pm
    The Stone
    Corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street
    NYC 10009

    Rashanim is a trio of guitar, bass and drums/percussion combining the power of rock with the spontaneity of improvisation, deep Middle Eastern grooves, and mystical Jewish melodies. The 'Jewish power trio' is led by Jon Madof on guitar and includes Mathias Künzli (Lauryn Hill) on drums and percussion and special guest Yoshie Fruchter (Pitom, Soulfarm) on bass. The band gets its name from the noisemakers used during the raucous Jewish holiday of Purim.

    www.thestonenyc.com

    October 23, 2008

    Heather Buck in Bernstein's "Glitter and be Gay", NYC, 23 Oct, 2008

    On Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 7:30 PM coloratura soprano Heather Buck will sing my Yiddish version of Leonard Bernstein's "Glitter and be Gay" from Candide at the Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave. Tickets: $15 (general public); $12 (students and seniors over 65); $10 (Museum members). For information call 212-423-3337. The Jack Gottlieb/Jewish Museum event is part of a city-wide 3-month Bernstein Festival which runs from Sept. 24th through Dec. 13, 2008.

    www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_12245_pf.html

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 23, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    THURSDAY 10/23, 8PM: Jalopy! Brooklyn NY
    315 Columbia St, Red Hook
    OCTET, great small theater & bar
    $10. 718-395-3214 www.jalopy.biz

    October 26, 2008

    Giora Feidman, NYC, 26 Oct 2008

    Giora Feidman posterFew artists have had the world-wide impact of Maestro Giora Feidman, one of the world's pioneers of modern Klezmer, and an internationally beloved clarinet virtuoso.
    New Yorkers will have a rare opportunity to see Giora Feidman in Concert on Sunday, October 26 at Temple Israel.

    Temple Israel of the City of New York
    Sunday, Oct 26, 7:30-9:30pm
    112 E. 75th St., NYC

    Members: $20 / Non-members: $25 / Students 18 and under: $5
    212.249.5000
    www.templeisraelnyc.org

    October 28, 2008

    Klezmer Ensemble open house led by Jeff Warschauer, Manhattan, NY, Oct 28, 2008

    The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be holding a free open house on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 7 PM.

    Jeff WarschauerLed by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer.

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Free Open house: Tuesday, October 28, from 7-9 PM
    Seven paid sessions, Tuesdays at 7 PM: November 4, 11, 18 and 25, December 2, 9 and 16.

    1. Open to all instrumentalists who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
    2. Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    3. Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    4. Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    5. Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. Discount for Workmen's Circle members and/or those attending all seven sessions: $180

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    For more information, please email Dana Schneider Dana Schneider or call 212 889-6800 x 271

    October 30, 2008

    Folksbiene Cabaret benefit w/Eleanor Reissa and more, NYC, 30 Oct, 2008

    folksbiene logo
    4th Annual Cabaret Benefit
    Honoring the Blessed Memory of Abe Oster
    with Special Guest Performers including Tony-nominated Eleanor Reissa

    October 30, 2008

    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
    36 Battery Place, NYC

    We are pleased to pay tribute to Abe Oster's philanthropic devotion to Jewish institutions. It is particularly appropriate to hold this event at the museum that he and his wife, Ann, were so devoted to creating. His memory and Ann's continued work inspire us all to preserve Yiddish culture for future generations.

    Additional Performers include:
    Robert Paul Abelson and Zalmen Mlotek

    Dinner Buffet: 6:00pm Program: 8:00pm

    For tickets and journal sales please visit www.folksbiene.org/upcoming-savethedate.html

    Anthony Coleman, NYC, 30 Oct 2008

    ROULETTE
    Thurs. Oct. 30, 8:30 PM

    Spring events are at 20 Greene Street (between Canal and Grand Streets).
    Performances begin at 8:30pm, unless otherwise noted.
    Reservations/Tickets: 212.219.8242
    Admission: $15 / Harvestworks and DTW members, Students & Seniors: $10
    Roulette members / Location One members: free.

    Anthony Coleman: Confronting The Current Paradigm

    Anthony Coleman - composer/pianist Jennifer Choi, Cornelius Dufallo - violins Stephanie Griffin - viola Alex Waterman - cello Doug Wieselman - reeds and guitar Michael Attias, Ashley Paul - reeds Eli Keszler, Dave Shively - percussion

    Something happened and a lot of new work came out of it. Please come and find out what. Tonight's program includes Artifacts for String Quartet, The Other of Language for Violin and Cello, Six Short Pieces For Piano,...it was in a Hotel...and More!

    November 2, 2008

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Bronx, NY, Nov 2, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    SUNDAY 11/2, 11AM: Riverdale Festival of the Arts
    Klezmer & Gospel Brunch! Bronx NY FULL OCTET
    718-548-8200 www.riverdaley.org

    November 16, 2008

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop, NYC, Sunday, Nov 16, 2008

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen's Circle present …

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC with master dance leader Zev Feldman!

    Sunday, November 16th, 2008
    7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Zev Feldman. Live music will be provided by some of New York's leading klezmer musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl / hammered dulcimer). Beginners welcome!

    Admission: $10 ($8 for JCC and Workmen's Circle Members). Pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    Continue reading "Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop, NYC, Sunday, Nov 16, 2008" »

    November 18, 2008

    Shemspeed 1st Anniv, NYC, 18 Nov 2008

    poster* SHEMSPEED ANNIVERSARY PARTY

    Mark your iCals! On November 18th Shemspeed will be taking over the hottest new club in town, Le Poisson Rouge for the Shemspeed One Year Anniversary Party! The night will feature Shemspeed's favorite artists including, Electro Morocco, Piamenta, King Django, Diwon, Smadar,, Y-Love, Avi Fox-Rosen, KoshaDillz, Blue Fringe and special guests... Definitely pass this on to your fam/friends/fiends. This is an event that you do not want to miss!

    Nov 18th 2008
    Doors at 6pm | Show at 7pm
    18+
    $10
    158 Bleeker St, NYC
    Buy Tickets at http://lepoissonrouge.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=29252

    To ensure a spot and get in for only 10bux, purchase tickets now.

    Come celebrate the Anniversary of Shemspeed and the launch of The Shemspeed Daily @ www.shemspeed.com/daily

    New York Festival of song: "Fugitives", NYC, Nov 18, 2008

    Tuesday and Thursday, NOVEMBER 18 & 20, 2008
    Merkin Concert Hall

    Fugitives

    An evening of songs from the concert stage, the movies, Broadway, and Berlin's cabarets that trace the varied fortunes of the gifted composers who fled destruction during Hitler s rise to power--some to begin new lives and brilliant careers abroad, others to meet with darker fates. Music by Kurt Weill, Franz Schreker, Arnold Zemlinsky, Kurt Tucholsky, Erich Korngold, Hanns Eisler, Friedrich Hollaender, Emmerich Kálmán, and many others.

    Artists: Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano; Joseph Kaiser, tenor; Steven Blier, piano

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    November 19, 2008

    Young Sephardic Artists, NYC, 19 Nov, 2008

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste

    November 19th 7 PM
    Center for Jewish History, NYC
    15 W. 16th Street

    "Young Sephardic Artists Exploring Our Heritage: A journey where art meets history"
    w/Sarah Aroeste, Lisa Alcalay Klug, Diwon and Michelle Ishay-Cohen
    Presentation and Performance

    Sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation
    $5 for ASF Members; $10 General Admission
    For reservations call: 212-294-8350 ext. 0
    Click here for more info

    November 20, 2008

    "Cool Jew" launch w/Sarah Aroeste and more, NYC, 20 Nov 2008

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste

    November 20th 7:30 PM
    JCC of Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave (@76th St)
    Launch Party for Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe
    w/ Jewish Rock Showcase and more...
    Free!
    Click here for the full lineup.

    New York Festival of song: "Fugitives", NYC, Nov 20, 2008

    Tuesday and Thursday, NOVEMBER 18 & 20, 2008
    Merkin Concert Hall

    Fugitives

    An evening of songs from the concert stage, the movies, Broadway, and Berlin's cabarets that trace the varied fortunes of the gifted composers who fled destruction during Hitler s rise to power--some to begin new lives and brilliant careers abroad, others to meet with darker fates. Music by Kurt Weill, Franz Schreker, Arnold Zemlinsky, Kurt Tucholsky, Erich Korngold, Hanns Eisler, Friedrich Hollaender, Emmerich Kálmán, and many others.

    Artists: Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano; Joseph Kaiser, tenor; Steven Blier, piano

    Continue reading "New York Festival of song: "Fugitives", NYC, Nov 20, 2008" »

    November 23, 2008

    Organizing for Action, NYC, 23 Nov 2008

    event logoOrganizing For Action: Jews Uniting To End The War and Heal America—a day-long call to conscious for the American Jewish community, sponsored by The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, The Shalom Center, and Jewish Currents. Jewish activists, community leaders, rabbis,policymakers, veterans, scholars and social justice advocates will take part in strategic discussions on the war in Iraq and its impact on domestic issues. More than 35 prominent speakers already confirmed, including Congressman Jerrold Nadler, former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and Rabbi David Saperstein. Event is Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Central Synogogue, 123 East 55 Street, NYC from 9:30 am–5:00 pm. Registration is open to the public and on a sliding scale from $18-$72.

    The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring
    212-889-6800
    www.circle.org/jewsuniting

    Organizing for Action, NYC, 23 Nov 2008

    event logoOrganizing For Action: Jews Uniting To End The War and Heal America—a day-long call to conscious for the American Jewish community, sponsored by The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, The Shalom Center, and Jewish Currents. Jewish activists, community leaders, rabbis,policymakers, veterans, scholars and social justice advocates will take part in strategic discussions on the war in Iraq and its impact on domestic issues. More than 35 prominent speakers already confirmed, including Congressman Jerrold Nadler, former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and Rabbi David Saperstein. Event is Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Central Synogogue, 123 East 55 Street, NYC from 9:30 am–5:00 pm. Registration is open to the public and on a sliding scale from $18-$72.

    The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring
    212-889-6800
    www.circle.org/jewsuniting

    December 7, 2008

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Brooklyn, NY, Dec 7, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sunday, December 7
    7:00pm
    Temple Sholom of Brooklyn
    2075 E 68th Street # 1
    Brooklyn, NY 11234
    Full Metropolitan Klezmer octet,
    returning to Mill Basin by popular demand!
    tickets $18
    (718) 251-0370
    www.ourtemplesholom.org

    December 10, 2008

    Sephardic Music Fest Teaser Night, NYC, 10 Dec 2008

    Dec 10, 2008 @ 8 pm
    Sephardic Music Festival Teaser NightSEPHARDIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
    TEASER NIGHT
    Galeet Dardashti's new project "The Naming" featuring SYREN Modern Dance
    Public Assembly (formerly Galapagos)
    70 North 6th St, Williamsburg, NY
    Doors 7:30pm
    Following Galeet's show, Electro Morocco and DJ Diwon will play featuring Smadar & Sam Thomas.

    Sephardic Music Fest Teaser Night, NYC, 10 Dec 2008

    Dec 10, 2008 @ 8 pm
    Sephardic Music Festival Teaser NightSEPHARDIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
    TEASER NIGHT
    Galeet Dardashti's new project "The Naming" featuring SYREN Modern Dance
    Public Assembly (formerly Galapagos)
    70 North 6th St, Williamsburg, NY
    Doors 7:30pm
    Following Galeet's show, Electro Morocco and DJ Diwon will play featuring Smadar & Sam Thomas.

    December 13, 2008

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, NYC, Dec 13, 2008

    Hot PstromiDec. 13th, 7pm
    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
    www.hebrewtabernacle.org

    December 14, 2008

    Metropolitan Klezmer, New York, NY, Dec 14, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    SUNDAY 12/14, 2PM: Lenox Hill House 331 E 70 St NYC
    $5 QUARTET! 212-744-5022 www.lenoxhill.org

    December 16, 2008

    "Beyond Boundaries", NYC, 16 Dec, 2008

    Hot PstromiDecember 16, 2008:

    3Pm to 4:30:
    Symposium 'Beyond Boundaries: Klezmer in the 21st Century' at CUNY's Martin E. Segal Theatre.

    7pm:
    Concert with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi and special guests celebrating the first anniversary of the historic 'Great Day on Eldridge Street' photo and gathering. Martin E. Segal Theatre, CUNY, New York
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    December 17, 2008

    "Jews and Jazz", NYC, 17 Dec, 2008

    Hot PstromiDecember 17, 2008

    7pm:

    Concert and panel discussion, "Jews and Jazz" at the Eldridge Street Synagogue featuring Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi with Loren Schoenberg, Executive Director, The National Jazz Museum in Harlem

    Note: Elizabeth Schwartz will be participating on the panel only due to Kol Isha. For information, tickets: (212) 219-0888
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    Fleytmusik CD Release Party, NYC, 17 Dec 2008

    cd coverFleytmusik CD Release Party
    Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Banjo Jims!

    Come to our CD release parteeeee!!!! 7:30pm (till about 9:00). Loads of playing—of course—plenty of CDs, tee-shirts, and dancing! (We'll make room!) Jake, Pete, and Brian will all be there, so you come too!! Here's the info to get there, including via helicopter (leave no stone unturned?!):

    Banjo Jims
    700 East 9th Street (corner Ave C)
    New York, NY 10009
    www.banjojims.com

    December 18, 2008

    Yale Strom book-signing, NYC, 18 Dec, 2008

    Hot PstromiDecember 18, 2008
    5:00pm to 6:15pm:

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi concert and presentation of Yale Strom's NEW BOOK FOR KIDS! ('The Wedding That Saved A Town', Kar-Ben) at Cong. Bnai Jeshurun, 88th Street between Broadway and WEA, New York (212) 787-7600
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    Hot Pstromi / Children's Book reading, NYC, Dec 18, 2008

    Hot PstromiDec. 18th, 7pm: Hot Pstromi concert and presentation of Yale Strom's NEW BOOK FOR KIDS! ("The Wedding That Saved A Town", Kar-Ben) at Cong. Bnai Jeshurun, 88th Street between Broadway and WEA, New York (212) 787-7600

    www.bj.org

    December 20, 2008

    Basya Schechter's Heschel Project, NYC, 20 Dec 2008

    Saturday, December 20th, 8p.m.
    Basya Schechter's Heschel Project
    At the Riverdale Y Cabaret series, with wine, and discussions...
    The Yiddish poetry set to music, with full program translations, and notes
    www.riverdaley.org
    Phone: (718) 548-8200
    $25

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Brooklyn, NY, 20 Dec 2008

    Hot Pstromi"TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE KHANIKE"

    Creatures will stir with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi at Barbes in Park Slope. Strom - fiddle, Norbert Stachel - reeds, Peter Stan - Accordion, David Licht - Percussion, Sprocket - Bass and Elizabeth Schwartz - vocals and hand percussion.

    Cover $15
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn 347
    (718) 422 0248

    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    December 21, 2008

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 21 Dec 2008

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Sunday, December 21 at 11 am 1pm and 4pm

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    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Fest, Scholar Series, NYC, 21 Dec 2008

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival

    December 21, 2008
    * Scholar Series
    Victor Esses Tarab Ensemble | Elie Massias Flamenco-Ladino
    @ The Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th St., NYC
    2-5pm | $15 | $12 ASF members
    Entrance fee includes both performances, panel discussion, entrance to Yeshiva University Museum and the ASF Ladino etchings exhibit
    -Co-sponsors: The American Sephardi Federation, Yeshiva University Museum, NY Council for the Humanities, the Foundation for Iberian Music, the Institute for Sephardic Studies, Jewish Awareness Through Music (JATM) and Shemspeed
    BUY TICKETS

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Nyack, NY, Dec 21, 2008

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    SUNDAY 12/21, 4PM: Riverspace Arts, Nyack NY
    119 Main Street. Temple Beth Torah choir opens...
    FULL OCTET 845-348-0741 www.riverspace.org

    Opening Night: 4th Annual NY Sephardic Music Fest, NYC, 21 Dec 2008

    Sarah AroesteDecember 21st, NYC 7 PM
    Opening Night 4th Annual NY Sephardic Music Festival and Special Holiday Show!
    Le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleeker Street
    6 PM Doors Open

    Full Sarah Aroeste Band
    (Sarah Aroeste- vocals; Emmanuel Mann- bass; Dan Nadel- flamenco guitar; Mal Stein-drums)
    Also with Diwon and Pharaoh's Daughter
    $15 advance/$18 door
    Click here for more info & to purchase tix

    December 22, 2008

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 22 Dec 2008

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Monday, December 22nd at 7pm*
    * Special discounts for 7 p.m. shows: code KLEZPM10

    Continue reading "Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 22 Dec 2008" »

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Fest, Asefa & Layaliel Andalus, NYC, 22 Dec 2008

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival

    December 22, 2008
    Asefa and Layaliel Andalus
    @ Zebulon
    8pm | FREE
    258 Wythe Ave, Williamsburg

    December 23, 2008

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Fest, Dan Nadel, Aviva, Romashka, 23 Dec 2008

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival

    December 23, 2008
    Flamenco Guitarist Dan Nadel and Ladino Singer Aviva
    And the festive 9-person band, Romashka
    @ Spanish Portugusse Synagague
    3 West 70th St. at Central Park West
    7pm | $15 adv or $18 door / all ages

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Fest, East of the River, Anistar, 23 Dec 2008

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival

    December 23, 2008
    • East of the River and Anistar
    @ Drom
    7:30pm | $15
    85 Avenue A (b/w 5th St & 6th St)

    Good for the Jews, NYC, 23 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.)

    Tuesday, Dec 23: Highline Ballroom, New York NY
    Doors at 6 pm, show at 8 pm
    HighLine Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011
    Buy tickets at the HighLine Ballroom box office, online at
    www.highlineballroom.com or by phone at 866.468.7619
    Featuring special guest musicians and comedians to be announced

    MySpace.com/GoodForTheJews

    December 24, 2008

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Fest, 24 Dec 2008

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival

    December 24, 2008
    Variety Show
    Anthony Coleman's Sephardic Tinge, Todd Berry, Leah Siegal, Jakie Hoffman, Diwon & Rebetzin Hadassah Gross
    @ City Winery
    9:30pm | $25
    155 Varick street between Spring & Vandam, NYC
    BUY TICKETS

    Jewltide w/DeLeon, Brooklyn, NY, 24 Dec 2008

    Wed., December 24th in Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw
    featuring DeLeon + special guests
    Sponsored by Brooklyn Jews

    Jewltide-sponsored by JDub Records

    Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, New York, NY, 24 Dec 2008

    nice jewish girls gone badNice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
    December 24 @8pm
    Comix
    353 West 14th Street
    New York, NY 10014
    (212) 524-2500
    $15 ADV $20 DOOR

    December 25, 2008

    Jewish Museum Family Celebration Day, NYC, 25 Dec 2008

    Mama Doni and Mama Doni Band cut loose with a rocking Chanuka show
    "FUNKY MUSIC WITH A JEWISH TWIST"
    Thurs, Dec 25 - Jewish Museum Family Celebration Day

    At the Jewish Museum on December 25, MAMA DONI will perform favorites from her debut CD, I Love Herring (& Other Fish Shticks for Kids), along with latkelicious new songs from her new EP, I Love Chanukah! The Chanukah collection includes a wild mix of musical styles including "Latke Man," a retro-swing pop song; "The Funky Gold Menorah," a kid-friendly hip-hop dance tune; "La Vida Dreidel," a Jewish twist on Latin style; and "You Say Hanukah, (I say Chhhanukah)," a quirky steel drum, island-style number. Chanukah will never be the same!

    The Jewish Museum,
    1109 Fifth Avenue (at 92nd St.), NYC.
    Shows at 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

    Family Celebration Day runs from 11:00am - 4:00pm
    TICKETS: Free with museum admission.

    INFO: 212.423.3200.
    thejewishmuseum.org

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Fest, Piamenta, Eden Mi Qedem, Diwon, 25 Dec 2008

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival

    December 25, 2008
    Piamenta, Eden Mi Qedem, Diwon & more
    @ Highline Ballroom
    431 W 16th St (b/w 9th & 10th Ave), NYC
    10pm | $15 adv
    BUY TICKETS

    December 26, 2008

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 26 Dec 2008

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Friday, December 26nd at 7pm*
    * Special discounts for 7 p.m. shows: code KLEZPM10

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    December 27, 2008

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 27 Dec 2008

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Saturday, December 27th at 11am and 1pm

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    Maydalleh, NYC, 27 Dec 2008

    "A Night of Light"
    Maydalleh's Official 2008 Hebrew party- This Saturday night.

    Join Maydalleh, The Israeli House and Hillel NY to celebrate Chanukah with the biggest Hebrew party New York has ever seen.

    This Saturday, December 27th at
    KUSH LOUNGE

    PREMIUM OPEN BAR (10:00pm-12:00am)
    Free drinks menu include: Grey Goose Vodka, Belvedere Vodka, Patron, Ketel One, Jack Daniels, Bombay Sapphire, and many more…)

    Special drinks 12-1:00am

    Brazilian drummers, Hebrew Samba, Belly Dancers, Chanukah doughnuts, and the best Hebrew music all night long. More surprises in store! Limited Capacity! See flyers for details.

    Tickets are selling fast and we are almost sold out of the $32 Premium Open Bar discounted tickets! ($40 General admission will be available at the door!)

    For more information and to purchase tickets go to: www.maydalleh.com/chanukah

    Regular tickets will be available after 12:00am (upon availability) for $20

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Fest, Electro Morocco, 27 Dec 2008

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival

    December 27, 2008
    Electro Morocco
    @ Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St., NYC
    11pm | $15 adv
    BUY TICKETS

    December 28, 2008

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 28 Dec 2008

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Sunday, December 28 at 11am and 1pm

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    A bronx khanike yontif w/Pesakh Fishman & Miriam-Khaye Seigel, Bronx, NY, 28 Dec 2008

    Please come to our Khanike yontif - Sun. 12/28 in BX -
    Master Yiddish Storyteller Pesakh Fishman and singer Miriam-Khaye Seigel
    perform at the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center,
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx 1:30 PM
    info: 917-930-0295

    Kumt dem zuntik af undzer khanike-yontif
    dem 28stn detsember, 1:30 bay tog,
    tsu hern dem mayster-dertseyler, Peysekh Fishman,
    mit der zingerin Miriam-khaye Segal,
    inem Sholem Aleichem kultur-tsenter, 3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx,
    rog 208te gas, eyn gas fun Montefiore-shpitol.
    #4 ban biz Mosholu Parkway, oder D-ban biz 205te gas.
    info: 917-930-0295

    Last night Hannukah Dance Party, NYC, 28 Dec 2008

    Celebrate Hannukah with holiday songs, dances and sufganiot at what has become our biggest party of the year. If you missed our great party on the first night of Hanukah you have a chance to come to this one on the last night -- which will be even better.

    Bring a Hanukiah for candle lighting. Refreshments welcomed (kosher only)
    Sunday December 28 at 7pm - 8th Night of Hanukah

    Live Music featuring Rose & Meir Beer, back by popular request with a band for singing & dancing followed by an all-request session

    No partner needed.
    Contribution-$10

    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway at 104th St.
    Information (917)207-0093 / www.rikud.net
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    Lisa Parrott Trio, NYC, 28 Dec 2008

    The Lisa Parrott Trio
    Red Room Lounge in northern Manhattan,
    1 Bennett Ave. (at 181st St), Washington Heights
    Ph: 212-960-3604
    Subway: A or 1 train to 181st St. stop

    Sunday December 28th
    7:30–10PM

    $5 cover – yes only $5!

    Lisa Parrott – alto & baritone saxophones
    Chris Lightcap - double bass
    Gerald Cleaver – drums (a dreamy rhythm section..)

    This gig is sponsored by Artists Unite Live.

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Fest, Zafri, Capadocia, Anath, 28 Dec 2008

    4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival

    December 28, 2008
    Miriam Zafri, Rufus Cappadocia & Anath
    @ Drom
    7:30pm | $15
    85 Avenue A (between 5th St & 6th St)

    December 29, 2008

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 29 Dec 2008

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Monday, December 29th at 1pm and 3pm

    Continue reading "Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 29 Dec 2008" »

    December 30, 2008

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 30 Dec 2008

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Tuesday, December 30nd at 11am and 1pm

    Continue reading "Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 30 Dec 2008" »

    Great Small Works end-of-the-year Spaghetti Dinner w/Michael Winograd's Infection, NYC, 30 Dec 2008

    Michael WinogradMichael Winograd's Infection @ GSW Spaghetti Dinner!!

    GREAT SMALL WORKS end-of-the-year SPAGHETTI DINNER bash!
    Tuesday, December 30th, 7:30pm
    Judson Memorial Church
    55 Washington Square South, NYC

    including...
    MICHAEL WINOGRAD'S INFECTION - skeleton mambo with a twist!
    Michael Winograd, Jessica Lurie, Petr Cancura, Jeremy Udden - reeds
    Joe Moffet, Frank London - trumpets
    Dan Blacksberg - trombone
    Patrick Farrell - accordion
    Avi Fox-Rosen - guitar
    Jorge Roeder - bass
    Jon Singer - xylophone, percussion
    Jason Nazary, Kenny Wollesen - percussion
    Kristin Slipp - vox

    FLIGHT - a shadow theater piece depicting the journey of a person displaced - shadows created & performed by Erik Ruin, with assistance from Leslie Rogers & live violin score by Katt Hernandez

    a GREAT SMALL WORKS Festival of Lights Shadow Show

    special new year sonic massages performed by WOLLESONIC

    and, excerpts from Bread & Puppet Theater's
    DIRT CHEAP OPERA, after Bertolt Brecht

    December 31, 2008

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 31 Dec 2008

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Wednesday, December 31th at 1pm

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    Sarah Aroeste, Jerusalem, Israel, 31 Dec 2008

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste
    December 31st 8:30 PM
    Festiladino
    Jerusalem Theater
    Henry Crown Auditorium
    w/ full orchestra
    100 NIS
    Box Office: 02-561-1498/9

    Jerusalem,
    Israel

    Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue, NYC, Dec 31, 2008

    Ribs & Brisket RevueNew Year's Eve and the Cornelia St. Cafe

    29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319
    www.corneliastreetcafe.com
    between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village
    1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St.

    10:00PM RIBS & BRISKET REVUE
    Paul Shapiro, saxophone & clarinet; Cilla Owens, vocals; Babi Floyd, vocals; Dan Rosengard, piano; Booker King, bass; Joe Ham, drums

    What more exhilarating way to bring in the New Year than with Paul Shapiro's fabulous foot-stomping RIBS & BRISKET REVUE,* w/ the incredible Cilla Owens and Babi Floyd on vocals,and Paul's wonderful six-piece band.

    $50 includes a glass of Nicolas Feuillatte Vintage Brut Champagne at midnight

    *Paul was visited in a dream state by the ghost of Fats Waller who convinced him that R&B originally stood for Ribs & Brisket

    OR DO THE WHOLE THING RIGHT--DINNER UPSTAIRS AND RIBS AND BRISKET DOWNSTAIRS $95

    January 1, 2009

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 1 Jan 2009

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Thursday, January 1st at 1pm

    Continue reading "Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 1 Jan 2009" »

    January 2, 2009

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 2 Jan 2009

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Friday, Jan 2nd at 1pm

    Continue reading "Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 2 Jan 2009" »

    January 3, 2009

    Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 3 Jan 2009

    logoTHE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
    Book by Ellen Kushner
    with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
    December 6th - January 3rd
    Vital Theatre Company
    2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

    Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

    Saturday, Jan 3rd at 11am & 1pm

    Continue reading "Klezmer Nutcracker, NYC, 3 Jan 2009" »

    Yiddish Princess, Avi Fox-Rosen Band, NYC, 3 Jan 2009

    A Match Made on the Bowery
    Yiddish Princess and The Avi Fox-Rosen Band live at BPC

    Saturday, Jan 3, 2009, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
    Bowery Poetry Club
    Bowery between Houston + Bleeker
    New York, NY

    2 bands united as they could only be at Bowery Poetry Club. 2 bands with a mission to bring you joy through your ears. A MATCH MADE ON THE BOWERY.

    YIDDISH PRINCESS
    Looking to reconcile your love of 80s power pop with your love of traditional Yiddish music? Your search is over. Behold, Yiddish Princess in all its Yiddish belting, guitar wailing, synthed out glory. Yiddish Princess is: Sarah Mina Gordon, vocals; Michael Winograd, synths; Avi Fox-Rosen, guitar; Jon Singer, drums; Yoshie Fruchter, guitar; Ari Folman Cohen, bass.

    THE AVI FOX ROSEN BAND
    Absurdist Rock Cabaret. Whisper to wail singing accompanied by screaming accordion, junk yard razor blade guitar playing, cantankerous marimba, grooves that make your backside weep. Various friends take the stage and escort you through a universe populated by hot girls on bikes, religious fundamentalists who worship themselves, 10 foot monkeys in heels, and renegade criminal bankers. Sound familiar ?

    a mere $10
    presented by The Organization For Unfunded Culture (OFUC)

    January 6, 2009

    Schulmann-Ment & Fox-Rosen in Photo opening, NYC, 6 Jan 2009

    image from showPhoto-Documentary Exhibition: "Synagogues of Southern Transylvania"
    Photography: Christian Binder
    Curator: Julie Dawson

    Opening night Kavehoyz concert
    with Jake Shulman-Ment and Benjy Fox-Rosen

    Congress for Jewish Culture
    Wed - Fri, January 7 - 9, 2008
    Hours 11:00 am - 4: 00 pm

    Opening Tuesday, January 6
    Doors open at 6:00 pm, introduction and Carpathian klezmer music with Jake Schulmann-Ment and Benjy Fox-Rosen at 7:00 pm

    Opening night reception: $8 (Students and children free)
    Exhibition free and open to the public

    Open House for NYC klezmer Workshop w/Jeff Warschauer, NYC, 6 Jan 2009

    Jeff WarschauerFree Open House for NYC Klezmer Workshop
    Tuesday, January 6, at 7 PM
    TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

    The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be holding a free open house on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 7 PM.

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer
    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!
    Free Open house: Tuesday, January 6, from 7-9 PM

    Six paid sessions, Tuesdays at 7 PM:
    January 13, 20, 27,
    February 3, 10, 24 (no class Feb 17).

    • Open to all instrumentalists who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
    • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    • Develop tools for improvisation
    Single session class fee: $30. Discount for Workmen's Circle members and/or those attending all six sessions: $150.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    For more information, please contact Dana Schneider at 212 889-6800 x 271 or send an email.

    January 7, 2009

    The Demon Bridegroom, NYC, 7 Jan 2009

    festival graphicAndrea Dezso
    The Demon Bridegroom and Other Stories (Featuring Original Score by Jeremiah Lockwood)

    The Demon Bridegroom is a stop motion puppet animation that has its origin in the mystical tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. The story deals with inner freedom, the choices of the individual who lives in an oppressive system, and the illusory nature of time, place and human experience.

    Part of LABAPALOOZA at St. Ann's Warehouse
    38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn
    Wednesday, January 7, 8pm
    Friday, January 9, 8pm
    Saturday, January 10, 2pm
    Tickets $20, available here

    For more information, a.parsons.edu/~dezsoa/

    January 8, 2009

    "Hebrew School," Joemca & the Poets, Wailing Wall, Brooklyn, NYC, 8 Jan 2008

    David Griffin
    "Hebrew School"
    David Griffin will be rocking out with "Hebrew School", an exploration of the disaffection of Jewish youth in an urban center. The collection includes biblical narratives, deconstructed prayers, atheist rants, summer camp songs gone wild, noisy love songs, and good old fashioned indie-rock.

    Thursday, January 8, 7:30pm
    Featuring Joemca & the Poets and the Wailing Wall
    Union Hall
    702 Union Street @ 5th Ave, Brooklyn
    Tickets $8, click here for more info

    "Hebrew School," Joemca & the Poets, Wailing Wall, Brooklyn, NYC, 8 Jan 2008

    KlezcentricityCome celebrate Independence day a bit early with Klezcentricity's participation in the Chanukah Feast LIVE at Strathmore event is fast approaching and there are a few tickets left. This will be a great concert in one of the best concert halls in the Mid-Atlantic—Bethesda's Strathmore Hall (www.strathmore.org)

    We'll be performing with our great friend Marc Glickman and sharing the bill with Robyn Helzner, The Alexandria Kleztet and more—all in celebration of Chanukah and support of Hungry for Music.

    For Tickets and more information see:
    www.strathmore.org

    Sanda Weigl, NYC, 8 Jan 2009

    Sanda WeiglSanda Weigl and band

    Joe's Pub, Jan. 8, 2009 at 7:30 PM
    425 Lafayette Street (between East 4th and Astor Place)

    Tickets by Phone 212.967.7555 (this number is tickets only)
    Tickets and Table Reservations: 212/539-8778 $15.00
    Tickets online: www.joespub.com
    Tickets: $15.00 plus minimum

    Frank London Band & Ljova and the Kontraband, NYC, 8 Jan 2009

    frank londonFrank London Band // Ljova and the Kontraband double bill
    Thursday, January 8 at 8pm at MEHANATA (a.k.a. The Bulgarian Bar)
    113 Ludlow Street, bet. Delancey & Rivington
    Subway: F/J/M/Z to Delancey, V to 2nd Avenue
    New York City
    Admission: $10 at the door.

    VIDEOS:
    http://www.ljova.com/mehanata_double_bill

    If you frequent Facebook, you can RSVP here:

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    January 9, 2009

    The Demon Bridegroom, NYC, 9 Jan 2009

    festival graphicAndrea Dezso
    The Demon Bridegroom and Other Stories (Featuring Original Score by Jeremiah Lockwood)

    The Demon Bridegroom is a stop motion puppet animation that has its origin in the mystical tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. The story deals with inner freedom, the choices of the individual who lives in an oppressive system, and the illusory nature of time, place and human experience.

    Part of LABAPALOOZA at St. Ann's Warehouse
    38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn
    Wednesday, January 7, 8pm
    Friday, January 9, 8pm
    Saturday, January 10, 2pm
    Tickets $20, available here

    For more information, a.parsons.edu/~dezsoa/

    Frank London at Soundbrush Records Showcase, NYC, 9 Jan 2009

    frank londonSOUNDBRUSH RECORDS SHOWCASE
    Friday, January 9, 2009

    6:30pm PANCHO NAVARRO (South American acoustic guitar)
    7:10pm ROGER DAVIDSON TRIO (Brazilian jazz piano)
    8:00pm DAVID FINCK QUARTET (jazz)
    9:00pm FRANK LONDON "A Night in the Old Marketplace"

    DROM NYC
    85 Ave A betw 5th and 6th Streets
    212-777-1157
    www.dromnyc.com

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    January 10, 2009

    The Demon Bridegroom, NYC, 10 Jan 2009

    festival graphicAndrea Dezso
    The Demon Bridegroom and Other Stories (Featuring Original Score by Jeremiah Lockwood)

    The Demon Bridegroom is a stop motion puppet animation that has its origin in the mystical tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. The story deals with inner freedom, the choices of the individual who lives in an oppressive system, and the illusory nature of time, place and human experience.

    Part of LABAPALOOZA at St. Ann's Warehouse
    38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn
    Wednesday, January 7, 8pm
    Friday, January 9, 8pm
    Saturday, January 10, 2pm
    Tickets $20, available here

    For more information, a.parsons.edu/~dezsoa/

    APAP Showcase, NYC 10 Jan 2009

    The international performing arts trade-show and showcase festival known as APAP (artspresenters.org) takes place from Jan. 9-12 at the NY Hilton Hotel. The APAP showcase is free and open to all presenters, whether you are registered for the conference or not.

    nice jewish girls gone bad6:30 Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad SCHTICKING IT TO THE MAN SINCE 2003 These chosen chicks – badass balabustehs of comedy, music and burlesque have received rave reviews: “3 stars” —NY Post, “a spontaneous party” -Backstage “super fun” -The Village Voice. Featuring a hip hop version of “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen” and a Paula Abdul makeover for “Tumbalaika.” FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KVETCH! KVETCH!

    6:50 Gary Lucas PLAYS "THE GOLEM" "Gary Lucas is the Semitic reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix" (Hamburg Morgenpost) "… One of the best and most original guitarists in America" (Rolling Stone) "… The Thinking Man's Guitar Hero" (The New Yorker). Legendary guitarist Gary Lucas plays sold-out shows all over the world with this fantastic music and film project! www.garylucas.com

    band photo7:10 The AfroSemitic Experience Expect hot world-beat jazz and virtuosic interfaith soul music when The Afro-Semitic Experience hit the stage with a musical program that merges cultures and delivers a positive and meaningful message about Black-Jewish relations. The combination of their sophisticated artistry, wit, and reverence for the material makes for a moving, one-of-a-kind experience. Afro-Semitic Experience

    7:30 Magda Fishman—A THRILLING NEW VOICE Singer and trumpet player Magda Fishman, a rising star in a variety of musical genres performs with her Israeli pop band Shorashim. Performing Israeli hits, popular jazz tunes, and a range of other genres and styles, Magda is truly a gifted performer who delivers an amazing show. Magda

    svigals singing7:50 Alicia Svigals – KLEZMER RE-IMAGINED Fiddle legend and Klezmatics co-founder Alicia Svigals joins forces with piano virtuoso Uli Geissendoerfer to create Jewish instrumental music like you've never heard it before, spinning symphonies out of simple melodies on the fly. Expect the unexpected! “Her fiddle ruled …” New York Times—Alicia Svigals

    band publicity photo8:10 Pharaoh's Daughter—MEDITERRANEAN HEARTBEAT, CHASSIDIC SOUL, AMERICAN POP SENSIBILITY Pharaoh's Daughter blends pan-Mediterranean sensuality and psychedelic sensibility thrilling audiences at festivals, colleges, clubs and concert halls. Basya Schechter leads this musical, poetic journey through swirling Hasidic chants, Sephardic grunge, and spiritual stylings filtered through oud, percussion, flute, strings, vocals and electronica. "Hypnotic and charged," Washington Post. Their 2007 CD “Haran” recently won The Indie Acoustic Project Award for Best CD of 2007 in the category of World Music – Eurasia & Global www.myspace.com/chiquitaegreen

    Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain Boys8:50 Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys—Klezmer clarinetist Margot Leverett joins Bluegrass stars Kenny Kosek & Barry Mitterhoff in this soulful and exciting fusion. Featured by the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the Philadelphia Orchestra, this music will enchant your ears, touch your heart and move your feet! Concerts, workshops and community jam sessions. Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys

    band image9:10 —"Exhuberant… Ground Breaking" (TIMEOUTNY). Clarinetist/saxophonist Alex Kontorovich has toured with the Klezmatics and Frank London's Klezmer Brass All Stars. For Deep Minor, Kontorovich's debut as a leader, he has assembled a captivating quartet of world jazz musicians who are as much at home with Bird and Trane as they are with Zorn and Krakauer. Alex Kontorovich

    9:30—Meg Okura & the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble—“Thrilling improvisational virtuosity” (Guardian) and “vibrant and sophisticated” (New York Times) violinist/composer Meg Okura leads a group of virtuosi, the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble. “The group delivers exactly what its name promises.” (New York Sun) 2006 Independent Music Awards “Best Album” finalist, and No.1 Top-Seller CDBaby’s “Crossover Jazz” category. Meg Okura

    9:50—Meg Okura & the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble

    10:10 Andrea Brachfeld: Phoenix Rising – LATIN JAZZ—"First Lady of Latin Jazz Flute" Andrea Brachfeld has released four CDs, and performed on dozens more. She was awarded the Chico O’Farrill Lifetime Achievement Award as the first woman to play Salsa music in the US. Mentors Hubert Laws, Jimmy Heath, and Mike Longo shaped her phenomenal improvisational skills. Andrea Brachfeld

    10:30—CJ Harding Offering the best in entertainment and home to the fabulous "Sweet Dreams", A Patsy Cline Tribute starring CJ Harding. CJ Harding is also a Songwriter / Musician and offers acoustic performances solo and with accompaniment. Chris Carpenter singer/songwriter/pianist has been compared to Elton John with a contemporary catalogue of original songs. www.cjharding.com/

    10:50—The Spirit of Sepharad Ensemble presents: CARAVAN! Coexistence, respect and peace under our tent. CARAVAN combines music, dance, history, and film in a performance that evokes the rich cultural synergies of Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths. Master instrumentalists. Edery consistently performs sellout programs and receives stellar reviews. "One of the most exciting concerts we've ever seen!" – WBAI-FM. www.alabastermuzik.com

    January 11, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch w/Margot Leverett, NYC, 11 Jan 2009

    Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's debut brunch event is January 11, 2009 features Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Yiddish Live! NYC, 11 Jan 2009

    folksbiene logoSPECIAL ALERT: YIDDISH LIVE!

    Sun, Jan 11, 12:30-5:30 pm
    FREE

    The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th St.
    New York, NY 10023
    646.505.5708

    Yiddish comes alive in an all day festival of performances, lectures, food, film and more, dedicated to contemporary takes on Yiddish culture. Featuring Arthur Schwartz, aka the Food Maven, Rabbi Michael Strassfeld, The National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, Ben Feldman and David Roskies. Visit www.jccarts.org for a complete listing of artists and guest speakers.

    Co-sponsored by the Workmen's Circle, The National Yiddish Theater—Folksbiene, and The Forward.

    Breslov Bar Band, Brooklyn, NY, 11 Jan 2009

    The "Breslov Bar Band" will be
    playing this Sunday, 1/11/09 from 7:30 to 9 PM as part of Jewish Music Sundays at Puppets Jazz Bar...481 5th Ave. Park Slope...Brooklyn,NY 11215.
    $10 cover.

    From melancholy midnight meditations to funky/punky affirmations of the One,
    the "Breslov Bar Band" explores musical expressions of the Breslov Chassidim
    from the traditional to the contemporary.

    The band:
    Binyomin Ginzberg - keys/vox/vibrandoneon
    Mike Cohen - reeds
    Allen Watsky - e. guitar
    Yoshie Fruchter - bass
    Rich Huntley - drums

    January 13, 2009

    Oyhoo Festival: Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, 13 Jan 2009

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
    January 13, 2009, 9:00pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013

    (212) 608-0555
    www.citywinery.com

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalPHARAOH'S DAUGHTER MEDITERRANEAN HEARTBEAT, CHASSIDIC SOUL, AMERICAN POP SENSIBILITY Pharaoh's Daughter blends pan-Mediterranean sensuality and psychedelic sensibility thrilling audiences at festivals, colleges, clubs and concert halls. Basya Schechter leads this musical, poetic journey through swirling Hasidic chants, Sephardic grunge, and spiritual stylings filtered through oud, percussion, flute, strings, vocals and electronica. "Hypnotic and charged," Washington Post. Their 2007 CD "Haran" recently won The Indie Acoustic Project Award for Best CD of 2007 in the category of World Music—Eurasia & Global.

    Oyhoo Festival: Gary Lucas, NYC, 13 Jan 2009

    Gary Lucas Performs the Golem
    January 13, 2009 9:00PM

    92nd Street Y – Tribeca
    1395 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY 10128
    212.415.5500

    2009 Oyhoo Music Festival"Gary Lucas is the Semitic reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix" (Hamburg Morgenpost) ... "One of the best and most original guitarists in America" (Rolling Stone)... "The Thinking Man's Guitar Hero" (The New Yorker). Legendary guitarist Gary Lucas plays sold-out shows all over the world with this fantastic music and film project!

    Oyhoo Festival: Les Yeux Noirs, NYC, 13 Jan 2009

    Les Yeux Noirs
    January 13, 2009, 9:40pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013

    (212) 608-0555
    www.citywinery.com

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalFor over twelve years, Les Yeux Noirs (The Black Eyes) have been carving their own path down the road of Yiddish and Gypsy music, adding contemporary rock instrumentation and energy. Led by the twin fiddling of brothers Eric and Olivier Slabiak, this French band is a celebration of history and life, guaranteed to have their audience smiling and dancing, captivated by the Gypsy spirit.

    Oyhoo Festival: Zalmen Mlotek, NYC, 13 Jan 2009

    Zalmen Mlotek
    January 13, 2009 10:00PM

    92nd Street Y – Tribeca
    1395 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY 10128
    212.415.5500

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalJoin Zalmen Mlotek, the Artistic Director of the country’s only National Yiddish-Theater Folksbiene, in a multi-media Hysterical and Historical Edu-tainment about the Yiddish Song with interactive audience participation! Hailed as the "runaway hit" of the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, this elegant piece by Zalmen Mlotek celebrates the Jewish musical accent in American theater. From Yiddish theater and operetta to the wine cellars of Romania, you will hear humorous vaudeville ballads, backstage renditions of Fiddler on the Roof, the originals of klezmer music, and a special Yiddish-English tribute to Gilbert and Sullivan. And introducing rising star of the Yiddish stage Daniela Rabanni

    Oyhoo Festival: Vagabond Opera, NYC, 13 Jan 2009

    Vagabond Opera
    January 13, 2009, 9:00pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013

    (212) 608-0555
    www.citywinery.com

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalParis hot Jazz, gutbucket swing, Tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads,Klezmer, and vigorous originals meet a world of riverboat gamblers, Turkishbelly dancers, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich. Not your grannya’s opera, but a highly eclectic theatrical experience. "A rabble-rousing vision of globalization, 1920s-style." —SF Bay Guardian

    Oyhoo Festival: Spirit of Sepharad, NYC, 13 Jan 2009

    Spirit of Sepharad
    January 13, 2009 11:00PM

    92nd Street Y – Tribeca
    1395 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY 10128
    212.415.5500

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalCoexistence, respect and peace under our tent. CARAVAN combines music, dance, history, and film in a performance that evokes the rich cultural synergies of Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths. Master instrumentalists. Edery consistently performs sellout programs and receives stellar reviews. "One of the most exciting concerts we’ve ever seen!" —WBAI-FM

    January 14, 2009

    NY Festival of Song: Latin Lovers, NYC, Jan 14, 2009

    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009
    Peter Jay Sharp Auditorium at The Juilliard School

    Latin Lovers: An Evening of Cuban and South American Song, the fourth annual NYFOS@Juilliard concert.
    Songs by Guastavino, Astor Piazzolla, Carlos López-Buchardo, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Ernesto Lecuona, and many others.

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    Oyhoo Festival: Electro Morocco, NYC, 14 Jan 2009

    Electro Morocco
    January 14, 2009 9:00pm

    92nd Street Y – Tribeca
    1395 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY 10128
    212.415.5500

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalA unique mixture of energetic electro beats, Middle Eastern flavor, with a retro rock and pop edge. The live performance combines live music with synced video clips that creates an unforgettable visual and musical experience. Ever since electronic music took over, poor old guitars have been short of work. Electro Morocco is dusting off those axes and yanking them out of the unemployment line and giving them enough amplitude to compete with their buzzing synths. Their live sets are garnering them props the world abroad. Hopping from retro rock to middle eastern folk music, to warped electro. So it looks like you'll just have to peep these kids on a dancefloor near you. Krista Assaf Spector Roy Gurel Shlomi Lavie. (3 vocals 1celo (pickup) 2electric guitar 1bass drums 2 di boxes(laptop, playback) 1video projector

    Oyhoo Festival: Chana Rothman, NYC, 14 Jan 2009

    Chana Rothman
    January 14, 2009, 9:00pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013

    (212) 608-0555
    www.citywinery.com

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalTinges of reggae, worldbeat, folk, and hip-hop infuse Chana Rothman’s Hebrew-English tunes with rhythm and positive vibes. After trekking the Himalayas with a guitar strapped to her back, Chana settled in Brooklyn and began writing songs that reflected her mountain-turned-urban polyethnic lifestyle. Her debut album, “We Can Rise,” (Oyhoo Records) was voted “Best Album of 2007” by jewschool.com and she was featured in “Top 5 Women Who Rock” by American Jewish Life Magazine. She plays reguarly in New York—The Highline Ballroom, Knitting Factory—and tours throughout North America, Europe, and Israel. Chana recently performed with Israeli sensations HaBanot Nechama & HaDag Nachash.

    Oyhoo Festival: Electro Morocco, NYC, 14 Jan 2009

    Electro Morocco
    January 14, 2009 9:00pm

    92nd Street Y – Tribeca
    1395 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY 10128
    212.415.5500

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalA unique mixture of energetic electro beats, Middle Eastern flavor, with a retro rock and pop edge. The live performance combines live music with synced video clips that creates an unforgettable visual and musical experience. Ever since electronic music took over, poor old guitars have been short of work. Electro Morocco is dusting off those axes and yanking them out of the unemployment line and giving them enough amplitude to compete with their buzzing synths. Their live sets are garnering them props the world abroad. Hopping from retro rock to middle eastern folk music, to warped electro. So it looks like you'll just have to peep these kids on a dancefloor near you. Krista Assaf Spector Roy Gurel Shlomi Lavie. (3 vocals 1celo (pickup) 2electric guitar 1bass drums 2 di boxes(laptop, playback) 1video projector

    Oyhoo Festival: Leah Siegel, NYC, 14 Jan 2009

    Leah Siegel
    January 14, 2009, 9:40pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013

    (212) 608-0555
    www.citywinery.com

    2009 Oyhoo Music Festival

    Oyhoo Festival: Dov Rosenblatt, NYC, 14 Jan 2009

    Dov Rosenblatt
    January 14, 2009 9:40pm

    92nd Street Y – Tribeca
    1395 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY 10128
    212.415.5500

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalDov Rosenblatt, 27, is a talented songwriter and singer whose unique voice has captured the ears and hearts of thousands all of over the world. Since 2001, Dov has recorded and performed with his band, Blue Fringe, a popular Jewish rock quartet hailed by Jewsweek.com as “nothing short of a cultural phenomenon,” having sold over 30,000 albums worldwide and toured the U.S, Israel, Australia, South Africa, and the UK.

    Oyhoo Festival: Michelle Citrin, NYC, 14 Jan 2009

    Michelle Citrin
    January 14, 2009, 10:10pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013

    (212) 608-0555
    www.citywinery.com

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalTake the honest lyrics of the Indigo Girls, mix in the deliciously smooth style of Norah Jones, throw in some dreadlocks, and you get Michelle Citrin – the “lil grrl, with a big sound.”

    Oyhoo Festival: Radio Wonderland with guest Jeremiah Lockwood, NYC, 14 Jan 2009

    Radio Wonderland with guest Jeremiah Lockwood
    January 14, 2009 10:10pm

    92nd Street Y – Tribeca
    1395 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY 10128
    212.415.5500

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalFront man of The Sway Machinery and frequent collaborator with Balkan Beat Box, Jeremiah Lockwood, joins award-winning downtown composer Joshua Fried’s RADIO WONDERLAND project, famous for pulling dance beats out of thin air with nothing but a boombox, laptop, steering wheel and some old shoes. For this one of a kind duet, expect real-time media mashups, digitally-damaged groove-ology and soaring cantorial vocals.

    Oyhoo Festival: Y-Love and Diwan, NYC, 14 Jan 2009

    Y-Love and Diwan
    January 14, 2009 10:45pm

    92nd Street Y – Tribeca
    1395 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY 10128
    212.415.5500

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalY-Love and Diwon are part of the new guard of hip hop revolutionaries. Y-Love's rhymes seamlessly intertwine English, Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Latin, combining ethereal scripture with gritty social consciousness; Diwon's beats fuse electro hip hop with traditional Yemenite and Sephardic music. They have performed with luminaries as varied and respected as Lou Reed, Anthony Coleman, Idan Raichel, DJ Spooky, Matisyahu, Steinski, and Immortal Technique. Together, Y-Love and Diwon create "global hip hop" that aims to promote unity and tear down social boundaries.

    Oyhoo Festival: Anath "Dark Lullaby", NYC, 14 Jan 2009

    Anath "Dark Lullaby"
    January 14, 2009, 10:50pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013

    (212) 608-0555
    www.citywinery.com

    2009 Oyhoo Music FestivalArmed with a sublime voice and an ear for mixing and matching musical styles, singer, songwriter Anath produces music that can speak to a universal audience. Born to Tunisian parents, and raised in Tel-Aviv and Paris, Anath is now a New Yorker by choice. She writes and sings in English, French and Hebrew. “It took me a long time to understand that I don’t belong to any one place. I belong to every place,” she says. With her latest CD, the introspective and personal Dark Lullaby, she navigates the themes of love, loneliness and longing, and shifts to an entirely new and intimate sound. Recorded in Chile and New York with her husband, pianist, composer and producer Pablo Vergara, the CD recalls the sounds of some of Anath’s influences, from the psychedelia of Mazzy Star to the noir rock of Elysian Fields, and the feminist punk of PJ Harvey.

    January 18, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch w/Gustavo Bulgach, NYC, 18 Jan 2009

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on January 18, 2009 features Gustavo Bulgach.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Sing-Along of Israeli Folksongs+Dance Marathon, NYC, 18 Jan 2009

    Sing-Along of Israeli Folksongs
    to celebrate nature & the land
    as a warm up for the upcoming holiday of Tu B'shvat plus

    A Marathon of Israeli Folk Dancing
    including dances related to the holiday with Special Guest SARA BURNBAUM

    Sun. Jan. 18, 2009
    7pm Sing-Along / 8:30pm Dance Marathon

    Contribution -- $15
    You may also bring refreshments to add to the holiday goodies provided

    Bridge for DANCE
    2726 Broadway at 104th St.

    Information:
    Haim 917-207-0093; rikud.net
    Moshe 917-478-3371; rikudim.net

    January 19, 2009

    "Celebrate the Dream" featuring Abraham Inc, NYC, 19 Jan 2009

    Krakauer, Wesley, SoCalledCelebrate the Dream Featuring Abraham Inc

    Mon, Jan 19 at 6:30 pm
    Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
    Free and open to the public .

    Honor the life and work of Dr Martin Luther King, on the eve of this historic presidential inauguration, with a celebratory night of music. Abraham, Inc. inspires audiences with their unique blend of the sounds and cultures of renowned trombonist Fred Wesley, who has worked extensively with James Brown, klezmer clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer, and beat architect Socalled.

    www.symphonyspace.org

    January 21, 2009

    Jake Shulman-Ment - New Wave Klezmer Violin, NYC, 21 Jan 2009

    *Wednesday, January 21 7pm - New Wave Klezmer Violin*

    At the Eldridge Street Synagogue, NYC
    12 Eldrige St.
    NY, NY 10002

    Violinist Jake Shulman-Ment is among the leaders of a new generation of Klezmer and Eastern European folk music performers. In his brand new project, he presents ecstatic, soulful original compositions and
    improvisations as well as old Jewish and Gypsy melodies, inspired by his extensive travels in Romania and Hungary, consistently maintaining his deep roots in Jewish music. Come hear transcendant music at the Eldridge Street Synagogue, one of New York City's oldest and most spectacular Jewish monuments.

    With:
    Jake Shulman-Ment, violin/vocals
    Art Bailey, accordion
    Benjy Fox-Rosen, bass/vocals
    Adults: $15
    Students and Seniors: $12

    Visit www.eldridgestreet.org/calendar-newyork-events.html for more
    information.

    January 24, 2009

    Michael Winograd's Infection, Brooklyn, NY, 24 Jan 2009

    Michael Winograd's Infection @ Union Pool (w/ luminescent orchestrii)
    The Organization For Unfunded Culture

    Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8pm-11pm
    Union Pool
    Williamsburg, NY

    Come to the CD release party for the fabulous Luminescent Orchestrii, and experience the projectile magic of Michael Winograd's Infection.

    Kill two birds, with one stone!
    ahhhhhhhh!!!!

    January 25, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch w/prince of West Coast Klezmer, NYC, 25 Jan 2009

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on January 25, 2009 features prince of West Coast Klezmer.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    January 26, 2009

    David Broza + Liyana, FREE, NYC, 26 Jan 2009

    Liyana and David Broza Concert
    Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 W. 83rd Street off of CPW
    January 26 at 7:00 PM
    Free of charge

    Liyana – the Band
    Liyana, the musical sextet from Zimbabwe ranging in age from 17-23, are extraordinary not only because of their remarkable talent, but also due to the fact that each member was born with severe physical disabilities. The Afro-fusion group makes its first visit to the United States in January, 2009, performing at NAMM and Macworld on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus stage, visiting Los Angeles to work with celebrated artists and producers, and then traveling to the New York Region for additional performances at the New Jersey Performing Arts center, the Roxbury Arts Center, Columbia University and Congregation Rodeph Sholom ,the only one with the amazing Israeli performer David Broza! For more information about Liyana, please go to www.liyanatour.com.

    David Broza
    Talented singer/songwriter David Broza was born in Israel and raised in England and Spain. Son of a businessman and a folksinger, the artist was influenced at a very young age, reaching the stage when he was a teenager. At the age of 21, Broza was climbing local charts with his own compositions, recording his debut album in 1978. David Broza's first English release came out in 1989. That album, produced by Steve Miller, was called Away From Home. In 1995, while promoting Stonedoors, the singer had the opportunity to open for Sting, even playing a song along with him. In 1996, Broza returned to his roots, recording a Hebrew album called Big Secrets in Tel-Aviv.

    Also participating are Cantor Rebecca Garfein, Senior Cantor of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, the Rodeph Sholom Senior Ensemble, Children’s Choir and students as well as Diana Solomon-Glover, soprano-soloist from Riverside Church of New York; Marvin Hadley, Minister of Music from Memorial Baptist Church of Harlem with the Youth Choir of Memorial Baptist Church and the Youth of 100 St. Nicholas Avenue.

    For more information, please contact the Cantors’ Study of Rodeph Sholom 646-454-3039

    January 29, 2009

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House), NYC, 29 Jan 2009

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen's Circle present...

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC with master dance leader Deborah Strauss!

    Thursday, January 29th, 2009
    7:00 PM-10:00 PM
    JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Deborah Strauss. Live music will be provided by some of New York's leading klezmer musicians, including Jeff Warschauer (guitar) and Jake Shulman-Ment (violin). Beginners welcome!

    Admission: $10 ($8 for JCC and Workmen's Circle Members). Pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    And save the date for these upcoming Tantshayzer at the JCC in Manhattan:
    * Thursday, February 19th, 7PM - 10PM
    * Thursday, April 23rd, 7PM - 10PM

    Additionally a new international group, the Yiddish Dance Action Network has formed to help research and promote Yiddish Dance around the world. For more information contact Pete Rushefsky at 917-326-9659.

    Also... if you have old family videos with footage of Yiddish Dance we'd love to know about it!

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the Atran Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

    January 30, 2009

    Kitka, NYC, 30 Jan 2009

    KitkaKitka
    Friday, Jan 30, 7pm
    The Rubin Museum of Art
    150 West 17th Street, NYC 10011

    212.620-5000 ext 344
    www.rmanyc.org
    tickets $30/advance and $35/door

    Kitka, meaning "bouquet" in Bulgarian and Macedonian, is an internationally-recognized women's vocal ensemble dedicated to producing concerts, recordings, and educational programs that develop new audiences for music rooted in Eastern European traditions. Kitka also strives to expand the boundaries of this music as an expressive art form.

    "Kitka's songs are hauntingly beautiful, simple, yet otherworldly. The rich sound these women produce resonates as if energized by the universe itself, as if it were calling all live beings and still matter into togetherness and unity." —San Francisco Bay Times

    January 31, 2009

    Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom, NYC, 31 Jan 2009

    Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom

    Saturday, Jan 31, 1pm
    Schnurmacher Chapel
    Congregation Rodeph Sholom
    7 West 83rd Street, NYC

    The group reprises their classical/Jazz crossover ensemble with the New York Premiere of pianist/composer Ted Rosenthal's new chamber jazz composition, Excursions and Impressions for flute, clarinet, cello and Jazz Trio. The guest ensemble, Ted Rosenthal, piano, Susan Rotholz, flute, Alan Kay, clarinet, Eliot Bailen, cello and Artistic Director, Thomson Kneeland, bass, and Eric Halvorson, drums, will play nueva tango works by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1922) and Pablo Ziegler (1944-), a song selection by George Gershwin (1898-1937), and Ted Rosenthal (1959-) "jazzing up the classics." Rosenthal, the recipient of three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and 1st-prize winner of the 2nd Thelonius Monk Piano Competition, regularly performs and records new treatments and "derangements" of great American standards, jazz tunes and classical themes, as well as his own original compositions. He is the pianist of choice for such top jazz vocalists as Anne Hampton Callaway, Helen Merrill, and Mark Murphey.

    Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom is presented to bring both the best of the chamber music repertory to the community and to explore the Jewish heritage in music. The concerts are free. Please rsvp to enjoy a light lunch before the concert. Phone 646 454-3039.

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd Street, NYC can be reached by bus or subway. Take the B or C train, or the M86 bus to 86th Street and Central Park West and walk three blocks south.

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 31 Jan 2009

    band photoIsle of Klezbos

    Saturday, January 31
    LGBT Center, NYC
    8PM - 11PM
    Lesbian Herstory Archives 35th Anniversary Party!
    $15/more if-less if, tickets at door only
    This celebration features Isle of Klezbos as house band, with guest performers also to include Moe Angelos of the Five Lesbian Brothers, spoken word/violin artist Bitch, & from Australia: Mistress of Ceremonies/Archives co-founder Joan Nestle.
    LGBT Center, 208 W 13th St NYC
    Info: 718-768-DYKE

    Strauss/Warschauer Duo, Brooklyn, NY, 31 Jan 2009

    Strass-WarschauerThe Strauss/Warschauer Duo
    Saturday night January 31 at 8 PM
    Park Slope Jewish Center
    1320 8th Ave (at 14th Street)
    Brooklyn

    As part of their Synaplex-Yiddish weekend. Suggested donation: $5-$10 per person. Dessert and wine will be served.

    For more information on this concert and on the whole weekend go to
    www.psjc.org
    Contact: Elisabeth Albert at 718 832-5863

    Sway Machinery, NYC, 31 Jan 2009

    The Sway Machinery
    opening for ANTIBALAS

    Saturday, January 31st, 2009 - 8 PM doors/9PM show
    Southpaw
    125 Fifth Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11217

    718 230 0236
    spsounds.com ;
    Price: $18 advance/$20 night of show

    February 1, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch w/Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 1 Feb 2009

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Feb 1, 2009 features Metropolitan Klezmer.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Strauss/Warschauer Duo, Brooklyn, NY, 1 Feb 2009

    Strass-WarschauerThe Strauss/Warschauer Duo

    Sunday, February 1 at 3 PM
    Town and Village Synagogue
    334 East 14th Street
    near First Avenue, Manhattan
    Sponsored by the Jewish War Veterans Post 1

    This annual, multigenerational concert extravaganza features the internationally renowned Strauss/Warschauer Duo along with three wonderful groups comprised of friends and students of the Duo: The Columbia University Klezmer Band, the Port Washington Temple Beth Israel Intergenerational Klezmer Band and the Workmen's Circle Klezmer Workshop.

    $1 donation requested. Doors open at 2:45 PM.
    (The Duo will perform one short set and present the three other klezmer groups.)
    For more information, contact Jerry Alperstein at 212 477-3131

    February 4, 2009

    Hy Wolfe & Herbert Kaplan, NYC, 4 Feb 2009

    Hy WolfeYiddish Songs for the Soul with Hy Wolfe accompanied by Herbert Kaplan at the piano.

    Wednesday, Feb 4, 7 pm
    Museum at Eldridge St.
    12 Eldridge St., Manhattan, NY

    Adults: $15 / Students & Seniors: $12

    Singer / Actor: Hy Wolfe takes his audience through the pages of Yiddish Music and Theatre. Performing a scene from, "The Classic Yiddish Theatre" The performance is a varied mix of stories out of our Yiddish Folklore, and a cozy performance of your most beloved Yiddish standards and some less well known songs too.

    The Museum at Eldridge Street is located at 12 Eldridge Street, between Canal & Division Streets in Lower Manhattan. It is 3 blocks east of Bowery and 1 block west of Allen Street. If you need help getting here, call us at 212.219.0302.
    eldridgestreet.org
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    February 7, 2009

    Ha-orot: The Lights of Rav Kook, NYC, 7 Feb 2009

    This Satuday nite—You are invited to the debut of HAOROT:The Lights Of Rav Kook Concert Feb 7th in NYC

    "Give me, give me rays of light, Enough for me, enough, these pits of darkness."
    (Rav Kook)

    Shalom friends:
    In these challenging days, the profound insights and inspirational poetry of Rav Kook offer us illumination in the darkness.

    Rabbi Itzchak Marmorstein and Rabbi Greg Wall's Later Prophets have collaborated in creating a powerful jazz presentation of Rav Kook's poetry in Hebrew and English. Their debut concert is Saturday, Feb. 7 at Congregation Bnai Jeshurun at 7:00 p.m. (257 W. 88 St.)

    The lineup will include:
    Rabbi Itzchak- spoken word
    Rabbi Greg Wall-saxophone, flute, shofar
    Pablo Vergara-keyboards
    Dave Richards-bass
    Aaron Alexander-drums.

    This evening is sponsored by Romemu and Bnai BJ members. It will begin with a Tu b'Shvat celebration.

    February 8, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 8 Feb 2009

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

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    February 9, 2009

    Rav Shmuel & Moshav Band, Brooklyn, NY, 9 Feb, 2009

    Mon Feb 09 09 08:00 PM
    Southpaw
    125 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11217, US
    Rav Shmuel With The Moshav Band
    BUY TICKETS ($10.00)

    February 10, 2009

    NY Festival of Song: Voices of the Jewish Diaspora, NYC, Feb 10, 2009

    Tuesday and Thursday, FEBRUARY 10 & 12, 2009
    Merkin Concert Hall

    Voices of the Jewish Diaspora
    Songs in many languages celebrate the culturally diverse Jewish communities that flourished as the tribes of Israel spread out across the globe. Sephardic melodies arranged by Alberto Hemsi and Roberto Sierra; Second Avenue specialties by Irving Berlin and Joseph Rumshinsky; art songs by Ravel, Milhaud, and Rubinstein; plus music by Gershwin and Bernstein.
    Artists: Dina Kuznetsova, soprano; Rinat Shaham, mezzo-soprano; Steven Goldstein, tenor; Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, piano

    Continue reading "NY Festival of Song: Voices of the Jewish Diaspora, NYC, Feb 10, 2009" »

    February 12, 2009

    NY Festival of Song: Voices of the Jewish Diaspora, NYC, Feb 12, 2009

    Tuesday and Thursday, FEBRUARY 10 & 12, 2009
    Merkin Concert Hall

    Voices of the Jewish Diaspora
    Songs in many languages celebrate the culturally diverse Jewish communities that flourished as the tribes of Israel spread out across the globe. Sephardic melodies arranged by Alberto Hemsi and Roberto Sierra; Second Avenue specialties by Irving Berlin and Joseph Rumshinsky; art songs by Ravel, Milhaud, and Rubinstein; plus music by Gershwin and Bernstein.
    Artists: Dina Kuznetsova, soprano; Rinat Shaham, mezzo-soprano; Steven Goldstein, tenor; Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, piano

    Continue reading "NY Festival of Song: Voices of the Jewish Diaspora, NYC, Feb 12, 2009" »

    Golem CD release w/Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 12 Feb 2009

    concert flyerGolem CD Releases Party for Citizen Boris
    w/ The Sway Machinery

    Thursday, February 12th
    Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 N. 6th Street - Brooklyn)
    Doors 7 pm / Show 8pm / 18+

    $10 advance / $12 day of show
    Tickets: www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/event/2501

    February 14, 2009

    Pey Dalid, Brooklyn, NYC, 14 Feb 2009

    Pey DalidPey Dalid Saturday, February 14, 2009 Time:8:30pm - 11:30pm Location: The Jewish Music Cafe 401 9th Street Brooklyn, NY

    February 15, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch w/Deep Minor, NYC, 15 Feb 2009

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Feb 15, 2009 features Deep Minor.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Israeli music sing-along and Folk Dance Marathon, NYC, 15 Feb 2009

    Sing-Along with live music to celebrate nature & the land
    With singer-guitarist Tzippy Bronstein & other musicians
    plus A Marathon of Israeli Folk Dancing
    with Special Guests
    doing as many requests as we can during the night

    Sunday Feb. 15
    7pm Sing Along
    8:30pm Dance Marathon
    Contribution -- $15
    (you may bring refreshments as well)

    Bridge for DANCE
    2726 Broadway at 104th St.
    Information call (917)207-0093;
    www.rikud.net
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    February 17, 2009

    Whirling Dervish Aziz and members of the Yuval Ron Ensemble, NYC, 17 Feb 2009

    Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 7:30pm

    Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order presents:
    Turning Heart: An Evening of Sufi Devotional Music and Turning
    with Whirling Dervish Aziz and members of the Yuval Ron Ensemble

    Sufi Sacred music from the Turkish and Pakistani Sufi traditions with Whirling, story telling and Sufi poetry of Rumi, Yunus and Hafiz

    Admission: suggested donation of $15, no one turned away
    Location: 245 West Broadway (between White and Beech/Walker Sts.) Take the A-C-E train to Canal St. or the #1 train to Franklin St.
    For More Info: (212) 334-5212 (Tuesday through Saturday, 12-7 pm)
    www.nurashkijerrahi.org

    February 18, 2009

    Memorial Evening for Pesakh Fiszman, z"l, NYC, 18 Feb 2009

    Pesakh Fiszman photo, courtesy Bob BlacksbergMemorial Evening for Pesakh Fiszman z"l, Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 6-8 pm Cosponsored by The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring and The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research at The Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, New York. (Photo id required for entry) For additional information, phone 212.889-6800, ext. 203. To submit photos or text for the event, please email Kolya Borodulin at the Workmen's Circle. Di shloyshim far Pesach Fiszman z"l veln forkumen mitvokh dem 18tn february, 2009 fun 6-8 in ovnt, in dem "Center for Jewish History", 15 W. 16te gas (tsvishn 5ter un 6ter evenyu) in Manhetn. Az ir vilt araynshikn a tekst tsi a bild, farbindt zikh mit Kolya Borodulin in Arbeter-Ring.

    Yuval Ron Ensemble, NYC, 18 Feb 2009

    NYC - Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7pm

    The Museum of Jewish Heritage presents
    The Yuval Ron Ensemble

    performing "The Lost Soul of Spain"
    Music and Dance of the Sephardic Jews
    featuring Arabic vocalist Najwa Gibran and Israeli-Tunisian singer Smadar Levi and Israeli-Moroccan dancer Maya Karasso

    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    New York, NY 10280

    Yuval Ron presents a preview concert of the music to be played by his international ensemble for the King of Morocco, at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music 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.

    Admission: $25 adults, $20 students/seniors, $15 for members
    For tickets and more information: (646) 437-4200
    www.mjhnyc.org

    Rav Shmuel at Winter Antifolk Fest, NYC, 18 Feb, 2009

    Wed Feb 18 09 07:30 PM
    Sidewalk Cafe
    94 Avenue A,
    New York, NY, New York, NY, 10009, US

    Winter Antifolk Festival w/ an entire night of fantastic performers. Rav Shmuel is on at 9.

    February 19, 2009

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House), NYC, 19 Feb 2009

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen's Circle present...

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC with master dance leader Deborah Strauss!

    Thursday, February 19th, 2009
    7:00 PM-10:00 PM
    JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Deborah Strauss. Live music will be provided by some of New York's leading klezmer musicians, including Jeff Warschauer (guitar) and Jake Shulman-Ment (violin). Beginners welcome!

    Admission: $10 ($8 for JCC and Workmen's Circle Members). Pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    And save the date for this upcoming Tantshoyz at the JCC in Manhattan:
    * Thursday, April 23rd, 7PM - 10PM

    Additionally a new international group, the Yiddish Dance Action Network has formed to help research and promote Yiddish Dance around the world. For more information contact Pete Rushefsky at 917-326-9659.

    Also... if you have old family videos with footage of Yiddish Dance we'd love to know about it!

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the Atran Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

    February 21, 2009

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 21 Feb 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    February 21-March 7, 2009
    Preview Feb. 21, opens Feb. 22.

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb 21-22, Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    February 22, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch w/Michael Winograd, NYC, 22 Feb 2009

    Michael WinogradEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Feb 22, 2009 features Michael Winograd.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Shirei Teva: Jewish Choirs celebrate nature through music, NYC, 22 Feb 2009

    Shirei Teva: Jewish Choirs Celebrate Nature through Music Sunday, February 22, 2009 2:30 PM With Shir Chadash and Shirei Chesed Choirs conducted by Cantor Natasha J. Hirschhorn; Congregation Beth Simchat Torah Choir with Joyce Rosenzweig and Cantor David Berger; Kolot Halev Choir from Chevy Chase, Maryland conducted by Hazzan Dr. Ramon Tasat; and guest artists Stirring images of nature infuse Jewish choral music with singular magic. Richly fanciful depictions of the natural world – expressed in psalms, folk songs, and contemporary poetry – inspire this program, which will be presented in Hebrew, Ladino, Yiddish, and English. $10 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 members Edmund J. Safra Hall Museum of Jewish Heritage Edmond J. Safra Plaza 36 Battery Place New York, NY 10280 General Information 1-646-437-4200

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 22 Feb 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    February 21-March 7, 2009
    opens Feb. 22.

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb 21-22, Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    February 23, 2009

    Simply Tsfat, NYC, 23 Feb 2009

    Simply TsfatSimply Tsfat

    Monday February 23rd @8pm Rosh Chodesh Adar
    NY, NY
    The ROC House
    550 W. 110th St
    www.ramathorah.org
    contact Yoni 212-222-2470

    February 24, 2009

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 24 Feb 2009

    band photoKlezbian Mardi Gras DOUBLE BILL - and more...
    Isle of Klezbos with Mira Stroika + Sanda Weigl & her trio!
    Mistress of Ceremonies Lavinia Co-op

    Tuesday, February 24
    Drom, NYC
    7:30PM - 10:30PM, tables from 7PM
    Drom NYC
    85 Avenue A near E. 6th St
    East Village NYC
    Info: 212-757-1157 or dromnyc.com
    7:30pm Isle of Klezbos with guest singer Mira Stroika!
    9:00pm Sanda Weigl's "Gypsy in a Tree" (Shoko Nagai, piano & accordion; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion; Kermit Driscoll, bass; & the amazing Sanda, vocals)
    $15. + minimum, full tapas menu and bar, doors open at 7PM
    Mardi Gras guest hostess Lavinia Co-op!
    A charter member of London's drag vaudeville troupe Bloolips, Lavinia will grace our Drom Phat Tuesday festivities.

    February 25, 2009

    Lisa Shapanka Arbisser w/David Chevan, Warren Byrd, etc., 25 Feb 2009

    band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience

    Mar 25, 2009
    Dickinson College
    Carlisle, PA

    The Afro-Semitic Experience participate in an Interfaith Seder

    February 26, 2009

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 26 Feb 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    February 21-March 7, 2009

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    Clare Burson, NYC, 26 Feb 2009

    Clare Burson
    Silver and Ash
    Clare will be performing her Six Points project, a collection of ambient songs with soulful American roots investigating the interplay of individual and collective Jewish identity through one woman’s experience. At this debut of Clare's multi-media performance piece, audience members will receive a sampler of the album as well as a collaborative artist book created in response to the songs.

    Thursday, February 26, 7:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette Street, New York City
    www.joespub.com

    David Broza & DeLeon, NYC, 26 Feb 2009

    city wineryDavid Broza & Deleon
    26-Feb-2009, 8pm seating / 9pm show
    city wineryCity Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    Reserved Best Tables--$50
    Reserved Tables--$35
    Bar Stools--$25
    VIP Seats $75

    February 27, 2009

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 27 Feb 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    February 21-March 7, 2009

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    February 28, 2009

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 28 Feb 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    February 21-March 7, 2009

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    March 1, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch w/Alicia Svigals & Marilyn Lerner, NYC, 1 Mar 2009

    svigals singingEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 1, 2009 features Alicia Svigals and Marilyn Lerner: Klezmer Unfettered.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 1 Mar 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    February 21-March 7, 2009

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    March 3, 2009

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 3 Mar 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009, 7:30pm

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    March 4, 2009

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 4 Mar 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009, 7:30pm

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    March 5, 2009

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 5 Mar 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    Thursday, Mar 5, 2009, 7:30pm

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    March 6, 2009

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 6 Mar 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    Friday, Mar 6, 2009, 7:30pm

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    March 7, 2009

    Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 7 Mar 2009

    Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
    "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

    Saturday, Mar 7, 2009, 2pm & 7:30pm

    The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
    West Side Y,
    10 West 64th St.,
    Manhattan

    Presented by GOH Productions
    SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
    Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
    TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
    Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

    Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

    www.czechmarionettes.org

    March 8, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 8 Mar 2009

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

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    March 15, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch w/Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 15 Mar 2009

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 15, 2009 features Isle of Klezbos

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    March 21, 2009

    Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 21 Mar, 2009

    publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
    Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
    utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
    Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
    The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
    storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
    into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
    ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
    from any culture can get inside it.

    Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
    show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
    ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
    scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
    post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
    dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
    an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
    coming together to tell it.

    March 19 to 29
    La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
    Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
    Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
    $25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

    Asefa, Brooklyn, NY, 21 Mar 2009

    asefa in concertAsefa

    Jewish Music Cafe - March 21, 2009, 9:00pm
    401 9th street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215
    Great space in NYC for Jewish music. Double-bill with Pey Dalid
    For more information visit: www.jewishmusiccafe.com

    "Tonight: Lola Blau", NYC, 21 Mar 2009

    From March 13 to 22, The Club at La MaMa E.T.C. will present the U.S. premiere of "Tonight: Lola Blau," written and composed by Georg Kreisler, English version by Don White, directed by Dick Top (Holland), featuring Anna Krämer (Germany) as Lola. This U.S. premiere is an opportunity for NY audiences to savor one " of Europe's big little" musicals and its unforgettable holocaust themes. The piece depicts a rising, charismatic, Dietrich-style cabaret singer who is forced to flee Austria because of her Jewish heritage, taking refuge in the U.S. She makes do with "survival jobs" on Tin Pan Alley until her sensational return to her homeland after the war, when she discovers that nothing much has changed.

    La MaMa E.T.C. (The Club), 74A East Fourth Street
    Presented by The Club at La MaMa
    March 13 - 22, 2009
    Fridays & Saturdays at 10:00 pm; Sundays at 5:30pm
    $15; box office (212) 475-7710; www.lamama.org

    Sway Machinery, NYC, 21 Mar 2009

    Just back from a wild run of the west coast and Austin, and now back to our home sweet home. We hope you can all make it out!

    Saturday, March 21st, 2009
    The Sway Machinery and friends - 9PM
    Union Pool
    484 Union Avenue )on the corner of Union and Meeker)
    Brooklyn, NY 11221
    Price: $8

    On a fabulous bill of BK greats
    9PM Dan Friel www.myspace.com/danfrieldanfriel
    10 PM Pink Noise www.myspace.com/pinknoisenyc
    11PM The Sway Machinery www.myspace.com/theswaymachinery

    March 22, 2009

    Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 22 Mar, 2009

    publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
    Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
    utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
    Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
    The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
    storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
    into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
    ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
    from any culture can get inside it.

    Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
    show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
    ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
    scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
    post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
    dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
    an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
    coming together to tell it.

    March 19 to 29
    La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
    Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
    Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
    $25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

    Michael Alpert, NYC, 22 Mar 2009

    World-renowned singer and klezmer musician Michael Alpert will be performing this Sunday, March 22 in a program beginning at 5 P.M. at the Center for Jewish History in New York City, 15 West 16th St. Michael will be singing Yiddish songs about yidishkayt from both a religious and secular perspective. This is part of a larger all-Yiddish program in memory of Yiddish scholar and activist Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter. Featured speakers are Dr. David Fishman of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America? who will speak on the topic, "The Problem of Religion and Secularism among Secular Yiddishists: A Historical Analysis" and Rukhl Schaechter of the Yiddish Forverts who will speak? on "My Father's Secularism and Tradition."
    Suggested donation - $5.00.

    You may reserve tickets by calling 212-889-0380, leagueforyiddish.org/ditsyeprledr.html.

    "Tonight: Lola Blau", NYC, 22 Mar 2009

    From March 13 to 22, The Club at La MaMa E.T.C. will present the U.S. premiere of "Tonight: Lola Blau," written and composed by Georg Kreisler, English version by Don White, directed by Dick Top (Holland), featuring Anna Krämer (Germany) as Lola. This U.S. premiere is an opportunity for NY audiences to savor one " of Europe's big little" musicals and its unforgettable holocaust themes. The piece depicts a rising, charismatic, Dietrich-style cabaret singer who is forced to flee Austria because of her Jewish heritage, taking refuge in the U.S. She makes do with "survival jobs" on Tin Pan Alley until her sensational return to her homeland after the war, when she discovers that nothing much has changed.

    La MaMa E.T.C. (The Club), 74A East Fourth Street
    Presented by The Club at La MaMa
    March 13 - 22, 2009
    Fridays & Saturdays at 10:00 pm; Sundays at 5:30pm
    $15; box office (212) 475-7710; www.lamama.org

    March 23, 2009

    Shir HaShirim CD release party, NYC, 23 Mar 2009

    concert posterMarch 23, 11pm

    Shir HaShirim CD Release Party
    Joe's Pub at The Public Theater
    11pm / $10 advance / $15 at door
    425 Lafayette
    NY, NY 10003

    Benyamin Brody, Diwon, and Dugans take on Shir Ha Shirim (The Song of Songs)/Kodesh Kodashim (The Holy of Holies), The music mixes the emotive Moroccan singing of Benyamin in a "call out" to the most high, through the writings and poetry of King Solomon, with Diwon's and Dugans' signature walls of sound that bring hip hop, rock, and mizrachi influences to this middle eastern meditative record.

    The evening will feature a live performance of the music by Israeli, Moroccan and Yemenite musicians followed by a closing set with a few very special guests.

    March 24, 2009

    NYC Workmen's Circle open house for klezmer instruction, NYC, 24 Mar 2009

    Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be holding a free open house on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7 PM.

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Free Open house: Tuesday, March 24, from 7-9 PM

    Six paid sessions, Tuesdays at 7 PM:
    March 30,
    April 7, 21, 28,
    May 5 and 12
    (no class April 14)

    • Open to all instrumentalists who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
    • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    • Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. Discount for Workmen's Circle members and/or those attending all six sessions: $150.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Artistic Director of KlezKanada, and is on the faculty of Columbia University.

    For more information, please contact Nikolai Borodulin at 212 889-6800
    www.circle.org

    March 26, 2009

    Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 26 Mar, 2009

    publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
    Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
    utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
    Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
    The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
    storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
    into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
    ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
    from any culture can get inside it.

    Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
    show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
    ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
    scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
    post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
    dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
    an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
    coming together to tell it.

    March 19 to 29
    La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
    Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
    Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
    $25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

    March 27, 2009

    Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 27 Mar, 2009

    publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
    Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
    utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
    Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
    The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
    storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
    into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
    ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
    from any culture can get inside it.

    Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
    show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
    ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
    scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
    post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
    dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
    an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
    coming together to tell it.

    March 19 to 29
    La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
    Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
    Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
    $25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

    Matt Darriau & Katie Down's Lyrebird, NYC, 27 Mar 2009

    Lyrebird
    Matt Darriau (clarinet, sax, Bulgarian kaval, gaida, flutes, toys)
    Katie Down (steel cello, glass instruments, flutes, lithophone, ukulele, toys)

    The Stone this Friday, March 27th
    10PM slot!

    The Stone is on the corner of Avenue C and 1st Street in Manhattan.
    www.thestonenyc.com

    a duo exploring unusual acoustic instruments of wind, water, earth and metal that employs live looping and sampling to intricate atmospheres of texture and groove. Down, a downtown theatrical sound designer and composer also known for her musical antics in the Ukuladies, plays flute, glass harp and glass objects, steel cello, lithophone, and other assorted toys. Darriau, of Klezmatics and Paradox Trio, is noted for his expertise on Bulgarian instruments, world flutes, and reeds.

    March 28, 2009

    Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 28 Mar, 2009

    publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
    Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
    utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
    Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
    The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
    storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
    into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
    ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
    from any culture can get inside it.

    Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
    show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
    ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
    scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
    post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
    dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
    an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
    coming together to tell it.

    March 19 to 29
    La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
    Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
    Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
    $25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

    Rav Shmuel, NYC, 28 Mar 2009

    From Rav Shmuel: "I'm playing a set at an interesting venue nicknamed The ROC House this Saturday night. ROC stands for Congregation Ramat Orah but I will not be leading services - they have set up a stage in their rec room and the space has a great vibe. I know because I played there a few months ago and it was really fun! There's a band called Eden playing at about 9:15 or so and I go on at about 10:15 - so come on out and catch some real fun music on a rainy Saturday night in NYC. Because you can."

    The ROC House
    550 W 110th St, New York, NY 10025
    Doors open at 8:30pm
    $12 Student Admission
    $16 Regular Admission

    Lisa Parrott's Fast Rat Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 28 Mar 2009

    This is a rare trio gig and we will be performing original music influenced by Ornette, Monk and old Australian sea shanties. Our Jalopy Theater debut!

    Lisa Parrott’s Fast Rat Trio
    Lisa Parrott – alto & baritone saxophones
    Chris Lightcap - double bass
    Allison Miller – drums

    $15 cover. You can enjoy beer, wine, espresso, and fresh popcorn..
    Saturday March 28th, one set only @ 9PM @ Jalopy Theater in Red Hook, Brooklyn
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn

    www.jalopy.biz

    Greg Wall's Later Prophets, Brooklyn, NY, 28 Mar 2009

    Greg WallGreg Wall's Later Prophets this Saturday, March 28, at 10PM at:

    The Jewish Music Cafe
    401 9th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215

    www.jewishmusiccafe.comZ

    CD coverThis will be first of several shows celebrating the release of our new
    recording,
    HA'OTOT: THE LIGHTS OF RAV KOOK
    which is out this week on John Zorn's TZADIK label

    March 29, 2009

    Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 29 Mar, 2009

    publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
    Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
    utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
    Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
    The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
    storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
    into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
    ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
    from any culture can get inside it.

    Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
    show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
    ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
    scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
    post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
    dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
    an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
    coming together to tell it.

    March 19 to 29
    La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
    Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
    Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
    $25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

    March 30, 2009

    Bloch's "Avodath Hakodesh", Montreal, Canada, Mar 30, 2009

    The Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano, will perform Ernest Bloch's magnificent oratorio, Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service), on March 30th and 31st at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts in Montreal.

    This rarely performed work of soaring beauty and subdued lyricism brings together world-famous baritone Dwayne Croft, narrator Sherill Milnes and the OSM Chorus for an exceptional celebration of Jewish liturgy.Brahms Second Piano Concerto is also on the program, with Yefim Bronfman a soloist.

    Don't miss this extraordinary event - call 514-842-9951 or visit www.osm.ca for tickets and information.

    Monday march 30, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
    Tuesday march 31, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

    March 31, 2009

    Bloch's "Avodath Hakodesh", Montreal, Canada, Mar 31, 2009

    The Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano, will perform Ernest Bloch's magnificent oratorio, Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service), on March 30th and 31st at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts in Montreal.

    This rarely performed work of soaring beauty and subdued lyricism brings together world-famous baritone Dwayne Croft, narrator Sherill Milnes and the OSM Chorus for an exceptional celebration of Jewish liturgy.Brahms Second Piano Concerto is also on the program, with Yefim Bronfman a soloist.

    Don't miss this extraordinary event - call 514-842-9951 or visit www.osm.ca for tickets and information.

    Monday march 30, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
    Tuesday march 31, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

    April 2, 2009

    Balkan Beat Box+The Sway Machinery+Forro in The Dark, NYC, 2 Apr 2009

    BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box w/The Sway Machinery & Forro in The Dark

    Webster Hall
    125 East 11th St.,
    New York, New York
    $20 / 18+

    Doors 7:30
    Sway Machinery 8:30
    Forro in the Dark 9:15
    Balkan Beat Box 10:15

    Klezmer All-Star Bash, NYC, 2 Apr 2009

    David KrakauerKlezmer All-Star Bash
    April 2, 2009
    8pm
    Carnegie Hall

    Performers:
    David Krakauer, Artistic Director
    David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!
    The Klezmatics
    Brave Old World
    Mikveh
    Frank London & Lorin Sklamberg Nigunim Trio with Rob Schwimmer
    Katie Moore, Vocals
    Socalled, Sampler, Piano and Vocals
    Michael Wex, Emcee

    tel: 212-247-7800
    www.carnegiehall.org

    April 3, 2009

    Sklamberg & McKeown, NYC, 3 Apr 2009

    Naked Soul at the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC continues on April 3 with Susan McKeown & Lorin Sklamberg, lead singer of the Klezmatics debuting their new show Saints & Tzadiks: Songs from the Yiddish and Irish Traditions. Naked Soul is one of the most unique concert series in NYC as it's all acoustic and unplugged—no mics or amps (naked). The intimate theater only seats 137 and has perfect acoustics. The Rubin Museum is the only museum in North America whose collection is dedicated to artwork of the Himalayas (soul). Slides of any pieces of art that speaks to the artist's music are shown behind the artist during the appropriate songs at the performance. After the show, the audience is given a free tour of the museum. Time Out NY calls Naked Soul an "innovative" and "cool" series. Tickets available by calling the museum M-F 11am-5pm at 212-620-5000 ext 344.

    Saints & Tzadiks: Songs from the Yiddish and Irish Traditions
    Friday April 3 at 7pm
    tickets $30/$35 at the door

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    April 6, 2009

    Burton Greene & Perry Robinson, NYC, 6 Apr

    Just to let you know I'm [Burton Greene] back in NYC for just one concert tomorrow night on the Vision Series at The Local 269, 269 E. Houston at Suffolk. I play with my old buddy and colleague, clarinetist Perry Robinson from 7:30--9PM. We are doing the repertoire of our forthcoming CD on Tzadik Records: "Two Voices In the Desert". The entrance is $10. At 9 PM is a concert of Matt Lavelle's group featuring the legendary Guiseppi Logan on sax.

    April 7, 2009

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 7 Apr 2009

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Tuesday, April 7
    Two sets, 7:30pm til 10pm (doors open 7pm)
    Drom NYC
    Night Before Seder show! $10.
    Table reservations available
    85 Avenue A near E. 6th St, NYC
    212-777-1157
    dromnyc.com

    Metropolitan Klezmer welcomes in Pesakh, at the East Village's great
    music venue Drom. Tapas menu (last night before Passover begins) and
    full bar. Special guest accordionist Patrick Farrell joins
    Metropolitan Klezmer's septet lineup.

    April 12, 2009

    Holocaust Memorial lecture & Michael Alpert, Bronx, NY, 12 Apr 2009

    Please join us for our annual Yiddish lecture in memory of the Holocaust at the Sholem Aleichem-Cultural Center, 3301 Bainbridge avenue , corner 208th st., in the Bronx, one block from Montefiore Hospital, Sunday, April 12 1:30 PM

    Feygl Infeld-Glaser, from Lodz, will speak on the topic - "A Child Survivor in the Holocaust".
    After the talk, Michael Alpert of "Brave Old World" and "The Singing Table" will present a musical program. information: 917-930-0295

    April 19, 2009

    KlezFactor, NYC, 19 Apr 2009

    band logoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Apr 19, 2009 features KlezFactor (America)

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    April 23, 2009

    Cancelled: Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House), NYC, 23 Apr 2009

    This event has been cancelled

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen's Circle present...

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC with dance leader Zev Feldman and live klezmer music featuring Jake Shulman-Ment (violin) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer).

    Thursday, April 23, 2009
    7:00 PM-10:00 PM
    JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Deborah Strauss. Live music will be provided by some of New York's leading klezmer musicians, including Jeff Warschauer (guitar) and Jake Shulman-Ment (violin). Beginners welcome!

    Admission: $10 ($8 for JCC and Workmen's Circle Members). Pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

    Additionally a new international group, the Yiddish Dance Action Network has formed to help research and promote Yiddish Dance around the world. For more information contact Pete Rushefsky at 917-326-9659.

    Also... if you have old family videos with footage of Yiddish Dance we'd love to know about it!

    Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the Atran Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

    April 24, 2009

    "Di oystres fun Nukhem Stutshkov: Radioskriptn in der Nyu-Yorker shtot-bibliotek", NYC, 24 Apr 2009

    Halt di date - ir zent hartsik farbetn af a frayen referat af yidish vos ikh vel haltn inem YIVO:

    "Di oystres fun Nukhem Stutshkov: Radioskriptn in der Nyu-Yorker shtot-bibliotek"

    Fraytik, dem 24stn April, 12 a zeyger n"m
    Inem shulekhl, bam YIVO/Tsenter far yidisher geshikhte
    15 W. 16te gas, Manhetn

    Ikh hof az ir kent bayzayn.
    Al dos guts
    Miryem-Khaye Seigel

    April 29, 2009

    "Common Chords", Flushing, NY, 29 Apr 2009

    Yale Strom"Common Chords"
    the Muslim-Jewish musical collaboration featuring Pakistani rock star Salman Ahmad & Junoon with klezmer great Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

    April 29, 5pm
    Queens College
    LeFrak Concert Hall
    65-30 Kissena Blvd.
    Flushing, NY 11367
    718 544-2996

    The Sway Machinery, CD Release party, NYC, 29 Apr 2009

    The Sway Machinery

    Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
    The Sway Machinery play Hidden Melodies Revealed!!!! - 9PM
    Mercury Lounge
    217 East Houston St
    New York, NY
    Price: $10

    The Sway Machinery celebrates the release of our new album HIDDEN MELODIES REVEALED by playing the complete album. We will be joined at this show by some awesome special guests!

    April 30, 2009

    Yale Strom & Peter Stan, 30 Apr 2009

    Yale StromYale Strom & Peter Stan
    April 30, 8pm
    Mid-Westchester JCC for the Polish Jewish Theatre Posters exhibit.
    JCC of Mid-Westchester,
    999 Wilmot Road
    Scarsdale, NY 10583
    Tel: 914.472.3300

    May 2, 2009

    The Sway Machinery, CD Release party, NYC, 2 May 2009

    The Sway Machinery

    Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
    The Sway Machinery record release party at the RUSSIAN BATHS - 7pm-2am
    Banya
    602 Coney Island Ave bet Beverley Rd & Ave C
    Brooklyn, NY

    Break out your bikini or swim trunks, and join us and our hand-picked crowd of artsy, different, funky (and nearly naked) New Yorkers for Gemini & Scorpio's legendary Russian Baths party (as seen in The Village Voice "Best of 2006"). We will have the newly remodeled & sparkling clean baths to ourselves, with every steam room and sauna ready to please, plus a few hand-picked professionals on hand for the optional platzas and massages. There are three levels and multiple rooms to the space: Russian, Turkish and Swedish steam rooms, jacuzzi and cold plunge pool; the poolside lounge and the dance floor; hookah & chillout lounges upstairs; plus the rooftop smoking deck.

    Inside, The Sway Machinery will have you sweating faster than the saunas playing two sets, at 10pm and 12am. DJ Reagonomics keeps the dance floor sizzling till 2am while we dole out pierogies for everyone. There will be an open vodka bar 10-11pm, featuring homemade infused vodkas in pomegranate blackberry and ginger flavors.

    Only 120 tickets are available, and most parties sell out in advance. Cost: $95 VIP ticket (7pm entry + open vodka bar + authentic multi-course Russian dinner) /$55 regular ticket (9pm entry + open vodka bar) / $35 discount ticket (11pm entry). More details on each ticket tier are on our website.

    This is the kind of party you always imagine, but can never quite find in real life!

    www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html

    May 7, 2009

    Eyal Maoz's Edom, Brooklyn, NY, 7 May 2009

    band photoEyal Maoz's Edom (Tzadik Records) in a concert.
    New Middle eastern experimental jazz-rock.

    With:
    Eyal Maoz-guitar and compositions
    Brian Marsella - organ
    Shanir Blumenkranz - bass
    Yuval Lion - drums

    New Jewish Rock-Jazz

    Brooklyn Library.
    Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, 718-230-2100
    Thursday, May 7th 7PM.
    Free concert !

    May 11, 2009

    Klezmatics to receive Yosl Mlotek Award, NYC, 11 May 2009

    KLEZMATICS TO BE HONORED WITH YOSL MLOTEK MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR
    OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION OF YIDDISH AND YIDDISH CULTURE

    Monday, May 11, 6pm for the 4th annual memorial concert in honor of the late Yiddish educator, writer, and community leader Yosl Mlotek, to be held at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street.

    The Yosl Mlotek Memorial Prize for outstanding contribution to the perpetuation of Yiddish and Yiddish culture will be awarded to the Grammy Award winning pioneers of the international Klezmer revival The Klezmatics, and to Dr. Barney Zumoff, a leader of numerous Yiddish cultural organizations and a noted translator of Yiddish poetry and literature.

    There will be a performance of the program "Der Zinger Fun Zayn Folk" a celebration of the life and work of the great Yiddish troubadour Mordechai Gebirtig, written by Yosl Mlotek when he was Education Director of The Workmen's Circle.

    Admission is free. A reservation is required.
    Please RSVP to Jackie Kostalos

    This program is being organized by the Yosl Mlotek Family Foundation.
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    May 14, 2009

    Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi, Brooklyn, NYC, 14 May 2009

    Hot PstromiYale Strom & Hot Pstromi

    May 14, 7pm
    Brooklyn Public Library,
    Grand Army Plaza's Dweck Concert Hall.
    Brooklyn, NY 11238
    t. 718-230-2100

    May 17, 2009

    KlezmerFest! CD Release / City Winery Brunch, NYC, 17 May 2009

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 17, 2009 features Klezmerfest in a party featuring their new CD. city wineryGeneral Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free City Winery 155 Varick Street New York, New York 10013 (212) 608-0555 For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 17 May 2009

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sunday, May 17
    The Jewish Museum
    Family Day event
    1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd St, NYC
    212-423-3200
    thejewishmuseum.org

    Metropolitan Klezmer full octet! Two afternoon sets.
    Museum admission price.

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi+"A Great Day on Eldridge St", NYC, 17 May 2009

    Hot PstromiMay 17, 3pm 12
    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi in concert with a screening of Strom's new documentary film, "A Great Day on Eldridge Street", based on the iconic photo shoot of October 12, 2007 (over 104 of your favorite klezmer and Yiddish artists) at the Eldridge Street Synagogue.
    Eldridge Street,
    212.219.0302

    May 24, 2009

    Inextinguishable Trio / City Winery Brunch, NYC, 24 May 2009

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

    City Winery's brunch on May 24, 2009 features The Inextinguishable Trio in its East Coast Premiere!

    Heather Lauren Klein, Soprano; Jonathan Russell, Clarinet; Alla Gladysheva, Piano

    Classical Yiddish Trio. Weill, Weiner, and Yiddish songs

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    May 25, 2009

    Klezwoods, Cambridge, MA, 25 May 2009

    Monday May 25th 9PM-12AM
    Klezwoods at Atwoods Tavern, 877 Cambridge St., Cambridge
    Joe, Alec, Sam, Tev, Jim, Greg, Jeremy and myself our back at our home base. Playing Klezmer, Sephardic, Turkish, Bulgarian music with the firey virtuosity that has stunned audiences World wide. (okay so we've only played in Cambridge and Brookline, but we would stun them if we were given the chance.)
    Come join us for a fun evening of beer and freylakhs!

    May 26, 2009

    Yiddish Princess + Benjy Fox-Rosen, NYC, 26 May 2009

    Yiddish Princess + Benjy Fox-Rosen @ Banjo Jim's NYC 9th St. and Ave C 9pm -11pm $8 suggested

    Two bands, lots of Yiddish. Yiddish Princess opens the evening with their POWER BALLADS and inspiring treatments of the Yiddish classics.

    Then, just back from a successful tour in Austria, Benjy will tell tales of his adventures and will sing about Strudl, whisky, springtime and benkshaft, longing.

    Yiddish Princess is:
    Sarah Mina Gordon - striking vocals
    Michael Winograd - analog and digital synths
    Avi Fox-Rosen - the guitar
    Jon Singer - drums
    Yoshie Fruchter-bass

    Benjy's Band is:
    Benjy Fox-Rosen- voice, bass
    Judith Berkson- voice, accordion
    Noah Kaplan- saxomophone
    Avi Fox-Rosen- electric guitar
    Jason Nazary- the drumset

    May 27, 2009

    Zisl-Yeysef Slepovitch, NYC, 27 May 2009

    On WEDNESDAY MAY 27th 7 PM, Zisl-Yeysef Slepovitch, singer, clarinetist, ethnomusicologist, will perform at the monthly Kavehoyz of the Congress for Jewish Culture.

    Zisl-Yeysef (Dmitri) has a Ph.D in ethnomusicology and is the lead singer and band leader of the Tamevate Kapelye and the Minsker Kapelye which just released a new CD.

    Please join us at the Congress for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 21st street, NYC,
    admission $8 includes coffee and pastry.
    info: 212-505-8040

    May 28, 2009

    Inextinguishable Trio, NYC, 28 May 2009

    The Inextinguishable Trio: East Coast Premiere!
    Heather Lauren Klein, Soprano; Jonathan Russell, Clarinet; Alla Gladysheva, Piano
    Classical Yiddish Trio. Weill, Weiner, and Yiddish songs

    Thursday, May 28th 7-9 pm
    Workman's Circle Building
    45 East 33rd Street
    New York, New York 10013
    $5/refreshments served

    May 29, 2009

    Paradox Trio, NYC, 29 May 2009

    PARADOX TRIO - ENJA CD release!
    May 29th at Drom, 7:30 pm (to 10pm) in NYC!
    DROM,
    85 Avenue A, NYC.
    (212) 777-1157,
    dromnyc.com

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    May 31, 2009

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 31 May 2009

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sunday, May 31
    2pm - 4pm
    The Whitehall, Riverdale
    3333 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx NY

    Quintet lineup: Ismail Butera /accordion, Pam Fleming /trumpet &
    flugelhorn, Dave Hofstra /bass & tuba, Eve Sicular /drums. $18 ticket
    includes bagel brunch buffet.

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus w/The "Shekhter-Tekhter" & Binymen, NYC 31 May 2009

    THE "SHEKHTER-TEKHTER" ("The Schaechter Daughters") AND BINYUMEN
    with their show: "Our Zeydas and Bubbas as Children"
    a revue about kids, young and older, and their relationships with each other, with their parents, and with the world around them.

    The songs are all in Yiddish.
    **Translations are provided.**

    BINYUMEN SCHAECHTER and the "Shekhter-tekhter" REYNA SCHAECHTER (age 13) and TEMMA-LEEBA SCHAECHTER (age 9)

    Sunday, May 31st, 2009, 4:30 P.M.
    Symphony Space
    2537 Broadway, near 95th St., New York, NY
    singing a couple of selections from their show
    as part of a concert given by the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus
    thejppc.org

    The Shekhter-Tekhter on You-Tube: www.youtube.com/user/ShekhterTekhter

    I-JAM, NYC, 31 May 2009

    May 31 - Massive Show at Touch

    Sunday May 31st is the NYC ISRAELI DAY PARADE which goes down from 11:00am - 5:00pm on 5th Ave from 57th to 79th Streets. That’s cool and all, but check out what happens that night!

    I-JAM (Israeli Jewish American Musicfest)
    May 31st (after the parade) @ Club Touch
    Join us at the official Parade After party!
    Open Bar 7:30-9pm
    18+ to Party (Must have a valid ID)
    21+ to Drink (Must have a valid ID)

    Live Performances by:

    DIWON, Y-LOVE, DESCRIBE, EPHRYME, KOSHA DILLZ, REMEDY, MOTTI, EKSPO, SNEAKAS

    UPDATED INFO AT ijam4israel.com/1.html

    Sarah Aroeste, Soulfarm, Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, 31 May 2009

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste, Soulfarm, Pharaoh's Daughter

    Sunday, May 31st 8 PM
    Sullivan Music Hall, NYC
    214 Sullivan Street
    After-party for the Salute to Israel Parade
    $10 Advance/$12 Door
    Click here for more info and to order tix

    June 4, 2009

    Folksbiene, Brooklyn, NY, 4 Jun 2009

    Folksbiene logoYou are cordially invited to a series of upcoming performances by the Folksbiene Troupe in June 2009. Performances are in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles. Appearing: Motl Didner, Danielle "Elize" Dorter, Rich "Ruvn" Kass, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Zisl-Yeysef Slepovitch.

    Thursday, June 4, 2009, 7:00 PM
    Marks JCH of Bensonhurst
    7802 Bay Parkway - Brooklyn, NY 11214
    (718) 331-6800
    Admission: $10
    Info: www.jchb.org/events/view_detail/130/

    "J. EDGAR KLEZMER: Songs from My Grandmother's FBI Files", NYC, 4 Jun 2009

    J. Edgar Promo Photo"J. EDGAR KLEZMER: Songs from My Grandmother's FBI Files"
    musical documentary theater!

    Thursday, June 4, 8pm
    The JCC in Manhattan, 8PM
    Tickets: $15 JCC members, $20 non-members
    334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St, NYC
    Info & reservations: 646-505-5708 (Event #EAYJEK00S9)
    jccinmanhattan.org/category.aspx?catid=1022#19656

    June 6, 2009

    Saints & Tzadiks: McKeown and Sklamberg, NYC, 6 Jun 2009

    Saturday, June 6 at 8pm

    SAINTS AND TZADIKS - Songs from the Yiddish and Irish traditions

    Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg
    with Erik Della Penna, guitar

    Barbes
    376 Ninth Street (corner Sixth Avenue)
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    347-422-0248
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    Irish vocalist Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg, lead singer of the Klezmatics (Grammy winners for their work on the band's Wonder Wheel: Lyricsby Woody Guthrie) will present the Brooklyn debut of songs from their forthcoming World Village/Harmonia Mundi cd Saints and Tzadiks.

    Note: Sources for the Jewish material were Yiddish Folksongs from the Ruth Rubin Archives (Wayne State Universiy Press, 2007) and Ruth Rubin's field recordings.

    June 7, 2009

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 7 Jun 2009

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sunday, June 7
    Museum at Eldridge St
    12 noon til 12:30PM
    "Egg Rolls & Egg Creams" kick-off quickie!
    Metropolitan Klezmer marching unit
    12 Eldridge St, Lower East Side NYC
    Info: eldridgestreet.org

    John Zorn's Puppets, NYC, 7 Jun 2009

    Balkan Beat Box, Brooklyn, NY, 7 Jun 2009

    BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box
    @ Bellhouse (149 7th St., Brooklyn, NY)

    June 7, 2009
    Doors 7:30 pm / Show 9:00 pm

    $20 Advance / $25 at the door
    21+

    for ticket information visit: www.ticketweb.com

    June 8, 2009

    Folksbiene, Manhattan, NY, 8 Jun 2009

    Folksbiene logoYou are cordially invited to a series of upcoming performances by the Folksbiene Troupe in June 2009. Performances are in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles. Appearing: Motl Didner, Danielle "Elize" Dorter, Rich "Ruvn" Kass, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Zisl-Yeysef Slepovitch.

    Monday, June 8, 2009, at 7:30 PM
    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene - Annual Gala
    The Town Hall
    123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan
    Info and Tickets: folksbiene.org/michel_gala09-info.html

    June 10, 2009

    Vaudeville + Yiddish ÷ Shane Baker, NYC, 10 Jun 2009

    The Yiddish Artists and Friends Actors' Club in conjunction with the New Yiddish Rep and the Congress for Jewish Culture invites you to a very special evening as we close our 2008-2009 season. It will take place on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 6:30 PM at our headquarters in the historic Hebrew Actors' Union building, 31 East 7th Street in Manhattan.

    We are honored to have as our guest performers the New Yiddish Rep's edgy and side-splitting production of:

    Vaudeville + Yiddish ÷ Shane Baker
    Starring Shane Baker
    Directed by Allen Lewis Rickman
    Piano - Steve Sterner
    Clarinet - Dmitri Slepovitch
    Percussion - Matt Temkin

    performance in English and Yiddish with English supertitles
    With a special L'Khayim in honor of actress Mina Bern's birthday!

    A glatt kosher chicken dinner will be served.

    Members of the YAFAC: $20
    Guests: $25

    Please reply to Ruth Harris at 516-569-1678 to make your reservation no later than June 1, 2009.

    The Klezmatics, NYC, 10 Jun 2009

    band photoThe Klezmatics w/Triango
    Wednesday, June 10 at 7pm

    (Le) Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker Street (between Sullivan and Thompson Streets)
    New York, NY 10012
    212-505-FISH
    www.lepoissonrouge.com

    A rare chance to see and hear the band in NYC club atmosphere.

    Mike Burstein, Pharaoh's Daughter, David Krakauer, NYC, 10 Jun 2009

    June 14, 2009

    Folksbiene, Philadelphia, PA, 14 Jun 2009

    Folksbiene logoYou are cordially invited to a series of upcoming performances by the Folksbiene Troupe in June 2009. Performances are in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles. Appearing: Motl Didner, Danielle "Elize" Dorter, Rich "Ruvn" Kass, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Zisl-Yeysef Slepovitch.

    Sunday, June 14, 2009, at 3:00 PM
    Beth Ahavah
    615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123
    (215) 923-2003
    Admission: $10
    Info: www.bethahavah.org/3events/events_upcoming.html

    June 15, 2009

    Theo Bikel celebration, NYC, 15 Jun 2009

    Theo BikelBroadway and Jewish folk music legend Theodore Bikel to be saluted at Carnegie Hall

    “Theodore Bikel: The First 85 Years” – Broadway a legend Theodore Bikel, a lifelong social justice advocate, will celebrate a rich career devoted to art and activism with a star-studded 85th birthday benefit concert at Carnegie Hall. All proceeds will go to the Juvenile Law Center.

    Confirmed performers to-date include: Theodore Bikel, Alan Alda, Arlo Guthrie, Rosemary Harris, David Amram, Beyond the Pale, Artie Butler, Patricia Conolly, Judy Kaye, David Krakauer, Tom Paxton, Serendipity 4 (Shura Lipovsky, Merima Kljuco, Tamara Brooks, and Theodore Bikel), Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow, Susan Werner, Michael Wex.

    7:30pm Monday, June 15, 2009
    Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, New York City

    Tickets range from $30 to $500
    www.jlc.org./bikel
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    EXTENDED BODY:
    BROADWAY AND FOLK LEGEND THEODORE BIKEL CELEBRATES A LIFE OF ART & ACTIVISM WITH AN 85th BIRTHDAY CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL

    June 15th concert to benefit Juvenile Law Center; tickets go on sale April 16th

    www.jlc.org/bikel

    New York (April 16th) – Broadway and folk legend Theodore Bikel, a lifelong social justice advocate, will celebrate a rich career devoted to art and activism with a star-studded 85th birthday benefit concert at Carnegie Hall on Monday, June 15, 2009.

    The concert will benefit Juvenile Law Center (www.jlc.org), the pioneering, non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting the rights and well-being of children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Bikel will be joined by Alan Alda, Arlo Guthrie, Rosemary Harris, David Amram, Beyond the Pale, Artie Butler, Patricia Conolly, Judy Kaye, David Krakauer, Tom Paxton, Serendipity 4 (Shura Lipovsky, Merima Kljuco, Tamara Brooks, and Theodore Bikel), Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow, Susan Werner, and Michael Wex. Honorary committee co-chairs for the event include Barbara Cook, Frank Langella, Pete Seeger, John C. Whitehead, and Elie Wiesel.

    Bikel made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1956 and went on to forge an extraordinary career as a musician, actor and activist. His stage and screen credits include such classic films as The African Queen and The Defiant Ones and the 1959 Broadway premiere of The Sound of Music, in which he originated the role of Captain Von Trapp. He has performed the role of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof more than 2,000 times and is currently starring in a national tour of Sholom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears.

    A leading light in the folk-music scene of the 1960s, Bikel was a co-founder of the Newport Folk Festival and has been a powerful advocate for peace, human rights, and social justice for more than five decades – from the civil rights movements in the United States to apartheid in South Africa to promoting peace and religious pluralism among Israel and its neighbors.

    “Throughout my life I have been equally passionate about music and social justice, and have allied myself with others whose use guitars, banjos, fiddles and words to conquer fear and injustice,” said Bikel. “I can think of no better way to celebrate that life than a night of music with some of my nearest and dearest friends, and no more deserving cause than protecting the rights of our nation’s most vulnerable children.”

    All proceeds from the concert will go to Juvenile Law Center, which works to protect children’s rights and interests in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Juvenile Law Center, which provides legal services at no cost to its clients, is currently heading litigation in the Luzerne County, Pennsylvania judges scandal, a court corruption case that has made international news as one of the most egregious violations of children's rights in U.S. legal history. The organization’s work on the case was recently covered by 20/20 (http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7194700), the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/us/28judges.html?_r=2), and People magazine.

    “Theodore Bikel was at the forefront of the social justice movement that led to the creation of organizations like Juvenile Law Center, and we’re awed and honored that he chose to turn his 85th birthday celebration into an incredible gift for us,” said Robert Schwartz, Executive Director of Juvenile Law Center. “Theo is not only helping to promote the rights of people around the world, but also providing a true inspiration the vulnerable children who seek justice and protection.”

    Tickets go on sale April 16th and range from $30 to $500. A pre concert VIP reception for performers to mingle with sponsors, major donors, and box seat ticket holders will be held in the Rohatyn Room at Carnegie Hall.

    About Juvenile Law Center

    Founded in 1975, Juvenile Law Center is the oldest multi-issue public interest law firm for children in the United States. With an approach grounded in principles of adolescent development, Juvenile Law Center uses the law on behalf of youth in the child welfare and criminal and juvenile justice systems to promote fairness, prevent harm, ensure access to appropriate services and create opportunities. Juvenile Law Center uses an array of legal and other advocacy strategies to ensure that the child welfare, juvenile justice, and other public systems provide vulnerable children with the protection and services they need to become healthy and productive adults. In 2008, Juvenile Law Center was one of eight organizations around the world to receive the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.

    June 20, 2009

    Sarah Aroeste, NYC, 20 June 2009

    Sarah AroesteSaturday, June 20th 8 PM (7 PM doors)
    92YTribeca, NYC
    200 Hudson Street
    A multi-media Cuban-Jewish blowout bash!!
    Featuring music with Sexteto Rodriguez & Sarah Aroeste, salsa dancing w/ famed Franck Muhel, art exhibit of acclaimed Cuban painter Javier Gonzalez Gallosa, documentary film clips and more!
    $15 Advance/$18 Door
    A portion of proceeds from the night will go towards the Cuba Jewish Music Library project
    Click here for more info and to order tix

    June 21, 2009

    Isle of Klezbos Father's Day Brunch, NYC, 21 Jun 2009

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on June 21, 2009, Father's Day, features Isle of Klezbos

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    June 24, 2009

    Basya Schechter's Heschel Project, NYC, 24 Jun 2009

    July 2, 2009

    Margot Leverett+Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, 2 Jul 2009

    Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett and her Klezmer Mountain Boys
    Thursday, Jul 2, 7:30 pm
    The Jewish Museum's Scheuer Auditorium.
    1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, NYC

    This ensemble combines Appalachian and southern fiddle tunes with Eastern European klezmer melodies to create a soulful sound and a foot-stomping good time. Virtuoso clarinetist Margot Leverett adds depth and complexity to the raw and spirited energy of The Klezmer Mountain Boys.

    Seating is general admission.
    Tickets: $15 for the general public; $12 for students and seniors.
    tel: 212-423-3200
    www.thejewishmuseum.org

    July 5, 2009

    Sarah Aroeste & Chana Rothman, NYC, 5 Jul 2009

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste & folk/reggae singer Chana Rothman
    Sunday, July 5th 8 PM
    Club Helsinki, Great Barrington, MA
    284 Main Street
    Acoustic Cuban-Ladino Trio

    July 16, 2009

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 16 Jul 2009

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Thursday, July 16
    14th Street Y
    7:30pm: Music on the Rooftop
    344 East 14th Street @ First Avenue,
    co-presented by the 14th St Y & Third Street Music School Settlement
    TICKETS: $15 for members of the 14th Street Y; $20 for nonmembers.
    Info: (212) 780-2300

    Special Metropolitan Klezmer quartet show, up on the roof! (The concert will be held indoors in the event of rain.) Wine & cheese reception follows the one-hour performance. Babysitting will be provided upon advance request.
    With Ismail Butera, accordion; Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & sax; Dave
    Hofstra, bass; Eve Sicular, drums
    14streety.org

    Slavic Soul Party, NYC, 16 July 2009

    Slavic Soul Party
    Thursday, July 16, 7:30 pm
    The Jewish Museum's Scheuer Auditorium.
    1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, NYC

    Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians forge virtuostic new brass band music in the heart of New York City, melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds with American jazz and soul.

    Seating is general admission.
    Tickets: $15 for the general public; $12 for students and seniors.
    tel: 212-423-3200
    www.thejewishmuseum.org

    July 19, 2009

    Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, NYC, 19 Jul 2009

    July 23, 2009

    Ljova and the Kontraband, 23 Jul 2009

    Ljova and the Kontraband
    Thursday, Jul 23, 7:30 pm
    The Jewish Museum's Scheuer Auditorium.
    1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, NYC

    Eastern-European and Gypsy melodies, Latin rhythms, Jazz-inspired improvisations, and deeply rooted Classical forms are given new meanings in original compositions that fearlessly forge a new direction, with a nostalgic gaze towards the past.

    Seating is general admission.
    Tickets: $15 for the general public; $12 for students and seniors.
    tel: 212-423-3200
    www.thejewishmuseum.org

    August 1, 2009

    Common Chords, NYC, 1 Aug 2009

    Common ChordsSaturday, August 1, 7:30 to 9:30pm
    HSA-UWC Ballroom
    4 West, 43rd street, New York, NY 10036
    (between 5th and 6th avenues, closer to 5th)

    COMMON CHORDS Concert for Peace: Common Chords is the musical and spiritual peace project between acclaimed musicians of different faiths (Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Christian) coming together to express their hope for peace and ethnic understanding throughout the world. Sufi Rock Star and U.N. Ambassador Salman Ahmad and klezmer great Yale Strom are joined by Tabla virtuoso Samir Chatterjee, klezmer vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz and others.

    Admission is $20 adults, $16 seniors and students with valid ID, $8 children 12 and under.

    For more information: www.tabla.org/events.html

    August 15, 2009

    "The Secret of Our Souls - A Kabalistic Love Story, NYC, 15 Aug 2009

    their graphicFilmus, Inc. is proud to present The World Premiere of
    The Secret of Our Souls – A Kabalistic Love Story as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival – Fringe NYC.
    Book and Lyrics by Ben Goldstein
    Music by Phillip Namanworth.

    Sat. 8/15 @ 10:15 PM – Sun. 8/16 @ 5:15 – Mon. 8/17@4:45
    Wed 8/19 @ 7:30 Sun 8/23@ Noon
    Tickets: $15. For tickets visit www.FringeNYC.org

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    August 16, 2009

    "The Secret of Our Souls - A Kabalistic Love Story, NYC, 16 Aug 2009

    their graphicFilmus, Inc. is proud to present The World Premiere of
    The Secret of Our Souls – A Kabalistic Love Story as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival – Fringe NYC.
    Book and Lyrics by Ben Goldstein
    Music by Phillip Namanworth.

    Sat. 8/15 @ 10:15 PM – Sun. 8/16 @ 5:15 – Mon. 8/17@4:45
    Wed 8/19 @ 7:30 Sun 8/23@ Noon
    Tickets: $15. For tickets visit www.FringeNYC.org

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    Eyal Maoz's Edom, NYC, 16 Aug 2009

    Eyal MaozEyal Maoz's Edom (Tzadik records) live at Pianos

    Sunday, August 16th, at 11PM at Pianos
    158 Ludlow St (at Stanton St.)
    New York, NY 10002
    (212) 505-3733
    pianosync.com

    No cover.

    Edom live at Pianos.
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    August 17, 2009

    "The Secret of Our Souls - A Kabalistic Love Story, NYC, 17 Aug 2009

    their graphicFilmus, Inc. is proud to present The World Premiere of
    The Secret of Our Souls – A Kabalistic Love Story as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival – Fringe NYC.
    Book and Lyrics by Ben Goldstein
    Music by Phillip Namanworth.

    Sat. 8/15 @ 10:15 PM – Sun. 8/16 @ 5:15 – Mon. 8/17@4:45
    Wed 8/19 @ 7:30 Sun 8/23@ Noon
    Tickets: $15. For tickets visit www.FringeNYC.org

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    August 18, 2009

    Deep Minor, NYC, 18 Aug 2009

    band imageAlex Kontorovich's

    Tues, August 18th 8 PM
    Drom,
    85 Ave A b/w 5th and 6th, NYC
    www.dromnyc.com

    $10 in advance, $12 at the door

    August 19, 2009

    "The Secret of Our Souls - A Kabalistic Love Story, NYC, 19 Aug 2009

    their graphicFilmus, Inc. is proud to present The World Premiere of
    The Secret of Our Souls – A Kabalistic Love Story as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival – Fringe NYC.
    Book and Lyrics by Ben Goldstein
    Music by Phillip Namanworth.

    Sat. 8/15 @ 10:15 PM – Sun. 8/16 @ 5:15 – Mon. 8/17@4:45
    Wed 8/19 @ 7:30 Sun 8/23@ Noon
    Tickets: $15. For tickets visit www.FringeNYC.org

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    August 20, 2009

    Metropolitan Klezmer, E. Hampton, NY, 20 Aug, 2009

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Thursday, August 20
    Guild Hall of East Hampton Inc
    8pm
    158 Main St
    East Hampton, NY 11937
    Info: (631) 324-0806 or www.guildhall.org

    August 23, 2009

    Klezical Tradition @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 23 Aug 2009

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on August 23, 2009, features Klezical Tradition

    "A narrated program of famous klezmer clarinetists throughout history, with fascinating tales of woe and plenty of humor! This event features Klezical Tradition's own phenom clarinetist, Walter Mamlok, who will be joined by founder and leader, Adrianne Greenbaum on accordion, flute and keyboard. And joined by mega-star bassist Marty Confurius!"

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "The Secret of Our Souls - A Kabalistic Love Story, NYC, 23 Aug 2009

    their graphicFilmus, Inc. is proud to present The World Premiere of
    The Secret of Our Souls – A Kabalistic Love Story as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival – Fringe NYC.
    Book and Lyrics by Ben Goldstein
    Music by Phillip Namanworth.

    Sat. 8/15 @ 10:15 PM – Sun. 8/16 @ 5:15 – Mon. 8/17@4:45
    Wed 8/19 @ 7:30 Sun 8/23@ Noon
    Tickets: $15. For tickets visit www.FringeNYC.org

    Continue reading ""The Secret of Our Souls - A Kabalistic Love Story, NYC, 23 Aug 2009" »

    August 24, 2009

    Eyal Maoz's Edom, NYC, 24 Aug 2009

    Eyal MaozEyal Maoz's Edom (Tzadik records) live at Zebulon

    Monday, August 24 at 10 PM
    Edom live at Zebulon
    http://www.zebuloncafeconcert.com/
    258 Wythe Ave at Metropolitan Ave.
    Williamsburg, NY.

    No cover

    August 25, 2009

    Shemspeed SummerFest: Moshiach Oi! CD Release Party, NYC, 25 Aug 2009

    shemspeed summer fest posterAugust 25th

    Moshiach Oi! CD Release Party feat. Juez and Burning Bush
    at Piano's
    8pm | 21+ | $10ADV/$12DOOR
    158 Ludlow St
    New York, NY.

    August 26, 2009

    Shemspeed SummerFest: Eprhyme, NYC, 26 Aug 2009

    shemspeed summer fest posterAugust 26th

    An evening with Eprhyme (CD Release Party)
    featuring live performances by Eprhyme, Darshan and Girls in Trouble & Homeboy Sandman
    at Drom
    85 Avenue A
    New York, NY.
    9pm | $10ADV/$12DOOR
    TIX: dromnyc.com

    August 27, 2009

    Shemspeed SummerFest, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Aug 2009

    shemspeed summer fest posterAugust 27th

    Electro Morocco, CAN!!CAN, Describe, Y-Love, Diwon, Six Point Star, & Eytan
    at Bellhouse
    149 7th Street
    Brooklyn, NY.
    8pm | 18+ | $12ADV/$15DOOR
    TIX: www.ticketweb.com

    September 6, 2009

    Statman & Strom, Bronx, NY, 6 Sep 2009

    Andy StatmanSunday, September 6 2009, 2 to 4:30 pm:

    AN AMAZING AFTERNOON WITH TWO GIANTS OF KLEZMER AND THEIR BANDS... Free to the public!

    Don't miss this opportunity to hear Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi and The Andy Statman Trio

    Comras Mall of Bronx Park, Located at the intersection of Bronx Park East and Lydig Avenue Bronx, NY 10462 (Just steps from the Bronx Zoo) For travel directions and more information: (718) 792-4744

    Comras Mall of Bronx Park
    tel: 718 792-4744

    September 9, 2009

    Soulico, Axum, NYC, 9 Sep 2009

    The New Israel Fund's 14th Annual New Generations Benefit, produced in association with JDub Records
    Featuring an exclusive performance by Tel-Aviv based DJ crew, SOULICO with special guests, Ethiopian MC's AXUM

    Wednesday, 9/9/09
    at Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey Street, NYC)
    7 pm VIP Reception / 8pm - Midnight

    New Generations is an open and vibrant community of young professionals, social activists, and community leaders, who are committed to the work of the New Israel Fund.

    Soulico is a 4 member DJ crew from Tel Aviv. Their music is a unique mix of hip-hop, middle eastern melodies, dancehall, electronica, reggae, English, Hebrew, Arabic, and Spanish.

    The New Israel Fund's New Generations Benefit is the premiere annual event for progressive supporters of Israel, raising funds for the New Israel Fund's work to strengthen Israel's democracy and promote justice and equality for all members of Israeli society.

    To learn more and buy tickets, visit nif.org/nycbenefit

    September 10, 2009

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 10 Sep 2009

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    EISENBERG’S original 1929 back room!
    Thursday, September 10
    8:00PM
    174 Fifth Ave (near 22nd St), Manhattan
    $10. at the door
    212-675-5096

    Metropolitan Klezmer makes a special hometown appearance at Eisenberg's, performing in the classic back room of this vintage 1929 sandwich shop... eight-piece band for a mere $10.

    September 11, 2009

    Chase the Devil, 11 Sep 2009

    Friday, September 11, 10pm
    Drom, NYC - Avenue A between 5th & 6th
    Chase the Devil (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman)
    performs a special concert of spiritual roots music in commemoration of 9/11--dedicated to victims everywhere

    Read a feature on Chase the Devil from Tablet Magazine:
    www.tabletmag.com/arts-and-culture/music/6607/shades-of-gray/

    Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird, Brooklyn, NY, 11 Sep 2009

    Painted BirdDaniel Kahn and the Painted Bird

    9/11/09 - Barbes, Brooklyn

    Daniel Kahn - vocal, accordion, plucked things
    Michael Tuttle - bass
    Michael WInograd - clarinet
    Daniel Blacksberg - trombone
    Hampus Melin - drum

    w/special guests wherever we go!
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    September 12, 2009

    Gypsy Boat Party w/The Sway Machinery, NYC 12 Sep 2009

    get your dancing shoes primed and ready....

    Saturday, September 12th, 2009
    NY Gypsy Festival - 9:30 PM - 12:30 AM
    Gypsy Boat Party!!!

