ISLE of KLEZBOS approaches tradition with irreverence and respect. Based in NYC, this soulful, fun-loving powerhouse all-women’s klezmer sextet has toured from Vienna to Vancouver since 1998. Band repertoire ranges from rambunctious to entrancing: neo-traditional folk dance, mystical melodies, Yiddish swing and retro tango, and genre-defying originals. Broadcast credits from CBS Sunday Morning to The “L” Word, CNN, PBS and NPR. more…
Concert and Reception to benefit Brooklyn Arts Council, May 9 at Roulette. Pre-show reception with drinks and hors d’ouevres at 6:30. Triple bill concert begins at 7:30, featuring all-women, Brooklyn-based bands Still Saffire, Irka Mateo and Women of Fire, and Isle of Klezbos.
Isle of Klezbos concert broadcast & webcast on Northeast Public Radio! Airdate: Wednesday night, May 16. WAMC & its affiliate stations in upstate NY, southern VT, and the Berkshires will air a recording from our July 22, 2011, “Live at The Linda” WAMC Performance.
KlezBiGay Pride 2012 — our 14th annual — will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 27 at El Sol Brillante Garden on East 12th St between Avenue’s A & B (with rain location at The JCC in Manhattan). This year’s theme is Equality Anniversary Mazel Tov. More details to come. This performance is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; and with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by New York State Council on the Arts. We thank the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council which administers both these funds, and our fiscal sponsor, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice.
J. EDGAR KLEZMER: Songs from My Grandmother’s FBI Files — musical documentary theater adventure, by grandchild and bandleader Eve Sicular. more
Yiddish cinema as you’ve never seen it, plus live reinterpretations of movie music from the vintage soundtracks! more
PHOTO CREDIT Angela Jimenez