KlezCalendar

THE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
Book by Ellen Kushner
with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
December 6th - January 3rd
Vital Theatre Company
2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

Thursday, January 1st at 1pm

The STORY: This summer New York's Vital Theatre commissioned me to adapt my book THE GOLDEN DREYDL (based on my piece with Shirim Klezmer Orchestra) as a fully-staged show for the holiday season. It's been a thrill working with director Linda Ames Key, choreographer Dax Valdes, and the rest of the professional staff, crew & talent at Vital. And what's more, I'm in the show!

To my delight, they cast me as the mysterious aunt, Tante Miriam, the Drosselmeier figure (and yes, I have a fabulous cape to swirl), who gives little Sara the gift of a Golden Dreydl at the family Chanukah party. The dreydl is, of course, an enchanted girl, who spins Sara off into a world of magic and adventure, riddles and demons . . . .

The REVIEWS:
"Casting the author as Tante Miriam was a stroke of genius as she gives the entire play a spiritual and essentially Jewish quality that sets it apart from the fluff of the original Nutcracker … The music is truly brilliant."—CurtainUp

"The Klezmer Nutcracker is a vibrant show. . . there's plenty in it for grownups to enjoy too, including remarkable sets, a few jokes meant to go over kids' heads, some great choreography and at least one achingly sweet moment of song. For kids there's a surprising amount of plot that definitely won't insult their intelligence, a few obligatory moments of gross-out humor and plenty of magic."—Gather

"Winning characters and enthusiastic cast …. This sort of thing is the true magic of the theater, the reason to take kids out to a show rather than plop them in front of a DVD."—Blogcritics.com

"The family party that you can actually go to."—Jewish Week

"The enterprising Vital Theatre Company’s production … contained a theatrical innocence I love…."—New York Observer

FAQ

Is it a ballet?
No. But there is lots of fantastic dancing, and we reference the classic "Nutcracker" a lot.

Is the music live?
No. But Vital re-mixed the original tracks Shirim recorded for WGBH, and they sound fantastic! It's all Tchaikovsky—kinda—arranged by Michael McLaughlin & David Harris with a klezmer twist.

Is it just for Jewish audiences?
Come on! I figure, if I can sing "Messiah" and watch "The Nutcracker" every year, it's time to open up the season to a few more traditions for everyone. We have a multi-cultural cast of great splendor; see photos here.

Is this a children's play?
Yes, but it's got enough lissome dancers & grownup in-jokes to delight even you. I strongly recommend it for kids 5–11.

How long is it?
The show runs an hour, with no intermission.

What if I want to avoid an audience full of small children?
Come to one of the 7 p.m. shows. I'm doing a "Conversation with the Author" after the ones on Dec. 18th & 22nd. Check the Vital page for dates & details.

Are there discounts available?
$10 discounts for all 7:00 p.m. shows! Just use code KLEZPM10 in advance or at the door.

Where should I sit?
I recommend the 4 back rows. It's a 9-row theatre, with seats highly raked, so all sightlines are great. If you're too close to the front you can miss some of the staging. If you book online, you can see which seats are still available & pick the ones you want.

Where did you get the idea for this story?
Please see my "Golden Dreydl" FAQ.

What else?
Books & CDs will be on sale in the lobby, and the cast & I will be out there signing programs after each show.

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THE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
Book by Ellen Kushner
with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
December 6th - January 3rd
Vital Theatre Company
2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

Friday, Jan 2nd at 1pm

The STORY: This summer New York's Vital Theatre commissioned me to adapt my book THE GOLDEN DREYDL (based on my piece with Shirim Klezmer Orchestra) as a fully-staged show for the holiday season. It's been a thrill working with director Linda Ames Key, choreographer Dax Valdes, and the rest of the professional staff, crew & talent at Vital. And what's more, I'm in the show!

To my delight, they cast me as the mysterious aunt, Tante Miriam, the Drosselmeier figure (and yes, I have a fabulous cape to swirl), who gives little Sara the gift of a Golden Dreydl at the family Chanukah party. The dreydl is, of course, an enchanted girl, who spins Sara off into a world of magic and adventure, riddles and demons . . . .

The REVIEWS:
"Casting the author as Tante Miriam was a stroke of genius as she gives the entire play a spiritual and essentially Jewish quality that sets it apart from the fluff of the original Nutcracker … The music is truly brilliant."—CurtainUp

"The Klezmer Nutcracker is a vibrant show. . . there's plenty in it for grownups to enjoy too, including remarkable sets, a few jokes meant to go over kids' heads, some great choreography and at least one achingly sweet moment of song. For kids there's a surprising amount of plot that definitely won't insult their intelligence, a few obligatory moments of gross-out humor and plenty of magic."—Gather

"Winning characters and enthusiastic cast …. This sort of thing is the true magic of the theater, the reason to take kids out to a show rather than plop them in front of a DVD."—Blogcritics.com

"The family party that you can actually go to."—Jewish Week

"The enterprising Vital Theatre Company’s production … contained a theatrical innocence I love…."—New York Observer

FAQ

Is it a ballet?
No. But there is lots of fantastic dancing, and we reference the classic "Nutcracker" a lot.

Is the music live?
No. But Vital re-mixed the original tracks Shirim recorded for WGBH, and they sound fantastic! It's all Tchaikovsky—kinda—arranged by Michael McLaughlin & David Harris with a klezmer twist.

Is it just for Jewish audiences?
Come on! I figure, if I can sing "Messiah" and watch "The Nutcracker" every year, it's time to open up the season to a few more traditions for everyone. We have a multi-cultural cast of great splendor; see photos here.

Is this a children's play?
Yes, but it's got enough lissome dancers & grownup in-jokes to delight even you. I strongly recommend it for kids 5–11.

How long is it?
The show runs an hour, with no intermission.

What if I want to avoid an audience full of small children?
Come to one of the 7 p.m. shows. I'm doing a "Conversation with the Author" after the ones on Dec. 18th & 22nd. Check the Vital page for dates & details.

Are there discounts available?
$10 discounts for all 7:00 p.m. shows! Just use code KLEZPM10 in advance or at the door.

Where should I sit?
I recommend the 4 back rows. It's a 9-row theatre, with seats highly raked, so all sightlines are great. If you're too close to the front you can miss some of the staging. If you book online, you can see which seats are still available & pick the ones you want.

Where did you get the idea for this story?
Please see my "Golden Dreydl" FAQ.

What else?
Books & CDs will be on sale in the lobby, and the cast & I will be out there signing programs after each show.

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THE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
Book by Ellen Kushner
with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
December 6th - January 3rd
Vital Theatre Company
2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side

Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!

Saturday, Jan 3rd at 11am & 1pm

The STORY: This summer New York's Vital Theatre commissioned me to adapt my book THE GOLDEN DREYDL (based on my piece with Shirim Klezmer Orchestra) as a fully-staged show for the holiday season. It's been a thrill working with director Linda Ames Key, choreographer Dax Valdes, and the rest of the professional staff, crew & talent at Vital. And what's more, I'm in the show!

To my delight, they cast me as the mysterious aunt, Tante Miriam, the Drosselmeier figure (and yes, I have a fabulous cape to swirl), who gives little Sara the gift of a Golden Dreydl at the family Chanukah party. The dreydl is, of course, an enchanted girl, who spins Sara off into a world of magic and adventure, riddles and demons . . . .

The REVIEWS:
"Casting the author as Tante Miriam was a stroke of genius as she gives the entire play a spiritual and essentially Jewish quality that sets it apart from the fluff of the original Nutcracker … The music is truly brilliant."—CurtainUp

"The Klezmer Nutcracker is a vibrant show. . . there's plenty in it for grownups to enjoy too, including remarkable sets, a few jokes meant to go over kids' heads, some great choreography and at least one achingly sweet moment of song. For kids there's a surprising amount of plot that definitely won't insult their intelligence, a few obligatory moments of gross-out humor and plenty of magic."—Gather

"Winning characters and enthusiastic cast …. This sort of thing is the true magic of the theater, the reason to take kids out to a show rather than plop them in front of a DVD."—Blogcritics.com

"The family party that you can actually go to."—Jewish Week

"The enterprising Vital Theatre Company’s production … contained a theatrical innocence I love…."—New York Observer

FAQ

Is it a ballet?
No. But there is lots of fantastic dancing, and we reference the classic "Nutcracker" a lot.

Is the music live?
No. But Vital re-mixed the original tracks Shirim recorded for WGBH, and they sound fantastic! It's all Tchaikovsky—kinda—arranged by Michael McLaughlin & David Harris with a klezmer twist.

Is it just for Jewish audiences?
Come on! I figure, if I can sing "Messiah" and watch "The Nutcracker" every year, it's time to open up the season to a few more traditions for everyone. We have a multi-cultural cast of great splendor; see photos here.

Is this a children's play?
Yes, but it's got enough lissome dancers & grownup in-jokes to delight even you. I strongly recommend it for kids 5–11.

How long is it?
The show runs an hour, with no intermission.

What if I want to avoid an audience full of small children?
Come to one of the 7 p.m. shows. I'm doing a "Conversation with the Author" after the ones on Dec. 18th & 22nd. Check the Vital page for dates & details.

Are there discounts available?
$10 discounts for all 7:00 p.m. shows! Just use code KLEZPM10 in advance or at the door.

