Klezmer Bands by location around the world

Argentina

Lerner Moguilevsky Dúo. ( César Lerner)

Faineklezmer Quintet. ( Aby Rojze)

Buenos Aires:: Esteban Ariel Dansker, Der Shpiler.

Buenos Aires: Klezfiesta Buenos Aires Band. ( Pedro Banchik)

Buenos Aires: Orquesta Kef. ( Gastón Mohadeb)

Buenos Aires: Iosl Wakstein Klezmer Band.

Australia

Canberra: Trio Triplika. ( Tim Meyen)

Fern Hill/Trentham, Victoria: Ricketty Bridge. Web: myspace/rickettybridge. ( Mickey Lisieux)

Lismore: KaOZ Klezmer, near Byron Bay, Australia. ( Pietro Fine).

Melbourne: Bohemian Nights. ( Ernie Gruner)

Melbourne:Klezmeritis. ( Ernie Gruner)

Melbourne: Klezmania. Tel/fax: (613) 9528 3331. ( David Krycer)

Melbourne: Spiel Azoi. ( Sarah Mandie).

Melbourne: Vardos. E-mail Vardos. --> ( Alana Hunt)

Perth: Red Sea Pedestrians Klezmer Band. Tel: 0414 510 646. Facebook: www.facebook.com/Red-Sea-Pedestrians-Klezmer-Band-1603514799905434/

Sydney: Balkansi, Sydney. Email Balkansi. --> ( Tamara Auer)

Sydney: Chutzpah. ( Maria Custodio)

Sydney: Monsieur Camembert. ( Yaron Hallis)

Austria

Linz: Stark & Frejlach. ( Peter Kass)

Neuhofen/Krems: Narishe Tantz. ( Guenther Schoeller)

Salzberg: Klezmer Connection - Salzburg/Austria. ( Georg Winkler)

Vienna: Ensemble Klesmer Wien. Contact: Leon Pollak, Taborstr. 63/14, A-1020 Wien, Austria; Tel./Fax.: +43 1 2163058. ( Leon Pollak)

Vienna: Frejlech. ( Tony Grinberg).

Belarus

Minsk: Minsker Kapelye. ( Dmitri Slepovitch)

Belgium

Antwerp: Klezmic noiZ. E-mail Kelzmic noiZ. --> ( Deben van Damme)

Brussels: KlezWhatever. ( Willy Kostucki)

Brussels: Krupnik. ( Andre Reinitz).

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro: Coral Israelita Brasileiro. ( Bernardo Hartenberg)

Rio de Janeiro: Zemer. ( Mauro Perelmann)

São Paulo: Klezmer4.

Canada

Alberta

Calgary: Klezmerovitz. ( Allan Merovitz)

Calgary: Take the Oy Train. ( Florence Shustack)

Edmonton: Tennessee Steinmetz. ( Ryan Purchase)

British Columbia

Vancouver: Mazel Tov Cocktail. ( Michael Corber)

Vancouver: Olam. ( Moshe Renert)

Vancouver: Tzimmes. ( Moshe Denburg).

Victoria: Blue Klezmer Moon. ( David Kaetz)

Victoria: Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra. ( Marion Siegel)

Manitoba

Winnipeg: Black Sea Station. ( Myron Schultz).

Winnipeg: Finjan. ( Myron Schultz).

Nova Scotia

Halifax: The Halifax Klezmorim. ( Lee Park)

Halifax: Hamentaschen. ( Adam S. Fine)

Halifax: The Wyndrock Quintet. ( Nina Woulff)

Ontario

Hamilton: Touch Of Klez. ( Michael Glogauer)

London: Hot Latkes Klezmer Band. ( Ian Davies).

Ottawa: Ottawa Klezmer Band. ( Floralove Katz)

Owen Sound: Gypsy Jive Band. ( Gary Weinger)

Toronto: Beyond the Pale. ( Eric Stein)

Toronto: Collected Stories Project. ( Martin van de Ven)

Toronto: Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band. ( Gary Cristall).

Toronto: Hatzadikim. ( Sergio Smilovich)

Toronto: Hu Tsa Tsa. (Jonno Lightstone)

Toronto: Jaffa Road. E-mail Jaffa Road. --> ( Aaron ?)

Toronto: Klapman's Klezmer Band. ( Jordan Klapman)

Toronto: KlezFactor. E-mail KlezFactor. --> ( Mike Anklewicz)

Toronto: Kol Tuv. ( Tal Ben-Izhak)

Toronto: Ladom Ensemble.

Toronto: The Lenka Lichtenberg Group. ( Lenka Lichtenberg)

Toronto: The Lithuanian Empire. ( Becky Wexler)

Toronto: Neshama Band. ( David Graziani)

Toronto: Sisters of Sheynville. ( Lenka Lichtenberg, Isabel Fryszberg)

Toronto: Tararam. ( Joshua Engel)

Toronto: Toronto Jewish Folk Choir. ( Linda Litwack)

Toronto: Ron Wiseman - The King of Jewish Reggae.

Toronto: Zebrina. ( Jon Feldman)

Quebec

Montreal: Bagg Street. ( Richard Goldman)

Montreal: The Black Ox Orkestar. ( Nimo Paniv)

Montreal: Kleztory. E-mail: Kleztory. --> ( Mark Peetsma)

Montreal: Magillah. ( Henri Oppenheim)

Montreal: Mazik. ( Alex Kehler)

Montreal: Shtreiml. ( Jason Rosenblatt)

Montreal: Siach HaSadeh. Web: www.siachhasadeh.com. ( Yoni Kaston)

Saskatchewan

Saskatoon: Zmarim, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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China

Beijing: Kehillat Beijing Klezmorim. E-mail: bjjcinfo@iname.com. --> ( Elyse Beth Silverberg)

Czech Republic

Ostrava: Naches. ( Tomas Novotny)

Prostejov: Létající rabín (Flying Rabbi). ( Vojtech Pestuka)

Prague: Klec. ( Martin Smid).