    Pier 17, South Street Seaport
    New York, NY

    Price: $35

    A New York Gypsy Festival first: a true gypsy boat party with The Sway Machinery. Plus global gypsy beats by DJ Pepe on The Clipper City Tallship!!!

    Meet us at 9pm on the dock at Pier 17, South Street, Seaport. Boat leaves at 9:30pm for three hours of sailing around Manhattan! Tickets are limited. Buy now at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/78444

    September 13, 2009

    Fleytmuzik @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 13 Sep 2009

    cd coverEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Sep 13, 2009, features Fleytmuzik with vocals by Michael Alpert.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    September 15, 2009

    Klezmer Ensemble open house led by Jeff Warschauer, Manhattan, NY, Sep 15, 2009

    The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be having a free open house on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, from 7-9 PM

    Jeff WarschauerLed by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    The free open house will be followed by six paid sessions
    Tuesdays from 7-9 PM:
    Sept 22 and 29
    Oct 6, 13, 20 and 27

    • Open to all instrumentalists who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
    • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    • Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and has just begun graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org

    Howard Fishmn, Pharaoh's Daughter, Brazz Tree, NYC, 15 Sep 2009

    band publicity photocity wineryHoward Fishmn & Pharaoh's Daughter & Brazz Tree
    15-Sep-2009, 8pm seating / 9pm show
    city wineryCity Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    Tix: $15-$25

    September 16, 2009

    Stempenyu's Dream w/Steven Greenman, NYC, 16 Sep 2009

    Steven Greenman Stempenyu's Dream
    with Steven Greenman

    Sept 16, 2009, 7pm
    Museum at Eldridge St.
    12 Eldridge St., NYC
    Adults: $15 | Students & Seniors: $12

    Steven Greenman In this strikingly beautiful concert, violinist Steven Greenman and ensemble draw inspiration from legendary 19th-century Eastern European performer Stempenyu, who was immortalized in the fiction of Sholem Aleichem. Stirring religious hymns, Moldavian dances and spiritual yearning are all a part of the mix, in a concert sure to provide a sense of spiritual uplift just in time for the holidays.

    Museum at Eldridge St.Music Lost & Found Concert Series
    RSVP to 212.219.0888 x 205

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    September 21, 2009

    "The Multi-Ethnic Music Cultures of Moldova", NYC, 21 Sep 2009

    image for An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture SeriesAn-sky Institute for Jewish Culture Series

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Center for Jewish History present a new three-part An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture Series, curated by ethnomusicologist Walter Zev Feldman, Ph.D. (New York University, Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem).

    Monday, September 21: The Multi-Ethnic Music Cultures of Moldova. In a multi-media presentation, Walter Zev Feldman discusses the cultural history of this area of ethnic transformation and his recent expedition which discovered musicians of mixed ancestry (Jewish/Roma/Slavic/Moldavian) still performing traditional Jewish music in his father's hometown of Edinets. At the Center for Jewish History's Forchheimer Auditorium/Kumble Stage, 15 W. 16th Street in Manhattan. A reception will follow the event. Tickets $15, $10 for CJH and CTMD members. Reservations through Smart Tix or call 212-868-4444. (7:00 PM)

    The series is named in honor of the pioneering Jewish folklorist and writer, Semyon An-sky, who led a remarkable expedition to collect Jewish folklore in Ukraine and Belorussia in 1911–1914.

    Major support for CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation. Support was also provided by the Atran Foundation, and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. We thank Fumie Suzuki and Joan Roth for providing photographs for the series.

    September 22, 2009

    "New Voices on the Yiddish Stage," Queens, NYC, 22 Sep 2009

    Folksbiene logo"New Voices of the Yiddish Stage:
    A Grand Concert by the Hottest Young Talent Performing New Songs and Interpretations of the Classics"

    Taylor Bergen-Chrisman, Annette Ezekiel, Alica Jo Rabins, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri "Zisl-Yeysef" Slepovich, Matt Temkin un andere gest. Musical Direction: Zalmen Mlotek

    Tuesday - dem 22tn september 2009, 1:30 n"m
    Queens College, Lefrak Concert Hall
    (Free admission—no tickets required)
    Informatsye: 718-793-8080
    www.folksbiene.org

    "New Voices on the Yiddish Stage," Queens, NYC, 22 Sep 2009

    Folksbiene logo"New Voices of the Yiddish Stage:
    A Grand Concert by the Hottest Young Talent Performing New Songs and Interpretations of the Classics"

    Taylor Bergen-Chrisman, Annette Ezekiel, Alica Jo Rabins, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri "Zisl-Yeysef" Slepovich, Matt Temkin un andere gest. Musical Direction: Zalmen Mlotek

    Tuesday - dem 22tn september 2009, 1:30 n"m
    Queens College, Lefrak Concert Hall
    (Free admission—no tickets required)
    Informatsye: 718-793-8080
    www.folksbiene.org

    September 23, 2009

    "New Voices on the Yiddish Stage," Manhattan, NYC, 23 Sep 2009

    Folksbiene logo"New Voices of the Yiddish Stage:
    A Grand Concert by the Hottest Young Talent Performing New Songs and Interpretations of the Classics"

    Taylor Bergen-Chrisman, Annette Ezekiel, Alica Jo Rabins, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri "Zisl-Yeysef" Slepovich, Matt Temkin un andere gest. Musical Direction: Zalmen Mlotek

    Wednesday - dem 23stn september 2009, 7:00 in ovnt
    Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse
    Free admission.
    Informatsye un biletn (Info and tickets)- 212-772-4448
    kayeplayhouse.hunter.cuny.edu/calendar.shtml

    "New Voices on the Yiddish Stage," Manhattan, NYC, 23 Sep 2009

    Folksbiene logo"New Voices of the Yiddish Stage:
    A Grand Concert by the Hottest Young Talent Performing New Songs and Interpretations of the Classics"

    Taylor Bergen-Chrisman, Annette Ezekiel, Alica Jo Rabins, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri "Zisl-Yeysef" Slepovich, Matt Temkin un andere gest. Musical Direction: Zalmen Mlotek

    Wednesday - dem 23stn september 2009, 7:00 in ovnt
    Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse
    Free admission.
    Informatsye un biletn (Info and tickets)- 212-772-4448
    kayeplayhouse.hunter.cuny.edu/calendar.shtml

    September 30, 2009

    "New Voices on the Yiddish Stage," Brooklyn, NYC, 30 Sep 2009

    Folksbiene logo"New Voices of the Yiddish Stage:
    A Grand Concert by the Hottest Young Talent Performing New Songs and Interpretations of the Classics"

    Taylor Bergen-Chrisman, Annette Ezekiel, Alica Jo Rabins, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri "Zisl-Yeysef" Slepovich, Matt Temkin un andere gest. Musical Direction: Zalmen Mlotek

    Mitvokh - Wednesday - dem 30stn september, 2009, 2:00 n"m
    Brooklyn College, Walt Whitman Theater.
    (Free admission -no tickets required)
    Informatsye: 718-951-4500
    www.brooklyncenter.com

    "New Voices on the Yiddish Stage," Brooklyn, NYC, 30 Sep 2009

    Folksbiene logo"New Voices of the Yiddish Stage:
    A Grand Concert by the Hottest Young Talent Performing New Songs and Interpretations of the Classics"

    Taylor Bergen-Chrisman, Annette Ezekiel, Alica Jo Rabins, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri "Zisl-Yeysef" Slepovich, Matt Temkin un andere gest. Musical Direction: Zalmen Mlotek

    Mitvokh - Wednesday - dem 30stn september, 2009, 2:00 n"m
    Brooklyn College, Walt Whitman Theater.
    (Free admission -no tickets required)
    Informatsye: 718-951-4500
    www.brooklyncenter.com

    Jake Shulman-Ment, NYC, 30 Sep 2009

    cd coverSept. 30, 7pm
    A Redele
    with Jake Shulman-Ment
    Adults: $15 | Students & Seniors: $12
    RSVP+
    At the Museum at Eldridge Street at 12 Eldridge Street

    Violinist Jake Shulman-Ment is among the leaders of a new generation of klezmer and Eastern European folk music performers. To celebrate the release of his debut solo recording, A Redele (A Wheel), he leads an all-star band presenting ecstatic, soulful original compositions and improvisations as well as old Jewish and Gypsy songs inspired by his extensive travels in Romania and Hungary.

    tel: 212-219-0888
    www.eldridgestreet.org

    October 1, 2009

    "New Voices on the Yiddish Stage," Bronx, NYC, 1 Oct 2009

    Folksbiene logo"New Voices of the Yiddish Stage:
    A Grand Concert by the Hottest Young Talent Performing New Songs and Interpretations of the Classics"

    Taylor Bergen-Chrisman, Annette Ezekiel, Alica Jo Rabins, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri "Zisl-Yeysef" Slepovich, Matt Temkin un andere gest. Musical Direction: Zalmen Mlotek

    Donershtik dem 1tn oktober 2009, 3:30 n"m
    Lehman College, Lovinger Theater
    Free admission
    Informatsye un biletn (Info and tickets): 718-960-8024
    lehmancenter.org/shows.html

    "New Voices on the Yiddish Stage," Bronx, NYC, 1 Oct 2009

    Folksbiene logo"New Voices of the Yiddish Stage:
    A Grand Concert by the Hottest Young Talent Performing New Songs and Interpretations of the Classics"

    Taylor Bergen-Chrisman, Annette Ezekiel, Alica Jo Rabins, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri "Zisl-Yeysef" Slepovich, Matt Temkin un andere gest. Musical Direction: Zalmen Mlotek

    Donershtik dem 1tn oktober 2009, 3:30 n"m
    Lehman College, Lovinger Theater
    Free admission
    Informatsye un biletn (Info and tickets): 718-960-8024
    lehmancenter.org/shows.html

    Max Pashm, NYC, 1 Oct 2009

    Max PashmMax Pashm

    Oct 1 2009, 8:00P
    Mehanata Bulgarian Bar,
    New York City U.S.A

    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

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House), NYC, 1 Oct 2009


    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Workmen's Circle present...

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Workmen's Circle with master dance leader Zev Feldman!

    Thursday, October 1, 2009
    A discussion of archival video of dance will be held at 6:30PM
    Dancing: 7:00PM-10:00PM
    Workmen's Circle is at 45 E. 33rd St. between Madison and Park Ave. in Manhattan.

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance events are held at the Workmen's Circle on the first Thursday of each month. Come learn the traditional Jewish dances of Eastern Europe. Beginners are welcome!

    Parking is available on the street or in the lot next door. Admission $10, $8 for CTMD and Workmen's Circle members.

    A presentation of CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture.

    October 2, 2009

    Watcha Clan "Diaspora Remixed" tour, Brooklyn, NYC, 2 Oct 2009

    2009 US tour gifWacha Clan
    "Diaspora Remix" tour

    Oct 2 2009, 8:00P
    New York City (NY)
    Southpaw / Brooklyn

    For more information: www.myspace.com/watchaclan
    Also check out Keith Wolzinger's Klezmer Podcast interview

    October 4, 2009

    Isle of Klezbos, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 4 Oct 2009

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 4, 2009 features Isle of Klezbos

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    October 21, 2009

    Folksbiene Annual Cabaret Dinner, 21 Oct 2009

    Folksbiene logoANNUAL CABARET DINNER

    October 21,2009
    Buffet Dinner 6:00pm
    Cabaret 7:30pm
    Baruch Performing Arts Center, New York City

    Honoring:
    The Barcan Family
    For their multi-generational contributions to Yiddish culture

    Awardees:
    Seena Stein
    Neil Goldmacher

    We will also honor Chancellor MatthewGoldstein&Dr. Barnett Zumoff for their lifetime contributions

    Featuring a Dazzling Arrayof Broadway Stars including:
    Tovah Feldshuh (Irena’s Vow)
    Jana Robbins (The Allergist’s Wife)
    Tsidi Laloca (The Lion King)
    Charlotte Cohn (La Bohème).... and more

    For reservations please call 212-213-2120 x 203
    www.folksbiene.org

    October 22, 2009

    CMJ Shemspeed showcase, NYC, 22 Oct 2009

    CMJ Shemspeed Showcase
    Oct 22, 2009, 6-10pm
    Drom
    85 Ave A (b/w 5th & 6th St) 6-10pm | 21+ | $10
    New York, NY.

    info and updates at www.shemspeed.com/cmj

    Shemspeed is proud to showcase its favorite groups for CMJ 2009. Each of the artists below has a record being released this fall and will be previewing and debuting songs from their records, all live at one event.

    The night will feature bands from all over the aesthetic map, including:
    Electro Morrocco (guitar-driven middle eastern electro), Y-Love (mystical multilingual hip-hop revolutionary), Darshan (electro world folk-hop), Kosha Dillz (Israeli-american freestyle sensation) Diwon (yemenite psych-hopper), Eprhyme (kaballisitic party rocking MC), DJ Balagan (global funk from Bmore), & DeScribe (soul awakening hip hop).

    October 25, 2009

    Atzilut: Concerts for Peace, 25 Oct 2009

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    October 26, 2009

    Beyle Schaechter Gottesman, NYC, 26 Oct 2009

    image for An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture SeriesAn-sky Institute for Jewish Culture Series

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Center for Jewish History present a new three-part An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture Series, curated by ethnomusicologist Walter Zev Feldman, Ph.D. (New York University, Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem).

    Monday, October 26: Beyle Schaechter Gottesman: Celebrating a Lifetime in Yiddish Song. A conversation and performance featuring America's leading Yiddish poet/songwriter, who will be joined by her son Itzik Gottesman of the Yiddish Forward newspaper. Moderated by Walter Zev Feldman. In 2006 Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman was awarded the NEA's National Heritage Fellowship Award, our nation's highest honor in the traditional arts. At the Center for Jewish History's Forchheimer Auditorium/Kumble Stage, 15 W. 16th Street in Manhattan. A reception will follow the event. Tickets $15, $10 for CJH and CTMD members. Reservations through Smart Tix or call 212-868-4444. (7:00PM)

    The series is named in honor of the pioneering Jewish folklorist and writer, Semyon An-sky, who led a remarkable expedition to collect Jewish folklore in Ukraine and Belorussia in 1911–1914.

    Major support for CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation. Support was also provided by the Atran Foundation, and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. We thank Fumie Suzuki and Joan Roth for providing photographs for the series.

    October 30, 2009

    Strauss/Warschauer Duo, Workmen's Circle, New York, NY, October 30, 2009

    Special NYC Friday Night Dinner with Participatory Yiddish Singing and Dancing with the Strauss/Warschauer Duo.

    A Tribute to the Memory of our Beloved Teacher and Friend Pesach Fiszman A"H

    Friday, October 30, 2009, 6:30 PM
    RSVP ASAP!
    The Workmen's Circle / Arbeter Ring invites you to come and spend a Shabes Dinner with us on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.

    The program is dedicated to the memory of our dear teacher and friend, Pesach Fiszman. Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer will pay tribute and lead a spirited Yiddish Shabes including participatory singing and dancing.

    Space is limited. Reserve ASAP!

    Location: Workmen's Circle (45 East 33rd Street, NY, NY 10016)
    Cost: $30 members, $36 nonmembers, $18 full-time students/children

    For more information contact Sara Lerman
    Phone: 212.889.6800 x252
    Register Online: http://www.circle.org/Shabbes_regform.html

    Der arbeter-ring farbet alemen hartsik kumen un farbrengen tsuzamen mit undz di shabesdike vetshere in AR binyen, dem 30 Oktober, 6:30 in ovnt. Di program iz gevimet dem lebn un oyftu fun undzer balibtn khaver un lerer, Pesakh Fishman, olevasholem.
    Debra Strauss un Jeff Warschauer veln onfirn mitn ovnt.
    Der optsol iz: $30 - mitglid, $36 - nit-mitglid, $18 - kinder un studentn.

    rezervirt bald. dos ort iz bagrenetst.

    nokh vayterdiker informatsye klingt 212-889-6800, ext. 252

    The Kirtan Rabbi, Free Synagogue of Flushing, NY, October 30, 2009

    Free Synagogue of Flushing will present a one-of-a-kind musical event featuring the Kirtan Rabbi on Friday,
    October 30, 8 PM, at 41-60 Kissena Boulevard (between Main Street and Sanford Ave.), Flushing, Queens. Admission is FREE.
    Rabbi Andrew Hahn, known as the Kirtan Rabbi, weaves traditional Jewish liturgy and musical modes into the increasingly popular call-and-response form of singing called Kirtan. Originally from India, Kirtan is described as "a form of chant designed to heighten participation, communal feeling and ecstatic communion with the divine." Kirtan calls for full participation from the audience and promises to be an uplifting experience. Some free parking available adjacent to synagogue. For more information, call 718-961-0030 or visit www.freesynagogue.org.

    November 1, 2009

    Sy Kushner CD Release Performance, City Winery, New York, NY, November 1, 2009

    Klezmer Brunch at City Winery
    Sy Kushner CD Release Performance
    Nov.1, 2009
    11.a.m. and 1.p.m.


    Sy Kushner will be making a rare public appearance when he performs at City Winery* on Nov.1. He will be playing original tunes from his newly released CD, "Journeys". Accompanying him will be some of New York's top klezmer musicians.

    Sy was one of the founders and musical director of The Mark 3, a trendsetting Jewish music ensemble in the mid 60's. More recently, he has released 3 CDs as well as books of transcriptions of both his own music as well as klezmer classics.

    For more info, visit his website at nulitemusic.com


    *City Winery is located at 155 Varick Street in lower Manhattan.Doors open at 10 a.m. Show times are 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Music charge is $10 for both shows.

    November 2, 2009

    YIVO Conferemcne on New York and the American Jewish Experience, New York, NY, November 2, 2009

    YIVO is holding a conference on New York and the American Jewish Experience on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.

    The 4:15 to 5:30 pm afternoon session will include a paper by Marsha Dubrow, a musicologist at CUNY, on Lazar Weiner, and how Weiner's music was felt in different parts of the Jewish community. The paper will include illustrations and samples.

    From 5:30 to 6:15 there will be an Evening Reception.
    In the evening, from 6:15 to 7:30 there will be a Roundtable of
    Archivists on the Preserving the Treasures of Jewish Archives, with
    participation from 92nd Street Y Archives, American Jewish Committee
    Archives, Hadassah Archives, HIAS Archives, JDC Archives, Yeshiva
    University Archives and YIVO Archives."

    For the full program and to register, please visit:
    http://yivo.org/events/index.php

    November 4, 2009

    Alicia Svigals, Long Island, November 4, 2009

    svigals singingAlicia Svigals in Sholem Aleichem program 11/4

    A Taste of Russia: Sholem Aleichem as you Least Expect Him -- this Wednesday! With wonderful Yiddish vocalist Adrienne Cooper.
    Join Sid Jacobson JCC, Suffolk Y JCC and The Workmen's Circle for an evening of hilarious, touching and unexpected readings and songs in honor of Sholem Aleichem's 150th birthday. Dessert and coffee served.
    Wednesday, November 4, 7:00 pm
    Location: Sid Jacobson JCC
    Fee $20 / members, Suffolk Y-JCC and Workmen Circle members $15. www.sjjcc.org. Call for availability -- 516-484-1545 ext. 173
    Click here for Sid Jacobson JCC website

    November 5, 2009

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House), NYC, 5 Nov 2009


    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Workmen's Circle present...

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Workmen's Circle with master dance leader Zev Feldman!

    Thursday, November 5, 2009
    A discussion of archival video of dance will be held at 6:30PM
    Dancing: 7:00PM-10:00PM
    Workmen's Circle is at 45 E. 33rd St. between Madison and Park Ave. in Manhattan.

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance events are held at the Workmen's Circle on the first Thursday of each month. Come learn the traditional Jewish dances of Eastern Europe. Beginners are welcome!

    Parking is available on the street or in the lot next door. Admission $10, $8 for CTMD and Workmen's Circle members.

    A presentation of CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture.

    November 8, 2009

    Harmonia Klezmer Brunch, City Wintery, New York, NY, November 8, 2009

    Harmonia

    What: Klezmer Brunch at City Winery

    When: Sunday Nov. 8th, 2009 from 11am – 1:30pm
    Where: City Winery: 155 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 (212) 608-0555

    www.citywinery.com

    Fee: $10.00 adults

    www.harmoniaensemble.com

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 8 Nov 2009

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    Nov 8 @ 2pm and 6pm - SOLD OUT

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    Harmonia Concert and Dance, Hungarian House, New York, NY, November 8, 2009

    Harmonia

    What: Concert and dance at Hungarian House

    When: Sunday Nov. 8th, 2009 from 6pm-9:30pm

    Where: 213 E 82nd St New York, NY 10028-2701 (212) 249-9360

    www.magyarhaz.org

    www.harmoniaensemble.com

    November 10, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 10 Nov 2009

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    Tue, Nov 10 @ 2pm - SOLD OUT

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    C Lanzbom and Chana Rothman, The Living Room, NY, NY, November 10, 2009

    NEW YORK, NY Uplifting groove-oriented music that combines hip hop, reggae, folk, and a bit of Hebrew.

    The concert takes place on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 8pm at the Living Room, 154 Ludlow Street, NYC. Cover charge is $12. Chana will be sharing the bill with C Lanzbom and BettySoo. This concert is part of WFUV's "On Your Radar," a live music series sponsored by John Platt, host for WFUV's Sunday Breakfast. For more information about the show, contact (212) 533-7237 or visit www.livingroomny.com.

    WFUV will also air an in-studio session on Sunday November 1 from 10-11 a.m., featuring Chana Rothman and C Lanzbom on John Platt's Sunday Breakfast at 90.7 FM in New York and on the web at wfuv.org.

    MORE ABOUT CHANA ROTHMAN:

    Chana's music, using two languages and ancient texts to address social ills and joys of today, brings a universal appeal. The message is unity through music. Two years as a Head Songleader in Reform Judaism's teen leadership summer camps helped Chana develop a passion for music as a tool to bring communities together.

    RICHARD ANTONE of ELMORE MAGAZINE writes: "Rothman's music bubbles with a conscious vibe that's capable of bringing people together. She is adept at using religious imagery and bilingual lyrics as a bridge rather than a wedge."

    Chana's debut album, "We Can Rise," (Oyhoo Records) produced by C Lanzbom, was voted "Best Album of 2007" by jewschool.com and she was featured in "Top 5 Women Who Rock" by American Jewish Life and Lilith Magazine. Chana was also featured in the documentary film "Jewish Music: More Than Just Klezmer" produced by Brooklyn College Media Department.
    NEW YORK TIMES says of Chana Rothman:"Worth Checking Out"

    MORE ABOUT C LANZBOM

    C Lanzbom has a very diverse career in performing around the world playing guitar, writing music, producing, and engineering. He has written with Perry Farrell (Janes Addiction), and shared the stage with him and artists such as Dispatch, Bruce Hornsby, Mickey Heart, and many more. C has had his music placed in Movies (When Do We Eat), and many T.V. shows including, MTV's The Real World "Sydney" and Real world "Brooklyn","The City" and various T.V. commercials. A session guitarist for many years, he opened his own recording studio (Sherwood Ridge) in 2002. Since then he has produced, written for, played on, and engineered over 20 full-length album releases, Including 6 solo instrumental albums. Currently he plays and writes with his bands,Soulfarm, Fools For April, and Skyland.

    November 11, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 11 Nov 2009

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    Wed., Nov 11 @ 2pm - SOLD OUT

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    November 12, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 12 Nov 2009

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    Thu, Nov 12 @ 2pm & 8pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 12 Nov 2009

    band photoIsle of Klezbos

    Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7PM
    CBST 36th Anniversary Concert: "Double Chai" in Chelsea
    Holy Apostles Church, 296 Ninth Avenue @ W 28th St, New York,
    New York 10001

    Isle of Klezbos sextet performs in concert for the 36th Anniversary of Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, synagogue for NYC's LGBT Jews, family & friends. The number 36 has an auspicious meaning, since it's 2 x lucky 18! The word for Life = Chai... and the letters spelling that word, whether in Yiddish or Hebrew, add up to eighteen. So this is an extra-special celebration. cbst.org

    "Isle of Klezbos sextet plays CBST Double Chai" is made possible in part with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

    November 14, 2009

    John Zorn's Tzadik Label Mini Festival, Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY, November 14, 2009

    Eyal MaozJohn Zorn's Tzadik Label Mini Festival with:

    Cyro Baptista & Beat The Donkey Record Release Party
    Eyal Maoz's Edom, Hope and Destruction Record Release Party
    Kenny Wollesen's WOLLESONIC

    Saturday November 14th
    Doors: 7PM Show: 7:30PM, $15

    Le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012. Near Thompson St.
    (Greenwich Village, Manhattan)
    (212) 505-FISH (3474)
    For Tickets: http://lepoissonrouge.com/

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 14 Nov 2009

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    Sat, Nov 14 @ 8pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    November 15, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 15 Nov 2009

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    Sun, Nov 15 @ 2pm and 6pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    November 17, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 17 Nov 2009

    posterNEW YORK PREMIERE
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    Tue, Nov 17 @ 2pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    November 18, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 18 Nov 2009

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    Wed., Nov 18 @ 2pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    November 19, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 19 Nov 2009

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    Thu, Nov 19 @ 2pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    November 21, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 21 Nov 2009

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    THEO BIKEL in SHOLOM ALEICHEM: LAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS

    Sat, Nov 21 @ 8pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
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    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    November 22, 2009

    Mama Doni Band, NYC, 22 Nov 2009

    Basya Schechter, Sholem-Aleichem Cultural Center, NY, November 22, 2009

    band publicity photo"RADICAL AMAZEMENT" - This Sunday, Nov. 22nd 1:30 PM
    Basya Schechter (Pharoah's Daughter) will present her original musical compositions to the yiddish poetry of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel written in the early 1930s.
    A rare Bronx appearence at the Sholem-Aleichem Cultural Center 3301 Bainbridge avenue, Bronx corner 208th st. one block from Montefiore Hospital
    admission: $3.50
    Take the 4 train to Mosholu Parkway, or D train to 205th st.

    Please come! information: 917-930-0295

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 22 Nov 2009

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    Nov 22 @ 2pm and 6pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    November 24, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 24 Nov 2009

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    Tue, Nov 24 @ 2pm & 8pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    November 25, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 25 Nov 2009

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    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    November 27, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 27 Nov 2009

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    Fri, Nov 27 @ noon

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    November 28, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 28 Nov 2009

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    Sat, Nov 28 @ 8pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    November 29, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 29 Nov 2009

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    Sun, Nov 29 @ 2pm and 6pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    December 1, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 1 Dec 2009

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    Tue, Dec @ 2pm & 8pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    December 2, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 2 Dec 2009

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    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    December 3, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 3 Dec 2009

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    THEO BIKEL in SHOLOM ALEICHEM: LAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS

    Thu, Dec 3 @ 2pm & 8pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

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    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House), NYC, 3 Dec 2009


    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Workmen's Circle present...

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Workmen's Circle with master dance leader Zev Feldman!

    Thursday, December 3, 2009
    A discussion of archival video of dance will be held at 6:30PM
    Dancing: 7:00PM-10:00PM
    Workmen's Circle is at 45 E. 33rd St. between Madison and Park Ave. in Manhattan.

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance events are held at the Workmen's Circle on the first Thursday of each month. Come learn the traditional Jewish dances of Eastern Europe. Beginners are welcome!

    Parking is available on the street or in the lot next door. Admission $10, $8 for CTMD and Workmen's Circle members.

    A presentation of CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture.

    December 4, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 4 Dec 2009

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    Fri, Dec 4 @ noon

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    December 5, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 5 Dec 2009

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    THEO BIKEL in SHOLOM ALEICHEM: LAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS

    Sat, Dec 5 @ 8pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    December 8, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 8 Dec 2009

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    THEO BIKEL in SHOLOM ALEICHEM: LAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS

    Tue, Dec 8 @ 2pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    December 9, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 9 Dec 2009

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    THEO BIKEL in SHOLOM ALEICHEM: LAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS

    Wed, Dec 9 @ 2pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    December 10, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 10 Dec 2009

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    THEO BIKEL in SHOLOM ALEICHEM: LAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS

    Thu, Dec 10 @ 2pm and 8pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    December 12, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 12 Dec 2009

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    Sat, Dec 12 @ 8pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    Galeet Dardashti's "The Naming" and Sarah Aroeste, NYC, 12 Dec 2009

    DivahnGaleet Dardashti

    Women's Night at the Sephardic Music Festival: Galeet Dardashti's The Naming followed by performances by Smadar and Sarah Aroeste

    This is the story of why the brilliant Queen of Sheba shaved her legs, how the stunning Vashti laid down the line for her drunken husband, and how a mysterious witch spoke King Saul's doom and then served him a nice dinner. Dardashti's forthcoming solo release and multimedia performance, The Naming, draws on the Persian music deep in her bones to transform the ghostly outlines of Biblical women into full-blown flesh-and-blood personalities, combing emotional Middle Eastern-inflected musical delivery with powerful storytelling.

    December 12, 2009
    92Y Tribeca
    200 Hudson Street, Tribeca NY
    Doors open at 8:00 p.m., show begins at 9:00 p.m.
    $15 advance/ $20 at the door
    For more information, click here

    December 13, 2009

    Theo Bikel in "Shalom Aleichem: Laughter through Tears", 13 Dec 2009

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    THEO BIKEL in SHOLOM ALEICHEM: LAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS

    Sun, Dec 13 @ 2pm & 6pm

    Written By Theodore Bikel
    Music Direction by Tamara Brooks
    Tamara Brooks, Piano
    Merima Kljuc(o, Accordion

    Directed by Derek Goldman

    Presented by Special Arrangement with
    National Jewish Theater
    Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director
    Originally developed in 2008 by Theater J, Washington, DC
    Ari Roth, Artistic Director and Patricia Jenson, Managing Director

    IN ENGLISH WITH SOME YIDDISH
    THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED MOSTLY IN ENGLISH WITH
    YIDDISH AND RUSSIAN SUPERTITLES

    A PLAY WITH MUSIC CELEBRATING THE GREAT YIDDISH WRITER

    Regular Ticket Prices: Orchestra $55, Balcony $45, Students $25*
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    December 14, 2009

    "Ilyas Malayev: Remembering the Poet Laureate of the Bukharian Jews", NYC, 14 Dec 2009

    image for An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture SeriesAn-sky Institute for Jewish Culture Series

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Center for Jewish History present a new three-part An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture Series, curated by ethnomusicologist Walter Zev Feldman, Ph.D. (New York University, Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem).

    Ilyas Malayev: Remembering the Poet Laureate of the Bukharian Jews. Ilyas Malayev (1936-2008) was an immensely popular musician across Uzbekistan, deeply loved by the Bukharian Jewish community. He was a master of the central Asian classical music cycles known as "Shash maqam," and a major innovator of traditional forms through his musical compositions, poetry and theatrical works. CTMD worked with Dartmouth ethnomusicologist Theodore Levin to produce Malayev's important 1997 recording, At the Bazaar of Love (Shanachie Records). This special retrospective will take place at the Center for Jewish History's Forchheimer Auditorium/Kumble Stage, 15 W. 16th Street in Manhattan. A reception will follow the event. Tickets $15, $10 for CJH and CTMD members. Reservations through Smart Tix or call 212-868-4444. (7:00PM)

    The series is named in honor of the pioneering Jewish folklorist and writer, Semyon An-sky, who led a remarkable expedition to collect Jewish folklore in Ukraine and Belorussia in 1911–1914.

    Major support for CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation. Support was also provided by the Atran Foundation, and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. We thank Fumie Suzuki and Joan Roth for providing photographs for the series.

    December 16, 2009

    Hanuka Spectacular, Banjo Jim's, NYC, NY, 16 December 2009

    Yiddish PrincessFor those who will be in NYC next Wednesday night...
    Celebrate the Miracle of Successfully Resisting Cultural Hegemony!
    Mirth, Wonder, Shmaltz
    "But, how?" you ask.
    Easy Peasy !! By going to Banjo Jim's on Wednesday Dec 16th to hear your three favorite bands playing perverse derivatives of Jewish music. And screwing the 5th bulb into Avi Fox-Rosen's Electric Hanuka Lamp.
    9pm- The Benjy Fox-Rosen Band
    10pm- Special Hanuka Lamp Lighting Ceremony led by Avi FR
    10:15pm- Yiddish Princess
    11:15pm- Breslov Bar Band
    9th Street and Avenue C, New York, NY
    Rock the Casbah.
    Happy Chanukah to all!
    http://www.jewishmusician.com

    December 20, 2009

    Stutchkoff's Yiddish radio scripts, with a musical performance by Benjy Fox-Rosen, Bronx, NY, 20 December 2009

    Benjy Fox-RosenStutchkoff's Yiddish radio scripts, with a musical
    performance by Benjy Fox-Rosen

    PROGRAM IN YIDDISH

    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, corner 208th St.
    (near Montefiore Hospital), Bronx, NY
    Take the #4 train to Mosholu Parkway or the D train to 205th St.

    Please come to hear a Yiddish lecture and reading "The Treasures of Nahum Stutchkoff" given by Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel with excerpts from funny commercials to heart-wrenching dramas - all from the collection of Nahum Stutchkoff's typescripts in the Jewish Division at The New York Public Library.

    Nahum Stutchkoff (Nukhem Stutshkov) was not just a Yiddish linguist, but also a prolific playwright, translator, actor and lyricist who worked with Yiddish composers such as Rumshinsky, Ellstein, Secunda, and Perlmutter.

    ADMISSION: $ 3.50. Members and students: free.
    Refreshments served.
    http://shul21.org/

    December 22, 2009

    Eyal Maoz's Edom, NYC, 22 Dec 2009

    Eyal Maoz' EdomEyal Maoz's EDOM

    Edom is a pop-rock-klez-jazz band led by Eyal Maoz. It is where Jazz meets New Wave, and echoes of Joy Division are counterposed with John Zorn's Electric Masada.

    Pianos: Tuesday Dec 22 at 11 PM.
    All concerts that night in one ticket, including
    EDOM 11 PM
    THE CROWN VANDALS (MONTREAL) 10PM
    SAVANTES 9PM
    JAMIE AND HIS BOYFRIENDS 8PM
    Ticket TBA. Check www.pianosnyc.com/showroom

    Pianos is at 158 Ludlow Street, New York City
    212.505.3733

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    Later Prophets, Edom, NYC, 24 Dec 2009

    Eyal Maoz' EdomEyal Maoz's EDOM, Greg Wall's Later Prophets, Jake Marmer & Friends
    Radical Jewish Music & Poetry Fest!

    Thursday, December 24, 2009
    Time: 8:00pm - 10:30pm
    Location: 6th Street Shul, 325 East 6th Street New York, NY

    $15 DO/$12 with RSVP to Sixth St Shul

    Continue reading "Later Prophets, Edom, NYC, 24 Dec 2009" »

    December 23, 2009

    Klezmatics, NYC, 23 Dec 2009

    band photoThe Klezmatics

    Annual Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah Tour
    Wednesday, December 23, 2009
    8:00pm - 10:00pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    www.citywinery.com

    December 24, 2009

    Zamir Chorale, NYC, 24 Dec 2009

    If you'll be in the New York City area on December 24, you might enjoy having something Jewish-musical to do while "other" music is filling the concert halls and air waves. Matthew Lazar will conduct the Zamir Chorale in its annual Winter Concert at Merkin Concert Hall (129 W. 67th Street) at 7:30 p.m. Featuring Cantor Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson as guest soloist, the program will include a wide range of gems from the Jewish choral repertoire, from (post-) Hanukkah favorites to Paul Ben-Haim's impressive "Roni Akara" to Maurice Goldman's "Strange Happenings" (aka Avremele Melamed) and Moishe Oysher's "Chad Gadya."

    Tickets at $36 and $25 are on sale at the box office, 212-501-3330, or online at www.kaufman-center.org

    Zamir Chorale, NYC, 24 Dec 2009

    If you'll be in the New York City area on December 24, you might enjoy having something Jewish-musical to do while "other" music is filling the concert halls and air waves. Matthew Lazar will conduct the Zamir Chorale in its annual Winter Concert at Merkin Concert Hall (129 W. 67th Street) at 7:30 p.m. Featuring Cantor Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson as guest soloist, the program will include a wide range of gems from the Jewish choral repertoire, from (post-) Hanukkah favorites to Paul Ben-Haim's impressive "Roni Akara" to Maurice Goldman's "Strange Happenings" (aka Avremele Melamed) and Moishe Oysher's "Chad Gadya."

    Tickets at $36 and $25 are on sale at the box office, 212-501-3330, or online at www.kaufman-center.org

    "A purely coincidental night of klezmer," Brooklyn, NY, 24 Dec 2009

    Barbès, 8pm and 10pm www.barbesbrooklyn.com Corner of 6th Ave and 7th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn A Purely Coincidental Night of Klezmer. Last year, we decided to get together and play some of our favorite Klezmer tunes on Dec 24th, for no particular reason. We quite enjoyed ourselves, and the people who came to see us quite enjoyed themselves. So much, in fact, that we decided to do it again! Featuring Karen Waltuch (viola), Ben Holmes (trumpet), Reuben Radding (bass) and Uri Sharlin (accordion).

    Matzah Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, 24 Dec 2009

    posterBrooklyn Bowl's First Annual
    Matzah Bowl! — Inaugural Tribal Music Festival

    • Days Like Months

    • Pey Dalid

    • Six Point Star

    • Describe/Diwon

    • Dov and Guests

    • introducing Mike Kinkade of Kinkade LA

    Thursday, December 24th
    Doors 6:00pm / Show 8:15pm
    18 and Over
    $12.00
    Buy Tix

    Matzah Bowl! - Inaugural Tribal Music Festival

    Brooklyn's latest and greatest music and entertainment space, Brooklyn Bowl, will be hosting their first annual holiday party and music festival on Thursday, Dec. 24th. The night will feature an eclectic array of well known "Bands of the Tribe" to inspire and entertain the 600 capacity crowd. Tickets will be 12 dollars online and 15 at the door. In line with the overall holiday season of giving that includes the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, we are offering 8 dollar tickets online through the first night of Chanukah, Friday Dec. 11, 2009. We expect to be sold out by this date. The show will be 18+ and will feature Bowling Specials, drink specials, surprise musical guests, and an array of menus from local Kosher restaurants, to order from. The two acts that will highlight the evening are Israeli rockers Days Like Months and Pey Dalid, [the later the original band of Hasidic Reggae Star Matisyahu ] who will be having their long awaited CD release party.

    www.brooklynbowl.com

    December 25, 2009

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 25 Dec 2009

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Friday, December 25
    The Jewish Museum
    1109 Fifth Avenue (@ 92nd St), NYC
    12:30 & 2pm band sets
    Santa Klez comes uptown: music included with museum admission, kids free!
    Septet show including special guests Deborah Karpel (vocals) & Shoko Nagai (accordion)
    Family Day event & "alias: Man Ray" exhibition
    Full info:
    212-423-3200
    thejewishmuseum.org

    December 27, 2009

    Lazarus Quartet, NYC, 27 Dec 2009

    My name is Ben Holmes, I'm a trumpet player based in Brooklyn, NY. I've recently starting leading my own Klezmer/Eastern European/Jazz group called "the Lazarus Quartet".

    Our repertoire draws heavily on the recorded works of Dave Tarras and Naftule Brandwein. We also perform material from the Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish musical traditions. My mission with the band is to present this music in a way that's reflective of my experiences as a Jazz musician living in New York, so there is a lot of improvisation and spontaneity on stage. The Lazarus Quartet is Ben Holmes (trumpet), Uri Sharlin (accordion), Dan Loomis (bass) and Jeff Davis (drums).

    Sunday December 27th City Winery Klezmer Brunch
    sets at 11 AM and 12:30 PM
    $10 Cover, brunch available
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555
    citywinery.com

    December 30, 2009

    Andrea Pancur Kapelye, NYC, 30 Dec 2009

    Please come to our next Kavehoyz of the season, run by the Congress for Jewish Culture.

    The Andrea Pancur Kapelye, Yiddish song and klezmer music from Germany
    with Andreas Schmitges (mandolin) and Emma Stiman (clarinet)
    Her first appearance in the US! She just released a great new CD
    "Federmentsch - lider fun Yidishland"

    Wednesday December 30th, 7PM
    1133 Broadway, corner 26th st.NYC
    2nd floor Conference Room (when exiting elevator, go to the right)
    Admission $9

    information: 212-505-8040

    December 31, 2009

    Ribs and Brisket Revue, NYC, 31 Dec 2009

    Ribs & Brisket RevueKlezmerShack favorites: Ribs & Brisket Revue

    CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ
    29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319
    www.corneliastreetcafe.com
    between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village
    1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St.

    There are two ways to do it- just come for the 10 PM show and enjoy a free glass of Nicolas Feuillatte Vintage Brut Champagne at midnight for $55.

    Or do it right- have a lovely multi-course meal upstairs and then come down for the show for the very reasonable $100 per person. Its delicious, fun, intimate and most of you don't have to travel far to get there.

    January 9, 2010

    Al Hambra, New York, NY, 9 January 2010

    AlhambraDear New York-area friends,

    The Sephardic music ensemble, ALHAMBRA, will be performing a program entitled "LOVE, WEDDINGS AND HOLIDAYS IN THE JUDEO-SPANISH WORLD" at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in the city of New York, 2 West 70th Street on SATURDAY EVENING JANUARY 9, 2010 AT 7:30 P.M. supported by the Shearith Israel League and the New York State Council on the Arts

    Sing-alongs and dance-alongs will be included!

    Dr. Isabelle Ganz - Director, vocals, shawm, flute
    Cantor Daniel Pincus - Vocals, percussion
    Michael Hess - Qanun, nay, violin, percussion
    Haig Manoukian - Oud, percussion
    Rami El Aasser - Dumbek, bendir, riq


    alhambragroup.com

    January 12, 2010

    Habanot Nechama, NYC, 12 Jan 2010

    Habanot NechamaHabanot Nechama

    Jan 12 2010, 8:00P
    Highline Ballroom
    NYC, New York

    January 18, 2010

    Klezmatics, NYC, 18 Jan 2010

    band photoThe Klezmatics w/ Lemon Anderson

    Jan 18, 2010
    Symphony Space
    New York, NY
    (646) 505-5708
    www.jccmanhattan.org

    January 23, 2010

    Klezmatics, Ithaca, NY, 23 Jan 2010

    band photoThe Klezmatics

    Jan 23, 2010
    Light in Winter Festival, State Theatre
    Ithaca, NY
    (607) 273-4497

    January 24, 2010

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 24 Jan 2010

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sunday, January 24
    City Winery klezmer brunch
    155 Varick Street (Vandam/Spring St's), NYC
    music 11am-2pm, seating from 10am
    great brunch menu & wine list, wonderful stage
    $10 tickets, no minimum order; kids under 13 free!
    212-608-0555
    citywinery.com

    January 28, 2010

    Jewish Artists for Haiti, Benefit, NYC, 28 Jan 2010

    Jewish Artists for Haiti Benefit Concert Jan. 28, 7 pm at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue 30 West 68th Street in Manhattan All proceeds from the benefit concert will go directly to The American Jewish World Service Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. Admission to the concert is a minimum donation of $18. Artists include: Frank London and The Klezmer Brass All-Stars, Neshama Carlebach and The Green Pastures Baptist Choir, Soulfarm, Basya Schaechter and Pharoah's Daughter, Judith Sloan, Alicia Svigals, Gary Lucas, Jeremiah Lockwood and Sway Machinery, Maracatu New York, Cantor Dan Singer, Zalmen Mlotek and others with styles ranging from Klezmer to hip hop. The Jewish Artists for Haiti Concert is initiated by The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring and the New Yiddish Repertory Theater, with co-sponsors Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, The Forward Association , National Yiddish Theater/Folksbiene, Security USA and Golden Land Concerts and Connections. For more information, advance tickets or to donate go to www.circle.org or call Workmen’s Circle at (212) 889-6800 x.212.

    January 31, 2010

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 31 Jan 2010

    The Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center in the Bronx presents

    "TSVISHN KHANIKE UN PURIM"
    (Between Chanukah and Purim)

    featuring

    The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus ("Der yidisher filharmonisher folkskhor")
    and
    Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor

    Sunday, January 31, 2010, 3:00PM
    A Concert of Great Yiddish Music Including Handel and Shostakovich in Yiddish!
    Come hear for yourselves!

    ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED

    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Av. (at 208th St.), Bronx, NY 10467

    Admission: $15; SACC members $10. No credit cards.
    General admission. No reservations. Seating begins at 2:30.

    Getting there:
    D train to 205 St;
    or 4 train to Mosholu Pkwy;
    or MTA BxM4A/B express bus (via Madison Av) to Van Cortlandt Av / Bainbridge Av

    Visit thejppc.org for more about The JPPC!

    February 4, 2010

    Tantshoyz, NYC, 4 Feb 2010

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Workmen's Circle present...

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Workmen's Circle with master dance leader Deborah Strauss!

    Thursday, February 4: Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance events are now held at the Workmen's Circle on the first Thursday of each month. Come learn the traditional Jewish dances of Eastern Europe. This month's event will feature master dance leader Deborah Strauss with live klezmer music by Adrianne Greenbaum (flute), Michael Alpert (violin) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl).

    Beginners are welcome!

    The Workmen's Circle is at 45 E. 33rd St. between Madison and Park Ave. in Manhattan. Parking is available on the street or in the lot next door. Admission $10, $8 for CTMD and Workmen's Circle members. (A discussion of archival video of dance will be held at 6:30PM, with the dancing going from 7:00PM-10:00PM)

    A presentation of CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture.

    February 7, 2010

    JerryPalooza, NYC, 7 Feb, 2010

    Sunday, February 7 at 3 PM Town and Village Synagogue 334 East 14th Street near First Avenue, Manhattan Sponsored by the Jewish War Veterans Post 1 This annual, multigenerational concert extravaganza ("JerryPalooza") features the internationally renowned Strass-WarschauerThe Strauss/Warschauer Duo along with three wonderful groups comprised of friends and students of the Duo: The Columbia University Klezmer Band, the Port Washington Temple Beth Israel Intergenerational Klezmer Band and the Workmen's Circle Klezmer Workshop. $1 donation requested. Doors open at 2:45 PM. (The Duo will perform one short set and present the three other klezmer groups.) For more information, contact Jerry Alperstein at 212 477-3131 or alperstein300@aol.com Check out the Duo's website: www.klezmerduo.com For over 20 years, Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer have been at the forefront of the international klezmer and Yiddish music scene. They were both long-time members of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, one of the premiere groups of the klezmer revival, and have performed with legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman on film and in concert. As the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, they have performed and taught to overwhelming acclaim in such diverse venues as the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Great Britain's Fiddles on Fire, the Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow, Poland, and the Art of Yiddish in Los Angeles with actor and singer Theodore Bikel. They lead some of the most popular klezmer music, Yiddish song and traditional dance workshops throughout North America, and Eastern and Western Europe.

    Israeli Folk Song & Dance Benefit for Haiti with Ron Eliran, New York, NY, 7 February 2010

    Join in a night of song and dance featuring Ron Eliran, Israel's "Ambassador of Song", whose hits include Sharm-El-Sheikh and Lach Yerushalayim. Do Israeli folk dancing in the classic tradition at the longest running nostalgia session that provides a fun evening with friendly people. No partner is needed. Teaching of dances included.

    Israeli Folk Song & Dance
    Benefit for Haiti
    Featuring Guest Singer
    RON ELIRAN
    whose hits include
    Sharm-El-Sheikh & Lach Yerushalayim

    Sunday Feb. 7
    7pm - 11pm

    Proceeds go to Magen David Adom's medical work in Haiti
    Suggested contribution: $18 - Chai for life

    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway at 104th St.
    Information (917)207-0093
    www.rikud.net

    February 12, 2010

    Julian Kytasty & Michael Alpert, The Ukrainian Museum, New York, NY, 12 February 2010

    Center for Traditional Music and Dance, The Ukrainian Museum,
    and New York Bandura Ensemble/Bandura Downtown present

    Night Songs from a Neighboring Village
    JULIAN KYTASTY & MICHAEL ALPERT IN CONCERT
    Ballads, Folksongs, and Instrumental Music from the
    Ukrainian and East European Jewish Traditions

    Friday, February 12th, 7pm
    The Ukrainian Museum
    222 East 6th Street, NYC
    (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)

    "Night Songs from a Neighboring Village" brings together two musical traditions that have existed side by side in Ukraine for centuries, influencing each other profoundly. Join us for an evening of East European Jewish and Ukrainian music and song, presented comparatively by two of the finest performers in both traditions: internationally acclaimed Yiddish singer and klezmer multi-instrumentalist/composer Michael Alpert and internationally renowned singer/composer/master of the Ukrainian bandura, Julian Kytasty.

    The program draws from the rich legacy of Ukrainian folk and liturgical song, the virtuosic art of the bandura (Ukrainian harp-lute), klezmer music, Yiddish folksong, and the music of the Hasidim. A first version of "Night Songs" was created to accompany the "Tracing An-sky" exhibition at New York's Jewish Museum. Since 1993, Alpert and Kytasty have performed the program internationally as a duo, in the company of other musicians, and in an ensemble version with Brave Old World and Paris-to-Kyiv.

    Admission $15 for adults, with discounts for seniors/members.
    For reservations call 212-228-0110. Reception to follow.

    February 14, 2010

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 14 Feb 2010

    band photoIsle of Klezbos

    Sunday, February 14
    City Winery—Valentine's Day klezmer brunch
    Cupid meets Klezbos, a beautiful match!
    155 Varick Street (Vandam/Spring St's), NYC
    music 11am-2pm, seating from 10am
    Easy parking & transit: C/E to Spring, #1 to Canal or Houston
    great brunch menu & wine list, wonderful stage
    $10 tickets, no minimum order; kids under 13 free!
    212-608-0555
    citywinery.com

    February 20, 2010

    Jenny Romaine, Sarah Aroeste, much more Pre-Purim Bash, NYC, 20 Feb 2010

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste

    Saturday, February 20th NYC 8 PM
    Pre-Purim Bash
    LOVE REVELATION CONCRETE REVENGE
    Synagogue For the Arts
    49 White Street (b/w Church & Broadway)
    Cabaret! Bands! Art! Food! Costumes!
    Featuring Jenny Romaine, Daniel Lang/Levitsky, Jessica Lurie, Rima Fand, Sarah Aroeste, Avi Fox-Rosen, Abigail Levine, Abigail Miller, Aleza Summit, Ariel Federow, Quito Ziegler, Michelle Kay, Gaby Cryan, Xavier, AJ, Killer Sideburns, Zil Goldstein, Rachel Mattson, Gretchen Hildebran, Kate Huh and many more.
    $15 (no one turned away for lack of cash or costume)
    Presented by: Jews for Racial & Economic Justice, Workmen's Circle, & Great Small Works Spaghetti with official beer sponsorship from Brooklyn Brewery
    Click here for more info

    February 21, 2010

    Aaron Alexander Klezmer Ensemble, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 21 Feb 2010

    Aaron Alexander Klezmer Ensemble will play two sets at City Winery's Klezmer Brunch on Feb. 21st, 2010. We'll be playing some favorites from my CD Midrash Mish Mosh, some choice klezmer pieces from German Goldenshteyn, Naftule Brandwein, and Jacob Hoffman, and some pieces from the Meron repertoire of Moussa Berlin.

    featuring:
    Alex Kontorovich - clarinet/saxophone
    Ben Holmes - trumpet
    Fima Ephron - bass
    Aaron Alexander - drums

    two sets at 11am & 12:30pm;
    $10 cover.
    155 Varick Street (Vandam/Spring St's), NYC
    music 11am-2pm, seating from 10am
    Easy parking & transit: C/E to Spring, #1 to Canal or Houston
    great brunch menu & wine list, wonderful stage
    $10 tickets, no minimum order; kids under 13 free!
    212-608-0555
    citywinery.com

    February 22, 2010

    In Memory of Avrom Sutzekever: A Public Program, YIVO, New York, NY, 22 February 2010

    IN MEMORY OF AVROM SUTZKEVER: A Public Program
    Monday, February 22, 2010
    6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
    at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
    Admission: Free

    Avrom Sutzkever was a great Yiddish poet and a hero of the Jewish people. He was born near Vilna, spent most of his youth in the city, survived the Holocaust there, and then settled in Israel. From 1949 to 1995, Sutzkever edited the prestigious Yiddish literary journal Goldene keyt.

    In the wartime ghetto, Sutzkever was drafted by the Nazis to work on a team sorting books from plundered Jewish libraries, including YIVO's; the most valuable of the books were to be shipped to an institute in Germany devoted to "Jewish studies without Jews," the rest destroyed. He and some of his colleagues, who were nicknamed the "Paper Brigade," risked their lives by removing rare books from the selection and burying them. After the war, he and others returned to Vilna to dig up their cache and send
    much of it to YIVO in New York.

    Avrom Sutzkever died on January 20. On the occasion of his shloyshim (one-month anniversary of his death), YIVO is holding a public program to pay tribute to his memory. Participants include:

    Benjamin Harshav: Sutzkever's Poetry (Yiddish-English)
    David Fishman: Sutzkever's Life (Yiddish)
    Benjamin & Barbara Harshav: poetry reading (Yiddish-English)
    Boris Sandler: a few words on behalf of the family of Yiddish writers (Yiddish)
    Hy Wolfe, Shane Baker & Barney Zumoff: poetry reading (Yiddish-English)
    Adrienne Cooper: two songs by Sutzkever (sung in Yiddish)
    Recording of Avrom Sutzkever reading one of his poems (Yiddish)
    Recording of Dan Miron lecturing on Sutzkever (English)

    The program is sponsored by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, the Congress for Jewish Culture-CYCO, the Forverts and the Workmen's Circle.

    Dr. Paul (Hershl) Glasser
    Associate Dean, Max Weinreich Center
    Senior Research Associate, Yiddish Language
    212-294-6139

    YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
    15 West 16 Street
    New York, New York 10011
    212-246-6080 (ph)
    212-292-1892 (fax)
    www.yivo.org

    Breslov Bar Band, Brooklyn, NYC 22 Feb 2010

    Pre-Purim Fling @ Max Raiskin Center for the Arts w/ Breslov Bar Band
    Monday, February 22, 2010
    8:00 pm

    www.eastvillageshul.comMax Raiskin Center for the Arts
    325 E. Sixth Street, NYC (Between 1st Avenue & 2nd Avenue)

    Cover: $15 includes your choice of a beer or glass of wine.
    $10 no-refreshment option.

    From melancholy midnight meditations to funky/punky affirmations of the One, the Breslov Bar Band explores musical expressions of the Breslov Chassidim from the traditional to the contemporary.

    The group's repertoire includes old dveykus melodies and ecstatic nigunim, as well as contemporary Breslov folk and rock music. The band members combine their passion for Jewish music with their strong roots in rock, jazz, and world music.

    The band:
    Binyomin Ginzberg - keys/vox/vibrandoneon
    Mike Cohen - clarinet & bass clarinet
    Allen Watsky - electric guitar
    Brian Glassman - bass
    Rich Huntley - drums

    February 23, 2010

    Shemspeed Winter Fest, Brooklyn, NY, 23 Feb 2010

    concert posterWednesday Feb 23rd
    [rescheduled from Feb 10]
    Shemspeed Winter Fest plus Dreams in Static CD Release Party

    Live performances by Lion of Ido + Six Point Star + Pitom + Dreams in Static

    125 5th Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY
    7pm | $10

    More info on Facebook

    February 25, 2010

    Kavehoyz with Miryem-Khaye Seigel and Zisl-Yesef Slepovitch, New York, NY, 25 Feb 2010

    Miryem-Khaye SeigelKavehoyz: Miryem-Khaye Seigel & Zisl-Yeysef Slepovitch
    An intimate Yiddish concert sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture
    Thursday, 2/25/10
    7 PM
    New Yiddish Rep Theatre
    Arbeter Ring/Workmen's Circle Building
    45 E. 33rd St. (btw. Park and Madison), NYC
    Admission: $9.00
    Refreshments served
    Info: 212-505-8040

    http://www.amks.wordpress.com

    February 27, 2010

    Lerner y Moguilevsky Duo, Vienna, Austria, 27 Feb 2010

    Lerner y MoguilevskyLerner y Moguilevsky Duo - Klezmer from Buenos Aires

    Saturday, Feb. 27th, 2010, 8pm
    Main Synagogue,
    1010, Seitenstettengasse
    Vienna, Austria

    The Sway Machinery Purim Bash, Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY, 27 February 2010

    THE SWAY MACHINERY THIRD ANNUAL PURIM BASH

    PURIM in HAITI : Party to Help a World Turned Upside Down
    THE SWAY MACHINERY's third annual PURIM BASH!!!
    Featuring special guests DJARARA--New York's Premiere Haitian Rara Ensemble
    (All proceeds to benefit the American Jewish World Service Haiti Relief Fund)

    BROOKLYN UNITES to CELEBRATE, DANCE and PERFORM ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS!

    On the heels of The Sway Machinery's performance and recording tour of Mali, Africa, the band brings its infectious and joyful vision of worlds of music colliding back to New York for the city's PREMIERE PURIM CARNIVALE!!!

    In keeping with the holiday's roots in the salvation of a nation in peril, we have decided to dedicate this year's Purim party to the victims of the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. We are joined in supporting this important cause by DJARARA, specialists in GETTING THE PARTY STARTED!!!

    Saturday, February 27th, 2010- 8 PM
    Littlefield
    622 Degraw Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue in Gowanus
    Brooklyn, NY
    Price: $10 advance or with costume!/ $15 night of

    March 10, 2010

    Sarah Aroeste, Basya Schechter, Galeet Dardashti & more - Kol Isha, NYC, 10 Mar 2010

    Sarah AroesteWednesday, March 10th, NYC 5:30-8:30 PM
    Kol Isha - Celebrating Women's Voices
    Central Synagogue Pavilion
    652 Lexington Avenue (@55th St)
    in conjunction with the JCC Manhattan
    Special pre-Passover program honoring women's voices Featuring Sarah Aroeste, Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter, Galeet Dardashti and more
    Tickets: $18/$25
    Click here for tix & more info

    March 20, 2010

    Anthony Coleman Group, NYC, 20 Mar 2010

    The Cornelia Street Café
    29 Cornelia Street, NYC 10014
    212-989-9319

    Saturday, Mar 20, 2010
    9:00PM HOT & COOL: NEC JAZZ 40TH: ANTHONY COLEMAN GROUP
    Anthony Coleman, piano; Satoshi Takeshi, percussion; Ashley Paul, alto saxophone; Sean Conly, bass;

    Internationally acclaimed pianist/composer and Downtown music legend Anthony Coleman an NEC grad now on the NEC faculty. The All Music Guide calls Coleman "one of New York's finest avant-garde musicians," and here he's performing with percussionist Satoshi Takeshi, alto saxophonist Ashley Paul '01B.M., '07 MM, and bassist Sean Comly.

    March 21, 2010

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 21 Mar 2010

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sunday, March 21
    City Winery klezmer brunch
    Welcome spring in NYC's West Soho
    155 Varick Street (Vandam/Spring St's), NYC
    music 11am-2pm, seating from 10am
    Easy parking & transit: C/E to Spring, #1 to Canal or Houston
    great brunch menu & wine list, wonderful stage
    $10 tickets, no minimum order; kids under 13 free!
    212-608-0555
    citywinery.com

    March 22, 2010

    Ayn Sof Arkestra, 22 Mar 2010

    Rabbi Greg WallAyn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band on March 22nd

    The Max Raiskin Center for the Arts at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue, in Manhattan’s historic East Village, is proud to announce the March 22 premier of NYC’s newest addition to the canon of new Jewish influenced music and culture, the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and grammy winning trumpeter Frank London.The Arkestra consists of some of the most innovative artists on the scene today, such as Pam Fleming, Paul Shapiro, Aaron Alexander, Fima Ephron, Eyal Maoz and many others. The repertoire will consist of original compositions and arrangements of the members and guest composers, in the great NuJu/Rad Jew/SunRaJoo tradition. It all kicks off on March 22, at 9PM

    Admission:$15 including one free libation

    March 24, 2010

    Rav Shmuel, NYC, 24 Mar 2010

    Rav Shmuel, Webster Hall, 3-24-10

    "I'll be playing the opening night of LACH PRESENTS at the Marlin Room in Webster Hall with an absolutely killer antifolk lineup. The room is spectacular and the price is absolutely right-on! 5 bands for $5! With the FOOLS, Chink Floyd, Ching Chong Song, and Don Mcclosky Age Limit: 18+ Tickets: $5 Details: In the MARLIN ROOM: Doors at 7pm; show at 7:30"

    125 East 11th Street
    New York, New York 10003
    Telephone: 212-353-1600
    Web: www.websterhall.com

    March 25, 2010

    The "Other Seder," London, UK, 25 Mar 2010

    posterYaD Arts and the JCC are proud to present:
    THE OTHER SEDER
    Thursday March 25th at Bush Hall, Shepherd's Bush

    Featuring the world premiere of The Aramean Puppet Lesson by renowned theatre company Blind Summit and the rocking Yiddish Twist Orchestra with DJ Max Reinhardt, visuals by imagician Miki Shaw, new films and hosts Antifrizz at the gorgeous Bush Hall.

    Blind Summit Theatre whose previous collaborators include Anthony Mingella and Complicite, create an entirely new piece of puppetry inspired by the Aramean bit in the Passover Seder.

    " spellbinding puppetry"—Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
    “Minghella’s finest touch is to turn the child of Butterfly into a Bunraku puppet, operated by three visible, but totally self effacing puppeteers the superb Blind Summit Company.” Paul Levy, The Wall Street Journal on Madame Butterfly

    The Yiddish Twist Orchestra
    will set the dance floor on fire with their hard-dancing, Pulp Fiction style 50s and 60s klezmer surf twist. For a sneak preview, click here

    Plus Projecting Freedom
    The UK premiere of Projecting Freedom presents14 new shorts by award winning New York video and film artists who have created personal and compelling cinematic approaches to interpreting the Passover Haggadah.

    Delicious food by available
    The Other Seder : Thursday March 25th 2010
    Doors open and food available to purchase from 6.30pm
    Show starts 7.30pm
    Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, London W12 7LJ

    Nearest Station, Shepherd’s Bush Market on the Hammersmith and City and Circle Lines (7 mins walk away)

    Tickets £12 in advance, £15 on the door

    CLICK HERE TO BOOK ONLINE

    Produced by YaD Arts for the JCC for London and
    supported by the Arts Council and Shoresh Charitable Foundation.

    March 27, 2010

    Onili, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Mar, 2010

    Live from Israel with Onili - 3/27
    March 27th - 8pm - 11pm

    DJ Set by Ori Shochat
    Special guests Shemspeed's, Y-Love and Diwon
    at Littlefield (622 Degraw St b/w 3rd & 4th st), Brooklyn, NY
    7-11pm
    $10.00

    RSVP HERE

    * Littlefield is located at 622 Degraw Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue in the Gowanus. It is easily accessible via public transportation, bike, and car. We’re in the middle of the block so disregard the street numbers. info at www.littlefieldnyc.com

    March 28, 2010

    Jewish Arts Ensemble of New York, 28 Mar 2010

    March 28th at 7pm
    LIVE IN CONCERT: The Jewish Arts Ensemble of New York.
    (Classical Klezmer and Chamber Music)
    Congregation Da'at Elohim
    1010 Park Ave at 85th Street
    Manhattan
    tickets: $18/$36/$72
    SmartTix.com
    212 868-4444 or at the door

    tel: 888-590-2791
    web: daat-el.org

    April 1, 2010

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance w/ Michael Alpert, NYC, Thurs 1 Apr 2010

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Workmen's Circle present...

    Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Workmen's Circle with master dance leader Michael Alpert!

    Thursday, April 1, 7:00-9:30pm: Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance events are now held at the Workmen's Circle on the first Thursday of each month. Come learn the traditional Jewish dances of Eastern Europe. This month's event will feature master dance leader Michael Alpert with live klezmer music featuring clarinetist Michael Winograd.

    Beginners are welcome!

    The Workmen's Circle is at 45 E. 33rd St. between Madison and Park Ave. in Manhattan. Parking is available on the street or in the lot next door. Admission $10, $8 for CTMD and Workmen's Circle members.

    A presentation of CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture.

    April 3, 2010

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, 3 Apr 2010

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter

    Saturday, April 3rd, 9:30p.m. $15 Annual Macaroon Concert..
    JOE'S PUB
    425 Lafayette Avenue

    Free, multi flavored macaroons on tables for Passover - songs connected to the spirit of freedom, slavery, redemption, and love..

    (buy tickets now!!!)
    PHone: 212-967-7555

    April 4, 2010

    Talat @ Klezmer Brunch, 4 Apr 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Apr 4, 2010 features Talat

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    April 11, 2010

    Isle of Klezbos, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 11 Apr 2010

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Apr 11, 2010 features Isle of Klezbos

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Klezmer Conservatory Band, NYC, 11 Apr 2010

    band photoThe Klezmer Conservatory Band The Klezmer Conservatory Band will be playing at Lehman Center for the Arts at Lehman College in New York this Sunday at 3PM. In addition to our regular lineup, Betty Silberman will be with us on vocals, Jeff Warschauer will be playing mandolin, guitar, and banjo, and trombonist Dave Levitt will be sitting in on a few of his father's tunes. Tickets are fairly inexpensive ($15-$25) and seemingly available from lots of websites. The address is 250 Bedford Park Blvd. Bronx, 10468, Ph. 18-960-8833, and it's subway accessible. Hope to see a bunch of you there!

    April 12, 2010

    Jim Guttman CD Release, NYC, 12 Apr 2010

    cd coverKleztone Records is proud to present Jim Guttmann's "Bessarbian Breakdown" CD release. Monday, April 12, 9:30 PM Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10003 Jim Guttman, bass with - Alex Kontorovich - clarinet Ted Casher - clarinet and tenor sax Tom Hall - baritone sax Ben Holmes & Frank London - trumpet & cornet Mark Hamilton - trombone Jeremy Brown - violin Art Bailey - piano & accordion Brandon Seabrook - guitar & mandolin Grant Smith - drums & percussion

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    April 16, 2010

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 16 Apr 2010

    posterThe Sway Machinery FRIDAY APRIL 16, 2010--midnight Zebulon 258 Wythe Avenue (bet N.3rd and Metropolitan) Brooklyn, NY 11211-3914 (718) 218-6934 Admission FREE zebuloncafeconcert.com

    April 17, 2010

    Michael Winograd Trio, NYC, 17 Apr 2010

    Michael Winograd TrioMichael Winograd Klezmer Trio "Big Fancy Tour" in April

    Apr 17, 8pm
    Workmans Circle
    NYC

    Clarinetist Michael Winograd
    Accordionist Patrick Farrell
    Bassist/singer Benjy Fox-Rosen

    This Brooklyn trio features three of the busiest musicians playing Klezmer music in New York today. Blending traditional Yiddish songs, and new Klezmer compositions with chamber-like improvisations and spontaneous arrangements, this ensemble creates a new program for each individual audience.

    Continue reading "Michael Winograd Trio, NYC, 17 Apr 2010" »

    April 20, 2010

    Klezmer Ensemble open house led by Jeff Warschauer, Manhattan, NY, April 20, 2010

    The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be having a free open house this coming Tuesday, April 20, from 7-9 PM

    Jeff WarschauerLed by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    The free open house will be followed by six paid sessions
    Tuesdays from 7-9 PM:
    April 27
    May 4, 11, and 25
    June 1, 8, and 15
    (no class on 5/18 because of Shavuot)

    • Open to all instrumentalists who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
    • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    • Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and has just begun graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org

    Yom Ha-atzmaut w/Pharaoh's Daughter, Soulfarm, Y-Love, more, NYC, 20 Apr 2010

    band publicity photoTues. April 20th Yom Haatzmaut at Sullivan Hall

    Pharaoh's Daughter - 8p.m. (full band!!!)
    Soulfarm - 9p.m.
    Y-love Kosher Dilz , Diwon and more 10p.m. onward

    $10.00

    SULLIVAN HALL
    214 Sullivan st. (btw Bleecker & W. 3rd St.)
    info at shemspeed.com

    April 22, 2010

    Musicians of Lenox Hill, Temple Israel, New York, NY, 22 April 2010

    On Thursday, April 22 at 8 PM, the Musicians of Lenox Hill, under the artistic direction of Soo-Kyung Park, will perform Chamber Music New York Style at Temple Israel of the City of New York, 112 East 75th Street, New York City The program includes Three American Pieces for flute and piano by Lukas Foss, Gershwin s Embraceable You and I've Got Rhythm arranged for solo piano by Earl Wilde, Dvořák s Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb Major, B 162, Op.87 and Luminaria for violin and harp by Kenji Bunch, who has been called a composer to watch by the New York Times and is quickly emerging as one of the most prominent American composers of his generation.

    New York Concert Review hailed the Musicians of Lenox Hill as "exemplary throughout" and "extremely impressive, technically and musically . The featured performers, Jae-Hyuck Cho, piano, Cornelius Dufallo, violin, Sean Katsuyama , cello, Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola, Sivan Magen, Harp and Soo-Kyung Park, flute and artistic director, have each won international acclaim performing with major orchestras and ensembles and winning many of the world's most prestigious music competitions. This concert brings these extraordinary musicians together to perform chamber music written by some of the world s greatest composers as well as a new work by an emerging young star. Each of the composers on the program has been inspired by New York City and, at important points in their careers, called the City their home.

    Says Artistic Director Soo-Kyung Park: "I am so thankful to Temple Israel and our dear friend, the late Muriel Levy, for sponsoring The Musicians of Lenox Hill, and allowing these exceptional artists to have the opportunity to perform such beautiful, enjoyable chamber music together, at affordable prices, in the wonderful, intimate setting of Temple Israel."

    The audience is invited to attend a dessert reception with the artists following the concert. The concert, which is an annual event now in its 12th year, is made possible by gift to Temple Israel by the late Muriel Levy in memory of her husband, Dr.Hyman Levy and their son, Jerrold Levy, fulfilling her vision to continue the music she and her husband loved and support the Musicians of Lenox Hill.

    TICKET INFORMATION
    Single Ticket $20
    Seniors (60+) and Full Time Students (with ID) $10
    Temple Israel Members FREE
    Children under 18 FREE

    To order tickets or for more information, call (917) 834-5399, visit www.LenoxHillMusic.com. Please make checks payable to Temple Israel of the City of New York . Cash or check accepted at the door. Temple Israel of the City of New York is located at 112 East 75th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues, and can be easily reached on the 6 train (77th Street station). Parking is available in nearby garages.

    April 23, 2010

    Carmen Staaf Trio, NYC 23 Apr 2010

    Carmen StaafJazz pianist Carmen Staaf, winner of the 2009 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Pianist Competition (and alumna of must-missed klezmer jazz band Khevre, will perform with her trio at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on May 20th as a headliner of the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival.

    Staaf will preview the concert material with her trio at shows in New York and Boston:

    Shrine
    April 23rd, 7 pm (no cover)
    2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. (133-134 St.)
    New York, NY 10030
    www.shrinenyc.com

    April 25, 2010

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, 6th Street Synagogue, New York, NY, 25 April 2010

    SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010, 3:00 PM
    6th Street Sundays presents
    A CAPPELLA CHORAL BLAST!
    at
    The 6th Street Community Synagogue
    325 East 6th Street (between 1st & 2nd Avenues), New York City.

    A cappella concert sung by 3 ensembles (JPPC, Polyhymnia, Zamir Chorale) each for 25-30'.
    The JPPC sings in Yiddish, the others - in other languages.

    Admission: $15 with advanced purchase
    Door: $18 adults, $8 under 21
    Added bonus - 1:30 Free vocal workshop open to all with paid admission.
    sixthstreetsundays.eventbrite.com

    Binyumen Schaechter, dirigent
    Yidisher filharmonisher folkskhor

    A Cappella Choral blast, NYC, 25 Apr 2010

    Sunday, April 25, 2010, 3:00 PM
    6th Street Sundays presents
    A Cappella Choral Blast!
    at The 6th Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. 6th St. (btw. 1st & 2nd Av.), NYC.

    A cappella concert sung by 3 ensembles
    (JPPC, Polyhymnia, Zamir Chorale)
    each for 25-30'.
    The JPPC sings in Yiddish, the others—in other languages.

    Admission $15 with advanced purchase
    Door: $18 adults, $8 under 21
    Added bonus - 1:30 Free vocal workshop
    open to all with paid admission.
    sixthstreetsundays.eventbrite.com

    April 28, 2010

    Danny Robas, NYC, 28 Apr 2010

    Maydalleh and the Students of New York are proud to present:

    Wednesday, April 28th- Talented Israeli singer songwriter Danny Robas, one of Israel's most unique musicians in the last 20 years performing live

    Le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker Street
    New York, NY
    US 10012

    Doors open 9:30pm / Show: 10:15pm

    !!!!!Special Guest- Paula Valstein ("Kochav Nolad")!!!!!!

    Known for his hits "Eich Hoo Shar", "Baderech El Ha'Osher", "Panim Veshemot", "Rakavot 68-80-88", Full of energy and passion, his powerful music and original lyrics have made an undeniable mark on the Israeli music scene. Robas is still considered as one of the most successful and loved performing and recording artists of Israel.

    To purchase tickets in advance click here! Tickets are limited, and selling fast so make sure to guarantee your spot now!!!

    Jeremiah Lockwood, NYC, 28 Apr 2010

    Jeremiah Lockwood will be playing on Wednesday night at RBar on a bill with Ricky Orbach's band "Kohane of Newark"—a project featuring Yuval Lion (of Pink Noise) on drums, who is awesome--they'll be on at 9PM Jeremiah Lockwood solo Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 10:00pm RBar 218 Bowery bet Prince and Rivington www.rbarnyc.com

    May 1, 2010

    "Perhaps a butterfly" premiere, NYC, 1 May 2010

    On May 1st at 1 pm, Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom will premiere "Perhaps
    a Butterfly," A Song Selection for Mezzo Soprano, Child Soprano, Flute, Piccolo, and String Trio, based on the poems by the children at Terezin Concentration Camp 1942-1944, a new work by composer/cellist Eliot Bailen commissioned by Cantor Rebecca Garfein and Congregation Rodeph Sholom (NYC) in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht. The performing artists, Rebecca Garfein, mezzo soprano, Julia Bailen, child soprano, Susan Rotholz, flute/piccolo, Harumi Rhodes, violin, Toby Appel, viola, and Eliot Bailen, cello/composer, will also play Mozart's Flute Quartet in A Major (1786) and Erno Dohnanyi's Serenade in C (1902). The free concert is open to the public at Schnurmacher Chapel, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd Street, New York.

    tel: 646 454 3039

    May 2, 2010

    The Lazarus Quartet, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 2 May 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 2, 2010 features The Lazarus Project.

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

    Led by trumpeter Ben Holmes, the Lazarus Quartet also features Brad Shepik (guitar), Dan Loomis (bass), and Gregg Mervine (drums). The group's music excites, inspires, and romances the listener, while always drawing from the musicians' roots in the traditions of Jewish, Jazz, Eastern European and Middle Eastern music. Peter Margasak of Downbeat Magazine has written that "Holmes, whether employing a plush, ballad style or a hurtling, rhythmically elaborate fluidity, maintains impressive composure and a full-bodied tone."

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Basya Schechter, NYC, 2 May 2010

    Basya Schechter at MOBIA MUSEUM May 2 - 3p.m.performing oud with Rabbi Matalon and others- Piyyutim from Golden age of Spain

    May 3, 2010

    Basya Schechter w/Queen's Dominion, NYC, 3 May 2010

    Basya Schechter
    May 3rd
    C. Eule Dance Benefit - 6p.m.-8:30
    L'orange Blue
    430 Broome st. (with Queen's Dominion) Dance group is performing to PD music so support this project!

    www.ceuledance.org (for more information)

    May 6, 2010

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance w/ Michael Alpert, NYC, Thurs 6 May 2010

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Workmen's Circle present... Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Workmen's Circle with master dance leader Michael Alpert! Thursday, May 6, 7:00-9:30pm: Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance events are now held at the Workmen's Circle on the first Thursday of each month. Come learn the traditional Jewish dances of Eastern Europe. This month's event will feature master dance leader Michael Alpert with live klezmer music featuring clarinetist Michael Winograd. Beginners are welcome! The Workmen's Circle is at 45 E. 33rd St. between Madison and Park Ave. in Manhattan. Parking is available on the street or in the lot next door. Admission $10, $8 for CTMD and Workmen's Circle members. A presentation of CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture.

    May 9, 2010

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 9 May 2010

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 9, 2010 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    May 10, 2010

    "Remembbrance and Renewal", NYC, 10 May 2010

    The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary invites you to:

    "Remembrance and Renewal: Chamber Music by German Jewish Composers"
    A concert of rare musical treasures from the collection of The Library

    The program, based largely upon manuscripts of compositions by Herbert Fromm, Heinrich Schalit, Hugo Chaim Adler, and Herman Berlinski, presents the chamber music repertoire of Jewish composers in a larger historical context. The works represent the parallel secular and musical identities of synagogue musicians in German-speaking lands. The majority of the works are U.S. premieres.

    Monday, May 10, 2010
    7:00 p.m.

    Ceremonial Hall
    New York Society for Ethical Culture
    2 West 64th Street at Central Park West
    New York, NY

    The artists
    Sebastian Forster, piano
    Tijana Grujic, mezzo-soprano
    Yoed Nir, cello
    Jonathan Levin, accompanist

    To purchase a ticket, go to www.jtsa.edu/libraryconcert.

    The concept and program have been developed by Dr. Tina Frühauf, Graduate Center, City University of New York.

    For additional information, please contact Hector Guzman at (212) 678-8075

    May 17, 2010

    New American Quartet, NYC, 17 May 2010

    Rabbi Greg WallMonday, May 17th 8.30pm
    Six Street Shul
    325 East Sixth Street, NY
    $10 cover includes a free drink

    New American Quartet: Mystical Americana influenced music, a touch of heaven on earth.

    Jonathan Peretz: drums
    Takashia Otsuka: bass
    Greg Wall: saxophone
    Mitch Schechter: piano

    More info: www.eastvillageshul.com

    May 19, 2010

    A musical salute to Molly Picon, Star of Yiddish Theatre, NYC, 19 May 2010

    A musical salute to Molly Picon, Star of the Yiddish Theatre

    Vocalist: Diane Cypkin
    At the Piano: Lena Panfilova

    Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
    6:30 p.m. on the 6th floor

    New York Public Library
    Mid-Manhattan Library
    40th Street and 5th Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    212-576-0085

    Elevators access the 6th floor after 6 p.m.
    All programs are FREE and subject to last minute change or cancellation.

    Musical Salute to Molly Picon, Star of the Yiddish Theatre!

    Dr. Diane Cypkin tells—through English narration—the life story of this exciting First Lady of the Yiddish Stage through the countless songs she sang and often wrote during her many, many years on the Yiddish stage. Indeed, the concert is a cornucopia, a beautiful bouquet, of tangos, waltzes, and fox-trots, that will have you humming for days. The concert is a tribute to a legend!

    Diane Cypkin, Ph.D., has appeared in many Yiddish language musical productions spanning more than two decades. She was Sheyne, opposite Joseph Buloff in Ossip Dymov’s Yoshke muzikant (Joseph the Musician) at the Folksbiene Playhouse; Beylke, David Opatoshu’s daughter, in Sholom Aleichem’s Dos groyse gevins (The Big Winner) at the Eden Theatre; Gitale in Ben Bonus’s production of Light, Lively, and Yiddish
    at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway; and Tsirl in the Mary Soriano presentation Di yidishe tsigaynerke (The Jewish Gypsy) at Town Hall in New York. Dr. Cypkin has done much concert work, especially highlighting Molly Picon and other Yiddish theatre greats. As a child of survivors, Dr. Cypkin has been very involved in the Holocaust remembrance activities, and has participated and performed in numerous events in Israel and the United States. Dr. Cypkin has also worked in the English-speaking theatre as both singer and actor in shows at the Soho Repertory Theatre, the New York Theatre Workshop, the Jan Hus Playhouse, and the Three Muses Theatre. In addition, she has directed productions of The World of Sholom Aleichem, The Theatre of Peretz, and Green Fields. In 2007, she curated an exceptionally well-received exhibition at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on Molly Picon. For almost ten years she was Yiddish Theatre Consultant at the Museum of the City of New York and curated the highly successful exhibition, A Celebration: 100 years of Yiddish Theatre in New York. Dr. Cypkin is presently Professor of Media, Communication, and Visual Arts at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York, where she has taught for twenty years. She is a recipient of the Kenan Award for Teaching Excellence.

    Lena Panfilova is a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory. She has performed as a collaborative pianist with many musicians and has given many solo and chamber concerts in Russia, across Europe, and in America.
    For many years, she has been a beloved piano teacher. Ms. Panfilova is exceptionally proud of her numerous talented students.

    May 20, 2010

    Carmen Staaf Trio, NYC 20 May 2010

    Carmen StaafJazz pianist Carmen Staaf, winner of the 2009 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Pianist Competition (and alumna of must-missed klezmer jazz band Khevre, will perform with her trio at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on May 20th as a headliner of the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival.

    Staaf will preview the concert material with her trio at shows in New York and Boston:

    Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center
    May 20th, 8 pm
    For ticket information, please visit www.kennedy-center.org

    May 24, 2010

    Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, NYC, 24 May 2010

    Rabbi Greg WallMonday, May 24th 8:30pm
    Six Street Shul
    325 East Sixth Street, NY
    Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band
    $10 cover includes a free drink

    NYC's newest addition to the canon of new Jewish influenced music and culture, the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and grammy winning trumpeter Frank London. The Arkestra consists of some of the most innovative artists on the scene today, such as Pam Fleming, Paul Shapiro, Aaron Alexander, Fima Ephron, Eyal Maoz and many others. The repertoire will
    consist of original compositions and arrangements of the members and guest composers, in the great NuJu/Rad Jew/SunRaJoo tradition.

    More info: www.eastvillageshul.com

    May 30, 2010

    Carmen Staaf Trio, NYC 30 May 2010

    Carmen StaafJazz pianist Carmen Staaf, winner of the 2009 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Pianist Competition (and alumna of must-missed klezmer jazz band Khevre, will perform with her trio at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on May 20th as a headliner of the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival.

    Staaf will preview the concert material with her trio at shows in New York and Boston:

    Cornelia Street Cafe
    May 30th, 8:30 pm ($8 cover)
    29 Cornelia Street
    New York, NY 10014
    www.corneliastreetcafe.com

    June 6, 2010

    Please come hear a unique lecture in Yiddish at the Solem Aleichem Cultural Center (3338 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx NY) by Ely Moseson, "The Mystical Tradition in Yiddish"

    Sunday, June 6, 2010, 1:30 PM

    Musical Program to follow with Cantor Sam Weiss
    Contribution: $3.50
    members: free
    Corner 208th street, one block from Montefiore Hospital.
    D Train train to 205th st, or 4 train to Mosholu Parkway
    information: 917-930-0295

    Kumt hern di interesante lektsye af yidish:
    "Di mistishe traditsye in yidish"
    fun Elly Moseson.
    Zuntik, dem 6tn yuni, 2010, 1:30 bay tog.
    In der muzikalisher program: Khazn Shmuel Weiss
    inem Sholem-Aleichem-Kultur-Tsenter

    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx

    rog 208te gas, lebn Montefiore shpitol.

    informatsye: 917-930-0295

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Queens, NYC, 6 Jun 2010

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sunday, June 6
    Metropolitan Klezmer
    outdoor Queens concert
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

    Freedom Square Park
    75th Road & Main Street
    Kew Gardens Hills NY 11367
    across from the post office (*rain location below)
    Sixth Annual Independence Sunday concert sponsored by The Queens Jewish Historical Society & the Queens Jewish Community Council

    RAIN LOCATION:
    Young Israel of Queens Valley
    141-51 77th Avenue
    For more information, call: (917) 376-4496, (718) 544-9033, or (718) 831-0201

    June 13, 2010

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, Symphony Space, New York, NY, 13 June 2010

    SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010, 4:30 PM
    The JPPC presents
    YIDDISH CLASSICS AND YIDDISH CLASSICAL
    at
    Symphony Space
    2537 Broadway (at 95th Street), New York City.
    Tickets: symphonyspace.org

    This 2-hour concert includes classic Yiddish works such as "Avremele melamed" and "Lomir ale zingen a zemerl", as well as Classical works in Yiddish, by Handel, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky!

    English translations provided.

    Featured soloists: Joshua Breitzer, Matthew Klein
    and child performer
    Temma-Leeba Schaechter
    (the younger of "Di Shekhter-tekhter").

    Admission: $25, 18.
    Tickets: symphonyspace.org
    About the JPPC: thejppc.org

    Others whose works are represented in this concert include:
    Composer/arrangers
    Ben Yomen, Goldman, Posner, Rauch,
    Shneyer, Teitelbaum, Zuckerman;
    Poets/authors/translators
    Bialik, Buchwald, Ha-Levi, Halpern, Helfman, Kahn,
    Lapin, Liesin, Olgin, Reisin, Ronch & Sorerives.

    Binyumen Schaechter, dirigent
    Yidisher filharmonisher folkskhor

    "Yiddish Classics & Yiddish Classical", NYC, 13 Jun 2010

    Sunday, Jun. 13, 2010, 4:30 PM
    The JPPC presents
    Yiddish Classics and Yiddish Classical
    at Symphony Space (a.k.a. Peter Norton Symphony Space)
    2537 Broadway (at 95th Street), NYC.
    Tickets: symphonyspace.org

    This 2-hour concert includes classic Yiddish works, such as "Avremele melamed" and "Lomir ale zingen a zemerl" as well as Classical works in Yiddish, by Handel, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky!

    English translations provided.

    Featured soloists: Joshua Breitzer, Matthew Klein and child performer Temma Schaechter (the younger of Di Shekhter-tekhter).

    Admission $25, $18.
    Tickets: symphonyspace.org
    About the JPPC: thejppc.org

    Others whose works are represented in this concert:
    Composer/arrangers: Ben Yomen, Goldman, Posner, Rauch, Shneyer, Teitelbaum, Zuckerman;
    Poets/authors/translators: Bialik, Buchwald, Ha-Levi, Halpern, Helfman, Kahn, Lapin, Liesin, Olgin, Reisin, Ronch and Sorerives.

    June 14, 2010

    Yiddish Princess CD Release party, Brooklyn, NYC, 14 June 2010

    logoYiddish Princess
    CD Release Tour

    6/14 - Galapagos, Brooklyn, 8pm (w/Luminescent Orchestrii and Electric Junkyard Gamelan)
    16 Main St. Brooklyn, www.galapagosartspace.com

    Further info: www.myspace.com/yiddishprincess

    June 15, 2010

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 15 Jun 2010

    band photoIsle of Klezbos

    Tuesday, June 15
    KlezBiGay Pride Show
    El Sol Brilliante Garden
    MC Jennifer Miller of Circus Amok
    East 12th St btw Ave's A & B
    East Village, NYC 10009
    Supported in part by the Fund for Creative Communities
    (Thanks to Lower Manhattan Cultural Council & New York State Council on the Arts)
    evpcnyc.org/elsolsr

    June 17, 2010

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 17 Jun 2010

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Thursday, June 17
    Abe Lebewohl Park
    12:30pm lunchtime concert
    Outdoors, rain or shine
    Free & open to the public!
    Plaza at front of St Mark's Church,
    Second Ave & East 10th St NYC 10003

    June 20, 2010

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi Father's Day Brunch, NYC, 20 Jun 2010

    Hot PstromiEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on June 20, 2010, Father's Day, features Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Queens, NYC, 20 Jun 2010

    Hot PstromiJune 20th, 7pm
    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi return to Floral Park Queens, for a concert at the North Shore Towers Cinema: 27240 Grand Central Parkway (between Little Neck Parkway and Lakeville Road) Floral Park, NY.

    For tickets ($15/person) and reservations: (718) 423-3130

    Anthony Coleman, NYC, 20 June 2010

    Sunday, June 20, 2010
    Barbès
    376 9th St
    Brooklyn, NY
    phone: 718 965 9177
    9:00 PM * Freakish - Anthony Coleman Plays Jelly Roll Morton
    Anthony Coleman, piano

    10:30 PM * Damaged by Sunlight
    Anthony Coleman, piano; Ashley Paul, reeds; Brad Jones, bass; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion

    Tickets: $10

    June 21, 2010

    Jazz Pilpul, NYC, 21 June 2010

    8.30pm: Further Definitions: Jazz Pilpul, featuring David Chevan of Afro-Semitic Experience (bass), Jesse Chevan (drums), special guest Rabbi Greg Wall (tenor and soprano saxophones).

    Six Street Shul
    325 East Sixth Street, NY
    212-473-3665
    www.eastvillageshul.com

    June 24, 2010

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 24 Jun 2010

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Thursday, June 24
    Eisenberg's Sandwich Shop: Back Room
    174 Fifth Ave (22nd St), NYC
    7PM & 8:30PM sets
    $10 / $15
    212-675-5096
    Web: eisenbergsnyc.com

    June 27, 2010

    Adrienne Cooper & Marilyn Lerner, NYC, 27 Jun 2010

    Enchanted Jewjazz: Adrienne Cooper and Marilyn Lerner
    Unexpected Yiddish and other songs by Adrienne Cooper, the voice of contemporary Yiddish music and rare New York appearance by acclaimed Canadian jazz/improvisor, pianist Marilyn Lerner. Cooper "transforms songs into transcendent, sensual art. Lerner is "one of the most exhilarating improvisors in Canada's jazz and new music scenes."

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings. Doors open 10:00. First set: 11:00-12:15 Second Set 12:30-1:45

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Tinariwen w/Sway Machinery, NYC, 27 Jun 2010

    Get your tickets now for TINARIWEN, our Tamashek rock heroes from northern Mali. We played on the same stage as them at the Festival of the Desert in January, and we will share the stage again on Sunday at the Bell House in Brooklyn!

    Sunday, June 27th, 2010
    TINARIWEN in BROOKLYN - 7:30 PM doors -- 8:30PM our set!! don't be late!!!!
    The Bell House

    149 7th Street
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    718-643-6510

    tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door...so buy now!!!

    Mycale, NYC, 27 Jun 2010

    Mycale - a cappella collaborative vocal arrangements to John Zorn tunes from his amazing Book of Angels.

    Ayelet Rose Gottlieb: Voice
    Sofia Rei Koutsovitis: Voice
    Basya Schechter: Voice
    Malika Zarra: Voice

    Sunday, June 27
    Rose - 345 Grand Street (near Havemeyer)
    8p.m. $10
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    June 28, 2010

    Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band w/Greg Wall and Frank London, NYC, 28 June 2010

    8.30pm: Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band!!!

    NYC’s newest addition to the canon of new Jewish influenced music and culture, the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and grammy winning trumpeter Frank London.The Arkestra consists of some of the most innovative artists on the scene today, such as Pam Fleming, Paul Shapiro, Aaron Alexander, Fima Ephron, Eyal Maoz and many others. The repertoire will consist of original compositions and arrangements of the members and guest composers, in the great NuJu/Rad Jew/SunRaJoo tradition.

    Six Street Shul
    325 East Sixth Street, NY
    212-473-3665
    www.eastvillageshul.com

    June 29, 2010

    Mycale, NYC, 29 Jun 2010

    Mycale - a cappella collaborative vocal arrangements to John Zorn tunes from his amazing Book of Angels.

    Ayelet Rose Gottlieb: Voice
    Sofia Rei Koutsovitis: Voice
    Basya Schechter: Voice
    Malika Zarra: Voice

    Tuesday, June 29th
    Zinc Bar - 82 West 3rd Street between Thompson and Sullivan
    7:30 - $10

    July 1, 2010

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, 2010

    band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter

    JCC UP ON THE ROOF SERIES
    July 29th, 8:00p.m.
    corner of 76th and Amsterdam

    celebrate the closing night of the outdoor roof series with Pharaoh's Daughter at this amazing venue, I will be just back from Bali, so you might here something Gamalon this time!

    CALL: 646-505-5708
    or register online: www.jccmanhattan.org

    $10 non-members and $8 members

    Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, 1 July 2010

    Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysThe Jewish Museum's popular SummerNights program returns, presenting live world music in a concert setting on three Thursdays in July. Each concert begins at 7:30 pm. Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys kick off SummerNights on July 1 with their unique mix of bluegrass and klezmer. This cosmopolitan concert series features critically acclaimed musicians offering innovative interpretations of music from all over the world. Other scheduled performers include Ansambl Mastika, drawing from the styles of Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East (July 8); and The Sexteto Rodriguez Cuban-Jewish All Stars, creating a unique Latin klezmer sound (July 15).

    The Jewish Museum is located at Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, Manhattan.

    Tickets for each concert are $15 for the general public;
    $12 for students and seniors; and $10 for Jewish Museum
    members. For further information regarding programs at The
    Jewish Museum, the public may call 212.423.3337 or visit
    www.thejewishmuseum.org.

    July 25, 2010

    The KlezKamp Road Show, Brooklyn, NY, 25 July 2010

    Living Traditions and Jewish Association for Services to the Aged (JASA)
    Presents

    The KlezKamp Road Show
    Sunday, July 25th, 2010
    JASA Scheuer House
    161 Corbin Place (cor. Brighton Beach Avenue)
    Brooklyn, NY 11235
    12-4 PM
    $10 tickets available at the door

    The German Goldenshteyn Memorial Orchestra, playing the music made popular by the great clarinetist and beloved KlezKamp teacher, the late German Goldenshteyn, in an afternoon concert, workshop and dance party featuring:

    Aaron Alexander, poyk
    Daniel Blacksberg, trombone
    Lauren Brody, accordion
    Ron Caswell, tuba
    Alex Kontorovitch, clarinet
    Henry Sapoznik, tenor banjo/vocals
    Cookie Segelstein, fiddle
    Susan Watts, trumpet
    Deborah Strauss, dance leader

    and special workshop featuring traditional Yiddish singer Pearl Sapoznik

    Subway directions: Q train to Brighton Beach, walk 6 blocks east.
    For additional info call: (718) 646-4100 or (212) 532-8202
    livingtraditions.org

    Profits go to help JASA, Living Traditions and the family of German Goldenshteyn. Major support for this event comes from the New York State Council on the Arts

    August 14, 2010

    A Gilgl Fun a Nigun, NYC, 14 August 2010

    Rafael Goldwaser and his Strasbourg-based Luft Teater (www.lufteater.com), New York performances

    A Gilgl Fun a Nigun (The Metamorphasis of a Melody)
    Le Theatre en l'Air/Der LufTeater
    Writer: I. L. Peretz
    Director: Pascal Holtzer

    A solo performance in Yiddish with English translation supertitles, based on the classic short story of a melody's journey from singer to singer, from folk song, to religious hymn to popular tune.

    4th Street Theatre
    83 East 4th Street
    (2nd Avenue & Bowery) in NEW YORK CITY IN MANHATTAN

    Sat Aug 14 @ 3:45

    August 15, 2010

    A Gilgl Fun a Nigun, NYC, 15 August 2010

    Rafael Goldwaser and his Strasbourg-based Luft Teater (www.lufteater.com), New York performances

    A Gilgl Fun a Nigun (The Metamorphasis of a Melody)
    Le Theatre en l'Air/Der LufTeater
    Writer: I. L. Peretz
    Director: Pascal Holtzer

    A solo performance in Yiddish with English translation supertitles, based on the classic short story of a melody's journey from singer to singer, from folk song, to religious hymn to popular tune.

    4th Street Theatre
    83 East 4th Street
    (2nd Avenue & Bowery) in NEW YORK CITY IN MANHATTAN

    Sun Aug 15 @ 2

    August 17, 2010

    A Gilgl Fun a Nigun, NYC, 17 August 2010

    Rafael Goldwaser and his Strasbourg-based Luft Teater (www.lufteater.com), New York performances

    A Gilgl Fun a Nigun (The Metamorphasis of a Melody)
    Le Theatre en l'Air/Der LufTeater
    Writer: I. L. Peretz
    Director: Pascal Holtzer

    A solo performance in Yiddish with English translation supertitles, based on the classic short story of a melody's journey from singer to singer, from folk song, to religious hymn to popular tune.

    4th Street Theatre
    83 East 4th Street
    (2nd Avenue & Bowery) in NEW YORK CITY IN MANHATTAN

    Tue Aug 17 @ 8

    August 22, 2010

    A Gilgl Fun a Nigun, NYC, 22 August 2010

    Rafael Goldwaser and his Strasbourg-based Luft Teater (www.lufteater.com), New York performances

    A Gilgl Fun a Nigun (The Metamorphasis of a Melody)
    Le Theatre en l'Air/Der LufTeater
    Writer: I. L. Peretz
    Director: Pascal Holtzer

    A solo performance in Yiddish with English translation supertitles, based on the classic short story of a melody's journey from singer to singer, from folk song, to religious hymn to popular tune.

    4th Street Theatre
    83 East 4th Street
    (2nd Avenue & Bowery) in NEW YORK CITY IN MANHATTAN

    Sun Aug 22 @ 9:30

    August 24, 2010

    A Gilgl Fun a Nigun, NYC, 24 August 2010

    Rafael Goldwaser and his Strasbourg-based Luft Teater (www.lufteater.com), New York performances

    A Gilgl Fun a Nigun (The Metamorphasis of a Melody)
    Le Theatre en l'Air/Der LufTeater
    Writer: I. L. Peretz
    Director: Pascal Holtzer

    A solo performance in Yiddish with English translation supertitles, based on the classic short story of a melody's journey from singer to singer, from folk song, to religious hymn to popular tune.

    4th Street Theatre
    83 East 4th Street
    (2nd Avenue & Bowery) in NEW YORK CITY IN MANHATTAN

    Tue
    Aug 24 @ 6

    3 Alicias 3, NYC, 24 August 2010

    svigals singingThe Forward and Sixth Street Synagogue Present:

    Jewish Art for the New Millennium: 3 Alicias 3

    Evening of Music and Poetry with Alicia Svigals, Alicia Ostriker, and Alicia Jo Rabins
    Curated by Jake Marmer and Dan Friedman

    Tuesday Aug 24th @ 7.00pm
    325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd avenue)
    $8 cover

    The evening will feature these acclaimed artists who represent eclectic genres, mediums and generations. Each will perform a set, then all three will come together in a collaborative work, and finally, a panel discussion will follow.

    Alicia Svigals, violinist/composer, a founder of the Klezmatics and of the all-women band Mikveh, is considered by many to be the world’s foremost klezmer fiddler. During the past decade, she almost singlehandedly revived klezmer fiddle playing, which came close to extinction in this century; traditional klezmer violin style is now being played again by hundreds of her students, including most of today’s best professional players. She taught and toured with violinist Itzhak Perlman, who recorded her compositions as duets with Ms. Svigals accompanied by the Klezmatics. She is a past winner of the first prize at the Safed Klezmer Festival. “She is without question the greatest living exponent of the klezmer fiddle…” - Seth Rogovoy, author of The Essential Klezmer. See www.aliciasvigals.com.

    Alicia Ostriker is a major American poet and critic. Twice nominated for a National Book Award, she is author of twelve volumes of poetry, most recently “The Book of Seventy” (2009), which won the Jewish Book Award for Poetry. As a critic Ostriker is the author of two path-breaking volumes on women’s poetry, “Writing Like a Woman and Stealing the Language: The Emergence of Women’s Poetry in America.” Ostriker has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Society of America, the San Francisco State Poetry Center, the Judah Magnes Museum, the New Jersey Arts Council, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. She is Professor Emerita of Rutgers University and is a faculty member of the New England College Low-Residency Poetry MFA Program. Ostriker has taught in the Princeton University Creative Writing Program and in Toni Morrison’s Atelier Program. She has taught midrash writing workshops in the USA, Israel, England and Australia. See www.rci.rutgers.edu.

    Alicia Jo Rabins is a fiddler, singer, songwriter, and poet living in Brooklyn, NY. She has toured Central America as a cultural ambassador for the United States. A regular fiddler with Golem, her own band, Girls in Trouble, plays art-pop songs about women in the Torah. “An entrancing one-woman string quartet” — The Forward. Check out Alicia’s Girls in Trouble Project here: www2.myspace.com/girlsintroublemusic.

    August 25, 2010

    Breslov Bar Band, NYC, 25 August, 2010

    Breslov Bar Band "Have No Fear" Album Release, August 25th, 2010.

    The date is Wednesday eve, August 25th at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. We'll be having sets by the Breslov Bar Band, Yiddish Princess (Kate Bush meets Bon Jovi in Yiddish), and the Xylopholks (Furry animals playing '20's ragtime and Jacob Hoffman klezmer tunes.)

    Doors open at 6 PM. Sets at 7, 8, and 9 PM.

    Tickets are $10 in advance/$15 at the door and can be reserved through the Knitting Factory website.

    http://bk.knittingfactory.com

    The Brooklyn Knitting Factory is located at:

    361 Metropolitan Avenue
, Brooklyn, NY, 11211,

    Phone:347.529.6696

    The new album will be available at the show. The CD is also available online at CD Baby (hard copies and downloads) and iTunes, among other places.

    For more information about the Breslov Bar Band, please visit www.breslovbarband.com.

    August 29, 2010

    Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, 29 August 2010

    Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysShalom y'all! the next NYC performance of Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys will be Sunday, August 29 at City Winery. We play from around 11am till 2pm. Barry Mitterhoff will be with us for this one, and we are very pleased to feature the soulful klezmer and fine bluegrass of fiddler Jeremy Brown. Directions are here:

    155 Varick Street, New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555
    http://www.citywinery.com/
    www.KlezmerMountainBoys.com
    http://www.myspace.com/klezmermountainboys
    http://www.youtube.com/

    September 3, 2010

    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance, NYC, 3 September 2010

    Some information from Hayim Kaufman of Rikud in NYC:

    The classic folk dances of Israel are created to shiray Eretz Yisrael - the beautiful folk songs related to the Land of Israel. Many of these songs have Eastern European roots.

    At Shorashim 2010, in addition to Dani Dassa teaching many of his great classic folk dances, a unique feature this year will be joint workshops by Ayalah Goren and Danny Pollock teaching dances created by choreographers no longer with us. Ayalah will focus on the first generation of choreographers whom she knew personally, including (with a sample popular dance) Leah Bergstein (Shiru Hashir), Zeev Havatzelet (Al Tiruni), (Zvi Friedhaber (Nitzanim), Shalom Hermon (Dayagim), Gurit Kadman (Etz Harimon)), Sara Levi-Tanai (El Ginat Egoz) and Rivka Shturman (Kuma Echa). Danny will teach dances of the next generation including Motti Alfassi (Kan Badarom), Shalom Amar (Bapardes), and Giora Kadmon
    (Yeverechicha). Please join us in honoring these greats.

    The 19th Annual
    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend on Broadway
    Sept. 3 - 6, 2010

    4 nights of marathons/parties & 3 days of workshops
    Featuring Guest Teachers

    DANI DASSA
    CHOREOGRAPHER AS WELL AS MASTER TEACHER WHOSE CLASSIC
    DANCES INCLUDE RACHEL, BEIN HARAY HEVRON, ASHRAY HA'ISH,
    SHEDEMATI, JOSHUA, & MANY OTHERS THAT REMAIN POPULAR

    AYALAH GOREN
    ISRAELI FOLK AND ETHNIC DANCE EXPERT FROM JERUSALEM'S
    ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DANCE WITH A VAST & MATCHLESS
    KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASSICS

    DANNY POLLOCK
    MASTER TEACHER OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE FROM NEW YORK
    WHOSE CLASSIC REPERTOIRE DANCE WORKSHOPS
    ARE ALWAYS POPULAR

    SCHEDULE & RATES

    Friday Opening Night Party & Kabbalat Shabbat:
    8pm - $15

    Saturday through Monday Workshops: $15/workshop
    2pm - Ayalah Goren & Danny Pollock
    4pm - Dani Dassa

    Saturday & Sunday Marathons:
    8pm - $20/night

    Monday Farewell Party:
    8pm $15

    Whole Weekend Special Reduced Rate: $140
    Day Passes: Sat. & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $40

    Students and seniors (ID required):
    $5 reduction for any single session
    -------------------------------------------------------------

    All events are in a professional dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.

    Information (917)207-0093; www.rikud.net

    September 4, 2010

    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance, NYC, 4 September 2010

    Some information from Hayim Kaufman of Rikud in NYC:

    The classic folk dances of Israel are created to shiray Eretz Yisrael - the beautiful folk songs related to the Land of Israel. Many of these songs have Eastern European roots.

    At Shorashim 2010, in addition to Dani Dassa teaching many of his great classic folk dances, a unique feature this year will be joint workshops by Ayalah Goren and Danny Pollock teaching dances created by choreographers no longer with us. Ayalah will focus on the first generation of choreographers whom she knew personally, including (with a sample popular dance) Leah Bergstein (Shiru Hashir), Zeev Havatzelet (Al Tiruni), (Zvi Friedhaber (Nitzanim), Shalom Hermon (Dayagim), Gurit Kadman (Etz Harimon)), Sara Levi-Tanai (El Ginat Egoz) and Rivka Shturman (Kuma Echa). Danny will teach dances of the next generation including Motti Alfassi (Kan Badarom), Shalom Amar (Bapardes), and Giora Kadmon
    (Yeverechicha). Please join us in honoring these greats.

    The 19th Annual
    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend on Broadway
    Sept. 3 - 6, 2010

    4 nights of marathons/parties & 3 days of workshops
    Featuring Guest Teachers

    DANI DASSA
    CHOREOGRAPHER AS WELL AS MASTER TEACHER WHOSE CLASSIC
    DANCES INCLUDE RACHEL, BEIN HARAY HEVRON, ASHRAY HA'ISH,
    SHEDEMATI, JOSHUA, & MANY OTHERS THAT REMAIN POPULAR

    AYALAH GOREN
    ISRAELI FOLK AND ETHNIC DANCE EXPERT FROM JERUSALEM'S
    ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DANCE WITH A VAST & MATCHLESS
    KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASSICS

    DANNY POLLOCK
    MASTER TEACHER OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE FROM NEW YORK
    WHOSE CLASSIC REPERTOIRE DANCE WORKSHOPS
    ARE ALWAYS POPULAR

    SCHEDULE & RATES

    Friday Opening Night Party & Kabbalat Shabbat:
    8pm - $15

    Saturday through Monday Workshops: $15/workshop
    2pm - Ayalah Goren & Danny Pollock
    4pm - Dani Dassa

    Saturday & Sunday Marathons:
    8pm - $20/night

    Monday Farewell Party:
    8pm $15

    Whole Weekend Special Reduced Rate: $140
    Day Passes: Sat. & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $40

    Students and seniors (ID required):
    $5 reduction for any single session
    -------------------------------------------------------------

    All events are in a professional dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.

    Information (917)207-0093; www.rikud.net

    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance, NYC, 4 September 2010

    Some information from Hayim Kaufman of Rikud in NYC:

    The classic folk dances of Israel are created to shiray Eretz Yisrael - the beautiful folk songs related to the Land of Israel. Many of these songs have Eastern European roots.

    At Shorashim 2010, in addition to Dani Dassa teaching many of his great classic folk dances, a unique feature this year will be joint workshops by Ayalah Goren and Danny Pollock teaching dances created by choreographers no longer with us. Ayalah will focus on the first generation of choreographers whom she knew personally, including (with a sample popular dance) Leah Bergstein (Shiru Hashir), Zeev Havatzelet (Al Tiruni), (Zvi Friedhaber (Nitzanim), Shalom Hermon (Dayagim), Gurit Kadman (Etz Harimon)), Sara Levi-Tanai (El Ginat Egoz) and Rivka Shturman (Kuma Echa). Danny will teach dances of the next generation including Motti Alfassi (Kan Badarom), Shalom Amar (Bapardes), and Giora Kadmon
    (Yeverechicha). Please join us in honoring these greats.

    The 19th Annual
    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend on Broadway
    Sept. 3 - 6, 2010

    4 nights of marathons/parties & 3 days of workshops
    Featuring Guest Teachers

    DANI DASSA
    CHOREOGRAPHER AS WELL AS MASTER TEACHER WHOSE CLASSIC
    DANCES INCLUDE RACHEL, BEIN HARAY HEVRON, ASHRAY HA'ISH,
    SHEDEMATI, JOSHUA, & MANY OTHERS THAT REMAIN POPULAR

    AYALAH GOREN
    ISRAELI FOLK AND ETHNIC DANCE EXPERT FROM JERUSALEM'S
    ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DANCE WITH A VAST & MATCHLESS
    KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASSICS

    DANNY POLLOCK
    MASTER TEACHER OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE FROM NEW YORK
    WHOSE CLASSIC REPERTOIRE DANCE WORKSHOPS
    ARE ALWAYS POPULAR

    SCHEDULE & RATES

    Friday Opening Night Party & Kabbalat Shabbat:
    8pm - $15

    Saturday through Monday Workshops: $15/workshop
    2pm - Ayalah Goren & Danny Pollock
    4pm - Dani Dassa

    Saturday & Sunday Marathons:
    8pm - $20/night

    Monday Farewell Party:
    8pm $15

    Whole Weekend Special Reduced Rate: $140
    Day Passes: Sat. & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $40

    Students and seniors (ID required):
    $5 reduction for any single session
    -------------------------------------------------------------

    All events are in a professional dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.

    Information (917)207-0093; www.rikud.net

    September 5, 2010

    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance, NYC, 5 September 2010

    Some information from Hayim Kaufman of Rikud in NYC:

    The classic folk dances of Israel are created to shiray Eretz Yisrael - the beautiful folk songs related to the Land of Israel. Many of these songs have Eastern European roots.

    At Shorashim 2010, in addition to Dani Dassa teaching many of his great classic folk dances, a unique feature this year will be joint workshops by Ayalah Goren and Danny Pollock teaching dances created by choreographers no longer with us. Ayalah will focus on the first generation of choreographers whom she knew personally, including (with a sample popular dance) Leah Bergstein (Shiru Hashir), Zeev Havatzelet (Al Tiruni), (Zvi Friedhaber (Nitzanim), Shalom Hermon (Dayagim), Gurit Kadman (Etz Harimon)), Sara Levi-Tanai (El Ginat Egoz) and Rivka Shturman (Kuma Echa). Danny will teach dances of the next generation including Motti Alfassi (Kan Badarom), Shalom Amar (Bapardes), and Giora Kadmon
    (Yeverechicha). Please join us in honoring these greats.

    The 19th Annual
    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend on Broadway
    Sept. 3 - 6, 2010

    4 nights of marathons/parties & 3 days of workshops
    Featuring Guest Teachers

    DANI DASSA
    CHOREOGRAPHER AS WELL AS MASTER TEACHER WHOSE CLASSIC
    DANCES INCLUDE RACHEL, BEIN HARAY HEVRON, ASHRAY HA'ISH,
    SHEDEMATI, JOSHUA, & MANY OTHERS THAT REMAIN POPULAR

    AYALAH GOREN
    ISRAELI FOLK AND ETHNIC DANCE EXPERT FROM JERUSALEM'S
    ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DANCE WITH A VAST & MATCHLESS
    KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASSICS

    DANNY POLLOCK
    MASTER TEACHER OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE FROM NEW YORK
    WHOSE CLASSIC REPERTOIRE DANCE WORKSHOPS
    ARE ALWAYS POPULAR

    SCHEDULE & RATES

    Friday Opening Night Party & Kabbalat Shabbat:
    8pm - $15

    Saturday through Monday Workshops: $15/workshop
    2pm - Ayalah Goren & Danny Pollock
    4pm - Dani Dassa

    Saturday & Sunday Marathons:
    8pm - $20/night

    Monday Farewell Party:
    8pm $15

    Whole Weekend Special Reduced Rate: $140
    Day Passes: Sat. & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $40

    Students and seniors (ID required):
    $5 reduction for any single session
    -------------------------------------------------------------

    All events are in a professional dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.

    Information (917)207-0093; www.rikud.net

    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance, NYC, 5 September 2010

    Some information from Hayim Kaufman of Rikud in NYC:

    The classic folk dances of Israel are created to shiray Eretz Yisrael - the beautiful folk songs related to the Land of Israel. Many of these songs have Eastern European roots.

    At Shorashim 2010, in addition to Dani Dassa teaching many of his great classic folk dances, a unique feature this year will be joint workshops by Ayalah Goren and Danny Pollock teaching dances created by choreographers no longer with us. Ayalah will focus on the first generation of choreographers whom she knew personally, including (with a sample popular dance) Leah Bergstein (Shiru Hashir), Zeev Havatzelet (Al Tiruni), (Zvi Friedhaber (Nitzanim), Shalom Hermon (Dayagim), Gurit Kadman (Etz Harimon)), Sara Levi-Tanai (El Ginat Egoz) and Rivka Shturman (Kuma Echa). Danny will teach dances of the next generation including Motti Alfassi (Kan Badarom), Shalom Amar (Bapardes), and Giora Kadmon
    (Yeverechicha). Please join us in honoring these greats.

    The 19th Annual
    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend on Broadway
    Sept. 3 - 6, 2010

    4 nights of marathons/parties & 3 days of workshops
    Featuring Guest Teachers

    DANI DASSA
    CHOREOGRAPHER AS WELL AS MASTER TEACHER WHOSE CLASSIC
    DANCES INCLUDE RACHEL, BEIN HARAY HEVRON, ASHRAY HA'ISH,
    SHEDEMATI, JOSHUA, & MANY OTHERS THAT REMAIN POPULAR

    AYALAH GOREN
    ISRAELI FOLK AND ETHNIC DANCE EXPERT FROM JERUSALEM'S
    ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DANCE WITH A VAST & MATCHLESS
    KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASSICS

    DANNY POLLOCK
    MASTER TEACHER OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE FROM NEW YORK
    WHOSE CLASSIC REPERTOIRE DANCE WORKSHOPS
    ARE ALWAYS POPULAR

    SCHEDULE & RATES

    Friday Opening Night Party & Kabbalat Shabbat:
    8pm - $15

    Saturday through Monday Workshops: $15/workshop
    2pm - Ayalah Goren & Danny Pollock
    4pm - Dani Dassa

    Saturday & Sunday Marathons:
    8pm - $20/night

    Monday Farewell Party:
    8pm $15

    Whole Weekend Special Reduced Rate: $140
    Day Passes: Sat. & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $40

    Students and seniors (ID required):
    $5 reduction for any single session
    -------------------------------------------------------------

    All events are in a professional dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.

    Information (917)207-0093; www.rikud.net

    September 6, 2010

    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance, NYC, 6 September 2010

    Some information from Hayim Kaufman of Rikud in NYC:

    The classic folk dances of Israel are created to shiray Eretz Yisrael - the beautiful folk songs related to the Land of Israel. Many of these songs have Eastern European roots.

    At Shorashim 2010, in addition to Dani Dassa teaching many of his great classic folk dances, a unique feature this year will be joint workshops by Ayalah Goren and Danny Pollock teaching dances created by choreographers no longer with us. Ayalah will focus on the first generation of choreographers whom she knew personally, including (with a sample popular dance) Leah Bergstein (Shiru Hashir), Zeev Havatzelet (Al Tiruni), (Zvi Friedhaber (Nitzanim), Shalom Hermon (Dayagim), Gurit Kadman (Etz Harimon)), Sara Levi-Tanai (El Ginat Egoz) and Rivka Shturman (Kuma Echa). Danny will teach dances of the next generation including Motti Alfassi (Kan Badarom), Shalom Amar (Bapardes), and Giora Kadmon
    (Yeverechicha). Please join us in honoring these greats.

    The 19th Annual
    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend on Broadway
    Sept. 3 - 6, 2010

    4 nights of marathons/parties & 3 days of workshops
    Featuring Guest Teachers

    DANI DASSA
    CHOREOGRAPHER AS WELL AS MASTER TEACHER WHOSE CLASSIC
    DANCES INCLUDE RACHEL, BEIN HARAY HEVRON, ASHRAY HA'ISH,
    SHEDEMATI, JOSHUA, & MANY OTHERS THAT REMAIN POPULAR

    AYALAH GOREN
    ISRAELI FOLK AND ETHNIC DANCE EXPERT FROM JERUSALEM'S
    ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DANCE WITH A VAST & MATCHLESS
    KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASSICS

    DANNY POLLOCK
    MASTER TEACHER OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE FROM NEW YORK
    WHOSE CLASSIC REPERTOIRE DANCE WORKSHOPS
    ARE ALWAYS POPULAR

    SCHEDULE & RATES

    Friday Opening Night Party & Kabbalat Shabbat:
    8pm - $15

    Saturday through Monday Workshops: $15/workshop
    2pm - Ayalah Goren & Danny Pollock
    4pm - Dani Dassa

    Saturday & Sunday Marathons:
    8pm - $20/night

    Monday Farewell Party:
    8pm $15

    Whole Weekend Special Reduced Rate: $140
    Day Passes: Sat. & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $40

    Students and seniors (ID required):
    $5 reduction for any single session
    -------------------------------------------------------------

    All events are in a professional dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.

    Information (917)207-0093; www.rikud.net

    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance, NYC, 6 September 2010

    Some information from Hayim Kaufman of Rikud in NYC:

    The classic folk dances of Israel are created to shiray Eretz Yisrael - the beautiful folk songs related to the Land of Israel. Many of these songs have Eastern European roots.

    At Shorashim 2010, in addition to Dani Dassa teaching many of his great classic folk dances, a unique feature this year will be joint workshops by Ayalah Goren and Danny Pollock teaching dances created by choreographers no longer with us. Ayalah will focus on the first generation of choreographers whom she knew personally, including (with a sample popular dance) Leah Bergstein (Shiru Hashir), Zeev Havatzelet (Al Tiruni), (Zvi Friedhaber (Nitzanim), Shalom Hermon (Dayagim), Gurit Kadman (Etz Harimon)), Sara Levi-Tanai (El Ginat Egoz) and Rivka Shturman (Kuma Echa). Danny will teach dances of the next generation including Motti Alfassi (Kan Badarom), Shalom Amar (Bapardes), and Giora Kadmon
    (Yeverechicha). Please join us in honoring these greats.

    The 19th Annual
    Shorashim Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
    Nostalgia Labor Day Weekend on Broadway
    Sept. 3 - 6, 2010

    4 nights of marathons/parties & 3 days of workshops
    Featuring Guest Teachers

    DANI DASSA
    CHOREOGRAPHER AS WELL AS MASTER TEACHER WHOSE CLASSIC
    DANCES INCLUDE RACHEL, BEIN HARAY HEVRON, ASHRAY HA'ISH,
    SHEDEMATI, JOSHUA, & MANY OTHERS THAT REMAIN POPULAR

    AYALAH GOREN
    ISRAELI FOLK AND ETHNIC DANCE EXPERT FROM JERUSALEM'S
    ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DANCE WITH A VAST & MATCHLESS
    KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASSICS

    DANNY POLLOCK
    MASTER TEACHER OF ISRAELI FOLK DANCE FROM NEW YORK
    WHOSE CLASSIC REPERTOIRE DANCE WORKSHOPS
    ARE ALWAYS POPULAR

    SCHEDULE & RATES

    Friday Opening Night Party & Kabbalat Shabbat:
    8pm - $15

    Saturday through Monday Workshops: $15/workshop
    2pm - Ayalah Goren & Danny Pollock
    4pm - Dani Dassa

    Saturday & Sunday Marathons:
    8pm - $20/night

    Monday Farewell Party:
    8pm $15

    Whole Weekend Special Reduced Rate: $140
    Day Passes: Sat. & Sun. - $45; Mon. - $40

    Students and seniors (ID required):
    $5 reduction for any single session
    -------------------------------------------------------------

    All events are in a professional dance studio with a wood floor at
    Bridge for DANCE 2726 Broadway @ 104th St.

    Information (917)207-0093; www.rikud.net

    September 14, 2010

    Galeet Dardashti, NYC, 14 September 2010

    DivahnSeptember 14, 2010 (Tuesday)

    Doors Open: 6:30pm; Show Time: 7:15pm

    Galeet Dardashti

    The Naming CD Release Party - NYC

    With full band, SYREN Modern Dance, and video art from Lustre.

    Opening: Mycale --the all-female John Zorn Vocal Project (Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Malika Zarra and Sofia Rei Koutsovitis)

    At Le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY
    Tuesday, September 14, 6:30 PM
    Tickets: lepoissonrouge.com

    September 19, 2010

    Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, 19 September 2010

    band publicity photoSunday, September 19th, 2010
    Pharaoh's Daughter
    CITY WINERY
    155 Varick Street, New York, NY
    11a.m. - 2 pm Klezmer Brunch
    Fill up on Lox & bagels and a Gypsified/Klezmer version of PD
    http://www.citywinery.com/

    September 26, 2010

    Gustavo Bulgach, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 26 Sep 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 10, 2010 features Gustavo Bulgach

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    September 27, 2010

    Ayn Sof Arkestra with Jake Marmer, Frank London, and Greg Wall, NYC, 27 September 2010

    Jazz Talmud World Premiere + Ayn Sof Arkestra
    featuring* *Jake Marmer (poetry), Frank London (trumpet), and Greg Wall (saxophone/clarinet)
    Monday, September 27th, Door open 7:30pm, Show Starts 8:00pm
    The Cell Theatre - 338 West 23rd Street btwn. 8th and 9th Ave. (C, E train
    to 23rd Street)

    Price: $15/$12 for students

    For more info: jakemarmer.wordpress.com

    Jazz Talmud is a poetry and music project with Talmudic modes of dialogue, spontaneous interpretations, interruptions, arguing, and the ecstatic attempts at wisdom. The poems mimic Talmudic rhetoric, style and turns of phrase, as they reflect on the contemporary Jewish experience, jazz, dreams, loneliness and more. The horn players, acting as Talmud’s interpreters Rashi and Tosefot spontaneously riff on the spoken material and each other’s reaction to it.

    AYN SOF ARKESTRA & BIGGER BAND

    NYC’s newest addition to the canon of new Jewish influenced music and culture is the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and grammy winning trumpeter Frank London. The Arkestra consists of some of the most innovative artists on the scene today, including Pam Fleming, Paul Shapiro, Aaron Alexander, Fima Ephron, Eyal Maoz and many others. The repertoire will consist of original compositions and arrangements of the members and guest composers, in the great NuJu/Rad Jew/SunRaJoo tradition.

    September 28, 2010

    Frank London's Klezmer Brass AllStars, Manhattan, NY, 28 Sep 2010

    East Village Klezmer Series schedule
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    Please join us for an exciting new series at the Max Raiskin Center on Tuesday nights. Featuring some of the finest klezmorim I know. Opening night is a FREE Sukkah Party and starts at 7:30pm! (music around 8) All other nights will start at 8:30pm, $15 cover (includes one drink)

    Max Raiskin Center
    325 E. 6th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd)
    NY NY 10003

    Sep 28 Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All Stars
    FREE

    Please tell your friends and come down often!

    Frank London Klezmer Brass All-Stars, Sixth Street Synagogue, NYC, 28 September 2010

    Frank LondonSukkah Party with Frank London Klezmer Brass All-Stars!!
    Tuesday September 28, 2010 at 7:30pm
    Sixth Street Synagogue

    325 East Sixth Street
    New York, New York 10003
    Superb frolicking klezmer collective! Celebrating the holiday of Sukkot and the kick-off for East Village Klezmer series, curated by Aaron Alexander.

    The band is featuring:

    Frank London- trumpet
    Brian Drye: trombone
    Michael Winograd:clarinet
    Patty Farrell:accordion
    Ron Caswell: tuba
    Aaron Alexander:drums

    Here's what All About Jazz said about the band's recent CD: "The mystical high priest of New Wave Avant-Klez jazz, Frank London, has released an album that defies phony political barriers and exposes solid musical commonalties among Gypsy, Jewish and Arabic music."

    More info about the project: bit.ly/cQN56Z

    This event is co-sponsored by NJOP's Sukkot Across America.

    It's a FREE show! Spread the word!

    October 3, 2010

    Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio & Lorin Sklamberg, Brooklyn, NY, 3 Oct 2010

    The Series is called "Ditmas Acoustic @ The Sanctuary". All the concerts are taking place at Temple Beth Emeth, in Flatbush... this is a lovely space, with a beautiful sanctuary built in 1913. The series presents artists performing acoustic music, and provides a new and unique concert space in the neighborhood. The series kicks off in the beginning of October with 3 concerts.

    Sunday, October 3, 7pm, $10
    Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio & Lorin Sklamberg
    Here we have a night of Klezmer and Yiddish Song, featuring my trio with Patrick Farrell and Benjy Fox-Rosen alongside Klezmatics Singer Loring Sklamberg

    all concerts take place at Temple Beth Emeth
    83 Marlborough Road (corner of Marlborough Rd. and Church Ave.) (B/Q train to Church Ave)
    Tickets will be sold at the door, but for advaced reservations call 718-282-1596

    you can find more information at www.facebook.com/DitmasAcoustic or http://ditmasparkblog.com/news/lots-and-lots-of-music

    October 4, 2010

    Later Prophets Mon Oct 4th, 9pm Sixth Street Synagogue 325 East Sixth, b/n 1st and 2nd Ave $10 cover includes a drink sixthstreetsynagogue.org Greg Wall’s Later Prophets, Tzadik recording artists, bring a highly literate Jewish sensibility to the forefront of jazz. Wall, has found the perfect partners in his bandmates keyboard wiz Shai Bachar, drummer extraordinaire Aaron Alexander, and the effervescent David Richards on bass. Together, they are able to simultaneously straddle the gates of the ancient and avant-garde. A leading figure in NY’s downtown music scene, “rabbi and fiery, eclectic Jewish-jazz luminary” (Time Out NY) Greg Wall was ordained in 2006 and may well be the only recording and touring jazz musician who is also a rabbi. His work is “a surprising multicultural collision worthy of Bill Laswell or Kip Hanrahan at their best,” noted Jon Andrews in DownBeat. More info about Later Prophets: gregwall.com Concert will be preceeded by a class on mystical dimensions of Ramchal (R' Chaim Luzzato), taught by Rabbi Greg Wall at 7pm.

    October 9, 2010

    Anthony Coleman, NYC, 9 Oct 2010

    The University of the Streets
    130 East 7th Street
    New York, New York 10009

    Sat, October 09, 2010
    8:00 pm $10

    ANTHONY COLEMAN Solo Piano

    You know what they say...

    Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got
    I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block
    Used to have a little, now I have a lot
    No matter where I go, I know where I came from

    Yes...well, hello list...it's been some time...

    The great Seattle transplant - frère pianist/composer...sharer of Hospital space (we were born in the same hospital, the same week) - thus, fellow Virgo Wayne Horvitz has taken on the awesome responsibility of first curator of a new EV music series...and I'm happy to participate

    I've played in the neighborhood, of course, but never actually on my block! Well...it's 2 streets West, but still...

    October 10, 2010

    Ben Holmes and the Lazarus Quartet, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 10 Oct 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 10, 2010 features Ben Holmes and the Lazaurus Quartet.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 10 October 2010

    band photoIsle of Klezbos will make our debut for The Museum at Eldridge Street:
    Special all-instrumental quintet show.

    Sunday afternoon, October 10
    The gorgeous restored 19th c. Lower East Side Synagogue is also an exquisite music venue.

