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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


Don't miss this chance to see the show that The New York Times called "brisk, bright and funny" and "a joyful treat."

Book and Lyrics by Al Grand
Directed by Allen Lewis Rickman
Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek

This limited engagement begins Sunday, March 18 for two weeks only.

Brave Old World, Beachwood, OH, Apr 1, 2007

BOW, seatedBrave Old World
Song of the Lodz Ghetto

Sunday, April 1, 2007, 2pm
The Temple-Tifereth Israel
26000 Shaker Boulevard, Beachwood, Ohio

Tickets: $26 general public, $23 JCC members, $24 seniors, $13 full-time students 22 & under (www.tickets.com, 800-766-6048, and Mandel JCC in Beachwood). Groups of 10 or more $18 (call 216-593-6258).
Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
tel: 216-831-0700
www.clevejcc.org

A unique musical-theatrical work created by the renowned Klezmer ensemble Brave Old World. Built around the arrangements of rare songs performed in the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland, the program is a musical and spiritual testament to resistance, love and reconciliation in the face of intolerance.

Klezmer Jam, London, UK, Apr 1

The London Klezmer Session

London’s next Klezmer jam session will be on Sunday 1 April from 3.30-5.30pm at The Stag, 67 Fleet Road, London NW3 2QU. Bring an instrument and a tune, or just come along to enjoy the music and shmooze! Out-of-towners especially welcome. No previous knowledge of klezmer required. Directions to the venue: fancyapint.com/pubs/pub2170.html. Nearest tube: Belsize Park (Northern line), or Silverlink overground: Hampstead Heath.

Bring an instrument and a klezmer tune! Or just come and listen/schmooze.

For more information: www.ilanacravitz.com/jams.html

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

The fifty acts Svigals booked revolve around three themes: Jewish music, virtuoso female instrumentalist/improvisers/composers, and all kinds of string music, traditional and contemporary. From an electronic violist turning Bartok on his head to the lightning speed of traditional Bulgarian fiddling; from a master of the traditional klezmer clarinet to spontaneous 21st century keyboard explorations of those ancient melodies, the month is a feast of the most interesting music coming out of New York and beyond.