Prague: Prague Klezmerim. ( Helena-Ester Divecka).

Prague: Trombenik.

Denmark

Marc Bernstein's Kibrick. ( Marc Kibrick Bernstein)

Copenhagen: Klezmofobia. ( Ole Reimer)

Copenhagen: Mames Babegenush. ( Lukas Rande)

Copenhagen:Schpilkas. ( Haukur Gröndal)

Copenhagen: Spielniks mainly back Channe Nussbaum, a well known danish rock, pop and jazz singer.

Copenhagen: Tummel. ( Pär Moberg).

Finland

Helsinki: Doina Klezmer. ( Jaana Kari)

Helsinki: Freilach Mit Kneidlach. ( Eva Jacob)

Helsinki: Sampo Lassila Narinkka Web: www.narinkka.com.

France

Yankele. ( Denis Cuniot).

Le Duo Beltene. ( Marie-Hélène Vuillermet)

Alancon: Vent D'ouest Klezmer Band.

Aurillac: Glik. ( David Lefèbvre)

Clermont-Ferrand: Datcha y Lama. ( Frédéric Contassot)

Gap: Rue du Mazel. ( Joanne Lehmann)

Laval: Bajka. ( Nicolas Marchand)

Lyon: Zemer Ve'kinor. ( Edmond Ghrenassia)

Marseilles: Kabbalah.

Nîmes:L'chaïm.

Paris: Azad. ( Claudine Movsessian)

Paris: The Black Yiddish Trio. ( Claudine Movsessian).

Paris: Ma Sarah et les Egarés.

Paris: Faren Khan. ( Nicolas Portnoi)

Paris: Gettabang. E-mail Gettabang.

Paris: Klezmer Kaos. (Heiða Björg Jóhannsdóttir)

Paris: Klezmer Nova. ( Claude Brisset)

Paris: Klez Têtes Quartet. ( Alain Karpati)

Paris: Kumpania Zelwer. ( Jean-Marc Zelwer)

Paris: Mashké.

Paris: Les Mishegos. ( Marthe Desrosières)

Paris: Mish Mash. ( Michel Ripoche)

Paris: Nahes. ( Maximilian Jehuda Ewert)

Paris: The Shtetl Stompers.

Paris: Tsimtsoum. ( Gilles Finzi)

Paris: YiddishDubProject. ( David Kleinman)

Toulouse: Anakronic Electro Orkestra. ( Mikael Charry)

Germany

Europe: Sukke. ( Heiko Lehmann)

Aachen:Dance of Joy. ( Johanna Schmidt)

Augsburg: Mesinke. ( Thilo Joergl).

Berlin: Aufwind. ( Andreas Rohde)

Berlin: Paul Brody's Tango Toy. ( Paul Brody)

Berlin: Harry's Freilach. ( Harry Timmermann)

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Berlin: Di Grine Kuzine.

Berlin: KlezMischpoche. ( Wolfram Beyer)

Berlin: ?Shmaltz!. ( Carsten Wegener)

Berlin:17 Hippies. ( Henry Notroff)

Berlin:Tantz in Gartn Eydn. ( Martin Borbonus)

Bremen: Khupe. (Christian Dawid).

Dresden: Klezmart. ( Ekkehard Riedel)

Erfurt: Duo Svetlana & Lev. ( Lev Guzman)

Erlangen: The Klezmaniaxx. (Rudolf Harder)

Essen: Ensemble DRAj. ( Ralf Kaupenjohann)

Frankfurt: Klezmers Techter.

Freiburg: Klezmer Triptych. ( Karsten Kramer)

Göttingen KlezPO (Klezmer-Projekt-Orchester. E-mail KlezPO. (Wieland Ulrichs)

Halle (Saale): Duo Mosïk. ( Roman Scholz)

Hamburg: Family Lachmann. ( Kateryna Ostrowskaja)

Hamburg: Leon Gurvitch Jazz-Project.

Hamburg: The Hamburg Klezmer Band. ( Mark Kovnatskiy)

Hamburg: PiazuTrio. Tel: 004915773471016. Web: www.piazutrio.com (Jonathan Krause)

Hanover: Ayassa. ( Yoyo da Silva)

Hanover: Duo da'Ü. E-mail Duo da'Ü. (Uta Mehlig)

Hanover: Ensemble Frejlachs. ( Boris Vakhovski)

Hechingen: Octopus Musicus. ( Andreas Dehner)

Heidelberg: The Klezmer Quartett Heidelberg. ( Florian Scharnofske)

Kiel: Di Chuzpenics. ( Christine v. Bülow)

Kiel: Schmarowotsnik. ( Christine v. Bülow)

Köln: A Tickle in the Heart: The Swing & Klezmer Trio Köln. ( Andreas Schmitges)

Köln: Doyna. ( Annette Maye)

Köln: Fun Drojssn. ( Carola Jeschke).

Köln: Klezcetera. ( Tilo Erlenbusch).

Köln: Nu. ( Georg Brinkmann)

Köln: Queen Esther Klezmer Trio. ( Emma Stiman)

Lauffen: Homentaschn. ( Rainer Albrecht)

Leipzig: RADA synergica. ( Claudia Herold)

Munich: Massel-Tov. EE-mail Massel-Tov. --> ( Andrea Pancur)

Nuremberg: Fialke. ( Monika Feil)

Nuremberg: Huljet. ( Martin Zels)

Tuebingen: David Orlowsky's Klezmorim. ( Florian Dohrmann)

Holland (see "The Netherlands")

Hungary

Nigun. ( András Párniczky)

Budapest: David Klezmer Quintet. E-mail David Klezmer Quintet. --> ( István Rózsa).

