March 30th, Friday at Shir Hadash
www.shirhadash.org
Shabbos Zingt - A Bay Area Yiddish ensemble has created a new kind of Shabbos service, with Yiddish melodies and a Klezmer feel. You will learn newly composed and old Yiddish tunes and bring in Shabbos with a sense of Yiddishkayt. Led by songstress: Heather Klein, Be'eri Moalem; viola, Ken Mowrey; percussion, and Karen Hutchinson; piano/accordion.
February 24th, Friday at Peninsula Temple Beth El
www.ptbe.org
Shabbos Zingt - A Bay Area Yiddish ensemble has created a new kind of Shabbos service, with Yiddish melodies and a Klezmer feel. You will learn newly composed and old Yiddish tunes and bring in Shabbos with a sense of Yiddishkayt. Led by songstress: Heather Klein, Be'eri Moalem; viola, Ken Mowrey; percussion, and Karen Hutchinson; piano/accordion.
Metropolitan Klezmer: Yiddish film focus
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 4pm
Hutchins Street Square
125 South Hutchins St. Lodi, CA 95240
209-333-6782
$15 - $40
hutchinsstreetsquare.com
February 12th - 7 p.m. Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills - www.Betham.org
Shabbos Zingt - A Bay Area Yiddish ensemble has created a new kind of Shabbos service, with Yiddish melodies and a Klezmer feel. You will learn newly composed and old Yiddish tunes and bring in Shabbos with a sense of Yiddishkayt. Led by songstress: Heather Klein, Be'eri Moalem; viola, Ken Mowrey; percussion, and Karen Hutchinson; piano/accordion.
CD release party and concert for Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio CD release,
"Shifreles Portret: A Yiddish Art Song Project."
Saturday, Feb. 4th at 5 p.m.
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street
The group will perform numerous tracks from the album, including Yiddish classical songs that were written as far back as the 1920s. You will also hear the world-premiere of a newly composed piece by internationally known violinist and composer Steven Greenman. In addition, our trio will be joined at the concert by Bay Area musical group "The Lark" to perform Russian instrumental music, as well as Yiddish theater and folk songs with special guests, and some songs in memory of mentor Adrienne Cooper.
$10 at the door
Tel: 415.292.1200
www.jccsf.org
Shifreles Portret is funded by San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music's Musical GrantProgram (www.sffcm.org), as well as the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (www.actaonline.org).
The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles is proud to present SOULS ON FIRE
Three cultures inhabited Spain in the 12th-15th Centuries, each making an indelible contribution to the region's art and music. They lived in harmony until the expulsion of the Jews and Gitanos (Roma, or Gypsies) in 1492. Join us for a musical exploration of Spanish, Sephardic, Gitano and Moorish cultures that will take you on a sonic journey through the passion of Flamenco, the poetry of Sepharad and the rhythm of the Moorish. This world-class ensemble - all renowned in their own right - return to the JMCLA to present the traditional sounds of Spain's Golden Age.
Starring: ADAM DELMONTE - FLAMENCO GUITAR, YALE STROM - VIOLIN, ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ - ARABIC AND LADINO VOCALS, PILAR MORENO - FLAMENCO SINGER, GERALDO MORALES - PERCUSSION, JEFF PEKAREK - BASS
and from Seville, Flamenco Dancer
LAKSHMI "La Chimi"BASILE
Sunday January 22, 2012 3:00 PM
Valley Beth Shalom
15739 Ventura Boulevard Encino, CA 91436
Admission: $10 paid in advance; $15 at the door
For reservations and further information, call Valley Beth
Shalom (818) 788-6000.
Reservations close at 12 Noon on Friday, January 20, 2012.
It's now a tradition . . .now in it’s 3rd year,
we’ll be playing klezmer on the street in front of Saul’s Deli from about 11am-3pm. Come listen and dance, and get some good nosh and nourishment at Saul’s.
Sunday, December 25, 11am - 2pm
Saul's Deli
1475 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
Tel: (510) 848-3354
This year we have an all-star cast of brass, strings, accordions, and percussion, drawing musicians from such bands as Inspector Gadje, Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment, California Klezmer, Radio Istanbul, Emperor Norton’s Jazz Band, & Kugelplex.
Featuring:
Helicon - Andrew Cohen
Euphonium - Peter Bonos
Clarinet/saxophone - Mike
Perlmutter
Tapan - Sean Tergis
Drums – Aharon Wheels
Bolsta
Drums - Yari Mander
Accordion - Dmitri Gaskin
Accordion - Hudi Brenman
Mandolin/fiddle - Dave Rosenfeld
Mandolin - Gerry Tenney
Violin – Emunah Hauser
Jonathan Simon – xylophone
Plus other special guests!
Holiday party with Klezmer Brass & Orkestar Sali
Thursday December 22, 9 PM
Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
$15-$30 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
Advance tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com
www.facebook.com/OrkestarSali
Light Chanukah candles (BYOC - Bring your own Chanukia and candles), nosh, and dance on the third night of the festival of lights. This concert opens with the debut of a new klezmer brass band featuring members of Inspector Gadje. The evening will close with a virtuosic performance of Turkish-Romani/Bulgarian music by drummer and vocalist Rumen 'Sali' Shopov and clarinetist Peter Jaques (of Brass Menazeri). Special edible treats by the extraordinarily effervescent culinary superstar Shayna Marmar (of Honeypie Cooking).
Klezmatics w/Joshua Nelson, 25th Anniversary Tour
Sunday, December 18th, 7pm
Birch North Park Theatre
2891 University Avenue, Suite 1, San Diego, CA 92104-2929
Box Office: 619-239-8836
Tix, info: www.birchnorthparktheatre.net
Tour/CD kickstarter campaign: www.kickstarter.com
Inspector Gadje & True Life Trio
Friday, December 16, 8:30 pm
Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
$15-$30 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Advance tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com
www.myspace.com/truelifetrio
http://inspectorgadje.com
Hear the mellifluous True Life Trio (featuring Leslie Bonnett and Briget Boyle of Kitka, & Juliana Graffagna of Janam) weave sumptuous vocal harmonies and sultry rhythms from Eastern Europe, the Americas & beyond. Then dance to the beautiful and bumpin’ big brassy Balkan beats of Inspector Gadje! The evening will also feature collaboration between the two groups.
Zoyres & Charming Hostess: Holiday show with winter songs (and sauerkraut!).
Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Saturday December 10
$15-$30 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Advance tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com
http://charminghostess.us
www.zoyres.com
Charming Hostess makes lovely noise about complex ideas is at the intersection of voice, text and diaspora consciousness. Their music is based on the sounding body: voices and winds, handclaps and heartbeats, sex-breath and silence. They are known for their whirl of eerie harmony, hot rhythm, and radical smarts. This holiday show will feature winter songs of darkness, joy and mystery. Charming Hostess is also presenting music from their installation, The Bowls Project (Tzadik, 2010). Based on inscriptions from Babylonian Jewish amulets known as "demon bowls," The Bowls Project sings of sex, ritual and secrets of the home. File under: APOCALYPTIC-INTIMATE
Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment performs original and Eastern European traditional music (klezmer, Balkan, etc.), approaching these from both a “traditional” and stretched out /experimental framework. The name "Zoyres" derives from the Yiddish term for fermented vegetables, "zoyers." These foods have been transformed by culture and community (of the microbial sort) through incredible biochemical fermentation processes. These "cultural" transformations underlie our own cultural development, as humans have relied and reveled in fermented foods for millennia. Zoyres' music represents the geo-social analogue to the biochemical ferment. Our music, of Eastern European origin, brined in the contemporary cultural milieu, is akin to the pickle, still evident in its cucumbral origin, but with a taste and texture transformed.
Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi: Dave Tarras: The King of Klezmer
Nov. 19th, 7pm
Tifereth Israel
6660 Cowles Mountain Boulevard
San Diego, CA.
The concert will be DAVE TARRAS: THE KING OF KLEZMER featuring the virtuoso clarinetist Leo Chelyapov from LA. for more info. Beth Klareich (619) 697-6001 ext. 108
OCTOBER 30, 2:00-4:00pm, KlezCalifornia Yiddish Sing-Along led by Achi Ben Shalom, at a private home in San Francisco.
Originally scheduled for September 18, the San Francisco celebration of the "KlezCalifornia Yiddish Songbook," third edition, has been changed to Sunday, October 30, 2:00-4:00pm. Reservations and more info: 415.789.7679, or email KlezCalifornia.
For your very own, nicely-printed copy of the Songbook, send a donation of $5 ($3 + S/H) to KlezCalifornia, 1728 Allston Way, Berkeley CA 94703 or use a credit card HERE, or take one home from a sing-along for a $3 donation. Lomir aleh zingn!
Sunday, October 16th, 2011, 10am - 5pm
TESLIM performs at the incredible day-long event put on by the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music: CHAMBER MUSIC DAY
de Young Museum, San Francisco
We'll be performing in the lobby of the Textile Gallery, where the current exhibit is The Art of the Anatolian Kilim: Highlights from the McCoy Jones Collection which looks amazing!
Other groups performing through the museum include:
Alexander String Quartet - Classical Revolution - Del Sol String Quartet martha & monica - The Nice Guy Trio + strings - Quartet San Francisco Quinteto Latino - Real Vocal String Quartet and many more!
Red Hot Chachkas and Cradle Duende Friday October 14, 9:00 pm Subterranean Arthouse
2179 Bancroft, downtown Berkeley
$15-30 suggested donation,
no one turned away for lack of funds
Advance tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com
The internationally-acclaimed and Bay Area based Red Hot Chachkas infuse the klezmer tradition of Eastern European Yiddish music with jazz, rock, oldtime, classical, and latin influences. Their hot sound and uptempo beat has folks up dancing. Bandleader and classical violinist Julie Egger is joined by seasoned musicians from disparate backgrounds: soulful Barbara Speed (clarinet), balkanized Diana Strong (accordion), bluegrass Tony Phillips (mandolin), jazzy Breck Diebel (bass), and rockin' Michael Arrow (drums).
Cradle Duende presents a combination of klezmer and flamenco, 'klezmenco,' with an infusion of reggae and cumbia dance rhythms. Cradle Duende takes its name from the Spanish word 'duende,' in reference to a musically heightened state of emotion, expression and authenticity; and a merging of disparate musical traditions that each evolved from independent cradles of civilization. Cradle Duende brings the strength of deep cultural roots into the party atmosphere.
Friday, October 14, 9:00pm, Red Hot Chachkas and Cradle Duende at Subterranean Arthouse, Berkeley. Tickets: $15-$30 suggested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.
More info: subterraneanarthouse.org.
Thursday, October 6, 7:30pm, Moscow's Klezmasters in "Razzle Dazzle Yiddish" at Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto. Tickets: 24 hours in advance: $20 JCC members, $25 non-members; $30 at the door, space permitting. More info: 650.223.8621, paloaltojcc.org.
Geoff Berner with Rhubarb Whiskey, and the Sour Mash Hug Band
Oct 2, 2011, 9:30pm
The Layover
1517 Franklin St.
Oakland, California
Tel: 510-834-1517
Tarras Band
Barbès
376 9th St.
(corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
Tel: 347 422 0248
Tarras Band is a five-piece ensemble dedicated to the music of Yiddish-American Klezmer great Dave Tarras and the classic mid-20th century American klezmer sound. Featuring longtime Tarras accompanist Pete Sokolow on piano as well as Dave Licht (drums) and Jim Guttmann (bass), the group is fronted by Ben Holmes (trumpet) and Michael Winograd (clarinet). This show is to celebrate the release of their debut self-titled record, also available for download through iTunes
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 at 4:00 PM
The World Festival of Sacred Music in LA presents:
The Soul of Spain
Gypsy Flamenco meets Sephardic Jewish music
Yuval Ron Ensemble in concert with the Gypsy Flamenco artists
Oscar-winning composer and oud master Yuval Ron leads a fiery evening of music and dance, bringing gypsy flamenco and Sephardic Jewish traditions from Andalusia to Santa Monica and the Westside. The 499-seat Broad comes alive with spinning flamenco dancers, undulating belly dancers, passionate singing, and the lightning-fast fingers of Spanish guitar - a night of musical virtuosity in an intimate setting. Featuring gypsy flamenco singer Jesus Montoya, dancer Briseyda Zarate, guitarist Jose Tanaka and the Yuval Ron Ensemble:
Maya Haddi: vocals; Norik Manoukian: woodwind; Jamie Papish: percussion; David Martinelly: percussion; Maya K. G: Middle Eastern dance; Yuval Ron: oud and artistic director
with a video created by Moshe Hacmon.
Location: Broad Stage: 1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Admission: $47 - $75 Broad Stage members receive 10% off their order.
More Info and Box office: Tel: 310-434-3200, or, thebroadstage.com
Geoff Berner with Rhubarb Whiskey, and the Sour Mash Hug Band
Oct 1, 2011, 9:30pm
The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, California
Geoff Berner
30 Sep 2011, 8pm
Genghis Cohen
740 N. Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
Tel: 323 653 0640
Monajat, A commissioned multimedia work by Galeet Dardashti
Grand Performances
350 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
September 25, 2011, 8 pm
Further venue info/tix: www.grandperformances.org/en/gp/
Monajat is inspired by Selihot, the poetic prayers of forgiveness recited during the month preceding the Jewish High Holidays according to Middle Eastern tradition. This period of deep reflection and spiritual preparation serves as a backdrop for Dardashti’s time-specific concert and program. The first-time U.S. presentation of Monajat combines participatory workshops, talks, prayer services, and other educational programs to enhance the spiritual and cultural experience. Dardashti, a performer and anthropologist of Iranian descent, re-imagines the Selihot ritual in collaboration with an acclaimed ensemble of Jewish and Muslim musicians, an electronic soundscape, and dynamic video projections by video artist and designer Dmitry Kmelnitsky.
Dardashti’s acclaimed ensemble of musicians includes Omer Avital (oud, bass, vocals), Amir ElSaffar (santour, vocals), Tal Ronen (bass, vocals) and Dafer Tawil (percussion, violin, ney, oud, vocals).
The Foundation for Jewish Culture and its league of performing arts presenters have commissioned Monajat (Fervent Prayer), a multimedia concert by composer, singer, and scholar Galeet Dardashti which will tour the United States in September 2011. Monajat, an evening of Middle Eastern musical poetry, inaugurates the New Jewish Culture Network, an initiative to create and deliver outstanding Jewish music and other art forms to audiences in the U.S. and beyond.
For further info: jewishculture.org/music-touring-network/
The Shondes tour to support their new CD, Searchlights + Schande + Wild Assumptions
Sun., Sep 25, 2011, 8pm, $10, 21+
Cafe Du Nord
2170 MARKET STREET
San Francisco, CA
The Shondes tour to support their new CD, Searchlights
Sat., Sep 24, 2011, 3pm
Garth's Jelly Donut presents No Stairway! A benefit for LB Cinematheque
MADhaus LBC
624 Pacific Ave.
Long Beach, CA
Monajat, A commissioned multimedia work by Galeet Dardashti
The Hub at the San Francisco JCC
3200 California St.
San Francisco, CA
September 24, 2011, 8 pm
Further venue info/tix: www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/the-hub
Monajat is inspired by Selihot, the poetic prayers of forgiveness recited during the month preceding the Jewish High Holidays according to Middle Eastern tradition. This period of deep reflection and spiritual preparation serves as a backdrop for Dardashti’s time-specific concert and program. The first-time U.S. presentation of Monajat combines participatory workshops, talks, prayer services, and other educational programs to enhance the spiritual and cultural experience. Dardashti, a performer and anthropologist of Iranian descent, re-imagines the Selihot ritual in collaboration with an acclaimed ensemble of Jewish and Muslim musicians, an electronic soundscape, and dynamic video projections by video artist and designer Dmitry Kmelnitsky.
Dardashti’s acclaimed ensemble of musicians includes Omer Avital (oud, bass, vocals), Amir ElSaffar (santour, vocals), Tal Ronen (bass, vocals) and Dafer Tawil (percussion, violin, ney, oud, vocals).
The Foundation for Jewish Culture and its league of performing arts presenters have commissioned Monajat (Fervent Prayer), a multimedia concert by composer, singer, and scholar Galeet Dardashti which will tour the United States in September 2011. Monajat, an evening of Middle Eastern musical poetry, inaugurates the New Jewish Culture Network, an initiative to create and deliver outstanding Jewish music and other art forms to audiences in the U.S. and beyond.
For further info: jewishculture.org/music-touring-network/
The Shondes tour to support their new CD, Searchlights
Friday, 9/23/2011, 7pm
Bellyflop Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
More info: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188441877893937
Saturday, September 17, 7:00-9:00 pm, >Ellis Island Old World Folk Band performs at High Street Station in Alameda. Klezmer, Yiddish vocals, American tunes from vaudeville to swing, and tunes from Eastern Europe, Greece, Russia, Italy and Mexico. Cover charge $5-$15, sliding scale. More info about the band: 510.433.2900, musikers.com; about the venue: 510.995.8049, highstreetstationcafe.com.
