Cracow Klezmer Band, NYC Oct 9; Boston Oct 8

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

The band will also be appearing in the Boston area on Oct 8 at Johnny D's 
in Davis Square, Somerville.

>From: "Polish Cultural Institute Newsletter" <mail (at) 
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>Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:44:09 -0400
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>Merkin Concert Hall
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>Lucy Moses School
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>Special Music School
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>www.PolishCulture-NYC.org
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>The Kaufman Center and the Polish Cultural Institute present
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>The Cracow Klezmer Band
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>An Ensemble with a New Approach based on the Klezmer Tradition Evoking
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>an "Alluring Portrait of Eastern European Life and Culture"
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>Merkin Concert Hall on Thursday, October 9, at 8 pm
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>CD-Release concert presenting Bereshit, the CKB's third CD on the Tzadik label
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>Listings Information:
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>Kaufman Center presents the The Cracow Klezmer Band
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>129 W. 67th St. (between Broadway and Amsterdam)
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>Thursday, October 9, 2003, at 8 pm
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>Tickets are $25; Call 212 5013330 or purchase online at www.kaufman-center.org
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>EDITORS: Please refer to the concert by its name, The Cracow Klezmer Band,
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>and its location, Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center.
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>Contact: Amy Paternite/Two Five Media 973 275 5558; 
><mailto:ap (at) twofivemedia(dot)com>ap (at) twofivemedia(dot)com
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>Monika Fabijanska 212 239-7300 ext.3006, 
><mailto:mail (at) PolishCulture-NYC(dot)org>mail (at) PolishCulture-NYC(dot)org
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>Press Only: Hi-res photos for download at 
><http://www.kaufman-center.org/pr.html>www.kaufman-center.org/pr.html
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>informacje: <http://www.polishculture-nyc.org/>www.PolishCulture-NYC.org
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>New York, NY, 9/23/03-- The Kaufman Center presents an evening with the 
>critically acclaimed Polish ensemble, The Cracow Klezmer Band, on 
>Thursday, October 9 at 8 PM in Merkin Concert Hall. One of the most 
>creative and innovative music groups in Poland, The Cracow Klezmer Band, 
>founded in 1997 by arranger and accordionist Jaroslaw Bester, will perform 
>original compositions and improvisations based upon particular elements of 
>klezmer tradition. In a recent concert review, The Chicago Tribune 
>proclaimed, "Of all the ensembles that have emerged in recent years to 
>explore the meaning of klezmer in a new era, few have reached as high as 
>the Cracow Klezmer Band, and fewer still have attained comparable results. 
>Every composition whether exploring ebullient, age-old dance forms or 
>investigating ancient cantorial melody painted an alluring portrait of 
>Eastern European life and culture." The Cracow Klezmer Band is: Jaroslaw 
>Bester, accordion; Jaroslaw Tyrala, violin; Oleg Dyyak, accordion, 
>clarinet and percussion; and Wojciech Front, double bass.
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>This concert is made possible with support from the Polish Cultural Institute.
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>More About The Cracow Klezmer Band
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>The Cracow Klezmer Band was founded in 1997 by the outstanding 
>accordionist and arranger Jaroslaw Bester. They originally confined 
>themselves to traditional klezmer music, but gradually branched out into a 
>wide variety of styles and trends. Inspired by authentic folk music, the 
>group soon arrived at an instantly recognizable sound and style of their 
>own. Their subtlety, perfectionism, and close attention to authentic 
>detail won them a growing circle of listeners.
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>The distinguishing characteristic of the group is its mystical musicality. 
>Both the musical contents and the philosophy are expressed in a richness 
>of harmony and improvisation, and in a special mood of concentration that 
>is different from the traditional understanding of Jewish rhythm and 
>melody. This new quality calls out for a new sensitivity. The depth and 
>harmony of the phrasing demand an effort of the imagination. The payoff 
>comes in the form of beauty and emotion.
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>In the appearances at the Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow, in the past 
>years, the Cracow Klezmer Band played with great success alongside such 
>famous names as Brave Old World, Anthony Coleman & Sephardic Tinge, The 
>Klezmatics and David Krakauer Klezmer Madness! The group's first album, De 
>Profundis, was released in September 2000 and the second, The Warriors, 
>one year later on John Zorn's Tzadik label. The third one, Bereshit will 
>be released this month.
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>About Merkin Concert Hall
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>Renowned for its acoustics, accessibility and innovative programming, 
>Merkin Concert Hall is the recipient of multiple awards for Adventurous 
>Programming, most recently from ASCAP/Chamber Music America in 2002-03. 
>The Hall is a division of the Kaufman Center, which also includes the Lucy 
>Moses School (a community arts school) and the Special Music School (a New 
>York City public school for musically gifted children). A not-for-profit 
>organization founded in 1952, the Kaufman Center occupies its own 
>facility, the award-winning Goodman House, located in the heart of 
>Manhattan's Upper West Side. Through its three divisions, the Center is an 
>unsurpassed cultural resource where people of all ages experience the joy 
>of artistic creation, expression and appreciation.
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>Polish Cultural Institute, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4621, New York, N.Y. 
>10118   phone (212) 239-7300    fax (212) 239-7577   www.PolishCulture-NYC.org
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