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Gems at the J | Klezmer
Welcome to our vibrant klezmer community!
Join us throughout the year for joyful klezmer jams, spirited concerts, and cultural events that celebrate the rich musical traditions of Eastern European Jewish life.
During our klezmer jams, musicians of all ages and skill levels are welcome to join in on the music. Bring your instruments and follow along with the sheet music provided. Not a musician? No problem, just come to listen to the music!
All Klezmer Jams are $18 when purchased in advance or $20 at the door. Individual programs at the JCC can be purchased using the form below.
THANK YOU to our sponsors Progressive Acoustics, Yiddish Culture Festival and Or Zarua is helping us make Klezmer at JCC possible and keeping the music alive! Click here to learn more about becoming a sponsor!
Click here for recordings of past Klezmer Jams
Click here to register for April Klezmer!Use the form below to sign up for individual Klezmer programs at the JCC!
April Klezmer Featured Artists: Alicia Svigals & Donald Sosin
Part 1: The Ancient Law Film Screening at Bryn Mawr Film Institute with Live Klezmer
Dupont’s 1923 silent masterpiece tells the moving story of a rift between a rabbi and his son, who leaves their Polish shtetl to pursue acting in Vienna. Rich in cultural detail, the film continues to resonate more than a century later. Acclaimed klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and silent film pianist Donald Sosin will perform their newly composed score live.
Part 2: Klezmer Jam at the JCC
Come join us at the JCC for an evening Klezmer Jam! These incredible musicians, Alicia and Donald, will teach us some of the magical Klezmer ways! If you play an instrument, bring it! If you don’t, no worries, come to hum and dance along with them!
Our next Klezmer events are:
April 12: The Ancient Law Film Screening at Bryn Mawr Film Institute with live Klezmer Score with Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin, 1-3pm
April 12: Klezmer Jam with Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin, 6-8pm
May 3: Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddlers House at Marian Anderson Hall in Philadelphia, 7pm (Program not at the JCC. Click here to sign up)
May 31: Rescheduled Klezmer Jam with With Ken Ulansey & Phyllis Chapell, 3-5pm
June 21: Klezmer Jam with Hankus Netsky, 4-6pm