Thursday September 15
12:30--Lunchtime
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Mission btw 3rd and 4th
San Francisco, CA
Grab a picnic blanket and venture out into the freezing fog, as we reprise the Bowls Project at Yerba Buena Gardens. So awesome to be back there around the harvest moon for more apocalyptic intimate good times! BYOHotchocolate or dance with us to stay warm!
Peace,
Charming Hostess
Friday, September 9, 7:30-10:00pm, Klezmer Brass performs outdoors at Off the Grid, Fort Mason, San Francisco. Street food fair with 30+ food trucks and tents. No charge for the music.
More info: offthegridsf.com/.
Thursday Sept 8 "Hardly Strictly Klezmer," also featuring a capella singers Vocolot, at the Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St. near Shattuck, Berkeley CA (near Berkeley BART). Show at 8 PM
www.thefreight.org/event/2011/09
July 9th, 7pm: Yale Strom, Jeff Pekarek and Elizabeth Schwartz in concert at Templar's Hall in Poway, CA for a klezmer concert as part of the SD Folk Song Society. The concert will include traditional and original klezmer and Yiddish music, as well as rare compositions by Dave Tarras, "The Benny Goodman of Klezmer". For more info. go to www.sdfolkheritage.org
Yemen Blues
Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 8PM
FREE; no reservations
Parking is $10, cash only
The Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
Celebrate musical traditions from around the globe! Kick back and groove or get up and dance to a diverse line-up of leading musicians who represent the best in world music. Founded by rising star and charismatic Yemenite Israeli vocalist Ravid Kahalani and arranger/bassist Omer Avital, the nine-member Yemen Blues plays an ebullient mix of traditional Yemenite Jewish melodies, American blues, jazz, funk, and West and North African grooves. The electrifying musicianship of this ensemble must be seen to be believed!
Monday July 4 at World One Festival, Cerrito Vista Park, El Cerrito CA, 10 AM (festival is all day till 7 PM). FREE
worldoneradio.org
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 7:30 PM
"Music as a bridge"—A Lecture demonstration by Yuval Ron
A fascinating talk with live music, exploring ways to teach unity and tolerance, how to use music as a platform for meeting your opponent, your neighbor and the other. In addition, a discussion of the path of Music, as a way to connect to the Reality beyond all realities. With special guest Jamie Papish (percussion).
Location: VBS, 15739 Ventura Boulevard Encino , California 91436
Admission: Free
For more info: 818-788-6000
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Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 6:30 PM
"From A Dream to Reality"
Mati presents: First annual fundraiser Honoring Consul General of Israel Jacob Dayan and his wife Dr. Galit Dayan
Featuring the Yuval Ron Ensemble
Location: At Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills 8844 Burton Way Beverly Hills 90211
Admission: V.I.P Ticket $150 per person, Regular admission $75 per person; R.S.V.P by Friday June 10th .
For More information: Orna: 818-612-8771 or Anat 323-351-7021. maticenter.com
June 13th, 7:30pm: Souls on Fire, a concert of Sephardic, Flamenco and Arabic music featuring flamenco dancer Lakshmi "La Chimi" Basile of Sevilla, Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz and other guests artists in an exciting concert of dance, song and music. It is part of the SD Jewish Arts festival. For more info. and tickets 619 231-3586
June 6th, 7:30pm: Fully staged reading of "The Witches of Lublin" with Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz and a full cast as part of the SD Jewish Arts festival at the Lyceum Theatre. For more info. and tickets 619) 231-3586. For more information about "The Witches of Lublin": www.thewitchesoflublin.com
June 5th, 2-3 pm: Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz will present a preview of their radio drama "The Witches of Lublin" at the San Marcos Library. More info. (760) 891-3000 FREE. For more information about The Witches of Lublin: www.thewitchesoflublin.com
While Psoy's show will likely leave you lacking adjectives to describe to your friends, here's how he tells it:
"The show is called KLEZMERUSKI. It embraces themes of Klezmer Russia, US and last not least, Ski, one of the favorite sports in California. Songs in Ugglish, Rushing, Yiddiotish, Highbrew, and some Fringe, original or aggressively translated/tradapred, fartaytsht un farbesert."
Psoy Korolenko
Saturday, June 4th at 7:30 PM
Tickets are $12 at the door, CASH ONLY, limited seating!
Genghis Cohen - 740 North Fairfax
Sunday May 29 at the cozy, intimate, funky Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco CA (at 23rd St., near 24th St BART). Doors open 6:30, Music at 7 PM. Admission $15/12. World premiere of some brand-new compositions.
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May 29th at 12pm Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi in concert at the Encinitas Library as part of the SD Jewish Arts Festival. More info. 760-753-7376 FREE
Thursday May 26, 2011 at 8:00 PM
"My Heart is in the East"
Music from Israel, Morocco, Yemen, Spain, Turkey and Pakistan
The last concert in Los Angels before the Ensemble is departing to a Peace Mission Tour in Turkey
Yuval Ron Ensemble
with: Whirling Dervish Aziz,
Qawwali master Sukhawat Ali Khan and special guest: cantor Raphael Skouri
Maya Haddi - vocals, Norik Manoukian - woodwind,
Virginie Alumian - kanoun, Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion,
Yuval Ron - Oud and artistic director.
Location: Village Church of Westwood Lutheran, 343 S. Church Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Admission: $15. Purchase tix online, $20 at the door. Church/Ahavat Torah/Musallah Tauhid members - $10.
For more information about The Yuval Ron Ensemble see www.yuvalronmusic.com
April 30th, 3pm: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi headline the ADAMS AVENUE ROOTS FESTIVAL, San Diego
May 1, 1:30pm: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi ADAMS AVENUE ROOTS FESTIVAL, San Diego
For more information: www.adamsavenuebusiness.com Free to the public!
April 21st, 7pm: Celebrate Earth Day with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi (Strom, violin; Jeff Pekarek, bass; Lou Fanucchi, accordion; Gene Perry, percussion; Elizabeth Schwartz, vocals). CSU San Marcus State University.
April 16th, 1:30pm Yale Strom lectures at the Skirball Cultural Center: “How to teach klezmer history/culture to students” 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049 Tel: (310) 440-4500
Girls in Trouble with Mirah Zeitlyn & the Real Vocal String Quartet
Subterranean Arthouse
2179 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA
Friday, Apr 15
9pm
$10-20 sliding scale
www.brownpapertickets.com
http://www.facebook.com
Girls in Trouble is an art-folk song cycle about the women of the Old Testament created by Brooklyn-based violinist, singer, and writer Alicia Jo Rabins. Drawing from two years spent studying holy texts in Jerusalem and playing in rock clubs at night, Girls in Trouble combines mysticism, poetry, and ancient women's tales to weave improbably beautiful songs about androgyny, knives & leprosy. This performance celebrates the release of Girls in Trouble's 2nd album, 'Half You Half Me.'
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn has been at the heart of the vibrant Northwest independent and alternative music scene ever since releasing her debut album 'You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This' in 2001. Her music is characterized by an evocative mix of striking lyrical poise and unabashed emotional honesty. Her
performance at the Subterranean Arthouse is a bit of a secret, but we're letting you in on it. Shhhhhhhhh.
Real Vocal String Quartet was formed in 2003 by premier San Francisco violinist/composer Irene Sazer. Since then, the quartet has performed to sold out audiences around the Bay Area. The group is thrilled to announce the release this February of their first studio album. RVSQ's influences range from traditional American string band music to contemporary improvisation, from Brazilian folk rhythms to hypnotic meditations from West Africa. Through it all, the threads of spine-tingling vocal and instrumental harmony and fearless, inspired improvisation weave a web of original acoustic music played with a deep groove.
Irene Sazer, violin and voice
Alisa Rose, violin and voice
Dina Maccabee, viola and voice
Jessica Ivry, cello and voice
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911
An Original Cantata
by Artist-in-Residence Yale Strom
Join us for the debut of an original composition of music and song commemorating the lives of the Jewish and Italian immigrants who lived in the Lower East Side and tragically died on March 25th, 1911 in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire which, until 09/11, was the worst single calamity in New York history.
Featuring:
Yale Strom, violin
Elizabeth Schwartz, vocalist
Mark Dresser - contrabass
Fred Benedetti - guitar/mandolin
Lou Fanucchi, accordion/vocals
Introduced by Professor of Women's History Dr. Susan Gonda, Grossmont College
Sunday April 10, 2011, 7:00 PM
Temple Beth Israel, Heritage Park, Old Town, San Diego
This Event is Free and Open to the Public
Co-Sponsored by the Dorris Lipinsky Endowment for the Jewish Performing Arts, the Jewish Studies Program, and the European Studies, History, and Women's Studies Departments, SDSU
Sunday March 27, 9pm, Amnesia, 853 Valencia St, San Francisco, $10 www.amnesiathebar.com
For over a decade Toronto's Beyond the Pale has been making its distinctive brand of boundary-busting Eurofolk fusion, mixing Klezmer, Balkan, and Romanian styles with an eclectic range of North American influences, including bluegrass, funk, reggae, jazz and more. Recent winners of 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards for "Instrumental Ensemble of the Year" and "Pushing the Boundaries," the band returns to the Bay
Area this March for two shows, en route to their first tour in Australia.
www.beyondthepale.net
Porto Franco Klezmer Brunch – Purim Edition
Featuring The Gonifs
The Gonifs
Sunday, March 27, 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Porto Franco Art Parlor
953 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Admission: Sliding scale $0 to $100 - Buy Tickets now - few seats remain!
Every last Sunday of the month, Porto Franco Art and Records conducts Klezmer Brunch – an event combining vegan Ashkenazi and Sephardic traditional dishes.
Aaron Kierbel (drums), Daniel Fabricant (bass), Darren Johnston (trumpet), Jeanette Lewicki (accordion, vocals, hyperbole), Peter Jaques (clarinet, legs).
More Information: www.portofrancoart.com/klezmer-brunch
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 7:00pm
Timna Tal Music Presents TESLIM
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA
For reservations call: (530) 867-1032
$13 in advance, $15 at the door
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Commemoration
Sunday, March 27, 1:00-3:00pm,
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Centennial Commemoration in Words and Music.
In this program commemorating the fire's centennial, Judy Baston will explore the Jewish responses to the tragedy, and Sonoma State University Professor Elaine Leeder will discuss the dramatic life of Rose Pesotta and the influence of other Jewish women, such as Rose Schneiderman, in the labor movement. Jill Tallmer will lead the audience in Yiddish labor songs of the era, including Dos Lid Funem Trayengl-Fayer (Ballad of the Triangle Fire) and Arbeter-Froyen (Working Women).
At BJE Jewish Community Library, San Francisco. Co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia. No charge. More info: www.bjesf.org/adults_events.htm, 415.567.3327.
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@Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, Ca
Saturday March 26, 8pm
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Music Festival & KlezCalifornia
$15+ suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
Advance tickets at:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com
www.subterraneanarthouse.org
For over a decade Toronto's Beyond the Pale has been making its distinctive brand of boundary-busting Eurofolk fusion, mixing Klezmer, Balkan, and Romanian styles with an eclectic range of North American influences, including bluegrass, funk, reggae, jazz and more. Recent winners of 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards for "Instrumental Ensemble of the Year" and "Pushing the Boundaries," the band returns to the Bay
Area this March for two shows, en route to their first tour in Australia.
www.beyondthepale.net
Saturday, March 26, 4:00pm, Afternoon of Song and Dance,
presented by the Nigunim Chorus.
Nigunim Community Singalong
At JCC East Bay: 1414 Walnut St. Berkeley, CA
Tickets: $10 at the door. Co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia. More info: 510.528.8872
www.nigunim.org
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911
An Original Cantata
by Artist-in-Residence Yale Strom
Join us for the debut of an original composition of music and song commemorating the lives of the Jewish and Italian immigrants who lived in the Lower East Side and tragically died on March 25th, 1911 in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire which, until 09/11, was the worst single calamity in New York history.
Featuring:
Yale Strom, violin
Elizabeth Schwartz, vocalist
Mark Dresser - contrabass
Fred Benedetti - guitar/mandolin
Lou Fanucchi, accordion/vocals
Introduced by Professor of Women's History Dr. Susan Gonda, Grossmont College
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
7:00 PM
Rhapsody Hall, Music Building,
San Diego State University Campus
This Event is Free and Open to the Public
Co-Sponsored by the Dorris Lipinsky Endowment for the Jewish Performing Arts, the Jewish Studies Program, and the European Studies, History, and Women's Studies Departments, SDSU
March 20th at 2pm: Enjoy music and dance from around the world. Yale Strom will talk about his new book and play traditional Klezmer (Eastern European) music. All ages. Sunnyside Library,
4375 Bonita Road Bonita, CA 91902 (619) 475-4642
Finale Dance Party
Sunday, March 13, 4:00 pm
JCC of the East Bay, $10-15 Children 10 and under free
For all ages! With Festival artists, including Noah Bendix and Veretski Pass and dance instruction by internationally renowned Jewish traditional dance specialist Erik Bendix.
For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709
Jewish entertainer, Craig Taubman, and Craig N' Co. will once again produce this year's 6th annual Let My People Sing in Los Angeles, California. This year the festival will introduce Ashkenafard, a 24-hour celebration of who we are and where we come from, featuring the best Israeli, Sefardi, Persian, and Ashkenazi dance, music, and cuisine.
Events will take place at Sinai Temple on March 11-12 and feature ongoing performances by Aviva Chernick, Yale Strom, Hot Pstromi, Basya Schechter, Galeet Dardashti, Moshav, Comedian Yisrael Campbell, Todd Herzog, Yuval Ron and Soul Farm.
Other program highlights include The Jewish Artifact Road Show the Ashkenafard Cookoff, and the 60 second Oral History Project.
For more information or to get involved visit www.letmypeoplesing.com
Odessa/Havana
Saturday, March 12, 8:00pm Thrust Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
$18 advance / $22 door
Founder of Canada’s leading klezmer band, The Flying Bulgars, award-winning trumpeter and composer David Buchbinder teams up with the brilliant Cuban pianist Hilario Durán and a crew of Canada’s top jazz and world musicians this high-powered collision of two great musical styles.
For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/blog/odessa-havana
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709
Jewish entertainer, Craig Taubman, and Craig N' Co. will once again produce this year's 6th annual Let My People Sing in Los Angeles, California. This year the festival will introduce Ashkenafard, a 24-hour celebration of who we are and where we come from, featuring the best Israeli, Sefardi, Persian, and Ashkenazi dance, music, and cuisine.
Events will take place at Sinai Temple on March 11-12 and feature ongoing performances by Aviva Chernick, Yale Strom, Hot Pstromi, Basya Schechter, Galeet Dardashti, Moshav, Comedian Yisrael Campbell, Todd Herzog, Yuval Ron and Soul Farm.
Other program highlights include The Jewish Artifact Road Show the Ashkenafard Cookoff, and the 60 second Oral History Project.
For more information or to get involved visit www.letmypeoplesing.com
Noah Bendix-Bagley, Violin
Tuesday, March 8, 7:30pm The Crowden School, $15 advance / $20 door
Matinee: Thursday, March 10, 2:00 pm JCC of the East Bay, $12 advance / 15 door
An international award-winning violinist takes on rarely heard works from the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music, a turn-of-the-century movement that brought Jewish folk music into European classical form. Accompanied by Arkady Serper, Piano.
For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/blog/noah-bendix-bagley-violin
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709
Sunday, March 6, 2011, 8:00pm
Freight and Salvage Coffee House, $18 advance / $22 door
A breath-taking combination of stellar musicianship and raw energy, this unique trio plays “village-style” instrumentals with origins in the Ottoman Empire and Carpathian, Jewish and Rumanian musical traditions.
For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/blog/veretski-pass
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709
Ger Mandolin Orchestra, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011, 2:00pm
Freight and Salvage Coffee House, $25 advance / $30 door
Ger Mandolin Orchestra memorial project, a featured commission of the 26th Jewish Music Festival.
For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/blog/ger
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709
Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 4 pm:
"From Spain to Jerusalem" A Concert with The Yuval Ron Ensemble
with Maya Haddi - vocals, Rabbi Hagai Batzri - vocals, Norik Manoukian - woodwind, Virginie Alumian - kanoun, Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion, Maya Karasso - dance, Yuval Ron - Oud and artistic director. "Meet the Artists" reception following the concert
Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles
Admission: $15/general admission, $10/UCLA faculty and staff, Free to students
For tickets: UCLA Central Ticket Office
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA
Sponsored by: Y & S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies; Center for Jewish Studies; Center for Near Eastern Studies; UCLA Departments of music and ethnomusicology and the Mickey Katz Chair in Jewish Music.