    Museum at Eldridge Street:
    A Landmark Synagogue Story
    12 Eldridge Street, NYC 10002
    212-219-0888
    http://www.eldridgestreet.org/

    Isle of Klezbos all-women's klezmer ensemble
    Sunday, 10/10/10 at 4:30pm

    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & alto sax
    Saskia Lane, upright bass
    Shoko Nagai, accordion
    Eve Sicular, drums / leader
    with special guests Karen Waltuch, violin & viola
    and Reut Regev, trombone
    (it's trumpeter Pam Fleming's birthday, so Pamela celebrates offstage)

    $20 adults; $15 students & seniors

    Laura Wetzler, NYC, 10 Oct 2010

    Laura WetzlerLaura Wetzler

    10/10/10, 5:30pm
    NYC Bnai Zion
    136 E39 St.
    Tribute to Issachar Miron

    RB3 & Dominique Eade, Brooklyn, NY, 3 Oct 2010

    The Series is called "Ditmas Acoustic @ The Sanctuary". All the concerts are taking place at Temple Beth Emeth, in Flatbush... this is a lovely space, with a beautiful sanctuary built in 1913. The series presents artists performing acoustic music, and provides a new and unique concert space in the neighborhood. The series kicks off in the beginning of October with 3 concerts.

    Sunday, October 10th, 7pm, $10
    RB3 & Dominique Eade
    This night focuses on Jazz and Improvised music with Richie Barshay's new trio (featuring Petr Cancura and Todd Neufeld), and vocalist Dominique Eade

    all concerts take place at Temple Beth Emeth
    83 Marlborough Road (corner of Marlborough Rd. and Church Ave.) (B/Q train to Church Ave)
    Tickets will be sold at the door, but for advanced reservations call 718-282-1596

    you can find more information at www.facebook.com/DitmasAcoustic or http://ditmasparkblog.com/news/lots-and-lots-of-music

    October 11, 2010

    Fire Benefit Concert feat. Moshe Hecht and Zacharia, NYC, 11 Oct 2010

    posterFire Benefit Concert feat. Moshe Hecht and Zacharia
    October 11 · 7:00pm - 11pm

    The Chabad Loft
    144 5th Ave.
    New York, NY

    The Moshe Hecht Band live in NYC with special guest Zacharia in fire recovery benefit concert!

    $15 in advance. $20 at door. Cash bar.
    Tickets: firefund.eventbrite.com

    This will be rising-star Zacharia's first ever NYC public performance - straight from Israel.

    Last week a fire ravished Yael's apartment, consuming all of her belongings and killing her beloved cat Sydney. This Monday help us turn her tragedy into a blessing by joining two super-talented musicians in NYC for an intimate benefit concert. You can make a difference in Yael's life simply by coming out to an awesome show and having a great time!

    Please spread this message to your friends.

    Greg Wall's Later Prophets feat. R. Itzchak, NYC, 11 Oct 2010

    Monday Oct 11, 2010, 8:30 pm
    Ha'orot-The Lights Of Rav Kook
    with Greg Wall's Later Prophets Featuring Rabbi Itzchak
    6th Street Community Synagogue
    Tickets $10
    Info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    325 E. Sixth Street
    (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003 212.473.3665

    This unique collaboration integrates the illuminated poetry of Rabbi Avraham itzchak HaCohen Kook with original music by Greg Wall's Later Prophets and the spoken word artistry of Rabbi Itzchak Marmorstein. Their highly acclaimed CD HA'OROT was recently released on Tzadik Records. ("This is an important spiritual document." -John Zorn)

    Join us for this special opportunity to celebrate the lights of one of the most extraordinary spiritual giants of our epoch.

    Later Prophets:
    Rabbi Greg Wall: saxophones, clarinet, shofar
    Shai Bachar: keyboards
    Dave Richards: bass
    Aaron Alexander: drums
    with Rabbi Itzchak Marmorstein: spoken word.

    7:30 - The concert will be preceded by a class on Ramachal's (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato) Derech HaShem/Way Of God - Free Admission.
    8:30 -Concert

    October 12, 2010

    Workmen's Circle Klezmer Session with Jeff Warschauer, NYC, 12 October 2010

    Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble session

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Tuesday, October 12th from 6:30-8:30 PM

    * For all instrumentalists who play and read music (intermediate level and above)
    * Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    * Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    * Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Founding Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and is pursuing graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman by phone at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org
    www.klezmerduo.com

    3rd Annual All-Star NY Yiddish Sing-Along, NYC, 12 Oct 2010

    You're invited to
    THE THIRD ANNUAL ALL-STAR NEW YORK YIDDISH SING-ALONG
    featuring, among others,
    THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS
    ZALMEN MLOTEK
    THE FOLKSBIENE TROUPE
    DI SHEKHTER-TEKHTER
    (Reyna & Temma Schaechter)
    and yours truly,
    BINYUMEN SCHAECHTER
    This Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 7:30pm
    at
    Congregation Rodeph Sholom
    7 West 83 Street, New York City
    "Songs of love, longing and learning... heartbreak, hope and happiness"
    "Come join a cavalcade of Yiddish music stars in a night of singing and kvelling!"
    General Admission: $20
    VIP Seating, with reception (with advance purchase): $50
    group discounts (15 or more): 20% off
    Tickets and info: www.goldenland.com
    212-683-7816

    All Star New York Yiddish Sing-along, New York, NY, 12 October, 2010

    The next All Star New York Yiddish Sing-along will take place on Tuesday, October 12, at 7:30pm at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd Street.

    This will be the third such event in recent years led by the inimitable artistic director of the National Yiddish Theater - Folksbiene Zalmen Mlotek. The large audiences that attended the earlier two Yiddish Sing-alongs found themselves in the warm embrace of a heymish community sharing songs that evoked memories of a vibrant Yiddish speaking world, and connections to its glorious culture. The high percentage of younger participants was yet another sign that Yiddish is very much alive and will be part of the New York experience for generations to come.

    This year's line-up of singers includes some of our most popular performers of Jewish music - artists who travel the world, and perform in a wide range of musical genres: Cantor Bob Abelson, Phyllis Berk, Joanne Borts, Adrienne Cooper, Magda Fishman, Cantor Rebecca Garfein, Annette Ezekiel Kogan, Avram Mlotek, Avram Pengas, Daniella Rabbani, Basya Schechter, Di Shekhter Tekhter, Cantor Dan Singer, Zalmen Mlotek's Yiddish Singers, The Folksbiene Troupe, The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus/yidisher filharmonisher folks khor, under the musical direction of Binyumen Schaechter - and some special surprise performers

    There will be a Klezmer band accompanying the concert - with some of our finest musicians, including Margot Leverett, Marty Confurius, Matt Temking and others.

    Every song will be available in transliteration so that every audience member will be able to fully participate and fill the glorious sanctuary of Congregation Rodeph Sholem with the sounds of Mame-loshn. Our emcee will be that debonair Yiddishist from Avantura - Corey Breier.

    The concert is presented by Golden Land Concerts & Connections, with support from the National Yiddish Theater - Folksbiene, The Workmen's Circle/ Arbeter-Ring, League for Yiddish/Afn Shvel, Yugntruf, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Congress for Jewish Culture, Yiddish Artists & Friends/ Actors Club/Yiddish Theatrical Alliance.

    General admission tickets are $20 if purchased in advance, and $22 on the day of the concert. VIP reserved seating, with a post concert wine reception sponsored by City Winery, will be $50 if purchased in advance, and $60 on the day of the concert. Group rates - 15 or more tickets - 20% discount if purchased in advance.

    For more information visit www.goldenland.com or call 212-683-7816. There is a Facebook evet called "Golden Land's Third Annual All Star New York Yiddish Sing-along. Please join us and help spread the word.

    October 13, 2010

    Shifra Lerer Birthday Celebration, New York, NY, 13 October 2010

    The Yiddish Artists & Friends Actors Club cordially invites you to attend a gala dinner celebration honoring the 95th birthday of our beloved vice-president Shifra Lerer. Musical Tribute featuring Tony-nominated Broadway star Eleanor Reissa & Yiddish theater star Hy Wolfe.

    Wednesday, October 13, 2010
    Sutton Place Synagogue
    225 East 51st Street (between 2nd & 3rd Ave.)
    Dinner 6:30 PM
    Glatt Kosher
    Handicapped Accessible
    Members $36
    Guests $40

    RSVP by October 2, 2010
    Send checks to Ruth Harris, 379 Barnard Ave., Cedarhurst, NY 11516
    T: 516-569-1678.

    Girls in Trouble, Brooklyn, NY, 13 Oct 2010

    Alicia Jo Rabins will be performing with her band Girls In Trouble at Sycamour in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, 8pm, Oct 13. sixpointsfellowship.org/events

    October 14, 2010

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 14 October 2010

    band photoMetropolitan KlezmerThursday, October 14
    Metropolitan Klezmer plays Target® Free Thursdays: David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
    Broadway between 62nd & 63rd St's - FREE, all ages!
    8:30pm - 10pm

    Full Metropolitan Klezmer octet, wonderful free concert series! Our Lincoln Center debut. Please arrive early, Target® Free Thursdays at this venue often reaches capacity by 7:30pm.

    http://new.lincolncenter.org

    Eyal Maoz Band, NYC, 14 October 2010

    Eyal MaozEyal Maoz Film Band

    This Thursday, Oct 14, at 10 PM.

    At The Stone
    NW corner of Ave C and 2nd St, east village
    $10

    with:
    Uri Sharlin - keys (www.urisharlin.com)
    Leah Paul - flutes
    Elad Muskatel - Bass
    Mathias Kunzli - drums (mathiaskunzli.com)
    Eyal Maoz - guitar (www.eyalmaozmusic.com)

    World premiere of films and video art inspired songs.

    October 17, 2010

    The Chai Notes, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 17 Oct 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 17, 2010 features The Chai Notes.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    October 18, 2010

    New American Quartet, 18 Oct 2010

    Greg WallOct 18th
    Jazz Rabbi's Invitational: The New American Quartet

    7:30pm: Class on Ramchal's (Rabbi Chaim Luzzato) "Derech Hashem"
    8:30pm: Greg Wall's New American Quartet: Mystical Americana-influenced music

    6th Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003 212.473.3665

    Cover $10 (class is free).
    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/

    October 19, 2010

    Workmen's Circle Klezmer Session with Jeff Warschauer, NYC, 19 October 2010

    Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble session

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Tuesday, October 19 from 6:30-8:30 PM

    * For all instrumentalists who play and read music (intermediate level and above)
    * Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    * Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    * Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Founding Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and is pursuing graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman by phone at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org
    www.klezmerduo.com

    Shemspeed CMJ Showcase, 19 Oct 2010

    posterSHEMSPEED CMJ SHOWCASE @ COCO66
    October 19th - 7pm

    Fresh off world tours, appearances in NBAK11 with Snoop Dogg & Drake, and an almost unreal presence on the interwebs, Shemspeed's top artists are heading back to their homebase in Brooklyn for this year's CMJ Music Marathon!

    with live performances by;
    Y-Love, Tes Uno, NSR, Diwon, Kosha Dillz, DeScribe, Eprhyme, Kyle Rapps, Tj Di Hitmaker, J. Stone & guests.

    Doors @ 7pm
    $5 with RSVP (rsvp at cmjshemspeed.eventbrite.com)

    66 Greenpoint Ave
    (b/w Franklin & West)
    Brooklyn, NY 11222

    All info at www.shemspeed.com/cmj

    Klez Dispensers & SUNY Purchase World Music Ensemble w/Frank London, Manhattan, NY, 19 Oct 2010

    East Village Klezmer Series schedule
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    Please join us for an exciting new series at the Max Raiskin Center on Tuesday nights, featuring some of the finest klezmorim I know. Performances start at 8:30pm, $15 cover (includes one drink)

    Max Raiskin Center
    325 E. 6th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd)
    NY NY 10003

    Oct 19 Double Bill: The Klez DispensersKlez Dispensers & SUNY Purchase World Music
    Ensemble, led by Frank
    London

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/#dispensers

    Please tell your friends and come down often!

    October 20, 2010

    Ribs & Brisket Revue, NYC, 20 Oct 2010

    Ribs & Brisket RevueKlezmerShack favorites: Ribs & Brisket Revue CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319 www.corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. Paul Shapiro, sax, clarinet, vocals; Cilla Owens, vocals; Glenn Turner, vocals; Dan Rosengard, piano; Booker King, bass; Mo Roberts, drums

    Echolisting w/Anthony Coleman, NYC, 20 Oct 2010

    Wednesday, Oct. 20 - 10 PM
    The STONE (artistic director John Zorn)
    corner of avenue C and 2nd street
    NYC

    Echolisting
    Anthony Coleman- Piano
    Kathryn Schulmeister - Bass
    Peter Negroponte - Drums

    "The only authentic artworks produced today are those that in their inner organization measure themselves by the fullest experience of horror." —Teddy Wiesengrund

    ADMISSION $10
    students 13 to 19 admitted half price
    children 12 and under free

    October 21, 2010

    Carol Freeman & Ismail Butera, NYC, 21 Oct 2010

    Concert of Old World Yiddish Songs and Melodies
    Carol Freeman and Ismail Butera
    Thursday October 21st 7pm
    Der Yiddisher Kulture Kavehoyz
    1133 Broadway between 25th and 26th Streets 2nd floor New York, New York
    Admission $10 includes free coffee and cake
    A program of Beautiful and Rare Old World Ballads, Songs, and Melodies performed in authentic traditional style

    Continue reading "Carol Freeman & Ismail Butera, NYC, 21 Oct 2010" »

    October 24, 2010

    The Sisters of Sheynville, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 24 Oct 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 17, 2010 features The Sisters of Sheynville.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    October 25, 2010

    Ain Sof Arkestra, NYC, 25 Oct 2010

    Greg WallOct 25th
    Jazz Rabbi's Invitational: Ain Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band

    7:30pm: Class on Ramchal's (Rabbi Chaim Luzzato) "Derech Hashem"
    8:30pm: Greg Wall's New American Quartet: Mystical Americana-influenced music

    6th Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003 212.473.3665

    Cover $10 (class is free).
    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/

    Continue reading "Ain Sof Arkestra, NYC, 25 Oct 2010" »

    October 26, 2010

    Workmen's Circle Klezmer Session with Jeff Warschauer, NYC, 26 October 2010

    Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble session

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Tuesday, October 26 from 6:30-8:30 PM

    * For all instrumentalists who play and read music (intermediate level and above)
    * Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    * Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    * Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Founding Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and is pursuing graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman by phone at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org
    www.klezmerduo.com

    Elaine Hoffman Watts, Manhattan, NY, 26 Oct 2010

    East Village Klezmer Series schedule
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    Please join us for an exciting new series at the Max Raiskin Center on Tuesday nights, featuring some of the finest klezmorim I know. Performances start at 8:30pm, $15 cover (includes one drink)

    Max Raiskin Center
    325 E. 6th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd)
    NY NY 10003

    Oct 26 Elaine Hoffman Watts
    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/#watts

    Please tell your friends and come down often!

    October 28, 2010

    ALHAMBRA, NYC, 28 October 2010

    Alhambra
    The Sephardic music ensemble, ALHAMBRA, will be performing a FREE concert
    Thursday, October 28th at 12 Noon
    The Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street, between Lexington and 3rd Avenues in NYC
    Co-sponsored by the New York Public Library and the New York State Council on the Arts.
    Performers are Elliot Z. Levine, baritone; Michael Hess, violin, qanun and nay (flutes); Haig Manoukian, oud; Rami el Aasser, darbukah, riq, deff (frame drum); and Isabelle Ganz, mezzo, shawm, guitar.

    The Jewish people's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 28 October 2010

    The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus with Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor, are performing at The 5th New York International Choral Festival 2010 Thursday, October 28, 2010, 7:30 PM at Riverside Church
    490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027.
    Tickets: $20
    For tickets: NYIntChoralFest.com
    Tickets will be available at the door.
    Seating is General Admission.

    This concert includes 4 choruses, each performing for 15 minutes or so, plus an Orchestra, culminating in a number sung by all choruses together. The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus is the only Jewish - or Yiddish - chorus on the bill.

    ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED.

    October 30, 2010

    Havdalah & Melaveh Malkah w/Benjy Fox-Rosen Band, Philadelphia, PA, 30 Oct 2010

    benjy fox-rosenHavdalah and Melaveh Malkah Concert
    Saturday October 30, 2010
    8:00 p.m.
    Temple Beth Zion Beth Israel
    300 S. 18th St.
    Philadelphia, PA

    Escort the Shabbat Queen out with the klezmer sounds of Brooklyn's Benjy Fox-Rosen Band
    $18 in advance/$20 at the door.

    For more information, go to our "About" page at www.bzbi.org.
    215-735-5148

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    October 31, 2010

    The Chai Notes, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 31 Oct 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 31, 2010 features The Chai Notes.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    November 1, 2010

    The New American Quartet, Manhattan, NY, 1 November 2010

    Greg Wall
    Mon, Nov 1st 8.30pm
    The New American Quartet: Greg Wall (sax), Takashe Otsuka (b), Jonathon Peretz (dr), Mitch Schechter (piano)
    Mystical Sounds of Americana, a little of heaven on earth
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave)
    $10 cover includes a drink
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    November 2, 2010

    Workmen's Circle Klezmer Session with Jeff Warschauer, NYC, 2 November 2010

    Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble session

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Tuesday, November 2 from 6:30-8:30 PM

    * For all instrumentalists who play and read music (intermediate level and above)
    * Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    * Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    * Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Founding Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and is pursuing graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman by phone at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org
    www.klezmerduo.com

    Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys, 2 Nov 2010

    East Village Klezmer Series schedule
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    Please join us for an exciting new series at the Max Raiskin Center on Tuesday nights, featuring some of the finest klezmorim I know. Performances start at 8:30pm, $15 cover (includes one drink)

    Max Raiskin Center
    325 E. 6th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd)
    NY NY 10003

    Nov 2
    Margot Leverett & Klezmer Mountain Boys

    November 6, 2010

    Isle of Klezbos, Brooklyn, 6 November 2010

    band photoSaturday, November 6
    Isle of Klezbos
    Brooklyn Museum of Art
    Target First Saturdays
    special septet playing 9pm - 10:30pm dance set!
    FREE!

    www.brooklynmuseum.org/
    • 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052
    • (718) 638-5000; TTY: (718) 399-8440

    November 7, 2010

    Alex Kontorovich, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 7 Nov 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Nov 7, 2010 features Alexander Kontorovich.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    November 8, 2010

    Greg Wall's Later Prophets, Manhattan, NY, 8 November 2010

    Greg Wall
    Mon, Nov 8st 8.30pm
    Greg Wall’s Later Prophets ft. Shai Bachar (p), David Richards (b) and Aaron Alexander (dr)
    Jazz/Klezmer fusion
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave)
    $10 cover includes a drink
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    "So-Called--the Movie", Brookline, MA, 8 Nov 2010

    So-CalledThe "Socalled" Movie
    Monday, Nov 8, 9:15pm
    Coolidge Corner Theatre
    290 Harvard St.
    Brookline, MA

    Tix: prod1.agileticketing.net

    Run time: 86 min.|Canada|Language: English

    This ingenious documentary unmasks the performer known as Socalled. The director showcases Socalled’s unique hybrid of Klezmer and Hip-hop and his quirky, lovable personality. There’s lots of live concert footage, including a cruise down the Dnieper River in the Ukraine and a gig at Harlem’s Apollo Theater with noted funk artist Fred Wesley and breakthrough Klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer. Benjamin Steiger Levine, the brains behind Socalled’s hit music video "Never Alone", gives us a backstage tour. 2010 Winner, J.I. Segal Award.

    Part of the Boston Jewish Film Festival

    November 9, 2010

    Workmen's Circle Klezmer Session with Jeff Warschauer, NYC, 9 November 2010

    Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble session

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Tuesday, November 9 from 6:30-8:30 PM

    * For all instrumentalists who play and read music (intermediate level and above)
    * Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    * Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    * Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Founding Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and is pursuing graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman by phone at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org
    www.klezmerduo.com

    Jim Guttman Bessarabian Breakdown, 9 Nov 2010

    East Village Klezmer Series schedule
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    Please join us for an exciting new series at the Max Raiskin Center on Tuesday nights, featuring some of the finest klezmorim I know. Performances start at 8:30pm, $15 cover (includes one drink)

    Max Raiskin Center
    325 E. 6th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd)
    NY NY 10003

    Nov 9 Jim Guttman Bessarabian Breakdown

    November 14, 2010

    Klezical Traditions and Fleytmuzik, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 14 Nov 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Nov 14, 2010 features Klezical Traditions and Fleytmuzik.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Michael Alpert Ensemble, Manhattan, NY, 14 Nov 2010

    East Village Klezmer Series schedule
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    Please join us for an exciting new series at the Max Raiskin Center on Tuesday nights, featuring some of the finest klezmorim I know. Performances start at 8:30pm, $15 cover (includes one drink)

    Max Raiskin Center
    325 E. 6th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd)
    NY NY 10003

    Nov 14 Michael Alpert Ensemble
    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Please tell your friends and come down often!

    November 16, 2010

    Workmen's Circle Klezmer Session with Jeff Warschauer, NYC, 16 November 2010

    Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble session

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Tuesday, November 16 from 6:30-8:30 PM

    * For all instrumentalists who play and read music (intermediate level and above)
    * Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    * Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    * Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Founding Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and is pursuing graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman by phone at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org
    www.klezmerduo.com

    Michael Alpert Ensemble, Manhattan, NYC, 16 November 2010

    Michael Alpert
    Tue, Nov 16th 8.30pm
    The Michael Alpert Ensemble
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave)
    $15 cover includes a drink
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    November 21, 2010

    Klezmer Conservatory Band, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 21 Nov 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Nov 7, 2010 features Klezmer Conservatory Band.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    November 22, 2010

    The New American Quartet, Manhattan, NY, 22 November, 2010

    Greg Wall
    Mon, Nov 22nd 8.30pm
    The New American Quartet: Greg Wall (sax), Takashe Otsuka (b), Jonathon Peretz (dr), Mitch Schechter (piano)
    Mystical Sounds of Americana, a little of heaven on earth
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave)
    $10 cover includes a drink
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    November 23, 2010

    Workmen's Circle Klezmer Session with Jeff Warschauer, NYC, 23 November 2010

    Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble session

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Tuesday, November 23 from 6:30-8:30 PM

    * For all instrumentalists who play and read music (intermediate level and above)
    * Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    * Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    * Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Founding Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and is pursuing graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman by phone at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org
    www.klezmerduo.com

    Michael Winograd, Manhattan, NY, 23 Nov 2010

    East Village Klezmer Series schedule
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    Please join us for an exciting new series at the Max Raiskin Center on Tuesday nights, featuring some of the finest klezmorim I know. Performances start at 8:30pm, $15 cover (includes one drink)

    Max Raiskin Center
    325 E. 6th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd)
    NY NY 10003

    Nov 23 Michael Winograd Trio
    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Please tell your friends and come down often!

    November 27, 2010

    Eyal Maoz & Edom, NYC, 27 Nov, 2010

    bandRare Edom performance in a trio setting:
    Where Jazz meets New Wave, and echoes of Joy Division are counterposed with John Zorn's Electric Masada, begins the rocking odyssey of Edom. With Eyal Maoz, guitar; Shanir Blumenkranz, bass and Yuval Lion, drums.

    Pianos
    158 Ludlow Street
    11.27.10 | 9:00PM, $10
    Later that night, all included in the same ticket:
    MILE HIGH DJ/VJ PARTY -12AM
    DINNER AT THE THOMPSONS-11PM
    ISH- 10PM
    EDOM- 9PM

    November 28, 2010

    The Chai Notes, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 28 Nov 2010

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Nov 28, 2010 features The Chai Notes.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Jewish Love Songs with Wine & Chocolate, Brooklyn, NY, 28 Nov 2010

    Please join us this Sunday afternoon, November 28th at 3pm for a performance of Jewish Love Songs with Wine & Chocolate. There is no charge and you are welcome to bring friends.

    Jewish Love Songs with Wine & Chocolate
    Kane Street Synagogue, Sunday at 3pm, FREE
    236 Kane Street, Brooklyn, NY (Kane Street, between Court & Clinton Sts.)

    "From the Bibilical "Solomon's Song of Songs", the most enchanting collection of love poems ever created..."

    We think that this event would be a nice way to end the Thanksgiving weekend. The wine and chocolate are just what you need, yet another dessert.

    Further info: kbyonline.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/JewishLoveSongsInvite.pdf

    November 29, 2010

    Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band, Manhattan, NY, 29 November 2010

    Greg Wall
    Mon, Nov 29nd 8.30pm
    Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band (15 piece klezmer orchestra)
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave)
    $10 cover includes a drink
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    November 30, 2010

    Kranyaykt!, New York, NY, 30 November 2010

    KRANKAYT! Jews, Hypochondria & Song
    Tuesday, November 30 ·
    8:00pm - 9:30pm
    The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue @ W 76th St
    New York, NY 10023

    Yiddish songstress Adrienne Cooper, klezmer drummer/subtext maven Eve Sicular, pianist/comedy ace Dan Rosengard, and reedman/shtickologist Paul Shapiro team up one night only for "Krankayt: Jews, Hypochondria & Song." This deliriously thought-provoking musical revue explores traditional and popular songs reflecting a Jewish image of the body and morbid concern for health.

    $15 members, $20 non-members
    www.jccmanhattan.org

    metropolitanklezmer.com

    The Sway Machinery and more, Brooklyn, NY, 30 Nov 2010

    posterThe Sway Machinery

    Super fun party benefit for our label JDub Records. Hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman and featuring other JDub acts....at Brooklyn Bowl, a venue notable for also housing a bowling alley, for all of you who like throwing things and knocking stuff over.

    The Sway Machinery will take it over the top!!!! A night not to be missed!!!!

    FESTIVAL OF STRIKES!!!!!

    Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
    8PM
    Brooklyn Bowl
    61 Wythe Avenue between North 11th and North 12th Streets

    Don't miss the boat!

    Krankayt, NYC, 30 Nov 2010

    Krankayt posterKRANKAYT: Jews, Hypochondria & Song

    Tuesday, November 30 · 8:00pm - 9:30pm
    The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue @ W 76th St
    New York, NY

    Yiddish songstress Adrienne Cooper, klezmer drummer/subtext maven Eve Sicular, pianist/comedy ace Dan Rosengard, and reedman/shtickologist Paul Shapiro team up one night only for "Krankayt: Jews, Hypochondria & Song." This deliriously thought-provoking musical revue explores traditional and popular songs reflecting a Jewish image of the body and morbid concern for health.

    $15 members, $20 non-members
    646-505-5708
    www.jccmanhattan.org/cat-content.aspx?catID=2932

    From the medical treatises of Maimonides (who did advocate chicken soup), to the prophetic decrepitude of Kafka, to cranky Yiddish nursery rhymes, to Jewish inflected Broadway show tunes, and from anguished folk songs to novelty numbers of the early and late 20th century, this evening’s performance will musically explore the aches, pains, and plagues of the Jewish body and soul.

    "Krankayt: Jews, Hypochondria and Song" is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

    Strauss-Warschauer Duo, Manhattan, NY, 30 Nov 2010

    East Village Klezmer Series schedule
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    Please join us for an exciting new series at the Max Raiskin Center on Tuesday nights, featuring some of the finest klezmorim I know. Performances start at 8:30pm, $15 cover (includes one drink)

    Max Raiskin Center
    325 E. 6th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd)
    NY NY 10003

    Nov 30 The Strauss/Warschauer Duo
    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Please tell your friends and come down often!

    Tarras Band, Manhattan, NY, 30 November 2010

    Tue, Nov 30th 8.30pm
    The Tarras Band featuring Pete Sokolow, Michael Winograd, Ben Holmes, David Licht
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave)
    $15 cover includes a drink
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    No Net Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 30 Nov, 2010

    bandNo Net Trio—Thomson, Maoz, Ligeti

    Tuesday, November 30 at 10 PM
    Jalopy
    315 Columbia Street Brooklyn, New York 11231
    Tel: 718.395.3214
    www.jalopy.biz/performance_show.php?eventid=1630

    Cover price: $5

    About No Net Trio
    An extreme avant garde power trio in rare appearance. Ken Thomson (Gutbucket) is a Brooklyn-based clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer.

    Eyal Maoz, guitar, is a downtown guitarist and composer. Band leader and cooperator in numerous original music projects.

    Lukas Ligeti, percussion, is a composer, drummer, percussionist and electronic music artist. He is the leader of the renown African pop band Burkina Electric and numerous ensembles.

    December 1, 2010

    Sephardic Music Festival, NYC, opens, 1 Dec 2010

    Opening night bash—Sephardic Music Festival
    Warehouse Art Rave and Fashion Show
    THE JEWISH DIVERSITY NIGHT
    Interactive art installations
    Live art performances
    Art gallery
    Tagging wall
    Israeli Keffiyeh Fashion Show
    music
    Location: 20,000 square foot loft on the water!
    220 36th Brooklyn, NY 11232

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    December 2, 2010

    Pharaoh's Daughter, Soulfarm in Sephardic Music Fest, NYC, 2 Dec 2010

    band publicity photoDecember 2, 2010
    Pharaoh's Daughter & Soulfarm
    @ 92Y Tribeca
    200 Hudson Street
    NYC

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    December 3, 2010

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Philadelphia, 3 Dec 2010

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Friday, December 3
    Philadelphia Museum of Art
    First Friday concert: Art After Five
    5:45pm & 7:15pm sets
    Free after museum admission
    Benjamin Franklin Pkwy & 26th St, Philadelphia PA 19130
    (215) 684-7506
    www.philamuseum.org/artafter5/

    Cantors and Choirs of Congregation Rodeph Sholom Chanukah Celebration, NYC, 3 Dec 2010

    The Cantors and Choirs of Congregation Rodeph Sholom will celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, during Shabbat services, 6 P.M., Friday, December 3, 2010. The unique intergenerational service will feature Cantor Rebecca Garfein and Cantor Shayna De Lowe and the volunteer adult and children’s choirs from the synagogue. This year, the first night of Chanukah is Wednesday, December 1, 2010.

    “Chanukah celebrates miracles and the power to overcome hardship,” according to Congregation Rodeph Sholom’s Senior Cantor, Rebecca Garfein. “For many people in our country, this has been an especially tough year. Chanukah can help remind us all of the everyday miracles in our lives.”

    Some highlights of the service will be Peter Yarrow’s, “Light One Candle,” and “Bring on the Light,” a piece by composer, singer and actor, Danny Maseng, that was commissioned by Congregation Rodeph Sholom for Chanukah in 2001. The service will also feature the Children’s Choir for grades 2-8 and the Jr. Jr. Choir, which is for children from the pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grades.

    Cantor Garfein will be joined by Rodeph Sholom’s Associate Cantor, Shayna De Lowe and Cantorial-Intern, Melanie Cooperman. Accompanying the cantors and choirs will be Rodeph Sholom’s organist, J. David Williams. Joining Mr. Williams will be: John Hadfield, percussion, Susan Rotholz, flute, Eliot Bailen, guitar and cello and Daniel Freeman, acoustic and electric bass.

    The service is free of charge and open to the entire community.

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom is located at 7 West 83rd Street off of Central Park West in Manhattan. For more information, please call (646) 454-3030 or go to www.rodephsholom.org.

    Clare Burson, Brooklyn, NY, 3 Dec 2010

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    Dec 3
    The Rock Shop
    Brooklyn, NY

    "In Silver and Ash, 28 years of questioning, studying and mourning have been channeled into song" —New York Times

    Indie songtress Clare Burson will be embarking on a headlining tour this December in support of Silver and Ash, her new album released on Rounder September 14. Silver and Ash is a concept album that imagines Burson's maternal grandmother's life in Europe, from before her birth in 1919 to her escape from Germany in 1938. It also explores Burson's own struggles with rupture, silence, guilt, empathy, and continuity. Burson visited her childhood home in Memphis, Tennessee, where she interviewed her grandmothers, and ventured to the homes of her ancestors in Germany, Latvia, Ukraine and Lithuania.

    December 4, 2010

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, NYC, 4 Dec 2010

    band photoDecember 4th at 7:30pm: Annual Khanike in the Kheights—

    Celebrate Khanike with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
    with very special guest percussionist Sunny Jain of Junoon, at Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation, 551 Fort Washington Avenue (185th Street), NYC 10033. Holiday singalong and candle-lighting too! $18 adults, $10 children and students.

    For reservations and information:(212) 568-8304

    Clare Burson, NYC, 4 Dec 2010

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    Dec 4, 2010
    City Winery
    New York, NY

    No Rock Like You: Songs for the Jewish Soul, NYC, 4 Dec 2010

    No Rock Like You: Songs for the Jewish Soul
    December 4, 2010, 8 p.m.
    Ansche Chesed, 251 West 100th Street, NYC

    Sponsor: Shalshelet: The Foundation for New Jewish Liturgical Music

    Experience the next generation of Jewish liturgical music featuring 22 original and contemporary pieces in styles ranging from jazz, pop, and classical to klezmer and cantorial. Shalshelet's International Music Festival continues on Dec. 5 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with Meet the Composer workshops, the debut of 35 additional compositions, and brunch.

    Co-Sponsors: H.L. Miller Cantorial School, JTS; School of Sacred Music, HUC-HIR; Academy of Jewish Religion

    Admission: $20 (concert only); $30 (workshops/brunch); $40 (concert plus workshops/brunch). Half price for seniors, students, and children. Additional $5 per event after 11/30 and at the door.

    Tel: 212-865-0600 ext 242
    Web: www.shalshelet.org

    Maoz, Ligeti, and Muskatel, NYC, 4 Dec, 2010

    bandMaoz, Ligeti and Muskatel Trio

    Friday, December 4th at 9 PM, $5
    The Freedom Garden
    294 Troutman St. 1L, Brooklyn, NY 11237
    Event URL: bushwickbackyards.com

    Eyal Maoz, guitar, is a downtown guitarist and composer. Band leader and cooperator in numerous original music projects.

    Lukas Ligeti, percussion, is a composer, drummer, percussionist and electronic music artist. He is the leader of the renown African pop band Burkina Electric and numerous ensembles.

    Elad Muskatel is a renowned bassist and composer.

    December 5, 2010

    Asefa in Sephardic Music Fest, NYC, 5 Dec 2010

    asefa in concertAsefa
    December 5, 2010, 7pm
    Edmond J. Safra Synagogue
    11 East 63rd st.
    Free for members | $12 for non-members | all ages

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    9 Volt Circuistry, NYC, 5 Dec, 2010

    band9 Volt Circuistry Live

    Saturday, December 5th at 8 PM, FREE
    Shrine.
    2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. (133-134 St)
    New York, NY 10030
    Telephone: 212-690-7807
    Event URL shrinenyc.com/schedule.php

    9 Volt Circuistry is an unlikely collaboration between 2 accomplished band leaders: trombonist, New York City native Rick Parker and Israeli guitarist Eyal Maoz. Parker's use of electronics with the trombone combined with Maoz's unique approach to guitar and effects results in a music that is a synthesis electronic experimental, rock, jazz and neoclassical minimalism. The trio is usually completed by drummer Yonadav Halevy or Ziv Ravitz, both of whom can be found crossing genres of music and the globe with their unique rhythmic talents.

    December 6, 2010

    Sepharad: Voices From Across the Strait, 6 Dec 2010

    December 6, 2010
    Sephardic Scholar Series
    Sepharad: Voices From Across the Strait w/Vanessa Paloma & d'Safi Takht Ensemble

    Center for Jewish History
    Presented in collaboration with the American Sephardi Federation and Yeshiva University Museum. Curated by Samuel R. Thomas with Co-sponsorip by The Foundation for Iberian Music, the Institute for Sephardic Studies, AsefaMusic and Shemspeed.
    15 West 16th Street, NYC
    Sunday, December 6, 2010, 6:30pm
    General Admission: $15/ $12 for ASF & YUMuseum members and students
    Ticket includes both performances, panel discussion with the artists, entrance to Yeshiva University Museum and viewing the current ASF exhibit, Looking Back: The Jews of Morocco.
    Tickets @ www.smarttix.com; or 212.868.4444.
    For more info: 212.294.8350 x2 or visit: www.americansephardifederation.org

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    Greg Wall & Later Prophets, NYC, 6 Dec 2010

    Greg Wall
    Dec 6 8.30pm
    Greg Wall’s Later Prophets ft. Shai Bachar (p), David Richards (b) and Aaron Alexander (dr)
    Jazz/Klezmer fusion
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave)
    $10 cover includes a drinkJazz Rabbi’s Invitational: Later Prophets

    7:30pm: Class on Ramchal’s (Rabbi Chaim Luzzato) ‘”Derech Hashem”
    8:30pm: Later Prophets

    Greg Wall’s Later Prophets, Tzadik recording artists, bring a highly literate Jewish sensibility to the forefront of jazz. Wall, has found the perfect partners in his bandmates keyboard wiz Shai Bachar, drummer extraordinaire Aaron Alexander, and the effervescent David Richards on bass. Together, they are able to simultaneously straddle the gates of the ancient and avant-garde. A leading figure in NY’s downtown music scene, “rabbi and fiery, eclectic Jewish-jazz luminary” (Time Out NY) Greg Wall was ordained in 2006 and may well be the only recording and touring jazz musician who is also a rabbi. His work is “a surprising multicultural collision worthy of Bill Laswell or Kip Hanrahan at their best,” noted Jon Andrews in DownBeat.
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    December 7, 2010

    Laura Wetzler, Bronx, NY, 7 Dec 2010

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    December 7, 2010
    Riverdale Y
    5625 Arlington Ave.
    Bronx, NY 10471
    (718) 548-8200

    Tickets are now on sale and reservations can be made by calling the Simon Senior Center @ 718-548-8200, x 223 Toby; or x224 Vicki

    Workmen's Circle Klezmer Session with Jeff Warschauer, NYC, 7 December 2010

    Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble session

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Tuesday, December 7 from 6:30-8:30 PM


    * For all instrumentalists who play and read music (intermediate level and above)
    * Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    * Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    * Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Founding Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and is pursuing graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman by phone at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org
    www.klezmerduo.com

    Layali El Andalus & East of the River in Sephardic Music Fest, NYC, 7 Dec 2010

    December 7, 2010, 7:45pm
    Layali El Andalus & East of the River

    Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
    3 West 70th St. at Central Park West
    $15 adv or $18 door | all ages
    212-873-0300 x221

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    The Tarras Band, featuring Pete Sokolow, Manhattan, NY, 7 Dec 2010

    East Village Klezmer Series schedule
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    Please join us for an exciting new series at the Max Raiskin Center on Tuesday nights, featuring some of the finest klezmorim I know. Performances start at 8:30pm, $15 cover (includes one drink)

    Max Raiskin Center
    325 E. 6th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd)
    NY NY 10003

    Dec 7 The Tarras Band, featuring Pete Sokolow
    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Please tell your friends and come down often!

    December 8, 2010

    Culture Mash (closing night party) Sephardic Music Fest, NYC, 8 Dec 2010

    Culture Mash (Closing Night Party!)
    with Diwon, Dr. Israel & tons more artists tba

    December 8, 2010, 8pm
    Knitting Factory
    361 Metropolitan Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11211
    $10 pre-sale or RSVP | $15 Door

    Culture Mash takes Shemspeed's Balagan Boogaloo series, which The Village Voice dubbed Stereotype-defying music, to the next level. The party series is produced byIsraeli/American world music maestro Diwon and hosted by Brooklyn's Knitting Factory. It features worldwide MCs and Dub Selectas from varied backgrounds, including Balkan, Dancehall, Baile Funk, Mizrahi, Bhangra, New Mediterranio and Afro Beat. Culture Mash is a festive and energetic blend of the sounds that moves shoes to dance floors worldwide, and unifies people through culture and music, celebrating diversity and finding the common ground.

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    December 9, 2010

    Khanike Simkhe honoring Min Bern Bonus, z"l, NYC, 9 Dec 2010

    Folksbiene logoYAFAC Khanike Simkhe honoring the memory of Mina Bern Bonus, z"l, 12/9/10

    Libe Mendelyaner,
    Ir zent hartsik farbetn/ You are cordially invited:

    Yidishe Artistn un Fraynd Khanike Simkhe, a musical tribute to the memory of our beloved Mina Bern Bonus, will take place on Thursday, December 9,2010 at 6:30 PM at our headquarters 31 East 7th Street, NYC

    A glatt kosher dinner will be served with all the yom tov trimmings---latkes with apple sauce, tzimes, and other tasty maykholim.

    We are proud to have as our guest entertainers

    BOB ABELSON
    SHANE BAKER,
    JOANNE BORTS
    DANIELLA RABBANI
    CAROL TOSCANO
    HY WOLFE
    AND OTHER SURPRISE GUESTS

    Members: $ 25.00, Guests: $ 30.00

    Reservations required by DECEMBER 1, 2010 - send checks to Ruth Harris, 379 Barnard Ave, Cedarhurst, NY 11516.

    December 10, 2010

    Alicia Jo Rabins, Brooklyn, NY, 10 Dec 2010

    Alicia Jo RabinsAlicia Jo Rabins will be performing
    Girls In Trouble w/Corrie Beth

    Dec 10 2010, 7:30pm
    Pete's Candy Store
    709 Lorimer St
    Brooklyn, NY

    More info: events.myspace.com/Event/7918765/GIT-and-friends-at-Petes-Candy-Store

    December 12, 2010

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 12 Dec 2010

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 12, 2010 features Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Zalmen Mlotek's 100 Years of Yiddish Musical Theatre, Brooklyn, NY, 12 December 2010

    Kingsborough Performing Arts Ceneter's season of world-class dance, music, theatre, and family shows continues with National yiddish Theatre-Folksbeiene's artistic director Zalmen Mlotek's highly entertaining "100 Years of Yiddish Musical Theatre," with special guest star Daniella Rabbani and the New Yiddish Chorale.
    Sunday, December 12
    3 PM
    Tickets: $25; available at the box office: 11 am-5 pm M-F, by phone at (718) 368-5596, or online at www.kcckpac.org.
    Kingsborough Performing Arts Center, Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY

    December 13, 2010

    Edom, Rashanim, NYC, 13 Dec 2010

    Eyal MaozTzadik Records Guitar Night with Edom and Rashanim

    Monday, December 13 between 8:30 to 10:30 PM., $10
    Community Synagogue/Max D. Raiskin Center.
    325 E. Sixth Street (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    East Village, New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Two of the most interesting bands join forces in this
    special night of music.

    Edom: Where Jazz meets New Wave, and echoes of Joy Division are counterposed with John Zorn's Electric Masada, begins the rocking odyssey of Edom. With Eyal Maoz, guitar; Brian Marsella, keyboards; Shanir Blumenkranz, bass and Yuval Lion, drums.

    Rashanim: Rashanim ('noisemakers' in Hebrew) combines the power of rock with the spontaneity of improvisation, deep Middle Eastern grooves, and mystical Jewish melodies. With Jon Madof, guitar; Shanir Blumenkranz, bass and Mathias Kunzli, drums.

    December 14, 2010

    Workmen's Circle Klezmer Session with Jeff Warschauer, NYC, 14 December 2010

    Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble session

    Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

    Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

    Tuesday, December 14 from 6:30-8:30 PM

    * For all instrumentalists who play and read music (intermediate level and above)
    * Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
    * Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
    * Develop tools for improvisation

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
    Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Founding Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and is pursuing graduate studies in the cantorial program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Sara Lerman by phone at (212) 889-6800 ext. 252
    www.circle.org
    www.klezmerduo.com

    Eyal Maoz/Avi Avital, NYC, 14 Dec, 2010

    bandEyal Maoz (acoustic guitar) / Avi Avital (mandolin)—solos and duets. Curated by Marc Ribot and Marco Cappelli

    Tuesday, December 14 at 10 PM
    Watty and Meg Restaurant
    248 Court St. Brooklyn, NY 11201
    Tel: 718- 643 0007
    www.wattyandmeg.com

    Cover price: $10

    Curated by Marc Ribot and Marco Cappelli, Eyal Maoz is invited to perform a solo set at this intriguing concert series that brings two acoustic guitarists into a 30 minutes solo set each, and a duet session, that may be joined by Ribot or Cappelli.

    Pete Rushevsky - Concert Form Klezmer, Manhattan, NY, 14 Dec 2010

    East Village Klezmer Series schedule
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    Please join us for an exciting new series at the Max Raiskin Center on Tuesday nights, featuring some of the finest klezmorim I know. Performances start at 8:30pm, $15 cover (includes one drink)

    Max Raiskin Center
    325 E. 6th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd)
    NY NY 10003

    Dec 14 Pete Rushevsky - Concert Form Klezmer
    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Please tell your friends and come down often!

    Di Tsvey—Greenman & Rushefsky, NYC, 14 Dec 2010

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    Tue Dec 14, 8.30 pm
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave)

    In a rare NYC concert, Di Tsvey – Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) and Steven Greenman (violin) present a performance of “Concert Form Klezmer,” a new model of composition and performance inspired by western and eastern classical musics as well as Jewish mysticism. Pete Rushefsky is a leading performer of the Jewish tsimbl (cimbalom/hammered dulcimer) and serves as Executive Director of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance in New York City, dedicating to maintaining the vibrancy of immigrant performing arts traditions. Steven Greenman is an internationally renowned violinist and the co-founder of some of North America’s leading ensembles dedicated to Jewish klezmer and Eastern European music, including Khevrisa, Budowitz and Harmonia. The two appear on Greenman’s recent albums of original compositions, “Stempenyu’s Neshome” and “Stempenyu’s Dream.”

    Cover: $15 (includes a drink).
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    December 19, 2010

    Isle of Klezbos, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 19 Dec 2010

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 19, 2010 features Isle of Klezbos

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Maeandros Ensemble, NYC, 19 Dec 2010

    Meandros EnsembleSun Dec 19th, 3pm
    Meandros Ensemble

    3pm Concert, 2pm workshop/masterclass, free with admission
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave)

    The Maeandros Ensemble, led by oud player and vocalist Mavrothi Kontanis, combines lively traditional and innovative sounds from Greece and the Near East in high energy, emotional performances. Featuring a talented line-up of musicians, including Lefteris Bournias on clarinet, Megan Gould on violin, and Timothy Quigley on percussion, each concert highlights the group’s deep love and respect for the folk and urban songs of the early 20th Century Aegean, while simultaneously pushing the musical limits of that tradition with virtuosic improvisations and the ensemble’s own original compositions.

    Maeandros has performed concerts and led educational seminars at prestigious venues and institutions throughout the US. Maeandros will be presenting an educational workshop at 6th Street Sundays for those interested in learning more about the music and culture of the Aegean Sea region, including background on the instruments, rhythms, musical modes and history behind this beautiful and unique musical tradition.

    At 2pm Maeandros will present a workshop structured for people who have some familiarity with music, although anyone with an interest in Greek music is welcome. Our presentation will include a performance of a few songs, explanations of the historical and geographical context of the music, and a brief description of the instruments. We will include some audience participation with rhythms and singing, and for those with more advanced musical knowledge, we will briefly discuss the structure of the makams (musical modes), and ornamentation. The workshop will conclude with a brief question and answer period.

    Cover $15 (includes a free drink).
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Winograd-Blacksberg-Sorey, Brooklyn, NYC, 19 Dec 2010

    This coming sunday night, 12/19 @ Barbes 376 9th Street New York, NY 11215 (347) 422-0248 Michael Winograd - clarinet Daniel Blacksberg - trombone Tyshawn Sorey - drums + 7pm

    December 20, 2010

    New American Quartet, NYC, 20 Dec 2010

    New American QuartetDec 20th
    Jazz Rabbi’s Invitational: The New American Quartet
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave), NYC

    7:30pm: Class on Ramchal’s (Rabbi Chaim Luzzato) ‘”Derech Hashem”
    8:30pm: Greg Wall’s New American Quartet: Mystical Americana-influenced music.

    Jonathon Peretz – dr
    Takashie Otsuka – b
    Mitch Schechter – p
    Greg Wall – s

    Cover $10 (class is free).
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    December 21, 2010

    Klezmerfest!, NYC, 21 Dec 2010

    Tue Dec 21st, 8.30 pm
    Klezmerfest! ft. Greg Wall
    Sixth Street Synagogue: 325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave), NYC

    Klezmerfest! is a outstanding klezmer band in the great Eastern European tradition. They have been delighting audiences for years at such venues as the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the Eldridge Street Project, the Knitting Factory, and synagogues and schools throughout the Northeast. Featuring some of the top musicians in the New York area, they have two CDs out and are a great example of the New York klezmer/hasidic sound as played by such groups as the Epsteins, Beckerman, and Rudy Tepel. With Greg Wall-clarinet, Jordan Hirsch – cornet, Zevy Zions- accordion, Brian Glassman-bass, and Aaron Alexander- drums, as klezmer giant Pete Sokolow says in the liner notes to their most recent recording: “Make no mistake, dear listeners – this is the emese zakh (real thing)…… It is totally honest and completely true to the ideals of the music. It just doesn’t come any better.”

    More info about Klezmerfest!.

    Cover: $15 (includes a drink).
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    December 24, 2010

    Klezmer Christmas Eve, Barbes, NYC, 24 December 2010

    Friday Dec 24th, 8 & 10 PM * $10
    Barbès - www.barbesbrooklyn.com - Corner of 6th Ave and 7th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn
    A Purely Coincidental Night of Klezmer. Featuring Ben Holmes (trumpet), Karen Waltuch (viola), Reuben Radding (bass), Uri Sharlin (accordion) & special guests. For the past two years, December 24th has proven to be an exceptionally lovely evening for klezmer, for no particular reason, really. The first concert certainly wasn't motivated by a book we found at an elementary school music program with the fascinating title of "Christmas Music for Everyone". This year, ditch the movie (but feel free to bring the Chinese food) and come to the continuation of the klezmer coincidence for a delightful evening of music, dancing and drink. Sets at 8 PM & 10 PM, $10 suggested.

    December 25, 2010

    Tzadik/East Village Jewish Music Festival, NYC, 25 Dec 2010

    Sat Dec 25th, 8.30pm
    Tzadik /East Village Jewish Music Festival
    Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band, Hasidic New Wave, Midnight Minyan, Pitom, Rashanim and poet Jake Marmer

    Admission $25 ($20 students/advance sales).
    Reserve Now!

    For more info: hsixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/#tfest

    December 26, 2010

    Margot Leverett and the Mountain Boys, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 26 Dec 2010

    Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 26, 2010 features Margot Leverett and the Mountain Boys

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    December 27, 2010

    Cancelled: Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band, NYC, 27 Dec 2010

    Greg WallDue to somewhat extreme snow, tonight's concert has been cancelled.

    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    December 28, 2010

    Lyrebird, NYC, 28 Dec 2010

    Lyrebird
    This Tuesday, December 28th at
    Barbes (6th ave @ 9th st BROOKLYN)
    7pm (one set)

    Matt Darriau - multi reeds/winds/loops/sugar plums
    Katie Down - flute/glass instruments/loops/ornaments
    with special guest percussionist Shane Shanahan
    www.shaneshanahan.com
    www.myspace.com/mattdarriau

    December 30, 2010

    Klezmerfest! Klez for Kids, NYC, 30 Dec 2010

    cd coverKlezmerfest in "Klez for Kids"

    Thursday, 12/30
    NY Public Library Main Branch
    42nd St. and 5th Ave.
    2:00PM. Free

    January 4, 2011

    Rav Shmuel, NYC, 4 Jan 2011

    Rav Shmuel
    TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 at 10PM
    Sidewalk Cafe; 94 Ave. A corner of 6th St.
    New York 10009
    No Cover - 2 Drink Min.

    January 6, 2011

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance w/ Michael Alpert & Deborah Strauss, NYC, 6 Jan 2011

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Workmen's Circle are pleased to announce the return of our popular Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance series at a special new location! Come and learn the traditional Jewish dances of Eastern Europe! World renowned dance leader Michael Alpert will be teaching, and violinist Deborah Strauss will be leading the band. Beginners are welcome!

    Thursday January 6
    Ukrainian East Village Restaurant
    140 Second Avenue by 9th Street in Manhattan's East Village.

    Program goes from 7PM - 9:30PM.
    Admission is $10, $8 for CTMD and Workmen's Circle members.

    Hope to see you there!

    January 7, 2011

    Matt Darriau's "Ballin' the Jack," NYC, 7 Jan 2011

    CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ
    29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York
    between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village
    1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St.
    Tel: 212-989-9319

    COMPANY OF HEAVEN JAZZ FESTIVAL III
    January 7 & 8, Cornelia Street Cafe,

    PROGRAM:
    Friday, January 7, 2011
    8:30pm - MATT DARRIAU’S BALLIN’ THE JACK:
    (Matt Darriau/sax, Andy Laster/sax, Frank London/trumpet, Curtis Hasselbring/trombone, Daniel Kelly/piano, Joe Fitzgerald/bass, George Schuller/drums)
    9:45pm - THE REFUGE TRIO: (Theo Bleckmann/Gary Versace/John Hollenbeck)
    11:00pm - MICHAEL MUSILLAMI TRIO:
    (Michael Musillami/guitar, Joe Fonda/bass, George Schuller/drums)

    January 8, 2011

    Panorama Jazz Band, Brooklyn, NY, 8 Jan 2011

    Panorama Jazz Band
    Barbes
    Saturday, Jan 8th 2011, 5-7pm.
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn

    We don't get up to New York that often but we're playing the next night at the annual APAP conference, so we've booked this public appearance so we can play for YOU!

    Get there early since space is tight. Cover charge is $10 and we'll have a few CDs to sell as well.

    Breslov Bar Band, Brooklyn, NY, 8 Jan 2011

    Breslov Bar BandBreslov Bar Band and The d'Safi Takht Ensemble @ Jewish Music Cafe

    Saturday, January 8th, 2011
    8:15 pm
    Jewish Music Cafe
    401 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215

    Cover: $12

    From melancholy midnight meditations to funky/punky affirmations of the One, the Breslov Bar Band explores musical expressions of the Breslov Chassidim from the traditional to the contemporary. The d'Safi Takht Ensemble features Samuel R. Thomas (nay, bendir) and Yoshie Fruchter (oud), members of ASEFA, performing instrumental compositions influenced by North African, Sephardic, and Arab music traditions. Expect a twist of jazz improvisations to transport these pieces into the Present.

    January 9, 2011

    Isle of Klezbos, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 9 Jan 2011

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 9, 2011 features Isle of Klezbos

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 9 Jan 2011

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 9, 2011 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    January 10, 2011

    Achinoam Nini, NYC, 10 Jan 2011

    Achinoam NiniAchinoam Nini (NOA) - Special Intimate Show at City Winery
    Monday, January 10, 8:00pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick St
    New York, NY

    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 NYC 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.

    Noa's strongest influences come from the singer-songwriters of the 60s, like Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. These musical and lyrical sensibilities, combined with Noa's Yemenite roots and Gil Dor's strong background in Jazz, Classical and Rock, have created Noa and Gil's unique sound, manifested in hundreds of songs written and performed together. Noa plays percussion, guitar and piano. She is married to Dr. Asher Barak, they have two children, Ayehli and Enea, and live in Israel.

    To Purchase Tickets: www.citywinery.com/events/115236

    January 11, 2011

    "Good for the Jews," Klezmatics, Joshua Nelson, 11 Jan, 2011

    clueless attempt at 'Jewish' humorGood For The Jews: Jewish music for people who don't like Jewish music. No songs about dreidels. And no Israeli folk-dancing.

    We're proud to announce that Good For The Jews will be playing our first NYC show in more than a year, with The Klezmatics and Joshua Nelson, on January 11, 2011.

    Tickets are priced at $22 to $28. But because you're on the KlezmerShack calendar, you don't have to pay retail. Click on this link to buy tickets for only $15.

    Tuesday, January 11, 2011
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street (between Spring and Vandam Streets)
    Showtime 8 pm
    Club phone number, (212) 608-0555

    January 12, 2011

    Jazz Talmud Quartet, New York, NY, 12 January 2011

    Wednesday, January 12, 7:30pm
    The Cell Theater
    338 West 23rd Street

    Jazz Talmud Quartet ft. Jake Marmer (voice), Greg Wall (sax), Rob Henke (trumpet), and Uri Sharlin (keys).

    Jazz Talmud is a poetry and music project where poems mimic Talmudic rhetoric, style and turns of phrase, as they reflect on the contemporary Jewish experience, jazz, dreams, loneliness and more, while musicians,
    acting as Talmud’s interpreters Rashi and Tosefot spontaneously riff on the spoken material and each other’s reaction to it.

    Some video samples are here:
    http://jakemarmer.wordpress.com

    Cover: suggested donation of $20 (reg) or $10 (student/senior) or pay-what-you-wish.

    Doors open 7.30pm, show starts promptly at 8pm

    Daniel Kahn & Psoy Korolenko: The Unternationale, Brooklyn, NY, 12 Jan 2011

    Kahn/KorolenkoWednesday, January 12 · 8:30pm
    Down House Lounge
    250 Avenue X

    First time in Brooklyn. Klezmer punk cabaret. Tradition, translation, transgression. In English, Russian, Yiddish. Admission: $10

    More info: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179764072045716

    January 13, 2011

    Yiddish "Shylock", 13 Jan 2011

    Yiddish "Shylock"- Thursday, 1/13/10 in YIVO

    Happy 2011! You're invited to a special evening of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" in Yiddish. Seats are going fast - make your reservation now.

    Yiddish "Merchant of Venice"
    Lecture/Staged Reading
    THURSDAY 13 JANUARY 2011 | 7PM
    MAX WEINREICH CENTER & NEW YIDDISH REPERTORY THEATER
    YIVO/Center for Jewish History
    15 W. 16th St., NYC

    Free admission

    RSVP: yivo.org/events

    Lecture by Professor Nahma Sandrow
    Staged reading with:
    Shane Baker, Leizer Burko, Naftuli Ejdelman, Eve Jochnowitz, David Mandelabum, Allen Lewis Rickman, Bob Rodnick, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman, Baruch Thaler

    Directed by Lester Thomas Shane

    See related article in "All About Jewish Theatre:": www.jewish-theatre.com/visitor/article_display.aspx?articleID=3534

    January 15, 2011

    Szelrozsa at Golden Festival, Brooklyn, NY, 15 Jan 2011

    Szélrózsa

    Saturday, January 15, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
    Golden Festival
    Grand Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, NY

    A Huge Balkan Festival with 4 stages, food and lot of dancing! January 15th, 6:30pm - 2am next day. FUN! More info: www.goldenfest.org

    LaTourelle Orkestra, Montreal, Canada, 15 Jan 2011

    LaTourelle Orkestra / Lancement Montréalais du nouvel Album au Divan Orange

    Friday, February 11,t 10:00pm
    Le Divan Orange
    4234, Saint-Laurent
    Montreal, QC

    LaTourelle Orkestra lance sa charge musicale avec un nouvel Album et avec l'intention ferme de répandre la fête chez vous ! Qu'on se le dise : LaTourelle Orkestra est l'incontournable de la musique du monde Made In Québec !

    Balkan Beat Montrealeast
    La seule et unique soirée de Montréal dédiée à la musique des Balkans, Gypsy et autres gâteries venues de l’Est / The one and only monthly Montreal party dedicated to Balkan, Gypsy music & other Eastern goodies.

    En deuxième partie le Dj Touski

    Vendredi 11 Février 22h00
    Entrée : 10 $

    Nous avons bien hâte de vous présenter notre disque :)

    Ca va être toute une belle soirée et
    Surtout à ne pas manquer.

    www.myspace.com/orkestralatourelle

    January 16, 2011

    Eastern Watershed, Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 16 Jan 2011

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 16, 2011 features Eastern Watershed.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    January 17, 2011

    Jazz Rabbi's Invitational: The New American Quartet, NYC, 17 Jan 2011

    Jan 17th
    Sixth Street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    Jazz Rabbi’s Invitational: The New American Quartet

    7:30pm: Class on Ramchal’s (Rabbi Chaim Luzzato) ‘”Derech Hashem” – Starting a new chapter, all welcome – especially first-timers!
    8:30pm: Greg Wall’s New American Quartet: Mystical Americana-influenced music.
    Jonathon Peretz – dr
    Takashie Otsuka – b
    Mitch Schechter – p
    Greg Wall – s

    Cover $10 (class is free).
    sixthstreetsynagogue

    January 18, 2011

    Fleytmusik with Adrianne Greenbaum & Pete Rushevsky, 6th Street Synagogue, NYC, 18 January 2011

    Prior to the existence of the larger klezmer ensemble or kapelye that included brass and clarinets, the flute – a popular instrument of all varieties throughout world history – was often part of the smaller klezmer band; as one of the quieter instruments allowed in religious settings, it was an obvious partner with the violin and cimbalom. Early photos of larger bands show one or more flutes. These flutes were generally of the multi-keyed variety, a few Boehm-system, but mostly simple-system and/or what we now sometimes refer to as transitional.

    Flutes played an important role taking the high melodic lines and fills in the early American bands of Art Shryer, Harry Kandel, and Abe Schwartz, to name but a few. Shloymke Kosch and Israel Chazin, employing exemplary tones and technical facility, are among the unfortunately all-too-few recorded flute soloists.

    Adrianne performs on vintage wood instruments, returning the flute to its rightful place in the traditional small klezmer ensemble.

    http://sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Cover: $15 (includes a drink)
    January 18, 2011
    8:30 PM
    325 E. Sixth Street
    (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    212.473.3665

    Klezmer and Yiddish Music returns to the East Village, where it once was king, at a new series curated by Aaron Alexander at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. The lineup for the winter/spring series includes a fantastic lineup including wonderful klezmorim from New York and faraway places such as Montreal, Berlin, Boston, and the UK. We are lucky to have such a great group of musicians contributing to this endeavor. Please come out and support the series! All shows start at 8.30 and cover is $15 (drink included) unless otherwise noted.

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY

    January 20, 2011

    SoCalled, NYC, 20 Jan 2011

    SoCalledSocalled
    Thursday, January 20 at 9:30pm
    Joes Pub
    425 Lafayette St
    New York, NY, 10003-7021
    Tel:+1 (212) 539-8778

    Genre-defying maestro Socalled is a musician, producer, composer, arranger, magician, filmmaker, photographer and visual artist based in Montreal. Known for his genre-bending approach and his collaborations with musical giants of funk, klezmer, hip hop, lounge and classical music, Socalled has performed all over the world. He has released three CDs: Socalled Seder; and HipHopKhasene; and most recently, Ghettoblaster.
    more info and tix at: www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,5507

    January 21, 2011

    Socalled, Columbia University, New York, NY, 23 January 2011

    Free Socalled Concert at Columbia University
    The ever-amazing Socalled will be performing his mix of old-world and fresh beats.
    This event is free, open to the public, and held at the Kraft Center Hillel on 115th and Broadway in Manhattan, New York--easily accesible via subway on the 1 line to 116th Columbia University.
    Sunday, January 23 at 10:00pm - January 24 at 1:00am
    For information on the venue, see below:
    www.hillel.columbia.edu
    www.facebook.com/

    January 23, 2011

    Djinn, 6th Street Synagogue, NYC, 23 January 2011

    Sunday, Jan 23rd 3PM
    Concert! 3pm
    From traditional Turkish and Arabic music to original compositions with Middle Eastern influence, the core members of Djinn (Brad MacDonald, Carmine Guida, Pete List) create a modern blend of ancient party music with human beatbox, electronics, a taste of traditional flavor, and a mouthful of NYC style. Cellist Jessie Reagen Mann, a frequent collaborator, will join Djinn for this special performance.

    2pm Workshop: “How do you do that?”
    If it makes noise…Bring It! Add some Middle Eastern rhythms to your repertoire with this great workshop! Great to play for dancers and at the drum circle too. All djembes, doumbeks, shakers, tambourines, are welcome. You will learn different rhythms in different time signatures. Perfect for hobbyists and serious players too. In addition, learn some basic beatboxing and vocalization of rhythms with human beatboxer, Pete List.

    Cover $15 (includes a free drink).
    http://sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Djinn, NYC, 23 Jan 2011

    Sun, Jan 23, 3pm
    Sixth Street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    Djinn

    Concert! 3pm
    From traditional Turkish and Arabic music to original compositions with Middle Eastern influence, the core members of Djinn (Brad MacDonald, Carmine Guida, Pete List) create a modern blend of ancient party music with human beatbox, electronics, a taste of traditional flavor, and a mouthful of NYC style. Cellist Jessie Reagen Mann, a frequent collaborator, will join Djinn for this special performance.

    2pm Workshop: “How do you do that?”
    If it makes noise…Bring It! Add some Middle Eastern rhythms to your repertoire with this great workshop! Great to play for dancers and at the drum circle too. All djembes, doumbeks, shakers, tambourines, are welcome. You will learn different rhythms in different time signatures. Perfect for hobbyists and serious players too. In addition, learn some basic beatboxing and vocalization of rhythms with human beatboxer, Pete List.

    Cover $15 (includes a free drink) for concert and workshop
    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue

    January 24, 2011

    Afro-Semitic Experience, NYC, 24 Jan 2011

    band photoMonday, Jan 24
    The Afro-Semitic Experience

    Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 East Sixth Street,
    New York City,
    212-473-3665
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/

    January 29, 2011

    Klezmer Palooza! Columbia University, New York, NY, 29 January 2010

    Columbia University's Klezmer Palooza January 2011
    January 29-30, 2011
    Sponsored by the Music Performance Program of Columbia University (MPP)
    Contact: http://columbia.klezmer.org/

    Come join enthusiastic young Klezmer musicians at Klezmer Palooza 2011, hosted by the Columbia Klezmer Band! The festival will take place starting Saturday night January 29th with some casual jamming, Yiddish dancing and gathering of Klezmer musicians, followed by a day of workshops from 10 am- 4 pm lead by world renowned Klezmer musicians in Columbia's Dodge Hall. Sunday January 30 will wrap up with a cabaret-style concert on Columbia's campus from 5-7 pm given by participating students and workshop leaders alike in a fun and intimate setting on campus.
    Attending the workshops is free for students, however there will be a suggested donation fee of 15$ per student to help the Columbia Klezmer Band cover the costs of inviting workshop leaders and reserving the space for the festival. All participants must fund their own travel and meals throughout the weekend. Visiting students who don't have housing in New York City can ask ahead of time to be hosted by Columbia Klezmer Band students.

    Merkavah & Kol Dodi @ Jewish Music Cafe, Brooklyn, NY, 29 Jan 2011

    Merkavah & Kol Dodi
    Saturday, January 29, 8:30pm
    Jewish Music Cafe
    401 9th Street
    Brooklyn, NY

    Merkavah - 8:30pm - 9:30pm
    Kol Dodi - 9:45pm - 11:30pm

    MERKAVAH - The Hasidic Funky Jam Band
    Yerachmiel Altizio - Guitar & Vocals
    Ephraim Schwab - Bass
    Reuven Kasten - Keyboard
    LaFrae Sci - Drums

    KOL DODI - Middle Eastern Jewish Music with Religious Influenced Hebrew Lyrics featuring the Sephardic Music Sensation:

    YARON HANOKA - Vocals
    Ephraim Schwab - Bass
    Avram Pengas - Bazuki
    LaFrae Sci - Drums

    $15 Cover - Doors open at 8:00pm

    January 30, 2011

    Klezmer Palooza! Columbia University, New York, NY, 30 January 2010

    Columbia University's Klezmer Palooza January 2011
    January 29-30, 2011
    Sponsored by the Music Performance Program of Columbia University (MPP)
    Contact: http://columbia.klezmer.org/

    Come join enthusiastic young Klezmer musicians at Klezmer Palooza 2011, hosted by the Columbia Klezmer Band! The festival will take place starting Saturday night January 29th with some casual jamming, Yiddish dancing and gathering of Klezmer musicians, followed by a day of workshops from 10 am- 4 pm lead by world renowned Klezmer musicians in Columbia's Dodge Hall. Sunday January 30 will wrap up with a cabaret-style concert on Columbia's campus from 5-7 pm given by participating students and workshop leaders alike in a fun and intimate setting on campus.
    Attending the workshops is free for students, however there will be a suggested donation fee of 15$ per student to help the Columbia Klezmer Band cover the costs of inviting workshop leaders and reserving the space for the festival. All participants must fund their own travel and meals throughout the weekend. Visiting students who don't have housing in New York City can ask ahead of time to be hosted by Columbia Klezmer Band students.

    Rav Shmuel, NYC, 30 Jan 2011

    Rav Shmuel
    SUNDAY, JANUARY 30 at 9PM
    Sidewalk Cafe; 94 Ave. A corner of 6th St.
    New York 10009
    No Cover - 2 Drink Min.

    January 31, 2011

    Ayn Sof Arkestra, NYC, 31 Jan 2011

    Greg WallOct 25th
    Jazz Rabbi's Invitational: Ain Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band

    7:30pm: Rabbinic intern Avi Rosenfeld will present the next installment of R' Moshe Chaim Luzzato's classic mystical philosophic text,' The Way Of G-d'First timers welcome!
    8:30pm: The Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and Grammy-winning trumpeter Frank London.

    6th Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003 212.473.3665

    Cover $10 (class is free).
    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/

    February 5, 2011

    Breslov Bar Band, Teaneck, NJ, 5 Feb 2011

    Breslov Bar BandBreslov Bar Band @ Smokey Joe's Tex-Mex Barbecue

    Saturday night, February 5th, 2011
    8:00 pm
    Smokey Joe's
    494 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ

    Cover: $5 for live music. Food/drink not included.

    February 6, 2011

    Isle of Klezbos, City Winery Brunch, 6 Feb 2011

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Feb 6, 2011 features Isle of Klezbos

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    February 8, 2011

    Holmes/Farrell Duo, NYC, 8 Feb 2011

    Ben Holmes/Patrick Farrell - duo
    Feb. 8, 8:30pm
    Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665
    Cover: $15 (drink included)

    Klezmer and Yiddish Music returns to the East Village, where it once was king, at a new series curated by Aaron Alexander at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. The lineup for the winter/spring series includes a fantastic lineup including wonderful klezmorim from New York and faraway places such as Montreal, Berlin, Boston, and the UK. Please come out and support the series!

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY

    February 15, 2011

    The Levitt Legacy, NYC, 15 Feb 2011

    The Levitt Legacy
    Feb. 15, 8:30pm
    Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665
    Cover: $15 (drink included)

    Klezmer and Yiddish Music returns to the East Village, where it once was king, at a new series curated by Aaron Alexander at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. The lineup for the winter/spring series includes a fantastic lineup including wonderful klezmorim from New York and faraway places such as Montreal, Berlin, Boston, and the UK. Please come out and support the series!

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY

    February 16, 2011

    “A Yiddish Winterreise: Elegy for a Vanished World”, NYC, 16 Feb 2011

    “A Yiddish Winterreise: Elegy for a Vanished World”
    Wed, Feb 16 at 7:30 pm
    Symphony Space, NYC
    Leonard Nimoy Thalia
    $25; Members, Students, Seniors $20; Day of Show $30 | Buy tickets

    This highly acclaimed sequence of songs from the Yiddish repertoire recreates the original, Schubertian journey in a Holocaust context. The singer reflects on the life and world he has just seen destroyed as he flees the Vilna ghetto. "Half of them are arranged by the superb pianist Alexander Knapp, an expert on Jewish music... Glanville was masterly in sustaining its technical and emotional demands" - Opera Now

    Mark Glanville - bass-baritone
    Alexander Knapp - piano


    A live performance of 'Vilne' from 'A Yiddish Winterreise'

    For more info: www.yiddishwinterreise.com

    February 17, 2011

    Miryem-Khaye Seigel and Zisl-Yeysef Slepovitch, Brooklyn, NY, 17 Feb 2011

    Miryem-Khaye Seigel"Kavehoyz” concert with Miryem-Khaye Seigel and Zisl-Yeysef Slepovitch

    A rare chance to hear a concert of mostly new Yiddish material!

    Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 7 PM
    Temple Beth Emeth, 83 Marlborough Rd. at Church Av., Ditmas Park, Brooklyn). Admission $10. Sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture.
    Take the Q or B train to Church Ave, go three blocks west.

    February 20, 2011

    Klezwoods, NYC, 20 Feb 2011

    klezwoodsEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Feb. 20, 2011 features Klezwoods.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    February 22, 2011

    Klezwoods and the Underscore Orkestra, NYC, 22 Feb 2011

    klezwoodsKlezwoods and the Underscore Orkestra!
    Feb 22, 8:30pm
    East Village Klezmer Series at The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    Sixth St (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    212.473.36650
    http://sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Cover: $15 (drink included)

    Klezwoods come down from Boston. The Underscore Orchestra features Zev Zions and Aaron Alexanderwith Christian Dawid from Berlin!

    Klezmer and Yiddish Music returns to the East Village, where it once was king, at a new series curated by Aaron Alexander at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. The lineup for the winter/spring series includes a fantastic lineup including wonderful klezmorim from New York and faraway places such as Montreal, Berlin, Boston, and the UK. Please come out and support the series!

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY

    February 24, 2011

    Yiddish Princess, Electric Simcha, .357 Lover, 24 Feb 2011

    logoYIDDISH PRINCESS
    ELECTRIC SIMCHA
    .357 LOVER

    Knitting Factory Brooklyn
    361 Metropolitan Ave
    Brooklyn, NY

    Thu, February 24, 2011
    Doors: 8:00 PM / Show: 8:30 PM
    $10.00

    More info: bk.knittingfactory.com

    February 26, 2011

    Shemspeed WinterFest w/DeScribe, Y-Love, more, 26 Feb 2011

    Shemspeed Winter Fest!
    An evening with DeScribe, Y-Love, Moshe Hecht, Diwon and a very special guest
    Saturday, February 26th - Manhattan, NY
    @ 92Y Tribeca
    located at 200 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013
    8pm Doors | 9pm Show
    $10 Advance Tickets | $15 Door | Buy tickets online

    More info: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173693749341518

    February 28, 2011

    Aharit HaYamim @ Winterfest, NYC, 28 Feb 2011

    Aharit HayamimShemspeed WinterFest presents Aharit HaYamim
    Monday, February 28th - Manhattan, NY
    Drom
    85 Avenue A (b/w 5th & 6th) New York

    7pm Doors | 8pm Show
    $12 Advance Tickets | $15 Door

    As Israel’s top festival band, Aharit HaYamim are known for their powerful and exciting live performances. Their reggae, dub and ska groove and sensibility are rooted in a longing for peace and love of Zion they share with their Rastafarian brethren. Showcased in songs such as “Yerushalayim” and “Holy Mount Zion,” Aharit proclaim their love through tight four-part harmonies, layered over thumping bass lines, lush arrangements and extended-play instrumentals. Their music embodies the Grateful Dead and Bob Marley rolled into one.

    Info: www.dromnyc.com

    March 1, 2011

    Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, 1 Mar 2011

    Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett and the Mountain Boys
    Mar 1, 8:30pm
    Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665
    Cover: $15 (drink included)

    Klezmer and Yiddish Music returns to the East Village, where it once was king, at a new series curated by Aaron Alexander at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. The lineup for the winter/spring series includes a fantastic lineup including wonderful klezmorim from New York and faraway places such as Montreal, Berlin, Boston, and the UK. Please come out and support the series!

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY

    March 6, 2011

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 6 Mar 2011

    band photoIsle of Klezbos

    Sunday, Mar 6, 3pm
    FREE!
    Queens Public Library
    89-11 Merrick Boulevard Jamaica, NY 11432
    Women's History Month concert
    queenslibrary.org

    Petr Cancur's Down Home + Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 6 Mar 2011

    Sunday, March 6, 7:00pm
    Ditmas Acoustic @ The Sanctuary
    83 Marlborough Road (@ Church Ave). Q train to Church Ave
    Brooklyn, NY

    7pm Petr Cancura's Down Home
    8pm Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio

    March 8, 2011

    Streiml, feat. Jason Rosenblatt, NYC, 8 Mar 2011

    shtreiml band photoShtreiml
    Mar 8, 8:30pm
    Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665
    Cover: $15 (drink included)

    Klezmer and Yiddish Music returns to the East Village, where it once was king, at a new series curated by Aaron Alexander at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. The lineup for the winter/spring series includes a fantastic lineup including wonderful klezmorim from New York and faraway places such as Montreal, Berlin, Boston, and the UK. Please come out and support the series!

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY

    March 9, 2011

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 9 Mar 2011

    band photoIsle of Klezbos (double bill with Alessandra Belloni's Daughters of Cybele)

    Wednesday, Mar 9
    7:30pm show - Klezbos go on around 8:30pm!
    Brecht Forum at The WestBeth
    West Street btw Bank & Bethune, NYC
    price: $15 advance / $20 at the door
    (sliding scale also permitted)

    Yemen Blues, NYC, 9 Mar 2011

    Ravid KahlaniYemen Blues
    Wednesday, March 9, 8:00pm
    Le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker St.
    New York, NY

    Ravid 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!

    More Info lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/1843

    March 16, 2011

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, New York, NY, 16 March 2011

    Yale Strom
    March 16th, 6:30pm. Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi in concert for the opening of the exhibit on Ketuvot. The Jewish Museum 1109 5th Ave at 92nd St New York NY 10128

    March 18, 2011

    Ofer Ben-Amots Klezmer Concerto, Symphony Space, New York, NY, 18 March 2011

    Ofer Ben-Amots' Klezmer Concerto will be performed at the Symphony Space by the Orchestra Celebrate! and the legendary David Krakauer. This will only be one part of a fascinating and culturally diverse evening.

    Friday, March 18, 2011 8:00 PM

    Symphony Space
    2537 Broadway at 95th Street
    New York

    Celebrating Jewish, Arab and Christian culture through music, World Concertos features Lebanese master ‘ud (lute) player/composer Marcel Khalife in the US premiere of his Concerto Al Andalus for ‘ud and orchestra; Armenia's most renowned kanun (zither) virtuoso, Karine Hovhannisyan, performing the concerto for kanun and orchestra by Khachatur Avetisyan; and the brilliant clarinetist David Krakauer presenting the NY premiere of the Klezmer Concerto by Ofer Ben-Amots, for strings, harp, percussion and clarinet. The Orchestra Celebrate!, which was founded in 1995 to present works honoring New York’s cultural diversity, is conducted by Maestro Laurine Celeste Fox.

    www.wminyc.org
    http://www.oferbenamots.com
    http://www.thedybbuk.com

    March 19, 2011

    Avram Pengas Ensemble, New York, NY, 19 March 2011

    PURIM PARTY
    SATURDAY EVENING
    MARCH 19TH
    AVRAM PENGAS ENSEMBLE
    SEPHARDIC and LADINO MUSIC
    VOICE, GUITAR, KEYBOARD, BOUZOUKI, and DUMBEK
    $15.00 admission includes free Hamantashen!
    Megillah reading: 8:30 - Music: 9:30
    COME CELEBRATE PURIM!!!
    at the
    Old Broadway Synagogue
    (1/2 Block East of Broadway between 125th and 126th Streets)
    (Take the #1 train to 125th St. - Questions? Call: 212-662-9767)
    www.oldbroadwaysynagogue.blogspot.com

    Ofer Ben-Amots Klezmer Concerto, Symphony Space, New York, NY, 19 March 2011

    Ofer Ben-Amots' Klezmer Concerto will be performed at the Symphony Space by the Orchestra Celebrate! and the legendary David Krakauer. This will only be one part of a fascinating and culturally diverse evening.

    Saturday, March 19, 2011 9:00 PM

    Symphony Space
    2537 Broadway at 95th Street
    New York

    Celebrating Jewish, Arab and Christian culture through music, World Concertos features Lebanese master ‘ud (lute) player/composer Marcel Khalife in the US premiere of his Concerto Al Andalus for ‘ud and orchestra; Armenia's most renowned kanun (zither) virtuoso, Karine Hovhannisyan, performing the concerto for kanun and orchestra by Khachatur Avetisyan; and the brilliant clarinetist David Krakauer presenting the NY premiere of the Klezmer Concerto by Ofer Ben-Amots, for strings, harp, percussion and clarinet. The Orchestra Celebrate!, which was founded in 1995 to present works honoring New York’s cultural diversity, is conducted by Maestro Laurine Celeste Fox.

    www.wminyc.org
    http://www.oferbenamots.com
    http://www.thedybbuk.com

    March 20, 2011

    Metropolitan Klezmer, City Winery Brunch, 20 Mar 2011

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 20, 2011 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Rockin' Purim Concert, The Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York, NY, 20 March 2011

    Get Your Costumes On And Come To Our...
    ROCKIN' PURIM CONCERT!
    This SUNDAY, 3/20/11 at 3:30pm
    For Kids 12 and Under, Parents & Grandparents

    The Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place, New York NY

    There will be a full afternoon of FUN at the museum! Arts & crafts from 1:30-3:30 followed by the concert. You'll BOOO Haman, rock out with the Estherettes, and learn The Hamantaschen Dance!

    March 22, 2011

    "Yiddish Radio Hour", NYC, 22 Mar 2011

    Yiddish Radio HourThe Yiddish Radio Hour
    Tuesday, March 22 at 2:00pm - March 31 at 2:30pm
    Folksbiene @ CUNY

    A Staged Reading of
    די ייִדישע ראַדיע שעה
    THE YIDDISH RADIO HOUR

    A workshop of a new production, set in the WEVD radio studio, featuring radio plays, musical performances, humor, vintage jingles, news and call in advice.

    In Yiddish with English and Russian translation supertitles

    FEATURING
    Leizer Burko, Richard “Ruvn” Kass, Zalmen Mlotek, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri “Zisl-Yeysef” Slepovitch, Steve Sterner, Suzanne Toren and Matt Temkin
    Directed by Motl Didner
    Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    Tues. March 22 at 2pm at Lehman College, Lovinger Theater
    Folksbiene logoFor tickets or information call (718) 960-8024.
    For Group Tickets call Itzy Firestone at (212) 213-2120 x204

    March 25, 2011

    "The Triangle Fire Remembered" w/Metropolitan Klezmer, 25 Mar 2011

    100 Years After: The Triangle Fire Remembered and Rethought
    March 25, 2011 7:00 pm, Free
    Cooper Union Great Hall
    7 East 7th Street, New York, NY, United States, 10003

    An evening of music, spoken word poetry, and solidarity in commemoration of the 146 victims.
    Historical klezmer music written about the tragedy, uncovered 100 years later, performed by Metropolitan Klezmer. Spoken word poetry from New York City Youth. Clara Lemlich's historical speech from the very stage where the Uprising of the 20,000 began. Solidarity Forever by the NYC Labor Chorus. Irish folk rock from Larry Kirwan of Black 47. Worker testimonials from Bangladesh, Egypt, and West Virginia.

    March 26, 2011

    Diwon, Moshe Hecht, Airplane Driver, Brooklyn, NY, 26 Mar 2011

    THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT LITTLEFIELD (BROOKLYN)

    MOSHE HECHT
    AIRPLANE DRIVER (ft. Cobe Schwartz & Schneur Menaker)
    DIWON (DJ SET)

    Sat, Mar 26, 10:30 pm Show
    18 + / $10 in advance, $15 at the door

    $10.00 TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE
    Littlefield is located at 622 degraw st
    Brooklyn, NY

    March 27, 2011

    Benefit Concert for Japan, New York, NY, 27 March 2010

    MILLER THEATRE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

    presents a benefit concert for Japan
    hosted by JOHN ZORN and featuring
    SONIC YOUTH, YOKO ONO, SEAN LENNON, CIBO MATTO
    with Mike Patton, Mephista, Marc Ribot, Uri Caine, and Zorn’s Aleph Trio

    100% of proceeds will be donated to support Japan earthquake relief efforts

    Sunday, March 27, 8:00 PM

    Tickets: $50, $100 · Students Tickets: $25

    www.millertheatre.com

    Concert to Benefit Japan Earthquake Relief

    More than a dozen innovative artists at the intersection of indie rock, contemporary jazz, and avant-garde performance will come together at Miller Theatre to present a benefit concert to support recovery efforts in Japan. “The tragedy and devastation is really overwhelming,” says John Zorn, who has organized and will host the evening. “I’ve always felt a strong personal connection to Japan, and I’m just glad to be able to do my part to help. It should be an amazing night.”

    The lineup includes feature performances by musician and artist Yoko Ono, and her son Sean Lennon; Japanese-American indie duo Cibo Matto; and the influential band Sonic Youth. Vocalist Mike Patton will appear as a special guest, and Mephista, Marc Ribot, Uri Caine, and John Zorn’s Aleph Trio will also play short sets.

    Both the performers and the theater are donating their services, ensuring that 100% of proceeds from ticket sales will go to benefit the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit near Sendai on March 11. Funds will be donated to the Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund.

    ARTISTS: Sonic Youth
    Yoko Ono
    Sean Lennon
    Cibo Matto (Yuka Honda & Miho Hatori)
    Mike Patton, vocals
    Mephista (Susie Ibarra, drums; Sylvie Courvoisier, piano; Ikue Mori, electronics)
    Marc Ribot, guitar
    Uri Caine, piano
    Aleph Trio (John Zorn, saxophone; Trevor Dunn, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums)

    Columbia University’s Miller Theatre is located north of the Main Campus Gate
    at 116th St. & Broadway on the ground floor of Dodge Hall.

    For tickets, the public should call the Miller Theatre Box Office at 212/854-7799, M–F, 12–6PM.
    Tickets can also be purchased online at
    www.millertheatre.com.

    March 28, 2011

    "Yiddish Radio Hour", NYC, 31 Mar 2011

    Yiddish Radio HourA Staged Reading of
    די ייִדישע ראַדיע שעה
    THE YIDDISH RADIO HOUR

    A workshop of a new production, set in the WEVD radio studio, featuring radio plays, musical performances, humor, vintage jingles, news and call in advice.

    In Yiddish with English and Russian translation supertitles

    FEATURING
    Leizer Burko, Richard “Ruvn” Kass, Zalmen Mlotek, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri “Zisl-Yeysef” Slepovitch, Steve Sterner, Suzanne Toren and Matt Temkin
    Directed by Motl Didner
    Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    Thurs. March 31st at 12:30pm at Brooklyn College, Student Life Center - Gold Room.
    Folksbiene logoFor tickets or information call (718) 951-5842.
    For Group Tickets call Itzy Firestone at (212) 213-2120 x204

    "Yiddish Radio Hour", NYC, 28 Mar 2011

    Yiddish Radio HourThe Yiddish Radio Hour
    Tuesday, March 22 at 2:00pm - March 31 at 2:30pm
    Folksbiene @ CUNY

    A Staged Reading of
    די ייִדישע ראַדיע שעה
    THE YIDDISH RADIO HOUR

    A workshop of a new production, set in the WEVD radio studio, featuring radio plays, musical performances, humor, vintage jingles, news and call in advice.

    In Yiddish with English and Russian translation supertitles

    FEATURING
    Leizer Burko, Richard “Ruvn” Kass, Zalmen Mlotek, Daniella Rabbani, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Dmitri “Zisl-Yeysef” Slepovitch, Steve Sterner, Suzanne Toren and Matt Temkin
    Directed by Motl Didner
    Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    Mon. March 28th at 2pm at Queens College, Lefrak Recital Hall
    Folksbiene logoFor tickets or information call (718) 793-8080.
    For Group Tickets call Itzy Firestone at (212) 213-2120 x204

    Ayn Sof Arkestra, NYC, 28 Mar 2011

    Greg WallJazz Rabbi’s Invitational - Mar 28 at 7:30 PM
    Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band
    7:30 PM - Class on Ramchal’s (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato) ”Derech Hashem”
    8:30 PM - Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band upstairs in the Sixth Street Community Synagogue’s historic sanctuary!

    Meet NYC’s newest addition to the canon of new Jewish influenced music and culture, the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and grammy winning trumpeter Frank London. The Arkestra consists of some of the most innovative artists on the scene today – Pam Fleming, Paul Shapiro, Aaron Alexander, Fima Ephron, Eyal Maoz, and many others. The repertoire includes original compositions and arrangements of the members and guest composers in the great NuJu/Rad Jew/SunRaJoo tradition.

    Cover $10 / Class is free

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    March 29, 2011

    Merkavah & Kol Dodi, NYC, 29 Mar 2011

    Merkavah & Kol Dodi @ The Sixth Street Synagogue - March 29, 2011
    Tuesday, March 29 · 8:00pm - 11:30pm
    Kol Dodi @ 8:00pm
    Merkavah @ 9:30pmSixth Street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    NY, NY 10003
    More Info at www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129983130407885

    March 30, 2011

    John Zorn's Masada marathon, NYC, 30 Mar 2011

    New York City Opera presents
    JOHN ZORN’S MASADA MARATHON
    Twelve bands in one night, performed for the first time in the U.S.

    Written in a flash of creativity during three months at the end of 2004, the 316 compositions in John Zorn's Book of Angels contain some of his most lyrical and inspiring music. Performed by a wide variety of ensembles over the past seven years, the music has generated 17 CDs to date, with three more scheduled for release in 2011-2012. This special Marathon concert brings together 12 different groups of wildly divergent backgrounds (jazz, rock, classical, world music, jam band, a cappella singing and more) in one spectacular evening of music.

    The concert will include two 90-minute sets with one intermission.

    MASADA MARATHON – THE BOOK OF ANGELS
    Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 8:00 p.m.

    Masada Quartet: John Zorn, saxophone; Dave Douglas, trumpet; Greg Cohen, bass; Joey Baron, drums; Mark Feldman, violin; Sylvie Courvoisier, piano

    Banquet of Spirits: Cyro Baptitsta, percussion; Brian Marsella, keyboard; Tim Keiper, drums; John Lee, bass; Jason Fraticelli, bass

    Mycale; Basya Schechter, voice; Ayelet Gottlieb, voice; Malika Zarra, voice; Sofia Koutsovitis, voice

    Medeski, Martin and Dunn: John Medeski, keyboards; Billy Martin, drums; Trevor Dunn, drums

    Bar Kokhba: Mark Feldman, violin; Erik Friedlander, cello; Marc Ribot, guitar; Greg Cohen, bass; Joey Baron, drums; Cyro Baptista, percussion

    INTERMISSION
    Secret Chiefs 3: Trey Spruance, guitars; Timb Harris, violin; Jai Young Kim, keyboards; Jason Schimmel, guitar; Trevor Dunn, bass; Ches Smith, drums; Erik Friedlander, solo cello

    The Dreamers: Marc Ribot, guitar; Kenny Wollesen, vibes; Jamie Saft, keyboards; Trevor Dunn, bass; Joey Baron, drums; Cyro Baptista, percussion; Uri Caine, solo piano

    Masada String Trio: Mark Feldman, violin; Erik Friedlander, cello; Greg Cohen, bass

    Electric Masada: John Zorn, saxophone; Mike Patton, vocals; Marc Ribot, guitar; Jamie Saft, keyboards; Trevor Dunn, bass; Kenny Wollesen, vibes; Joey Baron, drums; Cyro Baptista, percussion;
    Ikue Mori, electronics

    TICKETS
    Tickets can be purchased through CenterCharge at 212.721.6500, online at nycOpera.com, or in person at the David H. Koch Theater Box Office (63rd St. & Columbus Ave)

    March 31, 2011

    Asefa, New York, NY, 31 March 2011

    Asefa
    Moroccan-Sephardic Fusion
    WNYC Radio-The Greene Space
    44 Charlton St., NY, NY
    Thursday, March 31 2011
    7:00 PM
    $20
    www.asefamusic.com

    April 2, 2011

    Afro-Semitic Experience, Flushing, NY, 2 Apr 2011

    band photoMonday, Jan 24
    The Afro-Semitic Experience

    April 2, Saturday, 8 pm, Afro-Semitic Experience in concert as part of the
    American Express Cultural Heritage Series, Queens Theater in the Park,
    Flushing, NY for more info please call 718-760-0064 or visit the QTIP
    website: www.queenstheatre.org/web/frontends/event/2/0/187
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    April 3, 2011

    Sy Kushner, City Winery Brunch, 3 Apr 2011

    Sy KushnerEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Apr 3, 2011 features new Jewish music from Sy Kushner. The band will include Sy Kushner: accordion; Aaron Kushner: alto sax; Marty Confurius: string bass; Larry Eagle: drums, percussion.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    Asefa, New York, NY, 3 April 2011

    Asefa
    Moroccan-Sephardic Fusion
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St., NY, NY
    Sunday, April 3, 2011
    9:00 PM
    $18
    www.asefamusic.com

    April 4, 2011

    Greg Wall's Later Prophets, NYC, 4 Apr 2011

    Jazz Rabbi’s Invitational - April 4 at 7:30 PM
    7:30 PM - Class on Ramchal’s (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato) 'Derech Hashem' – All welcome, especially first-timers!
    8:30 PM - Later Prophets
    Greg Wall’s Later Prophets, Tzadik recording artists, bring a highly literate Jewish sensibility to the forefront of jazz. Wall, has found the perfect partners in his bandmates keyboard wiz Shai Bachar, drummer extraordinaire Aaron Alexander, and the effervescent David Richards on bass. Together, they are able to simultaneously straddle the gates of the ancient and avant-garde. A leading figure in NY’s downtown music scene, “rabbi and fiery, eclectic Jewish-jazz luminary” (Time Out NY) Greg Wall was ordained in 2006 and may well be the only recording and touring jazz musician who is also a rabbi. His work is “a surprising multicultural collision worthy of Bill Laswell or Kip Hanrahan at their best,” noted Jon Andrews in DownBeat.

    Cover $10 / Class is free

    More info about Later Prophets

    April 5, 2011

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 5 Apr 2011

    band photoIsle of Klezbos (all-instrumental quintet)

    Tuesday, Apr 5, 8:30pm
    Sixth Street Synagogue Klezmer series
    325 E 6th St NYC, concert: $15 includes one drink
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/eastvillageklezmer/

    April 10, 2011

    Tyshawn Sorey & Michael Winograd, City Winery Brunch, 10 Apr 2011

    Sy KushnerEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Apr 3, 2011 features new Jewish music from Tyshawn Sorey & Michael Winograd.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    Four Stories Quartet, NYC, 10 Apr 2011

    6th Street Sundays - April 10 at 3:00 PM

    At 3PM:
    Four Stories, the resident quartet of Con Vivo Music based in Jersey City, will perform quartets by Edvard Grieg and Philip Glass, as well as originals by quartet members.

    This is Four Stories' inaugural season as an ensemble. The name is taken from the players' diverse musical and personal backgrounds. They bring a unique energy and virtuosity to a wide range of music.

    Four Stories String Quartet:
    Yon Joo Lee and Mazz Swift, violins
    Amelia Hollander Ames, viola
    Yoed Nir, cello

    At 2PM:
    Our pre-concert workshop will focus on the adventures, joys and challenges of running a musical non-profit, with Con Vivo artistic director Amelia Ames and Managing Director Janet Hollander, as well as Sixth Street Sundays curator Jessie Reagen Mann.

    3pm concert & 2pm workshop + beverage for only $15!

    April 11, 2011

    The New American Quartet, NYC, 11 Apr 2011

    Jazz Rabbi’s Invitational - April 11 at 7:30 PM

    7:30 PM - Class on Ramchal’s (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato) 'Derech Hashem' – All welcome, especially first-timers!
    8:30 PM - The New American Quartet: Mystical Americana-influenced music.

    Jonathon Peretz – dr
    Takashie Otsuka – b
    Mitch Schechter – p
    Greg Wall – s

    Cover $10 / Class is free

    April 12, 2011

    Avram Pengas Ensemble, NYC, 12 Apr 2011

    Avram Pengas Ensemble
    Apr 12, 8:30pm
    Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665
    Cover: $15 (drink included)

    Klezmer and Yiddish Music returns to the East Village, where it once was king, at a new series curated by Aaron Alexander at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. The lineup for the winter/spring series includes a fantastic lineup including wonderful klezmorim from New York and faraway places such as Montreal, Berlin, Boston, and the UK. Please come out and support the series!

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY

    April 17, 2011

    Isle of Klezbos, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 17 Apr 2011

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Feb 6, 2011 features Isle of Klezbos

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    April 24, 2011

    Victor Prieto, City Winery Brunch, 24 Apr 2011

    Sy KushnerEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Apr 3, 2011 features Victor Prieto.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    Eyal Maoz's Edom & Avishai Cohen's Band, 24 Apr 2011

    Sunday, April 24 at 9 PM
    Nublu
    62 Avenue C. New York, NY 10009
    Tel: (212) 979-9925

    Cover price: $10 for the whole night of both bands!

    Rare Edom performance following by Avishai Cohen's group: Where Jazz meets New Wave, and echoes of Joy Division are counterposed with John Zorn's Electric Masada, begins the rocking odyssey of Edom. With Eyal Maoz: guitar; Shanir Blumenkranz: bass and Yuval Lion: drums.

    April 28, 2011

    Musicians of Lenox Hill, NYC, 28 Apr 2011


    On Thursday, April 28 at 8 PM, the Musicians of Lenox Hill, under the artistic direction of Soo-Kyung Park, will perform an Evening of Romantic Chamber Music at Temple Israel of the City of New York, 112 East 75th Street, New York City

    The program includes the New York City premiere of the Piano Trio in F Major by Marcel Tyberg, whose works
    were thought lost in the Holocaust. Cantor Robert P. Abelson of Temple Israel will introduce the Tyberg Trio and tell the incredible story of the loss and rediscovery of Tyberg's music. Cantor Abelson has been a member of the New York City Opera and is a specialist in Yiddish Art Song. He is featured on a recording of Composers of the Holocaust, rated as "one of the best recordings of the year" by Jewish Week. The program also features Alexander Borodin's String Quartet No.2 in D Major, Frederic Chopin's Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante Op. 22 for Solo Piano, and Three Watercolors for Flute, Cello and Piano by Philippe Gaubert.

    Admission to the concert is free with a suggested donation of $20. The performers, who are all graduates of The Juilliard School and have won dozens of national and international awards and competitions between them, include Jae-Hyuck Cho, piano, Cornelius Dufallo and Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin, Sean Katsuyama, cello, Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola, and Soo-Kyung Park, flute and artistic director.

    Temple Israel of the City of New York is located at 112 East 75th Street, NY, NY between Lexington and Park Avenues, and can be easily reached on the 6 train (77th Street station). Free, suggested donation $20. Reserve seats at www.MOLH2011.eventbrite.com
    More info: call 646-292-9469, visit LenoxHillMusic.com

    Psoy Korolenko's Film-Performance, Philadelphia, PA, 28 Apr 2012

    Psoy Korolenko's Film-Performance
    Sat, April 28! $10. Doors open at 7:30.
    Fergie's Pub
    1214 Sansom Street,
    Philadelphia, PA 19107-4913

    Moscow’s renowned troubadour, “wandering scholar” and “singing professor,” Psoy Korolenko, presents a film screening and performance of his live sound track & rap style-commentary to the Russian silent movie classic 'Bed and Sofa' ('Tretya Meshchanskaya') by Abram Room and Victor Shklovsky (1927; 75 min).

    Please pay cash for the admission. Credit card may be used for
    drink and food purchases.

    Don’t miss this PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE and opportunity to witness a cine-performance of Bed and Sofa with Psoy Korolenko -- songwriter/performer/'avant-bard' and professor of Literature from Moscow.

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    April 29, 2011

    Premiere of Frank London's "1001 Voices" symphony, NYC, 29 Apr 2012

    WORLD PREMIERE
    “1001 Voices: A Symphony for Queens” is a three-movement symphony that reflects the ideas of transformation, migration and finding home.

    Music composed by Frank London. Libretto by Judith Sloan
    Visuals by Warren Lehrer with Brandon Campbell

    Conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, Queens Symphony Orchestra music director
    Performed by full orchestra and a 190-voice chorus comprised of the Queens College Choral Society and Queens College Choir, James John, Music Director

    Featured Tabla Soloist Deep Singh
    Spoken word performed by Judith Sloan in English with additional translations performed live in Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic by Dailyn Despradel, Krussia, Haojie Huang, and Catherine Hanna.

    Sunday April 29, 2012
    3 pm, FREE!
    Colden Auditorium, Queens College, Kupferberg Center for the Arts Commissioned by the Queens Symphony Orchestra
    directions!
    kupferbergcenter.org/directions.htm

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    April 30, 2011

    Benjy Fox-Rosen, New York, NY, 30 April 2011

    THE CENTER FOR TRADITION MUSIC AND DANCE'S AN-SKY INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH CULTURE PRESENTS: TICK TOCK CD RELEASE PARTY!
    Please join us for the CD release of Benjy Fox-Rosen's Tick Tock, a new recording of Yiddish song from the acclaimed bassist/singer of the Luminescent Orchestrii and the Michael Winograd Trio.
    The evening begins with an opening set of Yiddish song performed by Adrienne Cooper, Yiddish Diva Superstar. Then Fox-Rosen will debut the album, and we'll top it all off with a Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance party, dancing set led by Michael Winograd.

    @ Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, 140 2nd Ave
    between East 9th St. & St. Marks Place in Manhattan
    April 30, 2011 doors open at 7:30pm
    $12-20 sliding scale no one turned away for lack of funds

    Listen to the album here:
    http://benjyfoxrosen.bandcamp.com/

    Cd release and dance band featuring:
    Benjy Fox-Rosen
    Avi Fox-Rosen
    Carmen Staff
    Noah Kaplan
    Michael Winograd
    Tyshawn Sorey
    Dan Blacksberg

    May 1, 2011

    Howard Leshaw, City Winery Brunch, 1 May 2011

    Sy KushnerEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Apr 3, 2011 features Howard Leshaw.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    May 2, 2011

    Abraham Inc, NYC, 2 May, 2012

    Abraham Inc
    Wednesday, May 2, 2012 @ 8:30 p.m.
    92Y Tribeca
    (200 Hudson Street)
    Tickets: $20 Advance / $25 Door
    Visit www.92y.org for Tickets and Info

    Abraham Inc. merges the artistry of clarinetist David Krakauer, trombonist and arranger Fred Wesley, and hip-hop beat architect Socalled, resulting in a klezmer-funk party for the ears.

    This evening, see Abraham Inc. up close and personal in the intimate setting of the 92YTribeca. Tickets are limited for this event and can be purchased by visiting www.92y.org. To learn more about Abraham Inc. please visit: www.abrahamincmusic.com.

    May 3, 2011

    Abraham Inc, Washington, DC, 3 May, 2012

    Abraham Inc

    Thursday, May 3, 2012 @ 8:00 p.m.
    Music Center at Strathmore
    (5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD)
    Tickets: $37
    Visit strathmore.org for Tickets and Info

    One day following Abraham Inc.'s performance in NYC, they travel to the Washington, D.C. area for a show at the Strathmore Center.

    Of their eclectic musical merge, the Jazz Times has called Abraham Inc.'s work an "endlessly surprising yet highly successful hybrid of klezmer, funk and hip-hop had the enthusiastic crowd - young and old, Jews and gentiles, whites and blacks - dancing ecstatically in the aisles"


    To learn more about Abraham Inc. please visit: www.abrahamincmusic.com.

    Concert dansé du Mini Beïgalé Orkestra, Paris, France, 3 May, 2012

    Concert dansé du Mini Beïgalé Orkestra
    May 3, 20:00
    Centre Medem
    52 rue René Boulanger,
    75010 Paris, France

    Issu de la grande fanfare Klezmer « Beïgalé Orkestra », le « Mini Beïgalé Orkestra » est une Formule au son bien traditionnel, avec les 4 instruments les plus typiques de la musique juive d’Europe de l’est : Violon (Amit Weisberger), Clarinette (Laurent Clouet), Accordéon (Jérome Block) et Cymbalum (Fréderique Dupont). Dans l’esprit cabaret des années 20, les chants yiddish à la fois profonds et profanes, spirituels et spiritueux, poétiques et pathétiques – donneront envie de rire, pleurer, boire de la Vodka et danser la Hora…

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    May 5, 2011

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Brooklyn, NY, 5 May 2011

    Yale Strom
    May 5th, 7pm: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi in concert, “Dave Tarras: The King of Klezmer” at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238

    Eyal Maoz's Edom, NYC, 5 May 2011

    Eyal Maoz's Edom

    Thursday May 5 at 9 PM till 11 PM
    Tea Lounge
    837 Union Street. Park Slope, Brooklyn New York, NY 11217

    Telephone: (718) 789-2762
    Cover price: Free

    Live Edom performance at Tea Lounge. Where Jazz meets New Wave, and echoes of Joy Division are counterposed with John Zorn's Electric Masada, begins the rocking odyssey of Edom. With Eyal Maoz: guitar; Shanir Blumenkranz: bass and Yuval Lion: drums.

    May 8, 2011

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Mother's Day City Winery Brunch, 8 May 2011

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 20, 2011 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    May 9, 2011

    Alan Bern Lecture, Center for Traditional Music and Dance, New York, NY, 9 May 2011

    Monday, May 9: CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture, the Center for Jewish History and the American Society for Jewish Music present The Weimar Klezmer Republic: Creating a Center for Yiddish Culture in Germany, a multi-media lecture by composer/musician Alan Bern. Bern's talk will cover the surprising interest in klezmer music in Germany as well as his work in creating Yiddish Summer Weimar - now ten years old and one of the most celebrated institutes for Yiddish culture in the world. In addition to founding and directing Yiddish Summer Weimar, Bern is Music Director of the internationally renowned Brave Old World ensemble, and leads the Other Europeans, an international ensemble of fourteen leading musicians who explore the connections between Jewish and Roma musical traditions. Admission: $15, $10 for CJH/CTMD members. (7:00PM)
    www.cjh.org

    May 15, 2011

    Pete Rushefsky & Klezical Tradition, City Winery Brunch, 15 May 2011

    Sy KushnerEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Apr 15, 2011 features Pete Rushefsky & Klezical Tradition.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    May 18, 2011

    Jeremiah Lockwood debuts "The Nightmares of Children," NYC, 18 May, 2012

    The Nightmares of Children

    I [Jeremiah Lockwood] originally imagined The Nightmares of Childern as being a kind of walk-in closet...a place you could enter to be completely submerged in the fairy tale horror and surreptitious pleasure of morbid childhood fantasy. Eventually I dropped the project because it was too disturbing...

    I am pleased to be presenting a small part of the project in the form of a song cycle, featuring brand new arrangements of the pieces for voice, cello and piano. The first rehearsal with Aneke Schaul Yoder, cello, and Derin Öge, piano, was really stunning. I hope to be able to share this newly excavated and resucitated project with you all tonight!

    Friday, May 18 7PM
    Flea Theater
    -- in Tribeca at 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church Streets)—accessible from the A/C/E, N/R/Q, 6, J/M/Z to Canal Street or the 1 to Franklin Street.

    Part of the Music With a View concert series.
    Free admission. Also featuring premieres of music by Anne Goldberg and Gilda Lyons.

    May 19, 2011

    The Sway Machinery @ LABA Fest, NYC, 19 May 2011

    posterThe Sway Machinery

    @ The 14th Street Y's LABA Festival on May 19
    NYC

    The Sway Machinery to premiere new song cycle, "Monsters of the Ancient World."
    Plus original art, theater, dance and music from the 2010-2011 LABA fellows inspired by the Song of Songs. Complimentary drinks and dessert.

    EROS, a festival by LABA will be held on May 19 @ 7:30 and May 21 @ 9:00.
    Tickets: $15 for one night; $25 for both nights.
    Limited ticket availability at the door.
    Buy now at: 14streety.interticket.com/search.php

    For more information about the LABA Festival go to www.labajournal.com/festival
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    May 21, 2011

    Joey Weisenberg, Pharaoh's Daughter @ LABA Fest, NYC, 21 May 2011

    band publicity photoJoey Weisenberg and Pharaoh's Daughter

    @ The 14th Street Y's LABA Festival on May 11
    NYC
    Original art, theater, dance and music from the 2010-2011 LABA fellows inspired by the Song of Songs. Complimentary drinks and dessert.

    EROS, a festival by LABA will be held on May 19 @ 7:30 and May 21 @ 9:00.
    Tickets: $15 for one night; $25 for both nights.
    Limited ticket availability at the door.
    Buy now at: 14streety.interticket.com/search.php

    For more information about the LABA Festival go to www.labajournal.com/festival
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    May 22, 2011

    Chai Notes, City Winery Brunch, 22 May 2011

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 22, 2011 features Chai Notes.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    The Choir of Rome's Tempio Maggiore, New York, NY, 22 May 2011

    May 22 | The Choir of Rome's Tempio Maggiore for the first time in New York

    Centro Primo Levi and the Museum of Jewish Heritage host Divinamente NYC Festival on the 150th Anniversary of the unification of Italy.

    Sunday, May 22 at 2:30 pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280
    Admission: $15 and $10 for MJH, CPL, ICI members
    Box Office: (646) 437- 4202 - www.mjhnyc.org

    Welcome remarks by the Consul General of Italy Francesco M. Talò and the Representative for International Affairs of the Jewish Community of Rome Giacomo Moscati. Introduction by Francesco Spagnolo, Francesco Spagnolo, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

    For the first time in the US, the Choir of the "Tempio Maggiore" conducted by the renowned tenor Claudio Disegni and featuring the hazan of Rome, Alberto Funaro, and organist Federico del Sordo, will expose the New York public to the unique flavors and variations of the liturgical tradition of the Jews of Rome.

    The concert will open with Giuseppe Verdi's "Và Pensiero," the Hebrew Chorus from Nabucco. This magnificent choral work, which has become a symbol of the unification of Italy, recalls the story of the Babylonian exile after the destruction of the First Temple. The program will celebrate unique examples of late 19th century compositions from the Jewish communities in Florence, Livorno and Rome as well as a 1920 version of Hatikvà by Armando Sorani based on the 17th Century ballade La Mantovana.

    May 23, 2011

    Tzadik Fest: Ayn Sof Arkestra, NYC, 23 May 2011

    Greg WallTzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival
    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music
    May 23 - June 29
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue and John Zorn's Tzadik Records present six concerts by some of the best and brightest musicians on New York's Downtown Jewish Music scene.

    Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band - May 23, 9pm
    Sixth Street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Meet NYC’s newest addition to the canon of new Jewish influenced music and culture, the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and grammy winning trumpeter Frank London. The Arkestra consists of some of the most innovative artists on the scene today – Pam Fleming, Paul Shapiro, Aaron Alexander, Fima Ephron, Eyal Maoz, and many others. The repertoire includes original compositions and arrangements of the members and guest composers in the great NuJu/Rad Jew/SunRaJoo tradition.

    Read the low-down on Ayn Sof in the New York Times
    Festival event page on Facebook

    admission: $18 at the door, includes one drink

    May 24, 2011

    Meron Music Festival, NYC, 24 May 2011

    Meron Music Festival featuring Breslov Bar Band, Aaron Alexander's Meron Mish Mosh & Joey Weisenberg
    May 24, 8:30pm
    Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665
    Cover: $15 (drink included)

    Klezmer and Yiddish Music returns to the East Village, where it once was king, at a new series curated by Aaron Alexander at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. The lineup for the winter/spring series includes a fantastic lineup including wonderful klezmorim from New York and faraway places such as Montreal, Berlin, Boston, and the UK. Please come out and support the series!

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY

    May 25, 2011

    Sharon Bernstein, Brooklyn, NY, 25 May

    sharon bernstein photoWednesday, MAY 25 at 7:00pm Kavehoyz with Sharon Bernstein Admission: $10 Temple Beth Emeth of Flatbush 83 Marlborough Road (@ Church), Ditmus Park, Brooklyn, NY

    Tzadik Fest: Rashanim, NYC, 25 May 2011

    band photoTzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival
    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music
    May 23 - June 29

    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue and John Zorn's Tzadik Records present six concerts by some of the best and brightest musicians on New York's Downtown Jewish Music scene.

    Rashanim Unplugged - May 25, 9:30pm
    Sixth Street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Rashanim is an instrumental trio on John Zorn’s Tzadik Records, combining the power of rock with the spontaneity of improvisation, deep Middle Eastern grooves, and mystical Jewish melodies. The self-proclaimed 'Jewish Power Trio' is led by Jon Madof on guitar, with Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz on bass and Mathias Künzli on drums and percussion. The band gets its name from the noisemakers used during the raucous Jewish holiday of Purim.

    In 2009 Rashanim released the all-acoustic 'The Gathering,' journeying far beyond their usual electric setting into a world of banjos, exotic percussion, and ethereal voices. Rashanim's concert at the Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival will feature music from this repertoire.

    Festival event page on Facebook
    admission: $18 at the door, includes one drink

    May 26, 2011

    New American Quartet, NYC, 26 May 2011

    New American QuartetJazz Rabbi’s Invitational - May 26 at 7:30 PM

    The New American Quartet
    Sixth Street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    please note new time for Jazz Rabbi's Invitational

    7:30 PM - Class on Ramchal’s (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato) 'Derech Hashem' – All welcome, especially first-timers!
    8:30 PM - The New American Quartet: Mystical Americana-influenced music.

    Jonathon Peretz – dr
    Takashie Otsuka – b
    Mitch Schechter – p
    Greg Wall – s

    Cover $10 / Class is free

    May 29, 2011

    Benjy Fox-Rosen trio, 29 May 2011

    Benjy Fox-RosenEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 29, 2011 will feature the Benjy Fox-Rosen trio performing songs from his recently released and critically acclaimed CD "Tick Tock.".

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    Folksbiene presents "Hershele!," NYC, 29 May 2011

    Folksbiene HersheleHERSHELE!
    May 24, 25, 26, 31 and June 1, 2 @ 7:30pm
    Mention the code: WKN and receive $33 tix for all weeknight performances.
    AND $20 Tix on MAY 29th @ 6pm Mention the code: MEM $20 for Memorial Day Sunday

    Bring the whole family!!!
    Baruch Performing Arts Center
    25th Street (Lexington and Third Avenue)

    "Refreshing warm-weather entertainment " —The New York Times
    "The snappiest new musical you may see this summer " —Backstage
    "Delightful in any language!" —Theatermania.com

    Folksbiene logoFor Tickets Call (866) 811-4111
    For group sales call (212) 213-2120 ext. 204
    To order tickets online CLICK HERE

    "ДOROGA", NYC, 29 May, 2012

    The Lost & Found Project & The National Yiddish Theatre- Folksbiene
    in association with The Russian Heritage Festival

    Present: ДOROGA
    May 29-June 3

    An experimental, interactive play that explores the Russian-Jewish immigrant experience through a series of dramatic snapshots and a dialogue between the past and the present. ДOROGA is the first original production by the Lost & Found Project. Through the use of vignettes, the play depicts immigration experiences during the former Soviet Union rule and after its collapse. It consists of stories of love, friendship, family relationships, discoveries, journeys, and the pursuit of dreams.

    Tuesday, May 29, 8pm
    Gene Frankel Theatre
    24 Bond Street
    NYC,

    General Admission: $30
    Students, Groups & Folksbiene Members: $25
    For special rates and additional information, call 212-213-2120 ext. 208
    Purchase tickets online

    ДOROGA premiered at the JCC in Manhattan on March 8, 2012 to a sold-out crowd, followed by a week of sold-out performances at the Gene Frankel Theatre in SoHo. The play was selected to be part of the annual Russian Heritage Festival. For more information about the Lost & Found Project, click here.

    May 30, 2011

    "ДOROGA", NYC, 30 May, 2012

    The Lost & Found Project & The National Yiddish Theatre- Folksbiene
    in association with The Russian Heritage Festival

    Present: ДOROGA
    May 29-June 3

    An experimental, interactive play that explores the Russian-Jewish immigrant experience through a series of dramatic snapshots and a dialogue between the past and the present. ДOROGA is the first original production by the Lost & Found Project. Through the use of vignettes, the play depicts immigration experiences during the former Soviet Union rule and after its collapse. It consists of stories of love, friendship, family relationships, discoveries, journeys, and the pursuit of dreams.

    Wednesday, May 30, 8pm
    Gene Frankel Theatre
    24 Bond Street
    NYC,

    General Admission: $30
    Students, Groups & Folksbiene Members: $25
    For special rates and additional information, call 212-213-2120 ext. 208
    Purchase tickets online

    ДOROGA premiered at the JCC in Manhattan on March 8, 2012 to a sold-out crowd, followed by a week of sold-out performances at the Gene Frankel Theatre in SoHo. The play was selected to be part of the annual Russian Heritage Festival. For more information about the Lost & Found Project, click here.

    May 31, 2011

    "ДOROGA", NYC, 31 May, 2012

    The Lost & Found Project & The National Yiddish Theatre- Folksbiene
    in association with The Russian Heritage Festival

    Present: ДOROGA
    May 29-June 3

    An experimental, interactive play that explores the Russian-Jewish immigrant experience through a series of dramatic snapshots and a dialogue between the past and the present. ДOROGA is the first original production by the Lost & Found Project. Through the use of vignettes, the play depicts immigration experiences during the former Soviet Union rule and after its collapse. It consists of stories of love, friendship, family relationships, discoveries, journeys, and the pursuit of dreams.

    Thursday, May 31, 8pm
    Gene Frankel Theatre
    24 Bond Street
    NYC,

    General Admission: $30
    Students, Groups & Folksbiene Members: $25
    For special rates and additional information, call 212-213-2120 ext. 208
    Purchase tickets online

    ДOROGA premiered at the JCC in Manhattan on March 8, 2012 to a sold-out crowd, followed by a week of sold-out performances at the Gene Frankel Theatre in SoHo. The play was selected to be part of the annual Russian Heritage Festival. For more information about the Lost & Found Project, click here.

    di bostoner klezmer, NYC, 31 May 2011

    duo from di bostoner klezmer plays the EAST VILLAGE
    KLEZMER SERIES

    Tuesday, May 31, 10pm
    Matt Darriau's Shabbes Elevator opens for dbk at 8:30 P.M.

    Community Synagogue/Max D. Raiskin Center
    325 E. Sixth Street, (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    $15 (drink included)

    Come meet Cory Pesaturo, the Digital Accordion Champion of the World - you'll know why when you hear his playing. He and the other 1/3 of dbk Dena / Dobe Ressler (clarinet) will bring you a mish mash of cool tunes....sweet shers...Philly bulgars... a couple of tangos... a Moldavan doyne...a shtikl in 7...a few 50s Khsidic tunes (clarinet ruled at khasenes then!)

    June 1, 2011

    Folksbiene presents "Hershele!," NYC, 1 June 2011

    Folksbiene HersheleHERSHELE!
    May 24, 25, 26, 31 and June 1, 2 @ 7:30pm
    Mention the code: WKN and receive $33 tix for all weeknight performances.

    Bring the whole family!!!
    Baruch Performing Arts Center
    25th Street (Lexington and Third Avenue)

    "Refreshing warm-weather entertainment " —The New York Times
    "The snappiest new musical you may see this summer " —Backstage
    "Delightful in any language!" —Theatermania.com

    Folksbiene logoFor Tickets Call (866) 811-4111
    For group sales call (212) 213-2120 ext. 204
    To order tickets online CLICK HERE

    "ДOROGA", NYC, 1 Jun, 2012

    The Lost & Found Project & The National Yiddish Theatre- Folksbiene
    in association with The Russian Heritage Festival

    Present: ДOROGA
    May 29-June 3

    An experimental, interactive play that explores the Russian-Jewish immigrant experience through a series of dramatic snapshots and a dialogue between the past and the present. ДOROGA is the first original production by the Lost & Found Project. Through the use of vignettes, the play depicts immigration experiences during the former Soviet Union rule and after its collapse. It consists of stories of love, friendship, family relationships, discoveries, journeys, and the pursuit of dreams.

    Friday, June 1, 8pm
    Gene Frankel Theatre
    24 Bond Street
    NYC,

    General Admission: $30
    Students, Groups & Folksbiene Members: $25
    For special rates and additional information, call 212-213-2120 ext. 208
    Purchase tickets online

    ДOROGA premiered at the JCC in Manhattan on March 8, 2012 to a sold-out crowd, followed by a week of sold-out performances at the Gene Frankel Theatre in SoHo. The play was selected to be part of the annual Russian Heritage Festival. For more information about the Lost & Found Project, click here.

    Tzadik Fest: Hasidic New Wave, NYC, 1 Jun 2011

    Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival - June 1 at 9:30 PM
    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue and John Zorn's Tzadik Records present six concerts by some of the best and brightest musicians on New York's Downtown Jewish Music scene.

    Hasidic New Wave
    Sixth Street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003

    When five Downtown New York improvisers with deep roots in the jazz tradition embrace the Hasidic musical legacy and the scintillating rhythms of the holy land, a new voice emerges. Blending together an intense mixture of ethnic and cosmopolitan sounds, Hasidic New Wave fuses spiritual songs from Hasidic dynasties to funk and jazz, Arabic dances with avant-garde rock, and juxtaposes horas and freylekhs with sheer improvisation. Hasidic New Wave's alternatingly ecstatic and meditative performances, imbued (as is consistent with Hasidic tradition) with joy and passion, has led critics to liken the band to Sun Ra meets Jimi Hendrix at a Jewish wedding and exclaim HNW marries Hasidic music to avant-jazz, spinning traditional Jewish celebratory songs into extended Jazz improvisations that incorporate ferocious horn blowing and raucous electric guitar solos.

    Festival event page on Facebook
    admission: $18 at the door, includes one drink

    June 2, 2011

    Alicia Svigals Klezmer Fiddle Express, NYC, 2 Jun 2011

    Alicia SvigalsAlicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Express Thursday!

    Free and outdoors, 12:30 to 1:30 pm, Thursday, June 2, 2nd Ave and 10th St.
    Come see Alicia and her band for free! A presentation of the Third Street Music School Settlement's Music in Abe Lebewohl Park concert series. Featuring Aaron Alexander, drums, Brian Glassman, bass, and Patrick Farrell, accordion.

    In front of St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery at 10th St. and 2nd Ave. Concert held rain or shine—in case of rain it moves onto the portico of the church.
    Click here for more info about the Abe Lebewohl concert series
    P.S. Preview Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Express on Youtube!

    "ДOROGA", NYC, 2 Jun, 2012

    The Lost & Found Project & The National Yiddish Theatre- Folksbiene
    in association with The Russian Heritage Festival

    Present: ДOROGA
    May 29-June 3

    An experimental, interactive play that explores the Russian-Jewish immigrant experience through a series of dramatic snapshots and a dialogue between the past and the present. ДOROGA is the first original production by the Lost & Found Project. Through the use of vignettes, the play depicts immigration experiences during the former Soviet Union rule and after its collapse. It consists of stories of love, friendship, family relationships, discoveries, journeys, and the pursuit of dreams.

    Saturday, June 2, 3pm and 8pm
    Gene Frankel Theatre
    24 Bond Street
    NYC,

    General Admission: $30
    Students, Groups & Folksbiene Members: $25
    For special rates and additional information, call 212-213-2120 ext. 208
    Purchase tickets online

    ДOROGA premiered at the JCC in Manhattan on March 8, 2012 to a sold-out crowd, followed by a week of sold-out performances at the Gene Frankel Theatre in SoHo. The play was selected to be part of the annual Russian Heritage Festival. For more information about the Lost & Found Project, click here.

    Folksbiene presents "Hershele!," NYC, 2 June 2011

    Folksbiene HersheleHERSHELE!
    May 24, 25, 26, 31 and June 1, 2 @ 7:30pm
    Mention the code: WKN and receive $33 tix for all weeknight performances.

    Bring the whole family!!!
    Baruch Performing Arts Center
    25th Street (Lexington and Third Avenue)

    "Refreshing warm-weather entertainment " —The New York Times
    "The snappiest new musical you may see this summer " —Backstage
    "Delightful in any language!" —Theatermania.com

    Folksbiene logoFor Tickets Call (866) 811-4111
    For group sales call (212) 213-2120 ext. 204
    To order tickets online CLICK HERE

    June 3, 2011

    "ДOROGA", NYC, 3 Jun, 2012

    The Lost & Found Project & The National Yiddish Theatre- Folksbiene
    in association with The Russian Heritage Festival

    Present: ДOROGA
    May 29-June 3

    An experimental, interactive play that explores the Russian-Jewish immigrant experience through a series of dramatic snapshots and a dialogue between the past and the present. ДOROGA is the first original production by the Lost & Found Project. Through the use of vignettes, the play depicts immigration experiences during the former Soviet Union rule and after its collapse. It consists of stories of love, friendship, family relationships, discoveries, journeys, and the pursuit of dreams.

    Sunday, Jun 3, 3pm
    Gene Frankel Theatre
    24 Bond Street
    NYC,

    General Admission: $30
    Students, Groups & Folksbiene Members: $25
    For special rates and additional information, call 212-213-2120 ext. 208
    Purchase tickets online

    ДOROGA premiered at the JCC in Manhattan on March 8, 2012 to a sold-out crowd, followed by a week of sold-out performances at the Gene Frankel Theatre in SoHo. The play was selected to be part of the annual Russian Heritage Festival. For more information about the Lost & Found Project, click here.

    June 5, 2011

    Chai Notes, City Winery Brunch, 5 June 2011

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on June 5, 2011 features Chai Notes.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    Afro-Semitic Experience, New York, NY, 5 June 2011

    band photo
    June 5 4:00 Afro-Semitic Experience in concert at the Brotherhood Synagogue, 28 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, for ticket, reservations and other info please call (212) 674-5750 .

    This is our only concert in New York for this spring and summer.

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, New York, NY, 5 June 2011

    Ir zent ale hartsik farbetn af dem spetsyeln yidish-kontsert in shtot nyu-york, zuntik, dem 5tn yuni 2011.

    Love, Loss, Laughter: Favorite Yiddish Folk Songs

    Presented by the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus
    with Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor

    Sunday, June 5, 2011, 4:30PM

    Symphony Space (a.k.a. Peter Norton Symphony Space)
    2537 Broadway (at 95th St.), New York, NY 10025

    English translations provided.

    Back at Symphony Space after sold-out concerts each of the last 3 years,this year's JPPC concert will focus on Yiddish folk songs, both well-known and unknown. Songs to be performed include Afn pripetshik, Der Rebe Elimeylekh, Rozhinkes mit mandlen, Tum balalaika and a great bouquet of lesser-known Yiddish folksongs. The songs will draw a picture of what life was like for our Eastern European ancestors 100-200 years ago. This concert also includes works by Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, Avrom Sutzkever and Josh Waletzky. Also featuring Soloist Temma Schaechter of Di Shekhter-tekhter and Pianist Shinae Kim.

    Tickets: $30 (closer to stage) and $20 (further) symphonyspace.org
    Groups of 10 or more: $25, $18.
    For more information on the JPPC: thejppc.org

    June 12, 2011

    Heather Klein, City Winery Brunch, 12 June 2011

    Sy KushnerEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on June 12, 2011 features Chai Notes.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    June 14, 2011

    Klezmerfest!, NYC, 14 Jun 2011

    Klezmerfest!
    Apr 5, 8:30pm
    Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street (between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665
    Cover: $15 (drink included)

    Klezmer and Yiddish Music returns to the East Village, where it once was king, at a new series curated by Aaron Alexander at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. The lineup for the winter/spring series includes a fantastic lineup including wonderful klezmorim from New York and faraway places such as Montreal, Berlin, Boston, and the UK. Please come out and support the series!

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY

    June 15, 2011

    Tzadik Fest: Frank London, NYC, 15 Jun 2011

    Frank LondonTzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival - June 15 at 9:30 PM
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue and John Zorn's Tzadik Records present six concerts by some of the best and brightest musicians on New York's Downtown Jewish Music scene.

