Klezmatics Party, Jam, Workshop and Concert
'….still the reigning royalty of Klezmer' (New Jersey Times)
modified 22 April 2004

Sunday 2 May 2004 at 8.00pm: Klezmer Party and Jam
Monday 3 May 2004 at 11.00am—3.00pm: Klezmer Workshops
Monday 3 May 2004 at 8.30: Concert

Sunday 2 May 2004 8.00pm Klezmatics Party and Jam 8.00pm Yiddish Hoyz, WC1
Ask Klezmatics stars Frank London, Lorin Sklamberg, Matt Darriau, Lisa Gutkin et al (as seen on Sex in the City) everything you wanted to know. Listen to their playing and join in a jam with this legendary band. Bring an instrument (or not) and come and enjoy an evening in the company of these fantastic musicians. A unique and intimate opportunity with worlds most feted Klezmer ensemble - '… among the greatest bands on the planet….' Time Out New York - who will launch Klezmer at the new dedicated venue for Yiddish and Klezmer activities in the City of London. Presented by the Jewish Music Institute, SOAS University of London in collaboration with The Spiro Ark.
Yiddish Hoyz, WC1, Nearest Stations Chancery Lane and Kings Cross
£15
Advance booking only
Booking and venue details: Tel: 020 8909 2445
Fax: 020 8909 1030
e-mail: klezmatics[at]jmi.org.uk
Download the email registration form

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Monday 3 May 11.00am—3.00pm: Klezmatics Klezmer Workshops SOAS
Frank London and members of the Klezmatics offer their unique take on the soul-stirring Jewish roots music for our time, music that combines Jewish identity and mysticism with a contemporary aesthetic.
SOAS University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG (nearest stations, Russell Square and Euston Square
£25, Students £15
Advance booking only
Booking and venue details: Tel 020 8909 2445
Fax: 020 8909 1030
e-mail: klezmatics[at]jmi.org.uk
Download the email registration form

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Monday 3 May 8.30 (Doors open 7.30): Klezmatics concert
The Spitz
109 Commercial Street, Old Spitalfields Market
Tickets £15
Spitz Info & Box office: Tel 020 7392 9032

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Notes:
'The Klezmatics are "the best band in the klezmer vanguard; on a good night, they can rank among the greatest bands on the planet. Still the fearless standard-bearers in their field, it is impossible to imagine the genre without them' (Time Out New York)

The vitality and joy of the Klezmatics' music has uplifted audiences around the world since their inception. They've reached millions of television viewers on PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES (with Itzhak Perlman), LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS NIGHTWATCH, FOX AFTER BREAKFAST, the BBC's RHYTHMS OF THE WORLD and MTV NEWS. The band provided composed music for Judith Helfand's documentary A HEALTHY BABY GIRL which was broadcast on the PBS television series P.O.V., while talk show host Rosie O'Donnell's TV special KIDS ARE PUNNY combined an original Klezmatics cartoon score with the voice of comedian Jackie Mason. For radio they have recorded sessions for the BBC's JOHN PEEL SHOW and regular guests on National Public Radio's NEW SOUNDS LIVE, SOUNDCHECK and A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION with Garrison Keillor. They performed their score for the PILOBOLUS DANCE THEATRE'S recent work, "Davenen," which premiered to capacity audiences at Washington, DC's Kennedy Center and continues to be presented internationally. In the summer of 2001 the band, together with Israeli singer Chava Alberstein and Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary), appeared in concert on the site of Berlin's historic New Synagogue. The resulting television program, VOICES: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION, aired nationally over PBS, across Europe and in Israel.

The Spiro Ark presents programmes of Yiddish language, drama and culture at Spiro Ark Yiddish Hoyz
Tel: 020 7723 9991
Email: SpiroArk[at]aol.com
Website: www.spiroark.org

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