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March 5, 8pm. Live folk dancing with music by Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz, & Lou Fanucchi, Folk Dance Center at At Dancing Unlimited, 4569 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92116. Tickets and information: 619-281-5656
Yemen Blues
26th Jewish Music Festival Opening Night
Direct from Israel – Bay Area Premiere
Saturday, March 5, 8 pm
Freight & Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St. Berkeley, CA
$25 Advance / $30 Door
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!
For further info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/blog/Yemen_Blues
510.848.0237
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, 94709
Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 6 – 8 pm
West Bank Story: The Role of Humor and Art in Peace making.
A special screening of Oscar winner film ‘West Bank Story’ with Yuval Ron residency, followed by Q&A with the composer and a live performance of themes from the film. with Maya Haddi - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.
Schoenberg Music Building, Choral room, UCLA, Los Angeles
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA
Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at 11am – 12:15pm:
What is Israeli Music ?
A lecture - demonstration on the ancient and contemporary music of Israel with Maya Haddi - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.
Humanities Building , room 135, UCLA, Los Angeles
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA
What: Klezmer Brunch with the gonifs
When: Sunday, Feb 27 12-2pm
Where: Porto Franco Art Parlor, 953 Valencia (near 21st St), San Francisco
Who: Jeanette Lewicki (accordion), Peter Jaques (clarinet), Daniel Fabricant (bass), Darren Johnston (trumpet)
How much: Sliding scale, $0-100
Plus: Delicious home-cooked Russian Jewish food, vegetarian food with vegan options
Tickets: portofrancoart.com
Reservations are recommended to hear the gonifs play rocking klezmer music & Yiddish songs about love, justice & potatoes in this intimate all-ages space.
KlezCalifornia and Sonoma County Hillel present
Yiddish Rock & Roll Dance Party
performance, dancing, and stories
Friday, February 25, 2011, 8pm
Sonoma Hillel,
85 La Plaza, Cotati
Students and Non-Students Welcome
No charge for students
$15 donation requested from non-students. No-one turned away.
Noted entertainer Gerry Tenney and the multi-generational KlezCalifornia All-Stars will get you up and dancing. Dancing led by Dave Rosenfeld
For more info, 707/795-5464.
Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011, 4 - 6 pm
The Magic Carpet
A lecture - demonstration on the music of the Yemenite-Jews in Israel
with Margalit Oved (Yemenite dancer and singer), Barak Marshal ( Yemenite singer), Maya Haddi (Israeli Yemenite singer), Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.
Schoenberg Music Building, Room 1440, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA
Don Byron Plays the Music of Mickey Katz
presented by the Freight and Salvage in association with 26th Jewish Music Festival
Black History Month Series
Wednesday, February 23, 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm)
reunion of groundbreaking and virtuosic klezmer ensemble
Tickets: $22.50 advance / $24.50 at door
A klezmer show as part of Black History Month: what's up with that? Let Don Byron and his powerful band show you tonight, as they illuminate one of the many fruitful musical collaborations between the African American and Jewish communities--and knock your socks off into the bargain! (For further examples of such collaborations, look no further than the jazz of Benny Goodman and Johnny Mathis' famed rendition of "Kol Nidre.") This show is dedicated to the music of the late great Mickey Katz, clarinetist, Yiddish humorist, klezmer bandleader, and musical director for Spike Jones. Featuring tunes like "Haim Afen Range" ("Home on the Range") and "Seder Dance" (an amazing adaptation of Khachaturian's "Saber Dance"), the performance explores the full range of Mickey's virtuosity and wacky humor.
Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12 - 2 pm
The Israeli-Bedouin music connection
A lecture - demonstration on Bedouin and Israeli folk Music with Ahmed El Asmer - vocals, Maya Haddi - Vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.
UCLA Faculty Center, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Admission: Free
More Info: (310) 825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA
Yuval Ron in Residency in UCLA - Feb 22-March 6, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 6 - 8 pm
"My Heart is in the East"
A lecture - demonstration on Sacred Israeli Music
With R. Hagai Batzri - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.
Location: Schoenberg Music Building, Jan Popper Theater, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Admission: Free
More Info: 310-825-9646
Parking: Lot 2. Go to the parking and information booth at Westholme & Hilgard Avenues in order to pay and to reach lot 2. How to Park at UCLA
Monday, February 14, Noon–1:30 pm, Yiddish Music with Gerry Tenney, vegetarian lunch buffet, at Congregation Shomrei Torah. $10 members of JCC Sonoma County Friendship Circle, $12 non-members. Reserve by noon February 10 to friendshipcircle[at]jccsoco.org, 707.528.1476
Israeli Artist Adi Nes with Donny Inbar of the Israel Center of the JCF
Tuesday, February 1, 7:00pm
JCCSF
3200 California
San Francisco, CA
Adi Nes epitomizes a generation of Israeli artists whose work challenges convention. Nes’ photographs recreate scenes from famous paintings, historical events and biblical stories, placing them within the context of contemporary Israeli society. Shrewd and meticulous, his highly provocative photographs exude homoeroticism and arouse discussion around issues of social justice.
Presented in partnership with the the Israel Center of the Jewish Community Federation's Tzavta
Standard Seating: $17 Members | $20 Public | $10 Students
Premium Seating: $22 Members | $25 Public
The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles is proud to present
SOULS ON FIRE
Three cultures inhabited Spain in the 12th-15th centuries, each making an indelible impression on the region's art and music. They lived in harmony until the expulsion of the Jews and Gitanos in 1492. Join us for a musical exploration of Spanish, Ladino & Arabic culture that will take you on a sonic journey through the passion of Flamenco, the poetry of Sephardic culture and the rhythm of the Moorish. A world-class ensemble, each renowned in their own right, will combine the traditional sounds from Spain's Golden Age.
Starring
Lakshmi Basile of Sevilla, Spain: dancer
Adam Del Monte: Flamenco Guitar
and featuring
Marisol Fuentes: Flamenco vocals
Geraldo Morales: Cajon
Jeff Pekarek: bass
Elizabeth Schwartz: Ladino/Arabic vocals
Yale Strom: violin
Sunday January 30, 2011, 3:00 PM
Valley Beth Shalom
15739 Ventura Boulevard Encino, CA 91436
Admission: $10 in advance; $15 at the door
For reservations, call Valley Beth Shalom (818) 788-6000.
www.jewishmusicla.org
Cantor Unplugged IV: Broadway Night with a Little Yiddishkayt
Join Cantor Sharon Bernstein and friends as she throws off her cantorial persona and wanders through the (American) (Jewish) (Gay) songbook.
Saturday, January 29, 2011, 8:00 pm
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St. (corner of 16th & Mission), SF
$10 members; $15 non-members; children 12 and under free
To order tickets, please call the CSZ office at (415) 861-6932
Parking Lots near Sha'ar Zahav
Garages:
Hoff St., between 16th & 17th 0.54 mi. from CSZ, valet only
MissionBartlett 3255 21st 1.07 miles from CSZ
Mission Otis 1660 Mission 1.09 miles from CSZ
FROM THE CARPATHIANS TO THE BLACK SEA: A Musical Journey of Romania
January 22 7:30pm, Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego, 92101 (BALBOA PARK).
Tel: (619) 239-0003
www.mingei.org
$10.00 Museum members, students and faculty / $15.00 Non-members. Advanced reservations STRONGLY suggested
The Mingei International Museum's exhibition BETWEEN EAST AND WEST: Folk Art Treasures of Romania brings you the intriguing sights and sounds of Romania. Journey with ethnographer, violinist Yale Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz (as featured in the exhibit’s film, “Romania, Romania”) and acclaimed NY-based accordionist Peter Stan as they perform Rom (Gypsy), klezmer, Romanian and Yiddish folk songs from the region. This trio of musicians tour extensively together throughout America, Asia and Europe – don’t miss this opportunity to see them in San Diego!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 7:30 PM
The Jewish Heart in Flamenco
A concert demonstration by Yuval Ron
An engaging talk with live music on the historic land of Andalusia in southern Spain—where Jews and Muslim created the Andalusi style of music over 600 years. That tradition is the foundation for Flamenco. Hear about the meeting of the Yuval Ron Ensemble with the Flamenco gypsy artists of contemporary Spain and the field research done by Yuval Ron into the question of the Jewish origins of Flamenco. With special guests Maya Haddi (Israeli-Yemenite singer), Norik Manoukian (Woodwind) and Jamie Papish (percussion).
VBS
15739 Ventura Boulevard
Encino, California 91436
Admission: Free
For more information: Please call: 818-788-6000
January 18, 7:30pm.
COMMON CHORDS: The Healing Power of Music & Song
University of Southern California
Bovard Auditorium
3551 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Free and Open to the Public!
Coming from different genres of music and world cultures and religions - Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Sikh - COMMON CHORDS, led by renowned Jewish Musician YALE STROM and Muslim Sufi rock star SALMAN AHMAD- create a musical experience that transports the listener, feeds the soul and unblocks the mind. Strom and Ahmad will be joined by Sunny Jain - percussionist, Elizabeth Schwartz - vocals, Mark Dresser - bass, Lou Fanucchi - accordion, Tripp Sprague - reeds and Satnam Ramgotra - tabla.
RSVP recommended: 213 740-2167
More info: www.usc.edu/spectrum
Presented by: USC Spectrum, the Office of Religious Life, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Hebrew Union College, USC Hillel, Muslim Student Union, USC Center on Public Diplomacy & The USC Interfaith Council
Announcing the New York premier screenings of The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground. January 13 and 17, Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center. Part of the New York Jewish Film Festival.
The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground
Germany/Hungary/Israel/Poland/USA, 2010; 106m
Director Erik Greenberg Anjou (A Cantor’s Tale, 2006) returns with this high-energy documentary about the Grammy Award-winning, New York-based Yiddish roots band, The Klezmatics. Live performances are mixed with soulful interviews with band members as well as other performers including Joshua Nelson, Chava Alberstein and Theodore Bikel. Anjou and crew followed the Klezmatics for over four years capturing the band’s highs, lows, and relentless march forward.
www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/nyjff/theklezmaticsonholyground.html
Sunday, January 16th at 7pm. COMMON CHORDS returns to Spangenberg Theatre in Palo Alto for the second annual Unity Jam benefit concert for Abraham's Vision (a Stanford-based organization to promote peace activism and intra-inter communal conflict transformation between Jewish and Muslim, Israeli and Palestinian students) and the the Salman & Samina Global Wellness Initiative, working to help Pakistan's 3 million impoverished Internally Displaced Persons. For tickets and more information, go to this link:
http://www.abrahamsvision.org
Sat, Jan 15, 2011, 8:00pm
venue TBD
Los Angeles, CA
www.yiddishkaytla.org
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Announcing the New York premier screenings of The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground. January 13 and 17, Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center. Part of the New York Jewish Film Festival.
The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground
Germany/Hungary/Israel/Poland/USA, 2010; 106m
Director Erik Greenberg Anjou (A Cantor’s Tale, 2006) returns with this high-energy documentary about the Grammy Award-winning, New York-based Yiddish roots band, The Klezmatics. Live performances are mixed with soulful interviews with band members as well as other performers including Joshua Nelson, Chava Alberstein and Theodore Bikel. Anjou and crew followed the Klezmatics for over four years capturing the band’s highs, lows, and relentless march forward.
Band members (including me) and filmmaker Erik Anjou will be on hand for a q&a following the 8:30pm screening on January 13.
www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/nyjff/theklezmaticsonholyground.html
Michael Winograd Trio w/Veretski Pass
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011, 7pm
Edible Root House Concert
Oakland, CA (with Veretski Pass)
Continue reading "Veretski Pass, Michael Winograd Trio, Oakland, CA, 11 Jan 2011" »
Sun, Jan 9, 2011, 7pm
Temple Beth Israel
Redding, CA
www.tbiredding.org
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Fri, Jan 7, 2011, 9:00pm
Revolution Café
San Francisco, CA
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Come work off those extra holiday pounds to the sounds of Veretski Pass, internationally renowned klezmer music trio based in the East Bay. With a concert set, dance lesson, and dance party. Carpathian Jewish Fiddle band sounds, traditional Jewish dancing led by Bruce Bierman. See you there!
Thurs. Jan 6, 2011, Concert and Dance Party
with Dance Leader, Bruce Bierman
8:30 PM
Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94702
Tickets $10
Tel 510-525-5054
Thurs, Jan 6, 2011, 8:00pm
Ziff Center at Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
www.stanford.edu
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Wed, Jan 5, 2011, 7:30pm
Steynberg Gallery
San Luis Obispo, CA
www.steynberggallery.com
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Sunday, December 19, in the afternoon, "Hungry for Yiddish," Yiddish/Jewish/world music and art to raise money for the San Francisco Food Bank. Congregation Ner Tamid, San Francisco. Price TBD.
Saturday Dec 11 - Armando's, Martinez
Armando's is an intimate, close-to-the-music, get-to-know-the-performers, hot-spot for local talent, located at 707 Marina Vista, Martinez, CA [map]. Saturday July 17th, 8-11 pm. $10.
Saturday, December 11, 1:30pm - 3:30pm, Ellis Island Old World Folk Band. Mo'Joe Cafe, Berkeley. No charge. More info: 510.704.8500.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8, 2010
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Chanukah Celebration Sing-A-Long with Ben Brussell
Jewish Family & Children's Services
Jewish Family & Children's Services
600 Fifth Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94903
415-491-7690
I hope you can join us on the fifth night of Hanukah (Dec 5) for this this celebratory triple bill, 3pm at Zellerbach Hall:
I've written a new piece called Crushed for three violins, two bass clarinets, doumbek and frame drum which we'll premier!
So come--we'll light the menorah, schmooze, nosh a little and listen to some great music already!
What's not to like?
Best,
Kaila
For more information and to purchase tickets:
Cal Performances
Sunday, December 5, 2010 (matinee)
Cal Performances presents
POMEGRANATES & FIGS: A FEAST OF JEWISH MUSIC
Zellerbach Hall 3:00 p.m.
UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley CA
ticketscalperfs.berkeley.edu
510.642.9988
Here's this year's line up:
Teslim with special guests
Shira Kammen and Julian Smedley
North End Klezmer Project
(this Canadian group features former members of Bay Area favorites Finjan)
Sqwonk - bass / clarinet duo
Sunday, December 5, 11:00am and 3:00pm, The Red Hot Chachkas with the San Francisco Symphony in the "Deck The Hall" holiday shows for children at Davies Symphony Hall. More info: www.sfsymphony.org.
Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment & Kugelplex
Klezmer Chanukah Blowout!
Subterranean Arthouse
Saturday December 4, 2010
Doors at 8:00, concert at 8:30pm
2179 Bancroft Way
downtown Berkeley, California
subterraneanarthouse.org
$10-20 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2010
8 PM to 10 PM
Our Yearly Concert with Old First Concerts • Don't Miss This Show!
Celebrate the Holidays and Chanukah with Northern California's premiere klezmer jazz ensemble, Ben Brussell's KLEZMANIA!, a contemporary representation of klezmer music. Founded in May 1989 in San Francisco by Ben Brussell, KLEZMANIA! began to professionally perform klezmer music throughout the Bay Area and Los Angeles. As the group evolved, Brussell brought in players from a variety of backgrounds and expanded the repertoire to encompass the klezmer musical experience—and beyond. Their program will comprise, some traditional sing-a-long Chanukah songs, klezmer, Yiddish folk songs, some Israeli, and some original klezmer songs, as well. Wild, fun, and very high-energy.
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St.
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone (415) 474-1608
www.bennybemusic.com
Saturday, December 4, 7:00pm, Hanukkah Community Celebration, with Veretski Pass, Adama, Nigunim Chorus, and Rivka Amado. Candlelighting, performances, dancing and food. At JCC East Bay, Berkeley. Admission $15. KlezCalifornia is a co-sponsor.
On the Fourth Night of Hanuka, My True Love Sent Me A Book In Jail:
Jeanette Lewicki will play klezmer accordion & sing Yiddish songs on Dec 4, 2010, 6-8pm for a free holiday party & silent auction to benefit the Prisoners Literature Project.
The event will be held at Rock Paper Scissors Community Art Collective, 2278 Telegraph Ave (at 23rd), Oakland, CA.
Auction Items will include: signed prints by HOWL animator Eric Drooker, David Lance Goines, & others; a custom-built backyard garden; professional website design; gourmet gifts; handcrafted fashion; six months of private accordion lessons—the perfect gift! Bring a T-shirt to silkscreen, a paperback dictionary to donate, &/or a 78rpm record for DJ Victrola dancing. Hanuka celebrates the lamps that burned for eight days; the PLP celebrates the inextinguishable light of human kindness. All proceeds go to pay postage on free books for people in prison.
More info: prisonersliteratureproject.com
Friday, December 3, Klezmer Hanukkah, 8:15pm, San Francisco. At Temple Sha'ar Zahav. Music by Cantor Sharon Bernstein and klezmorim Stuart Brotman and Sheldon Brown, with Bruce Bierman leading dancing. KlezCalifornia is a co-sponsor. More info: www.shaarzahav.org.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 3, 2010
7:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
Chanukah Celebration/Shabbat at Congregation Sherith Israel
Celebrate Shabbat the traditions of Chanukah with a performance with 3 Members of KLEZMANIA!
