Jams

Klezmer and baroque events Ilana is playing in, promoting, or otherwise involved with over the next few months
 
Tuesday evening JMI klezmer classes at SOAS, Russell Square, London have started. Come along to room G52 from 7-8.30pm every week and learn tunes and ensemble skills, pick up style tips, and even do some dancing... see www.jmi.org.uk for details.
 
Seasonal special offer on Ilana's Klezmer How-To book


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Sunday  31 January 2010
Doors open 7.15pm. First dance at 7.45pm

Hopkele!

Klezmer dance with live band

Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY

Dancing! Doughnuts! Live klezmer!! The popular klezmer keilidh returns for its annual winter special.

The ever-athletic Andreas Schmitges will lead and teach Yiddish dances, with The Hopkele House Band: Ilana Cravitz on fiddle, Guy Schalom on drums, Ros Hawley (clarinet), James Siverly (accordion), and Paul Tkachenko (bass). See the Hopkele Productions Homepage: http://www.ilanacravitz.com/hopkele.htm

Tickets £15 full price; £10.50 concs. Online booking (e-ticketing) @ £13.50/£10.50 available at www.guyschalom.com..

Sunday 14 February Klezmer Workshop
12.15 - 1.15pm

Klezmer Session
2 - 4pm

The Cross Kings, 126 York Way, London N1

The last monthly London Klezmer Session of the year. Come early for the workshop and learn a tune and something about klezmer style. Come for lunch at 1, or for playing (we generally start around 2pm): bring an instrument and a tune, or just come to shmooze & booze. The pub does great food and has comfy sofas, too. Children welcome. Info and tunes.

Workshop £5; Jam £1