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February 1, 2014

Talia Cooper, Berkeley, CA, 1 Feb 2014

Talia Cooper's Goodbye Concert & Benefit for Jewish Youth for Community Action

Saturday, Feb. 1 at 8 PM
JCC East Bay,
1414 Walnut St.,
Berkeley, CA

$15-$40 sliding scale / $8-$20 for youth 17 & under
For tickets, click here or call 1-800-838-3006

Singer/songwriter Talia Cooper, a Jewish Music Festival veteran, gives her last Bay Area performance before moving to New York. She'll perform with special guests Linda Hirschhorn, Eli Conley, Caitlin Austin, Liz Stuart, Jeffrey Landau, Jessica Chen, Stephen Petersen, Maia "Papaya" Wiitala and others.

Talia's original songs weave together her family traditions of activism, humor and Jewish culture, with tones ranging from sassy and humorous, to politically contemplative, to romantic with a twist. Her voice has been compared to her heroes Dar Williams, Joni Mitchell and Ani Difranco. She also performs in the a cappella quartet Vocolot.

Talia has served as director of Jewish Youth for Community Action, a program created and led by youth working towards progressive social change within a framework of Jewish values. JYCA will benefit from the concert's proceeds.

London Klezmer Quartet, Katoomba, NSW, Australia, 1 Feb 2014

London Klezmer QuartetThe London Klezmer Quartet

Sat, 1 Feb, 2014, 7:30pm
Clarendon Guest House
68 Lurline Street
Katoomba NSW 2780 Australia

Yid Vicious, Madison, WI, 1 Feb 2014

Yid Vicious

February 1, 2014, 8 PM
Mother Fool's
1101 Williamson St.,
Madison, Wisconsin

Seven dollars for adults, free for kids
Benefiting the Adam Greene memorial fund at directrelief.org

Details on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/553494624743583/

Klezwoods Belly Dance Ballet, Somerville, MA, 1 Feb 2014

klezwoods belly dance ballet posterKlezwoods 30th Meridian
Belly Dance Ballet

February 1st, 2014, 8pm
The Armory
191 Highland Ave.
Somerville, MA

$20-online / $25-door

More info: www.bellydanceballet.com

Klezwoods is teaming up with belly dancer Bevin Victoria for an event called "The 30th Meridian Belly Dance Ballet". Victoria (a.k.a. Hybrid) has put together a belly dance troupe that will be performing alongside the band doing a fully choreographed "music and dance journey" up the 30th Meridian.

Victoria is an internationally accomplished dancer (2012 International Tribal Star Award, 2013 Belly Dancer of the Year) and has been dancing with Klezwoods as a guest star for years, doing dance routines for festivals and events, including a popular annual performance at The Lilypad in Cambridge, MA called, "Klezwoods Belly Dance Extravaganza!"

Their most recent album, "The 30th Meridian: From Cairo To St. Petersburg With Love," was released in the Fall of 2012 and represents a musical journey up the 30th Meridian (through Egypt, Turkey, Israel, Eastern Europe and Russia). This region of the world is influential on their music and many of the songs they play are directly from these countries.

Based off this musical journey, Victoria and Sam Dechenne (trumpet player for Klezwoods) created a story with different characters, scenes and props to go along with each song. Victoria assembled a stunning lineup of dancers from the Boston area to bring the idea to life.

On February 1st, Klezwoods will be playing down their entire album with the dance troupe on center stage performing this journey. Scenes include; a raucous Israeli wedding, a traveler's perilous adventure through an Egyptian marketplace, two Balkan mountain woodsmen, a lonely seamstress looking for love....all coming together for The 30th Meridian Belly Dance Ballet!

February 2, 2014

Klezmer Jam, dance, open mic, Winnewood, PA, 2 Feb 2014

Sunday Feb 2, 2014 (first Sunday of the month), 1pm-3pm
Main Line Reform Temple
410 Montgomery Ave.
Wynnewood, PA.

The fun is free,
but donations are welcome and tax deductible!

Bring your instrument,
your dancing shoes,
your voice and your family
for this Community Klezmer Initiative event.