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
415-346-1720
Thursday, December 2, 8pm, Hannukah Dance Blowout, Berkeley. Klezmer music with Kugelplex and Adama, Also on the bill Israeli Reggae artist, Lior Ben Hur, appearing with Kugelplex. Allen King will lead Israeli dance and Bruce Bierman will lead klezmer dance. At Ashkenaz, $10. More info: www.ashkenaz.com.
The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band celebrate the release of our 3rd CD, “Klezmer at the Confluence: Jewish Music from Sacramento”
Where: The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred, 2300 Sierra Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95825
When: Wednesday Dec. 1st, 7 pm
Tickets: $8.00 at the door
Celebrate the 1st night of Chanuka with great klezmer and Sephardic music!!
The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band consists of:
Marc Epstein - clarinet
Felipe Ferraz - classical guitar and voice
Wayne Lutzow - accordion
Andy Rubin - 5-string banjo, mandolin, guitar and voice
Lou Ann Weiss - string bass
COME ONE AND ALL TO...
... a concert by The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band to celebrate the release of our 3rd CD, “Klezmer at the Confluence: Jewish Music from Sacramento”
Where: The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred, 2300 Sierra Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95825
When: Wednesday Dec. 1st, 7 pm
Tickets: $8.00 at the door
Celebrate the 1st night of Chanuka with great klezmer and Sephardic music!!
The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band consists of:
Marc Epstein - clarinet
Felipe Ferraz - classical guitar and voice
Wayne Lutzow - accordion
Andy Rubin - 5-string banjo, mandolin, guitar and voice
Lou Ann Weiss - string bass
A freylekh'n Chanukah!
-Andy Rubin
The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band (Sacramento, CA)
www.freilachmakers.com
Sunday, November 28, noon - 2:00pm, Klezmer Brunch. Music by The Gonifs (Jeannette Lewicki, Peter Jaques, Darren Johnston, Daniel Fabricant). At Porto Franco Art Parlor, San Francisco. Tickets: donation of $0 - $20 at brownpapertickets.com. Vegetarian and vegan food for sale. On the second floor; no elevator. More info: www.portofrancoart.com/klezmer-brunch, 650.575.2044.
Thursdays, November 4, 11, 18, 10:00am, "Klezmer 101" with Mark Levy, East Bay Jewish Forum presented by the Jewish Federation at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland. Individual lectures are $10 each. Full series is 21 lectures for $136. More info: 510.318.6453.
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Veretski Pass: Music from the Carpathian Bow
Saturday, November 13, 8:30pm
Subterranean Arthouse,
Berkeley, CA
Two sets, the second with klezmer dancing led by Bruce Bierman. Suggested donation: $10-$20; no-one turned away. More info: www.subterraneanarthouse.org.
Saturday, November 13, 2010, 7pm
The Peninsula Jewish Community Center and the American Jewish Committee, San Francisco Present " Jews of Salonika"
800 Foster City Boulevard Foster City, CA 94404
$20 members/$25 public
650-378-2702 or www.pjcc.org
The evening begins with an introduction to the Jewish Community of Greece, past and present, by Michael Nissim, who was born and raised in Salonika. The brief lecture will be followed by wine and refreshments and at 8:00 the musical duo Teslim will take the stage to entertain in a 60-minute “Up Close” concert of Greek and original music.
This program is made possible by the Koret-Taube Initiative on Jewish Peoplehood.
Thursdays, November 4, 11, 18, 10:00am, "Klezmer 101" with Mark Levy, East Bay Jewish Forum presented by the Jewish Federation at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland. Individual lectures are $10 each. Full series is 21 lectures for $136. More info: 510.318.6453.
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In a rare presentation of rockin' Jewish music on the San Mateo County (Calif.) Coastside, two world-class ensembles will perform a concert on Sunday, November 7, at noon, in support of Half Moon Bay's Coastside Jewish Community, at the Oceano Hotel & Ballroom in Princeton-By-The-Sea (30 minutes south of San Francisco). Jhos & Julie's Band of Angels will perform folk to rock to Israeli, Yiddish, Sephardic, and Cantorial selections, and acclaimed Bay Area bluegrass band Kitchen Help will deliver traditional songs and heartfelt harmonies inspired by the bluegrass masters.
Tickets are $36 general admission, $50-100 preferred seating, and $10 for children. Light lunch will be provided and there will be a no-host bar.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Teslim House Concert
Fifth St. Farms, Berkeley 7:30
Please contact venue for reservations and specific location: 510 525-9248
Tickets: $15-20, sliding scale
Thursdays, November 4, 11, 18, 10:00am, "Klezmer 101" with Mark Levy, East Bay Jewish Forum presented by the Jewish Federation at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland. Individual lectures are $10 each. Full series is 21 lectures for $136. More info: 510.318.6453.
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Sunday, October 31, noon-2:00pm, Klezmer Brunch, Porto Franco Art Parlor, San Francisco. Music by The Gonifs (Jeannette Lewicki, Peter Jaques, Darren Johnston, Daniel Fabricant). Cost: donation $0-$20. Tickets: brownpapertickets.com/event/130095. Vegetarian and vegan food for sale. On second floor; no elevator. More info: www.portofrancoart.com, 650.575.2044.
GALEET DARDASHTI's 'the Naming' CD release tour
Oct 30, 2010, 7pm
Congregation Beth El, 8660 Gilman Dr.
Tix: $18-118
Tel: 858.452.1734
More: www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.tour/project_id/416.cfm
img src="http://www.klezmershack.com/bands/strom_y/pstromi2008.jpg" width="200" height="150" alt="Hot Pstromi" vspace="6" hspace="6" align="left">Thursday, October 28, 7pm: COMMON CHORDS IV
World's leading artist/ethnographer of klezmer YALE STROM (Hot Pstromi)teams up with Sufi Rock Star SALMAN AHMAD (Junoon) to lead this all star ensemble, dedicated to promoting interfaith dialogue between Jews, Hindus, Muslims and Christians. This "Daniel Pearl World Music Days" highlight will be the inaugural event of San Diego State's Jewish Studies Program's INSTITUTE FOR MORAL COURAGE. 5500 Campanile Way, San Diego, CA 92115. RESERVATIONS STRONGLY SUGGESTED.
For information and tickets: (619) 594-5327
Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 4:00 P.M
Temple Sholom presents:
A 50th Anniversary Celebration of Temple Sholom of Ontario!
"Voices for Peace" Concert
Music of the Jewish people from 4 corners of the Earth! with the internationally renowned
Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring
the soulful Israeli singer Maya Haddi
and the stunning Israeli dancer Maya Karasso
Location: Lewis Family Playhouse,
Victoria Gardens,
12502 Cultural Center Drive,
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
For more information or RSVP: call 909-983-966
Jewish Music Festival and Porto Franco Records present:
Gaucho Gypsy Jazz Band w/ special guest vocalist Tamar Korn
Pearl CD release party
Saturday, October 16, 8pm
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St
Berkeley, CA
$15 adults/$10 students, seniors, JCC members
Buy Tickets
Come and celebrate the release of Gaucho's new CD release, Pearl, featuring guest vocalist Tamar Korn.
Oct 12, 8pm
Osaville Theatre on the campus of San Diego City College
Music at 8pm — FREE ADMISSION for JAZZ 88 Members
Featuring: Jeff Pekarek-bass, Fred Benedetti-guitar, Tripp Sprague-sax, Lou Fanucchi-accordion, Elizabeth Schwartz-vocals, Gene Perry - percussion and Yale Strom - violin.
An evening of Yiddish, klezmer and jazz improvisation mixed with Afro-Cuban percussion!
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Sunday, October 10, The Klezmakers and Bruce Bierman, 1:00-2:00pm. At the To Life! Festival, California Avenue, Palo Alto.
Spend a fun-filled day, 11:00am-5:00pm, with 10,000 others for music, dance, art, family activities and -- of course -- food. Entertainment will include a performance 1:00-2:00pm by The Klezmakers on the Main Stage, with klezmer dancing led by Bruce Bierman. Say "hello" to KlezCalifornia at our booth in the Tents of Community. No charge. More info: www.paloaltojcc.org.
Sunday October 10, 5:00-7:00pm, Klezmer Music Workshop with Cookie Segelstein, Fandango Pizza, Palo Alto. Three places remain for this ten-person workshop with violinist Cookie Segelstein, newly arrived in the Bay Area. Cost: $25-$35 (depending on attendance). Registration and more info: Shannon Wells 650.954.5671.
Saturday, October 9, El Cerrito Free Folk Festival, Windrush School, El Cerrito. Mark Levy will lead "Sing it in Yiddish" at noon. Ellis Island Old World Folk Band will perform at 1:15pm and give a workshop, "Hands on Klezmer," at 3:00pm. No charge. The Festival runs from noon until 10:00pm. More info: www.elcerritofolkfest.org.
Sunset Concert: Jews on Vinyl Revue
Produced by the Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation
L.A. debut! This intergenerational collaboration of young local musicians and musical legends features international singing star Hedva Amrani, a rare appearance by visionary jazz pioneer and cellist Fred Katz, and Sol Zim (the "Tom Jones" of cantorial music). Backed by a house band led by L.A. guitarist David Green, this evening of song is not to be missed!
"Who were we to kvetch? [The Revue] sounded great. You don't have to be Jewish to dig Jewish music." ~Huffington Post
Part of the Sunset Concert series at the Skirball Cultural Center.
Thursday, August 19, 8:00 p.m.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
FREE; no reservations
Limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis
Plentiful on-site parking: $5 per car carrying three or more people, otherwise $10 per car (cash only)
Street parking strictly prohibited
Or take Metro Rapid Bus 761
Carpooling encouraged!
http://www.skirball.org
Sunday, Jul 18, 2010, 8pm
Controlled Chaos and Brawny Braininess
Watcha Clan with Charming Hostess
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - Forum
Nomadic genre bending music with Berber, Algerian, Sephardi, Ashkenazi and French influences direct from Marseilles, France. With a Bay Area band renowned for its eerie harmony, hot rhythm and radical braininess. In association with New Frequencies, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
$20 students, seniors, YBCA and JCC East Bay members / $25 general
Tickets: 1-415-978-2787 or www.jewishmusicfestival.org
Nomadic genre bending music fronted by the charismatic Sistah K, with Berber, Algerian, Sephardi, Ashkenazi and French influences direct from Marseilles, France. "... controlled chaos in action" NPR. With a Bay Area band founded by Jewlia Eisenberg, renowned for its eerie harmony, hot rhythm and radical braininess. "... a dazzling diverse palette of influences drawn from the Jewish and African diasporas, with Andalusian cadences and Pygmy polyphony..."—SF Chronicle.
Co-sponsored by Gaia Fund. Presented in association with New Frequencies, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Saturday July 17 - Armando's, Martinez
Armando's is an intimate, close-to-the-music, get-to-know-the-performers, hot-spot for local talent, located at 707 Marina Vista, Martinez, CA [map]. Saturday July 17th, 8-11 pm. $10.
25th Jewish Music Festival
July 11, 1 and 4pm
World Premiere Dan Plonsey's Bar Mitzvah with Dandelion Dancetheater
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street,
San Francisco
$18 students, seniors, JCC East Bay and CJM members / $22 INCLUDES MUSEUM ADMISSION
For tickets and information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org or 1.800.838.3006
Winner of the prestigious United States Broad Fellow Award, fearlessly experimental Bay Area composer Dan Plonsey and award-winning choreographer Eric Kupers explore what it means to become an adult in today's complicated world through music and dance. Co-sponsored by the East Bay Community Foundation Fund for Artists, Zellerbach Family Foundation and W. and F. Hewlett Foundation. Presented in association with the Contemporary Jewish Museum.
SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2010
12 noon - 5pm
SIMCHA! 25th Jewish Music Festival Anniversary Party
FREE
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco
Cavort with a clarinet at the Instrument Petting Zoo, add your voice to the Instant Harmony chorus, enjoy the music and make some of your own at this community event for all ages and backgrounds. Bring family, a picnic and instruments!
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. In association with the Community Music Center and Zambaleta World Music Institute.
tel: 1 510-848-0237
www.jewishmusicfestival.org
July 11, 2010 12-6pm
25th Jewish Music Festival
The Bowls Project
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Sculpture Court,
entrance @ Mission & 3rd Street
FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION
Conceived by Jewlia Eisenberg, founder of the band Charming Hostess. The interactive sound installation is based on sex and magic in "demon bowls," amulets common in late-antique Babylon. Musical context for project is drawn from the female body, the rich traditions of the Babylonian Jews, and other diaspora sources, both Jewish and African.
Presented in association with New Frequencies, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org
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Saturday, June 26 at 7:30 pm
The Yuval Ron Ensemble in Concert
performing Mystical Music of the Middle East
An inspirational celebration of Sacred Hebrew, Sufi and Armenian devotional music, poetry and story telling
Featuring: the soulful Yemenite singer, Maya Haddi
Armenian woodwind master Norik Manoukia
percussion Jamie Papish
Oud and musical director Yuval Ron
Location: Meditation Mount - 10340 Reeves Rd. Ojai, California 93023.
Admission: $20 advance, $25 at the door
For More Information: 805.646.5508
Ashkenaz presents The Essentials, starring Stu Brotman and Jim Rebhan
Wednesday, June 23, Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center, Berkeley. Celebrate this first klezmer dance night at Ashkenaz, a venue that features live music and dancing every evening. Enjoy a concert with the world-class klezmer music of Stu Brotman (Veretski Pass & Brave Old World) and Jim Rebhan (Ellis Island Old World Folk Band & California Klezmer). Bruce Bierman will give a dance lesson and lead dancing during the performance. Doors open 7:30pm, dance lesson 8:00pm, show and dancing at 8:30pm. Only $10! See you there! We're hoping for a great turn-out so we can persuade Ashkenaz to schedule klezmer dancing more often!
More info: www.ashkenaz.com
510.525.5054.
Closing night Performance
San Diego Jewish Arts Festival
Lyceum Stage, San Diego Rep
The city's most exciting klezmer concert returns with heart stopping tango to a Jewish beat. Join top musicians Camarada Ensemble as they bring "Tangele Nuevo", a fabulous show of exotic Jewish-flavored tango from South America and Europe. Live tango dancers and thrilling vocals from
special guest vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz bring tango with a Yiddish twist. Closing the program will be festival favorite a href="/contacts/klezbands_h.html#band.hotpstromi">Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi with klezmer classics from his extensive travels across Eastern Europe.
Tickets $18 (includes KOSHER KNISHES for all!)
San Diego Repertory Theatre
79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101
box office: 619-544-1000
administration: 619-231-3586
www.sdrep.org
Simcha Dance Jam—Free the Jewish dancer within!
Sunday, June 20, 3:00-5:00pm,
JCC East Bay, Berkeley.
Join Jewish dance specialist and choreographer Bruce Bierman for a unique monthly workshop that aims to free the Jewish dancer within! It will begin with guided poses and stretches inspired by the angular shapes of the Hebrew letters. Then, participants will explore the expressive movements and dramatic gestures behind the four main Jewish dance genres: Yemenite, Hasidic, Klezmer and Israeli. Finally, fit the moves of the ancestors to the grooves of your own imagination, as
participants create spontaneous new dances using a treasure box of Jewish dance vocabulary. All levels and dance experiences welcome. $10-$15, sliding scale. Presented by the JCC KlezCalifornia, and Jewish Music Festival. More info: 510.848.0237 or www.jcceastbay.org.
Friday, June 18, 8:00 PM
Mamma Llama
490 Main Street
WEAVERVILLE, CA
$12-15
www.mammallama.com
Let's Go Dance@Jessie Series
A Klezmer Wedding Celebration with Kugelplex
Thursday, June 3, 6:00pm-7:30pm, Free
Jessie Square (Mission between 3rd and 4th Streets, San Francisco)
With Kugelplex, the Bay Area's most rockin' purveyor of old world Klezmer, join the wedding procession of Sharon and Amber into a madcap whirl of clapping, stomping and easy to follow dances led by Klezmer dance maven, Bruce Bierman. Enjoy the vocals of celebrated recording artist, Jewlia Eisenberg, and the comic antics of David Rosenfeld-as we celebrate love in a circle of dancing community.
Kugelplex will be celebrating marriage equality for all with a blowout dance party featuring our dear friends, Sharon and Amber, recently married when it was legal, and now very active in the fight for marriage equality. They are both wonderful spokespeople for legalizing same sex marriage. Unable to dance for their wedding ceremony at the time and because klezmer music and dance have their deepest roots in the Jewish wedding celebration, this will be the party we had always wanted to give them.
Let's Go Dance@Jessie is a free monthly open-air dance party in Jessie Square in front of the Contemporary Jewish Museum and next to St. Patrick's Church in downtown San Francisco on the First Thursday of each month from May to October from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. The series offers dance lessons and music from today's best Bay Area artists.