    Frank London
    Sixth Street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Trumpeter/composer Frank London is a member of the Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave, has performed with John Zorn, LL Cool J, Mel Torme, Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, LaMonte Young, They Might Be Giants, David Byrne, Jane Siberry, Ben Folds 5, Mark Ribot, Maurice El Medioni and Gal Costa, and is featured on over 100 cds. His own recordings include Invocations (cantorial music); Frank London?s Klezmer Brass Allstars' Di Shikere Kapelye and Brotherhood of Brass; Nigunim and The Zmiros Project (Jewish mystical songs, with Klezmatics vocalist Lorin Sklamberg); The Debt (film and theater music); The Shekhina Big Band; the soundtrack to The Shvitz; the soundtrack to Perl Gluck's The Divahn and four releases with Hasidic New Wave.

    Festival event page on Facebook
    admission: $18 at the door, includes one drink

    June 19, 2011

    Father's Day with Seth Kibel, City Winery Brunch, 19 June 2011

    Sy KushnerEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. Come celebrate Father's Day at City Winery's brunch on June 19, 2011 with Seth Kibel.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    June 21, 2011

    Alhambra, New York, NY, 21 June 2011

    AlhambraThe Sephardic music ensemble, ALHAMBRA, will be performing a FREE concert called "Equal Time": Songs in Ladino and a bisl Yiddish on Tuesday June 21st at 1:30 p.m. at the Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street, between Second and Third Avenues in NYC.

    June 22, 2011

    Tzadik Fest: Masada Guitars, NYC, 22 Jun 2011

    Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival - June 22 at 9:30 PM
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue and John Zorn's Tzadik Records present six concerts by some of the best and brightest musicians on New York's Downtown Jewish Music scene.

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

    Masada Guitars Revisited:
    In 1993 John Zorn began composing and performing his 208 tunes that now comprise Book I of the Masada songbook. The vast repertoire has been performed by a mind-blowing variety of ensembles and performers, including a 2003 CD entitled 'Masada Guitars,' featuring guitarists Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell and Tim Sparks. For the Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival, Masada Guitars will be revisited by three guitarists of the younger Radical Jewish Culture generation: Pitom's Yoshie Fruchter, Edom's Eyal Maoz and Rashanim's Jon Madof.

    Edom:
    Eyal Maoz is a guitarist, bandleader and composer of great intensity and vision. His band Edom pushes Radical Jewish Culture to exciting new places with the addition of keyboard maniac Brian Marsella and Israeli drummer Yuval Lion. Tight, driving and intense, Hope and Destruction presents powerful Jewish rock instrumentals from a cutting edge guitarist who combines the harmonic lyricism of Bill Frisell with the angst and skronk of Marc Ribot.

    Festival event page on Facebook
    admission: $18 at the door, includes one drink

    June 29, 2011

    Folksbiene Troupe and a zingeray, Bronx, New York, 29 June 2011

    Ir zen hartsik farbetn - You are cordially invited...

    Folksbiene Troupe show & zingeray, Wed. 6/29/11, Bronx

    Wednesday, June 29, 2011 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
    Sholem-Aleykhem Kultur Tsenter
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue (at 208th) and then 3338 Bainbridge Avenue(corner of 210th)
    Bronx, New York
    Take the D Train to 205st St. or the 4 train to Moshulu.
    For more info, call Itzik Gottesman at 917-930-0295 or 718-231-1416.

    The Folksbiene Troupe will present a special, free program of Yiddish scenes and songs (with English supertitles) at 7 PM at Sholem-Aleykhem, followed by a "zingeray" (group song party) at the Gottesmans' around 8 PM.
    Bring your songbooks!

    Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel
    Yiddish Singer/Songwriter

    www.amks.wordpress.com

    Tzadik Fest: Basya Schechter, NYC, 29 Jun 2011

    Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival - June 29 at 9:30 PM
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue and John Zorn's Tzadik Records present six concerts by some of the best and brightest musicians on New York's Downtown Jewish Music scene.

    Basya Schechter's Songs of Wonder - June 29
    Sixth Street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Songs of Wonder is a collection of yiddish poems written by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel in his youth. The poetry explores the philosophical, spiritual and mystical dimensions of love, nature and how to be of service to the world. Composed by Basya Schechter (Pharaoh's Daughter), arranged by Uri Sharlin (piano, accordion, glockenshpiel), and additionally performed and interpreted by Megan Weeder (violin) and Yoed Nir (cello).

    Festival event page on Facebook
    admission: $18 at the door, includes one drink

    July 6, 2011

    Yelena Shmuelenson and Binyumen Schaechter, New York, NY, 6 July 2011

    Madagascar, Surinam, Birobidzhan, Argentina, Australia and, of course, Israel – these are all places where Jews tried to establish a homeland although little is known about most of them today. Come hear singer/actress Yelena Shmuelenson (of Serious Man fame) and Binyumen Schaechter, Director of the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus, perform “Yiddish Songs of Jewish Settlements, Realized and Unrealized,” Wednesday, July 6th at 6 PM at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. in NYC at the opening program of the exhibit “Other Zions: From Freeland to Yiddishland,” sponsored by the League for Yiddish and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. The exhibit honors the anniversaries of three intertwined Yiddish organizations: Freeland League for Jewish Territorial Colonization, League for Yiddish and Afn Shvel magazine. The music is part of a unique bilingual (Yiddish and English) program featuring a brief film about the Freeland League and its charismatic leader I.N Steinberg, presentations by noted scholars about the three "jubilee honorees" and an outline of a contemporary Territorialist project.
    Admission free. Exhibit may be viewed directly before and after program.
    Please reserve: 212.294.6127 or http://www.yivo.org.
    For more information:
    http://archive.constantcontact.com

    The Heritage Ensemble, New York, NY, 6 July 2011

    The Heritage Ensemble Performs tracks from their latest CD "A Fresh Take"

    Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd St., 2nd Floor
    New York, NY
    (1/2 block East of Broadway)
    Wednesday, July 6, 2011
    7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
    $10 + 2 drink minimum
    Students $5 with school ID

    First 25 people to arrive receive a FREE copy of their latest CD "A Fresh Take"
    www.brownpapertickets.com

    July 7, 2011

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 7 July 2011

    Andy StatmanThursday 7 July @ 9:
    The Andy Statman Trio (Andy, Jim Whitney, Larry Eagle)
    The Jalopy Theater
    315 Columbia Street
    Brooklyn NY 11231
    www.jalopy.biz/

    July 9, 2011

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Jul 9, 2012

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos

    Monday, July 9
    8:30PM
    Cornelia Street Cafe*
    29 Cornelia St, NYC
    $10 cover +$10 food/drink minimum.
    Full menu & bar available. Culinary & culltural landmark.
    212-989-9319

    *ISLE OF KLEZBOS with alumni special guests:*
    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & sax.
    Rachelle Garniez, accordion & piano.
    Saskia Lane, bass.
    Eve Sicular, drums|leader
    guest klezbian Rick Faulkner, trombone.

    This musical performance is under the rubric of Cornelia Street Cafe's cutural "JewFest" -- band's live music at 8:30Pm show, following the 6PM screening of Lilly Rivlin's documentary "Grace Paley: Collected Shorts" (which includes recordings from both Isle of Klezbos and the band's sibling ensemble, Metropolitan Klezmer, on the feature soundtrack).

    July 10, 2011

    Talat, City Winery Brunch, 10 July 2011

    Sy KushnerEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on July 10, 2011 will feature Talat.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    July 12, 2011

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, Jul 12, 2012

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos

    Thursday, July 12
    LentSpace in Hudson Square, downtown NYC
    1PM-2PM*
    Canal St & Sixth Ave outdoors, NYC.
    *FREE & open to the public.*
    http://www.lmcc.net/cultural_programs/lentspace

    *ISLE OF KLEZBOS with alumni special guests:*
    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & sax.
    Shoko Nagai, accordion.
    Melissa Fogarty, vocals.
    Saskia Lane, bass.
    Eve Sicular, drums|leader.
    Guest klezbian Rick Faulkner, trombone.

    This outdoor set is free & open to the public at the new downtown
    "LentSpace" daytime cultural venue, co-sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

    Andy Statman Trio with Noam Pikelny, New York, NY, 12 July 2011

    Andy StatmanNoam Pikelny, one of the Punch Brothers and a bright light on the contemporary bluegrass and acoustic music scenes, will be the last special guest at the Charles Street Synagogue before we take a little break:
    Tuesday evening July 12th @ 9 PM
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th) in the West Village

    Andy Statman, clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney, bass
    Larry Eagle, drums, percussion
    and special guest
    Noam Pikelny, banjo

    www.andystatman.org

    July 14, 2011

    Andy Statman and Larry Eagle, New York, NY, 14 July 2011

    Andy StatmanThursday evening July 14th @ 9 PM
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th) in the West Village

    Andy Statman, clarinet & mandolin
    Larry Eagle, drums, percussion


    www.andystatman.org

    July 17, 2011

    Oran Etkin, City Winery Brunch, 17 July 2011

    Sy KushnerEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on July 17, 2011 will feature Oran Etkin.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    July 21, 2011

    From Holocaust to Life, YIVO, New York, NY, 21 July 2011

    The Uriel Weinreich Summer Program
    in Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture

    presents

    From Holocaust to Life– Music by David Botwinik
    with
    Lisa Willson, soprano
    Elena Berman-Gantard, piano
    With young singers
    Dina Malka Botwinik and Emma Gantard

    Featuring Songs by Vilna-born Montreal Composer David Botwinik

    Thursday, July 21, 2011, 7:00 PM at YIVO in the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16 Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10011

    Admission $10

    David Botwinik’s newly-released book From Holocaust to Life, now in its 2nd printing, will be available for purchase after the concert.

    July 26, 2011

    Isle of Klezbos, New York, NY, 26 July 2011

    band photoIsle of Klezbos

    Tuesday, July 26
    92Y Tribeca
    200 Hudson St, NYC 10013
    Mazel tov to Marriage Equality, save the date!
    http://92y.org/tribeca

    Isle of Klezbos sextet & very special guests TBA: We debut at 92Y Tribeca in celebration of New York State's recently passed Marriage Equality law (taking effect on 7/24). Not so far from City Hall, we've come a long way! Full details soon, doors open 7PM.

    July 27, 2011

    Veretski Pass, San Francisco, 27 July 2011

    Veretski PassVeretski PassZoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment & Veretski Pass!
    + klezmer dance led by Bruce Bierman!
    + homemade pickles by Mike Perlmutter!

    at Yoshi's SF Lounge

    1330 Fillmore San Francisco
    Wed, Jul 27 9:00PM - 12:30 AM ; $10

    Dance and listen to two very distinctive and adventurous takes on Eastern European folk music!

    Klezmer music was made for dancing. Join Klezmer dance maven Bruce Bierman as he fits the moves of the ancestors to the grooves of your own imagination.

    Zoyres performs original and Eastern European traditional music (klezmer, Balkan, etc.), approaching these from both a "€œtraditional"€ and stretched out /experimental framework.

    Veretski Pass offers a unique and exciting combination of virtuosic musicianship and raw energy that has excited concertgoers across the world. The trio plays Old Country Music with origins in the Ottoman Empire, once fabled as the borderlands of the East and the West. . . .

    Presented by Bay Vibes Global Movement and co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia

    www.yoshis.com

    July 28, 2011

    Michael Winograd Trio, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY, 28 July 2011

    Michael Winograd TrioThursday, July 28
    Michael Winograd Trio
    This ensemble offers a fresh approach to klezmer music that blends traditional Yiddish songs with new compositions.

    Tickets: Members $10; General $15; and Students/Seniors(65+) $12

    Concerts begin at 7:30 pm in the Museum's Scheuer Auditorium. Seating is general admission.

    Part of the Jewish Museum's Thursday Nights SummerNights concert program. SummerNights 2011 is the 14th annual summer concert series featuring live music and great art.

    thejewishmuseum.org

    Michael Winograd Trio, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY, 28 July 2011

    Michael Winograd TrioThursday, July 28
    Michael Winograd Trio
    This ensemble offers a fresh approach to klezmer music that blends traditional Yiddish songs with new compositions.

    Tickets: Members $10; General $15; and Students/Seniors(65+) $12

    Concerts begin at 7:30 pm in the Museum's Scheuer Auditorium. Seating is general admission.

    Part of the Jewish Museum's Thursday Nights SummerNights concert program. SummerNights 2011 is the 14th annual summer concert series featuring live music and great art.

    thejewishmuseum.org

    July 31, 2011

    Michael Winograd, City Winery Brunch, 31 July 2011

    Michael Winograd TrioEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on July 31, 2011 will feature Michael Winograd.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    August 4, 2011

    Hazmat Modine, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY, 4 August 2011

    Thursday, August 4
    Hazmat Modine
    Hazmat Modine draws from American music of the 1920s and 30s through the 50s and early 60s, blending elements of early blues, hokum jugband, swing, klezmer, New Orleans R & B and Jamaican rocksteady.

    SummerNights 2011 is the 14th annual summer concert series featuring live music and great art. Concerts begin at 7:30 pm in the Museum's Scheuer Auditorium. Seating is general admission.

    Tickets: Members $10; General $15; and Students/Seniors
    (65+) $12. Link:
    www.museumtix.com
    thejewishmuseum.org

    August 16, 2011

    Andy Statman Trio, Truro, MA, 16 August 2011

    The Andy Statman Trio
    (Andy Statman, Jim Whitney, Larry Eagle)

    Tuesday, 16th August at 8PM
    Cape Cod MA
    The Payomet Performing Arts Center
    29 Old Dewline Road North Truro MA

    www.AndyStatman.org

    August 23, 2011

    Breslov Bar Band, Drom, NYC, 23 August 2011

    Breslov Bar BandThe Breslov Bar Band is celebrating ONE YEAR of HAVE NO FEAR with an
    anniversary show at Drom in NYC on Tuesday, August 23rd. We're including a
    copy of the CD with the $10 cover charge.

    Also on the bill is Egypt 2000 playing the music of Oum Kalthoum.

    Show info:

    www.dromnyc.com

    www.BreslovBarBand.com

    September 6, 2011

    Andy Statman Trio w/Will Holshouser, NYC, 6 Sep, 2011

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio with Special Guest Will Holshouser (accordionist-about-town with everyone from Regina Carter to David Krakauer)

    Tuesday 6 September, 9pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles at West 4th Street
    Greenwich Village, NYC

    fresh videos from our recent show on Cape Cod @ www.youtube.com/derechamuno

    September 8, 2011

    Later Prophets, NYC, 8 Sep, 2011

    JAZZ RABBI’S THURSDAY NIGHT INVITATIONAL

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

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

    September 8 – Later Prophets performing ‘HaOrot: The Lights of Rav Kook’

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NYC, 8 Sep, 2011

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio with Special Guest Will Holshouser (accordionist-about-town with everyone from Regina Carter to David Krakauer)

    Thursday 8 September, 10pm
    Barbés in Brooklyn
    376 9th St Brooklyn NY 11215
    barbesbrooklyn.com

    fresh videos from our recent show on Cape Cod @ www.youtube.com/derechamuno

    September 10, 2011

    SoCalled CD release party, NYC, 10 Sep, 2011

    SoCalledSOCALLED at NY GYPSY FEST (Sleepover Record Launch)

    Saturday, September 10 · 8:00pm

    DROM
    85 Avenue A
    New York, NY

    check out the record: socalledmtl.bandcamp.com/album/sleepover
    tix at: www.boomset.com/apps/eventpage/356
    info: www.dromnyc.com/events/1056/socalled-cd-release-concert
    more on Gypsy Fest: www.nygypsyfest.com

    September 13, 2011

    Jake Shulman-Ment, NYC, 13 Sep, 2011

    Tuesday, September 13

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring violin virtuoso Jake Shulman-Ment and Band, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 13 Sep, 2011

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio

    Bill Monroe's 100th's Birthday Celebration!
    Tuesday 13 September, 9pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles at West 4th Street
    Greenwich Village, NYC

    fresh videos from our recent show on Cape Cod @ www.youtube.com/derechamuno

    September 14, 2011

    Klezmatics 25th Anniverary Tour CD Release Party, NYC, 14 Sep, 2011

    imagesKlezmatics 25th Anniversary Tour

    CD release party
    Wednesday, September 14th, 8pm
    Highline Ballroom
    431 W 16th St
    New York, NY 10011
    between 9th and 10th Ave
    (212) 414-5994

    Tix, info: www.highlineballroom.com
    Tour/CD kickstarter campaign: www.kickstarter.com

    Basya Schechter's 'Choomesh Lider', 14 Sep, 2011

    Sep 14, 2001, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Basya Schechter's 'Choomesh Lider'

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    September 15, 2011

    Bessarabian Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party & Artist Interview, NYC, 15 Sep, 2011

    Thursday September 15, 7:00PM-10:00PM
    Special Bessarabian Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party & Artist Interview
    Featuring master clarinetist Isaac Sadigursky with Michael Alpert
    Admission $10
    Ukrainian East Village Restaurant
    140 Second Ave. in Manhattan by St. Mark's Place

    Lace up your dancing shoes for a special Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party featuring the Sadigursky Wedding Band and Michael Alpert. Born in Belts, Moldova, the Los Angeles-based clarinetist/accordionist Isaac Sadigursky is one of the last remaining links to the Bessarabian klezmer tradition and its rich Ottoman/Balkan-influenced repertoire. Sadigursky will lead an all-star band featuring trumpeter Frank London, violinist Jake Shulman-Ment, bassist Benjy Fox-Rosen, and son Sam Sadigursky on reeds. Dancing will be led by klezmer revival pioneer Michael Alpert, who will interview Sadigursky at the beginning of the program. Folks new to Yiddish Dance absolutely welcome!

    Presented in partnership with the Workmen's Circle.

    For more information about upcoming events, go to The Center for Traditional Music and Dance website or call (or email) Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555, ext. 36 (office) or 917-326-9659 (cell).
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    Jazz Talmud w/Jake Marmer, NYC, 15 Sep, 2011

    JAZZ RABBI’S THURSDAY NIGHT INVITATIONAL

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

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

    September 15 – Jazz Talmud, featuring Jake Marmer

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    September 17, 2011

    Roger Davidson CD release, NYC, 17 Sep 2011

    CD coverPianist ROGER DAVIDSON debuts “ON THE ROAD OF LIFE” September 17 at DROM
    Jewish artist will be performing at New York Gypsy Festival.

    Sep 17, 8pm
    Drom
    85 Ave. A, NYC
    Tix: $15 adv/$20 door

    DROM, located in East Village, will be celebrating with Roger Davidson and Frank London playing Jewish music and klezmer during the 7th annual New York Gypsy Festival. The event is on September 17 but the
    festival starts Sept. 9.

    More info:
    www.dromnyc.com

    Pianist and composer Roger Davidson's work in classical choral music, jazz, Brazilian music, and tango, introduces "On the Road of Life,"—a recording of original songs in klezmer style. Klezmer is an instrumental music tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe. It's a mostly festive music, originally performed for dancing at weddings and other joyful events. It shouldn't surprise then that for Davidson—born in Paris to a family with American, French, and German roots, raised in New York, and curious since childhood about the big world outside klezmer "might suggest both, honoring old bonds but also a world of possibilities."

    On the Road to Life is not a traditional klezmer music recording. For Frank London, trumpeter, bandleader, and the album's arranger and producer. It represents the sound of klezmer distilled through Roger Davidson.

    Amanda Monaco, New York, NY, 17 September 2011

    Guitarist Amanda Monaco will celebrate the release of The Pirkei Avot Project, Volume 1 at 92YTribeca on September 17, 2011 at 9 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.92y.org.
    Containing over 600 years of rabbinical teachings, the Pirkei Avot was compiled in the third century C.E. and has been traditionally studied ever since. Monaco has composed and recorded a suite of music inspired by these teachings, using excerpts as the lyrics for each piece and singing them in their original languages, Hebrew and Aramaic. Joining her on the recording and at the CD release concert are Ayelet Rose Gottlieb on vocals, Daphna Mor on recorders and ney, Sean Conly on bass, and Satoshi Takeishi on percussion.

    http://www.92y.org

    September 18, 2011

    "Jewish Art for the New Millennium," NYC, 18 Sep, 2011

    imagesJewish Art for the New Millennium: Avant-Garde Poetry, Music and Politics

    Sunday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m.
    The Living Theater
    21 Clinton Street (below Houston St. @ Ave B) New York City
    Admission: $15

    Marc Ribot, Ammiel Alcalay and Jessica Lurie
    Curated by Jake Marmer
    Series designed by Dan Friedman

    The Jewish Daily Forward presents the third installment in a new series of innovative arts programming. “Jewish Art for the New Millennium” showcases cutting-edge Jewish artists and thinkers who represent their identity in the most original, innovative ways.

    Legendary avant-garde guitarist Marc Ribot, multi-instrumentalist Jessica Lurie and writer and poet Ammiel Alcalay team up for an evening of intellectually provocative words and music as each performs separately and then join forces for a collaborative session and conversation with the audience.

    Read more: www.forward.com

    Metropolitan Klezmer, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 18 Sep 2011

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on September 18, 2011 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Sway Machinery, flash mob shofar-blowing, NYC, 18 Sep , 2011

    posterThe Sway Machinery is doing a surprise show this afternoon at about 3PM on the upper west side of manhattan. I'm told there's going to be a flash mob of people blowing shofars@mdash;we'll see what actually happens, but Sway will definitely be doing a FREE OUTDOOR show. near the corner of 76th and Amsterdam. should be fun and chaotic!

    here's a facebook thing about it: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=217804294942416

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party, NYC, 18 Sep, 2011

    Sunday, September 18, 3:00PM-5:00PM
    Tantshoyz in Tompkins Square Park!
    Featuring Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars
    Dance Leading by Jill Gellerman
    Tompkins Square Park: Avenue A and East 7th Street in Manhattan's East Village

    Join us for a special free Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party in Tompkins Square Park featuring the music of Grammy-winning trumpeter Frank London of The Klezmatics and his Klezmer Brass All-Stars with guest Yiddish singers Eleanor Reissa and Joanne Borts. Dancing will be led by dance master Jill Gellerman. Followed by a set of Latin jazz by The Arturo O'Farrill Sextet. And it's happening outdoors at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village! Bring your dancing shoes for an afternoon of frelekhs, bulgars and horas—no experience necessary, Jill will show you the steps! Presented in partnership with the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring.

    Klezmatics 25th Anniverary Tour, Philadelphia, PA, 18 Sep, 2011

    imagesKlezmatics 25th Anniversary Tour

    Sunday
    September 18th, 8pm
    World Cafe Live
    3025 Walnut Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104
    215-222-1400

    Tix, info: tickets.worldcafelive.com
    Tour/CD kickstarter campaign: www.kickstarter.com

    September 20, 2011

    Alicia Svigals, NYC, 20 Sep, 2011

    Alicia SvigalsTuesday, September 20

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander, $25.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch, $20.!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring violin virtuoso Alicia Svigals with accordionist Christina Crowder and bassist Ari Folman-Cohen, $15.

    9:30 PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Margot Leverett, Pete Rushefsky, Aaron Alexander and guests, with Yiddish dance instruction by Lisa Mayer, Deborah Strauss, or Adrianne Greenbaum and guests. $5

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

    Tix: $15 for show only, or $35 for full evening pass (includes Workshop or Yiddish Class, Concert, Jam Session & one drink)

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    September 21, 2011

    Uri Gurvich, 21 Sep, 2011

    Sep 21, 2001, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring saxophonist Uri Gurvich!

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    September 22, 2011

    Klezmographers, NYC, 22 Sep, 2011

    קאַוועהויז מיט די קלעזמאָגראַפֿערס
    Kavehoyz with the Klezmographers

    DATE: Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
    TIME: 7 PM
    LOCATION: Temple Beth Emeth of Brooklyn
    83 Marlborough Road
    Brooklyn, NY 11226
    (Near the B/Q stop at Church Avenue)

    MORE: Donation $10, children and students free

    Presented by
    Congress for Jewish Culture, CYCO Books, and New Yiddish Rep
    with support from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency,
    and the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of New York

    New American Quartet, NYC, 22 Sep, 2011

    imageJAZZ RABBI’S THURSDAY NIGHT INVITATIONAL

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

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

    September 22 – New American Quartet

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    September 24, 2011

    Klezmatics 25th Anniverary Tour, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic, 24 Sep, 2011

    imagesKlezmatics 25th Anniversary Tour

    Saturday, September 24th
    Uherske Hradiste
    Uherske Hradiste , Czech Republic

    Slichot concert, NYC, 24 Sep, 2011

    Saturday, September 24, 8:30pm
    Annual Slichot concert -free!


    ...followed by Slichot services featuring special guest baal tefillah Rabbi Moshe Silver!

    September 25, 2011

    Girls in Trouble, Brooklyn, NY, 25 Sep, 2011

    Alicia Jo RabinsAlicia Jo Rabins' "Girls in Trouble"

    SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 7pm
    Largehearted Lit (hosted by LargeheartedBoy)
    WORD bookstore, 126 Franklin St, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
    with authors Steve Brezenoff and Libba Bray

    September 27, 2011

    East Village Klezmerfest w/ Greg Wall, Jordan Hirsch, Zev Zions & Aaron Alexander!, NYC, 27 Sep, 2011

    Adrienne CooperTuesday, September 27

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring KlezmerFest, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    October 4, 2011

    Lisa Gutkin, trio w/Pete Rushefsky and Remy Yulzari, NYC, 4 Oct, 2011

    Tuesday, Oct 4

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring Lisa Gutkin, trio w/Pete Rushefsky and Remy Yulzariviolin, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    October 5, 2011

    Paul Shapiro's Midnight Minyan, NYC, 5 Oct, 2011

    Paul ShapiroOctober 5, 2001, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Paul Shapiro's Midnight Minyan

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    October 10, 2011

    Multi Media Lecture & Tantshoyz!The Hidden Musical Treasures of Romania, NYC, 10 Oct, 2011

    Monday, October 10, 7:00PM – 10:00PM
    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance website and Dance, the Center for Jewish History and the Workmen's Circle present:
    Multi Media Lecture & Tantshoyz!The Hidden Musical Treasures of Romania—A Fulbright Scholar’s Quest
    Featuring Jake Shulman-Ment with Michael Alpert
    Admission: $15, CTMD/CJH/WC Members $10
    At Center for Jewish History 15 W 16th St., Manhattan

    Join klezmer violinist Jake Shulman-Ment on a multi-media musical travelogue of his year as a Fulbright Scholar exploring the deep roots that connect Romanian music and klezmer music. Based in the city of Botosani, in Romanian Moldavia, Shulman-Ment conducted field research with elderly Roma (Gypsy) musicians, organized and performed in a ten-city musical tour of old Romanian synagogues, and even played for the US Ambassador as a soloist with the regional folk orchestra. Klezmer pioneer Michael Alpert will serve as a respondent for the lecture. After the lecture, please join us in the Great Hall for a Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party led by Michael Alpert featuring rare Romanian-Jewish repertoire and a free reception.

    For more information about upcoming events, go to www.ctmd.org or call (or email) Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555, ext. 36 (office) or 917-326-9659 (cell).

    October 11, 2011

    Joel Rubin & Pete Rushefsky, NYC, 11 Oct, 2011

    Tuesday, Oct 11

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring Joel Rubin and Pete Rushefsky, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    October 16, 2011

    Isle of Klezbos, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 16 Oct 2011

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 16, 2011 features Isle of Klezbos

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Great Neck, NY, 16 October 2011

    Yale StromOctober 16, 2011, 4pm: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi present DAVE TARRAS: THE KING OF KLEZMER. This concert will explore the music, history and stories about the 'Benny Goodman' of klezmer clarinet - Dave Tarras.

    Temple Israel of Great Neck, 108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, NY 11023 - for information and reservations: (516) 482-7800

    Pete Sokolow and Ken Maltz, New York, NY, 16 October 2011

    SIMCHAS BAIS HA SHOEVAH
    SUKKOT PARTY

    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2011
    8:00-10:00 pm
    WITH
    PETE SOKOLOW, piano
    KEN MALTZ, clarinet
    KLEZMER AND YIDDISH THEATRE MUSIC
    $10.00 Suggested Admission

    Old Broadway Synagogue
    1/2 Block East of Broadway between 125th and 126th Streets, New York, NY
    212-662-9767
    www.oldbroadwaysynagogue.blogspot.com

    October 17, 2011

    Hy Wolfe, YIVO, New York, NY, 17 October 2011

    Hy WolfeAn evening of Yiddish Song and Stories Hy Wolfe in concert, with Herbert Kaplan at the piano

    Monday, October 17th at 6:30 at YIVO, 15 west 16th street.Tickets $10,
    YIVO member $7 Smarttix - tel: 212-868-4444 Online www.smarttix.com

    October 18, 2011

    Sukka Bash! Dmitri Slepovitch’s Litvakus, NYC, 18 Oct, 2011

    Tuesday, Oct 18

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Sukka Bash! Dmitri Slepovitch, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    SHEMSPEED'S CMJ SHOWCASE 2011, Brooklyn, NY 2011

    SHEMSPEED'S CMJ SHOWCASE 2011!
    Oct 18, 2011 - Doors: 7pm
    Littlefield
    622 Degraw St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
    PRICE: $10 with RSVP | $15 at the door | Free with CMJ Badge

    MAIN STAGE: LIVE performances by;

    Israeli's SHI 360 (Israeli MC / CD Release Party)
    Khaled M (Libyan MC)
    Y-Love, Kyle Rapps & Diwon (Debut of Hood Samaritan)
    Moshe Hecht (CD Release Party)
    Max Jared (Folk Fantastic)

    special guest performances by Kosha Dillz, Yellow Red Sky & Tj Di Hitmaker.

    FRONT ROOM (DJS): DJs all night;

    Tes-Uno (Boundless/BK)
    Geng Grizzly (PTP/NYC)
    DJ Mondee (NJ)
    DJ Teddy King (Boundless/BK)
    DJ Lifeone (FYC/BK)
    Tron (InVaderZ)

    This line up includes, a CD Release party for Shi 360 from ISRAEL one night engagement only, Libyan MC, Khaled M, Kyle Rapps who will be premiering his new video with Talib Kweli and Y-Love who will premiere his new video with Andy Milonakis. The show will also be the debut live performance of Hood Samaritan the CD release party for indie folk artist Moshe Hecht, a special guest performer by dancehall champ, Tj Di Hitmaker and freestyle champ, Kosha Dillz.

    The evening will also feature a front room with our favorite DJs; Tes, DJ Teddy King, Geng Grizzly, DJ Mondee, DJ Lifeone, & Tron

    For info, please visit:
    www.cmj.com/marathon
    www.littlefieldnyc.com
    www.shemspeed.com/cmj

    October 25, 2011

    Jim Guttman's Bessarabian Breakdown, NYC, 25 Oct, 2011

    Tuesday, Oct 25

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Jim Guttman's Bessarabian Breakdown, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    October 26, 2011

    Yoshie Fruchter's Pitom + Aram Bajakian’s Kef, NYC, 26 Oct, 2011

    Paul ShapiroOctober 26, 2011, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Yoshie Fruchter's Pitom + Aram Bajakian’s Kef

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    October 27, 2011

    Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, NYC, 27 Oct, 2011

    Greg WallimageJAZZ RABBI’S THURSDAY NIGHT INVITATIONAL

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

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

    October 27 - Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    October 30, 2011

    The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, Bronx, NY, 30 October 2011

    A rarer than rare Yiddish concert this Sunday.
    To find out why, read to the bottom.

    The concert:
    Libndike, laydndike, lakhndike - balibte yidishe folkslider
    [Love, Loss, Laughter - Favorite Yiddish Folk Songs]

    Who:
    The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC, thejppc.org
    with Conductor / Dirigent Binyumen Schaechter

    When:
    This Sunday, October, 30, 2011, 3:00 PM

    Where:
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue (corner 208th Street), Bronx, NY 10467

    What:
    Afn pripetshik, Der Rebe Elimeylekh, Tum balalayke, Bulbes.
    and a great bouquet of less-known Yiddish folksongs,
    in modern choral arrangements.
    Also:
    Works by Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, Avrom Sutzkever, Josh Waletzky.

    So what makes this concert rarer than rare?
    Not only will all of the songs be in Yiddish.
    The printed program will be entirely in Yiddish.
    The commentary between numbers will also be in Yiddish.
    Only a brief English translation will be given between songs.
    It's a Yiddish immersion concert par excellence!
    Only at the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center!

    Click here for the additional specifics about the concert,
    including ticket prices:
    http://thejppc.org/id3.html

    November 1, 2011

    Lisa, and Sruli's Family Band, featuring Zach Mayer, NYC, 1 Nov, 2011

    Alicia SvigalsTuesday, November 1, 2011

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring Lisa and Sruli’s Family Band, featuring Zach Mayer, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    November 2, 2011

    Frank London, NYC, 2 Nov, 2011

    Frank LondonNovember 2, 2011, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Frank London

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    November 8, 2011

    Eve Sicular & Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 8 Nov, 2011

    band photo by Angela JimenezTuesday, November 8, 2011

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring Eve Sicular & Isle of Klezbos, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    November 9, 2011

    Jamie Saft, NYC, 9 Nov, 2011

    November 9, 2011, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Jamie Saft solo

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    November 10, 2011

    CTMD fundraiser: Merita Halili & Michael Winograd Trio, NYC, 10 Nov, 2011

    Michael Winograd TrioDitmas Acoustic/CTMD Presents: Merita Halili & The Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio
    Thursday, November 10, 7:00pm
    Temple Beth Emeth v'Ohr Progressive Shaari Zedek
    83 Marlborough Road,
    Brooklyn, NY 11226
    (718) 282-1596
    www.bethemeth.net

    A Fundraiser for CTMD (Center for Traditional Music and Dance)

    Merita Halili thrills audiences with her masterful rendition of Albanian folk music. Known in her homeland as the "Queen of Albanian folk songs" and highly esteemed for her stunning voice, range and vocal technique, the award-winning vocalist is accompanied by her husband, Raif Hyseni, whose innovations and compositions for accordion have garnered praise for his "speed demon accordion." With an ensemble that also includes clarinet, guitar, keyboard and percussion, Merita Halili and Raif Hyseni will astound you with their vocal and instrumental artistry.

    The Michael Winograd Trio, with Patrick Farrell, Benjy Fox Rosen and Michael Winograd, features three major voices in the international contemporary Klezmer community. Performing new music and reimagined traditional and folk music, this ensemble aims to present a fresh way of listening to and enjoying the rich genre of Yiddish music. Drawing on a variety of influences, Winograd's new trio provides a full and genuine experience of Klezmer and Yiddish song. Dr. Joel Rubin, clarinetist, said, "Perhaps the leading voice of the younger generation of performers and composers within klezmer."

    More info: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=229436267101346

    November 15, 2011

    Klezmerfest, w/Greg Wall and Aaron Alexander, 15 Nov, 2011

    Alicia SvigalsTuesday, November 15, 2011

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring Klezmerfest, w/Greg Wall and Aaron Alexander, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    November 16, 2011

    Kohane of Newark, NYC, 16 Nov, 2011

    November 9, 2011, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Kohane of Newarko

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    November 20, 2011

    Metropolitan Klezmer, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 20 Nov 2011

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on November 20, 2011 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    November 23, 2011

    Tzadik Fest: Eyal Maoz, NYC, 23 Nov 2011

    Paul ShapiroNovember 23, 2011, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Eyal Maoz

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    November 29, 2011

    Matt Darriau's Shabbes Elevator, 29 Nov, 2011

    Alicia SvigalsTuesday, November 29, 2011

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring Matt Darriau’s Shabbes Elevator, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    December 3, 2011

    Joanne Borts, 13 Dec, 2011

    Michael Winograd TrioTuesday, December 13, 2011

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring Joanne Borts, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    Steve Reich, Maya Beiser benefit for Stanton St. Shul, NYC, 3 Dec Dec 2011

    Join us for a Rare, Intimate Concert featuring composer Steve Reich and cellist Maya Beiser
    Honoring Rebecca and David Friedman

    Saturday, December 3, 2011
    7:30 pm Havdallah, wine & hors d’oeuvres
    8:30 pm Concert

    Stanton Street Shul
    180 Stanton Street
    New York City
    For tickets, sponsorship opportunities, and more information click here.
    FESTIVE ATTIRE
    www.stantonstshul.com

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    December 6, 2011

    Michael Winograd Trio, 6 Dec, 2011

    Michael Winograd TrioTuesday, December 6, 2011

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Concert featuring The Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio, followed by a klezmer jam session. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    December 7, 2011

    Tzadik Fest: Tim Sparks, NYC, 7 Dec 2011

    Paul ShapiroDec 7, 2011, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Tim Sparks

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    December 8, 2011

    Rav Shmuel's Birthday Show, New York, NY, 8 December 2011

    Rav Shmuel's Birthday Show
    Thursday, December 8, 2011
    10:00 PM
    Sidewalk Cafe
    94 Ave. A corner E6 St.

    Rav Shmuel - Guitar
    Nick Russo - Guitar
    Psachya Septimus - Piano
    Tal Ronen - Bass
    Yossi Scheinberg - Flute, Sax, and Trumpet

    December 9, 2011

    Lukas Ligeti and Kaleidoscope + Molly Thompson, Brooklyn Heights, NY, 9 December 2011

    Lukas Ligeti, composer, and his ensemble Kaleidoscope + Molly Thompson, - at Music At First Series

    Date: Friday, December 9, 2011
    Time: 7:30
    Venue: First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn Heights Venues
    address: 124 Henry St, Brooklyn Heights NY 11201
    2/3 to Clark St; A/C to High St; R/4/5 to Court St/Borough Hall

    Event URL: http://musicatfirstsite.com

    Cover price: $10 suggested donation
    Music genre: Modern classical
    Artist website: http://eyalmaozmusic.com www.lukasligeti.com

    Event description

    Music At First is an exciting new concert series that takes place at First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn Heights. It features a diverse mix of some of New York City's best new music ensembles, performers, and composers, accessible to a wide audience of both community members and seasoned new music listeners.
    Featuring Lukas Ligeti, composer , and his ensemble Kaleidoscope, and Molly Thompson, composer
    Concerts take place monthly at First Presbyterian Church and
    begin at 7:30 with a $10 admission (at the door).

    December 10, 2011

    Mark O'Connor with Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi, New York, NY, 21 December 2011

    Wednesday 12/21/2011, 10pm to Midnight - MARK O'CONNOR CHRISTMAS REVIEW SHOW. Mark O'Connor, 'one of the most talented and imaginative artists working in music - any music - today,' (LA Times), and special guests, including Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz, ring in the holidays. Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street. Seating is limited and on a first come-first served basis. For reservations: (212) 505-FISH.

    December 14, 2011

    Tzadik Fest: Dan Kaufman and Barbez, NYC, 14 Dec 2011

    Paul ShapiroDec 14, 2011, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Dan Kaufman and Barbez

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    December 17, 2011

    Remi Revisited, Brooklyn, NY, 17 December 2011

    Remi Revisited commemorating the universal spiritual legacy of the 13th Century poet rumi will be held at Cafe Orwell in Brooklyn, NY,on December 17, 8:00-11:30 PM. As Sufi's, Jews and Christians attended his lectures and participated in his funeral, we are inviting musicians, dancers and poets from these traditions to participate in an evening of music, dance and spoken word. If interested in attending please visit www.cafeorwell.com.

    December 18, 2011

    Eleanor Reissa and the Klezmer Fusion Project, New York, NY, 18 December 2011

    Tony-nominated Folksbiene Yiddish
    Theatre star, Eleanor Reissa, - along with the Klezmer Fusion Project - will be performing the acclaimed Hip, Heymish & Hanukkah concert at On Stage at Kingsborough on Sunday, December 18th at 3:00 p.m

    www.OnStageAtKingsborough.org

    December 20, 2011

    Khanike Party with Yale Strom's Hot Pstromi, Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh, 20 Dec, 2011

    Hot PstromiTuesday, December 20, 2011

    The East Village Klezmer Festival Returns!
    A Weekly Celebration of Yiddish Culture and Music

    6:00 PM Klezmer Masterclass for musicians of all levels and instruments, taught by drummer Aaron Alexander.

    7:00 PM Learn Conversational Yiddush with Dmitri Slepovitch!

    8:00 PM Khanike Party with Yale Strom's Hot Pstromi,, Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh. Cover is $15 (drink included)

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    The series are co-sponsored by Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter Ring of NY, Living Traditions/Klez Kamp, and Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    December 21, 2011

    Tzadik Fest: Ned Rothenberg solo + Marty Ehrlich and Hankus Netsky, NYC, 21 Dec 2011

    Paul ShapiroDec 21, 2011, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Ned Rothenberg solo + Marty Ehrlich and Hankus Netsky

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    December 23, 2011

    Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi, Brooklyn, NY, 23 December 2011

    Friday 12/23/2011, 7-8pm and 8:30-9:30pm - Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi continue the Khanike festivities at Barbes, 9th Street and 6th Ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. (718) 965-9177. PLEASE NOTE that Hot Pstromi will play two separate sets! (7 to 8pm and 8:30 to 9:30).

    December 25, 2011

    Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi, New York, NY, 25 December 2011

    Sunday, 12/25/2011, 3:30pm - Congregation Hebrew Tabernacle presents the sixth annual 'Khanike in the Heights' celebration with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi. This year's concert will include a very special interfaith family celebration in honor of our shared day. 551 Fort Washington Avenue New York, New York 10033. Adults $18, kids and students $10. For advanced reservations and additional information: (212) 568-8304.

    December 27, 2011

    Frank London's Klezmer Brass Band Allstars, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY, 27 December 2011

    Frank LondonTuesday, December 27 at 7:30 pm
    Frank London'€™s Klezmer Brass Band Allstars
    CONCERT
    Tickets: $45 General Public/ $40 Members
    www.thejewishmuseum.org

    December 28, 2011

    Edom / Electric Balkan Garage / Mangulator, Brooklyn, NY, 28 Dec 2011

    Eyal MaozEdom / Electric Balkan Garage / Mangulator
    Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 8pm - 11:30pm
    Venue: Spike Hill
    184 & 186 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211
    Very close to L train Bedford stop.
    Facebook event link: www.facebook.com/events/254117461318795/

    Don't miss the special show with these 3 bands:
    $5 for the whole night!

    10pm: Electric Balkan Garage
    Psychedelic versions of Albanian, Greek, Bulgarian and Macedonian folk tunes
    Jordan Shapiro: keyboards/guitar
    Dave Johnsen: bass
    Phil Kester: drums

    9pm: Edom www.edom.bandcamp.com
    avant-improv-middle-eastern-jazz
    Eyal Maoz - guitar
    Brian Marsella - keyboards
    Shanir Blumenkranz - bass
    Yuval Lion - drum

    8pm: Mangulator
    brutal, agitated, dissonant death-prog featuring members of PAK, Flying Luttenbachers and Castevet.
    Andrew Hock (guitar)
    Weasel Walter (bass)
    Keith Abrams (drums)

    Tzadik Fest: Rafi Malkiel, NYC, 28 Dec 2011

    Paul ShapiroDec 28, 2011, 9:00 PM Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture Festival!

    A celebration of avant-garde and experimental Jewish music, featuring Rafi Malkiel

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    January 13, 2012

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Service, NYC, 13 Jan 2012

    Friday, January 13, 2012, 6pm, during Shabbat B'Shir Services
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Service

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom, NYC
    7 West 83rd Street
    FREE OF CHARGE
    Featuring The Lafayette Inspirational Ensemble
    along with our Cantors, Choirs and Instrumentalists in a musical tribute!

    Tel: 646-454-3039
    rodephsholom.org

    Balkan Music Fest, NYC, 13-14 Jan 2012

    Albanian, Bulgarian, Romany (Gypsy), Macedonian, Serbian, Greek, Turkish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Klezmer, Ukrainian, Georgian music, and more. New York's largest Balkan music event celebrating its 27th year with multiple stages, Balkan & Middle Eastern refreshments, Balkan arts vendors, as well as beautiful Balkan textiles on display. From international stars to local musicians, modern Balkan stylists to folk traditionalists, over 50 bands provide hours of ecstatic listening, dancing and partying.
    $25 on Friday 1/13, $50 on Saturday 1/14

    www.goldenfest.org - Full LineUp is Posted

    January 14, 2012

    Balkan Music Fest, NYC, 13-14 Jan 2012

    Albanian, Bulgarian, Romany (Gypsy), Macedonian, Serbian, Greek, Turkish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Klezmer, Ukrainian, Georgian music, and more. New York's largest Balkan music event celebrating its 27th year with multiple stages, Balkan & Middle Eastern refreshments, Balkan arts vendors, as well as beautiful Balkan textiles on display. From international stars to local musicians, modern Balkan stylists to folk traditionalists, over 50 bands provide hours of ecstatic listening, dancing and partying.
    $25 on Friday 1/13, $50 on Saturday 1/14

    www.goldenfest.org - Full LineUp is Posted

    Eastern Watershed Klezmer, NYC, 14 Jan 2012

    Eastern Watershed Klezmer Quartet New York City performances:

    Saturday January 14 at 7:25 p.m.
    The Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, The Grand Prospect Hall,
    263 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn
    www.goldenfest.org

    January 15, 2012

    Eastern Watershed Klezmer, brunch, NYC, 15 Jan 2012

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on January 15, 2012 will feature Eastern Watershed Klezmer.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    January 19, 2012

    Jazz Talmud Publication Party & Concert, NYC, 19 Jan 2012

    Jake MarmerJazz Talmud: Publication Party & Concert!

    Thu Jan 19th, 8pm

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

    We'll be celebrating publication of Jake Marmer's first poetry collection Jazz Talmud with a jazz-poetry performance ft. Jake Marmer (voice), Frank London (trumpet), Rabbi Greg Wall (sax), Eyal Maoz (guitar), Uri Sharlin (keys).

    Jazz Talmud project a new incarnation of the jazz poetry genre. Marmer's poetry is reminiscent of Talmudic rhetoric, while also contemporary, funny, and raw. The musicians provide spontaneous Talmud-style "commentary" on the recited text, as they argue, battle for meanings, riff and mock each other and the text.

    Read more about this project in the Jewish Week or here.

    Admission $10

    January 21, 2012

    La Fouine, Y-Love & Diwon, NYC, 21 Jan 2012

    photoLA FOUINE, Y-LOVE & DIWON
    8PM @ Florence Gould Theater 55 East 59th Street, New York, NY 1002
    Tel : (212) 355-6160

    GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

    January 22, 2012

    Layali el Andalus, NYC, 22 Jan 2012

    Layali el AndalusSunday, Jan 22 at 02:00 PM - Layali el Andalus 6th Street Sundays

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

    3 PM Concert with Layali el Andalus
    2 PM Workshop/Masterclass

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

    A Judeo-Muslim ensemble that invokes the spirit of ancient Andalusia, Layali el Andalus will play instrumental improvisational taksims, explaining the difference between the music of the Middle East & West. They will also sing songs from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yaman, Andalus, Gharnati and Chaabi, explaining the differences from each region.

    Layali el Andalus features:
    Rachid Halilal: Oud & Violin
    Hadar Noiberg: flute
    David Buchbut: Darbouka & Riq
    Uri Sharlin: Accordion

    The 2pm workshop will focus on the Moroccan Andalusian and shaabi style. Participants will learn the Andalusian rhythms Kuddam and Insiraf Kuddam, the Moroccan 6/8 rhythm, Maqam and the different between Morrocan and Middle East Maqam. Bring your instrument or just listen, all are invited!

    $15 includes concert, workshop and drink
    www.layalielandalus.com
    www.6thstreetsundays.com

    January 25, 2012

    Andy Statman CD release, 25 Jan 2012

    Andy StatmanCelebrate the release of "Old Brooklyn" with The Andy Statman Trio
    Andy Statman (clarinet, mandolin) Jim Whitney (bass) and Larry Eagle (drums and percussion)
    with special guests
    Jon Sholle (guitar) AND
    Tony Trischka (banjo)

    Wednesday 25 January 2012
    (le) Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker Street NYC NY
    doors at 6:30, music at 7:30

    also - if you're out of town and can't make the concert, part of the show will stream LIVE (video and audio) - follow us on twitter (@rcanipper) for details!

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party, 25 Jan 2012

    DancingWednesday, Jan 25 at 08:00 PM

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

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

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

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture is pleased to present the year's first installment of our popular Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party series, as part of the Sixth Street Community Synagogue's klezmer series. Featuring dance leading by popular klezmer pioneer Michael Alpert, and a live band with renowned fiddler Deborah Strauss and CTMD's Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl (hammered dulcimer).

    January 26, 2012

    Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band, 26 Jan 2012

    Ayn Sof ArkestraJazz Rabbi's Invitational: Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band

    Thursday, Jan 26 at 08:30 PM
    Sixth Street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    212.473.3665

    Meet NYC’s newest addition to the canon of new Jewish influenced music and culture, the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and grammy winning trumpeter Frank London. The Arkestra consists of some of the most innovative artists on the scene today – Pam Fleming, Paul Shapiro, Aaron Alexander, Fima Ephron, Eyal Maoz, and many others. The repertoire includes original compositions and arrangements of the members and guest composers in the great NuJu/Rad Jew/SunRaJoo tradition.

    Read the low-down on Ayn Sof in the New York Times

    admission: $10 at the door

    January 29, 2012

    Anthony Coleman, 29 Jan 2012

    Anthony Coleman

    Solo show
    Barbès
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn 347 422 0248

    Sunday, Jan. 29 at 7 PM

    no Stylistic, Thematic, Ethnic or Revivalist agenda...
    but lots of 0145 Tetrachords, for the serially inclined...

    February 2, 2012

    Lecture: "Broder Singers", NYC, 2 Feb 2012

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

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

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

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

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

    Darshan, NYC, 2 Feb 2012

    DarshanDarshan Jazz Rabbi's Invitational

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

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

    Eprhyme is a Radical Jewish Rennaissance Rapper.

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

    admission: $10 at the door

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

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

    February 8, 2012

    Levitt Legacy, NYC, 8 Feb 2012

    The Levitt Legacy East Village Klezmer Series

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

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

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

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

    February 12, 2012

    East of the River, NYC, 12 Feb 2012

    East of the RiverEast of the River presents “Levantera”

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

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

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

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

    *a strong easterly wind of the Mediterranean

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

    $15 includes admission to both and a free drink

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

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

    February 15, 2012

    Margot Leverett Band, NYC, 15 Feb 2012

    East of the RiverMargot Leverett Band East Village Klezmer Series

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

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

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

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

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

    February 16, 2012

    New American Quartet, NYC, 16 Feb 2012

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

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

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

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

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

    Edom, Brooklyn, NY, 16 Feb, 2012

    Eyal MaozEdom
    avant-improv-middle-eastern-jazz

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

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

    February 22, 2012

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party, 22 Feb 2012

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

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

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

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

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

    February 24, 2012

    Lecture (Yiddish): "Broder Singers", NYC, 24 Feb 2012

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

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

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

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

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

    March 15, 2012

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 15 Mar, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio (Andy on mandolin and clarinet, Jim Whitney on bass, Larry Eagle on drums & percussion) will wrap up the season at the Charles Street Synagogue with Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 29th (followed by a two month hiatus).

    Music at 8:30 (more or less).
    Herman pours libations.
    Guests when you least expect them.
    53 Charles St @ West 4th in NYC's West Village

    March 18, 2012

    Alicia Svigals and Alula, Forest Hills, NY, 18 March 2012

    Alicia Svigals
    At Forest Hills Jewish Center, March 18, 6 PM

    For TICKET INFORMATION: www.bakerdan.com

    Beside being a warm performer with a gift of bringing people together, Alula has a riveting personal story to tell. He was born to a mother who was 12-13 years old. Alula did not know his mother since he was placed in a orphanage where he grew up until his father took him out with him to Addis Ababa. Alula was not aware of his Jewish roots until much later in life when he re-united with his mother. Alula taught himself music and started appearing early in life. He was so successful that the regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam wanted to recruit him as a tool of propaganda. Alula refused and was sent to jail for a year.At the age of twenty Alula’s father sent him to Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, to study medicine. Alula studied for 3 ½ years but then received a recording contract. Upon completing his contract Alula moved to Los Angeles where he has been living ever since. Alula will weave a musical yarn of world music and reggae connecting cultures, races, and faiths.

    Alula– - Vocals, Guitar, Kirar, Keyboard
    www.alulamusic.com

    with Alicia Svigals –Violin, Mac Gollehon –Trumpet, Trombone, Robert Aaron–Tenor Saxophone, Flute,Evan Mazunik– Keyboard, Vocals, Samson Kebede-Bass,Tyrone Govan – Drums, Percussion, Jemel Alston- Vocals.

    March 20, 2012

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 20 Mar, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio (Andy on mandolin and clarinet, Jim Whitney on bass, Larry Eagle on drums & percussion) will wrap up the season at the Charles Street Synagogue with Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 29th (followed by a two month hiatus).

    Music at 8:30 (more or less).
    Herman pours libations.
    Guests when you least expect them.
    53 Charles St @ West 4th in NYC's West Village

    March 21, 2012

    Sy Kushner Klezmer Ensemble, 21 Mar 2012

    Sy KushnerWednesday, Mar 21 at 08:00 PM - Sy Kushner Klezmer Ensemble East Village Klezmer Series

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

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

    The Sy Kushner Klezmer Ensemble, ft. Jeremy Brown, Marty Confurius & Aaron Brown

    March 22, 2012

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 22 Mar, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio (Andy on mandolin and clarinet, Jim Whitney on bass, Larry Eagle on drums & percussion) will wrap up the season at the Charles Street Synagogue with Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 29th (followed by a two month hiatus).

    Music at 8:30 (more or less).
    Herman pours libations.
    Guests when you least expect them.
    53 Charles St @ West 4th in NYC's West Village

    March 27, 2012

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 27 Mar, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio (Andy on mandolin and clarinet, Jim Whitney on bass, Larry Eagle on drums & percussion) will wrap up the season at the Charles Street Synagogue with Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 29th (followed by a two month hiatus).

    Music at 8:30 (more or less).
    Herman pours libations.
    Guests when you least expect them.
    53 Charles St @ West 4th in NYC's West Village

    March 28, 2012

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party, 28 Mar 2012

    DancingTantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party
    Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 at 08:00 PM

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

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

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

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

    March 29, 2012

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 29 Mar, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio (Andy on mandolin and clarinet, Jim Whitney on bass, Larry Eagle on drums & percussion) will wrap up the season at the Charles Street Synagogue with Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 29th (followed by a two month hiatus).

    Music at 8:30 (more or less).
    Herman pours libations.
    Guests when you least expect them.
    53 Charles St @ West 4th in NYC's West Village

    April 1, 2012

    Tziporah's True Blood, NYC, 1 Apr, 2012

    Tziporah's True Blood: The Women of Pesach

    Sunday, Apr 1 at 12:30 PM
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    What has Tziporah, daughter of a Midianite Priest, now wife of the Prophet Moses, gotten herself into? Come experience the spirited and subversive lives of the women of Pesach in text and story, music and dance, puppetry and theater.

    Featuring Sydney Schiff, Yitzchak Buxbaum, Carole Forman, Rabbi Jill Hammer, Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky, Bronwein Mullen and Jesse Freedman. Plus: performances by Shoshana Jedwab, Daniel Silverstein, Alisha Desai and Kambi Gathesha

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    Anthony Russell sings Sidor Belarsky, Brooklyn, NYC, 1 Apr, 2012

    The Congress for Jewish Culture, Workmen's Circle/Arbeter-Ring and the New Yiddish Rep present
    קאַוועהויז
    Coffeehouse Evening of Yiddish Song

    Anthony Russell, Bass
    sings the Sidor Belarsky Songbook

    Sunday, April 1st, 2012, 5:00 PM
    Temple Beth Emeth
    83 Marlborough Road
    Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
    (B or Q to Church Avenue)
    Donation: $10

    Be sure to catch one of these performances by an exciting new talent in the world of Yiddish. Anthony bowled the audience over as guest artist in "The Big Bupkis!" this past February at the JCC in Manhattan - now you can hear him in a full program of Belarsky's arrangements and settings of classic Yiddish folk songs. Mr. Russell will be accompanied by Chaim Frieberg on the piano.

    Our Coffeehouse programs are brought to you with support from the Atran Foundation; the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; and the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of New York.

    April 3, 2012

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 3 Apr, 2012

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Tuesday, April 03, 2012, 4 PM
    115th Street Library
    203 West 115th St, New York NY 10025
    free & open to the public! Quintet special show
    A Concert of Russian and Jewish Music featuring Metropolitan Klezmer
    NYPL Immigrant Heritage Music series

    More info: www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/03/concert-russian-and-jewish-music-featuring-metropolitan-klezmer

    Rare as Radium, NYC, 3 Apr, 2012

    Tuesday, Apr 3 at 09:00 PM - Rare As Radium Works in Progress Series
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    New work by established and up-and-coming artists involved in New York City's vibrant Downtown/Jazz/Jewish music community.

    Catherine Sikora - soprano sax
    Sara Schoenbeck - bassoon
    Sam Bardfeld - violin
    Art Bailey, accordion and compositions.

    Richly hued, complex tapestries of sound and improvisation-Rare As Radium. A new avant-chamber project from composer/accordionist/pianist Art Bailey, featuring four of the most adventuresome and sympathetic improvisers active today.

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    April 4, 2012

    Tantshoyz w/Benjy Fox-Rosen and Arkady Goldenshteyn, NYC, 4 Apr, 2012

    DancingTantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party
    Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012 at 08:00 PM

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

    Wednesday, Apr 4 at 08:00 PM

    Arkady Goldenshtein was born in Mogilev-Podolsk on the border of Ukraine and Moldova in 1963 and grew up in Moldova. He has lived in Israel since 1990. Goldenshtein has played klezmer on the clarinet since childhood, and performed regularly in affairs of the Jewish community during the Communist era, which was in those days a somewhat risky venture. He has participated in many festivals in Israel and abroad, most recently the KlezKanada Festival and has toured in England and Germany. His ensembles have been awarded prizes at the Safed and Raanana Klezmer Festivals in Israel. He currently conducts the Haifa Klezmer Orchestra, and teaches clarinet in conservatories and in the public school system.

    Benjy Fox-Rosen's Quintet presents an arresting synthesis of Yiddis folk songs, art songs, Klezmer music, and original compositions. Band leader Fox-Rosen – singer, composer, and bassist – is joined by some of the most compelling klezmer musicians in New York City. Together, they focus on the poetry of beloved Krakow songwriter Mordechai Gebirtig, presenting his poems as alluring and engaging art songs.

    This evening will be the US premiere of an as yet unnamed suite of compositions from the poetry of Gebirtig!

    Featuring: Benjy Fox-Rosen: voice, bass, Michael Winograd: clarinet, Patrick Farrell: accordion, Avi Fox-Rosen: guitar, and Tyshawn Sorey: drums

    4:30-6:00PM Yiddish Class taught by Dmitri Slepovitch $25

    6 - 7:30PM Klezmer Workshop led by Aaron Alexander and various esteemed guests $25
    8 – 9:15PM Benjy Fox-Rosen and Arkady Goldenshteyn $15 (includes a drink)
    9:30 – 11PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Aaron Alexander and guests

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    April 5, 2012

    Darshan, NYC, 5 Apr, 2012

    Jazz Rabbi's Invitational, featuring: Darshan

    Thursday, Apr 5 at 08:30 PM
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    7:30pm The Art of Judaism with Rabbi Greg Wall
    8:30pm Darshan in concert
    Only $10 (at the door)

    The first Thursday of every month Shir Yaakov and Eden “Eprhyme” Pearlstein perform with a rotating cast of creative characters. Each month offers something new, showcasing this unique and versatile Musical Midrash project. From straight-up hip-hop, to sit-down meditative acoustic experiences, to far-out improv-oriented excursions, and everything in between. Each month features very special guests....

    DARSHAN IS...

    Astral rap. Liturgical jazz. Audio alchemy. Harmonizing Hebrew chant with hiphop, folk rock with electro-pop, love poetry with kabbalistic psychology, Darshan is a unique and organic weave of world wisdom traditions and modern musical styles.

    Shir Yaakov is a master of melody who has given birth to hauntingly beautiful liturgical chants that echo around the world. He is the Creative and Musical Director of Romemu, NYC’s Renewal Community. Eprhyme is a Radical Jewish Rennaissance Rapper.

    Together, as Darshan, these two combine and connect to create something that is altogether new, and at the same time ancient. Darshan is “an uncompromising blend of urban forms and neo-Hasidic spirituality.”

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    Timofeyev Ensemble, Brooklyn, NY, 5 Apr, 2012

    Timofeyev Ensemble is proud to present the NYC premiere of
    "Shloyme: a Musical Biography of an Imaginary Hero."
    Natalia Timofeyeva, cello
    Oleg Timofeyev, Russian 7-string guitar
    Anat Pick, voice

    April 5, at 7:00 pm
    New Yiddish Rep @ Temple Beth Emeth, 83 Marlborough Rd.
    (Corner Marlborough and Church Q train to Church Ave.),
    Brooklyn, NY 11226

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    April 6, 2012

    First Night seder, NYC, 6 Apr, 2012

    First Night Seder on Sixth!

    Friday, Apr 6 at 07:00 PM
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    The deepest, most liberating, ritualistic, theatrical, fun Jewish holiday - the Sixth Street Community Synagogue will be hosting a First Night Seder. Swinging between tradition and utter hipness, Rabbi Greg Wall will lead community through this wonderful meaningful night. The first night seder will recap the very basics of the tradition, in the most user-friendly warm fashion. Delicious food, plenty o' wine, and all the matza you can eat..

    Click HERE to reserve your seat!
    The celebration is co-sponsored by Passover Across America and the National Jewish Outreach Program.

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    April 10, 2012

    Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band, 10 Apr, 2012

    Ayn Sof ArkestraJazz Rabbi's Invitational: Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band

    Tuesday, Apr 10 at 08:30 PM
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Meet NYC’s newest addition to the canon of new Jewish influenced music and culture, the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and grammy winning trumpeter Frank London. The Arkestra consists of some of the most innovative artists on the scene today – Pam Fleming, Paul Shapiro, Aaron Alexander, Fima Ephron, Eyal Maoz, and many others. The repertoire includes original compositions and arrangements of the members and guest composers in the great NuJu/Rad Jew/SunRaJoo tradition.

    admission: $10 at the door

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    April 11, 2012

    Michael Winograd, NYC, 11 Apr, 2012

    Michael Winograd TrioMichael Winograd Plays Klezmer Music with Strings and Reeds! East Village Klezmer Series

    Wednesday, Apr 11 at 08:00 PM -
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003

    4:30-6:00PM Yiddish Class taught by Dmitri Slepovitch $25
    6 - 7:30PM Klezmer Workshop led by Aaron Alexander and various esteemed guests $25
    8 – 9:15PM Michael Winograd
    9:30 – 11PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Aaron Alexander and guests

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

    Clarinetist Michael Winograd has recorded and performed with SoCalled, Budowitz, Frank London, and the Klezmer Conservatory Band. He has led workshops and performed near and far, with highlighted performances in Reunion Island, the Dawson City Music Festival (Yukon), the Winnepeg, Calgary and Richmond Folk Festivals, Klezmore Festival (Vienna), the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has taught Klezmer music at the Paris Klezmer week, Yiddish Summer Weimar, KlezKanada, and Living Traditions KlezKamp. In his spare time he produces records, composes music, and plays synthesizer in the Brooklyn based metal band Yiddish Princess.

    Michael Winograd - clarinet, band coordinator
    Patrick Farrell - accordion
    Pete Rushefsky - tsimbl
    Deborah Strauss, Keryn Kleinman, Adam Moss - fiddles

    April 17, 2012

    Ghetto Tango, New York, NY, 17 April 2012

    Ghetto Tango:
    Songs of Spiritual Resistence

    Ghetto Tango is a moving and inspirational concert that highlights the songs and music performed in the underground cabarets, which sprang up in the Jewish ghettoes of Nazi-occupied Europe. The concert features Zalmen Mlotek, Daniella Rabbani and Avram Mlotek.

    Created by Adrienne Cooper z'l and Zalmen Mlotek; presented in Adrienne's memory.

    In English and Yiddish.

    Tuesday, April 17 @ 7pm
    Baruch College, Engelman Recital Hall
    55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
    Admission: $25; NYT-F members: $18
    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    For more information, call: 212-213-2120

    April 18, 2012

    Steve Dalachinsky & Friends, NYC, 18 Apr, 2012

    Wordspoke Festival presents:
    Downtown Perspectives: Steve Dalachinsky & Friends

    Wednesday, Apr 18 at 19:30 PM
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    Stellar line-up of downtown New York poets and characters!
    Featuring: Hersch Silverman, Bonny Finberg, Ivan Klein, Danny Shot, Eliot Katz, Tsaurah Litzky, Jake Marmer, and Steve Dalachinsky.

    Curated by Steve Dalachinsky and Jake Marmer.

    Cover: $5

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    April 19, 2012

    Warsaw Ghetto Uprising commemoration, NYC, 19 Apr, 2012

    Join us on Thursday, April 19th at 3 PM at the stone in Riverside Park (between 83rd and 84th Streets) as we remember the 69th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In the program: Dr. Marcel Kshensky, Chair; Perl Teitelbaum will sing; Recitations by Refoyel Goldvaser of the LuftTeater and others to be announced.

    Eavesdropping, New York, NY, 19 April 2012

    Maoz's (Edom, 9 Volt, John Zorn's Abraxas) presents his wild trio, Crazy Slavic Band, at Modern composer and curator Guy Barash's new music series "Eavesdropping", as it returns to The Tank/ to present some of today's most daring performers and surprising composers.

    This installment features: New music with non-western influences
    Crazy Slavic Band
    Ron Caswell: tuba
    Chris Stromquist: drums
    Eyal Maoz: guitar and compositions

    Miguel Frasconi Guy Barash Duo:
    Music for glass instruments and live electronics
    http://frasconimusic.com
    http://www.guybarash.com
    and

    Lev-Yulzari duo
    Nadav Lev, guitar and Remy Yulzari, double bass

    The border-crossing Lev-Yulzari duo explores folkloric materials from different traditions, in a personal approach that derives from various musical genres. The program for this evening revolves around Jewish influences, including Sephardic music, klezmer and more.

    This show takes place at the Playroom Theater,¨151 West 46th Street, 8th floor
    Thursday, April 19th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
    Tickets are $10 at the door / $8 online
    Buy tickets for Eavesdropping at Brown Paper Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com

    About Eavesdropping:
    For artists, Eavesdropping provides a stage for risk-taking and the exploration of the non-conventional in sound, to present a relevant boundary-breaking artistic work. Shows often include multi-media elements, real time electronic processing, and performance art. For our audiences, we are committed to presenting innovative repertoire that is relevant and intriguing. Eavesdropping is cross-genres new music series presented to the city's inquisitive listener. The one that seen it all and heard it all but crave for cultural excitement.

    WordSpoke Festival: Radical Poetics, NYC, 19 Apr, 2012

    WordSpoke Poetry Festival
    Reading & Writing New Jewish Poetry Workshop

    Sunday, Apr 29 at 11:00 AM
    Workshop led by Adeena Karasick & Jake Marmer
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    This summer, KlezKanada festival will be piloting the world's first Jewish poetry retreat, co-hosted by Adeena Karasick and Jake Marmer. Join them for the preview of the upcoming attractions, a sample workshop session.

    A few words about methodology and the upcoming retreat:

    Poetry’s greatest moments have often been measured by its proximity to music. And so, this year, KlezKanada – legendary festival of Jewish music and culture – is inviting poets world-wide to join the festivities at a week-long writing retreat. Two daily workshop sessions will explore the poetic tradition and anti-tradition across the three millennia of Jewish discourse, with a special focus on the avant-garde and otherwise contemporary work. We’ll look at the ecstatic tradition of poetry-prophecy; Talmud and its dialectic-semiotic heritage; practice of Darshening; Uncreative Writing; Kabbalistic language experiments; Concrete Poetry; Jazz/Klezmer Poetry; Yiddish voices; Modernists – and much more. There will be one-on-one time with the faculty and encounters with internationally celebrated poets, musicians, artists, and academics. Poets will be encouraged to draw inspiration from the numerous concerts, and to collaborate with musicians, dancers, painters and other participating artists, to attend lectures, Yiddish classes, sing, dance, celebrate. Held in the beautiful mountain settings in the heart of the Canadian Laurentians

    About the poets:

    Adeena Karasick is an internationally acclaimed and award winning poet, media-artist and author of seven books of poetry and poetic theory, most recently, Amuse Bouche: Tasty Treats for the Mouth (Talonbooks 2009) and The House That Hijack Built (Talonbooks, 2004 as well as 4 videopoems regularly showcased at Film Festivals world wide. All her work is marked with an urban, Jewish, feminist aesthetic that continually challenges linguistic habits and normative modes of meaning production. Engaged with the art of combination and turbulence of thought, it is a testament to the creative and regenerative power of language and its infinite possibilities for pushing meaning to the limits of its semantic boundaries. Her writing has been described as "electricity in language" (Nicole Brossard), "plural, cascading, exuberant in its cross-fertilization of punning and knowing, theatre and theory" (Charles Bernstein) "a tour de force of linguistic doublespeak" (Globe and Mail) and "opens up the possibilities of reading" (Vancouver Courier). She is Professor of Global Literature at St. John’s University in New York. This Poem is forthcoming Fall 2012.

    Jake Marmer is a poet, performer, and literary critic. His first collection of poems, "Jazz Talmud" was published by the Sheep Meadow Press. It was endorsed by Jerome Rothenberg as "triumph of the Fancy in full flight, comic & serious by turns." He's written for the Forward and Tablet magazines, and performed widely in New York and Jerusalem. Performance videos, latest updates and the schedule of upcoming gigs can be found at http://jakemarmer.wordpress.com.

    Cover: $5

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    April 22, 2012

    "Agentn", NYC, 22 Apr, 2012

    SUNDAY, APRIL 22
    The New Yiddish Rep presents
    Agentn (Agents)
    a new adaptation of Sholem Aleichem's play
    7:30 PM

    Join us in the hallowed halls of the historical Hebrew Actors' Union and the Yiddish Artists and Friends Actors' Club as the New Yiddish Rep revives their critically acclaimed presentation of a classic Yiddish play for two nights only! Featuring our special guest star, Refoyel Goldvaser of Strasbourg's LufTeater.
    In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    Hebrew Actors' Union
    31 East 7th Street, 2nd Floor
    Suggested donation: $10
    Reservations here

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 22 Apr 2012

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos Sunday, April 22 8:30PM, two full-band sets 29 Cornelia Street, NYC (212) 989-9319 $10 music cover charge, $10 food or drink minimum Isle of Klezbos performs back in our hometown! Playing "culinary as well as cultural landmark" Cornelia Street Cafe in NYC's West Village. Great new repertoire: the band's first NYC show since our California tour. Good food upstairs or down. Two sets, full Klezbos sextet. corneliastreetcafe.com

    April 23, 2012

    Anthony Russell sings Sidor Belarsky, NYC, 23 Apr, 2012

    The Congress for Jewish Culture, Workmen's Circle/Arbeter-Ring and the New Yiddish Rep present
    קאַוועהויז
    Coffeehouse Evening of Yiddish Song

    Anthony Russell, Bass
    sings the Sidor Belarsky Songbook

    Monday, April 23rd, 2012, 7:00 PM
    Workmen's Circle Headquarters
    247 West 37th Street
    in Manhattan
    Donation: $10

    Be sure to catch one of these performances by an exciting new talent in the world of Yiddish. Anthony bowled the audience over as guest artist in "The Big Bupkis!" this past February at the JCC in Manhattan - now you can hear him in a full program of Belarsky's arrangements and settings of classic Yiddish folk songs. Mr. Russell will be accompanied by Chaim Frieberg on the piano.

    Our Coffeehouse programs are brought to you with support from the Atran Foundation; the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; and the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of New York.

    April 24, 2012

    "Yosl Birshteyn: A Kiss in Jerusalem", NYC, 24 Apr, 2012

    April 25, 2012

    "Agentn", NYC, 25 Apr, 2012

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 7:30pm
    The New Yiddish Rep presents
    Agentn (Agents)
    a new adaptation of Sholem Aleichem's play

    Join us in the hallowed halls of the historical Hebrew Actors' Union and the Yiddish Artists and Friends Actors' Club as the New Yiddish Rep revives their critically acclaimed presentation of a classic Yiddish play for two nights only! Featuring our special guest star, Refoyel Goldvaser of Strasbourg's LufTeater.
    In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    Hebrew Actors' Union
    31 East 7th Street, 2nd Floor
    Suggested donation: $10
    Reservations here

    April 26, 2012

    Kenny Wollesen "Wollesonics" & Clinch Mountain, 26 Apr, 2012

    Thursday April 26th, 8pm, $10

    1st set:
    Clinch Mountain
    Bluegrass & fiddle tunes, minus the fiddles.
    Jeremy Udden (alto sax)
    Petr Cancura (tenor sax)
    Garth Stevenson (bass)
    Richie Barshay (drums)

    2nd set:
    Kenny Wolleson "Wollesonics"
    Sonic explorations with drumming mastermind behind
    Tom Waits, Bill Frisell, Norah Jones, and John Zorn...

    *LOCATION:
    The Sanctuary @ Temple Beth Emeth
    83 Marlborough Road (at Church Ave)
    Brooklyn, NY 11226
    (subway: Q to Church Ave)

    More info: www.facebook.com/DitmasAcoustic

    April 29, 2012

    A Capella Choral Blast, NYC, 29 Apr, 2012

    A Capella Choral Blast+Workshop

    Sunday, Apr 29 at 02:00 PM
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

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

    3 PM Concert with A Capella Choral Blast
    2 PM Workshop/Masterclass

    A Capella Choral Blast featuring: Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chous, Cantigas Women’s Choir and NYU Madrigal Singers
    The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC) is part of the modern Yiddish renaissance – more than thirty members strong, from teens to retirees. The JPPC has a century-spanning repertoire – exciting oratorios and operettas, labor anthems, folksongs, and popular tunes – all in Yiddish. Committed to strengthening Yiddish as a living language, the JPPC has commissioned and premiered new Yiddish choral works and shares the rich legacy of Yiddish song by performing year-round for old and young of all faiths at community centers, universities, K-12 schools, museums and places of worship throughout NYC's 4-state region. The JPPC has also performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, at Ground Zero and the West Point Military Academy, as well as at the North American Jewish Choral Festival.

    Cantigas Women's Choir is under the artistic direction of Joan Isaacs Litman. The choir brings women of the community together to explore the rich tradition of women's singing and performs a broad spectrum of global music, both ancient and contemporary. The Cantigas Women's Choir advocates through song for those whose hearts need to be uplifted and whose voices need to be heard; the group has performed with the inmates of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, New Jersey, and performs regularly in Hoboken.

    NYU Madrigal Singers is a small, coed ensemble of 12-16 singers dedicated to the joy of a capella singing. Challenging repertoire includes music from Renaissance to Contemporary and all things in between. Directed by Nancy Ellen Shankman, the group is trained to perform without a conductor. In addition to participating in the fall and spring concerts at the university, the ensemble pursues its mission to bring music to the community by performing at local public and private schools, such as the George Jackson Academy, and hospitals and senior centers including the Hallmark Senior Residence in Battery Park City. Madrigal Singers also takes its program to organizations such as the Salmagundi Arts Club and others dedicated to supporting the arts. The ensemble is involved in the revitalization of the NYU Choral Alumni and sang last spring at the Memorial/Dedication of the plaque for Marian Konstan, in the choral suite at the Kimmel Center.
    The New York University Madrigal Singers performed at the 29th Annual Conference of the International Society of Music Education held in Beijing, China in August of 2010. Last spring, the ensemble did a combined concert with the Yale University Madrigal singers, and just concluded a 9 concert tour with the NYU Jazz Choir at the United Arab Emirates University, The University at Sharjah and NYU Abu Dhabi during January of 2012.
    Video: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nyu+madrigal+singers

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 29 Apr, 2012

    This Sunday, April 29, 2012, 3:00 PM,
    "A Cappella Choral Blast"

    The JPPC / Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus with Conductor Binyumen Schaechter perform in New York City with two other choruses: Cantigas Women's Choir, and the NYU Madrigal Singers!

    Sixth Street Community Synagogue,
    325 E. Sixth St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Ave.), New York City, 10003

    Each chorus has a 30-minute a cappella set.
    The JPPC is the 2nd chorus to perform, ending the first half.
    Soloist: Temma Schaechter of Di Shekhter-tekhter
    Tickets: $15, which includes a free beverage; $10 kids aged 5-12.
    Cash only, at the door. There will be an intermission.
    www.facebook.com/events/298373666842236/

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 29 Apr, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio

    Sunday, April 29, 8pm
    The Living Room
    154 Ludlow St NYC NY (lower east side)

    along with our friends, Union Street Preservation Society

    April 30, 2012

    Mira Awad, NYC, 30 Apr 2012

    April 30, 9:30pm
    The Metropolitan Room
    34 W. 22nd St.
    NYC

    Mira Awad returns to NY with her own Arabic Fusion concert.
    Vivacious and Talented Israeli Palestinian singer, actress, songwriter brings her beautiful Arabic Fusion sound to NY's Metropolitan Room on Monday, April 30, at 9:30pm. Accompanied by virtuoso Israeli guitarist Shai Alon, Mira evokes the modern Middle East with all its complexity and exotic beauty.

    Following her triumphant concert with singer, peace activist Noa at Jazz @ Lincoln Center, Mira returns to connect with her New York audience in the more intimate, warm setting of one of the city's most popular cabaret venues - The Metropolitan Room.

    $20 cover, 2 drink minimum.

    ABOUT MIRA AWAD
    Singer, songwriter and actress. She participated in the Eurovision song contest 2009 alongside Noa with the song "There must be another way" from their duet album carrying the same name, released by Universal Music. Her debut solo album "Bahlawan-Acrobat" was released in May 2009, and was produced by famous guitarist Amos Ever-Hadani. She was signed as a Sony Spain artist in 2011 and released her second album "All my faces" with musical producer Carlos Jean.

    Click here to listen

    Join the event on Facebook

    May 1, 2012

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 1 May, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman with Larry Eagle

    Tuesday, May 1st at 9 PM
    Andy and Larry play one set to celebrate the 10th anniversary of
    Barbés
    376 9th St
    Brooklyn NY 11215

    (lots of great music that night - come early, stay late)

    May 2, 2012

    Yo Lateef, Brooklyn, NY, 2 May, 2012

    Yo LATEEF Band!

    Wednesday, 2nd, 9pm (1 set)
    Part of Barbes 10th Anniverasry - 5 bands this night! -
    barbesbrooklyn.com

    BARBES
    #376 9th st at 6th ave Park Slope, Brooklyn
    7th ave stop on F, ph718-965-9177

    Matt Darriau - reeds
    Zem Rowmez (Brian Drye)
    - tbone
    Damiel Kelly - keys
    Arthur Kell - bass
    Rob Garcia - percussion

    Jeremiah Lockwood Chamber Music, Brooklyn, NY, 2 May, 2012

    Friday, May 18 7PM
    The Flea Theater
    Tribeca at 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church Streets)

    THE NIGHTMARES OF CHILDREN--Excerptes from one of Jeremiah Lockwoods's never before heard song cycles (circa 2004) is being dusted off in a new arrangement for voice, piano and cello--performed by Anneke Schaul-Yoder (cello) and Derin Öge (piano), of Piano Music Trio.

    Part of The Music With a View series at The Flea Theater, curated by Kathleen Supove, aka The Exploding Piano.

    Music With A View was developed to complement The Flea’s successful Dance Conversations @ The Flea. Both programs present works-in-progress by artists experimenting with new ideas and new forms. Each Music With A View event features the works of 2-3 emerging and/or mid-career composers and each performance will be followed by an open discussion between the artists and the audience, moderated by musician Kathleen Supové and other leaders in the field of music.

    Music With A View was created to respond to a need for a lab-like space in which working artists can engage in a meaningful dialogue with the audience. It is dedicated to nurturing new works and to the free exchange of ideas, thoughts and opinions between artists and audience. Expect the works presented to be in various stages of development—raw, half-baked or fully developed. Admission is free.

    May 3, 2012

    "Love, Labor, Loss", NYC, 3 May, 2012

    Thursday, May 3 @ 12:30 PM
    Folksbiene free reading series
    Love, Labor, Loss
    Lehmann College

    A staged reading of three one-act plays: "Romeo and Juliette," "Motl Peysi in America," and "Nishto Yosl" (Where is Yossel?). Written by Sholem Aleichem, Khaver Paver, and Moyshe Nadir.
    Information and reservations here

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles. ADMISSION: FREE

    "Love, Labor, Loss", NYC, 3 May, 2012

    Thursday, May 3 @ 12:30 PM
    Folksbiene free reading series
    Love, Labor, Loss
    Lehmann College

    A staged reading of three one-act plays: "Romeo and Juliette," "Motl Peysi in America," and "Nishto Yosl" (Where is Yossel?). Written by Sholem Aleichem, Khaver Paver, and Moyshe Nadir.
    Information and reservations here

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles. ADMISSION: FREE

    Alpert/Kytasy, Eva Salina Band, Brooklyn, NY, 3 May, 2012

    Night Songs (Alpert/Kytasty) and Eva Salina Band at Jalopy

    Thursday, May 3
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

    8:30pm Night Songs from a Neighboring Village (Michael Alpert and Julian Kytasty)
    +New and Traditional Ukrainian Music and Yiddish Music from Ukraine

    10pm Eva Salina Band (Frank London, Patrick Farrell, Benjy Fox-Rosen, Chris Stromquist)
    +Balkan Songs with Surprises

    Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/375272259175629/

    May 4, 2012

    Xalam, NYC, 4 May, 2012

    XALAM Project

    friday May 4th 7:30 pm
    Zinc Bar
    (82 west 3rd street) in Manhattan

    Brandon Terzic Oud, Ngoni
    Matt Darriau Saxaphones, clarinet, Kuval
    John Shannon Guitar
    Luke Notary Percussion
    Keita Ogawa Percussion
    Javier Moreno Bass

    "For the doctor- the perception of "in" and "out" begins with an inclusion in space and at the same instance the perception is that of being away from or not being in the normal or usual space" -Yusef

    May 6, 2012

    WordSpoke Festival: Radical Poetics, NYC, 6 May 2012

    WordSpoke Festival at the Sixth Street Synagogue presents
    Radical Poetics with Charles Bernstein, Hank Lazer, and Erica Kaufman

    Sunday, May 6 at 07:00 PM
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003
    Tel: 212.473.3665

    Milestone publication of the "Radical Poetics & Secular Jewish Culture"—a collection of poetry & criticism—opened a great deal of dialogues, readings, and possibilities for contemporary exploration of Jewish identity. Publication's contributors Charles Bernstein and Hank Lazer (on a rare visit from Tuscaloosa, Ala.!) will be joined by Erica Kaufman for a poetry reading and conversation.

    Charles Bernstein is an American poet, theorist, editor, and literary scholar. Bernstein holds the Donald T. Regan Chair in the Department of English at the University of Pennsylvania. He is one of the most prominent members of the Language poets (or L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poets). In 2006 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2005, Bernstein was awarded the Dean's Award for Innovation in Teaching at the University of Pennsylvania. Educated at Harvard College, he has been visiting Professor of Poetry, Poetics, and Creative Writing at Columbia University, Brown University, and Princeton University. A volume of Bernstein's selected poetry from the past thirty years, "All the Whiskey in Heaven," was published in 2010 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. Bernstein's continued commitment to small presses remains strong—In the same year that FSG released his major collection, Chax Press released "Umbra," a collection of Berstein's latest translations of poems from multiple languages. The Salt Companion to Charles Bernstein is forthcoming from Salt Publishing. Bernstein will serve as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Poetry, Poetics, and Theory at Princeton University in the Fall Term of 2011. In May of the same year, The University of Chicago Press will release Bernstein's new collection of essays, "Attack of the Difficult Poems: Essays and Inventions."

    Hank Lazer has published seventeen books of poetry, including Portions (Lavender Ink, 2009), The New Spirit (Singing Horse, 2005), Elegies and Vacations (Salt, 2004), and Days (Lavender Ink, 2002). He is Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of English at University of Alabama, where he edits the Modern and Contemporary Poetics Series for the University of Alabama Press.

    Erica Kaufman is the author of censory impulse (Factory School 2009). Excerpts from her newest project, INSTANT CLASSIC are available in chapbook form from Least Weasel and Belladonna*, and online in Little Red Leaves and Elective Affinities. kaufman lives in Brooklyn and teaches at Baruch College and is a faculty associate of Bard College’s Institute for Writing & Thinking and Institute for Language & Thinking.

    Curated by Jake Marmer

    Cover: $5

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    "Moshiakh in Amerike," NYC, 6 May, 2012

    May 9, 2012

    Isle of Klezbos, Brooklyn, NY, 9 May, 2012

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos

    Wednesday, May 9
    Roulette
    509 Atlantic Avenue (@ 3rd Ave), Brooklyn NY
    "Half The Sky" Festival, Brooklyn Arts Council
    A Woman Upfront benefit triple bill for BAC
    6:30PM hors d'oeuvres & drinks
    7:30PM music, three female-fueled bands!
    Isle of Klezbos instrumental quintet dance set
    Tickets $150 & up
    www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/1912

    "Love, Labor, Loss", NYC, 9 May, 2012

    Wednesday, May 9 @ 7 PM
    Folksbiene free reading series
    Love, Labor, Loss
    Baruch College

    A staged reading of three one-act plays: "Romeo and Juliette," "Motl Peysi in America," and "Nishto Yosl" (Where is Yossel?). Written by Sholem Aleichem, Khaver Paver, and Moyshe Nadir.
    Information and reservations here

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles. ADMISSION: FREE

    "Moshiakh in Amerike," NYC, 9 May, 2012

    May 10, 2012

    "Love, Labor, Loss", NYC, 10 May, 2012

    Wednesday, May 10 @ 12:30 PM
    Folksbiene free reading series
    Love, Labor, Loss
    Brooklyn College

    A staged reading of three one-act plays: "Romeo and Juliette," "Motl Peysi in America," and "Nishto Yosl" (Where is Yossel?). Written by Sholem Aleichem, Khaver Paver, and Moyshe Nadir.
    Information and reservations here

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles. ADMISSION: FREE

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 10 May, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio (Andy, Jim Whitney and Larry Eagle)

    The residency resumes after the spring holiday break -
    Thursday 10 May, @ 8:30pm
    The Charles Street Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
    NYC NY

    May 12, 2012

    Meny Cahan, then "Welcome to America," NYC, 12 May, 2012

    SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1pm
    Shabes in the Circle with Mendy Cahan and Bryna Wasserman
    Workmen's Circle
    247 East 37th St, 5th Floor
    Manhattan, NY

    Mendy Cahan, an outstanding international Yiddish theatre performer based in Tel Aviv, will give an interactive lecture about how he is helping to popularize Yiddish in Israel. Mendy is being hailed by the broader Yiddish cultural community as a leading light of the next generation of Yiddish theater stars.

    $12/$5 WC/AR members.

    PLAY: Welcome to America
    8 PM
    45th Street Theatre
    354 West 45th Street
    (between 8th and 9th Aves)
    New York, NY

    New Worlds Theatre Project presents Ellen Perecman's English adaptation of H. Leivick's Yiddish play Shmates, about the struggle between and old world father and his Americanized children.
    Now through May 20th.

    Admission $18
    More information

    Alon Nechushtan, NYC, 12 May, 2012

    Alon Nechushtan at the 6th street Synagogue in the East Village as part of the great Olive Branch Jazz Festival, with new music and a cool band ! more info below:

    SATURDAY MAY 12 @
    THE 6th street Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street | New York, NY 10003
    212.473.3665

    one set: 9:30pm

    www.musicalon.com
    sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/3321-2

    May 13, 2012

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Mother's Day City Winery Brunch, 13 May, 2012

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 20, 2011 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Zhenya Lopatnik, NYC, 13 May, 2012

    SUNDAY, MAY 13
    Zhenya Lopatnik 1:30 PM
    Sholem Aleichem Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, corner 208th St.
    Bronx, NY

    A rare visit and treat! Yiddish songwriter and singer Zhenya Lopatnik and talanted pianist Yuriy Khainson from Kharkov will perform in a special Mother's day concert.

    Admission: $3.50/Free to SA21 members.
    Travel directions at shul21.org

    May 14, 2012

    "Women in Yiddish Song," NYC, 14 May 2012

    Monday, May 14: Bay mayn mames shtibele: The Women's Art of Yiddish Folksong.

    An exploration of the Yiddish folksong tradition as preserved through the remarkable artistry of women singers in Eastern Europe and the United States. Folklorist Itzik Gottesman of the Yiddish Forverts newspaper will lead a panel including NEA National Heritage Fellow Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, CTMD Artistic Director Ethel Raim and renowned folksinger/researcher Michael Alpert as they present and discuss the work of leading folksingers such as Lifshe Schaechter-Widman (Schaechter-Gottesman's mother), Bronya Sakina and other important exponents of the tradition. Presented by CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture, Center for Jewish History and Brooklyn Arts Council’s Half the Sky Festival: Brooklyn Women in Traditional Performance.

    At Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street in Manhattan (between 5th and 6th Avenues in Manhattan). Admission: $15, $10 for CTMD/CJH members. Reserve tickets through www.smarttix.com (7:00PM)

    May 15, 2012

    "Now What? The Future of Jewish Culture," NYC, 15 May 2012

    Press release from the Jewish Daily Forward:

    In July of 2011, the Jewish media was abuzz with the news that JDub Records, the Jewish music label responsible for launching the careers of Matisyahu and Balkan Beat Box, was shutting down. Online forums were flooded with debates about what its failure meant for the future of New Jewish Culture. Was the Jewish philanthropic world abandoning New Jewish Culture?

    On May 15, “Now What? The Future of New Jewish Culture” reignites the conversation. A unique town hall-style event, “Now What?” brings together ten experts of diverse backgrounds and experiences for a critical look at New Jewish Culture over the last ten years and the pressing issues it faces today, including changing attitudes towards American Jewish identity; waning support for quality Jewish art and culture; and strategies for cultivating Jewish art and culture in the future. This event is presented by the Posen Foundation U.S. through its new public programming initiative, Speakers’ Lab, and The Jewish Daily Forward. It is hosted by the 14th Street Y in downtown NYC.

    After a decade of flourishing Jewish creativity, major Jewish cultural enterprises are being forced to scale back operations or close entirely. Using recent funding cuts as a springboard to examine the most pressing issues facing new Jewish arts and culture, “Now What?” addresses:

    • New perspectives on American Jewish identity
    • Waning support for quality Jewish art and culture
    • Strategies for cultivating Jewish art and culture in the future

    Panelists include: Jody Rosen, music critic for Slate Magazine; Alana Newhouse, Editor-in-Chief for Tablet Magazine; Elise Bernhardt, President and CEO of the Foundation for Jewish Culture; Dan Friedman, Arts & Culture Editor at The Jewish Daily Forward; and Stephen Hazan Arnoff, Executive Director at the 14th Street Y and LABA: The National Laboratory for New Jewish Culture.

    Admission to “Now What? The Future of New Jewish Culture” is free. Seating is limited and pre-registration encouraged. Sign-up at www.speakerslab.org or by calling 212-564-6711 x 305.

    Event and Venue Info:
    The Theater at the 14th Street Y
    344 East 14th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
    New York, NY 10003
    May 15, 2012 7pm

    May 16, 2012

    "An Evening in the Catskills", NYC, 16 May, 2012

    Wednesday, May 16 @ 7 PM
    Eldridge Street Synagogue
    An Evening in the Catskills
    Creamsicles, Latin music, canasta, bingo and entertainment by Shane Baker and Steve Sterner.
    Information and reservations

    Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party, 16 May 2012

    DancingTantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party
    Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 08:00 PM

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

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

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

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture is pleased to present the year's first installment of our popular Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party series, as part of the Sixth Street Community Synagogue's klezmer series.

    May 17, 2012

    "Love, Labor, Loss", NYC, 17 May, 2012

    Wednesday, May 17 @ 7pm
    Folksbiene free reading series
    Love, Labor, Loss
    Queens College

    A staged reading of three one-act plays: "Romeo and Juliette," "Motl Peysi in America," and "Nishto Yosl" (Where is Yossel?). Written by Sholem Aleichem, Khaver Paver, and Moyshe Nadir.
    Information and reservations here

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles. ADMISSION: FREE

    May 18, 2012

    Harmonia CD release, NYC, 18 May, 2012

    Harmonia CD release

    Fri, May 18, 2012, 9:30pm
    Public Performance as part of Balkan Café (Harmonia “pre-release party”)
    Hungarian House
    213 E 82nd St.,
    New York, NY 10028-2701

    *Also special performances beforehand by Balkan Café at 8:30 PM and afterwards by the Zlatne Uste brass!
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    May 19, 2012

    "Singable translations of Yiddish songs," NYC, 19 May, 2012

    SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1pm
    Dr. Barnett Zumoff: Singable Translations of Yiddish Songs

    Workmen's Circle
    247 West 37th Street, 5th Floor
    New York, NY

    $12/ WC-AR Members $5
    More information

    Mendy Cahan, NYC, 19 May, 2012

    Direct from Israel, Mendy Cahan’s energetic concert celebrates the richness and continuity of the Yiddish language and culture. Includes Hassidic nigunim and declamations of avant-garde poetry; folksongs and ballads of Gebirtig and Manger; and renderings of Jaques Brel and Peggy Lee. In Yiddish with English supertitles.
    Saturday, May 19 @ 9pm
    Sunday, May 20 @ 2pm and 6pm

    Admission: single ticket: $35; NYT-F members: $20 Two-show special: 2 for $50
    Baruch College, Engelman Recital Hall
    55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    For more information, call: 212-213-2120
    Web: www.nationalyiddishtheatre.org/soloseries.html

    Harmonia CD release, NYC, 19 May, 2012

    Harmonia CD release

    Saturday, May 19, 7:30-11PM
    OFFICAL NYC HARMONIA CD release party & Vechornytsy!
    Ukrainian East Village Restaurant
    140 Second Avenue (btw 8th & 9th)

    "A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff" NYC, 19 May, 2012

    SATURDAY MAY 19
    A KADDISH FOR BERNIE MADOFF @ LABA Festival @ 14th Street Y, 8 pm, $24

    Work-in-progress showing of A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff along with other works by LABA participants.

    Madoff is a sort of musical meditation on themes of money, communal responsibility, and the intersection of mysticism and finance, supported by the Six Points Fellowship and the LABA fellowship. This work-in-progress showing is a half-hour solo version, directed by the amazing Maureen Towey. Other LABA fellows performing include live action puppet cinema by Zvi Sahar, a poetry reading by Eugene Ostashevsky, theater by Michael Bradley Cohen and site-specific art installations by Anita Glesta, Ghiora Aharoni, Tirtzah Bassel and Sam Holleran. Tickets here.

    May 20, 2012

    Greenbaum, Greenman, and Rushefsky, NYC, 20 May, 2012

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 20 will feature: Adrianne Greenbaum, vintage flutes (and hat...), viola, harmonium; Steven Greenman, fiddle; and Pete Rushefsky, tsimbl; special guest, Madeline Solomon, vocals/accordion, will sing a couple of songs just for the kinder! A true family event for all!

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    Mendy Cahan, NYC 20 May, 2012

    SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2pm & 6pm
    Mendy Cahan: A Yiddish Bouquet

    National Yiddish Theater/Folksbiene
    Engelman Recital Hall
    Baruch College
    55 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY

    Tickets $35/ NYT-F Members $20
    More information

    "The Jewish Women of Rebetika," NYC, 20 May, 2012

    The Jewish Women of Rebetika: Roza Eskenazi, Amalia Baca, Stella Haskil, Victoria Hazan

    Sunday, May 20, 2012, 7:00pm
    Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue & Museum
    280 Broome St, New York, NY 10002-3702

    CAROL FREEMAN: Vocals
    BETH BAHIA COHEN: Violin
    HAIG MANOUKIAN: Oud

    Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/117450868391340/

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    Mendy Cahan, NYC, 20 May, 2012

    Direct from Israel, Mendy Cahan’s energetic concert celebrates the richness and continuity of the Yiddish language and culture. Includes Hassidic nigunim and declamations of avant-garde poetry; folksongs and ballads of Gebirtig and Manger; and renderings of Jaques Brel and Peggy Lee. In Yiddish with English supertitles.
    Saturday, May 19 @ 9pm
    Sunday, May 20 @ 2pm and 6pm

    Admission: single ticket: $35; NYT-F members: $20 Two-show special: 2 for $50
    Baruch College, Engelman Recital Hall
    55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    For more information, call: 212-213-2120
    Web: www.nationalyiddishtheatre.org/soloseries.html

    May 21, 2012

    Mitch Smolkin, NYC, 21 May, 2012

    Monday, May 21 @ 7 PM
    Congress Kavehoyz w/Workmen's Circle
    Mitch Smolkin: Rexite the Wunderkind
    The Canadian singer performs rare materials associated with Seymour Rexite and tells about the life of "the Yiddish Perry Como" at the Workmen's Circle
    247 West 37th Street (7th/8th Aves)
    $10 admission

    Svigals, Lerner play to screening of silent "the Yellow Ticket," NYC, 21 May, 2012

    Alicia Svigals

    Alicia 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

    Monday, May 21, 7:30 P.M.
    DC JCC,
    1529 16th Street NW
    Washington, DC 20036

    For more info: thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar?id=132547&view=Detail

    Click here to check out Alicia and Marilyn on Youtube!

    Harmonia CD release, NYC, 21 May, 2012

    Harmonia CD release

    Monday, May 21, 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM
    Washington Ethical Society (Washington, DC)
    7750 16th Street Northwest
    Washington, DC 20012

    Sponsored by Folklore Society of Greater Washington

    May 22, 2012

    Mitch Smolkin, NYC, 22 May, 2012

    Tuesday, May 22 @ 7:30 PM
    Congress Kavehoyz w/New Yiddish Rep
    Mitch Smolkin: Rexite the Wunderkind
    at Temple Beth Emeth
    83 Marlborough Road, Brooklyn
    (B or Q to Church Avenue)
    $10 admission

    May 23, 2012

    Dmitri Slepovitch's Hasidic Nigunim Project, NYC, 23 May, 2012

    Dmitri Slepovitch's Hasidic Nigunim Project—East Village Klezmer Series

    Wednesday, May 23 at 08:00
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003

    4:30–6:00PM Yiddish Class taught by Dmitri Slepovitch $25
    6–7:30PM Klezmer Workshop led by Aaron Alexander and various esteemed guests $25
    8–9:15PM Dmitri Slepovitch's Hasidic Nigunim Project $15 (includes a drink)
    9:30–11PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Aaron Alexander and guests

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    May 24, 2012

    Girls in Trouble, Brooklyn, NY, 24 May, 2012

    THURSDAY MAY 24
    GIRLS IN TROUBLE + ELI VALLEY + TOBY GOODSHANK, Union Hall (Park Slope), 8 pm, $8 adv

    Girls in Trouble trio show with David Freeman on drums. Our first post-baby show to welcome Sylvia Tallulah, who will almost certainly be in attendance (hopefully asleep) with ear protection on…and our last East Coast show til fall, since we are heading to Portland Oregon for the summer!

    With performances by two amazing artists (visual and musical), not to be missed:

    ELI VALLEY, Artist-in-Residence at the Jewish Daily Forward, presents "Euro+Trash: Kafka, Comics and Collisions of Culture,” an interactive comics slide show about Prague memories, Kafka fantasies, noirish nightmares and the romanticization of prewar Jewish culture and life. And, of course, COMICS!

    and TOBY GOODSHANK will break your heart with his beautiful songs.

    Union Hall is a lovely room in the center of North Park Slope, with bocce upstairs, a little side garden, and the performance space downstairs.

    Advance tickets are only $8!!! Get them here.

    The New American Quartet, NYC, 24 May, 2012

    New American QuartetJazz Rabbi's Invitational: The New American Quartet

    Thursday, May 24 at 08:30 PM
    Sixth Street Synagogue:
    325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave),
    NYC

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

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

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

    sixthstreetsynagogue.org

    Sephardic Music Festival teaster, NYC, 24 May, 2012

    Sephardic Music Festival Teaser with SHI 360, BRODY & DIWON

    May 24th, 10pm
    Tammany Hall
    152 Orchard Street New York, NY 10002
    Cost $10 Advance / $12 Door

    Note: This event is part of the Sephardic Music Festival Summer Teaser.
    Israel’s SHI 360 is anything but your typical hip hop artist. With the credo “Don’t be afraid to think,” SHI 360 combines deft rhymes and fresh, genre-shifting beats with bold social and political messages that spread harmony and peace worldwide. His newest album, “Shalom Haters” which premiered on Vibe Magazine’s All Hip Hop, arrives on the global hip hop scene at a time when the media has been astoundingly silent in response to recent rocket attacks on Israeli civilians.
    We are about to get schooled while partying with one of Israel’s top rappers. This party will be the only NYC appearance from this Israeli artist who will be joined by Brody, an Israeli/American singer who bridges the worlds of soul, hip-hop, electronic and world music, fresh off his remixes of Stephen Marley, Eminem and Inna.
    SHI 360 & Brody will be joined by Diwon who has been highlighted on MTV for his blend of hip hop and dancehall. Diwon will spin into the night with his signature mix of Israeli, Sephardic, Yemenite and ghetto US club remixes!

    More info: shemspeed.com/events/

    May 30, 2012

    Tarras Band, NYC, 30 May, 2012

    Tarras Band—East Village Klezmer Series

    Wednesday, May 30 at 20:00
    The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    325 E. Sixth Street
    New York, NY 10003

    4:30–6:00PM Yiddish Class taught by Dmitri Slepovitch $25
    6–7:30PM Klezmer Workshop led by Aaron Alexander and various esteemed guests $25
    8–9:15PM Tarras Band
    9:30–11PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Aaron Alexander and guests

    Featuring:
    Pete Sokolow—piano
    Michael Winograd—clarinet
    Ben Holmes—trumpet
    Jim Guttman—bass
    David Licht—drums

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

    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events

    May 31, 2012

    Ayn Sof Arkestra, 31 May, 2012

    Ayn Sof ArkestraJazz Rabbi's Invitational: Ayn Sof Arkestra & Bigger Band

    Thursday, May 31, 8:30pm
    Sixth Street Synagogue:
    325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave),
    NYC


    Meet NYC’s newest addition to the canon of new Jewish influenced music and culture, the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and grammy winning trumpeter Frank London. The Arkestra consists of some of the most innovative artists on the scene today – Pam Fleming, Paul Shapiro, Aaron Alexander, Fima Ephron, Eyal Maoz, and many others. The repertoire includes original compositions and arrangements of the members and guest composers in the great NuJu/Rad Jew/SunRaJoo tradition.

    Read the low-down on Ayn Sof in the New York Times.

    admission: $10 at the door

    Kabbalah, NYC, 31 May, 2012

    band posterKabbalah

    05/31/2012, 10pm
    The Shrine World Music Venue
    2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
    New York, NY 10030

    June 3, 2012

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 3 June 2012

    Special Yiddish Concert
    Sunday, June 3, 2012, 4:30 PM, NYC
    Featuring the JPPC, with
    Conductor Binyumen Schaechter

    Concert: Bridging Two Worlds: A Yiddish Musical Journey
    English translations provided.
    When: Sunday, June 3, 2012, 4:30 PM
    Where: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St., NYC
    Who: The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC with Conductor Binyumen Schaechter
    What: Featuring the 1956 Birnbaum/Rauch operetta, "Sholem Aleichem dir, Amerike!" (Hello, America!)
    based on Sholom Aleichem's "Motl, Peyse dem khazns" (Motl, Peyse the Cantor's Son), and recorded in 1959 with Molly Picon in the role of Motl.
    Soloists: Temma Schaechter of Di Shekhter-tekhter as Motl, Donna Breitzer, Erik Contzius, Jacob Feldman. Pianist: Shinae Kim.

    Tickets: $30 / $20; Groups of 10 or more: $25 / $18

    Visit symphonyspace.org for more info about this concert.
    Visit thejppc.org for more info about the JPPC.
    Visit yiddishsisters.org for more info about Di Shekhter-tekhter.

    June 6, 2012

    "Love Songs of the Yiddish Theatre", NYC, 6 June 2012

    Wednesday, June 6 @ 6:30 PM
    Love Songs of the Yiddish Theater Yiddish Artists and Friends
    End of season dinner and concert with guest artists guest artists Cantor Robert Abelson,Cantor Janet Leuchter & Cantor Ben Matus.

    Sutton Place Synagogue
    225 East 51st Street
    New York, NY
    For information call Ruth Harris at 516-569-1678

    June 7, 2012

    Jazz Rabbi Invitational: Gary Lucas, NYC, 7 Jun, 2012

    Jazz Rabbi Invitational: Gary Lucas plays "The Golem"

    Thursday, Jun 7 at 8:30 PM
    325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave),
    NYC

    $15 Cover/Free glass of wine

    7:30pm - “The Art Of Judaism”, taught by Rabbi Greg Wall, featuring the work of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato, Rav Kook, and the Rav HaNazir

    8:30 PM Gary Lucas plays "The Golem"

    Since debuting this score live in 1989 with co-composer/keyboardist Walter Horn at the BAM Next Wave Festival, Gary has gone on to accompany the film with a solo guitar version of his score in over 16 countries around the world—performing the work at London's Royal Festival Hall, opening the New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center, starring at the Venice Biennale, opening the Australian Jewish Film Festival in Sydney and Melbourne, playing with the film in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, Berlin, Florence, Budapest, Toronto, St. Louis, Miami, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Krakow—and of course in Prague, home of The Golem.


    More info: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/#klezmer060612

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NYC, 7 Jun, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio

    Thursday 7 June @ 10 PM
    Barbés
    376 9th Street,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    June 10, 2012

    Andy Statman, NYC, 10 Jun, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman with Jim Whitney w/
    Union Street Preservation Society

    Sunday 10 June, 7pm
    Rockwood Music Hall
    196 Allen St NYC
    tix available here

    June 12, 2012

    Folksbiene Gala, NYC, 12 June 2012

    Wednesday, June 12 @ 7:30 PM
    Folksbiene Gala
    Annual Spring gala of the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene, featuring Neal Sadaka

    The Town Hall
    123 West 43rd Street
    New York, NY
    More information

    Andy Statman Trio w/Jason Rosenblatt, NYC, 12 Jun, 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio w/Jason Rosenblatt

    Tuesday 12 June @ 8:30
    53 Charles Street
    NYC NY

    June 13, 2012

    Strauss/Warschauer Duo w/Eleanor Reissa, NYC, 13 Jun, 2012

    East Village Klezmer Series: Strauss/Warschauer Duo w/special guest Eleanor Reissa

    Wednesday, Jun 13 at 08:00 PM
    325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave),
    NYC

    4:30-6:00PM Yiddish Class taught by Dmitri Slepovitch $25
    6 - 7:30PM Klezmer Workshop led by Aaron Alexander and various esteemed guests $25
    8 – 9:15PM Strauss/Warschauer Duo with Special Guest Eleanor Reissa
    9:30 – 11PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Aaron Alexander and guests

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

    June 14, 2012

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 14 Jun, 2012

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
    Abe Lebewohl Park lunchtime series!
    East Village outdoor concert, rain or shine
    Plaza in front of historic St Mark's Church
    Second Avenue @ E. 10th St, NYC 10003
    FREE & open to the public

    Co-sponsored by Third Street Music School Settlement
    www.thirdstreetmusicschool.org

    Kabbalah, NYC, 14 Jun, 2012

    band posterKabbalah

    06/14/2012, 7pm
    The Drom
    85 Avenue A between 5th and 6th St. in the East Village section of Downtown Manhattan
    New York, NY 10009

    June 15, 2012

    Ljuba Davis Ladino Ensemble, NYC, 15 Jun, 2012

    After many years of singing lush Ladino melodies, Ljuba Davis finally preserves her music in a timeless album, East and West (6/12/12). The Ljuba Davis Ladino Ensemble present their songs with little tugs of musical dominance, which differs from what most would envision as the typical Judaeo-Spanish style.

    Led by bouzuki master, Avram Pengas, Davis' ensemble is made up of some of New York’s top Greek, Arab, and Jewish musicians. Their lush Middle-Eastern melodies beautifully compliment Davis' joyous, yet dynamic, voice with an acoustic richness. They will be performing at DROM in New York City on June 15th, 8pm.

    June 16, 2012

    Kabbalah, NYC, 16 Jun, 2012

    band posterKabbalah

    06/16/2012
    The Mehanata Bulgarian Bar
    113 Ludlow St
    New York City, New York 10002

    June 17, 2012

    Kabbalah, brunch, NYC, 17 Jun 2012

    band posterEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on June 17, 2012 will feature Kabbalah.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    June 20, 2012

    Lisa Gutkin w/Pete Rushefsky, NYC, 20 Jun, 2012

    East Village Klezmer Series: Lisa Gutkin (violinist w/Klezmatics w/special guest Pete Rushefsky

    Wednesday, Jun 13 at 08:00 PM
    325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave),
    NYC

    4:30-6:00PM Yiddish Class taught by Dmitri Slepovitch $25
    6 - 7:30PM Klezmer Workshop led by Aaron Alexander and various esteemed guests $25
    8 – 9:15PM Lisa Gutkin with Pete Rushefsky
    9:30 – 11PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Aaron Alexander and guests

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

    Nigun Feat, NYC, 27 Jun, 2012

    East Village Klezmer Series: Lisa Gutkin (violinist w/Klezmatics w/special guest Pete Rushefsky

    Wednesday, Jun 13 at 08:00 PM
    325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave),
    NYC

    4:30-6:00PM Yiddish Class taught by Dmitri Slepovitch $25
    6 - 7:30PM Klezmer Workshop led by Aaron Alexander and various esteemed guests $25
    8 – 9:15PM From Hungary: Nigun Feat
    9:30 – 11PM Klezmer Jam Session, led by Aaron Alexander and guests

    Featuring: Andras Parniczky, Matt Darriau

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

    June 21, 2012

    Heather Klein w/Miryem-Khaye Seigel, NYC, 21 Jun, 2012

    Heather KleinHeather Klein (San Francisco)
    Miryem-Khaye Seigel (New York)
    Pianist: Jarrett Cherner

    Thursday, June 21, 2012
    7:00 PM
    YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
    Co-sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture
    15 W. 16th St., Manhattan
    Admission: $10 (free for students and seniors)

    **Performing Yiddish songs from Heather's newly released CD “Shifreles Portret. She will also sing duets with special guest artist Miryem-Khaye Seigel.The program will include both known and lesser-known Yiddish theater songs.

    For further info: www.yivoinstitute.org/

    June 24, 2012

    Lorin Sklamberg, New York, NY, 24 June 2012

    Lorin Sklamberg, famed singer and member of the Klezmatics, will be performing at the Mordkhe Schaechter Memorial Program, Sunday, June 24 at 2:30 at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. New York, NY 10011. The main speaker will be Dr. Kalmen Weiser who will be speaking on “Max Weinreich in America.” Gitl Schaechter Viswanath will speak on “Mordkhe Schaechter as a Father.” This is an all-Yiddish program. Lyrics of the songs will be available in translation as will an English synopsis of the main lecture. Suggested donation $5.00. Tickets may be reserved. 212-868-4444
    www.smarttix.com

    June 26, 2012

    Yiddish Zingeray, NYC, 6 Jun, 2012

    Yiddish Zingeray at Sixth Street Community Synagogue
    June 6, 2012, 8pm
    325 East Sixth Street (b/n 1st and 2nd Ave),
    NYC

    An evening of traditional, unaccompanied Yiddish song, featuring Michael Alpert, Benjy Fox-Rosen, Carol Freeman, Sarah Gordon, Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, Esther Gottesman, Itzik Gottesman, Gerald Marcus, Miryem- Khaye Seigel, Paula Teitelbaum and Joshua Waletzky.

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/445305188821229/

    June 27, 2012

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 27 Jun, 2012

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos

    Wednesday, June 27
    KlezBiGay Pride Show: 14th annual celebration!
    KlezBiGay Pride 2012 returns to beautiful El Sol Brillante Community Garden on East 12th St between Avenue’s A & B, in the heart of NYC's East Villaeg (with rain location at The JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave @ W. 76th St). Our theme this year is Equality Anniversary Mazel Tov. Full Isle of Klezbos sextet! More details to come. This performance is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; and with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by New York State Council on the Arts. We thank the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council which administers both these funds, and our fiscal sponsor, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice. FREE & open to the public, all welcome!

    July 2, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 2 July, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    July 9, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 9 July, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    July 16, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 16 July, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    July 23, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 23 July, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    July 30, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 30 July, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    August 3, 2012

    Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, NYC, 3 Aug, 2012

    Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz: Abraxas: The Book Of Angels Volume 19 [#8302] – DEBUT CONCERT

    Fri, August 3rd, 2012, 8pm, 10pm
    The Stone,
    NW corner of Avenue C and 2nd St. East Village,
    Manhattan, NYC
    Cover: $10

    Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz has been a mainstay of the downtown scene for over a decade now, working with and producing CDs by Daniel Zamir, Cyro Baptista, Eyal Maoz, Jon Madof, Yoshie Fruchter and more. Here he steps out on his own to make one of the most tribal and primal installments in the Book of Angels series. Drawing on his Sephardic roots, Shanir plays gimbri throughout, giving the music a primeval Moroccan edge. Featuring the intense guitar pyrotechnics of Eyal Maoz (Edom, 9 Volt with Time Berne, Hypercolor) and Aram Bajakian (who recently has been tearing it up in Lou Reed’s new band) and the atavistic drumming of Kenny Grohowski, this is Ritualistic Jewish Rock for the 21st century from a brilliant young lion from the East Village via Brooklyn/Israel!

    Featuring:
    Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz: Gimbri
    Eyal Maoz: Guitar
    Aram Bajakian: Guitar
    Kenny Grohowski: Drums
    Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/alephadzayin

    August 6, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 6 Aug, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    August 11, 2012

    Jeremiah Lockwood, San Francisco, CA, 11 Aug, 2012

    August 12, 2012

    Sy Kushner Jewish Music Ensemble, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 12 Aug, 2012

    Sy KushnerEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Aug 12, 2012 features new Jewish music from Sy Kushner. The band will include Sy Kushner: accordion; Aaron Kushner: alto sax; Jeremy Brown: Violin; Marty Confurius: string bass. Special Guests: Ken Maltz, Clarinet; Moshe Sobol, Percussion.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    August 13, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 13 Aug, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    August 20, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 20 Aug, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    August 27, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 27 Aug, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    September 3, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 3 Sep, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    September 8, 2012

    Sway Machinery, 2012 Gypsy Fest, NYC, 8 Sep, 2012

    Litvakus, Raya Brass Band, NYC, 8 Sep, 2012

    September 9, 2012

    Klezwoods CD Release Tour, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 9 Sep, 2012

    klezwoodsEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Sep 9, 2012 features new Jewish music from Klezwoods. The band's brand new album The 30th Meridian: From Cairo to St. Petersburg with Love will be fresh off the presses for this tour and they will be selling it for $10 at the show.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Purchase tickets online

    September 10, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 10 Sep, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    September 17, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 17 Sep, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    September 24, 2012

    Jon Madof's Zion80, NYC, 24 Sep, 2012

    Brand new Jon Madof project, Zion80.
    It's a 15-piece band playing the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with arrangements inspired by the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

    We'll be playing every Monday night this July, August and September at The Stone in New York City.
    7:30p Open Rehearsal
    9:00p Performance
    The Stone
    Ave. C & 2nd St.
    New York City
    $10

    For more info, please check us out at our website, www.Zion80.com

    October 21, 2012

    Joey Weisenberg Ensemble, New York, NY, 21 October 2012

    New Brooklyn Jewish Music with the Joey Weisenberg Ensemble
    Part of the Museum at Eldridge Street Lost & Found Music Series

    A rising star of the Brooklyn music scene, Joey Weisenberg pays homage to his roots. His ensemble puts a new spin on nigunim – Jewish melodies, prayers and chants that are by turns haunting and ecstatic – organically blending Balkan, soul, bluegrass, and other musical traditions. The historic Eldridge Street Synagogue is the perfect venue for this inspired blend of ancient and cutting edge.

    This concert continues the Museum's fall Lost & Found Music Series highlighting the sacred music traditions of the Golden Age of Cantorial Music.

    Sunday, October 21, at 3 pm
    Museum at Eldridge Street
    12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
    http://www.eldridgestreet.org

    Tickets: $20 adults; $15 students and seniors; $50 for 3
    concerts in the series.
    By subway: D to Grand Street; F to East Broadway

    October 25, 2012

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 25 Oct 2012

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio

    October 28, 2012

    Kobi Arad Band, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 28 Oct, 2012

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 28, 2012 features Kobi Arad Band

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Tantshoyz, NYC, 28 Oct 2012

    DancingTantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party

    Sunday, October 28: Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop. This special program will be filmed for an upcoming documentary film on diasporic Jewish music traditions entitled "The Wandering Muse." Our first Tantshoyz of the season will be a special all-star program featuring three major Yiddish dance leaders - Michael Alpert, Walter Zev Feldman, and Steve Weintraub! The klezmer band will feature Christina Crowder (accordion), Margot Leverett (clarinet), Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Jeff Warschauer (mandolin/guitar) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer). Lace up your dancing shoes for an afternoon of shers, bulgars, freylekhs, horas and more! And stick around to enjoy the restaurant's wonderful kitchen. A presentation of CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture. At the Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, 140 Second Avenue (between 8th & 9th Streets in Manhattan's East Village). Admission $5. (2:00PM - 4:00PM).

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Holbrook, NY, 28 Oct, 2012

    Hot PstromiHofstra's University's Astman International Concert series presents Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

    Oct. 28th, 2012, 2pm
    The Sachem Public Library
    150 Holbrook Road
    Holbrook, NY
    (631) 588-5024
    FREE TO THE PUBLIC!

    November 1, 2012

    "A Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds", Queens, NY, 1 Nov, 2012

    November 3, 2012

    "A Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds", Queens, NY, 3 Nov, 2012

    November 4, 2012

    Victor Prieto, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 4 Nov, 2012

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Nov 4, 2012 features Victor Prieto

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "A Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds", Queens, NY, 4 Nov, 2012

    Metropolitan Klezmer and Isle of Klezbos, New York, NY, 4 November 2012

    Metropolitan Klezmer & Isle of Klezbos
    Date: November 4, 2012
    Time: 2:00 PM
    Tickets: $30

    The Walt Whitman Theatre transforms into a Simcha Palace when these two internationally-acclaimed ensembles hit the stage with their unique interpretations of traditional Eastern European favorites, Yiddish swing and folk tunes, and original compositions.

    Website for more information:
    http://brooklyncenteronline.org

    Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
    Brooklyn, NY

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Hofstra University, NY, 4 Nov, 2012

    Hot PstromiHofstra's University's Astman International Concert series presents Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

    Nov. 4, 2012, 7pm
    John Cranford Adams auditorium
    Hofstra University
    Hempstead, LI, NY
    FREE TO THE PUBLIC!

    November 5, 2012

    Zev Feldman lecture POSTPONED, NYC, 5 Nov 2012

    As of Monday morning, this lecture has been postponed (ongoing post-Sandy electrical power issues). Stay tuned for a reschedule.

    Monday, November 5, 7pm:
    Multi-media lecture: "A Vanishing Sound: Jewish Musical Resonance in Traditional Moldavian Dance 1800-1950." For almost a century and a half a unique musical relationship developed between Jews and Gentiles in the territory of historical Bessarabia, comprising much of the Republic of Moldova and the Bucovinian territory of modern Ukraine. While the influence of Moldavian lautar ("Gypsy") music on Jewish klezmer music is well-known, the corresponding Jewish influence upon Moldavian dance and wedding music is only beginning to be researched. Ethnomusicologist Walter Zev Feldman (NYU in Abu Dhabi) and past Fulbright scholar Christina Crowder share the results of their expeditions to Moldova, which included interviews with elderly musicians and research with rare musical collections, to unearth evidence of this formerly shared musical heritage. A reception will follow the lecture.

    Presented by CTMD's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture. At Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street in Manhattan. Tickets are $15/$10 for CTMD/CJH members. Purchase them online at www.smarttix.com

    November 8, 2012

    "A Kadish for Bernie Madoff," NYC, 8 Nov, 2012

    Madoff posterAlicia Jo Rabins' new song cycle, A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, will premier November 8th and 15th at Joe's Pub!

    Thursdays, Nov 8, 15th, 2012, 7pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St
    New York, NY 10003

    Interweaving religious texts about money with interviews Rabins conducted over the course of two years (including with an FBI agent on the case, Madoff victims, and a Buddhist monk), A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff will investigate the intersection of mysticism and finance, the inevitability of cycles, and the true meaning of wealth.

    Inspired by personal finance blogs, kabbalistic numerology, and the Kaddish, Rabins explores connections between Madoff's individual crimes and their larger communal and cultural impacts. Ordinary-seeming actions come to reveal truths about the deeper significance of Madoff's deception and the surprising interconnectedness of humans to one another.

    Spiritual Tribal Jam w/Cantor Jack Mendelson, NYC, 8 Nov 2012

    Spiritual Tribal Jam at the Eldridge Street Synagogue
    Thursday, November 8, 7pm
    Museum at Eldridge Street
    12 Eldridge Street
    New York, NY 10002
    Adults, $20; Students and seniors, $15
    www.eldridgestreet.org, 212-219-0888, x205

    Age-old cantorial music, heard long ago at the Eldridge Street Synagogue, will be reinvented there when Cantor Jack Mendelson joins David Chevan's Afro-Semitic Experience for a soulful fusion of jazz and tradition, cultures and sounds. The Afro-Semitic Experience celebrates Jewish and African American sacred traditions. Mendelson has dedicated his life to preserving the sounds of the traditional chazzan.

    "A Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds", Queens, NY, 8 Nov, 2012

    November 10, 2012

    "Cabaret Émigré", London, UK, 10 Nov 2012

    November 2 to 18, 2012
    The Lion Theater, 410 West 42nd Street
    Presented by The Negro Ensemble Company
    Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 PM,
    Saturdays at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM, Sundays at 3:00 PM.
    Tickets $18 general admission. Box office Telecharge, (212)
    239-6200, www.telecharge.com.
    Running time two hours.

    An emigrant feels like a circus man who is traveling the endless doroga (Russian for "the road.") The sins of your past don't matter and your future is in limbo. It's a human condition that is painted poetically in "Cabaret Émigré," a new play by Sophia Romma, directed by Charles Weldon, to be presented by the Negro Ensemble Company from November 2 to 18, 2012 at the Lion Theater, Theater Row. The play contains ten Lewis Carroll-style testimonials that are told as cabaret acts by a collection of émigrés who are primarily Russian Jews (like the author), but also include émigrés from Latin America and Africa. All of them have no other motive than to entertain each other and their resulting acts are outrageous and macabre, like a journey down the rabbit hole.

    "Songs of Protest" w/Maida Feingold, NYC, 10 Nov, 2012

    Let's sing...
    "Songs of Protest, Songs of Progress"
    with Maida Feingold
    Saturday, November 10, 2 PM
    Free admission

    Maida Feingold is beloved for her many appearances on
    radio's popular Sunday Yiddish Sing Along series with
    Zalmen Mlotek, as well as guests spots on WEVD's
    Sunday Forward Hour.

    Workmen's Circle
    247 West 37th Street
    5th Floor, New York 10018

    The Klezmatics, Jazz & Colors Fest, Central Park, NYC, 10 Nov, 2012

    imagesKlezmatics

    Saturday November 10
    12 noon - 4pm
    Central Park, NY
    Great Hill, location # 5 on the map.
    The closest entrance is at W 106th St and Central Park West.

    "A Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds", Queens, NY, 10 Nov, 2012

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 10 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 10 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 10, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 11, 2012

    Fyvush Finkel, 11 Nov 2012

    Join us this Sunday, November 11, 12:30PM
    for COFFEE & CONVERSATION
    Fyvush Finkel: A View from the Stage

    at BARUCH Performing Arts Center
    in the Engelman Recital Hall

    National Yiddish Theatre - Folkbiene's FREE series
    presented to a public audience wherein forums
    are held featuring luminaries of their fields.

    Fyvush Finkel is an Emmy Award-winning star of stage and screen. Known for playing various roles, including patriarch Tevye, in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Finkel also starred in the popular television drama series, BOSTON PUBLIC and PICKET FENCES. A friend of the Folksbiene and star of the Drama Desk Award-nominated FYVUSK FINKEL LIVE!, Finkel joins us to discuss the impacts of Yiddish theatre and Vaudeville on Jewish Culture.

    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    Dr. Miriam Isaacs w/singer Sarah Myerson, Bronx, NY, 11 Nov 2012

    Yiddish lecture by Dr. Miriam Isaacs
    Home and Homelessness: A Family Chronicle
    with singer Sarah Myerson, cantorial student JTS
    Sunday, Nov. 11th, 1:30 - 3:00
    Sholem-Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, BX. NY corner 208th street, one block from Montefiore Hospital,
    4 train to Mosholu Parkway, D train to 205th street.
    information: 917-930-0295 contribution: $3.50 members and students free

    "A Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds", Queens, NY, 11 Nov, 2012

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 11 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 11 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 11, 2012, 2pm and 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    Tarras Band, Brooklyn, NY, 11 Nov 2012

    Saturday Night, Nov 11, 2012, 8pm

    Tarras Band @ Barbes
    Pete Sokolow - piano
    Michael Winograd - clarinet
    Ben Holmes - trumpet
    Jim Guttmann - bass
    Dave Licht - drums

    with many special guests
    www.barbesbrooklyn.com

    Rita, NYC, 11 Nov 2012

    Rita 2012From Israel,
    Rita

    11/11/2012, Sun
    New York, NY
    Town Hall
    123 West 43rd St.
    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 12, 2012

    Howie LeShaw, NYC, 12 Nov, 2012

    Howie Leshaw

    we survived a terrible storm, it's dark early and it's cold … now what? come hear howie, sean and dave

    bello giardino
    71 w 71 at columbus
    mondays nov 12 , 26, and dec 10, 7:30–9:30pm

    good italian food, reasonable prices, and your favorite tunes , some bop, dixie, continental, broadway, maybe even a jewish song

    if you sing, play, or tell jokes you're welcome to join us

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 12 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 12, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 13, 2012

    "Cabaret Émigré", London, UK, 11 Nov 2012

    November 2 to 18, 2012
    The Lion Theater, 410 West 42nd Street
    Presented by The Negro Ensemble Company
    Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 PM,
    Saturdays at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM, Sundays at 3:00 PM.
    Tickets $18 general admission. Box office Telecharge, (212)
    239-6200, www.telecharge.com.
    Running time two hours.

    An emigrant feels like a circus man who is traveling the endless doroga (Russian for "the road.") The sins of your past don't matter and your future is in limbo. It's a human condition that is painted poetically in "Cabaret Émigré," a new play by Sophia Romma, directed by Charles Weldon, to be presented by the Negro Ensemble Company from November 2 to 18, 2012 at the Lion Theater, Theater Row. The play contains ten Lewis Carroll-style testimonials that are told as cabaret acts by a collection of émigrés who are primarily Russian Jews (like the author), but also include émigrés from Latin America and Africa. All of them have no other motive than to entertain each other and their resulting acts are outrageous and macabre, like a journey down the rabbit hole.