Budapest: The Klezmer R's. ( Robert Rick)

Budapest: Klezmerissimo, Budapest, Hungary. --> ( Laszlo Szirtes)

Budapest: Di Naye Kapelye. ( Bob Cohen)

Budapest: The Vodku v glotku. ( Bata István)

Iceland

Selfoss: Kol Isha. E-mail Kol Isha. --> ( Hjörtur Hjartarson)

Ireland

Dublin: The North Strand Klezmer Band. E-mail North Strand Klezmer. --> ( Daniel Page)

Dublin: Yurodny E-mail Yurodny.

Israel

Eve's Women. ( Orit Dukler)

Habrera Hativeet. ( Eran Segev)

Kedushah. ( Ron Wiseman)

Elkana: Moshe "Moussa" Berlin.

Jerusalem: AndraLaMoussia. ( Ittai Binnun)

Jerusalem: Eden Mi Qedem.

Jerusalem: Musical Trio from Jerusalem. ( Bella Kresin)

Jerusalem: Lama Lo! ("Why Not!") Ensemble. ( Bella Kresnina).

Jerusalem: The New Country Klezmers. ( David Baron)

Jerusalem: Ruach. ( Ofer Golany)

Jerusalem: The Shevet Achim Ensemble. ( Dvorah Belenky)

Jerusalem: Techelet Ensemble. (Yoel Taieb)

Nesher: Magalnyk Klezmer Band. ( Iliya Magalnyk)

Pardes Hanna: Groyse Metsie.

Petakh-Tiqva: Klezmer Shpil Orchestra. ( Boris Portnoi)

Rehovot: The "Tapuah beDvash" Ensemble. ( Helena Geyko)

Rosh Ha-Ayin: Eyal Daus and his band.

Tel Aviv: Ashkenoise. ( Daniel Hoffman)

Tel Aviv: Sanya Kroitor & His Band. Web: sanyakroitor.com. (Michael Gomel)

Tel Aviv: Kruzenshtern & Parohod. ( Victor Levin)

Tel Aviv: Muzzuki. ( Meir Shitrit)

Tel Aviv: Oy Division. ( Jonny)

Tel Aviv: Trio Carpion. ( Olivia Keshet)

Tsfat: Shvil HeHalav. ( Ben Canar).

Tsfat: Simply Tsfat. ( Elyahu Reiter).

Italy

Rony Micro Band. ( Luca Sgheri)

Bologna: Dire Gelt Klezmer Ensemble. ( Salvatore Sansone)

Florence: Klezmerata Fiorentina. ( Igor Polesitskyi)

Florence: the Lokshen quartet. ( Enrico Fink)

Florence: New Old Klezmer Band. ( Amit Arieli)

Grassina: Oy Vey. ( Gabriela Soltz)

Rome: Klezroym. ( Emma Lakin)

Rome: Dreidel. ( Marco Camboni)

Turin: Mishkalé. ( Maurizio Mallen)

Veneto: Sebes Duo. ( Giovanni De Cecco)

Veneto: The Simcha Band. ( Amira Garine)

Veneto: Duo De Cecco-Jeszensky. ( Giovanni De Cecco)

Latvia

Riga: . ( Ilya Shneyveys)

Mexico

Guadalajara: Sherele.

Puebla: Tate Klezmer Band. Tel: México 52 2225660455. Web: www.tateklezmer.wix.com/tateklezmer. Facebook: www.facebook.com/tateklezmer/. (Luis Eduardo García)

Morocco

Tangiers: Al-Andalus. ( Julia Banzi)

the Netherlands

Amsterdam: The Amsterdam Klezmer Band. ( Job Chajes). 21-May-00

Amsterdam: Besalú. ( Rogier Wolf)

Amsterdam: Di Fidl Kapelye. ( Madelien Verheij)

Amsterdam: Klezmek. ( Hans Mekel)

Amsterdam: Klezmiracles. ( Rogier Wolf).

Amsterdam: Klezmokum. ( Burton Greene)

Amsterdam: Ot Azoj Klezmerband. ( Rene Gosse).

Amsterdam: Shtetl Band Amsterdam. ( Gregor Schaefer)

Amsterdam: Yiddish Choir Hejmisj Zain.

Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant: Agge Nebbisj. ( Jack "sax" Paluch)

Best, Noord-Brabant: Klezmajeur. ( Erwin Engelsma)

Breda: Yossel Yossel. ( Joop Lengkeek)

Delft: L'Chaim. ( Wim Houben)

Eindhoven: KlezMaar.

Enshede: Duo NIHZ. (Bobby Rootveld)

Den Haag / Zoetermeer: Lautareasca. ( Johan Paap)

Haarlem: The Klezmerantics. ( Quido Put)

Hilversum: Trio "Die Drei Dudelim". ( Merlijn van Spengen)

Maastricht: Mejoeches. ( Anna Janssen)

Noordwijk: Klezmerband Lou Sjoege.

Oegstgeest: Spiel Klezmer Spiel. ( Aldert Prast)

Reeuwijk: A M'Chayeh. ( Jan Jouke van den Heuvel)

West Friesland: Westfriese KLZMR banD. ( Cornelis van Sliedregt).

Mazzeltov. ( Harm van den Berg)

New Zealand

Wellington: The Klezmer Rebs. ( David Weinstein)

Poland

Cracow (Krakow): Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim - Trio Galicyjskie. ( Rafal Seweryniak)

Cracow (Krakow): Max Klezmer Band. ( Max Kowalski)

Portugal

Lisbon: Melech Mechaya. ( Miguel Veríssimo)

Russia

Moscow: Dona. ( Anatoly Pinsky)

Moscow: Nayekhovichi.

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Serbia

Belgrade: Shira U'tfila. ( Stefan Sablic)

Slovakia

Bratislava: Pressburger Klezmer Band. ( Andrej Werner)

South Africa

Capetown: Simcha Klezmerband. ( Matthew Reid)

Spain

Kentokakí.