The Red Hot Chachkas, Kugelplex, and Steven Saxon present an evening of klezmer
Thursday May 20, 8pm
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
2020 Addison St. (near Shattuck Ave. & Downtown Berkeley BART)
Berkeley, CA
Charming Hostess will be opening for poet/translator/scholar Ammiel Alcalay at an early show this Friday. We will be mostly singing from "Sarajevo Blues," which Ammiel translated. We have sung "Sarajevo Blues" with its author, Semezdin Mehmedinovic, but never with its translator, so we are happy about this. He will read new work after we sing. This is an event sponsored by Small Press Traffic in their "On Empires" series.
Wednesday May 19
Benefit for KUSF
9 PM
Bottom of the Hill
San Francisco, CA
with Khi Darag and the Mitch Marcus Quintet
Sunday, May 16, 3:00-5:00pm,
Simcha Dance Jam,
a monthly Jewish dance workshop with Bruce Bierman, at the JCC East Bay. In this new format, Bruce will teach Jewish dances of all kinds: klezmer/Yiddish, Hasidic, Israeli, Yemenite, and more. Presented by the JCC and KlezCalfornia.
More info: 415.789.7679,
www.jcceastbay.org
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Klezmer Brunch with EXTREME KLEZMER MAKEOVER Sat May 8, 2010 11AM-1PM
The Talking Stick Cafe, 1411 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
NO COVER NO MINIMUM
www.thetalkingstick.net
www.extremeklezmer.com
2 hours of exuberant, whimsical, whining, driving klezmer rhythms & melodies and good eats. Warm comfortable kid friendly atmosphere to kick back, nosh or dance. Featuring Joellen Lapidus, Dan Radlauer, Tom Tally, Dan Dungan and Carlos Hatem.
Saturday May 1
Doors open 7:30pm, show at 8pm.
Concert at the Red Poppy Art House,
2698 Folsom St.,
San Francisco.
April 13th, 7PM: "SOULS ON FIRE" A presentation of the
beauty and borrowings from Flamenco, Ladino and Moorish
music from the "Golden Age" of Spain.
Yale Strom - violin,
Elizabeth Schwartz - Ladino vocals
Jeff Pekarek - bass
Jesus Montoya - Flamenco vocals
Marco - cajon
Adam del Monte - flamenco/classical guitar
with special guest flamenco dancer from Spain LAKSHMI
BASILE.
Place: Smith Recital Hall, San Diego State University(Music
Building)
For more information call : 619 594-5327/5185
Charming Hostess will be opening for poet/translator/scholar Ammiel Alcalay at an early show this Friday. We will be mostly singing from "Sarajevo Blues," which Ammiel translated. We have sung "Sarajevo Blues" with its author, Semezdin Mehmedinovic, but never with its translator, so we are happy about this. He will read new work after we sing. This is an event sponsored by Small Press Traffic in their "On Empires" series.
Friday April 9
7:30 PM
Timken Hall
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
with Ammiel Alcalay
Thursday, April 8, 7:30pm,
Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio: Hungry for Yiddish,
BJE Jewish Community Library.
San Francisco.
More info: 415.567.3327 X703,
www.bjesf.org/library.htm.
KlezCalifornia is a co-sponsor.
Klezmer Buenos Aires
Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Order tickets online now for Klezmer Buenos Aires
This brilliant duo presents a stellar blend of klezmer, Argentinean folk music, tango and jazz improvisation. Their stunning virtuosity on flutes, wooden flutes, bagpipe, duduk (wind instrument), clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, harmonica, accordion, piano and percussion sounds more like an orchestra than a duet.
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-848-0237
$15 General/ $12 Members, Seniors, and Students
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events
Klezmer Buenos Aires
Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Order tickets online now for Klezmer Buenos Aires
This brilliant duo presents a stellar blend of klezmer, Argentinean folk music, tango and jazz improvisation. Their stunning virtuosity on flutes, wooden flutes, bagpipe, duduk (wind instrument), clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, harmonica, accordion, piano and percussion sounds more like an orchestra than a duet.
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-848-0237
$15 General/ $12 Members, Seniors, and Students
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events
Saints and Tzadiks
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Order tickets online now for Saints and Tzadiks
Through archives and old recordings, Grammy-winning vocalists Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg and band have gathered a rich mix of songs from Jewish and Irish traditions on love, death, betrothal, betrayal and the demon drink. Be prepared to laugh, cry, mourn and rejoice.
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020
$24.50 in advance/ $25.50 at the door
More info at www.thefreight.org
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 7:00 pm
Strings of the Soul
An intimate recital of Sacred Sufi and Hebrew Music\
with International composer, world music artist, educator and Oud player Yuval Ron
Featuring:
the enchanting Harpist, Diana Rowan
Kamanche player, Brad Wright
Location: The enchanting beautiful space of Out of Asia 3249 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016
Admission: $20
Saints and Tzadiks
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Order tickets online now for Saints and Tzadiks
Through archives and old recordings, Grammy-winning vocalists Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg and band have gathered a rich mix of songs from Jewish and Irish traditions on love, death, betrothal, betrayal and the demon drink. Be prepared to laugh, cry, mourn and rejoice.
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020
$24.50 in advance/ $25.50 at the door
More info at www.thefreight.org
Sunday, March 28
Switchboard Music Festival
The third annual Switchboard Music Festival is an 8-hour, non-stop music spectacle presenting composers and musicians who push the boundaries of their respective genres. No other Bay Area music festival or concert series offers such an eclectic, genre-crossing, convention-breaking, bastardizing group of experimentalists, innovators, and musical omnivores in a single event.
www.switchboardmusic.com
Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th Street
(at Mission and 24th St. BART)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Schedule:
2:00 Thorny Brocky
2:45 Strike Gently: Solo Piano
3:30 Teslim
4:10 Sqwonk
4:55 Luciano Chessa and Jonathan Russell
5:35 Sabbaticus Rex
6:15 Real Vocal String Quartet
7:00 Billygoat
7:45 Matt Small's Chamber Ensemble
8:30 Zoe Keating
9:20 miRthkon
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 8:00 pm
Finding the Inner Soul
A private home intimate recital of Sacred Music and the Spiritual Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
with The Yuval Ron Ensemble
Featuring:
the enchanting Harpist, Diana Rowan
Kamanche player, Brad Wright
Oud and musical director: Yuval Ron
Poetry reading: Mark Robert Waldman
Location: Olandar, Home of Carla and Leigh McCloskey 6032 Philip Avenue Malibu, CA 90265
RSVP as Space is Limited!
Admission: $20
For more information and RSVP: Please call, 310-457-5398
In addition to the concert, the audience is invited to tour Leigh McCloskey's studio, Hieroglyph of the Human Soul.
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Diaspora Redux - American Premiere
Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Order tickets online now for Diaspora Redux - American Premiere
A brilliant septet from New York, Berlin and Buenos Aires – three great melting-pots and cradles of contemporary jazz, klezmer, tango, and avant-garde music. Created and directed by Alan Bern of the world renowned band Brave Old World, and including Klezmer Buenos Aires, musical wizardry from Argentina
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020
$30.50 in advance/ $31.50 at the door
More info at www.thefreight.org/diaspora-redux
Diaspora Redux - American Premiere
Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Order tickets online now for Diaspora Redux - American Premiere
A brilliant septet from New York, Berlin and Buenos Aires – three great melting-pots and cradles of contemporary jazz, klezmer, tango, and avant-garde music. Created and directed by Alan Bern of the world renowned band Brave Old World, and including Klezmer Buenos Aires, musical wizardry from Argentina
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020
$30.50 in advance/ $31.50 at the door
More info at www.thefreight.org/diaspora-redux
Zmiros
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Service and Concert
Stunning sacred songs for Shabbos and Pesach with Lorin Sklamberg and Frank London, of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics
Temple Beth Sholom
642 Dolores Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94577
FREE
510-357-8505
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events
Master class: Improvisation in New Jewish Music
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:30 AM until 4:30 PM
Order tickets online now for Master class: Improvisation in New Jewish Music
A four hour Master class with Alan Bern (Brave Old World), Paul Brody, Cesar Lerner and Martin Lillich.
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St
Berkeley, CA
(510) 644-2020
$50
Enroll Now!
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events
Friday March 26, 7:00-9:00pm, Daphna Rahmil and Bruce Barley play klezmer. Enjoy a full dinner with wine country cuisine or come just for the music and drinks on the patio of the Essanay Café, in the Niles District of Fremont.
No cover charge.
More info: 510.792.0112,
www.essanaycafe.com.
Zmiros
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Service and Concert
Stunning sacred songs for Shabbos and Pesach with Lorin Sklamberg and Frank London, of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics
Temple Beth Sholom
642 Dolores Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94577
FREE
510-357-8505
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events
Master class: Improvisation in New Jewish Music
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:30 AM until 4:30 PM
Order tickets online now for Master class: Improvisation in New Jewish Music
A four hour Master class with Alan Bern (Brave Old World), Paul Brody, Cesar Lerner and Martin Lillich.
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison St
Berkeley, CA
(510) 644-2020
$50
Enroll Now!
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events
Les Yeux Noirs
Sunday, March 21
7:30pm
Osher Marin JCC
200 N San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415.444.8000
$23 members/ $26 general
www.marinjcc.org
This Paris-based sextet offers an irresistible invitation to participate in some of the most rhythmic and emotional sounds emanating from any part of the world. Part gypsy, part klezmer, this is the music that has moved people to sing and dance around the world for centuries.
Les Yeux Noirs
Sunday, March 21
7:30pm
Osher Marin JCC
200 N San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415.444.8000
$23 members/ $26 general
www.marinjcc.org
This Paris-based sextet offers an irresistible invitation to participate in some of the most rhythmic and emotional sounds emanating from any part of the world. Part gypsy, part klezmer, this is the music that has moved people to sing and dance around the world for centuries.
Yuval Ron: Sacred Jewish and Muslim Music of the Middle East
Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Order tickets online now for Yuval Ron: Sacred Jewish and Muslim Music of the Middle East
Pre-Concert Public talk 7:00 – 7:30 pm
The Yuval Ron Ensemble, with Dervish Aziz, from the Mevlavi Sufi Order
World-music artist, composer, producer, educator and peace activist, Yuval Ron and his ensemble unite the sacred music traditions of Judaism, Sufism and the Armenian Church.
Presented in association with the Centers for Jewish Studies and for Islamic Studies, Graduate Theological Union, Progressive Jewish Alliance and Congregation Sherith Israel
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA 94709
$25 general / $20 seniors, students and JCC members
For more information: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events
Please join us on Sunday, March 14 for a rare double-header of Yiddish culture
for body and soul (layb un lebn) featuring special guest from New York (and St. Petersburg, Kiev, Berlin, etc.)
Michael Alpert - renowned performer, ethnographer, dance master.
Join us for either or both (2-4 PM and/or 4-6 PM) - special admission for both! (See below for full details
or follow this link: www.yiddishinstitute.org )
Both Events
General Admission: $20, Members: $18, FT Students: $12
Yale Strom (violin), Mark Dresser (bass) and Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals) in concert at Studio Zero on Feb. 27th 8pm. Location: 789 Orpheus Ave. Encinitas, CA 92024. Free parking at the end of the driveway at Encinitas School of Music. Tickets: General public 15.00 students 12.00. Strom, Schwartz and Dresser will perform traditional and new klezmer tunes mixed with a heavy dose of kinetic improvisation.
KlezCalifornia & Congregation Etz Chayim present
KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival
February 12-15, 2010, in Palo Alto (Presidents' Day Weekend)
Join us for the Yiddish Culture Festival at Congregation Etz Chayim (4161 Alma St, Palo Alto CA, map) over Presidents' Day Weekend. It's all shaping up to be a terrific mini-vacation for all of us this winter.
Get updates from our monthly newsletter, visit our website often, and most importantly PUT THE FESTIVAL DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR AND REGISTER NOW!
Questions? 415.789.7679.
www.klezcalifornia.org
Veretski Pass
Feb 14, 2010, 8PM, Performance of “The Klezmer Shul”,
followed by Q and A discussion with the musicians and klezmer dance party.
Congregation Etz Chayim,
4161 Alma Street, Palo Alto, CA
Tickets and more info: 415-789-7679
KlezCalifornia & Congregation Etz Chayim present
KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival
February 12-15, 2010, in Palo Alto (Presidents' Day Weekend)
Join us for the Yiddish Culture Festival at Congregation Etz Chayim (4161 Alma St, Palo Alto CA, map) over Presidents' Day Weekend. It's all shaping up to be a terrific mini-vacation for all of us this winter.
Get updates from our monthly newsletter, visit our website often, and most importantly PUT THE FESTIVAL DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR AND REGISTER NOW!
Questions? 415.789.7679.
www.klezcalifornia.org
KlezCalifornia & Congregation Etz Chayim present
KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival
February 12-15, 2010, in Palo Alto (Presidents' Day Weekend)
Join us for the Yiddish Culture Festival at Congregation Etz Chayim (4161 Alma St, Palo Alto CA, map) over Presidents' Day Weekend. It's all shaping up to be a terrific mini-vacation for all of us this winter.
Get updates from our monthly newsletter, visit our website often, and most importantly PUT THE FESTIVAL DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR AND REGISTER NOW!
Questions? 415.789.7679.
www.klezcalifornia.org
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Veretski Pass
Feb 10, 2010, 8PM, Performance of "The Klezmer Shul"
Netivot Shalom, 1316 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702-1711
Tickets: $15 suggested donation at the door
Tel: (510)549-9447
Veretski Pass
Feb 8, 2010, 8 PM, Bay Area Premiere Performance of "The Klezmer Shul," followed by Q and A discussion with the musicians.
Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Road
Alameda, CA 94502-6912
Tickets: $15 reservations, $18 at the door
Tel: (510)522-9355
More info on The Klezmer Shul.
Monday February 8, 7:30pm - Santa Cruz, CA
Don Quixote's International Music Hall
6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA
$10 / 831-603-2294
www.donquixotesmusic.info
Sunday, February 7th - 1pm-3pm
Klezmer Brunch at the Red Poppy Art House, SF
Join Kugelplex for music, dancing, and brunch (the way my Grandma used to make it back in Brooklyn)...
Dan Cantrell: accordion
Marguerite Ostro: violin
David Rosenfeld: mandolin
Eugene Warren: bass
Michael Pinkham: percussion
Jason Ditzian: clarinet
With special guests:
Jewlia Eisenberg: vocals
Bruce Bierman: dance leader
$10 - $20 admission ($20 suggested with meal). Performance/brunch from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom St.
SF, CA 94110
http://www.redpoppyarthouse.org/
Sunday February 7, 8pm - Berkeley, CA
Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.
$18.50 in advance / $19.50 at door
510-644-2020
www.freightandsalvage.org
Sunday February 6, 8pm - San Diego, CA
Dizzy's @ San Diego Wine and Culinary Center
200 Harbour Dr. (Harbour Club Towers, 2nd and J street)
$15 / $10 students
www.dizzysjazz.com
Thursday February 4, 8pm - Los Angeles, CA
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd
$30 General / $25 members / $20 students
310-440-4500
www.skirball.org
Arbeter Ring of California celebration concert, Jan. 31
Janet Hadda To Be Honored in Los Angeles
Honoring our Heroes, Raising our Voices:
Awards Celebration and Concert with Roy Zimmerman
Sunday, January 31, 2010. Reception at 1:30 pm, Program at 2:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, 12355 Moorpark Street,
Studio City, California 91604
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7 PM: COMMON CHORDS - Salman Ahmad, Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz and Muhammad Saleem present a UnityJam concert to benefit two non-profit organizations: the SALMAN & SAMINA GLOBAL WELLNESS INITIATIVE, working to help Pakistan's million impoverished IDPs (internally-displaced persons),
and ABRAHAM'S VISION, which educates Muslim, Jewish, Palestinian, and Israeli communities in inter- and intra-communal conflict transformation.
Spangenberg Theater
780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto CA
For tickets and information, go to:
http://www.abrahamsvision.org/unityjam2010
Join Extreme Klezmer Makeover Band (extremeklezmer.com) at their monthly klezmer brunch on Saturday, Jan 9, 2010, from 11AM-1PM at The Talking Stick Cafe in Venice, CA. There is no cover and no minimum for this event located at 1411 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA 90291. Come enjoy the exuberant, rapturous, whining, laughing, moaning, driving rhythms and melodies of Extreme Klezmer Makeover, accompanied by wonderful food and beverages in a warm casual atmosphere.
Thursday, December 31 2009 at 7pm
Rumi and Sacred Music for the New Year
An intimate evening of Rumi's poetry and sacred Sufi music
with
Rising Lotus Yoga
13557 Ventura blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
admission: $15
for more info: (818) 990-0282
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The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009
New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown
Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"
This year features:
Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)
5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com
Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com
Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.
The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009
New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown
Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"
This year features:
Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)
5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com
Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com
Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.
The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009
New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown
Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"
This year features:
Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)
Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com
Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com
Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.
