MetroKlezmer Halloween NYC & Tonic Sunday Brunch

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Metropolitan Klezmer & friends play two NYC events this weekend:

Friday, Oct 31st at the 30th Annual Village Halloween Parade
the MetroKlezmer marching unit steps off around 7:00pm
heading up Sixth Avenue from Spring St to 22nd St
www.halloween-nyc.com (televised parade highlights on NY1)

Sunday, Nov 2nd 
Tonic Klezmer Brunch
Sets at 1:30pm & 3pm sharp!
MetroKlezmer members plus very special guests
$10 for either set, $15 for both sets
107 Norfolk St btwn Delancey/Rivington (F-train to Delancey)
www.tonic107.com  212-358-7501
Lineup as follows...
featured throughout both sets will be:
Ismail Butera, accordion
Deborah Karpel, vocals
Debra Kreisberg, clarinet/sax
Eve Sicular, drums/leader
guest trombone genius Jacob Garchik
guest violin sensation Harris Wulfson 
PLUS!!
>> first set:
Michael Hess, kanun zither & ney flute (maybe into early 2nd set)
guest upright bass angel Sprocket Royer
>> second set:
Pam Fleming, trumpet & flugelhorn
Dave Hofstra, upright bass & tuba

Hope you can join us for these shifting, shimmering live sonic treats!
And find our CDs in stores, at shows & online at cdbaby.com, amazon.com, etc.

Reviews of new releases SURPRISING FINDS & GREETINGS FROM THE ISLE OF KLEZBOS,
as translated from Flemish-language monthly "RootsTown":

"Talk about a surprising find! These two bands are the absolute best in
the klezmer style. Whoever listens to Metropolitan Klezmer opens the 
encyclopedia of klezmer. It's a history lesson. Every song has the right liner 
notes 
and
information on the original composers and performers in the accompanying
booklet. Musically everything fits. All styles get their turn, from pieces
of Yiddish musicals, from jazzy swing, pure Balkan, tango, and waltzes
to a few very strong wedding dances. Some of the songs are presented
live, others are medleys that fit together seamlessly and four short pieces
are live recordings of Deborah Karpel's grandfather, taped in the
mid-Sixties. In Isle of Klezbos, consisting of six women, there are some 
members who also
play in Metropolitan Klezmer. They don't take themselves overly seriously, as 
the name of the band and the cover of the cd prove: a kitschy holiday 
postcard with
Greetings from the Isle of Klezbos on it, with a background of sand and
seashells. A great find. The music is, just as with MK, of a very high
standard of quality. Again with a lot of variety and very swinging. They
cover the whole reach of klezmer: Hora's, doyna's, oriental influences,
Balkan and wedding party music, even Latin American and Brazilian
influences. Anyone who can come up with a title like klezmerengue and compose
the music that matches it is working at a high level. That all musicians,
both of MK and IOK, play at a rarefied top level is no surprise... Add to 
this the beautiful vocals of Deborah Karpel and everything comes together. A 
mandatory buy for the true lover of Klezmer,
to whom I also recommend visiting their website. It is as well-tended as the 
CD's and booklets."

— “RootsTown” [Belgium]; English version adapted from Bart J. Mendelson's 
translation
(thanks Bart!)
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ISLE OF KLEZBOS & 
METROPOLITAN KLEZMER
151 First Ave #145, NYC 10003
tel:  212.475.4544
fax:  212.677.6304
www.metropolitanklezmer.com

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