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Klezmer Klimax! Concert 2008

An Evening of Music, Song and Dance
Wednesday 13 August
7:30pm (doors open) 8pm start
West London Synagogue
Upper Berkley Street
London W1H 5QE

As always, JMI bring to London an awe-inspiring sonic feast of Klezmer music, song and dance featuring some of the best Klezmer talent in the world who happen to be in London transmitting their formidable understanding of the music to eager and enthusiastic musicians at KlezFest.

The lineup includes top Klezmer celebrities: Grammy-Award-winning trumpeter and KlezFest Director Frank London, Hassidic Meron style clarinettist Moshe Berlin, Broadway singer and actress Joanne Borts and Steve Weintraub the "Fred Astaire of Yiddish dance".

Plus Shura Lipovsky, Cookie Segelstein, Josh Horowitz, Jeff Warschauer, Deborah Strauss, Merlin Shepherd, Polina Shepherd, Mark Rubin, Andreas Schmitges, Guy Schalom and Ilana Cravitz with guest Klezmer Fusion band "Andralamoussia" from Israel.

If you like Klezmer - Dont miss this!!!

£17.50 / £13.50 concessions (£15 pp for groups of 8 or more)

Tickets are now on sale at www.ticketweb.com / 08700 600100

Have a look at the Klezmer Klimax flyer, save it and email it to your mates!

Here are a few photos from last year to help you prepare yourself for the excitement...


The Strauss-Warschauer Duo (Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer)

 


Andreas Schmitges and Tickle in the Heart

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Veretski Pass (Cookie Segelstein, Mark Rubin, Josh Horowitz)


Lorin Sklamberg and Polina Shepherd


Josh Dolgin

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David Krakauer


Ruti Halvani (centre) with Guy Schalom and Jeff Warschauer

 


Merlin Shepherd and the Former Soviet Union Klezmer Allstars

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Frank London and Co

 


Frank London and Co again

Photos c/o Christian Strupp

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modified 10 July 2008

KlezFest London 2007

KlezFest Related Links
KlezFest London 2008
KlezFest: Music Song and Dance
Download Registration Form (word document)
Fees and Booking info
KlezFest Timetable
KlezFest Faculty
Is KlezFest for me?
What's so special about KlezFest
Klezmer Klimax Concert
KlezFest in Hyde Park
Previous KlezFest experiences
Photos from previous KlezFests
Videos from previous KlezFests

Learn Yiddish at Ot Azoy!



Other Courses:
Classical to Klezmer: Wild Wind Weekend
Klezmer Classes at SOAS, Tuesdays
Song School at SOAS, Thursdays



 

 


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