KlezCalendar

The Book Of J

Thursday Dec 14th / 6 pm doors - 7 pm show
The Burren
247 Elm Street, Davis Square,
Somerville, MA 02144

More info/Tix

Book of J is engaged in new psalmody, drawing from the rich biblical commentary of Black and White American traditional music, Yiddish songs of ghosts and police violence, and piyutim (paraliturgical songs) with a queer bent. Expect old-time religion, radical politics, angels and demons, workers and bosses, diasporic languages, erotic longing, close-text reading, hard times resolved and destiny fulfilled. Also, singing along is good. Book of J is Jewlia Eisenberg (Charming Hostess) and Jeremiah Lockwood (Sway Machinery). Here’s more on the elements of our tight braid...

Sponsored by the Jewish Arts Collaborative

Posted by Ari Davidow at 7:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Thurs, Dec 14, 2017, 8-11pm
The Harrison,
28 Harrison Street,
London WC1H 8JF

2nd Thursday of each month: Balkan, gypsy, klezmer, Russian music - even a bit of Turkish or Greek.... come and share your tunes at the 2nd Thursday East European jam, downstairs at The Harrison from 8pm every month with house band 'Bucimis Trio' (Susi Evans, Matt Bacon and Chrisina Borgenstierna).

All instruments welcome, including brass and percussion

Free / Donation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1563349383691554/

Posted by Ari Davidow at 8:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)