Barcelona: Dumbala canalla. ( Yla Gallina)

Barcelona: Tikun. ( Rob Citron)

Barcelona: Vilna Kabarett. ( Andy Hawker)

Madrid: Klezmer Sefardi. ( Jorge Rozemblum)

Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands: The Lekhaim Klezzinger Band. ( Carlos Espinosa)

Sweden

Gothenburg: The Bengt-Klezmers Orkester. ( Andreas Edlund)

Gothenburg: Zimmes. ( Max Wulfson)

Malmö: Louisa Lyne & di Yiddishe Kapelye. ( Edin Bahtijaragic)

Malmö: Tummel. ( Pär Moberg).

Örebro: Kandel's Kapell, Örebro, Sweden) E-mail Kandels Kapell. --> ( Simon Schierup)

Scania: Kapell Klezmorim. ( Stefan Edenborg).

Stockholm: Karlsons Klezmer. ( Eva Erbenius)

Stockholm: Sabbath Hela Veckan). ( Peter Bothén)

Stockholm: Trio MozkovitZ. (Miriam Oldenburg)

Uppsala: Johansson, Gustav (band: Den Flygande Bokrullen)

Switzerland

Basel: Baith Jaffe Klezmer Orchestra. ( Sascha Schönhaus)

Geneva: The Bessarabian Nights (Les Nuits de Bessarabie). ( Cléna Stein)

Geneva: Hotegeklezt. ( Michel Borzykowski)

Geneva: Hotegezugt. ( Michel Borzykowski)

Geneva: Rojinkes mit Mandeln. ( Michel Borzykowski)

Geneva: Tohu veBohu. ( Michel Borzykowski)

Turkey

Istanbul: Klezmez E-mail Klezmez. --> ( krzysztof ochedowski)

the Ukraine

Kodyma: Konsonans Retro.

United Kingdom

Brighton: The Vocal Quartet Ashkenazim. ( Polina Achkinazi-Shepherd)

Bristol:

Klezmer Flamenco. ( Julian Rowlands)

Malarchy.

Cardiff

The Klezmer Kollectiv. ( Adam Cross)

Exeter, Devon

City Streets klezmer band. ( Basil Bunelik).

Hazaar. ( Aquara Bidder)

Hastings, E. Sussex

The Moors. ( Ken Edwards)

Ilford:

The Klezmer Swingers. ( Wally Fields)

London: Beskydy. ( Gary Bridgewood)

London: Stewart Curtis' K-Groove.

London: Klezmatize. ( Emma Stiman)

London: Klezmer Klub. ( Gabriel Ellenberg)

London: The London Klezmer Quartet.

London: Los Desterrados. ( Lewis Robinson)

London: Emunah. ( Daniel Silverstein)

London: GhettoPlotz. ( Laoise Davidson)

London: The Klezmer Band. ( Raphael Hogarth)

London: Oi Va Voi. ( Nick Mander)

London: Sefiroth.

London: She'koyokh. ( Susi Evans)

London: Shir. ( Maurice Chernick)

London: Shulman's Klezmer and Swing Band. ( Dave Shulman)

London: The Solomon Sisters. ( Madeline Solomon)

London: Soul Explosion. ( David Cohen)

London: The Voyagers. E-mail The Voyagers. --> ( Daphna Sadeh)

Norfolk: Moriah. ( David Hoare)

Pembrokeshire, West Wales: Mayim. E-mail Mayim. --> ( Ruth Clark)

Sheffield: Minnie Moosika. ( Jo Veal)

Wales: Finikity Chaos. ( Rebecca Sullivan)

United States

Alaska

Wasilla: Alaska Klezmer Band. ( Markus Bishko).

Arizona

Phoenix area (Gilbert): Mental Yenta.

Tucson: Avanim. ( Howard Salmon)

Tucson: Klezmerkaba. ( Mark Ross)

Tucson: The Klezmopolitans. ( Matt Mitchell)

Arkansas

Little Rock: Meshugga Klezmer Band. ( Jim Harper).

California

Culver City: Mishpokhe. ( Danny Bergen)

Davis: Davis Klezmer Orchestra. ( Moreen Libet).

Long Beach: The Shtetl Menschen. ( Joel Kizner)

Los Angeles: Richárd Bernard's OY!Stars. ( Richárd Bernard)

Los Angeles: Beyond Chutzpah". ( Barry Fisher)

Los Angeles: The Extreme Klezmer Makeover. ( Joellen Lapidus)

Los Angeles: The Golden State Klezmers. ( Zinovy Goro)

Los Angeles: The Goldene Medina Band. ( Dave Winstone)

Los Angeles: Hollywood Klezmer. ( Jordan Charnofsky).

Los Angeles: Hot Pstromi. ( Yale Strom)

Los Angeles: Ben Brussell's KLEZMANIA!TM. ( Ben Brussell).

Los Angeles: The Klezmer Boys. ( Yosi Levy)

Los Angeles: The Klezmer Juice Quintet. ( Gustavo Bulgach)

Los Angeles: The Klezmer Kings. ( Joe El)

Los Angeles: The Klezmer Kwartet. ( Shmuel Kohn)

Los Angeles: L.A. Community Klezmer Band. ( Ken Feder)

Los Angeles: Mediterranean Klezmer Ensemble. ( Lior Kamenitsky)

Los Angeles: Mostly Kosher. ( Janice Mautner Markham)

Los Angeles: Samchenu Orchestra.

Los Angeles: Shaya & Rafi. Email: Shaya and Rafi. --> ( Rafi)

Los Angeles: The Shpil. E-mail The Shpil.

Los Angeles: Yomtov!. ( Gamma Skupinsky)

Greater Southern California: Rabbinical School Dropouts. ( Michael Albert Friedmann).

Greater Southern California: The South Coast Simcha Band. (Renah Wolzinger)

Orange County: Orange County Klezmers. ( Barry Friedland).

Petaluma: Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble. ( Paul Alexander).