The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009
New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown
Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"
This year features:
Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)
Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com
Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com
Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.
Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 4 pm
"Eyt Ratzon"
An afternoon of Sacred meditative music, Mystical teachings and Havdalah ritual with Rabbi T'mimah Ickovits and Yuval Ron
Please join us for an introspective performance on the Oud (Middle Eastern Lute, originating from Biblical times and according to legend was invented by Lamech - the 6h grandson of Adam), weaved with Kabalistic teaching for the special time of Shabbat afternoon. Event will commence with Seudat Shlishi (Shabbat's third light meal) - Kiddish and snacks.
Location: Private home in Santa Monica, CA
For Reservations, Address and Directions: Tel: 310-450-8808
Suggested donation after Havdalah: $20
The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009
New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown
Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"
This year features:
Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)
Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com
Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com
Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.
The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009
New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown
Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"
This year features:
Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)
Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com
Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com
Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.
The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009
New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown
Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"
This year features:
Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)
Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com
Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com
Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.
The 17th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Dec 24-27, 2009
New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Ave (Grant & Stockton)
San Francisco's Chinatown
Come celebrate Christmas the Jewish Way—in a Chinese restaurant with Jewish comedy. Now celebrating its 17th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy continues to provide an answer to the age-old question, "What are Jews supposed to do on Christmas?"
This year features:
Tix: Dinner Show ($62) & Cocktail Show ($42)
Dec 24-27: 6pm Dinner Show/9:30pm Cocktail Show
Dec 27: 5pm Dinner Show/8:30pm Cocktail Show
Tix: 925-275-9005 or www.koshercomedy.com
Info: 415-522-3737 or www.koshercomedy.com
Partial proceeds will benefit: National MS Society Northern CA Chapter AND JFCS/East Bay's Refugee & Immigrant Services.
Saturday October 3 at Armando's, Martinez
Armando's is an intimate, close-to-the-music, get-to-know-the-performers, hot-spot for local talent. 707 Marina Vista, Martinez. Saturday Oct 3, 8-11 pm. Cover charge is $8, or 2 for $15.
Balkan Beat Box
Earthdance Peace Festival
@ Black Oak Ranch (50350 North Hwy 101)
Laytonville, CA
September 25, 2009
BBB on at 10 pm
visit www.earthdance.org for more information
Max Pashm
Sep 25 2009, 8:00P
Baxtalo Drom,
San Francisco, California
The Max Pashm sound is a unique blend of traditional Greek/Balkan/Gypsy & Klezmer music, fused with high energy electronic beats & digitally manipulated fx.
www.myspace.com/maxpashm
Check out Keith Wolzinger's Klezmer Podcast with the band
Thursday, September 24, 2009, 8 pm
Paniolo Productions Presents:
The Lost Soul of Spain: Music of the Judeo-Arabic tradition of Andalusia
a concert with Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring the soulful vocalist Maya Haddi
Location: Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, CA 90291
Admission: $17.00 advance at panioloproductions.com/paniolo_productions_store.html or $20.00 at the door
$15.00 discount (students, seniors)
For more information: panioloproductions.com/paniolo_productions_events.html
Directions and Parking Information: www.electriclodge.org/contact_us.cfm
Max Pashm
Sep 24 2009, 8:00P
Hopmonk Tavern,
Sebastopol, California
The Max Pashm sound is a unique blend of traditional Greek/Balkan/Gypsy & Klezmer music, fused with high energy electronic beats & digitally manipulated fx.
www.myspace.com/maxpashm
Check out Keith Wolzinger's Klezmer Podcast with the band
The Sway Machinery's Musical Extravaganza "Hidden Melodies Revealed: A Secret Celebration of Rosh Hashanah"
Saturday, September 19th, 2009
The Sanctuary at Temple Emanu-el
Hidden Melodies Revealed 2009! - 9 PM open bar/10 PM show
2 Lake Street
San Francisco CA 94118
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“The First Day of Peace”
A Concert of Sufi and Hebrew devotional music, poetry, whirling and teaching stories, in honor of Rosh Hashana - the Jewish New Year’s first Day and the conclusion of the Holy month of Ramadan
with International composer, world music artist, educator and peace activist
Yuval Ron; Master Qawwalli singer and harmonium virtuoso
Sukhawat Ali Khan
With an appearance of the Whirling Dervish – Aziz
And guest percussionist Halim of Sonoma
Do not miss this inspirational intimate evening of inner introspection, sound meditation and ecstatic celebration.
Saturday September 19 2009 at 8 pm
Congregation Ner Shalom,
85 La Plaza, Cotati, CA 94931
$20 at the door.
For more info: Robert (Halim) Friedman @ (707) 935-7681 for RSVP
"Turning Heart"
An Evening of Sufi Devotional Music, Poetry, Teaching Stories and Whirling
with The Yuval Ron Trio: Yuval Ron – oud; Eliyahu Sills – ney; Dror Sinai – percussion
With an appearance by Whirling Dervish Aziz
Space is Limited
RSVP ASAP!
Sunday, September 20, 2009, 7:00 pm
1211 Hazel Drive, Pinole, CA 94564
$20 at the door
RSVP and more information: call 818-505-1355
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The Sway Machinery's Musical Extravaganza "Hidden Melodies Revealed: A Secret Celebration of Rosh Hashanah"
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
The Historic Piness Auditorium at Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Hidden Melodies Revealed 2009! - 8 PM open bar/9PM show
3663 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90010
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 7:30 pm
Towards the Days of Awe: A Journey through Sacred Music & Prayer
with The Yuval Ron Trio
with Dror Sinai - Percussion and voice, Eliyahu Sills - Ney
Special guests: Rachel Valfer of Qadim and the children-singing group of Temple Beth El led by Oren
As we approach the High Holy Days — the Days of Awe — join us on this beautiful evening of sacred music, spiritual dance and story-telling/teaching from the mystical Jewish tradition. Participate in a sound prayer and revel in Hassidic stories about the power of uninitiated prayer.
Location: Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd. Aptos, CA 95003
Admission: $15, kids under 12 - free. Tickets may be purchased (cash or Check only) at the door and reserved at the Temple via phone (831)479-3444, or at Rhythm Fusion 1541 c pacific ave. Santa Cruz 95060. Tel: (831)423-2048
For more information: Call (831) 479-3444
Sunday, August 23, 2009, 7:30 pm
Chochmat HaLev Presents:
Towards the Days of Awe: A Journey through Sacred Music & Prayer
with The Yuval Ron Trio
Dror Sinai - Percussion and voice, Eliyahu Sills - Ney and guest dancer Miriam Perez
As we approach the High Holy Days — the Days of Awe — join us on this beautiful evening of sacred music, spiritual dance and story-telling/teaching from the mystical Jewish tradition. Participate in a sound prayer and revel in Hassidic stories about the power of uninitiated prayer.
Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince St. Berkeley, CA 94705
Admission: $20 general public, $16 members
Please purchase tickets in advance at Brown Paper Tickets
For more information: visit www.chochmat.org or call 510-704-9687
Thursday, Aug 20
For an evening of dancing and klezmer/gypsy/world music, join hot local klezmer band Kugelplex at Ashkenaz, followed by Caspian Hat Dance from Amsterdam. The evening begins with a klezmer dance lesson with Bruce Bierman.
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA
www.ashkenaz.com
All ages all the time. Wheelchair accessible
Doors at 7:30 pm; Show at 8:30 pm
Klezmer dance lesson with Bruce Bierman at 8:00 pm
$10 advance & students / $13 day of show
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One cool summer night in Encinitas = One hot night of music
(Traditional Klezmer, Gypsy Roma and new compositions)
Yale Strom (violin), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals)
& Lou Fanucchi (accordion)
in concert
Saturday, July 18
8pm
Studio Zero
789 Orpheus Ave
Encinitas 92024
(cross street is Leucadia Blvd. and the I-5)
$15 Adults, $5 Kids 12 and under
Light refreshments will be included
Seating is limited!
Graciously supported by the Encinitas School of Music
Sunday, June 28, 7:00-9:30pm
Freylekh! at JCC of the East Bay, Berkeley
Join us Sunday June 28th for a dance lesson with Klezmer dance maven Bruce Bierman, 7:00-8:00pm. Live klezmer music and dance party, 8:00-9:30pm, with the acclaimed Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio!. Alla Gladysheva on piano and Jonathan Russell on clarinet.with special guest: David Rosenfeld of Kugelplex. $10-$20 adults (sliding scale), $5 kids. Come to dance or just to watch and listen. Bring your friends, too. For more information call 510/848-0237.
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Music Festival and Lehrhaus Judaica.
Balkan Beat Box
Harmony Music & Arts Festival
@ Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Santa Rosa, CA
June 12, 2009
BBB on at Midnight
All Ages
visit harmonyfestival.com for tickets and information
Balkan Beat Box w/ Soulico
@ Key Club (9041 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA)
June 11, 2009
Doors 8:30 pm / Show 10 pm
All Ages
$17 advance / $22 day of show
for ticket information visit: www.ticketmaster.com
Balkan Beat Box
@ Key Club (9041 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA)
June 10, 2009
Doors 8:30 pm / Show 10 pm
All Ages
$17 advance
$22 day of show
for ticket information visit: www.ticketmaster.com
Balkan Beat Box
@ Crystal Ballroom (1332 W. Burnside, Portland, OR)
June 9, 2009
Doors 7 pm / Show 9 pm
$18 Advance / $22 Day of Show
All Ages
for more ticket information, and for a lower service charge, visit: and log in with username="jdub" and password="tickets"
Thursday, June 4
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley CA
Klezmer Céilidh
THE MAD MAGGIES and GO VAN GOGH
Doors at 8:00 p.m.; Show at 8:30 p.m.
$7
A Céilidh (pronounced kay-lee) is a traditional Gaelic dance party, from the days before discos and nightclubs. But the 2 bands tonight are anything BUT traditional, merging Klezmer, Ska, Celtic music and much more into their own unique, high-energy styles.
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Sunday, May 31, 7:00-9:30pm
Freylekh! at JCC of the East Bay, Berkeley
Join us Sunday May 31st for a dance lesson with Klezmer dance maven Bruce Bierman, 7:00-8:00pm. Live klezmer music and dance party, 8:00-9:30pm, with the acclaimed Heather Klein's Inextinguishable Trio!. Alla Gladysheva on piano and Jonathan Russell on clarinet.with special guest: David Rosenfeld of Kugelplex. $10-$20 adults (sliding scale), $5 kids. Come to dance or just to watch and listen. Bring your friends, too. For more information call 510/848-0237.
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Music Festival and Lehrhaus Judaica.
Sunday May 31 at Anna's Jazz Island
We're planning to debut a batch of new compositions, along with some old favorites at Berkeley's leading jazz club, Anna's Jazz Island, at 2120 Allston Way, between Shattuck and Oxford. It's close to downtown Berkeley BART, and on-street parking is easy on Sunday eves one block west to Milvia, or for $3 with validation use 2061 Allston Way Parking Facility (btwn Shattuck & Milvia). Show at 8 pm; Cover is $12.
On Sunday May 31, 2009 at 11AM, the band Extreme Klezmer Makeover Band, will perform after a sumptuous bagel & lox buffet brunch, at the Arbeter Ring Workman's Circle at 1525 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035. The cost is $20 for non-members and $15 for members with a $2 discount if reservations are made before May 28. Reservations can be made at 310-552-2007. The band features Joellen Lapidus on clarinet, accordion, dulcimer and vocals, Dan Radlauer on accordion, guitar and mandolin, Novi Novag on viola, Dan Dungan on upright bass and Bruce Millstein on Middle Eastern Percussion.
For further info: tel: 310-552-2007
Balkan Beat Box listening party at Afro Funke:
Weekly Funk Invocation
Giveaways all night + listen to the entire Nu Made(Remixes) album and dance
the night away
Thursdays @ Zanzibar
1301 5th St. Santa Monica, CA. 90401
9pm | 21+ | 310.451.2221 | $7-$10
zanzibarlive.com
Di Ershte Frukhten — First Fruits Celebration
Featuring Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi All-Acoustic Concert with Mark Dresser on bass,(UCSD), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals) and special guest Gypsy virtuoso Peter Stan (NYC) on accordion. Plus the World Premiere Screening of “A Great Day On Eldridge Street”
Wednesday, May 27
7:00pm Film, 7:30pm Concert
Congregation Beth El
8660 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
Film is at 7pm.
Concert is at 7;30pm.
Film and Concert $20.00
Concert only $15.00
THE FILM: In October 2007 over 100 klezmer musicians and Yiddish singers, from Theo Bikel to John Zorn, gathered at the famous Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side. Yale Strom captures the magic of the occasion in a film that celebrates the klezmer revival.
Elizabeth Schwartz & Hot Pstromi bandmates Lou Fanucchi and Gunnar Biggs with special guests:
"150 Gems: In Celebration of the Yiddish Literary Journal Kheshbon"
Saturday, May 16
7:30 - 10:30 PM
Location: LA Yiddish Culture Club
8339 W. 3rd St., 2nd Fl. (co. Flores)
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Open to the Public; $15 at the door.
tel: (310) 454-3687
Sunday, April 26, 7:00-9:30pm
Freylekh! at JCC of the East Bay, Berkeley
KlezCalifornia and JCC of the East Bay present the Jewish Dance Theatre's Freylekh! Join us for a dance lesson with Yiddish dance master Bruce Bierman, 7:00-8:00pm, free as part of Bay Area National Dance Week. Live klezmer music and dance party, 8:00-9:30pm, with members of the band Kugelplex, some of the Bay Area's best klezmer musicians. $10-$20 adults (sliding scale), $5 kids. Come to dance or just to watch and listen. Where else can you hear live klezmer music for such a price? Bring your friends, too. For more information, click HERE or call 510/848-0237. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Music Festival and Lehrhaus Judaica. The dance party after this one will be Sunday, May 31. Put in on your calendar now!
Sunday, April 26, 5:00pm,
Partisans Armed With Music: Songs of Holocaust.
Musician/singer/guitarist/storyteller Daniel Lev sings spiritual and military resistance songs of Jews and non-Jews, those who survived and those who didn't, partisans and their inspired children, in Yiddish, Polish, German, and English. English translations will be provided along with stories and a brief history of that time.
Congregation Ner Tamid,
San Francisco.
Suggested donation $10.
For more information, click HERE.
Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
Saturday April 25 at 3pm
headliners at the 36th Annual Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival
Saturday & Sunday, April 25 and 26, 2009
About the 2009 Roots & Folk Festival:
The Adams Avenue Business Association proudly presents the 36th Annual Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival to be held Saturday and Sunday, April 25 & 26 2009. Over 40,000 visitors attended this FREE two-day festival last year. This is truly an event that provides both enjoyment and cultural enrichment for the whole family.
Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival is a FREE two-day extravaganza which focuses on the promotion, preservation
and performance of local and nationally touring musical acts.
The genres highlighted include the rich traditions of music styles such as Folk, Old Time String Bands, Cowboy,
Cajun, Rockabilly, Roots-blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Roots Rock, Honky-tonk, etc.
Come join us for a weekend of fun and excitement as we offer over 100 Food and Arts & Craft Vendors, 2 Beer
Gardens (sponsored by Stone Brewing Company and Karl Strauss Brewing Company) along with over 50 live music
performances on six stages.
San Diego, CA
www.adansaveonline.com
Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
Saturday April 25 at 3pm
headliners at the 36th Annual Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival
Saturday & Sunday, April 25 and 26, 2009
About the 2009 Roots & Folk Festival:
The Adams Avenue Business Association proudly presents the 36th Annual Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival to be held Saturday and Sunday, April 25 & 26 2009. Over 40,000 visitors attended this FREE two-day festival last year. This is truly an event that provides both enjoyment and cultural enrichment for the whole family.
Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival is a FREE two-day extravaganza which focuses on the promotion, preservation
and performance of local and nationally touring musical acts.
The genres highlighted include the rich traditions of music styles such as Folk, Old Time String Bands, Cowboy,
Cajun, Rockabilly, Roots-blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Roots Rock, Honky-tonk, etc.
Come join us for a weekend of fun and excitement as we offer over 100 Food and Arts & Craft Vendors, 2 Beer
Gardens (sponsored by Stone Brewing Company and Karl Strauss Brewing Company) along with over 50 live music
performances on six stages.
San Diego, CA
www.adansaveonline.com
"DANCES & SONGS OF REMEMBRANCE, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE"
Featuring The Ruth Botchan Dance Company with singer Betty Albert-Schreck in excerpts from "Mothersongs," and klezmer artist/ethnographer Yale Strom and klezmer vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz of Hot Pstromi, celebrating the 66th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Sunday, April 19th, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
Western Sky Studio,
2525 Eighth St. #13A, at Dwight, Berkeley
Tickets: $15-25 (sliding scale). Reception follows.
Information/Reservations: (510) 848-4878. Limited seating; reservations strongly recommended.