Where should I sit?
I recommend the 4 back rows. It's a 9-row theatre, with seats highly raked, so all sightlines are great. If you're too close to the front you can miss some of the staging. If you book online, you can see which seats are still available & pick the ones you want.

Where did you get the idea for this story?
Please see my "Golden Dreydl" FAQ.

What else?
Books & CDs will be on sale in the lobby, and the cast & I will be out there signing programs after each show.

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A Match Made on the Bowery
Yiddish Princess and The Avi Fox-Rosen Band live at BPC

Saturday, Jan 3, 2009, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Bowery Poetry Club
Bowery between Houston + Bleeker
New York, NY

2 bands united as they could only be at Bowery Poetry Club. 2 bands with a mission to bring you joy through your ears. A MATCH MADE ON THE BOWERY.

YIDDISH PRINCESS
Looking to reconcile your love of 80s power pop with your love of traditional Yiddish music? Your search is over. Behold, Yiddish Princess in all its Yiddish belting, guitar wailing, synthed out glory. Yiddish Princess is: Sarah Mina Gordon, vocals; Michael Winograd, synths; Avi Fox-Rosen, guitar; Jon Singer, drums; Yoshie Fruchter, guitar; Ari Folman Cohen, bass.

THE AVI FOX ROSEN BAND
Absurdist Rock Cabaret. Whisper to wail singing accompanied by screaming accordion, junk yard razor blade guitar playing, cantankerous marimba, grooves that make your backside weep. Various friends take the stage and escort you through a universe populated by hot girls on bikes, religious fundamentalists who worship themselves, 10 foot monkeys in heels, and renegade criminal bankers. Sound familiar ?

a mere $10
presented by The Organization For Unfunded Culture (OFUC)

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Bonjour et bonne année à tous pour ceux qu on n a pas encore vu ! mais vous pouvez toujours passer nous voir tres prochainement :

TSIMTSOUM en concert

Samedi 3 janvier
au Falabar à 21H
82 rue Alexandre Dumas
75011 PARIS
Metro Alexandre Dumas

meilleurs voeux
www.doczik.com

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The January Workmen's Circle klezmer jam is Sunday, Jan. 4, 7-9 pm at the Workmen's Circle, 1762 Beacon Street in Brookline, about 5 blocks west of Washington Square, which is about 12 blocks west of Coolidge Corner, right on the Green Line Beacon Street route. We play from printed music, which we will have available in C and B-flat. All levels of players are welcome. There is a piano, though keyboard players are urged to bring a portable keyboard.

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Free Open House for NYC Klezmer Workshop
Tuesday, January 6, at 7 PM
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be holding a free open house on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 7 PM.

Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer
Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!
Free Open house: Tuesday, January 6, from 7-9 PM

Six paid sessions, Tuesdays at 7 PM:
January 13, 20, 27,
February 3, 10, 24 (no class Feb 17).

• Open to all instrumentalists who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
• Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
• Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
• Develop tools for improvisation

Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

For more information, please contact Dana Schneider at 212 889-6800 x 271 or send an email.

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Photo-Documentary Exhibition: "Synagogues of Southern Transylvania"
Photography: Christian Binder
Curator: Julie Dawson

Opening night Kavehoyz concert
with Jake Shulman-Ment and Benjy Fox-Rosen

Congress for Jewish Culture
Wed - Fri, January 7 - 9, 2008
Hours 11:00 am - 4: 00 pm

Opening Tuesday, January 6
Doors open at 6:00 pm, introduction and Carpathian klezmer music with Jake Schulmann-Ment and Benjy Fox-Rosen at 7:00 pm

Opening night reception: $8 (Students and children free)
Exhibition free and open to the public

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Sarah Aroeste w/ the Yoel Ben-Simhon Trio
January 6th 8:30 PM
Tel Aviv
Club Levontin 7
Tickets: 50 NIS
Box Office (Israel): 03-5605084

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Andrea Dezso
The Demon Bridegroom and Other Stories (Featuring Original Score by Jeremiah Lockwood)

The Demon Bridegroom is a stop motion puppet animation that has its origin in the mystical tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. The story deals with inner freedom, the choices of the individual who lives in an oppressive system, and the illusory nature of time, place and human experience.

Part of LABAPALOOZA at St. Ann's Warehouse
38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn
Wednesday, January 7, 8pm
Friday, January 9, 8pm
Saturday, January 10, 2pm
Tickets $20, available here

For more information, a.parsons.edu/~dezsoa/

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Sanda Weigl and band

Joe's Pub, Jan. 8, 2009 at 7:30 PM
425 Lafayette Street (between East 4th and Astor Place)

Tickets by Phone 212.967.7555 (this number is tickets only)
Tickets and Table Reservations: 212/539-8778 $15.00
Tickets online: www.joespub.com
Tickets: $15.00 plus minimum

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Come celebrate Independence day a bit early with Klezcentricity's participation in the Chanukah Feast LIVE at Strathmore event is fast approaching and there are a few tickets left. This will be a great concert in one of the best concert halls in the Mid-Atlantic—Bethesda's Strathmore Hall (www.strathmore.org)

We'll be performing with our great friend Marc Glickman and sharing the bill with Robyn Helzner, The Alexandria Kleztet and more—all in celebration of Chanukah and support of Hungry for Music.

For Tickets and more information see:
www.strathmore.org

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David Griffin
"Hebrew School"
David Griffin will be rocking out with "Hebrew School", an exploration of the disaffection of Jewish youth in an urban center. The collection includes biblical narratives, deconstructed prayers, atheist rants, summer camp songs gone wild, noisy love songs, and good old fashioned indie-rock.

Thursday, January 8, 7:30pm
Featuring Joemca & the Poets and the Wailing Wall
Union Hall
702 Union Street @ 5th Ave, Brooklyn
Tickets $8, click here for more info

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Frank London Band // Ljova and the Kontraband double bill
Thursday, January 8 at 8pm at MEHANATA (a.k.a. The Bulgarian Bar)
113 Ludlow Street, bet. Delancey & Rivington
Subway: F/J/M/Z to Delancey, V to 2nd Avenue
New York City
Admission: $10 at the door.

VIDEOS:
http://www.ljova.com/mehanata_double_bill

If you frequent Facebook, you can RSVP here:

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
A founder of The Klezmatics, Frank London is a Grammy award winning composer and trumpeter. He is featured on over 250 recordings with John Zorn, LL Cool J, Mel Torme, They Might Be Giants, Jane Siberry, and Itzhak Perlman. and from Carnegie Hall to Sex and the City.

Of his solo CD release "Hazonos" Wired Magazine writes, "One of the Most Stunning Albums of the Year - suggests both ancient, soul-wrenching and the most lyrical and reflective avant-garde jazz." His "Carnival Conspiracy (In the Marketplace All is Subterfuge)" was #1 in Rolling Stone's Top 10 Non-English CDs of 2006.

He was musical director for David Byrne and Robert Wilson's The Knee Plays. He's composed music for Tony Kushner's A Dybbuk, Vit Horejs' Lower East Side epic Once There Was a Village, John Sayles' The Brother from Another Planet, Pilobolus' Davenen, and Min Tanaka's Romance.

"The mystical high priest of New Wave Avant-Klez jazz, Frank London, has released an album that defies phony political barriers and exposes solid musical commonalties among Gypsy, Jewish and Arabic music." —All About Jazz

LJOVA AND THE KONTRABAND www.ljova.com/kontraband -- is chamber-jam music for the "remix generation". As if by alchemy, Eastern-European and Gypsy melodies, Latin rhythms, Jazz-inspired improvisations, and deeply rooted Classical forms are given new meanings in original compositions that fearlessly forge a new direction, with a nostalgic gaze towards the past.

Since making its debut at the Om Factory Yoga Studio in June 2006, the ensemble has performed at venues such as the New York's Museum of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where it was the opening musical guest of the Sundance@BAM Film Festival. The Kontraband is also a mainstay at New York's legendary venue Joe's Pub, and the Brooklyn-based club, Barbes.

Founded by the maverick film composer, arranger, and violist Lev 'LJOVA' Zhurbin --- hailed by Billboard magazine as "one of New York's fastest rising composers and instrumentalists" -- the ensemble also features his close collaborators on vocals, accordion, bass and percussion. Inspired by his collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma, Osvaldo Golijov, the Kronos Quartet, the rapper Jay-Z and others, Ljova's compositions dazzle with intricate textures, odd rhythms and lilting melodies, creating music that is both fresh and timeless. The Kontraband's debut CD, "MNEMOSYNE", featuring special guests Frank London, William Schimmel, Uli Geissendoerfer, Alon Yavnai and Marcus Rojas, was released on September 28, 2008, and was singled out as "Top 10 of 2008" by The Jewish Week's George Robinson, as well as the blog Lucid Culture.