Tel: 610-389-6036
Contact Community Klezmer Initiative for more details.
sponsored by the Community Klezmer Initiative
www.communityklezmer.org

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/Community-Klezmer-Initiative/171226639652140

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 2 Feb 2014

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
A Cinematic Concert

Sun, Feb 2, 2pm
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
Manhattan, NYC
Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

London Klezmer Quartet, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2 Feb 2014

London Klezmer QuartetThe London Klezmer Quartet

Sun, 2 Feb, 2014, 7pm
North Shore Temple Emanuel,
28 Chatswood Ave,
Chatswood NSW 2067 Australia
Tel: 02 94197011

Klezmer concert and dance, 7pm

Klezmer Jam, London, UK, 2 Feb 2014

Klezmer session at The Harrison

Sunday 2 February, 2014, 8-10.30pm
The Harrison,
28 Harrison Street,
London WC1H 8JF

Francesca Ter-Berg (cello) and friends will anchor this monthly slot while LKQ is in Australia. Bring an instrument and a tune to share, or just come along to listen.

Free entry

February 3, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 3 Feb 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Feb 3, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

February 4, 2014

Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party w/Avia Moore, NY Klezmer Series, 4 Feb 2014

New York Klezmer Series (formerly East Village Klezmer Series)
CTMD Tantshoyz—Yiddish Dance Party! Featuring dance master Avia Moore

Tuesday, Feb 4, 2014
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 W. 68th St.
NYC

All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
Kidz Klezmer Band starts at 4pm—see page for pricing.
Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

More info: aaronalexander.com/wp/ or email NY Klezmer Series

New York Klezmer Series is hosted by and receives support from the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. We are also supported by The Center for Traditional Music and Dance. Our media co-sponsors are Workmen’s Circle.

Support for the NY Klezmer Series is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency in partnership with Governor Andrew Cuomo. Major support for the An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided to the Center for Traditional Music and Dance by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Atran Foundation. Additional support was provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Scherman Foundation and the Gilder Foundation.

London Klezmer Quartet, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 4 Feb 2014

London Klezmer QuartetThe London Klezmer Quartet

Tue, 4 Feb, 2014, 7:30pm
Sydney Jewish Museum
148 Darlinghurst Rd,
Darlinghurst NSW 2010 Australia

TEL: 02 9360 7999

February 5, 2014

London Klezmer Quartet, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 5 Feb 2014

London Klezmer QuartetThe London Klezmer Quartet

Wed, 5 Feb, 2014
Klezmer workshop 5-6pm
Klezmer dance 8pm

Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club,
Wongawilli Community Centre (Hall)
Illawara, NSW, Australia

She'Koyokh, London, UK, 5 Feb 2014

She'koyokhShe'koyokh album launch concert

5 Feb, 7.30pm
Keele University Concert Series -
Westminster Theatre, Chancellors Building, Keele University
Tickets: £14/£7
Tix, more info online

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 5 Feb 2014

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
A Cinematic Concert

Wed, Feb 5, 7:30pm
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
Manhattan, NYC
Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

February 6, 2014

A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, Portland, OR, 6 Feb, 2014

Alicia Jo RabinsA Kaddish for Bernie Madoff by Alicia Jo Rabins

February 6-9, 2014, 7:30pm
Portland Playhouse
602 NE Prescott St.
Portland OR 97211

Tickets are now on sale for A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, West Coast Premiere (a new solo version) directed by Maureen Towey with animations by Zak Margolis!

Girls in Trouble frontwoman Alicia Jo Rabins explores the spiritual implications of the financial collapse.

Girls in Trouble, Brookline, MA, 14 Dec 2013

Alicia Jo RabinsAlicia Jo Rabins’ GIRLS IN TROUBLE

Saturday, Dec 14, 2013, 8pm
house concert in Brookline MA, 8 pm;
please email Alicia Jo Rabins for more info.

Kol Ishe, Bremen, Germany, 6 Feb 2014

Kol Ishe

Thurs, 6 Feb, 2014, 20:00
Kulturwerkstatt Westend
Bremen, Germany

Die Stimme der Frau – wegen ihrer verführerischen Kraft im alten Judentum mit einem Bann geehrt – entfaltet heute ungehindert ihr Potential. Und so ist es kein Wunder, dass drei prominente Vertreterinnen der internationalen Klezmermusik sich unter dem Namen des einstigen Verbots diese Grenze mit Wonne überschreiten.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1412596738988243/