    New York Festival of Song, NYC, 13 Nov, 2012

    NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG (NYFOS)
    Steven Blier, Artistic Director • Michael Barrett, Associate Artistic Director
    presents

    NYFOS NEXT:
    CARLA KIHLSTEDT & FRIENDS

    November 13, 2012 at 7:00PM

    Featuring music by
    CARLA KIHLSTEDT
    LISA BIELAWA
    MATTHIAS BOSSI
    SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER
    EDEN MACADAM-SOMER
    SUSAN BOTTI
    NILS FRYKDAHL
    ERROLLYN WALLEN
    NICOLA LEFANU
    LAUTARO MANTILLA

    Performers include
    violinist-vocalist CARLA KIHLSTEDT
    keyboardist and drummer MATTHIAS BOSSI
    violinist-vocalist EDEN MACADAM-SOMER
    cellist NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS
    NYFOS Associate Artistic Director and pianist MICHAEL BARRETT

    Mary Flagler Cary Hall at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music
    450 West 37th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues

    Admission $10 (free for NYFOS subscribers) • Reservations are required
    646-230-8380 or info [at] nyfos.net

    Hour-long concert / No intermission / Complimentary beverages

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 13 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    November 14, 2012

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 14 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    "Cabaret Émigré", London, UK, 14 Nov 2012

    November 2 to 18, 2012
    The Lion Theater, 410 West 42nd Street
    Presented by The Negro Ensemble Company
    Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 PM,
    Saturdays at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM, Sundays at 3:00 PM.
    Tickets $18 general admission. Box office Telecharge, (212)
    239-6200, www.telecharge.com.
    Running time two hours.

    An emigrant feels like a circus man who is traveling the endless doroga (Russian for "the road.") The sins of your past don't matter and your future is in limbo. It's a human condition that is painted poetically in "Cabaret Émigré," a new play by Sophia Romma, directed by Charles Weldon, to be presented by the Negro Ensemble Company from November 2 to 18, 2012 at the Lion Theater, Theater Row. The play contains ten Lewis Carroll-style testimonials that are told as cabaret acts by a collection of émigrés who are primarily Russian Jews (like the author), but also include émigrés from Latin America and Africa. All of them have no other motive than to entertain each other and their resulting acts are outrageous and macabre, like a journey down the rabbit hole.

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 14 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 14, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 15, 2012

    "A Kadish for Bernie Madoff," NYC, 15 Nov, 2012

    Madoff posterAlicia Jo Rabins' new song cycle, A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, will premier November 8th and 15th at Joe's Pub!

    Thursdays, Nov 8, 15th, 2012, 7pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St
    New York, NY 10003

    Interweaving religious texts about money with interviews Rabins conducted over the course of two years (including with an FBI agent on the case, Madoff victims, and a Buddhist monk), A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff will investigate the intersection of mysticism and finance, the inevitability of cycles, and the true meaning of wealth.

    Inspired by personal finance blogs, kabbalistic numerology, and the Kaddish, Rabins explores connections between Madoff's individual crimes and their larger communal and cultural impacts. Ordinary-seeming actions come to reveal truths about the deeper significance of Madoff's deception and the surprising interconnectedness of humans to one another.

    Theo Bleckmann, Brooklyn, NY, 15 Nov 2012

    Ditmas Acoustic @ the Sanctuary presents:

    THURSDAY November 15th, 7pm, $10
    The Sanctuary @ Temple Beth Emeth
    83 Marlborough Road (at Church Ave)
    Brooklyn, NY 11226
    (subway: Q to Church Ave)

    Internationally acclaimed vocalist
    Theo Bleckmann

    Brooklyn Trumpeter/Improvisor and legendary drummer
    Kirk Knuffke w/Bill Goodwin

    facebook.com/DitmasAcoustic

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 15 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 15 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 15, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    "Cabaret Émigré", London, UK, 15 Nov 2012

    November 2 to 18, 2012
    The Lion Theater, 410 West 42nd Street
    Presented by The Negro Ensemble Company
    Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 PM,
    Saturdays at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM, Sundays at 3:00 PM.
    Tickets $18 general admission. Box office Telecharge, (212)
    239-6200, www.telecharge.com.
    Running time two hours.

    An emigrant feels like a circus man who is traveling the endless doroga (Russian for "the road.") The sins of your past don't matter and your future is in limbo. It's a human condition that is painted poetically in "Cabaret Émigré," a new play by Sophia Romma, directed by Charles Weldon, to be presented by the Negro Ensemble Company from November 2 to 18, 2012 at the Lion Theater, Theater Row. The play contains ten Lewis Carroll-style testimonials that are told as cabaret acts by a collection of émigrés who are primarily Russian Jews (like the author), but also include émigrés from Latin America and Africa. All of them have no other motive than to entertain each other and their resulting acts are outrageous and macabre, like a journey down the rabbit hole.

    November 16, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 16 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 16, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    "Cabaret Émigré", London, UK, 16 Nov 2012

    November 2 to 18, 2012
    The Lion Theater, 410 West 42nd Street
    Presented by The Negro Ensemble Company
    Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 PM,
    Saturdays at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM, Sundays at 3:00 PM.
    Tickets $18 general admission. Box office Telecharge, (212)
    239-6200, www.telecharge.com.
    Running time two hours.

    An emigrant feels like a circus man who is traveling the endless doroga (Russian for "the road.") The sins of your past don't matter and your future is in limbo. It's a human condition that is painted poetically in "Cabaret Émigré," a new play by Sophia Romma, directed by Charles Weldon, to be presented by the Negro Ensemble Company from November 2 to 18, 2012 at the Lion Theater, Theater Row. The play contains ten Lewis Carroll-style testimonials that are told as cabaret acts by a collection of émigrés who are primarily Russian Jews (like the author), but also include émigrés from Latin America and Africa. All of them have no other motive than to entertain each other and their resulting acts are outrageous and macabre, like a journey down the rabbit hole.

    November 17, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 17 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 17, 2012, 2pm and 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    "Cabaret Émigré", London, UK, 17 Nov 2012

    November 2 to 18, 2012
    The Lion Theater, 410 West 42nd Street
    Presented by The Negro Ensemble Company
    Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 PM,
    Saturdays at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM, Sundays at 3:00 PM.
    Tickets $18 general admission. Box office Telecharge, (212)
    239-6200, www.telecharge.com.
    Running time two hours.

    An emigrant feels like a circus man who is traveling the endless doroga (Russian for "the road.") The sins of your past don't matter and your future is in limbo. It's a human condition that is painted poetically in "Cabaret Émigré," a new play by Sophia Romma, directed by Charles Weldon, to be presented by the Negro Ensemble Company from November 2 to 18, 2012 at the Lion Theater, Theater Row. The play contains ten Lewis Carroll-style testimonials that are told as cabaret acts by a collection of émigrés who are primarily Russian Jews (like the author), but also include émigrés from Latin America and Africa. All of them have no other motive than to entertain each other and their resulting acts are outrageous and macabre, like a journey down the rabbit hole.

    November 18, 2012

    Paul Shapiro, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 18 Nov, 2012

    Paul ShapiroEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Nov 18, 2012 features Paul Shapiro

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "Cabaret Émigré", London, UK, 18 Nov 2012

    November 2 to 18, 2012
    The Lion Theater, 410 West 42nd Street
    Presented by The Negro Ensemble Company
    Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 PM,
    Saturdays at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM, Sundays at 3:00 PM.
    Tickets $18 general admission. Box office Telecharge, (212)
    239-6200, www.telecharge.com.
    Running time two hours.

    An emigrant feels like a circus man who is traveling the endless doroga (Russian for "the road.") The sins of your past don't matter and your future is in limbo. It's a human condition that is painted poetically in "Cabaret Émigré," a new play by Sophia Romma, directed by Charles Weldon, to be presented by the Negro Ensemble Company from November 2 to 18, 2012 at the Lion Theater, Theater Row. The play contains ten Lewis Carroll-style testimonials that are told as cabaret acts by a collection of émigrés who are primarily Russian Jews (like the author), but also include émigrés from Latin America and Africa. All of them have no other motive than to entertain each other and their resulting acts are outrageous and macabre, like a journey down the rabbit hole.

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 18 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 18 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 18, 2012, 2pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 19, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 19 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 192, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 20, 2012

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 20 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    Mira Awad, NYC, 20 Nov, 2012

    Mira AwadMira Awad "Arabic Fusion"
    The Metropolitan Room
    Tuesday November 20, 2013 @ 7:00pm
    $20 cover, 2 drink minimum.
    Buy your tickets here

    ABOUT MIRA AWAD
    Singer, songwriter and actress. She participated in the Eurovision song contest 2009 alongside Noa with the song "There must be another way" from their duet album carrying the same name, released by Universal Music. Her debut solo album "Bahlawan-Acrobat" was released in May 2009, and was produced by famous guitarist Amos Ever-Hadani. She was signed as a Sony Spain artist in 2011 and released her second album "All my faces" with musical producer Carlos Jean.

    Click here to listen
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    Mira Awad @ The Metropolitan Room

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 20 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 20, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 21, 2012

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 21 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 21 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 21, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 23, 2012

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 23 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 23 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 23, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    Ribbs, 2Bass Quartet, 9Volt, think Shadow, Brooklyn, NY, 23 Nov 2012

    A whole night of MUSIC! Four Great Bands (+ their CD`s!!)

    Friday, November 23, 2012, 8 PM till 11:50 PM
    ShapeShifter Lab
    18 Whitwell Place
    Brooklyn, New York 11215
    Cover: $10

    Tel: (646) 820-9452

    8:00pm - RIBBS
    James Ilgenfritz - double bass, Jason Robinson - tenor sax,
    Dave Ballou - trumpet, George Schuller - drums

    9:00pm - Yoni Kreztmer 2BASS QUARTET
    Sean Conly - double bass, Reuben Radding - double bass
    Mike Pride - drums, Yoni Kretzmer - tenor sax

    10:00pm - 9VOLT
    Rick Parker - trombone + effects, Eyal Maoz - guitar +
    effects, Yonadav Halevy - drums

    11:00pm - Sean Conly + Micheal Attias "think Shadow"
    Sean Conly - double bass, Micheal Attias - alto and bari sax

    come, hear, enjoy, drink, listen, support, see, take in etc...

    November 24, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 24 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 24, 2012, 2pm and 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 24 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    Klezwoods, Brooklyn, NY, 24 Nov 2012

    klezwoodsKlezwoods

    Nov. 24th @ Jalopy Theater-Brooklyn, NY
    A Sandy Benefit concert in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. All proceeds go to victims of Hurricane Sandy. Show starts at 9, we are on at 10pm and accompanied by The Ghost Train Orchestra and Doug Skinner.
    $10

    November 25, 2012

    Klezwoods, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 25 Nov, 2012

    klezwoodsEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Nov 258, 2012 features Klezwoods.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 25 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 25 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 25, 2012, 2pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 26, 2012

    Howie LeShaw, NYC, 26 Nov, 2012

    Howie Leshaw

    we survived a terrible storm, it's dark early and it's cold … now what? come hear howie, sean and dave

    bello giardino
    71 w 71 at columbus
    mondays nov 12 , 26, and dec 10, 7:30–9:30pm

    good italian food, reasonable prices, and your favorite tunes , some bop, dixie, continental, broadway, maybe even a jewish song

    if you sing, play, or tell jokes you're welcome to join us

    November 27, 2012

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 27 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 27 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 27, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 28, 2012

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 28 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    Maida Feingold, NYC, 28 Nov 2012

    Join us for an evening of Yiddish Song: a potpurri of folksongs, worker songs, forbidden songs from
    the Soviet Union, to Manger and beyond....

    Coffee House of Yiddish Song
    with Maida Feingold
    Wednesday, November 28, 7 PM
    Workmen's Circle
    247 West 37th Stree
    5th Floor
    New York

    $5 for WC/AR members; $10 for non-members
    Maida Feingold is beloved for her many appearances on radio's popular Sunday Yiddish Sing Along series with Zalmen Mlotek, as well as guests spots on WEVD's Sunday Forward Hour

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 28 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 28, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 29, 2012

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 29 Nov 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 29 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 29, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    November 30, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 30 Nov 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    November 30, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    December 1, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 1 Dec 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    December 1, 2012, 2pm and 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    December 2, 2012

    Klez Dispensers, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 2 Dec, 2012

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on December 2, 2012 features the Klez Dispensers.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "The Golden Land", NYC, 2 Dec 2012

    Dont miss your opportunity to see the 25th Anniversary
    limited engagement of THE GOLDEN LAND, the American
    musical story of immigration to integration that captures the hopes,
    struggles, and dreams of the men and women who built our country.
    With the remaining performances selling out fast, buy your ticket now.


    Playing at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington, on 25th Street
    Tickets: $55 Orchestra; $45 Balcony

    CLICK HERE to buy tickets to THE GOLDEN LAND
    or call the Box Office at (646) 312-5073.

    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    Sunday Nov 11-Dec 2 @ 2pm & 6pm
    Tuesday Nov 13 and 20 @ 7:30pm
    Tuesday Nov 27 @ 2:00pm
    Wednesday Nov 14-28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    Thursday Nov 15-29 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
    (no performances November 22)
    Friday Nov 23 @ 1pm
    Saturday Nov 10, and 24 @ 8pm


    For more info: www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    Frank London's Hanukkah Concert, 2 Dec, 2012

    On Stage At Kingsborough Presents

    ON THE ROAD OF LIFE
    With Roger Davidson & The Frank London Klezmer Orchestra

    A Smorgasbord of Eastern European Influenced Music
    Just In Time for the Holidays -

    On Stage at Kingsborough is pleased to announce its 2012 Hanukkah Concert with world-renowned composer/pianist Roger Davidson and Klezmatics Co-Founder Frank London on Sunday, December 2nd at 3:00 p.m.

    Tickets are $25. Multi-show discounts are available.

    Box Office Location: On Stage at Kingsborough, Kingsborough Community College Performing Arts Center, 2001 Oriental Boulevard (cross street: Oxford), Brooklyn, NY. There is ample, free parking on the campus.
    Box Office Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
    By Phone: (718) 368-5596
    Online: www.OnStageAtKingsborough.org (video/audio links for concerts available.)

    DIRECTIONS: By Car: AMPLE, FREE PARKING is available and we are just minutes from Exit 8 off the Belt Parkway. By Bus: Take the B1 or B49 bus straight to our gates. By Subway: Take the B, Q, F, D, or N and transfer to the B1 bus for a short ride to our gates.

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 2 Dec 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    December 2, 2012, 2pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    Pro Musica Hebraica, New York, NY, 2 December 2012

    PRO MUSICA HEBRAICA presents From Psalm to Lamentation: A Concert of Cantorial Masterpieces
    with Cantor Netanel Hershtik,The Hampton Synagogue Choir & The Amernet String Quartet

    A concert honoring a rich tradition of cantorial masterpieces capturing their fundamental duality: joy and despair, longing and redemption, the deeply haunting and the wildly celebratory.

    Sunday, December 2 at 3 pm
    Co-presented with the Eldridge Street Museum
    Eldridge Street Synagogue
    12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002

    Purchase online or call (212) 219-0888, ext. 205.
    Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors. A limited number of VIP premier seats are available for $100.

    For more information, visit promusicahebraica.org

    December 4, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 4 Dec 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    December 4, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    December 5, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 5 Dec 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    December 5, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    Litvakus, NYC, 5 Dec 2012

    dmitri slepovichLitvakus is back at Jalopy Theater and School of Music's Roots and Ruckus series. 45 minutes of beautiful music from the swamps of Palessie and bridges of New York.

    Wednesday, Dec. 5, 10:30PM
    315 Columbia Street
    Brooklyn, NY

    $10 suggested donation
    More info: www.jalopy.biz

    December 6, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 6 Dec 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    December 6, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    Litvakus, NYC, 6 Dec 2012

    dmitri slepovichLitvakus

    Thursday, Dec. 6, 9:30PM
    The Way Station
    683 Washington Ave,
    Brooklyn, NY, 11238.
    $10 suggested donation

    If you're on Facebook, here is the "event" link
    If you're not, don't worry, just come and bring your friends!

    December 7, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 7 Dec 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    December 7, 2012, 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    December 8, 2012

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 8 Dec 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    December 8, 2012, 2pm and 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    Sephardic World Jam, Brooklyn, NY, 8 Dec 2012

    Zion80Jewish Music Cafe
    Sefardic World Jam
    Featuring
    Samuel Thomas, Elie Massias, Yoshie Fruchter, Eric Platz
    and Special Guests!

    December 8th, 8:30pm
    Iyyun
    650 Sackett Street (Between 3rd and 4h Avenue)
    Park Slope Brooklyn
    $12 cover

    December 9, 2012

    Metropolitan Klezmer, First day Hanukah, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 9 Dec, 2012

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 9, 2012 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "The Twenty-Seventh Man," NYC, 9 Dec 2012

    performance posterA Soviet prison, 1952. Judgment looms for the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia.

    World Premiere Play
    THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN
    By Nathan Englander
    Directed by Barry Edelstein
    Featuring Happy Anderson, Byron Jennings, Daniel Oreskes,
    Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien

    December 9, 2012, 2pm and 8pm
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NY 10003
    212 539 8500

    Best-selling author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) adapts this new play from his acclaimed short story of the same name.

    A Soviet prison, 1952. Stalin's secret police have rounded up twenty-six writers, the giants of Yiddish literature in Russia. As judgment looms, a twenty-seventh suddenly appears: Pinchas Pelovits, unpublished and unknown. Baffled by his arrest, he and his cellmates wrestle with the mysteries of party loyalty and politics, culture and identity, and with hat it means to write in troubled times. When they discover why the twenty-seventh man is among them, the writers come to realize that even in the face of tyranny stories still have the power to transcend.

    VIDEO! Director Barry Edelstein and Actor Ron Rifkin discuss the history behind THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN, the writing of Nathan Englander, and the process of adapting a story for the stage.

    $55 tickets through November 17 using code WRITER.
    Click here for tickets and more info or call the Public Theater Box Office at 212-967-7555.

    Folksbiene, Flushing, NYC, 9 Dec 2012

    Sunday, Dec. 9, 2.30PM
    Folksbiene Troupe led and directed by Motl Didner (part of the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene) will perform at Rego Park Jewish Center Skits and songs of Yiddish theater, from 1930's through the present.

    Where: 9730 Queens Boulevard Flushing, NY 11374
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    Michael Winograd CD release, Brooklyn, NY, 9 Dec 2012

    Michael Winograd Klezmer EnsembleMichael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble

    Sunday, December 9, 2012, 7:00pm
    Ditmas Acoustic @ The Sanctuary
    83 Marlborough Road
    Brooklyn, New York

    Michael Winograd "Storm Game" CD release, with Judith Berkson and Ronald Reagan: Boston's Premier 80s Pop Saxophone Duo

    Michael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble
    Michael Winograd - clarinet
    Deborah Strauss - violin
    Patrick Farrell - accordion
    Peter Rushefsky - tsimbl
    Garth Stevenson - bass
    Richie Barshay - percussion

    RSVP and more info on the Facebook event page

    December 10, 2012

    Howie LeShaw, NYC, 10 December, 2012

    Howie Leshaw

    we survived a terrible storm, it's dark early and it's cold … now what? come hear howie, sean and dave

    bello giardino
    71 w 71 at columbus
    mondays nov 12 , 26, and dec 10, 7:30–9:30pm

    good italian food, reasonable prices, and your favorite tunes , some bop, dixie, continental, broadway, maybe even a jewish song

    if you sing, play, or tell jokes you're welcome to join us

    December 11, 2012

    Ismail Fencioglu & Shtreiml, NYC, 11 Dec 2012

    Ismail FenciogluIsmail Fencioglu & Shtreiml

    Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 8:00-9:00pm
    DROM
    85 Ave A,
    New York, New York 10009
    More info on Facebook
    Tickets online: http://www.ticketfly.com/

    Enchanting, virtuosic, ornate – Ismail Fencioglu is a true master of Turkish music. He has mesmerized Canadian, European and Turkish audiences with his fleet-fingered oud playing, soaring tenor vocals and encyclopedic knowledge of the classical Turkish music repertoire. A graduate of the State Conservatory of Istanbul Technical University, he has performed throughout Turkey both live and on television with other masters of the genre, including Alaeddin Yavasca, Bekir Sidki Sezgin, Erkan Ogur and Tulin Yakarcelik. Residing now in Montreal, Canada, Ismail has partnered with high-energy, blues-rock inspired klezmer group Shtreiml to perform a set of "Turkish Roots & Jewish Blues." Through compelling original compositions and new arrangements of traditional folk melodies, the ensemble explores the ancient connections between Jewish and Turkish music. Joined by harmonica innovator Jason Rosenblatt (harmonica, keys), Rachel Lemisch (trombone), Thierry Arsenault (drums) and Joel Kerr (bass) the group's set has been labeled "explosive" (Halifax Chronicle Herald) and "exhilarating" (Rootsworld).

    December 12, 2012

    YAFAC Annual Khanike Dinner & Concert, NYC, 12 Dec 2012

    Yiddish songs of love and comedy featuring Alan Lewis Rickman, Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Steve Sterner, and Hy Wolfe.

    Sutton Place Synagogue
    225 East 51st Street,
    New York, New York

    Glatt-kosher dinner with latkes and all the trimmings.
    $36 members, $40 guests
    Wheelchair accessible.

    Please make checks payable to YAFAC and mail to:
    Ruth Harris, Treas.
    379 Barnard Avenue
    Cedarhurst NY 11516
    RSVP no later than December 8th, 2011

    For more information contact Ruth Harris call (516) 569-1678 or view event on Facebook

    Sephardic Music Fest w/Zion80, Hasidic New Wave, NYC, 12 Dec 2012

    8th Sephardic Festival8th Annual Sephardic Music Festival
    w/Zion 80, Hasidic New Wave with Yakar Rhythms, and Mika Karney
    Wed., December 12, 2012 at 9:45 PM
    (le) poisson rouge
    158 Bleecker St.
    NYC
    Tel: 212 505 FISH

    Minimum Age: 18+
    Tix: Advance: $20 / Day of Show: $25

    More information: www.lepoissonrouge.com

    December 13, 2012

    Folksbiene, Bronx, NYC, 13 Dec 2012

    Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2.30PM
    Folksbiene Troupe led and directed by Motl Didner (part of the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene) will perform at Jewish Home Lifecare Center in the Bronx. Skits and songs of Yiddish theater, from 1930's through the present.

    December 14, 2012

    Chanukah Shabbat service, NYC, 14 Dec 2012

    CANTORS AND CHOIRS LIGHT ONE CANDLE AT RODEPH SHOLOM CHANUKAH EXTRAVAGANZA

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom will celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, with a jubilant, intergenerational Shabbat service on Friday, December 14, 2012, at 6 P.M. This year‚s extravaganza will include a medley of musical performances and songful prayers led by Rodeph Sholom‚s Senior Cantor Rebecca Garfein, Associate Cantor Shayna De Lowe, and Cantorial-Intern Ben Ellerin. The first night of Chanukah this year is Saturday, December 8, 2012.

    This event will be a Chanukah celebration of miracles and the power of perseverance in the face of adversity. The synagogue‚s volunteer adult choir will offer beloved selections such as Peter Yarrow‚s, „Light One Candle,‰ and Danny Maseng‚s, „Bring on the Light,‰ a Chanukah favorite ever since it was specially commissioned by Congregation Rodeph Sholom in 2001. The Children‚s Choir and the Jr. Jr. Choir will also lend their spirited voices to the festivities.

    The cantors and choirs will be accompanied by Rodeph Sholom's organist, J. David Williams, as well as John Hadfield on percussion, Susan Rotholz on flute, Eliot Bailen on guitar and cello, and Daniel Freeman, acoustic and electric bass.

    This high-spirited service is free of charge and open to the entire community.

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom is located at 7 West 83rd Street off of Central Park West in Manhattan. For more information, please call (646) 454-3030 or go to www.rodephsholom.org.

    December 15, 2012

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, New York, NY, 15 December 2012

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus with Binyumen Schaechter at Town & Village Synagogue
    Saturday eve, December 15, 2012, 7:30 PM
    New York City
    featuring the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus with Conductor Binyumen Schaechter
    24th Annual Cantor Louis Moss Memorial Concert
    Where: Town & Village Synagogue
    334 East 14 St.
    (between 1st & 2nd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10003
    Featuring Cantor Shayna Postman
    T&V Synagogue Choir
    T&V Junior Singers
    with special guests
    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC
    Conductor Binyumen Schaechter
    Approximately 75 minutes, no intermission.
    Tickets: $30
    By Dec. 13: $25
    College / Grad Student: $10
    18 and under: Free
    Make check out to T&V Synagogue & mail to address above or call Synagogue to pay by credit card: 212-677-8090 x0
    For more info on JPPC: thejppc.org

    December 16, 2012

    Shtreiml, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 16 Dec, 2012

    shtreiml band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 16, 2012 features Shtreiml.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "My Yiddish Chanukkah," NYC+Stamford, CT, 16 Dec 2012

    Sunday, Dec. 16, 12PM
    "My Yiddish Chanukkah," presented by the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene

    Winter Garden, Financial Center
    200 Vessey Street, New York, NY
    FREE!

    Sunday, Dec. 16, 7PM
    Temple Beth El
    350 Roxbury Rd.,
    Stamford, CT 06902

    December 18, 2012

    Zion80, Brooklyn, NY, 18 Dec 2012

    Zion80Jewish Music Cafe
    Zion80

    Saturday Night December 18th, 8pm and 9pm
    Iyyun
    650 Sackett Street (Between 3rd and 4h Avenue)
    Park Slope Brooklyn
    $10 cover/show

    Zion80 explores the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach through the lens of the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Led by Jon Madof of Rashanim (John Zorn’s Tzadik Records), the 15-piece band sets the beautiful melodies of Reb Shlomo in arrangements using the polyrhythmic intensity of Afrobeat along with the flavor of the downtown New York City improvised music scene. Zion80's debut on Tzadik Records will be released in 2013.

    December 19, 2012

    Zion80, Brooklyn, NY, 19 Dec 2012

    Zion80Jewish Music Cafe
    Zion80

    Saturday Night December 19th, 8pm and 9pm
    Iyyun
    650 Sackett Street (Between 3rd and 4h Avenue)
    Park Slope Brooklyn
    $10 cover/show

    Zion80 explores the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach through the lens of the Afrobeat master Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Led by Jon Madof of Rashanim (John Zorn’s Tzadik Records), the 15-piece band sets the beautiful melodies of Reb Shlomo in arrangements using the polyrhythmic intensity of Afrobeat along with the flavor of the downtown New York City improvised music scene. Zion80's debut on Tzadik Records will be released in 2013.

    December 22, 2012

    A Kholem / Dreaming in Yiddish: A Concert in Tribute to Adrienne Cooper, 22 Dec 2012

    concert posterA benefit concert to create a new fund in Adrienne Cooper's memory.

    Dec 22, 2012, 8pm
    KAYE PLAYHOUSE at HUNTER COLLEGE
    New York, New York
    Tickets: $18, $36, $54

    Visit kayeplayhouse.hunter.cuny.edu/tickets.shtml to buy tickets now!

    Featuring:
    Michael Wex
    Michael Alpert
    Joanne Borts
    Sarah Gordon
    Dan Kahn
    The Klezmatics
    Psoy Korelenko
    Shura Lipovsky
    Frank London
    Zalmen Mlotek
    Mikveh
    Eleanor Riessa
    Basya Schaechter
    Lorin Sklamberg
    SoCalled
    Theresa Tova
    Veretski Pass
    Michael Winograd

    Orchestra:
    Richie Barshay, Dave Licht, Jon Singer - drums;
    Brian Glassman - bass;
    Marilyn Lerner, Dan Rosengard - keys;
    Avi Fox Rosen, Yoshie Fruchter - guitars;
    Patty Farrell, Lorin Sklamberg, josh Horowitz - accordions;
    Matt Darriau - winds
    Dan Blacksberg, Susan Watts, Ben Holmes - brass
    Cookie Segelstein, Lisa Gutkin - strings

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    December 23, 2012

    Ben Holmes, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 23 Dec, 2012

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 23, 2012 features Ben Holmes.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Klezmatics, Brooklyn, NY, 23 Dec 2012

    imagesKlezmatics (with Joshua Nelson)

    December 23, 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:00pm
    Jalopy
    Brooklyn, NY

    December 25, 2012

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 25 Dec, 2012

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Tuesday, Dec 25, 1pm
    Metropolitan Klezmer
    Merry Klezmer!
    The Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place, NYC
    646-437-4202
    www.mjhnyc.org

    December 29, 2012

    Eyal Maoz at Phish After Party, New York, NY, 29 December 2012

    Official Phish After Party: Cyro Baptista's Beat The Donkey with very special guests Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman and James Casey from The Trey Anastasio Band & featuring Hassan Hakmoun

    w/ Eyal Maoz’s Edom ( starting at around 1 AM) and Todd Clouser's A Love Electric (opening band).

    Date and time: Saturday. December 29, 2012 at 11:15 PM
    Venue: @ Le Poisson Rouge
    Address: 158 Bleecker Street, New York, 10012
    Telephone: 212.505.FISH
    Cover: $20
    Weblink: http://www.lepoissonrouge.com

    December 30, 2012

    Breslov Bar Band, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 30 Dec, 2012

    Breslov Bar BandEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 30, 2012 features the Breslov Bar Band.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    January 5, 2013

    Breslov Bar Band, Brooklyn, NY, 5 Jan 2013

    Breslov Bar BandJewish Music Cafe
    Breslov Bar Band

    5 Jan, 2013
    Iyyun
    650 Sackett Street (Between 3rd and 4h Avenue)
    Park Slope Brooklyn

    January 6, 2013

    Jake Shulman-Ment, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 6 Jan, 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 6, 2013 features Jake Shulman-Ment.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    January 13, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 13 Jan, 2013

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 13, 2013 features Metropolitan Klezmer with special guest cameo by Isle of Klezbos.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    January 14, 2013

    David Krakauer & Klezmer Madness, NYC, 14 Jan 2013

    Klezmer MadnessDavid Krakauer and Klezmer Madness

    January 14th @ 7:00PM
    Drom
    85 Avenue A (b/w 5th & 6th)
    New York, NY 10009
    (212) 777-1157

    More info and tix

    January 17, 2013

    David Krakauer masterclass, NYC, 17 Jan 2013

    David KrakauerDavid Krakauer

    January 17th @ 5:00PM
    Klavierhaus
    New York, NY

    David Krakauer gives a Masterclass at Klavierhaus in New York.

    More info and tix

    January 19, 2013

    The Andy Statman Trio, Jewish Music Cafe, NYC, 19 January 2013


    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman performs in Brooklyn.

    Jewish Music Café
    now located inside the Iyyun Center for Jewish Spirituality
    650 Sackett St (btwn 3rd and 4th Aves)

    January 20, 2013

    Matt Darriau, Uri Sharlin & friends, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 20 Jan, 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 6, 2013 features Matt Darriau and Uri Sharlin and friends play Klezmer and orginals!.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    January 22, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio, Charles Street, NYC, 22 January 2013


    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman plays at 53 Charles Street on Tuesday, 22 January 2013 at 8:45 PM.

    January 24, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio, Charles Street, NYC, 24 January 2013


    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman performs with Michael Daves at 53 Charles Street on Thursday, 24 January 2013 at 8:45 PM.

    January 27, 2013

    Oran Etkin, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 27 Jan, 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 27, 2013 features Oran Etkin.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    January 28, 2013

    David Krakauer, NYC, 28 Jan 2013

    David KrakauerDavid Krakauer

    January 28th @ 7:30PM
    Concert Hall,
    LaGuardia High School,
    65th Street &am;; Amsterdam Avenue
    New York, NY 10023

    David Krakauer performs on a program that includes some of the greatest names in jazz , as they come together for one incredible night of music in a benefit concert for Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.

    More info and tix

    January 29, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio, Piermont, NY, 27 January 2013


    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman makes their first appearance at The Turning Point in Piermont NY on Sunday the 27th at 4:00 PM.

    Andy Statman Trio, Charles Street, NYC, 29 January 2013


    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman plays at 53 Charles Street on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 at 8:45 PM.

    February 3, 2013

    Victor Prieto, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 3 Feb, 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Feb 3, 2013 features Victor Prieto.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    February 5, 2013

    Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars, NYC, NY, 5 February 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    Feb. 5 - Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars, Opening Night Dance Party - 8pm

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    February 10, 2013

    Isle of Klezbos, Valentines Day City Winery Brunch, NYC, 10 Feb, 2013

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Feb 10, 2013 features Isle of Klezbos.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Twelfth Night Klezmer, Eldridge Street, NYC, 10 February 2013


    On Sunday, February 10th, at 3 pm the passionate young musicians of Twelfth Night Klezmer will present a program of classic klezmer "jewels" at the landmark Eldridge Street Synagogue. Led by violinist Elad Kabilio, the quintet hails from Israel, where traditional Jewish music has been long ignored. This concert kicks off the Museum at Eldridge Street's spring Lost and Found Music Series. At the Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street (between Canal and Division, B to Canal, F to East Broadway), New York, NY 10002.
    www.eldridgestreet.org
    212-219-0888, x205.
    Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students and seniors.

    February 12, 2013

    Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC, 12 February 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    Feb. 12 - Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    February 14, 2013

    JETCITY: WINTER ALMOST-SOLSTICE NIGHT, NYC, 14 Dec 2013

    JETЛАГ & ROCK-N-DANCE RADIO PRESENT
    JETCITY: WINTER ALMOST-SOLSTICE NIGHT
    W/ HESS IS MORE & PSOY & INTERZONA

    Sat, Dec 14, 2013, 7pm
    Baby's All Right
    146 Broadway
    Brooklyn, NY

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/661724677192605/

    February 19, 2013

    9Volt, NYC, 19 February 2013


    Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 9 PM
    Address:Korzo
    667 5th Avenue (between 19th & 20th Streets)
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    718-285-9425

    Venue: Korzo

    Telephone:
    212.473.3665

    www.9voltmusic.com

    Cover price: Admission $10
    Music genre: New Jazz-Rock
    Name of the presenter (if needed): Mastery Productions

    Description:

    9Volt, the avantgarde, jazz-based New York City trio who recently released Open Circuit, perform a record release show on Feb. 19 at Konceptions at Korzo. The outfit features a collection of New York's brightest
    underground jazz players including trombonist Rick Parker, guitarist EyalMaoz and drummer Yonadav Halevy. All About Jazz said Parker is a "powerful young jazz musician to be reckoned with," adding "Parker and his band are the best-kept secret in New York right now." John Zorn described Maoz as "a cutting edge guitarist who combines the harmonic lyricism of Bill Frisell with the angst and skronk of Marc
    Ribot... keep your eyes and ears on this guy." Halevy toured with Arnie Lawrence's band for six years and has been a widely coveted session player performing with Sheila Jordan, Joel Frahm and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Tim Berne guests on the album and will perform with 9Volt on Feb. 19.
    Open Circuit, the trio's debut album, was recently released via OutNow Recordings. NYC Jazz Record described the album as "a synthesis of many things that define powerful 'new' music - electronics and other sound elements, very free improvisation and the passion of the world of rock." Open Circuit is now streaming via OutNow Recordings' BandCamp .

    February 22, 2013

    Dr. Michael Ochs and Dr. Mark Slobin, Center for Jewish History, NYC, 22 February 2013


    Tailoring an Operetta to Its Audience: Rumshinsky's Di goldene kale (1923) at the Center for Jewish History, February 22nd at 10:30 A.M.

    Joseph Rumshinsky's 1923 musical comedy, Di goldene kale (The Golden Bride) was a work carefully designed to both move and entertain its specialized American audience: Yiddish-speaking immigrants from Eastern Europe and their families. With pathos (the basic ingredient), love, "Jewish-style" music, a ritual kiddush, acts set in a shtetl and in America, a shadchen, a lullaby that slips into Russian, assimilated Jews speaking broken Yiddish, a paean to America, as well as other compelling features, it offered its attendees
    a meaningful evening based on their past and present experiences.

    Dr. Michael Ochs and noted scholar on Jewish music, Professor Mark Slobin, will present the talk, "Tailoring an Operetta to Its Audience: Rumshinsky's Di goldene kale (1923)" at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street) on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 10:30 A.M., in what promises to be an engaging
    discussion of the issues surrounding the re-construction and arrangement of a Yiddish theater work. The Jewish Music Forum, a project of the American Society for Jewish Music, sponsors the talk.

    Dr. Michael Ochs is retired Richard F. French Librarian and Senior Lecturer on Music at Harvard University, as well as the past music editor at W. W. Norton publishers. He is currently preparing a critical edition of the operetta's score based on manuscript material from the original production. Dr. Mark Slobin is Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music at Wesleyan University and author of Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World, Chosen Voices: The Story of the American Cantorate, and Tenement Songs: The Popular Music of the Jewish Immigrants.

    Admission is free.

    For more information: www.jewishmusicforum.org

    February 23, 2013

    Purim // I see what you're doing!, Brooklyn, NY, 23 Feb 2013

    The Aftselokhis Spectacle Committee, Jews For Racial and Economic Justice, The Mid Town Workmen's Circle School Present…

    I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING!
    Purim, Puppets, Politsey!

    A Dazzling Purim Shpil and Masquerade Ball in support of Communities United for Police Reform

    Sat, 23 Feb, 2013, 8:00pm 'til late
    220 36th St, Industry City
    Sunset Park
    Brooklyn

    $12 – 25 Sliding Scale, no one turned away for lack of cash or costume!

    More info on Facebook

    Dance Dance Dance!

    Featuring:
    The Aftselokhis Spectacle Players
    Yiddish Princess - the world's favorite yiddish rock band
    DjaRARA - Haitian Rara Band
    The Rude Mechanical Orchestra
    DJ Ripley - dancing til late

    D/N/R to 36th St

    FOOD! by Tacos de Don Goyo

    Created in Partnership with Communities United For Police Reform, Kolot Chayeinu / Voices of Our Lives, Domestic Workers United Culture Committee, Great Small Works, NYSCA, and a hundred flamboyant citizen artists.

    Can't come to this show? Check out our second show the next day, at 3pm:
    www.facebook.com/events/557628724255247/

    The MWC School is a member of the Workmen’s Circle / Arbeter Ring network of signature schools.

    February 24, 2013

    Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 24 Feb, 2013

    Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Feb 24, 2013 features Margot Leverett and the Mountain Boys.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    PURIM / I See What You're Doing Family Show!, Brooklyn, NY, 24 Feb 2013

    The Aftselokhis Spectacle Committee, Jews For Racial and Economic Justice, and The Mid Town Workmen's Circle School Present…

    I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING!
    Purim, Puppets, Politsey!

    Family Show
    A Dazzling Purim Shpil and Masquerade Ball in support of Community United for Police Reform

    Sunday Feb 24th, 3pm - an afternoon performance for kids, families and other lovers of daylight, featuring performances by students and parents of the Workmen’s Circle School
    With Yiddish Princess and Aidge

    Kids $ 5-10 includes mask and gragger making by Kolot Chayenu
    $12 - 25 Adults, sliding scale, no one turned away!

    WHERE?
    Arts Connect New York
    220 36th St, Industry City, Sunset Park, Brooklyn
    Ramped access to building

    D/N/R to 36th St

    FOOD! by Tacos de Don Goyo

    Created in Partnership with Communities United For Police Reform, Kolot Chayeinu / Voices of Our Lives, Domestic Workers United Culture Committee, Great Small Works, NYSCA, and a hundred flamboyant citizen artists.

    The MWC School is a member of the Workmen’s Circle / Arbeter Ring network of signature schools.

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    February 26, 2013

    CTMD - Tanshoyz, NYC, 26 February 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    Feb. 26 - CTMD - Tantshoyz -Steve Weintraub Dance Leader

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    March 5, 2013

    Leviticus, NYC, 5 March 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    Mar. 5 - Leviticus: Michael Winograd, Daniel Blacksberg, Todd Nuefeld, Tyshawn Sorey


    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    March 7, 2013

    Free NYC Klezmer Ensemble Workshop, 7 Mar 2013

    Free NYC Open House
    This Thursday, March 7, 7-9 PM
    Hands-On Topics in Klezmer Music
    A Structured Ensemble Class
    For Learning to Play Great Klezmer Music
    The NYC Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be having a free open house this Thursday, March 7 from 7-9 PM.

    With an brand-new updated format, and on a new night and new time:

    Hands-On Topics in Klezmer Music
    A Structured Ensemble Class for Learning to Play Great Klezmer Music
    Jeff WarschauerInstructor: Jeff Warschauer

    Open to players of any instrument
    Level: Intermediate/Advanced/Professional
    No previous klezmer experience required

    Each week, working by ear and with with written music, we will focus on a specific aspect of klezmer style.

    Our focus at the Open House this Thursday: Klezmer Tune Types

    Class schedule:
    7:00 Group warm up
    7:15- 8:30 Focused instruction
    8:30-9:00 Jamming

    Future topics will include:

    Eastern European Jewish Modality
    Klezmer Phrasing and Articulation
    Klezmer Improvisational Style
    Klezmer Ornamentation

    and

    Is There Such a Thing As a "Klezmer Song?"
    (If So, Let's Learn Some of Them)

    Ensemble sessions will continue each Thursday evening:
    March 14, 21 (no class March 28)
    April 4, 11, 18, 25
    May 2, 9, 23, 30 (no class May 16)

    With a big concert and party to end the season, on June 6 at 7 PM

    Since we'll be working sequentially, participants are encouraged to attend the entire series, but single-session attendance is also possible.

    Listeners are always welcome to attend at no charge!

    Single session class fee: $30. $25 for Workmen's Circle members.

    Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle,
    247 West 37th Street
    5th Floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
    New York, NY 10018

    Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)is internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Founding Artistic Director of KlezKanada, is on the faculty of Columbia University, and is pursuing graduate studies in the Cantorial program and in the Modern Jewish Studies program at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

    For more information, please contact Jeff Warschauer by e-mail, or by phone at 347 623-4228

    For more information, www.circle.org

    The Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 7 Mar, 2013

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio
    (Andy Statman, Jim Whitney, Larry Eagle)

    Congregation Darech Amuno‎
    53 Charles St.,
    NYC

    Tuesday 5 March, 2013, 9pm
    More info: www.andystatman.org

    Andy Statman and Larry Eagle, NYC, 7 Mar, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman and Larry Eagle

    Thursday 7 March, 2013, 9pm
    Congregation Darech Amuno‎
    53 Charles St.,
    NYC

    More info: www.andystatman.org

    March 9, 2013

    Charming Hostess brings Bowls Project to Brooklyn, NY, 9 Mar, 2013

    Charming HostessCharming Hostess

    Saturday, March 9, 8pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St, Brooklyn

    Get apocalyptic with Charming Hostess! Singing from Babylonian Jewish amulets known as “demon bowls,” Charming Hostess performs with cello and banjo this Saturday in Brooklyn.

    Demon bowls were common home-protecting amulets for women in late-antique Babylon. Their texts deal with mysticism and magic, angels and demons, and the joys of love, sex, and exorcism. These bowls inhabit the world of the “apocalyptic intimate”–a spirit-rich environment where the vast supernatural realm intersects the tiny domestic sphere. Weaving together these amulet texts with the American apocalyptic music tradition, this intimate iteration of Charming Hostess will include Marika Hughes (Bottom Heavy, Two Foot Yard) Ganda Suthivarakom (Cibo Matto, David Byrne) and Brandon Seabrook (Seabrook Power Plant, Ben Allison).

    March 11, 2013

    Daniel Kahn CD release, NYC, 11 Mar, 2013

    image from brochureDaniel Kahn & The Painted Bird with special guest Psoy Korolenko

    Monday, March 11, 2013, 7:00pm
    Gramercy Theatre,
    127 East 23rd Street,
    New York City, NY

    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 12, 2013

    Alicia Svigals & Patrick Farrell, NYC, 12 March 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    Mar. 12 - Alicia Svigals & Patrick Farrell

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    Andy Statman w/Larry Eagle, NYC, 12 Mar, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman and Larry Eagle

    Tuesday 12 March, 2013, 9pm
    Congregation Darech Amuno‎
    53 Charles St.,
    NYC

    More info: www.andystatman.org

    March 14, 2013

    Andy Statman w/Larry Eagle, NYC, 14 Mar, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman and Larry Eagle

    Thursday 14 March, 2013, 9pm
    Congregation Darech Amuno‎
    53 Charles St.,
    NYC

    More info: www.andystatman.org

    March 16, 2013

    Andy Statman w/Jim Whitney, Brooklyn, NY, 16 Mar, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman w/Jim Whitney, bass


    Sat, 16 Mar, 8:30pm
    Jewish Music Café
    650 Sackett St.
    Brooklyn, NY

    March 17, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 17 Mar, 2013

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 17, 2013 features Metropolitan Klezmer.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    March 19, 2013

    CTMD - Tantshoyz, NYC, 19 March 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    Mar. 19 - CTMD - Tantshoyz - Steve Weintraub Dance Leader

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    March 31, 2013

    The Guy Mendilow Ensemble, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 31 Mar, 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 31, 2013 features the Guy Mendilow Ensemble.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    April 2, 2013

    Jake Shulman-Ment Band, NYC, 2 April 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    Apr. 2 - Jake Shulman-Ment Band

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    Lily Henley, Brooklyn, NY, 2 Apr, 2013

    Lily Henley

    In the month of April I will be playing a little show every Tuesday at 10pm at the lovely Pete's Candy Store! I'll be switching it up every week, inviting different guests and playing new music! These are all free shows at a wonderful little spot, so it's going to be a lot of fun. Come have a drink and let me try some new things out on you!

    April 2nd at 10pm
    with Stephanie Jenkins

    More info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/153712028127344/

    April 3, 2013

    The Kadya Project, NYC, 3 Apr, 2013

    The Kadya Project: Voices of the Yiddish Fidl

    Wednesday, April 3 at 7 PM
    Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring
    247 West 37th Street, NYC

    Three phenomenal women musicians join together in an original collaboration inspired by the music of great traditional Yiddish violinists and the poetry of acclaimed Yiddish writer Kadya Molodowsky (1894-1975). The Kadya Project weaves Molodowsky's poetry with the eloquent Yiddish violin, erasing boundaries, and creating a world where traditional musical materials are also an expression of women's voices—lyrical, lively and thoroughly contemporary.

    Featuring Keryn Kleiman, Abigale Reisman and Jeff Warschauer, guitar, mandolin and voice, Adam Moss, violin, and Esther Gottesman, readings

    For more information email Deborah Strauss.

    A Kavehoyz - Sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture

    April 6, 2013

    Collapse Guitar Quartet, NYC, 6 Apr 2013

    The Collapse Guitar Quartet

    Saturday, April 6 at 8 PM.
    Spectrum
    121 Ludlow St.
    New York NY 10002

    Tel: 212.473.3665

    Cover price: Admission $10
    Music genre: Modern Classical

    More info: http://spectrumnyc.com/blog/
    Name of the presenter (if needed): Mastery Productions
    Artist website: http://spectrumnyc.com/blog/

    The Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 6 Apr 2013

    posterThe Sway Machinery

    Saturday, April 6 8-9:30pm
    Barbès
    376 9th Street (corner of 6th Ave),
    Park Slope Brooklyn

    Free admission!!! (suggested donation)

    More info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/639119126104172/

    April 7, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer & Isle of Klezbos, 7 Apr 2013

    band photoBrooklyn Center is delighted to announce that the concert by
    Metropolitan Klezmer & Isle of Klezbos, cancelled due to
    Hurricane Sandy, has been rescheduled! The Walt Whitman Theater will be transformed into a Simcha Palace when these two internationally-acclaimed ensembles hit the stage with their unique interpretations of traditional Eastern European favorites, Yiddish swing and folk tunes, and original compositions. If you still hold tickets for the cancelled November 4 performance, please contact the Brooklyn Center box office to make arrangements for the new date.

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos

    Sunday, 7 April, 2pm
    Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
    Walt Whitman Theatre
    Campus Road and Hillel Place
    Brooklyn, NY 11210

    Order Tickets online
    tel: 718-951-4500
    More info: www.brooklyncenteronline.org

    diNMachine, 9Volt CD Release, NYC, 7 Apr 2013

    9Volt (New York Times recommended) -CD RELEASE CONCERT +
    diNMachine - Live

    Sunday, April 7 at 9 PM
    Bowery Electric
    327 Bowery New York, NY 10003

    Telephone: (212) 228-0228

    More info: www.theboweryelectric.com/

    Cover price: Admission $10
    Music genre: New Jazz-Rock

    Moshe Bonen & HaTaklitim, NYC, 7 Apr 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery's Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on April 7, 2013 features Moshe Bonen & HaTaklitim.

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

    Warm, richly textured, and wholly heartfelt, HaTaklitim is the hot new caramel dessert of classic Israeli cover music of the 70's, 80's, and 90's.

    Led by the sensitive and talented Moshe Bonen, HaTaklitim transports the audience to simpler times, before spotify and wifi, when music was played on a hi-fi stereo and the songs told real stories. Moshe opens his heart, and his vast knowledge base from his Galatz and Galgalatz radio days, and each show comes to life with anecdotes, fun Hebrew music trivia, and of course superb sound.

    HaTaklitim features a talented group of Israeli musicians: Ziv Shalev on Guitar, Ofer Levy on Drums, David Segal on Bass, Shy Florence on keyboard, and Mika Hary's beautiful vocals.

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Andy Statman Trio w/David Grisman, NYC, 7 Apr, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio w/David Grisman

    Sun, April 7, 8pm – 10pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, NY

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    April 9, 2013

    Strauss-Warschauer Duo CD Release/Dance, NYC, 9 Apr, 2013

    CD RELEASE CONCERT AND TANTSHOYZ

    Once I Had a Fiddle
    The Strauss Warschauer Duo

    The New York Klezmer Series
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue,
    30 W. 68th St.(btw. Columbus and CPW), NYC


    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop with Deborah Strauss 5:30pm - $25
    Yiddish Dance Classes begin at 6:00pm - $15 per class
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm - see website for pricing.
    Full night pass - $35 (includes class, concert & jam session)

    Concert begins at 7:30pm - $15. Tantshoyz with Steven Weintraub and jam session afterward.

    As part of the New York Klezmer Series at the Steven Wise Free Synagogue

    For more information: www.nyklezmer.com

    World-renowned klezmer musicians Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer are celebrating their 18th anniversary performing and teaching as the Strauss Warschauer Duo.

    And what better way to celebrate this creative milestone than with a CD release concert and tantshoyz at the New York Klezmer Series?

    Special guests include dance master Steven Weintraub and drummer extraordinaire Aaron Alexander.

    "Strauss and Warschauer are sweet and soulful performers who draw from klezmer, Yiddish, Hasidic and liturgical music and culture, adding their own original compositions and song settings. Their music is grounded in tradition, yet thoroughly contemporary. Terrific."—The New York Times

    "Phenomenal"—Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland

    Andy Statman Trio w/David Grisman, NYC, 9 Apr, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio w/David Grisman

    Tue, April 9, 8pm – 10pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, NY

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    Zion80 CD Release Plus, NYC, 9 Apr, 2013

    Zion80 CD Release Party Plus

    APRIL 9 - 8 & 10pm
    APRIL 10 - 8 & 10pm
    APRIL 11 - 8 & 10pm

    The Stone
    E 2nd St & Ave C,
    New York, New York 10009

    Jon Madof returns to The Stone for a weeklong residency.

    Tuesday-Thursday, April 9-11 at 8 and 10pm each night, it's the CD RELEASE CELEBRATION of ZION80 Jewish Afrobeat on Tzadik Records!

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/472765909450298/

    Lily Henley, Brooklyn, NY, 9 Apr, 2013

    Lily Henley

    In the month of April I will be playing a little show every Tuesday at 10pm at the lovely Pete's Candy Store! I'll be switching it up every week, inviting different guests and playing new music! These are all free shows at a wonderful little spot, so it's going to be a lot of fun. Come have a drink and let me try some new things out on you!

    April 9th at 10pm
    with Jake Sherman, Haggai Cohen Milo, and Shelly Tzarafi

    More info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/153712028127344/

    April 10, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio w/David Grisman, NYC, 10 Apr, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio w/David Grisman

    Wed, April 10, 8pm – 10pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, NY

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    Zion80 CD Release Plus, NYC, 10 Apr, 2013

    Zion80 CD Release Party Plus

    APRIL 9 - 8 & 10pm
    APRIL 10 - 8 & 10pm
    APRIL 11 - 8 & 10pm

    The Stone
    E 2nd St & Ave C,
    New York, New York 10009

    Jon Madof returns to The Stone for a weeklong residency.

    Tuesday-Thursday, April 9-11 at 8 and 10pm each night, it's the CD RELEASE CELEBRATION of ZION80 Jewish Afrobeat on Tzadik Records!

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/472765909450298/

    April 11, 2013

    Hadar Maoz, NYC, 11 Apr, 2013

    Hadar MaozHadar Maoz (Israeli multi-instrumentalist)

    Thursday, 04/11/2013, 6:30pm
    DROM
    85 Ave. A (between 5th and 6th)
    New York, NY
    Ph: 212.777.1157

    Inspired by Central Asian mystic singing, by long lines of Bukharian Jewish women raising their voices and beating out complex rhythms, Israeli vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Hadar Maoz knows how to channel centuries of spiritual teaching and joyful music. A dynamic performer, Maoz takes her roots and filters them through her other love—funk and rock—organically uniting Asian modes and Western pop grooves.

    Zion80 CD Release Plus, NYC, 11 Apr, 2013

    Zion80 CD Release Party Plus

    APRIL 9 - 8 & 10pm
    APRIL 10 - 8 & 10pm
    APRIL 11 - 8 & 10pm

    The Stone
    E 2nd St & Ave C,
    New York, New York 10009

    Jon Madof returns to The Stone for a weeklong residency.

    Tuesday-Thursday, April 9-11 at 8 and 10pm each night, it's the CD RELEASE CELEBRATION of ZION80 Jewish Afrobeat on Tzadik Records!

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/472765909450298/

    April 13, 2013

    Urim, NYC, 13 Apr, 2013

    Jon Madof returns to The Stone for a weeklong residency.

    On Saturday, April 13 at 10pm, it's the debut of the electro-acoustic quartet URIM with Jon Madof, Yoshie Fruchter, Brian Marsella and David Freeman.

    The Stone
    E 2nd St & Ave C,
    New York, New York 10009

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/472765909450298/

    April 14, 2013

    Sholem Aleichem Tribute, 14 Apr, 2013

    Sholem Aleichem Tribute
    Celebrating the life and work of the beloved Yiddish writer

    Sunday, April 14 at 3:00 PM
    Eldridge Street Shul
    12 Eldridge Street
    NYC, New York

    Co-presented with the Yiddish Book Center
    12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY
    Tickets: $20 adults; $15 students and seniors
    More info: www.eldridgestreet.org/index.php/april

    Jon Madof, Marlon Sobol, NYC, 14 Apr, 2013

    Jon Madof returns to The Stone for a weeklong residency.

    On Sunday, April 14 at 8pm and 10pm, it's Jon Madof, Marlon Sobol and special guests.

    The Stone
    E 2nd St & Ave C,
    New York, New York 10009

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/472765909450298/

    April 16, 2013

    Lisa and Sruli's Family Band, NYC, 16 April 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    Apr. 16 - Lisa and Sruli's Family Band

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    UWS Celebrates Israel@65, NYC, 16 Apr, 2013

    UWS Celebrates Israel@65: The Concert

    Tue, Apr 16 at 6:30 pm
    Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at
    Symphony Space
    NYC
    $5; Day of Show $10

    Tickets available online

    Grammy Award Winner Miri Ben-Ari headlines the culminating concert of the UWS Celebrates Israel @ 65. Joining her are visionary composer and virtuoso musician Omer Avital and cultural innovator Yair Harel, along with Kol Dodi, Israeli Moroccan, Yemenite and Ethiopian music ensemble led by Mika Karni, one of Israel's favorite female vocalists. Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut with the whole Upper West Side community. Outdoor street fair beginning at 4pm, with an after party sponsored by Yarden Inc. at Bar Thalia.
    In collaboration with and funded by UJA-Federation of New York.

    Lily Henley, Brooklyn, NY, 16 Apr, 2013

    Lily Henley

    In the month of April I will be playing a little show every Tuesday at 10pm at the lovely Pete's Candy Store! I'll be switching it up every week, inviting different guests and playing new music! These are all free shows at a wonderful little spot, so it's going to be a lot of fun. Come have a drink and let me try some new things out on you!

    April 16th at 10pm
    10pm Lily Henley Tuesday Residency with special guests Duncan Wickel, Haggai Cohen Milo and Kristin Andreassen
    11pm Kristin Andreassen

    More info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/153712028127344/

    April 17, 2013

    Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band, New York, NY, 17 April 2013

    Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band is finally going to New York.
    Nublu
    62 Avenue C btw. 4&5th street,
    10009, NYC
    Subways:F to 2nd ave, L to 1st Ave.
    9:00 pm sharp
    $10
    www.nublu.net
    www.facebook.com

    April 18, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 18 Apr, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thu, April 18, 8:00pm - 9:30pm
    Barbés
    376 9th St
    Brooklyn NY

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    April 21, 2013

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 21 Apr, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    April 21 through May 12 ONLY!
    Sunday, Apr 21, 2pm and 6pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn Folk Fest, NYC, 21 Apr, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Sun, April 21, 2:45pm
    Brooklyn Folk Festival
    The Bell House
    149 7th St,
    Brooklyn, NY

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    April 23, 2013

    CTMD - Tantshoyz, NYC 23 April 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    Apr. 23 - CTMD - Tantshoyz - Deborah Strauss Dance Leader

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    Lily Henley, Brooklyn, NY, 23 Apr, 2013

    Lily Henley

    In the month of April I will be playing a little show every Tuesday at 10pm at the lovely Pete's Candy Store! I'll be switching it up every week, inviting different guests and playing new music! These are all free shows at a wonderful little spot, so it's going to be a lot of fun. Come have a drink and let me try some new things out on you!

    April 23rd at 10pm
    with The Barn Swallows: Brittany Haas, Jordan Tice, Andrew Small

    More info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/153712028127344/

    April 24, 2013

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 24 Apr, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    through May 12 ONLY!
    Wednesday, Apr 24, 2pm and 7:30pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    April 25, 2013

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 25 Apr, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    through May 12 ONLY!
    Thursday, Apr 24, 2pm and 7:30pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    April 27, 2013

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 27 Apr 2013

    Saturday eve, April 27, 2013, 8:00 PM

    "22nd Interfaith Concert of Remembrance"
    Commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (April-May 1943)

    Cathedral of St. John the Divine
    1047 Amsterdam Ave @ 112th Street,
    New York, NY 10025

    The JPPC will open the concert
    with a 15-minute set of Yiddish Holocaust music, including excerpts from Max Helfman's choral tone poem Di naye hagode ("The New Haggadah", composed 1948), itself a choral interpretation of Itsik Fefer's epic poem, Di shotns fun Varshever geto
    ("The Shadows of the Warsaw Ghetto", published 1945). Concert includes Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the famous 4th Movement.

    Admission: Free (for non-reserved seating).
    Additional information: holocaust-concerts.org

    Email the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 27 Apr, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    through May 12 ONLY!
    Saturday, Apr 27, 9:30pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    April 28, 2013

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 28 Apr, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    through May 12 ONLY!
    Sunday, Apr 28, 2pm and 6pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    April 30, 2013

    Lily Henley, Brooklyn, NY, 30 Apr, 2013

    Lily Henley

    In the month of April I will be playing a little show every Tuesday at 10pm at the lovely Pete's Candy Store! I'll be switching it up every week, inviting different guests and playing new music! These are all free shows at a wonderful little spot, so it's going to be a lot of fun. Come have a drink and let me try some new things out on you!

    April 30th at 10pm
    Emilee Warner Series at Pete's
    9pm The Birdhive Boys
    10pm Lily Henley Tuesday Residency with special guest Duncan Wickel
    11pm Rob Hecht Trio

    May 1, 2013

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 1 May, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    through May 12 ONLY!
    Wednesday, May 1, 2pm and 7:30pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    Inna Barmash & Kontraband, Brooklyn, NY, 1 May, 2013

    WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 - 7 PM
    Littlefield Club,
    Brooklyn, NY
    ($15) |
    www.littlefieldnyc.com

    opening for Brooklyn Rider's CD release party (featuring a new string quartet by Ljova commissioned by Brooklyn Rider & Chamber Music America). Inna Barmash sings with Ljova & the Kontraband to kick off the evening.

    May 2, 2013

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 2 May, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    through May 12 ONLY!
    Thursday, May 2, 2pm and 7:30pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    May 3, 2013

    David Krakauer w/Kronos Quartet, NYC, 3 May, 2013

    David KrakauerDavid Krakauer with the Kronos Quartet

    Friday, May 3 at 9:00 pm
    Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall
    57th Street and 7th Avenue
    Tickets: $54 - $64 at
    www.carnegiehall.org

    David joins the Kronos Quartet at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall as part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall. He'll be featured on the New York premiere of Aleksandra Vrebalov's Babylon, Our Own. Also included on the program will be the world premiere of Missy Mazzoli's You Know Me From Here, Laurie Anderson's Flow (arr. Jacob Garchik), and the New York premiere of Valentin Silvestrov's String Quartet No. 3.

    Vrebalov said, "Babylon, Our Own is written for the Kronos Quartet and David Krakauer, and is inspired by their passionate and masterful playing of diverse styles of music. I wrote the piece having in mind their individual characteristics as performers: Krakauer's ecstatic high register, David Harrington's uncanny responsiveness in dialogue-like sections, John Sherba's rare ability to carve the shortest phrase into a precise musical statement, Hank Dutt's most soulful solos, and Jeffrey Zeigler's powerful triple-stops and superhuman rhythmic precision. The result is a piece in which times, places, and cultures intersect to celebrate music as the language I feel most comfortable with, a language that has brought all of us together."

    May 4, 2013

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 4 May, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    through May 12 ONLY!
    Saturday, May 4, 9:30pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    May 5, 2013

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 5 May, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    April 21 through May 12 ONLY!
    Sunday, May 5, 2pm and 6pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    "Marc Chagall and the Moscow State Yiddish Theater", NYC, 5 May 2013

    Yiddish Art on Stage:
    Marc Chagall and The Moscow State Yiddish Theater
    With Nikolai Borodulin

    Sunday, May 5, 3PM
    at WC/AR, 247 West 37th Street, 5th Floor, New York City
    Admission is free and all are welcome!

    Nikolai "Kolya" Borodulin directs educational programs for Yiddish students of all ages at the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring. He is a recognized scholar and published author in several Slavic, Germanic, and Jewish languages. He has lectured extensively and developed and taught a wide range of courses for Yiddish and Jewish programs and conferences in universities and cultural institutions throughout the U.S., Canada, and Russia.

    Kovler, Rivka, Russell, NYC, 5 May, 2013

    Israeli composer Matti Kovler is joined by Reut Rivka (Israel/Holland ) and Anthony Mordechai-Tzvi Russell (US) for an intimate evening of original music.

    Innocent and Witty,
    Joyful and Dark—
    Songs that Illuminate
    The stories of today’s
    (ever) Wandering Jews.

    The evening includes selections from Kovler’s "Children’s Songs", arrangements of Yiddish songs from Sidor Belarsky’s repertoire and—a Surprise.
    With Ehud Ettun, double bass.

    The Tank
    151 W. 46th St., NYC
    9:30pm
    Tickets: $12 / $18 at the door.
    To order online: bittersweetcabaret.brownpapertickets.com

    May 8, 2013

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 8 May, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    through May 12 ONLY!
    Wednesday, May 8, 2pm and 7:30pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    World Wind Wizards w/Joel Rubin, NYC, 8 May, 2013

    World Music Institute presents World Wind Wizards: Hu Jianbing, Andrei Pidkivka & Joel Rubin Wednesday, May 8, 7:30pm Thalia Theater at Symphony Space (95th & Broadway, NYC) Music and conversation with three virtuosi of wind instruments: Hu Jianbing, a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, on sheng (Chinese mouth organ); Andrei Pidkivka, a master of various Eastern European folk flutes, on the nai (Romanian panpipe); and Joel Rubin, a pioneer of improvisation and ornamentation in klezmer music, on clarinet. Part of the Global Salon Series— extraordinary artists sharing their work and stories, interweaving music and conversation in an intimate, informal setting. For tickets & info: www.worldmusicinstitute.org or call 212-545-7536 FACEBOOK EVENT: www.facebook.com/heartheworld?ref=hl#!/events/356973967711481/

    "A Living Connection" w/Hankus Netsky, 8 May, 2013

    A Living Connection:
    The Musical Lives and Legacies of Morris Hollender, Sonia Victor, and Marty Levitt

    Dr. Hankus Netsky
    (Founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band) performs with New York City klezmer musicians, Michael Winograd, Amanda Miryem Khaye-Seigel, and Dave Levitt in live examples of his talk.

    Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 7:30 PM
    Center for Jewish History,
    15 W. 16th St.,
    New York, NY

    Free; Email for reservations—required
    Sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society
    and the American Society for Jewish Music
    www.jewishmusicforum.org/

    May 9, 2013

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 9 May, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    through May 12 ONLY!
    Thursday, May 9, 2pm and 7:30pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    May 11, 2013

    "Songs with a Conscience", NYC, 11 May, 2013

    Songs with a Conscience In Yiddish and English With Maida Feingold Saturday, May 11, 2PM at Workmen's Circle 247 West 37th Street, 5th Floor New York City Admission is free and all are welcome! Songs with a Conscience will make you think, feel, and perhaps inspire you to take action for a change, whether in your own life or change in the world. It's Mother's Day weekend -- bring your mom! Maida Feingold has entertained audiences around the country with her unique blend of interpretive folk songs both in Yiddish and in English with a special emphasis on songs of social significance. She conducted a popular sing-along series on radio station WEVD in New York, along with Zalmen Mlotek, as well as numerous appearances on WEVD's Sunday Forward Hour. More info: circle.org

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, 11 May, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    through May 12 ONLY!
    Saturday, May 11, 9:30pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    May 12, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Mother's Day City Winery Brunch, NYC, 12 May, 2013

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 12, 2013 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "The Megile of Itzik Manger", NYC, May 12, 2013

    logoThe Megile of Itzik Manger

    last performances!
    Sunday, May 12, 2pm and 6pm

    OFF BROADWAY @ BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    55 Lexington (enter 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd)
    Tickets: $55.00 Orchestra | $45.00 Balcony
    CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    Group Sales: (212) 213-2120 x204

    This Yiddish Broadway hit musical returns in a stellar newly adapted modern production loaded with acrobatic thrills, action and laughter, fancies of delight for all ages rolled up in a compelling story you may know, but have never experienced like this!

    Told through cutting-edge performances THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER is a spectacular musical epic based on Manger's radical retelling of The Book of Esther.

    More info and trailer: nationalyiddishtheatre.org/themegile.html

    May 18, 2013

    Klezwoods, NYC, 18 May 2013

    klezwoodsKlezwoods

    May 18th
    Mehanata Bulgarian Bar
    113 Ludlow St.
    Manhattan, NY
    9-10:30pm
    $10

    Mehanata is one of the hottest dance clubs in Manhattan and we are going to rock our klezmer/balkan euro rock set for the people of NYC

    May 19, 2013

    Cirkestra, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 19 May, 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 19, 2013 features Cirkestra.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Di Shekhter-tekhter, Pittsburgh, PA, 19 May, 2013

    Di Shekhter-tekhterDi Shekhter-tekhter / The Schaechter Sisters
    "Alte Shlagers, naye shlagers" (Old Hits, New Hits)

    Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2:30 PM
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center / SACC
    3301 Bainbridge Ave. @ 208th St.
    Bronx, NY 10467
    Admission: $3.50; Free for SACC members.
    Seating: General Admission

    Litvakus, NYC, 19 May, 2013

    dmitri slepovichLitvakus
    Resonances / Rezanansy / רעזאָנאַנסן

    Sunday, May 19, 2013, 3PM.
    Eldridge Street Synagogue
    12 Eldridge St.,
    New York, NY
    Tickets: $20 General admission / $15 Students & Seniors
    Purchase tickets online
    Facebook event page

    Litvakus, a New York based klezmer band founded and led by Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch, will present a program of Litvak Jewish music, encompassing a broad range of instrumentals and songs, traditional pieces and those composed by Zisl, as well as pieces of Belarusian and Polish music that had created a nurturing environment for the local Jewish music in the North-East of Europe.
    Rocking out at NYC venues, "making it for irresistible dancing music" (Jewish Daily Forward), Litvakus renovates the tradition making it relevant, accessible, and attractive for the modern listener.

    Heather Klein & Miryem-Khaye Seigel, 19 May, 2013

    Heather KleinYiddish in the City:
    Heather Klein and Miryem-Khaye Seigel in Concert
    Pianist: Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch

    Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 7:00 PM
    YIVO Institute for Jewish Research/Center for Jewish History
    15 W. 16th St.,
    New York, NY

    Tickets: $15
    www.cjh.org

    Co-sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture

    May 21, 2013

    Eve Sicular - Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 21 May 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    May 21 - Eve Sicular - Metropolitan Klezmer

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    May 23, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 23 May, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thu, May 23, 8:00pm – 9:30pm
    Barbés
    376 9th St
    Brooklyn NY

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    May 28, 2013

    Elaine, Susan Watts w/Klez Dispensers, NYC, 28 May 2013

    May 28, 2013
    Octogenarian Drummer Extraordinaire Elaine Watts, (daughter of Jacob Hoffman) and her stupendously talented daughter Susan, will perform in a rare NY concert appearance, with the amazing Klez Dispensers, as part of the New York Klezmer Series at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, 30 W. 68th St., at 7:30pm, on May 28, 2013.

    After the concert they will play for dancing at a Tantshoyz, with dancing led by the wonderful Steven Lee Weintraub.

    Preceding the concert we will have a screening of the film about Elaine's life: Eatala

    Susan & Elaine will lead the workshop at 5:30pm as well.

    Elaine Watts - drums
    Susan Watts - trumpet, vocals

    with The Klez Dispensers:
    Alex Kontorovich, clarinet
    Ben Tolmes, trumpet
    Amy Zakar, violin
    Audrey Welber, saxophones
    Reuben Radding, bass
    Adrian Banner, piano

    June 2, 2013

    Romashka, NYC, 2 Jun, 2013

    Inna Barmash
    Romashka JunioR Generation Rooftop Party
    Romashka (my gypsy dance party band) has sprouted at least 6 kids in the years of its existence, so it's about time we pay attention to our youngest fans. We're gearing up to play our first-ever multi-generational ROMASHKA JR. family show on the rooftop at JCC Manhattan as part of the Generation R family series. In addition to the ever-potent fare of gypsy, klezmer, folk and retro music from Russia, Romania, the Balkans and beyond, Romashka will dig into Russian cartoon music, musical games and stories for the youngest Romashka fans. At full blast, Romashka has a violin, viola, accordion, guitar, trumpet, clarinet/saxophone, tuba, and percussion. Pack your dancing shoes. All ages welcome. Bring your friends, parents, grandparents, near and far.

    *SUNDAY, JUNE 2 - 4 PM
    JCC OF MANHATTAN
    (Amsterdam & 76th st)
    More info at www.jccmanhattan.org

    The Sway Machinery, NYC, 2 Jun 2013

    posterThe Sway Machinery will be doing two sets (7pm and 10pm) this Sunday as part of the day long celebration of the megalithic LES icon that is KATZ's DELI. Bring your appetite and your spirits to be satiated!!!
    Katz's Deli 125th Anniversary Celebration

    SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2013 - 7PM

    205 East Houston Street (corner of Ludlow)
    New York, New York 10002
    Price: free (pastrami is a bit costly, though)

    June 4, 2013

    Mira Awad, NYC, 4 Jun, 2013

    Mira AwadMira Awad "Arabic Fusion"

    Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 7pm
    Metropolitan Room
    34 W 22nd St
    New York, NY 10010

    Tix: $20 music charge and a two-drink minimum. For reservations call 212/206-0440 or to order online visit www.metropolitanroom.com

    Singing songs that reflect her unique perspective as a Palestinian Arab citizen of Israel, Mira weaves together her passions for folk, rock and traditional Middle Eastern music. The result is a rich tapestry of sounds, songs and observations. Awad, who sings in English and Arabic (with some Hebrew), and plays guitar, is joined by Shai Alon on guitar.

    Born in Rameh in Galilee to a Palestinian father and a Bulgarian mother, Awad stars on one of Israel’s most popular television shows, Arab Labor, a comedy that tackles the thornier aspects of Jewish and Arab co-existence. A highly recognizable figure in Israel, Awad has proven to be a widely liked and persuasive advocate for the cause of equality and peaceful co-existence between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens. She concertizes frequently across Europe and Israel. In 2009 she co-wrote the hit song “There Must Be Another Way” with her friend, the singer Achinoam Nini. The song represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, where it was a finalist.

    Awad has also starred on stage in musicals like “My Fair Lady,” and again on television in a hotly contested season of Israel’s version of Dancing with the Stars. Her debut solo album, “Bahlawan-Acrobat” was released in 2009.

    June 5, 2013

    Mira Awad, NYC, 5 Jun, 2013

    Mira AwadMira Awad "Arabic Fusion"

    Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 7pm
    Metropolitan Room
    34 W 22nd St
    New York, NY 10010

    Tix: $20 music charge and a two-drink minimum. For reservations call 212/206-0440 or to order online visit www.metropolitanroom.com

    Singing songs that reflect her unique perspective as a Palestinian Arab citizen of Israel, Mira weaves together her passions for folk, rock and traditional Middle Eastern music. The result is a rich tapestry of sounds, songs and observations. Awad, who sings in English and Arabic (with some Hebrew), and plays guitar, is joined by Shai Alon on guitar.

    Born in Rameh in Galilee to a Palestinian father and a Bulgarian mother, Awad stars on one of Israel’s most popular television shows, Arab Labor, a comedy that tackles the thornier aspects of Jewish and Arab co-existence. A highly recognizable figure in Israel, Awad has proven to be a widely liked and persuasive advocate for the cause of equality and peaceful co-existence between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens. She concertizes frequently across Europe and Israel. In 2009 she co-wrote the hit song “There Must Be Another Way” with her friend, the singer Achinoam Nini. The song represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, where it was a finalist.

    Awad has also starred on stage in musicals like “My Fair Lady,” and again on television in a hotly contested season of Israel’s version of Dancing with the Stars. Her debut solo album, “Bahlawan-Acrobat” was released in 2009.

    June 6, 2013

    Mira Awad, NYC, 6 Jun, 2013

    Mira AwadMira Awad "Arabic Fusion"

    Thursday, June 6, 2013, 7pm
    Metropolitan Room
    34 W 22nd St
    New York, NY 10010

    Tix: $20 music charge and a two-drink minimum. For reservations call 212/206-0440 or to order online visit www.metropolitanroom.com

    Singing songs that reflect her unique perspective as a Palestinian Arab citizen of Israel, Mira weaves together her passions for folk, rock and traditional Middle Eastern music. The result is a rich tapestry of sounds, songs and observations. Awad, who sings in English and Arabic (with some Hebrew), and plays guitar, is joined by Shai Alon on guitar.

    Born in Rameh in Galilee to a Palestinian father and a Bulgarian mother, Awad stars on one of Israel’s most popular television shows, Arab Labor, a comedy that tackles the thornier aspects of Jewish and Arab co-existence. A highly recognizable figure in Israel, Awad has proven to be a widely liked and persuasive advocate for the cause of equality and peaceful co-existence between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens. She concertizes frequently across Europe and Israel. In 2009 she co-wrote the hit song “There Must Be Another Way” with her friend, the singer Achinoam Nini. The song represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, where it was a finalist.

    Awad has also starred on stage in musicals like “My Fair Lady,” and again on television in a hotly contested season of Israel’s version of Dancing with the Stars. Her debut solo album, “Bahlawan-Acrobat” was released in 2009.

    June 7, 2013

    Mira Awad, NYC, 7 Jun, 2013

    Mira AwadMira Awad "Arabic Fusion"

    Friday, June 7, 2013, 7pm
    Metropolitan Room
    34 W 22nd St
    New York, NY 10010

    Tix: $20 music charge and a two-drink minimum. For reservations call 212/206-0440 or to order online visit www.metropolitanroom.com

    Singing songs that reflect her unique perspective as a Palestinian Arab citizen of Israel, Mira weaves together her passions for folk, rock and traditional Middle Eastern music. The result is a rich tapestry of sounds, songs and observations. Awad, who sings in English and Arabic (with some Hebrew), and plays guitar, is joined by Shai Alon on guitar.

    Born in Rameh in Galilee to a Palestinian father and a Bulgarian mother, Awad stars on one of Israel’s most popular television shows, Arab Labor, a comedy that tackles the thornier aspects of Jewish and Arab co-existence. A highly recognizable figure in Israel, Awad has proven to be a widely liked and persuasive advocate for the cause of equality and peaceful co-existence between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens. She concertizes frequently across Europe and Israel. In 2009 she co-wrote the hit song “There Must Be Another Way” with her friend, the singer Achinoam Nini. The song represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, where it was a finalist.

    Awad has also starred on stage in musicals like “My Fair Lady,” and again on television in a hotly contested season of Israel’s version of Dancing with the Stars. Her debut solo album, “Bahlawan-Acrobat” was released in 2009.

    June 8, 2013

    Mira Awad, NYC, 8 Jun, 2013

    Mira AwadMira Awad "Arabic Fusion"

    Saturday, June 8, 2013, 7pm
    Metropolitan Room
    34 W 22nd St
    New York, NY 10010

    Tix: $20 music charge and a two-drink minimum. For reservations call 212/206-0440 or to order online visit www.metropolitanroom.com

    Singing songs that reflect her unique perspective as a Palestinian Arab citizen of Israel, Mira weaves together her passions for folk, rock and traditional Middle Eastern music. The result is a rich tapestry of sounds, songs and observations. Awad, who sings in English and Arabic (with some Hebrew), and plays guitar, is joined by Shai Alon on guitar.

    Born in Rameh in Galilee to a Palestinian father and a Bulgarian mother, Awad stars on one of Israel’s most popular television shows, Arab Labor, a comedy that tackles the thornier aspects of Jewish and Arab co-existence. A highly recognizable figure in Israel, Awad has proven to be a widely liked and persuasive advocate for the cause of equality and peaceful co-existence between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens. She concertizes frequently across Europe and Israel. In 2009 she co-wrote the hit song “There Must Be Another Way” with her friend, the singer Achinoam Nini. The song represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, where it was a finalist.

    Awad has also starred on stage in musicals like “My Fair Lady,” and again on television in a hotly contested season of Israel’s version of Dancing with the Stars. Her debut solo album, “Bahlawan-Acrobat” was released in 2009.

    June 9, 2013

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 9 Jun 2013

    Special Yiddish Concert
    Sunday, June 9, 2013, 4:30 PM, NYC
    featuring the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus with
    Conductor Binyumen Schaechter and guest soloists Di Shekhter-tekhter

    The Spirit of Resilience
    Sunday, June 9, 2013, 4:30 PM
    Symphony Space,
    2537 Broadway at 95th St.,
    New York, New York

    Concert celebrates the poetry of Abraham (Avrom) Reisin, the music of Max Helfman and Mark Zuckerman, and the heroism of those in the Warsaw Ghetto.

    Tickets: $30 / $20; Groups of 10 or more: $25 / $18
    To order via the internet, click here
    or call or visit the Symphony Space Box Office: 212-864-5400 (Tu-Su 1pm-6pm).

    Email the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus

    June 11, 2013

    Dmitri Slepovitch's Litvakus, NYC, 11 June 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    June 11 - Dmitri Slepovitch's Litvakus

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 11 Jun 2013

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos

    Tuesday, June 11
    Museum Mile Festival
    The Jewish Museum
    1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd St, NYC
    6PM til 9PM, free!
    Rain or shine

    Isle of Klezbos sextet premieres at New York's annual traffic-free celebration of Museum Mile, performing for The Jewish Museum (either outdoors or, in case of rain, onstage at Scheuer Auditorium). Music FREE & all museums free too.
    More info: museummilefestival.org

    June 12, 2013

    Isle of Klezbos @ KlezBiGay Pride Show, NYC, 12 Jun 2013

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos

    Wednesday, June 12
    KlezBiGay Pride Show, 15th annual!
    7PM til 9PM, free: Rain or shine.

    Outdoor location, El Sol Brillante Community Garden (522 East 12th St, between Ave's A & B)
    Or in case of rain, JCC Manhattan (334 Amsterdam at W 76th St, NYC)
    Isle of Klezbos sextet celebrates our 15th yearly June festivity in honor of LGBTQ Pride, open to all!

    This year's theme is "Music for a Sustainable City" with Tony-nominated actress/playwright Lisa Kron as our MC, plus special guest Margarett Jolly: renewables maven for Con Edison. Sponsored by Lower Manhattan Cultural Center; Fund for Creative Communities; Manhattan Community Arts Fund; fiscal sponsor Jews for Racial & Economic Justice. Thanks for Solar One for solar-generated sound system.
    klezbos.com/KlezBiGayPride15

    June 18, 2013

    Student Concert, Party with Aaron Alexander & The Klez Messengers, NYC, 18 June 2013


    The New York Klezmer Series
    (formerly the East Village Klezmer Series)
    now at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St. (bet. Central Park W. and Columbus), New York, NY 10023
    curated by Aaron Alexander

    4 - 5 Kidz Klezmer Band of New York
    5:30 - 7 Klezmer Music Workshop
    5:30 - 7 Yiddish Dance Class w/Steve Weintraub
    7:30 - 8:45 Concert (schedule below)*
    8:45 - 9:30 Klezmer Jam Session

    June 18 - Student Concert, Party w/Aaron Alexander & The Klez Messengers

    Series founded by Rabbi Greg Wall & Aaron Alexander
    Executive Producer - Cantor Dan Singer
    Center for Traditional Music and Dance Artisitic Director - Pete Rushefsky

    June 20, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 20 Jun, 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Thursday, June 20
    Music at Abe Lebewohl Park
    rain or shine, outdoor concert
    FREE! 12:30pm til 1:30pm
    East Village NYC: Second Ave at E. 10th Street
    in front of historic St Mark's Church in the Bowery. Daytime FREE hour-long set. Cobblestone triangular plaza at East 10th St & Second Ave, NYC.
    Co-sponsored by Third Street Music School Settlement. Park is named for the late founder of the Second Avenue Deli.

    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet/sax
    Reut Regev, trombone
    Ismail Butera, accordion
    Michael Hess, violin & nai flutes
    Dave Hofstra, upright bass & tuba
    Eve Sicular, drums | bandleader

    For more info on this lunchtime concert series, please contact
    Third Street Music School Settlement:
    212-777-3240
    www.thirdstreetmusicschool.org

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 20 Jun, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thu, June 20, 8:00pm – 9:30pm
    Barbés
    376 9th St
    Brooklyn NY

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    June 23, 2013

    Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 23 June 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery's Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on June 23, 2013 features Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "Traditional Yiddish Singing," workshop, Brooklyn, NY, 23 Jun 2013

    Jalopy Theater and School of Music presents

    A Workshop in TRADITIONAL YIDDISH SINGING
    Vocal Techniques for Authentic Yiddish Singing

    Sunday June 23rd 2pm - 4pm
    JALOPY
    315 Columbia Street Brooklyn, NY 718-395-3214 http://www.jalopy.biz
    10 minute subway ride from Manhattan

    Admission $30

    Rare Nineteenth Century Ballads and Lyrical Songs
    featuring the most beautiful of melodies and poignant of stories
    taught in detail from Original Field Recordings

    Learn to produce the delicate yet focused sound of traditional Yiddish singers

    Reproduce the melismatic embellishment traditionally used
    to enhance the singing of this beautiful repertoire

    • Sing with increased comfort, clarity, and control
    • Sculpt vocal lines to effect maximum expression
    • Taught by Acclaimed Vocalist, Researcher, and Instructor Carol Freeman

    June 26, 2013

    Isle of Klezbos, Brooklyn, NYC, 26 Jun 2013

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos

    Wednesday, June 26, 12:30pm - 2pm
    Brooklyn Public Library
    "Lunchapalooza" free concert!
    Full sextet

    More info: www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/events/culture-arts/

    Wednesday, June 26 - evening - 8pm
    Isle of Klezbos at Spectrum
    Lower East Side arts loft concert
    $15 / $10 students & seniors
    121 Ludlow St, 2nd floor (former synagogue space!)
    Special quartet lineup
    Drinks available. Grand piano & fabulous seating!
    More info: spectrumnyc.tumblr.com

    July 16, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 16 Jul 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Tue, July 16, 2013, 6pm (early show)
    Cornelia Street Cafe
    29 Cornelia St
    Manhattan, NY

    Metropolitan Klezmer returns to Cornelia Street Cafe's cabaret stage in the West Village: Cultural & culinary landmark. Quintet special! Early show: Full menu & bar available. Ticket includes one drink.
    Reservations: 212-989-9319
    corneliastreetcafe.com

    Event on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/486736801403430/

    Saxophone Band w/Michael Winograd and Alec Spiegelman, NYC, 16 Jul 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Tue, July 16, 2013, 10:30pm
    BrandedSaloon
    603 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, New York

    SAXOPHONE BAND returns to the public eye in full force after a 15 month intensive work period, where they further developed their craft, and perfected the nuance of their art. Featuring Michael Winograd (Saxophone,) Petr Cancura (Saxophone,) Yoshie Fruchter (Guitar,) Alec Spiegelman (Acoustic Guitar,) Bridget Kearney (Bass, Music Director) and Michael Calabrese (Drums.) NOT TO BE MISSED. This is the sole performance of this super group before they disappear from the world once again.

    Event on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/546328015425453/

    July 18, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 18 July, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thu, July 18, 8:00pm – 9:30pm
    Barbés
    376 9th St
    Brooklyn NY

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    July 21, 2013

    Monshe Bonen, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 21 July 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery's Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on July 21, 2013 features Moshe Bonen & HaTaklitim.

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

    Warm, richly textured, and wholly heartfelt, HaTaklitim is the hot new caramel dessert of classic Israeli cover music of the 70's, 80's, and 90's.

    Led by the sensitive and talented Moshe Bonen, HaTaklitim transports the audience to simpler times, before spotify and wifi, when music was played on a hi-fi stereo and the songs told real stories. Moshe opens his heart, and his vast knowledge base from his Galatz and Galgalatz radio days, and each show comes to life with anecdotes, fun Hebrew music trivia, and of course superb sound.

    HaTaklitim features a talented group of Israeli musicians: Ziv Shalev on Guitar, Ofer Levy on Drums, David Segal on Bass, Shy Florence on keyboard, and Mika Hary's beautiful vocals.

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    July 23, 2013

    NA Jewish Choral Fest w/Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 23 Jul 2013

    Tuesday evening, July 23, 2013, 8:00 PM

    North American Jewish Choral Festival

    Hudson Valley Resort & Spa,
    Kerhonkson, NY, in the Catskills.

    The JPPC will perform a 20- to 30-minute set featuring the Yiddish choral music of Max Helfman, conductor of the JPPC from 1936-1948, also a noted composer of synagogue music.
    Admission: Free.

    Email the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus

    July 25, 2013

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 25 Jul 2013

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos premieres at The Jewish Museum's "SummerNights" series!

    Thursday, July 25, 7:30pm
    The Jewish Museum
    1109 5th Ave at 92nd St
    NY, NY 10128

    Tickets $15/Student & seniors $12/Members $10.
    212-423-3200
    www.thejewishmuseum.org/summernights

    Live band, great art, free beer & wine. Auditorium doors open 7pm; Isle of Klezbos plays from 7:30pm.

    July 27, 2013

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Jul 2013

    posterThe Sway Machinery

    Saturday, July 27 9PM
    Brooklyn Rod and Gun Club
    59 Kent Avenue,
    Brooklyn, NY (bet N. 10th and N. 11th)

    Some further details and a way to let us know you're coming, if you like: www.facebook.com/events/180206515488059/

    July 28, 2013

    Paul Shapiro Ribs and Brisket Revue, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 28 July 2013

    Paul ShapiroEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on July 28, 2013 features Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    August 4, 2013

    Victor Prieto Trio, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 4 Aug 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on August 4, 2013 features the Victor Prieto Trio.

    Victor Prieto is revolutionizing the way that the accordion is played by creating new sounds and techniques for this instrument. His music embraces Jazz, Tango, Classical and Celtic Roots enriched with new rhythms and colors. He is the creator of a new technique for the accordion called “chord approach on both hands”, which creates rich and elaborate harmonies.

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free
    City Winery
    This week only, Klezmer Brunch will be held in the WINERY. Entrance is on Varick St, two doors down from City Winery's main entrance.
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    August 6, 2013

    Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band, Newton, MA, 6 August 2013

    Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band presents a free public performance at the Newton Free Public Library. The music is good and the price is right.
    Newton Free Public Library
    330 Homer Street, Newton, MA 02459
    Tuesday, August 6, 2013
    7:30 PM
    www.ewklezmer.com

    August 11, 2013

    Lisa Gutkin, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 11 Aug 2013

    Paul ShapiroEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Aug. 11, 2013 features Lisa Gutkin.

    Can one artist be both unpredictable and a surefire bet? If that artist is Lisa Gutkin, the answer is an emphatic yes! As the longtime violinist for the Klezmatics, the Grammy-winning outfit that has taken Jewish klezmer music to previously unimaginable places, Gutkin has consistently proven a masterful musician and a boundlessly creative force. But, in her solo performances and in collaboration with other musicians, Gutkin might swing seamlessly from traditional Irish fiddle tunes to a blues, to Balkan or bluegrass sounds. Or she might just put the violin down altogether, pick up a tenor guitar and sing one of her own universally resonant compositions.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    August 12, 2013

    Soviet Yiddish Writers Remembered, 12 Aug 2013

    SOVIET YIDDISH WRITERS REMEMBERED, 61 years later

    Monday, AUGUST 12, 7pm - 8pm
    admission FREE

    Center for Jewish History
    YIVO Institute
    15 West 16th St. (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
    New York, NY

    On August 12th, 1952, the cream of the crop of the Soviet Yiddish world were summarily executed as retribution for their support of the war effort against Nazi Germany. 61 years later, we show that we have not forgotten them and that we still remember them, for their contributions to both literature and to humankind.

    The Congress for Jewish Culture, together with COJECO, the Jewish Labor Committee, the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene, The Workmen's Circle/ Arbeter-Ring, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research cordially invite you to attend a
    Memorial program for the Yiddish artists and writers who suffered under Stalinist repression

    This year's program will have a significant English component.

    Professor Tevye Bird will chair.
    Professor Marc Caplan will speak on Dovid Bergelson's Berlin period.

    Lost and Found Project: Folksbiene.ru
    Anna Zicer Medvinsky (narration), Yelena Shmulenson (narration), and
    Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch (bass clarinet) will present works by Leyb Kvitko.

    Paula Teitelbaum will sing and recite poems of the murdered writers.

    August 13, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 13 Aug 2013

    Andy StatmanCynthia Sayer, Tony Trischka, Michael Daves, and the Andy Statman Trio
    The First Annual Hot Strings Festival

    Tuesday, 13 August at 5:30 (doors open at 5)
    in back of the City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, NY 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    August 15, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 15 Aug 2013

    Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio

    Thursday 15 August @ 8:30 PM
    Congregation Darech Amuno
    53 Charles Street
    NYC
    212 242 6425

    August 19, 2013

    Sephardic Music Festival Summer Teaser, NYC, 19 Aug 2013

    Sarah AroesteSephardic Music Festival—Summer Teaser
    with Dimyon, Sarah Aroeste, Diwon

    Monday, August 19, 2013, 8pm
    Drom
    85 Avenue A
    NYC
    Click for tickets

    August 22, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 22 Aug, 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thu, August 22, 8:00pm – 9:30pm
    Barbés
    376 9th St
    Brooklyn NY

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    August 26, 2013

    The Sway Machinery, Williamsburg, NY, 26 Aug, 2013

    posterThe Sway Machinery

    Monday August 26, 2013, 9pm
    Cameo
    N.6th St bet Berry and Wythe
    Williamsburg, NY

    This show is being featured by WNYC as their "Gig of the Day" so you regular NPR listeners will be getting a little dose of Sway in the morning hours...details here: www.facebook.com/events/366110270182982/

    August 31, 2013

    The Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 31 Aug, 2013

    posterThe Sway Machinery

    Saturday, August 31, 2013, 9:30pm
    Park Slope Jewish Center
    1320 Eighth Avenue,
    Brooklyn, NYC

    FREE concert being produced by the Jews of Park Slope Brooklyn (THANK YOU JEWS OF PARK SLOPE BROOKLYN! in honor of the Selichos holiday, the beginning of the New Year penitential rites...we'll be going deep on this one and we hope you can join us. Details here: congregationbethelohim.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1805

    September 9, 2013

    Festival of New Yiddish Song, NYC, 9 Sep, 2013

    Festival of New Yiddish Song!

    Monday, September 9, 7:00PM
    Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    Manhattan, NY

    Tickets $15, $10 for CTMD/CJH/YIVO members—to purchase go to www.smarttix.com

    A special concert celebrating the work of leading musicians and composers who are at the vanguard of developing a new canon of Yiddish song. Working through a transnational artistic network, these individuals are creating new music that is both rooted in tradition yet endowed with a contemporary expressive vision. This program features the North American debut of the extraordinary Berlin-based singer Sveta Kundish, who has been taking the European Yiddish world by storm, and new compositions by artists such as Patrick Farrell, Benjy Fox-Rosen and Michael Winograd as well as renowned Yiddish songwriter Josh Waletzky. Special guest: violinist Deborah Strauss. A reception with the artists will follow the concert.

    Presented by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance's
    An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture

    September 11, 2013

    Praxis String Quartet, Edom, Manhattan, 11 Sep 2013

    The Praxis String Quartet and Edom Present: The Music of Eyal Maoz

    September 11 at 7:30 PM
    Spectrum
    121 Ludlow St.
    New York NY 10002

    Tel: 212.473.3665
    More info: spectrumnyc.com/blog

    Admission $10

    Eyal Maoz is a composer, guitarist, ensembles leader, and a Tzadik, OutNow and Ayler Records artist. He leads or co-leads Edom, 9 Volt, Crazy Slavic Band, Hypercolor, Maoz-Sirkis Duet, and he is a member of John Zorn’s Abraxas and Cobra.

    September 12, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 12 Sep 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer quintet Thursday, 12 Sep, 2013, 1-2pm Pop-up concert "park" at the juncture of Grand, Varick & Canal Streets in Lower Manhattan. Band onstage, food trucks, seating, table umbrellas, plantings and artwork. FREE midday set. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/300235996787415/

    September 13, 2013

    Praxis String Quartet, Edom, Brooklyn, NY, 13 Sep 2013

    The Praxis String Quartet and Edom Present: The Music of Eyal Maoz

    September 13 at 8 PM
    Launchpad
    721 Franklin Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11238

    Tel: 646-494-7211
    More info: brooklynlaunchpad.org

    Admission $10

    Eyal Maoz is a composer, guitarist, ensembles leader, and a Tzadik, OutNow and Ayler Records artist. He leads or co-leads Edom, 9 Volt, Crazy Slavic Band, Hypercolor, Maoz-Sirkis Duet, and he is a member of John Zorn’s Abraxas and Cobra.

    September 15, 2013

    "Smyrneïka and Rebetika Vocal Workshop", Brooklyn, NY, 15 Sep 2013

    Smyrneïka and Rebetika Vocal Workshop
    Asia Minor Urban Greek Music of the 20s, 30s, and 40s
    "The Blues of Greece"

    Sunday, Sep 15, 2013, 2-4pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia Street
    Brooklyn, New York

    This workshop will teach students to sing the magnificent vocal repertoire of early 20th Century Asia Minor Greek artists with authenticity and ease. By learning how to carefully listen to excellent recordings and how to then access one's memory of these songs, and by learning simple tricks to make singing them effortless, students will easily learn to sing an involved repertoire with comfort, clarity, and control. Students will begin to master the art of singing intricate ornamentation, complex rhythms, and microtonal scales, in a process that is fluid and fun. Students will also learn tricks for seamlessly switching between vocal placements without detection, and for producing optimal tone. We will also learn how to phrase songs so as to provide for maximum depth of expression, artistry, and musicality.

    The songs, which follow the complex system of microtonal scales known as makam in Turkish or dhromi (roads) in Greek, have simply gorgeous melodies, and are lush with embellishment. The 1920s -1930s texts leave no stone unturned, and deal with scorching love, unbearable pain, cocaine, hashish, and heroine, lesbianism, monkey serum fountain of youth injections, harem girls, Hawaiian guitar music, and anything else one may fancy.
    Though the repertoire is challenging and instruction is detailed and specific, the workshop will be taught in a supportive, comfortable and relaxed setting, and is always fun. The workshop is open to everyone and no prior experience with the reperotire or language is necessary.

    Admission: $30

    718-395-3214 www.jalopy.biz/

    Well known as a performer, researcher, and teacher of a variety of Greek, Judaic, Balkan, and other singing traditions, Carol Freeman has performed since 1970 as vocalist for The Smyrneiki Kompania Asia Minor Greek Music Ensemble, Sevda Balkan Music Ensemble, Song of the Shtetl Jewish Music Ensemble, and Zhenska Pesna (Balkan women’s trio), and as a solo interpreter of traditional song, and has appeared at arts centers, music festivals, museums, universities, folklore seminars, synagogues, and community facilities, and on radio and television, throughout North America. She learned much of her repertoire by conducting extensive research with Old World singers both in Europe and the US.

    An expert vocal instructor, Carol Freeman has taught classes, workshops, and individual lessons, both as a private instructor and at public and specialized arts schools, music seminars, universities, and museums for four decades, and has also done extensive vocal coaching with noted choirs, theater companies, and folkloric performance ensembles.

    More on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/403251243109501/

    Litvakus, NYC, 15 Sep, 2013

    dmitri slepovichLitvakus

    Sunday, Sep 15, 2013, 2:15pm
    Washington Square Park Folk Festival 2013
    Washington Square Park,
    Greenwich Village,
    New York, NY 10011

    It's a FREE event that brings together performers and lovers of Americana and other folk traditions in America.
    Litvakus are performing at 2.15pm, a 40-minute dynamic set contributing a vibe of Eastern European Jewish tradition to this remarkable event.

    Free
    More info/Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/444231112357184

    Masada Marathon, Manhattan, NY, 15 Sep 2013

    Masada Marathon

    Sep 15, 2013, 7pm (3 hrs, 30 min, one intermission)
    NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
    566 LaGuardia Pl
    (between 3rd St & S Washington Sq)
    New York, NY 10012

    More info: nyuskirball.org/index.php?url=calendar/masadamarathon

    Inna Barmash-Zhurbin, NYC, 15 Sep, 2013

    Inna Barmash-Zhurbin and a group of stellar musicians will perform her new program that will shortly appear on a CD (iTunes, download cards, and so on), a beautiful program of Yiddish lullabies and love songs. Please come and bring your families, even your little ones.

    Sunday, 15 Sep, 2013, 7pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope
    Brooklyn, NYC

    $10 suggested donation

    September 16, 2013

    Legends of Klezmer Music, NYC, 16 Oct, 2013

    Legends of Klezmer Music

    Wednesday, October 16
    The Yiddish Artists & Friends-Actors' Club
    Sutton Place Synagogue
    225 E 51st St
    New York, NY 10022
    (212) 593-3300

    The opening dinner-concert of the YAFAC season will feature the work of the giants of Yiddish Klezmer melodies, Dave Tarras, Naftule Brandwein, Shloimke and Sidney Beckerman, Max Epstein and others who brought this wonderful sound to America.

    Klezmer clarinetist Ken Maltz will be leading the band, with Peter Sokolow on piano & vocals and Marty Confurius on bass. A glatt kosher dinner will be served. For information and reservations, email YAFAC.

    September 23, 2013

    John Zorn 60th birthday concerts, NYC, 23 Sep, 2013

    Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts opens its 25th Anniversary Season with
    ZORN AT 60
    A wide-ranging festival celebrating the birthday of New York icon John Zorn

    Monday, September 23, 2013
    THE HERMETIC ORGAN
    St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University

    John Zorn returns to perform solo improvisations on the chapel’s incredible Aeolian-Skinner organ.
    Guaranteed admission for Zorn at 60 All-Access Pass holders; free, on a first-come, first-served basis, for all others.
    Co-produced with Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

    ARTISTS:
    John Zorn, organ

    More info/tix: www.millertheatre.com/Events/EventDetails.aspx?nid=1636

    September 24, 2013

    David Krakauer/The Stone Residencies, Manhattan, NY, 24 Sep 2013

    September 25, 2013

    John Zorn 60th birthday concerts, NYC, 25 Sep, 2013

    Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts opens its 25th Anniversary Season with
    ZORN AT 60
    A wide-ranging festival celebrating the birthday of New York icon John Zorn

    Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 8pm
    Part 1: ORCHESTRA
    John Zorn’s dream team orchestra—80 players, at last count—performs some of the composer’s great symphonic works, including his masterpiece violin concerto. Featuring violin soloist Christopher Otto and conductor David Fulmer heading up an entire orchestra of soloists.

    PROGRAM:
    Suppôts et Supplications (2012) – U.S. premiere
    Orchestra Variations (1996)
    Kol Nidre (1996)
    Contes de Fées (1999)

    ARTISTS:
    Christopher Otto, violin
    All-Star Orchestra
    David Fulmer, conductor

    More info/tix: www.millertheatre.com/Events/EventDetails.aspx?nid=1592

    David Krakauer/The Stone Residencies, Manhattan, NY, 25 Sep 2013

    September 26, 2013

    John Zorn 60th birthday concerts, NYC, 26 Sep, 2013

    Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts opens its 25th Anniversary Season with
    ZORN AT 60
    A wide-ranging festival celebrating the birthday of New York icon John Zorn

    Thursday, September 26, 2013
    Part 2: CHAMBER MUSIC
    Voices, winds, percussion, electronics, and strings. A program of works for small ensembles, including four world premieres, performed by musicians from the city’s best new-music bands. In all, more than two dozen performers and 16 pieces, all of them written since 2002. The prolific Zorn will write a few brand new works just for this occasion.

    PROGRAM:
    777 (2007)
    Illuminations (2010)
    The Steppenwolf (2012) – world premiere
    Hexentarot (2013) – world premiere
    Bateau Ivre (2011)
    Sortilége (2002)
    Missa Sine Voces (2012) – U.S. premiere
    Madrigals (2013)
    The Temptations of St. Anthony (2012) – New York premiere
    Occam’s Razor (2012)
    Earthspirit (2012)
    Orphée (2004)
    Maldoror (2013) – world premiere
    Baudelaires (2013) – world premiere

    ARTISTS:
    TALEA Ensemble; Sarah Bailey, soprano; Lisa Bielawa, soprano; ; Jay Campbell, cello; Trevor Dunn, bass; Abby Fischer, alto; David Fulmer, violin; Steven Gosling, piano; Rebekah Heller, bassoon; Melissa Hughes, soprano; Daniel Lippel, guitar; Ikue Mori, electronics; Michael Nicolas, cello; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Christopher Otto, violin; Joshua Rubin, clarinet; Jane Sheldon, soprano; Fred Sherry, cello; Kirsten Sollek, alto; Kenny Wolleson, percussion; and others

    More info/tix: www.millertheatre.com/Events/EventDetails.aspx?nid=1593

    David Krakauer/The Stone Residencies, Manhattan, NY, 26 Sep 2013

    September 27, 2013

    John Zorn 60th birthday concerts, NYC, 27 Sep, 2013

    Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts opens its 25th Anniversary Season with
    ZORN AT 60
    A wide-ranging festival celebrating the birthday of New York icon John Zorn

    Friday, September 27, 2013
    Part 3: GAME PIECES
    Without dictating any of the notes to be played, these pieces use visual cues and graphic scores to structure the interactions of improvisers, resulting in remarkable (and one-of-a-kind) performances. This program brings together works rarely heard in a single evening and features many of Zorn’s longtime collaborators: Cyro Baptista, Uri Caine, Erik Friedlander, George Lewis, Marc Ribot, and many, many others.

    Zorn says: "The first real major Game Piece happened in this theatre, back in 1978, when Miller was the McMillin. In September we'll do three sets of Game Pieces written between 1976 and 1989, including Cobra, Rugby, Lacrosse. I think we're going to have some of the best performances of these pieces that have ever happened."

    PROGRAM:
    Rugby (1983)
    Book of Heads (1978)
    Xu Feng (1985)
    Hockey (1978)
    Fencing (1978)
    Bezique (1989)
    Lacrosse (1976)
    Cobra (1984)

    ARTISTS:
    Cyro Baptista, percussion; Joey Baron, percussion; Brian Chase, percussion; Sylvie Courvoisier, piano; Trevor Dunn, bass; Erik Friedlander, cello; Kenny Grohowski, percussion; Okkyung Lee, cello; George Lewis, trombone; John Medeski, piano; James Moore, guitar; Ikue Mori, electronics; Mike Patton, vocals; Mark Ribot, guitar; Marcus Rojas, tuba; Ches Smith, percussion; William Winant, percussion; Kenny Wolleson, percussion; Dither Guitar Quartet; and TALEA ensemble

    More info/tix: www.millertheatre.com/Events/EventDetails.aspx?nid=1594

    David Krakauer/The Stone Residencies, Manhattan, NY, 27 Sep 2013

    September 28, 2013

    David Krakauer/The Stone Residencies, Manhattan, NY, 28 Sep 2013

    September 29, 2013

    Prof. David Fishman, Dmitri Zisl-yeysef Slepovitch, the Bronx, NYC, 29 Sep, 2013

    Yiddish Events at the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center, Fall 2013
    Prof. David Fishman JTS "Royte Rabonim: Vegn rabonim vos zenen gevorn komunistn"
    music: Dmitri Zisl-yeysef Slepovitch

    Sunday, Sep 29, 1:30pm
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx 10467

    information: 917-930-0295
    admission: $3.50 / members: free (membership $25.00)

    Note: event is in Yiddish

    David Krakauer/The Stone Residencies, Manhattan, NY, 29 Sep 2013

    October 1, 2013

    Tantshoyz w/Steven Weintraub, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 1 Oct 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    Opening Night Tantshoyz, Yiddish Dance Party featuring dance master Steven Weintraub with the Jake Shulman-Ment Band

    Tuesday, Oct 1, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    October 2, 2013

    Paradox Trio, NYC, 2 Oct 2013

    Paradox Trio (the original) will be back at Drom, the wonderful East Village, Turkish flavoured music venue, Wednesday Oct 2nd - 7pm dinner show!
    We hope you can make it!

    October 2nd
    DROM
    Ave A and 6th
    NYC

    It's an early show, and tickets are a cheap ten dollars, in advance.

    Here is the event link: www.ticketfly.com/event/373819

    October 6, 2013

    Isle of Klezbos, Winery brunch, NYC, 6 Oct 2013

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on October 6, 2013 features Isle of Klezbos.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    David Krakauer's Acoustic Klezmer Quartet, NYC, 6 Oct 2013

    David KrakauerDavid Krakauer's Acoustic Klezmer
    Quartet

    Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 3 PM
    Gerald W. Lynch Theater
    John Jay College
    524 West 59th Street (between Tenth and Eleventh avenues)
    Manhattan, NY

    FREE

    David Krakauer, one of the most important and influential musicians in new Jewish music today and of the vital new wave of klezmer, is known mostly for his amplified sound that pushes the boundaries of klezmer to include elements of jazz, rock, funk, and hip-hop. With this program, he will play acoustic versions of his music with his quartet.

    More: www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2013/10/6/0300/PM/Neighborhood-Concert-David-Krakauers-Acoustic-Klezmer-Quartet/

    October 8, 2013

    Ezekiel's Wheels, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 8 Oct 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    Ezekiel's Wheels (From Boston!)

    Tuesday, Oct 8, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—
    see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    October 15, 2013

    Mike Cohen Band, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 15 Oct 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    Mike Cohen Band (clarinetist extraordinaire and his band)

    Tuesday, Oct 15, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    October 22, 2013

    Roger Davidson & Frank London, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 22 Oct 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    Roger Davidson & Frank London (original klezmer compositions w/all-star cast)

    Tuesday, Oct 22, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    October 27, 2013

    Prof. Zelda Newman, Janie Respitz, the Bronx, NYC, 27 Oct, 2013

    Prof. Zelda Newman, Lehman College
    "Kadya Molodowsky in yisrol: a retenish".
    music: Janie Respitz

    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    Sunday, October 27th, 1:30 PM
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx 10467

    information: 917-930-0295
    admission: $3.50 / members: free (membership $25.00)

    Note: event is in Yiddish

    Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz, Peter Stan, NYC, 27 Oct, 2013

    Strom, Schwartz, StanYale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz & Peter Stan of Hot Pstromi

    Saturday, October 27 at 7 PM
    Coffee House concert of the Center for Jewish Culture with the Workmen's Circle
    247 West 37th St, 5th Floor
    NYC
    Suggested donation $10

    October 29, 2013

    Klezmerfest, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 29 Oct 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    Klezmerfest—Rabbi Greg Wall’s Birthday Bash (traditional NY style klezmer and a birthday salute to series co-founder) with Jordan Hirsch, Zev Zions, Brian Glassman & Aaron Alexander

    Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    November 5, 2013

    Tantshoyz – Yiddish Dance Party w/Zev Feldman, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 5 Nov 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    CTMD Tantshoyz—Yiddish Dance Party! Featuring dance master Zev Feldman

    Tuesday, Nov 5, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    November 6, 2013

    "The Yiddish Heart," NYC, 6 Nov, 2013

    The Yiddish Heart

    Wednesday, November 6 at 7 PM
    New York Public Library
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue.

    The event is free and open to the public. The building is wheelchair accessible. Enter at 42nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

    An exuberant evening of Yiddish music and drama directed by David Herskovits of the Target Margin Theatre, and featuring:

    The program highlights musical and theatrical treasures from the collection, including "Mirele Efros" (The Jewish Queen Lear), and archival gems from Boris Thomashefsky and Nahum Stutchkoff.

    Registration is required: please NY Public Library or call 212-930-0601 to RSVP.

    For more details, visit www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/jewish-division

    Sponsored by the Dorot Foundation.

    November 7, 2013

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 7 Nov 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Tuesday 19 Nov @ 9PM
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St
    New York City

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    November 10, 2013

    Sholem Beinfeld and Khayim Bokhner, the Bronx, NYC, 10 Nov, 2013

    Sholem Beinfeld and Khayim Bokhner
    "Dos arumnemike yidish-english verterbukh"

    Sunday, November 10th, 1:30 PM
    Shalom Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx 10467

    information: 917-930-0295
    admission: $3.50 / members: free (membership $25.00)

    Note: event is in Yiddish

    November 12, 2013

    Eleanor Reissa w/Frank London, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 12 Nov 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    Eleanor Reissa & Friends A Yiddish Diva without peer, w/Frank London

    Tuesday, Nov 12, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 12 Nov 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Tuesday, 12 Nov @ 9PM
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St
    New York City

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    November 19, 2013

    Breslov Bar Band, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 19 Nov 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    Breslov Bar Band (Binyomin Ginzburg & Band take on Breslev Hasidic Nigunim)

    Tuesday, Nov 19, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 19 Nov 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Tuesday 19 Nov @ 9PM
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St NYC

    More info: www.andystatman.com

    November 21, 2013

    Inna Barmish w/Lev Zhurbin, NYC, 21 Nov, 2013

    Yiddish Songstress Inna Barmish
    with master violist Lev Zhurbin

    Postponed. Stay tuned.

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 21 Nov 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday 21 Nov @ 8PM
    Barbès
    376 9th St
    Brooklyn NY

    November 24, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 24 Nov 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sunday, November 24, 2013, 8:30pm-10pm
    Cornelia St. Cafe
    29 Cornelia Street (betw. Bleecker & W. 4th)
    New York City
    212-989-9319

    More info: www.corneliastreetcafe.com/list2010c.asp?sdate=11%2F24%2F2013

    A rare evening show in Manhattan: Metropolitan Klezmer returns to Cornelia Street Cafe, classic NYC West Village "culinary and cultural landmark" (downstairs cabaret stage), with full menu and bar available too.

    Fabulous SEVEN-piece band: amazing guests! Grand piano.
    $10 food or drink minimum + $10 cover.

    METROPOLITAN KLEZMER septet special:
    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & alto saxophone
    Pam Fleming, trumpet & flugelhorn
    Karen Waltuch, viola
    Melissa Fogarty, vocals
    Rachelle Garniez, accordion & piano
    Brian Glassman, upright bass
    Eve Sicular, drums | bandleader

    November 25, 2013

    Eyal Maoz’s Edom + The Fugu Plan + Kaoru Watanabe's Bloodlines, NYC, 25 Nov 2013

    Eyal Maoz’s Edom + The Fugu Plan + Kaoru Watanabe's Bloodlines

    Monday, November 25 at 8 pm till 11 PM
    Spectrum
    121 Ludlow St.
    NYC

    Tel: 212.473.3665
    Cover price: Admission $10
    Music genre: Instrumental Jewish Rock / New Japanese Music
    Name of the presenter: Mastery Productions

    Eyal Maoz’s Edom (Tzadik Records) - A strong brew of rock, power-pop, jazz, avant-garde, Israeli folk and more, this is not flat formless fusion but music that evokes the spirit and energy of the jazz rock of the late 1960s and early 1970s; think Mahavishnu, Headhunters… However Edom is in no sense a retro band, with an aura of urban punk and the drive of dance-floor they breath the fervor of Downtown New York in the second decade of the 21st-century. “The mesmerizing guitarist and composer Eyal Maoz and his band Edom play Middle Eastern infected Avant rock” – Stephanie Steiker, The New Yorker.

    November 26, 2013

    Lorin Sklamberg, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 26 Nov 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    Lorin Sklamberg - A Hanukkah/Thanksgiving Celebration (vocalist, keyboardist and co-founder of the Klezmatics with a program of themed klezmer songs.

    Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Povo Novo, NYC, 26 Nov 2013

    POVO NOVO - The Mapping Of A Digital Jungle - Part I
    Eyal Maoz (guitar) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass) Cyro Baptista (percussion)
    WORLD PREMIERE!

    11/26 Tuesday, 8 and 10 pm
    The Stone
    corner of avenue C and 2nd street
    NYC

    November 27, 2013

    Povo Novo, NYC, 27 Nov 2013

    POVO NOVO - The Mapping Of A Digital Jungle - Part II
    Eyal Maoz (guitar) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass) Cyro Baptista (percussion)
    WORLD PREMIERE!

    11/26 Tuesday, 8 and 10 pm
    The Stone
    corner of avenue C and 2nd street
    NYC

    November 29, 2013

    Abraxas plays Masada, NYC, 29 Nov 2013

    Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz - ABRAXAS plays MASADA

    Fri, 11/29/2013 Friday, 8 and 10 pm
    The Stone
    corner of avenue C and 2nd street
    NYC

    Aram Bajakian (guitar) Eyal Maoz (guitar) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (gimbri) Kenny Grohowski (drums)

    Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz steps out on his own to make one of the most primal and tribal installments in John Zorn’s “Book of Angels”series. Drawing on his Sephardic roots, Shanir plays gimbri throughout, giving the music a primeval Moroccan edge. Featuring the intense guitar pyrotechnics of Eyal Maoz and Aram Bajakian (who recently has been tearing it up in Lou Reed’s new band) and the atavistic drumming of Kenny Grohowski, this is Ritualistic Jewish Rock for the 21st century by a brilliant young lion from the East Village via Brooklyn/Israel!

    November 30, 2013

    John Zorn's METEMPSYCHOMAGIA, NYC, 30 Nov 2013

    John Zorn's METEMPSYCHOMAGIA

    Sat, 11/30/2013, 8 and 10 pm
    The Stone
    corner of avenue C and 2nd street
    NYC

    Aram Bajakian (guitar) Eyal Maoz (guitar) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Kenny Grohowski (drums)

    WORLD PREMIERE of a complex new book of music written for the ABRAXAS band by downtown Alchemist John Zorn! MAJORI FORSAN CUM TIMORE SENTENTIAM IN ME FERTIS QUAM EGO ACCIPIAM--your fear in pronouncing this sentence over me is probably greater than mine who is receiving it.

    December 2, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 2 Dec 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Sextet

    MONDAY, DEC 2, 2013, 5:15-6:45pm
    Zuccotti Park Holiday Lighting Event
    One Liberty Plaza (165 Broadway, at Liberty St)
    NYC

    FREE! Presented by Arts Brookfield

    Live music by Metropolitan Klezmer and Voices of Gotham and sweet treats (roasted chestnuts, Hanuka gelt & candy canes!) to launch the festive season.

    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet/sax
    Reut Regev, trombone
    Karen Waltuch, viola
    Shoko Nagai, accordion
    Dave Hofstra, tuba
    Eve Sicular, drums |bandleader

    December 3, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 3 Dec 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Quartet

    TUESDAY, DEC 3, 2013, 12:30pm-1:30pm Lobby (arrive early for limited seating!)
    245 Park Avenue
    NYC

    One block away from Grand Central Station.

    Metropolitan Klezmer plays the first of three midday Manhattan holiday office lobby shows presented by Arts Brookfield! FREE quartet show, lovely all-acoustic hour of midtown musical joy.

    Featuring:
    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & alto sax
    Reut Regev, trombone
    Shoko Nagai, accordion
    Eve Sicular, drums

    More info: www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/_245_park/

    Tantshoyz – Yiddish Dance Party w/Avia Moore, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 3 Dec 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    CTMD Tantshoyz—Yiddish Dance Party! Featuring dance master Avia Moore

    Tuesday, Dec 3, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Winter Garden Holiday Fest, NYC, 3 Dec 2013

    band photoWinter Garden Holiday Fest

    TUESDAY, DEC 3, 5:30pm-5:55pm & 6:20pm-6:40pm
    Brookfield Place
    220 Vesey Street
    NYC

    FREE! Presented by Arts Brookfield
    Free hot chocolate and much more too, details at link below!
    www.artsbrookfield.com/

    Brassy rollicking MK contingent with special guests:
    Dave Hofstra, tuba
    Rick Faulkner, trombone
    Ben Holmes, trumpet
    Patrick Farrell, accordion

    Presented by Arts Brookfield at Brookfield Place which is sponsored by American Express, Battery Park City Authority, Bank of America and Brookfield Office Properties.

    December 4, 2013

    Chanukah Dinner/Concert: Broadway meets Second Ave, NYC, 4 Dec 2013

    Chanukah Dinner/Concert: Broadway Meets Second Avenue

    Wed, Dec 4, 2013, 6:30pm
    Sutton Place Synagogue
    225 East 51st Street,
    NYC

    Join YAFAC (Yiddish Artists and Friends Actors Club) for an evening starring Robert Abelson and Bernard Fitch, and Master of Ceremonies, Fyvush Finkel. A glatt kosher dinner will be served. Cost: $36 members, $40 guests. For more info, call 516-569 1678.

    Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/552061311538034/

    9th NY Sephardic Music Festival: Rashanim & Church of Betty Globestra, NYC, 4 Dec 2013

    RASHANIM & CHURCH OF BETTY GLOBESTRA

    Wed, Dec 4, 2013, 7:00pm
    Knitting Factory
    361 Metropolitan Ave
    Brooklyn, NY

    Tix $15: www.ticketweb.com/fb/3909874/kfny

    December 5, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 5 Dec 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Quartet

    THURSDAY, DEC 5, 12:30-1:30pm
    Midday Quartet Special
    300 Madison Avenue Lobby, corner of 42nd St
    One block west of Grand Central Station
    NYC

    Metropolitan Klezmer plays the second of three midday Manhattan holiday office lobby shows presented by Arts Brookfield!
    FREE quartet show, lovely all-acoustic hour of midtown musical joy.

    Featuring:
    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & alto sax
    Reut Regev, trombone
    Shoko Nagai, accordion
    Eve Sicular, drums

    Limited seating available on-site.

    The Sway Machinery, SoCalled, DeLeon, NYC, 5 Dec 2013

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery, w/SoCalled and DeLeon (labelmates from the now-historic JDUB Records)

    Thursday December 5, 7:30pm
    rookfield Place Winter Garden
    World Financial Center
    200 Vesey St.
    New York, NY

    free admission

    9th NY Sephardic Music Festival: ISRAMERICA Annual Hanukkah Bash, NYC, 5 Dec 2013

    ISRAMERICA Annual Hanukkah Bash

    Thu, Dec 5, 2013, 8pm
    LIBATION
    137 Ludlow St,
    New York, NY 10002

    Ticket: $25 Advance | $30 Door
    www.eventbrite.com/e/isramerica-annual-hanukkah-bash-2013-tickets-9291401833?aff=SMF

    The NY Sephardic Music Festival closes with ISRAMERICA, back for the BIGGEST and BRIGHTEST Hanukkah event of the YEAR! Get ready to get rowdy with us at Libation for the epic closing of party for SMF 2013. This marks the 2nd Annual Hanukkah BASH at Libation with over 600 exclusive guests comprised of young Jewish professionals and Israeli artists in all genres and mediums are expected!

    Get ready for; *Hanukkah Premium Sweets & Chocolates *Dessert Bar with Sufganiyot *Pitopia Falfel *Sushi * Gifts and Giveaways all night!

    ISRAEL VIP-Hanukkah Bash, An Exclusive Hanukkah Celebration

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 5 Dec 2013

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio (with special guests)

    thursday 5 dec 2013, 8:30 PM
    upstairs at the
    Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles Street
    New York NY

    celebrating
    Herman's
    First 80 Years
    A special concert tribute to our friend, host
    and supplier of the finest slivovitz!

    Come one, come all!
    (start the party early - come to an acoustic evening
    with Andy and Jim Tuesday night at 9)

    Ribs & Brisket, NYC, 5 Dec 2013

    Paul ShapiroPaul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Review w/special guest Edwin Lugo

    Thu, Dec 5, 2013, 8:30-11:30pm
    Cornelia St. Cafe
    29 Cornelia St
    NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/190618907797772/

    December 6, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 6 Dec 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Quartet

    FRIDAY, DEC 6, 12:30-1:30pm
    Midday Quartet Special
    One New York Plaza =Lobby, at the southern tip of Manhattan (across from Staten Island Ferry terminal)
    NYC

    Metropolitan Klezmer plays the third of three midday Manhattan holiday office lobby shows presented by Arts Brookfield!
    FREE quartet show, lovely all-acoustic hour of downtown musical joy.


    Featuring:
    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & alto sax
    Reut Regev, trombone
    Shoko Nagai, accordion
    Eve Sicular, drums

    December 7, 2013

    Girls in Trouble, NYC, 7 Dec 2013

    Alicia Jo RabinsAlicia Jo Rabins’ GIRLS IN TROUBLE

    SATURDAY DECEMBER 7
    JOHN JAY COLLEGE
    Girls in Trouble duo at the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Association conference
    (pen to the public - you just register for Saturday night of the conference here. It’s $36 for adults or $20 for students or under-30. Better and cheaper to buy in advance, but tickets are also available at the door.

    two sets, 8 and 9:15 pm

    December 8, 2013

    Chana Mlotek, z"l, Remembrance, New York City, 8 Dec 2013

    Chana MlotekCelebrating Chana Mlotek, z"l

    Please join the Mlotek family at a shloyshim in her honor with The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene and the Workmen's Circle in honoring the memory of Chana Mlotek z"l as people from all walks of life from the YIVO Institute to multiple personalities of the Entertainment Industry share their stories in celebrating the life & accomplishments of the beloved author, archivist, lifelong activist for the preservation Yiddish music and culture.

    December 8, 6:30PM (doors open at 6PM)
    YIVO Institute
    15 West 16th St
    NY, NY 10011

    Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Jackie Kostalos with your reservations.

    If you cannot attend the memorial, but would've liked to be present, a livestream webcast will air here, and can be adjusted to view full screen.

    December 9, 2013

    Girls in Trouble, NYC, 9 Dec 2013

    Alicia Jo RabinsAlicia Jo Rabins’ GIRLS IN TROUBLE

    Monday, Dec 9, 2013, 7pm (show ends at 7:50)
    Pete’s Candy Store
    709 Lorimer St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11211
    718.302.3770

    At our favorite cozy Williamsburg venue.
    It’s small, so come early if you want a seat. Free (tip jar).

    A night of songs & stories remembering Arik Einstein, NYC, 9 Dec 2013

    Maydalleh & City Winery present: Ani Ve'Ata - Sharim Arik Einstein
    A Night of Songs & Stories Remembering Israel's Music Legend
    led by Moshe Bonen

    December 9th, 2013 @ 8:00pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick St. @ Van Dam
    NYC
    Tel: 212 608 0555

    The event will be conducted in Hebrew

    December 12, 2013

    Moyshe Oysher Tribute, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 12 Dec 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    Mike & Joanna Sternberg, in Tribute to their Uncle, the great Moyshe Oysher

    Thursday, Dec 12, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    December 15, 2013

    City Winery Brunch, Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 15 Dec 2013

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on December 15, 2013 features Isle of Klezbos.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    December 16, 2013

    The Sway Machinery, NYC, 20 Dec 2013

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery

    Fri, Dec 20, 2013, 9pm
    Peter Jay Sharp Building
    BAMcafé
    30 Lafayette Ave
    Brooklyn, NY 11217

    let us know you're coming on FB

    December 17, 2013

    Joel Rubin All-Stars, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 17 Dec 2013

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    Joel Rubin All-Stars—one of the great klezmer clarinetists of our time, now based in Virginia

    Thursday, Dec 17, 2013
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Disastro Totale, Brooklyn, NY, 17 Dec 2013

    Disastro Totale, (Yuri Lemeshev accordion and Matt Darriau reeds)
    With Brandon Seabrook on guitar things!

    Tuesday December 17th, 7:30pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St.
    Brooklyn, NY (7th ave stop on the F train)

    The classic downtown duo of doom is back, but feeling a little more Brooklyn. These two polyglots are reuniting and will be premiering some new arrangements by the great Russian composer Alfred Schnittke - mostly from his dynamic film music. This incarnation will feature guitar slinging and south slope slacker supreme, Brandon Seabrook, and his “manic clusterfuck of merciless banjo torture…” Village Voice. http://www.seabrookpowerplant.com

    Come check the Disastro after their multi year sabbatical - Yuri traveling the planet with Gogol Bordello and Matt's endless summer with the Klezmatics.

    December 21, 2013

    Dreaming in Yiddish, NYC, 21 Dec 2013

    Dreaming In Yiddish: An evening honoring Jenny Romaine and the legacy of Adrienne Cooper

    Sat, Dec 21, 2013, 8pm
    Ukrainian National Home
    140 2nd Ave.
    NYC, NY

    On Saturday, December 21st, we will gather together in love to remember and celebrate the amazing legacy left to us by Adrienne Cooper. The Fund will also celebrate it's first honoree, the amazing dreamer and vision-maker, Jenny Romaine.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/210758729105205/

    December 22, 2013

    Seth Kibel Klezmer Trio, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 22 Dec 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 22, 2013 features Seth Kibel Klezmer Trio

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    December 24, 2013

    Nitl-Nakht, Brooklyn, NY, 24 Dec 2013

    This nitl-nakht (Christmas Eve), next Tuesday, Inna Barmash is singing with a raucous jam of NYC klezmers led by the trumpeter Ben Holmes. This has become an (almost) annual not-to-be-missed tradition at Barbès, Come join us and tell your friends!

