40s 50s Klezmer Brunch at City Winery
Sep 26, 2010 - 11:00 am
City Winery
155 Varick St
Join the 40s and 50s group for a Klezmer Brunch at City Winery. Joe Cunin will take care of making a group reservation, so if you are interested in attending, please RSVP to 40s50sgroup@cbst.org . (Please do not make a reservation for yourself at City Winery).
More info on the event from City Winery:
Every Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on our brunch menu on Sunday mornings from 10am to 2pm.
Ticket is a $10 cover for live music and does not include food or drink. Children 13 and under are free for the music. We have a full brunch menu available upon request.
ABOUT GUSTAVO BULGACH
While many of us associate klezmer music with European immigration to the United States , Jews at the turn of the century were settling all parts of the Americas , and they and their descendents have a rich history in Mexico , Argentina , Brazil , and many other Latin American countries. Klezmer Juice bandleader and clarinet player Gustavo Bulgach was born and raised in one such community in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A part of the large and active Jewish community there, he learned Klezmer music from his family at a young age. Inspired by the religious and secular life of the Argentine community, Bulgach, who now lives in Los Angeles , has traveled around the globe, finding that Klezmer music is the “soundtrack of the Diaspora.” While remaining true to klezmer's Eastern European Jewish roots, Bulgach's Latin background and hipster credentials have also led to a busy career performing with other internationally-acclaimed acts.
Also, he has performed with Yusef Lateef, Adam Rudolph, Chris Botti and with the legendary Bennie Maupin.Klezmer Juice has an ever-growing fanbase in Los Angeles, and wasthe house band for the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance is the new generation of Jewish Soul musicians, torchbearers of an ancient traditional craft that unites generations in spirit.
Fresh interpretations of traditional tunes, such as "Cigarettes”, “Ot Azoi”, “Zemer Atik”, “Eli Eli”, “Donna Donna” among others, captures the heart of a new generation of fans. Being an international young mix of 30 years average age, the band adds the original and soulful sound of the traditional Klezmer Clarinet, that "laughing-Crying Yiddish soul".