Sacramento: Freilachmakers Old-Time String Band. ( Andy Rubin)

San Diego Di Nigunim. ( Binyomin Dovid Ziff)

San Diego Punkt Azoy. ( Larry Goldfinger)

San Diego: Schmalts Klezmer Ensemble. (David Gmach)

San Diego: The Second Avenue Klezmer Ensemble. ( Deborah Davis)

San Francisco Bay Area: Adama. ( Achi Ben Shalom)

San Francisco Bay Area: California Klezmer. ( Gerry Tenney).

San Francisco Bay Area: Cradle Duende. ( Morgan Nilsen)

San Francisco Bay Area: Duckmandu. ( Aaron Seeman)

San Francisco Bay Area: Ellis Island Old World Folk Band. ( Jim Rebhan)

San Francisco Bay Area: The gonifs. (Jeanette Lewicki)

San Francisco Bay Area: The Saul Goodman Klezmer Band. (Mike Perlmutter)

San Francisco Bay Area: Haimish Music. ( Mikel Estrin)

San Francisco Bay Area: Hot Kugel, Marin, CA. ( Suska Varda)

San Francisco Bay Area: KLEZMANIA!TM, San Francisco, CA). ( Ben Brussell).

San Francisco Bay Area: The Klezmakers. ( Alan Rappoport)

San Francisco Bay Area: Klezmaniacs. ( Fiddler Zvi)

San Francisco Bay Area: Klezmerama. (Lara Garner)

Kugelplex. ( Jason Ditzian)

San Francisco Bay Area: L'Chaim Klezmer Band. ( Alex Newman)

San Francisco Bay Area: Mala Klezmer. Tel: 415 603 9596. (Morgan Nilsen)

San Francisco Bay Area: Meshuggenismo. (Ted Kuster)

San Francisco Bay Area: Not Your Bubbie and Zadie's Klezmer Band, featuring Go Van Gogh. ( Jesse Walkershaw)

San Francisco Bay Area: Peoples Bizarre. (Eric Perney)

San Francisco Bay Area: The Red Hot Chachkas. ( Julie Egger)

San Francisco Bay Area: San Francisco Klezmer Experience.

San Francisco Bay Area: Shamalamacord. ( Aaron Seeman)

San Francisco Bay Area: The Shtetlblasters. ( Michael Gill)

San Francisco Bay Area: Tziganya. ( Nada Lewis)

San Francisco Bay Area: Veretski Pass. ( Cookie Segelstein)

San Francisco Bay Area: Vocolot. ( Linda Hirschhorn)

San Francisco Bay Area: Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment. ( Mike Perlmutter)

San Jose: Silicon Vibe. (Carlos Almeida)

Santa Cruz: Esther's Klezmer Band. ( Hannah Good)

Santa Cruz: Hoo-Tza-Tza. ( Laurie B. Tanenbaum).

Santa Cruz: Levy's Klezmer Klan. ( Mark Levy)

Simi Valley: The Brandeis-Bardin International Klezmer Ensemble), e-mail: BBIKlezmer@aol.com (Jordan Charnofsky)

Tarzana: InJoy Orchestra.

Ventura: The Ventura Klezmer Band. ( Marty Flam)

Colorado

Denver/Boulder: Hal Aqua and the Lost Tribe.

Denver/Boulder: The Klez Dispensers (CO). ( Ben Cohen)

Connecticut

Chai Notes. ( Daniel Cousin)

FleytMuzik. ( Adrianne Greenbaum)

Generation Klez. ( Craig Harwood)

Klezical Tradition. ( Adrianne Greenbaum)

Veretski Pass. ( Cookie Segelstein)

W. Hartford: Klezmen. ( Joel Schlank)

New Haven: Bivoliţa. ( Christina Crowder)

New Haven:The Nu Haven Kapelye. ( David Chevan)

New Haven: Yale Klezmer Band. ( Richard Kahn)

New Haven: Bassology. ( David Chevan)

New Haven: East Rock Klezmer. ( James Kessler)

Southbury: Nefesh. ( Alex Greenberg)

Delaware

Florida

Klezmer East, S. Florida. ( Lisa Dolinger)

Boca Raton: The Chassidic Jazz Project. ( Jeanette Bloshinsky)

Boca Raton: Klezmer Company Orchestra. ( Aaron Kula)

Cape Coral: The Klezzence. ( Daniel G. Klimoski)

Gainesville: The Chai Notes Florida. ( Daniel Cousin)

Gainesville: The 24th Street Klezmer Band. ( John Monkus)

Miami: Anim Z'miros Orchestra. ( Barry Moss)

Miami: The Yossi Bayles Orchestra. (Yossi Bayles)

Miami: The Miami Klezmer Band. (Peter Sadkhin)

Naples/Ft. Meyers: Naples Klezmer Revival Band. ( Stu Warshauer)

Naples/Ft. Meyers: The Nudniks Klezmer Band. ( Jerry Oppenberg)

North Port: Klezmania on the Gulf. ( Elisa Miro)

Panama City: The KlezMan Band. ( Kenneth R. Handschuh)

Pembroke Pines: The RS Klezmer Band. ( Richard Shapiro)

Pembroke Pines: The Klezmer Three. ( Richard Shapiro)

Tampa: The Mike Eisenstadt Band. ( Kevin Frye)

West Palm Beach: KlezMechaye!. ( Cantor Karen Braunstein)

Georgia

Athens: The Lokshen Kugel Klezmer Band. (Noel Blackmon)

Atlanta: The 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra. ( Roger Ruzow)

Atlanta: Oy Klezmer!. Web: www.oyklezmer.com. ( Susan Clearman)

Hawaii

Honolulu: Shalom Aloha. ( Suska Varda)

Kailua-Kona: Kona's Traveling Jewish Wedding Band. ( Barry Blum)

Idaho

Boise: Fleet Street Klezmer Band. ( Victoria Kostenko)

Illinois

Chicago: Balkano. ( Bryan Pardo)

Chicago: Chicago Klezmer Ensemble. ( Kurt Bjorling)

Chicago: ChickenFat Klezmer Orchestra. ( Brian Armknecht)

Chicago:Cholent. ( Les Feller)

Chicago: Ensemble M'chaiya (tm). ( Terran Doehrer)

Chicago: The Ruby Harris Klezmer Band. ( Ruby Harris)

Chicago: Jazmer. ( Shirlee Todd)

Chicago: Klezmedics. Tel: 708-891-5160. Web: www.bybs.org/index.php/community/music. (Joel Cahan)

Chicago: Maxwell Street Klezmer Band ). ( Lori Lippitz)

Northbrook: Kaufman Orchestra. ( Irina & Alex Reynish)

Indiana

Bloomington:: Klezmer Coins. ( Ali Baum).