    The band this year will feature Ben Holmes (trumpet), Karen Waltuch (viola), Jay Vilnai (guitar), Shoko Nagai (accordion/piano), Jeff Perlman (clarinet), Reuben Radding (bass), and Inna Barmash - me (vocals).

    Facebook event info here (rsvp for event updates):

    DATE: Tue, December 24, 2013
    TIME: Two sets starting at 8 pm
    ADDRESS: Barbès, 376 9th St, Brooklyn. Closest subway - F at 7th Ave.
    VENUE WEBSITE: www.barbesbrooklyn.com
    $10 at the door

    December 25, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, 25 Dec 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Santa Klez!

    Wednesday, December 25, 3pm & 5pm
    Cornelia Street Cafe
    29 Cornelia Street (West Village)
    NYC

    Great menu & full bar, downstairs stage.
    Culinary & cultural landmark.
    Tickets $20; food/drink minimum $10.
    212-989-9319

    December 29, 2013

    Breslov Bar Band, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 29 Dec 2013

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 29, 2013 features the Breslov Bar Band.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Klezfest, the Bronx, NYC, 29 Dec, 2013

    2nd annual Sholem Aleichem Yiddish Klezfest
    with the best international Yiddish song and klezmer.

    Sunday, December 29th, 1:30–5 PM
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10467

    information: 917-930-0295
    admission: $3.50 / members: free (membership $25.00)

    Note: event is in Yiddish

    Sholem-Aleichem Yiddish Klezfest, Bronx, NY, 29 Dec 2013

    Sholem-Aleichem Yiddish Klezfest with the best YIddish song and music: Leo Summergrad Deborah Strauss - Jeff Warschauer Duo Amy Zakar and her Fidl-kapelye Yiddish Art Trio Michael Winograd and Friends. Tantsmeister - Steve Weintraub MC - Psoy Korolenko Sunday Dec. 29th 2013, 1:30 PM - 4:30 Sholem-Aleichem Cultural Center, Bronx 3301 Bainbridge Avenue , across from Montefiore Hospital. D train to 205th st. 4 train to Mosholu Parkway. Bronx, NY admission just $10 members free 917-930-0295

    KlezFest Concert and Dance, Bronx, NY, 29 Dec 2013

    (Yiddish Art Trio, Psoy Korolenko, Strauss/Warschauer Duo and more...)

    Sun, Dec 29, 2013, 1:30pm
    KlezFest Concert and Dance
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx, NY

    More info: www.yiddisharttrio.com/upcoming-events.html

    December 31, 2013

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Millbrook, NY, 31 Dec 2013

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Quintet

    TUESDAY, DEC 31, 4-8pm
    First Night
    Grace Church Sanctuary
    Millbrook, NY (Dutchess County)

    Tix and info: millbrookrotary.org

    Quintet special!
    Featuring:
    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & alto sax
    Melissa Fogarty, vocal
    Ismail Butera, accordion
    Dave Hofstra, double bass & tuba
    Eve Sicular, drums | bandleader

    January 1, 2014

    Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 01 Jan 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 29, 2013 features the Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    January 10, 2014

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 10 Jan, 2014

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Octet and Isle of Klezbos Sextet

    FRIDAY, JAN 10, 2014, 9pm-10:45pm
    Actors Temple Theatre
    339 W. 47th St
    NYC

    Vox Hebraica Concert Series opener!
    Performing at the shul whose congregants have included Shelley Winters & at least two of the Three Stooges, in the heart of Manhattan's theater district.
    $15 /$10 student & senior (APAP free with Arts Presenters Conference badge)

    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & alto sax
    Melissa Fogarty, vocal
    Ismail Butera, accordion
    Dave Hofstra, double bass & tuba
    Eve Sicular, drums | bandleader

    January 14, 2014

    Paradox Trio and Disastro Totale, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 14 Jan 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 6, 2013 features Paradox Trio on the eve of recording their 6th CD, as well as Disastro Totale.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    January 15, 2014

    Benjy Fox-Rosen CD Release, NYC, 15 Jan 2014

    Benjy Fox-Rosen CD Release Party

    January 15, 2014, 7 pm
    YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
    15 W. 16th Street,
    NYC

    Tickets $15 general, $10 YIVO members, students, and seniors.

    Benjy Fox-Rosen and his ensemble perform the long-awaited Two Worlds/Tsvey Veltn, a stunning new song cycle based on the poetry of master Yiddish poet, Mordechai Gebirtig. Combining traditional and new music, Yiddish folk, theatre and cabaret music, Fox-Rosen interprets Gebirtig's poetry and searing depictions of Poland before and during World War Two with striking insight and brilliance.

    This young composer's new work should not be missed.

    January 17, 2014

    Golden Fest, Brooklyn, NYC, 17-18 Jan 2014

    Friday, January 17 and Saturday, January 18: CTMD is pleased to be a media sponsor of Golden Fest, New York's biggest Balkan music event and showcase, back in Brooklyn for its 29th anniversary at Grand Prospect Hall, a spectacularly restored historic landmark in Park Slope. The festival, which is sponsored by the Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band, runs from 7:30PM - 12:30AM on Friday and then 6:00PM on Saturday until early Sunday morning. Last year's festival boasted over 70 separate performances, Saturday on 4 concurrent stages. Groups played and sang Albanian, Bulgarian, Romany (Gypsy), Macedonian, Serbian, Greek, Turkish, Norwegian, Klezmer, Ukrainian, Georgian music, and more. All the musicians volunteer their time. Profits are donated to charitable or educational organizations serving Balkan cultures and communities. Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band (www.zlatneuste.org) founded the Golden Festival in 1986 and has sponsored it ever since. Grand Prospect Hall, 263 Prospect Avenue, between 5th and 6th Avenues in Brooklyn. Complimentary Balkan & Middle Eastern Snacks/Cash Bar. For tickets, admission prices and more information go to the festival website.

    January 18, 2014

    Zion80, NYC, 18 Jan 2014

    Zion80

    Saturday, January 18 at 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St.
    NYC

    More info and tix: /apps.facebook.com/concertsbybit/facebook/events/7309259/rsvp?artist=Zion80+-+Carlebach+meets+Fela

    January 19, 2014

    Metropolitan Klezmer, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 19 Jan 2014

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

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Lisa Gutkin, Bronx, NY, 19 Jan 2014

    Uri and Rémy are back in town and I can't wait to be on stage together again.
    (Come early if you want to catch John Redmond's session).

    Jan 19, 2014, 7pm
    An Beal Bocht Cafe
    445 W 238th St,
    Bronx, New York 10463

    Lisa Gutkin - fiddle, tenor guitar, voice,
    with
    Uri Sharlin - accordion &
    Rémy David Yulzari - double bass

    It's not my usual band, but here's a lovely version of my latest song:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=va2PGZ4ceGU

    January 26, 2014

    12th Night Klezmer, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 26 Jan 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 29, 2013 features the 12 Night Klezmer Band.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Psoy Korolenko, Zisl Slepovitch, Patrick Farrell, Brooklyn, NY, 26 Jan 2014

    Psoy Korolenko and Zisl SlepovichPsoy Korolenko, Zisl Slepovitch, and Patrick Farrell in Brooklyn concert

    Sunday, January 26, 12pm
    Jewish Community Center in Bensonhurst
    7802 Bay Pkwy.
    Brooklyn, NY

    Tickets: kruzhoknyc.com

    Psoy, Zisl, and Patty will create, interpret, translate, experiment, cross the language and cultural borders.

    Yiddish Vocal Workshop, Brooklyn, NY, 26 Jan 2014

    Yiddish Vocal Workshop

    Sat, Jan 26, 2014, 2–4pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St
    Brooklyn, NY

    This workshop will feature traditional songs and vocal techniques for authentic Yiddish singing. The workshop repertoire will include rare nineteenth century ballads and lyrical songs featuring the most beautiful of melodies and poignant of stories, taught in detail from original field recordings of master Old World singers.

    The class will also focus on vocal techniques and ornamentation appropriate to the singing of traditional Yiddish song. Students will learn how to produce the delicate yet focused sound of traditional Yiddish singers, and will learn how to hear and reproduce the melismatic embellishments traditionally used to enhance the singing of this beautiful repertoire. Students will also learn how to sing with increased comfort, clarity, and control, and will learn how to sculpt vocal lines to effect maximum emotional expression.

    A knowledge of spoken Yiddish is not necessary to take this workshop, and the program is open to singers of all levels.

    Taught by Acclaimed Vocalist, Researcher, Instructor
    Carol Freeman

    Admission $30

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/542537685842452/

    January 27, 2014

    Zach Meyer, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Jan 2014

    Zach Meyer, Nasimiyu, Green and Glass

    Monday, Jan 27, 8:30pm
    Cameo Gallery
    93 N6th St., (three blocks away from the Bedford Ave stop on the L)
    Brooklyn, NY

    Admission: $8
    Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance
    Age Restriction: 21+

    This show will be radically different from anything I’ve performed before. Why? Because it will be an Electronic Dance Music party! I will be performing with DJ Matt FX of Strongbros (https://www.facebook.com/Strongbros) who will create dance-beats along with my baritone sax, creating an improvised set of body-shaking music. The show will also feature some of my favorite NYC musicians!

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/761013167259908/

    January 28, 2014

    Miryem-Khaye Siegel and the Dave Levitt Trio, NYC, 28 Jan 2014

    New York Klezmer Series returns!
    Miryem-Khaye Siegel and the Dave Levitt Trio
    featuring Mike Cohen (clarinet), Christina Crowder (accordion) and Dave Levitt (trombone)

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

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

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

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

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

    January 29, 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 29 Jan 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
    A Cinematic Concert

    Wed, Jan 29, 7:30pm opening night
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    Manhattan, NYC
    Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

    More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

    February 2, 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 2 Feb 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
    A Cinematic Concert

    Sun, Feb 2, 2pm
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    Manhattan, NYC
    Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

    More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

    February 4, 2014

    Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party w/Avia Moore, NY Klezmer Series, 4 Feb 2014

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    CTMD Tantshoyz—Yiddish Dance Party! Featuring dance master Avia Moore

    Tuesday, Feb 4, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    February 5, 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 5 Feb 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
    A Cinematic Concert

    Wed, Feb 5, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    Manhattan, NYC
    Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

    More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

    February 8, 2014

    4th Annual Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Show, Garden City, Idaho, 8 Feb 2014

    4th Annual Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Show

    Feb 8, 2014, 9pm
    Visual Arts Collective
    3638 Osage Street,
    Garden City, Idaho

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/720245077999210/

    February 9, 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 9 Feb 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
    A Cinematic Concert

    Sun, Feb 9, 2pm
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    Manhattan, NYC
    Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

    More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

    Sarah Aroeste, NYC, 9 Feb 2014

    Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste

    Sunday, February 9th, 2014, 4pm
    The JCC in Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave @76th St

    Part of the Global Sundays Series
    Intimate reception following the performance
    Tickets & more info here

    February 12, 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 12 Feb 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
    A Cinematic Concert

    Wed, Feb 12, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    Manhattan, NYC
    Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

    More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

    February 15, 2014

    The Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 15 Jan 2014

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery Sat, Feb 15, 2014, 9pm Brooklyn Rod and Gun Club 59 Kent Ave Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

    February 16, 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 16 Feb 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
    A Cinematic Concert

    Sun, Feb 16, 2pm
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    Manhattan, NYC
    Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

    More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

    Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Brooklyn, NY, 16 Feb 2014

    Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Feb 16 - Mar 9

    Sunday, Feb 16th 2pm
    "Balkan Singing"
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia Street,
    Brooklyn, New York

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/212389262284666/

    February 18, 2014

    Litvakus @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 18 Feb 2014

    New York Klezmer Series:
    Dmitri Slepovitch's ">Litvakus Trio

    Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    February 19, 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 19 Feb 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
    A Cinematic Concert

    Wed, Feb 19, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    Manhattan, NYC
    Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

    More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

    February 23, 2014

    Memorial for Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman & Yonia Fain, NYC, 23 Feb 2014

    Yiddish Poetry and Song: Memorial for Yiddish Poets Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman and Yonia Fain"

    Sun, 23 February 2014, 01:00 PM
    Bowery Poetry
    308 Bowery, NYC

    In November/December 2013 the last two East European Yiddish poets in NY passed away. The Congress for Jewish Culture will remember their creativity and influence on younger generations with poetry, song and film featuring Shane Baker, Leah Robinson, Charles Nydorf, Leah Lipsky among others.

    RSVP on Facebook: facebook.com/events/276284812527311

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 23 Feb 2014

    David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
    A Cinematic Concert

    Sun, Feb 23, 2pm
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    Manhattan, NYC
    Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

    More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

    Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Brooklyn, NY, 23 Feb 2014

    Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Feb 16 - Mar 9

    Sunday, Feb 23rd 2pm
    "Bulgarian Singing"
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia Street,
    Brooklyn, New York

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/212389262284666/

    February 25, 2014

    Jake Marmer’s “Hermeneutic Stomp”, NYC, 25 Feb 2014

    New York Klezmer Series:
    Jake Marmer’s “Hermeneutic Stomp” w/Greg Wall, Frank London, Uri Sharlin & Eyal Maoz

    Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    February 27, 2014

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Feb, 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday 27 Feb @ 10PM
    BARBÉS
    376 9th St, Brooklyn NY

    March 1, 2014

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 1 Mar, 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Saturday 1 March @ 8:45 PM
    THE JEWISH MUSIC CAFÉ
    650 Sackett Street, Park Slope,
    Brooklyn NY

    March 2, 2014

    City Winery Brunch, Klezmer Juice, NYC, 2 Mar 2014

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

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Brooklyn, NY, 2 Mar 2014

    Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Feb 16 - Mar 9

    Sunday, Mar 2nd 2pm
    "Smyrneïka and Rebetika
    1920’s Asia Minor Urban Greek Song
    'The Blues of Greece'"
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia Street,
    Brooklyn, New York

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/212389262284666/

    The Megile of Itzik Manger, NYC, Mar 2 - 16, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger
    presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

    Sun March 2, 2014 @ 2pm and 6pm
    The Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington Ave. @25th Street
    New York 10010

    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    click here to purchase tickets

    Music by Dov Seltzer Book and lyrics by Shmuel Bunim, Haim Hefer, Itzik Manger, Dov Seltzer Directed by Motl Didner Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    Plaid, Baroque and Klezmer, NYC, 2 Mar, 2014

    Plaid, Baroque and Klezmer: A Jewish Musical Odyssey


    SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2014 • 3 PM
    Eldridge Street Synagogue
    12 Eldridge St.
    NYC

    A pre-concert reception will serve up ginger biscuits, highlanders and other shortbread treats donated by Walkers Shortbread. Then, the Eldridge Street Synagogue, our magnificent National Historic Landmark, will be filled with the baroque gypsy sounds that trace the musical influences of the East European Jewish community as they traveled from Slovakia to Scotland and everywhere in between. Featuring Adrianne Greenbaum (flute), Michael Alpert (percussion and voice), Christopher Norman (flute and pipe), David Greenberg (violin and viola) and Uri Sharlin (accordion)…

    $20 adults; $15 students and seniors
    Tickets online

    This event is sponsored by Walkers Shortbread, a family-owned and managed company founded in Scotland in 1898, with a wide range of shortbread and other baked products which are certified OUD.

    March 3, 2014

    Klezmer Juice CD release, NYC, 3 Mar 2014

    Klezmer Juice.

    Mon, Mar 3, 2014, 8pm
    Pianos, NYC
    158 Ludlow St.
    New York City, NY
    Tel: 212-505-3733

    March 4, 2014

    Montreal Klezmer, NYC, 4 Mar 2014

    New York Klezmer Series:
    A Night of Montreal Klezmer with Ichka featuring Julian Biret, and Siach Hasadeh featuring Yoni Kaston

    Tuesday, March 4, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    March 5, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger, NYC, Mar 2 - 16, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger
    presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

    Wed March 5, 2014 @ 2pm and 7:30pm
    The Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington Ave. @25th Street
    New York 10010

    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    click here to purchase tickets

    Music by Dov Seltzer Book and lyrics by Shmuel Bunim, Haim Hefer, Itzik Manger, Dov Seltzer Directed by Motl Didner Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    Klezmer Juice CD release, NYC, 5 Mar 2014

    Klezmer Juice
    opening for Ze Luis Quartet

    Wed, Mar 5, 2014, 9pm
    Nublu
    62 Avenue C
    New York City, NY

    Siach HaSadeh, Brooklyn, NYC, 5 Mar, 2014

    Siach HaSadeh

    Wednesday, March 5:
    Branded Saloon
    603 Vanderbilt Ave (Corner of Bergen St., near 7th Ave Station)
    Brooklyn, NY
    (Pass the hat)

    March 6, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger, NYC, Mar 2 - 16, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger
    presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

    Thurs March 6, 2014 @ noon and 7:30pm
    The Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington Ave. @25th Street
    New York 10010

    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    click here to purchase tickets

    Music by Dov Seltzer Book and lyrics by Shmuel Bunim, Haim Hefer, Itzik Manger, Dov Seltzer Directed by Motl Didner Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    Siach HaSadeh, NYC, 6 Mar, 2014

    Siach HaSadeh

    Thursday, March 6, 8pm
    Silvana
    300 W. 116th Street
    NYC

    (Pass the hat)

    March 7, 2014

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 7 Mar 2014

    Congregation Habonim joins synagogues throughout North America to celebrate

    Shabbat Across America

    Friday evening, March 7, 2014
    6:30 Services, 7:15 Dinner, 8:00 Concert
    Congregation Habonim
    44 West 66th Street
    New York NY

    featuring the acclaimed Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus
    with Conductor Binyumen Schaechter

    AMERIKE DI PREKHTIKE
    (America the Beautiful)

    This 45-minute a cappella concert, celebrating 360 years of American Jewish life (1654-2014),
    features unique Yiddish choral arrangements in distinctly American musical styles: blues, jazz, spirituals, Second Avenue theater hits, labor anthems, and more. In these works you will recognize America's pervasive influence on Jewish culture - and vice versa.

    English translations provided.

    Dinner and Concert: $25 for adults, $15 for children under 12
    RSVP at Habonim.net under "register for events"
    or contact Adina at 212-787-5347

    March 8, 2014

    "Girls in Trouble," London, UK, 8 Mar, 2014

    Alicia Jo RabinsAlicia Jo Rabins’ GIRLS IN TROUBLE

    Saturday, Mar 8, 2014,
    JW3 - Jewish Community Center London
    341-351 Finchley Road
    London NW3 6ET, UK

    £15.00 (Standard) / £7.50 (Concession)
    +44 (0)20 7433 8988
    Tickets and more info: www.jw3.org.uk/event/girls-trouble?pid=3550

    The Megile of Itzik Manger, NYC, Mar 2 - 16, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger
    presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

    Sat, Mar 8, 2014 @ 8:30pm
    The Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington Ave. @25th Street
    New York 10010

    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    click here to purchase tickets

    Music by Dov Seltzer Book and lyrics by Shmuel Bunim, Haim Hefer, Itzik Manger, Dov Seltzer Directed by Motl Didner Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    March 9, 2014

    City Winery Brunch, Victor Prieto Trio, NYC, 9 Mar 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 9, 2014 features The Victor Prieto Trio.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Brooklyn, NY, 9 Mar 2014

    Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Feb 16 - Mar 9

    Sunday, Mar 9th 2pm
    "Folk Harmonies of the Balkans"
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia Street,
    Brooklyn, New York

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/212389262284666/

    The Megile of Itzik Manger, NYC, Mar 2 - 16, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger
    presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

    Sun March 9, 2014 @ 2pm and 6pm
    The Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington Ave. @25th Street
    New York 10010

    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    click here to purchase tickets

    Music by Dov Seltzer Book and lyrics by Shmuel Bunim, Haim Hefer, Itzik Manger, Dov Seltzer Directed by Motl Didner Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    March 11, 2014

    A Joyful Purim, NYC, 11 Mar, 2014

    The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene presents
    A Joyful Purim: A Presentation of Two One-Act Purim Shpils
    Yakhne Sosye, by Herbert Herschel Tuchman. Adapted by Miriam Hoffman
    Gilbert and Sullivan Purim Shpil by Chana Mlotek z"l

    Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 7 pm
    Baruch Performing Arts Center, Nagelberg Theater
    Lexington Avenue and 25th St. (enter on 25th), New York, NY
    Free - tickets required. Call (646) 312-5073
    For more information, visit: www.folksbiene.org

    "A Joyful Purim," NYC, 11 Mar, 2014

    event posterA JOYFUL PURIM: 2 One-Act Purim Shpiels
    FREE at Baruch, sponsored by CUNY

    TUESDAY, MARCH 11 @ 7PM
    Baruch Performing Arts Center
    Nagelberg Theater
    55 Lexington Ave
    New York, NY

    YAKHNE-SOSYE: based on a short story by Herbert Herschel Tuchman z’l, a couple from a small shtetl experience hilarious culture shock when they get a taste of highbrow society. Adapted by Miriam Hoffman. With A GILBERT AND SULLIVAN PURIM SHPIEL: This parody of the Victorian operettas will make you plotz! Conceived by Chana Mlotek z’l.

    For information and tickets call (646) 312-5073.
    The National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene

    CTMD Tantshoyz, NYC, 11 Mar 2014

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    CTMD Tantshoyz—Yiddish Dance Party!

    Tuesday, Feb 4, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    Remembering German Goldenshteyn. Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of shers, bulgars, freylekhs, horas and more, danced to the music of clarinetist German Goldenshteyn. Prior to his untimely death in 2006, Goldenshteyn taught and performed widely, influencing a generation of young musicians around the world to perform his Ottoman-inflected Bessarabian klezmer repertoire.

    Tonight's Tanshoyz features master dance leader Michael Alpert, and a live klezmer band led by Goldenshteyn clarinet protege Alex Kontorovich. Featuring a special performance by the Goldenshteyn Kompanye—a new ensemble led by clarinetist Naum Goldenshteyn (German's grand-nephew), who recently relocated to New York from Israel. Also performing are Dan Blacksberg (trombone), Christina Crowder (accordion), Aaron Alexander (percussion), Brian Glassman (bass) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/cimbalom)

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    March 12, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger, NYC, Mar 2 - 16, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger
    presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

    Wed March 12, 2014 @ 2pm and 7:30pm
    The Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington Ave. @25th Street
    New York 10010

    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    click here to purchase tickets

    Music by Dov Seltzer Book and lyrics by Shmuel Bunim, Haim Hefer, Itzik Manger, Dov Seltzer Directed by Motl Didner Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    March 13, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger, NYC, Mar 2 - 16, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger
    presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

    Thurs March 13, 2014 @ noon and 7:30pm
    The Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington Ave. @25th Street
    New York 10010

    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    click here to purchase tickets

    Music by Dov Seltzer Book and lyrics by Shmuel Bunim, Haim Hefer, Itzik Manger, Dov Seltzer Directed by Motl Didner Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    Ethnix for Purim, NYC, 13 Mar, 2014

    Maydalleh Invites you to ETHNIX LIVE in NYC @ B.B. KING!

    Thursday, March 13th, 2014
    B.B. King Blues Club
    237 West 42nd St.
    New York, NY

    Doors open at 6:00PM, Show starts at 7:30PM
    Purim After Party at 9:30PM

    March 15, 2014

    The Sway Machinery Purim Carnival, Brooklyn, NY, 15 Mar, 2014

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery Purim Carnival!

    Saturday, March 15 8pm
    Littlefield
    622 Degraw Street
    Brooklyn, NY

    $10 IN ADVANCE (get your tickets now!) or $15 at the door, but make that $10 for those in wondrous and fantastical attire

    As we have done in the past, and will do in the future, The Sway Machinery is throwing down for the good people of Brooklyn this Purim--the Jewish carnival festival of reversal, libido and libation...we will be observing, celebration style...we hope to see you all out and about sharing in the good cheer...and for those of you sporting costumes, there will be cheaper tickets...

    In keeping with the flow of energies between Persians and Jews documented in the Scroll of Esther...The Sway Machinery will be joined by Mitra Sumara, a band that plays pre-Revolutionary Iranian pop music, leaning heavily towards the funkiness that was the zeit-geist of serious music heads in the '70s. You will surely enjoy what they bring.

    Also in attendance will be local favorite and Mehanata regular, DJ Joro Boro, keeping things warm before, after and between sets.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/245492835630930/

    The Megile of Itzik Manger, NYC, Mar 2 - 16, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger
    presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

    Sat, Mar 15, 2014 @ 8:30pm
    The Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington Ave. @25th Street
    New York 10010

    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    click here to purchase tickets

    Music by Dov Seltzer Book and lyrics by Shmuel Bunim, Haim Hefer, Itzik Manger, Dov Seltzer Directed by Motl Didner Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    March 16, 2014

    City Winery Brunch, Seth Kibel Klezmer Trio, NYC, 16 Mar 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 16, 2014 features Seth Kibel Klezmer Trio.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    The Megile of Itzik Manger, NYC, Mar 2 - 16, 2014

    The Megile of Itzik Manger
    presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

    Sun March 16, 2014 @ 2pm and 6pm
    The Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington Ave. @25th Street
    New York 10010

    Box Office: 646-312-5073
    click here to purchase tickets

    Music by Dov Seltzer Book and lyrics by Shmuel Bunim, Haim Hefer, Itzik Manger, Dov Seltzer Directed by Motl Didner Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

    March 19, 2014

    John Zorn's Masada Book Three: The Book Beriah, NYC, CA 19 Mar 2014

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    JOHN ZORN'S MASADA BOOK THREE: THE BOOK BERIAH
    World Premiere

    Wednesday March 19, 8pm
    The Town Hall
    123 West 43rd Street
    New York, NY 10036

    Tickets: $45, $55, $60 & $65
    Box Office: 123 W. 43rd St. NYC (Mon-Sat noon-6pm), or online / 800-982-2787

    Newish Jewish festival logoAn epic event featuring 20 new compositions by 20 different ensembles in one marathon evening—all performed for the first time. One of the most important composers and musicians of his generation, John Zorn has spent two decades building upon his exceptional Masada Songbook, now comprising 613 compositions.

    March 20, 2014

    Keren Ann, Newish Jewish festival, NYC, CA 20 Mar 2014

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    Keren Ann

    Thursday March 20, 8pm
    City Winery
    155 Varick St
    NYC

    Singer-songwriter, composer, sound designer and producer Keren Ann Zeidel has released six solo albums up to date "101" (2011), "Keren Ann" (2007), "Nolita" (2005), "Not Going Anywhere" (2003), "La Disparition" (2002), "La Biographie De Luka Philipsen" (2000). She has provided diverse soundtracks including a recent original score for Eytan Fox's latest feature Yossi, and songs for TV series (Grey's Anatomy, Six Feet Under, Big Love). Her songs are performed by many internationally acclaimed artists including Jane Birkin, Francoise Hardy, Rosa Pasos, Henri Salvador and Iggy Pop. Her first Opera Red Waters co-written with Bardi Johansson was produced by The Opera de Rouen and performed in 4 different Opera houses around France.

    March 21, 2014

    Anat Fort, Newish Jewish festival, NYC, CA 21 Mar 2014

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    Anat Fort

    Friday March 21, 7:30pm & 9:30pm
    Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
    Broadway at 60th St, 5th fl
    NYC

    Tel Aviv-based, jazz pianist Anat Fort will present a program that combines her own original music with jazz arrangements of the music of Israeli rock star Shalom Hanoch. Fort has chosen to focus on the Israeli angle as it relates to her exploration of the contemporary Jewish experience.

    March 22, 2014

    Ninet Tayeb, Newish Jewish festival, NYC, CA 22 Mar 2014

    imagesNewish Jewish Festival
    Ninet Tayeb w/Yula and the Extended Family

    Saturday March 22, 7:30pm & 9:30pm
    le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker Street
    NYC

    $28 limited pre-sale $40 GA advance, $60 GA at the door, $90 VIP (access to opera box seating) le Poisson Rouge Box Office
    Tickets: lepoissonrouge.com
    212.505.FISH

    Newish Jewish festival logoNinet Tayeb was first introduced to the music scene when she was only 19 years old after winning the flagship season of the Israel’s version of “Pop Idol” in 2003. Becoming a household name overnight, Tayeb’s career grew into what many critics have hailed as a wild Cinderella story phenomena, as Ninet who was still living with her parents in the country at the time- decided to pick up her guitar and begin exploring the music scene in Tel Aviv. Ninet’s debut album was released in 2006, selling Platinum in less than 24 hours- charting no less than 5 singles that became instant number one hits on national radio through out the country. Her second album, written and produced by Ninet herself was released in 2009, again receiving overwhelming critical success. In 2012 “Sympathetic Nervous System”, Ninet’s first album in English was released in Israel receiving amazing reviews and was followed by a successful tour across Country. Not resting, Only a year later, Ninet’s 4th album saw light “All the Animals Knew”, again Ninet earning beautiful response from Radio, Media and fans. Now Days while touring for over a year with her latest album Ninet is working on her 5th and looking into an international carrier.

    Yula Beeri is an Israeli, ex-punk icon, vocal powerhouse, and all around musical savant, sinking her dainty teeth into punk cabaret, infectious dance pop, poignant rock opera, and a haunting a cappella ensemble.

    Co-presented with LBNY Productions

    Oran Etkin, Newish Jewish festival, NYC, CA 22 Mar 2014

    imagesNewish Jewish Festival
    Oran Etkin—Reimagining Benny Goodman

    Saturday March 22, 7:30pm & 9:30pm
    Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
    Broadway at 60th St, 5th fl
    NYC

    Israeli-American Etkin debuts a newly-conceived show inspired by the generation of Jewish immigrants or Jewish children of immigrants that shaped jazz in the prewar era; specifically Benny Goodman’s groundbreaking trio and quartet with Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, and Lionel Hampton. The Objective is not to recreate the music of Benny Goodman but rather “to get the essence of who he was and the spirit that he brought to the music and expressing that in a current and spontaneous musical way,” says Etkin.

    March 23, 2014

    Triangle Fire: A Musical Tribute, NYC, 23 Mar, 2014

    Triangle Fire: A Musical Tribute

    SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2014 • 2 PM
    Eldridge Street Synagogue
    12 Eldridge St.
    NYC

    This moving concert, with performers Lisa Gutkin, Pete Rushefsky, Uri Shalin and Rémy Yulzari, features songs co-authored by Woody Guthrie and members of the Klezmatics, and original klezmer pieces written by Lisa Gutkin and Pete Rushefsky. This concert is dedicated to the Garment Workers of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, and to the Followers of the Trail, an organization of garment workers in the 1920′s who committed their lives to changing working and living conditions in the United States.

    $20 adults; $15 students and seniors
    Tickets online

    Klezmatics present Havana Nagila, NYC, CA 23 Mar 2014

    imagesNewish Jewish Festival
    Klezmatics present Havana Nagila
    featuring ARTURO O’FARRILL, SOFIA REI, LEWIS KAHN, REINALDO DE JESUS & OTHERS

    Sunday March 23, 5pm
    The Town Hall
    123 West 43rd Street
    New York, NY 10036

    Tickets: $40, $45 & $50
    Box Office: 123 W. 43rd St. NYC (Mon-Sat noon-6pm), or online / 800-982-2787

    Newish Jewish festival logoA joyful celebration of New York’s unique Latin and Jewish musical heritages. The Klezmatics update historic Yiddish tunes for contemporary listeners, creating a Grammy-winning style emulated worldwide. This spring, they will team up to craft an unforgettable evening with renowned Latin pianist & composer Arturo O’Farrill, Sofia Rei, Lewis Kahn, Reinaldo de Jesus and others

    Steven Bernstein's Diaspora Soul, Newish Jewish festival, NYC, CA 23 Mar 2014

    imagesNewish Jewish Festival
    Steven Bernstein's Diaspora Soul

    Sunday March 23, 7:30pm & 9:30pm
    Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
    Broadway at 60th St, 5th fl
    NYC

    Bernstein’s Diaspora Projects explore the far-flung worlds of Hebrew music as it bubbles up in unlikely contexts. Diaspora Soul digs in to “the Gulf Coast sound encompassing Texas and Cuba,” to produce New Orleans R&B and Afro-Cuban-influenced arrangements of traditional cantorials, Ashkenazi wedding songs, and more.

    March 30, 2014

    HaZamir Teen Choir, NYC, 30 Mar, 2014

    HaZamir Teen Choir
    300 Singers from across US and Israel to perform
    Elena and Jay Lefkowitz to receive Zamir Foundation's Kinor David Award

    Sun, Mar 30, 3pm
    Carnegie Hall,
    57th Street and Seventh Avenue
    NYC

    For individual concert tickets, which range from $50 to $100, and other information, visit www.wizadjournal.com or call 212/870-3333.

    During the concert, Matthew Lazar, the founder and director of the Zamir Choral Foundation, shares the stage with conductors from HaZamir’s local chapters, all of whom have worked on a common repertoire in their respective cities throughout the year.

    Mixing classical and contemporary musical selections, many with Hebrew texts, the concert’s program boasts a dazzling array of vocal arrangements -- from soaring, large-scale groupings, to intermediate settings to demanding solos, all of which seamlessly blend teens from the different chapters.

    April 1, 2014

    Inna Barmash, NYC, 1 Apr 2014

    New York Klezmer Series:
    Inna Barmash – “Hindele” – Yiddish Lullabies

    Tuesday, April 1, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    April 3, 2014

    "Cantors' Broadway Cabaret," NYC, 3 Apr, 2014

    From "The Last Five Years" to "Pippin"
    THE CANTORS’ BROADWAY CABARET

    Thursday, April 3, 2014, 7pm
    Congregation Rodeph Sholom
    7 W 83rd Street off Central Park West.
    NYC

    Tickets: $25 in advance/$36 at the door; Senior/Students: $18.
    Benefactor, reception and priority seating information is available upon request.
    For more information, please call 646-454-3030 or visit www.rodephsholom.org.

    The music of the Broadway theatre will be highlighted. Joining Rodeph Sholom’s Cantors Rebecca Garfein, Shayna DeLowe and Cantorial Intern, Ben Ellerin are New York Metro Area Cantors Daniel Singer, Micah Morgovsky and pianist, J. David Wiliams. The concert, a light-hearted tribute to the Broadway theatre will benefit Congregation Rodeph Sholom’s Youth Related Programs.

    Paradox Trio residency, Brooklyn, NY, 3 Apr, 2014

    Paradox Trio (literal) will be starting a monthly residency at Barbes in Brooklyn this Thursday eve.

    Friday April 3rd (8 PM - 1 set)
    Barbes
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave),
    Brooklyn, NY


    Matt Darriau reeds & kaval
    Brad Shepik guitar
    Seido Salifoski dumbeks and perc

    April 5, 2014

    Tom English's Birthday Bash Benefit, NYC, 5 Apr, 2014

    Tom English's Birthday Bash Benefit

    Saturday, April 5at 1:00pm - 6:00pm
    Arlene's Grocery
    95 Stanton St.,
    New York, New York 10002

    Great concerts on the stage and a 5 hour session in the bar. Cillian Vallely (Lunasa) Lisa Gutkin (Whirligig, Klezmatics), Tony Demarco, Buddy Cage (New Riders), Dessie Groarke, Marie Barrett, John Walsh, John Redmond, so far. Keep checking Facebook for more performers.

    The goal is to get Tom's wife Klara Zikova-English and their kids some money to make living in New York easier (because we don't want them to go back to Czech Republic or Ireland!) and to start a college fund for their future.

    April 6, 2014

    Symposium: Jewish Music Archives and the Future of Yiddish Song, NYC, 6 Apr, 2014

    Sunday, April 6, 11:00am
    YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
    15 West 16th Street,
    New York, New York 10011

    Tix: www.smarttix.com

    Around 1900, East European Jews became acutely aware of the impact of modernization and urbanization on their culture: on their songs, their tales, and customs. They set in motion a wide range of projects and institutions to gather, archive, and study fading folklore. YIVO was a pioneer in this push, along with a galaxy of Polish and Russian (later Soviet) activists. Today, with the loss of the original population and the huge demographic and cultural shifts of world Jewry, the surviving archives both preserve and channel a rising tide of interest, even a hunger, for what's called "Yiddish" music and folklore.

    This symposium brings together archivists, scholars and performers to discuss the history and creation of Yiddish folk music archives, and the future of the study and performance of Yiddish song today. What is the role of Jewish music archives in fostering new scholarship and Yiddish music?

    The event is dedicated to the memory of Chana Mlotek, YIVO's Music Archivist from 1978 until her recent passing at age 91 in 2013.

    Chair: Mark Slobin, Wesleyan University

    More info: yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=202&aid=1253
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1385490075009062/

    Isle of Klezbos CD release show, NYC, 6 Apr, 2014

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos CD release show

    SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 7:30pm
    Joe's Pub at The Public
    425 Lafayette St (betw E. 4th St/Astor Pl)
    NYC

    $14, all ages
    212-967-7555
    Menu & bar: Table reservations 212-539-8778
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    April 8, 2014

    Brian Glassman’s Klezmer Jazz Alliance, NYC, 8 Apr 2014

    New York Klezmer Series:
    Brian Glassman’s Klezmer Jazz Alliance

    Tuesday, April 8, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    April 9, 2014

    "Fatelessness", NYC, 9 Apr, 2014

    From April 9 to 13 at HERE Arts Center, actor Adam Boncz will perform "Fatelessness," the first stage adaptation of the novel of the same name by Imre Kertész, recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature.

    Wed, Apr 9, 2014, 7pm
    HERE Arts Center
    145 Sixth Ave. (enter on Dominick Street one block south of Spring)
    NYC

    Tickets $15, Box office www.here.org or call 212-352-3101

    The book is the story of a Hungarian teenage boy who survives a passage through three WWII concentration camps. The play is a 75-minute rendition of the book, adapted verbatim by Andras Visky from the translation by Tim Wilkinson. Gia Forakis directs.

    Kertész’s novel is considered one of the outstanding works of the Holocaust literature and contemporary European literature in general. Hungarian-American actor Adam Boncz is the first person to have the rights to adapt the novel to the stage. This debut production will be presented by SceneHouse Productions and Gia Forakis & Company. It coincides with the 70th Anniversary of the Hungarian Holocaust and is supported in part by the Hungary Initiative Foundation. The evening will be a stylized performance interweaving music, images, and video from the story’s era.
    Fatelessness

    April 10, 2014

    "Fatelessness", NYC, 10 Apr, 2014

    From April 9 to 13 at HERE Arts Center, actor Adam Boncz will perform "Fatelessness," the first stage adaptation of the novel of the same name by Imre Kertész, recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature.

    Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 7pm
    HERE Arts Center
    145 Sixth Ave. (enter on Dominick Street one block south of Spring)
    NYC

    Tickets $15, Box office www.here.org or call 212-352-3101

    The book is the story of a Hungarian teenage boy who survives a passage through three WWII concentration camps. The play is a 75-minute rendition of the book, adapted verbatim by Andras Visky from the translation by Tim Wilkinson. Gia Forakis directs.

    Kertész’s novel is considered one of the outstanding works of the Holocaust literature and contemporary European literature in general. Hungarian-American actor Adam Boncz is the first person to have the rights to adapt the novel to the stage. This debut production will be presented by SceneHouse Productions and Gia Forakis & Company. It coincides with the 70th Anniversary of the Hungarian Holocaust and is supported in part by the Hungary Initiative Foundation. The evening will be a stylized performance interweaving music, images, and video from the story’s era.
    Fatelessness

    April 11, 2014

    "Fatelessness", NYC, 11 Apr, 2014

    From April 9 to 13 at HERE Arts Center, actor Adam Boncz will perform "Fatelessness," the first stage adaptation of the novel of the same name by Imre Kertész, recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature.

    Fri, Apr 11, 2014, 7pm
    HERE Arts Center
    145 Sixth Ave. (enter on Dominick Street one block south of Spring)
    NYC

    Tickets $15, Box office www.here.org or call 212-352-3101

    The book is the story of a Hungarian teenage boy who survives a passage through three WWII concentration camps. The play is a 75-minute rendition of the book, adapted verbatim by Andras Visky from the translation by Tim Wilkinson. Gia Forakis directs.

    Kertész’s novel is considered one of the outstanding works of the Holocaust literature and contemporary European literature in general. Hungarian-American actor Adam Boncz is the first person to have the rights to adapt the novel to the stage. This debut production will be presented by SceneHouse Productions and Gia Forakis & Company. It coincides with the 70th Anniversary of the Hungarian Holocaust and is supported in part by the Hungary Initiative Foundation. The evening will be a stylized performance interweaving music, images, and video from the story’s era.
    Fatelessness

    April 12, 2014

    "Fatelessness", NYC, 12 Apr, 2014

    From April 9 to 13 at HERE Arts Center, actor Adam Boncz will perform "Fatelessness," the first stage adaptation of the novel of the same name by Imre Kertész, recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature.

    Sat, Apr 12, 2014, 7pm
    HERE Arts Center
    145 Sixth Ave. (enter on Dominick Street one block south of Spring)
    NYC

    Tickets $15, Box office www.here.org or call 212-352-3101

    The book is the story of a Hungarian teenage boy who survives a passage through three WWII concentration camps. The play is a 75-minute rendition of the book, adapted verbatim by Andras Visky from the translation by Tim Wilkinson. Gia Forakis directs.

    Kertész’s novel is considered one of the outstanding works of the Holocaust literature and contemporary European literature in general. Hungarian-American actor Adam Boncz is the first person to have the rights to adapt the novel to the stage. This debut production will be presented by SceneHouse Productions and Gia Forakis & Company. It coincides with the 70th Anniversary of the Hungarian Holocaust and is supported in part by the Hungary Initiative Foundation. The evening will be a stylized performance interweaving music, images, and video from the story’s era.
    Fatelessness

    April 13, 2014

    City Winery Brunch, Alon Nechushtan, NYC, 13 Apr 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Apr 13, 2014 features Alon Nechushtan.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "Fatelessness", NYC, 13 Apr, 2014

    From April 9 to 13 at HERE Arts Center, actor Adam Boncz will perform "Fatelessness," the first stage adaptation of the novel of the same name by Imre Kertész, recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature.

    Sun, Apr 13, 2014, 2pm
    HERE Arts Center
    145 Sixth Ave. (enter on Dominick Street one block south of Spring)
    NYC

    Tickets $15, Box office www.here.org or call 212-352-3101

    The book is the story of a Hungarian teenage boy who survives a passage through three WWII concentration camps. The play is a 75-minute rendition of the book, adapted verbatim by Andras Visky from the translation by Tim Wilkinson. Gia Forakis directs.

    Kertész’s novel is considered one of the outstanding works of the Holocaust literature and contemporary European literature in general. Hungarian-American actor Adam Boncz is the first person to have the rights to adapt the novel to the stage. This debut production will be presented by SceneHouse Productions and Gia Forakis & Company. It coincides with the 70th Anniversary of the Hungarian Holocaust and is supported in part by the Hungary Initiative Foundation. The evening will be a stylized performance interweaving music, images, and video from the story’s era.
    Fatelessness

    April 17, 2014

    Jake Shulman-Ment, 17 Apr, 2014

    Jake Shulman-MentJake Shulman-Ment
    The Klezmer/Roma (Gypsy) Connection: A Musical Voyage in Romania

    Thursday, April 17th, 6:30pm
    Workmen's Circle
    247 West 37th Street, 5th Floor
    New York City, NY

    Free and open to the public.

    Join violinist Jake Shulman-Ment for a multi-media concert/presentation in which he performs both traditional music and new compositions, inspired by Jewish and Romanian folk styles. The concert is accompanied by striking photographic and video footage drawn from ethnographic expeditions in Romania taken during a year Jake spent there on a Fulbright grant. In combining virtuosic musical performance with these rare, fascinating images, and historical background of a world now mostly vacated by the Jewish people yet still the birthplace of so much of our cultural heritage, we explore the past and present relationships between Jews and Roma (Gypsies), the influence of non-Jewish neighbors on Jewish traditions (and vice-versa), questions of collective memory and how to uncover a buried past, as well as the artistic process of synthesizing these experiences into the creation of new music.

    Ezekiels Wheels, Alba's Edge, Cambridge, MA, 17 Apr, 2014


    Ezekiel's WheelsEzekiel's Wheels w/Alba's Edge

    Sunday, June 1 at 8PM
    Club Passim
    47 Palmer Street,
    Cambridge, MA

    $15/$13 for members
    Tix online

    Yiddish Open Mic, NYC, 17 Apr, 2014

    מיקראָפֿאָן דכל דכפֿין / Open Mic in Yiddish

    THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014 | 7pm
    YIVO Institute at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    NYC

    Master of Ceremonies Shane Baker and special guests

    Admission: Free
    RSVP Required: yivo.org/reservations | 212.294.6140

    אַ חול-המועד-הוליאַנקע! פֿאַרברענגט אַן אָוונט פֿון ייִדישע פֿאָרשטעלונגען מיטן באַקאַנטן שטערן פֿון דער ייִדישער בינע שיין בייקער, מרים־חיה סגל, שיינדל ראָמיין און חנה טעמפּל, און ווײַזט אַרויס אײַער ייִדישן טאַלאַנט בײַ אונדזער טאַלאַנטאַרניע. ברענגט אײַערע מוזיקאַלישע אינסטרומענטן, אײַערע לידער, מאָנאָלאָגן, מאַניפֿעסטאָס, פֿילמען - אַלץ אויף ייִדיש. מע דאַרף זיך פֿאַרשרײַבן 7 אַ זייגער, די טאַלאַנטאַרניע הייבט זיך אָן 7:30.

    We want your talent in Yiddish! Join celebrated host, actor and singer Shane Baker, and special guests for a fun, intimate night of Yiddish performance. Bring your instruments, poems, monologues, manifestos, and films in Yiddish. Sign up starts at 7:00pm, open mic starts at 7:30pm.

    Exodus Brooklyn Dance Party, Brooklyn, NY, 17 Apr, 2014

    Exodus Brooklyn Dance Party with Zion80 Jewish ~ Afrobeat / Sharabi featuring Frank London & Deep Singh Bhangra ~ Klezmer
    Matt Darriau Gaida Electrique Balkan - Gypsy

    Thursday, April 17at 8:00pm
    Europa,
    98-104 Meserole Ave., at Manhattan Ave.,
    Brooklyn, NY, US

    Tix, $15: www.ticketweb.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1460061780874159/

    April 20, 2014

    City Winery Brunch, Jake Shulman-Ment, NYC, 20 Apr 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Apr 20, 2014 features Jake Shulman-Ment.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    April 22, 2014

    Isaac Sadigursky @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 22 Apr 2014

    New York Klezmer Series: Isaac Sadigursky

    Tuesday, Apr 22, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    Student Concert & Aaron Alexander's Klez Messengers @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 17 Jun 2014

    New York Klezmer Series: Student Concert & Aaron Alexander's Klez Messengers

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

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

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

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

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

    Tantshoyz, NYC, 22 Apr, 2014

    Bessarabian Tantshoyz Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop featuring Isaac Sadigursky and an all-star band.

    Tuesday, April 22, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    Lace up your dancing shoes for a special evening of Bessarabian-Jewish klezmer featuring a rare NY-appearance by LA-based clarinetist/accordionist Isaac Sadigursky, originally of Moldova, and dance leading by Avia Moore. All-star ensemble includes Aaron Alexander (percussion), Frank London (trumpet), Christina Crowder (accordion), Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Alex Kontorovich (clarinet) and Sam Sadigursky (reeds).

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    April 24, 2014

    "Der Nes In Geto," NYC, 24 Apr, 2014

    event posterDER NES IN GETO (A Miracle in Warsaw Ghetto)
    FREE at Baruch, sponsored by CUNY

    THURSDAY, APRIL 24 @ 7PM
    Baruch Performing Arts Center
    55 Lexington Avenue (enter 25th Street)
    NY, NY 10010
    Call (646) 312-5073. Reservations are required.
    The National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene

    Authored in 1944, by H. Leyvick, just one year after the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, this epic drama tells the story of the bravery of one family and their neighbors who fought against overwhelming odds to declare to the world “Mir Zaynen Do!” (We Are Here!) Presented together with the Yiddish Book Center and the Workmen’s Circle / Arbeter Ring.

    Women's Voices around the world, Brooklyn, NY, 24 Apr, 2014

    Women's Voices Around The World: Eva Salina, Lisa Gutkin, and Dolunay

    Thurs, Apr 24, 8:30pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia Street,
    Brooklyn, New York

    Join us for a fantastic evening of music with...
    9:00 - Eva Salina Primack - "Eva’s rich, versatile, agile, deep and powerful voice and her enthusiastic, skillful, inspired and inspiring teaching have led her to quickly become a reknowned singer, interpreter, and teacher of Traditional Balkan Vocal music."

    9:45 - Lisa Gutkin - w/ Uri Sharlin on accordion
    & Rémy Yulzari, Double Bassist
    As Grammy-winning violinist and song writer for The Klezmatics, Gutkin has consistently proven a masterful musician. But fans who have only witnessed her within the context of the Klezmatics have experienced just a fragment of what this multi-faceted artist is capable of producing. She might swing seamlessly from traditional Irish fiddle tunes to blues, Balkan or Appalachian sounds. Or she might put the violin down altogether, pick up a tenor guitar and sing one of her own universally resonant songs. Wherever she goes Gutkin has an uncanny way of taking the audience with her.

    10:30 - Dolunay NYC - Dolunay (Turkish for “full moon”) plays the songs of the people of Turkish descent who lived across Rumeli, the southern Balkan region of the Ottoman Empire. Dolunay brings new life to the timeless songs and melodies of this region, known for its rich cultural diversity. Based in Brooklyn, the group features top-notch musicians from the NY music scene.

    Tickets available online
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/567623080025492/

    April 26, 2014

    Alon Nechushtan Trio, NYC, 26 Apr, 2014

    Alon Nechushtan Trio

    Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 10:30pm
    =Whynot Jazz Room
    14 Christopher Street,
    New York, New York

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/238911636309999/

    April 27, 2014

    City Winery Brunch, Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 27 Apr 2014

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on April 27, 2014 features Isle of Klezbos,

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    April 28, 2014

    Zion80 plays John Zorn, 28 Apr, 2014

    Zion80

    Mon, Apr 28, 2014, 8pm and 10pm
    The Stone
    corner of Ave. C & 2nd St.
    NYC

    Join us on April 28 and May 5 at The Stone in NYC as Zion80 puts the Jewish Afrobeat spin on music from John Zorn's acclaimed Book of Angels. Sets are at 8pm and 10pm each Monday night. The Stone is located at the corner of Ave. C & 2nd St. in Manhattan.

    April 29, 2014

    Susan Leviton Band, NYC, 29 Apr 2014

    New York Klezmer Series:
    Susan Leviton Band, featuring Michael Winograd

    Tuesday, April 29, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    April 30, 2014

    Achinoam Nini (Noa), NYC, 30 Apr, 2014

    Noa (Achinoam Nini)

    Wed, Apr 30, 2014, 8pm
    Highline Ballroom
    431 W. 16th St.
    NYC

    Tix: www.ticketweb.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/515758775201295/

    May 2, 2014

    Third Annual Turkish Music Inst., NYC, 2–6 May, 2014

    Ahmet Erdogdular and Makam New York are presenting the third annual Turkish Music Institute here in New York City at Columbia University from May 2-6—teachers are Ross Daly (bowed lyra), Ahmet Erdoğdular (vocals), Yurdal Tokcan (oud) and Ömer Erdoğdular (ney)—more info is here: makamnewyork.org

    On May 2 the faculty will perfom a concert at Symphony Space (95th and Broadway):

    Makam New York captures the vibrant spirit of musical makam traditions of Greece, Asia Minor, Balkans, and the Levant. Internationally acclaimed musicians explore the timeless beauty in the artistic expression of Turkish, Greece, Sephardic Jewish, and Armenian composers, as well as their own pieces. Ross Daly, Ahmet Erdoğdular, Yurdal Tokcan and Ömer Erdoğdular captivate their audiences with interpretations of centuries old pieces, their own contemporary compositions, and improvisations on ney, oud, tarhu, Cretan lyra and voice. More information here: www.symphonyspace.org/event/8350/Music/makam-new-york

    May 3, 2014

    Third Annual Turkish Music Inst., NYC, 2–6 May, 2014

    Ahmet Erdogdular and Makam New York are presenting the third annual Turkish Music Institute here in New York City at Columbia University from May 2-6—teachers are Ross Daly (bowed lyra), Ahmet Erdoğdular (vocals), Yurdal Tokcan (oud) and Ömer Erdoğdular (ney)—more info is here: makamnewyork.org

    May 4, 2014

    Third Annual Turkish Music Inst., NYC, 2–6 May, 2014

    Ahmet Erdogdular and Makam New York are presenting the third annual Turkish Music Institute here in New York City at Columbia University from May 2-6—teachers are Ross Daly (bowed lyra), Ahmet Erdoğdular (vocals), Yurdal Tokcan (oud) and Ömer Erdoğdular (ney)—more info is here: makamnewyork.org

    City Winery Brunch, Paul Shapiro, NYC, 4 May 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 4, 2014 features Paul Shapiro.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "Ghetto Tango," NYC, 4 May, 2014

    event posterGHETTO TANGO

    SUNDAY, MAY 4 @ 2:30PM
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Pl
    NYC

    Tickets are $20.00
    Call (646) 437-4202

    The National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene

    GHETTO TANGO is a moving and inspirational concert that features the songs and music performed in the underground cabarets in the Jewish ghettos of Nazi-occupied Europe. The concert features Zalmen Mlotek, Daniella Rabbani, and Avram Mlotek. Created by Adrienne Cooper z’l and Zalmen Mlotek.

    Moshe Bonen, NYC, 4 May, 2014

    Maydalleh & JCC Manhattan present:
    "Sharim VeZochrim"
    An evening of Songs and Remembrance with Moshe Bonen.

    Sunday, May 4th 2014, 8pm
    JCC Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Avenue
    NYC

    Free Admission. Advance Registration Required!

    To reserve you seat Click here!

    Moshe Bonen is a multi-faceted musician and experienced Israeli radio broadcaster (Galatz, Galgalatz). With his deep knowledge of Israeli music, Moshe will present and perform well-known songs dedicated to remembering the fallen soldiers and civilians of Israel.

    Also featuring Yotam Silberstein on Guitar, Lior Koren on Bass, Yoed Nir on Cello and Special Guest Mika Hary.

    The audience is invited to join and sing along during this memorable event.

    The event will be conducted in Hebrew.

    May 5, 2014

    Third Annual Turkish Music Inst., NYC, 2–6 May, 2014

    Ahmet Erdogdular and Makam New York are presenting the third annual Turkish Music Institute here in New York City at Columbia University from May 2-6—teachers are Ross Daly (bowed lyra), Ahmet Erdoğdular (vocals), Yurdal Tokcan (oud) and Ömer Erdoğdular (ney)—more info is here: makamnewyork.org

    Zion80 plays John Zorn, 5 May, 2014

    Zion80

    Mon, May 5, 2014, 8pm and 10pm
    The Stone
    corner of Ave. C & 2nd St.
    NYC

    Join us on May 5 at The Stone in NYC as Zion80 puts the Jewish Afrobeat spin on music from John Zorn's acclaimed Book of Angels. Sets are at 8pm and 10pm each Monday night. The Stone is located at the corner of Ave. C & 2nd St. in Manhattan.

    May 6, 2014

    Third Annual Turkish Music Inst., NYC, 2–6 May, 2014

    Ahmet Erdogdular and Makam New York are presenting the third annual Turkish Music Institute here in New York City at Columbia University from May 2-6—teachers are Ross Daly (bowed lyra), Ahmet Erdoğdular (vocals), Yurdal Tokcan (oud) and Ömer Erdoğdular (ney)—more info is here: makamnewyork.org

    May 8, 2014

    The Klezmatics, NYC, 8 May, 2014

    imagesThe Klezmatics @ Cafe Wha

    Thurs, May 8, 2014, 6pm

    Hide Map
    Cafe Wha?
    115 Macdougal St,
    New York, New York

    Tix: www.nycharities.org/events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=7139

    A benefit for the New York Peace Institute. Join us May 8, 2014 at Cafe Wha?, 115 Macdougal St.
    Doors open at 6 pm, concert begins at 6:45. Thanks to the generosity of the Klezmatics & Cafe Wha?, your entire ticket price benefits New York Peace Institute. You can also purchase food & drinks from Cafe Wha?

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1420656858190950/

    ''FADA'', Brooklyn, NY, 8 May, 2014

    Time: Thursday, May 8 11pm

    Place: The Waystation Bar, 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11238

    ''FADA'' : French-Occitane singer and multi-flutist Eleonore Weill performes modern compositions and original songs by Miqueu Montanaro as well as old traditional famous and forgotten songs of resistance, peace, justice and love. Fada, French slang for "crazy", means literally, "inhabited by fairies."

    Featuring :

    Eléonore Weill - vocals, flutes
    Art Bailey - accordion
    Avi Fox-Rosen - guitar
    Jake Shulman-Ment - violin
    Sam Weisenberg - drums

    May 9, 2014

    Paradox Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 9 May, 2014

    bandParadox Trio

    Friday, May 9th - 8pm (1 set)
    barbès
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave)
    (7th ave stop on the F train)
    Brooklyn, NY

    Paradox Trio residency, Brooklyn, NY, 9 May, 2014

    Paradox Trio (literal) will be starting a monthly residency at Barbes in Brooklyn this Thursday eve.

    Friday May 9 (8 PM - 1 set)
    Barbes
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave),
    Brooklyn, NY


    Matt Darriau reeds & kaval
    Brad Shepik guitar
    Seido Salifoski dumbeks and perc

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 29 May, 2014

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos
    following “Sappho” onstage!

    THURSDAY, MAY 29, 9:15pm
    Spectrum NYC
    121 Ludlow St, 2nd fl
    NYC

    $15/$10
    650-400-5100

    May 10, 2014

    Finzi Mosaique, Paris, France, 10 May, 2014

    FINZI MOSAIQUE EN CONCERT (+ 1ere partie: SARA FRENCH SEXTET)

    Saturday, May 10at 8:30pm
    New Morning
    7 - 9 rue des Petites Ecuries
    75010 Paris, France

    tix: www.digitick.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/500396576730891/

    May 11, 2014

    City Winery Brunch, Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 11 May 2014

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

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    May 17, 2014

    From the Balkans to Balochistan, NYC, 17 May, 2014

    From the Balkans to Balochistan: Sandaraa & Merita Halili and The Raif Hyseni Orchestra

    Saturday, May 17, 6:30pm
    (le) poisson rouge
    158 Bleecker St.
    NYC

    Multiculturalism at its finest!

    6:30PM: Balkan Dance Workshop
    7:00PM: Merita Halili & The Raif Hyseni Orchestra
    8:45PM Sandaraa

    Merita Halili is one of Albania’s top performers, renowned for her stunning voice, prodigious range and exquisite vocal technique. Raif Hyseni, originally from the Republic of Kosova (which recently declared its independence from the Serbia after 100 years), leads the most sought-after Albanian music ensemble in the United States. Together their performances offer masterful interpretations of instrumentals and urban folk songs from both Albania and the Republic of Kosovo. Recent performance highlights include engagements at The Kennedy Center, The Lied Center of Kansas, New York’s Lincoln Center, and London’s famed Barbican Cantre.

    Sandaraa
    Lahore meets Brooklyn where the Hudson flows down from Himalayan headwaters. A magical world of global sounds comes alive when superstar Pakistani vocalist Zeb Bangash joins forces with a retinue of leading Brooklyn musicians led by clarinetist/composer Michael Winograd to unlock the secrets of Pakistan’s traditional musics – a culturally diverse region conjuring cosmopolitan Silk Road cities, ecstatic mystics, Dravidian settlements lost to the sands of time, as well as the contemporary complexities of post-colonial nationhood. SANDARAA explores a vast repertoire of South Asian musical traditions while blending it with the sounds and sensibilities of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Brooklyn!

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/740434369330247/

    May 18, 2014

    "Chabad Nigunim", Bronx, NYC, 18 May 2014

    Eli Mishulovin lectures in Yiddish on Chabad Nigunim. with a performance of nigunim to accompany the lecture.

    Sunday May 18th 1:30PM
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center-Bronx
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx NY 10467, corner 208th st one block from Montefiore Hosptial. D train to 205th st.
    4 train to Mosholu Parkway

    $3.50 admission

    David Glukh Ensemble, NYC, 18 May, 2014

    The David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble

    The David Glukh Ensemble presents a musical smorgasbord of sounds from around the world, including Irish, Gypsy, classical, Latin, jazz, Georgian, Middle-Eastern, Chinese, Macedonian, Israeli, Hassidic, Russian, and tango along with a healthy dose of traditional klezmer.

    $20 adults; $15 students and seniors
    Tickets online

    Girls in Trouble, 2014

    publicity photoAlicia Jo Rabins and "Girls in Trouble"
    feat. Ralf Youtz and Sara Lund on drums!

    Saturday, May 31
    Waypost
    3120 N Williams Ave
    N. Portland, OR 97227
    (503) 367-3182

    free (tip jar)!

    A sneak preview of our third album
    before we head into the studio to record in June!

    City Winery Brunch, Mitzvah Tantz, NYC, 18 May, 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 18, 2014 features Mitzvah Tantz.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    May 20, 2014

    Allen Watsky's "Djangle Box Project" @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 20 May 2014

    New York Klezmer Series: Allen Watsky's "Djangle Box Project"

    Tuesday, May 20, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

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

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 20 May 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Tue, May 20, 9pm
    Congregation Darech Amuno
    53 Charles St
    Manhattan, NY

    May 21, 2014

    Alicia Svigals @ LABAlive, NYC, 21 May 2014

    Alicia SvigalsLABAlive presents: Mothers without Borders
    w/Alicia Svigals, and more!

    Wed, May 21, 7:30pm
    14th St. Y
    344 E. 14th St.
    NYC

    Tickets: $18

    More info: www.labajournal.com/labalive/

    A salon-style evening of music, theater and art inspired by ancient Jewish texts.
    Tickets $18. Running Time 90 minutes. Wine, snacks and schmoozing to follow.

    Three new works from 2013-2014 LABA Fellows explore what happens when mom decides to take matters into her own hands.

    MUSIC: “Seduction in Eynaim: A Maternal Song Cycle” by Alicia Svigals

    Klezmer violinist Svigals weaves together original settings of poetry and Biblical texts in Yiddish, Hebrew and English to create a musical work that speaks of fertility, fear and longing; and the double-edged helix of inheritance across generations of women. With Svigals on violin and vocals and virtuoso William Schimmel on accordion.

    THEATER: “Mrs Klein” directed by Elinor Renfield (Staged Reading of an Excerpt)

    Broadway’s Renfield will direct Nicholas Wright's 1988 play based on the life of the brilliant and controversial psychoanalyst Melanie Klein. The play looks at the disagreement between Klein, a renown explorer of the infant psyche, and her daughter, also a psychoanalyst, on how best to raise children. Many boundaries are crossed. Featuring Robin Leslie Brown, Margo White and Elinore Handley.

    ART: “Mother Tongue” by Yael Kanarek

    Boundary-busting media artist Kanarek will present a collection of language-based fine jewelry inspired by mother-themed texts in Hebrew, Yiddish and Aramaic. The jewels are created in an original typeface she designed for this collection.

    LECTURE: “Tamar”

    Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein will discuss the story of Tamar, who made herself a harlot in order to become a mother. A look at what happens when mothers make themselves the protagonists of their own stories.

    May 22, 2014

    Tavche Gravche CD release, NYC, 22 May 2014

    Tavche Gravche

    Thu, May 22, 7pm
    Drom
    85 Ave A,
    NYC

    Hailing from New York City's bustling streets, Tavche Gravche brings forth a fresh take on traditional Balkan tunes, as well as evocative originals by the group's members. Macedonian-born and Juilliard educated, clarinetist Vasko Dukovski is a concert performer dedicated to breathing new life into the music of his roots. Steeped in both jazz and flamenco, Israeli-born guitarist Dan Nadel provides the fiery textural and harmonic palette for the band's music. Jazz bassist Daniel Ori, also from Israel, is the quartet's founder, and his luxurious sound is its foundation. Master Macedonian percussionist Aleksander Petrov graces the stage with his magic and frees the entire band to go beyond their unique blend of sounds, cultures, rhythms, colors, and become an all-encompassing adventure for the listeners and themselves. TavChe GravChe blends haunting Macedonian and Mediterranean melodies in a dynamic improvisational atmosphere, maintaining the explosive dance-able rhythms and energy of the Balkan music. While only working together a short time, the quartet has already created an impressive itinerary of NYC performances, including a center stage concert at the city's 2013 annual Balkan Festival.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1448059782103645/

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 22 May 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thu, May 22, 8pm
    Barbés
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 22 May 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio w/the Deadly Gentlemen

    Sat, May 24, 2014, 8:30pm
    The Bell House
    149 7th St.
    Brooklyn, NY

    May 24, 2014

    The Sway Machinery, Manhattan, NY, 24 May 2014

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery w/El Imperio

    Sat, May 24 8:30pm
    Le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker St,
    New York, NY 10012

    It's going to be a seriously heavy experience and for those of you who haven't heard us in a while, you need to hear us now, tight and raucous and generally heaving with the love of music, history and non-stop party decemination....get your tickets here:

    www.ticketprophet.com/events/9674/orders/new

    The Sway Machinery, Manhattan, NY, 24 May 2014

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery w/El Imperio

    Sat, May 24 8:30pm
    Le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker St,
    New York, NY 10012

    It's going to be a seriously heavy experience and for those of you who haven't heard us in a while, you need to hear us now, tight and raucous and generally heaving with the love of music, history and non-stop party decemination....get your tickets here:

    www.ticketprophet.com/events/9674/orders/new

    May 25, 2014

    City Winery Brunch, Victor Prieto Trio, NYC, 25 May, 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 18, 2014 features the Victor Prieto Trio.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    May 27, 2014

    Frank London's "Glass House Project", NYC, 27 May 2014

    “The Glass House Project”
    Three concerts in NY & DC recreate the musical culture of Hungarian Jewish communities
    destroyed by the Holocaust

    Grammy Award-winning trumpeter FRANK LONDON (of The Klezmatics)
    brings together a supergroup of jazz/world/folk virtuosi from Hungary & NYC

    Working from meticulously reconstructed scores & archival records of long forgotten folk songs, performances range from the reverential to the decidedly experimental

    THE GLASS HOUSE ENSEMBLE:
    from Hungary
    MIKLÓS LUKÁCS, cimbalon
    BÉLA ÁGOSTON, winds
    SZIRTES EDINA MÓKUS, singer
    ÁRON SZÉKELY, kontra
    KATA HARSÁCZKI, singer

    from NYC
    FRANK LONDON, trumpet
    PABLO ASLAN, bass
    RICHIE BARSHAY, drums
    ARAM BAJAKIAN, guitar
    JAKE SHULMAN-MENT, violin

    Tuesday, May 27, 7:00 pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Pl, New York City
    Free Admission

    Wednesday, May 28, 6:00 pm
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
    2700 F St NW, Washington, DC
    Free Admission

    "Di Goldene Kale," NYC, 27 May, 2014

    event posterDI GOLDENE KALE (The Golden Bride)
    FREE at Baruch, sponsored by CUNY

    TUESDAY, MAY 27 @ 7PM
    Baruch Performing Arts Center, Nagelberg Theatrer
    55 Lexington Avenue (enter 25th Street)
    NY, NY 10010
    Box Office: (646) 312-5073
    The National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene

    Music from this delightful 1923 operetta, written by Joseph Rumshinsky, will be heard for the first time in New York in over 65 years in this staged presentation. This classic work has been restored by former Harvard University librarian Michael Ochs.

    CTMD Tantshoyz w/Steve Weintraub, NYC, 27 May 2014

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    CTMD Tantshoyz—Yiddish Dance Party!
    w/ Steven Weintraub, Music by Amy Zakar's Fidl Kapelye

    Tuesday, May 27, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/486416598124717/

    Metropolitan Klezmer @ Accordions Around the World,NYC, 27 May 2014

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    TUES 5/27/14, 6pm–7:15pm
    Bryant Park
    Manhattan, NY

    Accordions Around the World series feature concert
    Fountain Terrace near W 41st St /Sixth Ave NYC.
    Free & outdoors (weather permitting)

    More info: bryantpark.org/plan-your-visit/accordion.html

    May 28, 2014

    Yentl, the Play, NYC, 28 May 2014

    Yentl a play by Leah Napolin.
    Based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's novel
    Featuring Jill Sobule.

    Wednesday, May 28at 7:00pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St.,
    New York, New York 10003

    Tickets: $20
    Tickets: publictheatre.org

    More info: www.breaking-character.com/post/2012/05/22/A-Yentl-Whose-Time-Has-Come—Again-.aspx

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/841975219151339/

    Frank London's "Glass House Project", Washington, DC, 28 May 2014

    “The Glass House Project”
    Three concerts in NY & DC recreate the musical culture of Hungarian Jewish communities
    destroyed by the Holocaust

    Grammy Award-winning trumpeter FRANK LONDON (of The Klezmatics)
    brings together a supergroup of jazz/world/folk virtuosi from Hungary & NYC

    Working from meticulously reconstructed scores & archival records of long forgotten folk songs, performances range from the reverential to the decidedly experimental

    THE GLASS HOUSE ENSEMBLE:
    from Hungary
    MIKLÓS LUKÁCS, cimbalon
    BÉLA ÁGOSTON, winds
    SZIRTES EDINA MÓKUS, singer
    ÁRON SZÉKELY, kontra
    KATA HARSÁCZKI, singer

    from NYC
    FRANK LONDON, trumpet
    PABLO ASLAN, bass
    RICHIE BARSHAY, drums
    ARAM BAJAKIAN, guitar
    JAKE SHULMAN-MENT, violin

    Tuesday, May 27, 7:00 pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Pl, New York City
    Free Admission

    Wednesday, May 28, 6:00 pm
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
    2700 F St NW, Washington, DC
    Free Admission

    May 29, 2014

    Golem CD release, NYC, 29 May 2014

    cd coverGolem

    Thurs, May 29, 2014, 9pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/547274542056243/

    May 30, 2014

    Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 30 May, 2014

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery

    Wednesday April 30 8:30pm
    Brooklyn Rod and Gun Club
    59 Kent Ave,
    Brooklyn, NY

    The Sway Machinery returns to the Bk R&G club--a final outpost of underground culture in NYC and an atmosphere in which both un-jaded recent arrivals to the city and grizzled downtown art scene veterans feel at home...sure to be good music and a serious hang...

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1479308918952816/

    June 1, 2014

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 1 Jun, 2014

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus
    with Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor

    Sunday, June 1, 2014, 4:30 PM
    Symphony Space,
    2537 Broadway (corner 95 Street)
    New York City

    This two-hour concert, celebrating 360 years of American Jewish life (1654-2014), will include Yiddish music in distinctly American musical styles: blues, jazz and pop numbers, spirituals, standards, Second Avenue theatre hits, labor anthems, and more. In these works you will recognize America's pervasive influence on Jewish culture - and vice versa.

    English translations provided.

    Tickets: $36 / $25; Groups of 15 or more: $30 / $20
    To order via the internet, click here
    or call or visit the Symphony Space Box Office (address above): 212-864-5400 (Tu-Su 1pm-6pm).

    For more details about this and other upcoming JPPC concerts visit thejppc.org/id3.html

    June 8, 2014

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 8 Jun, 2014

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Sextet
    Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival, Bi-Cultural Block Party!

    SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2014, noon–4pm
    The Museum at Eldridge Street
    12 Eldridge St
    NYC
    212-219-0302

    All ages, FREE

    June 9, 2014

    Raising the Roof: 50th Anniv, Fiddler on the Roof, NYC, 9 June, 2014

    RAISING THE ROOF
    For FIDDLER ON THE ROOF'S 50th Anniversary

    Topol: Two-time Golden Globe-winner and Tony- and Oscar-nominated star of the classic film
    with Grammy Award-winner Joshua Bell one of the world's most celebrated violinists

    who will join the LARGEST-EVER reunion of original Broadway, revival, and film stars to honor Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winner Sheldon Harnick and The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's 100th Anniversary!

    June 9, 7:30pm
    The Town Hall
    123 West 43rd Street
    New York, NY 10036


    Original producer, Harold Prince, Harvey Fierstein, star of the 2004 Broadway revival and journalist and veteran theater critic, Frank Rich serve as Honorary Co-Chairs for RAISING THE ROOF.

    CO-CONCEIVED AND CO-DIRECTED BY Gary John La Rosa and Erik Liberman
    PRODUCED BY Moishe Rosenfeld
    ARTISTIC AND MUSIC DIRECTOR Zalmen Mlotek

    The FIDDLER Alumni cast includes:

    Adrienne Barbeau, Sammy Dallas Bayes,
    Robert Berdeen, Duane Bodin, Joanne Borts,
    Mike Burstyn, Rachel Coloff, Maurice Edwards,
    Tanya Everett-Bagot, Michael J. Farina, Fyvush Finkel,
    Louis Genevrino, Rosalind Harris, Lori Ada Jaroslow,
    Sandra Kazan, Gary John La Rosa, Liz Larsen,
    T. Doyle Leverett, Erik Liberman, Andrea Martin,
    Faye Menken-Schneier, Joanna Merlin, Carolyn Mignini,
    Peg Murray, Austin Pendleton, Joe Ponazecki,
    Larry Ross, Carol Sawyer, Roberta Senn, Harriet Slaughter,
    Neva Small, Cheryl Stern, Mimi Turque-Marre,
    Lori Wilner, Pia Zadora, and Louis Zorich

    WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY
    Frank Rich, Jerry Zaks, Bel Kaufman, Alisa Solomon, Jackie Hoffman, Grammy Award winner Frank London and his Klezmer All-Stars

    All artists subject to availability.

    Click here to purchase your tickets
    or call (212) 213 - 2120 ext. 203.

    Click here to purchase ads and packages.


    HEMSHEKH / CONTINUITY PRIZE
    Ruth and Gabe Ross

    GALA CHAIRS
    Rabbi Peter and Ellen Weintraub

    www.NationalYiddishTheatre.org

    June 10, 2014

    Pete Sokolow’s Klezmer Plus, NYC, 10 Jun 2014

    New York Klezmer Series:
    Pete Sokolow’s Klezmer Plus

    Tuesday, June 10, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    June 15, 2014

    City Winery Brunch, Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 15 Jun, 2014

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jun 15, 2014 features Isle of Klezbos,

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    June 18, 2014

    Tim Sparks CD release, Minneapolis, MN, 18 Jun 2014

    Tim SparksTim Sparks "Chasin' the Boogie" CD release concert

    Wed, June 18, 2014, 7pm
    The Icehouse
    2528 Nicollet Ave
    Minneapolis, MN
    Reservations: 612 276 6523

    June 27, 2014

    Paradox Trio residency, Brooklyn, NY, 27 June, 2014

    Paradox Trio (literal) will be starting a monthly residency at Barbes in Brooklyn this Thursday eve.

    Friday June 27 (8 PM - 1 set)
    Barbes
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave),
    Brooklyn, NY


    Matt Darriau reeds & kaval
    Brad Shepik guitar
    Seido Salifoski dumbeks and perc

    June 30, 2014

    Isle of Klezbos @ KlezBiGay Pride, NYC, 30 Jun 2014

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos KlezBiGay Pride "WunderKammer Klezmer"

    MON, JUNE 30, 2014 7PM-9PM
    EL SOL Brillante Garden
    East 12th St, Ave's A/B (weather permitting)

    Made possible in part with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Thanks also to our fiscal sponsor, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice [JFREJ]

    August 7, 2014

    The Sway Machinery, NYC, 7 Aug 2014

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery

    Thursday, August 7 7pm doors and happy hour/8pm show
    JCC in Manhattan
    Amsterdam Ave at 76th Street
    MYC

    There's a nice discount on tickets if you buy in advance

    Hey friends...Thursday is the night...looking forward to a very special rooftop show, great times and music...and a fond farewell from...I'm leaving town next week and would be thrilled to play for you all once again...

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 7 Aug 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Herman's been hosting our shows at 53 Charles St since December 1999 - this Thursday (7 August @ 8:30 PM) the trio returns for concert number 700. Should be a blast - come on down!

    August 10, 2014

    City Winery Brunch, Litvakus, NYC, 10 Aug, 2014

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 18, 2014 features Litvakus.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    August 12, 2014

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 12 Aug 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Tues, Aug 12, 2014, 8:30pm
    53 Charles St
    NYC

    August 14, 2014

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 14 Aug 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday 14 August, 8pm
    Barbés
    376 9th St,
    Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11215
    (347) 422-0248
    Brooklyn, NY

    August 18, 2014

    KlezKanada 2014, Lantier, QC, Canada, 18-24 Aug, 2014

    KlezKanada logoKlezKanada 2014
    YIDDISH IS UNDEAD!
    The Mystical and Supernatural in Ashkenazic Jewish Folklore and Practice

    Mon, Aug 18 - Sun Aug 24, 2014
    Camp Bnai Brith
    Lantier, Quebec, Canada

    If you have not yet registered, please do so here, as soon as possible. Reserve your place now before we fill up!

    Scholarship applications are now open for emerging artists and scholars, ages 16 to 35. This internationally renowned program offers students an opportunity to study with many of the leading teachers of Yiddish/Jewish music and culture, and make friends and form artistic partnerships that will last a lifetime. Apply here.

    August 19, 2014

    KlezKanada 2014, Lantier, QC, Canada, 18-24 Aug, 2014

    KlezKanada logoKlezKanada 2014
    YIDDISH IS UNDEAD!
    The Mystical and Supernatural in Ashkenazic Jewish Folklore and Practice

    Mon, Aug 18 - Sun Aug 24, 2014
    Camp Bnai Brith
    Lantier, Quebec, Canada

    If you have not yet registered, please do so here, as soon as possible. Reserve your place now before we fill up!

    Scholarship applications are now open for emerging artists and scholars, ages 16 to 35. This internationally renowned program offers students an opportunity to study with many of the leading teachers of Yiddish/Jewish music and culture, and make friends and form artistic partnerships that will last a lifetime. Apply here.

    August 20, 2014

    KlezKanada 2014, Lantier, QC, Canada, 18-24 Aug, 2014

    KlezKanada logoKlezKanada 2014
    YIDDISH IS UNDEAD!
    The Mystical and Supernatural in Ashkenazic Jewish Folklore and Practice

    Mon, Aug 18 - Sun Aug 24, 2014
    Camp Bnai Brith
    Lantier, Quebec, Canada

    If you have not yet registered, please do so here, as soon as possible. Reserve your place now before we fill up!

    Scholarship applications are now open for emerging artists and scholars, ages 16 to 35. This internationally renowned program offers students an opportunity to study with many of the leading teachers of Yiddish/Jewish music and culture, and make friends and form artistic partnerships that will last a lifetime. Apply here.

    August 21, 2014

    KlezKanada 2014, Lantier, QC, Canada, 18-24 Aug, 2014

    KlezKanada logoKlezKanada 2014
    YIDDISH IS UNDEAD!
    The Mystical and Supernatural in Ashkenazic Jewish Folklore and Practice

    Mon, Aug 18 - Sun Aug 24, 2014
    Camp Bnai Brith
    Lantier, Quebec, Canada

    If you have not yet registered, please do so here, as soon as possible. Reserve your place now before we fill up!

    Scholarship applications are now open for emerging artists and scholars, ages 16 to 35. This internationally renowned program offers students an opportunity to study with many of the leading teachers of Yiddish/Jewish music and culture, and make friends and form artistic partnerships that will last a lifetime. Apply here.

    August 22, 2014

    KlezKanada 2014, Lantier, QC, Canada, 18-24 Aug, 2014

    KlezKanada logoKlezKanada 2014
    YIDDISH IS UNDEAD!
    The Mystical and Supernatural in Ashkenazic Jewish Folklore and Practice

    Mon, Aug 18 - Sun Aug 24, 2014
    Camp Bnai Brith
    Lantier, Quebec, Canada

    If you have not yet registered, please do so here, as soon as possible. Reserve your place now before we fill up!

    Scholarship applications are now open for emerging artists and scholars, ages 16 to 35. This internationally renowned program offers students an opportunity to study with many of the leading teachers of Yiddish/Jewish music and culture, and make friends and form artistic partnerships that will last a lifetime. Apply here.

    August 23, 2014

    KlezKanada 2014, Lantier, QC, Canada, 18-24 Aug, 2014

    KlezKanada logoKlezKanada 2014
    YIDDISH IS UNDEAD!
    The Mystical and Supernatural in Ashkenazic Jewish Folklore and Practice

    Mon, Aug 18 - Sun Aug 24, 2014
    Camp Bnai Brith
    Lantier, Quebec, Canada

    If you have not yet registered, please do so here, as soon as possible. Reserve your place now before we fill up!

    Scholarship applications are now open for emerging artists and scholars, ages 16 to 35. This internationally renowned program offers students an opportunity to study with many of the leading teachers of Yiddish/Jewish music and culture, and make friends and form artistic partnerships that will last a lifetime. Apply here.

    August 24, 2014

    KlezKanada 2014, Lantier, QC, Canada, 18-24 Aug, 2014

    KlezKanada logoKlezKanada 2014
    YIDDISH IS UNDEAD!
    The Mystical and Supernatural in Ashkenazic Jewish Folklore and Practice

    Mon, Aug 18 - Sun Aug 24, 2014
    Camp Bnai Brith
    Lantier, Quebec, Canada

    If you have not yet registered, please do so here, as soon as possible. Reserve your place now before we fill up!

    Scholarship applications are now open for emerging artists and scholars, ages 16 to 35. This internationally renowned program offers students an opportunity to study with many of the leading teachers of Yiddish/Jewish music and culture, and make friends and form artistic partnerships that will last a lifetime. Apply here.

    September 21, 2014

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 21 Sep 2014

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos
    After-party following the People's Climate March

    Sunday, September 21, 6pm-6:30pm
    ABRONS ARTS CENTER
    466 Grand Street,
    NYC
    FREE, outdoor amphitheater set (followed by DJ's into the evening)
    Hosted by the Queer Climate Chautauqua, curated by Earl Dax

    October 7, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    October 14, 2014

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

    New York Klezmer Series
    Ben Holmes-Patrick Farrell Duo

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

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

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

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

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

    October 18, 2014

    Uncle Shlomo’s Fourth Brooklyn Kids’ Hootenanny 2014

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

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

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

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

    Vent D'ouest Klezmer Band

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

    October 19, 2014

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

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

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    October 21, 2014

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

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

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 21 Oct 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    October 22, 2014

    Figelin, NYC, 21 Oct 2014

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

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

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

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

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

    Figelin, NYC, 22 Oct 2014

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

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

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

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

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

    Folksbiene: Hava Tequila Nights, NYC, 22 Oct 2014

    The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents Hava Tequila Nights

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

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

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

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

    Folksbiene logo

    October 23, 2014

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 23 Oct 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

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

    October 26, 2014

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


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

    October 27, 2014

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

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

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

    A glatt kosher dinner will be served.

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

    Jeremiah Lockwood CD release, NYC, 27 Oct 2014

    Jeremiah Lockwood
    CD release / tribute to Carolina Slim.

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

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

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

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

    Figelin, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Oct 2014

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

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

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

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

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

    TRIO XALAM with Eric Vloeimans

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

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

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1477857902483265

    October 28, 2014

    NY Klezmer Series: Figelin, NYC, 28 Oct 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

    October 29, 2014

    Litvakus CD release, NYC, 29 Oct 2014

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

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

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


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

    October 30, 2014

    NY Andalus Ensemble, NYC, 30 Oct 2014

    The New York Andalus Ensemble

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

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

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

    Zach Mayer

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

    November 1, 2014

    Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble, Brooklyn, NY, 1 Nov 2014

    4th Annual "We've Got Rhythms" Celebration of Brooklyn's Cultures Saturday, November 1, 2014, 2pm - 3pm Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library 280 Cadman Plaza West (@ Tillary Street) Brooklyn, NY 11201 Come celebrate the colorful sounds that are Brooklyn with Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble as they blend Afro-Caribbean, Brazilian, Jazz, & Hebraic musical styles in "We've Got Rhythms" -- an audience interactive concert of their unique brand of entrancing world music and infectious danceable rhythms. BONUS: They will play tunes from their soon-to-be-released CD "Mosaica." This ensemble of first-rate musicians includes: Bandleader/Keyboardist Eugene Marlow, multi-Grammy-nominated drummer Bobby Sanabria, the expressively melodic saxophonist Michael Hashim, virtuoso percussionist Matthew Gonzalez, & electrifying bassist Frank Wagner This free concert is open to the public. Please invite your family, friends, and networks to this fun and interactive event!

    November 3, 2014

    An evening of arts and music, NYC, 3 Nov 2014

    An Evening of Art and Music Dedicated to the Kultur-Lige Yiddish Arts Movement
    PRESENTATION | LETTERING WORKSHOP

    Mon, November 3, 2014, 6:30pm
    YIVO Institute at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    NYC

    Admission: FREE

    COJECO BluePrint Fellowship and YIVO present an evening of art and music dedicated to the Kultur-Lige Yiddish arts movement.

    Kulture-Lige Movement in Ukraine and the Art of Children's Book Illustration, 1918-1930s: How to be Creative in the Face of Constant Change
    Presentation by Oksana Rosenblum

    Lettering Workshop: Kultur-Lige Aleph Bets from Ukraine
    by Karen Gorst

    with special guest Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch presenting
    Far dem lebn, far den nayem: Yiddish songs for a new era

    More info:

    November 4, 2014

    Litvakus, NYC, 4 Nov 2014

    Litvakus

    If you're around in NYC/ Brooklyn/ Park Slope on Tuesday Nov 4 night, you can't miss the Litvakus quartet version 7pm show at Barbès. Belarusian and Jewish music you haven't heard if you did not attend our CD release show last Wednesday. Suggested donation: $10.

    CTMD Tantshoyz w/Avia Moore, NYC, 4 Nov 2014

    New York Klezmer Series CTMD Tantshoyz—Yiddish Dance Party! w/Avia Moore, Music by Alex Kontorovich, Patrick Farrell, Remy Yulzari Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 Stephen Wise Free Synagogue 30 W. 68th St. NYC All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class, Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing. Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson) More info: aaronalexander.com/wp/ or email NY Klezmer Series New York Klezmer Series is hosted by and receives support from the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. We are also supported by The Center for Traditional Music and Dance. Our media co-sponsors are Workmen's Circle. Support for the NY Klezmer Series is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency in partnership with Governor Andrew Cuomo. Major support for the An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided to the Center for Traditional Music and Dance by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Atran Foundation. Additional support was provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Scherman Foundation and the Gilder Foundation. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/860601227313508/

    November 6, 2014

    Nechushtan / Rothenberg / Ulrich, NYC, 6 Nov 2014

    Nechushtan / Rothenberg / Ulrich Thursday, Nov 6, 7:15pm - 8:35pm Spectrum 121 Ludlow, Second Floor, New York, New York 10002 PIano, Cello and Clarinet Trio improvisation & Nu-Compositions.This is part of the SPECTRAL INTERZONE series curated by Nicolas Letman-Burtinovic Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/325169134356299/

    Folksbiene: Hava Tequila Nights, NYC, 6 Nov 2014

    The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents Hava Tequila Nights

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

    11/6/14 at 9 PM
    STAGE 72 / THE TRIAD NYC
    NEW YORK, NY

    With Neshama Carlebach, Josh Nelson and Avi Fox-Rosen

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

    Folksbiene logo

    November 7, 2014

    The Klezmographers, NYC, 9 Nov 2014

    The Klezmographers

    Fri, Nov 7, 2014, 5:30pm - 7:15pm
    American Folk Art Museum
    2 Lincoln Square,
    New York, New York 10023

    The Klezmographers - Pete Rushefsky, Eléonore Biezunski, Madeline Solomon and Adam Moss perform klezmer and Yiddish song at the American Folk Art Museum.

    Admission free!

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/399196060234375/

    Kristallnacht commemoration, NYC, 7 Nov 2014

    KRISTALLNACHT, “THE NIGHT OF GLASS,” NOVEMBER 9, 1938, COMMEMORATED WITH THE GLORIOUS MUSIC OF SALOMON SULZER AND LOUIS LEWANDOWSKI

    Nov 7, 2014, 6pm
    Congregation Rodeph Sholom
    7 W. 83rd Street off of Central Park West
    For more information, please call 646-454-3030

    Congregation Rodeph Sholom’s Senior Cantor, Rebecca Garfein and Associate Cantor, Shayna De Lowe will commemorate Kristallnacht-“the Night of Broken Glass”, with the rarely performed and glorious music of renowned Viennese Cantor, Salomon Sulzer and Berlin composer, Louis Lewandowski at 6p.m., Friday, November 7, 2014 during Shabbat services.

    November 9, 2014

    City Winery brunch, Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 9 Nov 2014


    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Nov 9, 2014 features Isle of Klezbos, city wineryGeneral Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free City Winery 155 Varick Street New York, New York 10013 (212) 608-0555 For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Inna Barmash, NYC, 9 Nov 2014

    Yiddish Lullabies & Love Songs w/Inna Barmash

    Sunday, Nov 9, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11215

    Twinkling Lullabies & Songs of Love and Love Gone Wrong....

    As part of Ljova's Sunday@5 residency at Barbes, Inna Barmash is bringing back her Yiddish Lullabies & Love Songs project, featuring Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin on viola, Shoko Nagai on accordion and piano, Dmitry Ishenko on bass, and a special guest, Sam Sadigursky, on clarinet, with other special friends joining in!

    The program explores art songs and folk songs, including rarely heard treasures of old Soviet era anthologies of songs collected in the shtetls of Ukraine in the 1920s and art songs by Soviet composers set to Yiddish poetry.

    About Inna Barmash
    Inna first started singing in Yiddish back in her home city of Vilnius, Lithuania as a child in the late 80s. After immigrating to the US with her family in 1991, Inna has continued singing in Yiddish, Russian and other languages with numerous klezmer and folk groups in the NY area. She is the vocalist of the chamber folk band Ljova & the Kontraband and co-leads the gypsy dance party band Romashka.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1489511484660292/

    Hans Breuer, NYC, 9 Nov 2014

    Hans Breur - Austria's Wandering Shepherd -
    will have 2 November gigs in NYC:

    Yiddish Songs and Stories with
    David Shaich, Bass, and Dimitri Zisl Slepovitch, Clarinet

    Sunday, November 9, 2014, 6:30 pm
    SPRING STUDIO
    64 SPRING STREET
    NEW YORK, NY 10012
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center-Bronx

    Litvakus, "Remembering and rejoicing in survival", NYC, 9 Nov 2014

    Litvakus

    Sunday, Nov 9, 7:45
    Tribeca Synagogue
    49 White St.,
    New York, NY

    event commemorating the #Kirstallnacht. The whole program begins at 5p. Raysn CDs, download cards, and posters will be for sale.

    Tickets: tribecasynagogue.org/community/events/

    DeLeon, NYC, 9 Nov 2014

    DeLeon

    Sunday, November 9, 9pm
    Knitting Factory Brooklyn
    361 Metropolitan Ave,
    Brooklyn, New York 11211

    Tickets: $10

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/749279031805444/

    November 11, 2014

    NY Klezmer Series: Mitzva Tanz!, NYC, 11 Nov 2014

    New York Klezmer Series: Mitzva Tanz!
    w/Binyomin Ginzberg, Boris Corchesko, Avi Fox-Rosen, Ari Folman-Cohen

    Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 11 Nov 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Nov 11, 2014, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
    Tuesday the 11th

    November 12, 2014

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 12 Nov 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Wednesday November 12th, 6:30pm
    a concert celebrating Congregation OrZarua's 25th Anniversary
    The Pierre Hotel,
    2 East 61st St NYC

    November 13, 2014

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 13 Nov 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thu, Nov 11, 2014, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
    Tuesday the 11th

    November 15, 2014

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 13 Nov 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Saturday November 15th @ 8:30 PM
    The Wolf and Lamb
    1635 Coney Island Ave,
    Brooklyn NY
    Call 718.627.4676 To Reserve

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/wolfandlambsteakhouse

    November 16, 2014

    Hans Breuer, the Bronx, NYC, 16 Nov 2014

    Hans Breur - Austria's Wandering Shepherd - will have 2 November gigs in NYC: Sunday Nov. 16th 1:30 PM Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center 3301 Bainbridge Ave Bronx, NYC Hans will sing following Akvilė Grigoravičiūtė's Yiddish lecture. D train to 205th st. 4 train to Mosholu Pkwy. One block from Montefiore Hospital info: 917-930-0295

    November 17, 2014

    A Night with Yemen Blues, CD launch, NYC, 17 Nov 2014

    Yemen Blues Monday, November 17at 9:00pm Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette St, New York, New York 10003 Tickets online: publictheater.org/reserve/index.aspx?performanceNumber=26210 An exclusive intimate live concert followed by a DJ party. Get to know the members of Yemen Blues and the new album. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/957267927623585/

    November 18, 2014

    NY Klezmer Series: Psoy Korolenko, NYC, 18 Nov 2014

    New York Klezmer Series
    Psoy Korolenko—from Russia

    Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    November 23, 2014

    Felix Fibich memorial, NYC, 23 Nov 2014

    Memorial to Yiddish dance master Felix Fibich, featuring Judith Brin Ingber
    Sunday, November 23rd at 1:00
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place, New York, New York.

    More info: www.mjhnyc.org

    November 25, 2014

    Aaron Alexander & Friends, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 25 Nov 2014

    New York Klezmer Series
    Aaron Alexander & friends

    Tuesday, Nov 25, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/

    Di Shekhter-tekhter, NYC, 25 Nov 2014

    Di Shekhter-tekhter are the featured performers at
    Yugntruf Youth for Yiddish Celebrates 50


    Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 7:00 PM
    YIVO
    15 West 16th St.,
    New York, NY 10011
    Info and tickets: Click here

    December 2, 2014

    "Klezmer Influences in American Jewish Music," NYC, 2 Dec 2014

    Klezmer Influences in American Jewish Music SIDNEY KRUM YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERT SERIES Tues, December 2, 2014, 7pm YIVO Institute at the Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street NYC Admission: General $12 | YIVO Members $8 Box Office: smarttix.com | (212) 868-4444 For years, American Jewish composers have been integrating klezmer and Yiddish folk songs into new classical music, inventing a new form of artistic and cultural Jewish expression. In this unique lecture-demonstration, we present three of these outstanding and rarely performed pieces--Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind by Osvaldo Golijov, Six Yiddish Scenes by Paul Alan Levi, and Café Music by Paul Schoenfield--and delve into the intricacies and challenges of performing American Jewish music today. Special guests include internationally-acclaimed clarinetist Todd Palmer, who will discuss the klezmer and mystical elements of Dreams and Prayers; pianist and composer Paul Alan Levi, who will speak with Michael Leavitt, President of the American Society for Jewish Music about interpreting Yiddish Art Songs today; and Yuval Waldman, artistic director of the Sidney Krum Concert Series, who will introduce the hybrid klezmer-jazz elements in the closing piano trio Café Music.

    NY Klezmer Series: Dave Levitt Trio, NYC, 2 Dec 2014

    New York Klezmer Series: Dave Levitt Trio
    featuring Mike Cohen and Christina Crowder

    Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 2 Dec 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Tue, Dec 2, 2014, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
    NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio

    Paradox Trio, NYC, 2 Dec 2015

    Paradox Trio Tuesday, December 2, 8:00pm \Barbès 376 9th St, Brooklyn, New York 11215 Throw ten dollars in the jar and check out our new album-ready tunes. Matt Darriau: reeds and kaval Brad Shepik: guitar Rufus Cappadocia: 5 string electric cello Seido Salifoski: percussion Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/389884994502153/

    Jon Madof residency: The Stone, NYC, 2 Dec 2014

    Jon Madof will be in residency at TheStoneNYC.com from December 2-7, with performances by Rashanim, Zion80, and a brand new project called Blivet. 10 sets in all!

    The Stone is located at the corner of Ave. C and 2nd St. in NYC. Admission is $15 per set, payable at the door. Hope to see you there!!!

    Tuesday, December 2 at 8pm
    Rashanim Acoustic - THE GATHERING
    Jon Madof (guitar) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Mathias Künzli (drums, percussion)

    Tuesday, December 2 at 10pm
    Rashanim Acoustic
    Jon Madof (guitar) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Mathias Künzli (drums, percussion)

    More info: thestonenyc.com

    December 3, 2014

    Jon Madof residency: The Stone, NYC, 3 Dec 2014

    Jon Madof will be in residency at TheStoneNYC.com from December 2-7, with performances by Rashanim, Zion80, and a brand new project called Blivet. 10 sets in all!

    The Stone is located at the corner of Ave. C and 2nd St. in NYC. Admission is $15 per set, payable at the door. Hope to see you there!!!

    Wednesday, December 3 at 8pm
    Rashanim Electric - THE MUSIC OF JOHN ZORN
    Jon Madof (guitar) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Mathias Künzli (drums, percussion)

    Wednesday, December 3 at 10pm
    Rashanim Electric
    Jon Madof (guitar) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Mathias Künzli (drums, percussion)

    More info: thestonenyc.com

    December 4, 2014

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 4 Dec 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thu, Dec 4, 2014, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
    NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio

    Jon Madof residency: The Stone, NYC, 4 Dec 2014

    Jon Madof will be in residency at TheStoneNYC.com from December 2-7, with performances by Rashanim, Zion80, and a brand new project called Blivet. 10 sets in all!

    The Stone is located at the corner of Ave. C and 2nd St. in NYC. Admission is $15 per set, payable at the door. Hope to see you there!!!

    Thursday, December 4 at 8 & 10pm
    BLIVET (debut performance!)
    Jon Madof (guitar) Brian Marsella (keyboard) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Mathias Künzli (drums)
    Jon Madof’s new project, BLIVET, is a tribute to the classic instrumental groove music of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Meters and others.

    More info: thestonenyc.com

    December 6, 2014

    Shabes Zing-Along, NYC, 6 Dec 2014

    With great joy in my heart I want to invite you and your families to join me (Zisl Slepovitch), Inna Barmash, and Irina Sheynfeld at the launch event of the Shabes Zing-Along. The project brings Jewish tradition to Russian-speaking (and English-speaking, and Yiddish-speaking) Jewish families through the arts. We have been working on this project together with some truly great artists, including Ljova, Patrick Farrell, Dmitry Ishenko, Cantor Natasha Hirshhorn, Cantor Maria Dubinsky, and a group of wonderful singing New York kids.

    Register for the SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 5pm event HERE and listen to some of the Shabes music already today.

    Where: Temple Shaaray Tefila, 250 East 79th St, New York NY 10021
    When: Saturday, December 6, 2014; 5pm - 8pm.
    How much: $10 individual; $30 families of 3 or more.


    This project is made possible through a grant by the BluePrint Alumni Fellowship project of COJECO, funded by the UJA-Federation of New York and Genesis Philanthropy Group.

    Andy Statman Trio, Irvington, NY, 6 Dec 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Saturday December 6th @ 7:30
    Common Ground
    Community Concert
    Irvington Town Hall Theater
    85 Main St, Irvington, NY

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio

    Jon Madof residency: The Stone, NYC, 6 Dec 2014

    Jon Madof will be in residency at TheStoneNYC.com from December 2-7, with performances by Rashanim, Zion80, and a brand new project called Blivet. 10 sets in all!

    The Stone is located at the corner of Ave. C and 2nd St. in NYC. Admission is $15 per set, payable at the door. Hope to see you there!!!

    Saturday, December 6 at 8pm
    Zion80 plays Carlebach
    Jon Madof (guitar, conductor) Matt Darriau (alto sax) Greg Wall (tenor sax) Frank London (trumpet) Jessica Lurie (bari sax, flute) Zach Mayer (bari sax) Yoshie Fruchter (guitar) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass) Brian Marsella (keyboard) Marlon Sobol (percussion) Yonadav Halevy (drums)

    Saturday, December 6 at 10pm
    Zion80 plays John Zorn’s Book of Angels
    Jon Madof (guitar, conductor) Matt Darriau (alto sax) Greg Wall (tenor sax) Frank London (trumpet) Jessica Lurie (bari sax, flute) Zach Mayer (bari sax) Yoshie Fruchter (guitar) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass) Brian Marsella (keyboard) Marlon Sobol (percussion) Yonadav Halevy (drums)

    More info: thestonenyc.com

    December 7, 2014

    Zalmen Mlotek's "Magical World of Yiddish Song," Brooklyn, NY, 7 Dec 2014

    On Stage at Kingsborough is pleased to announce its annual Hanukkah Concert with: Zalmen Mlotek's MAGICAL WORLD OF YIDDISH SONG and Special Guest Magda Fishman Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Boulevard (cross street: Oxford), Brooklyn, NY. There is ample, free parking on the campus. Box Office Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Tickets: $30/25, also available online Join Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene and one of the world's leading authorities on Yiddish music, for a moving musical journey that follows the migration of Yiddish songs from Eastern Europe to the bustling streets of New York's Lower East Side and onto the Broadway stage and Hollywood screen. Mlotek vibrantly illuminates how Yiddish music helped shape and inspire American music from the likes of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cab Calloway, Neil Sedaka, and many more popular American musical icons.

    Jon Madof residency: The Stone, NYC, 7 Dec 2014

    Jon Madof will be in residency at TheStoneNYC.com from December 2-7, with performances by Rashanim, Zion80, and a brand new project called Blivet. 10 sets in all!

    The Stone is located at the corner of Ave. C and 2nd St. in NYC. Admission is $15 per set, payable at the door. Hope to see you there!!!

    Sunday, December 7 at 8pm
    Jon Madof solo guitar

    Sunday, December 7 at 10pm
    Jon Madof, Jessica Lurie, Zach Mayer and Yonadav Halevy
    Jon Madof (guitar) Jessica Lurie (sax, effects) Zach Mayer (sax) Yonadav Halevy (drums)

    More info: thestonenyc.com

    December 9, 2014

    CTMD Tantshoyz, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 9 Dec 2014

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    CTMD Tantshoyz—Yiddish Dance Party!
    w/ Steven Weintraub, Music led by Jordan Hirsch

    Tuesday, Dec 9, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 9 Dec 2014

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    Tue, Dec 9, 2014, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
    NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio

    December 10, 2014

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NYC, 10 Dec 2014

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Wed, Dec 10, 2014, 8pm
    Barbés
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio

    Folksbiene: Hava Tequila Nights, NYC, 10 Dec 2014

    The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents Hava Tequila Nights

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

    12/10/14 at 9 PM
    STAGE 72 / THE TRIAD NYC
    NEW YORK, NY

    With Mira Stroika and Halley Bondy

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

    Folksbiene logo

    December 11, 2014

    Radical Puppetry: The Modicut Project, NYC, 11 Dec 2014

    Radical Puppetry: The Modicut Project Thursday, December 11at 7:00pm \YIVO Institute for Jewish Research 15 W 16th St, New York, New York 10011 Tix: yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=202&aid=1323 Downtown puppet theater company Great Small Works and scholar Edward Portnoy (Rutgers University) team up to present the Modicut Project--a radical reinterpretation of Modicut, the first Yiddish language puppet theater in the U.S. (1925-1933). Drawing on the modernist artistic movements of its day, Modicut created biting satire about traditional Jewish figures and contemporary politicians. Join us for an evening of puppetry performance of original Modicut scripts, music, and presentations about Modicut and the political atmosphere that infused their work. The original Modicut puppets and scripts, now housed in the YIVO Archives, will be on display. Sponsored by YIVO, NYSCA, Scherman Foundation, and Puffin Foundation. Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1509099596027864/

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 11 Dec 2014

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    Thursday 11 December, 2014, 8pm
    1our FIFTEENTH Anniversary at
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
    NYC

    December 13, 2014

    The Afro-Semitic Experience, Brooklyn, NY, 13 Dec 2014

    publicity photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience Jazz Souls on Fire CD release event Saturday, December 13, at 9:00 p.m. BAM Café, Peter J. Sharp Building BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217 More info: www.bam.org/music/2014/the-afro-semitic-experience

    Workmen's Circle Annual Winter Reception w/Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, NYC, 13 Dec 2014

    The Workmen’s Circle Annual Winter Reception. Saturday, December 13, 2014

    An evening of music, film and celebration honoring Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, distinguished professor, scholar, author, and Program Director of the brand-new Core Exhibition at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

    5:30 pm Reception
    7:00 pm Program

    Eisener & Lubin Auditorium
    NYU’s Kimmel Center
    60 Washington Square South
    New York City

    Tickets: $180 per person (includes program and reception).

    For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, call (212) 889-6800 ext.808.

    December 14, 2014

    Songs of Chanukah: Celebrating the Festival of Lights, NYC, 14 Dec 2014

    Free Concert - December 14 and December 17, 2014
    A joyful concert featuring traditional holiday melodies, hot klezmer tunes, and special surprises.

    Featuring Magda Fishman, Rachel Yucht, Avram Pengas, Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch, Brian Glassman and Matt Temkin
    Musical Director Zalmen Mlotek

    With community-wide sponsors, the Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, the New York Board of Rabbis, and the Manhattan Jewish Historical Initiative.

    In Yiddish, English, Hebrew and Ladino with English translation supertitles.

    December 14, 2014 at 12:30 PM
    The Winter Garden at Brookfield Place
    220 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281

    This is a FREE event sponsored by arts Brookfield
    No tickets required

    For more information, please visit
    www.artsbrookfield.com/new-york

    December 15, 2014

    Metropolitan Klezmer CD release, 15 Dec 2014

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer


    Monday, December 15, 7:00pm
    Museum at Eldridge Street
    12 Eldridge St,
    New York, New York 10002

    Tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/cd-release-concert-metropolitan-klezmer-tickets-12638388761?aff=eorg

    Metropolitan Klezmer returns to the beautiful Museum at Eldridge Street, historic restored 19th c. synagogue on New York's Lower East Side, performing in celebration of our CD release AND the band's 20th anniversary. (It's also the night before Hanukah starts.)

    Come enjoy gorgeous music by our octet, and get your copy of "Mazel Means Good Luck" just in time for the holidays. Our fifth album! Audio previews below too. All ages welcome, 7PM-9PM.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/725503054173108/

    December 16, 2014

    NY Klezmer Series: Shtreiml, NYC, 16 Dec 2014

    New York Klezmer Series: Shtreiml
    w/Jason Rosenblatt

    Big Khanike Party Blowout

    Tuesday, Dec 16, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    December 17, 2014

    WQXR Chanukah Party, NYC, 17 Dec 2014

    WQXR PRESENTS A CHANUKAH PARTY IN THE GREENE SPACE Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 7:00 PM The Greene Space 44 Charlton Street, (corner of Varick Street) New York, NY Tickets: $25, available online More info: /www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2014/dec/17/wqxr-presents-chanukah-party-greene-space/ Pete Rushefsky, a leading revivalist of the tsimbl (a hammered dulcimer) will perform klezmer music with violinist Jake Shulman-Ment, internationally known musician and modern interpreter of Eastern European acoustic music; a cappella ensemble Pella will perform traditional Jewish songs; and returning favorite East of the River will play Mediterranean and Middle Eastern melodies. Hosted by WQXR's Naomi Lewin.

    Songs of Chanukah: Celebrating the Festival of Lights, Queens, NYC, 17 Dec 2014

    Free Concert - December 14 and December 17, 2014
    A joyful concert featuring traditional holiday melodies, hot klezmer tunes, and special surprises.

    Featuring Magda Fishman, Rachel Yucht, Avram Pengas, Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch, Brian Glassman and Matt Temkin
    Musical Director Zalmen Mlotek

    With community-wide sponsors, the Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, the New York Board of Rabbis, and the Manhattan Jewish Historical Initiative.

    In Yiddish, English, Hebrew and Ladino with English translation supertitles.

    December 17, 2014 at 7 PM
    Queens College, Lefrak Recital Hall
    65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, New York 11367

    This is a FREE event sponsored by the Queens College Center for Jewish Studies
    No tickets required

    For more information, please call 718-793-8080

    December 18, 2014

    Zach Mayer, NYC, 18 Dec 2014

    Zach Mayer Thursday, December 18, 8:00pm Tagine Fine Moroccan Cuisine 221 W 38th St, New York, New York 10018 Zach Mayer performs internationally as well as across the United States on the baritone saxophone. He has nearly 6 million views on YouTube. He has performed at the Krakow Festival in Poland, the Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto, and at many prestigious venues in NYC including the Village Vanguard and the Blue Note. He has played with Grammy Winners John Zorn and Frank London, and has also performed with Deer Tick, Congalese rapper Baloji, Miles Arntzen (of Antibalas), and Cyro Baptista, and has shared the stage with Bobby McFerrin, Questlove and Jamie Cullum. Next year he will be performing in Milan, as well as at the Branford Jazz Series in Branford, CT. Here at Tagine, he will be performing his own songs completely solo, using his voice, saxophone, piano and a looping pedal. Join him for a night of jazzy, expressive, and fun music!

    December 19, 2014

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 19 Dec 2014

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Fri, December 19, 2014, 12:30pm - Lunchtime lobby show FREE! One New York Plaza NYC Presented by Arts Brookfield. More info: metropolitanklezmer.com/shows/

    December 21, 2014

    3rd Annual Sholem-Aleichem Yiddish Klezfest, The Bronx, NYC, 21 Dec 2014

    Save the date: Sunday December 21st 1:00 - 5:00 PM Attention KlezKampers and all lovers of Yiddish song and musc. The 3rd annual Sholem-Aleichem Yiddish Klezfest at the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center-Bronx. Featuring: Klezkamp founder Henry Sapoznik; Psoy Korolenko and Daniel Kahn as the Nazaroff Brothers; Aaron Alexander, Zoe Christiansen and friends and dance leader Steve Weintraub. Bring your voice to sing, your instrument to jam and your feet to dance. Admission $10. Please Share!

    Yiddish Art Trio CD launch, NYC, 21 Dec 2014

    logoYiddish Art Trio Dec 21, 2014, 7pm Eldridge Street Synagogue 12 Eldridge Street NYC $20 ($15 for seniors/students) www.eldridgestreet.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/

    December 22, 2014

    What I Like About Jew, NYC, 22 Dec 2014

    What I Like About Jew reunion -- first show together since 2006. Yes, you read right: Rob Tannenbaum and Sean Altman will be reuniting for the first time in more than eight years. You'll see a set by What I Like About Jew (Rob and Sean) and also a set by Good For The Jews (Rob and David Fagin). Together again for one night only! The reunion of 2014! Monday, December 22, 2014 / Doors open 6 pm, show starts 7 pm The Cutting Room 44 East 32nd Street New York, NY 10016 $20 tickets ($25 at the door) Click here for tickets and information

    December 25, 2014

    Annual Family Klez Concert/Tour/Workshop, NYC, 25 Dec 2014

    Museum at Eldridge St. - Klez for Kids and Synagogue Tours THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 - TOURS: 10, 12 & 1; CONCERTS: 11 AM AND 2 PM Klez for Kids and Synagogue Tours Museum at Eldridge St. 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002 $12 adults; $10 students/seniors; $8 children 3-17; children under 3 are free Sing, dance and learn Yiddish at our annual family concert. Clarinetist Greg Wall and his band Klezmerfest lead the audience on a musical tour of Eastern European Jewish culture ending with a joyful audience-enacted shtetl wedding. The Museum is open until 3 pm on December 25th with synagogue tours offered during the day. More info: www.eldridgestreet.org/events/

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 25 Dec 2014

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer Santa Klez! Thurs, Dec 25, 2014, 3pm & 5pm Cornelia St. Cafe 29 Cornelia St. NYC Admission: $20. + feast upstairs or $10 min. Box office: 212-989-9319. Tickets online More info: metropolitanklezmer.com/shows/

    December 30, 2014

    3rd Annual Dreaming in Yiddish/Great Small Works Spaghetti Dinner, NYC, 30 Dec 2014

    Great Small Works Spaghetti Dinner team up with the 3rd annual Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish (DIY) event to honor writer and Yiddishist, Michael Wex, with music, puppets, projections, and healthy portions of spaghetti.

    This year's honoree: Michael Wex!

    Dec 30, 2014, doors open 7:30pm
    Judson Memorial Church
    55 Washington Square South
    New York City , NY 10012
    General admission: $25

    Tix and More info: dreaminginyiddishwithgreatsmallworks.bpt.me

    January 9, 2015

    LABAmusic: WIth Alicia Svigals, Nadav Lev, Yoav Gal, NYC, 9 Jan 2015

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    Jan 9 at 8:00pm
    14th Street Y
    344 E 14th St,
    New York, New York 10003

    LABA, A Laboratory of Jewish Culture, presents award-winning opera and contemporary music.. Featuring LABA fellowship alumni Alicia Svigals, Klezmer Violinist, Yoav Gal, and Nadav Lev. From world music to indie opera, their diverse voices are united by the common thread of Jewish culture - a mesmerizing tapestry of some of the best original music made in downtown NYC.

    Alicia Svigals: Violinist/vocalist/composer, world’s foremost klezmer fiddler, a founder of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics will perform her Seduction in Eynaim: A Maternal Song Cycle: settings of poetry on the double-edged helix of inheritance across generations of women. With celebrated accordionist William Schimmel.

    Yoav Gal, pioneering 'indie opera' creator, will present his Shekhinah song cycle, which constructs the history of the feminine personification of the Jewish people, שכינה, and her relationship with a hyper-masculine God.

    Nadav Lev, multifaceted, innovative guitarist and winner of Andres Segovia Award, appears in his duo with Rémy David Yulzari, combining classical, Spanish and Jewish-Sephardic music traditions; and in New Strings Attached, music with classical and electric guitar, with world-renowned mezzo Rinat Shaham.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/321332101389578/

    January 11, 2015

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Isle of Klezbos @ City Winery Brunch, 11 Jan 2015

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 11, 2015 features a double bill: Metropolitan Klezmer and Isle of Klezbos city wineryGeneral Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free City Winery 155 Varick Street New York, New York 10013 (212) 608-0555 For further info: www.citywinery.com

    LABAmusic: WIth Alicia Svigals, Nadav Lev, Yoav Gal, NYC, 11 Jan 2015

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    Sunday 1/11 at 11:30, including brunch! $15, free with APAP badge.
    14th Street Y
    344 E 14th St,
    New York, New York 10003

    LABA, A Laboratory of Jewish Culture, presents award-winning opera and contemporary music.. Featuring LABA fellowship alumni Alicia Svigals, Klezmer Violinist, Yoav Gal, and Nadav Lev. From world music to indie opera, their diverse voices are united by the common thread of Jewish culture - a mesmerizing tapestry of some of the best original music made in downtown NYC.

    Alicia Svigals: Violinist/vocalist/composer, world’s foremost klezmer fiddler, a founder of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics will perform her Seduction in Eynaim: A Maternal Song Cycle: settings of poetry on the double-edged helix of inheritance across generations of women. With celebrated accordionist William Schimmel.

    Yoav Gal, pioneering 'indie opera' creator, will present his Shekhinah song cycle, which constructs the history of the feminine personification of the Jewish people, שכינה, and her relationship with a hyper-masculine God.

    Nadav Lev, multifaceted, innovative guitarist and winner of Andres Segovia Award, appears in his duo with Rémy David Yulzari, combining classical, Spanish and Jewish-Sephardic music traditions; and in New Strings Attached, music with classical and electric guitar, with world-renowned mezzo Rinat Shaham.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/321332101389578/

    Purim Content Launch Farbrengen 2015!, Brooklyn, NYC, 11 Jan 2015

    Mina Bern remembered, NYC, 11 Jan 2015

    The Congress for Jewish Culture and the American Jewish Historical Society invite you to join us on

    Sunday 11 January 2015, 2 PM
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W. 16th St.
    New York, 10011

    Join a star-studded lineup as we remember our beloved friend and mentor, Mina Bern on the occasion of her 5th yortsayt.

    Among those appearing are Cantor Robert Abelson, Shane Baker, Shira Flam, Sandy Levitt & Ed Linderman, Frank London, Eleanor Reissa, Allen Lewis Rickman & Yelena Shmulenson, Steve Sterner, Lori Wilner, Hy Wolfe

    The event is free, but you must reserve a seat here.

    January 12, 2015

    "Di Khasene in Fernvald", NYC, 12 Jan 2015

    A Staged Reading of Di Khasene in Fernvald (The Wedding in Foehrenwald)

    Monday, January 12 at 7PM
    Baruch College's Engleman Recital Hall
    55 Lexington Avenue,
    New York, NY

    For tickets and info call (646) 312 - 5073

    Di Khasene in Fernvald (The Wedding in Foehrenwald) is a powerful and moving play written by H. Leyvick (author of “The Golem”) about the first wedding among the Holocaust survivors in a DP camp near Munich. This drama captures the spiritual and emotional difficulty in letting go of insurmountable loss and returning to life. First presented by NYTF in 1950.

    In Yiddish with English translation supertitles

    More on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/326231374246193/

    Klezmatics, "Letters to afar", NYC, 12 Jan 2015

    program graphicLive from the Gallery:
    the Klezmatics play "Letters to Afar"

    Mon, Jan 12, 7pm
    Museum of the
    City of New York
    1220 Fifth Avenue
    (at 103rd Street)
    New York, NY 10029

    Join us for an extraordinary opportunity to experience Letters to Afar, the video art installation by Peter Forgacs with music by The Klezmatics. We will perform an acoustic version of the score we composed for the installation, along with other related music.

    Guests are invited to wander through the gallery, absorbing Forgacs’ haunting re-staging of home movies made by immigrant New York Jews who traveled back to Poland in the 1920s and ‘30s.

    This concert is open to the general public, and is also an APAP FLiArtist showcase.

    More info: www.mcny.org/event/live-gallery-klezmatics-play-letters-afar

    January 15, 2015

    music from Jill Sobule's "Yentl," NYC, 15 Jan 2015

    Jill Sobule’s Music from Yentl
    Featuring the Isle of Klezbos

    Thursday, January 15 at 7:30
    David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Frieda and Roy Furman Stage

    Based on Isaac Bashevis Singer’s short story “Yentl the Yeshiva Boy” and updated with new music and lyrics composed by Jill Sobule, Yentl tells the story of a young girl in 19th century Eastern Europe forbidden to pursue her dream of studying Talmud. Unwilling to accept her fate, she disguises herself as a man. But when she falls in love, Yentl must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect her identity. Invigorated with a bracing klezmer/pop/rock score by Jill Sobule (the original “I Kissed a Girl,” “Supermodel”), Yentl asks up-to-the-minute questions about gender and sexuality.

    “Yentl offers sweetness and laughter with a modern twist.”—Sarasota Herald Tribune

    Adapted for the stage by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer

    Additional music by Robin Eaton

    A Lincoln Center commission

    More info: atrium.lincolncenter.org/2015/music-from-yentl.html

    January 16, 2015

    Martin Luther King, Jr Commemoration service, music, NYC, 16 Jan 2015

    publicity photo c2014 Marcy Feld Photography

    6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 16, 2015
    Congregation Rodeph Sholom
    7 West 83rd Street (between Columbus and Central Park West),
    New York City, 10024
    open to the public

    Building on our community conversation on race and (in)justice, Erika Davis, a blogger who writes about the intersections of race, racism, religion and sexual orientation on her blog, Black, Gay and Jewish will speak about the Black Lives Matter movement and the Jewish community during Shabbat services during our celebration to honor the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    During the service, an original take on gospel music will emerge and resound. The joyous, eclectic program of music will spotlight composers such as Bob Dylan, Peter Paul and Mary and Dion and features Cantor Rebecca Garfein alongside top-notch vocalists and instrumentalists in a musical evening dedicated to King’s vision for freedom and peace. Cantor Garfein will also debut a gospel-style L’cha Dodi that she commissioned from award-winning songwriter, Michael
    Hunter Ochs (www.ochsongs.com.)

    For more information about the evening, contact the Congregation Rodeph Sholom Cantors’ Study at 646-454-3039.

    Zlatne Uste Golden Fest, Brooklyn, NY, 16 Jan 2015

    coming up soon, make sure to come for the early klezmer set Sat night ... 6:45pm and the Yiddish "Zingeray!" at 8:45.

    Jan 16, 2015 at 7:30pm to Jan 18 at 2:00am
    The Grand Prospect Hall
    263 Prospect Ave,
    Brooklyn, New York 11215

    Friday, January 16, 2015, 7:30 PM - 12:30 AM
    Featuring a dance workshop and live music by:
    Cherven Traktor, Kavala Brass Band w Lefteris Bournias, Pontic Firebird, Raya Brass Band and Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band

    Saturday, January 17, 2015, 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
    60 bands! Tentative performer line-up on the website.

    Discounted advance tickets on the website.
    goldenfest.org

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1549520101960076/

    January 17, 2015

    Zlatne Uste Golden Fest, Brooklyn, NY, 17 Jan 2015

    coming up soon, make sure to come for the early klezmer set Sat night ... 6:45pm and the Yiddish "Zingeray!" at 8:45.

    Saturday, January 17, 2015, 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
    The Grand Prospect Hall
    263 Prospect Ave,
    Brooklyn, New York 11215

    60 bands! Tentative performer line-up on the website.

    Discounted advance tickets on the website.
    goldenfest.org

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1549520101960076/

    January 18, 2015

    "The Vilna YIVO: Serving the Jewish Nation"+concert, the Bronx, NYC, 18 Jan 2015

    פּראָפֿעסאָר צירל קוזניץ און זינגערין לויִזאַ מור


    Sunday, January 18, 1:30pm
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center-Bronx
    3301 Bainbridge Ave,
    Bronx, New York 10467

    לעקציע אויף ייִדיש: פּראָפֿ צירל קוזניץ, באַרד־קאָלעדזש:
    „דער ווילנער ייִוואָ —צו דינען דעם ייִדישן פֿאָלק".
    אין דער מוזיקאַלישער פּראָגראַם: זינגערין לויִזאַ מור.
    אַרײַנגאַנג: $3.50
    מיטגלידער פֿרײַ
    פֿאַרגעסט ניט צו באַנײַען אײַער מיטגלידשאַפֿט $15 אַ יאָר. Yiddish lecture by
    Prof. Cecile Esther Kuznitz
    of Bard College will present a lecture on
    The Vilna YIVO: Serving the Jewish"
    "Nation
    Followed by a program of Yiddish song with Luisa Muhr
    Admission $3.50, free for students and members. Renew your membership for just $15 a year
    Corner 208th street, nr. Montefiore Hospital
    D train to 205th St. or 4 train to Moshulu Parkway
    near Montefiore hospital

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/403845579770236/?

    January 20, 2015

    NY Klezmer Series: The Kleztraphobix!, NYC, 20 Jan 2015

    New York Klezmer Series:
    The Kleztraphobix! with Mike Cohen, Jordan Hirsch, Pesachya Septimus

    Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

    More info: aaronalexander.com/wp/concert-schedule/jan-20-2015-the-kleztraphobix or email NY Klezmer Series

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

    NY Klezmer Series’ Klezmer Heritage Program is supported in part by New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

    January 27, 2015

    NY Klezmer Series: Ken Maltz/Sy Kushner Duo, NYC, 27 Jan 2015

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    Ken Maltz/Sy Kushner Duo

    Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    January 28, 2015

    Miryem-Khaye Seigel CD release, NYC, 28 Jan 2015

    photoCD Release Party for Miryem-Khaye Seigel
    Toyznt tamen = A Thousand Flavors

    Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 7 PM
    Museum at Eldridge Street,
    12 Eldridge Street,
    NYC

    With special guests:
    Michael Winograd (Producer, Arranger, Clarinet)
    Patrick Farrell (Accordion)
    Alicia Svigals (Violin)
    Rémy Yulzari (Bass)

    $20 general admission
    $15 students, seniors and YIVO members

    Co-sponsored by the Museum at Eldridge Street, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, CYCO Books, Center for Traditional Music and Dance, Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center, Congress for Jewish Culture, and YAFAC (Yiddish Artists and Friends Actors' Club).

    More information: www.yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=205&aid=1349
    Tix: ww.eldridgestreet.org/events/

    February 3, 2015

    CTMD Tantshoyz, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 3 Feb 2015

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    CTMD Tantshoyz—Yiddish Dance Party!
    Music led by Matt Temkin Band

    Tuesday, Feb 3, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    February 6, 2015

    Isle of Klezmer, "J. Edgar Klezmer",

    J. Edgar Promo PhotoIsle of Klezbos plays Vox Hebraica, Feb 6: "J. Edgar Klezmer" sneak preview! Actors Temple NYC "J. EDGAR KLEZMER: Songs from My Grandmother's FBI Files" four-day run at Centenary Stage Company! Musical documentary theater by Isle of Klezbos drummer/bandleader Eve Sicular, starring Isle of Klezbos' Missy Fogarty & bandmates Shoko Nagai, Debra Kreisberg, Reut Regev, with Eve Sicular, and featuring Yelena Shmulenson. Stories stranger than fiction from the life & declassified documents of Dr. Adele Sicular (grandma of Eve). Friday, February 6th, 9pm The Actors' Temple 339 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036 Tickets are $10/students and seniors, $15/general admission, and are available at the door, online, or by phone. To purchase advance sale tickets, visit "events" in the online store at theactorstemple.org or call the office at 212-245-6975. Tax deductible donations can be made to Vox Hebraica and sent to the Actors' Temple, 339 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036 As developed at JCC Manhattan, Puffin Cultural Forum & Dixon Place: klezbos.com/j-edgar-klezmer

    February 10, 2015

    Litvakus @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 10 Feb 2015

    dmitri slepovichNew York Klezmer Series
    Music led by Litvakus w/Dmitri Slepovitch

    Tuesday, Feb 10, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    February 17, 2015

    Alan Watsky's Djangle Box Project @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 17 Feb 2015

    dmitri slepovichNew York Klezmer Series
    Music led by Alan Watsky's Djangle Box Project, w/David Licht

    Tuesday, Feb 17, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    March 3, 2015

    CTMD Tantshoyz/NY Klezmer Series w/Amy Zakar's Fidl Kapelye, NYC, 3 Mar 2015

    New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
    CTMD Tantshoyz—Yiddish Dance Party!
    Music led by Amy Zakar's Fidl Kapelye

    Tuesday, Mar 3, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    March 5, 2015

    JFREJ Purimspiel 2015! NYC, 5 Mar 2015

    The Aftselokhes Spectacle Committee, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice & The Workmen's Circle present:
    Your Roots Are Showing: An Underground Purim Botanical
    Purim 2015! Three events, three days!

    Join us for a long weekend of carnival and community celebration as we unveil the results of months of collaboration, organizing, rehearsing, and endlessly inventive spectacle engineering.

    Thursday, March 5 - SHOW
    Doors 8pm, Show 8:15
    East Midwood Jewish Center
    1625 Ocean Avenue between Avenue K & L, Brooklyn
    Q to Avenue J

    The dazzling premiere of our magnificent Purim show! A cozy performance of our folk pageant remixing the Book of Esther with the politics of the moment to bring you the visual and musical spectacular of the season! Featuring live music in many Jewish languages, giant puppets, intricate hand-made masquerade, an intergenerational cross-cultural cast, audience participation, homentashen, and more!

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/361185904087982

    March 7, 2015

    JFREJ Purimspiel 2015! NYC, 7 Mar 2015

    The Aftselokhes Spectacle Committee, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice & The Workmen's Circle present:
    Your Roots Are Showing: An Underground Purim Botanical
    Purim 2015! Three events, three days!

