Lauren Brody spends half of her time in Bulgaria but she’ll be back in New York just in time to play at the Old Broadway Synagogue with me and Pete Rushefsky for an evening of Klezmer and Bulgarian melodies.
Lisa Gutkin plays klezmer (the music of the Ashkenazy Jews of Eastern Europe) with a nod to her grandparents and a creativity born from her days as a NYC freelance musician. Lisa Gutkin’s Concert in Klezmer is a lyrical and vivacious program featuring Lisa and Christina Crowder.
The concert will be held in person at the Old Songs building (37 S Main in Voorheesville) and live-streamed on the Old Songs YouTube Channel.
Tickets $25 live, $10 stream. Purchase tickets here
Nikolayev is a performance of music composed by members of the Charitonow family, who lived in the Russian Empire town of Nikolayev at the end of the 19th century. Avraham and his two sons, Aharon and Sholom, were renowned musicians, as well as kosher butchers in their community in what is now known as Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Their compositions from the late 19th and early 20th centuries continue to be actively sung and performed today in the Hasidic world. From soulful melodies to raucous dance tunes, this concert will be a window into a living history, with cellist Laura Malnikoff and a world-class klezmer band.
Tickets $10. Purchase here
Lisa Gutkin’s “solo” show is a whimsical wander through her musical styles, intertwining Irish, Jewish, American, and other sounds with improvisations and humorous touring stories. It features Lisa on fiddle, tenor guitar, and voice, with a star studded back up band: Christina Crowder on accordion and banjo, Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl and special guest Rachel Leader on violin. The show will be preceded by a Klezmer workshop!
Lisa Gutkin will teach a klezmer tune along with methods to learn by ear, basic ornamentation, phrasing and accompaniment ideas. This is a participatory class for musicians of all levels, listeners, folks who know the music, and folks who are just curious. Audience members are welcome to participate with instruments, voice, clapping or foot tapping. Or to simply sit back and enjoy!
Live Radio and Streaming show on WBAI.org at 10pm. Every once in a while I host Folk Radio at WBAI. On Nov 7th, Emma’s Revolution will be in town and I’m so grateful to them for spending the evening with me. We’ll listen to some of their favorite artists and play some songs live. And we’ll be together hopefully to celebrate!! Hope you’ll tune in!
I can’t believe it’s 10 years since I was on Broadway with Sting in his beautiful show The Last Ship. I am so looking forward to playing his music again. Arrangements by Rob Mathes, with a fantastic band…. it’s gonna be great. SOLD OUT
LIVE STREAM: https://54below.org/events/the-last-ship-10th-anniversary-reunion-concert/
FMSNY puts on one weekend a year for attendees to enjoy concerts, workshops, and each other’s company. The Fall Weekend is held at the Hudson Valley Resort, 400 Granite Road, Kerhonkson, NY and will be dedicated to both making and listening to folk music, featuring a variety of performances.
This year’s Fall Weekend will be November 1-3, 2024 and I will join guest artists Cate Clifford, The Vox Hunters, Chris Koldewey, Alice Backer, and Flannery Brown as a staff performer!
This one hour Simchat Torah service is live and Streamed! with Cantor Rita Glassman, me, Eleonore Weill & Matt Darriau!
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What happens when you mix the harvest holiday of Sukkot with an old fashioned hootenanny? A Sukkot’enanny, of course! Join us in The Ark for live music, Yiddish and American-style square dancing, and a delicious buffet dinner from Liebman’s Deli. This joyful event will feature special guests Cantor (and dance caller) Sarah Myerson and the award-winning Lisa Gutkin and her Klezmericana Square Dance Band.
Don’t like to dance? No problem! You can still enjoy this unique musical evening with great food and company. JCC members and non-members are welcome, so tell your friends!
This Verve event is generously sponsored by UJA-Federation of NY.
“While the band have done a sterling job promoting interest in Klezmer and Yiddish music, you can’t overlook what they’re adored for - catchy, pulse-quickening party tunes and heart-warming melodies - just try to watch them and not a)weep or b)stop yourself dancing.” - The Jewish Chronicle
Dining 5:30-9 Music 7:30
Contribute what you will, 100% of the proceeds go to the artists.
Recognized as violinist and vocalist for the groundbreaking, Grammy winning Jewish Roots band The Klezmatics, and as fiddler for the Downtown Celtic band Whirligig, Lisa is also known for her scoring, performance, and music direction in the two time Tony Award-winning play, Indecent. She had an on-screen cameo and compositions featured in Sex and the City; has performed in Sting’s Broadway musical The Last Ship; and her song Gonna Get Through This World - with words by Woody Guthrie - was hailed by Pete Seeger, as “a piece of genius.” Lisa’s playing and stories are fun and poignant, and her voice has been praised by the LA Times as “hauntingly emotional.”