"[There is] nobody quite like the polymath Lev ['Ljova'] Zhurbin...The music he writes and plays is full of Brahmsian tone, Bartok lines, hiccupping Hungarian rhythms, Klezmer soul and the sexy plaintiveness of tango and the blues." —Justin Davidson, Newsday (now New York Magazine)

"Ljova and the Kontraband play genre-defying music beautifully and soulfully. Organically bringing together influences ranging from classical and new music, klezmer, tango, jazz, Gypsy music and more, their music is smartly original, steeped in tradition while moving those traditions forward. Ljova is also a savvy promoter who continually demonstrates that independent artists can effectively use new models of music distribution and social networking to bring their music to the public on their own terms." —Bill Bragin, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City

"Ljova and the Kontraband drew a full house at Joe's Pub in Manhattan, forcing fans to stand three-deep at the room's swanky, dimly lit bar... The off-kilter rhythms [Ljova] favors recall the asymmetrical dance beats of central and southeastern Europe, where time signatures tend to look like hat sizes (7/8, 13/8, 15/16). They tug and pull at you in strange and mysterious ways, as do Ljova's melodies, which have the tuneful, emotive quality of good pop." —Alexander Gelfand, Jazziz

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Bonjour et bonne année à tous pour ceux qu on n a pas encore vu ! mais vous pouvez toujours passer nous voir tres prochainement :

Tsimtsoum en concert

Jeudi 8 janvier à 21H
à la cantine de Belleville
108 bd de Belleville
75020 PARIS
Metro Belleville

meilleurs voeux
www.doczik.com

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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

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Tsimtsoum

Vendredi 9 janvier
à 20H30
Auditorium du Conservatoire
de Rosny sous Bois
2, Place Carnot, 93110 Rosny-Sous-Bois

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Andrea Dezso
The Demon Bridegroom and Other Stories (Featuring Original Score by Jeremiah Lockwood)

The Demon Bridegroom is a stop motion puppet animation that has its origin in the mystical tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. The story deals with inner freedom, the choices of the individual who lives in an oppressive system, and the illusory nature of time, place and human experience.

Part of LABAPALOOZA at St. Ann's Warehouse
38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn
Wednesday, January 7, 8pm
Friday, January 9, 8pm
Saturday, January 10, 2pm
Tickets $20, available here

For more information, a.parsons.edu/~dezsoa/

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SOUNDBRUSH RECORDS SHOWCASE
Friday, January 9, 2009

6:30pm PANCHO NAVARRO (South American acoustic guitar)
7:10pm ROGER DAVIDSON TRIO (Brazilian jazz piano)
8:00pm DAVID FINCK QUARTET (jazz)
9:00pm FRANK LONDON "A Night in the Old Marketplace"

DROM NYC
85 Ave A betw 5th and 6th Streets
212-777-1157
www.dromnyc.com

Soundbrush's artist showcase takes place during this year's APAP conferences, when arts presenters from across the United States descend on New York City for conferences and concerts.
The special performances will spotlight four of Soundbrush's most recent releases as well as introduce to many the independent label that is home to some of New York's most accomplished musicians.

THE ARTISTS:
FRANCISCO “PANCHO” NAVARRO took a huge risk when he uprooted his family to move to New York City from their native Argentina. His gamble paid off handsomely for the acoustic guitarist, and his resume now includes recording and concert work for everyone from Placido Domingo to Celia Cruz, and from Christian Castro to the Rolling Stones. He released his very-overdue solo debut on Soundbrush this year entitled Sweet Guitar which included little-known South American songwriters as well as a few of Navarro's own elegant compositions.

“Influenced as much by classical acoustic guitar legends like Paco de Lucia and Andrés Segovia as by Mexican boleros and Chilean folk, his playing is crystalline and affecting.” - NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

ROGER DAVIDSON is a flexible and diverse piano player with a special interest in Latin jazz, including salsa, tango and Brazilian samba. He launched Soundbrush Records with his own recordings, which have included Amor por el Tango, Rodgers in Rio, and Bom Dia. Davidson's musical reach also extends to Western classical traditions where his experience includes directing chamber orchestras and composing sacred choral music. His newest Soundbrush project, Pasion por la Vida, will feature a series of duets with the label's Latin Grammy-winning bandoneon master Raul Juarena.

“Davidson is one hell of a pianist who knows how to turn those keys over. This is a top-drawer performance recorded flawlessly.” - JAZZ.COM

DAVID FINCK is one of the top-tier jazz bass players in the country, with credits that include Paquito D'Rivera, Sinéad O'Connor, Dizzy Gillespie, Ivan Lins, Rod Stewart, Tony Bennett and Andre Previn. Finck has appeared on over 250 CDs and was tapped by the Village Voice to write about Frank Sinatra as a jazz musician in a special issue celebrating the singer's 80th birthday. His solo debut on Soundbrush, Future Day. features Joe Locke on vibes, Tom Ranier on piano, and Joe LaBarbara on drums.

“A fine and unique musician, he can drive a rhythm section or create a sensative solo.” PHIL RAMONE
“In my opinion, there is no one who is as good a jazz bass player and collaborator.” ANDRE PREVIN

FRANK LONDON is a virtual one-man tour of Jewish, jazz and world music. His projects include the Klezmatics, the Hasidic New Wave, and the Klezmer Brass All-Stars. His Soundbrush debut is A Night in the Old Marketplace, an original multi-media musical theatre piece co-written with Glen Berger and inspired by the famous 1907 Yiddish play by I. L. Peretz. The CD's extraordinary score mixes Jewish, jazz, classical, and world beats with the stark cabaret of Kurt Weill and Tom Waits. The tragi-comic “shtetl ghost love story” made its debut earlier this year as part of WNYC's New Sounds Live series.

“One of the most interesting and colorful figures in the current revival of Jewish music…London is consciously and constantly working to expand the vocabulary of Jewish music, [but he] is also known for injecting a healthy dose of free jazz aesthetic and energy.” ALL ABOUT JAZZ

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Andrea Dezso
The Demon Bridegroom and Other Stories (Featuring Original Score by Jeremiah Lockwood)

The Demon Bridegroom is a stop motion puppet animation that has its origin in the mystical tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. The story deals with inner freedom, the choices of the individual who lives in an oppressive system, and the illusory nature of time, place and human experience.

Part of LABAPALOOZA at St. Ann's Warehouse
38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn
Wednesday, January 7, 8pm
Friday, January 9, 8pm
Saturday, January 10, 2pm
Tickets $20, available here

For more information, a.parsons.edu/~dezsoa/

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The international performing arts trade-show and showcase festival known as APAP (artspresenters.org) takes place from Jan. 9-12 at the NY Hilton Hotel. The APAP showcase is free and open to all presenters, whether you are registered for the conference or not.

6:30 Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad SCHTICKING IT TO THE MAN SINCE 2003 These chosen chicks – badass balabustehs of comedy, music and burlesque have received rave reviews: “3 stars” —NY Post, “a spontaneous party” -Backstage “super fun” -The Village Voice. Featuring a hip hop version of “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen” and a Paula Abdul makeover for “Tumbalaika.” FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KVETCH! KVETCH!

6:50 Gary Lucas PLAYS "THE GOLEM" "Gary Lucas is the Semitic reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix" (Hamburg Morgenpost) "… One of the best and most original guitarists in America" (Rolling Stone) "… The Thinking Man's Guitar Hero" (The New Yorker). Legendary guitarist Gary Lucas plays sold-out shows all over the world with this fantastic music and film project! www.garylucas.com

7:10 The AfroSemitic Experience Expect hot world-beat jazz and virtuosic interfaith soul music when The Afro-Semitic Experience hit the stage with a musical program that merges cultures and delivers a positive and meaningful message about Black-Jewish relations. The combination of their sophisticated artistry, wit, and reverence for the material makes for a moving, one-of-a-kind experience. Afro-Semitic Experience

7:50 Alicia Svigals – KLEZMER RE-IMAGINED Fiddle legend and Klezmatics co-founder Alicia Svigals joins forces with piano virtuoso Uli Geissendoerfer to create Jewish instrumental music like you've never heard it before, spinning symphonies out of simple melodies on the fly. Expect the unexpected! “Her fiddle ruled …” New York Times—Alicia Svigals

8:10 Pharaoh's Daughter—MEDITERRANEAN HEARTBEAT, CHASSIDIC SOUL, AMERICAN POP SENSIBILITY Pharaoh's Daughter blends pan-Mediterranean sensuality and psychedelic sensibility thrilling audiences at festivals, colleges, clubs and concert halls. Basya Schechter leads this musical, poetic journey through swirling Hasidic chants, Sephardic grunge, and spiritual stylings filtered through oud, percussion, flute, strings, vocals and electronica. "Hypnotic and charged," Washington Post. Their 2007 CD “Haran” recently won The Indie Acoustic Project Award for Best CD of 2007 in the category of World Music – Eurasia & Global www.myspace.com/chiquitaegreen

8:50 Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys—Klezmer clarinetist Margot Leverett joins Bluegrass stars Kenny Kosek & Barry Mitterhoff in this soulful and exciting fusion. Featured by the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the Philadelphia Orchestra, this music will enchant your ears, touch your heart and move your feet! Concerts, workshops and community jam sessions. Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys

9:10 —"Exhuberant… Ground Breaking" (TIMEOUTNY). Clarinetist/saxophonist Alex Kontorovich has toured with the Klezmatics and Frank London's Klezmer Brass All Stars. For Deep Minor, Kontorovich's debut as a leader, he has assembled a captivating quartet of world jazz musicians who are as much at home with Bird and Trane as they are with Zorn and Krakauer. Alex Kontorovich

10:50—The Spirit of Sepharad Ensemble presents: CARAVAN! Coexistence, respect and peace under our tent. CARAVAN combines music, dance, history, and film in a performance that evokes the rich cultural synergies of Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths. Master instrumentalists. Edery consistently performs sellout programs and receives stellar reviews. "One of the most exciting concerts we've ever seen!" – WBAI-FM. www.alabastermuzik.com

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Reuben Hoch w/The Miami Jazz Quartet

January 10
The Globe Cafe
Coral Gables
9pm-1am.
www.theglobecafe.com.

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Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's debut brunch event is January 11, 2009 features Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys.

General Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 608-0555

For further info: www.citywinery.com

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SPECIAL ALERT: YIDDISH LIVE!

Sun, Jan 11, 12:30-5:30 pm
FREE

The JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Avenue @ 76th St.
New York, NY 10023
646.505.5708

Yiddish comes alive in an all day festival of performances, lectures, food, film and more, dedicated to contemporary takes on Yiddish culture. Featuring Arthur Schwartz, aka the Food Maven, Rabbi Michael Strassfeld, The National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, Ben Feldman and David Roskies. Visit www.jccarts.org for a complete listing of artists and guest speakers.

Co-sponsored by the Workmen's Circle, The National Yiddish Theater—Folksbiene, and The Forward.

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On Sunday Jan. 11, 2009 at 1:30pm, Friends of Scranton Library invite you to
kick off the new year with an energetic musical program by The
Horowitz-Segelstein Duo at Scranton Library, 801 Post Rd., in Madison, CT. Cookie
Segelstein and Josh Horowitz, both accomplished and celebrated local
musicians, carry on the ancient tradition of klezmer in an unbound,
energetic village style playing Jewish instrumental music of historical
Eastern Europe. These two musicians represent a new generation of players of
Klezmer music which reaches back at least 125 years in time to Eastern
European Jews and traditional folk music using familiar and possibly
unfamiliar instruments—the tsimbl, a 19th century Button Accordion and a
violin. Program is free and open to the public of all ages. Light
refreshments will be served. Handicapped accessible. For directions to
Scranton Library or to RSVP, please call (203) 245-7365.

www.scrantonlibrary.org/

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Shtreiml & Yuran Asov Brass
January 11, 2009 8PM
Divan Orange
4234 Boul. St-Laurent
suggested price $7

Sponsored by Klezkanada

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World Premiere of Lera Auerbach's "Prayer" for solo Bass Clarinet
Sunday, January 11, 2009
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Henry Street Settlement
466 Grand Street
New York, NY

Tel: 212 598 0400

Founded in early 2008 by celebrated clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, The Zimro Project is a unique ensemble dedicated to incorporating Jewish art music into chamber music programs. Inspired by the Zimro Ensemble, a group that was active a century ago in Russia under the guidance of Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, the afternoon will feature performances of Prokofiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes, Osvaldo Golijov’s "The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind" and a world premiere of Lera Auerbach's "Prayer" for solo bass clarinet. Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Sharon Roffman, violin; Lily Francis, violin; Alexis Sykes, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Steven Beck, piano.
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Klezphonics

Sunday January 11th 2:00 PM at the Barrington Public Library
201 County Road
Barrington, Rhode Island 02806
Call 401 247 1920 for more details
FREE

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The "Breslov Bar Band" will be
playing this Sunday, 1/11/09 from 7:30 to 9 PM as part of Jewish Music Sundays at Puppets Jazz Bar...481 5th Ave. Park Slope...Brooklyn,NY 11215.
$10 cover.

From melancholy midnight meditations to funky/punky affirmations of the One,
the "Breslov Bar Band" explores musical expressions of the Breslov Chassidim
from the traditional to the contemporary.

The band:
Binyomin Ginzberg - keys/vox/vibrandoneon
Mike Cohen - reeds
Allen Watsky - e. guitar
Yoshie Fruchter - bass
Rich Huntley - drums

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The Shondes
Jan 11 2009, 8:00P
The Milky Way
401 Centre St
Boston, MA 02130
(617) 524-3740

9:00pm Doors
Cost: $5

www.myspace.com/theshondes

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Klezphonics

Monday January 12th 7:00 PM at the Warwick Public Library
600 Sandy Lane
Warwick, Rhode Island 02889
Call 401 739 5440 for more details
FREE

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Gary Lucas Performs the Golem
January 13, 2009 9:00PM

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

"Gary Lucas is the Semitic reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix" (Hamburg Morgenpost) ... "One of the best and most original guitarists in America" (Rolling Stone)... "The Thinking Man's Guitar Hero" (The New Yorker). Legendary guitarist Gary Lucas plays sold-out shows all over the world with this fantastic music and film project!

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Pharaoh's Daughter
January 13, 2009, 9:00pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013

(212) 608-0555
www.citywinery.com

PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER MEDITERRANEAN HEARTBEAT, CHASSIDIC SOUL, AMERICAN POP SENSIBILITY Pharaoh's Daughter blends pan-Mediterranean sensuality and psychedelic sensibility thrilling audiences at festivals, colleges, clubs and concert halls. Basya Schechter leads this musical, poetic journey through swirling Hasidic chants, Sephardic grunge, and spiritual stylings filtered through oud, percussion, flute, strings, vocals and electronica. "Hypnotic and charged," Washington Post. Their 2007 CD "Haran" recently won The Indie Acoustic Project Award for Best CD of 2007 in the category of World Music—Eurasia & Global.

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Les Yeux Noirs
January 13, 2009, 9:40pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013

(212) 608-0555
www.citywinery.com

For over twelve years, Les Yeux Noirs (The Black Eyes) have been carving their own path down the road of Yiddish and Gypsy music, adding contemporary rock instrumentation and energy. Led by the twin fiddling of brothers Eric and Olivier Slabiak, this French band is a celebration of history and life, guaranteed to have their audience smiling and dancing, captivated by the Gypsy spirit.

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Zalmen Mlotek
January 13, 2009 10:00PM

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

Join Zalmen Mlotek, the Artistic Director of the country’s only National Yiddish-Theater Folksbiene, in a multi-media Hysterical and Historical Edu-tainment about the Yiddish Song with interactive audience participation! Hailed as the "runaway hit" of the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, this elegant piece by Zalmen Mlotek celebrates the Jewish musical accent in American theater. From Yiddish theater and operetta to the wine cellars of Romania, you will hear humorous vaudeville ballads, backstage renditions of Fiddler on the Roof, the originals of klezmer music, and a special Yiddish-English tribute to Gilbert and Sullivan. And introducing rising star of the Yiddish stage Daniela Rabanni

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Vagabond Opera
January 13, 2009, 9:00pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013

(212) 608-0555
www.citywinery.com

Paris hot Jazz, gutbucket swing, Tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads,Klezmer, and vigorous originals meet a world of riverboat gamblers, Turkishbelly dancers, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich. Not your grannya’s opera, but a highly eclectic theatrical experience. "A rabble-rousing vision of globalization, 1920s-style." —SF Bay Guardian

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Spirit of Sepharad
January 13, 2009 11:00PM

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

Coexistence, respect and peace under our tent. CARAVAN combines music, dance, history, and film in a performance that evokes the rich cultural synergies of Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths. Master instrumentalists. Edery consistently performs sellout programs and receives stellar reviews. "One of the most exciting concerts we’ve ever seen!" —WBAI-FM

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009
Peter Jay Sharp Auditorium at The Juilliard School

Latin Lovers: An Evening of Cuban and South American Song, the fourth annual NYFOS@Juilliard concert.
Songs by Guastavino, Astor Piazzolla, Carlos López-Buchardo, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Ernesto Lecuona, and many others.

New York Festival Of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org">www.nyfos.org), co-founded and directed by pianists Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, who reinvented the song recital during the 1990 s with daring and dramatic programming (The New Yorker), announces its 21st season (2008-2009).

The company's New York City concerts begin on September 23 at the newly renovated Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, with A Bernstein / Bolcom Celebration. The concert pays tribute to two of NYFOS s guiding lights, Leonard Bernstein and William Bolcom; Bolcom and his wife, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris, will cap the evening with a selection of songs from their vast repertoire. The program also celebrates the ninetieth birthday of NYFOS s Founding Advisor, Leonard Bernstein, who bestowed the American premiere of his last work, Arias and Barcarolles, to the newly-formed company. Their subsequent recording of the work in 1989, with Judy Kaye and William Sharp, earned the composer a posthumous Grammy Award for Best New Composition.

Other concert programs this year include Fugitives (Nov. 18 and 20), works by composers who fled Europe during Hitler s rise to power; and Voices of the Jewish Diaspora (Feb. 10 and 12), songs in many languages from the worldwide Jewish community.

In December, 2008, Bridge Records will release an original cast recording of John Musto s Bastianello and William Bolcom s Lucrezia, the critically acclaimed one-act comic operas commissioned and premiered by NYFOS last season.

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center is at 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023. Subscriptions are available by writing to the box office at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, or by calling (212) 501-3330, or online at www.kaufman-center.org. Free tickets for the January 14 concert at Juilliard will be available at The Juilliard School s box office beginning January 5.

Guest artists at NYFOS for 2008-2009 include mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, the Lucrezia in Bastianello / Lucrezia last spring, and soon to sing Kitty Oppenheimer in the Metropolitan Opera s New York Premiere of Doctor Atomic; mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey, who will be seen as Cherubino and in many other roles at the Metropolitan this season; tenor Joseph Kaiser, the Tamino of the Kenneth Branagh film version of The Magic Flute, and Narraboth in the Met s Salome this year as well as at Covent Garden; soprano Dina Kuznetsova, featured in NYFOS s Obsession à la Russe, who will star as Alice Ford in a new production of Falstaff at Glyndebourne, and will appear with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; and mezzo-soprano Rinat Shaham, who will be featured in opera and concert at Paris Theatre de la Champs-Élysées and the Lucerne Festival.

