CREATIVE PROGRAMMER
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Hi everyone, I’m really excited to be sending you this ‘klezmer special’ to fill you in on the great workshops and classes we’ve got coming up in the next weeks and months. There’s also lots of really inspiring developments at JMI and loads to tell. First of all, my role has changed and I am now Creative Programmer which means lots more involvement in creating a thrilling programme of events. So, if you have ideas that you would like to share for putting on a Jewish music related event or workshop, please do not hesitate to get in touch and perhaps we can discuss things further. Our new website is also live at www.jmi.org.uk, so if you’re not already subscribed, you can sign up to our monthly newsletter there. SOAS Klezmer Ensemble will meet again in September but in the meantime, there is LOTS to get involved in so do sign up and come and be a part of our klezmer summer! I can’t wait to see you all again soon and please do give me a shout and say hi! Francesca |
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KLEZMER CLASSES AT SOAS
WORLD MUSIC SUMMER
SCHOOL
2nd-6th July
Klezmer classes at SOAS World Music Summer
School with UK klezmer masters Ilana Cravitz and Merlin Shepherd. These evening
classes are the perfect way to improve your Klezmer skills in an intensive
course with 2 of the U.K’s top klezmer performers and teachers
- and a bargain at that!
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KLEZMER CLASSES AT SOAS
Date: 2nd-6th July
Venue:SOAS Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Time: 5-7pm (Advanced) or
7-9pm (Beginners).
Price: £90 (concs £70)
The Big Klezmer Jam does what it says on the tin.
It is London’s monthly event for Klezmer enthusiasts to get
together and play tunes. It is hosted by a different musician from
the UK’s choice of talented Klezmorim. This month’s jam
will be hosted by Clarinettist Emma
Stiman.
Bring an instrument and a tune.
1-2pm: Intro to Klezmer Workshop -
learn a tune and a bit about klezmer style. Then get ready to jam
at 2pm.
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THE BIG KLEZMER JAM
Date: Sunday 8 July
Venue:Calthorpe Arms, 252 Gray’s Inn Road, London W1X 8JR
Time: Workshop 1-2pm, Jam 2- 4pm
Price: Jam is free, optional workshop is £5 (pay on door)
and top UK Klezmorim
Dance workshop with Steve Weintraub and top UK Klezmorim;
Ilana Cravitz, Francesca Ter-Berg and Carol Isaacs. A one off special
opportunity to study with International masters of Klezmer dance,
style and music. In the evening there will be a jam session and dance
evening.
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Date: Sunday 15 July
Time: 1-5pm
Venue: SOAS Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Price: Afternoon workshop £25, concession £20.
JJMI’s annual Yiddish song and language school.
The way to improve your Yiddish language and song repert oire with
top Yiddish experts from UK/Europe.
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Ot Azoy!
Dates: Sunday, 12 Aug 2012 - Friday, 17 Aug 2012
Golden Peacock
Dates: Sunday, 12 Aug 2012 - Friday, 17 Aug 2012
Sunday, 9 September 2012
The JMI’s Klezmer in the Park festival in Regent’s
Park has become something of an institution. This year’s artists
include the London Klezmer Quartet, Los Desterrados, the Yiddish Twist
Orchestra, Monooka, She’koyokh and DJ Max Reinhardt. There’ll
be Klezmer on Stilts, Sephardi and Ashkenazi eats and children’s
workshops. Come on down for a fun-packed afternoon for all the family
in one of London’s most beautiful parks.
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Date: Sunday 9 September
Time: 1pm - 6pm
Venue: Regent’s Park Bandstand
Price: FREE EVENT
Sunday, 21 October 2012
The Grammy-winning Klezmatics fly in from NewYork City
for their first UK gig in nearly a decade, with London’s own
violin superstar Sophie Solomon lending her electric energy to the
mix. Expect a night of high octane klezmer and beautiful Yiddish song,
a concert steeped in Jewish spiritualism and Eastern European tradition
combined with more eclectic musical influences such as gospel, punk,
and Arab, African, and Balkan rhythms. Described by Time Out as “one
of the greatest bands on the planet”, the Klezmatics are pioneers
of Jewish music.
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Date: Sunday 21 October
Time: 7pm
Venue: Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, London, N1 2UN
Price: £18 (£15)