Indianapolis: IndyKlez. ( Tom Kashin)

Iowa

Des Moines: Java Jews. ( Abe Goldstien)

Iowa City: Kol Shira. ( Linda Wertz)

Kansas

Overland Park: Oy Tate!. (Kay Martin)

Kentucky

Louisville: Lost Tribe. ( Aviv Naamani)

Louisville: River City Klezmer Band. ( Al Goldin)

Louisiana

New Orleans:: New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars. (Glenn Hartman)

New Orleans: The Panorama Jazz Band. ( Ben Schenck)

New Orleans The Zydepunks. ( Christian Kuffner)

Maine

Bangor: Tzena Tzena. ( Ellie May Shufro)

Liberty: Liberty Balalaika Ensemble. ( Rachel Hoar)

Portland: Casco Bay Tummlers. ( Julie Goell)

Maryland

Jinny Marsh's Hot Kugel Klezmer Band. ( Jinny Marsh).

Baltimore: The Nachum Caplan Band.

Baltimore: Avraham Rosenblum & Diaspora. ( Avraham Rosenblum)

Baltimore: Klezzazz. ( Michael Checknoff)

Baltimore: Machaya Klezmer Band. ( Barbara Hess)

Baltimore: The Tummelers. --> ( 410) 484-0121 / (410) 358-1018. ( Michael Andorsky)

College Park: Kol Haruach. ( Brian Choper)

Massachusetts

New York, New England, Western MA: Klezical Tradition. ( Adrianne Greenbaum)

New York, New England: Klezamir>. ( Amy Rose).

New York, New England: The Alicia Svigals Klezmer Ensemble. ( Alicia Svigals)

New York, New England: Little Shop of Horas. ( Brian Bender)

New York, New England: Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble. ( Brian Bender)

Boston area: Boston Kleztet. ( Joanne Baker)

Boston area: di bostoner klezmer. ( Dena Ressler)

Boston area: Ezekiel's Wheels. ( Nathaniel Seelen)

Boston area:Garlic & Onions. ( Ben Pasamanik)

Boston area: JazzMates. ( Roman Primak)

Boston area: Khevre. ( Michael Winograd)

Boston area: Klezmer Conservatory Band. ( Jim Guttmann)

Boston Area: KlezMITron. ( Daniel Salomon)

Boston area: The Klezniks. ( Fred Preffer)

Boston area: Klezperanto. ( Ilene Stahl)

Boston area: Klezwoods. ( Joe Kessler)

Boston area: Margot Leverett Klezmer Ensemble.

Boston area: A Little Klez. ( Edith Epstein)

Boston area: Mashke. ( Dick Rosenberg)

Boston area: Midnight Ride Klezmer. ( Edith Epstein)

Boston area: Natasha Folk Project. ( Natasha Dukach)

Boston Area: Recklez. ( David Rice)

Boston/Vermont:The Salt Wives. ( David Symons)

Boston area: The Barry Shapiro Orchestra (BSO). ( Barry Shapiro)

Boston area: Shir Elan. ( Ed Hetzler)

Boston area: Shir Madness. ( Richard Yospin)

Boston area: Shirim Klezmer Orchestra. E-mail Shirim. --> ( Eric Rosenthal)

Boston area: Shpilkes Klezmer Band. ( Dick Schoeller)

Boston area: Somerville Symphony Orkestar. ( Joel Edinberg)

Boston area: Shver un Shviger. ( Yaron Shragai).

Boston area: Boston's 4 Best Wedding Bands Referral service. ( Sonny Daye)

Cape Cod: The Bart Weisman Klezmer Swing Group. ( Bart Weisman)

N. Easton: Kadima Band. ( Lloyd Baron)

Western Massachusetts: The Knaydels. ( Alan Gold)

Western Massachusetts: Wholesale Klezmer Band. ( Joe Kurland)

Western Massachusetts: Two Cents Plain. ( Dr. Alan Gold)

Western Massachusetts: Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble. ( Brian Bender).

Michigan

Ann Arbor: Klezmer Fusion Band. ( Neil Alexander).

Ann Arbor: West Lounge Klezmer/Jazz Fusion Band. (Justin Wedes)

Detroit: Kidz Klez Band of Michigan. ( Rick May and Sheldon Belenson)

Detroit: Klezundheit. Tel: 248-464-0808. Web: www.facebook.com/Klezundheit. (Ken Posner)

E. Lansing: Michigan State Klezmorim. ( Will Cicola)

Kalamazoo: The Red Sea Pedestrians. ( Ian Gorman)

Lansing: Klezmeroke. ( Drew Howard)

Lansing:Heartland Klezmorim. ( David Klein)

Minnesota

Maplewood: Klezmerica (MN). ( Joe Vass)

Minneapolis: Eisner's Klezmorim. ( Diane Benjamin)

Minneapolis: Mahadrin Klezmer Ensemble. ( Raysh Weiss)

Minneapolis: Mazel Tov Cocktail. ( Jeanette Nelson)

Minneapolis: Mazl. ( James Vculek)

Minneapolis: Prairie Heym Klezmorim. ( Allen Levine)

Minneapolis: Prague '24. ( James Vculek)

Minneapolis: Sim Shalom. ( Dave Haberman)