On its touring schedule, NYFOS brings Bastianello / Lucrezia, the acclaimed double-bill of one-act comic operas by William Bolcom and John Musto with librettos by Mark Campbell, to the Moab Music Festival in Utah on September 5; The Last Time I Saw Paris, French song from The Jazz Age to post-World War II, to the Robbie Colomore Concert Series in Chester, Connecticut (October 26) and the Andover Chamber Music Series in Massachusetts (November 9); Fugitives to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., presented by the Vocal Arts Society (November 14); Voices of the Jewish Diaspora to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland at College Park (February 15); and Songs of the Irish Poets to the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, NY (March 14).

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Electro Morocco
January 14, 2009 9:00pm

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

A unique mixture of energetic electro beats, Middle Eastern flavor, with a retro rock and pop edge. The live performance combines live music with synced video clips that creates an unforgettable visual and musical experience. Ever since electronic music took over, poor old guitars have been short of work. Electro Morocco is dusting off those axes and yanking them out of the unemployment line and giving them enough amplitude to compete with their buzzing synths. Their live sets are garnering them props the world abroad. Hopping from retro rock to middle eastern folk music, to warped electro. So it looks like you'll just have to peep these kids on a dancefloor near you. Krista Assaf Spector Roy Gurel Shlomi Lavie. (3 vocals 1celo (pickup) 2electric guitar 1bass drums 2 di boxes(laptop, playback) 1video projector

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Chana Rothman
January 14, 2009, 9:00pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013

(212) 608-0555
www.citywinery.com

Tinges of reggae, worldbeat, folk, and hip-hop infuse Chana Rothman’s Hebrew-English tunes with rhythm and positive vibes. After trekking the Himalayas with a guitar strapped to her back, Chana settled in Brooklyn and began writing songs that reflected her mountain-turned-urban polyethnic lifestyle. Her debut album, “We Can Rise,” (Oyhoo Records) was voted “Best Album of 2007” by jewschool.com and she was featured in “Top 5 Women Who Rock” by American Jewish Life Magazine. She plays reguarly in New York—The Highline Ballroom, Knitting Factory—and tours throughout North America, Europe, and Israel. Chana recently performed with Israeli sensations HaBanot Nechama & HaDag Nachash.

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Electro Morocco
January 14, 2009 9:00pm

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

A unique mixture of energetic electro beats, Middle Eastern flavor, with a retro rock and pop edge. The live performance combines live music with synced video clips that creates an unforgettable visual and musical experience. Ever since electronic music took over, poor old guitars have been short of work. Electro Morocco is dusting off those axes and yanking them out of the unemployment line and giving them enough amplitude to compete with their buzzing synths. Their live sets are garnering them props the world abroad. Hopping from retro rock to middle eastern folk music, to warped electro. So it looks like you'll just have to peep these kids on a dancefloor near you. Krista Assaf Spector Roy Gurel Shlomi Lavie. (3 vocals 1celo (pickup) 2electric guitar 1bass drums 2 di boxes(laptop, playback) 1video projector

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Dov Rosenblatt
January 14, 2009 9:40pm

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

Dov Rosenblatt, 27, is a talented songwriter and singer whose unique voice has captured the ears and hearts of thousands all of over the world. Since 2001, Dov has recorded and performed with his band, Blue Fringe, a popular Jewish rock quartet hailed by Jewsweek.com as “nothing short of a cultural phenomenon,” having sold over 30,000 albums worldwide and toured the U.S, Israel, Australia, South Africa, and the UK.

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Leah Siegel
January 14, 2009, 9:40pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013

(212) 608-0555
www.citywinery.com

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Radio Wonderland with guest Jeremiah Lockwood
January 14, 2009 10:10pm

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

Front man of The Sway Machinery and frequent collaborator with Balkan Beat Box, Jeremiah Lockwood, joins award-winning downtown composer Joshua Fried’s RADIO WONDERLAND project, famous for pulling dance beats out of thin air with nothing but a boombox, laptop, steering wheel and some old shoes. For this one of a kind duet, expect real-time media mashups, digitally-damaged groove-ology and soaring cantorial vocals.

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Michelle Citrin
January 14, 2009, 10:10pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013

(212) 608-0555
www.citywinery.com

Take the honest lyrics of the Indigo Girls, mix in the deliciously smooth style of Norah Jones, throw in some dreadlocks, and you get Michelle Citrin – the “lil grrl, with a big sound.”

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Y-Love and Diwan
January 14, 2009 10:45pm

92nd Street Y – Tribeca
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500

Y-Love and Diwon are part of the new guard of hip hop revolutionaries. Y-Love's rhymes seamlessly intertwine English, Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Latin, combining ethereal scripture with gritty social consciousness; Diwon's beats fuse electro hip hop with traditional Yemenite and Sephardic music. They have performed with luminaries as varied and respected as Lou Reed, Anthony Coleman, Idan Raichel, DJ Spooky, Matisyahu, Steinski, and Immortal Technique. Together, Y-Love and Diwon create "global hip hop" that aims to promote unity and tear down social boundaries.

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Anath "Dark Lullaby"
January 14, 2009, 10:50pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013

(212) 608-0555
www.citywinery.com

Armed with a sublime voice and an ear for mixing and matching musical styles, singer, songwriter Anath produces music that can speak to a universal audience. Born to Tunisian parents, and raised in Tel-Aviv and Paris, Anath is now a New Yorker by choice. She writes and sings in English, French and Hebrew. “It took me a long time to understand that I don’t belong to any one place. I belong to every place,” she says. With her latest CD, the introspective and personal Dark Lullaby, she navigates the themes of love, loneliness and longing, and shifts to an entirely new and intimate sound. Recorded in Chile and New York with her husband, pianist, composer and producer Pablo Vergara, the CD recalls the sounds of some of Anath’s influences, from the psychedelia of Mazzy Star to the noir rock of Elysian Fields, and the feminist punk of PJ Harvey.

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The Afro-Semitic Experience

Thursday, January 15
Anshe Emet, Chicago, IL

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The Afro-Semitic Experience

Friday, January 16, 7:30pm
Service commemorating birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr
Temple Beth Zion
Buffalo, NY

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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.

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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.

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A JEW AMONG THE INDIANS
for orchestra and narrator
based on COKBOY by Jerome Rothenberg

Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Gil Rose - conductor Matti Kovler - narrator

Jordan Hall, Boston January 17th 2009 08:00 PM

details: www.bmop.org/season/concert_detail.aspx?cid=91

Matti Kovler's A Jew Among the Indians (Cokboy) is a highly personal setting of a highly personal, and also political, poem by the New York-born poet Jerome Rothenberg (b.1931). Rothenberg, who has also been an anthologist, translator, and anthropologist, included Cokboy (parts 1 and 2; only part 1 is set here) in his collection Poland/1931, published 1974. The premise is that of a Jew, narrating in the first person, finding himself among the American Indians (Rothenberg lived on a Seneca reservation for a time), a displaced Jew among a people whose culture has become displaced from around them. Between them mistrust and sympathy go hand in hand, the narrator blending the elements of his culture with that of the Indians: "in gold mines & shaky stores/the fur trade heavy agriculture ballots bullets barbers/who threatenmy beard your hair/but patronize me/ vot am I doink here/ dis place ismaybe crazy/ has all the letters going backwards/

His "vot am i doink here," the deliberately assumed Eastern European-Yiddish accent, is both comic put-on and expression of his insecurity. Kovler in his setting carries it a step further, incorporating very naturally an ancient Hassidic chant that adds texture to the stream-of-consciousness, multi-layered meaning and perspectives of the poem.

P R E - C O N C E R T T A L K with the evening's composers hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence 7:00

Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory
30 Gainsborough Street, Boston

For more information visit www.bmop.org or call 617.363.0396

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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.

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The Afro-Semitic Experience

Saturday, January 17, 7:30pm
Canisius College Montante Center
Buffalo, NY

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Yiddishe Cup

Sat. Jan. 17, 2009
8 p.m. Cincinnati, Ohio
Mayerson JCC
www.jointhej.org

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Motzaei Shabbat January 17th
Bet Avi Chai
44 King George Street, Jerusalem
Doors open 20:30
Advance booking: 02-6215300

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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

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Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on January 18, 2009 features Gustavo Bulgach.

General Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 608-0555

For further info: www.citywinery.com

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The Afro-Semitic Experience

Sunday, January 18, 11am
University Presbyterian Church
Buffalo NY

The Afro-Semitic Experience share their music at an MLK service at University Presbyterian Church in Buffalo NY.

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Sunday 18 January 2009

Klezmer Workshop: 12 - 1pm
London Klezmer Session: 1 - 4pm

The Cross Kings, 126 York Way, N1

A festive version of the London klezmer session, which is once a month on a Sunday afternoon. Bring an instrument and a tune, or just come to shmooze & booze. The pub does great food and has comfy sofas, too... Info and tunes.

Workshop £5; Jam £1.

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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.