Andrew Stern Trio; Naftule's Dream; Chantwell, Somerville, MA, 6 Feb 2014

Andrew Stern Trio; Naftule's Dream; Chantwell Thu, Feb 6, 2014, 9pm lilypad 1353 Cambridge St Cambridge, MA Three bands, six choices of beer and a whirlwind of sonic surprises. 8:00 PM The Andrew Stern Trio: Andrew Stern, guitar; Jef Charland, bass; Eric Rosenthal, drums. 9:30PM Naftule's Dream Glenn Dickson, clarinet; Gary Bohan, cornet; Michael McLaughlin, accordion; Andrew Stern, guitar; Jim Gray, tuba; Eric Rosenthal, drums. 11:00PM Chantwell Jim Hobbs, alto sax; Steve Fell, guitar; Timo Shanko, bass; Luther Gray, drums

London Klezmer Quartet, Petersham, NSW, Australia, 6 Feb 2014

London Klezmer QuartetThe London Klezmer Quartet

Thu, 6 Feb, 2014, 8pm
Petersham Bowling Club
Petersham, NSW, Australia

Tel: 02 9569 4639

February 7, 2014

A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, Portland, OR, 7 Feb 2014

Alicia Jo RabinsA Kaddish for Bernie Madoff by Alicia Jo Rabins

February 6-9, 2014, 7:30pm
Portland Playhouse
602 NE Prescott St.
Portland OR 97211

Tickets are now on sale for A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, West Coast Premiere (a new solo version) directed by Maureen Towey with animations by Zak Margolis!

Girls in Trouble frontwoman Alicia Jo Rabins explores the spiritual implications of the financial collapse.

London Klezmer Quartet, Yass, ACT, Australia, 7 Feb 2014

London Klezmer QuartetThe London Klezmer Quartet

Fri, 7 Feb, 2014, 8pm
Turning Wave Festival, 8pm
The Old Chapel,
Meehan St.
Yass, ACT, Australia

February 8, 2014

Cheap Parlor Tricks, Somerville, MA, 8 Feb 2014

Cheap Parlor Tricks
A new band! What we like to call low-fi Americana Improv. featuring Jordan Voelker on viola, Andrew Stern on guitar, Jef Charland on bass, and Michael McLaughlin on piano and accordion.
Part of the the Jazz at the Green Room series

Saturday February 8th, 3:00PM
The Green Room
62 Bow Street,
Union Square Somerville, MA
$10.00

More info: www.facebook.com/events/256526031169151/

Svigals, Lerner, perform "Yellow Ticket," Cincinnati, OH, 2 Feb, 2014

movie stillAlicia Svigal's original score to the 1918 silent film classic, "the Yellow Ticket," starring Pola Negri, performed live by Klezmer Unfettered: Marilyn Lerner and Alicia Svigals Opening Night: Jewish & Israeli Film Festival Sat, Feb 8, 2014, 8pm Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Schaeur Chapel 3101 Clifton Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio Tickets Alicia SvigalsThe Yellow Ticket is a live multimedia concert event featuring the eponymous 1918 Pola Negri silent film with a performance of an original score by Alicia Svigals, one of the world's foremost klezmer fiddlers. The score is the newest commission from the Foundation's New Jewish Culture Network (NJCN) and marks the first feature-length film composition by Svigals who will perform live with virtuoso pianist Marilyn Lerner at each of the screenings of this cinema classic. Set in Poland and Tsarist Russia, the film portrays a woman's struggle to overcome adversity in a story of secret identifies, heroic measures, and triumphant love.

The Yellow Ticket PROMO from Jewish Culture on Vimeo.

Dr. Michael Meyer, Emeritus Professor of History at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, will provide some extra insight into the film! And stay after the film for a dessert reception and an exclusive meet-and-greet with the artists.

4th Annual Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Show, Garden City, Idaho, 8 Feb 2014

4th Annual Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Show

Feb 8, 2014, 9pm
Visual Arts Collective
3638 Osage Street,
Garden City, Idaho

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/720245077999210/

February 9, 2014

3 Leg Torso, Portland, OR, 9 Feb 2014

3 Leg Torso

1st Presbyterian Church
Celebration Works Concert Series

Sunday, February 9th, 2 PM

1200 SW Alder Street, Portland OR
$15 General / $10 Students
Tickets are available at the door

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 9 Feb 2014

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
A Cinematic Concert

Sun, Feb 9, 2pm
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
Manhattan, NYC
Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