Missouri

Columbia: The People's Republic of Klezmerica. ( Jordan Wax)

Kansas City: Blimilim Klezmer Quartet. ( Ziva Patt)

St. Louis: Yidn. ( Paul Wexler)

Nevada

Las Vegas: Meshuggina Klezmorim. ( Lee Schreiber)

New Hampshire

Nashua: Raymond Street Klezmer Band. ( Michael Harris)

New Jersey

Hester Street Troupe. ( Alan Sweifach)

The Klezmer Connection, NY/NJ/CT. ( Michele Levine)

Central New Jersey: Tsu Fil Duvids. (Asher "Dave" Siebert)

Englewood, NJ: Kol Zimra. ( Alex Katz)

Glen Ridge: The Mark Weinstein/Jewish Jazz Ensemble. ( Mark Weinstein)

Montclair: Mama Doni Band. ( Adam Nelson)

Mt. Laurel: Bobby Block and the Klezmer Kings. ( Bobby Block)

New Brunswick: King Django's Roots & Culture Band. ( King Django)

Princeton: The Klez Dispensers. ( Adrian Banner)

Princeton: The Klezmocrats. ( David R. Spielberg)

Teaneck: Barock Orchestra. ( Avraham Solomon)

West Orange Bnai Jazz. ( Steve Wien)

New Mexico

Albuquerque: Kompanye. ( Stuart Lipkowitz).

Albuquerque: The New Shtetl Band. ( Stuart Mennin).

Albuquerque, Santa Fe: The Rebbe's Orkestra. ( Beth Cohen).

New York

New York, New England: Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble. (Brian Bender).

New York, New England: Klezical Tradition. (Adrianne Greenbaum)

New York, New England: The Klezmer Connection. . --> ( Michele Levine)

New York, New England: The Alicia Svigals Klezmer Ensemble. . --> ( Alicia Svigals)

New York, New England: T-Klez. ( Dena Ressler)

New York, New Jersey: Big Galut(e). (Sasha Margolis)

Albany: The Kleine Klezmer Orchestra. . --> ( David Ray)

Albany: Die Sheine Meidl un dem Schmendriks. ( Cantor Rogerio Marx)

Brooklyn: Asefa. (Samuel Thomas)

Brooklyn: Breslov Bar Band. (Binyomin Ginzberg)

Brooklyn: Generation-K. ( Jeremy Bloom)

Brooklyn: Juez. ( Erez (dj handler))

Brooklyn: Klez Que C'est. ( Jeffrey Perlman)

Brooklyn: Village Klezmer. ( Joey Weisenberg)

Buffalo: Klezmer Tango Ensemble. ( Moshe Shulman)

Buffalo: West of Odessa. ( Alan Sisselman)

Buffalo & Rochester: Zetz!. ( Marty Kerker)

Central New York: Klezmer Zavel. (Ryan Zawel)

Dobbs Ferry: Trio Shalva. ( Assaf Gleizner)

Great Neck: Nosh. ( Noam Segal)

Hudson Valley: Szélrózsa. ( Harry Sweet)

Ithaca: The Cornell University Klezmer Ensemble. ( Ryan Zawel)

Ithaca: Ithaca College Klezmorim. ( Peter Rothbart)

Ithaca: Klez Project. ( Allen Lutins)

Ithaca: Mitzfits. (Rima Grunes)

Long Island: The Michutanim,. ( Noam Segal)

Long Island: Shoresh. ( Noam Segal)

Long Island: Barock Orchestra. ( Avraham Solomon)

New York City: Sarah Aroeste Band. ( Sarah Aroeste)

New York City: The Columbia Klezmer Band. ( Abi Ebin)

New York City: Deep Minor. ( Alex Kontorovich)

New York City: The Binyomin Ginzberg Trio. ( Binyomin Ginzberg)

New York City: David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble. ( David Glukh)

New York City: Golem. ( Annette Ezekiel).

New York City: Heedoosh. ( Trevor@Ariel Publicity)

New York City: Hip Hop Hoodios.

New York City: Isle of Klezbos. ( Eve Sicular)

New York City: Kapelye. ( Ken Maltz)

New York City: Klassj. ( Yale Strom)

New York City: Klezmatics,.

New York City: The Klezmer Mountain Boys. ( Margot Leverett)

New York City: Klezmerfest!. ( Zev Zions)

New York City: The Kleztraphobix. ( Mike Cohen)

New York City: Litvakus. ( Dmitri Slepovitch)

New York City: Merkavah. ( Yerachmiel Altizio)

New York City: Margot Leverett Klezmer Ensemble.

New York City: Metropolitan Klezmer. ( Eve Sicular).

New York City: Mikveh. ( Alicia Svigals)

New York City: New York Klezmer Ensemble. ( Rachel Phillips)

New York City: Pey Dalid. ( C.J. Glass)

New York City: Rashanim. ( Jon Madof).

New York City: So Nu.

New York City: The Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer Duo. ( Jeff Warschauer)

New York City: The Alicia Svigals Klezmer Ensemble. ( Alicia Svigals)

New York City: The Sway Machinery. ( Jeremiah Lockwood>

New York City: Rudy Tepel and His Orchestra. ( Howard Sisko>

New York City: Vampire Suit. ( Jay Vilnai)

New York City: The Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio. (Michael Winograd)

New York City: Yababai-bop. (Adam Berkowitz)

The Klezmer Connection, NY/NJ/CT. ( Michele Levine)

Rochester: The Klezmer Battery. ( Adam Berkowitz)

Rochester: New Kids on the Shtetl. ( Morgan Nilsen)

Rochester: The New York Klezmer Orchestra. ( Solomon Rose)

Rosendale: Rozsa. ( Katalin Pazmandi)

Schenectady: The Kleiner Klezmer Orchestra. ( Adrienne Bowman)

Syracuse: Jonathan Dinkin & Klezmercuse. ( Jonathan Dinkin)

Syracuse: Keyna Hora Klezmer Band. ( Mimi Weiner)

Syracuse: Wandering Klezmorim. ( Ken Frieden)

Westchester:Sruli and Lisa. ( Lisa Mayer)

North Carolina

Chapel Hill: Gmish. ( Phil Blank)

Chapel Hill: Magnolia Klezmer Band. ( Sandy P. Mills)

Chapel Hill: Mappamundi. ( Jane Peppler)

Chapel Hill: South of Delancey. ( Suzie Bolotin)

Charlotte: Viva Klezmer!. ( Gene Kavadlo)

Charlotte: Simkhe. ( Gene Kavadlo)

Durham: Freylach Time!. ( Riki Friedman)

Ohio

Cincinatti: Cincinnati Klezmer Project). ( Josh Moss)

Cleveland: Grand Avenue Band. ( Helena Wolfand)

Cleveland: The Lori Cahan-Simon Ensemble.