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Radio Gagarin 2009 - A new beginning
Sunday 18th January, from 6pm

'The Arts Club's most adventurous and anarchic night (and that's saying something)' Time Out
Featuring: 6 Day Riot
'With Tamara Schlesinger's vocal travelling on the top like a jockey on the hump of a camel it makes for an interesting ride.' Americana UK

Hooverville
'Inspires envy and resentment in all who witness its power' Cynthia Stalin

Chancery Blame & the Gadjo Club
'The full moon gypsy rock ....from car crash fast to heart wrenching melodrama' \ Kronstadt Martyrs Weekly News

Naomi De Kleined
'She like to fiddle, fiddling is what she do. She fiddle whenever she can...' Garstang Gazette

Plus film from Kinodrome feat. East European Cinema
plus ZOE KLINGER'S FRIENDS OF GAGARIN Trotsky's TALKiN BLUES Buro Unplugged
Dancefloor Comisars: DJ's MAX REINHARDT & LEMEZ LOVAS

Notting Hill Arts Club,
21 Notting Hill Gate W11
£5.00 on the door
For more information, call 02076295555

Co-produced by Adrian Philpott / The Shrine/ YaD Arts / Oi Va Voi

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Sing-Along of Israeli Folksongs
to celebrate nature & the land
as a warm up for the upcoming holiday of Tu B'shvat plus

A Marathon of Israeli Folk Dancing
including dances related to the holiday with Special Guest SARA BURNBAUM

Sun. Jan. 18, 2009
7pm Sing-Along / 8:30pm Dance Marathon

Contribution -- $15
You may also bring refreshments to add to the holiday goodies provided

Bridge for DANCE
2726 Broadway at 104th St.

Information:
Haim 917-207-0093; rikud.net
Moshe 917-478-3371; rikudim.net

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Lorie Wolf's "Taibele and Her Demon"

Lorie Wolf will be presenting her musical suite, "Taibele and Her Demon" featuring a stellar lineup of musicians, original video installation and a beautiful new narrator, Aviva Chernick and special guest, Marilyn Lerner
Sunday, January 18, 2009
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Al Green Theatre (Miles Nadal JCC)
750 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON
Doors at 7:00 pm, show at 7:30 pm

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door, and $15 for students and seniors with ID.
Tickets are available by calling Ticketpro at 416-645-9090, toll-free 1888-655-9090, or online at www.ticketpro.ca/

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Sunday January 18th
Levontin 7, Tel Aviv
Doors open 20:30
Advance bookings: 03-5605084

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The Afro-Semitic Experience

Monday, January 19,
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

The Afro-Semitic Experience celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Celebrate the Dream Featuring Abraham Inc

Mon, Jan 19 at 6:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
Free and open to the public .

Honor the life and work of Dr Martin Luther King, on the eve of this historic presidential inauguration, with a celebratory night of music. Abraham, Inc. inspires audiences with their unique blend of the sounds and cultures of renowned trombonist Fred Wesley, who has worked extensively with James Brown, klezmer clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer, and beat architect Socalled.

www.symphonyspace.org

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The Coolidge Corner Theatre presents THEREMIN: AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEY, the 1994 documentary about the unusual electronic instrument and the strange life of its inventor and namesake, Leon Theremin, on Monday, Jan. 19 at 7:00 p.m. Before the film, MIT Professor of Music and Media Tod Machover will discuss his pioneering work as a composer and inventor of new technologies for music. This program will also feature Q&A with Machover after the movie and a short performance by orchestral thereminist Dalit Hadass Warshaw.

Admission: $9.75 general public; $7.75 for students and Museum of Science members; free for Coolidge members.
available in advance at the Coolidge box office, located at 290 Harvard Street in Brookline, or online at www.coolidge.org/showtimes
tel: 617/734-2500

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Monday 19 January 2008
7.30 - 9.30pm

NEW London Klezmer Orchestra

Inn on the Green, 3 Thorpe Close,
Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5XL

Join the Klezmer Orchestra that meets every couple of weeks in Ladbroke Grove. From trad klezmer to eclectic doyne-ish—you get to choose the repertoire and help arrange the music.

Info: William Millis: 020 8969 7019
Sessions £4 each

From Ladbroke Grove tube: cross over & walk under the motorway to your left-then turn right into Thorpe Close. Look for a balcony & come upstairs. Buses: 7, 15, 23, 52, 295 & 452.
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Pharaoh's Daughter

Monday January 19th
Mivtzar Shuni, Milestone Club, Binyamina
Doors open 20:30
Entrance 50nis / 60 nis
Advance bookings 04-6388760

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Pharaoh's Daughter

Tuesday January 20th
Matnas Zinman - Bet Shemesh
Doors open 20:00
Entrance 50 nis / 60 nis
Tickets: 077-2164436
www.rnyshows.com

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A Tickle in the Heart feat. Andrea Pancur

21.01.2008, 20:00 Uhr
Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle
Barfüsserstr. 4
86150 Augsburg
T. 0821-37170
www.kresslesmuehle.de

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Stewart Curtis Klezmer Fusion Ensemble
featuring Paul Jayasinha, Rob Terry, Hans Ferrao & Rob Levy

Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 8:30pm - 10:55pm
The Vortex Jazz Bar
11 Gillett Square
London, UK

Tel: 0207 254 4097

A con-fusion of klezmer,jazz, funk & latin grooves....with Rob Levy ..bass Rob Terry ..keys..Paul Jayasinha ..trumpet & flugal horn Hans Ferrao ..drums & ..Stewart Curtis clarinets,sax & flute

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*Wednesday, January 21 7pm - New Wave Klezmer Violin*

At the Eldridge Street Synagogue, NYC
12 Eldrige St.
NY, NY 10002

Violinist Jake Shulman-Ment is among the leaders of a new generation of Klezmer and Eastern European folk music performers. In his brand new project, he presents ecstatic, soulful original compositions and
improvisations as well as old Jewish and Gypsy melodies, inspired by his extensive travels in Romania and Hungary, consistently maintaining his deep roots in Jewish music. Come hear transcendant music at the Eldridge Street Synagogue, one of New York City's oldest and most spectacular Jewish monuments.

With:
Jake Shulman-Ment, violin/vocals
Art Bailey, accordion
Benjy Fox-Rosen, bass/vocals
Adults: $15
Students and Seniors: $12

Visit www.eldridgestreet.org/calendar-newyork-events.html for more
information.

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A Tickle in the Heart feat. Andrea Pancur

22.01.2008, 20:00 Uhr
Alte MälzereiGalgenbergstr. 20
93053 Regensburg
T. 0941-788810
www.alte-maelzerei.de

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Si Kahn
Saturday, Jan 23
Workmen's Circle, 1762 Beacon St. Brookline

Celebrating the release of his 16th CD, Courage, and his retirement after 30 years as director of Grassroots Leadership.

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A Tickle in the Heart feat. Andrea Pancur

23.01.2009, 20:00 Uhr
Rathaus
Marktplatz 24
93351 Painten.
www.painten.de

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The Afro-Semitic Experience

Friday, January 23,
Temple Chai,
Longwood, Illinois

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Klezmer Kaos

23 Jan, 20h30
Abrakadabar
123, av Jean Jaurès
Paris, 75019
FREE

www.abracadabar.fr
Tel: 01 42 03 18 04

KLEZMER KAOS, groupe qui allie la musique klezmer et le folklore islandais. Leur répertoire se compose de chants islandais, de traditionnels klezmer et de compositions. leur folie et leur poésie assurent l'ambiance !!

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The Shondes, w/She Ends All, The Lemon Treasures
Jan 23 2009, 9:00pm
Tritone
1508 South Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146

www.myspace.com/theshondes

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Michael Winograd's Infection @ Union Pool (w/ luminescent orchestrii)
The Organization For Unfunded Culture

Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8pm-11pm
Union Pool
Williamsburg, NY

Come to the CD release party for the fabulous Luminescent Orchestrii, and experience the projectile magic of Michael Winograd's Infection.

Kill two birds, with one stone!
ahhhhhhhh!!!!

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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.

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The Afro-Semitic Experience

Saturday, January 24 8:00,
Beth Emet Synagogue,
1224 Dempster St.,
Evanston, Illinois

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A Tickle in the Heart feat. Andrea Pancur

24.01.2009, 20:30 Uhr
Theater im Fraunhofer - "Volksmusiktage"
Fraunhoferstr. 9
80469 München.
T. 089-267850
www.fraunhofertheater.de

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Tsimtsoum

Samedi 24 Janvier en trio
21H à l'Attirail
9, Rue au Maire,
75003. Paris
Metro les Arts et Metiers

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A Tickle in the Heart feat. Andrea Pancur

25.01.2009, 11:00 Uhr - Tanzfrühschoppen
Theater im Fraunhofer - "Volksmusiktage"
Fraunhoferstr. 9
80469 München
T. 089-267850
www.fraunhofertheater.de

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Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on January 25, 2009 features prince of West Coast Klezmer.

General Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 608-0555

For further info: www.citywinery.com

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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

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Steve Homes & Monica Acosta
Sephardic Love Songs

Sunday, January 25, 2009, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
The Spiro Ark Centre
25-26 Enford Street, W1H 1DW
London, United Kingdom

Tel: 0207 723 9991

Flamenco guitarist Steve Homes, percussionist Ulises Diaz and singer Monica Acosta will be performing some beautiful Sephardic Love Songs.

This concert is the third in a series of four over the coming months (to March 2009). Each concert will focus on a specific theme.

