Isle of Klezbos rides again! Thur 2/24 @NYC's Makor: female klezmer in every dimension

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Following their 1998 debut and smash festival appearances featuring 
continuous dancing in the aisles, the all-female klezmer powerhouse returns 
refreshed from their sojourn at the hot springs of Klezbos to retake the New 
York stage.  The fun-loving, soulful sextet features a dedicated and diverse 
line-up of musicians whose influences range from high opera to hard-core 
punk.  Show starts at 8pm Thur, Feb 24, a night of "Knitting Factory Uptown" 
downstairs at swank Cafe Makor, 35 West 67th St, NYC.   ISLE OF KLEZBOS plays 
on an exuberant double bill with singer/writer/accordionist Rachelle 
Garniez's Mondobiotic Quintet, which features her own sweet and sardonic mix 
of all-original Roots-Latin-Cabaret-Jazz-Rock tunes.  Two distinctive musical 
experiences for the price of one ($12!)
  
Known for their energetic and engaging interpretations of an imaginative mix 
of styles from all over the far-flung map of Yiddish culture, ISLE OF KLEZBOS 
is led by ?drummer Eve Sicular (bandleader of Metropolitan Klezmer, archivist 
of "The Celluloid Closet of Yiddish Film"), and includes ?trumpet/flugelhorn 
artist Pam Fleming ("Fearless Dreamer" creator back from national Lilith Fair 
stints with the Indigo Girls and Natalie Merchant); ?accordionist Rachelle 
Garniez ("Diva with a difference," as mentioned by Billboard magazine for her 
Serenade City CD); ?vocalist Deborah Karpel (Metropolitan Klezmer, "Hot 
Keys," Shock of the Funny, Intercambio Musicale, Amato Opera, and so much 
more); ?clarinet/saxophonist Debra Kreisberg (performer/composer with Latin 
jazz group Los Mas Valientes and funk band D'Tripp); & ?bassist 
extraordinaire Catherine Popper (rockabilly, free jazz, classical, you name 
it).

More venue info at www.Makor.org or call 212/601-1000.  Band previews?  May 
we suggest www.metropolitanklezmer.com (brand new 21st-century photos to be 
posted on the Klezbos page any moment now) and www.cdbaby.com/garniez for the 
full audio, visual, biographical & commercial works.  Hope to see you soon!

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