Cleveland: The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Orchestra. ( Lori Cahan-Simon)

Cleveland: The Yiddishe Cup. ( Bert Stratton).

Oregon

Eugene: The Klezmonauts, Eugene, Oregon. ( Ken Sokolov)

Portland: Klezmocracy. ( Ralph Huntley)

Portland: Mike Curtis Klezmer Quartet.

Portland: Mazel Tov Orchestra. ( Sammy Epstein).

Portland: The Quartette Barbette Saxophone Quartet. ( Barbette Falk)

Portland: The Underscore Orkestra. (Jorge Kachmari)

Pennsylvania

Fort Washington: The Bruce Fagan Band. ( Bruce Fagan)

Harrisburg: Old World Folk Band. (Dale Laninga).

Lancaster: The Chopped Liver River Band. ( Jeff Woodman)

Philadelphia: Atzilut. ( Jack Kessler)

Philadelphia: Benny & the Vilda Chayas. ( Ben Laden).

Philadelphia: Klezmer with Class. ( Mark Sobol)

Philadelphia: Klezadelphia. (Sally Mitlas)

Philadelphia: KlezMs. ( Susan Watts Hoffman)

Philadelphia: Klingon Klezmer. ( Jack Kessler)

Philadelphia: Siora. ( Phyllis Chapell)

Philadelphia: Ken Ulansey Klezmer Ensemble.

Pittsburgh: Eastern Watershed. ( Lynette Garlan)

Pittsburgh: Ishtar. ( Melissa Murphey)

Pittsburgh: Klezlectic. ( Janice Coppola)

Pittsburgh: The Ortner-Roberts Duo. ( Susanne and Tom Roberts)

Pittsburgh: Steel City Klezmorim. ( Henry Shapiro)

Rhode Island

Providence: Yarmulkazi!. ( Abigail Plummer)

South Carolina

Columbia: Simcha. ( Bill Campbell).

Tennessee

Dor L'Dor. ( Ken Brown)

Knoxville: Tennessee Schmaltz. ( Judy Megibow)

Nashville: The Randy Janoski Quartet.

Nashville: Klezmer Kidz. ( Isaac Miller)

Texas

Austin: Austin Klezmorim. ( Bill Averbach).

Austin: Divahn. ( Galeet Dardashti)

Austin: Los Klezmeros. ( Tom Michero)

Austin: Mazel Tov! Kocktail Hour.

Austin: Mazel Tov Texas!. ( Sammy Epstein)

Austin: Rubinchik's Yiddish Ensemble. ( Mark Rubin)

Austin: Yiddish Cowboys. ( Michael Drapkin)

Dallas/Ft. Worth: Kol Hashirim. ( Phil Landsberg)

Houston: Best Little Klezmer Band in Texas. ( Marcia Sterling)

Houston: The Kosher Klezmer Band. ( Pamela Bingham Sheppard)

Houston: LiveJewishMusic.com. ( Avraham Solomon)

San Antonio: Monde Caché Klezmer. ( Katchie & Rich Oppenheim)

Utah

Salt Lake City: The KlezBros. ( David Asman)

Vermont

Burlington: Inner Fire District. ( David Symons)

Virginia

Charlottesville: Joel Rubin Jewish Music Ensemble.

Charlottesville: Simchah!. ( Daniel A. Engel)

Richmond/Charlottesville: The Vulgar Bulgars. ( Ezra Freeman)

Springfield: Jinny Marsh's Hot Kugel Klezmer Band. (Jinny Marsh).

Washington

Bellingham: Millie and the Mentshn. ( Millie J. Johnson)

Bellingham: What the Chelm. (Louis Lippman)

Seattle: Freylakh Klezmer Band. (Kim and Nancy Goldov).

Seattle: Jewbilee. ( Shirel Smith)

Seattle: Kesselgarden. ( Carl Shutoff)

Seattle: Klez Katz. ( Jay Krulewitch)

Seattle: KlezterBalm. ( Benson Smith)

Seattle: Kosher Red Hots. ( Liz Dreisbach)

Seattle: Kugel.

Seattle: Mazeltones.

Seattle: Sasson.

Washington, DC

The Alexandria Kleztet. ( Seth Kibel)

Fabrangen Fiddlers. ( Alan Oresky).

Jinny Marsh's Hot Kugel Klezmer Band. (Jinny Marsh).

( Dani Singer, Chaim Shulman, and Shua Mendolwitz)

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Klezcentricity. ( David Julian Gray).

Lox & Vodka. ( Caron Dale)

Machaya. ( Barbara Hess).

MiraMar Klezmers. ( Mira Yemini)

The Mark Novak Band.

( Wendy Morrison)

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Zemer Chai. ( Eileen Kugler)

West Virginia

Morgantown: Slobodka. ( Paul Becker)

Wisconsin

Madison: Reptile Palace Orchestra. ( Biff Blumfumgagnge)

Madison: Shira. ( Abigail Cantor)

Madison: Yid Vicious. ( Kia Karlen)

Milwaukee: Lucky Break. ( Marc Edelstein)

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