18TH ANNUAL JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAl, SF BAY AREA

[Eleanor Shapiro <eleanors...>]

Dear Listers:

Thank you for helping to spread the word. Please let your friends and relatives 
in the Bay Area know about this incredible celebration of Jewish world music!

Ellie Shapiro Co-Director
18th Annual Jewish Music Festival
510-848-0237, x134
eleanors (at) brjcc(dot)org
 
 
The 18th Annual Jewish Music Festival, March 22-29, 2003 is a good reason to 
visit the San Francisco Bay Area! 

Concerts in the East Bay and San Francisco include Shlomo Bar and Habrera 
Hativeet, renowned for bringing the music of Jews from Arab countries into the 
Israeli cultural mainstream; Gerry Tenney & California Klezmer, specializing in 
introducing Yiddish to children through songs; The Andy Statman Trio, with a 
mandolin and clarinet master whose pioneering klezmer style incorporates 
bluegrass and jazz; Vocolot and Street Sounds, two a cappella ensembles 
presenting songs from Jewish and African American traditions; Quartet San 
Francisco with violin virtuoso Jeremy Cohen, premiering a new work with 
influences ranging from cantorial chants to Yiddish theater; and The Klezmatics 
(with guest artist Holly Near), a star band that has brought Jewish music to 
audiences around the world for more than a decade. Tickets range in price from 
$10 - $27, depending on concert. Tickets and Info: 925-866-9559 or 
www.brjcc.org . Group sales available.
 
Also:  Klezmer Music: Roots & Shoots, with Professor Martin Schwartz, UC 
Berkeley. Free lecture, Wednesday, March 19, 
6 pm, San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, Civic Center: