Kaufman Center Press Releases
Merkin Concert Hall presents ISRAEL AT 60! Dialects: Israeli Jazz & Klezmer (Sept.18, 2008)
August 5, 2008 – In the first of three concerts in celebration of Israel’s 60th birthday, Merkin Concert Hall presents two of the best examples of the new face of American/Israeli music. Trumpeter Frank London recovers the lost sounds of klezmer, taking the music back to its 19th-century roots with the Klezmer Brass All Stars. Pianist Omer Klein, a rising star in the Israeli/New York jazz movement, will offer a program of his deeply melodic, utterly original compositions, tinged with the sounds of the Middle East. Joining Klein will be bassist Omer Avital and Ziv Ravitz on drums, and a special piece with string quartet commissioned specifically for this performance.