Calendar:

3. Sephardic Love songs
Sunday 25th January 2009 7:30 p.m.

4. Sephardic Wedding songs
Songs about Weddings and Mothers in law
Sunday 8th March 2009 7:30 p.m.

All concerts will take place at The Spiro Ark Centre
Tube: Marylebone

Tickets £12/£10 conc-members

More info:
www.spiroark.org
www.monicaacosta.com

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Sunday 25 January 2009
Doors open 7.15pm. First dance at 7.45pm

Hopkele!
Klezmer dance with live band
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY

Dancing! Doughnuts! Live klezmer!! The popular klezmer keilidh returns for its third annual jamboree. Guy Schalom leads and teaches Yiddish dances, with Ilana Cravitz on fiddle and the Hopkele House Band: Ros Hawley (clarinet), Yair Schleider (accordion), and Paul Moylan (bass). See the Hopkele Productions Homepage: www.ilanacravitz.com/hopkele.htm

Tickets £12 full price; £10 concs and advance booking. Online booking with e-tickets is at www.ilanacravitz.com/shop.html, or you can book by post via 0771 494 5971.

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Megitza Quartet
Sunday January 25 8pm, $10 donation
119 Gallery
119 Chelmsford St, Lowell

www.119gallery.org

Malgorzata Babiarz - vocals,
Andreas Kapsalis - guitar,
Marek Lichota - accordian
James Gallagher - drums

Megitza Quartet, based out of Chicago, performs energetic renditions of Roma and Eastern European folk music. Beautiful melodies and rhythmic variations on their debut album “Boleritza,” turn the listening experience into a fascinating journey.

Malgorzata Babiarz, vocalist and composer, is indeed a diverse musician. She recalls her earliest influential musical experiences witnessing firsthand the rich Gypsy culture in her mountain village and singing traditional Polish Highlanders’ melodies with her Grandmother.

Malgorzata’s expertise is revealed in her vocal flexibility, strength, and authenticity. Her repertoire includes original compositions, music from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, South America, and also songs in Romanes – the language of the Gypsies. She truly is a versatile musician with a distinctive gift for singing.

“Fantastic voice and a unique talent.” —Roby Lakatos, Virtuoso, Gypsy Violinist

Andreas Kapsalis began playing guitar at the age of 11, coming from a musical family he was exposed to classical and world music at an early age. This instilled the discipline and a curiosity for the music of other cultures. Being primarily self taught Andreas began to gather influences from every musical style he came across such as Jazz, Greek folk music, Film Soundtracks, Rock, anything that would teach him his instrument and fuel his own musical compositions.

Andreas developed his unique style of guitar playing from overcoming a hand injury the outcome of which spawned a new compositional perspective on the guitar that blends 10 finger tapping with traditional finger style, flamenco and modern extended techniques. This allows for the polyphonous possibilities similar to that of the piano while simultaneously keeping the percussive aspects of the guitar ever present.

After years of refining his style his unique approach was discovered by Grammy Award winning Composer and Producer Jim Tullio, a former student of Aaron Copland. Tullio recorded Andreas first EP which garnered attention from such greats as Dave Brubeck and bassist for Miles Davis Foley.

In 2005 Andreas was awarded a Composer fellowship by the Sundance institute to bring his compositional style to the silver screen giving him the opportunity to put his music to picture. Andreas’ first score was to the internationally acclaimed and award winning documentary Black Gold which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. Since his initiation into film scoring he has composed music for several award winning films. in many genres ranging from horror to dramatic thriller to political documentaries.

Marek Lichota graduated from Music School in Cracow. He won several music talent contests in Poland and in the United States. One of his achievements was a 1st place in ATG (American Teacher Guild) Contest. Button accordion also called bajan [bayan] has been his passion and an instrument of choice since he was 10 years old. He is also a very proficient pianist and bass guitar player. He can play a wide range of styles from classical, world music, jazz, through klezmer. In his spare time Mark also composes his own music. In 2004 he scored the music for the movie titled“Runaway Divas.”

Jamie Gallagher’s main focus as an artist today is to collaborate creatively with his various projects that are based in and around Chicago. Aside from doing recording sessions, national tours, and local performances, he focuses a great deal of energy on his role as an educator. He has fifteen years experience performing and recording as a drummer, and ten years as a percussion teacher, making him a well seasoned musician.

www.myspace.com/megitzaquartet

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Liyana and David Broza Concert
Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 W. 83rd Street off of CPW
January 26 at 7:00 PM
Free of charge

Liyana – the Band
Liyana, the musical sextet from Zimbabwe ranging in age from 17-23, are extraordinary not only because of their remarkable talent, but also due to the fact that each member was born with severe physical disabilities. The Afro-fusion group makes its first visit to the United States in January, 2009, performing at NAMM and Macworld on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus stage, visiting Los Angeles to work with celebrated artists and producers, and then traveling to the New York Region for additional performances at the New Jersey Performing Arts center, the Roxbury Arts Center, Columbia University and Congregation Rodeph Sholom ,the only one with the amazing Israeli performer David Broza! For more information about Liyana, please go to www.liyanatour.com.

David Broza
Talented singer/songwriter David Broza was born in Israel and raised in England and Spain. Son of a businessman and a folksinger, the artist was influenced at a very young age, reaching the stage when he was a teenager. At the age of 21, Broza was climbing local charts with his own compositions, recording his debut album in 1978. David Broza's first English release came out in 1989. That album, produced by Steve Miller, was called Away From Home. In 1995, while promoting Stonedoors, the singer had the opportunity to open for Sting, even playing a song along with him. In 1996, Broza returned to his roots, recording a Hebrew album called Big Secrets in Tel-Aviv.

Also participating are Cantor Rebecca Garfein, Senior Cantor of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, the Rodeph Sholom Senior Ensemble, Children’s Choir and students as well as Diana Solomon-Glover, soprano-soloist from Riverside Church of New York; Marvin Hadley, Minister of Music from Memorial Baptist Church of Harlem with the Youth Choir of Memorial Baptist Church and the Youth of 100 St. Nicholas Avenue.

For more information, please contact the Cantors’ Study of Rodeph Sholom 646-454-3039

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Women's Voices for AVIsrael "השמיעיני את קולך"
A Special Benefit Concert By Women For Women

Monday, January 26, 2009, 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Yad L'Banim Concert Hall היכל התרבות רעננה
147 Achuza Street רח' אחוזה 147
Tel: 09 761 0380

A beautiful evening by women for women featuring:
Author Naomi Ragen, Singer/Songwriter Nomi Teplow and The Leora Damelin: Women's Dance Company.
MC: Oshra Koren – Head of MATAN Ra'anana

All proceeds to benefit Deaf Children at AVIsrael.

Doors open at 7.30PM – Evening starts at 8.00PM

Tickets: 55₪ and 75₪
To order tickets please contact:

Jozie Eisner – mobile – 054-5505576
Cecile Rechtman – mobile - 050-7593713
Millie Wolf – mobile - 054-6777048.

Light refreshments will be served.

Naomi Ragen is an American-born novelist and playwright who has lived in Jerusalem since 1971. She has published seven internationally best-selling novels, and is the author of a hit play.

Naomi Ragen has been a sought-after speaker all over the world, speaking to enthusiastic audiences from South Africa to New Zealand to North America and Canada about her books, her passion for Israel’s well-being, and the feminist and human rights issues to which she has made a tireless commitment. At this evening, she will be speaking on "Stories of the stories."

To learn more about Naomi Ragen, visit: http://www.naomiragen.com/

Highly acclaimed soul singer Nomi Teplow began her musical career singing opera and show tunes. A coloratura soprano, she gave recitals and concerts throughout Israel and performed as a soloist with many of Israel's symphony and chamber orchestras. Nomi participated in several Israel Festival productions, has worked with leading Israeli artists such as Yoni Rechter and Shlomo Gronich, and her performances have been aired on Israeli radio and television.

Today, Nomi writes and sings soul, pop and rock music with a contemporary Israeli/Jewish flavor. Several of Nomi's songs have been included in American Jewish compilation CDs and her music has been published in “Mizmor Shir,” a publication of Israel’s Ministry of Education. Nomi’s music is heard on Israeli and international radio stations and she performs her music throughout Israel, bringing uplifting messages of faith and hope during these difficult times

Nomi is about to release her third CD, Kamaayan Hamitgaber/Like a Rushing Spring. The recording, produced by Moshe Wohl and Nomi Teplow, presents a variety of musical styles and utilizes the musical talent of some of Israel’s leading instrumentalists as well as the vocals of “The Black Hebrew Gospel Singers”.

Nomi, accompanied by pianist Liat Perlov Meiri, will present a beautiful and uplifting program of prayer and hope including meaningful showtunes such as "Bring Him Home" from Les Miserables, in Hebrew (for our soldiers), Barbara Streisand's "Avinu Malkenu", beloved Israeli songs such as "Latet", "Shir Lamaalot" and "Lu Yehi," as well as her own original music.

To learn more about Nomi Teplow, visit: www.myspace.com/nomiteplow.

A.V. Israel was established in 1994 by parents of children who are deaf, and professionals committed to the auditory-verbal approach to their rehabilitation. Since its inception, A.V. Israel has been involved in raising the awareness of parents and professionals to the auditory-verbal approach through publications, films, presentations and meetings with professionals and parents. A.V.Israel has also been providing learning opportunities for parents and professionals with world-renowned leaders, whom A.V. Israel has brought to Israel for this purpose. In addition, A.V. Israel has assisted professionals to train abroad, and provides a support and information network to over 200 families. AVIsrael is a non-partisan, non-denominational, voluntary based organization, helping children of all sectors in society.

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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.