Sponsored by: The Workmen's Circle of No.CA, KlezCalifornia., and Tri-Valley Cultural Jews
www.berkeleymovingarts.com
April 11, 7pm,
Hungarian Club Recital Hall,
Balboa Park, San Diego.
Hungarian Rom virtuoso Kalman Balogh and his band with special guests Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz.
Tickets are available at the door for $15, but reservation is recommended at (858) 457-3136
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 8:00 pm
Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Rd., Los Altos Hills
$12 students/seniors/JCC members, $14 general
Tickets: Click HERE!
Direct from Berlin, Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird's second CD Partisans & Parasites is an explosive mix of klezmer, radical Yiddish song, political cabaret and punk folk.
recent press about Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird.
"Kahn writes like the rainy ghost of Woody Guthrie hitched a ride with Tom Waits to New Orleans, spilling accordions, ukuleles, busted pianos, and broken dreams all over the road from Brooklyn to the bayou." —Detroit Metro Times
Order tickets online now for Family Music Day & Finale Dance Party
Family Music Day & Finale Dance Party
Sunday, March 29
Folk-rocker Elana Jagoda, Instrument Petting Zoo, workshops and performances with Festival artists including special teen program with beatboxer Yuri Lane
The Bay Area’s award-winning, powerhouse Klez-Balkan brass machine, closes the festival with wild rhythms, soulful vocals and hot licks.
Presented in association with Freight and Salvage Coffee House
Co-sponsored with the San Francisco Foundation, the Gottesman-Biddle
Family and the Anisman/Sherman Family, in memory of Ursula Sherman
JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley
$25 family (2 adults and 2 children), $10 general
Listen to Modeh Ani by Elana Jagoda
Order tickets online now for The Sisters of Sheynville and Gaucho
Inspired by the legendary Barry Sisters of the 1930s and 1940s, this all-female Swing-Klez sextet was voted Canada’s top folk vocal group in 2008. Their airtight three and four part vocal harmonies in Yiddish positively sizzle with seduction. You’ll think you’re in Paris when Gaucho opens with the Gypsy Swing sounds that recall legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt.
Presented in association with the Eugene & Elinor Friend Center for the Arts, JCCSF
Co-sponsored with the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture
JCCSF, 3200 California St., San Francisco
$18 students, $24 seniors/JCC East Bay & JCCSF members, $28 general
Listen to Ketsele Broyges by Sisters of Sheynville
Wednesday, March 25, 7:30pm: COMMON CHORDS III, THE NEXT GENERATION.
A celebration of Jewish and Muslim Music, featuring Pakistani rock star Salman Ahmad, Yale Strom, Samir Chatterjee, Elizabeth Schwartz and others. San Diego Jewish Music Festival, Lawrence Family JCC, La Jolla, California. For tickets and information call the JCC box office: (858) 362-1348
Sunday, March 22, 2:00 PM
8339 W. 3rd St., 2nd Floor (co. Flores)
Los Angeles, CA 90024
The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language and The Los Angeles Yiddish Culture Club present
GILGULIM: Metamorphoses: Dramatic Readings from Yiddish Literature
By Guest NY Performer, Shane Baker
An unforgettable opportunity to hear masterful renditions of works by an array of Yiddish culture’s best modern creative minds: (In Yiddish with English Translations)
Works by Kadia Molodowsky, Y.L. Peretz, Anna Margolin, Itzik Manger, Moyshe Leyb Halpern, Y.-L. Teler, Joseph Buloff, H. Leivick
Admission: $10 Gen’l/$8 Sr.
Further info: 310-745-1190
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24th JMF OPENING NIGHT:
KOSHER GOSPEL featuring Joshua Nelson & Special Guests, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
Saturday, March 21, 8:00 pm
First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland
$24 Students/Seniors/JCC Members
$28 General
Tickets available online
Grammy-nominated Joshua Nelson sings with a voice that recalls Mahalia Jackson and counts Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou among his biggest fans. He has sung with Wynton Marsalis, Aretha Franklin, and The Klezmatics. This extraordinary "Prince of Kosher Gospel" combines African-American spiritual styles with Jewish liturgical music. Special guests, the renowned, 55-voice Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, directed by Terrance Kelly, open the evening.
Co-sponsored by Forest Creatures Entertainment and Leonard Kurz in memory of Ursula Sherman
UCLAlive presents the Grammy Award-winning The Klezmatics, live in concert at Royce Hall.
Thursday, March 5
Begins at 8:00 pm
Royce Hall at UCLA
Tickets are available for $60, $45 or $38 ($15 for UCLA students)
Purchase tickets on the UCLAlive website or by calling the UCLAlive box office at (310) 825-2102.
2/22/2009
California Polytechnic State University, Cohan Ctr
San Luis Obispo, CA
(805) 756-2787
www.calpolyarts.org
Cantor Sharon Bernstein and Friends in Concert
Yiddish, Ladino, Musical Theater, and More . . .
$10 Members / $15 Non-Members, children 12 & under free
childcare available, please RSVP
Saturday, February 21, 2009, 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
290 Dolores Street (corner of 16th and Dolores)
San Francisco, CA
If you have friends or relatives in Southern California they won’t want to miss THE only West-Coast Appearance
Tuesday evening, February 17, 2009
The SHEKHTER-TEKHTER ("The Schaechter Daughters") and BINYUMEN
in OUR ZEYDES AND BUBBES AS CHILDREN
A musical revue about kids, young and older, and their relationships with each other, with their parents, and with the world around them.
The songs are in Yiddish. / Translations are provided.
For young, old, and everyone in between!
For the Yiddish-fluent, Yiddish-challenged and Yiddish-ignorant!
Bring your kids and grandkids for a truly inspirational evening!
The performers:
BINYUMEN ("BEN") SCHAECHTER
REYNA SCHAECHTER (age 14)
TEMMA-LEEBA SCHAECHTER (age 9)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:30 P.M.
Sinai Temple
10400 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
Admission: $18 Students: $8 Children under 6: Free
contact: Miriam Koral @ California Institute for Yiddish Language and Culture
(310) 745-1190
Made possible by support from the Ruth/Allen Ziegler Foundation, Luis and Lee Lainer, Chic Wolk
Bukharan Jewish Folk Ensemble
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 7:30pm
JCC East Bay 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
$18 General, $15 Seniors, Students, JCC members
Tickets: Click here.
A riveting blend of Central Asian, Sephardic Jewish and Arab elements, Bukharan Jewish music reflects a community with roots in Central Asia going back to the seventh century BCE. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear the leading proponents of an ancient musical tradition saturated with unique rhythms and entrancing tone colors.
Born in 1938 in Uzbekistan, and now based in Queens, NY, ensemble leader Cantor Izra Malakov is a descendent of a long line of rabbis. He has devoted his life to preserving Bukharan Jewish music, and recently published Musical Treasures of the Bukharan Jewish Community.
Izra Malakov: singer, chazzan and director
Ochil Ibragimov: rubab, violin
David Davidov: tar
Tamara Kataeva: sozanda, singer and dancer
Osher Baraev: doira
Co-sponsored with Silk Road House
Presented in association with Afsaneh Art and Culture Society
February 8, 4-5pm.
"A Book and Music Afternoon with Yale Strom".
Yale Strom will perform with accordionist Lou Fanucchi
Kaplan Theatre - IW Marks Theatre Center,
5601 S. Braeswood, Houston.
For information, contact Naomi Barancik, 713-729-3200, ext. 3258.
The concert coincides with the opening of Strom's solo photo exhibit, "Klezmorim: The Jewish and Roma Musicians of Eastern Europe", at the JCC's Deutser Art Gallery.
www.jcchouston.org
KLEZMERATA FIORENTINA
Thursday, February 5, 8:00 p.m.
$25 General; $15 Full-Time Students
at the Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles (map)
* SPECIAL OFFER FOR YIDBITS SUBSCRIBERS:
Enjoy $5 off General and Student-priced tickets to the U.S. premiere of acclaimed ensemble Klezmerata Fiorentina at the Skirball Cultural Center. Limit 4 discounted tickets per transaction. Code: 99558
Advance tickets: Available online (skirball.org), onsite, or by phone at (877) SCC-4TIX or (877) 722-4849
U.S. premiere! Hear acclaimed klezmer chamber music ensemble Klezmerata Fiorentina perform Zai Gezunt, Kalinindorf. Based on the reinterpretation of music from the southern frontier of Ukraine, the program is named for the shtetl Kalinindorf, a Jewish community destroyed by the Nazis. The work pays musical tribute, both joyful and sorrowful, to those lost lives. Varied and exciting, it is influenced by Balkan, gypsy, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish traditions, which coexisted over the centuries in vast territories along the shores of the Black Sea. The melodies are also derived from the family heritage of Klezmerata Fiorentina's founder, Igor Polesitsky.
Sunday, February 1, 3:00pm. An Afternoon of Yiddish Songs & Klezmer Music, performed by vocalist Alby Kass, accompanist Sonia Tubridy, and members of the Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble: Paul Alexander, Phil Lawrence and Mark Peabody. Admission: $10 Tickets for all ArtsLive! events may be purchased at the door starting half hour before the performance. The Petaluma Arts Center is located at 230 Lakeville Street, at the corner of Lakeville and East D Streets. For more information, call PAC Executive Director Michael Fontaine at 707-762-5600, x101, or visit www.petalumaartscouncil.org.
Saturday January 31, 7:00pm.
Alby Kass presents a program of Yiddish music, assisted by Sonia Tubridy and Jubilee Klezmer members Paul Alexander, Phil Lawrence, and Mark Peabody. It will be held at the Tubridy residence in Guerneville (directions by request) Bruce DancingThese events are fundraisers for the Russian River Jewish Community and the River Choir. Donation of $10-$30 requested. Space limited to 25 so reserve early. For more information, call Sonia Tubridy, 707/869-3273
January 31, 43rd Annual Local Authors Exhibit.
Yale Strom will be honored by the city of San Diego for his new children's book "The Wedding That Saved A Town" (Kar-Ben) at the San Diego Public Library, Main Branch, 6:30-8:30pm.
820 E Street, downtown San Diego.
RSVP: 619 236-5825
Leave Me Alone!: A New Jazz Opera by 2009 JMF Artist Dan Plonsey & Harvey Pekar
Composer and saxophonist Dan Plonsey, one of our festival artists this season, priemeres Leave Me Alone!, a new jazz opera with a libretto by Harvey Pekar (American Splendor), to be performed on January 31 at Oberlin College, OH, and streamed live to an international online audience.
The story of the opera revolves around conversations between the composer and librettist held from their respective living rooms in the Bay Area and Cleveland. Dan and Harvey, the two primary interlocutors, played by themselves, engage in discussions about music, the life of the artist as householder, finding time to work, the current state of the avant garde, and the opera itself.
Please help realize this vision by watching the opera here for free at 8 PM on January 31, 2009. More information available online.
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony & BODYTRAFFIC
World Premiere of "Transfigured Night"
Wednesday, January 28th at 8PM
Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024
Free Parking Available: Enter on Ashton Avenue
Price: $100 Patron of Dance (includes dessert reception with performers)
$36 Reserved Seating
$25 General Admission
$18 Students & DRC Members
$15 Preview (Tuesday, January 27th at 8PM)
Tickets: www.bodytraffic.org
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/51001
(424) 204 - 9097
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The Guitar Music of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
A Performance with Commentary by Emanuele Segre
Tuesday, January 27
Reception at 6:30 pm, Concert at 7:30 pm
BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
Free
Esteemed Italian classical guitarist Emanuele Segre performs the work of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, a prolific composer who fled Italy in 1939 and wrote more than one hundred film scores as a staff composer for MGM. He composed operas, chamber, orchestral, choral, and vocal music, finding inspiration in Jewish liturgical music and in the Bible, and combining the sacred and the secular in his work.
Reception provided by the Italian Cultural Institute.
Co-sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute, the Museo ItaloAmericano, the Judah L. Magnes Museum, and the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival.
THE FREYLEKH---a mad hot klezmer dance party
Sunday January 25th /
7pm Yiddish dance lesson, 8:00pm Live music and dance party
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St.
Berkeley, CA
(510) 848-0237
Featuring: David Rosenfeld and members of the shtetl rock band, Kugelplex and Bruce Bierman--Yiddish dance maven who 'fits the moves of the ancestors to the grooves of your imagination'
$10-20 sliding scale.
presented by Klez California and co-presented by the Jewish Music Festival
Linda Hirschhorn and Gary Lapow
Saturday January 24, 8:00 pm
$12
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
510-849-2568
These two seasoned Bay Area performers have been writing songs for over 30 years. They'll share old and new compositions. Linda will also read from her memoir "Running Into Myself", and Gary will summon up Coney Island in song and projected images.
The Andy Statman Trio at the Getty Center
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, January 17, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 18, 3:00 p.m.
Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Make Reservation"
buttons at www.getty.edu/visit/events/sounds_la_2009.html. Limited to
four seats per reservation.
Musical History of The Yiddish Theater
Join Zalmen Mlotek, the Artistic Director of the country's only National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, in a multi-media historical edu-tainment about the Yiddish Theater with interactive audience participation.
Presentation follows full bagel breakfast.
Sunday, January 18, 2009, 9:30am - 12pm
at Valley Cities JCC
14701 Friar St., Van Nuys, CA 91411
$8 VCJCC/ Yiddishkayt/ CIYCL members; $10 public
More info at www.yiddishkayt.org
The Andy Statman Trio at the Getty Center
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, January 17, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 18, 3:00 p.m.
Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Make Reservation"
buttons at www.getty.edu/visit/events/sounds_la_2009.html. Limited to
four seats per reservation.
Gerry Tenney: Music for Kids Young and Old
Saturday, January 17, 2009, 10:30am
Adults $5, Children $4, Family $12
La Peña Community Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
Tickets: 510-849-2568
Don't miss Gerry Tenney's first concert of 2009. Always a La Peña and local favorite, Gerry's concerts are always a wonderful mix of original and traditional music. Whether it's "King Kong the Gorilla playing ping pong with Godzilla," or an old Yiddish folksong about potatoes, his shows are a treat for the whole family. Gerry's song, "The Haunted House" has been sung by many, but only Gerry does the full version.
SHABBAT FARBRENGEN
Ghetto Tango w/Adrienne Cooper & Zalmen Mlotek
Friday, January 16, 2008
8:00 p.m. in Lopaty Chapel
Led by Cantor Herschel Fox
Kabbalat Shabbat
& Festive Oneg
15739 Ventura Boulevard
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 788-6000 Web site: www.vbs.org
In the Jewish ghettos of Poland and Lithuania during World War II, a world of dislocation, terror and death, cabaret music thrived. Jewish audiences gathered in makeshift clubs and theaters to hear newly-created Yiddish songs, rooted in Jewish folk and liturgical music as well as European operetta, American ragtime and Argentine tango.Jewish performers tuned these cosmopolitan songs in a local key: satirical and elegiac, political and personal, angry and heartsick.Together they created something rare, scarcely conceivable: art at the edge of the abyss.
Adrienne Cooper, one of the world's most acclaimed singers of Yiddish vocal music, and Zalmen Mlotek, a leading figure in Yiddish musical theater, here present ghetto songs collected during and after the war.
Sunday, 11 Jan 2009, 1-3pm
Klezmer Brunch
Red Poppy Art House
San Francisco
Klezmer brunch is back! Come on out and help make this a regular event.
We’ll have bagels and other tasty brunch delights for sale. Special guests include dance maven Bruce Bierman and diva vocalist Jewlia Eisenberg.
$10-$20 sliding scale.
www.RedPoppyArtHouse.org
Good For The Jews
the 2nd annual "Putting the Ha! in Hannukah" tour.
(Our promise to you: No songs about dreidels. And no Israeli folk dancing.)
Friday, Dec 26: Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco CA
Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm
Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk St.
San Francisco, CA 94109
Buy tickets at the RDL box office, online at www.reddevillounge.com, or by calling (866) 468-3399.
Good For The Jews
the 2nd annual "Putting the Ha! in Hannukah" tour.
(Our promise to you: No songs about dreidels. And no Israeli folk dancing.)
Thursday, Dec 25: Echoplex, Los Angeles CA
Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm
Echoplex, 1154 Glendale Blvd. (between Scott and Park Avenues, in Echo Park)
Los Angeles, CA 90026
All ages show.
Buy tickets at Ticketweb.com
Featuring special guest musicians and comedians to be announced
2nd Annual Community-wide
Yiddish Culture Festival
A Great Alternative to Chinese Food and a Movie
on December 25, 2008
Program by KlezCalifornia
To be held at Congregation Netivot Shalom
1316 University Avenue, Berkeley
Live Klezmer Music! Yiddish Singing! Yiddish Dancing with instruction! Yiddish Kibbitzing (instruction provided, if you need it!) Yidishe Kinder Programming for the kids! Have a nosh - Kosher Yiddish delicacies by Lois Cooks including: kugel, kasha varnishkes, latkes with applesauce and sour cream, bagels and cream cheese, babka, mandlebrot. seltzer, coffee, and tea will be available for purchase from 12:30 to 3:30. A fantastic family event: bring Bubie, Zeydie and the eyniklekh (Grandma, Grandpa and the grandkids).