Sarah Aroeste, NYC, 9 Feb 2014

Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste

Sunday, February 9th, 2014, 4pm
The JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave @76th St

Part of the Global Sundays Series
Intimate reception following the performance
Tickets & more info here

Guy Mendilow Ensemble, Cambridge, MA, 9 Feb 2014

Guy Mendilow Ensemble Presents: Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom With special guests: A Besere Velt Sunday, February 9th, 4:30PM Club Passim 47 Palmer Street, Harvard Square Cambridge MA Get tickets here! *Note: We will be live streaming my upcoming concert at Club Passim, which starts at 4:30pm EST on February 9. Wherever you are in the world, you can tune in! You can purchase online tickets on a pay-what-you-want basis starting now at www.concertwindow.com/shows/3052-guy-mendilow-duo. The webshow will not be recorded - it's offered in real time. I hope you can join us!

Lisa Gutkin, Beacon, NY, 9 Feb 2014

Lisa Gutkin, of the Klezmatics Feb 9, 2014 Towne Crier 379 Main Street Beacon, New York I'm paired with Nuala Kennedy, I think I'll keep it mostly Irish fiddle tunes and my original songs. Maybe just 1 Klezmer tune for the exoticism of it... Hoping this is the first of many LG solo gigs at the Towne Crier. The more folks that come to see me, the more surely that'll happen so hope you can make it. Can't wait to see the new place... Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/436597316475178/

A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, Portland, OR, 9 Feb 2014

Alicia Jo RabinsA Kaddish for Bernie Madoff by Alicia Jo Rabins

February 6-9, 2014, 7:30pm
Portland Playhouse
602 NE Prescott St.
Portland OR 97211

Tickets are now on sale for A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, West Coast Premiere (a new solo version) directed by Maureen Towey with animations by Zak Margolis!

Girls in Trouble frontwoman Alicia Jo Rabins explores the spiritual implications of the financial collapse.

A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, Portland, OR, 9 Feb, 2014

Alicia Jo RabinsA Kaddish for Bernie Madoff by Alicia Jo Rabins

February 6-9, 2014, 7:30pm
Portland Playhouse
602 NE Prescott St.
Portland OR 97211

Tickets are now on sale for A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, West Coast Premiere (a new solo version) directed by Maureen Towey with animations by Zak Margolis!

Girls in Trouble frontwoman Alicia Jo Rabins explores the spiritual implications of the financial collapse.

February 10, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 10 Feb 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Feb 10, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

February 12, 2014

London Klezmer Quartet, Melbourne, Australia, 12 Feb 2014

London Klezmer QuartetThe London Klezmer Quartet

Wed, 12 Feb, 2014, 7pm
Melbourne Recital Centre
Melbourne, Australia

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 12 Feb 2014

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
A Cinematic Concert

Wed, Feb 12, 7:30pm
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
Manhattan, NYC
Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

February 14, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 14 Feb 2014

Saul Goodman Klezmer Band with Orchestra Euphonos and the Yiddishe Serenaders
@ the Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal

Friday Feb 14, 9pm
Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Avenue,
Berkeley, CA

Claire Dickson Quartet, Wilmington, MA, 14 Feb 2014

The Claire Dickson Quartet
Three time downbeat young artist award winner for jazz vocals, Claire Dickson plays two sets for jazz Valentine's day concert. with Michael McLaughlin on piano, Greg Loughman on bass, and Eric Rosenthal on drums.

Friday February 14th. 7:00-9:00
The Wilmington Memorial Library
175 Middlesex Ave.
Wilmington, MA
$15.00

The Shondes, Boston, MA, 14 Feb 2014

The Shondes Friday, February 14, 2014, 8pm The Middle East 480 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA $10 w/ EVAN GREER, TOMBOY, and THE LADY COMES FIRST.

The Moors, Hastings, UK, 14 Feb 2014

The Moors Valentines Night, Friday 14 February, 2014, 9pm Royal Standard Hastings Old Town, UK The classic lineup of Elaine Edwards (sax, flute, accordion), Ken Edwards (bass, vocals), Jenny Benwell (fiddle), Richard Butler (guitar), Russell Field (drums).

