KlezCalendar

Maoz's (Edom, 9 Volt, John Zorn's Abraxas) presents his wild trio, Crazy Slavic Band, at Modern composer and curator Guy Barash's new music series "Eavesdropping", as it returns to The Tank/ to present some of today's most daring performers and surprising composers.

This installment features: New music with non-western influences
Crazy Slavic Band
Ron Caswell: tuba
Chris Stromquist: drums
Eyal Maoz: guitar and compositions

Miguel Frasconi Guy Barash Duo:
Music for glass instruments and live electronics
http://frasconimusic.com
http://www.guybarash.com
and

Lev-Yulzari duo
Nadav Lev, guitar and Remy Yulzari, double bass

The border-crossing Lev-Yulzari duo explores folkloric materials from different traditions, in a personal approach that derives from various musical genres. The program for this evening revolves around Jewish influences, including Sephardic music, klezmer and more.

This show takes place at the Playroom Theater,¨151 West 46th Street, 8th floor
Thursday, April 19th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Tickets are $10 at the door / $8 online
Buy tickets for Eavesdropping at Brown Paper Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com

About Eavesdropping:
For artists, Eavesdropping provides a stage for risk-taking and the exploration of the non-conventional in sound, to present a relevant boundary-breaking artistic work. Shows often include multi-media elements, real time electronic processing, and performance art. For our audiences, we are committed to presenting innovative repertoire that is relevant and intriguing. Eavesdropping is cross-genres new music series presented to the city's inquisitive listener. The one that seen it all and heard it all but crave for cultural excitement.

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NEKOUDA

Dimanche 25 mars 2012 à 18h
Théâtre Cité-Bleue - 46 av. Miremont
Genève (Suisse)

Des Juifs étaient vivaient déjà dans le midi de la France à l’époque romaine. Au 17ème siècle, ils furent regroupés dans quatre villes: Avignon, Carpentras, L'isle-sur-la-Sorgue et Cavaillon.

Limités dans leurs droits et soumis aux violences populaires, ils bénéficiaient de la protection du Pape car la présence dans un monde chrétien d'un peuple juif misérable était la preuve de sa culpabilité de déicide et de la véracité des enseignements de l'Église.

Ces «Juifs du Pape» étaient ouverts aux influences musicales de leur pays: Leur liturgie fleure la fête champêtre et leurs chansons -en hébreu, en langue judéo-provençale ou “farcies”- sont imprégnées de la poésie des félibres. Mais l'Orient résonne aussi dans la mémoire de ces Juifs provençaux et on peut entendre l'oud ou le bendir derrière galoubets et tambourins!

C'est grâce aux notations de Jules Salomon et de Mardochée Crémieux et à l'ensemble Nekouda que ces airs traditionnels nous reviennent, pour le plus grand plaisir de nos oreilles.

www.nekouda.fr

www.amj.ch

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At Forest Hills Jewish Center, March 18, 6 PM

For TICKET INFORMATION: www.bakerdan.com

Beside being a warm performer with a gift of bringing people together, Alula has a riveting personal story to tell. He was born to a mother who was 12-13 years old. Alula did not know his mother since he was placed in a orphanage where he grew up until his father took him out with him to Addis Ababa. Alula was not aware of his Jewish roots until much later in life when he re-united with his mother. Alula taught himself music and started appearing early in life. He was so successful that the regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam wanted to recruit him as a tool of propaganda. Alula refused and was sent to jail for a year.At the age of twenty Alula’s father sent him to Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, to study medicine. Alula studied for 3 ½ years but then received a recording contract. Upon completing his contract Alula moved to Los Angeles where he has been living ever since. Alula will weave a musical yarn of world music and reggae connecting cultures, races, and faiths.

Alula– - Vocals, Guitar, Kirar, Keyboard
www.alulamusic.com

with Alicia Svigals –Violin, Mac Gollehon –Trumpet, Trombone, Robert Aaron–Tenor Saxophone, Flute,Evan Mazunik– Keyboard, Vocals, Samson Kebede-Bass,Tyrone Govan – Drums, Percussion, Jemel Alston- Vocals.

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Rob Rudin's Half-Jewish and Naftule's Dream

Tuesday, January 24, 8:00 pm
Johnny D’s, 17 Holland Street, Davis Square, Somerville MA

(617) 776-2004
www.johnnyds.com
$10 cash at door

Half-Jewish, comprised of Rob Rudin, Mark Chenevert, Danny Heath, Sam Dechenne, Gill Aharon, Paul Dilley, Mimi Rabson, and Ted Roland, is influenced by music from India and Turkey, Reggae, songs of revolution, salsa, jazz of all eras and, of course, Klezmer.

The avant garde Jewish instrumental group Naftule’s Dream follows at 9:00 pm. The band started as a creative outlet for the members of the traditional klezmer band, Shirim Klezmer Orchestra.

For more about the bands, see www.myspace.com/robrudin and www.naftulesdream.com.

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