Midnight Prayer Answered

The new CD, "Midnight Prayer" by the Joel Rubin Ensemble has been released. Clarinetist Joel Rubin has long been considered to be one of the leading performers of Jewish instrumental klezmer music in the world today, earning accolades from sources as diverse as klezmer giants Dave Tarras and Max Epstein, international clarinet soloist Richard Stoltzman, avant garde composer John Zorn, and Nobel Prize Laureate and poet Roald Hoffmann. The ensemble also features Hungarian cimbalom virtuoso Kálmán Balogh, Italian accordion wizard Claudio Jacomucci and rising klezmer star violinist David Chernyavsky, as well as Ferenc Kovács (trumpet), Csaba Novák (bass), Sándor Budai (second violin) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl).

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http://www.rubin-ottens.com Midnight Prayer brings together two diverse, yet partially overlapping repertoires: the instrumental music of the klezmorim - the professional Jewish instrumentalists who graced every traditional Jewish wedding in Eastern Europe from at least the 16th century onwards - and the mystical nigunim (religious melodies of spiritual elevation) of the hasidic movement. Recorded in four magical days at the Operetta House in Budapest, Hungary, Midnight Prayer creates its own sonic universe, full of depth, virtuosity, playfulness and introspection. The kaleidoscopic soundscape filters the many historical layers of traditional Jewish music through the lenses of the multifarious musical backgrounds of the band's members, ranging from classical to Gypsy to free jazz to contemporary art music. Here the interaction of a great improvising jazz ensemble melds with the delicacy of a chamber music group and the drive of a hot wedding band at the cusp of klezmer, Roma and other Eastern European traditions.

The ensemble will also be in residency at the University of Virginia Sunday, Feb 4th - Tuesday, Feb 6th, 2007.

Joel Rubin is Professor of Assistant Professor, Director of Music Performance at the McIntire Department of Music, University of Virginia. Education: Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from City University of London, BFA in Clarinet Performance from State University of New York, College at Purchase.

Research Interests: Ornamentation, improvisation and modality; music and trauma; music and professionalism; music and immigration; music and diaspora; music and identity; music and religion; folk music revivals; musical hybridity; Jewish musical traditions (klezmer, hasidic, American Jewish popular music, Middle East and beyond); art and urban popular traditions of the Balkans, Turkey and the Middle East.

Shtreiml on the Move this Winter '07

Shtreiml in Ardmore, PA w/Susan Watts
Thursday February 1, 2007 7PM
Milkboy Coffee
2 E. Lancaster Ave.
Armore, PA
http://www.milkboycoffee.com/

Shtreiml in Ottawa, ON w/Ismail Fencioglu, Susan Watts, Michael Winograd
Saturday March 10, 2007 8PM
Soloway JCC
21 Nodolny Sachs Pr.
Ottawa, ON
http://www.jccottawa.com

http://www.shtreiml.com

Eleanor Cory Piece to be performed at Mannes

Tuesday, January 30, 2007, 8:00 PM
MANNES FACULTY COMPOSERS CONCERT
Mannes College the New School for Music
150 W. 85th St.(between Amsterdam and Columbus)
New York, NY
212-580-0210
Admission: FREE
Eleanor Cory: Play Within a Play for Solo Piano (1996)
Julia Dusman, piano
Also pieces by Thomas Addison,
Keith Fitch
David Loeb, and
David Tcimpidis

Klezmatics

Fresh on the heels of their first Grammy nomination for their innovative collaboration with the Woody Guthrie archives, The Klezmatics will perform two shows at Manhattan S.O.B. on January 21st.

The Klezmatics with special guests Susan McKeown and Boo Reiners Double bill with Hugh Masekela Showcasing songs from Wonder Wheel, Woody Guthrie Happy Joyous Hanukkah, and the Klezmatics 20-year career.