February 15, 2014

Sklamberg and The Shepherds, London, UK, 15 Feb 2014

Lorin Sklamberg of the Klezmatics, Merlin Shepherd & Polina Shepherd

Satuday Feb 15, 2014, 8pm
Jewish Music Institute
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh St, Russell Square
WC1H OXG London, United Kingdom

These three world-class musicians perform a unique and unforgettable program. Full of passion, depth & subtlety not often encountered in our global village, their joint style which has its roots in traditional forms takes us to new dimensions.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/311931222297539/

The Sway Machinery, Brooklyn, NY, 15 Jan 2014

The Sway MachineryThe Sway Machinery Sat, Feb 15, 2014, 9pm Brooklyn Rod and Gun Club 59 Kent Ave Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Ezekiel's Wheels, Boston, MA, 15 Feb 2014

Ezekiel's WheelsEzekiel's Wheels

Saturday, Feb 15, 2014, 9:30pm
The Space
128 Brookside Ave.,
Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA

Come join us for a night of great music at the Space. We'll have some new arrangements and original tunes for you, and maybe even a sneak peak at our new line of fashionable klezmer-wear. BYOB and $15 suggested donation. Feel free to B some B for your friends, too!

February 16, 2014

Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Brooklyn, NY, 16 Feb 2014

Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Feb 16 - Mar 9

Sunday, Feb 16th 2pm
"Balkan Singing"
Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
315 Columbia Street,
Brooklyn, New York

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/212389262284666/

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 16 Feb 2014

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
A Cinematic Concert

Sun, Feb 16, 2pm
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
Manhattan, NYC
Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

February 17, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 17 Feb 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Feb 17, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

February 18, 2014

Litvakus @ NY Klezmer Series, NYC, 18 Feb 2014

New York Klezmer Series:
Dmitri Slepovitch's ">Litvakus Trio

Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 W. 68th St.
NYC

All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

More info: aaronalexander.com/wp/ or email NY Klezmer Series

New York Klezmer Series is hosted by and receives support from the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. We are also supported by The Center for Traditional Music and Dance. Our media co-sponsors are Workmen’s Circle.

Support for the NY Klezmer Series is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency in partnership with Governor Andrew Cuomo. Major support for the An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided to the Center for Traditional Music and Dance by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Atran Foundation. Additional support was provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Scherman Foundation and the Gilder Foundation.

February 19, 2014

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 19 Feb 2014

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
A Cinematic Concert

Wed, Feb 19, 7:30pm
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
Manhattan, NYC
Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

February 22, 2014

Uri Sharlin's Dogcat Ensemble, Westport, CT, 22 Feb 2014

Westport Radical Jewish Culture Festival presents: Uri Sharlin's Dogcat Ensemble
(new album Back to the Woods out now)

Sat, Feb 22, 2014, 8pm
Beit Chaverim Synagogue of Westport
85 Post Rd West
Westport, CT

This new series at Rabbi Greg Wall's Beit Chaverim synagogue in Westport, CT, will present exciting performances by the most cutting-edge performers in Jewish music today.

A mixed breed group led by Israeli born pianist/accordionist Uri Sharlin also including guitar, bass and percussion, that infuses Israel and Brazil into New York. Its members collectively have pedigrees from traditional Irish music, the Klezmer scene and orchestral music as well. Their brand new album "Back to the Woods" was recently featured on NPR's New Sounds.
with:
Uri Sharlin - accordion
Kyle Sanna - guitar
Jordan Scanalla - bass
Rich Stein - percussion

let us know you're coming on FB

February 23, 2014

Memorial for Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman & Yonia Fain, NYC, 23 Feb 2014

Yiddish Poetry and Song: Memorial for Yiddish Poets Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman and Yonia Fain"

Sun, 23 February 2014, 01:00 PM
Bowery Poetry
308 Bowery, NYC

In November/December 2013 the last two East European Yiddish poets in NY passed away. The Congress for Jewish Culture will remember their creativity and influence on younger generations with poetry, song and film featuring Shane Baker, Leah Robinson, Charles Nydorf, Leah Lipsky among others.

