Saturday, December 8, 2018, at 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Schultz Cultural Arts Hall
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA
Hailed as "one of the finest American klezmer
bands" by Songlines Magazine (UK), Metropolitan Klezmer performs an
exhilarating range of musical treasures with astonishing agility and refreshing
depth.
Formed in 1994 by drummer/lead Eve Sicular, this
collaborative adventure of exceptional New York musicians combines the best of
jazz, classical and world music scenes to create inspired neo-traditional
interpretations and compositions around a panoply of eclectic Yiddish
repertoire: ethereal trance, rollicking dance, imaginatively-arranged Yiddish
swing and tango, plus genre-expanding originals such as klezmer cumbia.
Touring from coast to coast, the group recently debuted
at Denver's JAAMM Fest (CO) and Falcon Ridge Folk Fest (NY), and reprised at
Scottsdale Center for the Arts (AZ). The group drew overflow audiences for
their Music in Yiddish Cinema multi-media concert at NYC's Lincoln Center, The
Museum at Eldridge Street and Cinema Arts Centre Long Island's Jewish Film Gala
Opening.
Broadcast worldwide on HBO, PRI, NPR, WDR and many more,
Metropolitan Klezmer brings together stellar bandmates with stylistic
backgrounds—from Latin jazz to funk and folk, Balkan to Zydeco to baroque and
reggae to opera to R&B—complete with panoramic instrumental arrays and
multi-lingual vocals. The ensemble also explores such lesser-known gems as
Soviet Yiddish theater melodies and drinking songs, gorgeous overlooked
soundtrack tunes from vintage films set in Eastern Europe and the Lower East
Side, and unexpected musical angles which transform familiar favorites from the
inside out.
Cost: $35 - $40