Sunday, January 21st
1st show- Doors: 6:30pm Hugh Masekela: 7:15pm - The Klezmatics: 8:15pm
2nd show- Doors: 9:30pm The Klezmatics: 10pm - Hugh Masekela: 11pm
Where: S.O.B. 200 Varick Street, NYC
Info and tickets: www.klezmatics.com

The band's partnership with the Woody Guthrie Archives has yielded two acclaimed albums, 'Wonder Wheel - Lyrics by Woody Guthrie' and 'Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah,' both released by the Jewish Music Group, and spawned a remarkable run of praise, with raves in print ranging from 4 star reviews in Blender to an "A" in the Village Voice, as well as segments on NPR's All Things Considered and Fresh Air

The Klezmatics - hailed for an adventurous sound that melds world music, = American traditions, and the rich tapestry of Yiddish culture - have = received a nomination in the Best Contemporary World Music category for = 'Wonder Wheel.' Awards ceremony February 11.

Free Synagogue of Flushing features Joel Chernet Quartet

The Free Synagogue of Flushing invites you to share an afternoon of music with:
**The Joel Chernet Klezmer Quartet**
-featuring-
**Pete Sokolow**
Sunday January 21, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.
The Free Synagogue of Flushing
41-60 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing (Queens), New York 11355
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
Children 12 and under: $10
Discounts available for groups of 10 or more
Call 718-961-0030 for more information and ticket purchase
Free onsite parking
3 blocks away from the #7 Flushing Line subway
Handicapped accessible
www.freesynagogue.org

Next Generation in Philly

Klezmer: The Next Generation
at Society Hill Synogogue
Saturday, January 27th 8:00 p.m.
$10, by phone (215) 922-6590 or at the door

Society Hill Synagogue's own Dan Blacksberg brings his trombone and friends Michael Winograd, clarinet, and Carmen Staaf, accordion, for an evening of klezmer music at Society Hill Synagogue, 418 Spruce St, Philadelphia, Saturday January 27th at 8:00 PM. Second to none among the new generation of klezmer players, Dan, Michael and Carmen offer traditional and original music drawn from the heritage of Eastern European Jewry. A magical combination of years of experience (already) on the world's klezmer stage, the sanctuary's excellent acoustics and superb musicianship will bring us to our feet, joined in spirit by those who once called the Synagogue's building "Die Groyse Rumeyneshe Shul. (The Great Rumanian Shul)"

Michael Winograd leads the New York-based Klezmer band, Khevre, is music director of Folksbiene Theater's popular children's production, Kids & Yiddish, teaches at KlezKamp and KlezKanada and has appeared in concert with the Klezmatics and Klezmer Conservatory Band and many of the best of today's klezmer musicians..

Carmen Staaf, in addition being a member of Khevre, has appeared with Susan Watts and the Klezmer Conservatory Band. As well as being a wonderful klezmer player, she is a virtuoso jazz pianist performing all over the world and serving on the faculty of the Berklee College of Music.

Dan Blacksberg, has inhabited Society Hill Synagogue since birth, and is now one of the world's leading klezmer trombonists. Featured among an all-star klezmer band at the 2006 Jewish Music Festival in Cracow, Poland, Daniel has been seen on stage with members of the Klezmatics, Brave Old World and the Klezmer Conservatory Band. He has performed with Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mishmosh in New York and at the Ashkenaz Jewish Music Festival in Toronto.

Marty Ehrlich Trio in Tel Aviv

The Marty Ehrlich Trio will play at the Performing Arts Center in Tel Aviv on January 19 at 10 p.m. Ehrlich, an American wind player is known for his eclectic jazz style. Israeli saxophonist Albert Beger will also appear as a guest of the Trio. Ehrlich's music is influenced not only by jazz, but by traditional Jewish music he heard as a kid in the US as well as American folk, pop, rock.

Solomon Sisters in London

The SOLOMON SISTERS are set to warm up the crowd for Steven Berkoff's new play 'Sit and Shiva' starring Berkoff himself. Mon 29th Jan at 6.30pm
HACKNEY EMPIRE - Marie Lloyd Bar
291 Mare Street E8 1EJ
London, UK
020 8510 4500
(Free entry to the bar)
www.myspace.com/solomonsisters
http://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/show_details.php?show=37