A Klezmer Purim Celebration with The Yiddish Swingtet Duo March 6th

What are you doing Thursday afternoon? If you fancy, you can catch a Klezmer Purim Celebration featuring The Yiddish Swingtet Duo.
Here's the scoop about the concert, which takes place at 2 pm at the MNJcc:
"Music that will set your toes tapping and your heart on fire! Klezmer clarinetist, Jonno Lightstone - known for his chamber klezmer group “Hu Tsa Tsa” - combines forces with stride pianist, Jordan Klapman ... (to) explore classic tunes from the golden age of jazz, hits from the Yiddish theatre, and heymishe down-home klezmer music.
This musical fusion is not without precedent. During the big band era of the 1940s, many klezmorim (klezmer musicians), played in the great dance bands of the day. Players such as Dave Tarras, Sam Musiker and Ziggy Ellman performed Jewish songs arranged in swing rhythm. Songs like “Bei Mir Bis Du Sheyne” by the Barry Sisters became popular hits of the day. “Tants” an album released by Sam Musiker in 1955 featured songs that combined Jewish melodies with Jazz harmonies.
Out of this tradition, the Yiddish Swingtet adds their own twist to the music; from the gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt to the Jewish jazz of Sammy Musiker, the Yiddish Swingtet takes you on a cross-cultural musical journey that you will want to take again and again."
It's $4 to attend this drop in event.
Cheers,
Vanessa

MNJcc Features Klezmer Purim Celebration March 6th

It promises to be toe-tapping! Here's the scoop:

"A Klezmer Purim Celebration
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Program: 2:00 pm (doors open at 1:30 pm)

Celebrate Purim with music that will set your toes tapping! The Yiddish Swingtet Duo featuring clarinetist Jonno Lightstone and Jordan Klapman on keyboard-infuses the heartfelt emotion of Eastern European Klezmer with the smooth grooves of American swing. Traditional Purim cookies, hamentashen, will be served.

Drop-in: $4"

Cheers,
Vanessa

Laughter Through Tears screening at the MNJCC This Sunday

Now, here is an event that you don't get to attend every day. And some neighbours will know Jordan Klapman from our area.

Here's the scoop:

"Sunday June 2 | 4 and 7:30 pm

See a rare silent film gem on the big screen with live piano accompaniment!

Toronto Jewish Film Society with Toronto Silent Film Festival present

LaughterThrough Tears

(1928, USSR)

Guest Speaker: Professor Kalman Weiser

Skillfully interweaving three classic Sholom Aleichem short stories, Laughter Through Tears personalizes the struggle to survive in the shtetls of pre-revolutionary Russia. Featuring powerful, nuanced performances by the finest actors of the Moscow Art Theatre. Live musical performance by Jordan Klapman.

Al Green Theatre

Miles NadalJCC | 750 Spadina Ave. at Bloor St.

Tickets available at the door 15 minutes before screenings:

$15 | $10 for 7:30 pm show only, ($10 is for for ages 18 – 35 only) (no advance ticket sales)

info: esthera@mnjcc.org (416) 924-6211 x 0."
Cheers,
Vanessa

Mardi Gras Gospel Sing

We could all use a little New Orleans heat and spice right about now. Join our neighbour, Jordan Klapman, and other artists such as Ken Whiteley for a "New-Orleans influenced evening of favourite swing spirituals and sing-along gospel hymns."
The Mardi Gras Gospel Sing takes place in the depths of winter on February 9th at St. Andrew's. Tickets are $20/$10 for students.
Cheers,
Vanessa

Upcoming Jazzy Saturday at The Trane

This rolled into my inbox from our neighbour, musician Jordan Klapman... sounds like a fabulous evening!
"I'd love to invite you to an end-of-summer music bash that just happens to be my first ever jazz double-header!

2 gigs in one night...
2 superb and very different all-star jazz groups...
2 very different repertoires...
2 cool for words!

ADI BRAUN; JAZZ CABARET
and
THE JK SEXTET: A TRIBUTE TO ROY ELDRIDGE

Here are the details...

The TRANE STUDIO 964 BATHURST STREET, TORONTO
(416) 913-8197

Saturday AUGUST 28, 2010

7:30 pm: AdiBraun Quartet - A Jazz Cabaret
New York cabaret and jazz classics with the brilliant vocalist ADI BRAUN. Wonderful songs of the Great Americcn Popular Songbook performed with a superb trio of top Toronto musicians!

Adi Braun - Vocals
Jordan Klapman -Piano TonyQuarrington - Guitar
Henry Heillig - Bass

Cover: $15

9:45 pm: Jordan Klapman Sextet - A Tribute to Roy Eldridge Internationally-acclaimedNew York trumpeter JON SEIGER headlines an all-star Canadian tribute tohis teacher,the legendary Roy Eldridge.

Swing, jump blues, big band and bop-inspiredclassics fromEldridge’s eclectic career, plus duets with extraordinary vocalist JULIE MICHELS of Eldridge’s wonderful recordingswith Anita O’Day!

Joined by sax monster Rich Underhill (Shuffle Demons),Bassist Henry Heillig(Manteca, Heillig Manoeuvre), ace Drummer Glenn Anderson (Swing Rosie, Alex Pangman) andJordan Klapman (AdiBraun Quartet, Donna Greenberg) on keys.

A concert of rollicking, swingin’, good-time partymusic you won’t want to miss!
Cover: $15

Reservations are highly recommended!
I hope to see you there!"

Enjoy!
Vanessa

Jazz Mardi Gras Will Benefit Two Causes

Local musician Jordan Klapman will be joined by several other stellar musicians this Sunday, Feb. 14th for a Jazz Mardi Gras concert at St. Andrew's Church on Simcoe Street at 7 pm.

Profits will be donated to a Haitian Relief Fund and the church's 88 Keys Piano Campaign.

Tickets are $20 and are available online; just click on the Jazz Mardi Gras link above.

Sounds like it will be a fun, lively evening and a great way to warm up Valentine's Day!
Cheers,

Vanessa