RSVP on Facebook: facebook.com/events/276284812527311

Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Brooklyn, NY, 23 Feb 2014

Balkan and Greek Vocal Workshops, Feb 16 - Mar 9

Sunday, Feb 23rd 2pm
"Bulgarian Singing"
Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
315 Columbia Street,
Brooklyn, New York

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/212389262284666/

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture," NYC, 23 Feb 2014

David Krakauer's "The Big Picture"
A Cinematic Concert

Sun, Feb 23, 2pm
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
Manhattan, NYC
Tix: $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students, $25 Members

More info: mjhnyc.org/bigpicture/

Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh Quintet, Somerville, MA, 23 Feb 2014

Yaeko ElmalehYaeko Miranda Elmaleh Quintet
Part of the Tufts Community Concert Series

Sunday February 23rd, 3:00-5:00
Distler Hall in the Granoff Music Center, Tufts University
20 Talbot Ave.
Somerville, MA

Free general admission.

Brandon Seabrook- Mandolin/Guitar
Michael McLaughlin- Accordion
Ehud Ettun- Bass
Grant Smith- Percussion

Heartbeat @ Boston Jewish Music Fest, Watertown, MA, 23 Feb 2014

Heartbeat

Sun, Feb 23, 4pm
Arsenal Center for the Arts
321 Arsenal St
Watertown, MA

Preferred seating $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Regular seating $18 in advance, $20 at the door. $10 students.
Click here to buy tickets.

Heartbeat uses popular music as a tool to bring Israeli and Palestinian youth together. Music is a powerful way to engage young people in dialogue and holds a natural means to share their trust-building experience with a much wider audience. A good song can spread far beyond the studio where it was created, potentially influencing millions through concerts, videos and recordings. Heartbeat creates opportunities for young Israeli and Palestinian musicians to build trust and work together to create a better future through music. This concert of enthusiastic, creative contemporary and traditional music is presented in partnership with Congregation B'nai Or of Boston.

More info: bostonjewishmusicfestival.org/events/heartbeat/.

Saul Goodman's Klezmer in benefit for PINCC, Kensington, CA, 23 Feb 2014

Saul Goodman Klezmer Band

Sunday Feb 23, 2014, 4-6pm
benefit concert for PINCC (Prevention International: No Cervical Cancer)
Catered at a house in Kensington, CA
E-mail Saul Goodman Klezmer Band for information.

Klezmer Jam, Brookline, MA, 23 Feb 2014

The Boston Workmen's Circle welcomes back "Klezmer Jam" to its programming:

The Permanent Floating Klezmer Jam is in residence at the Boston
Workmen's Circle! Join Jonathan Cannon and Nat Seelen of Ezekiel's
Wheels Klezmer Band for awesome tunes and good times at the Workmen's
Circle. We will play classics and originals together from sheet music
and by ear.

Welcoming musicians of all instruments and of varying levels.

4-6 pm. Every 4th Sunday of the month.
February 23rd
March 30th
April 27th
May 25th

Sessions held at the
Boston Workmen's Circle Building:
1762 Beacon St.
Brookline, MA

February 24, 2014

Saul Goodmans Klezmer Band, Berkeley, CA 24 Feb 2014

Klezmer Mondays at Saul’s 6-8pm!
Featuring Saul Goodman Klezmer Band: Mike Perlmutter (clarinet, saxophone), Dave Rosenfeld (mandolin, fiddle, and percussion), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion), & friends.
Visiting artists also featured.

Feb 24, 2014
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
1475 Shattuck,
Berkeley, CA
No cover; $10 minimum purchase
(510) 848-3354

Evgeny Kissin, Washington, DC, 24 Feb 2014

promo picture, Alexander Fitt=ersteinPro Musica Hebraica presents:
Evgeny Kissin
An Evening of Jewish Classical Music and Yiddish Poetry

Monday, February 24, 2014, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall
Washington, D.C.

More info: promusicahebraica.org

February 25, 2014

Jake Marmer’s “Hermeneutic Stomp”, NYC, 25 Feb 2014

New York Klezmer Series:
Jake Marmer’s “Hermeneutic Stomp” w/Greg Wall, Frank London, Uri Sharlin & Eyal Maoz

Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 W. 68th St.
NYC

All Concerts begin at 7:30pm; $15. jam sessions afterward
Klezmer Instrumental Music at 5:30pm. $25 per class,
Full night pass—$35 (includes class, concert & jam sesson)

More info: aaronalexander.com/wp/ or email NY Klezmer Series

New York Klezmer Series is hosted by and receives support from the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. We are also supported by The Center for Traditional Music and Dance. Our media co-sponsors are Workmen’s Circle.

Support for the NY Klezmer Series is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency in partnership with Governor Andrew Cuomo. Major support for the An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided to the Center for Traditional Music and Dance by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Atran Foundation. Additional support was provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Scherman Foundation and the Gilder Foundation.