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Fishel Bresler's Klezmer & Hassidic Ensemble will perform their 18th annual concert on
on Wednesday, December 24th - 7:30 PM at Congregation Ohawe Shalom Coffee House, Pawtucket RI. .
671 East Ave in Pawtucket (corner of Glenwood, nr where Blackstone meets Hope St)
Doors open 7:00PM $10 adults, $7 children (under B-Mitzvah).
Special sponsor seating in the front rows $18 per seat
Funded in part by a grant from the RI State Council on the Arts
In honor of Chanukah, Latkes will be on sale, along with other snacks & beverages.
For questions 401 273-9814
The Sway Machinery with DeLeon and PJA's Festival of Rights
San Francisco, CA
Sunday, December 21st, 2008 - 6PM Doors
111 Minna Gallery -
http://www.jccsf.org/hub_web/NewJewishRit.aspx?catid=625
Sponsored by the Hub
Super 8: Hub Hanukkah Party
111 Minna Street
(415) 974-1719
Price: $8 Members/Advance $12 at the door
Come celebrate the 1st night of Chanukah and the Winter Solstice with two sets by Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment.
December 21, 2 sets starting at 8pm; $10
Anna's Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley
(just east of Shattuck Avenue & downtown Berkeley BART)
Great sit-down listening spot in downtown Berkeley.
Happy Hanukah!
Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music
featuring
Sat., Dec 20, 8pm
Zellerbach Hall (UC Berkeley Campus)
Tickets start at $20
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The Sway Machinery with DeLeon and PJA's Festival of Rights
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, December 20th, 2008 - 8PM doors
The Troubador - www.troubadour.com
9081 Santa Monica Blvd
Price: $12
Jewltide-sponsored by JDub Records
Kugelplex
Thursday, December 18th – Amnesia, San Francisco
9pm. We’re back for our annual Christmas vs, Channukah blowout featuring us vs. perennial adversaries, The Shut-Ins.
Amnesia
853 Valencia St. bet. 19th & 20th
San Francisco
www.amnesiathebar.com
KLEZMANIA!
Its Annual Public Chanukah Concert at the Oakland City Centre
December 17, 2008
12 PM to 1 PM
Admission: FREE Outdoor Concert Nice Price :-)
Location: Downtown Oakland at 12th and Broadway.
Klezmer, Israeli, and Don't Forget, Chanukah Music!
Brought to you By Entire Productions and the City of Oakland
December 13, 2008, 7:30pm:
Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi return for the annual Khanike in the Heights concert and party at Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort Washington Avenue (at 185th Street). For tickets and information, 212 568-8304
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December 7, 2008,
1:30-2:30
Awards Celebration and Gala Concert with Elizabeth Schwartz, Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi celebrating 101 years in Southern California. For tickets and information (310) 552-2007
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Klezmer Conservatory Band
Dec 6, 2008, 8pm
San Francsico Jewish Community Center
3200 California St.,
San Francisco, CA
(415) 292-1233
Tickets: www.jccsf.org
Miriam's Well
Saturday, November 22, 8:30 pm
Julia Morgan Theater
2640 College Ave, Berkeley
Tickets: $24 in advance, $28 at the door
Created by Miriam Peretz. In collaboration with Qadim Ensemble, Ya Elah, Salokhiddin Fakhriev, Manar Azriek, Wan-Chao Chang and Hannah Romanowsky
Interweaving dance, live music, poetry and sacred text; the stories of three visionary women gather communal waters from the universal well. These stories of Mary, Maryam, and Miriam from the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions illumine the commonality and interconnectedness of these three traditions through a shared story and archetype. Drawing on traditional expressive arts and ritual, as well as contemporary theater and dance technique, Miriam's Well emotionally engages the audience in a rich image of shared heritage.
Advance sales tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets' 24/7 ticket hotline: 800-838-3006, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com
Miriam's Well
Saturday, November 22, 8:30 pm
Julia Morgan Theater
2640 College Ave, Berkeley
Tickets: $24 in advance, $28 at the door
Created by Miriam Peretz. In collaboration with Qadim Ensemble, Ya Elah, Salokhiddin Fakhriev, Manar Azriek, Wan-Chao Chang and Hannah Romanowsky
Interweaving dance, live music, poetry and sacred text; the stories of three visionary women gather communal waters from the universal well. These stories of Mary, Maryam, and Miriam from the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions illumine the commonality and interconnectedness of these three traditions through a shared story and archetype. Drawing on traditional expressive arts and ritual, as well as contemporary theater and dance technique, Miriam's Well emotionally engages the audience in a rich image of shared heritage.
Advance sales tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets' 24/7 ticket hotline: 800-838-3006, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com
Alberto Mizrahi
Sunday, November 16, 8:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco
$28.00 Member / $32.00 Public / $25 Student
Affectionately known as the "Jewish Pavarotti," Greek-born tenor Alberto Mizrahi has thrilled audiences worldwide in recitals, symphony concerts and operas. Mizrahi's unique and captivating repertoire spans nine languages and confirms his status as one of the world's leading interpreters of Jewish music.
"A phenomenal solo voice...He hits ear-stinging B-flats and Cs [and] conveys power and fervor as few other singers do." - Chicago Tribune
Presented by the JCCSF in Association with the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival
For tickets visit tickets.jccsf.org.
Alberto Mizrahi
Sunday, November 16, 8:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco
$28.00 Member / $32.00 Public / $25 Student
Affectionately known as the "Jewish Pavarotti," Greek-born tenor Alberto Mizrahi has thrilled audiences worldwide in recitals, symphony concerts and operas. Mizrahi's unique and captivating repertoire spans nine languages and confirms his status as one of the world's leading interpreters of Jewish music.
"A phenomenal solo voice...He hits ear-stinging B-flats and Cs [and] conveys power and fervor as few other singers do." - Chicago Tribune
Presented by the JCCSF in Association with the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival
For tickets visit tickets.jccsf.org.
Divahn
November 16, 2008 @ 7 pm
Integrating Sephardi and Mizrachi Studies Conference
Stephen S. Wise Temple
Los Angeles, CA
213.765.2191
Divahn
November 16, 2008 @ 7 pm
Integrating Sephardi and Mizrachi Studies Conference
Stephen S. Wise Temple
Los Angeles, CA
213.765.2191
The Red Hot Chachkas
Noe Valley Music Series at the Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St. near 24th St., San Francisco. Doors open 7:45 pm; Show 8:15 pm.
www.noevalleymusicseries.com
DON'T MISS THIS CONCERT - RARE OPPORTUNITY.
ON NOV. 6 @ 7:30PM AT DIZZY'S ENJOY THE KINETIC, HAUNTING and
INNOVATIVE KLEZMER MUSIC IN AN INTIMATE SETTING FROM:
THE ORIGINAL "HOT PSTROMI" (ORIGINALLY ZMIROS) - FRED BENEDETTI (guitar,mandolin), JEFF PEKAREK (bass) & Yale Strom (violin), with special guest Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals).
$15.00 COVER
DIZZY'S IS LOCATED AT 2ND & J STREET. FOR FURTHER INFO. CLICK ON THE WEBSITE BELOW.
Dizzy's - Where the Music Matters Most
San Diego Wine & Culinary Center Harbor Club Towers ground floor
2nd & J Street
The Jewish Theory of Everything: Negotiating Jewish Identity in Italy
A Talk with Slides and Musical Examples by Francesco Spagnolo
Wednesday, November 5, 7:30 pm
FREE
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
Italy is home to one of the oldest communities in the Jewish diaspora. It is also a place where Jews settled from the four corners of the world to meet at the heart of Christianity. Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Italian Jews lived together, clashing and blending cultural identities, negotiating their status with the changing ruling powers, and keeping a line of communication with the global Jewish diaspora. Francesco Spagnolo will talk about daily and synagogue life, literature, music, and visual culture inside and outside the Italian ghettos.
For more information please call 415.567.3327 x703.
"There is just about nobody more worth listening to, and more fun to listen to, than Francesco Spagnolo" —Ari Davidow
The Jewish Theory of Everything: Negotiating Jewish Identity in Italy
A Talk with Slides and Musical Examples by Francesco Spagnolo
Wednesday, November 5, 7:30 pm
FREE
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
Italy is home to one of the oldest communities in the Jewish diaspora. It is also a place where Jews settled from the four corners of the world to meet at the heart of Christianity. Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Italian Jews lived together, clashing and blending cultural identities, negotiating their status with the changing ruling powers, and keeping a line of communication with the global Jewish diaspora. Francesco Spagnolo will talk about daily and synagogue life, literature, music, and visual culture inside and outside the Italian ghettos.
For more information please call 415.567.3327 x703.
"There is just about nobody more worth listening to, and more fun to listen to, than Francesco Spagnolo" —Ari Davidow
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
performing "The Lost Soul of Spain"
Music and Dance of the Sephardic Jews
featuring Israeli-Tunisian singer Smadar Levi
and Israeli-Moroccan dancer Maya Karasso
Yuval Ron presents a preview concert of the music to be played by his international ensemble for the King of Morocco, at the International Sacred Music of Fez in June 2009. The program will feature Hebrew and Ladino songs from Morocco, Andalusia, Bosnia, and Israel. Woven in between the songs are travel stories, kabalistic interpretations, and personal anecdotes of the life and culture, out of which grew the fruit of Sephardic music.
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
12000 San Vicente Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Admission: $20 at the door
Parking: Church lot, Comerica Bank lot, Re/Max lot, Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary School lot or street parking.
For more information: 818 505 1355
Sunday, October 26, 6:00 -- 9:00pm
The Klezmakers at Yaya Cuisine
Come for dinner, stay for music and dancing. When you combine Middle Eastern cuisine with live klezmer music, you're in for a crazy good time! Come see (and hear and taste) for yourself. Enjoy your fill of phyllo dough, then dance it off! No cover charge. For reservations, 650/344-2860. YAYA Cuisine & Bar, 1108 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame, CA 94010 or www.klezmakers.com/contact.htm
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October 26, 2008 The XII IAYC Conference, La Jolla, CA
Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz and Hot Pstromi, grand finale concert, International Association of Yiddish Clubs conference, La Jolla, California.
For further info. and event time, call 650-349-6946.
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The Sway Machinery
Saturday, October 25, 9:30pm
Elbo Room
647 Valencia St. San Francisco
Tickets: $15
Presented by The Hub in partnership with the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival
For tickets visit tickets.jccsf.org.
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The Sway Machinery
Saturday, October 25, 9:30pm
Elbo Room
647 Valencia St. San Francisco
Tickets: $15
Presented by The Hub in partnership with the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival
For tickets visit tickets.jccsf.org.
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¡Fiestaremos! Judy Frankel and the Sephardic Music Tradition
A Film Screening and Talk by Kate Regan
Thursday, October 23, 7:30pm
FREE
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
¡Fiestaremos! presents the inspiring work of the late Bay Area musician, singer, and researcher Judy Frankel. This thirty-minute documentary captures some of the loving relationships Judy fostered with members of the Sephardic community, and her dedication to preserving the Ladino musical heritage.
Kate Regan is associate professor of Spanish language and literature at the University of Portland, where she was named the university's outstanding teacher in 1999. Born in Chicago, she moved with her family to Cuernavaca, Mexico when she was nine. Professor Regan is the recipient of the 2000 Carnegie and Case Foundations U.S. Professor of the Year award.
For more information please visit the Library website.
Co-sponsored by the BJE Jewish Community Library, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, San Francisco State University, and the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival
¡Fiestaremos! Judy Frankel and the Sephardic Music Tradition
A Film Screening and Talk by Kate Regan
Thursday, October 23, 7:30pm
FREE
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
¡Fiestaremos! presents the inspiring work of the late Bay Area musician, singer, and researcher Judy Frankel. This thirty-minute documentary captures some of the loving relationships Judy fostered with members of the Sephardic community, and her dedication to preserving the Ladino musical heritage.
Kate Regan is associate professor of Spanish language and literature at the University of Portland, where she was named the university's outstanding teacher in 1999. Born in Chicago, she moved with her family to Cuernavaca, Mexico when she was nine. Professor Regan is the recipient of the 2000 Carnegie and Case Foundations U.S. Professor of the Year award.
For more information please visit the Library website.
Co-sponsored by the BJE Jewish Community Library, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, San Francisco State University, and the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival
Paper Promises: Presented by Jewish Dance Theater
Sunday October 19, 8:00pm
$15 member, $20 general
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St., Berkeley
Come join visionary performance artist Melusina Gomez and experimental Klezmer musician David Rosenfeld for an evening of danced thoughts, quiet reflections and wild wishes, inspired by the letters, poetry and stories of women through six centuries, including , 'Ariake-Poems of Love and Longing' ,'The Girl Who Loved the Wind'.and 'The Finger' penned by the legendary Kabbalist Rabbi, Issac Luria. Paper Promises glides through a landscape of visual art, soundscape, resigned absurdity, and butoh inspired imagery and dance, ultimately asking the question: What does life promise us?
Presented by the Jewish Dance Theatre and co-presented by the JCC of the East Bay
Tickets available at the door.
The BREW: Aaron Novik's Samuel Suite & Dirty Dan, Eval Dan
Saturday October 18, 8:00pm
$10 member, $15 general
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
Aaron Novik's ten-piece band presents an avant chamber-jazz rumination on the life of Novik's grandfather, who immigrated to America from a small village in WWI Poland. Samuel and Aaron passionately debated music-the grandfather particularly loved Bach's cantatas, a curious irony, that being a Jew, his favorite music was about Jesus. This religious oxymoron serves as the impetus for the sad and loving suite, in which Novik employs Jewish scales in the chorale style to create a sort of Jewish equivalent to Bach's Christian ones.
He uses different variations on the harmonic minor scale, the backbone of most klezmer and Jewish songs, with especially intriguing-and practically never used-scales starting on the second, third, sixth and seventh degrees.
To kick off the show, Dan Fries and Dan Cantrell of Dirty Dan, Eval Dan trek down another heretofore unexplored path for klezmer, combining the evocative rhythms and melodies of flamenco with traditional klezmer idioms. This fresh fusion melds beautifully, resulting in a crisp and irresistible sound hovering somewhere between Zaporozhye and Málaga.
Co-presented by the Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley Hillel, Polish Arts and Culture Foundation and the Jazzschool
Tickets available at the door
On Sunday October 12, 2008 at 2 PM the Yiddish Culture Club will present the opening of our Yiddish cultural season. The topic of the event will be "Yiddish Folk Songs in Word and Sound". Participants in the program will be Ms. Fan Magid Shalin, Cantor of the Temple Beth Chaim Chadashim, and Mrs. Lilke Majzner.
The event will take place at The Los Angeles Yiddish Culture Club located at 8339 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles CA. 90048.
Refreshments will be served.
Members free. Guests $4.
"Degenerate Music": The Music of Weimar Berlin
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley
Sunday October 5, 7:30pm
$15 members/seniors/students, $20 general
The music of Kurt Weill, Arnold Schoenberg and Hanns Eisler showcases the freedom and brilliant experimentation that masked the sense of impending doom in Weimar Berlin. Denounced by Hitler as "degenerate" and forced into exile, such artists helped to bring Weimar modernity to the rest of the world. Includes vintage film footage and images.
Presented in association with The Goethe-Institut San Francisco and The Mendocino Music Festival
For tickets: 1.800.838.3006 or jewishmusicfestival.org
THE FREYLEKH: Klezmer Dance Party & Cabaret
Sunday, September 28
JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley
Yiddish Dance: 7:00 pm
Live music & cabaret: 8:00 pm
$10 members, $15 general,
$5 Kinder 12 and under
Noshes served
Ring in 5769 with the Bay Area's hottest new klezmer dance party and cabaret featuring members of the shtetl rock band KUGELPLEX. Get ready to stomp, shvitz and boogie down for an evening of Yiddish dancing led by master dance leader Bruce Bierman with special New Year's guest vocalist, Heather Lauren Klein and the Heather Lauren Klein Trio.
Co-presented by the Jewish Music Festival and KlezCalifornia
June 29 - The Freylech: Dance Parties at the JCC
Get ready to stomp, shvitz and boogie down for an evening of Yiddish dancing led by master dance leader Bruce Bierman. Some of the Bay Area's best klezmer groups will perform live music for all ages.
The Jewish Dance Theatre, directed by Bruce Bierman, is now an artistic company in residence at the JCC East Bay. Bruce will lead dance classes pulling from different Jewish traditions, and the JDT will host monthly dance parties at the JCC throughout the course of the summer. Look forward to a slate of stellar fall productions from this ensemble. Co-presented by KlezCalifornia and the Jewish Music Festival. For complete details, click HERE.
Sundays June 29, July 27, August 31
Dance lesson: 7:00-8:00pm
Live music/group dance: 8:00-10:00pm
$10/evening