    Join us for a long weekend of carnival and community celebration as we unveil the results of months of collaboration, organizing, rehearsing, and endlessly inventive spectacle engineering.

    Saturday, March 7 - PARTY AND PERFORMANCE
    Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
    $12-25 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds.
    East Midwood Jewish Center
    1625 Ocean Ave between Avenue K & L, Brooklyn
    Q to Avenue J

    The party of the year! Join us for the luscious performance of our folk pageant, including bands, DJs, dancing, and revelry at our ecstatic all-night extravaganza. Kosher West Indian food for sale by Abegale's Catering of Utica Ave!

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/361185904087982

    March 8, 2015

    JFREJ Purimspiel 2015! NYC, 8 Mar 2015

    The Aftselokhes Spectacle Committee, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice & The Workmen's Circle present:
    Your Roots Are Showing: An Underground Purim Botanical
    Purim 2015! Three events, three days!

    Join us for a long weekend of carnival and community celebration as we unveil the results of months of collaboration, organizing, rehearsing, and endlessly inventive spectacle engineering.

    Sunday, March 8 - CARNIVAL FOR ALL AGES
    1-4 PM
    Union Temple
    17 Eastern Parkway at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
    2/3 to Brooklyn Museum, Q to 7th Ave, S to Botanic Gardens

    A sumptuous, topsy turvy, social justice-themed Purim carnival featuring hand-made carnival games designed and built by kids and youth. Featuring an excerpt from the Aftselakhis Spectacle Committee's Purimshpiel! Fun for all ages! Wear a costume of your own, or dress up from our costume chest and strike a pose in our photo booth.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/361185904087982

    The Klezmatics: Woody Guthrie's Wonder Wheel Tour, Brooklyn, NY, 8 Mar 2015

    wonder wheel
    imagesThe Klezmatics
    Pre-concert multimedia presentation by Nora Guthrie

    Sun, 8 Mar 2015, 3pm
    Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
    Campus Road at Nostrand Avenue
    Brooklyn, New York 11210

    Flash back to 1940s Coney Island, where Woody Guthrie and his wife settled into the raucous life on Mermaid Avenue. Inspired by his Jewish family and their community, he wrote hundreds of lyrics rich with spirituality, tenderness, and a passionate belief in the human fight for peace and justice. Now Guthrie’s poetry is given new life by the Grammy-winning Klezmatics, infusing his words with Eastern European, klezmer, Celtic, Afro-Caribbean, and folk flavors in a lively dialogue about the spiritual power of music to unite.

    Note: Please join us at 12pm in the Woody Tanger Auditorium (located in the Brooklyn College Library) for a pre-show event with Nora Guthrie, founder and president of the Woody Guthrie Institute and Woody Guthrie Archives (and Woody's daughter), who will make a 90-minute multimedia presentation, entitled “Holy Ground: Woody Guthrie’s Yiddish Connection,” focusing on the artistic implications of Woody's relationship with his Jewish mother-in-law, Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt, and the eclectic life of the Guthrie family in 1940s Brooklyn. RSVP'S REQUIRED. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS (MAXIMUM 2 PER RESERVATION).

    Tickets: $30

    More info: www.brooklyncenter.org/buy-tickets/calendar-of-events/view/The-Klezmatics-Woody-Guthries-Wonder-Wheel-Tour/

    "Sounds Jewish, Doesn't It", NYC, 8 Mar 2015

    Isabelle Ganz and Jed Distler in "Sounds Jewish, Doesn't It"

    Sun, Mar 8, 6pm
    Cornelia St. Cafe
    29 Cornelia St.
    NYC

    Jed Distler, pianist extraordinaire, and Isabelle Ganz, singer, will be performing the show, written by Ganz, "Sounds Jewish, Doesn't It?". The show musically illustrates the Jewish origins (folk song, Yiddish Theater and Cantorial) of many familiar Broadway songs. We also tell stories about the composers, most of whom were Jewish, with the exception of Cole Porter, who tried to make his tunes sound Jewish when he discovered what was successful!

    The cover is $20, including one drink. Come laugh with us!

    Alicia Jo Rabins, NYC, 8 Mar 2015

    Alicia Jo Rabins, w/Jess Walter, Tiphanie Yanique, Megan Snyder-Camp

    Friday, March 13, 7:30pm
    Hugo House
    1634 11th Avenue
    Seattle, WA 98122

    Tickets: $25

    Alicia Jo Rabins performs 3 new songs and Jess Walter, Tiphanie Yanique, and Megan Snyder-Camp read all brand-new material on the subject of "Parent Trap"
    Tickets and more info here.

    March 10, 2015

    Tarras Band, NYC, 10 Mar 2015

    Tarras Band

    Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11215

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/419255764922461/

    NY Klezmer Series: Klezmerfest!, NYC, 10 Mar 2015

    New York Klezmer Series:
    Klezmerfest! w/Greg Wall, Jordan Hirsch, Zev Zions, Brian Glassman

    Tuesday, Mar 10, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

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

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

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

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

    March 18, 2015

    Mame-loshn: naye oytsres fun Nokhem Stutshkov (The Mother Tongue: New Treasures from Nokhem Stutshkov), NYC, 18 Mar 2015

    Mame-loshn: naye oytsres fun Nokhem Stutshkov (The Mother Tongue: New Treasures from Nokhem Stutshkov)


    Wednesday, March 18at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
    The National Opera Center
    330 Seventh Ave 7th Floor,
    New York, New York 10001

    An evening celebrating the Yiddish lexicographer, writer and dramaturg with songs, scenes, and a talk by Alec Burko. With Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Steve Sterner, Shane Baker, and Suzanne Toren. $10 admission, $5 for seniors and students. Program in Yiddish.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/382301458645257/

    March 21, 2015

    Dave Levitt Klezmer Trio, NYC, 21 Mar 2015

    Dave Levitt Klezmer Trio

    Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 7pm
    1st United Methodist Church
    245 Liberty St.
    Newburgh, NY

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/422338807932397/

    March 22, 2015

    The Klezmatics, Purchase, NY, 22 Mar 2015

    imagesThe Klezmatics

    Sun, 22 Mar 2015, 3pm
    PepsiCo Theatre
    735 Anderson Hill Road
    Purchase, NY 10577

    Often called a “Jewish roots band,” The Klezmatics have been playing — and celebrating — the heritage of Eastern European Jewish music and Yiddish culture for more than 25 years. Although tradition is at the core of what they do, the Klezmatics have developed a unique musical hybrid, rooted in the klezmer genre but very much of the modern world. Not familiar with klezmer? No worries. Previous experience is not required in order to be transported by the Klezmatics to another place and time.

    More info: tickets.artscenter.org/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=5143

    April 1, 2015

    The Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 1 Apr 2015

    The Sway MachineryThe 3rd Generation Recordings Showcase

    The Sway Machinery
    Nikhil Yerawadekar & Low Mentality
    El Imperio
    and DJ CB1DR

    Wednesday, April 1 7pm doors 8pm showtime
    The Hive
    20 Cook Street
    Brooklyn, NY

    $10 suggested donation

    April 5, 2015

    Matzoh Ball Bash by Litvakus, NYC, 5 Apr 2015

    dmitri slepovichMatzoh Ball Bash
    Litvakus w/Dmitri Slepovitch

    Sun, Apr 5, 2015, 11am
    City Winery
    155 Varick St.
    NYC

    Tix $10, available: www.citywinery.com/newyork/klezmerbrunchlitvakus040515.html

    www.facebook.com/events/984146224936788/

    April 7, 2015

    Sy Kushner Jewish Music Ensemble @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 7 Apr 2015

    New York Klezmer Series
    Music led by Sy Kushner Jewish Music Ensemble w/Jeremy Brown, Marty Confurious

    Tuesday, Apr 7, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    Tarras Band, Brooklyn, NY, 7 Apr 2015

    Tarras Band

    Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11215

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/10155343397830176/

    April 8, 2015

    Eugene Marlow’s Heritage Ensemble, NYC, 8 Apr 2015

    Eugene Marlow’s Heritage Ensemble

    April 8th, 2015 @ 7pm
    Zinc Bar
    82 West 3rd Street
    Greenwich Village, NYC

    April 13, 2015

    Litvakus, NYC, 13 Apr 2015

    dmitri slepovichLitvakus

    Monday, April 13, 6:30pm
    Workmen's Circle
    247 West 37th St., 5th Floor
    NYC

    Tickets are free, no reservation needed.

    Litvakus, described as an "acoustic Gogol Bordello" and led by the critically acclaimed clarinetist, vocalist, and composer Zisl Slepovitch, is a unique klezmer collective, and the first to focus exclusively on the music and culture of Belarus. The Litvakus repertoire is a mix of traditional Belarusian and Litvak (Belarusian Jewish) folk music, as well as contemporary pieces written in the spirit of roots music.

    April 14, 2015

    Brian Glassman's Klezmer/Jazz Alliance @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 14 Apr 2015

    New York Klezmer Series
    Brian Glassman's Klezmer/Jazz Alliance w/Dan Rosengard, Joanne Borts, Greg
    Wall, Aaron Alexander

    Tuesday, Apr 14, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    April 15, 2015

    Litvakus Yom Hashoa tribute, NYC, 15 Apr 2015

    dmitri slepovichLitvakus
    Der Nes In Geto - The Miracle in the Warsaw Ghetto

    Wednesday, April 15th, 7:00pm
    Baruch College
    The Engelman Recital Hall
    55 Lexington Ave, NYC
    Tickets are FREE
    For reservations please call 646-312-5073.

    In commemoration of Yom Hashoa (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and the 72nd anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene is reprising a most interesting historical dramatic account of the brave resistance of a small group of Jews against an implacable enemy: a staged reading of H. Leyvick's Der Nes in Geto (The Miracle in the Warsaw Ghetto). In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles. The reading will be preceded by brief memorial service conducted by Ellen Goldstein from the Workmen's Circle.

    April 17, 2015

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Bronx, NY, 17 Apr 2015

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer
    Metropolitan Klezmer quintet special presents repertoire including vocals in both Yiddish & Russian sung by guest artist Yelena Shmulenson.

    Thursday, April 23 at 5PM,
    Riverdale Branch NYPL
    5540 Mosholu Avenue
    Bronx, NY, 10471

    More info: ">www.nypl.org/events/programs/2015/04/17/music-nypl-presents-metropolitan-klezmer

    Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & saxophone
    Ismail Butera, accordion
    Yelena Shmulenson, guest vocals (Yiddish & Russian)
    Dave Hofstra, double bass & tuba
    Eve Sicular, drums |bandleader

    April 18, 2015

    New Yiddish Rep: "Seltzer Nights" NYC, 18 Apr 2015

    New Yiddish Rep’s “Seltzer Nights” will shake things up this spring!

    Sat, Apr 18, 2015, 7pm
    Castillo Theatre
    543 W. 42nd St.
    NYC

    Tickets are $35. Call Ovation Tix at 866/811-4111, www.newyiddishrep.org or visit the Castillo Theatre box office, 543 West 42nd Street.

    An audacious new show headlined by the preeminent Yiddish vaudevillian Shane Baker and starring a cast of tens will shake things up at New York this winter. “Seltzer Nights” recreates the bawdy, boisterous and often back-biting atmosphere of a Yiddish music hall on the Lower East Side of a century ago, but with much better acoustics. Staged as an immersive theatrical cabaret, this star-infested variety show features a who’s who of the booming downtown Yiddish theater and music scene. “Seltzer Nights” dusts off some of the more risqué songs and comedy routines of the time as well as some of the more blatantly theatrical moments of popular melodrama that were all the rage on the Yiddish rialto. Summoning up the spirits of legends like Molly Picon, Jenny Goldstein, Jacob Adler, Boris Thomashefsky, Dzigan and Schumackher, and Fanny Brice, “Seltzer Nights” will keep you up at night. Just like a good pastrami sandwich!

    April 19, 2015

    Metropolitan Klezmer @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 19 Apr 2015

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on April 19, 2015 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Alicia Jo Rabins, NYC, 19 Apr 2015

    Alicia Jo Rabins, reading AND playing new songs
    also appearing: NYC poet/filmmaker Daniel Wolff

    Wednesday April 29, 2015, 7:30pm
    Mountain Writers Series
    TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont,
    Portland, OR

    $5 suggested donation

    Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration, NYC, 19 Apr 2015

    דער אויפֿשטאַנד אין וואַרשעווער געטאָ: צום 72סטן יאָרטאָג
    72nd anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising

    Sunday, April 19th at 12 noon
    Warsaw Ghetto Memorial Plaza in Riverside Park,
    west side of Riverside Drive between 83rd and 84th Street
    NYC

    This year as every year, we invite you to join us in remembering the victims of and fighters against the Nazi destruction of European Jewry as we gather in honor of the 72nd anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. This event is co-sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture, the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter-ring, the Jewish Labor Committee.

    Chair: Marcel Kshensky, Ed.D

    Artistic program:
    Paula Teitelbaum will singYiddish songs and lead us in the Partizaner Himen and the Bundishe Shvue.

    Irena Klepfisz, Annette Harchik, David Mandelbaum and Shane Baker, Recitations

    We hope you will attend and bring friends and family as well.

    The Congress for Jewish Culture gratefully acknowledges the Atran Foundation, the Bertha Foundation, and the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of New York as well as private donors for their support of this and other programming.

    Litvakus @ Brooklyn FolkFest, Brooklyn, MA, 19 Apr 2015

    dmitri slepovichLitvakus
    closes the Brooklyn Folk Festival (runs Apr 17-19)

    April 19, 2015, 9:45pm
    Brooklyn Folk Festival
    St. Anne's Church,
    157 Montague St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11201

    More info: www.brooklynfolkfest.com

    April 21, 2015

    Yom HaZikaron Remembrances, NYC, 21 Apr 2015

    "Sharim VeZochrim"
    An evening of Songs and Remembrance for Yom Hazikaron with Moshe Bonen.

    Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 8pm
    JCC Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St
    NYC 10023

    Free Admission. Advance Registration Required!

    To reserve you seat Click here!

    Moshe Bonen is a multi-faceted musician and experienced Israeli radio broadcaster (Galatz, Galgalatz). With his deep knowledge of Israeli music, Moshe will present and perform well-known songs dedicated to remembering the fallen soldiers and civilians of Israel.

    Also featuring Yotam Silberstein on Guitar, Lior Koren on Bass, and Special Guest Shira Averbuch.

    The audience is invited to join and sing along during this memorable event.

    The event will be conducted in Hebrew.

    April 26, 2015

    Paul Shapiro @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 26 Apr 2015

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on April 26, 2015 features Paul Shapiro.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    קאָנצערט מיט עלעאַנאָר ריסאַ Concert with Eleanor Reissa, Bronx, NY, 26 Apr 2015

    Our Annual Holocaust Program
    A concert by the well known Yiddish singer, actress and director Eleanor Reissa

    Sunday, April 26th 2015 1:30 PM
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Corner 208th street, nr. Montefiore Hospital
    4 train to Moshulu Parkway
    Bronx, NY

    D train to 205th St.

    Contribution: $3.50 Members free

    917-930-0295

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/974388562585859/

    April 28, 2015

    Susan Leviton & Lauren Brody @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 28 Apr 2015

    New York Klezmer Series
    Music led by Susan Leviton & Lauren Brody

    Tuesday, Apr 21, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    May 2, 2015

    Conspiracy of Beards, NYC, 2 May 2015

    Conspiracy of Beards
    A choir of men sing Leonard Cohen, with special guest, Daniel Kahn

    Saturday, May 2, 8pm
    Littlefield
    622 degraw st, Brooklyn

    More info/tix: www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/805017-conspiracy-beards-choir-brooklyn/

    May 5, 2015

    Yale Strom's Hot Pstromi, NYC, 5 May 2015

    Hot PstromiNew York Klezmer Series
    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

    Tuesday, May 5, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    "Mayn Tatns Beys-Din Shtib", NYC, 5 May 2015

    Borscht Ball

    Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 7:00pm
    Baruch Performing Arts Center
    New York, New York 10010

    The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and The City University of New York
    present a staged reading of
    Mayn Tatns Beys-Din Shtub (Tales From My Father’s Rabbinical Court)

    Based on the memoirs of Isaac Bashevis Singer and adapted by David Licht for The Folksbiene in 1972 as a dramatization of the short stories serialized in the Yiddish Daily Forverts set in the Warsaw of Singer’s childhood years which pit modernism against tradition as Europe marched towards the first World War.

    With: Jeremiah Burch, Alec Burko, Matthew 'Motl' Didner, Itzy Firestone, Mo Hanan, Richard Kass , Stuart Marshall Hershkowitzl, Adam B. Shapiro, Carolyn Seiff, Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Lane Silberstein and Suzanne Toren.

    Facebook: hwww.facebook.com/events/1424310361209035/

    Zion80 residency @ Joe's Pub, NYC, 5 May 2015

    Jon Madof's Zion80 residency at Joe's Pub

    Tues, May 5 - Jun 9, 2015. Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Ticket Price: $14.00
    Buy Tickets

    Zion80 explores Jewish music – from Shlomo Carlebach to John Zorn and everything in between – through the lens of the Afrobeat funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Led by Jon Madof (Rashanim, Matisyahu), the 11-piece band arranges Jewish melodies using the polyrhythmic intensity of Afrobeat, blended with the madness of the Downtown scene. Madof’s most ambitious project to date, Zion80 is blazing hot and tight as a drum. Spiritual, grooving and endlessly exciting, this is essential Jewish music for the 21st century. Zion80's latest CD is Adramelech: John Zorn's Book of Angels volume 22

    May 6, 2015

    Roshel Rubinov Ensemble, NYC, 6 May 2015

    Roshel Rubinov's internationally-renowned Central Asian ensemble

    Wednesday, May 6th, 6:00PM-7:00PM
    At the New School Event Café
    Lower level of 65 5th Ave. at 13th St.
    Manhattan, NYC, NY

    FREE

    The concert will feature repertoire from the classical Central Asian repertoire, known as "Maqom", as well as other selections. The ensemble features Roshel Rubinov (voice and tanbur - long-necked lute), Yakov Rubinov (doira - frame drum) and Ilya Khavasov, voice.

    Roshel Rubinov is a master singer, poet, composer, and instrumental virtuoso. He was born in 1966 in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan, and from 1983 to 1987 he attended the Mirzo Tursunzoda Art Insitute in Tajikistan, where he studied music and poetry with such luminaries as Neryo Aminov, Barno Ishoqova, and Abubakr Zuhuriddinov. Rubinov immigrated to Queens in 1995, where he quickly became one of the most active musicians in the Bukharian scene. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and on many other high profile stages in New York and around the world.

    Yakov Rubinov, Roshel's brother, was born in 1961 in Shahrisabz. An expert drummer, Yakov taught himself to play doira from a young age. Ilya Khavasov was born in Samarkand in 1961. Today, he is one of the leading singers in New York. Together, the Rubinovs and Khavasov perform classical music and popular music for weddings and other celebrations, bringing Bukharian traditions to a new generation.

    The May 6 concert is the culminating event for New School Professor Evan Rapport's Global Voices: Central Asia course, a joint effort between Eugene Lang College, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance and Center for Art, Tradition and Cultural Heritage as part of Lang College's "Civic Arts and Humanities" initiative, generously supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The May 11th concert is a "Bukharian Choikhona" (tea house) programmed in partnership with Queens College Hillel and the college's Bukharian Cultural Club.

    May 7, 2015

    Deborah Strauss and Jake Shulman-Ment, NYC, 7 May 2015

    Klezmer Violin with Deborah Strauss and Jake Shulman-Ment

    Thursday, May 7, 7pm
    Museum at Eldridge Street
    12 Eldridge Street,
    New York, NY 10002

    $20 adults
    $15 students/seniors

    Tickets:
    www.eventbrite.com/e/concert-klezmer-violin-with-deborah-strauss-and-jake-shulman-ment-tickets-15635998693

    Join us for an evening of beautiful violin music by two of klezmer's most talented practicioners: Deborah Strauss and Jake Shulman-Ment. They present traditional melodies by recently rediscovered Eastern European composers as well as their own original compositions. Inspiration for the duo is far-ranging, and includes klezmer, cantorial, and Hasidic nigunim, as well as Romanian, Roma, Ukrainian, Polish, Russian, and Hungarian folk music.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1549709325282690/

    May 9, 2015

    New Yiddish Rep: "Seltzer Nights" NYC, 9 May 2015

    New Yiddish Rep’s “Seltzer Nights” will shake things up this spring!

    Sat, May 9, 2015, 7pm
    Castillo Theatre
    543 W. 42nd St.
    NYC

    Tickets are $35. Call Ovation Tix at 866/811-4111, www.newyiddishrep.org or visit the Castillo Theatre box office, 543 West 42nd Street.

    An audacious new show headlined by the preeminent Yiddish vaudevillian Shane Baker and starring a cast of tens will shake things up at New York this winter. “Seltzer Nights” recreates the bawdy, boisterous and often back-biting atmosphere of a Yiddish music hall on the Lower East Side of a century ago, but with much better acoustics. Staged as an immersive theatrical cabaret, this star-infested variety show features a who’s who of the booming downtown Yiddish theater and music scene. “Seltzer Nights” dusts off some of the more risqué songs and comedy routines of the time as well as some of the more blatantly theatrical moments of popular melodrama that were all the rage on the Yiddish rialto. Summoning up the spirits of legends like Molly Picon, Jenny Goldstein, Jacob Adler, Boris Thomashefsky, Dzigan and Schumackher, and Fanny Brice, “Seltzer Nights” will keep you up at night. Just like a good pastrami sandwich!

    May 10, 2015

    "Shostakovich and Weinberg: A Musical Friendship", NYC, 10 May 2015

    Dmitri Shostakovich and Mieczyslav Weinberg: A Musical Friendship
    SIDNEY KRUM YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERT SERIES

    Sun, May 10, 2015, 4:30pm
    YIVO Institute at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street
    NYC

    Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), a famous Soviet composer and Mieczyslav Weinberg (1919-1996), a Jewish composer who was persecuted by the Soviet State, had an unusual and long-term personal and professional relationship. While Weinberg was almost entirely ignored by the Soviet musical establishment, Shostakovich considered Weinberg to be one of the foremost Soviet composers and helped him in numerous ways including, protecting his family after Weinberg was arrested in 1953 on charges of "Jewish bourgeois nationalism." The two composers shared new compositions, and Shostakovich was influenced by the Jewish elements in Weinberg's music.

    Join us as we explore the history, relationship and music of these two extraordinary composers. The program will begin with a short talk by the Sidney Krum Series Artistic Director, Yuval Waldman, on the lives and musical contributions of Weinberg and Shostakovich. This presentation will be followed by the concert program, which will include selections from the film Winnie the Pooh (composed by Weinberg), as well as performances by the brilliant young artists of the Krum Concert Series of excerpts from Shostakovich's "From Yiddish Folk Poetry," piano trios by Weinberg and Shotakovich, and solo sonatas for violin and cello by Weinberg.

    The Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series is made possible by a generous gift from the Estate of Sidney Krum.

    Reservations Required: yivo.org/reservations
    More info: yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=205&aid=1383

    May 11, 2015

    Roshel Rubinov Ensemble, NYC, 11 May 2015

    Roshel Rubinov's internationally-renowned Central Asian ensemble

    Monday, May 11th, 12:15PM-1:30PM
    At Queens College Hillel - Ellen Koppelman Lounge
    Student Union 206,
    65-30 Kissena Blvd. (corner of Kissena Blvd and Melbourne Ave)
    Flushing, Queens, NY

    FREE

    The concert will feature repertoire from the classical Central Asian repertoire, known as "Maqom", as well as other selections. The ensemble features Roshel Rubinov (voice and tanbur - long-necked lute), Yakov Rubinov (doira - frame drum) and Ilya Khavasov, voice.

    Roshel Rubinov is a master singer, poet, composer, and instrumental virtuoso. He was born in 1966 in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan, and from 1983 to 1987 he attended the Mirzo Tursunzoda Art Insitute in Tajikistan, where he studied music and poetry with such luminaries as Neryo Aminov, Barno Ishoqova, and Abubakr Zuhuriddinov. Rubinov immigrated to Queens in 1995, where he quickly became one of the most active musicians in the Bukharian scene. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and on many other high profile stages in New York and around the world.

    Yakov Rubinov, Roshel's brother, was born in 1961 in Shahrisabz. An expert drummer, Yakov taught himself to play doira from a young age. Ilya Khavasov was born in Samarkand in 1961. Today, he is one of the leading singers in New York. Together, the Rubinovs and Khavasov perform classical music and popular music for weddings and other celebrations, bringing Bukharian traditions to a new generation.

    May 12, 2015

    Zion80 residency @ Joe's Pub, NYC, 12 May 2015

    Jon Madof's Zion80 residency at Joe's Pub

    Tues, May 5 - Jun 9, 2015. Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Ticket Price: $14.00
    Buy Tickets

    Zion80 explores Jewish music – from Shlomo Carlebach to John Zorn and everything in between – through the lens of the Afrobeat funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Led by Jon Madof (Rashanim, Matisyahu), the 11-piece band arranges Jewish melodies using the polyrhythmic intensity of Afrobeat, blended with the madness of the Downtown scene. Madof’s most ambitious project to date, Zion80 is blazing hot and tight as a drum. Spiritual, grooving and endlessly exciting, this is essential Jewish music for the 21st century. Zion80's latest CD is Adramelech: John Zorn's Book of Angels volume 22

    May 13, 2015

    Presentation and launch: Stonehill Jewish Music Collection, NYC, 13 May 2015

    Special Launch Event for the Stonehill Jewish Music Collection. Mark your calendar for an event celebrating the launch of a new website http://www.ctmd.org/stonehill.htm) for the Ben Stonehill Jewish Song Collection!

    Wed., May 13, 7pm–8:30pm
    Hotel Marseilles,
    230 West 103 Street (SW corner of West 103rd Street and Broadway).
    Manhattan, NY

    Admission is free!

    In 1948, only 3 years after the war, Ben Stonehill recorded over a thousand songs from Holocaust survivors temporarily housed at the Hotel Marseilles after arriving in America. And on May 13, at this very hotel, we will be able to listen to some of the rare and important songs Stonehill captured for posterity. Though Stonehill passed away in 1964, we will hear his voice describing what he saw and heard in that lobby.

    The evening will feature a presentation by Yiddish specialist and scholar Miriam Isaacs, Ph.D., herself born in a German DP camp. She has worked with CTMD to create a website which makes available the recordings and lyrics to many of these songs. Isaacs will describe the history and contents of the site and will play a few excerpts of the original songs, sung by men, women and children, mainly in Yiddish, but also Russian and Hebrew. Collectively, this body of song constitutes a haunting testimony to survivors' resilience, courage and humor.

    We are thrilled that Masha Leon, one of the singers recorded at the time by Stonehill, will be joining us to share her experience and grace us with a song! A number of the songs will come alive as we will listen to contemporary singers in a zingeray (song-sharing session), featuring several wonderful exponents of traditional Yiddish and Russian song, including Isaacs, Carol Freeman, Esther Gottesman, Craig Packard, and Binyumen Schaechter.

    The event will be followed by a reception with light refreshments. Programmed in partnership with the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center. We are grateful for the assistance of ethnomusicologist Bret Werb of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Lorin Sklamberg of the YIVO Institute, Paula Teitelbaum, Binyumin Schaechter, Craig Packard and Itzik Gottesman for their assistance with this project, as well as the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation and the Atran Foundation.

    May 17, 2015

    New Yiddish Rep: "Making Stalin Laugh" US Premiere, NYC, 17 May 2015

    New Yiddish Rep is presenting the US premiere of “Making Stalin Laugh,” British playwright David Schneider’s dark comedy that details the events leading up to the chilling silencing by Stalin of the revered Yiddish actor Solomon Mikhoels. Directed by Allen Lewis Rickman, the developmental workshop production plays an exclusive two-night engagement:

    Sunday and Monday May 17 and 18, both at 7pm
    Theatre 80
    80 St. Marks Place
    East Village, NYC

    Tix: $25, visit www.newyiddishrep.org or call 888-596-1027.

    The production’s multi-lingual cast includes Israeli television star Gera Sandler (as Mikhoels), and Yelena Shmulenson (“A Serious Man”).

    “Making Stalin Laugh” world premiered in London last summer in an English-language production that The Independent called “a fascinating story.” New Yiddish Rep’s revised version will be performed in three languages -- Yiddish and Russian mostly and some English -- in a production that aims for language authenticity in its portrayal of the remarkable theatrical community that thrived (under dubious circumstances of course) as Stalin’s early support of the celebrated Moscow State Yiddish Theatre (GOSET) for propaganda purposes suddenly gave way to something far darker after the defeat of the Nazis and end of World War II.

    Dating back to 1921, when the GOSET troupe moved into a theatre a short distance from the Kremlin, Mikhoels and his colorful compatriots shrewdly managed to build a Yiddish theatre that was seen as a jewel of Jewish culture in the Soviet Union. Even though its audiences were mostly gentile, Jews in Russia followed with pride the rising fortunes of GOSET and the growing stature of the internationally acclaimed Mikhoels.

    May 18, 2015

    New Yiddish Rep: "Making Stalin Laugh" US Premiere, NYC, 18 May 2015

    New Yiddish Rep is presenting the US premiere of “Making Stalin Laugh,” British playwright David Schneider’s dark comedy that details the events leading up to the chilling silencing by Stalin of the revered Yiddish actor Solomon Mikhoels. Directed by Allen Lewis Rickman, the developmental workshop production plays an exclusive two-night engagement:

    Sunday and Monday May 17 and 18, both at 7pm
    Theatre 80
    80 St. Marks Place
    East Village, NYC

    Tix: $25, visit www.newyiddishrep.org or call 888-596-1027.

    The production’s multi-lingual cast includes Israeli television star Gera Sandler (as Mikhoels), and Yelena Shmulenson (“A Serious Man”).

    “Making Stalin Laugh” world premiered in London last summer in an English-language production that The Independent called “a fascinating story.” New Yiddish Rep’s revised version will be performed in three languages -- Yiddish and Russian mostly and some English -- in a production that aims for language authenticity in its portrayal of the remarkable theatrical community that thrived (under dubious circumstances of course) as Stalin’s early support of the celebrated Moscow State Yiddish Theatre (GOSET) for propaganda purposes suddenly gave way to something far darker after the defeat of the Nazis and end of World War II.

    Dating back to 1921, when the GOSET troupe moved into a theatre a short distance from the Kremlin, Mikhoels and his colorful compatriots shrewdly managed to build a Yiddish theatre that was seen as a jewel of Jewish culture in the Soviet Union. Even though its audiences were mostly gentile, Jews in Russia followed with pride the rising fortunes of GOSET and the growing stature of the internationally acclaimed Mikhoels.

    May 19, 2015

    Sarah and Jeff become Cantors @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 19 May 2015

    New York Klezmer Series
    Music led by Jeff Warschauer & Sarah Myerson, Cantorial Graduation Party!

    Tuesday, May 19, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    Zion80 residency @ Joe's Pub, NYC, 19 May 2015

    Jon Madof's Zion80 residency at Joe's Pub

    Tues, May 5 - Jun 9, 2015. Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Ticket Price: $14.00
    Buy Tickets

    Zion80 explores Jewish music – from Shlomo Carlebach to John Zorn and everything in between – through the lens of the Afrobeat funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Led by Jon Madof (Rashanim, Matisyahu), the 11-piece band arranges Jewish melodies using the polyrhythmic intensity of Afrobeat, blended with the madness of the Downtown scene. Madof’s most ambitious project to date, Zion80 is blazing hot and tight as a drum. Spiritual, grooving and endlessly exciting, this is essential Jewish music for the 21st century. Zion80's latest CD is Adramelech: John Zorn's Book of Angels volume 22

    May 21, 2015

    The New York Andalus Ensemble, NYC, 21 May 2015

    The New York Andalus Ensemble

    May 21, 2015, 7pm
    CUNY-Graduate Center, Elebash Recital Hall
    365 5th Avenue
    NYC

    Admission: $13.50 Adults/$10 Students.
    Box office: 212-817-1819.
    Buy Tickets Online

    More info: newyorkandalusensemble.com/gig-alert-052115-cuny-graduate-center-elebash-recital-hall/

    May 23, 2015

    Heartland Klezmorim @ TAW, Remus, MI, 22-24 May 2015

    Heartland KlezmorimHeartland Klezmorim & caller Laurie Pietravalle
    will present a Klezmer Contra-dance

    Sat, May 23, 2015
    Wheatland Festival
    Remus, Michigan 49340

    Further info: www.wheatlandmusic.org/

    www.facebook.com/events/666213063482994/

    Sandaraa, Brooklyn, NY, 23 May 2015

    Eastern Europe Meets South Asia with the Sounds of Sandaraa

    May 23, 2015, 9pm (doors open 8pm)
    Littlefield
    622 Degraw St,
    Brooklyn, NY

    A new collaboration fronted by Pakistani singer Zeb Bangash ( Zeb and Haniya), this band of seven award-winning musicians from Lahore and Brooklyn weaves together the music of Eastern Europe and the Balkans with those of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and more. Hear Brooklyn based musicians Michael Winograd, Eylem Basaldi, Patrick Farrell, Yoshie Fruchter, Zoe Guigueno and Richie Barshay together with one of South Asia's most stunning voices.

    www.facebook.com/events/10155336382925176/

    May 24, 2015

    Tavche Gravche @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 24 May 2015

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 24, 2015 features Tavche Gravche.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    May 26, 2015

    Arnold Hammerschlag Group @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 26 May 2015

    New York Klezmer Series
    Arnold Hammerschlag Group w/Sam Bardfeld, Wil Holshouser

    Tuesday, May 26, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    Zion80 residency @ Joe's Pub, NYC, 26 May 2015

    Jon Madof's Zion80 residency at Joe's Pub

    Tues, May 5 - Jun 9, 2015. Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Ticket Price: $14.00
    Buy Tickets

    Zion80 explores Jewish music – from Shlomo Carlebach to John Zorn and everything in between – through the lens of the Afrobeat funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Led by Jon Madof (Rashanim, Matisyahu), the 11-piece band arranges Jewish melodies using the polyrhythmic intensity of Afrobeat, blended with the madness of the Downtown scene. Madof’s most ambitious project to date, Zion80 is blazing hot and tight as a drum. Spiritual, grooving and endlessly exciting, this is essential Jewish music for the 21st century. Zion80's latest CD is Adramelech: John Zorn's Book of Angels volume 22

    May 31, 2015

    The New York Andalus Ensemble, NYC, 31 May 2015

    The New York Andalus Ensemble at Greek Jewish Festival

    May 31, 2015, 4pm
    Kehila Kedosha Janina
    280 Broome St.
    NYC

    More info: (212) 431-1619
    newyorkandalusensemble.com/gig-alert-greek-jewish-festival/

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 31 May 2015

    From Paris to Peretz: A Musical Tour
    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC)
    Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor

    Featured soloists
    Cantor Joel Caplan
    Di Shekhter-tekhter (Reyna & Temma)

    Sun, May 31, 2015, 4:30pm
    Symphony Space,
    2537 Broadway (corner 95th Street),
    New York City

    Tickets: $40, $25; groups of 15 or more: $30, $20
    SymphonySpace.org (212) 864-5400

    Last year, the JPPC's repertoire was devoted to Yiddish music about America. This year's concert takes you across the ocean, featuring old and new Yiddish songs about Paris, Spain, Poland, Ukraine, Israel and elsewhere, including these songs:

    Beltz (in Moldavia)
    Rumeynye (Romania)
    Varshe (Warsaw)
    Vilne (Vilnius)
    and
    Ba di taykhn fun Bovl (By the Waters of Babylon)

    And musical settings of works by I.L. Peretz, the Father of Yiddish Literature:

    The cantata Oyb nisht nokh hekher (If Not Higher Still)

    And his poem Ale mentshn zaynen brider (All People Are Brothers) inspired by and set to Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"

    Oh, and this will be a Beethoven World Premiere - an instrumental section of Beethoven's 9th Symphony newly adapted for chorus!

    English translations provided

    For info about the JPPC and their concerts, and to get a sample from YouTube videos of their previous concerts, click here: TheJPPC.org

    June 1, 2015

    The New York Andalus Ensemble, NYC, 1 June 2015

    The New York Andalus Ensemble at Greek Jewish Festival

    June 1, 2015, 6pm
    Sephardic Temple of Cedarhurst
    775 Branch Blvd.
    NYC

    (516) 295-4644
    newyorkandalusensemble.com/gig-alert-sephardic-temple/

    June 2, 2015

    Zingeray w/Itzik Gottesman @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 2 Jun 2015

    New York Klezmer Series
    Zingeray w/Itzik Gottesman

    Tuesday, June 2, 2015
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    Zion80 residency @ Joe's Pub, NYC, 2 Jun 2015

    Jon Madof's Zion80 residency at Joe's Pub

    Tues, May 5 - Jun 9, 2015. Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Ticket Price: $14.00
    Buy Tickets

    Zion80 explores Jewish music – from Shlomo Carlebach to John Zorn and everything in between – through the lens of the Afrobeat funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Led by Jon Madof (Rashanim, Matisyahu), the 11-piece band arranges Jewish melodies using the polyrhythmic intensity of Afrobeat, blended with the madness of the Downtown scene. Madof’s most ambitious project to date, Zion80 is blazing hot and tight as a drum. Spiritual, grooving and endlessly exciting, this is essential Jewish music for the 21st century. Zion80's latest CD is Adramelech: John Zorn's Book of Angels volume 22

    June 3, 2015

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NYC, 3 Jun 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Andy's a bit under the weather, so TONIGHT Jim and Larry
    will be joined by our good friends Jon Sholle and Bob Jones

    Wednesday 3 June @ 8PM
    Barbés
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave)
    Park Slope, Brooklyn

    June 4, 2015

    Alhambra, NYC, 4 Jun 2015

    Alhambra, w/Isabelle Ganz

    Thursday June 4th at 8 p.m.
    Congregation Shearith Israel (The Spanish/Portuguese Synagogue)
    8 W. 70th St.
    NYV 10023.

    Performers: Adam Good - oud, guitar; Jeremy S. Bloom - accordion; Rayhan Pasternak - violin; Nezih Antakli - percussion; Returning members: Elliot Z. Levine - baritone; Isabelle Ganz - Director, mezzo, shawm, flute

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 4 Jun 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio
    (we're expecting some friends from out of town!)

    Thursday 4 June @ 8PM
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th) New York NY

    June 7, 2015

    Sy Kushner @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 7 Jun 2015

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on June 7, 2015 features the Sy Kushner Jewish Music Ensemble.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    June 8, 2015

    Lazer Lloyd cd release, NYC, 8 Jun 2015

    LAZER LLOYD CD RELEASE PARTY!!
    Lazer Lloyd's set is followed by Ta Shma Orchestra, then a late night Jubilee Jam!

    Monday June 8, 2015, 9:30pm
    Drom
    85 Ave A Btwn 5/6th Street
    NYC

    Israel’s Blues-Rock King, comes to Drom in NYC to release a hot, new, self-titled album on CD and vinyl and kicks off his 2015 summer tour with all of his friends and fans from across the 7 boroughs of the emerald city.

    General Admission: $12adv $15dos
    VIP Seating: $20adv $25dos

    June 9, 2015

    Zion80 residency @ Joe's Pub, NYC, 9 Jun 2015

    Jon Madof's Zion80 residency at Joe's Pub

    Tues, May 5 - Jun 9, 2015. Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Ticket Price: $14.00
    Buy Tickets

    Zion80 explores Jewish music – from Shlomo Carlebach to John Zorn and everything in between – through the lens of the Afrobeat funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Led by Jon Madof (Rashanim, Matisyahu), the 11-piece band arranges Jewish melodies using the polyrhythmic intensity of Afrobeat, blended with the madness of the Downtown scene. Madof’s most ambitious project to date, Zion80 is blazing hot and tight as a drum. Spiritual, grooving and endlessly exciting, this is essential Jewish music for the 21st century. Zion80's latest CD is Adramelech: John Zorn's Book of Angels volume 22

    June 11, 2015

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 11 Jun 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio
    (we're expecting some friends from out of town!)

    Thursday 11 June @ 8PM
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th) New York NY

    June 13, 2015

    Kulturfest, NYC, 13-21 Jun 2015

    AN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!

    For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New York.

    A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

    The award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.

    100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARS

    We will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.

    More info: kulturfestnyc.org/

    New Yiddish Rep: "Seltzer Nights" NYC, 13 Jun 2015

    New Yiddish Rep’s “Seltzer Nights” will shake things up this spring!

    Sat, Jun 13, 2015, 7pm
    Castillo Theatre
    543 W. 42nd St.
    NYC

    Tickets are $35. Call Ovation Tix at 866/811-4111, www.newyiddishrep.org or visit the Castillo Theatre box office, 543 West 42nd Street.

    An audacious new show headlined by the preeminent Yiddish vaudevillian Shane Baker and starring a cast of tens will shake things up at New York this winter. “Seltzer Nights” recreates the bawdy, boisterous and often back-biting atmosphere of a Yiddish music hall on the Lower East Side of a century ago, but with much better acoustics. Staged as an immersive theatrical cabaret, this star-infested variety show features a who’s who of the booming downtown Yiddish theater and music scene. “Seltzer Nights” dusts off some of the more risqué songs and comedy routines of the time as well as some of the more blatantly theatrical moments of popular melodrama that were all the rage on the Yiddish rialto. Summoning up the spirits of legends like Molly Picon, Jenny Goldstein, Jacob Adler, Boris Thomashefsky, Dzigan and Schumackher, and Fanny Brice, “Seltzer Nights” will keep you up at night. Just like a good pastrami sandwich!

    Borscht Ball, NYC, 13 Jun 2015

    KulturfestNYC presents Borscht Ball—a Russian-blended festival kick-off party!

    Saturday, June 13, 2015, 8:00pm
    The Paper Box
    17 Meadow St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11206

    Tickets Available: www.ticketfly.com

    Don’t miss our non-stop multiple-genre party – featuring a night of Russian & Yiddish singing, drinking and dancing.
    - All-stars gala set w/ Vanya ZHUK, Gerbert MORALES and Psoy KOROLENKO all the way from Russia; Daniel KAHN (US/Germany), Polina SHEPHERD (Russia/UK); Lorin SKLAMBERG, Mira STROIKA and Eve LESOV from New York; SOCALLED (Canada) and a world class Klezmer Kapelye led by Merlin SHEPHERD (UK) w/ New-Yorkers Frank LONDON, Lorin SKLAMBERG, Brian GLASSMAN, Aaron ALEXANDER, Jake SHULMAN-MENT, Dmitri Zisl SLEPOVITCH.
    - Special Guest: the amazing BILLY'S BAND (Russia)
    - DJ SPINACH (NY) mixes it up all night long!

    Facebook: hwww.facebook.com/events/787717328014221/

    June 14, 2015

    Kulturfest, NYC, 13-21 Jun 2015

    AN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!

    For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New York.

    A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

    The award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.

    100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARS

    We will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.

    More info: kulturfestnyc.org/

    The New York Andalus Ensemble, NYC, 14 June 2015

    The New York Andalus Ensemble

    June 14, 2015, 7pm
    JCC Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave
    NYC

    Admission: $25 Adults/$20 Members
    Buy Tickets Online

    More info: newyorkandalusensemble.com/gig-alert-061415-jcc-manhattan/

    Klezmatics @ KulturFest, NYC, 14 Jun 2015

    imagesThe Klezmatics

    Jun 14, 7:30pm
    KulturfestNYC Grand Opening Concert
    Brookfield Place, Winter Garden
    NYC

    free concert

    June 15, 2015

    Kulturfest, NYC, 13-21 Jun 2015

    AN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!

    For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New York.

    A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

    The award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.

    100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARS

    We will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.

    More info: kulturfestnyc.org/

    KulturFestNYC: "The Kishka Monologues," NYC, 15 Jun 2015

    Yiddishpiel – The Yiddish Theatre of Israel presents
    Monologn Fun Di Kishkes (The Kishka Monologues)

    Mon 6/15, 2 PM and Tue 6/16, 7:30 PM
    Museum of Jewish Heritage,
    36 Battery Pl
    NYC


    USE CODE FB16

    Food has a special place in Yiddish culture. We bring you a musical-culinary journey in accordance with the East European Jewish Kitchen. Original monologues in Hebrew and Yiddish songs that deal with the kitchen experience. Presented by part of the next generation of Yiddishpiel Theater actors. Humorous and Touching.

    part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/707730436005783/

    KulturFestNYC: Theatre: Wandering Stars, NYC, 15 Jun 2015

    The State Jewish Theatre of Romania presents "Wandering Stars"
    Written by Sholem Aleichem
    Directed by Andrei Munteanu
    Performed in Yiddish w/English translation supertitles

    Jun 15, 2015, 3:00pm
    Abrons Arts Center
    466 Grand St,
    NYC


    USE CODE FB16

    Wandering Stars, based on a story by Sholem Aleichem is a warm and tender humorous look at the artist’s condition, so close to the human condition generally speaking. First comes the youth with its enthusiasm and errors. And then….the regrets.

    part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/393184547550683/

    KulturFestNYC: "The Kishka Monologues," NYC, 16 Jun 2015

    Yiddishpiel – The Yiddish Theatre of Israel presents
    Monologn Fun Di Kishkes (The Kishka Monologues)

    Mon 6/15, 2 PM and Tue 6/16, 7:30 PM
    Museum of Jewish Heritage,
    36 Battery Pl
    NYC


    USE CODE FB16

    Food has a special place in Yiddish culture. We bring you a musical-culinary journey in accordance with the East European Jewish Kitchen. Original monologues in Hebrew and Yiddish songs that deal with the kitchen experience. Presented by part of the next generation of Yiddishpiel Theater actors. Humorous and Touching.

    part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/707730436005783/

    KulturFestNYC: "Mir trogn a gezang" (We carry a song), NYC, 15 Jun 2015

    The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene Presents: Mir trogn a gezang
    A musical tribute to Chana Mlotek, z"l

    Mon, Jun 15, 2015, 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    New York, New York


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    Featuring Chana Mlotek’s grandchildren: Lee, Marissa, Avram, Elisha and Sarah Mlotek, with special guest artists, trailblazers in the world-wide revival of Yiddish culture which Chana helped to inspire with her pioneering work as a Yiddish music anthologist and folklorist along with her husband Yosl.

    Holiday songs, love ballads, workers songs and songs of spiritual resistance all come to life in this intergenerational tribute concert to Chana Mlotek (1922-2013), who I.B Singer called the “Sherlock Holmes of Yiddish music”. Musically directed and performed by her son, Zalmen Mlotek, the artistic director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, as well as her grandchildren Lee, Avram, Marissa, Elisha and Sarah, MIR TROGN A GEZANG features songs that Chana unearthed in her decades of research. It was in tribute to this beloved Yiddish folklorist and anthologist that the initiative to organize KulturfestNYC was undertaken by community leaders Stanley Bergman and Mark Mlotek, and it is to her that this unprecedented festival of Jewish performing arts is dedicated.

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/723318551128959/

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    June 16, 2015

    Kulturfest, NYC, 13-21 Jun 2015

    AN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!

    For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New York.

    A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

    The award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.

    100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARS

    We will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.

    More info: kulturfestnyc.org/

    KulturFestNYC: Theatre: Wandering Stars, NYC, 16 Jun 2015

    The State Jewish Theatre of Romania presents "Wandering Stars"
    Written by Sholem Aleichem
    Directed by Andrei Munteanu
    Performed in Yiddish w/English translation supertitles

    Jun 16, 2015, 3:00pm
    Abrons Arts Center
    466 Grand St,
    NYC


    USE CODE FB16

    Wandering Stars, based on a story by Sholem Aleichem is a warm and tender humorous look at the artist’s condition, so close to the human condition generally speaking. First comes the youth with its enthusiasm and errors. And then….the regrets.

    part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/393184547550683/

    Folksbiene KulturFestival, Tantshoyz, NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 16 Jun 2015

    Folksbiene KulturFestival, Tantshoyz w/Avia Moore, dance leader

    Tuesday, Jun 16, 2014
    Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
    30 W. 68th St.
    NYC

    All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
    Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
    Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
    Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

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

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

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

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/
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    KulturFestNYC: Lucette van den Berg, NYC, 16 Jun 2015

    Lucette van den Berg

    Jun 16, 2015, 7pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St.
    NYC

    Lucette van den Berg is one of the leading voices in the vanguard of a new generation of Yiddish singers. She performed at theatres, in concert halls and at festivals throughout Europe and North America. Her debut compact disc Zing Shtil (2005) was highly praised by the critics.

    More info/tix: www.publictheater.org/en/tickets/calendar/playdetailscollection/joes-pub/2015/l/lucette-van-den-berg/?

    KulturFestNYC: The Modicut Project: World Premiere, 16 Jun 2015

    "Muntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls"
    with Great Small Works and Edward Portnoy

    Tuesday, June 16, 7:00pm
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St., NYC

    Aching to sing along with Yosl Cutler’s and Zuni Maud’s Modicut puppets on June 16th? Now you can – here is the chorus to one of their satirical songs, "I’m the Boss of my Shop," in the voice of a cranky Lower East Side garment-industry sweatshop boss:

    Ikh bin der bos ba mir in shap shap shap
    Di arbet muz leyfn hori yop yop yop
    Ikh hob faynt in mitn drinen
    Az me zingt ba di mashinen
    Ikh bin der bos ba mir in shap shap shap

    I'm the boss of my shop shop shop
    The work has to be quick hurry up up up
    I hate it when they suddenly start
    Singing at their sewing machines
    I'm the boss of my shop shop shop

    More info: yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=205&aid=1364

    More about KulturFest

    KulturFestNYC: Theatre: Ek Velt (the end of the world), NYC, 16 Jun 2015

    Zaftik presents "Ek Velt (The End of the World)"
    Performed In Yiddish with English Translation Supertitles

    6/16 7 PM, Wed 6/17 1 PM and 7 PM
    Abrons Arts Center
    466 Grand St,
    NYC


    USE CODE FB16

    Ek Velt is a roller-coaster journey through the lives and histories of some of the greatest Yiddish actors and directors of Europe and the world, who made Australia (the tail end of the world) their new home. It traces the history of Jews, Yiddish life and theatre in Australia, reflecting the historical connection of many Australian Jewish families to Yiddish theatre and their commitment to Jewish culture. It tells of the Jews who arrived during the convict era, those who inhabited the gold diggings and yet others who fled the Holocaust and made their brilliant contributions to Australian life and the Yiddish theatre. “Ek Velt” is performed mainly in Yiddish, with English surtitles.

    part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1412857362372196/

    June 17, 2015

    Kulturfest, NYC, 13-21 Jun 2015

    AN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!

    For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New York.

    A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

    The award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.

    100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARS

    We will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.

    More info: kulturfestnyc.org/

    KulturFestNYC: Theatre: Ek Velt (the end of the world), NYC, 17 Jun 2015

    Zaftik presents "Ek Velt (The End of the World)"
    Performed In Yiddish with English Translation Supertitles

    Wed 6/17 1 PM and 7 PM
    Abrons Arts Center
    466 Grand St,
    NYC


    USE CODE FB16

    Ek Velt is a roller-coaster journey through the lives and histories of some of the greatest Yiddish actors and directors of Europe and the world, who made Australia (the tail end of the world) their new home. It traces the history of Jews, Yiddish life and theatre in Australia, reflecting the historical connection of many Australian Jewish families to Yiddish theatre and their commitment to Jewish culture. It tells of the Jews who arrived during the convict era, those who inhabited the gold diggings and yet others who fled the Holocaust and made their brilliant contributions to Australian life and the Yiddish theatre. “Ek Velt” is performed mainly in Yiddish, with English surtitles.

    part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1412857362372196/

    KulturfestNYC: The Magid of Amsterdam w/Shura Lipovsky, NYC, 17 Jun 2015

    The Magid of Amsterdam w/Shura Lipovsky

    Wed, Jun 17, 7:30pm
    JCC Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St
    NYC
    646.505.4444

    Tix and more info

    An evening with Hassidic stories, Yiddish songs and commentaries of a lets, an old Yiddish clown, performed by Shura Lipovsky.
    Shura Lipovsky is one of the most respected writers, composers, performers and pioneers within the realm of Yiddish song. Through her music, she strives for the validation of the Yiddish language as a poetic instrument for inter and intra-cultural dialogue and peace. Her recent ensemble Novaya Shira (New song) premiered successfully in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in 2011. She is the director of the Summer Song School 'Golden Peacock' for JMI in London, she leads a monthly choir in MCY in Paris and was a member of the quartet Serendipity 4, with Theodore Bikel and Merima Kljuco. Her passion for Yiddish theater inspired her to put her career on hold in 2005/06 to study at l'Ecole Internationale de Théâtre de Jacques Lecoq in Paris. She has been featured in numerous international documentaries on Yiddish culture. www.shuralipovsky.com
    Starring: Shura Lipovsky; Musical Accompaniment by: Joyce Rosenzweig. Directed by Cilia Hogerzeil.

    Part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    Sklamberg & the Shepherds, Brooklyn, NYC, 17 Jun 2015

    Sklamberg & the Shepherds

    Wed, Jun 17, 2015, 8pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St.
    Brooklyn, NY

    Tix/Info: barbesbrooklyn.com

    Sklamberg & the Shepherds brings together three renowned performers of traditional Eastern European Jewish music: Lorin Sklamberg, cofounder and lead singer of the Klezmatics; clarinetist/composer Merlin Shepherd, a uniquely innovative force in the klezmer renaissance; and Polina Shepherd, a virtuosic vocalist/pianist/composer originally from Siberia. This fresh collaboration blends traditional and newly composed Yiddish and Russian song with klezmer and southern Mediterranean music.

    Lorin Sklamberg (USA) – vocals, accordion, piano
    Merlin Shepherd (UK) – clarinets
    Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK) – vocals, piano

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    KulturFestNYC: Glasshouse ensemble & Muzsikas, NYC, 17 Jun 2015

    The Glasshouse Ensemble & Muzsikas

    Wednesday, June 17 8pm
    Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
    566 LaGuardia Pl,
    New York, NY 10012

    The Glasshouse Ensemble is named for the Hungary’s legendary Glass House (Üvegház), the most famous among 76 safe houses established around Budapest by the Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz, where thousands of Jews took refuge during the Holocaust. Glasshouse Ensemble is made up of American and Hungarian musicians led by Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, bandleader and composer Frank London of The Klezmatics. The repertoire features a selection of long forgotten songs from Central Europe’s Jewish past.

    Tix: $36 per person, available online. Use the promo code 'muszik' when purchasing tickets online for a 25% discount.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/737781236350077/

    Part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    KulturFestNYC: Bonjour Monsieur Chagall, NYC, 17 Jun 2015

    The Ester Rokhl and Ida Kaminska Jewish Theatre presents "Bonjour Monsieur Chagall"
    Performed In Yiddish with English Translation Supertitles

    Wed 6/17 8:30 PM
    Abrons Arts Center
    466 Grand St,
    NYC


    USE CODE FB16

    Bonjour Monsieur Chagall is a colorful musical performance based on poetic works and painting by Marc Chagall. The play is reminiscent of the atmosphere of the Jewish World from Eastern Europe, where this extraordinary artist grew up and evolved. Vivid visions of the painter from Vitebsk revive in the scenes abounding in nostalgic humor, lyrical Jewish music, dance and a fairylike atmosphere. The script was inspired by a personal meeting of Jewish theater director Szymon Szurmiej with Chagall himself.

    part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1610231209222277/

    June 18, 2015

    Kulturfest, NYC, 13-21 Jun 2015

    AN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!

    For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New York.

    A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

    The award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.

    100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARS

    We will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.

    More info: kulturfestnyc.org/

    KulturFestNYC: Bonjour Monsieur Chagall, NYC, 18 Jun 2015

    The Ester Rokhl and Ida Kaminska Jewish Theatre presents "Bonjour Monsieur Chagall"
    Performed In Yiddish with English Translation Supertitles

    Thu 6/18 2pm and 7pm
    Abrons Arts Center
    466 Grand St,
    NYC


    USE CODE FB16

    Bonjour Monsieur Chagall is a colorful musical performance based on poetic works and painting by Marc Chagall. The play is reminiscent of the atmosphere of the Jewish World from Eastern Europe, where this extraordinary artist grew up and evolved. Vivid visions of the painter from Vitebsk revive in the scenes abounding in nostalgic humor, lyrical Jewish music, dance and a fairylike atmosphere. The script was inspired by a personal meeting of Jewish theater director Szymon Szurmiej with Chagall himself.

    part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1610231209222277/

    KulturFestNYC: Michael Alpert and Julian Kytasty, 18 Jun 2015

    Michael Alpert and Julian Kytasty:
    Night Songs from a Neighoring Village: Ballads of the Ukrainian & Yiddish Heartland

    Thursday, June 18, 7:00pm
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St., NYC

    Join us for a concert program pairing two musical traditions - East European Jewish and Ukrainian - that have existed side by side and nourished each other for centuries. Night Songs from a Neighboring Village includes performance, personal storytelling and commentary, and has been featured at major concert venues in Los Angeles, Jerusalem, Berlin, Krakow and elsewhere throughout the US and Europe.

    More info: yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=205&aid=1380

    More about KulturFest

    KulturFestNYC: Lea Koenig-Stolper NYC, 18 Jun 2015

    Lea Koenig-Stolper in Concert
    with Zalmen Mlotek at the piano

    Thu, Jun 18, 2015, 7:30pm

    Museum of Jewish Heritage,
    36 Battery Pl
    NYC


    USE CODE FB16

    Lea Koenig-Stolper is the first lady of Israeli theater. She is a recipient of “The Israel Prize” for Lifetime Achievement, the highest award for arts and culture bestowed by the state of Israel. Lea is one of the few remaining actors in the world to have come from the authentic Yiddish theatrical tradition, which served a large Jewish community in Eastern Europe prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/396950133844906/

    part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 18 Jun 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio
    (we're expecting some friends from out of town!)

    Thursday 18 June @ 8PM
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th) New York NY

    KulturFest: Ger Mandolin Orchestra, NYC, 18 Jun 2015

    From KulturFest and the Bay Area: Ger Mandolin Orchestra Thu, Jun 18, 2015, 8pm Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 566 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY, 10012 The Ger Mandolin Orchestra is the brainchild of Israeli-American Avner Yonai, whose search for his family roots in Poland led him to a tattered photograph of his grandfather and two other relatives playing in a pre-WWII Jewish mandolin orchestra in the Polish town of Gora Kalwaria (Ger in Yiddish). The Ger Mandolin Orchestra is led by acoustic music innovator Mike Marshall, a multiple Grammy nominee/winner for his work over the last 35 years with such artists as David Grisman, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and many more. Marshall is joined in the Ger Mandolin Orchestra by an all-star cast of ten mandolinists from Canada, the US and Europe, including Chris Acquavella, Tim Connell, Caterina Lichtenberg, Barry Mitterhoff, Brian Oberlin, Dana Rath, Adam Roskiewicz, Eric Stein, Jeff Warschauer, and Radim Zenkl. With their collective stylistic mastery including everything from Jewish, Balkan and Latin music to bluegrass, jazz, and classical, this is one of the most formidable mandolin supergroups ever assembled.

    KulturFestNYC: Merlin & Polina Shepherd, NYC, 18 Jun 2015

    Merlin & Polina Shepherd

    Thursday, June 18at 7:00pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St, New York, New York 10003

    Tickets Available www.publictheater.org

    Clarinetist and composer Merlin Shepherd, an innovative force in the klezmer renaissance and Polina Shepherd, a virtuosic vocalist, pianist and composer blend traditional and new Yiddish and Russian song with klezmer and southern Mediterranean music.

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/1622617121288251/

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    June 19, 2015

    Kulturfest, NYC, 13-21 Jun 2015

    AN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!

    For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New York.

    A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

    The award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.

    100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARS

    We will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.

    More info: kulturfestnyc.org/

    KulturfestNYC: "Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman: Song Of Autumn", NYC, 19 Jun 2015

    A screening of the film "Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman: Song Of Autumn"

    Friday, June 19, 2015, 2:00 P.M.
    Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance
    220 E 42nd St,
    New York, NY 10017
    Admission $10. Tickets may be purchased at web.ovationtix.com, 866-811-4111

    If you haven't yet seen this film about the wonderful poet, songwriter and singer now is your chance. This film is being shown as part of the Kulturfestnyc, international festival of Jewish performing arts.
    פֿרײַטיק דעם 19טן יוני 2015, 2 אַ זייגער נאָך מיטאָג
    וועט מען ווײַזן דעם פֿילם
    ביילע שעכטער־גאָטעסמאַן: האַרבסטליד
    אין וויזענטאַל־צענטער־מוזיי פֿון טאָלעראַנץ
    צוויי הונדערט צוואַנציק איסט 42סטע גאַס, מאַנהעטן

    אַרײַנטרעט 10 דאָלאַר. בילעטן קען מען באַשטעלן בײַ
    web.ovationtix.com; 866-811-4111

    דער פֿילם ווערט געוויזן ווי אַ טייל פֿון דעם אינטערנאַציאָנאַלן פֿעסטיוואַל פֿון בינעקונסטן
    kulturfestnyc

    Part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    KulturFestNYC: Lea Koenig-Stolper NYC, 19 Jun 2015

    Lea Koenig-Stolper in Concert
    with Zalmen Mlotek at the piano

    Fri, Jun 19, 2015, 2:00pm

    Museum of Jewish Heritage,
    36 Battery Pl
    NYC


    USE CODE FB16

    Lea Koenig-Stolper is the first lady of Israeli theater. She is a recipient of “The Israel Prize” for Lifetime Achievement, the highest award for arts and culture bestowed by the state of Israel. Lea is one of the few remaining actors in the world to have come from the authentic Yiddish theatrical tradition, which served a large Jewish community in Eastern Europe prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/396950133844906/

    part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    June 20, 2015

    Kulturfest, NYC, 13-21 Jun 2015

    AN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!

    For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New York.

    A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

    The award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.

    100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARS

    We will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.

    More info: kulturfestnyc.org/

    The Moors@World Music for Syria benefit, St Leonards on Sea, UK 20 Jun 2015

    World Music for Syria, featuring The Moors

    Sat, 20 Jun, 2015, doors open at 7pm
    Gecko Bar &am; Bistro,
    St Leonards on Sea TN37 6DN

    Tickets £6 in advance (from Kassa coffee shop, Bookbuster and The Crown) and on the door.

    World Music for Syria will be evening of music from around the globe featuring live performances from acts including four-piece Middle-Eastern band Oudolin, world music choir Vocal Explosion, Han-Song...Conflicts in Time and DJ Remi Vibesman.

    All proceeds will go to Syria Relief Charity, which supports civilians and displaced communities.

    KulturfestNYC: Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 20 Jun 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Saturday 20 June @ 11:30 PM
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St New York NY
    a part of Kulturfest NYC

    June 21, 2015

    Kulturfest, NYC, 13-21 Jun 2015

    AN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!

    For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New York.

    A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

    The award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.

    100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARS

    We will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.

    More info: kulturfestnyc.org/

    Taste of Jewish Culture Street Fair, NYC, 21 Jun 2015

    The annual Workmen's Circle Taste of Jewish Culture Street Fair!

    Sunday, Jun 21, 11am - 6pm
    6th Avenue & 46th Street.
    NYC

    We're partnering with dozens of top food vendors including Baz Bagel & Restaurant, Breads Bakery,Brooklyn Seltzer Boys, Brooklyn Sesame, Dassara Brooklyn Ramen, The Gefilteria, Katz's Delicatessen, Kossar's Bialys, Mile End Deli, Shelsky's Smoked Fish and more.
    Food isn't the only thing on the menu -- the Street Fair will also feature klezmer music by Paul Shapiro's Ribs and Brisket Revue and Frank London's Klezmer Brass All Stars, as well as a Judaica gift shop curated by The Jewish Museum. This Street Fair is presented in partnership with Folksbiene's KulturfestNYC

    Seth Kibel Quartet, NYC, 21 Jun 2015

    Seth Kibel Quartet

    Wednesday, May 6m 7 - 9pm
    New Deal Cafe
    113 Centerway
    Greenbelt, Maryland 20770

    No cover, although tips (and suggestions) are encouraged!

    We'll be featuring a bunch of tunes from my new album, "No Words," as well as some favorites from the worlds of jazz, swing, klezmer, and more.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/890270937703882/

    Alicia Svigals and dozens more, NYC, 21 Jun 2015

    Alicia SvigalsJoin together with dozens of fellow violinists in a unique expression of the beauty of klezmer. Alicia Svigals, widely regarded as one of klezmer’s greatest exponents, will lead a group of violinists of all ages and of varied experience levels in a free, outdoor event on the summer solstice.

    Sunday, June 21, 2015. 3:00 pm
    Joe's Pub
    The Public Outdoor Stage
    425 Lafayette St Astor Place and Lafayette
    New York, NY 10003
    FREE EVENT

    Co-Presented with Make Music New York and the Museum of Jewish Heritage – Living Memorial to the Holocaust

    Svigals has written a suite of tunes that will take players and listeners on a tour of the basic klezmer forms: horas, bulgars, freylekhs, and more. Playing the piece will start you on the path to the secrets of an authentic Yiddish playing style – the timbres and rhythmic feel, the modes and dance beats, slides, trills and krekhzn that make a violinist sound like a bonafide klezmer.

    For more information or to sign up to perform in the event, please fill out the form here.

    KulturFestNYC: Inna Barmash, NYC, 21 Jun 2015

    Inna Barmash

    Sunday, June 21at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
    Museum at Eldridge Street
    12 Eldridge St,
    New York, New York 10002

    Raw, beautiful and elegant. Chanteuse Inna Barmash presents a repertoire of Yiddish lullabies, love ballads, and songs of love gone wrong including rarely heard treasures of old Soviet-era anthologies collected in the shtetls of Ukraine in the early 20th century. Performed in one of the most visually stunning and acoustically beautiful sacred treasures of New York, the Museum at Eldridge Street in Chinatown.

    Tix: $18 per person, available online

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/737781236350077/

    Part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

    June 24, 2015

    Bop Kabbalah + Jon Madof's Blivet, Brooklyn, NYC, USA, 24 Jun 2015

    Bop Kabbalah + Jon Madof's Blivet

    Wed, June 24, 2015, 7pm
    ShapeShifter Lab
    18 Whitwell Pl,
    Brooklyn, New York 11215

    tickets $12

    These two exciting bands team up for this double bill in Brooklyn! Tzadik Records recording artists Bop Kabbalah play selections from their acclaimed 2014 release alongside new compositions and Blivet - Madof's newest classic-R&B/funk-meets-downtown-NYC-madness project - performs on the heels of recording their debut CD and premiering during Madof's Stone residency earlier this year!

    7pm - Blivet
    Jon Madof - guitar
    Brian Marsella - organ
    Shanir Blumenkranz - bass
    Mathias Kunzli - drums

    8:15 - Bop Kabbalah
    Ty Citerman - guitar
    Ben Holmes - trumpet
    Ken Thomson - bass clarinet
    Adam Gold - drums

    June 25, 2015

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 25 Jun 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday 25 June @ 8PM
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th) New York NY

    June 28, 2015

    Samuel Thomas @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 28 Jun 2015

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on June 28, 2015 features the Samuel Thomas.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    July 5, 2015

    Alon and Talat band @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 5 Jul 2015

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on July 5, 2015 features Alon and Talat Band.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Jeremiah Lockwood residency w/Brian Chase, Brooklyn, NY, 5 Jul 2015

    Jeremiah Lockwood with Brian Chase

    Sunday, July 5, 2015, 5pm
    Barbes
    376 9th St.
    Brooklyn, NYC

    July 9, 2015

    Balkan Beat Box, Brooklyn, NY, 9 Jul 2015

    Balkan Beat Box

    Thu, Jul 09, 2015, 8pm (doors 6pm)
    Brooklyn Bowl
    61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn
    New York, NY

    Tix: $20 Day of Show, tickets at the door, CASH only!
    This event is 21+

    July 10, 2015

    Balkan Beat Box, Brooklyn, NY, 10 Jul 2015

    Balkan Beat Box

    Fri, Jul 10, 2015, 8:30pm (doors 6pm)
    Brooklyn Bowl
    61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn
    New York, NY

    Tix: www.ticketfly.com
    $17 adv/$20 Day of Show
    This event is 21+

    July 12, 2015

    League for Yiddish All-Yiddish program, NYC, 12 Jul 2015

    Annual All-Yiddish Program in Memory of Dr. Mordkhe and Charne Schaechter

    Sunday, July 12, 2015, 1:00 P.M.
    Center for Jewish History,
    15 West 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011

    Guest Speaker: Dr. Kenneth (Binyomen) Moss
    "Nationalism, the State and the New Antisemitism
    in Zionist, Diasporist and Territorialist Thought, 1929-1939"

    Musical Program: Zhenya Lopatkin of Kharkiv, Ukraine
    יערלעכע ייִדיש־פּראָגראַם
    לזכר ד"ר מרדכי און טשאַרנע שעכטער
    זונטיק דעם 12טן יולי 2015, 1 אַ זייגער נ"מ
    אין צענטער פֿאַר דער ייִדישער געשיכטע
    פֿופֿצן וועסט 16סטע גאַס, מאַנהעטן

    גאַסטרעדנער: ד"ר בנימין מאָס
    ?פֿון וואַנען נעמען זיך אונדזערע צרות
    נאַציאָנאַליזם, די מלוכה און
    ,דער נײַער אַנטיסעמיטיזם אין דעם ציוניסטישן
    ,גלות־נאַציאָנאַליסטישן און טעריטאָריאַליסטישן געדאַנק
    1939-1929

    מוזיקאַלישע פּראָגראַם: זשעניע לאָפּאַטקין
    פֿון כאַרקעוו, אוקראַיִנע

    Jeremiah Lockwood residency w/Fay Victor, Brooklyn, NY, 12 Jul 2015

    Jeremiah Lockwood with Fay Victor

    Sunday, July 12, 2015, 5pm
    Barbes
    376 9th St.
    Brooklyn, NYC

    July 16, 2015

    Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Express, NYC, 16 Jul 2015

    Alicia SvigalsAlicia Svigals Klezmer Fiddle Express

    July 16, 2015, 12:30pm
    Abe Lebewohl Park
    NYC

    Free Outdoor Lunchtime Show

    More info: thirdstreetmusicschool.org

    Dorian Wood w/Yiddish Art Trio, NYC, 16 Jul 2015

    Dorian Wood (with special guests Yiddish Art Trio)

    Thursday July 16, 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St.,
    NYC

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/506730072814485/

    Revolutionary Snakes w/ guests Jason Palmer & Godwin Louis, NYC, 16 Jul 2015

    Revolutionary Snakes w/ guests Jason Palmer & Godwin Louis

    Wednesday, July 22, 7:30-9:30 pm (doors open at 6 pm).
    Norma Jean Calderwood Courtyard,
    Museum of Fine Arts,
    465 Huntington Ave.,
    Boston, MA 02115.
    Wheelchair accessible.

    General Seating tickets: $24 MFA members, $30 nonmembers.
    For advance tickets and information: 800-440-6975, www.mfa.org/programs/music/revolutionary-snake-ensemble-with-special-guest-jason-palmer

    July 19, 2015

    The Klez Dispensers @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 19 Jul 2015

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on July 19, 2015, features The Klez Dispensers.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Jeremiah Lockwood residency w/Shoko Nagai, Brooklyn, NY, 19 Jul 2015

    Jeremiah Lockwood with Shoko Nagai

    Sunday, July 19, 2015, 5pm
    Barbes
    376 9th St.
    Brooklyn, NYC

    Jeremiah Lockwood residency w/Fraternal Order of the Society Blues, Brooklyn, NY, 26 Jul 2015

    Jeremiah Lockwood with The Fraternal Order of the Society Blues, a special tribute to the life and work of Carolina Slim

    Sunday, July 26, 2015, 5pm
    Barbes
    376 9th St.
    Brooklyn, NYC

    July 23, 2015

    Alon Nechushtan - Blue Mountain Quartet, NYC, 23 Jul 2015

    Alon Nechushtan - Blue Mountain Quartet

    Thursday, July 23, 8:25pm
    Cornelia Street Cafe
    29 Cornelia St,
    New York, New York 10014

    With Troy Roberts - Sax, Matt Clohesy - Bass, Shareef -Taher. New Book of exciting summertime music.

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/384483935082044/

    Inna Barmash w/Romashka, NYC, 23 Jul 2015

    Inna Barmash w/Romashka Thurs, July 23, 2015, 10pm JCC Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave NYC On July 23rd, ROMASHKA is back on the JCC Rooftop, making happy, raucous, multi-folkloric sounds with a tinge of nostalgia, punchy vocals, fueled by string and brassy harmonies. BUY Tix in advance: j.mp/RomashkaRoof More info: www.facebook.com/events/1607021059553363/

    July 26, 2015

    The Ben Holmes Klezmer Quartet @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 26 Jul 2015

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on July 26, 2015, features the Ben Holmes Klezmer Quartet.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    July 27, 2015

    The Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Jul 2015

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery

    Saturday, July 27 11pm
    ShapeShifter Lab (18 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn)

    We're playing at a party celebrating the life and work of our friend (and super fan) Jonathan Blum.

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/1590749591191386

    August 1, 2015

    Shane Baker, NYC, 1 Aug 2015

    Shane Baker in BIG TIME ON THE SMALL TIME!

    Sat, 1 Aug, 2015, 1pm
    Metropolitan Room
    34 W. 22nd St.,
    NYC

    For reservations call 212-206-0440 or click here.

    Something old, something new, something Yiddish, something blue!
    Join us for the best and worst of the vaudeville stage as remembered by legend in his own mind Shane Bertram Baker, the best loved Episcopalian on the Yiddish stage today. With the one and only Steve Sterner curmudgeoning on the piano, Matt Temkin on the skins (maybe? -- will he show up? sober? will he ever learn to drop a rim shot on time?) and our newest company member, the lovely Loo H, directly from South Korea via the mail-order-bride pages at the back of Harper's Weekly. Pandemonium guaranteed, or your pandemoneyum back!

    August 2, 2015

    The Matt Darriau Shabbes Elevator @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 2 Aug 2015

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on August 2, 2015, features the Matt Darriau Shabbes Elevator.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Shane Baker, NYC, 2 Aug 2015

    Shane Baker in BIG TIME ON THE SMALL TIME!

    Sun, 2 Aug, 2015, 1pm
    Metropolitan Room
    34 W. 22nd St.,
    NYC

    For reservations call 212-206-0440 or click here.

    Something old, something new, something Yiddish, something blue!
    Join us for the best and worst of the vaudeville stage as remembered by legend in his own mind Shane Bertram Baker, the best loved Episcopalian on the Yiddish stage today. With the one and only Steve Sterner curmudgeoning on the piano, Matt Temkin on the skins (maybe? -- will he show up? sober? will he ever learn to drop a rim shot on time?) and our newest company member, the lovely Loo H, directly from South Korea via the mail-order-bride pages at the back of Harper's Weekly. Pandemonium guaranteed, or your pandemoneyum back!

    August 5, 2015

    Jordan Hirsch & Band, NYC, 5 Aug 2015

    Yiddish Swing Concert with Jordan Hirsch and Band


    Wednesday, August 5, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    Museum at Eldridge Street
    12 Eldridge St,
    New York, New York 10002

    Tix: $20 adults; $15 students/seniors
    www.eventbrite.com

    From Harold Arlen and Eddie Cantor to Ziggy Elman and Mannie Klein, the world of jazz and the Great American songbook has deep roots in the world of Yiddish and klezmer. Join trumpeter Jordan Hirsch and band for an entertaining evening of jazz, swing and klezmer favorites.

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/464878726993645/

    "Another hundred years", NYC, 5 Aug 2015

    Another Hundred Years
    a concert celebrating the impact of Jewish songwriters on Broadway with special tribute to Theodore Bikel

    August 5th at 9:30pm, 8:45 doors open
    54 Below,
    254 W 54th St
    New York, NY 10019

    Performed by a Broadway cast, “Another 100 Years” features popular showtunes spanning from Tin Pan Alley to contemporary musical theatre celebrating the influence of Jewish culture on Broadway. The concert is produced in conjunction with NYTF’s 101st Season and is performed in English.

    The evening will feature a special tribute to Theodore Bikel (z”l), actor, singer-songwriter, legend, and friend of the NYTF. Longtime friends performing in his honor will include David Edwards (Broadway’s By Jeeves) who performed with Bikel in the original The Rothschilds and in Fiddler On The Roof, Jonathan Hadley (Broadway’s A Class Act and Bob Crewe in the National Tour of Jersey Boys) who performed opposite Bikel in the Fiddler National Tour and Peter Davenport who played Captain Von Trapp in the 1st National Tour of The Sound of Music.

    To purchase tickets please call (646) 476-3551 or click here.
    USE CODE ENCORE25 FOR 25% OFF MAIN DINING ROOM COVER CHARGE

    TICKETS START AT: $25
    FOOD & BEVERAGE MINIMUM: $25

    August 9, 2015

    The Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 9 Aug 2015

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery

    Sunday, August 9, 2015, 8pm
    Union Pool (484 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NYC)

    We will be headlining a show on a bill with our friends El Imperio.

    August 11, 2015

    Soviet Yiddish artists and Writers Remembers, NYC, 11 Aug 2015

    Please join us on for a special program honoring the Yiddish artists and writers murdered in the Soviet Union on August 12, 1952. The date has become known as the "Night of the Murdered Poets". Among others, David Bergelson, David Hofshteyn, Perets Markish, Itsik Fefer, Leyb Kvitko, and Benjamin Zuskin were executed on that date in the Lubyanka Prison in Moscow.

    Tuesday, August 11th from 6:30 PM to 8 PM
    at the Center for Jewish History
    15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
    Admission free
    Reserve your seat here

    This year we will feature Ala Zuskin Perelman - daughter of Benjamin Zuskin, principal actor in GOSET (the Moscow State Yiddish Theater)—who will share memories of her father and read from her recent biography of him, The Travels of Benjamin Zuskin. Ms. Perelman will be available to sign copies of the book after the event.

    Dr. Jonathan Brent of the YIVO will greet the audience. Professor Tom Bird of Queens College, CUNY, will deliver opening remarks. Shane Baker of the CJC will chair. In the musical program, Yelena Shmulenson, well-known Yiddish actress and singer.

    The Congress for Jewish Culture has organized the program together with the YIVO, the Jewish Labor Committee and the Workmen's Circle.
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    August 16, 2015

    Metropolitan Klezmer @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 16 Aug 2015

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on August 16, 2015, features Metropolitan Klezmer,

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    August 23, 2015

    Victor Prieto @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 23 Aug 2015

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on August 23, 2015, features Victor Prieto.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    August 30, 2015

    Litvakus @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 30 Aug 2015

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on August 30, 2015, features Litvakus.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    September 1, 2015

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 1 Sep 2015

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos
    "Roots and Fruits"—a musical harvest

    Tuesday, September 1st, 2015, 6PM - 8PM
    El Sol Brillante Community Garden
    just east of 520 East 12th St, between Avenue's A & B, NYC
    (or rain location: City Lore Gallery, 56 East 1st Street)
    NYC

    FREE admission
    Full all-gal sextet in concert, featuring the band's neo-traditional as well as very original range of repertoire.

    More info: www.klezbos.com/shows/

    September 25, 2015

    Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 25 Sep 2015

    band photo by Angela JimenezIsle of Klezbos

    Friday, Sept 25 at 9:30pm (doors open 8:45)
    54 Below
    254 W 54th St, Cellar,
    New York, NY 10019

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/1622550784654561/

    October 25, 2015

    Brothers Nazaroff CD release, NYC, 25 Oct 2015

    Brothers Nazaroff CD release

    October 25, 2015, time tbd
    Ukrainian National Home
    140 2nd Ave
    NYC

    More info: www.folkways.si.edu/news-and-press/klezmer-supergroup-the-brothers-nazaroff-revive-yiddish-pendant-to-the-anthology-of-american-folk-music

    November 11, 2015

    NY Klezmer Series: Tantshoyz - Dance Party - with Steve Weintraub, NYC, 11 Nov 2015

    NY Klezmer Series Proudly Presents:
    Tantshoyz - Dance Party - with Steve Weintraub.
    Music by the Zisl Slepovitch Trio

    Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015, 8pm
    Mehanata Bulgarian Bar
    113 Ludlow St,
    New York, New York 10002

    Dance Party begins at 8pm - $10 + 1 drink min.
    More info: www.facebook.com/events/936164786471226/

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $30 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)
    aaronalexander.com/wp/concert-schedule

    Steve Weintraub is a specialist in contemporary and traditional Jewish dances. He travels regularly throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe to give workshops, including KlezKamp, KlezKanada, and the Jewish Festival in Krakow. Born on Governor’s Island and Bar Mitzvahed in the Bronx, Steven Lee Weintraub received his dance training in Manhattan with Alvin Ailey and Erick Hawkins, among others.

    Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch (Zisl) is an ethnomusicologist, Yiddish and music educator, composer, clarinetist, pianist, singer, founder of Litvakus and Minsker Kapelye bands, Yiddish Language and Culture Instructor at The New School. Zisl has been continuously contributing to the National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene in various capacities, he has performed/ recorded with Michael Alpert, Paul Brody, Psoy Korolenko, Frank London, Yale Strom, Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin, and Inna Barmash, to name a few.

    When he moved to the US in 2008, Slepovitch brought over his rich collection of Litvak/ Belarusian Jewish musical folklore, based on which he created a multimedia program Traveling the Yiddishland, presented by the NYT—Folksbiene. He scored and musically directed a number of different theater, TV and film productions; Taught internationally at seminars in Yiddish /klezmer music and Jewish studies, including BIMA at Brandeis University. Read autobiographical article by Dmitri Slepovitch in Jewish Forward.

    For Weintraub, much of his career has been creating and performing Jewish dance; he has worked with choreographers Felix Fibich and Shula Kivel, and has performed the work of Fred Berk. He was a principal dancer and choreographer with the Israeli folkdance group Parparim and was assistant director of the annual Israeli Folk Dance Festival in NYC.

    After a 20 year hiatus living in Atlanta and Chicago performing, choreographing and teaching, Steve is excited about having recently returned to the east coast to live and work.

    Creating a Culture of Celebration

    Since bible times Jews have celebrated with dance. In Eastern Europe, over hundreds of years, the style of music we call Klezmer evolved to serve the evolving way Jews danced and celebrated. Enfolded into these dances is the expression of a world of Jewish values: honour and respect, self-control, playfulness, love of community, balanced with individual expression, inclusiveness and virtuosity, humour, tenderness and great high spirits.

    For Jews celebrating at a simcha, particularly a wedding, dancing is an important mitzvah (m’sameakh khusen v’kale). For this reason dancing is not only a pleasure, but fulfils your obligation as a guest to make the celebrants happy- it is a way of honouring the celebrants.

    Steve will teach steps, figures and styles for many of the dances in the Klezmer repertoire: freylachs, bulgar, sher and zhok, to name a few. There will be a special focus on solo and couples improvisation. He will also tell you a lot about the history and evolution of Jewish dance.

    November 18, 2015

    Cancelled: NY Klezmer Series: KlezmerFest, NYC, 18 Nov 2015

    NY Klezmer Series Proudly Presents:
    KlezmerFest!

    Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015, 8pm

    CANCELLED—the NY Klezmer Series is looking for a new venue.

    November 29, 2015

    King of Chelm, NYC, 29 Nov 2015

    King of Chelm

    Sun, Nov 29, 4:00pm
    Kraine Theater
    85 E. 4th St.,
    New York, NY

    Tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-king-of-chelm-family-musical-tickets-18348507881

    Meet Aaron, a young boy dreaming about being a super-hero, who one day finds himself magically transported from his own room to the strange and whimsical town of Chelm. In the upside-down and backwards universe of this small shtetl Aaron, together with the fools and the wise men of Chelm will go on a journey to find out what it really means to be a hero.

    The King of Chelm is based on the poetry and short stories of well‐known Soviet poet Ovsey Shike Driz translated by Mike Lion.

    December 2, 2015

    NY Klezmer Series Presents: Aaron Alexander & The Klez Messengers CD Release: w/Michael Winograd & Patrick Farrell, NYC, 2 Dec 2015

    NY Klezmer Series Presents:
    Aaron Alexander & The Klez Messengers CD Release: w/Michael Winograd & Patrick Farrell

    Wed, Dec 2, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Zeb's Place
    223 W.28th St., 2nd Floor (above plumbing supply store)
    NYC

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Aaron Alexander has a long history of performing Klezmer music (and Jazz) on a high level with many of the renowned artists in the genre. He has been playing Klezmer music for over 27 years, and he finally decided to make a traditional Klezmer recording as a leader, (having appeared on dozens as a sideman). Alexander invited two of the finest young(ish) Klezmorim in the world to join him: Michael Winograd on clarinet, and Patrick Farrell on accordion. The three have some experience playing together. This recording was done by design without extensive rehearsal, in order to capture the feeling of playing “tunes we know” without overly self-conscious tentativeness.

    Together they have made a CD here that reflects their deep experience with this music and has a feeling of spontanaeity and joy, the love of this music, the party music of the Jewish People of Eastern Europe and Brooklyn and Hell’s Kitchen.
    Please come help us celebrate this trio’s new CD!

    Judith Berkson, NYC, 2 Dec 2015

    Judith Berkson

    Wed, Dec 2, 2015, 7pm
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St.,
    NYC

    Acclaimed singer-musician Judith Berkson presents arrangements of cantorial music from YIVO’s sound archives, including unreleased and rare recordings from Eastern Europe’s golden age of cantorial singing. Berkson, Frank London, Lana Cencic, and Cleek Schrey reinterpret the sounds of Berele Chagy, Yechiel Karniol, and Sophie Kurtzer, and perform original works by Berkson inspired by the YIVO sound collections.

    More info: hyivo.org/berkson

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 2 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Wed, Dec 2, 2015, 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 2 Dec 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Wed, 2 Dec, 2015, 8pm
    Barbés
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave)
    Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC

    December 3, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 3 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Thu, Dec 3, 2015, 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 3 Dec 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thu, 3 Dec, 2015, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
    New York NY

    December 4, 2015

    Paradox Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 4 Dec 2015

    Paradox Trio

    Friday, December 4, 9:30pm
    Barbès
    BAM cafe,
    30 Lafayette Ave
    Brooklyn, New York 11215

    Matt Darriau: reeds and kaval
    Brad Shepik: guitar
    Rufus Cappadocia: 5 string cello
    Seido Salifoski: dumbek

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/1685565341657389/

    December 5, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 5 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Sat, Dec 5, 2015, 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    December 6, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 6 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Sun, Dec 6, 2015, 2pm, 6pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    Oy Chanukah!, 6 Dec 2015

    ON STAGE AT KINGSBOROUGH Presents: OY CHANUKAH!
    *Yiddish Theatre Star & Tony-Nominee Eleanor Reissa with
    Grammy-Winning Klezmatics Co-Founder Frank London
    and his Klezmer Brass All Stars*

    Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.
    Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center
    Kingsborough Community College
    =2001 Oriental Boulevard (cross street: Oxford),
    Brooklyn, NY

    Tix: (718) 368-5596 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
    www.OnStageAtKingsborough.org

    Yiddish Theatre Star Eleanor Reissa and Grammy Award-Winning Trumpeter Frank London with The Klezmer Brass All Stars Join Tony-nominee and renowned concert artist Eleanor Reissa, with Klezmatics co-founder Frank London and his Klezmer Brass All Stars for a celebration of the joys of Chanukah. Rich, toe-tapping, heart-warming songs and stories celebrate the beauty and vitality of Yiddish music and humor.

    Post-performance CD signing with the artists!

    December 7, 2015

    A Finkel Chanukah, NYC, 7 Dec 2015

    A FINKEL CHANUKAH! With Fyvush, Ian and Elliot Finkel, and Cheryl Ann Allen as Miss Sophie Tucker

    Mon, Dec 7, 2015, 6:15pm
    Sutton Place Synagogue
    225 E 51st St,
    New York, New York 10022

    The Yiddish Artists and Friends Actors' Club invites you to a Chanukah gala with Fyvush, Ian and Elliot Finkel, and Cheryl Ann Allen as Miss Sophie Tucker. With the Finkel Orchestra. A glatt kosher yontev dinner will be served. Venue is wheelchair accessible. Dinner & Show: $45 ($40 members); Show only $25 (showtime 8:15 PM). Reservations required to Ruth Harris, 516-569-1678. Make checks payable to YAFAC and mail to: Ruth Harris, Treasurer, 379 Barnard Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY 11516

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/1500038606963578/

    December 8, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 8 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Tue, Dec 8, 2015, 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    "A not so silent night," NYC, 8 Dec 2015

    Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble
    "A Not So Slient Night"
    7th Annual Holiday Concert

    Tuesday, December 8 » 7:30 pm.
    Baruch Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
    55 Lexington Avenue
    Entrance is on East 25th St. between Lexington & 3rd Avenues
    New York, NY 10010

    TICKETS: $25, Baruch Faculty and Students Free with ID
    Purchase on-line or call the Box office: 646.312.5073

    Tarras Band CD release 8 Dec 2015

    Tarras Band

    Tue, Dec 8, 2015, 9pm
    DROM
    85 Avenue A
    New York, NY

    Tarras Band is delighted to announce the release of our second album, "Tarras Band Plays Again". Featuring music by Klezmer legends Dave Tarras, Natfule Brandwein, and Sam Musiker, the album also features original material.

    Tix, more info: www.facebook.com/events/1613144518925142/

    December 9, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 9 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Wed, Dec 9, 2015, 2pm & 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    NY Klezmer Series: Khanike Tatshoyz w/Steve Weintraub & Bivolita w/Christina Crowder, NYC, 9 Dec 2015

    NY Klezmer Series Presents:
    Khanike Tantshoyz with Steve Weintraub, dance leader and music by Bivolita w/Christina Crowder

    Wed, Dec 9, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Zeb's Place
    223 W.28th St., 2nd Floor (above plumbing supply store)
    NYC

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Roshel Rubinov, NYC, 9 Dec 2015

    Music and Dance from Central Asia Roshel Rubinov Ensemble Wed December 9 2015 / 7 pm The Graduate Center City University of New York 365 Fifth Avenue (bet. 34th and 35th Streets) Trains: B,D,F,M to 34th St.; 6 to 33rd St. Tickets $25; $20 for Graduate Center Members and Students (contact 212-817-8215 for discount information) Produced and curated by Live Sounds. Tickets on sale now! Roshel Rubinov, the master Buhkarian singer, composer, and instrumentalist, presents a rare concert of classical Central Asian music, known as maqom. Performing both traditional music and original compositions, Rubinov will play both tanbur and guitar and will be joined by his brother Yakov Rubinov, an expert doira (frame drum) player; Ilya Khavasov, one of NYC's leading Bukharian singers; and dancer Shahlo Khudoyberdiyeva. More info: www.liveat365.org/concert03.php

    "Chanukah Traditions", NYC, 9 Dec 2015

    Andy StatmanWQXR presents
    Chanukah Traditions
    Andy Statman Trio. also featuring East of the River, Galeet Dardashti & Divahn

    Wed, 9 Dec, 2015, 7pm
    THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE
    44 Charlton Street
    New York, NY 10014

    Tix ($25) & info: www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2015/dec/09/coming-soon-wqxr-presents-chanukah-celebration/

    The joy of Chanukah is reflected in the rich and varied musical traditions celebrated throughout the world. WQXR brings some of the diverse sounds of the season to The Greene Space for its annual Chanukah party.

    Khanuke party/yiddish sing-along w/Columbia Klezmer, NYC, 9 Dec 2015

    Columbia Klezmer Band presents... a musical Khanuke party and Yiddish sing-a-long!

    Wed, Dec 9, 2015, 7:30pm
    Deutsches Haus, Columbia University
    420 W 116th St,
    New York, New York 10027

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/851442908307929/

    December 10, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 10 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 2pm & 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, NYC, 10 Dec 2015

    Hot PstromiYale Strom and Hot Pstromi

    Thurs, Dec 10, 2015, 7:30pm (doors open 7pm)
    Beth Am, The People's Temple
    Castle Village Community Room
    110 Cabrini Blvd (through the iron gate)

    Tickets are available online with credit card or PayPal, or at the door with cash or check. Buy your tickets now!

    Adults: $18
    Students & Children: $10
    Ages 4 & under: Free

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 10 Dec 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thu, 10 Dec, 2015, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue (16th Anniversary Concert!)
    53 Charles St (@ West 4th)
    New York NY

    December 12, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 12 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Sat, Dec 12, 2015, 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    December 13, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 13 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Sun, Dec 13, 2015, 2pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    "A Night at the Casino", Queens, NY, 13 Dec 2015

    "A Night at the Casino" (just in time for Khanike!)
    with Shane Baker, Miryem-Khaye Seigel and Steve Sterner

    Sunday, December 13, 2016, 2:30 PM
    Rego Park Jewish Center
    97-30 Queens Boulevard.
    Queens, NY

    Telephone: 718-459-1000

    Admission: $12 ($10 for members of RPJC)
    Buy tickets at the door - no reservations needed

    More info: www.rpjc.org

    Klezmer Brass All-Stars, "The Chanukah Concert," NYC, 13 Dec 2015

    Klezmer Brass All-Stars, featuring Eleanor Reissa & Frank London
    The Chanukah Concert

    Sunday, Dec 13, 2015, 3pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W. 16th St.
    NYC

    Singer Eleanor Reissa, composer/trumpeter Frank London, and the Klezmer Brass All-Stars shine musical lights for Chanukah—a perfect tapestry of stellar musicians to share the magic of the music and the miracle of the lights. The program opens with a story from the pen of a great Jewish writer—a tradition of the annual Chanukah concert. Plus: Menorah Lighting, Singing, Refreshments

    Tix: 212.868.4444 or tix.smarttix.com

    The Annual Cantor's Concert / Klezfest in Queens, NYC, 13 Dec 2015

    The Annual Cantor's Concert / Klezfest in Queens
    A Hanukkah Happening / A gala festival of Jewish song & dance

    Sun, Dec 13, 2015, 3pm
    Temple Gates of Prayer
    38-20 Parsons Blvd
    Flushing, NY 11354

    More info: www.jwcalendar.com/events/11/18/klezfest

    "Jewish roots in American Music", NYC, 13 Dec 2015

    Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein: Jewish Roots in American Music

    Sunday Dec 13, 2015 6:00pm
    Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series
    YIVO
    15 w. 16th St.,
    New York, NY 10011

    Admission: $10
    YIVO members: $7

    Get Tickets/more info

    From American classical music to Broadway show tunes, Jewish-American composers defined much of American popular music in the 1920s-50s. In this lecture-concert, Orin Grossman (Fairfield University) and the artists of the Sidney Krum Concert Series explore three giants of American music and the Jewish influences on their work: Aaron Copland (1900-1990), George Gershwin (1898-1937), and Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). Works performed and discussed will include Copland’s “Vitebsk,” Gershwin’s “Mischa, Yascha, Toscha, Sascha,” and Bernstein’s “I Am Easily Assimilated.”

    The Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series is made possible by a generous gift from the Estate of Sidney Krum.

    Zamir Chorale, 13 Dec 2015

    Celebrate the 8th Night of Hanukkah with
    The Zamir Chorale and Zamir Noded

    Sunday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m.
    Merkin Concert Hall
    129 West 67th Street,
    Manhattan

    All Tickets $40; $20 with Student ID
    For Tickets Visit Kaufman Music Center
    Or Call the Box Office at 212-501-3330

    Works by American and Israeli Composers

    December 14, 2015

    "A goyishe Christmas to you", NYC, 14 Dec 2015

    NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG
    Steven Blier, Artistic Director • Michael Barrett, Associate Artistic Director
    continues its intimate and unamplified cabaret series NYFOS AFTER HOURS
    with “A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU!”
    Yuletide Songs by Jewish Composers

    Monday, December 14, 2015, 10:00 p.m.
    HENRY's Restaurant
    2745 Broadway at 105th St.
    NYC

    $10 Cover; Reservations Required: 212-866-0600
    Walk-ins welcome at the bar.

    The uproarious program returns for a sixth year at HENRY's Restaurant

    Songs range from "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" (sung in Yiddish)
    to "Winter Wonderland," "O Holy Night," "Let it Snow"
    and Tom Lehrer's "Hannukah in Santa Monica"

    Featuring an incredible cast:

    LAUREN WORSHAM, soprano
    ALEX MANSOORI, tenor
    MILES MYKKANEN, tenor
    THEO HOFFMAN, baritone
    JOSHUA BREITZER, cantor
    among other surprise guests

    with
    ALAN KAY, clarinet
    STEVEN BLIER, pianist/arranger and host

    December 16, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 16 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Wed, Dec 16, 2015, 2pm & 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    NY Klezmer: Tsibele, NYC, 16 Dec 2015

    NY Klezmer Series Presents: Tsibele!
    w/Eléonore Weill - flutes
    Zoë Aqua - violin
    Eva Boodman - trumpet
    Hannah Temple - accordion

    Wed, Dec 2, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Zeb's Place
    223 W.28th St., 2nd Floor (above plumbing supply store)
    NYC

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/622748787863162/

    December 17, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 17 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Thu, Dec 17, 2015, 2pm & 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    December 19, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 19 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Sat, Dec 19, 2015, 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    December 20, 2015

    Breslov Bar Band @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 20 Dec 2015

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on December 20, 2015, features Breslov Bar Band.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    Wex, Greenbaum, Bronx, NY, 20 Dec 2015

    Michael Wex will speak in Yiddish on Yiddish idioms. Master flutist Adrianne Greenbaum and fiddler Rayhan Pasternak will perform. Sunday Dec. 20th 1:30 PM Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center, 3301 Bainbridge Ave Bronx, New York שרײַבער און הומאריסט מיכל וועקס און פלייטיסט איידריען גרינבוים בײַם שלום־עליכם־קולטור־צענטער, זונטיק, דעם 20סטן דעצעמבער 2015 , 1:30 ביי טאג More info: www.facebook.com/itzik.gottesman/posts/10153871551477481

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 20 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Sun, Dec 20, 2015, 2pm, 6pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    Charming Hostess, Brooklyn, NYC, 20 Dec 2015

    imageCharming Hostess with strings

    Sunday, December 20 at 7 PM
    Barbès
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.)
    Brooklyn, NY

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/144710769229075/

    Winter women's music with a vocal and string trio! Medieval Greek chants for Mary, Bulgarian Sephardic songs of cooking and drinking, Spanish Civil War tunes of La Pasionaria…and a singalong Union Maid at the end. Our all-genius, all-girl crew is Jewlia Eisenberg, Marika Hughes, Dana Lyn and Mazz Swift. The New Yorker describes Jewlia's music as "hilarious and touching, sweet and soulful." The Wire says we show a "dazzling display of vocal agility, wit, emotional flexibility, and imaginative depth." Show some love to the radical women in your life, this is a great date!

    December 22, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 22 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Tue, Dec 22, 2015, 2:00pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    December 23, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 23 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Wed, Dec 23, 2015, 2pm & 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    Lecture: Michael Wex, NYC, 23 Dec 2015

    ייִדיש– דַײטש אויף צו להכעיס די דַײטשן Yiddish: German to Spite the Germans, a lecture with Michael Wex

    Wednesday, December 23, 6:00pm
    Mid-Manhattan Library, New York Public Library (NYPL)
    455 5th Ave,
    New York, New York 10016

    A look at how and why Jews living in German-speaking areas turned a thoroughly Christianized language into a vehicle for Jewish ideas and values. Although Yiddish shares most of its vocabulary with German, it was never really “German.” Many innocent-looking Yiddish terms and idioms express profound opposition to the German, i.e., Christian, worldview; we’ll see how the fundamental ironies produced by such opposition contributed to the development of the characteristic Yiddish sense of humor. No knowledge of either Yiddish or German is required.

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/421658341367183/

    December 24, 2015

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2015

    festival logoYiddish New York
    Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
    www.yiddishnewyork.com

    Yiddish New York (YNY) is a new festival/cultural immersion gathering for Yiddish music, language and culture combining workshops, lectures and performances from Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015. With its hub at the 14th St. Y and adjacent Town and Village Synagogue, Yiddish New York will take place at a variety of venues in Manhattan's vibrant and historic Lower East Side/East Village. Faculty/speakers represent many of the leading figures in Yiddish culture today. Open to individuals of all ages, backgrounds and families with children!

    Daily Programs in.... Klezmer Music - Yiddish Song - Yiddish Dance - Theater - Yiddish Language - Yiddish Culture and History - Visual Arts - Foodways - Master Classes - Ensembles - Dance Parties - Jam Sessions - Concerts - Lectures - Films - Spirituality and Religion - Neighborhood Walking Tours - Youth and Teen Programs - and More!

    CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING!

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 24 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Fri, Dec 25, 2015, 12pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    Klezmas Eve w/Ken Ulansey Klezmers, Philadelphia, PA, 24 Dec 2015

    Klezmas Eve Rises Again with the Ken Ulansey Klezmers

    Thursday, December 24, 6:00pm
    Germantown Jewish Centre
    400 W Ellet St,
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119

    Tradition: Chinese food and Klezmer Music, right? This year it's new and improved, with tons of special guests, most notably Steve Weintraub, the “Pied Piper of Yiddish Dance”; his years of experience leading and researching Yiddish dance allow him to quickly weave dancers and music together in astonishing ways. As usual, Phyllis Chapell will be our primary songstress, with an amazing band featuring Stan Slotter (trumpet), Dave Posmontier (keys), Chico Huff (bass), Paul Jost (drums), Ken Ulansey (sax), with more to be announced to keep your attention.

    Here are the deets:
    6:00 Chinese banquet
    7:00 Concert

    $36 gets you into both (children 2-8 for $26)
    $18 for the concert and dancing if you buy before 12/23
    $20 at the door

    tickets: www.germatownjewishcentre.org/secure-klezmas-eve
    or send request & payment to GJC, Attn: Kate Lawn
    400 W. Ellet Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19119

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/1489363481369236/

    Zion80 @ Soulfarm Fest, NYC, 24 Dec 2015

    Zion80, Soulfarm, Zeke Finn, Ta Shma

    Thu, Dec 24, 2015, 8pm (doors open 6pm)
    Highline Ballroom
    431 W 16th St. between 9th & 10th Ave
    New York, NY 10011
    (212) 414-5994

    See more at: highlineballroom.com

    December 25, 2015

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2015

    festival logoYiddish New York
    Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
    www.yiddishnewyork.com

    Yiddish New York (YNY) is a new festival/cultural immersion gathering for Yiddish music, language and culture combining workshops, lectures and performances from Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015. With its hub at the 14th St. Y and adjacent Town and Village Synagogue, Yiddish New York will take place at a variety of venues in Manhattan's vibrant and historic Lower East Side/East Village. Faculty/speakers represent many of the leading figures in Yiddish culture today. Open to individuals of all ages, backgrounds and families with children!

    Daily Programs in.... Klezmer Music - Yiddish Song - Yiddish Dance - Theater - Yiddish Language - Yiddish Culture and History - Visual Arts - Foodways - Master Classes - Ensembles - Dance Parties - Jam Sessions - Concerts - Lectures - Films - Spirituality and Religion - Neighborhood Walking Tours - Youth and Teen Programs - and More!

    CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING!

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Dec 25 2015

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Fri, Dec 25, 2015, 3pm and 5pm
    www.corneliastreetcafe.com/
    29 Cornelia St.,
    NYC

    More info: www.corneliastreetcafe.com

    Matisyahu, NYC, 25 Dec 2015

    Matisyahu & Friends

    Fri, Dec 25, 2015, 8pm (doors open 6pm)
    City Winery
    155 Varick St.
    New York, NY

    More info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/an-intimate-evening-w-matisyahu-friends-12-25.html

    December 26, 2015

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2015

    festival logoYiddish New York
    Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
    www.yiddishnewyork.com

    Yiddish New York (YNY) is a new festival/cultural immersion gathering for Yiddish music, language and culture combining workshops, lectures and performances from Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015. With its hub at the 14th St. Y and adjacent Town and Village Synagogue, Yiddish New York will take place at a variety of venues in Manhattan's vibrant and historic Lower East Side/East Village. Faculty/speakers represent many of the leading figures in Yiddish culture today. Open to individuals of all ages, backgrounds and families with children!

    Daily Programs in.... Klezmer Music - Yiddish Song - Yiddish Dance - Theater - Yiddish Language - Yiddish Culture and History - Visual Arts - Foodways - Master Classes - Ensembles - Dance Parties - Jam Sessions - Concerts - Lectures - Films - Spirituality and Religion - Neighborhood Walking Tours - Youth and Teen Programs - and More!

    CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING!

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 26 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Sat, Dec 26, 2015, 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    Dreaming in Yiddish: 4th Annual Adrienne Cooper Memorial Concert, NYC, 26 Dec 2015

    Adrienne Cooper woodcutDreaming in Yiddish: 4th Annual Adrienne Cooper Memorial Concert

    Sat, Dec 26, 2015, 8pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place,
    NYC

    Admission: $36
    Students: $18
    Patrons: $180
    Tickets/more info available online

    Celebrate the life and work of Adrienne Cooper, Yiddish singer, scholar, and former Assistant Director at YIVO. Stars of the klezmer and Yiddish world, including Frank London, Sarah Gordon, Michael Winograd, and Joshua Dolgin present an evening of music from In Love and In Struggle: The Musical Legacy of the Jewish Labor Bund (YIVO, 1999), an album that featured Adrienne and reflects her passion for justice and Yiddish. This year's concert also awards Joshua Dolgin (a.k.a. Socalled) with the 2015 Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish Award for his work as a singer, composer, hip-hop artist, and puppeteer.

    All proceeds go to the Adrienne Cooper Fund for Dreaming in Yiddish, which supports artists working in Yiddish. Co-sponsored by YIVO in association with Yiddish New York, GOH Productions, The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage.

    December 27, 2015

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2015

    festival logoYiddish New York
    Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
    www.yiddishnewyork.com

    Yiddish New York (YNY) is a new festival/cultural immersion gathering for Yiddish music, language and culture combining workshops, lectures and performances from Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015. With its hub at the 14th St. Y and adjacent Town and Village Synagogue, Yiddish New York will take place at a variety of venues in Manhattan's vibrant and historic Lower East Side/East Village. Faculty/speakers represent many of the leading figures in Yiddish culture today. Open to individuals of all ages, backgrounds and families with children!

    Daily Programs in.... Klezmer Music - Yiddish Song - Yiddish Dance - Theater - Yiddish Language - Yiddish Culture and History - Visual Arts - Foodways - Master Classes - Ensembles - Dance Parties - Jam Sessions - Concerts - Lectures - Films - Spirituality and Religion - Neighborhood Walking Tours - Youth and Teen Programs - and More!

    CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING!

    Tavche Gravche @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 27 Dec 2015

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on December 27, 2015, features Tavche Gravche.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 27 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Sun, Dec 27, 2015, 2pm, 6pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    Du'ūD, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Dec 2015

    Du'ūD

    Sunday Dec 27th - 7pm
    Barbes
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave)
    (7th ave stop on the F train)
    Brooklyn, NY

    Du'ūD is a new double oud trio of Matt Darriau (reeds),
    Brian Prunka & Brandon Terzic (ouds), Philip Mayer (skins).

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/1665103683746025/

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 27 Dec 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Sunday, December 27, 8:00pm
    Town and Village Synagogue
    334 E 14th St,
    New York, New York 10003

    festival logoMore info: www.facebook.com/events/405547369655683/
    Part of Yiddish New York

    Klezmer Jam, Yiddish New York, NYC, 27 Dec 2015

    Klezmer Jam

    Sun, 27 Dec 2015, 11 PM
    Mona's Bar N.Y.C.
    224 Avenue B,
    New York, New York 10009

    festival logoPart of Yiddish New York
    Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
    www.yiddishnewyork.com

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/639085476230982/

    Yiddish NY: Yiddish Choral Singing Workshop, NYC, 27 Dec 2015

    festival logoYiddish New York
    Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
    www.yiddishnewyork.com
    with live performance by members of the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC

    Binyumen Schaechter's workshop onYiddish Choral Singing

    Sunday, December 27, 9:30am
    Town & Village Synagogue
    334 E. 14 St (betw. 1st & 2nd Av)
    If ordering 6-day registration online use discount code "YNY10" for 10% off.
    Single-day registrations also available.

    CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING!

    December 28, 2015

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2015

    festival logoYiddish New York
    Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
    www.yiddishnewyork.com

    Yiddish New York (YNY) is a new festival/cultural immersion gathering for Yiddish music, language and culture combining workshops, lectures and performances from Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015. With its hub at the 14th St. Y and adjacent Town and Village Synagogue, Yiddish New York will take place at a variety of venues in Manhattan's vibrant and historic Lower East Side/East Village. Faculty/speakers represent many of the leading figures in Yiddish culture today. Open to individuals of all ages, backgrounds and families with children!

    Daily Programs in.... Klezmer Music - Yiddish Song - Yiddish Dance - Theater - Yiddish Language - Yiddish Culture and History - Visual Arts - Foodways - Master Classes - Ensembles - Dance Parties - Jam Sessions - Concerts - Lectures - Films - Spirituality and Religion - Neighborhood Walking Tours - Youth and Teen Programs - and More!

    CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING!

    Yiddish New York Klezmer Blowout, NYC, 28 Dec 2015

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Mon, Dec 8, 2015 7:30pm
    DROM
    85 Ave. A.
    NYC

    On December 28th, YIDDISH NEW YORK (YNY), a brand new festival celebrating Jewish music and culture, will celebrate its inaugural year with a rocking klezmer party at DROM, one of Manhattan’s premier international music venues. After a week of workshops, lectures and more, YNY will move from the classroom to the nightclub featuring favorites of NYC’s eclectic Yiddish scene including THE KLEZ DISPENSERS, PITOM, FRANK LONDON'S KLEZMER BRASS ALLSTARS, and more!

    festival logoMore info: www.facebook.com/events/1647342625546695/
    Part of Yiddish New York

    December 29, 2015

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2015

    festival logoYiddish New York
    Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
    www.yiddishnewyork.com

    Yiddish New York (YNY) is a new festival/cultural immersion gathering for Yiddish music, language and culture combining workshops, lectures and performances from Thursday, December 24 - Tuesday, December 29, 2015. With its hub at the 14th St. Y and adjacent Town and Village Synagogue, Yiddish New York will take place at a variety of venues in Manhattan's vibrant and historic Lower East Side/East Village. Faculty/speakers represent many of the leading figures in Yiddish culture today. Open to individuals of all ages, backgrounds and families with children!

    Daily Programs in.... Klezmer Music - Yiddish Song - Yiddish Dance - Theater - Yiddish Language - Yiddish Culture and History - Visual Arts - Foodways - Master Classes - Ensembles - Dance Parties - Jam Sessions - Concerts - Lectures - Films - Spirituality and Religion - Neighborhood Walking Tours - Youth and Teen Programs - and More!

    CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING!

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 29 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Tue, Dec 29, 2015, 2:00pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    December 30, 2015

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 30 Dec 2015

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Wed, Dec 30, 2015, 2pm & 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    December 31, 2015

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Millbrook, NY, 31 Dec 2015

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Thurs, Dec 31, 2015, 4pm 'til 8:15pm
    New Year's Eve
    Millbrook, NY

    Lovely upstate village multi-venue celebration in Dutchess County
    Our third annual feature performances at Grace Church

    January 1, 2016

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 1 Jan 2016

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Fri, Jan 1, 2016, 12pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    January 2, 2016

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 2 Jan 2016

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Sat, Jan 2, 2016, 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    Gaida Electrique, Brooklyn, NY, 2 Jan 2016

    Gaida Electrique - we blow dead goats

    Sat, Jan 2, 2016, 8pm
    barbès
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.)
    Park Slope, Brooklyn
    Tel: 347 422 0248

    Matt Darriau (Klezmatics, Paradox Trio) leads his Bulgarian goat through new and used Balkan bagpipe music in a post-Paradox electric vein. Like any good shepherd he will wrangle an eclectic flock, featuring some of Brooklyn's finest Balkanites: Matt on gaida and alto, Jessica Lurie - bari sax, Seido - drums, Ari Folman-Cohen - bass, Yoshie and Avi - guitars.

    January 3, 2016

    Djangle Box Project @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 3 Jan 2016

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 3 features Allen Watsky & the Djangle Box Project.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/546766928816548/

    "di goldene kale", NYC, 3 Jan 2016

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    the golden bridge (di goldene kale)

    Sun, Jan 3, 2016, 2pm, 6pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com/

    Sure to be a cultural cornerstone of the season, don't miss this rediscovered and restored classic operetta masterpiece. Performed with a cast of 20 and 14-piece orchestra, The Golden Bride will debut to an audience for the first time in 70 years!
    More info: www.facebook.com/folksbiene/

    January 15, 2016

    Zlatne Uste Golden Fest, Brooklyn, NY, 15-16 Jan 2016

    BIG, BOLD, AND BALKAN
    ZLATNE USTE GOLDEN FESTIVAL 31 YEARS AND COUNTING!

    Friday, Jan 15th, 7:30pm to 12:30am;
    Grand Prospect Hall
    263 Prospect Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY

    Admission: $35
    Two Night Festival Admission: $80
    Discount for students with ID
    Children 12 and under: free
    Tix/More info: http://goldenfest.org

    On January 15 and 16th, 2016, Brooklyn's Grand Prospect Hall will again come alive with the music, song, and dance of the Balkans (and well beyond) as some 60 bands and 3000 revelers gather for the 31st annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. Anchored in Balkan traditions (roughly Romania to Greece, Croatia to Turkey), and venturing generously beyond (this year including Yiddish Zingeray and Michael Winograd!), the programming spans the ancient and the experimental, the oud and the synthesizer. It’s a pop-up community where young and old, the folklorist, music professional, and party animal come together in two nights of joy.

    Complimentary Balkan & Middle Eastern Snacks/Cash Bar

    January 16, 2016

    Zlatne Uste Golden Fest, Brooklyn, NY, 15-16 Jan 2016

    BIG, BOLD, AND BALKAN
    ZLATNE USTE GOLDEN FESTIVAL 31 YEARS AND COUNTING!

    Sat, Jan 16th, 6:00pm to 2:00am;
    Grand Prospect Hall
    263 Prospect Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY

    Admission: $55
    Two Night Festival Admission: $80
    Discount for students with ID
    Children 12 and under: free
    Tix/More info: http://goldenfest.org

    On January 15 and 16th, 2016, Brooklyn's Grand Prospect Hall will again come alive with the music, song, and dance of the Balkans (and well beyond) as some 60 bands and 3000 revelers gather for the 31st annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. Anchored in Balkan traditions (roughly Romania to Greece, Croatia to Turkey), and venturing generously beyond (this year including Yiddish Zingeray and Michael Winograd!), the programming spans the ancient and the experimental, the oud and the synthesizer. It’s a pop-up community where young and old, the folklorist, music professional, and party animal come together in two nights of joy.

    Complimentary Balkan & Middle Eastern Snacks/Cash Bar

    January 21, 2016

    Yoshie Fruchter & Alicia Svigals, "Water & Wine," NYC, 21 Jan 2016

    immersenyc presents: Water & Wine
    An elegant evening of wine, music, storytelling to honor our volunteer mikveh guides, who pour their hearts into the work of facilitating powerful, transformative experiences.

    Featuring delicious, local, and kosher hors d'oeuvres by Moss Café, powerful storytelling performances about mikveh and transformation, music by guitarist Yoshie Fruchter & violinist Alicia Svigals, and hosted by Shira Kline, ritual leader of Lab/Shul.

    Jan 21, 2016, 6-8pm
    City Winery
    NYC

    More info: waterandwine.splashthat.com/
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    January 24, 2016

    די וועלט פֿון חסידישער מוזיק The World of Chasidic Music, Bronx, NY, 24 Jan 2016

    די וועלט פֿון חסידישער מוזיק The World of Chasidic Music

    Sun, January 24, 2016, 1:30 pm
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center-Bronx
    3301 Bainbridge Ave,
    Bronx, New York 10467

    איר זענט האַרציק פֿאַרבעטן אויף אַן אינטערעסאַנטער לעקציע פֿון אַ היימישן מבֿין, ר' וואָווקע, "די וועלט פֿון חסידישער מוזיק". אין דער מוזיקאַלישער פּראָגראַם: אַ חסידישער בל-מנגן. אַרײַנגאנג: $5, פֿרײַ פאַר מיטגלידער.
    Please attend our upcoming lecture in Yiddish by a heymisher expert on Hasidic music, Reb Vovke: "The World of Hasidic Music" In the musical program: A singer of Hasidic songs and nigunim. Contribution: $5.00 Members free. Corner 208th street, near Montefiore Hospital. D train to 205th St. or 4 train to Moshulu Parkway

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/566253063539221/

    January 26, 2016

    Reading: Alicia Jo Rabins, Brooklyn, NY, 26 Jan 2016

    Reading: Alicia Jo Rabins with Kate Angus, Frances Justine Post, & Joe Pan

    Tues January 26, 2016, 7 pm, free
    Unnameable Books
    600 Vanderbilt Ave,
    Brooklyn, New York 11238

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/587667398055595/

    January 27, 2016

    Isle of Klezbos, Metropolitan Klezmer @ City Winery Brunch, 17 Jan 2016

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 17, 2016 features a double bill: Metropolitan Klezmer and Isle of Klezbos

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    February 2, 2016

    Metropolitan Klezmer Residency, NYC, 2–4 Feb 2016

    band photoMusical Introduction Series: Metropolitan Klezmer

    Tue, Feb 2, 2016, 9:45am and 11:15am
    92nd St. Y
    Kaufmann Concert Hall
    Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
    NYC

    More info: www.92y.org/Event/Metropolitan-Klezmer

    February 3, 2016

    Metropolitan Klezmer Residency, NYC, 2–4 Feb 2016

    band photoMusical Introduction Series: Metropolitan Klezmer

    Tue, Feb 2, 2016, 9:45am and 11:15am
    92nd St. Y
    Kaufmann Concert Hall
    Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
    NYC

    More info: www.92y.org/Event/Metropolitan-Klezmer

    February 4, 2016

    Metropolitan Klezmer Residency, NYC, 2–4 Feb 2016

    band photoMusical Introduction Series: Metropolitan Klezmer

    Tue, Feb 2, 2016, 9:45am and 11:15am
    92nd St. Y
    Kaufmann Concert Hall
    Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
    NYC

    More info: www.92y.org/Event/Metropolitan-Klezmer

    February 14, 2016

    Klezz-ma-taz @ City Winery Brunch, NYC, 14 Feb 2016

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Valentines Day, Feb 14, 2016, features Klazz-ma-tazz.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    February 28, 2016

    Metropolitan Klezmer @ City Winery Brunch, 28 Feb 2016

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Feb 28, 2016 features Metropolitan Klezmer

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com

    May 9, 2016

    Workshop & Concert: Songs of the Steppes and the Shtetl with Polina Shepherd, NYC, 9 May 2016

    Workshop & Concert: Songs of the Steppes and the Shtetl with Polina Shepherd

    Mon, May 9, 7:30 PM
    Third Life Studio
    33 Union Sq
    Somerville, MA

    Tix available online

    Facebook/More info: www.facebook.com/events/243085979378954/

    May 10, 2016

    Open house/Klezmer Workshop, NYC, 10 May 2016

    Free open house
    The return of the Tuesday night Workmen's Circle klezmer workshop in NYC!
    Led by internationally acclaimed klezmer and Yiddish performer and educator Cantor Jeff Warschauer

    Tue, May 10, 2016, 7-9pm
    Workmen's Circle,
    247 West 37 Street, Floor 5,
    New York, NY 10018

    Come and bring your friends, relatives, anyone who likes to play or sing Jewish music!

    The free open house will be followed by paid sessions on subsequent Tuesday evenings:
    5/17, 5/24, 6/7 and 6/14 (no session on 5/31)

    $30/session or $25/session for Workmen's Circle members.

    For more info: 347 623-4228

    May 11, 2016

    THE WANDERERs – די װאָגלערס – sТРАННИКИ, NYC, 11 May 2016

    THE WANDERERs – די װאָגלערס – sТРАННИКИ
    Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko

    Wed, May 11, 2016, 8pm
    Downhouse Lounge
    250 Avenue X
    Brooklyn, NY

    Facebook/More info: www.facebook.com/groups/1425916084316818/permalink/1736331926608564/

    May 15, 2016

    Sholem Aleichem Yiddish Klezfest, Bronx, NY, 15 May 2016

    Sholem Aleichem Yiddish Klezfest
    Klezmer with Isle of Klezbos, Ezekiel's Wheel (Boston), and singer Maida Feingold
    bring your instruments for jam at the end...

    Sunday May 15th 1:30 - 5:00 PM
    Sholem-Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue Bronx NY 10467
    corner 208th street, One block from Montefiore Hospital.

    $10 entry call: 917-930-0295

    More info: www.jwcalendar.com/events/04/04/sholem-aleichem-yiddish-klezfest

    May 18, 2016

    John Zorn, NYC, 18 May 2016

    JOHN ZORN’S SCORE FOR FILMWORKS XX: SHOLEM ALEICHEM

    Wed, May 18, 2016, 7pm
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th t.
    NYC

    More info: yivo.org/John-Zorn-Sholem-Aleichem

    May 19, 2016

    Aaron Alexander & the Klez Messengers/New York Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 19 May 2016

    Aaron Alexander & the Klez Messengers

    Thursday, May 19, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm – $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/994798570608514/

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    May 20, 2016

    Whirled Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 20 May 2016

    WHIRLED TRIO
    Band premier at groovy new venue in Williamsburg

    Friday May 20 - 2 sets 9pm (free)
    The Rosemont
    63 Montrose Ave Brooklyn, NY

    Matt Darriau - reeds
    Brad Shepik - guitar
    Tim Keiper - drums

    May 22, 2016

    Jake Shulman-Ment & Friends, Brooklyn, NY, 22 May 2016

    Jake Shulman-MentJake Shulman-Ment

    Sunday, May 22, 7 PM
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11215

    $10 suggested donation

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/234394453607676/

    May 26, 2016

    Jewish Women of Rebetika/New York Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 26 May 2016

    The Jewish women of Rebetika Concert/Workshop

    Thursday, May 26, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    The JEWISH WOMEN of REBETIKA
    Legendary Greek Jewish Singers of the ‘20s, ‘30s, and 40’s
    Roza Eskenazi. Amalia Baca, Stella Haskil, Victoria Hazan

    REBETIKA WORKSHOP 6:30 pm Led by Carol Freeman

    CONCERT 8:30 pm

    featuring
    Carol Freeman - Vocals
    Eylem Basaldi - Violin
    Adam Good - Oud

    followed by Jam Session

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full NIght Pass $35 includes Jam

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/1219088224771026/

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    June 16, 2016

    Borscht Ball, Brooklyn, NY, 16 Jun 2016

    OY VEY! Borscht Ball 2016
    Featuring: The Klezmatics, OPA from St. Petersburg, Daniel Kahn, Annette Ezekiel, Vanya Zhuk, Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch, Psoy Korolenko, Svetlana & The Eastern Brokhedz and many more!

    Delicious borscht and other klez-food will be brought to you by Mile End

    June 16, 7 PM
    Paper Box
    17 Meadow St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11206

    For tickets call 212 -213-2120 ext. 206 or visit
    web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10091942
    PRICE: $18 in advance, $25 at the door
    We are certain to sell out, so make sure to get your tickets in advance!

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/1736289906582934/

    July 14, 2016

    Jewish Bastille Day w/The Shtetl Stompers, Brooklyn, NY, 14 Jul 2016

    band photoA Jewish Bastille Day with the Shtetl Stompers, featuring Eleonore Biezunski

    Thur, Jul 14, 2016, 9pm
    Jalopy Tavern
    317 Columbia St.
    Brooklyn, NY

    The Shtetl Stompers will perform a "Jewish Bastille Day" at Jalopy Tavern in Brooklyn this Thursday July 14, with a blend of popular Paris songs and Yiddish songs! With Eléonore Biezunski, Ilan Moss and Joanna Sternberg! Come hang (is this a bad pun on Bastille Day?)!

    Les Shtetl Stompers joueront un "Jewish Bastille Day" à Brooklyn ce 14 juillet avec des chansons de Paris et des chansons yiddish, des chansons du petit peuple, avec Eléonore Biezunski, Ilan Moss et Joanna Sternberg!!

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/816106748490025/

    July 18, 2016

    Dr. Miriam Isaacs, NYC, 18 Jul 2016

    Dr. Miriam Isaacs
    "Songs from a Lost World: Singing as Resistance and Renewal in New York, 1948"

    Monday, July 18, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
    Mid-Manhattan Library, New York Public Library
    Fifth Avenue and 40th Street,
    New York, NY

    Fully accessible to wheelchairs

    Sponsored by the Dorot Jewish Division

    In 1948, only three years after the war, Ben Stonehill recorded over a thousand songs from Holocaust survivors temporarily housed in a hotel in upper Manhattan. In this presentation, sociolinguist and Yiddish scholar Dr. Miriam Isaacs will explore the meaning of that archive and discuss what these songs tell us about the inner world of refugees and survivors. Many of these songs are rare, some written in the camps or by partisans. Among the most important of the singers was Shmerke Kaczerginski, a partisan and poet and the collector and an actress, Diana Blumenfeld.

    Miriam Isaacs received her MA and Ph.D. at Cornell in linguistics. She has specialized in Yiddish language and literature. She was born in a German DP camp and grew up in Yiddish speaking enclaves of Montreal and Brooklyn, New York, graduating from Brooklyn's Erasmus High School and Brooklyn College. She has been working on creating a new website which makes available the lyrics to many of these songs. She will play cuts of the original songs, sung by men, women and children, mainly in Yiddish, but also Russian and Hebrew. Collectively, this body of song constitutes a haunting testimony to survivors’ resilience, courage and humor.

    The program is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

    For more information, visit:
    www.nypl.org/events/programs/2016/07/18/songs-lost-world-singing-resistance-and-renewal-new-york-1948

    July 21, 2016

    Zion80, NYC, 21 Jul 2016

    Jon Madof's Zion80
    Songs of the German-American folk rock rabbi Shlomo Carlebach meet funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti

    Thu, Jul 21, 2016, 8pm
    JCC Manhattan
    334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St.
    NYC

    More info: ebiz.jccmanhattan.org/PersonifyEBusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=416&pid=646818540

    July 25, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 25 July 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Mon, July 25, 2016, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    July 27, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 27 July 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Wed, July 27, 2016, 2pm, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    July 28, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 28 July 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Thu, July 28, 2016, 2pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    July 29, 2016

    Jeremiah Lockwood "Kol Nidre" screening, 29 Jul 2016

    Jeremiah Lockwood

    Fri, Jul 29, 7pm
    Le Poisson Rouge
    158 Bleecker Street
    New York, NY 10012
    Phone: (212) 505-FISH (3474)

    With the encouragement of my friend, Rabbi Dan Ain, I have made a new record of music--the new album, entitled Kol Nidre, is inspired by the high holiday liturgy of the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipur services we've been leading together for the last five years--the album features Shoko Nagai and John Bollinger--it sounds really nice. The album is coming out in October, but this Friday night we'll be premiering a music video for one of the pieces that was directed by our dear friend Tatiana McCabe -- the video is lovely--it animates paintings by the reonwned artist Archie Rand. Shoko and I will play a few pieces from the record and Dan and Mike Neuhaus (editor of Relix Magazine) will have a discussion about the record...also refreshments will be served.

