klezmer music
Jewish Blues – celebration and soul at Saint Stephen’s Church
St. Stephen's Church 21 St Stephen's Street, Bristol, United KingdomThe Blues of Jewish Eastern Europe – music to make you dance, laugh & cry – come to Saint Stephens’ in a concert on 1st December featuring the London Klezmer Quartet (LKQ), with support from Bristol band Chai for All. The London Klezmer Quartet’s old and new melodies on fiddle, clarinet, accordion and double bass, … Continue reading Jewish Blues – celebration and soul at Saint Stephen’s Church
Klezmer Music: History and Contemporary Practice Around the World
Virtual streamedKlezmer – the instrumental music of Eastern European Ashkenazi Jews – has survived assimilation, suppression and eradication and is now a recognisable ‘world music’ commodity, as well as an object of serious musicological study. But what relationship does today’s klezmer bear to its 19th and early 20th century roots, and what happens to traditional music when its … Continue reading Klezmer Music: History and Contemporary Practice Around the World
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Scott Cinema, Bristol Northumbria Drive, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, United KingdomMax Lewkowicz’s richly detailed documentary celebrates the illustrious Broadway show Fiddler on the Roof, the evergreen shtetl-set musical first staged in 1964 with choreography and direction by Jerome Robbins and starring Zero Mostel as Teyve, the milkman. Contributions from a range of interviewees – including people attached to the original production, such as producer Hal … Continue reading Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
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