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Klezmer Kaos

27 Jan 2009, 20h30
"dame de canton"
Quai François Mauriac
75013 Paris
6 and 8 euros

KLEZMER KAOS, groupe qui allie la musique klezmer et le folklore islandais. Leur répertoire se compose de chants islandais, de traditionnels klezmer et de compositions. leur folie et leur poésie assurent l'ambiance !!

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Reuben Hoch w/The Miami Jazz Quartet

January 27
The Van Dyke Cafe
South Beach
9pm-1am.

This gig is brought to you live online. www.thevandykecafe.com. Click on Van Dyke Upstairs and then live webcam. This will take you to live jazz upstairs at the van dyke.

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The Afro-Semitic Experience

Wed Jan 28 University of Rhode Island lecture workshop with Baba, Warren and
me

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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

Information: BODYTRAFFIC, a Los Angeles based dance ensemble, was founded by Artistic Directors Lillian Barbeito and Tina Finkelman Berkett. Since BODYTRAFFIC S inception one year ago, the company has performed at the Alex Theatre, the World Festival of Sacred Music at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre and the Laguna Dance Festival. Lewis Segal of the LA Times has described BODYTRAFFIC as fresh and skillful.

Transfigured Night was created during a residency with renowned Israeli choreographers Guy Weizman and Roni Haver. This evening length dance piece is set to Arnold Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht, a powerful composition that was banned during the Holocaust. Celebrated concertmaster Mark Kashper will lead a live string sextet from the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony.

The set, by Ascon de Nijs was inspired by paintings that depict crumbling architecture during the Nazi regime. Costume designer Swinda Reichelt, was inspired by her experiences during the Silent Marches of Berlin.Performers include: Lillian Barbeito, Tina Finkelman Berkett, Liony Garcia, Alexa Kershner, John Mercke and Julie Rose Shulman.

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Tapuach beDvash play "Rhythms of Fire"
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Rappaport Concert Hall (new)
Haifa, Israel
Tel: 04 - 866 2244 / 04 862 9959

"It may not be the oldest music in the world, but the sounds of the Roma, or Gypsy people, are certainly the most traveled, covering thousands of miles in a journey that's lasted centuries, influencing, blending with and taking on the colors of the many places it's landed along the way…."

All colors of Gypsy music in the new program of Tapuach beDvash folk music band!

"Rhythms of Fire" - Gypsy music from Romania, Macedonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia.

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A Tickle in the Heart feat. Andrea Pancur

28.01.2009, 17:00 Uhr - Konzert zum "Giorno della memoria"
Centro Donna
Via Largo Strozzi 3
I - 57100 Livorno
T. +39 0586 890053
www.comune.livorno.it/_livo/pages.php?id=2723&lang=it

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The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen's Circle present...

Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC with master dance leader Deborah Strauss!

Thursday, January 29th, 2009
7:00 PM-10:00 PM
JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Deborah Strauss. Live music will be provided by some of New York's leading klezmer musicians, including Jeff Warschauer (guitar) and Jake Shulman-Ment (violin). Beginners welcome!

Admission: $10 ($8 for JCC and Workmen's Circle Members). Pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

And save the date for these upcoming Tantshayzer at the JCC in Manhattan:
* Thursday, February 19th, 7PM - 10PM
* Thursday, April 23rd, 7PM - 10PM

Additionally a new international group, the Yiddish Dance Action Network has formed to help research and promote Yiddish Dance around the world. For more information contact Pete Rushefsky at 917-326-9659.

Also... if you have old family videos with footage of Yiddish Dance we'd love to know about it!

Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the Atran Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

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The Afro-Semitic Experience

Thursday Jan 29 master class w. 12:30-2
URI nighttime concert with the entire band, 7:00pm

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Klezmer Kaos

29 Jan 2009, 20h30
"cafe des 3 arts"
21, rue des rigoles
75020 Paris
free access
Metro jourdain

tel: 0033 (0) 6 16 36 88 57

KLEZMER KAOS, groupe qui allie la musique klezmer et le folklore islandais. Leur répertoire se compose de chants islandais, de traditionnels klezmer et de compositions. leur folie et leur poésie assurent l'ambiance !!

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Kitka
Friday, Jan 30, 7pm
The Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street, NYC 10011

212.620-5000 ext 344
www.rmanyc.org
tickets $30/advance and $35/door

Kitka, meaning "bouquet" in Bulgarian and Macedonian, is an internationally-recognized women's vocal ensemble dedicated to producing concerts, recordings, and educational programs that develop new audiences for music rooted in Eastern European traditions. Kitka also strives to expand the boundaries of this music as an expressive art form.

"Kitka's songs are hauntingly beautiful, simple, yet otherworldly. The rich sound these women produce resonates as if energized by the universe itself, as if it were calling all live beings and still matter into togetherness and unity." —San Francisco Bay Times

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Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom

Saturday, Jan 31, 1pm
Schnurmacher Chapel
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
7 West 83rd Street, NYC

The group reprises their classical/Jazz crossover ensemble with the New York Premiere of pianist/composer Ted Rosenthal's new chamber jazz composition, Excursions and Impressions for flute, clarinet, cello and Jazz Trio. The guest ensemble, Ted Rosenthal, piano, Susan Rotholz, flute, Alan Kay, clarinet, Eliot Bailen, cello and Artistic Director, Thomson Kneeland, bass, and Eric Halvorson, drums, will play nueva tango works by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1922) and Pablo Ziegler (1944-), a song selection by George Gershwin (1898-1937), and Ted Rosenthal (1959-) "jazzing up the classics." Rosenthal, the recipient of three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and 1st-prize winner of the 2nd Thelonius Monk Piano Competition, regularly performs and records new treatments and "derangements" of great American standards, jazz tunes and classical themes, as well as his own original compositions. He is the pianist of choice for such top jazz vocalists as Anne Hampton Callaway, Helen Merrill, and Mark Murphey.

Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom is presented to bring both the best of the chamber music repertory to the community and to explore the Jewish heritage in music. The concerts are free. Please rsvp to enjoy a light lunch before the concert. Phone 646 454-3039.

Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd Street, NYC can be reached by bus or subway. Take the B or C train, or the M86 bus to 86th Street and Central Park West and walk three blocks south.

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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.

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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

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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

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Lerner y Moguilevsky Duo - Klezmer from Buenos Aires

Jan. 31st, 2009 - 7.p.m.

Kip - Kultur im Prückel
Prückel Cafe
Biberstrasse 2
1010 Vienna
Austria

Euros 20,- / 18,-

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The Strauss/Warschauer Duo
Saturday night January 31 at 8 PM
Park Slope Jewish Center
1320 8th Ave (at 14th Street)
Brooklyn

As part of their Synaplex-Yiddish weekend. Suggested donation: $5-$10 per person. Dessert and wine will be served.

For more information on this concert and on the whole weekend go to
www.psjc.org
Contact: Elisabeth Albert at 718 832-5863

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Harrow Arts in Partnership with Spiro Ark present
Ethnic music of the future with Stewart Curtis' K~Groove Klezmer Ensemble...... A con-fusion of klezmer, jazz & latin grooves

Jan 31, 7:30 - 10:30pm
Harrow Arts Centre, Elliott Hall
Uxbridge Rd
Tel: 02084168989
Tickets 10 pounds....8 pounds concessions

Stewart Curtis....clarinets,sax,flutes
Paul Jayasinha ...trumpet & flugal horn
Rob Levy .........electric bass
Rob Terry ........keyboards
Hans Ferra......drums

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3rd Annual A Cappella Fest

A night of great music to benefit Boston inner-city at-risk youth, and victims of terror in Mumbai and Israel.

SATURDAY, January 31, at 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
Congregation Kehillath Israel (KI), 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA

The event will feature top A Cappella groups from Boston University, Boston College, Brandeis, Harvard, Tufts, and Yale, plus Gann Academy, Noble and Greenough School, Temple Emanuel, plus a South Indian group, Blue Hill Club of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, Joyful Voices of Inspiration Gospel group, and more to be announced.

This is a rare opportunity to enjoy  a dozen Jewish and other a cappella groups from many great institutions. And all money raised will go to charity.

Purchase tickets ($20) online at www.cjp.org/ki or call 617-277-9155.

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Isle of Klezbos

Saturday, January 31
LGBT Center, NYC
8PM - 11PM
Lesbian Herstory Archives 35th Anniversary Party!
$15/more if-less if, tickets at door only
This celebration features Isle of Klezbos as house band, with guest performers also to include Moe Angelos of the Five Lesbian Brothers, spoken word/violin artist Bitch, & from Australia: Mistress of Ceremonies/Archives co-founder Joan Nestle.
LGBT Center, 208 W 13th St NYC
Info: 718-768-DYKE

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In Providence at the Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House,

Fishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh play Klezmer & Hassidic Music

5 Saturday Evenings 8 – 10 PM $9
Oct. 25, Nov. 29, Dec. 20, Jan. 31 & Feb. 28

209 Douglas Ave, 5 minutes from the Providence Marriot, (down the hill from Staples & Whole Foods): Go right on Orms along side the Marriot, over rt 95, then take first right onto Douglas Ave. We're 1/2 mile down on the right, just past the rt 95 S entrance.

For more specific directions go to www.BrooklynCoffeeTeaHouse.com

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The Sway Machinery
opening for ANTIBALAS

Saturday, January 31st, 2009 - 8 PM doors/9PM show
Southpaw
125 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217

718 230 0236
spsounds.com ;
Price: $18 advance/$20 night of show

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