Jams

Klezmer and baroque events Ilana is playing in, promoting, or otherwise involved with over the next few months
 


Date

What and where

Details
Sunday 14 June
7.30pm
Sephardic Songs

New North London Synagogue, The Manor House, 80 East End Road, London N3 2SY

Monica Acosta (voice) presents a selection of Judeo-Spanish songs as part of the SOAS Concert Series with ensemble: Steve Holmes - guitar; Ilana Cravitz - violin; Ulises Diaz-Ropero - percussion.

Tickets £10 / £8 concs

Box office: email events@nnls-masorti.org.uk or call 020 8346 8560. See also www.monicaacosta.com.

Saturday 20 June Klezmer and Balkan Music Workshop
11am - 1pm

Chudleigh, South Devon

Ilana Cravitz (fiddle), Susi Evans (clarinet) and Matt Bacon (guitar) will take you through tunes, modes, ornamentation and accompaniment, and even few dance steps to go with melodies from these hugely enjoyable musical traditions. Details and booking
Sunday 14 June
6-7.30pm
City of London Hopkele
Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf, London
Come along to the City of London Festival event in Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf. Entry is free, and there will be a whole day of musical events and workshops, culminating in the Hopkele, led by Steve Weintraub, from 6-7.30pm. See http://www.colf.org/event-details.cfm?e=827 for more details.
Sunday 12 July Dance workshop??

Klezmer Workshop
12.15 - 1.15pm

Klezmer Session
2 - 4pm

The Cross Kings, 126 York Way, London N1

We may have a dance/playing workshop in the morning with the wonderful Steve Weintraub, who will be visiting from the US. Watch this space for details.

In the afternoon we'll have the monthly London Klezmer Session at the Cross Kings. 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

Sunday 19 July Klezmer Workshop
2 - 5pm

Cambridge

Ilana Cravitz (fiddle),teaches klezmer tunes and style, including modes, ornamentation and accompaniment, and even few dance steps.