Lisa celebrates her return from the Blue Mountain Center Artist Residency with the world premiere of the songs written there, accompanied by tenor guitar and piano.
$20 Admission - Call for reservation 914-737-1701
Lisa’s friendship with visual artist Virginia Cantarella has brought Greenville some wonderful music over the years - at the Wolf Fly Festival in Virginia’s barn and firehouse with Richard Shindell, Rod MacDonald, Jack Hardy, Peter Knight of Steeleye Span, Jeff Wilkinson, Susan McKeown, Erica Kalick, and Lisa’s Pieces, and at the All Arts Matters’ concert series with Whirligig, and now in yet another space that she finds equally warm and healing - The Gristmill.
We hope you will join us for this whimsical wander through Lisa’s musical styles, as she makes her way down from her residency to her home in NYC.
Suggested donation $20 - No reservations necessary
Sponsored by the Folk Music Society of New York, Inc and co-directed by Joy Bennett and Heather Wood, TradMaD Camp is an annual six-day gathering of live music and dance for adults interested in traditional music and dance. Held at the beautiful and historic Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts, campers can enjoy daily workshops on specific topics (such as traditional ballads), instrument instruction, dances to live music, staff concerts, vocal coaching, parties, camper concerts, jamming, and singing — and much, much more.
The Klezmatics perform a free outdoor concert in Hastings New York.
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music is back! Now in its twelfth year, Yidstock brings the best in klezmer and new Yiddish music to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. From July 11 to 14, this four-day festival will include musicians and performers at the forefront of the Yiddish music scene. In addition to seven concerts, the lineup also includes four workshops, ten talks, and one special film screening, all in celebration of Yiddish music, language, and culture.
A bisl this, and bisl that, Lisa weaves together a myriad of styles and stories with a little help from the wonderful Christina Crowder on accordion and banjo (but not at the same time.) In a lovely historic setting. Lisa will be donating a portion of her proceeds to the preservation of the non-profit organization, Tompkins Corners Cultural Center. Please donate generously.
Frank London is a trumpeter-composer who has released over 50 albums and played with artists including Lester Bowie, Itzhak Perlman, John Zorn, Iggy Pop, Gal Costa, LaMonte Young, Celia Cruz, Esma Redzepova, LL Cool J, and They Might Be Giants. London is a founder of the Klezmatics and leader in the revival of Yiddish music.
Spirit Stronger Than Blood is a celebration on the eve of London’s bone marrow transplant to hopefully cure his rare blood cancer. It celebrates his three new recording releases, and all of his past works.
https://roulette.org/event/frank-london-celebration/
Learn by ear, or bring a tune you know, bring a band, or just one musician friend, or take a solo lesson. Lisa can upgrade anything you are working on in any style (even if she doesn’t play it herself.) There’s no preparation necessary, but you can if you want! Use the contact page to get more information.
https://www.lisagutkin.com/contact
Lisa Gutkin on Stage is a whimsical wander through her musical styles, intertwining Irish, Jewish, American, and other sounds with improvisations and humorous touring stories. It features Lisa on fiddle, tenor guitar, and voice, with Christina Crowder on accordion and banjo.
The Klezmatics became world-renowned superstars when they erupted out of New York City’s East Village in 1986 to revitalize klezmer for new generations. Their music is steeped in Eastern European Jewish tradition and spirituality, while also incorporating contemporary themes such as human rights, antifundamentalism, and eclectic musical influences—from jazz and punk to Arab, African, Latin, and Balkan rhythms. Over the course of thirty years, they have released nine albums of wild, spiritual, and ecstatically danceable music, forever redefining and transcending traditional labels. In the process, they have garnered numerous accolades, including a GRAMMY Award, a New York Jewish Music Award, a Gay and Lesbian American Music Award, and the German Critics Award (twice), in addition to being featured in theater, film, and television projects.
“Forward-looking, tradition-shattering.” – Pitchfork
“The best band in America…there are no longer any boundaries of any kind. The world is changed.” – Pop Matters
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Join Lisa Gutkin, Pauli Gray, and Martha Groves Perry at the intimate, scenic Chit-Chat Café in Pacifica CA - 5 W. Manor Drive - for an afternoon of inspiring original songs to match the gorgeous ocean views.
LISA GUTKIN is a Grammy Award winning violinist, singer, actor, and composer best known as a member of the acclaimed Klezmatics, and most recently for her musical score, performance, and music direction in the two time Tony award-winner, Indecent. A cameo performance in Sex and the City, a seat in Sting’s Broadway band for The Last Ship, a CD of original songs produced by John Lissauer, and scores for Amy Guggenheim’s Blindsight, and Pearl Gluck’s Summer have taken her a long way from her beginnings as back up musician to the Fast Folk songwriters’ collective. Learn more about lisagutkin.com.
