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A Yiddish band that ensures every performance is filled with variety, professionalism, and audience engagement. This Klezmer band captivates audiences of all ages, bringing Jewish soul music to life with their fusion of Klezmer music, Eastern European, Yiddish, and gypsy styles.
Each performance creates a warm and engaging atmosphere. This Yiddish band draws inspiration from the soulful sound, emotional urgency, and humor of original 20th Century Klezmer recordings, which form the basis of their repertoire.
With over 20 years of live performance experience, this band has a wealth of knowledge in performing concerts, inspiring community members, and creating Jewish soul music.
An 11-piece band that consists of:
- 3 vocalists (2 female, 1 male)
- Clarinet
- Saxophone
- Violin
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Keyboard
- Bass
- Drums
This versatile Klezmer band can also be booked as an 8-piece band with one vocalist and seven musicians, offering a scalable and adaptable performance.
In addition to thrilling performances, our Klezmer band offers workshops on Klezmer and Yiddish music at libraries, synagogues, and venues desiring lessons from master musicians on Jewish culture, fostering community, nurturing cross-cultural education, and promoting goodwill.
To book this wonderful Yiddish band or for more information, contact our Entertainment Specialists today!
- Abi Gezunt - Yiddish Theater Swing Tube by Mollie Picon
- Alle Brider - We Are All Brethren
- Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn and Russian Sherele
- Gasn Nign and Ketzele-Feygele - Rumanian Hora and Yiddish Love Song
- Hopkele - Barry Sisters
- Mazl Tov Dances - the Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Mishaela - Contemporary Israeli Song by Noa
- Nigun Medley
- Rumania Rumania
- Sheyn vi di Levone - Lovely as the Moon: Yiddish Rhumba
- Unzer Toyrele - Naftule Brandwine
- Volochl and Kolomeikes - Rumanian lament
- 1930s Gentlemen from Chelm: Breakneck Violin Feature Ach! Odessa
- Chiribim Chiribom - Barry Sisters
- Clarinet solo - from soulful to frenetic
- Crazy Dreydl
- Di Mame iz Gegangen - Mama Came Home from the Market
- Firn di Mechutonim Ahem - Escorting the Inlaws Home
- Galitzianer vs Litvak: Comic duet violin and clarinet
- Leah’s Saraband
- Metyelitza - The Snowstorm
- Oy Abram! - The Warsaw Yiddish Theater 1920s
- Salaam: Peace Song in Hebrew and Arabic (Sheva)
- Usti Usti Baba - Estonian-language Roma wedding dance
- Yiddishe Mama - My Yiddishe Mama
- Zisse Kinder Yorn - Sweet Childhood Years Mordechai Gebirtig
- And Many More!
- Chassidic in America - Moishe Oysher
- -1996 The Knitting Factory- New York
- -Organizer of the Midwest Klezmer and Yiddish Music Institute in Chicago featuring Theodore Bikel
- -1998- Barbican theatre London
- -2000- Kultursommer Festival- Kassel Germany
- -2001- Festival of Jewish Culture- Munich Germany
- -2002- Forde Folk Music Festival Norway
- -2005 Ehrbar-Saal Vienna
- -2007- Festival of Jewish Music Furth Germany
- -2009- The Museum of Tolerance Lithuania
- -2010- Munich Klezmer Festival Carl-Orff Hall Munich Germany
- -2013- Klezmer Festival in Louisville KY
- -2014 (Siamsa Na nGael) Celtic Art Celebration at Old St. Patrick’s Church Chicago
- -2015- Palm Harbor Florida- “The Whole Megillah: The Story of Yiddish Theater” with Charles Troy
- -2016- Old Town School of Folk Music- Rabbi Joe Black Hannukah concert
- -2016: Ann Arbor Michigan- “The Whole Megillah: The Story of Yiddish Theater” at Klezmer Festival
- -1992 Graz Austria Music Festival
- -1997 “Do-It-Yourself” Hannukah with Peter Yarrow and Debbie Friedman
- -1998 Carnegie Hall
- -1998 Mozart-Saal Vienna
- -2000- “Do-It-Yourself” Hannukah Public Television Broadcast- Old Town School of Folk Music
- -2002- Kultursommer- Nordhessen and Mittelhessen Germany
- -2004-present- Chicago Botanic Garden: Winter Wonderland Holiday Concert
- -2006- Live concert recording with Rabbi Joe Black Chicago
- -2008- Live broadcast concerts for 25th anniversary of band: on WFMT (Folkstage) North Shore Center for the Performing Arts WTTW Chicago Tonight public television and WBEZ Chicago public radio
- -2009- Munich Germany
- -2011- “Chagall’s Delight”- Chagall exhibit at Art Institute of Chicago
- -2013- Old Town School of Folk Music- Maxwell Street Klezmer Band 30th “bandiversary” concerts
- -2014 at Symphony Hall with the Chicago Sinfonietta featuring Alex Koffman playing Klezmer Rhapsody (composed for him)
- -2015 Chicago Lyric Opera- “The Property” (the world’s first Klezmer Opera)
- -2016: University of Wisconsin Parkside- Harmony in the Holy Land all day concerts and workshops (by the Salaam Shalom music project)
- -1994 Festival of Jewish Music- Furth Germany
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