She'Koyokh, London, UK, 25 Feb 2014

She'koyokhShe'koyokh album launch concert

25 Feb, 8pm
Radlett Music Club
1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, WD7 8HL
Tickets: £17 (advance booking is recommended). Box Office: 01923 859291. Click here for online booking.

February 26, 2014

Shiru Lo, Zamru Lo @ Boston Jewish Music Fest, Newton, MA, 26 Feb 2014

Shiru Lo, Zamru Lo – Sing Praises to God: The Future Of Jewish Sacred Music

Wed, Feb 26, 7:30pm
Hebrew College
160 Herrick Rd
Newton, MA

The Bible identifies music as a sign of celebration; as a way to call for justice; as a means for communicating with God. Our panel of Hebrew College Rabbinical School and Hebrew College School of Jewish Music students, all talented musicians, will lead us in an exploration of the role of music in our spiritual lives. Enjoy an evening of beautiful music and energetic conversation as we reflect on the past and present of Jewish sacred music, and consider how music can shape Jewish spiritual expression in the future. Featuring Hebrew College graduate students Noah Aronson, Arielle Rosenberg, Micah Shapiro and Becky Wexler.

This is free event but reservations are requested.

More info: bostonjewishmusicfestival.org/events/shiru-lo-zamru-lo-sing-praises-to-god-the-future-of-jewish-sacred-music/.

February 27, 2014

Jim Guttman Klezmer Quartet, Symphony by the Sea, Marblehead, MA, 27 Feb 2014

"COMMEMORATE: RELIGIOUS AND FOLK TRADITIONS IN THE CONCERT HALL"
Symphony by the Sea
Bassist Jim Guttman of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and Bessarabian Breakdown has put together a klezmer quartet with Mimi Rabson on violin, Michael McLaughlin on accordion, and Grant Smith on percussion.

Thursday, February 27, 2014, 7:30 pm
Abbot Hall,
188 Washington St
Marblehead, MA

(781) 631-0528
tickets $35.00, students K-12 $5.

Featured Soloist: Donald Palma, double bass
Max Bruch: Kol Nidre
John Williams: Three pieces from Schindler's List
Ernst Bloch: From Jewish Life
Klezmer selections with the Klezmer Quartet

More info: www.symphonybythesea.org/concerts.html

Malachei Mambo, Cambridge, MA, 27 Feb 2014

Malachei Mambo: A Dance Party with The Angels of Mambo

Thurs, Feb 27, 2014, 8pm
OBERON
Two Arrow Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Where ever Jews are, they infuse the rhythms of the community they are in. Enjoy an evening of music from Latin America and more with an all-star band of Latin and Jewish musicians from Cuba, Argentina, Guatemala and Brazil led by the inimitable Gaston Bogomolni. A multi-media event, perfect for Harvard Square's Oberon, with music, photography by Linda Hirsch, and dance instruction.

This event for young adults is presented with New Center NOW and is made possible with support from Combined Jewish Philanthropies.

Tickets: $25 for table seating, $20 for general admission
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/352690838204294/

Andy Statman Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 27 Feb, 2014

Andy StatmanAndy Statman Trio

Thursday 27 Feb @ 10PM
BARBÉS
376 9th St, Brooklyn NY

February 28, 2014

Moroccan-themed Musical Shabbat, Wilmette, IL, 28 Feb 2014

Moroccan-themed Musical Shabbat

Friday, 28 Feb, 2014, 7:30pm
Congregation Sukkat Shalom
1001 Central Ave.
Wilmette, Illinois

Join Cantorial Soloist Adam Davis and world music ensemble Lamajamal on a musical journey through the melodies and maqams of Jewish Morocco! We'll explore exciting, exotic sounds of Fez, Marrakesh, Casablanca, Tangier, Essouira, Rabat and the Atlas mountains in this special Shabbat service at Sukkat Shalom celebrating the rich musical heritage of Moroccan Jewry. A tasty Moroccan-themed oneg follows!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1406149229636519/

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Torrance, CA, 28 Feb 2015

Hot PstromiHofstra's University's Astman International Concert series presents Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

February 28, 2015 8pm
James R Armstrong Theatre,
Torrance, California.

For tickets and location: www.torranceca.gov/9028.htm
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