PAULI GRAY is the founding member and primary songwriter of several bands including Candy from Strangers, the Lipstick Stains (aka Stains), Shot in Dark, and Class of ’77. In addition to his popular solo singer/songwriter act, he is the longtime guitar player in White Trash Debutantes. His huge, gritty guitar sound achieves the difficult feat of forging several guitar parts into blistering rhythms and solos. Learn more about Pauli at facebook.com/fallingpauli.
MARTHA GROVES PERRY is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in San Francisco, California. Her original music has a straightforward, compelling and sometimes edgy clarity with a badass Americana flavor. Her penetrating lyrics, described by her producer, Kenny Schick, as “journaling in poetry,” reflect the fearless truth-telling and unbothered amusement of a seasoned, female point of view. Learn more about Martha at marthagrovesperry.com.
The Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St, Santa Monica, CA $20 suggested.
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Lisa Gutkin on Stage: A Heymish St. Patrick’s Day
To celebrate a heymish St Patrick's Day, Lisa Gutkin (of the Grammy Award-winning Klezmatics and the Tony Award winning play Indecent) will share Irish, American, and Jewish tunes, and original songs, creating an atmosphere so warm, you will feel as if you’re sitting at the fireplace in one of her favorite pubs.
Lisa’s song Gonna Get Through This World - with words by Woody Guthrie - was hailed by Pete Seeger, as “a piece of genius.” Her playing and stories are fun and poignant, and her voice has been praised by the LA Times as “hauntingly emotional.”
Music at The Ridge in Danbury, CT
https://musicattheridge.org/
The Klezmatics will be back at SF Jazz for the 2023 holiday season!
Ticket Link To Come!
Join The Klezmatics as part of the inaugural season of the long awaited Perelman Performing Arts Center in downtown Manhattan! Opening September 2023!
Ticket Link to Come!
The Klezmatics
Come celebrate Israel’s 75th Birthday with The World Famous Klezmatics for Shirat Hayam’s Summer Concert Series!
Featuring Cantor Netanel Hershtik & Cantor Yanky Lemmer
To purchase tickets click HERE
Made possible in part with support from Wayne and Deborah Zuckerman.
The Klezmatics, the internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning modern klezmer outfit, was founded in New York City in 1986 and has been performing around the world since then. Blending instrumental and vocal virtuosity and experimentation with theatricality firmly rooted in klezmer and Yiddish tradition, the Klezmatics brought the revival of klezmer into the rock era, blazing the path for the klezmer renaissance with one foot in the shtetl and the other in the downtown avant-garde. The Klezmatics are Lorin Sklamberg, vocals, piano, and guitar; Frank London, trumpet and keyboards; Matt Darriau, clarinet, saxophone, and recorders; Lisa Gutkin, violin; Paul Morrisett, bass and tsimbl; and Richie Barshay, drums.
Purchase Tickets HERE
A Grammy award winner with The Klezmatics, a composer/music director/performer in the Tony award winning show Indecent, and a bandmate in Sting's orchestra for his show The Last Ship, Lisa Gutkin brings a lot to the table when she performs.
In this show, Lisa brings to life songs of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, of her own, and of others who are working to keep the Hudson River and our planet alive. She'll play some fiddle as well.
Admission $20.
For reservations, call 914-737-1701
NEW YORK SINGS YIDDISH! THE KLEZMATICS AND SPECIAL GUESTS
In partnership with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A living Memorial to the Holocaust and supported by the Workers Circle
Celebrate Yiddish music with New York Sings Yiddish and join The Klezmatics and Yiddish music stars for a massive sing-along. Presented by Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage in collaboration with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, this event will see Central Park come alive with the beautiful sound of Yiddish songs featuring the GRAMMY award-winning ensemble, The Klezmatics, joined by an all-star line up of Yiddish concert and theatre stars: Joanne Borts, Josh “Socalled” Dolgin, Cantor Magda Fishman, Avi Fox Rosen, Sarah Gordon,, Elmore James, Lea Kalisch, Daniel Kahn, Daniella Rabbani, Eleanor Reissa, Lorin Sklamberg and special guest Dudu Fisher leading a 4,000-voice sing-along. Lyrics will be projected on a giant screen and available via QR codes during the event. Experience an unforgettable night of community, culture, and music with musical direction by Zalmen Mlotek, celebrating the launch of YiddishSongs.org, home of The Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection at the Workers Circle.
FREE EVENT
Doors open at 6PM
Enter Central Park at E 72nd and 5th Avenue
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