    More info/tix: lpr.com/lpr_events/friday-night-jam-july-29th-2016/

    July 30, 2016

    Jeremiah Lockwood w/Fraternal Order of the Society Blues, NYC, 30 Jul 2016

    Jeremiah Lockwood and the Fraternal Order of the Society Blues

    Sat, Jul 30, 6pm
    Barbès
    376 9th Street
    Brooklyn, NY

    Jeremiah Lockwood, Ernesto Gomez and Ricky "Dirty Red" Gordon pay tribute to the life and music of their teacher, Piedmont Blues legend Carolina Slim.

    July 31, 2016

    Lyla Canté @ KulturFestNYC, 31 July 2016

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on July 31, 2016 features Lyla Canté with Judeo Flamenco.

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch/klezmer-brunch-with-lyla-cante-judeo-flamenco-7-31.html
    Part of KulturFestNYC

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 31 July 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Sun, July 31, 2016, 2pm, 6pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 1, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 1 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Mon, Aug 1, 2016, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 3, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 3 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Wed, Aug 3, 2016, 2pm, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 4, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 4 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Thu, Aug 4, 2016, 2pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    The Sway Machinery & Hydra, Brooklyn, NY, 4 Aug 2016

    The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery vs Hydra

    Joe's Pub
    Aug 4, 2016—Doors at 6:00PM / Show at 7:00PM
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Advance Price: $15 / Door Price: $20
    Tix/More info: publictheater.org

    August 7, 2016

    Alon Nechushtan & Talot Band/City Winery Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 7 Aug 2016

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on August 7, 2016 features Alon Nechushtan & Talot Band.

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch/klezmer-brunch-with-the-alon-talot-band-8-7.html

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 7 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Sun, Aug 7, 2016, 2pm, 6pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    Tarararam @ KulturFestNYC, 7 Aug 2016

    National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at the Museum of Jewish Heritage presents

    Tararam
    August 7 at 4pm
    Robert Wagner Park, adjacent to Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280

    Tararam, widely referred to as Israel’s “Stomp,” incorporates humor interwoven with brilliantly executed body drumming and a variety of extraordinary sounds and rhythms that celebrate the world around us from a young and fresh Israeli and Middle Eastern perspective.

    FREE

    kulturfestnyc.org/?event=tararam&event_date=2016-08-07
    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 8, 2016

    Workshop: Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment, Brooklyn, NY,8-12 Aug 2016

    Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment

    Aug 8–12, 2016, 10am – 4:30pm
    Kensington
    Brooklyn, New York

    Tix: www.jakeshulmanment.com

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/263236970692279/

    Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment, NYC, 8-12 Aug 2016

    Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment

    Aug 8-Aug 12, 2016, 10am - 4:30pm
    Kensington, Brooklyn

    Facebook/More info: www.facebook.com/events/263236970692279/

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 8 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Tue, Aug 9, 2016, 2pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 9, 2016

    Workshop: Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment, Brooklyn, NY,8-12 Aug 2016

    Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment

    Aug 8–12, 2016, 10am – 4:30pm
    Kensington
    Brooklyn, New York

    Tix: www.jakeshulmanment.com

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/263236970692279/

    August 10, 2016

    Workshop: Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment, Brooklyn, NY,8-12 Aug 2016

    Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment

    Aug 8–12, 2016, 10am – 4:30pm
    Kensington
    Brooklyn, New York

    Tix: www.jakeshulmanment.com

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/263236970692279/

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 10 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 2pm, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 11, 2016

    Workshop: Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment, Brooklyn, NY,8-12 Aug 2016

    Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment

    Aug 8–12, 2016, 10am – 4:30pm
    Kensington
    Brooklyn, New York

    Tix: www.jakeshulmanment.com

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/263236970692279/

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 11 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Thu, Aug 11, 2016, 2pm, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 12, 2016

    Workshop: Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment, Brooklyn, NY,8-12 Aug 2016

    Brooklyn Fiddle: Klezmer String Workshop w/Jake Shulman-Ment

    Aug 8–12, 2016, 10am – 4:30pm
    Kensington
    Brooklyn, New York

    Tix: www.jakeshulmanment.com

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/263236970692279/

    August 15, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 15 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Sun, Aug 21, 2016, 2pm, 6pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 16, 2016

    Yiddish Art Trio/KulturfestNYC, NYC, 16 Aug 2016

    Yiddish Art Trio publicity photoYiddish Art Trio

    Tue, Aug 16, 2016, 7:30pm
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Pl,
    New York, New York 10280

    Tix: web.ovationtix.com

    More info: www.facebook.com/events/1727220854204511/
    More about KulturfestNYC

    August 17, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 17 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Wed, Aug 17, 2016, 2pm, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    Yiddish Art Trio, Queens, NY, 17 Aug 2016

    Yiddish Art Trio publicity photoYiddish Art Trio

    Wednesday, August 17, 2016, tba
    Cunningham Park,
    Queens, NY

    August 18, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 18 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Thu, Aug 18, 2016, 2pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 18 Aug 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, August 18, 2016, 8pm (loosely)
    Greenwich Village Synagogue, downstairs
    53 Charles St at West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    We're returning to Charles St for our regular Thursday residency...

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    August 21, 2016

    Isle of Klezbos City Winery Brunch, NYC, 21 Aug 2016

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Aug 21, 2016 features Isle of Klezbos

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch.html

    August 22, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 22 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Mon, Aug 22, 2016, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 24, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 24 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Wed, Aug 24, 2016, 2pm, 7:30pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 25, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 25 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Thu, Aug 25, 2016, 2pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 25 Aug 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, August 25, 2016, 8pm (loosely)
    Greenwich Village Synagogue, downstairs
    53 Charles St at West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    We're returning to Charles St for our regular Thursday residency...

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    August 28, 2016

    The Golden Bride, NYC, 28 Aug 2016

    The Golden Bride
    Join National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage for the return limited engagement of The Golden Bride.

    Sun, Aug 28, 2016, 2pm, 6pm
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place
    NYC 10280

    In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles

    Click Here to purchase tickets or call (866) 811-4111

    Part of KulturFestNYC

    August 30, 2016

    Svigals & Brody, NYC, 3 Aug 2016

    Alicia SvigalsAlicia Svigals and Loren Brody: A zumer concert

    Wed, Aug 3, 2016, 7pm
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St.,
    NYC

    Tix/More info: www.yivo.org/A-Zumer-Concert

    August 31, 2016

    The Klezmographers, Brooklyn, NY, 31 Aug 2016

    The Klezmographers @ Roots n' Ruckus


    August 31st, 2016, 9pm
    Jalopy Theater - Roots'n ruckus
    317 Columbia Street
    Brooklyn, NY

    There's no cover!

    Since their first concert in Brooklyn in 2006, Eleonore Biezunski (violin, vocals) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) have teamed up to explore the richness of traditional klezmer and Yiddish folksong. The duo performs rare repertoire from 19th and early 20th century collections of Jewish folklore as well as original klezmer tunes.

    I9:00pm - Hoot and Holler
    9:30pm - Feral Foster
    10:00pm - Klezmographers
    10:30pm - Up Up We Go
    11:00pm - Rashad Brown`

    September 1, 2016

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 1 Sep 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, Sep 1, 2016, 8pm (loosely)
    Greenwich Village Synagogue, downstairs
    53 Charles St at West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    We're returning to Charles St for our regular Thursday residency...

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    September 4, 2016

    The Shtetl Stompers, Brooklyn, NY, 4 Sep 2016

    The Shtetl Stompers

    Thu, September 4th 8-10 pm
    Jalopy Tavern
    317 Columbia Street
    Brooklyn, NY

    For years, les Shtetl Stompers roamed the cafes and music halls of the Northern Paris neighborhood Belleville, bringing a bit of Brooklyn Klezmer schmaltz to the city of lights. Now, they are bringing a touch of Yiddish Belleville to Brooklyn! On zee menu: Old Timey klezmer fiddle tunes, Franco-Yiddish crooning, Yinglish Screaming and some chanson françaises.

    Who is Manny Blanc, Brooklyn, NY, 4 Sep 2016

    Who is Manny Blanc?—theremin edition

    Thu, September 4th 10 pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St.
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    WHO IS MANNY BLANC? will be celebrating the music and aesthetic of this little known dynamic 60's New York musician and arranger. This edition will feature the notable discoverer of the lost Blanc recordings, Adam O'Callaghan, on the rare Moog (console) theremin. Our Québécois thereminist will be helping us re-interpret the music from Mr. Blanc's obscure yet astonishing LP released in the early 60's called "Jewish Jazz". Exotica meets futurist jazz, meets proto-surf - from double electric guitars to harmonica driven duck-call dialogue to theremin. The LP is one of the earliest attempts at putting klezmer melody in a jazz and groovy out-there context.

    The band features some of NY's finest klezies:

    Matt Darriau - reeds,
    Adam O'Callaghan - theremin and reeds
    Avi Fox-Rosen - guitar
    Yoshie Fruchter - guitar
    Ari Folman Cohen - bass
    Chris Stromquist - drums

    September 7, 2016

    Sharon Goldman CD release, NYC, 7 Sep 2016

    Singer-songwriter Sharon Goldman

    Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 7 pm
    Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3
    185 Orchard Street,
    NYC

    $12 advance tickets available: www.ticketfly.com/event/1223245

    Full-band show to celebrate the release of her new album, Kol Isha (A Woman's Voice)

    Basya Schechter, of Pharaoh's Daughter's calls the recording "'pearls' of songs"—combining middle-eastern rhythms and slide guitar grooves with hints of folk and blues. It is a bold, unique song journey melding Jewish imagery, myth and memories with a modern, feminist twist.

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 7 Sep 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Wednesday, Sep 7, 2016, 8pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.)
    Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC

    Tel: 347 422 0248

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    September 8, 2016

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 8 Sep 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, Sep 8, 2016, 8pm (loosely)
    Greenwich Village Synagogue, downstairs
    53 Charles St at West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    We're returning to Charles St for our regular Thursday residency...

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars & Nicole Borger/NY Klezmer Series Season Opener, 8 Sep 2016

    Eleanor Reissa w/Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars & Nicole Borger (from Brazil)

    Thu, Sep 8, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1213274975363489/

    September 11, 2016

    Kobi Arad, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 11 Sept 2016

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Sep 11, 2016 features Kobi Arad.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/

    Binyumen Schaechter, NYC, 11 Sep 2016

    The American musical theatre, revue and cabaret songs of Binyumen Schaechter, written with Dan Kael, lyricist
    It Helps to Sing About It: The Songs of Ben Schaechter and Dan Kael

    Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, 4:00 PM
    Metropolitan Room,
    34 West 22 St,
    New York City

    For more info, and for tickets: =metropolitanroom.com/event.cfm?id=234332
    To hear a sampling of Schaechter/Kael songs: soundcloud.com/schaechter-kael

    September 15, 2016

    Klazz-Ma-Tazz, NYC, 15 Sep 2016

    Klazz-ma-tazz

    Thursday, September 15 at 8 PM - 11 PM
    Tagine Fine Moroccan Cuisine
    221 W 38th St,
    New York, New York 10018

    More info/tix: www.taginedining.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/191556624595513/

    Ilya Shneyveys/NY Klezmer Series, 15 Sep 2016

    Ilya Shneyveys – from Latvia, via Berlin

    Thu, Sep 15, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1213274975363489/

    September 17, 2016

    Binyumen Schaechter, NYC, 17 Sep 2016

    The American musical theatre, revue and cabaret songs of Binyumen Schaechter, written with Dan Kael, lyricist
    It Helps to Sing About It: The Songs of Ben Schaechter and Dan Kael

    Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, 9:30 PM
    Metropolitan Room,
    34 West 22 St,
    New York City

    For more info, and for tickets: =metropolitanroom.com/event.cfm?id=234332
    To hear a sampling of Schaechter/Kael songs: soundcloud.com/schaechter-kael

    September 18, 2016

    Alon Nechushtan & Talat Band, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 18 Sept 2016

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Sep 18, 2016 features Alon Nechushtan & Talat Band.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/

    פּראָפֿעסאָר דוד-אליהו פֿישמאַן /Professor David Fishman, Bronx, NYC, 18 Sep 2016

    פּראָפֿעסאָר דוד-אליהו פֿישמאַן /Professor David Fishman

    Sunday, September 18 at 1:30 PM - 3 PM
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Ave.
    Bronx, NY

    איר זענט האַרציק פֿאַרבעטן אויף אונדזער עפֿענונג-פּראָגראַם. פּראָפעסאָר דוד פישמאַן, פֿונעם יידישן טעאָלאָגישען סעמנינאַר, וועט האַלטן א רעפֿעראַט: "דאָס לאַנד וווּ שלום-עליכם לעבט אייביק: דער שולם-עליכם מיטאָס אין געוועזענעם ראַטן-פֿאַרבאַנד". אין דער מוזיקאַלישער פּראָגראַם: די "שטעטל-סטאַמפערס". אַרײַנגאַנג: $5, מיטגלידער: פֿרײַ. Please come to our season opening program: a lecture in Yiddish by Professor David Fishman (JTS): The Sholem Aleichem Myth in the Former Soviet Union. In the musical program: The Shtetl Stompers. Admission: $5.00, free for members. We are located at 3301 Bainbridge Avenue, at the corner of 208th St., near Montefiore Hospital. Take the D to 205th St. or the 4 to Moshulu Parkway.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/2098729247019029/

    The Shtetl Stompers, Bronx, NY, 18 Sep 2016

    The Shtetl Stompers

    September 18th, 2016 1:30 pm
    Sholem Aleichem Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue,
    Bronx, NY

    For years, les Shtetl Stompers roamed the cafes and music halls of the Northern Paris neighborhood Belleville, bringing a bit of Brooklyn Klezmer schmaltz to the city of lights. Now, they are bringing a touch of Yiddish Belleville to Brooklyn! On zee menu: Old Timey klezmer fiddle tunes, Franco-Yiddish crooning, Yinglish Screaming and some chanson françaises.

    September 21, 2016

    "A Nakht in Shtetl: Yiddish Song Recital", NYC, 21 Sep 2016

    A Nakht in Shtetl: Yiddish Song Recital
    An evening of reflection and celebration of the Shtetl life through song, story and food.

    Yiddish song recital with Chaim Kohn, Cantor Yanky Lemmer and Cantor Ayeh Leib Hurwitz.
    Music by Avremi G, Zisl Slepovtich, Deborah Strauss, Taylor Bergren-Chrisman, and Laura Melnicoff

    Wed, Sep 21, 2016, 7pm
    Chevra Ahavas Yisroel
    306 Albany St.
    Brooklyn, NY 11213

    Tix/more info: www.eventbrite.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1735845433349709/

    Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble, NYC, 21 Sep 2016

    Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble

    Wed, Sep 21, 2016, 8pm and 10pm
    the Kitano
    66 Park Avenue (at E.38th St.)
    NY, NY 10016
    RESERVATIONS: 212-885-7119

    More info: kitano.com

    September 22, 2016

    Zisl Slepovitch/NY Klezmer Series, 22 Sep 2016

    Zisl Slepovitch (reeds, vocals)
    with Nadav Lev (guitar), Dmitry Ishenko (bass), and Aaron Alexander (drums, percussion).

    Thu, Sep 22, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1188924461168381/

    September 25, 2016

    Benjamin Sutin & Klazz-Ma-Tazz, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 25 Sept 2016

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Sep 25, 2016 features Benjamin Sutin & Klazz-Ma-Tazz.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 25 Sep 2016

    To Life, To Laugh, L'chaim!
    A Centennial Celebration in Song of the Classic Yiddish WriterSholem Aleichem
    performed by The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor

    Featured soloists: Cantor Joel Caplan, Temma Schaechter (of Di Shekhter-tekhter)

    Sunday, September 25, 2016, 4:30 p.m.
    Merkin Concert Hall
    129 West 67th Street,
    New York City

    For more information and to order tickets: www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org

    October 2, 2016

    Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 2 Oct 2016

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 2, 2016 features Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/

    October 4, 2016

    The Ancestral String Band feat. Sara Casewell: David Krakauer residency/The Stone, NYC, 4–9 Oct 2016

    cd coverThe Ancestral String Band, featuring Sara Caswell
    David Krakauer Stone residency

    Tue, Oct 4, 2016, 8pm
    The Stone
    corner of Ave. C and 2nd St.
    NYC

    A new twist on clarinet and strings, with a mix of klezmer, original compositions and improvisation.
    David Krakauer (clarinet) Sara Caswell (violin) Joe Deninzon (violin) Sheryl Bailey (guitar) Jerome Harris (acoustic/electric bass)

    Admission: $20

    More info: thestonenyc.com/

    October 5, 2016

    The Big Picture Orchestra: David Krakauer residency/The Stone, NYC, 4–9 Oct 2016

    cd coverThe Big Picture Orchestra
    David Krakauer Stone residency

    Wed, Oct 5, 2016, 8pm
    The Stone
    corner of Ave. C and 2nd St.
    NYC

    Krakauer transplants the house band from his multi-media production, The Big Picture, into an unleashed music-only evening of explorations and improvisations on the music of iconic films
    David Krakauer (clarinet) Sara Caswell (violin) Sheryl Bailey (guitar) Rob Schwimmer (piano, hakken continuum, theramin) Jerome Harris (acoustic/electric bass) Satoshi Takeishi (drums)

    Admission: $20

    More info: thestonenyc.com/

    Andy Statman, Brooklyn, NY, 5 Oct 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Wednesday, Oct 5, 2016, 8pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.)
    Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC

    Tel: 347 422 0248

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    October 6, 2016

    Krakauer plays Zorn: David Krakauer residency/The Stone, NYC, 4–9 Oct 2016

    cd coverKrakauer plays Zorn
    David Krakauer Stone residency

    Thu, Oct 6, 2016, 8pm
    The Stone
    corner of Ave. C and 2nd St.
    NYC

    Krakauer's arrangements of pieces specially selected for David Krakauer and his band by John Zorn from the third Book of Angels.
    David Krakauer (clarinet) Sheryl Bailey (guitar) Jerome Harris (electric bass, vocals) Michael Sarin (drums) Keepalive (sampler)

    Admission: $20

    More info: thestonenyc.com/

    Ben Holmes/NY Klezmer Series, 6 Oct 2016

    Ben Holmes

    Thu, Sep 15, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1213274975363489/

    October 7, 2016

    Ancestral Groove: David Krakauer residency/The Stone, NYC, 4–9 Oct 2016

    cd coverAncestral Groove
    David Krakauer Stone residency

    Fri, Oct 7, 2016, 8pm
    The Stone
    corner of Ave. C and 2nd St.
    NYC

    Loops, grooves and ecstatic improvisation celebrate the earthy side of Krakauer's Eastern European Jewish ancestry in a joyful contemporary celebration.
    David Krakauer (clarinet) Sheryl Bailey (guitar) Jerome Harris (electric bass, vocals) Michael Sarin (drums) Keepalive (sampler)

    Admission: $20

    More info: thestonenyc.com/

    October 8, 2016

    Breath & Hammer: David Krakauer residency/The Stone, NYC, 4–9 Oct 2016

    cd coverBreath & Hammer
    David Krakauer Stone residency

    Sat, Oct 8, 2016, 8pm
    The Stone
    corner of Ave. C and 2nd St.
    NYC

    Clarinet, Piano, Electronics
    “Simple Songs” from Kinan Azmeh, John Zorn, Rob Curto, Roberto Rodriguez, Emil Kroitor, Kathleen Tagg and David Krakauer expanded by Krakauer and South African pianist/sound explorer Kathleen Tagg into a full blown orchestral texture with loops, samples and extended techniques enhanced by a projected video feed designed by Jesse Gilbert.
    David Krakauer (clarinet) Kathleen Tagg (piano)

    Admission: $20

    More info: thestonenyc.com/

    October 9, 2016

    Manny Blanc Project, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 9 Oct 2016

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 2, 2016 features the Manny Blanc Project.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/

    Krakauer's Acoustic Klezmer Quartet: David Krakauer residency/The Stone, NYC, 4–9 Oct 2016

    cd coverBreath & Hammer
    David Krakauer Stone residency

    Sun, Oct 9, 2016, 8pm
    The Stone
    corner of Ave. C and 2nd St.
    NYC

    Unplugged versions of Krakauer's klezmer repertoire ranging from his own quirky originals to traditional tunes.
    David Krakauer (clarinets) Will Holshouser (accordion) Jerome Harris (bass) Michael Sarin (percussion)

    Admission: $20

    More info: thestonenyc.com/

    October 13, 2016

    Ternovka Ensemble/NY Klezmer Series, 13 Oct 2016

    Ternovka Ensemble – w/Zhenya Lopatnik, Pete Rushefsky, Jake Shulman-Ment, & Joanna Sternberg

    Thu, Oct 13, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1213274975363489/

    October 20, 2016

    Paul Shapiro's Midnight Minyan/NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 20 Oct 2016

    Paul Shapiro's Midnight Minyan

    Thu, Oct 20, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/

    October 24, 2016

    Festival of Light: An Evening with Matisyahu, NYC, 22–24 Dec 2016

    Festival of Light: An Evening with Matisyahu

    Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 8pm (doors open 6pm)
    City Winery/New York
    155 Varick St.
    NYC

    More info/tix: www.citywinery.com

    October 27, 2016

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 27 Oct 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, Oct 27, 2016, 8pm (loosely)
    Greenwich Village Synagogue, downstairs
    53 Charles St at West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    We're returning to Charles St for our regular Thursday residency...

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    October 28, 2016

    Great Small Works: Mungergang and other cheerful downfalls, NYC, 28 Oct 2016

    publicity photo by Erik McGregorMuntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls

    Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 7:30pm
    2016 LaMama Puppet Series
    First Floor Theatre
    74 East 4th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    The First Floor Theatre is located on East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue.
    F Train to Second Ave; N/R Trains to 8th Street; 6 Train to Astor Place

    Tix: 646-430-5374, or online, web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/962301

    Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler's sexy anti-capitalist puppet scripts and original graphics, panoramic scrolls, The Dybbuk, and Mae West, “Muntergang” is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships.

    October 29, 2016

    Great Small Works: Mungergang and other cheerful downfalls, NYC, 29 Oct 2016

    publicity photo by Erik McGregorMuntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls

    Sat, Oct 29, 2016, 2pm, 7:30pm
    2016 LaMama Puppet Series
    First Floor Theatre
    74 East 4th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    The First Floor Theatre is located on East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue.
    F Train to Second Ave; N/R Trains to 8th Street; 6 Train to Astor Place

    Tix: 646-430-5374, or online, web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/962301

    Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler's sexy anti-capitalist puppet scripts and original graphics, panoramic scrolls, The Dybbuk, and Mae West, “Muntergang” is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships.

    October 30, 2016

    Ben Holmes, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 30 Oct 2016

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 2, 2016 features Ben Holmes.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/

    Great Small Works: Mungergang and other cheerful downfalls, NYC, 30 Oct 2016

    publicity photo by Erik McGregorMuntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls

    Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 2:00pm
    2016 LaMama Puppet Series
    First Floor Theatre
    74 East 4th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    The First Floor Theatre is located on East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue.
    F Train to Second Ave; N/R Trains to 8th Street; 6 Train to Astor Place

    Tix: 646-430-5374, or online, web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/962301

    Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler's sexy anti-capitalist puppet scripts and original graphics, panoramic scrolls, The Dybbuk, and Mae West, “Muntergang” is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships.

    November 3, 2016

    Avi Fox Rosen/NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 3 Nov 2016

    Avi Fox-Rosen Band

    Thu, Nov 3, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/

    Great Small Works: Mungergang and other cheerful downfalls, NYC, 3 Nov 2016

    publicity photo by Erik McGregorMuntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls

    Thu, Nov 3, 2016, 7:30pm
    2016 LaMama Puppet Series
    First Floor Theatre
    74 East 4th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    The First Floor Theatre is located on East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue.
    F Train to Second Ave; N/R Trains to 8th Street; 6 Train to Astor Place

    Tix: 646-430-5374, or online, web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/962301

    Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler's sexy anti-capitalist puppet scripts and original graphics, panoramic scrolls, The Dybbuk, and Mae West, “Muntergang” is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships.

    November 4, 2016

    Great Small Works: Mungergang and other cheerful downfalls, NYC, 4 Nov 2016

    publicity photo by Erik McGregorMuntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls

    Fri, Nov 4, 2016, 7:30pm
    2016 LaMama Puppet Series
    First Floor Theatre
    74 East 4th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    The First Floor Theatre is located on East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue.
    F Train to Second Ave; N/R Trains to 8th Street; 6 Train to Astor Place

    Tix: 646-430-5374, or online, web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/962301

    Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler's sexy anti-capitalist puppet scripts and original graphics, panoramic scrolls, The Dybbuk, and Mae West, “Muntergang” is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships.

    Sandaraa, NYC, 4 Nov 2016

    SandaraaEastern Europe Meets South Asia with the Sounds of Sandaraa

    November 4th 2016, 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY

    $15
    More info: publictheater.org

    November 5, 2016

    Great Small Works: Mungergang and other cheerful downfalls, NYC, 5 Nov 2016

    publicity photo by Erik McGregorMuntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls

    Sat, Nov 5, 2016, 2pm, 7:30pm
    2016 LaMama Puppet Series
    First Floor Theatre
    74 East 4th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    The First Floor Theatre is located on East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue.
    F Train to Second Ave; N/R Trains to 8th Street; 6 Train to Astor Place

    Tix: 646-430-5374, or online, web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/962301

    Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler's sexy anti-capitalist puppet scripts and original graphics, panoramic scrolls, The Dybbuk, and Mae West, “Muntergang” is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships.

    November 6, 2016

    Great Small Works: Mungergang and other cheerful downfalls, NYC, 6 Nov 2016

    publicity photo by Erik McGregorMuntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls

    Sun, Nov 6, 2016, 2:00pm
    2016 LaMama Puppet Series
    First Floor Theatre
    74 East 4th Street
    New York, NY 10003
    The First Floor Theatre is located on East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue.
    F Train to Second Ave; N/R Trains to 8th Street; 6 Train to Astor Place

    Tix: 646-430-5374, or online, web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/962301

    Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler's sexy anti-capitalist puppet scripts and original graphics, panoramic scrolls, The Dybbuk, and Mae West, “Muntergang” is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships.

    November 10, 2016

    Mike Anklewicz & KlezFactor/NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 10 Nov 2016

    Mike Anklewicz (from Toronto!) & KlezFactor

    Thu, Nov 10, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/

    Andy Statman, NYC, 10 Nov 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, Nov 10, 2016, 8:30pm (later than usual)
    Greenwich Village Synagogue, downstairs
    53 Charles St at West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    We're returning to Charles St for our regular Thursday residency... Larry has another engagement, but fun shall commence nonetheless

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass

    November 11, 2016

    Klezmer Jam, NYC, 11 Nov 2016

    Klezmer Jam

    Let's all be miserable together. There will be drinking. There will be music. Come to the Mona's Klezmer Jam hosted by clarinetist Michael Winograd, joined by Zoe Christiansen, Jake Shulman-Ment, Keryn Kleiman, Joanna Sternberg, Avi Fox-Rosen and more friday night.

    Fri, Nov 11, Veterans Day, 2016, 10:30pm–1am
    Mona's Bar NYC
    224 Avenue B
    NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1859946164235249/

    November 13, 2016

    League for Yiddish Dictionary Publication Party w/Lorin Sklamberg, NYC, 13 Nov 2016

    League for Yiddish Dictionary Publication Party

    Sunday, November 13th at 6 P.M. at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 15 W. 16th St. Manhattan, NY.

    PROGRAM
    Main Speaker: Sholem (Solon) Beinfeld, editor-in-chief of the Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary

    Panel: Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, Paul Glasser, editors-in-chief and Chava Lapin, associate editor of the Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary; Leyzer Burko - moderator

    Musical Program: Lorin Sklamberg

    טײַערע פֿרײַנד,י
    מיר ווילן אײַך לאָזן וויסן וועגן אַ יום־טובֿדיקער פּראָגראַם וואָס מיר פּלאַנירן צו פּראַווען דעם אַרויסקום פֿון אונדזער נײַ

    אַרומנעמיק ענגליש־ייִדיש־ווערטערבוך
    פֿאַרלאַג בײַם אינדיאַנער אוניווערסיטעט
    בשותּפֿות מיט דער ייִדיש־ליגע

    זונטיק, דעם 13טן נאָוועמבער 2016 זעקס אַ זייגער אין אָוונט אין בנין פֿון ייִוואָ - ייִדישן וויסנשאַפֿטלעכן אינסטיטוט, 15 וועסט 16טע גאַס, מאַנהעטן, ניו־יאָרק.

    די פּראָגראַם:
    הויפּטרעדנער: שלום ביינפֿעלד, שעף־רעדאַקטאָר פֿון דעם אַרומנעמיק ייִדיש־ענגליש ווערטערבוך

    פּאַנעל:
    גיטל שעכטער־ווישוואַנאַט און הערשל גלעזער, שעף־רעדאַקטאָרן און חוה לאַפּין, אַסאָציִיִרטער רעדאַקטאָר פֿון דעם אַרומנעמיק ענגליש־ייִדיש ־ווערטערבוך; לייזער בורקאָ, פֿאָרזיצער

    קינסטלערישע פּראָגראַם:
    לאָרין סקלאַמבערג

    מיר ווינטשן אַלע אונדזערע לייענערס און פֿרײַנד
    אַ זיס, גליקלעך נײַ יאָר.

    November 14, 2016

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 14 Nov 2016

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer: Music from the Yiddish Cinema

    Monday, November 14 at 6 PM - 8 PM
    Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center
    111 Amsterdam Ave,
    New York, New York 10023

    FREE, but requires ticket
    www.nypl.org

    One of the Metropolitan Klezmer’s specialties is the richly varied music found in vintage Yiddish film soundtracks. Join us for an evening of original klezmer arrangements performed live by the full octet, interpolated with scenes both from celebrated movie classics and lesser-known cinematic gems onscreen: Hasidic chant and sewing song from The Dybbuk; tenement wedding dance from Uncle Moses; melodies performed for newsreels made by Moscow’s State Yiddish Theater; Second Avenue swing, haunting love songs, and a little-known folkloric grandma’s dance, as heard in the Polish films of Molly Picon. A panoply of footage excerpts will be shared onscreen, interspersed with the band's exhilarating live musical interpretations of music found & inspired by vintage celluloid versions: Archival clips alternating with our live ensemble's re-takes on an astonishing array of movie music.

    This multi-media concert event is offered free to the public -- first come, first served; so we recommend arriving early for a seat.

    November 17, 2016

    Eleonore Biezunski w/The Klezmographers, Shtetl Stompers/NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 17 Nov 2016

    Eleonore Biezunski (from France!) The Klezmographers (duo with Pete Rushefsky) and then the Shtetl Stompers (trio with Ilan Moss and Joanna Sternberg)


    Thu, Nov 17, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/

    Andy Statman, NYC, 17 Nov 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, Nov 17, 2016, 8:00pm
    Greenwich Village Synagogue, downstairs
    53 Charles St at West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    We're returning to Charles St for our regular Thursday residency... Larry has another engagement, but fun shall commence nonetheless

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass

    November 19, 2016

    Zion80, NYC, 19-20 Nov 2016

    Jon Madof's Zion80
    Songs of the German-American folk rock rabbi Shlomo Carlebach meet funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti

    Sat, Nov 19, 2016, 8pm & 10pm
    thestonenyc.com
    corner of Ave. C and 2nd St.
    NYC

    More info: thestonenyc.com/calendar.php

    November 20, 2016

    Asefa, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 20 Nov 2016 2016

    asefa in concertEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Nov 20, 2016 features Asefa.

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.asefamusic.com/gig-alert-citywinery-klez-brunch-112016/
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1691290534534192/

    "Varda's Tapestry, Bronx, NY, 20 Nov 2016

    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center invites you:

    Sunday, November 20, 2016, 1:30 PM
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center-Bronx
    3301 Bainbridge Ave,
    Bronx, New York 10467

    Varda's Tapestry: Enjoy a lecture in Yiddish by a Sephardic textile worker, Varda Hanuka Grinspan, who grew up in Istanbul and Israel speaking Ladino, Hebrew and Yiddish. Musical program with the Yiddish singer, Yosl Kurland. Admission: $5, free for members.

    Take the D train to 205th St. or the 4 to Moshulu Parkway. We're on the corner of 208th St., near Montefiore Hospital

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/998467243615176/

    Alicia Jo Rabins, NYC, 20 Nov 2016

    Alicia Jo Rabins performs songs at the Sunday Salon reading series

    Sunday, November 20, 7-9pm
    AJimmy's No. 43, 43 E 7th St,
    East Village, NYC

    free!

    Also, readings by Karissa Chen, Leland Cheuk, Laura McDermott, & Peter Orner
    more info here

    Zion80, NYC, 19-20 Nov 2016

    Jon Madof's Zion80
    Songs of the German-American folk rock rabbi Shlomo Carlebach meet funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti

    Sun, Nov 20, 2016, 8pm & 10pm
    thestonenyc.com
    corner of Ave. C and 2nd St.
    NYC

    More info: thestonenyc.com/calendar.php

    November 27, 2016

    Isle of Klezbos City Winery Brunch, NYC, 27 Nov 2016

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Aug 21, 2016 features Isle of Klezbos

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch.html

    November 28, 2016

    Alicia Svigals@WinterFest, NYC, 28 Nov 2016

    Alicia SvigalsAlicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Express

    Monday, November 28, 6:15-7:30 PM
    Winter's Eve
    Lincoln Square festival, across from Lincoln Center
    NYC

    FREE

    More info at: www.winterseve.nyc/the-17th-annual-winters-eve-at-lincoln-square-11-28-2016/

    Klezmer Jam, nyc, 28 Nov 2016

    Shaaray Tefila Klezmer Jam (Tryptofan detox edition)

    Monday, Nov 28, 2016, 6:30 – 8:30pm
    Temple Shaaray Tefila- New York City
    250 E 79th St,
    New York, New York 10075

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/658985417610037/

    Klezmer workshop open house, NYC, 28 Nov 2016

    The return of the Tuesday night Workmen's Circle klezmer workshop in NYC!
    Free open house

    Tue, Nov 28, 2016 from 7-9 pm!
    Workmen's Circle,
    247 West 37 Street, Floor 5,
    New York, NY 10018
    For more info: 347 623-4228

    Led by internationally acclaimed klezmer and Yiddish performer and educator Cantor Jeff Warschauer. Please forward and let everyone know!

    Come and bring your friends, relatives, anyone who likes to play or sing Jewish music!

    The free open house will be followed by paid sessions on subsequent Tuesday evenings:
    12/6, 12/13 and 12/20
    $30/session or $25/session for Workmen's Circle members.

    November 29, 2016

    Klezmographers, Brooklyn, NY, 29 Nov 2016

    The Klezmographers: Eleonore Biezunski (violin, vocals) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl)

    Tue, Nov 29, 2016, 7pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    $10 suggested

    Since their first concert in Brooklyn in 2006, Eleonore Biezunski (violin, vocals) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) have teamed up to explore the richness of traditional klezmer and Yiddish folksong. The duo performs rare repertoire from 19th and early 20th century collections of Jewish folklore as well as original klezmer tunes.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1822806601289324/

    November 30, 2016

    Metropolitan Klezmer, nyc, 30 Nov 2016

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Wed, Nov 30, 2016, 12:30 – 1:30pm
    One New York Plaza
    NYC

    FREE

    Metropolitan Klezmer quartet special plays FREE set for "Last Wednesdays" series on ground floor stage in famed modernist building One New York Plaza at the southern tip of Manhattan.

    December 1, 2016

    Bivolița/NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 1 Dec 2016

    Bivolița w/Christina Crowder

    Thu, Dec 1, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/

    Klezmatics 30th Anniv. Tour/CD release, NYC, 1 Dec 2016

    imagesThe Klezmatics 30th Anniversary Tour, celebrates release of "אָפיקורסים | Apikorsim | Heretics"

    Thu, Dec 1, 2016, 8:00 pm
    The Town Hall
    123 W 43rd St,
    New York, New York 10036

    Tix online

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1289929324350846/

    December 4, 2016

    Golem, Brooklyn, NY, 4 Dec 2016

    GolemHanukkah celebration with high
    energy klezmer sextet, Golem

    Sunday, December 4th, 2016, 3:00pm kick off
    Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center
    on the campus of Kingsborough Community College,
    2001 Oriental Boulevard,
    Brooklyn, NY 11235

    tickets cost between $32-37

    This unique Hanukkah concert is filled with beloved favorites as well as original material in Yiddish, Russian, English, and French.

    More info/tix: www.onstageatkingsborough.org/

    December 6, 2016

    Lorin Sklamberg & Polina Shepherd, Brooklyn, NY, 6 Dec 2016

    The Izba, the Shtibl and the Global Village in Brooklyn
    Lorin Sklamberg & Polina Shepherd

    Tue, Dec 6, 2016, 7pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11215

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/327814017588390/

    Lenka Lichtenberg/NY Klezmer Series, 6 Dec 2016

    Lenka Lichtenberg - from Toronto!

    Tues, Dec 6, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1213274975363489/

    December 8, 2016

    Yiddish Open Mic NYC, 8 Dec 2016

    Yiddish Open Mic, hosted by Shane Baker

    Thursday, December 8 | 7:00pm
    YIVO
    15 W 16th St,
    New York, NY 10011-6301
    Tel: 212.246.6080

    This program is free. Sign up starts at 7:00pm, performances begin at 7:30.

    Are you a singer? A songwriter? Do you play an instrument or are you part of a band? Maybe you have a great Yiddish monologue memorized or an original poem. It's time to show us what you can do. Join celebrated host, actor and singer Shane Baker, and special guests for a fun, intimate night of Yiddish performance.

    Litvakus@Roots 'n' Ruckus, Brooklyn, NYC, 8 Dec 2016

    dmitri slepovichLitvakus @ 2nd Roots 'n' Ruckus

    The Festival takes place on Dec. 7-9
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music.
    315 Columbia St.,
    Brooklyn, NY

    NO COVER!

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1675975316066459/

    December 10, 2016

    Jon Madof w/Outliers, NYC, 10 Dec 2016

    Outliers Series @ the Spectrum
    Multi-instrumentalist and composer Mick Rossi (Philip Glass / Paul Simon), Jon Madoff (Rashanim, Zion80, Blivet) w/ Peter Hess (Balkan Beat Box), Stephen Ulrich (Big Lazy) and Yuval Lion (Zion80, Cibo Matto)

    Sat, Dec 10, 2016
    Spectrum
    121 Ludlow St., 2nd Fl.
    NYC

    December 11, 2016

    "Yiddish - In Finland!", Bronx, NY, 11 Dec 2016

    Dr. Simo Muir (Helsinki University)

    S'vet oykh oyftretn di kapelye "Ternovke"
    The klezmer super-group "Ternovka" will also appear:
    Zhenya Lopatnik, Pete Rushefsky, Jake Shulman-Ment

    Zuntik, dem 11tn detsember 2016, 1:30 n"m
    Sunday, December 11, 2016, 1:30 PM
    Sholem-Aleykhem Kultur-Tsenter / Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx
    Rog 205te gas, lebn Montefoire shpitol / Corner 205th St., near Montefiore Hospital

    Fort mit der "D" ban biz 205/Norwood oder mit der "4" ban biz Moshulu Parkway.
    Take the "D" train to 205/Norwood or the "4" train to Moshulu Parkway.

    Arayntrit/Admission: $5
    Mitglider/Members: Fray

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1208409039239774/

    Temma Schaechter, NYC, 11 Dec 2016

    Temma Schaechter
    solo debut as singer-songwriter (of her English songs)

    Sunday, December 11, 2016, 7pm (half-hour set)
    The Bitter End
    147 Bleecker St,
    New York, NY

    Tickets: $5, plus two-drink minimum
    Tell them at the door you're there for Temma's set.

    December 12, 2016

    "A goyishe Christmas to you!", NYC, 12 Dec 2016

    NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG presents a special NYFOS AFTER HOURS holiday show:
    Steven Blier, Artistic Director • Michael Barrett, Associate Artistic Director

    “A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU!”
    Yuletide Songs by Jewish Composers
    The uproarious program returns for a sixth year at HENRY's Restaurant

    Monday, December 12, 2016, 10:00 p.m.
    HENRY's Restaurant
    2745 Broadway at 105th St.
    $20 Cover; Reservations Required: 212-866-0600
    Walk-ins welcome at the bar.

    Songs range from "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" (sung in Yiddish: "Rudolph der Renifer Royte-Noz") to "Santa Baby," "Winter Wonderland," "O Holy Night," and "Let it Snow"

    New this year:
    Broadway composer Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, The Addams Family, Big Fish) to sing one of his own songs

    Annual Hanukkah Concert, NYC, 12 Dec 2016

    The Annual Hanukkah Concert
    With Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director, National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene; singers Daniella Rabbani and Robert Abelson; and klezmer clarinetist, Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch.

    Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 7pm
    Center for Jewish History,
    15 W 16th St.,
    New York, NY 10011 (between 5th and 6th Avenues)

    Yiddish folk and theater songs and a Chanukah sing-along. A special story read by the Emmy-Award winning actress, Ellen Gould.

    Tickets: $18 general; $12 American Society for Jewish Music/American Jewish Historical Society/Center for Jewish History members; $9 seniors, students

    BUY TICKETS ONLINE

    More info

    December 14, 2016

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 14 Dec 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Wed, December 14, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
    The Historic Eldridge Street Synagogue
    12 Eldridge St
    NYC NY

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    December 17, 2016

    Trio Sefardi, NYC, 17 Dec 2016

    Please join us for a wonderful evening celebrating Sephardic music and culture on Saturday December 17. 2016 at the Highland Park Conservative Temple Congregation Anshe Emeth.

    At 6:30 PM, a special film, Flory's Flame, will be shown before the concert. This recent documentary produced by two New Jersey filmmakers and shown at venues worldwide, celebrates legendary Sephardic National Heritage Fellow musician Flory Jagoda. Flory's daughter, Betty Murphy will be there to answer questions after the film. We also hope that 93 years young Flory will be able to attend.

    At 8:00 PM, Trio Sefardi will celebrate this special Sephardic music with three amazing musicians including Susan Gaeta (vocals, guitar), who apprenticed with Flory Jagoda, Howard Bass (lute, guitar) and Tina Chancey (bowed strings). Trio Sefardi brings a unique perspective to this historic Ladino musical heritage that has been preserved through the efforts of Flory Jagoda and Trio Sefardi.

    Links to the Shirainu Concert on the Highland Park Conservative Temple Congregation Anshe Emeth website: hpct-cae.org/events/shirainu-concert-trio-sefardi/

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 17 Dec 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Sat, December 17, 9:00pm – 10:30pm
    Brooklyn Jewish Art Gallery
    Congregation Kol Israel
    603 St. Johns Place
    Brooklyn, NY 11238

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    December 18, 2016

    Tsibele, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 20 Nov 2016 2016

    asefa in concertEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Dec 18, 2016 features Tsibele.

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch/klezmer-brunch-w-tsibele-12-18.html

    The Fabulous Shpilkes w/Susan Watts, Elaine Hoffman, NYC, 18 Dec 2016

    The Fabulous Shpilkes with Susan Watts and Elaine Hoffman Watts

    Sun, Dec 18, 3 PM - 5 PM
    Museum at Eldridge Street
    12 Eldridge St,
    New York, New York 10002

    Trumpeter and vocalist Susan Watts commands a klezmer repertoire that is four-generations strong. Together with her mother, drummer Elaine Hoffman Watts, they will perform music written by Elaine’s grandfather in the Ukraine, her father in the United States, as well as their own more recent compositions.

    $25 adults; $15 students and seniors

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1095798197123820/

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 18 Dec 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Sun, December 18, 8:30pm – 10:00pm
    Rockwood Music Hall
    196 Allen Street
    New York, NY 10002

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    December 19, 2016

    Vodka & Latke Party@Yiddish New York, 27 Dec 2016

    The Sway MachineryVodka & Latke Party The Brothers Nazaroff Ternovka Ensemble feat. Zhenya Lapotnik The Sway Machinery with Hydra Yiddish New York All-Stars Tuesday December 27 7:30pm (The Sway Machinery hits at 9) Drom, 27 Avenue A NYC For tickets and more information: www.dromnyc.com -----

    December 20, 2016

    Workmen's Circle Khanuke-simkhe, NYC, 20 Dec 2016

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio (17th anniversary)

    Thu, Dec 8, 2016, 8:30pm (a little later than usual)
    Greenwich Village Synagogue (downstairs)
    53 Charles St @ West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    Andy Statman - clarinet & mandolin
    Jim Whitney - bass
    Larry Eagle - drums

    December 21, 2016

    Yuval Waldman 70th B'Day, NYC, 21 Dec 2016

    December 22, 2016

    Nu Haven Kapelye w/David Chevan/NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 22 Dec 2016

    Nu Haven Kapelye w/David Chevan

    Thu, Dec 22, concert begins 8:15pm; events 6-10:45pm
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St, Brooklyn,
    New York 11231

    Concert begins at 8:15pm - $15
    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6pm-7:30 $25 per class
    Jam Session follows Concert 9:30-10:15
    Full night pass – $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    More info: www.NYklezmer.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/nyklezmer/

    Zev Feldman, "Klezmer: Music, History and Memory," NYC, 22 Dec 2016

    "Klezmer: Music, History and Memory"
    A lecture and musical program with Dr. Walter Zev Feldman (author, cimbal) and Deborah Strass (violin)

    Thursday, December 22, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
    New York Public Library
    Mid-Manhattan Library
    455 Fifth Ave (at 40th St.), New York, NY

    Fully accessible to wheelchairs

    This event is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis, and is generously sponsored by the Dorot Jewish Division in cooperation with Yiddish New York and the Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

    For more information, please visit:
    www.nypl.org/events/programs/2016/12/22/klezmer-music-history-and-memory

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 22 Dec 2016

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Thurs, Dec 22, 2016, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    Festival of Light: An Evening with Matisyahu, NYC, 22–24 Dec 2016

    Festival of Light: An Evening with Matisyahu

    Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 8pm (doors open 6pm)
    City Winery/New York
    155 Varick St.
    NYC

    More info/tix: www.citywinery.com

    December 23, 2016

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 24 Dec 2016

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Sat, Dec 24, 2016, 3pm, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 23 Dec 2016

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    Festival of Light: An Evening with Matisyahu, NYC, 22–24 Dec 2016

    Festival of Light: An Evening with Matisyahu

    Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 8pm (doors open 6pm)
    City Winery/New York
    155 Varick St.
    NYC

    More info/tix: www.citywinery.com

    December 24, 2016

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2016

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 24–29, 2016
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    December 25, 2016

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2016

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 24–29, 2016
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    "Kids & Yiddish", NYC, 25 Dec 2016

    Kids & Yiddish

    Sunday, December 25 at 11 AM
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place,
    NYC

    $40 Premium Seats | $20 adults | $10 children and MJH and NYTF Members.
    Special $40 rate for families of 4 (call us for this option 212-213-2120 Ext. 206)
    tickets online

    A reunion concert performance of NYTF's wildly popular family musical. 90% English, 10% Yiddish and 100% fun! Join us as the past and present reunite for this lively concert. For families with children ages 4 and up. Created by Joanne Borts, Menachem Mike Fox, and Zalmen Mlotek.

    Starring: Joanne H Borts, Jenny Romaine, Zalmen Mlotek, Menachem Mike Fox, Sarah Mlotek, Avram Mlotek, Stav Meishar, Sophie Knapp, Ravi Mlotek, Elisha Mlotek
    Sruli & Lisa’s Family Band: Lisa Mayer, Sruli Dresdner, Johnny Dresdner, Charlie Dresdner and Zach Mayer
    With: Mike Ritz

    Any Way You Light It - A Hannukah Rock Show for Families, NYC, 25 Dec 2016

    Any Way You Light It - A Hannukah Rock Show for Families (Daytime show)​
    International Jewish music sensation Naomi Less will rock your Hanukkah at this hotter than latkes, foot-stompin’, interactive sing-out-loud show.

    Sun, 25 Dec, 2016, 11am (doors open 10am)
    City Winery
    155 Varick St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    Any Way You Light It is an interactive, family-friendly, theatrical rock show that unpacks the multiple stories of Hanukkah with a 5-piece, high octane rock band.

    Opening Acts:

    • Hanukkah Jam Sing-a-long with Adam Feder

    • PJ Library storytelling with Kendell Pinkney and Rachel Evans

    • PLUS crafts and activities.

    *Come dressed as a rock star!

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 25 Dec 2016

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Sun, Dec 25, 2016, 3pm, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    SantaKlez!, NYC, 25 Dec 2016

    SantaKlez! Merry Klezmer (+ Hanukah)

    Sunday, December 25 at 3 PM - 6:30 PM
    Cornelia Street Cafe
    29 Cornelia St,
    New York, New York 10014

    Tix online
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/315183078859366/

    Christmas (and Hanukah Candle 2) for the Jews, NYC, 25 Dec 2016

    CHRISTMAS FOR THE JEWS AT CITY WINERY
    Joel Chasnoff w/Special guests Dan Naturman, Cory Kahaney & more

    Sun, 25 Dec, 2016, 8pm (doors open 6pm)
    City Winery
    155 Varick St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    Christmas comedy is back!

    Having completed a yearlong trip around the world with his family, Joel Chasnoff returns to City Winery to host the fourth annual CHRISTMAS FOR THE JEWS.

    Joining Joel is an all-star lineup of Jewish comedians from Letterman, Conan, and The Tonight Show.

    VIP Tickets include preferred seating and a copy of the Balaboosta, the award-winning cookbook that Joel co-authored with Israeli chef Einat Admony.

    A Kholem / Dreaming in Yiddish, NYC, 25 Dec 2016

    A Kholem / Dreaming in Yiddish
    5th Annual Concert Tribute to Adrienne Cooper
    An Evening of Yiddish Music and Poetry

    December 25, 2016 at 8:00 pm
    The Museum of Jewish Heritage Safra Hall,
    36 Battery Place,
    NYC
    Tickets: http://dreaminginyiddish2016.bpt.me">dreaminginyiddish2016.bpt.me
    Make a donation: HERE

    This year we are thrilled to announce the 2016 ACDIY Awardee, Irena Klepisz, poet, translator, teacher and former colleague, friend and creative collaborator of Adrienne's. In past years, the concert has also served as a fundraiser. Many of you donated generously, over and above the ticket price, to add to the benefit of the whole. This year we are constricted to raising funds outside of the concert, due to our partnership stipulations, so as we go forward we especially need to turn to your enthusiasm and support in a new way.

    December 26, 2016

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 26 Dec 2016

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 3pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    December 27, 2016

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2016

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 24–29, 2016
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    Zion+No BS! Brass Band, Brooklyn, NYC, 27 Dec 2016

    Jon Madof's Zion80
    Songs of the German-American folk rock rabbi Shlomo Carlebach meet funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti, with No BS! Brass Band

    Tue, Dec 27, 2016, 8pm, 21+ (doors open at 6pm)
    Brooklyn Bowl
    61 Wythe Ave
    Brooklyn, NYC

    Tix/more info

    December 28, 2016

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2016

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 24–29, 2016
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 28 Dec 2016

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    December 29, 2016

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 24-29 Dec 2016

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 24–29, 2016
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 29 Dec 2016

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Thurs, Dec 29, 2016, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    December 30, 2016

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 30 Dec 2016

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Fri, Dec 30, 2016, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    December 31, 2016

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 31 Dec 2016

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Sat, Dec 31, 2016, 3pm, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 1, 2017

    Swingin' New Year's Day w/ Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue w/ Special Guest Frank London, NYC, 1 Jan 2017

    Paul ShapiroEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 1, 2017 features Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue, with special guest Frank London.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 1 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Sun, Jan 1, 2017, 3pm, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 2, 2017

    "Light up the night", NYC, 1 Jan 2017

    Ring in the New Year with NYTF's Light Up The Night!

    Sunday, January 1, 2 PM and 6 PM
    Edmond J. Safra Hall
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place,
    NYC

    BUY TICKETS
    $45 Premium Seats | $30 General Seating | $20 MJH and NYTF Members

    An unforgettable concert showcasing incredible singers and a 16-piece orchestra performing rediscovered and restored music from the theatrical works of the great composers of the Golden Age of Yiddish Theatre including Goldfaden, Olshanetsky, Ellstein and Rumshinsky, who composed NYTF's critically acclaimed operetta The Golden Bride. Conducted by Zalmen Mlotek. With English supertitles.

    Featuring
    Stars of The Golden Bride Glenn Seven Allen, Rachel Policar and Adam B. Shapiro
    and joined by performers Grace Field and Daniel Greenwood.
    Introducing Samuel Levit and Sophia Levit.

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 2 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Mon, Jan 2, 2017, 3pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 4, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 4 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Wed, Jan 4, 2017, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 5, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 5 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Thurs, Jan 5, 2017, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 6, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 6 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Fri, Jan 6, 2017, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 7, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 7 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Sat, Jan 7, 2017, 3pm, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 8, 2017

    Metropolitan Klezmer & Isle of Klezbos City Winery Brunch, NYC, 8 Jan 2017

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 8, 2017 features Metropolitan Klezmer & Isle of Klezbos.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 8 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Sun, Jan 8, 2017, 3pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 10, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 10 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 3pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 11, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 11 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 12, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 12 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Thurs, Jan 12, 2017, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 13, 2017

    32nd Annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, Brooklyn, NYC, 13-14 Jan 2017

    32nd Annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival

    Jan 13th & 14th, 2017
    Grand Prospect Hall
    263 Prospect Ave,
    Brooklyn, New York 11215

    Joy is the modus vivendi for this Pan-Balkan gathering, and music is the recipe, bringing the traditional, the experimental, elders, youth, foreign-born, and American-born all to feast at the same generous table. With more than 50 groups contributing their time and talents, you will find your cup of tea (as well as some feta, dolma, and spiced meat morsels). High spirits are fueled by such preeminent performers as Eleanor Reissa with Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars, or Merita Halili, Raif Hyseni & Montclair State University Ensemble, while burgeoning talents shine in teen band Cocek Nation and Young Bulgarian Voices New York. Enchantment pervades the Atrium where Tenores de Aterúe, the Yale Slavic Chorus, and others immerse listeners in vocal wonderment. Brooklyn’s own beloved Balkan brass acts (Slavic Soul Party, Raya) are well represented, and of course Zlatne Uste, New York’s pioneering Balkan brass band and festival sponsors, performs both nights. A complete schedule will be posted on the website

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/206446383133107/
    More info/tix: goldenfest.org/tickets/

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 13 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Fri, Jan 13, 2017, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 14, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 14 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Sat, Jan 14, 2017, 3pm, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 15, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 15 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 3pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 17, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 17 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Tue, Jan 17, 2017, 3pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 18, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 18 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Wed, Jan 18, 2017, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 19, 2017

    Jordan Hirsch's "Overnight Kugel", NYC, 19 Jan 2017

    Jordan Hirsch's "Overnight Kugel"

    Thursday, Jan 19, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/587488098122119/

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 19 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Thurs, Jan 19, 2017, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 20, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 20 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Fri, Jan 20, 2017, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 21, 2017

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 21 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Sat, Jan 21, 2017, 3pm, 7pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 22, 2017

    Manny Blanc Project, City Winery Brunch, NYC, 22 Jan 2017

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Oct 2, 2016 features the Manny Blanc Project.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/

    Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance), NYC, 22 Jan 2017

    logoGot fun Nekome (God of Vengeance)
    by Sholem Asch

    Sun, Jan 22, 2017, 3pm
    New Yiddish Rep at LaMamam
    74A E. 4th St.
    NYC

    Tix/more info

    The most controversial Yiddish play of all time by one of the greatest Yiddish writers has its first New York revival in over 70 years. In Yiddish with English supertitles.

    "The depth of this play is one of the reasons Sholem Asch should have gotten the Nobel Prize for literature."—Ari Davidow, KlezmerShack

    January 28, 2017

    Litvakus w/Sasha Lurje, 28 Jan 2017

    dmitri slepovichLitvakus w/Sasha Lurje

    Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 6pm
    The Community Church of Little Neck,
    46-16 Little Neck Pkwy,
    Little Neck, NY 11362

    Metis Performing Arts Series (3rd Season) present: Litvakus feat. Sasha Lurje (Berlin) with their new program spotlighting the Baltic-Slavic-Jewish cultural crossroads in music. Admittance: $30 general admission, $15 seniors.

    Tix: Use code METISCONCERT28

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/metisconcertseriesqueens/

    February 2, 2017

    T-Klez/NY Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 2 Feb 2017

    T-Klez w/Steve Weintraub leading dance

    Thursday, Feb 2, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    More info: aaronalexander.com/wp/concert-schedule/feb-2-2017-t-klez-concert-tantshoyz-wsteve-weintraub

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    February 3, 2017

    Sasha Lurje & Litvakus: Goyfriend, NYC, 3 Feb 2017

    Sasha Lurje & Litvakus: Goyfriend

    Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 5:30pm
    American Folk Art Museum at Lincoln Center
    2 Lincoln Square,
    New York, NY 10023

    FREE

    A new collaboration, Goyfriend, between celebrated Latvian singer Sasha Lurje and Brooklyn-based klezmer band Litvakus, offers a unique window into the dialogue between Jewish, Slavic and Baltic cultures. This diverse project explores the image of the Jews and their representations in the folk culture of their neighbors over 600 years of common history.

    More info

    February 9, 2017

    A Yiddisher Wagner, NYC, 9 Feb 2017

    A Yiddishe Wagner: A work-in-progress

    Thursday, February 9, 2017, 7:30 PM
    14 St. Y
    344 E. 14th St. , NYC

    Tickets: $20
    Visit: 14streety.secure.force.com

    Was Richard Wagner the original author of his operas, or did he steal from a forgotten jewish composer? How would the Ring cycle sound in yiddish? How many 4-hour operas can you make out of jewish mythology?

    These are all great questions, the basis for a new opera project currently under development at LABA - a laboratory for jewish culture at the 14th Street Y.

    On February 9th we will have a work-in-progress showing during LABALIVE at the theater at the 14th Street Y.
    More info: www.labajournal.com/2016/10/meet-fellow-gil-sperling

    A Yiddishe Wagner
    Created and directed by Gil Sperling
    Libretto by Gil Sperling, Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel and Jonathan Breit
    Musical Direction by Jonathan Breit
    Language coaching by Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel
    Performed by Jessica Schneiderman, Daniel Pincus and Joe Chappel
    Lighting Design by Kryssy Wright
    LABALIVE producer: David Stallings
    LABA artistic director: Ronit Muszkatblit

    Featuring the work of Gil Sperling, Keren Moscovitch and Michael Gac Levin. Exploration of jewish texts moderated by Ruby Namdar.

    א יידישע וואגנער A Yidishe Wagner, NYC, 9 Feb 2017

    א יידישע וואגנער
    A Yidishe Wagner

    Thurs, Feb 9, 2017, 7:30pm
    14th Street Y
    344 E 14th St,
    New York, New York 10003

    Was Richard Wagner the original author of his operas, or did he steal from a forgotten jewish composer? How would the Ring cycle sound in yiddish? How many 4-hour operas can you make out of jewish mythology?

    These are all great questions, the basis for a new opera project currently under development at LABA - a laboratory for jewish culture at the 14th Street Y.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1254284627987592/

    February 12, 2017

    "Tenement Songs", lecture by Mark Slobin, NYC, 12 Feb 2017

    Tenement Songs: Popular Music of the Jewish Immigrants

    Ethnomusicologist Mark Slobin discusses the rise of Yiddish popular music in vaudeville dives, at the Yiddish theater and on parlor pianos in tenement homes during the era of mass migration to the United States. Sing along as Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Lauren Brody and Jake Shulman-Ment bring this music to life.

    Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 3 PM
    Museum at Eldridge Street
    12 Eldridge St.,
    New York, NY

    $14 adults; $10 students/seniors

    tel: 212.219.0302

    February 16, 2017

    Pete Rushefsky & The Ternovka Ensemble/NY Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 2 Feb 2017

    Pete Rushefsky & The Ternovka Ensemble

    Thursday, Feb 16, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    February 23, 2017

    The Father of Opera and His Jewish Coeval, NYC, 23 Feb 2017


    The Father of Opera and His Jewish Coeval.

    Thursday, February 23, 2017, 7 pm
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-570-3949

    Tickets, $50, include Museum admission during Museum hours.
    Save $25 on tickets! Use code Profeti25
    Buy now online

    They were two giants of Italian music: One Catholic and hugely famous, one Jewish and utterly forgotten. Claudio Monteverdi "invented" opera; Salomone Rossi—Monteverdi's contemporary in age, education, and stature—revolutionized Jewish concert music with compositions for Hebrew prayers, yet today, few know his name. Enter Profeti della Quinta, a young, male vocal quintet from Galilee, on a mission to change that. Hear the works of
    these two great Italian composers side by side.

    March 2, 2017

    A Night of Love: Double Bill—Music by Inna Barmash & Readings from her new book with Naomi Seidman/NY Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 2 Mar 2017

    A Night of Love: Double Bill—Music by Inna Barmash & Readings from her new book with Naomi Seidman

    Readings by Yiddish Scholar, Naomi Seidman, from her new book “The Marriage Plot: Or, How Jews Fell in Love With Love, and with Literature”; Followed by a Concert by Inna Barmash: “Hindele” Yiddish Lullabies & Love Songs

    Thursday, Mar 2, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    March 9, 2017

    Luisa Muhr & Geoff Berner: “Songs of People Other People Don’t Like So Much”/NY Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 9 Mar 2017

    Luisa Muhr & Geoff Berner: “Songs of People Other People Don’t Like So Much”

    Thursday, Mar 9, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    March 12, 2017

    Seth Kibel Trio Winery Brunch, NYC, 12 Mar 2017

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 12, 2017 features Seth Kibel Trio

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch-w-seth-kibel-trio-3-12.html

    Songs of the Borderlands, NYC, 12 Mar 2017

    Songs of the Borderlands: Jewish Songs from Polesia

    Sun, Mar 12, 2017, 3:30pm
    440 Lafayette St,
    New York, NY 10003-6946

    Part of Ukrainian Village Voices
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/975432695926439/

    "It helps to sing about it", NYC, 12 Mar 2017

    Binyumen Schaechter in
    It Helps to Sing About It: Songs of Ben Schaechter & Dan Kael

    An 18-song revue ranging from funny to poignant

    Sunday, March 12th, 4 PM
    The Metropolitan Room
    34 West 22 St
    NYC

    Reservations: (212) 206-0440
    Web metropolitanroom.com

    Review of the New York run this past September

    The award-winning performers include:
    Celia Berk, Nora Davis, Joshua Lance Dixon,
    Marissa Mulder, David Perlman, and Kelli Rabke
    Producer: Nora Davis
    Director: Sara Louise Lazarus
    Musical Director: Ben Schaechter

    The Sway Machinery Purim Carnival w/Book of J & Hydra, NYC, 12 Mar 2017

    The Sway Machinery Purim Carnival with Book of J and Hydra!

    Sun, Mar 12, 2017 8 PM - 11:55 PM
    Nublu
    (62 Ave C--the original)
    NYC

    Facebook: hwww.facebook.com/events/1432207080125062/

    March 16, 2017

    Big Galut(e)/NY Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 16 Mar 2017

    Big Galut(e)

    Thursday, Mar 16, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 16 Mar 2017

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio


    Thursday, Mar 16, 2017, 8:00pm
    Greenwich Village Synagogue, downstairs
    53 Charles St at West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    March 19, 2017

    The Levitt Legacy Kleztet Winery Brunch, NYC, 19 Mar 2017

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

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch-w-dave-levitt-kleztet-3-19.html

    Hy Wolfe, the Bronx, NYC, 19 Mar 2017

    Kumt oyf undzer friling-kontsert / Come to our spring concert
    Mitn aktyor un zinger / With the Yiddish actor and singer
    Hy Wolfe
    mit Steve Sterner bay der pyane / with Steve Sterner at the piano

    Zuntik, dem 19tn marts 2017 / Sunday, March 19, 2017 / 1:30 n"m/PM
    Sholem Aleykhem Kultur-Tsenter/ Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue,
    Bronx, NY
    917-930-0295

    Arayngang/Contribution: $5
    Mitglider/Members: Free


    Rog 208te gas, lebn Montefiore shpitol
    Corner of 208th St., near Montefiore Hospital

    Fort mit der D ban biz 205ter gas oder mit der 4 ban biz Moshulu Parkway
    Take the D train to 205th St. or the 4 to Moshulu Parkway

    Visit our event page: www.facebook.com/events/646939032160958/
    Visit us and "like" the Center on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Sholem-Aleichem-Cultural-Center-Bronx-238579126233379/

    "It helps to sing about it", NYC, 19 Mar 2017

    Binyumen Schaechter in
    It Helps to Sing About It: Songs of Ben Schaechter & Dan Kael

    An 18-song revue ranging from funny to poignant

    Sunday, March 19th, 4 PM
    The Metropolitan Room
    34 West 22 St
    NYC

    Reservations: (212) 206-0440
    Web metropolitanroom.com

    Review of the New York run this past September

    The award-winning performers include:
    Celia Berk, Nora Davis, Joshua Lance Dixon,
    Marissa Mulder, David Perlman, and Kelli Rabke
    Producer: Nora Davis
    Director: Sara Louise Lazarus
    Musical Director: Ben Schaechter

    Folk Fights Back, Brooklyn, NY, 19 Mar 2017

    Michael Winograd and the Honorable Mentshn in "Folk Fights Back" for Immigrants and Refugees
    A benefit concert for RIF Asylum Support

    Sunday, Mar 19, 2017, doors 6:30pm, show 7pm
    Concert Hall
    Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
    58 7th Ave,
    Brooklyn, NY 11217

    More info/tix
    Facebook: Folk Fights Back

    March 20, 2017

    Miryem-Khaye Seigel, "A Festival of Yiddish Culture," Forest Hills, NYC, 20 Mar 2017

    A Festival of Yiddish Culture presents Miryem-Khaye Seigel with Steve Sterner

    Monday, March 20, 2017, 6:00 PM
    Forest Hills Library
    108-19 71 Avenue
    Forest Hills, NY 11375
    (718) 268-7934
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Free and open to the public

    More info: www.queenslibrary.org

    March 22, 2017

    Idan Raichel, NYC, 22 Mar 2017

    Idan Raichel (of the Idan Raichel Project)

    Wed, Mar 22, 2017
    City Winery
    155 Varick St.,
    NYC
    212 608 0555

    Tix/More info

    March 23, 2017

    Bandeau!, NYC, 23 Mar 2017

    Bandeau! Biezunski, Crowder & Christiansen

    Thursday, Mar 23, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1252175798150856/

    Golem Gets Married, NYC, 23 Mar 2017

    GolemGolem Gets Married

    Thu, Mar 23, 2017, 8pm (doors 7pm)
    Drom
    85 Avenue A
    NYC

    Advance tix/More info

    "Golem Gets Married" is a special, one-time-only performance by internationally acclaimed klezmer-rock band, Golem (www.golemrocks.com). On March 23rd, Golem will put on a "fake wedding" according to an old Catskills tradition, complete with mock bride, groom, ceremony, and of course a truly rocking party mixing original Golem songs, tradiitional Jewish repertoire and lots of amazing rock covers, from James Brown to Van Halen. There will even be a real wedding cake! You will feel like you are at a real wedding, only even more fun and without the angst! This show is a unique chance to get to hear Golem's entire, vast wedding repertoire, not usually performed in concert form. With Golem on guitar will be the amazing Brandon Seabrook (www.brandonseabrook.com). A rare glimpse into the wild and emotionally moving world of the Golem wedding. Dress up wedding-style for the party of the season!

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 23 Mar 2017

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio


    Thursday, Mar 23, 2017, 8:00pm
    Greenwich Village Synagogue, downstairs
    53 Charles St at West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    Idan Raichel, NYC, 23 Mar 2017

    Idan Raichel (of the Idan Raichel Project)

    Wed, Mar 23, 2017
    City Winery
    155 Varick St.,
    NYC
    212 608 0555

    Tix/More info

    March 26, 2017

    Isle of Klezbos Winery Brunch, NYC, 26 Mar 2017

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 26, 2017 features Isle of Klezbos

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch-w-isle-of-klezbos-3-26.html

    Fleytmuzik, "Farewell to the Homeland: Poyln", NYC, 26 Mar 2017

    Fleytmuzik "Farewell to the Homeland: Poyln",

    March 26, 2017, 8:00
    Eldridge St. Synagogue
    12 Eldridge St.,
    NYC

    Tix/more info: www.eldridgestreet.org

    Adrianne Greenbaum, flutes and piccolo; Michael Alpert, badkhen and fiddle; Pete Rushefsky, cimbalom; Jake Shulman-Ment, fiddle; Brian Glassman, bass

    "The Geshikhte/Story: A tiny shtetl in Dubiecko, Poland; three generations of a family klezmer band; post shabbos torchlight parade to Belzer rebbe; 1934 Bar Mitzvah on a boat to Amerca; family members live or die in Holocaust; Jewish music manuscripts found in family violin case. Fast forward to 2009, Adrianne Greenbaum and Sharon Frant Brooks make a miraculous shidduk/shidduch, Greenbaum transcribes the many scribbled pages of music, travels to Poland and performs a few of the tunes at the cemetary, and finally, “FleytMuzik’s” musicians perform these works that were alive in early 19th c. Poland, with the full musical story coming to fruition today."

    Festival of Light: An Evening with Matisyahu, NYC, 26 Dec 2016

    Extra evening added due to demand
    Festival of Light: An Evening with Matisyahu

    Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 8pm (doors open 6pm)
    City Winery/New York
    155 Varick St.
    NYC

    More info/tix: www.citywinery.com

    March 31, 2017

    Zisl Slepovitch Trio: Three Corners, NYC, 31 Mar 2017

    Zisl Slepovitch Trio: Three Corners

    Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 9:30pm
    Broadway Dive
    2662 Broadway,
    New York, New York 10025

    Zisl Slepovitch, Nadav Lev and Dmitry Ishenko will dive the waters of multi-ethnic inspired improvised music at Broadway Dive.

    In addition to great music, Broadway Dive conveniently located on the Upper West Side (on B'way and 101st) has one of the finest beer selections in town. Seating is limited, come early!

    Suggested donation: $10.
    Age: 21+ (it's a NYC bar)

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/770274613138899/

    April 1, 2017

    Michael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble, Brooklyn, NY, 1 Apr 2017

    Michael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble

    Sat, Apr 1, 2017, 6pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1272747882818358/

    April 2, 2017

    Samuel Thomas Winery Brunch, NYC, 2 Apr 2017

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on April 2, 2017 features Samuel Thomas.

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch/klezmer-brunch-samuel-thomas-4-2.html

    Downtown Seder @ Laugh Boston Comedy Club, Boston, MA, 2 Apr 2017

    DOWNTOWN SEDER AT LAUGH BOSTON COMEDY CLUB with David Broza, Judy Gold, Eugene Mirman, Joel Chasnoff, Hankus Netsky, Rick Berlin, Ezekiel’s Wheels, Novelist Rachel Kadish, Cantor Elias Rosemberg , and Vince Warren

    Apr 2, 2017, 7pm
    Laugh Boston Comedy Club
    425 Summer St,
    Boston, MA 02210

    Tix/info online

    Yiddish Songs of Love and Resistance, NYC, 2 Apr 2017

    Yiddish Songs of Love and Resistance

    Sunday, April 2, 2017, 2:00 PM
    Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
    Wine Family Sanctuary
    130 W. 30th St.
    New York, NY

    Tickets/more info

    Joyce Rosenzweig (CBST Music Director), piano
    Miryem-Khaye Seigel, voice
    Alicia Svigals, violin
    Steve Zeidenberg (CBST Cantorial Intern), voice

    90-minute performance, without intermission.
    Contributions support CBST’s Music, Arts & Culture Programs
    Concert is Free of Charge for Nehirim Retreat 2017 Participants

    April 5, 2017

    Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 5 Apr 2017

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 6pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.)
    Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC

    Tel: 347 422 0248

    April 6, 2017

    The New York Fidl Kapelye/NY Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 6 Apr 2017

    The New York Fidl Kapelye w/Amy Zakar, Jake Shulman-Ment, Keryn Kleiman, Lauren Brody & more!

    Thursday, Apr 6, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    April 8, 2017

    Michael Winograd Residency: Order: A Musical Seder, Brooklyn, NY, 8 Apr 2017

    Order: A Music Seder
    MW (clarinet,) Judith Berkson (voice, organ,) Yoshie Fruchter (guitar)

    Sat, Apr 8, 2017, 6pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    April 9, 2017

    Kobie Arad Winery Brunch, NYC, 9 Apr 2017

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on April 2, 2017 features Kobie Arad. Moroccan, Russian, Farsi, African and Original flavors are steeped into this refreshing musical gesture to Passover.

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch-w-kobi-arad-4-9.html

    April 15, 2017

    ACLU Benefit w/Alicia Svigals and more, NYC, 15 Apr 2017

    Benefit Concert for the ACLU

    Sat, Apr 15, 2017, 7:30pm
    Symphony Space
    2537 Broadway,
    New York, New York 10025

    tix/info online

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/185867468582544/

    Michael Winograd Residency: Klezmer Plus, Brooklyn, NY, 15 Apr 2017

    MW plays "Klezmer Plus!"
    MW (clarinet,) Ben Holmes (trumpet,) Zoe Christiansen (accordion,) Dan Blacksberg (trombone,) Avi Fox-Rosen (banjo,) Carmen Staaf (piano,) Zoe Guigueno (bass,) David Licht (Drums.)

    Sat, Apr 15, 2017, 6pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    April 19, 2017

    Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial, NYC, 19 Apr 2017

    זכר געדענק
    צום 74סטן יאָרטאָג פֿונעם אויפֿשטאַנד אין וואַרשעווער געטאָ
    74th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising
    Speakers: Irena Klepfisz (English) and Chayele Palevsky (Yiddish)
    Artistic program: Paula Teitelbaum and Daniel Kahn will sing Yiddish songs and lead us in the Partizaner Himen and the Bundishe Shvue.

    Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 at 3 PM
    Warsaw Ghetto Memorial Plaza
    Riverside Park, west side of Riverside Drive between 83rd and 84th Street
    New York, NY 10024.

    This year as every year, we invite you to join us in remembering the victims of and fighters against the Nazi destruction of European Jewry as we gather at the memorial plaza in Riverside Park at 3 PM on Wednesday, April 19th (not Tuesday as per my mistake in previous email), in honor of the 74th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. This event is co-sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture, the Workmen's Circle, and the Jewish Labor Committee.

    The Congress for Jewish Culture gratefully acknowledges the Bertha Foundation as well as private donors for their support of this and other programming; and the Riverside Park Fund for their help in arranging the event and maintaining the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial Plaza.

    April 20, 2017

    Brian Glassman’s Klezmer-Jazz Alliance/NY Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 20 Apr 2017

    Brian Glassman’s Klezmer-Jazz Alliance

    Thursday, Apr 20, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    April 22, 2017

    Michael Winograd Residency: Reunion Quartet, Brooklyn, NY, 22 Apr 2017

    Reunion Quartet
    MW (clarinet,) Carmen Staaf (piano,) Jorge Roeder (bass,) Richie Barshay (drums)

    Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 6pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    Metropolitan Klezmer, Mamaroneck, NY, 22 Apr 2017

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sat, April 22, 2017, 8pm
    The Emelin Theatre in
    153 Library Lane
    Mamaroneck NY
    914.698.0098

    More info: www.emelin.org/event/jazz/metropolitan-klezmer

    April 24, 2017

    Yom HaShoah: "When we remembered Zion," NYC, 24 Apr 2017

    "When we remembered Zion:" The New Budapest Orpheum Society

    Mon, Apr 24, 2017, 6:30pm Pre-concert Talk / 7:00pm Concert
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011
    (212) 246-6080

    Admission: $15 / Seniors & students: $10
    Purchase tickets through SmartTix.com
    Or call 212.868.4444

    Drawing from repertories of Jewish song from the Holocaust gathered from the cabarets, camps, ghettos, theaters, and films, the 2016 Grammy-nominated New Budapest Orpheum Society bears witness to those murdered, those who resisted, and those who must not be forgotten. In this concert commemorating Yom HaShoah, the NBOS honors composers Hermann Leopoldi, Friedrich Hollander, Imré Kálmán, Hans Eisler/Bertolt Brecht, and Erich Korngold, whose musical contributions trace a path to the European Jewish past resounded once again.
    Pre-concert talk at 6:30pm by Dr. Philip V. Bohlman, Ludwig Rosenberger Distinguished Service Professor in Jewish History, University of Chicago.

    Co-sponsored by the Leo Baeck Institute, the YIVO Institute, and the American Jewish Historical Society

    Japanese alt-chanson duo Charan-Po-Rantan w/Alicia Svigals on klezmer fiddle, NYC, 24 Apr 2017

    Alicia Svigals plays klezmer fiddle with Japanese alt-chanson duo Charan-Po-Rantan

    Mon, Apr 24, 2017, 7:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    The Public Theater
    425 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY 10003

    Tix/More info

    April 26, 2017

    Concert une commémoration de la déportation, Paris, France, 26 Apr 2017

    Concert une commémoration de la déportation
    à un récital lyrique classique mêlant des oeuvres inspirées par les musiques populaires juives et tsiganes avec:
    Alison Kamm, soprano
    Nicole Schnitzer-Toulouse, mezzo
    Jean Dubé, pianiste

    Mercredi, 26 avril, 2017 à 19h30
    Salles des Fêtes Odette Pilpoul
    2, rue Eugène Spuller. Metro: Temple
    Paris, France

    www.mairie3.paris.fr

    April 29, 2017

    Michael Winograd Residency: MW Klezmer Ensemble+guests, Brooklyn, NY, 29 Apr 2017

    MW Klezmer Ensemble + guests
    MW (clarinet,) Zoe Christiansen (accordion,) Dan Blacksberg (trombone,) Carmen Staaf (piano,) Zoe Guigueno (bass,) David Licht (Drums) and others.

    Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 6pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    April 30, 2017

    Children's Day / Kinder Tog @ YIVO, NYC, 30 Apr 2017

    Children'd Day • Kinder Tog @ YIVO 04/30/17
    YIVO Presents A morning of activity and cultural immersion for children of all ages
    April 30th @ The Center for Jewish History

    Join us for sing-alongs, storytelling, and puppetry inspired by the lives of Jewish children before World War II.
    Children of all ages are invited to join for sing-alongs led by Eléonore Biezunski, storytelling by Shane Baker, and a Yiddish puppet show by Jenny Romaine. Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern of The Gelfilteria will provide authentic old world Jewish snacks.

    Activities will take place from 11:00am until 1:00pm throughout the Center for Jewish History.

    15 W. 16th St. New York, NY 10011 • (212) 246-6080
    Co-sponsored by Center for Jewish History

    "Sharim VeZochrim," Yom HaZikaron, NYC, 30 Apr 2017

    "Sharim VeZochrim"
    An evening of Songs and Remembrance with Moshe Bonen.

    Sunday, April 30th 2017, 7:45pm
    JCC Manhattan.
    New York

    $5 Admission. Advance Registration Required!
    To reserve you seat Click here!

    The audience is invited to join and sing along during this memorable event.

    The event will be conducted in Hebrew.

    May 1, 2017

    Klezmographers, Brooklyn, NY, 1 May 2017

    The Klezmographers: Eléonore Biezunski (violin, vocals) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl)

    Mon, May 1, 2017, 8pm
    Sisters
    900 Fulton St.
    Brooklyn, NY

    $10 suggested

    The Klezmographers: Since their first concert in Brooklyn in 2006, Eléonore Biezunski (violin, vocals) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) have teamed up to explore the richness of traditional klezmer and Yiddish folksong. The duo performs rare repertoire from 19th and early 20th century collections of Jewish folklore as well as original klezmer tunes.

    May 4, 2017

    East x Middle East: A Night of Music, Healing & Unity, NYC, 4 May 2017

    East x Middle East: A Night of Music, Healing & Unity

    Thursday, May 4 at 6 PM - 10 PM
    Brooklyn Music School
    126 St Felix St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11217

    Tix/info online

    ExME brings a wealth of local talent to perform on the BMS Playhouse stage to highlight the ethnic diversity that makes our spectacular city shine. As part of our mission encouraging Healing and Unity, the event will send a strong message of solidarity with the many communities from the Middle East that contribute to Brooklyn’s diverse tapestry of faiths and cultures, with music drawn from the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian traditions. Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo will open the night with remarks in support of the contributions of those from the Middle East and North Africa who have been instrumental in building a richer and stronger Brooklyn.

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/257748568003364/

    Annie Gosfield portrait concert, NYC, 4 May 2017

    Annie Gosfield portrait concert

    Thu, May 4, 2017, 7:00pm
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011
    (212) 246-6080

    Admission: $15 / Seniors & students: $10
    More info/tix
    Or call 212.868.4444

    This concert will explore music of composer Annie Gosfield that takes its inspiration from Jewish culture, history, and the New York immigrant experience. A longtime resident of New York City’s East Village, Gosfield has been hailed “a star of the downtown scene,” (The New Yorker), and her music has been described as “imaginative” and “exuberant” (The New York Times).

    A discussion with Gosfield on Jewish identity, her family history in the Lower East Side and the influence of Jewish history and culture on her work will bring the evening to a close.

    Frank London's "A Night in the Old Marketplace", NYC, 4 May 2017

    Frank London's "A Night in the Old Marketplace"

    Created and directed by Alexandra Aron
    Composed by Grammy winner Sir Frank London
    Lyrics and text by Glen Berger (Spiderman: Turn off the Dark)

    Narrated by the legendary Downtown performer, Edgar Oliver.

    Thursday May 4, 2017 at 8 PM
    Saturday May 6, 2017 at 9:30 PM
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place,
    NY, NY 10280
    (212) 213-2120

    tix/more info

    May 6, 2017

    Frank London's "A Night in the Old Marketplace", NYC, 6 May 2017

    Frank London's "A Night in the Old Marketplace"

    Created and directed by Alexandra Aron
    Composed by Grammy winner Sir Frank London
    Lyrics and text by Glen Berger (Spiderman: Turn off the Dark)

    Narrated by the legendary Downtown performer, Edgar Oliver.

    Thursday May 4, 2017 at 8 PM
    Saturday May 6, 2017 at 9:30 PM
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    36 Battery Place,
    NY, NY 10280
    (212) 213-2120

    tix/more info

    May 7, 2017

    "Ven Yezus hot geredt oyf yidish: der bris-khadoshe fartaytsht" + T-Klez, Bronx, NYC, 7 May 2017

    Kumt hern an interesante lektsye fun/
    Come hear an interesting lecture in Yiddish by

    Prof. Naomi Seidman
    (University of California-Berkeley):

    "Ven Yezus hot geredt oyf yidish: der bris-khadoshe fartaytsht"

    "When Jesus Spoke Yiddish: Translating the New Testament for Jews"

    Zuntik, dem 7tn may 2017 / Sunday, May 7, 2017
    1:30 n"m/ PM

    In der muzikalisher program / In the musical program:
    T-Klez, featuring/mit
    Dobe Ressler

    Arayngang/Contribution: $5
    Mitglider/Members: Free

    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx
    917-930-0295

    Corner 208th St., near Montefiore Hospital
    Take the D train to 205th St. or the 4 train to Moshulu Parkway

    Please let us know if you would like to be removed from this mailing list.

    Visit our Facebook event page:
    www.facebook.com/events/284757558618328/

    May 11, 2017

    Jim Guttman’s Bessarabian Breakdown, Brooklyn, NY, 11 May 2017

    Jim Guttman’s Bessarabian Breakdown (from Boston!)

    Thursday, May 11, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    May 14, 2017

    Metropolitan Klezmer Mother's Day Brunch, NYC, 14 May 2017

    band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on May 14, 2016 features Metropolitan Klezmer

    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch/9th-annual-special-mother-s-day-brunch-metropolitan-klezmer-kids-tickets-also-available-5-14.html

    May 18, 2017

    Nicole Borger's Raizes/Roots & Travelling In Pairs w/Sam Thomas & Alon Nechushtan/NY Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 18 May 2017

    Nicole Borger's Raizes/Roots & Travelling In Pairs w/Sam Thomas & Alon Nechushtan

    Thursday, May 18, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series

    Andy Statman Duo, NYC, 18 May 2017

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Duo
    (Andy and Jim)

    Thursday, Mar 18, 2017, 8:00pm
    Greenwich Village Synagogue, downstairs
    53 Charles St at West 4th St,
    Manhattan, NYC

    May 21, 2017

    “Celebrate Jerusalem,” w/Zamir Choral, NYC, 21 May 2017

    “Celebrate Jerusalem,” will feature more than 200 inter-generational voices drawn from three notable Zamir choirs, as well as appearances by two special guest soloists -- the renowned Alberto Mizrahi and Netanel Herstik.

    Sunday May 21, 2017 at 3pm
    Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall
    Broadway and 60th Street, in the Time Warner Center
    NYC

    Tickets, which go on sale April 19, range from $50 to $180 and can be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center box office, by phone at Center Charge 212-721-6500, or online at www.jazz.org

    Shirah Concert 2017 "Beside the Golden Door", NYC, 21 May 2017

    "...BESIDE the GOLDEN DOOR"
    Annual Concert for a Bold Spiritual Community of Resistance and Love

    Sunday, May 21, 2017, 4 PM
    130 W 30,
    NYC
    Wheelchair accessible

    The Emma Lazarus powerful 1883 sonnet, "The New Colossus," inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty,
    has served as a beacon of welcome and hope to generations of immigrants who came to our shores seeking refuge and freedom.
    We can revel in the chamber music, songs, liturgical settings, choral music and works for Yiddish theater created by immigrant composers, Bela Bartok, Ernest Bloch, Kurt Weill, Sholom Secunda, Irving Berlin, Miguel del Aguila, and Regina Spektor, performed by Elana Arian, violin/singer, Ivan Barenboim, clarinet, Adria Benjamin, viola, Tomoko Fujita, cello, Julia Ostrov, soprano, John Riddle, tenor, Beth Robin, piano, Joyce Rosenzweig, pianist/conductor, Amanda Seigel, soprano, Sebu Sirinian, violin, Lisa Tipton, violin, Sally Wilfert, singer, Cantor Steve Zeidenberg, singer, and the CBST Community Chorus.

    Today, as immigration and open borders are in danger, come for an afternoon of glorious music and great performances that remind us how important it is to continue working together to "Open the gates of righteousness!"

    Tickets: $36
    For sponsorship and support options, visit: cbst.org/
    Phone: 212-929-9498

    Proceeds will support Music at CBST.
    Sponsors will be acknowledged in Program and are eligible for the "Culture Pass."
    Seating is limited.
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    May 23, 2017

    Klezmographers, Brooklyn, NY, 23 May 2017

    The Klezmographers: Eléonore Biezunski (violin, vocals) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl)

    May 23, 2017, 7-9pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    $10 suggested

    Since their first concert in Brooklyn in 2006, Eléonore Biezunski (violin, vocals) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) have teamed up to explore the richness of traditional klezmer and Yiddish folksong. The duo performs rare repertoire from 19th and early 20th century collections of Jewish folklore as well as original klezmer tunes.

    May 24, 2017

    "The Yiddish Celluloid Closet" and Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 24 May 2017

    band photo by Angela Jimenez"The Yiddish Celluloid Closet & The Isle of Klezbos"
    co-presented by American Jewish Historical Society & YIVO Institute!

    Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 7:30pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W 16th St,
    NYC

    Featuring full Isle of Klezbos all-gal sextet ensemble (including vocalist Melissa Fogarty), plus clips from bandleader Eve Sicular's cinema history project, The Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film

    More info: www.yivo.org/The-Yiddish-Celluloid-Closet

    May 26, 2017

    Zisl Slepovitch Trio, NYC, 26 May 2017

    Zisl Slepovitch Trio: Three Corners

    Fri, May 26, 2017, 9:30pm
    Broadway Dive
    2662 Broadway,
    New York, New York 10025

    Zisl Slepovitch, Nadav Lev and Dmitry Ishenko will dive the waters of multi-ethnic inspired improvised music at Broadway Dive.

    In addition to great music, Broadway Dive conveniently located on the Upper West Side (on B'way and 101st) has one of the finest beer selections in town. Seating is limited, come early!

    Suggested donation: $10.
    Age: 21+ (it's a NYC bar)

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/659665940901465/

    May 30, 2017

    Tikkun Leil Shavout, NYC, 30 May 2017

    INTO THE NIGHT
    Downtown's Contemporary Spin on Tikkun Leil Shavout
    Presented by Downtown Jewish Life

    Tuesday, May 30, 2017, 10 PM
    14th St. Y
    344 East 14th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
    New York, NY 10003
    (212) 780-0800

    Wheelchair accessible
    EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

    The composer and his Other: Wagner as Yiddish Opera
    A concert performance of one scene from A Yiddishe Wagner followed by a discussion

    Performed by Joe Chappel and Jessica Tivens Schneiderman

    And a talk by director Gil Sperling, music director Jonathan Breit, Yiddish-language consultant Miryem-Khaye Seigel

    More Info

    June 4, 2017

    5th Annual Sholem Aleichem Klez Fest, NY, 4 June 2017

    5th Annual Sholem Aleichem Klez Fest
    Featuring Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Adrianne Greenbaum's Fleytmuzik with Brian Glassman and Rayhan Pasternak, MC Psoy Korolenko, Dance Leader Sonia Gollance. Open jam for all musicians—bring your instrument and dancing shoes!

    Sunday, June 4, 2017, 1:30-4:00 PM
    Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
    3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY
    Located one block from Montefiore Hospital. Take the D
    train to 205th St. or the 4 to Moshulu Parkway.

    Admission: $10. For more information, call 917-930-0295.
    This event is supported by the Center for Traditional
    Music and Dance and the National Endowment for the Arts

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/452243995146255/

    June 11, 2017

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, 11 Jun 2017

    YIDDISH AND BRITISH ON BROADWAY

    Sunday, June 11, 2017, 4:30 p.m.
    Symphony Space,
    2537 Broadway @ 95th Street
    New York City

    Tix/more info

    Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus
    Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor
    with guest soloists Cantor Joel Caplan, Temma Schaechter, and pianist Seth Weinstein
    Including works by Gilbert & Sullivan (in Yiddish), Mordechai Gebirtig, and songs from the Second Avenue Yiddish Theatre including "Ikh hob dikh tsu fil lib" ("I Love You Much Too Much")

    DETAILED ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED

    June 13, 2017

    A Yiddish Liederabend—an evening of Yiddish Song, NYC, 13 Jun 2017

    A Yiddish Liederabend—an evening of Yiddish Song

    Tue, Jun 13, 2017, 6:30pm pre-concert lecture / 7:00pm concert
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011
    (212) 246-6080

    Admission: $15 / Seniors & students: $10
    More info/tix
    Or call 212.868.4444

    An elegant as well as nostalgic program devoted to treasures of Yiddish song and the poetry that has inspired this musical expression in all its variety of style. Presented in the intimate chamber music setting of a traditional classical Liederabend (song evening) appropriate to the immediacy of this cherished genre, the recital will feature four of its leading interpreters: Ida Rae Cahana, Elizabeth Shammash, Raphael Frieder, and Alberto Mizrahi together with world renowned virtuoso pianist Yehudi Wyner. Offerings will include songs by Lazar Weiner, Moses Milner, Solomon Rosowsky, Solomon Golub, Janot Roskin, Mikhl Gelbart, Mordecai Gebirtig, Joel Engel, and Maurice Rauch, along with artistic settings of some of the most beloved Yiddish folksongs, and capped by melodious echoes of the best of Yiddish theater.

    The concept and content of this Yiddish Liederabend has been devised by YIVO’s Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor in Residence in Music, Neil W. Levin, who will deliver the pre-concert lecture on the development of the Yiddish lieder tradition and its literary basis.

    June 14, 2017

    Yiddish Soul, NYC, 14 Jun 2017

    Central Park SummerStage and the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene proudly present
    Yiddish Soul 2017

    Featuring
    The Grammy Award Winning KLEZMATICS
    ZUSHA the Chassidic hipster Band
    THE MACCABEATS the world class a capella group
    with appearances by Cantor Yanky Lemmer of Lincoln Square Synagogue
    and Cantor Chaim David Berson of Manhattan Jewish Center

    Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 7pm
    Central Park SummerStage
    Central Park near E. 72nd St. & 5th Ave.
    New York, NY 10021

    Admission is free Doors open at 6pm

    June 21, 2017

    Jewish songs and dances: Music from the archive of Lazare Saminsky, NYC, 21 Jun 2017

    Jewish songs and dances: Music from the archive of Lazare Saminsky

    Wed, Jun 21, 2017, 7:00pm
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011
    (212) 246-6080

    Admission: $15 / Seniors & students: $10
    More info/tix
    Or call 212.868.4444

    This concert explores the legacy of composer Lazare Saminsky. Born in Vale-Gotzulovo, Ukraine in 1882, Saminsky was one of the earliest members of the Society for Jewish Folk Music in St. Petersburg – a group of composers committed to forging a new national style of Jewish classical music infused with Jewish folk melodies and liturgical music. Saminsky immigrated to the United States in 1920 where he co-founded the League of Composers in 1923, and was the music director of Temple Emanu-El from 1924-1958. Saminsky’s oeuvre represents a broad cross section of Jewish music ranging from sacred to secular. His songs set texts in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, and more, and his music takes its inspiration from all around the Jewish world. This concert features some of Saminsky’s greatest compositions alongside composers of his new- and old-world coteries including Joel Engel, Joseph Achron, and Lyubov Streicher. Performances by Emanu-El’s Cantor Mo Glazman as well as Eliza Bagg, Brigid Coleridge, Julian Schwartz, and Marika Bournaki will feature a variety of songs and chamber music with violin, cello, and piano.

    July 9, 2017

    "Uriel Weinreich as a Bridge in Jewish Culture Between Eastern Europe and America" , NYC, 9 Jul 2017

    Annual All-Yiddish Program
    in Memory of Dr. Mordkhe and Charne Schaechter
    at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St., Manhattan

    Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rakhmiel Peltz
    In Honor of Uriel Weinreich's 50th Yortsayt
    "Uriel Weinreich as a Bridge in Jewish Culture Between Eastern Europe and America"
    Musical Program: Inna Barmash

    Sunday, July 9, 2017, 1:00 P.M.
    League for Yiddish, Inc.
    64 Fulton St., Suite 1101
    New York, NY 10038
    212-889-0380

    זונטיק, דעם 9טן יולי 2017, 1 אַ זייגער נאָך מיטאָג
    יערלעכע ייִדיש־פּראָגראַם
    לזכר ד''ר מרדכי און טשאַרנע שעכטער
    אין צענטער פֿאַר דער ייִדישער געשיכטע
    15 וועסט 16טע גאַס, מאַנהעטן


    הויפּטרעדנער: ד''ר רחמיאל פּעלץ
    לכּבֿוד אוריאל ווײַנרײַכס 50סטן יאָרצײַט

    "אוריאל ווײַנרײַך ווי אַ בריק אין דער ייִדישער קולטור
    צווישן מיזרח־אייראָפּע און אַמעריקע"

    מוזיקאַלישע פּראָגראַם: אינאַ באַרמאַש

    August 2, 2017

    Summer Yiddish Song Celebration, NYC, 2 Aug 2017

    Summer Yiddish Song Celebration

    Wed, Aug 2, 2017, 7:00pm
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011
    (212) 246-6080

    Admission: $15 / Seniors & students: $10
    More info/tix
    Or call 212.868.4444

    A concert in celebration of the rich breadth of music with Yiddish lyrics including Yiddish Theater Songs, Yiddish Folk Songs, and Yiddish Art Songs. Singers include Eléonore Biezunski, Miryem-Khaye Seigel, and Eliza Bagg. Program details TBA.

    August 11, 2017

    Night of the Murdered Poets - Memorial, NYC, 11 Aug 2017

    Night of the Murdered Poets Memorial
    (12 Aug 1952, Lubyanka Prison, Moscow).

    Friday 11 Aug 2017. 6:30–8:30pm
    Kabbalat Shabbat Services
    130 W 30 St NYNY

    More info: facebook.com/BeitSimchatTorah (no account necessary)

    August 13, 2017

    Sasha Lurje & Litvakus: Goyfriend, Winery brunch, NYC, 13 Aug 2017

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Aug 13, 2017 features Sasha Lurje & Litvakus in their new show, Goyfriend


    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch-sasha-lurje-zisl-slepovitch-litvakus-goyfirend-8-13.html

    A new collaboration, Goyfriend, between celebrated Latvian singer Sasha Lurje and Brooklyn-based klezmer band Litvakus, offers a unique window into the dialogue between Jewish, Slavic and Baltic cultures. This diverse project explores the image of the Jews and their representations in the folk culture of their neighbors over 600 years of common history.

    August 19, 2017

    Metropolitan Klezmer@Summer Streets, NYC, NY, 19 Aug 2017

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Saturday, Aug 19, 2017, 10–11am
    Uptown Rest Stop
    52nd St. & Park Ave
    NYC

    More info

    August 20, 2017

    Traveling in Pairs, Winery brunch, NYC, 27 Aug 2017

    Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Aug 27, 2017 featuresTraveling in Pairs


    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch/traveling-in-pairs-8-20.html

    August 24, 2017

    Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, 24 Aug 2017

    band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

    Sun, Sep 24, 2017 12:30pm-1pm
    245 W 77th St (at West End Avenue),
    New York, NY 10024

    A Service of Klezmer Music for Church (!), followed by Klezmer Jazz Brunch. St. Lunch is $5 per person or $15 per family. Live music is FREE and all are welcome! 11am-noon Service featuring Metropolitan Klezmer bandmates, followed by 12:30pm-1pm Klezmer/Jazz Brunch set

    Gerard Edery@American Sephardi Music Fest, NYC, 24 Aug 2017

    Gerard Edery - Three Faiths, Three Cultures
    American Sephardi Music Fest

    Thu, Aug 24, 2017, 7pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011

    Tix/More info

    Francoise Atlant@American Sephardi Music Fest, NYC, 24 Aug 2017

    Francoise Atlan - Intimate evening of Andalusian and Sephardi songs
    American Sephardi Music Fest

    Thu, Aug 24, 2017, 9pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011

    Tix/More info

    August 27, 2017

    Isle of Klezbos, Winery brunch, NYC, 27 Aug 2017

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Aug 27, 2017 features Isle of Klezbos.


    city wineryGeneral Admission: $28 / Children Under 13 - $18
    City Winery
    155 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10013
    (212) 608-0555

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/klezmer-brunch/klezmer-brunch-w-isle-of-klezbos-8-27.html

    Sarah Aroeste@American Sephardi Music Fest, NYC, 27 Aug 2017

    Sarah AroesteThe Sarah Aroeste
    Ladino Music transformed from yesterday to today

    Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 1pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011

    Tix/More info

    Gerard Edery@American Sephardi Music Fest, NYC, 27 Aug 2017

    Gerard Edery - Treasures of World Song
    American Sephardi Music Festival

    Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 3pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011

    Tix/More info

    Nashaz@American Sephardi Music Fest, NYC, 27 Aug 2017

    Nashaz - Arabic Jazz Ensemble
    American Sephardi Music Festival

    Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 5pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011

    Tix/More info

    Adam Maalouf and the Future Tribe@American Sephardi Music Fest, NYC, 27 Aug 2017

    Adam Maalouf and the Future Tribe—Where the ancient meets the modern
    American Sephardi Music Festival

    Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 7pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011

    Tix/More info

    Yerushe: Yiddish folksongs of women, NYC, 27 Aug 2017

    Yerushe: Yiddish Folksongs of Women

    August 27th, 2017, 7pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    $10 suggested

    French violonist Eleonore Biezunski has been exploring the Yiddish traditions of the old and new world for quite some time now - both as a musician and as a archivist for YIVO. For this new project, she will be joined by Lauren Brody (vocals, accordion) and Joanna Sternberg (vocals, double bass). Together they will explore the "yerushe," the heritage of women's Yiddish folksongs, orally transmitted to them or preserved with great care and love by folklorists such as Ruth Rubin.

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    Steven Chera@American Sephardi Music Fest, NYC, 27 Aug 2017

    Steven Chera—A Sephardi on Jazz
    American Sephardi Music Festival

    Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 9pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011

    Tix/More info

    August 28, 2017

    Itamar Borochov@American Sephardi Music Fest, NYC, 28 Aug 2017

    Itamar Borochov—Jazz between Middle Eastern traditions
    American Sephardi Music Festival

    Mon, Aug 28, 2017, 7pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011

    Tix/More info

    David Serero@American Sephardi Music Fest, NYC, 28 Aug 2017

    David Serero—A Sephardi on Opera!
    American Sephardi Music Festival

    Mon, Aug 28, 2017, 9pm
    Center for Jewish History
    15 W 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011

    Tix/More info

    September 14, 2017

    Duo Doyna, Langerwehe, Germany, 14 Sep 2017

    Duo Doyna

    Thursday, September 14, 7:30 PM
    Langerwehe Alte Kirche
    52379 Langerwehe, Germany

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/111082599598999/

    September 24, 2017

    BNYCLU Benefit: Abraham Inc, Marc Ribot, 24 Sep 2017

    NYCLU Benefit: Abraham Inc, Marc Ribot, members of Silk Road Ensemble

    Sunday, September 24, 7:00 PM
    Symphony Space
    2537 Broadway
    NYC

    Tix/Info

    In this benefit concert for the NYCLU/American Civil Liberties Union, some of today's most beloved genre-bending artists join forces in a wild concert. Don't miss the chance to see them all in one place! This concert is CO-SPONSORE by JFREJ.

    - 10-piece supergroup ABRAHAM INCORPORATED
    - Guitar legend MARC RIBOT with "Songs of Resistance"
    - Members of the renowned Grammy-winning SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE
    - KATHLEEN TAGG & ANDRE PETERSEN: "Where Worlds Collide"

    ABOUT THE CONCERT:
    ABRAHAM INC. (led by DAVID KRAKAUER, FRED WESLEY, SOCALLED)
    with SHERYL BAILEY, JEROME HARRIS, MICHAEL SARIN, TARON BENSON, EDDIE ALLEN, BRANDON WRIGHT, ALLEN WATSKY, ALICIA KRAKAUER
    Special Guest: FRANK LONDON of The Klezmatics

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1175953345848919/

    November 16, 2017

    Midwood/NY Klezmer Series, Brooklyn, NY, 16 November 2017

    Midwood, w/Jack Shulman-Ment, Yoshie Fruchter, Richie Barshay

    Thursday, Nov 16, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop led by Jake Shulman-Ment: 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/100776194007396/

    November 30, 2017

    Cantata Profana, NYC, 30 Nov 2017

    Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series
    Cantata Profana performs Gustav Mahler's 'Das Lied von der Erde'

    Thurs, Nov 30, 7pm
    6:00pm Pre-Concert Lecture by Dr. Daniel Jütte (NYU) | 2nd Floor Kovno Room, sponsored by the Jewish Music Forum
    "Gustav Mahler: Jewish Identity and Nineteenth-Century Musical Culture"
    7:00pm Concert | Auditorium

    YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
    15 W 16th St
    NYC

    Tix/More info

    December 3, 2017

    Oy Hanukkah! Yiddish Lider far Kinder un di Ganze Mishpokhe, Brooklyn, NY, 3 Dec 2017

    Oy Hanukkah! Yiddish Lider far Kinder un di Ganze Mishpokhe /
    Jewish Songs for Children and the Whole Family

    Sunday Dec 3rd 2:30pm
    Midwood Library,
    975 East 16th Street
    Brooklyn, NY

    Two well-known Brooklyn-based Yiddish performers, Eléonore Biezunski (vocals and violin) and Madeline Solomon (vocals, accordion, flute and puppets) present a concert of Hanukkah songs and spirited klezmer music that young audiences and families of all backgrounds will enjoy. While you don't need to speak Yiddish to enjoy this concert, you might just leave singing a Yiddish song!

    Free admission

    8 Days of Klezmer, Brooklyn, NY, 3 Dec 2017

    MusicTalks/ 8 Days of Klezmer

    Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3:00 PM
    On Stage at Kingsborough
    2001 Oriental Boulevard
    Brooklyn, NY 11235
    (718) 368-5596

    Tickets: $32 - $37
    Tix/More info

    Join Host Elad Kabilio, the Israeli ensemble, 12th Night Klezmer and guest vocalist and Yiddish theatre star, Daniella Rabbani as they explore the unique spirit of klezmer with melodies of joyful sorrow, as well as Gypsy-flavored Hanukkah favorites from the Shtetls of Eastern Europe to the streets of New York City, with “8 Days of Klezmer.”

    12th Night Klezmer is an all-Israeli ensemble band whose members have trained at the world’s leading music conservatories and have been featured in festivals worldwide. Daniella Rabbani has traveled the world with The National Yiddish Theater, performing alongside Mandy Patinkin, Ron Rifkin, and Tovah Feldshuh at Lincoln Center, Town Hall, and most recently at The Jewish State Theater in Warsaw, Poland.

    December 5, 2017

    ירושה Yerushe, NYC, 5 Nov 2017

    ירושה Yerushe,

    December 5th 7-9pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    $10 suggested donation

    French violonist Eleonore Biezunski has been exploring the Yiddish traditions of the old and new world for quite some time now - both as a musician and as a archivist for YIVO. For this new project, she will be joined by Lauren Brody (vocals, accordion). Together they will explore the "yerushe," the heritage of women's Yiddish folksongs, orally transmitted to them or preserved with great care and love by folklorists such as Ruth Rubin.

    December 7, 2017

    Eleonore Biezunski on new project@Yiddish New York, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Dec 2017

    Lecture @ YNY • Ruth Rubin: Saving Yiddish Song • 12/27/17

    Wed, Dec 27th • 4-5.30pm

    Eleonore Biezunski of the YIVO Institute Sound Archive presents on an exciting new project to disseminate the rare field recordings of legendary Yiddish song collector Ruth Rubin.

    Check out Yiddish New York full schedule

    December 10, 2017

    Oy Hanukkah! Yiddish Lider far Kinder un di Ganze Mishpokhe, Brooklyn, NY, 10 Dec 2017

    Oy Hanukkah! Yiddish Lider far Kinder un di Ganze Mishpokhe /
    Jewish Songs for Children and the Whole Family

    Sunday Dec 10th 2:30pm
    Borough Park Library,
    1265 43rd St.
    Brooklyn, NY

    Two well-known Brooklyn-based Yiddish performers, Eléonore Biezunski (vocals and violin) and Madeline Solomon (vocals, accordion, flute and puppets) present a concert of Hanukkah songs and spirited klezmer music that young audiences and families of all backgrounds will enjoy. While you don't need to speak Yiddish to enjoy this concert, you might just leave singing a Yiddish song!

    Free admission

    December 17, 2017

    Oy Hanukkah! Yiddish Lider far Kinder un di Ganze Mishpokhe, Brooklyn, NY, 17 Dec 2017

    Oy Hanukkah! Yiddish Lider far Kinder un di Ganze Mishpokhe /
    Jewish Songs for Children and the Whole Family

    Sunday Dec 17th 2:30pm
    Ryder Library,
    5902 23rd St.
    Brooklyn, NY

    Two well-known Brooklyn-based Yiddish performers, Eléonore Biezunski (vocals and violin) and Madeline Solomon (vocals, accordion, flute and puppets) present a concert of Hanukkah songs and spirited klezmer music that young audiences and families of all backgrounds will enjoy. While you don't need to speak Yiddish to enjoy this concert, you might just leave singing a Yiddish song!

    Free admission

    December 18, 2017

    NYTF Artistic Council Winter Gala, NYC, 18 Dec 2017

    The NYTF Artistic Council winter gala
    Broadway: A Jewish American Legacy

    Dec 18, 2017, 7pm
    the Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    Tix/More info

    The evening will consist of an intimate concert with song selections from the repertoire of Broadway’s Jewish writers and composers and will honor 4-time Tony Award-winning director Jerry Zaks. The evening will also feature a special Award presentation to Bruce E. Slovin, the Founder of the Center for Jewish History and former Director of Circle in the Square Theatre. Proceeds from this event will fund our operating in the inception year of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project, an ongoing initiative to identify and restore the thousands of lost and forgotten gems of the Yiddish Stage.

    December 23, 2017

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 23@ndash;28Dec 2017

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 23–28, 2017
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    December 24, 2017

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 23@ndash;28Dec 2017

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 23–28, 2017
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman film@Yiddish New York, NYC, 24 Dec 2017

    Film: Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman - Song of Autumn
    directed by award-winning filmmaker Josh Waletzky.

    Sunday, December 24, at 1:15 PM
    14th St. Y Theater,
    344 E. 14th St.
    NYC

    $10 for those not registered in Yiddish New York
    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    In Song of Autumn, poet, songwriter, singer Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, who has played a central role in reviving and inspiring interest in Yiddish song and poetry among a new generation of artists, discusses her life and creative path. This film is an interview, enhanced by photo stills and music, conducted entirely in Yiddish WITH ACCURATE AND COMPLETE ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

    December 25, 2017

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 23@ndash;28Dec 2017

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 23–28, 2017
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    "The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin)", NYC, 25 Dec 2017

    The darkly comedic operetta The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin),
    the first Yiddish Theatre production ever to have played the United States

    Mon., Dec 25, 2017, 2pm
    National Yiddish Theatre
    at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    The Sorceress will play 5 performances only from December 25th – January 1st. This strictly limited, in-development book in hand staged concert will be made available to the public at the extraordinarily accessible ticket price of $25
    CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

    The first undertaking of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project will be the first time "The Sorceress" will be presented to the public in over 80 years. Helmed by Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner (NYTF Associate Artistic Director) with Music Direction by Mr. Mlotek, The Sorceress will be performed with its fully restored Yiddish dialogue and orchestrated music, with English and Russian translation supertitles. Casting will be announced shortly.

    December 26, 2017

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 23@ndash;28Dec 2017

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 23–28, 2017
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    Nyu-York in yidishn lid@Yiddish New York, NYC, 26 Dec 2017

    Sheva Zucker: Nyu-York in yidishn lid (The Many Faces of New York in Yiddish Poetry)

    Tuesday, December 26, at 4 PM
    Chapel of the Town and Village Synagogue
    334 E 14th St,
    New York, NY 10003
    Phone: (212) 677-8090

    "Dzhungl, un gedreng un umzin vilder" (jungle, crush, upheaval, wild absurd), wrote the poet Arn Glanz Leyeles about New York almost 70 years ago. For some, New York was the beacon light of the Statue of Liberty, a home where immigrants found freedom and endless possibilities. To others it was a "wild absurd" where amidst the teeming millions one felt oneself more alone than ever. We will read Yiddish poems about New York from early voices such as Leyeles and Moyshe-Leyb Halpern to more contemporary ones such as Reyzl Zhikhlinski and Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman. Poems will be available in both Yiddish and English translation. Discussion leader will speak Yiddish.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    "The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin)", NYC, 26 Dec 2017

    The darkly comedic operetta The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin),
    the first Yiddish Theatre production ever to have played the United States

    Tue, Dec 26, 2017, 7pm
    National Yiddish Theatre
    at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    The Sorceress will play 5 performances only from December 25th – January 1st. This strictly limited, in-development book in hand staged concert will be made available to the public at the extraordinarily accessible ticket price of $25
    CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

    The first undertaking of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project will be the first time "The Sorceress" will be presented to the public in over 80 years. Helmed by Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner (NYTF Associate Artistic Director) with Music Direction by Mr. Mlotek, The Sorceress will be performed with its fully restored Yiddish dialogue and orchestrated music, with English and Russian translation supertitles. Casting will be announced shortly.

    December 27, 2017

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 23@ndash;28Dec 2017

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 23–28, 2017
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    "The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin)", NYC, 27 Dec 2017

    The darkly comedic operetta The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin),
    the first Yiddish Theatre production ever to have played the United States

    Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 7pm
    National Yiddish Theatre
    at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    The Sorceress will play 5 performances only from December 25th – January 1st. This strictly limited, in-development book in hand staged concert will be made available to the public at the extraordinarily accessible ticket price of $25
    CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

    The first undertaking of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project will be the first time "The Sorceress" will be presented to the public in over 80 years. Helmed by Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner (NYTF Associate Artistic Director) with Music Direction by Mr. Mlotek, The Sorceress will be performed with its fully restored Yiddish dialogue and orchestrated music, with English and Russian translation supertitles. Casting will be announced shortly.

    December 28, 2017

    Yiddish New York, NYC, 23@ndash;28Dec 2017

    Yiddish New York logo Yiddish New York

    Dec 23–28, 2017
    Each day, YNY will create a hub of programming at the 14th Street Y and the adjacent Town and Village Synagogue. Daily programs feature workshops by internationally-renowned performers and lectures by leading contemporary scholars.
    NYC

    Yiddish New York celebrates and engages with East European Jewish (and other Jewish and co-territorial) traditions to foster new creativity, building bridges across borders – a culture under construction! Drawing inspiration from the historic cultural riches of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yiddish New York is an intergenerational gathering featuring daily workshops and a broad spectrum of performances and programming. Yiddish New York evenings feature concerts, dance parties, and jam sessions at clubs and other venues around this vibrant neighborhood.

    More info/registration
    yiddishnewyork.com
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/yiddishnewyork/

    Andy Statman Duo, NYC, 28 Dec 2017

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Duo
    Andy & Larry Duo - clarinet/mandolin & drums

    Thursday, December 28, 2017, 8:00 PM
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St @ West 4th St,
    Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio/

    December 29, 2017

    "The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin)", NYC, 29 Dec 2017

    The darkly comedic operetta The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin),
    the first Yiddish Theatre production ever to have played the United States

    Fri, Dec 29, 2017, noon
    National Yiddish Theatre
    at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    The Sorceress will play 5 performances only from December 25th – January 1st. This strictly limited, in-development book in hand staged concert will be made available to the public at the extraordinarily accessible ticket price of $25
    CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

    The first undertaking of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project will be the first time "The Sorceress" will be presented to the public in over 80 years. Helmed by Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner (NYTF Associate Artistic Director) with Music Direction by Mr. Mlotek, The Sorceress will be performed with its fully restored Yiddish dialogue and orchestrated music, with English and Russian translation supertitles. Casting will be announced shortly.

    January 1, 2018

    "The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin)", NYC, 1 Jan 2018

    The darkly comedic operetta The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin),
    the first Yiddish Theatre production ever to have played the United States

    Mon, Jan 1, 2018, 2pm
    National Yiddish Theatre
    at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Edmond J. Safra Plaza
    36 Battery Place
    NYC

    The Sorceress will play 5 performances only from December 25th – January 1st. This strictly limited, in-development book in hand staged concert will be made available to the public at the extraordinarily accessible ticket price of $25
    CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

    The first undertaking of NYTF’s Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project will be the first time "The Sorceress" will be presented to the public in over 80 years. Helmed by Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner (NYTF Associate Artistic Director) with Music Direction by Mr. Mlotek, The Sorceress will be performed with its fully restored Yiddish dialogue and orchestrated music, with English and Russian translation supertitles. Casting will be announced shortly.

    January 3, 2018

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 3 Jan 2018

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Wednesday, January 3, 2018, 8pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio/
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    January 4, 2018

    YIVO Class, "Radical Jewish Culture," 4-18 Jan 2018

    RADICAL JEWISH CULTURE

    Class starts Jan 4, 2018 1:30pm-4:00pm
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St.
    New York, NY 10011
    (212) 246-6080

    Instructors: John Zorn and Anthony Coleman
    3 sessions, Thursdays
    January 4, 11, 18
    Tuition: $250
    YIVO members: $175**
    more info/register

    What is Jewish music? Since its inception in 1992, the artists who created work under the banner of Radical Jewish Culture have asked this question, pushing the boundaries of how we think about and engage with Jewish cultural expression. To date, that questioning has grown into a body of work spanning over 200 CDs under John Zorn’s Tzadik label, redefining the role of Jewishness in music within contemporary culture.
    In this three part series, join John Zorn and Anthony Coleman as they explore and reflect upon the origins, development, present, and future of Radical Jewish Music. Featuring live performances from Zorn, Coleman, and guest performers Steve Bernstein, Uri Caine, Jon Madof and others, the sessions will include listening and analysis of groundbreaking recordings, open-ended discussions, and Q&A. Participants will also be provided with supplementary listening and reading lists, compiled by Coleman and Zorn, to enhance the experience and facilitate the exploration of each week’s material.

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 4 Jan 2018

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, January 4, 2018, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St @ West 4th St,
    Greenwich Village,
    Manhattan, NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio/
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    January 9, 2018

    Yemen Blues, NYC, 9 Jan 2018

    Yemen Blues

    Tue, Jan 9 at 9:00pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St,
    New York, New York 10003

    Tix/additional info

    After touring the world with over of 300 live shows in the last 4 years Yemen Blues presents their new show "INSANIYA" (Humanity) based on legendary producer, Bill Laswell's sound from their latest album. The full live show includes a collaboration with the talented Ori Ben-Shabat from the group of artists "Maria Kong" who created an original video art on 5 screens for each of the songs. The artist uses video footage including live dance infused by original images inspired by the new sound of Yemen Blues.

    January 11, 2018

    NY Klezmer Series: Klezmer Anschluss! w/Ilya Shneyveys & Friends, NYC, 11 Jan 2018

    NY Klezmer Series: Klezmer Anschluss! w/Ilya Shneyveys & Friends

    Thursday, Jan 11, 2018, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop led by Jake Shulman-Ment: 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1761851130776034/

    Asefa, NYC, 11 Jan 2018

    Asefa

    Jan 11, 2018, 7pm
    Drom
    85 Avenue A
    NYC

    More info/Tix

    Andy Statman, NYC, 11 Jan 2018

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, January 11, 2018, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St @ West 4th St,
    Greenwich Village,
    Manhattan, NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio/
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    January 12, 2018

    Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, NYC, 12 Jan 2018

    Zlatne Uste Golden Festival

    FRIDAY, Jan 12th
    Dance workshop at 7:30pm
    Music by Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band and more!
    Doors open 7pm; Music 7:30pm to 12:30am; Admission: $35

    The Grand Prospect Hall
    263 Prospect Ave,
    Brooklyn, New York 11215

    Tix/More info
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1855458541150561/

    Lyubtshe: Yiddish Folksongs of Women, NYC, 12 Jan 2018

    Lyubtshe: Yiddish Folksongs of Women

    1/23/18 at 7pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    $10 suggested donation

    French violonist and singer Eleonore Biezunski has been exploring the Yiddish traditions of the old and new world for quite some time now – both as a musician and as a archivist for YIVO. For this new project, she will be joined by Lauren Brody (vocals, accordion).
    Lauren Brody, a founding member of both Kapelye and Mikveh, is one of the world’s foremost experts in traditional Bulgarian music, and her singing and accordion-playing in Yiddish performances is legendary. She travels the world as a bearer of Yiddish musical tradition.
    Together they will explore a repertoire of women’s Yiddish folksongs, orally transmitted to them or preserved with great care and love by folklorists such as Ruth Rubin
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    January 13, 2018

    Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, NYC, 13 Jan 2018

    Zlatne Uste Golden Festival
    (bonus: includes Michael Winograd's Klezmer Big Band!)

    SATURDAY, Jan 13th,
    Doors open 5:30pm; Music 6pm to 2am; Admission: $55
    ATTEND BOTH NIGHTS ! : $80, students $65
    Children 12 and under free

    The Grand Prospect Hall
    263 Prospect Ave,
    Brooklyn, New York 11215

    Tix/More info
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1855458541150561/

    Yemen Blues, NYC, 13 Jan 2018

    Yemen Blues

    Sat, Jan 13 at 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St,
    New York, New York 10003

    Tix/additional info

    After touring the world with over of 300 live shows in the last 4 years Yemen Blues presents their new show “INSANIYA” (Humanity) based on legendary producer, Bill Laswell’s sound from their latest album. The full live show includes a collaboration with the talented Ori Ben-Shabat from the group of artists “Maria Kong” who created an original video art on 5 screens for each of the songs. The artist uses video footage including live dance infused by original images inspired by the new sound of Yemen Blues.

    January 14, 2018

    Metropolitan Klezmer & Isle of Klezbos City Winery Brunch, NYC, 14 Jan 2018

    band photo by Angela JimenezEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Jan 14, 2018 features Metropolitan Klezmer & Isle of Klezbos.

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

    For further info: www.citywinery.com/

    January 16, 2018

    Yemen Blues, NYC, 16 Jan 2018

    Yemen Blues

    Wed, Jan 16 at 9:30pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St,
    New York, New York 10003

    Tix/additional info

    After touring the world with over of 300 live shows in the last 4 years Yemen Blues presents their new show “INSANIYA” (Humanity) based on legendary producer, Bill Laswell’s sound from their latest album. The full live show includes a collaboration with the talented Ori Ben-Shabat from the group of artists “Maria Kong” who created an original video art on 5 screens for each of the songs. The artist uses video footage including live dance infused by original images inspired by the new sound of Yemen Blues.

    January 17, 2018

    Yemen Blues, NYC, 17 Jan 2018

    Yemen Blues

    Tues, Jan 17 at 9:00pm
    Joe's Pub
    425 Lafayette St,
    New York, New York 10003

    Tix/additional info

    After touring the world with over of 300 live shows in the last 4 years Yemen Blues presents their new show "INSANIYA" (Humanity) based on legendary producer, Bill Laswell's sound from their latest album. The full live show includes a collaboration with the talented Ori Ben-Shabat from the group of artists "Maria Kong" who created an original video art on 5 screens for each of the songs. The artist uses video footage including live dance infused by original images inspired by the new sound of Yemen Blues.

    January 18, 2018

    NY Klezmer Series:Christina Crowder Trio, w/Keryn Kleiman, NYC, 18 Jan 2018

    NY Klezmer Series: Christina Crowder Trio, w/Keryn Kleiman

    Thursday, Jan 18, 2018, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop led by Jake Shulman-Ment: 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1587190211336620/

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 18 Jan 2018

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, January 18, 2018, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St @ West 4th St,
    Greenwich Village,
    Manhattan, NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio/

    January 20, 2018

    Klezmatics, NYC, 20 Jan 2018

    imagesThe Klezmatics with guest artists Fred Hersch, Holly Near, and Natalie Merchant

    Sat, Jan 20, 2018, 8pm
    Town Hall
    123 West 43rd Street
    (between 6th Ave and Broadway)
    New York, NY 10036

    Tix/moreinfo

    January 25, 2018

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 25 Jan 2018

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, January 25, 2018, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St @ West 4th St,
    Greenwich Village,
    Manhattan, NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio/

    January 30, 2018

    Reading: Yiddish King Lear, NYC, 30 Jan 2018

    The Yiddish King Lear, by Jacob Gordin
    a Reading

    January 30th and February 1st 2018 at 8pm.
    The Orensanz Foundation,
    172 Norfolk Street,
    New York, NY

    Beth Kaplan, great-granddaughter of Jacob Gordin and author of
    “Finding the Jewish Shakespeare - The Life and Legacy of Jacob
    Gordin” will be attending both performances and will be talking after the
    performances.

    Tickets: yiddishkinglear.bpt.me or 1.800.838.3006
    Tickets are from $10 to $36.

    February 1, 2018

    NY Klezmer Series: Josh Waletzky w/Deborah Strauss, Brooklyn, NYC, 1 Feb 2018

    NY Klezmer Series: Josh Waletzky w/Deborah Strauss

    Thursday, Feb 1, 2018, 6:30 PM - 11 PM
    Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
    315 Columbia St,
    Brooklyn, New York 11231

    Klezmer Instrumental Music Workshop led by Jake Shulman-Ment: 6:30pm-8:00 $25 per class,
    Concerts & Dance Parties begin at 8:30pm - $15
    Jam Session follows Concert 10-11:00ish
    Full night pass - $35 (includes Workshop, Concert & Jam Session)

    718-395-3214 www.Jalopy.biz
    Concert $15 Workshop $25 Full Night Pass $35 includes Jam

    Part of the New York Klezmer Series
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/135156777282719/

    Reading: Yiddish King Lear, NYC, 1 Feb 2018

    The Yiddish King Lear, by Jacob Gordin
    a Reading

    January 30th and February 1st 2018 at 8pm.
    The Orensanz Foundation,
    172 Norfolk Street,
    New York, NY

    Beth Kaplan, great-granddaughter of Jacob Gordin and author of
    “Finding the Jewish Shakespeare - The Life and Legacy of Jacob
    Gordin” will be attending both performances and will be talking after the
    performances.

    Tickets: yiddishkinglear.bpt.me or 1.800.838.3006
    Tickets are from $10 to $36.

    Andy Statman Trio, NYC, 1 Feb 2018

    Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

    Thursday, Feb 1, 2018, 8pm
    The Charles Street Synagogue
    53 Charles St @ West 4th St,
    Greenwich Village,
    Manhattan, NYC

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/The.Andy.Statman.Trio/

    February 2, 2018

    French violonist and singer Eleonore Biezunski, NYC, 20 Feb 2018

    French violonist and singer Eleonore Biezunski

    Feb 20 2018 at 7pm
    Barbès
    376 9th St,
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    $10 suggested donation

    French violonist and singer Eleonore Biezunski has been exploring the Yiddish traditions of the old and new world for quite some time now – both as a musician and as a archivist for YIVO. For this new project, she will be joined by Lauren Brody (vocals, accordion).

    February 4, 2018

    Alicia Svigals "Beregovski Suite" CD release, NYC, 4 Feb 2018

    Alicia SvigalsAlicia Svigals and Uli Geissendoerfer, with Iliya Magalnyk.

    Sun, Feb 4, 2018, 7pm
    Joe's Pub
    25 Lafayette St,
    New York, New York 10003

    Tix/more info
    Music on Soundcloud

    February 5, 2018

    Nurit Galron, New York City, 5 Feb 2018

    Israeli singer, Nurit Galron

    Mon, Feb 5, 2018, 8pm
    City Winery
    155 VARICK STREET,
    NEW YORK, NY, 10013

    Tix/More info

    February 21, 2018

    "The Eternal Kurt Weill," class by Neil Levin, YIVO, NYC, begins 21 Feb 2018

    The Eternal Kurt Weill: His Road from Jewish to American Music and Back
    Six-session class taught by Neil Levin, Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music

    Begins Feb 21, 2018, 6pm – 8pm
    YIVO
    15 W. 16th St.,
    NYC

    Register/More info

    Much of Kurt Weill’s theatrical, operatic, film, and concert music is widely familiar. It continues to fascinate in its sui generis juxtapositions of styles and often seeming artistic contradictions. Less known, however, are consciously incorporated musical reflections of his pride in Jewish heritage, his Jewish persona, his early exposure to cantorial and other synagogue melos, his related inner conflicts, and his ultimate dedication to Jewish causes. This course will explore general European as well as Jewish/Judaic influences on his aggregate oeuvre. It will consider exemplary, religiously impartial, as well as deliberately Jewishly-related works in their political, historical, cultural, and social contexts, while highlighting his evocations of Hebrew poetry, traditional liturgical melodies and chants, and Jewish folk motifs....