Susan Watts comes from a long line of performers of the Jewish genre of klezmer music: The klezmer dynasty dates to 19th century Ukraine and begins with Watts’ great-grandfather, the musician, ...
The joyous, buoyant sounds of klezmer music will ring out for hours this weekend in midtown Detroit when Michigan’s first klezmer festival is held. The International Institute (111 E. Kirby St.) will ...
On one evening last summer, Dan Horowitz found himself in the middle of rural Tennessee where his band was hired to play a wedding. Just like every good Jewish wedding, this one featured a Freylekh ...
(JTA) At the Orchard Estate assisted living facility in Woodbury, New York, residents hum along to the klezmer music familiar to many Jews of their generation. The Yiddish-inflected music with roots ...
Live music abounds in Denver, but there’s nothing quite like Festo Festo. The monthly gathering of musicians, dancers and artists showcases Jewish klezmer music and a wide range of Balkan musical ...
“Kleztronica” is a burgeoning Jewish music scene that’s becoming a “movement,” according to its 22-year-old creator, Upper West Side native Kaia Berman-Peters. (New York Jewish Week) — On a recent ...
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A Yiddish circus in a suitcase
German audiences are enthusiastic about the show “Tshemodan,” where circus artists perform to a live klezmer band ...
The passionate, poignant and joyous sounds of klezmer, the Jewish folk music of Eastern Europe, will ring out in Stockbridge on Saturday evening when the Knaydels perform in concert. A fundraiser for ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Klezmer music was heard Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Johnstown. Pittsburgh-based KleZlectic Ensemble performed as part of the Johnstown Concert Series. The group ...
This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. At the Orchard Estate ...
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